November2016

News Hour: A California senator introduced legislation Tuesday to rid the United States of its electoral college, the system that allowed Donald Trump to win the presidency despite Hillary Clinton’s lead of nearly one million votes....

News Hour: Venezuela’s high court ordered the opposition on Tuesday to drop plans for a political trial against President Nicolas Maduro, whose rivals blame him for food shortages in the volatile country. The opposition majority in...

News Hour: A suicide bomber on foot struck a government vehicle in Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least six people and wounding 10 others, officials said, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. The...

News Hour: Two tigers are killed or illegally trafficked every week, according to a fresh analysis published Wednesday that warned of the “disastrous impact” on the 4,000 big cats left in the wild. The latest estimate...

News Hour: WhatsApp has temporarily suspended giving parent company Facebook information about users in Europe for ad targeting, responding to concerns there over privacy, a source close to the matter said on Tuesday. Conversations with officials...

News Hour: US tech giant Google on Tuesday confirmed it will expand its vast campus in central London, a move a source said is expected to bring 3,000 jobs to the British capital. Google announced it...

News Hour: Tokyo stocks opened higher on Wednesday as exporters rose on a weaker yen and as energy stocks followed oil prices upward,with investors cheered by encouraging US economic data. “We’re in for another bull market...

News Hour: An ear of corn. A troll doll. A caterpillar. Donald Trump’s straw-yellow hair has been compared to many things. China may have just found a new one. Images of a golden pheasant’s impressive coif...

News Hour: Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev on Tuesday over allegations he extorted a $2 million bribe from top oil producer Rosneft, a case that could expose fault lines in the Russian...

News Hour: What really causes addiction — to everything from cocaine to smart-phones? And how can we overcome it? Johann Hari has seen our current methods fail firsthand, as he has watched loved ones struggle to...