October2016

News Hour: Cyber attacks pounded the underpinnings of the internet on Friday, crippling Twitter, Netflix, and other major websites with the help of once-dumb devices made smart with online connections. Waves of attacks incapacitated a crucial...

News Hour: “I don’t want to just win by a little, I want to win by a lot.” That was Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager Robby Mook talking late last month. A little over three weeks later,...

News Hour: Fifty-five people were killed and almost 600 injured when a packed Cameroon passenger train derailed on Friday, leaving debris strewn across nearby tracks as carriages swung off the rails. The train, travelling from the...

News Hour: Countess Raine Spencer, the stepmother of Diana, princess of Wales with whom she had a rocky relationship, has died aged 87, her family said. The aristocrat died peacefully at her London home on Friday...

News Hour: The town says two chemicals were inadvertently mixed together causing a reaction at MGP Ingredients Inc. Authorities say the spill has been mitigated and no serious injuries have been reported. At least 34 have...

News Hour: A major humanitarian catastrophe has been averted in the Philippines, thanks to efficient preparedness and evacuation measures by the Philippine government and its partners. Tens of thousands of people were evacuated on Wednesday night...

News Hour: Islamic State launched a major attack on the city of Kirkuk on Friday as Iraqi and Kurdish forces pursued operations to seize territory around Mosul in preparation for an offensive on the jihadists’ last...