Society

Questionable Behavior Of Security Office & 2 Drunk Secret Service Agents Who Almost Ran Over ‘Suspicious Package’ Near White House

Vittorio Hernandez   | Mar 13, 2015 08:54 AM EDT

It was not only the two drunk Secret Service agents who were acting strangely on March 4. Even the security officer in charge of the area near the White House appears to have questionable behavior too. read more

University Of Oklahoma Expels Two Frat Men Over Racist Chant Video

Arlene Lim   | Mar 13, 2015 08:51 AM EDT

The President of the University of Oklahoma has expelled two students who were caught on video singing a racist chant in a fraternity event. Ousted from the school on Tuesday were Parker Rice and Levi Pettit, members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) fraternity. read more

U.S. Air Force Ends Rescue Efforts in Helicopter Crash

Raymond Legaspi   | Mar 13, 2015 08:35 AM EDT

Eleven people on board an Army Black Hawk that went down in seas around Florida on March 10 are considered dead and focus is now on recovery instead of rescue efforts, the U.S. Air Force has announced. read more

Ferguson Police Search For Suspect In Shooting Of Two Cops

Raymond Legaspi   | Mar 13, 2015 12:05 AM EDT

Missouri police have launched a manhunt for the gunman who shot two policemen on Thursday in what authorities called an "ambush" at a protest outside the Ferguson police station. read more

Fire AT Russian Shopping Center Leaves Five Dead, Dozens Missing

Geann Pineda   | Mar 12, 2015 11:17 PM EDT

At least five people are confirmed dead, and up to 25 people are missing, after a fire engulfed a shopping center in Kazan, Russia on Wednesday. read more

Divers Recover Missing Black Hawk Chopper In Florida

Vittorio Hernandez   | Mar 12, 2015 11:09 PM EDT

Divers have recovered on Thursday the Black Hawk helicopter with 11 Marines and four National Guards. The chopper crashed on Tuesday off the Florida Pandhandle, according to Louisiana National Guard officials. read more

South Africa Reporter Seen Being Mugged Live On TV

Vittorio Hernandez   | Mar 12, 2015 11:04 PM EDT

Two muggers confirmed on Wednesday that South Africa is one of the most violent nations in the world as they held up a local TV reporter while the broadcast journalist was live on air. read more

Utah Turns To Firing Squad As States Run Out Of Lethal Injection Drugs

Vittorio Hernandez   | Mar 12, 2015 10:36 PM EDT

The proposal to bring back the firing squad in Utah as a way of executing death-row convicts is an expression of the frustration of states over the shortage of lethal injection drugs. read more

Embattled Ferguson Police Chief Resigns; Two Cops Shot In Riots

Geann Pineda   | Mar 12, 2015 06:38 PM EDT

The embattled Ferguson, Missouri police chief has resigned amid widespread criticism against the city's police force following the shooting of a black teen last year. read more

Secret Service Agents Probed For Alleged Drunk Driving, White House Barricade Crash

Geann Pineda   | Mar 12, 2015 06:43 PM EDT

Two Secret Service agents, including a top member of President Barack Obama's protective detail, are being investigated for drunk driving after their car crashed into a White house barricade. read more

Oklahoma University At The Center Of First Amendment Rights Violation Issue

Vittorio Hernandez   | Mar 12, 2015 10:33 PM EDT

The academic and legal communities have yet to hear the last word about the expulsion of the two students from Oklahoma University (OU) over their leading a racist song caught on video. read more

Police Hunt Down Armed Thieves In US$12M French Jewel Heist

Geann Pineda   | Mar 12, 2015 09:50 PM EDT

French police are on the hunt for over a dozen heavily armed men who stole millions of dollars worth of jewels in a highway robbery south of Paris. read more

Boko Haram Child Captives Fell Deep Into Jihadism, Forgot Own Names

Geann Pineda   | Mar 12, 2015 01:52 AM EDT

Dozens of children rescued from the Nigerian rebel group Boko Haram got too entrenched in jihadist ideology, that they could not even remember their own names. read more

Ireland Drug Law Accidentally Legalizes Some Hallucinogenic Substances

Arlene Lim   | Mar 12, 2015 01:37 AM EDT

Ireland has accidentally declared some hallucinogenic drugs as legal after the Court of Appeals declared unconstitutional a drug law that governs the possession of these controlled substances. read more

Obama Wants To Make Student Loans Easier To Understand

Arlene Lim   | Mar 12, 2015 12:42 AM EDT

United States President Barack Obama has directed the Department of Education to create a system that will enable students to easily understand and manage ways to pay back their loans. read more

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