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February 21, 2019

White House ends California talks on mileage standards

The Trump administration says it has broken off talks with California in a dispute over mileage standards, moving the two ...

February 21, 2019

Snow in Vegas! Desert city gets first white stuff in decade

Las Vegas is getting a rare taste of winter weather, with significant snowfall across the metro area for the first time in ...

February 21, 2019

Climate threat doubter is leading effort to advise Trump

The Trump administration is exploring the idea of forming a special committee to look at climate change and security risks, ...

February 21, 2019

As US pushes to ban Huawei, UK considers softer approach

Britain can handle the security risks involved with using mobile networks made by China's Huawei, the cybersecurity chief ...

February 21, 2019

Tortoise feared extinct found on remote Galapagos island

A living member of species of tortoise not seen in more than 110 years and feared to be extinct has been found in a remote ...

February 20, 2019

Samsung folding phone is different - but also almost $2,000

Samsung unveiled a highly anticipated smartphone with a foldable screen in an attempt to break the innovation funk that has ...

February 20, 2019

The Latest: Analysts see Galaxy Fold as a niche product

The Latest on Samsung's new-phone announcement (all times local): 1 p.m. One analyst says users will welcome the larger ...

February 20, 2019

Microsoft detects hacking targeting Europe democracy groups

A hacking group has targeted European democratic institutions including think tanks and non-profit groups ahead of highly ...

February 20, 2019

Flynn pushed to share nuclear tech with Saudis, report says

Senior White House officials pushed a project to share nuclear power technology with Saudi Arabia despite the objections of ...

February 20, 2019

Officials: Arizona will miss US deadline for key water plan

Arizona won't have all the pieces of a Colorado River drought plan finished by the federal government's deadline to finalize ...

February 20, 2019

FAA probes Southwest calculations of baggage weight on jets

Federal officials have told Southwest Airlines to fix the way it calculates the weight of luggage loaded on flights after ...

February 19, 2019

Trump orders creation of Space Force, but within Air Force

President Donald Trump on Tuesday directed the Pentagon to develop plans to create a new Space Force within the Air Force, ...

February 19, 2019

Environmental group seeks EPA documents on Minnesota mine

A Minnesota environmental group filed a federal lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday, seeking to force ...

February 19, 2019

High court to consider case about reach of clean water law

The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to consider a case about the reach of landmark federal clean-water protections, as the Trump ...

February 19, 2019

Exposed Chinese database shows depth of surveillance state

The Chinese database Victor Gevers found online was not just a collection of old personal details. It was a compilation of ...

February 19, 2019

Chinese ivory trafficker gets 15 years in Tanzanian sentence

A Tanzanian judge has sentenced a Chinese trafficker who was labeled the "ivory queen" to 15 years in jail after she was ...

February 19, 2019

Scientist who popularized term "global warming" dies at 87

A scientist who raised early alarms about climate change and popularized the term "global warming" has died. Wallace Smith ...

February 19, 2019

First private Israel lunar mission to be launched this week

A nonprofit Israeli consortium said Monday that it hopes to make history this week by launching the first private aircraft ...

February 18, 2019

Amazon aims to cut its carbon footprint

Amazon, which ships millions of packages a year to shopper's doorsteps, says it wants to be greener. The online retail giant ...