AP Essay: Of a plane still missing, and a planet still vast
By TED ANTHONY BANGKOK (AP) — The towering Danish ship Kobenhavn set sail from Argentina one December day, bound for Australia with five dozen souls aboard. Eight…
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US says Iran far off from a working nuke, others differ
By GEORGE JAHN One burning question in the global effort to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power is this: How long would it take for the Islamic Republic to…
Clinton ran own computer system for her official emails
By JACK GILLUM and TED BRIDIS The computer server that transmitted and received Hillary Rodham Clinton’s emails — on a private account she used exclusively for official business when she…
Google, Facebook update contrasting plans to connect world
By JOSEPH WILSON Sci-fi solutions or making friends one at a time? Google and Facebook are taking different routes to expanding Internet use and access among the unconnected in developing…
Spacewalking astronauts finish extensive, tricky cable job
By MARCIA DUNN Spacewalking astronauts successfully completed a three-day cable job outside the International Space Station on Sunday, routing several-hundred feet of power and data lines for new crew capsules…
Russia could cut off gas to Ukraine by ‘end of week’
By LAURA MILLS Russia could cut off supplies to neighboring Ukraine by the end of the week if it does not get further payments from the country, a spokesman for…
Vilsack: Smart phones could tell consumers what’s in food
By MARY CLARE JALONICK In the ever-complicated debate over labeling of genetically modified foods, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says he has an idea: use your smart phone. Vilsack told members…
AP Exclusive: Fuel-hauling trains could derail at 10 a year
The federal government predicts that trains hauling crude oil or ethanol will derail an average of 10 times a year over the next two decades, causing more than $4 billion…