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Europe's largest bank allowed drug cartels to launder billions of dollars through its U.S. operations, and skirted bans against transactions with Iran. Those are among the findings of a Senate investigation of London-based HSBC. Executives from the bank are in Washington for a hearing on the probe.

Steven Levy, senior writer for Wired, has written an article called "How the NSA Almost Killed the Internet." He tells Audie Cornish about what he learned from security personnel at many of the top tech companies. They claim that they were surprised to learn of the National Security Agency's data gathering.

Target announced that the data breach late last year was even worse than originally reported. Personal information, including phone numbers and email addresses, from as many as 70 million customers may have been compromised. On top of that, Target says that the revelation of the data breach depressed fourth-quarter sales during the holiday season.

Alabama’s reputation as one of the leaders in the space industry is continuing to grow. A private company building vehicles for space travel is expanding…

Daily news coverage gives us a lopsided view of the world. What would the top stories be if we only got a news update once every 50 years?

Acclaimed authors — including Ta-Nehisi Coates and Michael Chabon — have begun penning comic books, to great acclaim. Coates' first issue of Black Panther is the year's top-selling comic so far.

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — It's Alabama's turn at Southeastern Conference media days.Nick Saban takes the stage Wednesday with his team once again favored to…

The U.S. is one of the world's largest economies, but it lags when it comes to happiness: the World Happiness Report ranks America number 19.

A session guitarist in the Los Angeles area, Mike Post was 20 years old when he played on Sonny & Cher's "I Got You, Babe." In 1967, Post produced and arranged a top 10 hit for Kenny Rogers & the First Edition: "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)." Post's TV career began at 24, when he was made the Music Director for the "Andy Williams Show." He has since composed theme music for shows including The Rockford Files (his theme won a Grammy), Magnum P.I., Hill Street Blues and most recently, NYPD Blue.

Paige Olsen calls the ears on her coonhound "extravagantly long." Each ear measures more than 13 inches. Her coonhound tops the Guinness World Record list for longest ears on any living dog.