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Doctors In Poland Prepared To Deliver 5 Babies And Then A 6th Arrived

When the expectant mom arrived at the hospital in Krakow, physicians were prepared to deliver quintuplets. Surprise! There was a sixth baby that no one was expecting.

After Relationship Ends, TikToker Travels 6,000 Miles For Closure

Kassie Yeung traveled from Los Angeles to Seoul to remove a lock from a popular tourist attraction, where lovers leave padlocks. She went with a pair of wire cutters to remove the lock.

Did Twitter Go Too Far? It Suspended Critic Of NBC's Olympics Coverage

Guy Adams of The Independent was among many contributing to the #NBCFail trending topic. Twitter suspended his account after he posted an NBC executive's email address. Adams says he didn't post private information, just something that was already public.

Members of the 320th Missile Squadron missile combat crew work through a scenario in the 90th Operations Support Squadron's Missile Procedure Trainer on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., in June 2014. The MPT is a simulator that allows missile crews to practice contingencies they might face while on alert.

Report: U.S. Nuclear System Relies On Outdated Technology Such As Floppy Disks

The Government Accountability Office report also finds that the nuclear system is coordinated on a 1970s-era computer. The parts are so obsolete that it's difficult to find replacements.

From Grief Comes A Mission To Make Estate Planning Less Daunting

A Seattle widow's one-stop estate planning advice blog was inspired by her own paperwork frustrations after her husband's death. Chanel Reynolds offers a checklist of documents to prepare, a will template and a list of details to write down, like passwords to online accounts.

How One Group Is Monitoring Cyber Trolls Potentially Tied To The Kremlin

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Laura Rosenberger about a project of the Alliance for Securing Democracy — part of The German Marshall Fund in Washington. The group created a public dashboard to track websites, trolls and bots it suspects of being linked to the Kremlin.

Richard Cordray, who was appointed by President Barack Obama, is stepping down as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Richard Cordray Stepping Down As Head Of U.S. Consumer Protection Agency

The embattled director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says he will resign by the end of November. Cordray was a frequent target of Republican lawmakers for his tough stance on banks

'The Post': Pentagon Papers Put The Press Under Pressure

Steven Spielberg's account of the publication of the Pentagon Papers in 1971 is melodrama, but Bob Mondello says it's urgent — and effective.

Companies from Jordan, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran were among the more than 100 Internet startups at this year's Startup Istanbul event on Sept. 30. It was Iranian entrepreneurs' first time competing on an international stage.

Iranian Entrepreneurs Make Pitches That Are Just Practice, For Now

Young Iranians are brimming with ideas for tech startups. But extensive financial sanctions facing their country prevent them from entering the global marketplace.

Rep. Darrell Issa and other Republicans in Congress are headed to Mexico on Friday to try to find more weapons purchased by straw buyers in the U.S.

Lawmakers Rip Gun-Tracking Effort In Mexico

While Republicans in Congress and the Justice Department trade accusations over who approved the operation, the bigger effort to take down violent drug and gun traffickers is getting lost in politics.

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