Russia-linked hackers tried at least five times in August 2011 to trick Hillary Rodham Clinton into infecting her computer systems while she was secretary of state, according to newly released emails from the State Department. Below are a few answers to questions surrounding this incident. … [Read more...]

More Iranian troops have arrived in Syria for an upcoming ground operation to accompany Russian airstrikes, defense officials confirm to Fox News. “It has always been understood in this building that the Russians would provide the air force, and the Iranians would provide the ground force in Syria,” one official said. … [Read more...]

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took a major step this week to protect the thousands of U.S. agricultural workers who are exposed to pesticides every year, many of whom suffer from chronic health effects years after they stop working in the fields. … [Read more...]

A team of underwater archaeologists have uncovered three Civil War cannons from the Pee Dee River in South Carolina, researchers said. State underwater archaeologist Jim Spirek from the University of South Carolina told ABC News today that finally raising the cannons from the river after a six-year search is a "weight off of [their] shoulders." … [Read more...]

Louisiana officials have issued an arrest warrant for a convicted murderer they say was accidentally released from prison last week. Benjueil Johnson, 32, was serving a 40-year sentence at the Dixon Correctional Institute in Jackson, La., after pleading guilty to manslaughter and illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. … [Read more...]

Fierce fighting continues for control of one of Afghanistan's largest cities as Afghan forces, backed by American airstrikes and advisers, attempt to retake Kunduz from the Taliban. Despite U.S. airstrikes, Afghan government forces have failed to push the Taliban out of the city of Kunduz, the first to fall to the Taliban since the U.S. drove them from power in 2001. … [Read more...]

Twenty thousand glowing bags light up the nation’s Capitol in memory of those who have battled cancer and urge Congress to prioritize the fight against the disease that kills many each year. … [Read more...]

At least two people died in clashes between gangs and militias in Central African Republic's capital, where peacekeepers and pressure from international leaders have failed to halt more than two years of violence, witnesses said. … [Read more...]

Scientists at Duke Medicine are using transparent fish to watch in real time as Cryptococcal meningitis takes over the brain. The resulting images are worthy of a sci-fi movie teaser, but could be valuable in disrupting the real, crippling brain infection that kills more than 600,000 people worldwide each year. … [Read more...]

From melting glaciers to increasing wildfires, the consequences of climate change and strategies to mitigate such consequences are often a hotly debated topic. A new study led by the University of Utah adds to the ever-growing list of negative impacts climate change can have on humans—low birth weight. … [Read more...]