Society

British Boy Invoiced For Party Fee After Missing Friend's Birthday

Kat De Guzman   | Jan 20, 2015 01:23 AM EST

A five-year-old boy from Britain was invoiced for a "no show" party fee and his family was threatened with court action after he failed to attend a friend's birthday party. read more

President Xi Look-Alike Shoots to Fame

Kat De Guzman   | Jan 20, 2015 12:43 AM EST

Li Junhua, a man who was identified as the chairman of the board of the Dao Yuan holiday resort in southeast China's Jiangxi Province, has gotten attention from the media because of his close resemblance to the President Xi Jinping. read more

WHO: 3 million Chinese Die Prematurely Every Year from Chronic Diseases

Michael A. Katz   | Jan 19, 2015 11:51 AM EST

Every year in China more than 3 million people die prematurely from chronic non-communicable diseases, according to a new report from The World Health Organization, which says that “urgent government action” is needed. read more

War between Government, Independence Army Traps Hundreds of Chinese in Myanmar

Vittorio Hernandez   | Jan 19, 2015 09:19 AM EST

Buddhist monasteries and Christian churches became the temporary refuge for more than 2,000 residents of the state of Kachin after a fierce battle erupted between government soldiers and members of the Kachin Independent Army (KIA) over the weekend. read more

Kentucky Teens Wanted for Series of Crimes Arrested Inside Stolen Vehicle

Vittorio Hernandez   | Jan 19, 2015 01:53 AM EST

The modern Bonnie-and-Clyde team has been arrested in Florida while sleeping inside a stolen vehicle. read more

Police Arrest 2 California Teachers for Having Sex with Students at Beach Party

Vittorio Hernandez   | Jan 18, 2015 11:30 PM EST

Instead of being role models to their students, two female California teachers preferred being sex tutors and this has led to their arrest. read more

New Arizona Law Requires High School Student to Pass Citizen Test for Diploma

Dino Lirios   | Jan 19, 2015 10:43 AM EST

A new law has been passed that requires Arizona high school students to pass the equivalent of the U.S. citizenship test to achieve their high school diploma. It is set to begin in the 2016-2017 school year. read more

Erica Morales Gives Own Life for Long-held Motherhood Dream

Vittorio Hernandez   | Jan 18, 2015 08:04 AM EST

The quadruplets born to first-time mother, 36-year-old Erica Morales, are doing well at the Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. read more

Hunt on For Bike-Riding Shooter Who Shot California Millionaire

Vittorio Hernandez   | Jan 18, 2015 07:57 AM EST

Police are searching for a black man in dark clothes and blue cap riding a 10-speed or racing bike. That man is the suspect in the shooting on Friday night of real estate executive Kameron Segal who was seated inside his Rolls Royce in Hollywood when the incident happened. read more

Former Chinese Leader Zhao Ziyang Remembered on 10th Death Anniversary

Desiree Sison   | Jan 18, 2015 08:28 AM EST

More than a hundred people gathered to commemorate the 10th death anniversary of China's former Communist Party leader Zhao Ziyang on Saturday despite strict police surveillance that accompanied the remembrance. read more

Serious Crash on I-84 Results in Vehicular Pileup, Injuries

Vittorio Hernandez   | Jan 18, 2015 03:31 AM EST

Interstate 84 in Oregon is now partially open, but only to single-lane traffic after a long stretch of the I-84 was closed almost the whole of Saturday due to a pileup. read more

Holy Drug! Bible Used to Smuggle Heroin into Prison

Vittorio Hernandez   | Jan 18, 2015 03:19 AM EST

A Hamilton woman took advantage of the exemption given to religious materials to mail a Holy Bible to a male inmate at the Hamilton County Justice Center in Ohio in December to smuggle heroin. read more

New Jersey Mom Set Her Baby on Fire

Vittorio Hernandez   | Jan 18, 2015 01:16 AM EST

The New Jersey Police received a call on Friday night that there is a fire in the middle of a road in a residential area in Pemberton Township, located 30 miles east of Philadelphia. Upon responding to the call, the officers discovered it was an infant that was aflame, which the cops immediately put out. read more

China Nabs 60,000 Drug Suspects in 100-Day Crackdown

Raymond Legaspi   | Jan 17, 2015 02:04 PM EST

China's anti-narcotics authorities have cast a wider net with a haul of about 60,000 arrests for drug-related offenses and confiscated nearly a dozen tons of illegal substances in a sweeping, iron-fisted campaign that took more than 3 months. read more

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