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AP answers your questions on the news, from the ozone layer hole to military VIPs in Congress

What ever happened to the hole in the ozone layer?

AP answers your questions on the news, from Miranda rights to the affects of hormones on cows

Any cop in the U.S. who makes an arrest must also read the suspect his Miranda rights, those famous few lines beginning: “You have the right to remain silent.” How about overseas? When U.S. authorities arrest a terror suspect, must that person also be read his rights?

AP answers your news questions, from status of ‘Sully’s’ jet to what’s up with Somali pirates

Capt. Chesley Sullenberger officially returned to the skies this week, eight months after he gained fame by guiding his crippled jetliner into the Hudson River in New York City without the loss of a single life. But what about the damaged US Airways jet? Has that been returned to service?

AP answers your questions on the news, from wildlife and wind farms to unemployment benefits

Wind power has its fans, but the turbines that turn breezes into energy are also generating concerns: Some worry that the huge contraptions might put wildlife at risk.

AP answers your questions on the news, from tsunami alerts to the last balanced federal budget

When it comes to producing a tsunami, does it matter if an earthquake is moving the seafloor up, down or side to side?

AP answers your questions on the news, from an offshore wind farm to the US veteran population

Some proponents of a shift to greener energy have looked to wind power as an abundant and renewable source of power. Yet efforts to build “wind farms” in breezy areas a few miles offshore have run into problems as locals worry about the impact of massive turbines on wildlife, boats and planes.

AP answers your questions on the news, from Supreme Court justice security to movie popularity

Look at the list of the highest-grossing movies in the nation’s history, and you’ll see most have something in common: They came out in the past 20 years.

AP answers your questions on the news, from lawmakers’ health benefits to Hawaii’s monarchy

Millions of Americans could be affected by the health care overhaul that’s being hashed out in Congress. Will that include the few hundred of them who serve in the House and the Senate?

AP answers your questions on the news, from government czars to the fate of unsold new cars

It rolls off an assembly line and gets delivered to a dealer, who hopes its next stop will be your driveway. But what happens to a new car if it simply doesn’t sell?

Ask AP: Friday bank failures, finding black boxes

When a plane goes down at sea, why is it sometimes so difficult to find the black boxes? Shouldn’t it be as simple as equipping them with GPS devices?

AP answers your questions on the news, from elected senators to the president’s radio address

Every week, the president gets behind a microphone — and, these days, in front of a camera — and offers a few quick comments about an issue that he feels is of great national importance.

AP answers your questions on the news, from income tax history to states without budget woes

The long-running recession has caused big problems with state budgets, forcing legislatures around the country to consider tax hikes and deep spending cuts to keep from running big deficits.

AP answers your questions on the news, from survey sampling to returned bailout money

In the bank bailout merry-go-round, the government has spent billions helping out financial institutions — and a handful of them have turned around and paid the money back.

AP answers your questions on the news, from nuclear power plants to St. Paul’s supposed bones

Wind and solar power get a lot of attention when the future of energy comes up for discussion. But are there any plans to generate more power by building new nuclear plants?

AP answers your questions on the news, from a piracy drop-off to recovering auto bailout money

Dramatic pirate attacks were a regular occurrence off the coast of East Africa earlier in the year. So why has piracy fallen from the headlines in recent weeks? Have the attacks suddenly become less frequent?

AP answers your questions on the news, from Afghan poppies to interest rates and debt

The U.S. government has been plunging deeper and deeper into debt, and the White House expects the budget deficit to get close to $2 trillion by the end of the year.

AP answers your questions on the news, from claims after plane crashes to the uninsured

You’ve probably heard some big numbers concerning the number of people in the country who don’t have health insurance. But who exactly are the uninsured? What’s their background, where do they live, and how many of them are children?

AP answers your questions on the news, from Clinton campaign debt to the color green in Islam

If you’re following coverage of postelection protests in Iran, you’re probably seeing green.

AP answers your questions on the news, from movie captions to a closely watched court nominee

Sonia Sotomayor has been getting so much attention lately, she even made headlines when she broke her ankle at the airport.

AP answers your questions on the news, from black boxes in planes to presidential pens

When you sign a document, you probably use one pen. When the president signs a piece of legislation, he seems to go through a fistful of them, making his mark with each one.

AP answers your questions on the news, from Muqtada al-Sadr to electricity in closed stores

What ever happened to Muqtada al-Sadr, the radical Shiite cleric who once had a recurring role in news stories about the Iraq war?

AP answers your questions on the news, from ‘Simpsons’ stamps to the flags that fly on ships

You see a lot of different national flags flying from ships that navigate international waters, but there are a few flags you rarely see — including the red, white and blue.

AP answers your questions on the news, from water-fueled cars to the bodies of slain pirates

Is it possible to make a car that runs on water?