On a new Bay Area wildfire-risk map that gauges the threat of wind-driven embers, Lars Guntvedt’s neighborhood in the hills above Los Gatos sits in the highest-danger zone. Like many of his of ...

The United States is a nation of immigrants, and California even more so, with twice the national percentage of immigrants. Just over a quarter of California’s roughly 40 million residents were born ...

The Houston freeze had a surprising effect on the strawberry crop. The farm is letting people pick the fruit in their fields for the next few weeks. US military releases first photo from orbit from ...

Investigators are searching for answers after a midair collision near Washington, D.C., on Wednesday evening killed 67 people. The crash took place at around 8:48 p.m. near Ronald Reagan Washington ...

Tableau Software LLC convinced a California federal court to dismiss an infringement suit brought by its predecessor, iCharts Inc., over patents for interactive online charts. “Because the patents’ ...

Visitors at The Terrace, Windham Mountain Club's slopeside full-service, outdoor lounge. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Windham Mountain Club Skiers living on the East Coast often head for New England ...

Charts and sparklines are powerful data visualization tools in Excel. Here’s a guide to the most popular chart types in Excel and how to best use them. Microsoft Excel offers a plethora of tools for ...