Software

The latest news and headlines from Yahoo! News. Get breaking news stories and in-depth coverage with videos and photos.

Train engineer noted 'unusual condition' before Connecticut wreck

A joint bar, used to hold two sections of rail together, was repaired last month.
UK-bound Pakistan plane diverted, two men arrested

‘Heavy but grateful heart’ on Memorial Day

Friends and family remember those who gave all to serve their nation.
Western IQs drop 14 points over last century, researchers say
A new study from researchers in Europe claims that the average IQ in Western nations dropped by a staggering 14.1 points over the past century. "We tested the hypothesis that the Victorians were cleverer than modern populations using high-quality instruments, namely measures of simple visual reaction time in a meta-analytic study," the researchers wrote in [...]
Taliban attack U.N. compound in Kabul

There were at least four blasts interspersed by heavy shooting.
Storm chasers catch Okla. twister as it forms

Viewers can see what the EF5 tornado looked like from the ground as it gains strength.
Some unions now angry about health care overhaul

18 hurt in shuttle bus crash near Atlanta airport
A hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer collided, officials said.
US: Czech slaying suspect killed relatives
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — An American man killed his uncle, aunt and cousins in the Czech Republic and then flew to the United States, where he was arrested at an airport, authorities said Friday.
Bird flu strain may spread from human to human

A report seems to contradict the World Health Organization.