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Startup Ephemeral tells the website Science Alert that it is developing an ink that fades after a year. The ink is composed of smaller molecules than standard ink and will break down over time.

The head of a Rhode Island school was named Providence Principal of the Year. Police say an employee, Christopher Michael Sheehan, gave his boss a present to celebrate. He allegedly handed the principal a half-ounce of marijuana. Sheehan was arrested.

Two artists helped design a satellite to look like a giant gadget charger. There's an inscription: "Greetings Beleaguered Space Traveler. Welcome to the Universe's First Celestial Charging Station."

Before the robot can go to work, it must prove it can use its lasers to lead passengers through a busy airport. There's a challenge: "temporarily permanent obstacles." That means piles of luggage.

If the auto-pilot on a car fails, the person at the wheel is supposed to be alert and seize control. But when testing the technology in driving simulators, drivers tended to fall asleep.

Aging baby boomers have made The Villages in central Florida the biggest retirement community in the world. Nobody under 50 can live there.

The Mexican fast food chain is broadcasting TV ads featuring Ronald McDonald. Dozens of people who are really named Ronald McDonald promote Taco Bell.

The previous clerk quit. In an email announcing her resignation, she said the job was "atrocious" and "incredibly depressing."

In Erie, Pa., firefighters rescued a cat and the woman who tired to get it out of a tree. Stuck in the top branches was Tara Dennis, according to the Erie Times-News.

One actor with an eye on Iraq's ongoing violence is Turkey. For more on Turkey's complex relationship with Iraq, as well as its interests in Iraqi Kurds, Robert Siegel speaks with Hugh Pope.