Society

Wasco Clowns: Pranksters or Something Else?

Erika Villanueva   | Oct 15, 2014 03:20 AM EDT

Seemingly timed near the Halloween season, local police are calling on pranksters or whoever are behind the horrifying sightings of clowns in a California city to lose the costumes that portray some people's worst nightmare. read more

Chinese Professors Get Lecture on Academic Code of Conduct

Erika Villanueva   | Oct 15, 2014 02:39 AM EDT

Several people have been punished or taken into custody in China's academic community after the National Audit Office discovered the involvement of seven professors in five universities in corruption incidents in April 2012. read more

Beijing Approves Universal Studios Movie Theme-Park, Set to Open 2019

Erika Villanueva   | Oct 15, 2014 01:58 AM EDT

Universal Studios receives the approval of China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) for their proposed $3.26 billion worth movie theme park to be established in Beijing. read more

Supreme Court Blocks Key Parts of Texas Abortion Law, Allows Abortion Clinics to Stay Open

Staff Reporter   | Oct 15, 2014 12:25 AM EDT

An unsigned order from the U.S. Supreme Court impedes key provisions in a Texas state law that could have imposed hospital-level requirements for abortion providers and would force most of them to shut down. read more

10-Year-Old Boy Kills 90-Year-Old Woman

Mitch de Leon   | Oct 14, 2014 10:35 PM EDT

A 10-year-old boy from Pennsylvania is currently detained at Wayne County Correctional Facility and charged as an adult on Tuesday for the death of a 90-year-old woman. read more

Hong Kong Demonstrators Block Tunnel on Major Arterial Road Overnight

Andy Vitalicio   | Oct 14, 2014 07:01 PM EDT

Hundreds of demonstrators last night temporarily occupied the vital tunnel on Lung Wo Road that connects Hong Kong Island with the rest of the city, and began erecting barricades in it hours after they were driven away from the Queensway arterial road. read more

China Police:Tight Security In Place At APEC Forum In November

Desiree Sison   | Oct 14, 2014 11:40 AM EDT

Security has been beefed up by China police and other officials in Huairou district where the APEC forum is going to be held in November read more

China Steps Up Anti-Corruption Drive, Punishes 7,000 Gamblers In Government

Desiree Sison   | Oct 14, 2014 02:22 AM EDT

China has stepped up its anti-corruption drive as it punished more than 7,000 gamblers in government since last year. read more

4 Faults Ready to Rupture To Bring Destructive Quake in California

Erika Villanueva   | Oct 14, 2014 09:13 PM EDT

San Francisco Bay faces a high possibility of earthquake as researchers revealed on Monday that four faults are ready to unleash its stored energy, which may result in a destructive shaker. read more

Oscar Pistorius Should Be Sentenced to House Arrest, Social Worker Suggests

Erika Villanueva   | Oct 14, 2014 06:00 AM EDT

A prosecutor on Oscar Pistorius' case expressed his shock regarding a corrections social worker's recommendation that a convicted killer be sentenced to only three years in house arrest, therefore sparing him jail time. read more

Chinese Court Sends 12 Terrorists to the Death Row

Erika Villanueva   | Oct 14, 2014 02:24 AM EDT

Chinese court sends 12 people to their deaths Monday for their involvement in terror attacks that left several people dead in southern China’s restive Xinjiang province. read more

Infected Dallas Nurse Receives Ebola-fighting Plasma from Ebola Survivor

Erika Villanueva   | Oct 14, 2014 12:00 AM EDT

A nurse from Dallas who has been deemed the second confirmed Ebola case on American soil received a plasma transfusion from Ebola survivor Dr. Kent Brantly on Monday afternoon. read more

Three Executions In Oklahoma May Be Delayed Until 2015

Kat De Guzman   | Oct 14, 2014 06:00 AM EDT

Delays on three executions have been requested in Oklahoma as more time is needed to obtain the necessary drugs for the punishment, confirmed Attorney General Scott Pruitt in a notice on Friday. read more

Juvenile Inmates Get Second Chance at Fashion Show

Mitch de Leon   | Oct 14, 2014 12:47 AM EDT

Getting locked up behind bars was no match for the desire of the city's young offenders to start anew. In a visit by fashion industry bigwigs invited to take part in the fashion show organized by 15 inmates from the Shanghai Juvenile Reformatory, hope had once again shone through despite the bleak circumstances surrounding the situation. read more

Apple Daily Protesters Ordered to Vacate Premises by High Court

Mitch de Leon   | Oct 14, 2014 12:37 AM EDT

The High Court of Hong Kong has issued an order directing the demonstrators, who have decided to camp out in the premises surrounding the Apple Daily's publisher, Next Media, to put a halt to their occupation of the area. read more

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