Health officials in Illinois are trying to find the source of a measles infection, after five babies were diagnosed with the contagious respiratory disease in a Chicago suburb.
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Toll In Taiwan Crash Rises To 31; Pilot Called In ‘Engine Flameout’
Authorities searching the wreckage of a Taiwanese plane Wednesday raised the death toll in the crash to 31, and say 12 people still are missing.
U.N. Agency Sets New Standards For Tracking Aircraft In Flight
The United Nations’ aviation organization is endorsing a new standard meant to keep air traffic authorities and airlines from losing track of a jetliner, such as Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
FCC Proposal Would Classify Internet As A Public Utility
Tom Wheeler, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has outlined his vision of the Internet, saying his agency should use its authority “to implement and enforce open Internet protections.”
Hackers Strike Health Insurer Anthem, Inc.
The country’s second-biggest health insurer says cyber attackers infiltrated one of its IT systems and obtained personal information about current and former customers as well as employees covered by the insurer.
Jordan’s Military Conducts Airstrikes Against Islamic State Targets
Jordan’s military conducted airstrikes against the self-described Islamic State militant group, a day after vowing revenge for the killing by the organization of a Jordanian pilot.