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4 Faults Ready to Rupture To Bring Destructive Quake in California

Oct 14, 2014 09:13 PM EDT

San Francisco Bay faces a high possibility of earthquake as researchers revealed on Monday that four faults are ready to unleash its stored energy, which may result in a destructive shaker.

Study Shows Countries Most Likely To See Ebola By November

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 14, 2014 09:31 AM EDT

People from the world over are anxiously monitoring the spread of the Ebola virus after new three cases were confirmed that took place outside West Africa last week.

Vatican Family Values Synod Report Radical Change, ‘Welcomes’ LGBT

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 14, 2014 08:00 AM EDT

The Vatican recently released Monday a preliminary report on homosexuality stating that gays, although with problematic relationships, have gifts to offer the Catholic Church.

Top Ebola Doctor Warns Of Possible Airborne Ebola Virus Spread

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 14, 2014 07:00 AM EDT

Top Ebola doctor David Sanders warns that it is possible for the dreaded virus to start spreading by air besides infection through physical contact with an infected person.

Oscar Pistorius Should Be Sentenced to House Arrest, Social Worker Suggests

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 14, 2014 06:00 AM EDT

A prosecutor on Oscar Pistorius' case expressed his shock regarding a corrections social worker's recommendation that a convicted killer be sentenced to only three years in house arrest, therefore sparing him jail time.

Chinese Court Sends 12 Terrorists to the Death Row

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 14, 2014 02:24 AM EDT

Chinese court sends 12 people to their deaths Monday for their involvement in terror attacks that left several people dead in southern China’s restive Xinjiang province.

Infected Dallas Nurse Receives Ebola-fighting Plasma from Ebola Survivor

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 14, 2014 12:00 AM EDT

A nurse from Dallas who has been deemed the second confirmed Ebola case on American soil received a plasma transfusion from Ebola survivor Dr. Kent Brantly on Monday afternoon.

Ebola Scare Threateans Chocolate Manufacturers, African Cacao Producers See Possible Shortage

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 13, 2014 08:51 AM EDT

As the Ebola scare spread throughout the world, more and more people begin to dread the effects of the outbreak as the virus now threatens the global supply of chocolate.

At Least 8 Dead After Powerful Cyclone Hit India

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 13, 2014 08:24 AM EDT

Casualties increase as a strong cyclone lashed out at India’s eastern seaboard over the weekend, leaving at least eight people dead and damages topping US$1 billion on Sunday.

At Least 17 Arrested in St. Louis Protest After Unarmed Teen Shot

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 13, 2014 08:00 AM EDT

At least 17 people were arrested by riot-gear clad law enforcement officers after protesters staged a sit-in demonstration in front of a convenience store in St. Louis over the weekend.

1 Dead, 2 Injured After Being Struck by Train While Taking Photos in California

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 13, 2014 08:00 AM EDT

One was reported dead and two gravely injured after four people who were taking photos of the sunset near Santa Barbara in Southern California were reportedly hit by a passenger train on Saturday.

CDC Looking into Breach of Infection-Control Protocol as Possible Cause of Second Ebola Infection

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 13, 2014 05:19 AM EDT

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is looking into a possible breach of protocol, which may be the reason behind the infection of a second Ebola patient in Dallas, reports revealed Sunday.

Paralympic Athlete Oscar Pistorius To Be Sentenced for Culpable Homicide

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 13, 2014 04:54 AM EDT

Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius faces sentencing beginning Monday after being convicted of culpable homicide and acquitted of premeditated murder for the killing of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Police Named Young Victims of Quadruple Homicide Case in Upstate New York

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 13, 2014 04:40 AM EDT

Authorities have recently revealed the identity of the two young victims in a quadruple murder of a Chinese family in their suburban Albany home Wednesday last week.

Justin Priest's Family Rode a Rollercoaster of Emotions in Juneau Police Case of Mistaken Identity

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 11, 2014 05:00 AM EDT

Grieving parents from Juneau, Alaska who were told by police that their son, Justin Priest, had died in a car crash were overjoyed hours later after finding him alive and well.