5 whales dead after mass stranding on Maui beach
HONOLULU (AP) — Five whales died, including four that were euthanized, after a mass stranding Thursday on a beach on the Hawaii island of Maui....
Sharks to saiga, nations up support for endangered wildlife
GENEVA (AP) — From towering giraffes to bottom-feeding sharks and many species in between, endangered species got new protections under an agreement finalized Wednesday by...
Idaho artifacts suggest Pacific entry for first Americans
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists say they’ve found artifacts in Idaho that indicate people were living there around 16,000 years ago, providing new evidence that...
Atmospheric battle will determine where Dorian hits Florida
It’s a battle of mammoth meteorological forces, and at stake is where Hurricane Dorian strikes the United States. Four days before the system is expected...
Experts on watch for more explosions on Stromboli volcano
ROME (AP) — Scientists are keeping close watch for more spectacular explosions of lava and ash from Stromboli volcano, which appears to be in its...
New genetic links to same-sex sexuality found in huge study
CHICAGO (AP) — The largest study of its kind found new evidence that genes contribute to same-sex sexual behavior, but it echoes research that says...
Australia lowers Great Barrier Reef outlook to ‘very poor’
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The government agency that manages Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has downgraded its outlook for the corals’ condition from “poor” to “very...
Indian landing module ready for touchdown on moon surface
NEW DELHI (AP) — The landing module of India’s unmanned moon mission separated from the orbiter on Monday ahead of its planned touchdown on the...
Cutting it close: Florida’s fate may be a matter of miles
For Florida, just a handful of miles may make a huge difference in Hurricane Dorian’s slow dance with the coast. The National Hurricane Center forecasts...
Federal grand jury indicts woman in Capital One case
SEATTLE (AP) — A former Amazon software engineer arrested last month on charges she hacked into Capital One bank and more than 30 different companies...
Facebook tightens political ad rules, but leaves loopholes
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook is tightening its rules around political advertising ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, acknowledging previous misuse. But it’s not...
Apple apologizes for use of contractors to eavesdrop on Siri
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is apologizing for allowing outsiders to listen to snippets of people’s recorded conversations with its digital assistant Siri, a practice...
Cracked iPhone screen? You’ll have more places to fix it
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is loosening its grip on how its products are repaired to give customers more options for fixing cracked screens and...
Rideshare, delivery apps pledge $90M California ballot fight
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Uber, Lyft and DoorDash threatened Thursday to spend $90 million on a California ballot measure if they can’t reach a deal...
Texas teams with Bumble to crack down on ‘cyber flashing’
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As states push to criminalize the sharing of intimate photos to get revenge on former sex partners, Texas is teaming with...
US to use fake social media to check people entering country
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officers can now create fictitious social media accounts to monitor social media information on foreigners seeking visas,...
Report: YouTube settles FTC complaint for at least $150M
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google will pay $150 million to $200 million to settle a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission over how it treats...
AI-powered cameras become new tool against mass shootings
Paul Hildreth peered at a display of dozens of images from security cameras surveying his Atlanta school district and settled on one showing a woman...
Operation indiscriminately infects iPhones with spyware
Researchers say suspected nation-state hackers infected Apple iPhones with spyware over two years in what security experts on Friday called an alarming security failure for...
Twitter CEO Dorsey’s account sent racist tweets after hack
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hackers briefly gained control of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s account Friday, sending racist and vulgar tweets to his 4.2 million followers....
US now seeking social media details from all visa applicants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department is now requiring nearly all applicants for U.S. visas to submit their social media usernames, previous email addresses and...
German government expands electric car incentive program
BERLIN (AP) — The German government is extending a system of incentives to buy electric cars by 18 months until the end of 2020. The...
Critics say FCC report overstates broadband availability
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Federal Communications Commission’s broadband report is being hammered by critics who say it paints too rosy a picture of high-speed...
Pelosi slams Facebook for not removing altered video
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slammed Facebook on Wednesday for not removing a doctored video that has spread widely on the social...
Judge orders Facebook to turn over records on data privacy
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge is ordering Facebook to turn over internal records regarding data privacy and access to user data. Thursday’s ruling...
Waymo bringing self-driving trucks to Phoenix area freeways
PHOENIX (AP) — Google’s self-driving vehicle division says it’s bringing autonomous trucks to the Phoenix area. Waymo announced Wednesday that its self-driving tractor-trailers will start...
Airlines downgrade 2019 forecast amid trade spats, fuel hike
BERLIN (AP) — The International Air Transport Association is lowering its 2019 profit forecast for the airline industry amid rising fuel prices and weakening world...
Report: Zuckerberg security chief accused of misconduct
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s personal security chief faces accusations of sexual misconduct and making racist and homophobic comments, according to a...
Huawei retaliation? China draws up list of ‘unreliables’
In an ominous but vague warning, China said Friday that it was drawing up a list of “unreliable” foreign companies, organizations and individuals for targeting...
Seattle man builds fence around car-share vehicle at duplex
SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle man took exception to a car-share vehicle that was parked without permission at his duplex. So he built a fence...
Reports: Justice Dept. preparing antitrust probe of Google
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is readying an investigation of Google’s business practices and whether they violate antitrust law, according to news reports....
Oregon votes to ban restaurants from offering plastic straws
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon will ban restaurants from automatically offering single-use plastic straws under a measure passed by lawmakers, making it the second state...
2 Russians venture into open space from Space Station
MOSCOW (AP) — Two Russian crewmembers on the International Space Station ventured into open space Wednesday to conduct scientific research and help maintain the orbiting...
Utah police used new DNA test to link man to child’s death
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Police were able to quickly connect a man to the disappearance and death of a 5-year-old Utah girl using a new...
Link to stress, health of whales might be in giant mouths
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Whale researchers in New England believe they’ve found a new way to measure the amount of stress felt by whales when...
Groups ready to sue over fuel spill at New Mexico air base
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A coalition of state lawmakers and nonprofit groups took the first step toward suing the U.S. Air Force on Friday, saying...
Report: NASA’s major projects busting budgets, schedules
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s major projects are busting budgets and schedules like never before, according to a congressional watchdog agency. The U.S. Government...
Scientists find flaws in plan to lift US wolf protections
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Scientists tasked with reviewing government plans to lift protections for gray wolves across most of the U.S. said in a report...
30 dead deer found at Utah landfill starved, died of disease
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials have determined that more than 30 deer found near a landfill in northeastern Utah died from starvation, diseases...
Endangered condor may have hatched in Zion National Park
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — There’s likely a new baby condor at Zion National Park in southwest Utah. Park rangers said Thursday that they suspect...
Feds to investigate spike in gray whale deaths on West Coast
SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. scientists said Friday they will investigate why an unusual number of gray whales are washing up dead on West Coast beaches....
US just sloshed through the wettest winter on record
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal meteorologists say this winter was America’s wettest on record. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says that from December to February,...
School lessons targeted by climate change doubters
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut lawmaker wants to strike climate change from state science standards. A Virginia legislator worries teachers are indoctrinating students with...
Chimps varied ‘culture’ matters for conservation, study says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some chimpanzee groups are stone-throwers. Some use rocks to crack open tree nuts to eat. Others use sticks to fish for algae....
Scientists discover different kind of killer whale off Chile
WASHINGTON (AP) — For decades, there were tales from fishermen and tourists, even lots of photos, of a mysterious killer whale that just didn’t look...
Young Seychelles researcher offered surprise, historic dive
ALPHONSE ATOLL, Seychelles (AP) — A young scientist from the Seychelles on Friday became the first known Seychellois to explore deep below scuba depth in...
Young humpback whale freed from fishing gear off Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) — A number of private boats helped a team of federal responders free a young humpback whale from heavy gauge fishing gear off...
Scientists revise magnitude of recent Alaska earthquake
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Seismologists announced Friday the magnitude of Alaska’s powerful Nov. 30 earthquake has been revised to 7.1 from the earlier magnitude 7.0....
Rain brings 2nd California super bloom in 2 years
BORREGO SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — It started with the desert lilies in December. Since then a wave of wildflower blooms has been crescendoing across Southern...
US regulators clear path for genetically modified salmon
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators on Friday gave the green light to salmon genetically modified to grow about twice as fast as normal, but...