Rescuers search for 10 missing skiers after California avalancheNevada County Sheriff's OfficeA type of vehicle normally used for grooming snow is trying to reach the trapped group An avalanche in California's Lake Tahoe region has left 10 backcountry skiers missing, authorities say, with six more people stranded and awaiting rescue.The avalanche was reported about 11:30PST (19:30GMT) in the...

Fear, defiance, and anger: Iranians describe life under bombardment Iranians clear the debris from damaged homes following a military strike in Tehran on March 15. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images...

Afghanistan says 400 people killed in Pakistan strike on Kabul hospital Residents and Taliban police gather the remains of a projectile at the site of a strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 13. Barackatullah Popal/AP...

DG Matrix raises $60M to make data center power smarter Data centers face a conundrum: how to power increasingly dense server racks using equipment that relies on century-old technology.  Traditional transformers are bulky and hot, but a new generation of solid-state transformers promises to address both problems while making power management more flexible. One solid-state...

The new GST breaks are a bad idea that we'll all pay for in the endArticle contentImportantly, to address the inherently regressive nature of consumption taxes that can hit lower-income households harder, the GST included carefully crafted exemptions and zero-rated items for basic living essentials such as groceries, residential rents, health and dental, financial services and other...