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October 20, 2018

Snake names honor Darwin, fire god, Louisiana professor

A Louisiana professor is in heady company, honored by having one of three newly identified species of snakes from the ...

October 20, 2018

Magnitude 4.0 earthquake shakes Texas, Oklahoma panhandles

An earthquake has shaken parts of the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 4.0 magnitude ...

October 20, 2018

Candles, flashlights, no AC in Florida's hurricane zone

It's the greatest need after a hurricane and sometimes the hardest one to fulfill: Electricity. More than a week after ...

October 20, 2018

Trump space force plan is grounded in real needs but hazy

With his demand that the Pentagon create a new military service — a Space Force to assure "American dominance in space" — ...

October 20, 2018

Trump wants to cut red tape, hasten water projects in West

President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the government to speed up environmental reviews and streamline regulations that he ...

October 20, 2018

Hackers breach HealthCare.gov system, get data on 75,000

A government computer system that interacts with HealthCare.gov was hacked earlier this month, compromising the sensitive ...

October 20, 2018

US temporarily stops youth climate lawsuit days before trial

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked a high-profile climate change lawsuit brought by young activists who ...

October 20, 2018

12-pound lunar meteorite sells for more than $600,000

A 12-pound (5.5 kilogram) chunk of the moon that fell to the Earth as a lunar meteorite has been sold at auction for more ...

October 19, 2018

European, Asian leaders want free trade, push back at Trump

Europe and Asia presented a united front Friday in support of free trade based on international rules and cooperation, ...

October 19, 2018

GOP panel's foreign agent inquiry triggers harsh response

An environmental group has denounced a House oversight committee for suggesting the organization's efforts to block ...

October 19, 2018

Financial watchdog: Regulate cryptocurrencies now, or else

A global financial body says governments worldwide must establish rules for virtual currencies like bitcoin to stop criminals ...

October 19, 2018

Daimler lowers profit outlook for year on diesel issues

German automaker Daimler lowered its profit outlook for the year and reported reduced third-quarter profits due to regulatory ...

October 19, 2018

China says ex-Internet czar on trial over corruption charges

China's former internet censor, who once held high-profile meetings with industry leaders such as Apple CEO Tim Cook and ...

October 19, 2018

Post-Michael Florida: Fear, frustration and life on the edge

Missing relatives and worries that looters are just outside the door. Dirty clothes. Hours-long lines for gasoline, insurance ...

October 19, 2018

Australia lawyers' group: Draft cyber laws would curb rights

The president of Australia's top lawyers' group told a parliamentary inquiry that proposed cybersecurity laws to force global ...

October 19, 2018

Breaching dams to save Northwest orcas is contentious issue

Calls to breach four hydroelectric dams in Washington state have grown louder in recent months as the plight of critically ...

October 18, 2018

States and feds unite on election security after '16 clashes

Weeks before the 2016 election, federal officials started making mysterious calls to the head of elections in Inyo County, ...

October 18, 2018

Wet and mild: Warm winter predicted for much of the US

Winter looks wet and especially mild for much of the country, thanks to a weak El Nino brewing, U.S. meteorologists said.

October 18, 2018

Child of the storm: Homeless baby, family shelter at Walmart

Their home full of soggy furniture and mosquitoes, Wilmer Capps was desperate to find shelter for his wife and their son ...