Society

Snapchat Hacked, Thousands of Private Images, Videos Leaked

David Curry   | Oct 10, 2014 12:42 PM EDT

Snapchat users indulge in a few third party apps, in order to save images and videos. One of these has been hacked, putting thousands of private photos and videos at risk. read more

US Anxiety Over Ebola Increases

Acsilyn Miyazaki   | Oct 10, 2014 08:00 PM EDT

The anxiety of Americans over the Ebola virus has continued to grow after a law enforcement official who visited the apartment of Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan was brought to the hospital due to Ebola-like symptoms. read more

Ebola False Alarm Cases Help US Hospitals Prepare For Real Patients

Acsilyn Miyazaki   | Oct 10, 2014 08:00 PM EDT

False alarm cases of Ebola has helped prepare US hospitals in-case the number of real infected patients increase in the country. read more

Siberian Tiger Released In Russia Escapes To China

Acsilyn Miyazaki   | Oct 10, 2014 04:05 PM EDT

A Siberian tiger recently released in Russia's forest has found its way across the border to China. read more

Nevada Begins Issuing Marriage Licenses To Gay Couples

Desiree Sison   | Oct 10, 2014 08:50 AM EDT

Gay couples in Nevada have been having a field day getting marriage licenses and finally marrying their partners following a district judge ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in the state. read more

China Maps Out Strict Pollution Control Measures In Time For November APEC Forum

Desiree Sison   | Oct 10, 2014 04:00 AM EDT

Beijing has carefully mapped out its pollution control measures to be implemented in time for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting which it will host in November. read more

Beijing Police Nab 30,000 People in Online Crime Crackdown

Ren Benavidez   | Oct 10, 2014 04:00 AM EDT

More than 30,000 suspects have been detained by the Beijing police in a massive online crime crackdown effort that started in 2011, recent statistics showed. read more

Family of Four in Upstate New York Killed

Kat De Guzman   | Oct 10, 2014 01:06 AM EDT

A quadruple-homicide has been reported in one of the homes located at Guilderland, New York as police officials found four bodies on Wednesday afternoon. The victims were identified as members of the same family. read more

MMA Fighter 'Mayhem' Miller Surrenders After Hours-Long Standoff

Ren Benavidez   | Oct 10, 2014 08:00 AM EDT

Mixed martial arts fighter Jason "Mayhem" Miller surrendered to SWAT officers Thursday, after an hours-long standoff, authorities reported. read more

Facebook's Bucket List Baby Dies in Mother's Arms Hours After Birth

Ren Benavidez   | Oct 10, 2014 04:00 AM EDT

A Philadelphia baby diagnosed with a rare neural defect while in the womb, died in his mother's arms Thursday, less than four hours after he was born. read more

China Bans Stars Arrested for Drug and Prostitution Charges from State Media

Mitch de Leon   | Oct 09, 2014 09:53 PM EDT

In an effort "to keep the industry healthy", celebrities and other media personalities who have been involved and charged with illegal drug cases and those alleged of soliciting the services of prostitutes will be barred from appearing in the state television channels and other media platforms. read more

Oregon, Alaska, District of Columbia to Vote on Marijuana Legalization

Staff Reporter   | Oct 10, 2014 12:00 AM EDT

As more than half of the states in the United States allow for the medical use of marijuana, voters in the District of Columbia, Oregon, and Alaska will be voting in November for the legalization of the recreational drug. read more

Chinese President Xi Jinping Launches Book on Governance in Frankfurt

Desiree Sison   | Oct 09, 2014 04:10 AM EDT

Chinese President Xi Jinping detailed his leadership thinking and practice in a book titled "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" read more

Reliving Ferguson All Over Again: White Off-Duty Police Officer Shoots 18-year-old Black Teenager Dead in St. Louis

Andy Vitalicio   | Oct 09, 2014 03:41 AM EDT

It's Ferguson, Missouri, all over again. Only that this one happened in the bigger city, St. Louis, of which Ferguson is part. read more

N.C. Police Pepper-spray Teen Mistaken to be a Burglar

Erika Villanueva   | Oct 09, 2014 05:02 AM EDT

Local police pepper-sprayed a teenager entering his foster family’s home on Monday afternoon after being mistaken as a culprit following neighbors’ reports about a possible burglary in the area. read more

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