People in Brazil’s Amazon are choking on smoke and feeling the heat from rainforest...
MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Smoke from wildfires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest Wednesday was causing people in the region to cough, burning their throats and...
Rail worker’s death in Ohio railyard highlights union questions about remote control trains
The CSX worker who discovered his friend run over by a pair of remote-control locomotives in a railyard last year sees a simple solution...
CrowdStrike estimates the tech meltdown caused by its bungling left a $60 million dent...
Cybersecurity specialist CrowdStrike Holdings on Wednesday estimated it absorbed a roughly $60 million blow to its sales pipeline last month after its botched handling...
One Tech Tip: How to get the most life out of your device
LONDON (AP) — If you want to use your shiny new iPhone for as long as possible, you better take good care of it.Most...
Military shipbuilder Austal says investigation settlement in best interest of company
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Executives with military shipbuilder Austal said settling an accounting fraud investigation, which included an agreement to pay a $24 million...
WHO Europe laments declining rates of condom use among sexually active teens worldwide
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization's office for Europe on Thursday decried a decline in condom use by adolescents in recent years, warning...
South Carolina prison director says electric chair, firing squad and lethal injection ready to...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's prisons director said Wednesday that state's supply of a lethal injection drug is pure, its electric chair was...
Grand Canyon’s only water pipeline fails, prompting shutdown of overnight hotel stays
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — The main pipeline providing water to the Grand Canyon National Park has failed after a series of...
Rio de Janeiro police have a new target in their crosshairs: Hard-to-get stuffed animals
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro — already notorious for street muggings, corrupt politicians, ruthless militias and Kalashnikov-toting drug traffickers — has...
Backpage.com founder Michael Lacey sentenced to 5 years in prison, fined $3M for money...
PHOENIX (AP) — Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison and fined $3...