Topic: John Rogers

Chunk of metal crashes through Mass. warehouse. Did it come from space?

Workers at Michael's Wholesale Furniture Distributors in Plymouth, Mass. found a three-pound piece of metal lying on the floor Thursday, below a gaping hole in the roof. The FAA says that it does not seem to have come from an airplane? Was it space junk?

Santa Ana winds: More high winds expected Friday (video)

Santa Ana winds left a path of destruction through California, Utah, Nevada, Colorado and other Western states. More Santa Ana winds are expected Friday.

Education secretary Arne Duncan: headmaster of US school reform

As students head back to school, educators nationwide are implementing controversial school reform wrought by Arne Duncan. Pushing competitive market approaches and armed with unprecedented funding and support from the president, he is possibly the most powerful education secretary ever.

Swedish environmental lessons

With help from a climate-conscious nordic town, four U.S. families lessen their carbon footprint.

Mass. looks to forests for renewable energy source

Dubbed “biomass energy,” the push to help wean the state off coal-burning plants by incinerating trees and wood has the backing of state officials and many environmentalists.

Obama names basketball buddy and fellow Harvard alum as Education Secretary