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Not To Be Out-Droned, Google Plans To Deliver Packages By Air In 2017

Project Wing would become another rival in the business of delivering consumer packages by drone, already eyed by Amazon and Wal-Mart. Lots of questions remain about how it all will work.

Investigators onboard the USNS Apache retrieved the tow pinger that was used to look for El Faro's voyage data recorder on Oct. 24. Although the wreckage of the ship has been found, the recorder is still missing.

El Faro Wreckage Is Identified Off The Bahamas

A U.S. Navy search crew located the cargo ship, which went down a month ago during Hurricane Joaquin with 33 people aboard, using sonar equipment.

"Smoking, you stink," reads a cigarette package in Spanish that was used in an anti-smoking campaign in Uruguay.

Scaring People Can Make Them Healthier, But It Isn't Always The Way To Go

Fear campaigns can motivate people to quit smoking or eat less. But fearmongering can go too far. When is scaring for health's sake acceptable, and when is it distasteful?

Candidate Filing Period Begins in Arkansas, Huckabee First In Line

The candidate filing period for the 2016 elections got underway Monday at the state Captiol, with presidential races dominating attention.The first person…

Paul Weaver, Laramie City Council representative, says that when the state of Wyoming failed to act, Laramie saw the need for action and stepped in to protect gays and lesbians in the community.

'Patchwork Of Protection' In Rural Areas For LGBT Community Has Limits

Across the country, small towns are beginning to pass LGBT non-discrimination ordinances where state legislatures have failed to implement them. Advocates say it's a start, but still not enough.

Leslie Morales (from left), Soraya Mohamud and Tanjum Choudhury discuss what it's like to be 15. All three are sophomores at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Md.

American Girls Weigh In: 'We're Not Just Sitting Ducks': #15Girls

We've looked at the lives of 15-year-old girls all over the world. Now American girls tell us what it's like to be 15 in the U.S.

Beethoven and Blue Jeans

This time on At the Symphony: It's Beethoven and Blue Jeans! Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Associate Conductor Geoffrey Robson walks us through Beethoven's…

Chickpeas in their own broth (with lots of extras). This recipe is coming soon, according to the folks at The Purple Carrot. Mark Bittman, who left <em>The New York Times</em> to join the meal delivery startup, says he and a team of test cooks are trying to develop eight new recipes a week.

From Gray Lady To Purple Carrot: Bittman Adds Spice To Vegan Meal Startup

Bittman left a gig as The New York Times' influential food writer to join a meal-kit delivery firm that wants to make it easier for people to eat plant-based meals at home.

Flares at the Bridgeton Landfill outside St. Louis burn off noxious fumes, including those generated by an underground fire that's been burning since 2010. The "fire" is really a high-temperature chemical reaction that consumes the waste below the landfill's surface.

Landfill Fire Threatens Nuclear Waste Site Outside St. Louis

There's no barrier between the underground chemical reaction and nearby radioactive waste. Federal, state and local officials disagree about the danger it poses; residents are confused and concerned.

Jeb Bush (left) and Marco Rubio at the CNBC Republican presidential debate Wednesday. Their battling of late is leaving some Florida Republicans with an uncomfortable choice.

Florida Republicans Weigh In On Bush-Rubio Battle

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush tried to jump-start his presidential bid in his home state Monday. In the campaign lately, he's been battling his political protege, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.

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