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VW and regulators agree on fix for cars in cheating scandal

Volkswagen and U.S. environmental regulators announced agreement Thursday on a plan for the German automaker to fix most of ...

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Report: Interior chief warns Alaska senators on health care

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke called Alaska's two Republican senators to warn them of repercussions for the nation's largest ...

Warming to worsen dead zones, algae blooms choking US waters

Projected increases in rain from global warming could further choke U.S. waterways with fertilizer runoff that trigger dead ...

Why Twitter won't ban President Donald Trump

Twitter has made it clear that it won't ban Donald Trump from its service, whether the president follows its rules against ...

Rare birds, wildflowers: 'Secret garden' opens after century

Pink and yellow wildflowers burst from a lush bed of grass hidden from public view for more than a century. Towering trees ...

NASA delays satellite launch to replace damaged antenna

NASA has delayed the launch of a major communications satellite by more than two weeks to replace a damaged antenna. One of ...

Summer treat: Polar bears frolic in donated load of snow

Polar bear mom Venus has gotten a summer treat — a chance to frolic in the snow with her eight-month-old cub despite the heat ...

Amid nationwide drought, Rome seeks ways to avoid rationing

Rome and its water company are working hard to avoid rationing during a nationwide drought, Italy's environment minister said ...

Volkswagen earnings rise in stronger European economy

Volkswagen's profit more than doubled in the second quarter as the German carmaker benefited from a growing European economy ...

California Supreme Court ruling bolsters bullet train foes

U.S. law does not allow state-owned rail projects to completely bypass California's strict environmental regulations, the ...

Foxconn: World's No. 1 contract electronics maker

Taiwan-based contract manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group says it plans to build a $10 billion plant in Wisconsin to make ...

Indonesia orangutan sanctuary says villagers encroaching

A conservation group says nearly a fifth of the forest in an orangutan sanctuary on the Indonesian part of Borneo has been ...

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Businesses Cashing in on Solar Eclipse Watchers

Millions of eyes will be fixed on the sky when a total solar eclipse crosses the U.S. in August. It’s likely many of those ...

4 years in prison for harassing pregnant Hawaiian monk seal

A judge on Wednesday sentenced a Hawaii man to four years in prison for harassing a pregnant Hawaiian monk seal.

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At hacker summit, a new focus on preventing brazen attacks

Against a backdrop of cyberattacks that amount to full-fledged sabotage, Facebook chief security officer Alex Stamos brought ...

Drug wholesaler to make board change after opioid protest

Top U.S. drug wholesaler McKesson agreed Wednesday to create an independent board chairman, responding to a Teamsters-led ...

Facebook's ads just keep creeping into new apps

Scrolling through an ad-free Instagram is now a distant memory, much like the once ad-free Facebook itself. Soon, users of ...

Experts: Software theft shows threat of mercenary hackers

On an October morning in 2012, the system administrator of a tiny Vermont defense contractor arrived at work to find the ...

Outdoor industry flexes political muscle in US land fight

Outdoor recreation industry leaders aren't going quietly as they stage their last trade show in Utah before moving it to ...

VW directors mull cartel claims, no comment on details

Automaker Volkswagen says its management has informed its supervisory board about "the current situation regarding possible ...

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