This day in 1997, trading was halted at the New York Stock Exchange as the DOW jones industrial average suffered the biggest point drop in history.
ILOCOS NORTES, PHILIPPINES - An earthquake in the northern Philippines injuring at least 36 people and forcing hospital evacuations.
UNITED STATES - U.S. President Joe Biden says the appointment of Britain's first Prime Minister of Asian decent "Matters."
UNITED KINGDOM - In his first action as the new Prime Minister, Britain's Rishi Sunak reintroduced a moratorium on Fracking drawing harsh criticism from the opposition.
MEXICO - Mexico's Senate approved the bill Wednesday putting an end to the practice of changing clocks twice a year.
ECUADOR - Ecuadorian prison guards facing allegations of extortion and threats of violence against prisoners.
ST. LOUIS - A 19-year-old student shot and killed a teacher and a teenage girl in a classroom in St. Louis after breaking into the Central...
UGANDA - A fire at a school in Uganda killed at least eleven students and left six others in critical condition. The victims are all girls.
UNITED KINGDOM - Rishi Sunak is now Britain's 57th prime minister following his first meeting with King Charles II on Tuesday.
The first domestic microwave ovens went on sale in 1955, developed by Tappan in conjunction with Raytheon.
