World Oct 20 Clockmaker Ahmed Mohamed accepts full scholarship at Qatar innovation school More than a month since Ahmed Mohamed was arrested for a homemade clock that was mistaken for a bomb, his family said Tuesday that the 14-year-old will soon leave for Qatar to resume his studies.
World Oct 15 Whistleblower releases documents into U.S. military’s drone program For several years human rights groups have claimed that U.S. drone attacks have killed more civilians abroad than their intended targets. The Intercept published highly classified information Thursday that provided evidence, among other findings, that nearly 90 percent of people…
Health Oct 15 Scottish nurse now ‘critically ill’ after she recovered from Ebola A Scottish nurse who recovered from Ebola nearly a year ago is now critically ill, the Royal Free Hospital in London said Wednesday.
Arts Oct 13 Actress Jennifer Lawrence says she ‘failed as a negotiator’ for equal pay Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence said she "failed as a negotiator" when leaked Sony emails revealed that she was paid less than her male "American Hustle" co-stars.
World Oct 13 Investigators conclude Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 shot down by Russian missile Dutch investigators have concluded that Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down by a Russian-made Buk missile from a rebel-held area in Ukraine last year.
World Oct 12 Zimbabwe will not charge U.S. dentist who killed Cecil the lion James Walter Palmer, the Minnesota dentist who admitted to killing Cecil the lion, will no longer face extradition to Zimbabwe, an environment minister said Monday.
Nation Oct 12 California bans public schools from using ‘Redskins’ name California became the first U.S. state to ban "Redskins" as a team name or mascot on Sunday, a word many consider to be a slur.
World Oct 09 Death toll during recent hajj pilgrimage worst on record A new tally raised the death toll of the stampede last month near Mecca, Saudi Arabia to at least 1,453 people, making it the deadliest disaster in the history of the annual hajj pilgrimage.
Nation Oct 09 Shooting at Northern Arizona University leaves 1 dead, 3 injured A gunman opened fire nearby a dormitory at Northern Arizona University early Friday morning, killing one person and wounding three others, Flagstaff school officials said.
World Oct 09 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Tunisian mediators for aiding country’s transition to democracy The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet won the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize for its role in the building of a pluralistic democracy" in the country following the Jasmine Revolution in 2011.