Society

Overeager Chinese Passenger Mistakenly Deploys Plane Emergency Slide

Christl Leong   | Dec 17, 2014 06:46 AM EST

A Chinese passenger eager to alight from his China Eastern flight upon arrival earlier this month caused a two-hour delay after attempting to use the emergency door for a quicker exit. read more

Montgomery Shooting Leaves Six Dead, Suspect Found Dead With Self-Inflicted Wounds

Kat De Guzman   | Dec 16, 2014 10:33 PM EST

Iraq war veteran Bradley William Stone, the suspect in the killing of six people in Montgomery, was found dead with self-inflicted knife wounds in the woods near his home in Pennsburg, Philadelphia after two days of the alleged murder. read more

Beijing Temples Run Illegal Clubs for Elite Chinese

Michael A. Katz   | Dec 16, 2014 01:37 PM EST

Two Beijing temples listed as cultural heritage sites are reportedly running illegal private clubs that provide elite members with opulent dining and accommodation services. They're even listed on Trip Advisor. read more

Pet Tattoos, Piercings Now Illegal In New York

Staff Reporter   | Dec 16, 2014 07:57 PM EST

New York has passed a law sparing animals from body art such as tattoos and piercings.The state's governor, Andrew Cuomo, signed the law on Monday and it will take after about four months. read more

Hong Kong Traffic Resumes After Police Dismantle Last Blockades Of Occupy Movement

Desiree Sison   | Dec 16, 2014 03:22 AM EST

The downtown traffic in Hong Kong has been restored following the police dismantling of the last blockades set up by the Occupy Movement during their two month pro-democracy protests read more

Families Of Sandy Hook Massacre Victms File Suit Against Gunmaker

Kat De Guzman   | Dec 16, 2014 01:25 AM EST

The families of those who were killed during the Sandy Hook school massacre in 2012 filed a lawsuit in the United States on Monday against the manufacturers of the assault rifle that was used during the slaughter. read more

Sydney Chocolate Cafe Gunman Accused In Ex-Wife's Death, Other Crimes

Jose Mario Fuderanan   | Dec 15, 2014 11:52 PM EST

The gunman killed along with two of his hostages at the end of a 16-hour standoff in a Sydney chocolate cafe had been charged as an accessory in his ex-wife's murder in 2013 and was out on bail. read more

Chinese “Mistress Villages” Spring Up in Southern California

Qi Qin   | Dec 15, 2014 04:32 PM EST

When rich and powerful Chinese men move to Southern California, they not only bring their families, but they bring their mistresses along as well. read more

Time & Economist Are The Least Stolen Magazines In New Zealand Doctor’s Clinic

Vittorio Hernandez   | Dec 15, 2014 06:43 AM EST

Patients waiting in a doctor's clinic are either gossipy or have "fast hands." That was the finding of a study made by researchers at the University of Auckland in New Zealand in a bid to find the reason why majority of magazines in the waiting room are old and outdated. read more

Hong Kong Police Close Down Last Protest Site

Desiree Sison   | Dec 15, 2014 05:43 AM EST

The Hong Kong police have closed down the last protest site of the demonstrators at Causeway Bay signalling the end of the more than two months of protests by pro-democracy students read more

Academics Debate About Black Effigies Found On Berkeley Campus

Vittorio Hernandez   | Dec 15, 2014 05:44 AM EST

With the spate of anti-police sentiment ongoing across several U.S. cities, it would be easy to link the discovery of three photographic images of black effigies with nooses on their necks that were hanging at the University of California, Berkeley campus to the deaths of black men in the hands of white police officers. read more

Lawyer Admits To Ponzi Scheme In Suicide Note; Suicide Try Fails

Jose Mario Fuderanan   | Dec 15, 2014 05:45 AM EST

A lawyer in hospital after a suicide attempt could serve up to 20 years after police found his suicide note admitting to a five-year long Ponzi scheme. read more

Number Of Chinese Tourists Travelling Abroad To Escape Air Pollution Rises

Desiree Sison   | Dec 15, 2014 02:44 AM EST

More Chinese are going overseas to escape the increasing level of air pollution in China read more

Jessica Chambers Case: Investigators Think There Was A Second Person In The Car Before The Incident

Kat De Guzman   | Dec 15, 2014 11:03 AM EST

The case of Jessica Chambers, the Mississippi teenager who was burned to death, has been studied by investigators and they strongly think there is a huge possibility that there was a second person in the car before the woman was found burning near her car. read more

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