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  #MeToo brings change, debate to literary magazines

  November 01, 2018 22:15 IST

  For literary magazines over the past year, much of the news has been in the masthead

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  1 teen dead, 2 hurt in Oklahoma shooting; woman in custody

  November 01, 2018 22:15 IST

  Authorities in rural eastern Oklahoma say a woman is custody after three teenagers were shot, one fatally

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  Arkansas court strikes mental competency law for executions

  November 01, 2018 22:15 IST

  The Arkansas Supreme Court has struck down a law that gives the state's prison director authority to determine whether an inmate is mentally competent to be put to death, siding with two convicted murderers who were spared from execution last year

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  A growing toll: 56,800 migrants dead and missing in 4 years

  November 01, 2018 22:15 IST

  An Associated Press tally has documented more than 56,800 migrants dead or missing worldwide since 2014 _ almost double the number found in the world's only official attempt to try to count them, by the U.N.'s International Organization for Migration

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  Germany, France say Russian-backed separatists down drone

  November 01, 2018 22:00 IST

  Germany and France says it appears Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine downed a drone being used by neutral European observers and are demanding accountability

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  Immigration to the US Westernizes Asians, and their gut microbes

  November 01, 2018 22:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Pajau Vangay, University of Minnesota and Dan Knights, University of Minnesota(THE CONVERSATION) Have you ever lived long enough in another country to see changes in your overall health? Or perhaps, you have noticed that after a friend moved to the U.S. his health seemed to deteriorate. Many immigrants arrive in the U.S. healthy. But after living in this country for about a decade,

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  With employers eager to fill jobs, hiring could stay strong

  November 01, 2018 21:45 IST

  With US employers still eager to fill jobs, hiring could remain strong well into future

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  Violence on Halloween night: French police detain 116 people

  November 01, 2018 21:30 IST

  French police detain at least 116 people following violent incidents in several cities on Halloween night

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  Aviation memorabilia from Glenn, Armstrong up for auction

  November 01, 2018 21:15 IST

  Three of the biggest names in aviation history are together in spirit at a space exploration auction in Dallas

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  Biles wins 4th all-around title at worlds despite mistakes

  November 01, 2018 21:15 IST

  Simone Biles, not at her best, wins record 4th world all-around title in Qatar

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  Colorado homeowners lose case against pot business neighbor

  November 01, 2018 21:15 IST

  A federal jury has ruled against a Colorado couple who claimed that a neighboring marijuana grow operation hurt their property's value in a case closely watched by the U.S. cannabis industry

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  30 years ago, the world's first cyberattack set the stage for modern cybersecurity challenges

  November 01, 2018 21:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Scott Shackelford, Indiana University(THE CONVERSATION) Back in November 1988, Robert Tappan Morris, son of the famous cryptographer Robert Morris Sr., was a 20-something graduate student at Cornell who wanted to know how big the internet was – that is, how many devices were connected to it. So he wrote a program that would travel from computer to computer and ask each machine to

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  Feds open criminal probe into natural gas explosions

  November 01, 2018 21:00 IST

  Federal prosecutors have been conducting a criminal investigation into the natural gas explosions and fires that rocked three communities north of Boston in September

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  'Batman,' 'Star Trek' TV collectibles to be auctioned

  November 01, 2018 21:00 IST

  A longtime TV memorabilia collector is putting items from "Batman," "Star Trek" and other shows up for auction. Will be expanded.

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  Ferguson activist believes son was targeted, not suicidal

  November 01, 2018 21:00 IST

  A Ferguson protester says she believes her son was killed in retaliation for her activism, even as police investigate the death as a suicide

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  US ambassador vows to scrap visas for Poles _ but can she?

  November 01, 2018 20:45 IST

  The new U.S. ambassador to Poland has made a promise to Poles that could be hard to keep _ to lift the visa requirement on them for travel to the United States

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  The Latest: Google employees walk off job, share demands

  November 01, 2018 20:45 IST

  Google workers walking out of their jobs over the company's handling of sexual-misconduct claims are sharing a list of demands, including an end to forced arbitration in cases of harassment and discrimination.

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  As stock prices go on discount, their biggest buyers return

  November 01, 2018 20:45 IST

  Businesses were holding back on buying back their own stock in the last few weeks because they were in one of their "blackout" periods, a regular occurrence leading up to the release of their quarterly results

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  Court orders freeze on Macedonia opposition party's property

  November 01, 2018 20:45 IST

  Macedonia's criminal court has ordered the temporary freezing of assets belonging to the main conservative opposition party as part of an investigation into allegations of unlawful financing of the party.

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  US average mortgage rates ease; 30-year at 4.83 percent

  November 01, 2018 20:30 IST

  US mortgage rates decline this week; 30-year average at 4.83 percent

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  Court bans transfer of Dutch Ryanair pilots

  November 01, 2018 20:30 IST

  A court in the Netherlands has banned Ryanair from transferring 16 pilots overseas following the closure of its base in Eindhoven, saying the move appeared to be a reprisal by the budget carrier for strikes by Dutch employees

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  Criminal probe opens into funding of UK pro-Brexit campaign

  November 01, 2018 20:15 IST

  Britain's National Crime Agency is investigating one of the leaders of the campaign to take Britain out of the European Union over suspected illegal campaign funding during the country's EU membership referendum

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  US charges Malaysian financier in money laundering scheme

  November 01, 2018 20:15 IST

  The Justice Department has charged a fugitive Malaysian financier in a money laundering and bribery scheme that pilfered billions of dollars from a Malaysian investment fund created to promote economic development in that country

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  Israel's Teva swings to loss as restructuring proceeds

  November 01, 2018 20:15 IST

  Israeli drug maker Teva Pharmaceuticals has swung to a third-quarter loss as it proceeds with an aggressive cost-cutting program and adjusts to declines in key product categories

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  Health care and banks lead US stocks higher for a third day

  November 01, 2018 20:00 IST

  Stocks are mostly higher following strong results from financial, health care and basic materials companies as the market extends a rally into a third day. Stocks sank in October, briefly wiping out their gains for the year.

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  The Latest: Pittsburgh synagogue suspect pleads not guilty

  November 01, 2018 20:00 IST

  The anti-Semitic truck driver accused of gunning down 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue has pleaded not guilty to federal charges that could put him on death row.

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  Kobe Bryant sets ambitious plan for books in 2019-2020

  November 01, 2018 20:00 IST

  Kobe Bryant, Oscar winner and former NBA great, has big plans for books in the next few years

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  Kosovo fails to pass resolution banning border changes

  November 01, 2018 20:00 IST

  Kosovo's political parties have failed to pass a resolution that would prevent any leader, including the president, from negotiating border changes with Serbia