Pregnant women should not travel to an area of Miami Beach where local Zika virus transmission has been confirmed, the CDC said. Due to the government’s, in truth, the world’s, slow response … Continue reading Zika in Miami Beach: CDC tells pregnant women not to go – CNN.com

A never-before-published NSA manual makes it clear that malware released by a hacker group this week came from the spy agency. The danger of these exploits is that they can be used … Continue reading The NSA Was Hacked, Snowden Documents Confirm

The Justice Department cited a decline in federal prisoners and a critical recent report about safety and security problems in for-profit facilities. This is a great first step, since private prisons “do … Continue reading U.S. to Phase Out Use of Private Prisons for Federal Inmates

The Justice Department cited a decline in federal prisoners and a critical recent report about safety and security problems in for-profit facilities. The move to decrease the usage of private prisons can … Continue reading U.S. to Phase Out Use of Private Prisons for Federal Inmates – The New York Times

Several tools released online over the weekend remain unfixed. Compromising the security of companies at home in order to spy on others seems hypocritical.  When the news that the agency spies on … Continue reading NSA’s use of software flaws to hack foreign targets posed risks to cybersecurity

While the Democrat makes a pitch to minorities, the GOP nominee charts a different path. The truth is both sides fall short in their strategies to gain votes. As sad as it … Continue reading Clinton’s and Trump’s approaches to racial politics mirror the fault lines of a nation – The Washington Post

Russian jets have conducted missions over Syria from an airbase in Iran — the first time a major power has done so since the Islamic Revolution there in 1979. It seems as … Continue reading Russia launches Syria airstrikes from Iranian base – CNN.com

Marco Rubio does not take abortion lightly. An avid supporter of the pro-life movement, Rubio has defended his position on abortions even when dealing with cases of rape and incest, so when … Continue reading A Mother’s Choice: Abortions and the Zika Virus

  “I might get shot, because it happens here,” Mohamed said. This kid even met the president of the United States but still had to leave the country due to threats. Source: … Continue reading Ahmed Mohamed Said His Family Was Forced to Move to Qatar After Clock Story Went Viral

Tens of thousands of asylum seekers are languishing in camps, with more trickling in, and neither Western and Northern Europe nor Turkey are doing much to help. The EU’s limited and half-hearted … Continue reading Aid and Attention Dwindling, Migrant Crisis Intensifies in Greece

More than 10,000 cases have been confirmed on the island, including infections in over 1,000 pregnant women, and dozens more are reported each day. The Zika virus has been an international threat … Continue reading U.S. Declares Zika an Emergency in Puerto Rico – The New York Times

Some of the last doctors remaining in rebel-held eastern Aleppo have written an open letter to US President Barack Obama, pleading for his help. It’s easy to read and hear about the … Continue reading Aleppo’s last doctors write open letter to Obama – CNN.com