From the Wires

Reuters: By adding a fingerprint scanner to its newest mobile phone, Apple Inc is offering a tantalizing glimpse of a future where your favorite gadget might become a biometric pass.

SFGate: Five years after Lehman Bros.’ collapse, wealthier Americans have enjoyed the lion’s share of economic recovery, while the poor and middle class continue to struggle.

Modern Farmer: NASA will begin producing its own food in orbit for the first time ever later this year.

Reuters: A reading of the names of the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijacked jetliners crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field marked the 12th anniversary of the September 11 attacks in 2001.

BBC: During March/April – the time of year when marine floes are at their thickest – the radar spacecraft recorded just under 15,000 cu km of ice.

CNN: When Americans start shopping on the state-based exchanges next month, a couple of big insurers will not be present.

AP: The pay gap between the richest 1 percent and the rest of America widened to a record last year.

Reuters: Google and other big Internet players are asking courts to allow public discussion of their mandated cooperation with the U.S. spy agencies.

The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio’s Gov. John Kasich will limit food stamps for 130,000 adults starting Jan. 1.

CNET: Apple’s holding a special event tomorrow. Here’s what to expect.