A joint military operation to free American hostage Luke Somers has taken place in Yemen Saturday, local officials said - but the status of the 33-year-old was not immediately clear.
Demonstrators around the country staged die-ins, blocked roadways and marched into stores to protest a New York grand jury's decision to not indict a white police officer in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man.
Bodies in the Street: After the Eric Garner Decision We are in Foley square at 6pm, some of thousands gathered the day after a Staten Island grand jury decided not to indict Daniel Pantaleo for murde…ring Eric Garner, for putting him in a chokehold that ended his life as Garner pled — 11 times that were…
Filipino residents take shelter inside a gymnasium turned into a temporary evacuation center in Mambaling village, Cebu province, central Philippines, on Friday, as Typhoon Hagupit approaches the country.
In most impressive fashion, the University of Oregon Ducks won the Pac-12 Championship Game over the University of Arizona Wildcats by a resounding score of 51-13.
Sam Smith won nods for record of the year and best new artist. JASON MERRITT / Getty Images. Sam Smith won nods for record of the year and best new artist.
Ever since the recovery from the recession began more than five years ago, the missing pieces of the economic puzzle were the lack of consistently strong gains in hiring and better wages for workers struggling to make ends meet.
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Pakistani military said on Saturday they killed a top al-Qaeda operative wanted in the United States for planning to bomb the New York subway system.
Beijing: Chinese authorities placed the feared ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang under formal arrest early Saturday to investigate his suspected crimes, including accepting bribes, adultery and leaking the country's secrets, the official Xinhua News Agency said ...
#WorldCorruption A former security chief, Zhou Yongkang, has been arrested in China after he was expelled from the ruling Communist Party for allegedly accepting bribes totaling USD 3.4 million and… misusing his official position and status. Don't you just wish that similar action will be taken against our corrupted netas in India!? [Image: indiagazette]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A Swiss hostage made a dramatic escape Saturday from Abu Sayyaf extremists when he hacked a rebel commander then got shot as he dashed to freedom amid a military artillery assault, ending more than two years of jungle ...
The collapse of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta's case at the International Criminal Court risks causing friction between his ethnic supporters and the community of Deputy President William Ruto, whose trial continues at the ICC, according to IHS Country ...
Kenya's president 'vindicated' after ICC drops charges - The Hague AFP - Kenyas President Uhuru Kenyatta said he had been vindicated after the International Criminal Courts chief prosecuto…r dropped charges of crimes against humanity against him on Friday.The announcement dealt a massive blow to the Hague-based tribunal after a long-running and troubled case.It came two days after the ICCs judges gave prosecutors one week to strengthen...
Rolling Stone magazine said Friday that it found discrepancies in its controversial story about an alleged gang rape of a woman named "Jackie" at the University of Virginia and had lost faith in the piece -- a shocking retreat coming merely days after author ...
Recalling his own encounters with police as a young black man, Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. has struggled for five years to toughen limits on racial profiling by law enforcement agencies.
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State John Kerry has asked Sen. Dianne Feinstein to "consider" the timing of the expected release of a long-awaited report on the CIA's harsh interrogation techniques.
Phoenix police say one of their officers killed a suspected drug dealer. Others say the man was unarmed and posed no threat. Officials: 2 bombings kill 7 people in Iraq.
Federal Reserve officials will step up efforts to prepare markets for an interest-rate increase next year, economists said, after data showed hiring in the U.S.
SEATTLE, WA (CNN) - It's big, shiny and always churning, a whole lot fancier than your corner Starbucks. Dubbed the Starbucks reserve roastery and tasting room, the gigantic facility opened its doors Friday in Seattle.
RAIN, RAIN, DON'T GO AWAY! California's current drought is the worst in 1,200 years, new research says--> http://nbcbay.com/G3XakrF Although rain has soaked much of the state recently, a state climatologist told N…BC News rain storms would have to hit California every three to five days for the next three months to make an impact.
NEW YORK - JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon, who was diagnosed with throat cancer earlier this year, said tests this week showed no evidence of the disease in his body.
Sony Pictures Entertainment employees receive threatening emails on Friday that believed to be from the same hackers who breached the security of the studio late last month.
Yota Devices is more than any other smartphone vendor daring to be different with the dual-screen YotaPhone 2, which stands out with its electronic paper display that can be used to read and access apps.
Another Playboy bunny has stepped forward accusing Bill Cosby of sexual assault saying the now disgraced comedian drugged and raped her and up to a dozen others.
"Peter Pan Live!" starred Allison Williams as Peter and Taylor Louderman as young Wendy Darling. Thursday's show got pretty good reviews, but drew less than half the viewers as last year's "Sound of Music Live!
NEW YORK—The Yankees have made their first big moves to reshape for 2015, agreeing to a $36 million, four-year contract with reliever Andrew Miller and obtaining shortstop Didi Gregorius from Arizona as part of a three-team trade that sent right-hander ...
The fluorescent green lights for Golden State Warriors sharpshooters Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson haven't so much as flickered under first-year head coach Steve Kerr.
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) drives to the basket past Toronto Raptors forward James Johnson (3) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 5, 2014 in Toronto.
Welcome to the newest edition of The Why. “Why care about the Orion launch?” you ask? Good question. Timely too. (Besides, it beats answering the question: “Why does my dad embarrass me?
With all the attention surrounding Orion and NASA's journey to Mars, it's important to remember that the first successful Mars rover was launched enroute to the Red Planet on December 4, 1996.… Named for abolitionist and women's rights activist Sojourner Truth, NASA's Sojourner rover landed on Mars on July 4, 1997. Unlike previous landing systems that used conventional rockets to decelerate, the Sojourner rover used a parachute a...
Romantic Scientist Albert Einstein's 5,000 Letters And Notes Published Online Albert Einstein's documented and storied past history is now searchable with a database.
The Collected Papers Of Albert Einstein Princeton University Press proudly presents The Digital Einstein Papers , an open-access site for The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein , the ongoin…g publication of Einstein's massive written legacy comprising more than 30,000 unique documents. The site presents all 13 volumes published to date by the editors of the Einstein Papers Project , covering the writings and correspondence of Alb...
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According to a recent research, text messaging service can be very helpful in reminding patients about taking medicines. It has been observed that about one third patients do not take medicines as prescribed.
Here's more reason why it's time you stopped smoking. According to a new study, smoking can cause loss of the Y chromosome in blood cells, which may put male smokers at a greater risk of cancer.
