World Dec 31 35 killed, 42 injured in Shanghai stampede at New Year’s event At least 35 people were killed and another 42 injured during a New Year's celebration in Shanghai, local media reported.
Nation Dec 30 Despite uptick of airline deaths, 2014 was one of the safest years for flying The loss of AirAsia flight QZ8501 closes a year that has seen a barrage of news reports and images of airplane wreckage and grieving families. That magnified media coverage underscores the tragic fact that 2014 was the deadliest year…
Nation Dec 29 U.S. population to top 320 million at start of 2015, Census reports The U.S. population is expected to reach 320.09 million people on Jan. 1, 2015, a 0.73 percent increase from the previous year, the U.S. Census Bureau said in a statement Monday.
World Dec 29 First Ebola case confirmed in Scotland A healthcare worker, who was returning from Sierra Leone after treating Ebola patients in West Africa, tested positive for the disease, Scottish officials confirmed Monday. It is the country’s first confirmed Ebola patient.
World Dec 29 Gmail and Google Search access blocked in China Google’s email service appears to have been blocked by the Chinese government, renewing censorship concerns and further stressing an already contentious relationship between the Internet giant and China. The recent clampdown has also prevented access for third-party email clients, such…
World Dec 25 Did German and British troops really stop fighting and play soccer 100 years ago? Widely remembered as the unofficial cease-fire between British and German troops at the start of the first World War, the details surrounding the story of the Christmas Truce of 1914 have become muddled over time.
Nation Dec 24 Sony releases ‘The Interview’ across several digital platforms Sony Pictures’ controversial comedy, “The Interview” will now be available to rent or buy online beginning today, the studio announced. The movie is set to be released across several digital platforms, including YouTube, Google Play, Microsoft’s Xbox Video and…
Nation Dec 24 St. Louis County officer fatally shoots armed black teen Tensions mounted in a St. Louis suburb Wednesday morning, after a Berkeley, Missouri police officer fatally shot an 18-year-old black man who pointed a handgun at him late Tuesday. Following the shooting, the dozens of protesters that descended onto the…
Health Dec 23 LGBT advocates say FDA gay blood donor policy revision is long overdue, but ‘not enough’ The FDA said in a statement that it will "recommend a change to the blood donor deferral period for men who have sex with men from indefinite deferral to one year since the last sexual contact."…
Nation Dec 23 iPhone cases featuring stolen, grisly war photos appear for sale on Amazon "Who wants to buy a picture with a dead child on it," said Tomas van Houtryve, a National Geographic photographer, who recently surfaced several unauthorized Amazon phone case sales in a series of posts on Instagram.