U.S., Chinese warships narrowly avoid collision in South China Sea
A U.S. guided missile cruiser operating in international waters in the South China Sea was forced to take evasive action last week to avoid a collision with a Chinese navy ship maneuvering nearby, the U.S. Pacific Fleet said in a statement on Friday. The incident on December 5 involving the USS…
ReutersA candid look at what went wrong with Mitt Romney's campaign
Stuart Stevens, chief strategist for Mitt Romney's failed presidential bid in 2012, gave a very candid interview with Political Wire in which he discussed what worked and what went wrong.
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Dad's Complaint About 'Ringers' Gets Son Booted From Football Team
An Arizona father is seeking an apology from a youth football league that kicked his son off of the team after his dad questioned whether “ringers” were being added to the team for the playoffs. “I asked for the coach to apologize to my son,”...
ABC NewsTeen Is Determined To Turn Virtual Romance Into Marriage
DEAR ABBY: My 17-year-old daughter, "Erica," is planning to marry her 24-year-old boyfriend. Erica is intent on marrying this man even though he has lied to her several times in addition to having lied to us. I have raised other children who went through various phases of teenage rebellion, but…
Dear AbbyJang Song Thaek had been North Korea's No. 2
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The execution of leader Kim Jong Un's uncle marks the unprecedented fall from grace of one of the most powerful figures in North Korea and the most serious political upheaval in the country in decades.
Associated PressKindergartner, Amazing Johnson, severs finger and school fails to call 911
Parents of 6-year-old Amazing Johnson were angered when they learned that school officials did not call 911 when their daughter’s fingertip was severed.
Odd NewsUS military reveals laser can down drones, mortars
The US Army has for the first time successfully tested a vehicle-mounted laser that managed to shoot down incoming mortar rounds and drone aircraft, officials said Thursday. Installed in a dome-shaped turret atop a military vehicle, the high-energy laser hit more than 90 mortar bombs and several…
AFPTesla Model E to debut in Detroit...in 2015
The world's coolest electric car company's move into mainstream motoring is just one year away. Visitors to the 2014 North American International Auto Show will have to make do with the debut of the company's first SUV instead. Called the Model X, the all-electric SUV has been displayed in…
AFP Relax NewsWoman Fighting Against Hazing After 19-Year-Old Brother Dies
In the wake of a Baruch College freshman dying in a fraternity hazing ritual, Traciana Graves, found of Project Bully Free Zone, is speaking out against hazing.
Tribune58 mins agoReddit Vigilante 'Rescues' Puppy, Taunts Real Owners Online
A Fort Worth, Texas, family is begging someone who appears to live in their neighborhood to return a dog they left out in the cold after last week’s ice storm. But the anonymous thief held out for a week, taking the family to task on...
ABC News20 mins agoJerusalem locked down by 'historic' snowstorm
The hilltop city of Jerusalem was paralysed on Friday by a snowstorm of "historic" proportions, with its mayor calling out the army to help stranded motorists. "We are battling a storm of rare ferocity," Mayor Nir Barkat said in a statement as snow in the Holy City piled up to around 37…
AFPSentence in Texas teen's fatal DWI wreck stirs ire
HOUSTON (AP) — "Affluenza," the affliction cited by a psychologist to argue that a North Texas teenager from a wealthy family should not be sent to prison for killing four pedestrians while driving drunk, is not a recognized diagnosis and should not be used to justify bad behavior, experts said…
Associated PressLawsuit: Deputy forced man to kneel on hot asphalt
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Albuquerque man suffered severe burns to his knees and buttocks after a Bernalillo County sheriff's deputy forced him to kneel and sit on hot asphalt for nearly half an hour, according to a federal civil rights lawsuit.
Associated PressBritain's Prince Harry reaches South Pole
Prince Harry on Friday became the first British royal to reach the South Pole after a three-week charity trek with injured military veterans from Britain, the United States, Canada and Australia. Harry and the 12 servicemen and women reached the globe's most southerly point at 1200 GMT following a…
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By Rachel W. Miller , Lover.ly We recently shared the top trends we're hoping to see this engagement season ; one of those was unique engagement gifts that aren't necessarily rings. Like, say, an engagement puppy . Then we received the best picture and proposal story about a dog that we'd ever…
PetsHigh prospects for Uruguay's legal marijuana business
By Malena Castaldi and Felipe Llambias MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Uruguay's pioneering move to legalize the planting and sale of marijuana opens the door for a clandestine cottage industry of pot growers to transform into a legitimate business that could even export medical cannabis, a commodity in…
ReutersSorrow, frustration as 100,000 say goodbye to Mandela
Hundreds of South Africans broke through a police cordon Friday in a last-gasp bid to join the estimated 100,000 people who viewed Nelson Mandela's remains during three days of lying in state. The group pushed past officers moments before the casket was closed and Mandela began his final journey…
AFPPope must decide what to do with disgraced Legion
VATICAN CITY (AP) — First, one of the Legion of Christ's top officials abruptly quit the troubled religious order in frustration over the slow pace of change. Then priests in the cult-like movement empowered proteges and associates of the order's disgraced founder, the Rev. Marcial Maciel, to vote…
Associated PressSouth Africa admits error over 'schizophrenic' Mandela signer
By Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African sign-language interpreter accused of miming nonsense as world leaders paid tribute to Nelson Mandela defended himself as a "champion" signer on Thursday but said he suffered a schizophrenic episode during the event. The…
ReutersUnderstanding an important First Amendment victory for reporters
The legal victory secured by Fox News reporter Jana Winter this week could mark an important milestone in the fight for a national law that protects journalists’ First Amendment rights.
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