Facebook delivers the scoop on how it delivers the news

NEW YORK (AP) — Will “Trending topics” become a “trending” topic on Facebook? The social media giant on Thursday pulled back the curtain on howRead More

Gov’t asks for patience as airport security lines grow

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a growing backlash over extremely long airport security lines, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on Friday asked fliers “to be patient”Read More

Security clearance background checks to include social media

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s top U.S. intelligence official has signed off on a new policy allowing investigators to probe Twitter, Facebook and other socialRead More

Delivery of supplies not enough to end Haiti hospital strike

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The health ministry delivered a truckload of medical supplies to Haiti’s biggest public hospital Thursday, but resident doctors said it wouldn’tRead More

Pope says he’s willing to study whether women can be deacons

VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis said Thursday he is willing to create a commission to study whether women can be deacons in the CatholicRead More

US gives directive to schools on transgender bathroom access

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is telling public schools that they must allow transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with theirRead More

With Hiroshima, Obama goes where predecessors stayed away

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama tours Hiroshima’s haunting relics of nuclear warfare, he will be making a trip that past administrations weighed andRead More

Woman claims to have bomb at Andrews AFB; no device found

Officials at Joint Base Andrews outside of Washington say a woman walked into the visitor control center saying she had a bomb strapped to herRead More

TSA: 3,000 checked bags miss flights leaving Phoenix airport

PHOENIX (AP) — The Transportation Security Administration says more than 3,000 bags checked bags missed their outbound flights in Phoenix because of a problem withRead More

Felon charged with raping woman 12 hours after release

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles man has been charged with raping a woman less than 12 hours after he had been released fromRead More