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Paul Applewhite of Applewhite Aero isn't allowed to fly this 3.5-pound Styrofoam plane. That's because he's added circuitry to make it autonomous — it can find its way to specified coordinates — which means it's an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle requiring a special testing permit.

Will Bureaucracy Keep The U.S. Drone Industry Grounded?

Americans are suspicious of drones. Reports of the unmanned aerial vehicles' use in war zones have raised concerns about what they might do here at home. For instance, in Seattle earlier this year, a public outcry forced the police department to abandon plans for eye-in-the-sky UAV helicopters.

Iron and Wine's new album is titled <em>Ghost on Ghost</em>.

Iron And Wine: Words Like Seedlings

Sam Beam says he isn't "worried about people understanding exactly what's happening" in any given song. In this interview, he discusses the "exposed, vulnerable place" described in "Caught in the Briars," as well as the themes that run through Ghost on Ghost, Iron and Wine's new album.

Siblings, Seafarers And 'Secrets' In Moviemaker's Novel

Screenwriter, director and producer Chris Columbus has teamed up with young adult novelist Ned Vizzini to write a book about the adventures of Cordelia, Brendan and Eleanor Walker. In House of Secrets, the three siblings, ages 8 to 15, find themselves in a fantastic world after a family move.

The blue corn's just as tasty as the red corn, but it's not what the locals like.

Monkeys Also Want To Eat Like The Locals

When you travel, do you want to drink Bellinis in Venice, and yak-butter tea in Tibet? Well, so do monkeys.

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks with reporters on Thursday in the United Arab Emirates after reading a statement on chemical weapon use.

White House: Evidence Syria Used Chemical Weapons

Update at 5:45 p.m. ET. 'All Options' On The Table

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel thanks troops for their service at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, April 25, 2013.

Hagel Releases Statement On Syria's Possible Use Of Sarin

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel released a statement today in which he disclosed that the White House has informed several members of Congress that Syria has used sarin as a chemical weapon during its two year civil war.

A worker collects coffee beans at a farm in Cuatro Esquinas, on the outskirts of Diriamba.

Azuquita Pa'l Cafe: What Coffee Songs Mean To Latin America

Coffee runs through the veins of Latin America. This week on Alt.Latino, hear some of the songs the drink has inspired.

Syria Accused Of Repeatedly Using Chemical Weapons

Officials from France, Britain and Israel claim chemical weapons have been used in Syria. President Obama has warned Syria that the use of chemical weapons would be a red line. U.S. officials say they are looking into the latest allegations of chemical-weapons use but have not come to the same conclusions that others have.

Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google (third from left), and former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (second from right) watch as a North Korean student surfs the Internet. Schmidt and Richardson visited this computer lab during a tour of Kim Il Sung University in Pyongyang, North Korea, in January.

Google Execs Say 'The Power Of Information Is Underrated'

Is it naive to believe that improved Internet access can help open up truly autocratic regimes like North Korea? Google executives Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen, authors of The New Digital Age, say the power of information is underrated.

San Diego's Unemployment Rate Falls To 7.7 Percent

For the first time in more than four years, the county's unemployment rate dropped below 8 percent, but is it too soon to celebrate?

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