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  The mental health impact of disasters like Michael, Irma or Maria

  October 12, 2018 23:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) J. Brian Houston, University of Missouri-Columbia and Jennifer M. First, University of Missouri-Columbia(THE CONVERSATION) When major disasters hit, the first priority is to keep people safe. This process can involve dramatic evacuations, rescues and searches. However, after the initial emergency passes, a much longer process of recovering and rebuilding begins. For individuals,

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  Facebook says hackers accessed data from 29 million accounts as part of the security breach disclosed two weeks ago.

  October 12, 2018 22:30 IST

  Facebook says hackers accessed data from 29 million accounts as part of the security breach disclosed two weeks ago.

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  Police investigating Spanish golfer's death find 3 knives

  October 12, 2018 22:15 IST

  Court records indicate police in Iowa have recovered three knives in an investigation into the killing of a top amateur golfer from Spain

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  BC-APFN-Money & Markets Digest

  October 12, 2018 22:15 IST

  Money & Markets modules for Saturday, Oct. 13THE WEEK AHEADNetflix reports its third-quarter results Tuesday. The Federal Reserve issues the minutes from its most recent meeting of policymakers Wednesday. The National Association of Realtors serves up its latest monthly tally of sales of previously occupied homes on Friday.SPOTLIGHTCitigroup's profit vaulted 12 percent in the third quarter as the banking conglomerate slashed expenses and benefited from lower taxes.CENTERPIECERailroad profits on

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  WFP chief says agency preparing for wave of Idlib refugees

  October 12, 2018 22:15 IST

  The head of the U.N.'s World Food Program says the agency is preparing for a vast new wave of refugees likely to flee to Turkey if conflict breaks out in Syria's flashpoint Idlib region

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  Prosecutor pushes for legal change after clergy abuse report

  October 12, 2018 22:00 IST

  Pennsylvania's top prosecutor is appealing again to legislators to change state law so that civil cases can be pursued in court in decades-old clergy abuse cases

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  Markets Right Now: Stocks claw higher after a two-day rout

  October 12, 2018 21:45 IST

  Stocks are solidly higher on Wall Street as the market makes up a small bit of the ground it lost in a massive two-day rout.

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  Report: French probe Champions League match-fixing

  October 12, 2018 21:30 IST

  French authorities are reportedly investigating claims of match-fixing surrounding a Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Red Star Belgrade after UEFA warned them of a possible manipulation of the result

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  Belgian wins international cartoon contest in Denmark

  October 12, 2018 21:30 IST

  Belgian, French-Iranian and Brazilian artists win the international Niels Bugge Cartoon Award focusing this year on artificial intelligence in competition of more than 1,200 drawings from professional illustrators worldwide.

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  Israeli fire kills 5 Palestinians at Gaza protest

  October 12, 2018 21:15 IST

  Gaza's Health Ministry says five Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire at a protest near the fence diving the territory and Israel

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  For the 'First Man' team, their mission was to get it right

  October 12, 2018 21:15 IST

  For the 'First Man' team, their mission was to get it right

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  Purging long-forgotten online accounts: Worth the trouble?

  October 12, 2018 21:15 IST

  The internet is riddled with long-forgotten accounts on social media, dating apps and various shopping sites used once or twice

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  Women tie the knot in Austria's first same-sex marriage

  October 12, 2018 21:15 IST

  Two women have tied the knot in Austria's first same-sex marriage, months after the country's Constitutional Court ruled to legalize it

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  The Latest: UN food agency prepared for Syria refugees

  October 12, 2018 21:00 IST

  Chief of U.N.'s World Food Program says agency is preparing for a vast new wave of refugees likely to flee to Turkey if conflict breaks out in Syria's flashpoint Idlib region

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  Youth living in settlements at US border suffer poverty and lack of health care

  October 12, 2018 20:45 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, New York University and Marco Thimm-Kaiser, New York University(THE CONVERSATION) Leer en español.Recent media stories from the U.S.-Mexico border about immigration have largely missed the daily struggle of families and children in U.S. communities called “colonias.” Colonias line both sides of the border, including the southern counties of Texas, California,

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  Los jóvenes que viven en colonias de la frontera de Estados Unidos sufren pobreza y falta de atención médica

  October 12, 2018 20:45 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, New York University and Marco Thimm-Kaiser, New York University(THE CONVERSATION) Los últimos reportajes periodísticos sobre la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México han olvidado la lucha diaria de las familias y los niños de las comunidades estadounidenses conocidas como colonias. Las colonias bordean ambos lados de la frontera, incluidos los condados del

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  Pakistan frees woman rights activist after brief detention

  October 12, 2018 20:45 IST

  Pakistani authorities have released a Pashtun rights activist after holding her for several hours upon her arrival in the country

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  Polish gay parade to go-ahead after court overrules mayor

  October 12, 2018 20:45 IST

  A spokeswoman for Poland's conservative ruling party says it is against outwardly open gay behavior but respects a court ruling that overturned a city mayor's ban on an equality parade.

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  Arts professionals respond in the year since #MeToo movement

  October 12, 2018 20:30 IST

  Arts professionals from acting schools to labor unions are responding in the year since the #MeToo movement put the spotlight on harassment in the entertainment business

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  Tropical Storm Sergio hits Baja California, weakens

  October 12, 2018 20:30 IST

  Tropical Storm Sergio has hit the Baja California coast around Bahia de Ballenas and is weakening fast as it crosses the peninsula

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  Nigerian militia frees more than 800 children from its ranks

  October 12, 2018 20:30 IST

  Nigerian militia frees more than 800 children from its ranks as it combats Boko Haram

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  Tyndall Air Force Base sustains 'catastrophic' damage

  October 12, 2018 20:30 IST

  Tyndall Air Force Base suffered catastrophic damage when Hurricane Michael tore through the Florida Panhandle, ripping roofs off airplane hangars, tossing vehicles and leaving a fighter jet that had been on display flipped over on the ground

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  Soccer great Van Basten leaves FIFA technical director role

  October 12, 2018 20:30 IST

  Soccer great Marco Van Basten is leaving FIFA after two years as technical director

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  Stockholm city government deal threatens 2026 Olympics bid

  October 12, 2018 20:30 IST

  Stockholm's bid to host the 2026 Olympics is at risk only three days after the IOC formally approved the city among three candidates

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  WHAT'S HAPPENING: Devastation in Florida, flooding elsewhere

  October 12, 2018 20:30 IST

  Florida homes smashed to pieces, flooding in the Carolinas and Virginia as Hurricane Michael heads to the Atlantic Ocean

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  Lawsuit: Man convicted after mother rejected 'dirty cop'

  October 12, 2018 20:00 IST

  A lawsuit alleges that a man from Kansas City, Kansas, who spent 23 years in prison for a double murder he didn't commit was targeted after his mother rebuffed a homicide detective's sexual advances

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  Argentina bets 60 percent interest rates – and $50B international bailout – will revive its economy

  October 12, 2018 19:45 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Robert H. Scott III, Monmouth University and Kenneth Mitchell, Monmouth University(THE CONVERSATION) An economy in recession. Pesos fleeing the country. The worst drought in decades. The world’s highest interest rates. The biggest bailout in the history of the International Monetary Fund. Sound scary? For Argentina, it’s more of the same, as it has suffered through many economic

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  Independent women a key in outcome of Montana Senate race

  October 12, 2018 19:15 IST

  A key factor in deciding the outcome of Montana's high-profile Senate race will be whether independent women who voted for Donald Trump in 2016 stick with the president and Republicans again this year