The U.S. government has shut down for the first time since 2018, as federal funding expired at 12:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday. While shutdowns are rare, they have occurred more often in recent decades.

The U.S. government shut down much of its operations just after midnight on Wednesday, Oct. 1 as Congress and the White House remain deadlocked on reaching a funding deal, setting off what could be a ...

Cassandra Muscara gasped with excitement when Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced their engagement last month—and not just because she is a fan of the pop superstar. “It’s amazing that my daughter ...

Abstract: Air-conditioning systems represent a crucial controllable resource within virtual power plants (VPPs), and their operational status is of significant importance to the development of VPPs.

Abstract: This paper investigates a dynamic slab design problem in the steel industry, where order demands arrive dynamically during a given period. Slabs are the raw materials for producing order ...