The White House will reportedly comply with a court order to release a secret memorandum describing the legal justification for the 2011 drone strike against three Americans in Yemen, including Anwar al-Awlaki, an al-Qaida leader born in the U.S.
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In China, Anger At U.S. Hacking Charges — And Claims Of Hypocrisy
China says U.S. charges against five Chinese military officials for allegedly hacking into American computers amount to hypocrisy, citing U.S. surveillance and wiretapping.
FCC Gives Initial OK To New Internet Traffic Rules
The Associated Press notes that the new rules “could set standards for Internet providers who wish to create paid priority fast lanes on their networks.”
FCC Gives Initial OK To New Internet Rules; Comment Period Opens
New rules for how Internet traffic is governed were officially unveiled and approved for public comment in a hearing by the Federal Communications Commission Thursday, in a mixed vote.
Russia Aborts Rocket Engine Sales, GPS Cooperation With U.S.
In a tit-for-tat sanctions dispute over the situation in Ukraine, a top Russian official said Tuesday that Moscow would stop supplying the U.S. with rocket engines used in military satellite launches and suspend operation of GPS ground stations in Russian territory.
‘Completely Unique’: Cave-Dwelling Female Insects Have Penises
Four new insect species found in Brazil have rather strange sex lives — to say the least. Their sex organs are reversed: Females have penises and males have vaginas, scientists reported Thursday in the journal Current Biology.
New Fossil Takes A Bite Out Of Theory That Sharks Barely Evolved
A newly discovered fossil suggests that under the hood, a modern shark is very different from its ancient ancestors.
NYPD Shuts Down Controversial Unit That Spied On Muslims
The New York Police Department said Tuesday it would disband a special unit charged with detecting possible terrorist threats by carrying out secret surveillance of Muslim groups.
Molotov Cocktails And Razor Wire: Inside An Occupied Building In Ukraine
In Ukraine’s eastern city of Donetsk, activists who want to align the country more with Russia seized a regional administration building in the center of town last weekend. NPR correspondent Ari Shapiro went inside the building Friday and reports on what it was like:
New Airline Survey Gives Virgin America Top Rating
U.S. airlines got their highest ratings in more than 20 years in 2013, according to an annual survey in which Alaska Airlines came in 5th.