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14-Year-Old LA Middle School Student Stabbed to Death

Los Angeles Police are searching for a male Hispanic youth who stabbed to death a 14-year-old high school student in East Los Angeles on Friday afternoon. He knifed the victim on the chest, said LA County Sheriff Deputy Ryan Rouzan.

Ukraine War

War Erupts Anew in Ukraine as Both Sides Ignore September Ceasefire

More Russian soldiers and armaments continue to enter eastern Ukraine, even as battles have erupted again in about half a dozen spots in the region.

The Doomsday Clock

Doomsday Clock Moves Two Minutes Closer to 'Midnight'

The second hand of the Doomsday Clock moved two minutes closer on Thursday to just three minutes before "midnight" - or when global catastrophe happens. It is the first movement of the theoretical clock in three years, and the 18th time it has been adjusted since it was created in 1947.

The interior of a communal cellblock is seen at Camp VI, a prison used to house detainees at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay in this file photo taken March 5, 2013.

U.S. Navy Reassigns Guantanamo Bay Official Over Illicit Affair

The U.S. Navy announced on Thursday the relief of the commander of the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, Captain John Nettleton, over an alleged illicit love affair. The navy cited loss of confidence on Nettleton who has supervised the station since June 29, 2012.

Chinese Officials Say Bacon Smoking Causes Air Pollution

The smell of bacon cooking is considered by many people as one of the things that starts a day right. However, Chinese officials are blaming the process of making the bacon for the high level of pollution in several Chinese cities.

Ransom for Japanese Hostages

2 Hostages in Danger of Decapitation Due to Failure of Japan Government to Contact ISIS

The hours of Japanese hostages Kenji Goto and Haruna Yakagawa are fast ticking, and the two are in danger of becoming the next decapitation victims of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), if the jihadists would fulfill their threat to behead the two.

NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver

Did Sheldon Silver Earn His ‘Gold’ from Corruption?

Federal authorities arrested on Thursday New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on charges of corruption. He is accused of using his position in New York to get millions of dollars in kickbacks and bribes.

King Salman

King Abdullah Ends 9-Year Reign, Salman is New King of Saudi Arabia

After three weeks of confinement in the hospital, Saudi Arabia King Abdullah died on early Friday morning, ending nine years of reign that began in 2006. With his death, the new king is his brother Salman, while the crown prince and heir of the new king is half-brother Muqrin.

Prince Andrew

Prince Andrew Publicly Denies ‘Sex Slave’ Allegations For The First Time

Prince Andrew traditionally hosts a reception for British business leaders, media, academicians and politicians at the yearly World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Brigham Shooting

Brigham Gunman’s Anger Goes Beyond Mother’s Death

Even among the family members of accountant Stephen Pasceri, the belief is that he killed Dr. Michael Davidson, the physician of his mother who died on November 15, 2014, as his vengeance.

Darren Wilson

DOJ to Likely Recommend No Charges for Ferguson Cop

A Justice Department recommendation to file no civil charges against Police Officer Darren Wilson in the death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown is expected to trigger another round of violent protests.

New York Man Demolishes House But Didn’t Tell Wife

A New York man pointed to his wife's house's bad foundation as the reason why he demolished it on Monday. But he didn't inform her nor sought her permission to do so.

Bell 429 Helicopter

Beijing Hotel to Offer Chopper Taxi Services to Guests to Beat Capital City’s Gridlock

With a helipad on the rooftop of the China World Trade Center built, China World Summit Wing hotel is ready to offer a helicopter taxi service to beat Beijing's massive traffic jam.

Hitler Post, Racist Remarks on Refugees Lead PEGIDA Head to Quit Anti-Islam Movement in Germany

Posting a photo of himself on social media looking like Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler was a bad joke that bombed on Lutz Bachmann, co-founder of the Patriotic Europeans against the Islamization of the West (PEGIDA).

Spratlys Islands

China Continues Expansion Activities in Disputed South China Sea Islands

Notwithstanding protest from its Asian neighbors, China continues to flex its military muscle by massive construction on disputed islands in the South China Sea.

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