Google’s driverless car drivers ride a career less traveled
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE Fresh out of college, Brian Torcellini dreamed about getting a job writing about surfing. Instead, he wound up in a dusty, dimly lit garage near Google’s Silicon…
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Shell to cease Alaska offshore Arctic drilling
By DAN JOLING Royal Dutch Shell will stop drilling for oil and gas in Arctic waters off Alaska’s coast following disappointing results from an exploratory well backed by billions in…
The Latest: Iran blames Saudi for pilgrimage disaster
The latest developments from a crush of Muslim pilgrims on the third day of the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia that killed hundreds of people. ___ 4:00 p.m. The…
The Latest: 13 migrants die after boat collision off Turkey
The latest developments as European governments rush to cope with the huge number of people moving across Europe. All times local: 1:35 p.m. Coast guard officials say 13 migrants have…
Police arrest suspect in string of Phoenix freeway shootings
By WALTER BERRY and BRIAN SKOLOFF Police arrested a man Friday for a string of seemingly random freeway shootings in Phoenix, adding that they had linked the man’s gun to…
Jordan king warns Israel over Jerusalem holy site violence
By IAN DEITCH A second consecutive day of violence at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site prompted a rare warning Monday from the king of Jordan, the custodian of the ancient…
Homeland Security taking to the sky in drug smuggling fight
By ALICIA A. CALDWELL As soon as the aging P-3 surveillance plane rumbles off the island runway, a crew of three agents for U.S. Customs and Border Protection begins hunting…
Hungary blocks migrants from trains; 11 drown off Turkey
By SHAWN POGATCHNIK Hundreds of migrants chanted defiant slogans outside Budapest’s main international train station Wednesday as Hungarian police blocked them for a second day from seeking asylum in Germany…