Each orange dot is a unique infection by WannaCrypt ransomware as recorded by MalwareTech.com Courtesy of malwaretech.com Updated Sat. May 13 at 10:10 a.m. ET Cyber security experts are still scrambling to contain a global ransomware attack that has infected tens of thousands of computers in nearly 100 countries, including the U.S., U.K., Russia, China,

A Puerto Rican sugar refinery in 1973. In 1964, sugar accounted for almost half of all agricultural sales on the island, and sugar manufacturing accounted for 23 percent of all wages that Puerto Ricans earned. Then, within just a few years, the industry collapsed. NARA Most of the news from Puerto Rico lately has been

United States Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin gives a press conference on the last day of a three-day summit of G7 of finance ministers, in Bari, southern Italy, Saturday, May 13, 2017. Andrew Medichini/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Medichini/AP United States Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin gives a press conference on the last day of a

President Trump sent a flurry of tweets Friday morning, saying “The Fake Media is working overtime today!” and suggesting that there could be “tapes” of his private conversations with former FBI Director James Comey. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP President Trump sent a flurry of tweets Friday morning, saying “The Fake Media

No need to worry about that snake in your milk. It’s a hoax. check4spam.com hide caption toggle caption check4spam.com No need to worry about that snake in your milk. It’s a hoax. check4spam.com #fakenews isn’t just a U.S. thing. And it isn’t just about politics. In India people are putting their health at risk by

England’s National Health Service is scrambling to respond to a large cyber attack that has crippled its ability to treat patients, after computer users in the public health system were hit with a pop-up message demanding a ransom for access to their machines. An IT worker at the public healthcare system tells The Guardian newspaper

Credit: U.S. Capitol Updated: 11:00 a.m. ET Before President Trump fired James Comey on Tuesday, the Senate Intelligence Committee already had planned one of its regular oversight hearings where the leaders of the U.S. intelligence community check in with the panel. Now committee Chairman Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., and Vice Chairman Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va.,

A polling station in Virginia during the state’s primary election in March 2016. Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images A polling station in Virginia during the state’s primary election in March 2016. Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images The White House is expected to announce the creation of a presidential commission

A cartoon from an 1852 issue of Punch shows the unsanitary conditions in London slums, which led to cholera outbreaks. Print Collector/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Print Collector/Getty Images A cartoon from an 1852 issue of Punch shows the unsanitary conditions in London slums, which led to cholera outbreaks. Print Collector/Getty Images Cholera can

Former U.S. Army Pfc. Chelsea Manning, seen here in an undated handout photo, will be released from a military prison next Wednesday. AP hide caption toggle caption AP Former U.S. Army Pfc. Chelsea Manning, seen here in an undated handout photo, will be released from a military prison next Wednesday. AP Chelsea Manning, the former

Yasunori Kagoike, center, head of an ultra-nationalistic Japanese school operator, walks through the hallway after testifying before an upper house panel at the parliament in Tokyo, on March 23. Eugene Hoshiko/AP hide caption toggle caption Eugene Hoshiko/AP Yasunori Kagoike, center, head of an ultra-nationalistic Japanese school operator, walks through the hallway after testifying before an

Wednesday morning, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ahead of his meeting with President Trump in the Oval Office. Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bloomberg via Getty Images Wednesday morning, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ahead of his meeting