ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – Counting every raindrop or measuring every gust of wind is impossible, but New York is getting closer with a uniquely extensive statewide system of automated weather stations that should paint a dramatically clearer picture of developing storms. Described as the new “gold standard” of automated systems, …

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iranian state television announced Saturday that the government had freed four dual-nationality prisoners, and a person close to Iran’s judiciary confirmed to The Associated Press that Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian was one of them. The announcement of the exchange came as the International Atomic Energy …

VIENNA (AP) – The end of Western sanctions against Iran loomed Saturday as Iran’s foreign minister suggested the U.N. atomic agency is close to certifying that his country has met all commitments under its landmark nuclear deal with six world powers. But even as the diplomatic maneuvering on the nuclear …