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September 25, 2017

Exxon says it will reduce methane leaks from gas drilling

Exxon Mobil vows to reduce emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from its natural gas drilling operations.

September 25, 2017

Microsoft AI in use at Macy's, handling service requests

Microsoft has created a virtual assistant that can be used by companies to respond to customer service requests. CEO Satya ...

September 25, 2017

New model confirms endangered right whales are declining

Researchers with the federal government and the New England Aquarium have developed a new model they said will provide better ...

September 25, 2017

Puerto Ricans hunt for precious Wi-Fi and cell signals

Margarita Aponte and her relatives cleared the road in front of her house with two oxen, then drove an hour from her ...

September 25, 2017

Australia to create its own space agency for economic boost

Australia announced on Monday it will create its own space agency to increase its share of the $330 billion space economy.

September 25, 2017

Evacuations from Bali volcano swell to about 50,000

Nearly 50,000 people have fled the Mount Agung volcano on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, fearing an imminent eruption ...

September 25, 2017

EPA clarifies earlier FEMA statement on Texas toxic sites

The Environmental Protection Agency said Sunday it has recovered 517 containers filled with unidentified, potentially ...

September 25, 2017

After 66 million years, creature wins state dinosaur honor

It took about 66 million years, but a duck-billed creature has finally won recognition as California's state dinosaur. Gov.

September 24, 2017

Aid begins to flow to hurricane-hit Puerto Rico

Large amounts of federal aid have begun moving into Puerto Rico, welcomed by local officials who praised the Trump ...

September 24, 2017

Classified US spy satellite launched from California

A spy satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office has been launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

September 24, 2017

EPA removes waste at Texas toxic sites, won't say from where

The Environmental Protection Agency says it has recovered 517 containers of "unidentified, potentially hazardous material" ...

September 24, 2017

Syria looks to peace, North Korea to attack on US mainland

Syria's foreign minister told world leaders Saturday that victory against terrorists in his war-ravaged nation "is now within ...

September 24, 2017

Damage in Puerto Rico strains relief efforts by agencies

Federal agencies grappled Saturday with the vast scale of the disaster in Puerto Rico left by Hurricane Maria, the third ...

September 23, 2017

The Latest: Carolinas, Mid-Atlantic should watch Maria

The Latest on Maria (all times local): 4:55 p.m. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says people along the Carolinas and the ...

September 23, 2017

FCC head: Storms teach lessons on emergency communications

Ajit Pai has been to Texas and Florida in recent weeks to learn what lessons hurricanes Harvey and Irma have to offer about ...

September 23, 2017

Senate bill would make online political ads more transparent

Legislation floated by two Democratic senators would enhance transparency for online political ads, requiring social media ...

September 23, 2017

First airline flights land in Puerto Rico since Maria hit

The first airline flights to hurricane-battered Puerto Rico arrived Friday, but difficult conditions at the island's main ...

September 22, 2017

NASA's asteroid chaser swings by Earth on way to space rock

NASA's asteroid-chasing spacecraft swung by Earth on Friday on its way to a space rock. Launched a year ago, Osiris-Rex ...

September 22, 2017

Forest Service, Idaho work to boost logging on federal land

The U.S. Forest Service and Idaho have forged 10 agreements for logging and restoration projects on federal land in what ...