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Rubi Valdez | Oct 26, 2014 12:37 AM EDT
Cat lovers can now dine and bond with their pets in the first permanent cat café that opened in Oakland on Saturday. Owners of Cat Town Café are not just after the pleasure the activity provides, but also seek ways to care for homeless felines. read more
Cory Doyle | Oct 25, 2014 04:05 PM EDT
Authorities have released new information on the Marysville-Pilchuck High School shooting describing the actions of the gunman, the weapon he used, and an unknown woman who tried to stop the shooting. read more
Dan Weisman | Oct 25, 2014 07:20 PM EDT
Sidney Shapiro, an American born translator who gained fame and glory in China, died at Beijing last weekend at age 98, according to his granddaughter Stella Guo. read more
Dan Weisman | Oct 25, 2014 06:06 PM EDT
President Xi Jinping's call for "no more weird buildings" last week created quite an unexpected firestorm in the world's architectural community. read more
Danielle Austria | Oct 25, 2014 08:18 AM EDT
The body of 19-year-old Dustin Self from Oklahoma, who went missing last year in his pursuit to survive the wild, may have already been found. read more
Danielle Austria & Desiree Sison | Oct 25, 2014 05:30 AM EDT
Zhao Houlin was elected secretary-general of the United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on Thursday, the first Chinese to hold the position in its 150-year history. read more
Danielle Austria | Oct 25, 2014 05:39 AM EDT
The Chinese government has sought immediate termination of ties between the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) and the Confucius Institute, noting the former’s failure to ‘fulfil [its] agreement’ on the matter. The move comes ahead of an impending decision to be made by the Canadian group next week. read more
Rubi Valdez | Oct 25, 2014 06:03 AM EDT
A six-hour chase by Sacramento police led to the arrest of Marcelo Marquez, suspect in a shooting spree that killed two and injured two others on Friday. read more
Vittorio Hernandez | Oct 25, 2014 02:57 AM EDT
A coal mine in Tiechanggou with 33 miners inside collapsed on Friday night, killing 16 workers and injuring 11 others. Six were unhurt in the incident that occurred outside the regional capital of Urumqi, Xianjing province. read more
Kristina Fernandez | Oct 25, 2014 06:34 AM EDT
Joan Quigley, the astrologer whose most famous patrons were former President Ronald Reagan and his first lady, Nancy Reagan, died Tuesday at the age of 87 in her home in San Francisco, California. read more
Rubi Valdez | Oct 25, 2014 05:00 AM EDT
American workers can now increase their 401(k) contributions by US$500 following a recent change of rule in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that was announced on Thursday. read more
Erika Villanueva | Oct 24, 2014 11:46 PM EDT
The Obama administration is currently reviewing “safety culture” of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) amidst reports of defective airbags in some major vehicle brands that resulted to several fatal accidents. read more
Vittorio Hernandez | Oct 24, 2014 11:05 PM EDT
In light of another school shooting incident at the Marysville-Pilchuck High School in Washington, a new policy by a high school in Nebraska allowing students to pose with guns for their yearbook is being criticized. The policy triggered calls across the U.S., but the school administration defended the measure. read more
Michael A. Katz | Oct 24, 2014 04:46 PM EDT
Chinese authorities have apprehended four young girls in southwest China for smuggling heroin hidden inside their bodies. They had swallowed 320 pills containing more than 3 pounds of heroin. read more
Dan Weisman | Oct 24, 2014 09:38 PM EDT
A student at Marysville-Pilchuck High School north of Seattle killed himself and critically wounded at least three other people Friday. Said to have a "blank stare," the student shot up the school cafeteria before turning the gun on himself. read more
Due to the coronavirus, people around the world have canceled their travel plans. Governments and health officials have warned the public to avoid boarding cruise ships and long flights. read more
