Pilots Of Doomed Taipei Flight Faced Problems With Both Engines
Investigators say the turboprop plane's right engine lost thrust 37 seconds into the flight, and that the left one failed to restart not long afterwards.
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Al-Qaida In Yemen Says U.S. Drone Strike Killed Senior Cleric
A prominent presence in the Al-Qaida in Yemen organization, Sheik Harith al-Nadhari was among those who praised the recent attack on French magazine Charlie Hebdo.
Decades After His Murder, An Archbishop Is Put On Path To Sainthood
Pope Francis has declared slain Archbishop Oscar Romero a martyr. Previous popes declined to do so, possibly because of Romero's role in liberation theology.
Jordan Strikes At ISIS; Obama Said To Be Preparing To Request War Powers
Repeated airstrikes on the self-described Islamic State are "the beginning of our retaliation" for the extremist group's brutal killing of a captured pilot, Jordan's foreign minister says.
U.S. Could Stand To Lose A Lot By Getting Involved In Ukraine
Audie Cornish talks to Rajan Menon, professor of political science at the Powell School of the City College of New York, about his Los Angeles Times piece, "Want to Arm Kiev? Better have a Plan B."
FAA Ban Hasn't Stopped Pilots From Snapping Selfies
The National Transportation Safety Board found selfies to blame for a tragic private plane crash in Colorado last year. Audie Cornish talks to journalist David Yanofsky about tech in the cockpit.
Hackers Strike Health Insurer Anthem
The country's second-biggest health insurer says hackers obtained personal information such as names, birthdates and social security numbers of policyholders. No credit card data was compromised.
5 Things The Vaccine Debacle Reveals About The 2016 Presidential Field
There are some deep political lessons in how the 2016 hopefuls fumbled the political hot potato.
RadioShack, The Electronics Chain, Files For Bankruptcy
The chain, known as the place you could find spare parts, hung on for years but now plans to sell up to 2,400 stores nationwide.
FDA Commissioner Hamburg Grappled With Global Challenges
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg says she'll leave the job at the end of March after six years in the spotlight and controversies over Plan B emergency contraception.