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September 21, 2016

Report: Staff shortages hamper US wildlife refuges

Hundreds of national wildlife refuges that provide critical habitat for migratory birds and other species are crippled by a ...

September 21, 2016

Google's Allo chat app is clever _ just not all that smart

Google wants to add a middleman to your mobile chats — a personal virtual assistant who's not shy about interjecting itself ...

September 20, 2016

Bombing Suspect Wanted to be a Martyr

Federal authorities have charged Ahmad Khan Rahami with planting a series of bombs in New York and New Jersey. According to ...

September 20, 2016

Innovation, safety sought in self-driving car guidelines

Saying they were doing something no other government has done, Obama administration officials rolled out a plan Tuesday they ...

September 20, 2016

Samsung says replacements available for recalled Note 7

Samsung says new Galaxy Note 7 smartphones will be available in U.S. stores starting Wednesday to replace about 1 million ...

September 20, 2016

Group says it has sued Dow over pesticide used in California

Chemical manufacturing giant Dow fails to warn people in farming communities throughout California when a potentially ...

September 20, 2016

Monsanto, Bayer Officials Defend Proposed Merger

Top officials for Monsanto and Bayer defended their proposed $66 billion merger before skeptical senators on Tuesday, ...

September 20, 2016

Feds Release First Automated Car Guidelines

The US Department of Transportation announced a series of guidelines Tuesday in an attempt to bring self-driving cars to the ...

September 20, 2016

Earth smashes yet another heat record; 16th month in a row

Another month, another global heat record smashed. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Tuesday said ...

September 20, 2016

Tropical Storm Lisa expected to strengthen in the Atlantic

Tropical Storm Lisa was expected to gain a bit more strength before weakening in a couple of days, the U.S.

September 20, 2016

Wireless signals can detect your feelings with new device

What if your computer or smartphone could tell if you're happy or sad? A new device developed by researchers at the ...

September 20, 2016

L'Oreal building solar projects at Arkansas, Kentucky plants

Cosmetics maker L'Oreal USA announced Tuesday it is building thousands of solar panels at its manufacturing facilities in ...

September 20, 2016

AAA research finds people waste money on premium gas

There is no sense paying a premium for premium gasoline if your car is designed to run on regular, according to research by ...

September 19, 2016

North Korea says successfully ground tests new rocket engine

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen a ground test of a new rocket engine and ordered a satellite launch preparation, ...

September 19, 2016

Feds preview rules of the road for self-driving cars

Obama administration officials are previewing long-awaited guidance that attempts to bring self-driving cars to the nation's ...

September 19, 2016

California governor backs rules on cow, landfill emissions

California will begin regulating greenhouse-gas emissions tied to dairy cows and landfills under legislation signed Monday ...

September 19, 2016

Uber plans to open office in Detroit

Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc. will soon open an office in Detroit. Uber's vice president of global vehicle ...

September 19, 2016

Fla. Residents Worry Sinkhole Contaminated Water

Tens of millions of gallons of reprocessed water from a fertilizer plant in central Florida are likely being dumped into the ...

September 19, 2016

Maine school purchases computer program to serve as teacher

A Maine high school unable to fill a vacant teacher position has turned to a foreign language computer program to educate ...

September 19, 2016

The Latest: Man being sought lived in apartment FBI searched

The Latest on a suspicious device found near a train station in New Jersey (all times local): 8:25 a.m. FBI agents are ...