Front entrance to AGU building (file)

California in worst conditions in 1,200 years

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SACRAMENTO -- A combination of record high temperatures and sparse rainfall during California's three-year drought have produced the worst conditions in 1,200 years, according to a study accepted for publication by the American Geophysical Union (AGU). The state has gone through numerous periods of dry weather, with as little or less rainfall as the past few years, but scientists...

Mitch McConnell waves to supporters with his wife, former United States Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, at his midterm election night rally in Louisville, Kentucky, November 4, 2014.

Republicans seize control of Senate in US midterm elections

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, WASHINGTON - Republicans rode a wave of voter discontent to sweeping midterm election wins on Tuesday, seizing control of the US Senate in a punishing blow to President Barack Obama that will limit his political influence and curb his legislative agenda in his last two years in office. Republicans won in places where Democrats were favored, like a Senate...