A panel of federal judges has sided with California in the fight over a new U.S. House map approved by voters.

The U.S., Japan, China and Philippines are bracing for tsunamis after 8.8 magnitude earthquake - one of the strongest ever recorded - struck in the Pacific Ocean off Russia's far east coast.

It’s easy to take maps for granted. After all, most of us have a pretty good map in our pockets at all times, ready to show us how to get anywhere on the globe. But to make a map useful, you ...