Search results for

An association of public safety officials wants to negotiate a settlement to its ongoing fight with cellular phone companies. Each side has blamed the other for delays in building a tracing capacity into their phones to aid emergency workers. The public safety officials want the FCC to reject delaying tactics by the phone companies. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

After Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan moved to shut down the social media service to quiet opposition, the country's president tweeted his objection to the ban.

President Obama travels to Fort Hood, Texas, Tuesday to attend a memorial service for the victims of the shooting rampage that took place there last week. The massive Army post is taking time to honor those who lost their lives and were wounded, but it is still going about the business of getting soldiers ready to deploy in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Also: Disgraced Cardinal Bernard Law dies in Rome; Europe's highest court rules Uber is, in fact, a taxi service; and one of only three black women to play in the Negro Leagues has died.

There are now more than 3,000 billionaires in the world, according to Forbes' annual ranking of the wealthiest people. They collectively hold about $16.1 trillion in wealth.

Studies show millions miss out on health care because of transportation problems. Uber is partnering with health care organizations to provide rides for patients going to medical appointments.

This week: alarming honeybee losses, weak farm income forecasts, ag export declines, wolf deterrent efforts in Colorado, and sweeping USDA budget cuts under scrutiny.

It was a bonanza year for blockbusters — four topped the $300 million mark — but there was a trove of art-house gems, too. Herewith, Bob Mondello's 10 favorite films of 2007, plus an additional baker's dozen that deserve another mention at year's end.

Gen. Robert Neller will step down as Marine Corps commandant this fall. In a wide-ranging interview, he talks about Russia and China, cyberwarfare, female Marines and sexual assault in the Corps.

Subscription services — like Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu Plus — attract customers with two kinds of programming. They all have a lot of movies and TV shows, but they have a few things that you can't see anywhere else. For example, the fight among video- streaming services for Downton Abbey has been intense.