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September 16, 2016

Oklahoma Geological Survey hires new state seismologist

The Oklahoma Geological Survey has announced the hiring of a new state seismologist to help study the increase in earthquakes ...

September 16, 2016

Tim Cook Greets Apple Fans Waiting for iPhone 7

Apple CEO Tim Cook greeted a long line of customers waiting in line for the new iPhone 7 at the Apple Store in Palo Alto, ...

September 16, 2016

Phone home: Galaxy Note 7 users face Samsung's recall

Denial. Anger. Acceptance. Consumers who shelled out $850 or more for the sleek Galaxy Note 7 are moving right through the ...

September 16, 2016

Senate passes bill to combat wildlife trafficking

The Senate has approved a bill to boost efforts to combat illegal wildlife poaching and trafficking, a growing problem ...

September 16, 2016

FAA contemplating whether millions of drones will fill skies

So many people are registering drones and applying for drone pilot licenses that federal aviation officials said Friday they ...

September 16, 2016

Software co.: We warned Tesla about hands-free Autopilot use

The company that made the camera and computer system for Tesla Motors' semi-autonomous Autopilot says the electric car maker ...

September 16, 2016

AP, other media sue FBI for details on iPhone hacking tool

The Associated Press and two other news organizations sued the FBI on Friday to learn who the government paid and how much ...

September 16, 2016

Intel expects higher revenue on improving PC demand

Intel said Friday that it sees signs of improving demand for personal computers, and the chipmaker now expects to make more ...

September 16, 2016

Protest targets rail line over Kenya's oldest wildlife park

Angry protesters marched in Kenya's capital on Friday against plans to build an elevated railway line over the country's ...

September 16, 2016

AP Exclusive: Deep-sea volcano a hotspot for mysterious life

The turquoise waters became darker and darker, and squiggly glow-in-dark marine creatures began to glide past in the inky ...

September 15, 2016

Washington state to increase testing pot for pesticides

More than two years after Washington state launched legal marijuana sales, it's planning to test pot for banned pesticides ...

September 15, 2016

Home on the playground? Burros roam onto Phoenix-area school

A suburban Phoenix elementary school has received some wild visitors. Staff members spotted four burros walking onto the ...

September 15, 2016

Questions arise after excavation of California mammoth skull

Scientists at the Channel Islands National Park, just off the Southern California coast, have excavated a rare and ...

September 15, 2016

Federal order forbids Samsung Galaxy Note 7 use on planes

The Department of Transportation is ordering airline passengers not to bring Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones on planes unless ...

September 15, 2016

Sea ice in Arctic shrinks to second lowest level on record

Arctic sea ice this summer shrank to its second lowest level since scientists started to monitor it by satellite, with ...

September 15, 2016

Economists: Trump's economic plans depend on unlikely growth

Donald Trump attached a price tag for the first time Thursday to an economic vision promising what many economists say is ...

September 15, 2016

Senate approves bill for water projects; millions for Flint

The Senate approved a $10 billion water projects bill Thursday that includes emergency funding for Flint, Michigan — nearly ...

September 15, 2016

China launches second space station, Tiangong 2

China has launched its second space station in a sign of the growing sophistication of its military-backed program that ...

September 15, 2016

Hyundai recalls SUVs; software flaw may stop acceleration

Hyundai is recalling about 41,000 small SUVs in the U.S. because a software glitch can stop the vehicles from accelerating.

September 15, 2016

Obama will create first marine national monument in Atlantic

President Barack Obama will establish on Thursday the first national marine monument in the Atlantic, a move that's designed ...