U.K. weighs whether to restore its old system of imperial measurements. The prime minister pledged to make the use of pounds and ounces official again after Brexit.

As he sweated through a steamy 34-degree Celsius Texas day, Paul Trusten tried and tried to get in touch with Lincoln Chafee’s campaign. What he wanted to say: If you want to make switching the ...

U.K. U.K. Weighs Saying Cheerio to Metric System. Opponent: ‘This Is Insane.’ Freed of an EU edict, government formally studies dumping meters and embracing old measurements ...

The US uses metric to “define all basic units used in commerce and trade” and says using the metric system with the imperial system actually makes the United States “a truly bilingual nation”.

Can the United States of America continue to stand alone against the looming threat of… the metric system? That was the thrust of a June 5 segment by Fox News host Tucker Carlson, in which he ...

Long-shot Democratic presidential hopeful Lincoln Chafee wants to put the country on the metric system. Did Republican icon Ronald Reagan want to as well? That's what Chafee suggested Sunday in an ...

Supporters of the metric system say its use is necessary for companies to compete globally, since so many countries use it. Those passionate about the metric system also point to the fact that ...

The unsuccessful drive to teach the metric system in schools presents a cautionary tale about teacher buy-in for common-core advocates, writes Jeanne Zaino. Leadership Back Leadership ...

Verheugen rejected such concerns, saying the imperial measures could help trade relations with the United States, ... Liberia and Myanmar have not officially adopted the metric system.

When former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee announced he was joining the 2016 Democratic primary race, some people scratched their heads when he said switching to the metric system would be one ...