Society

Chinese Online Users Surpass Entire U.S. Population

Geann Pineda   | Feb 04, 2015 06:15 AM EST

Six hundred forty nine million. That’s how much online users China has, outnumbering the entire U.S. population. read more

Solar Magnate Dislodges Jack Ma As China's Richest Person

Desiree Sison   | Feb 04, 2015 04:28 AM EST

Jack Ma is no longer the richest person in China. Who dethroned Alibaba's founder? read more

US Issues 351,650 Visas to Chinese Citizens in Dec-Jan Period

Marcel Woo   | Feb 04, 2015 02:31 AM EST

For the two months covering December 2014 and January 2015, the United States government issued a total of 351,650 business and tourist visas to Chinese citizens as part of the expanded long-term visa agreement between China and the US. read more

Houston Pastor, Wife and Boy ‘Beaten’ to Death

Raymond Legaspi   | Feb 04, 2015 04:12 AM EST

Houston police are looking for the killer of a whole family -- an Episcopal pastor, his wife and their young child -- who were found apparently beaten to death in their apartment on Monday. read more

New York Train Crash Leaves 6 Dead, Many Injured

Kat De Guzman   | Feb 05, 2015 12:31 AM EST

A collision between a truck and two cars has left six people dead and numerous passengers injured on Tuesday in Valhalla New York. read more

U.S. ‘Tricked’ Into Aiding China Through 100-Year Con: Author

Raymond Legaspi   | Feb 03, 2015 08:49 PM EST

China has been carrying out a clandestine century-long ploy to fly under the radar while receiving aid in the form of funds, know-how and technology from the United States, claimed a China expert in a recently released book. read more

‘Selfies’ Likely Led to Fatal Jet Crash Near Denver: Investigators

Raymond Legaspi   | Feb 03, 2015 08:08 PM EST

The pilot of a two-seater Cessna-150 that crashed near Denver in May last year found out too late that taking self-photographs, popularly known as "selfies," could be a deadly distraction, federal crash investigators said in a recent report. read more

Men Hack Llama to Pieces in North Carolina for ‘Fun’

Raymond Legaspi   | Feb 03, 2015 09:10 AM EST

Three men chopped to pieces for their amusement a llama that was keeping an eye on a herd of alpacas at a Monroe farm in North Carolina, authorities said on Tuesday. read more

Apple Beats Hermés, Louis Vuitton as Gifts of Choice in China

Vittorio Hernandez   | Feb 03, 2015 08:44 AM EST

Apple has Beijing's crackdown on luxury goods as part of the Chinese government's anti-corruption campaign to thank for its good sales in the fourth quarter of 2014. read more

China Executes Two Cult Members For Killing Woman Inside McDonald's

Desiree Sison   | Feb 03, 2015 08:32 AM EST

China has executed two members of a religious sect after they were found guilty by a China court of murdering a woman inside a McDonald's restaurant read more

San Diego Court Convicts Revenge Porn Website Operator on 27 Counts

Vittorio Hernandez   | Feb 03, 2015 08:10 AM EST

A San Diego court convicted on Monday Kevin Bollaert on 27 counts of theft and extortion in connection with two revenge porn sites he runs. read more

Religious 'Addicts' Barred From Joining Communist Party

Desiree Sison   | Feb 03, 2015 08:38 AM EST

China's communist party has barred members of the faith from joining the communist party, a move that observers said was an attempt by the ruling party to tighten its ideological hold on the members and the Chinese people. read more

17-State Super Bowl Sex Sting Arrests 570 People

Vittorio Hernandez   | Feb 03, 2015 12:20 AM EST

The Sheriff's Office of Cook County in Illinois said on Monday that a sex trafficking sting operations across 17 states it spearheaded as part of observing the National Day of Johns resulted in the arrest of 570 men and women who tried to hire the services of sex trade workers, and the rescue of 68 victims of human trafficking. read more

U.S. Aviation Agency Probes Near Collision of JetBlue and ‘Joyriding’ Plane

Raymond Legaspi   | Feb 03, 2015 12:06 AM EST

U.S. aviation regulators are officially investigating the narrow mid-air miss between a JetBlue Airbus 320 bound for New York state and a small aircraft which is reported to be "joyriding" in civil airspace. read more

Man Arrested for Rape, Assault of Teen Girlfriend

Geann Pineda   | Feb 02, 2015 09:04 PM EST

A man has been arrested for allegedly raping, beating and holding his teen girlfriend in a car for five days. read more

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