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WASHINGTON (AP) — AT&T Mobility says it's no longer attaching hidden Internet tracking codes to data transmitted from its smartphones. That practice made it nearly impossible to shield its subscribers' identities online. AT&T said the effort was part of a test and had passed the code along to websites that a user visited. Verizon Wireless says it still uses this type of tracking.
DETROIT (AP) — The auto industry is struggling with a widening air bag problem. So far, more than 12 million vehicles have been recalled worldwide because of a potentially deadly problem with inflators made by a parts supplier. Ford is now recalling more 2004 and 2005 Ranger small pickup trucks after the death of a pregnant Malaysian woman in a crash. Her car had a similar air bag.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is inching closer to a possible showdown with President Barack Obama over the Keystone XL oil pipeline. The Republican-led House approved the project today. Supporters in the Democratic-run Senate are predicting they'll get the votes needed to pass it next week. Obama has environmental concerns about the pipeline, mainly its effect on global warming.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is giving $3 billion to a U.N. fund to help poor vulnerable countries prepare for a changing climate and develop cleaner energy. The administration says President Barack Obama will announce the contribution at meeting of world leaders in Australia. Environmental groups say the American pledge would be the fund's largest to date.
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago's first and only female mayor has died. Jane Byrne's daughter says her mother died yesterday at a Chicago hospice. She was 81. Byrne was elected in 1979 and became part of Chicago's history and lore. Voter anger over the city's slow reaction to a blizzard was a major reason for her election victory. Voters blamed sitting mayor Michael Bilandic for the debacle.
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