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5 Things To Know: FAA Task Force Recommends A Drone Registry

4:00pm November 23, 2015

by Alina Selyukh

A task force created by the Federal Aviation Administration recommends that people flying drones heavier than a half-pound should register with the government. Here are a few things to know.

Joining Amazon, Google and other companies, Walmart will test drones for commercial uses like home deliveries.

National

Ready, Set, Drone: Walmart Joins Amazon, Google In Testing Delivery Drones

7:50pm October 26, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Walmart has applied to U.S. regulators for permission to test drones for home delivery and curbside pick up.

National

U.S. Wants To Register Drones As Their Numbers Proliferate

3:20pm October 19, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

The FAA administrator said Monday "there will be consequences" for drone operators who don't fly the equipment safely.

FAA Proposes $1.9 Million Fine Against Photo Company Over Drone Use

11:14am October 06, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The Federal Aviation Administration said it was the largest civil penalty the agency has ever proposed after drone use allegedly endangered airspace safety.

Scott Shane reports on the U.S. intelligence community for The New York Times.

Drone Strike That Killed Awlaki 'Did Not Silence Him,' Journalist Says

8:38pm September 14, 2015

In Operation Troy, author Scott Shane details the life, death and influence of Anwar al-Awlaki. "His status as a martyr has given his message even greater authority," Shane says of the propagandist.

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North Dakota Legalizes Armed Police Drones

7:46pm August 27, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Law enforcement agencies in North Dakota are now allowed to operate drones armed with "less than lethal" weapons.

A brown bear in its natural habitat. Wildlife ecologists in Minnesota found that black bears in their study experienced an increase in heart rate when buzzed by drones.

Drones Increase Heart Rates Of Wild Bears. Too Much Stress?

12:52pm August 14, 2015

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Scientists studying animals in their natural habitats can now just send in a drone with a camera, rather than trudging through rough terrain. But a new study finds that the drones don't go unnoticed.

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A man and his drone: Carlos Casteneda of the Amazon Basin Conservation Association prepares to launch one of his plastic foam planes.

Eyes In The Sky: Foam Drones Keep Watch On Rain Forest Trees

7:46pm May 19, 2015

by Jason Beaubien

The autopilot toy planes, equipped with cameras, help conservationists detect illegal logging and mining earlier in the remote parts of the Amazon basin.

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This small unmanned aerial vehicle was spotted flying near the White House.

Drone-Like Device Puts White House On Lockdown

6:54pm May 14, 2015

by Tamara Keith

A person flying a small drone-like device too close to the White House was taken into custody. It's another in a line of security instances around the White House.

It's a drone delivery! This copter is ferrying medicine from a pharmacy to the headquarters of Deutsche Post in Bonn, Germany, part of a test of drone capabilities.

World News

If Drones Make You Nervous, Think Of Them As Flying Donkeys

4:30pm March 31, 2015

by David LaGesse

In Africa, where there aren't always roads from Point A to Point B, drones could take critical medicines to remote spots. But the airborne vehicles make people uneasy for lots of reasons.