Society

California Storm The Fiercest In 5 Years To Pound Drought-Stricken State

Vittorio Hernandez   | Dec 11, 2014 11:23 PM EST

Thousands of California residents were in darkness on Wednesday as winds up to 63 miles per hour blew over the Seattle area and toppled power lines as the "Pineapple Express" hit the state. read more

Blade Runner Throws A Wobbly After Learning His Acquittal Will Be Appealed

Vittorio Hernandez   | Dec 11, 2014 05:25 AM EST

Detained South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius showed the mean temper that the mother of his former girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp wrote in her memoirs after the athlete learned that his murder acquittal could be appealed. read more

Harvard Prof Apologizes For Rant Over $4 Excess Chinese Food Bill

Vittorio Hernandez   | Dec 11, 2014 04:06 AM EST

Ben Edelman, a professor of Negotiations, Organizations & Markets at Harvard Business School, found himself on Wednesday at the receiving end of netizen lash in response to his rant against a Chinese restaurant in Boston that overcharged him US$4 for four take-out orders he made. read more

Jessica Chambers Update: Man Brought In For Questioning By Police

Kat De Guzman   | Dec 11, 2014 02:05 AM EST

The horrific killing of Jessica Chambers has led to police officers questioning a man linked to the slaying of the Mississippi teenager who was burned to death over the weekend. read more

Pakistani Family Massacred By Mother's Relatives Seeking Vengeance After 28 Years

Kat De Guzman   | Dec 11, 2014 01:31 AM EST

A family in Pakistan has been massacred after the relatives of a 60-year-old woman axed the family to death including the husband and three of the children in an effort to seek vengeance when the couple got married 28 years ago. read more

Hallmark Pulls Out Swastika Design Wrappers For Hanukkah

Lui Francisco   | Dec 12, 2014 08:58 PM EST

The company Hallmark Cards Inc. recently pulled out their latest design for gift wrappers for the Hanukkah season. Apparently, the design has a swastika embedded in which a customer saw after purchasing from Walgreens in Northridge, California. read more

Christmas Surprise In Michigan: Cop Hands Out Presents Instead Of Violation Tickets

Vittorio Hernandez   | Dec 11, 2014 12:30 AM EST

Michigan Police Officer Scot VanSolkema and viral video maker Rob Bliss are hitting three birds with one stone ... err, make that one traffic violation ticket. read more

Fish Diet For 67-Year-Old Man Stranded 12 Days At Sea

Vittorio Hernandez   | Dec 10, 2014 11:50 PM EST

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued on Tuesday a 67-year-old man who has been drifting on his sailboat for 12 days. Ron Ingraham, a fisherman, survived the ordeal by eating fish that he caught. read more

Israeli Student Gets Stabbed While Studying Inside Synagogue

Riley Grant   | Dec 10, 2014 07:15 AM EST

An Israeli student studying at Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters was stabbed on Tuesday morning by a man who entered the facility with a knife while he uttering, "Kill the Jews!" read more

Jessica Chambers Identified Attacker Before Dying

Jose Mario Fuderanan   | Dec 10, 2014 05:15 AM EST

Jessica Chambers, the 19-year-old Mississippi teen found burning beside a car, was able to identify attacker before she died read more

All Animals Go To Heaven, Says Pope Francis

Christian George Acevedo   | Dec 10, 2014 05:18 AM EST

Pope Francis said that the promise of an afterlife also awaits not only the faithful believers, but also animals! read more

Last Day: Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Visit 9/11 Memorial

Kat De Guzman   | Dec 10, 2014 12:51 AM EST

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton, visited the 9/11 Memorial on Tuesday, their last day in New York City, and also participated in charitable and youth-related events during their stay. read more

Wife Of South African Hostage Killed In Yemen Rescue Operation Says She Forgives Her Husband's Killers

Kat De Guzman   | Dec 10, 2014 12:28 AM EST

The wife of the South African hostage, identified as Pierre Korkie, says that she forgives those who were responsible for the death of her husband during an attempted rescue operation in Yemen last Saturday in an effort to rescue the American hostage Luke Somers. read more

Australia Eyes More Chinese Tourists

Marcel Woo   | Dec 09, 2014 06:19 PM EST

Australia is implementing new measures aimed at further enticing Chinese tourists to come to the country as the government seeks to more than double the number of visitors from China to 1.49 million. read more

Hong Kong Police Warn Occupy Central Protesters to Leave Sites by Thursday Morning

Andy Vitalicio   | Dec 09, 2014 04:22 PM EST

Protesters belonging to the Hong Kong Occupy Central movement have been warned they have only until Thursday morning to pack their belongings and vacate roads and public areas they have been occupying for more than ten weeks. read more

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