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Jan Dizon

Seven Iranian 'Happy' Singers to Get Suspended Jail Sentence, 91 Lashes, for Obscene Behavior

Six young men and women who appeared in an online video lip-syncing to Pharell's viral hit, Happy, were arrested in May for obscene behavior and on Thursday, were given suspended sentences of six months in prison and 91 lashes.

Charlottesville Police

Police Searching for 'Person of Interest' in UVa Student Hannah Graham Disappearance

As the search for missing University of Virginia student Hannah Graham is nearly at its second week, police have released a description of a man whom witnesses saw speaking to her at Charlottesville's Downtown Mall the morning of her disappearance.

walmart

Minimum Wage Walmart Employees Say They Can't Afford New Mandatory Uniforms

Some Walmart employees are complaining that they cannot afford the new dress code that the company is requiring them to begin adopting on Sept. 29. Employees were given the option to use their own clothes which fit the new uniform description, or use their 10 percent employee discount to purchase new clothes on the Walmart website.

Dr. Zane Cohen

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Diagnosed With A Rare Cancer

Following his announcement that he is pulling out from a re-election campaign as mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford revealed that he is now battling a rare form of cancer that will require aggressive chemotherapy.

Child receives Vaccine in Syria

Dozens of Syrian Children Dead From Bad Batch of UN Measles Vaccines

The UN has halted a mass vaccination program in opposition held northwestern Syria after dozens of children, all under the age of two, fell sick on Tuesday and died within minutes to hours after they received their doses.

Obesity in the United States

Study Show American Waistlines Continue to Expand

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on Tuesday reports that, although the obesity rate in the United States has stabilized, American waistlines still continue to get larger every year.

Man Charged With Cannibalism In Indiana

A convicted murderer in Southern Indiana admitted to killing his girlfriend and then cooking and eating her brains and other organs.

Michael Brandon Hill

Georgia Gunman Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

A little more than a year after he opened fire with an AK-47 at an Atlanta elementary school, 21-year old Michael Brandon Hill was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Maria del Carmen Garcia Rios

Mother Who Gouged Out Son's Eyes in Satanic Ritual Jailed for 30 Years

The mother and extended family of a 7-year-old Mexican boy whose eyes were gouged out with a spoon for refusing to take part in a Satanic ritual two years ago were sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Yellow Taxi

San Diego Cab Drivers Say Body Odor Test is Dehumanizing

Cab drivers cried foul over sniff tests they would have to pass at the San Diego International Airport in order to accept passengers.

Dr. Kent Bradley

American Ebola Survivor Donates Blood to Colleague Infected With Virus

American Missionary worker, Dr. Kent Brantley, who contracted the Ebola virus while working in Liberia, has given his blood to a fellow doctor in Nebraska who is receiving aggressive and experimental treatment.

The Dalai Lama in Germany

China to Dalai Lama: Respect Reincarnation

After apparently telling a German newspaper of the possibility that he may not be reborn, the Dalai Lama was criticized by the Chinese government and told to respect the principles of reincarnation.

American Flag

Chicago Firefighters Temporarily for Refusing to Remove American Flag Stickers from Gear

Four Chicago firemen were stunned when, just 2 days before the 13th anniversary of 9/11, they were suspended from duty for refusing to remove decals of the American flag and a Marine Corps emblem from their lockers.

The Death Chamber in Huntsville, Texas

Texas Executes Eighth Man This Year Via Lethal Injection

Willie Tyrone Trottie became the eighth man to be executed this year in Texas via lethal injection for the double murder of his former common-law partner and her brother two decades ago.

Naghemeh and Brett King

Ashya King to Receive Proton Therapy in Prague for Brain Tumor

Five-year old Ashya King will be flown on a private plane to the Czech Republic to recieve the proton therapy treatment that his parents were seeking for him. The boy is currently at the Materno Infantil hospital in Malaga with his parents as they await the final go-ahead from doctors to clear him for travel.

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