Prosecutors troubled by extent of military fraud
WASHINGTON — Fabian Barrera found a way to make fast cash in the Texas National Guard, earning roughly $181,000 for claiming to have steered 119 potential recruits to join the military. But the bonuses...
View ArticleAudit: Texas Health Agency Mishandled AT&T Contract
A multimillion-dollar contract between a state agency and AT&T was established amid unreported conflicts of interest and has since been managed sloppily, drawing large and unexplained cost...
View ArticleJust whose Internet is it? New federal rules may answer that
WASHINGTON — Whose Internet is it anyway?Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, says he’s keeping that question in mind as he pitches the biggest regulatory shake-up to the...
View ArticleA look at the 'net neutrality' debate and what will happen
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View ArticleNo fast or slow lanes for Internet as new rules proposed
WASHINGTON — Declaring the Internet critical for the nation, a top U.S. regulator on Wednesday proposed an unprecedented expansion of federal power to ensure providers don’t block or slow web traffic...
View ArticleSpieth more than just a player at Pebble Beach
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — The relationship between Jordan Spieth and AT&T would seem to make perfect sense.Spieth already is regarded one of the bright young stars on the PGA Tour, with a short game...
View ArticleRegulators approve tougher rules for Internet providers
WASHINGTON — Internet activists declared victory over the nation’s big cable companies Thursday, after the Federal Communications Commission voted to impose the toughest rules yet on broadband service...
View ArticleBill Gates repeats at top of Forbes' list of billionaires
NEW YORK (AP) — The world's richest person got even richer this year.read more
View ArticleUS stocks slipping after weak jobs data; oil prices rise
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks fell broadly in early trading Wednesday after the release of weak U.S. economic reports. Oil prices rose, helping drillers and other energy companies move higher. Eight of...
View ArticleSaudi coalition gives Yemen rebel stronghold ultimatum
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A Saudi-led carrying out airstrikes against Yemen's Shiite rebels gave the residents of a rebel stronghold in Yemen along the kingdom's border an ultimatum to leave the region by...
View ArticleDon't blink or you might miss the leap second Tuesday
Did you blink and miss the leap second? Tuesday lasted a wee bit longer — by a second.International timekeepers tacked on a second to the clock to compensate for a slightly slower Earth rotation.While...
View Article25 years on, disabilities act has changed lives of millions
NEW YORK — Five days before he was to start college, Fred Maahs’ world turned upside down. Off the Delaware coast in 1980, on the last day of summer vacation, the 18-year-old took a dive from his...
View ArticleAs new owner of DirecTV, AT&T offers TV-wireless discount
NEW YORK — AT&T customers will save $10 a month and get a single bill for their TV and wireless services under a new package the company is offering after its $48.5 billion purchase of satellite TV...
View ArticlePope Francis urges Cuba, U.S. to fully develop their detente
HAVANA — Pope Francis urged the Cuban and U.S. governments to push ahead on their newly forged path toward normal relations, saying they should “develop all its possibilities” as he arrived Saturday on...
View ArticlePope Francis meets with Fidel Castro
HAVANA — Pope Francis met with Fidel Castro on Sunday after urging tens of thousands of Cubans to serve one another and not an ideology, delivering a subtle jab at the communist system during a Mass...
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