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Ferguson Police Now Wear Body Cameras Following ‘Unarmed’ Shooting Unrest

Erika Villanueva   | Sep 01, 2014 12:14 PM EDT

Authorities in Missouri decided to have law enforcers wear body cameras after chronic unrest broke in Ferguson over a cop’s shooting of an unarmed teen in August. read more

6 OSI Employees Arrested in China Amid Food Scandal

Ren Benavidez   | Sep 01, 2014 10:23 AM EDT

Six employees from OSI Group-owned Husi food group have been formally arrested by Chinese officials on charges related to selling expired meat to several fast food restaurants. read more

Boyfriend Admits To Suffocating Girlfriend After Failing To Kill Her In Intentional Car Crash

Mitch de Leon   | Sep 01, 2014 06:24 AM EDT

The man alleged to have suffocated his pregnant girlfriend after the victim survived a deliberate crash pleaded guilty to the crime of murder. The suspect has been sentenced with 28 to 56 years in prison by a judge on Friday. read more

U.S. Recruited And Trained Citizens As Secret Agents During Cold War

Desiree Sison   | Sep 01, 2014 05:01 AM EDT

The United States has recruited and trained Alaskan residents as secret agents during the Cold War read more

Guizho Boy Cuts Worker's Safety Line Because Noise Interrupted His Cartoons

Emery Dennel   | Sep 01, 2014 04:54 AM EDT

A 10-year old boy living on the eighth floor of a Guizhou building was so annoyed by the construction racket outside his window, he cut the lifeline of the worker's electric drill and the security lights outside the building. The boy apparently felt the noise was disrupting his cartoon-viewing. read more

Chinese Father Kills Himself and Three Children Over Incomplete Summer Homework

Erika Villanueva   | Sep 01, 2014 10:22 AM EDT

A Chinese father decides to jump off a school building after going on a killing rampage as classes began on Monday in Hubei province, leaving three students dead and six others wounded. read more

Chefs and Breeders Team Up with Researchers to Produce Better Tasting Veggies

Kat De Guzman   | Sep 01, 2014 06:12 AM EDT

Vegetables will soon taste better as the University of Wisconsin-Madison teams up with chefs and breeders in order to reach a breakthrough in making other vegetables more in demand by consumers. read more

Woman Swallows Ring Stolen By Accomplice

Mitch de Leon   | Sep 01, 2014 04:34 AM EDT

Authorities arrested a woman who allegedly swallowed a ring stolen from a Zales jewelry store on Friday night. Apart from the woman, police also took under custody a man who was said to have been the one to actually steal the ring from the store. read more

Paris Explosion Kills 7

Erika Villanueva   | Sep 01, 2014 06:39 AM EDT

Rescuers continue to scour the rubble after an explosion leveled an apartment building on Sunday just outside Paris, killing seven people including three children. read more

127-Year-Old Mexican Woman Claims to be Oldest Living Human

Erika Villanueva   | Sep 01, 2014 06:27 AM EDT

A Mexican woman, who turned 127 years old on Sunday, claims to be the unofficial oldest human alive, as well as the oldest person to have ever lived. read more

President Obama Claims American Terror Fears are Magnified by Social Media

Ren Benavidez   | Sep 01, 2014 03:53 AM EDT

During a barbecue party on Friday for Democratic donors in New York, United States President Barack Obama said the recent conflict that the world is facing can seem "frightening" to many Americans. read more

Ecuador Nuns Open Convent to Public for First Time in 150 Years

Kat De Guzman   | Sep 01, 2014 03:39 AM EDT

After 150 years of being secluded from the public, the Mothers of Augustine convent in Ecuador opened their doors for the first time to almost 1,500 civilians on Saturday. read more

Identity Theft In U.S. Health Care Industry Worst Among Others

Des Cambaliza   | Sep 02, 2014 04:47 AM EDT

The health care industry in the United States experienced an alarming number of identity theft in 2013, according to Identity Theft Resource Center. Accounting for 44 percent of total data breaches in the country, the industry is finding ways to update its information security. read more

Fear Spreads Further as Ebola Moves Closer to West African Cities

Erika Villanueva   | Sep 01, 2014 03:31 AM EDT

After killing over 1,200 people in remote areas in the region, the dreaded Ebola virus is gradually moving into the continent's crowded cities as this year's outbreak in West Africa is considered the deadliest in history. read more

Five Dead in Colorado Plane Crash

Erika Villanueva   | Sep 01, 2014 03:22 AM EDT

Five people were reported dead on Sunday after their single-engine plane crashed while attempting to land at a Colorado airport north of Denver. read more

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