October 22, 2015
Apple tells US judge iPhones are ‘impossible’ to unlock
Apple has said that encrypted data on newer iPhones can't be accessed, even by Apple, though the firm could in theory help police unlock older phones. The comments came in a briefing filed on Monday to a US judge who asked for Apple's input in a…
October 22, 2015
Tesla self-drive mode filmed ‘endangering passengers’
Videos posted online appear to show Tesla's new self-drive mode causing its cars to drive dangerously and speed. One appears to show a car suddenly swerving off the road after exiting the motorway in the US city of Portland. Another appears to show…
October 22, 2015
YouTube launching ad-free $10-a-month subscription service
YouTube is peeling back the curtain on a paid version of the video site that doesn't have any ads. The site, owned by Google, introduced the new $9.99 a month subscription option Wednesday. Called Red, it'll launch in the United States on October 28…
October 21, 2015
Thousands of Syrians Flee Aleppo Countryside
Thousands of Syrian villagers are fleeing homes in the countryside south of Aleppo in the face of a government ground assault backed by Russian airstrikes, one of four major offensives mounted since Russia’s military intervention in the long-running…
October 21, 2015
Joe Biden: Speculation About 2016 Bid Reaches Fever Pitch
The speculation about whether Vice President Joe Biden will enter the 2016 race reached a fever pitch Monday as supporters, reporters and political prognosticators weighed in on his intentions. One Democratic congressman from Pennsylvania set off a…
October 21, 2015
CIA and Homeland Security Heads Have Accounts Hacked
A personal AOL email account associated with CIA Director John Brennan was hacked and contained personally identifiable information, as was an account linked to the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, sources tell ABC News. Sources say…
October 21, 2015
Top US General Assesses IS Fight in Iraq
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Joseph Dunford flew into Iraq Tuesday to get an in-person assessment of the ongoing fight against Islamic State militants. Dunford told reporters traveling with him on his first visit to Iraq since taking…
October 21, 2015
Venezuela says no to OAS election observers
Venezuela said Monday it will not allow the Organization of American States to send observers to monitor December 6 legislative elections seen as crucial for country’s leftist government. The OAS’s secretary-general Luis Almagro has pushed…
October 21, 2015
Iran, Russia Undeterred by Slow-Go in Syria
Forces fighting for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are struggling against rebels in the country’s northwest, despite substantial backing from Russia and Iran, according to U.S. officials. But they caution that both Russia and Tehran seem prepared…
October 21, 2015
Clinton Readies for High-stakes Benghazi Testimony
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is preparing for high political drama on Thursday when she testifies before the House Select Committee probing the 2012 terrorist attacks that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya. Clinton was…