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Mitch de Leon | Oct 02, 2014 10:50 PM EDT
Drag queens and the transgender community has received an apology from Facebook following the deletion of their accounts, which used names such as 'Lil Miss Hot Mess' instead of using their legal names. read more
Marcel Woo | Oct 01, 2014 08:23 PM EDT
The Chinese Embassy in South Africa has confirmed that at least three tourists from China died and several others were injured when the tourist bus they boarded collided with a van near Johannesburg Wednesday afternoon. read more
Dan Weisman | Oct 01, 2014 04:06 PM EDT
Five students at different schools were exposed to the Ebola virus patient being treated at a Dallas hospital, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and state health officials said in a news conference Wednesday addressing issues related to the first U.S. diagnosed Ebola patient. read more
Dan Weisman | Oct 01, 2014 03:58 PM EDT
Prohibiting single-use plastic bags, letting relatives of mentally ill gun owners temporarily take away their guns and making juvenile sex offenders go to treatment were among controversial legislation signed into law by California Gov. Jerry Brown Tuesday. read more
Erika Villanueva | Oct 01, 2014 08:40 AM EDT
Hong Kong police expressed their sorrow about the reported plummet of public confidence in them for allegedly using excessive force in dispersing protesters during the country’s biggest pro-democracy battle in history. read more
Kat De Guzman | Oct 01, 2014 05:09 AM EDT
A man named Mumia Abu-Jamal, who is serving life in prison for killing a Philadelphia cop in 1981, has reportedly been selected to give the commencement speech at his alma mater, Goddard College, in Plainfield, Vermont on Sunday. read more
Erika Villanueva | Oct 01, 2014 01:00 PM EDT
In a rare opportunity, state-run media spotted two of China’s leaders, President Xi Jinping and former President Jiang Zemin seated side-by-side in a concert commemorating the People’s Republic of China’s 65th anniversary on Monday. read more
Erika Villanueva | Oct 01, 2014 02:40 AM EDT
A newborn Pennsylvania baby boy is fighting for his life after being shot in the head in what authorities believed to be a freak accident on September 25. read more
Erika Villanueva | Oct 01, 2014 01:34 AM EDT
Two renowned freeskiers have been reported dead after being caught in an avalanche on a remote mountain peak in South America on Monday. read more
Erika Villanueva | Oct 01, 2014 01:29 AM EDT
Classes at a North Carolina high school have been suspended on Tuesday following a shooting incident involving two students, where one has been injured while the other was taken into custody for assault charges. read more
Kat De Guzman | Oct 01, 2014 04:49 AM EDT
The body of missing Arkansas real estate agent Beverly Carter has been found in a shallow grave a day after the alleged murderer, Arron Lewis, was arrested. read more
Marcel Woo | Sep 30, 2014 11:14 PM EDT
Nine crew members are still missing after a Chinese ship sunk in waters about 390 kilometers off Shimane Prefecture in Japan on Tuesday, the Chinese Consulate-General in Osaka confirmed today. read more
Marcel Woo | Sep 30, 2014 11:00 PM EDT
The China Earthquake Networks Center said a 5.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Yuexi County, in the province of Sichuan, at 9.23 am on Wednesday (China Time). 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
