Laura Wagner
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The five people aboard the helicopter were brought to land and treated by paramedics.
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The hackers used a malware that locks systems by encrypting files. Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center paid a ransom of 40 bitcoins to obtain the decryption key. -
The New York-based company, Polich Tallix Fine Art Foundry, has taken over production from the Chicago-based R.S. Owens & Co., which had made the statues since 1982.
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The president said there is plenty of time for him to nominate a candidate to succeed Antonin Scalia and for the Senate to consider the nomination. He says the Constitution is clear that is his job. -
The U.S. and Cuba will sign a civil aviation agreement on Tuesday, formalizing an arrangement reached in December that allows for some U.S. flights to Cuba. Flights will begin later this year.
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The annual event invites bird-watchers of all levels to count the birds in their backyards, and submit the data to researchers at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society. -
Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill met Friday in Havana. It's the first time leaders of the two churches have met since a schism 1,000 years ago divided Christianity. -
Three months ago, producer Ross Putman started tracking descriptions of female characters from scripts he read. On Tuesday, he shared them with the world on his Twitter account, "Fem Script Intros." -
One day after the Ferguson City Council voted to change a police and court reform plan, negotiated with DOJ, the feds filed a lawsuit against the city. The council said the deal was too costly. -
The book, called Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, picks up the story of Harry and Co. where the series epilogue left off. It will comprise the script of a play of the same name.
