Peru declares Amazon oil contamination emergency
Peru's government declared an environmental state of emergency on Monday in a remote Amazon jungle region it says has been affected by years of ...
APNewsBreak: $1.7M penalty proposed in Exxon spill
Federal regulators proposed $1.7 million in civil penalties against Exxon Mobil Corp. on Monday for safety violations linked to a pipeline rupture ...
Mars rover back in action after computer problems
The Mars rover Curiosity is humming again after being sidelined by back-to-back computer problems. The six-wheel rover fired up its onboard ...
T-Mobile gets rid of contracts for cellphones
T-Mobile USA, the struggling No. 4 cellphone company, is ditching plans centered on familiar two-year contracts in favor of selling phones on ...
Spring snow closes US schools, cancels flights
Five days into spring, warm weather and budding flowers were just a rumor Monday as the East Coast endured another blast of winter. A wide-ranging ...
Judge sides with Wyoming in fracking chemical suit
A judge in Casper has sided with the state of Wyoming and ruled against environmentalists who sought to obtain lists of the ingredients that go into ...
Apple buys WiFi-location startup
Apple has bought WiFiSLAM, a startup that has been developing a way to use WiFi hotspots to help smartphones navigate large indoor spaces, like ...
Spring snowstorm hits central states, pushes east
A wide-ranging storm is burying thoughts of springtime weather across a number of Midwestern states under a blanket of snow and slush, leaving in its ...
Experts: NKorea training teams of 'cyber warriors'
Investigators have yet to pinpoint the culprit behind a synchronized cyberattack in South Korea last week. But in Seoul, the focus is fixed on North ...
Midwest sees spring transform into winter weather
Few signs of spring are being found in parts of the Midwest as a snowstorm tracks eastward mostly along Interstate 70, bringing heavy snow and high ...
Outlaw fleet scoops squid from Argentine waters
It was a rare victory in the squid wars: Argentina's coast guard cutter Thompson fired warning shots at two Chinese trawlers, blocking their escape ...
Snowstorm takes aim at Plains, Midwest
An early spring snowstorm forced the cancellation of more than 100 flights at Denver International Airport and closed several roads Saturday as it ...
New US-EU talks threatened by agriculture spats
President Barack Obama used Washington's grandest stage — the State of the Union speech — to announce negotiations with Europe aimed at creating the ...
Saudi Arabia's top cleric criticizes Twitter users
Saudi Arabia's top religious cleric has criticized the social media website Twitter, calling it "a council for jokesters" and a place for unjust, ...
Ukrainian capital paralyzed by snowstorm
The city of Kiev has declared a state of emergency after the Ukrainian capital was paralyzed by an unprecedented snowstorm that has stalled car, ...
NASA: Flash in East Coast sky likely a meteor
East Coast residents were buzzing on social media sites and elsewhere Friday night after a brief but bright flash of light streaked across the ...
Techie fired after tweeting about men's comments
A female developer was fired after tweeting about a group of men she said were making sexual comments at a computer programming conference, fueling ...
Storm could dump up to 8 inches of snow in Midwest
A major weekend storm could give new meaning to March Madness for the thousands of fans in Kansas City for the men's college basketball tournament, ...
ICANN clears 27 non-English domain name suffixes
The agency in charge of Internet addresses says it's given preliminary approval for 27 new suffixes — all in Chinese, Arabic and other languages ...
Storm could bring up to foot of snow in Midwest
The Midwest is gearing up for its third major storm in a month, with up to a foot of snow expected barely a week after some cities saw record highs.
SKorea misidentifies China as cyberattack origin
In an embarrassing twist to a coordinated cyberattack on six major South Korean companies this week, investigators said Friday they wrongly identified ...
A guide to Britain's new media regulation regime
The British government is setting up a new media watchdog to tame the country's scandal-tainted press. The move comes after a phone hacking scandal ...
Masks galore: Japanese ward off pollen, pollution
On the sidewalks and the subways it's clear: Japan is becoming a sea of surgical masks. It's about pollen, about germs and even a little about China, ...
Google exec urges Myanmar to embrace free speech
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt on Friday urged Myanmar's government to allow private businesses to develop the country's woeful ...
Everest mountaineer George Lowe dies at 89
George Lowe, the last surviving climber from the team that made the first successful ascent of Mount Everest, has died at age 89. Mary Lowe said ...
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