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Staff Reporter | Oct 03, 2014 04:22 AM EDT
The 'Umbrella Revolution' has taken Hong Kong by storm over past weeks as thousands of protesters participate in pro-democracy rallies, but according to the Communist China People's Daily, Chinese officials have no plans of conceding to demands for a democracy in Hong Kong, citing that the protests are 'doomed to fail.' read more
Kat De Guzman | Oct 03, 2014 04:34 AM EDT
Legal groups have complained this week alleging that some employees of a family immigration detention facility located at Karnes City, Texas sexually harassed females in custody in the said establishment. read more
Kat De Guzman | Oct 03, 2014 07:00 AM EDT
On Thursday, fellow students, friends, teachers, and the parents of Tom Cutinella, the football player from Shoreham-Wading River High School who died after a fatal on-field collision during a game on Wednesday, gathered in the field as they gave him a send-off. read more
Desiree Sison desireesison68@gmail.com | Oct 03, 2014 03:00 AM EDT
Four members of a family U.S. Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan stayed with were locked up in their Texas apartment under armed surveillance Thursday as the web of people who might have been exposed to the virus has widened. read more
Erika Villanueva | Oct 03, 2014 04:57 AM EDT
Chinese dressmakers in Chengdu go the extra-mile and add more train to a wedding dress to ensure that it breaks the world record for the longest wedding gown ever made. read more
Erika Villanueva | Oct 03, 2014 03:05 AM EDT
No longer a stranger to controversy, the daughter of Hong Kong's embattled leader CY Leung has yet again hit the social media with another questionable post on Tuesday. read more
Dan Weisman | Oct 03, 2014 02:31 AM EDT
Iowa State University students are holding a memorial service Friday in honor of Tong Shao, the Chinese chemical engineering junior whose body was found in the trunk of her car last week. read more
Marcel Woo | Oct 02, 2014 10:22 PM EDT
A London-based defense publication has reported that Indonesian military officials are currently in talks with their Chinese counterparts for the purchase of the Chinese maritime radar system SLR-66. read more
Dan Weisman | Oct 02, 2014 10:05 PM EDT
Shelley Dufresne, Rachel Respess, Louisiana high school English teachers, were arrested Wednesday over charges of having a menage a' trois with a 16-year-old student. read more
Acsilyn Miyazaki | Oct 02, 2014 07:00 PM EDT
Shanghai railway officials said 480,000 passengers were recorded to take the three main stations marking the 1st day of the week-long National Day holiday. read more
Acsilyn Miyazaki | Oct 02, 2014 07:00 PM EDT
The last pilot from the volunteer group Flying Tigers during the World War II has died on Wednesday at age 91 after incurring a serious lung infection. read more
Acsilyn Miyazaki | Oct 02, 2014 07:00 PM EDT
One of the most treasured artifacts of Taipei's National Palace Museum would be shipped to Japan for an exhibit. read more
Acsilyn Miyazaki | Oct 02, 2014 07:00 PM EDT
Two Louisiana English teachers were arrested after allegedly engaging in sexual acts with their student at Destrehan High School. read more
Acsilyn Miyazaki | Oct 02, 2014 03:08 PM EDT
Bell Gardens mayor Daniel Crespo Sr. has been shot dead by his wife, sending shock and grief to the residents of the normally peaceful community. 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
