Report: Pentagon must focus on insider threat
Written by LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Reviews triggered by the Washington Navy Yard killings last year have concluded that threats to Defense Department personnel and facilities increasingly are coming from trusted insiders, and to defeat them the Pentagon must beef up security from within.
Why do airplane transponders have an 'off switch?'
Written by JOAN LOWY, SCOTT MAYEROWITZ
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ever since Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared, a fascinated public has asked: Why can somebody in the cockpit shut off the transponder?
Another GM recall: 1.18M SUVs for air bag issue
Written by DEE-ANN DURBIN, AP Auto Writer
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors issued a new recall of 1.5 million vehicles Monday, part of an effort to assure buyers that it's moving faster to fix safety defects in its cars and trucks.
Poll: People still seek meaty news on media buffet
Written by CONNIE CASS, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new study finds Americans of all ages are charting their own paths across a media landscape that no longer relies on front pages and evening newscasts to dictate what's worth knowing.
After Crimea, world anxious about next Putin move
Written by VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press
MOSCOW (AP) — With Crimea in Russia's pocket, the world anxiously awaits Vladimir Putin's next move.
Immigrant activists push to stop deportations
Written by NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Associated Press
DENVER (AP) — President Barack Obama's surprise announcement last week that his administration would change its deportation policy to become more "humane" shows how the immigration battle has narrowed after months of congressional deadlock.
Yellen to put Fed's new leadership on display
Written by MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Janet Yellen era at the Federal Reserve begins in earnest this week with a two-day meeting, a policy statement and fresh economic forecasts. Yet all that will be a prelude to the marquee event: Yellen's first news conference as Fed chair.
Study to test 'chocolate' pills for heart health
Written by MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer
It won't be nearly as much fun as eating candy bars, but a big study is being launched to see if pills containing the nutrients in dark chocolate can help prevent heart attacks and strokes.