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  Winfrey, Witherspoon among guests on Michelle Obama tour

  October 30, 2018 23:45 IST

  Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon will be among the special guests when Michelle Obama goes on tour for her memoir "Becoming."

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  Synagogue shooting victims: 'Gentle, caring, compassionate'

  October 30, 2018 23:45 IST

  Synagogue shooting victims: 'Gentle, caring, compassionate'

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  New Italian FA chief expects end to chaos in lower divisions

  October 30, 2018 23:30 IST

  New Italian football federation president Gabriele Gravina says it's "time to play" for idle Serie C clubs still holding out hope of promotion to Serie B

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  Latest: Crews hunt for bodies of Illinois professor, husband

  October 30, 2018 23:30 IST

  A central Illinois sheriff says officers are searching for the bodies of a professor and her husband a day after charging their 21-year-old son with murder in their deaths

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  Whitey Bulger, Boston gangster, found dead in prison at 89

  October 30, 2018 23:15 IST

  Notorious Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger has died in federal custody nearly five years after being sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison

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  Chelsea coach fined for taunting Mourinho

  October 30, 2018 23:15 IST

  The member of Chelsea's coaching staff whose taunts toward Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho sparked a touchline skirmish at the end of a Premier League match has been fined 6,000 pounds ($7,600)

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  Egypt's police step in to combat potato shortage

  October 30, 2018 23:15 IST

  Egypt's police are stepping in to fight a potato shortage that has caused prices for the staple to double at a time when Egyptians are struggling with steadily rising food costs

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  AP All-America Watch: TD-scoring d-tackle; Gophers star WR

  October 30, 2018 23:00 IST

  AP All-America Watch: Clemson's TD-scoring d-tackle; Gophers star WR; Sophomore stars matchup for Alabama and LSU

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  James "Whitey" Bulger, Boston gangster who was once one of America's most wanted fugitives, found dead in prison at 89.

  October 30, 2018 23:00 IST

  James "Whitey" Bulger, Boston gangster who was once one of America's most wanted fugitives, found dead in prison at 89.

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  Bosnia police move migrants camping near Croatia's border

  October 30, 2018 23:00 IST

  Bosnian authorities say dozens of migrants who camped for days near the border with Croatia have been transferred to a migrant center in northwestern Bosnia

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  AP PHOTOS: Explorers tour old mines amid effort to seal them

  October 30, 2018 23:00 IST

  AP PHOTOS: Explorers trek into the American West's abandoned mines amid an effort to seal them

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  Court in Russia's North Caucasus overturns land swap deal

  October 30, 2018 22:45 IST

  A court in the Russian province of Ingushetia has overturned a land swap deal with another North Caucasus region that caused protests

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  The Latest: 2nd caravan reaches city in far-southern Mexico

  October 30, 2018 22:45 IST

  More than 1,000 migrants in a second caravan that forced its way across the river from Guatemala have now begun arriving in the southern Mexico city of Tapachula

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  BC-Money & Markets Digest

  October 30, 2018 22:30 IST

  Money & Markets modules for Wednesday, Oct. 31TODAYKellogg, General Motors and Taco Bell owner Yum Brands all report third-quarter results today.SPOTLIGHTGeneral Electric shares fell to a nearly 10-year low after the industrial conglomerate slashed its quarterly dividend and announced other measures as it struggles with sagging profits and a spate of bad news.CENTERPIECEThe risk from cyberattacksThe second costliest risk to North American cities isn't an earthquake, flood or human pandemic.

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  3 siblings struck, killed by truck at bus stop in Indiana

  October 30, 2018 22:30 IST

  Police say a 9-year-old girl and her twin 6-year-old brothers were struck and killed by a pickup truck as they crossed a road to board a school bus in northern Indiana

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  Texas dragging death killer 1 step closer to execution

  October 30, 2018 22:30 IST

  A prisoner on Texas death row for dragging a black man to death behind a pickup truck more than two decades ago is one step closer to execution after the U.S. Supreme Court turned down his appeal

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  When 'what's on your mind' is tragic, not happy – sharing sad news on social media

  October 30, 2018 22:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Nazanin Andalibi, University of Michigan(THE CONVERSATION) It’s always wonderful to share happy news – in person and on social media. New jobs, weddings and becoming parents of healthy children are all commonly posted online, and often gather lots of encouraging comments and congratulations. But when the news is sad, distressing or traumatic, people are far less likely to share it –

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  UN demands immediate halt to attacks in Ebola areas in Congo

  October 30, 2018 22:00 IST

  The U.N. Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution calling for an immediate halt to attacks by armed groups in Congo that are jeopardizing the response to the Ebola outbreak

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  The Latest: Couple says fatal fall victim captured in selfie

  October 30, 2018 22:00 IST

  Yosemite National Park officials say two people who fell to their deaths from a popular overlook were a man and a woman from India who were living and working in the United States

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  Romania marks 3 years since deadly nightclub fire

  October 30, 2018 22:00 IST

  Romania's president has laid a wreath to mark three years since a deadly nightclub fire in the capital Bucharest killed 64 people.

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  iPads, Macs get new screens as Apple pushes creativity

  October 30, 2018 22:00 IST

  iPads, Macs get new screens as Apple pushes creativity

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  EU antitrust regulator investigates steel joint venture deal

  October 30, 2018 22:00 IST

  The European Union's anti-trust watchdog is launching a probe into a planned joint venture by German steelmaker Thyssenkrupp and India's Tata Steel, saying it might reduce competition.

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  Progress? Gridlock? How midterm vote could affect US economy

  October 30, 2018 22:00 IST

  How the results of the midterm congressional elections stand to affect US economy

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  The Latest: UN rights chief asks Saudis to tell site of body

  October 30, 2018 22:00 IST

  The U.N. human rights chief says international experts should help investigate the "shockingly brazen" killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and she also is urging Saudi Arabia to reveal the location of Khashoggi's remains

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  White deer have unusual home in upstate NY _ old Army depot

  October 30, 2018 21:45 IST

  Upstate New York's Finger Lakes region is home to the largest white deer herd in the world; a tour of the grounds of the old military storage facility that is their home today is a treasure chest for history buffs

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  Still golden: Biles, Americans roll at world championships

  October 30, 2018 21:30 IST

  US juggernaut led by Simone Biles cruises to 4th straight team title at gymnastics worlds

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  Best-selling Chinese novelist Louis Cha dies at age 94

  October 30, 2018 21:15 IST

  Louis Cha, a Hong Kong journalist and best-selling Chinese martial arts novelist, has died at age 94 after a long illness

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  Nigerian group says troops shot, killed 27 Shiite Muslims

  October 30, 2018 21:15 IST

  Nigeria's main Shiite Muslim movement says Nigerian troops shot and killed at least 27 of its members during a procession to the capital of Abuja