Business

Tech Companies, Security Experts Express Support For Apple

8:26pm March 03, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Silicon Valley firms, human rights nonprofits and other groups have filed legal briefs in support of Apple's defiance of an FBI order. Some San Bernardino victims' families have filed in opposition.

From the Apple and FBI dispute in the U.S. to a legal case in Brazil involving the WhatsApp messaging service, U.S. tech companies are finding themselves subject to widely varying laws for cooperating with local police.

World News

For U.S. Tech Firms Abroad And Data In The Cloud, Whose Laws Apply?

5:16pm March 03, 2016

by Martin Kaste

The FBI's efforts to unlock the San Bernardino iPhone is one fight in a larger global conflict: Firms face varying laws for police cooperation and say a lack of legal standards is creating a crisis.

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National

Apple Dispute Gets Personal: Encryption Debate Plays Out At Home

4:24pm March 03, 2016

by Joel Rose

Pundits and politicians have staked out their positions in the encryption dispute between Apple and the FBI. The same debate is playing out across the country between siblings, parents and children, and even husbands and wives.

The historic Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite Valley is now being called the Majestic Yosemite Hotel as a result of a trademark dispute.

National

Yosemite Contractor Leaves — And Takes The Landmark's Names With It

1:27pm March 03, 2016

by Kirk Siegler

Some of the most iconic names in Yosemite National Park have been taken down. It's the result of a trademark dispute between the park and its outgoing concessionaire.

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Toms Shoes A Hit At Oscars, But Does Shoe Giveaway Hit The Mark?

11:45am March 03, 2016

by Amy Costello

The for-profit company gives a free pair of shoes to a poor child for every pair a consumer buys. Is that a good idea?

Oregon's large power utilities and environmental advocates have backed new legislation that phases out their use of coal. Here, a coal plant in Boardman, Ore., is seen in a 2014 file photo.

Big Power Companies Hail Oregon Lawmakers' Approval Of Plan Phasing Out Coal

11:16am March 03, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The legislation, which calls for big utilities to stop relying on coal by 2030, emerged from a January agreement between the companies and environmental advocates.

In the age of digital alternatives, checks are fading.

Economy

Is It Time To Write Off Checks?

11:14am March 03, 2016

by Zhai Yun Tan

In the age of Venmo and mobile deposits, checks are fading. That's having a wide impact, from the Postal Service to check-printing companies. But many still find room for checks in their lives.

Many farmers are selling unused or out-of-date equipment to make money in a year when grain prices are low.

National

With Economy Stuck In The Mud, Farmers Sink Deeper Into Debt

10:33am March 03, 2016

by Grant Gerlock

As farm income plummets, more producers are taking on outside jobs and borrowing from banks just to get by. But economists say the U.S. isn't yet repeating the farm crisis of the 1970s and '80s.

Journalists Struggle To Describe Trump's Racially Charged Rhetoric

9:44am March 03, 2016

by David Folkenflik

As more critics point to an undercurrent of bigotry in some of Donald Trump's statements, journalists grapple with how to characterize what he says — and what he means.

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One Day After Indictment, Former Chesapeake Energy CEO Dies In Car Crash

7:45pm March 02, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The Oklahoma City Police Department has confirmed that Aubrey McClendon died in a car crash Wednesday morning, one day after he was charged with orchestrating a conspiracy over oil and gas prices.