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EF2 Tornado Hits City near Boston

Andy Vitalicio   | Jul 28, 2014 08:19 PM EDT

Residents of Revere near Boston didn't know what hit them when the wind suddenly picked up, blowing roofs off houses and uprooting large trees and smashing them on front doors and into cars parked in driveways early Monday morning. read more

Lucky Koala Clings to Bottom of Car on Highway and Survives

Nikki Alfonso   | Jul 28, 2014 01:08 PM EDT

Timberwolf is one lucky koala. The 4-year old male koala mistakenly clung to the grille at the bottom of a vehicle near Maryborough, Queensland as the car drove away. Unbeknownst to the family onboard, they had a frightened marsupial at the bottom of their car. read more

Cancer Struck Rescuers From 9/11 Increases in Numbers, Demand Compenatioin

Gunnar Blaschke   | Jul 28, 2014 12:22 PM EDT

The number of crew working in the Ground Zero premises who are now sick with cancer have increased to more than 2,500 this year from 1,140 last year and are demanding compensation for their illnesses. read more

Square Dancing Granny Subdues Would-Be Robber With Her Powerful Grip

Erika Villanueva   | Jul 28, 2014 10:36 AM EDT

Trending in China now are reports about the 60-year-old square dancing lady who overpowered a would-be robber as he tried to steal from a jewelry shop wielding a kitchen knife. read more

Police Arrest Teenage Japanese Girl For Killing and Mutilating Her Classmate

Erika Villanueva   | Jul 28, 2014 11:03 AM EDT

Authorities had taken into custody a teenage Japanese girl on Sunday for allegedly murdering her classmate and mutilating her, Kyodo news agency reported. read more

Fastfood Workers Launch Campaign For Minimum Wage Increase

Desiree Sison   | Jul 28, 2014 07:44 AM EDT

Fastfood workers all over the US has launched a campaign to increase minimum wages. read more

Obama to Rename Fellowship Program After Nelson Mandela

Ren Benavidez   | Jul 28, 2014 07:19 AM EDT

U.S. President Barack Obama will be renaming a fellowship program after former South African president and freedom fighter Nelson Mandela. read more

Drunk Driver Runs Over Reluctant Passenger

Staff Reporter   | Jul 28, 2014 05:09 AM EDT

An inebriated driver was arrested for running over and eventually killing his friend at around 4 a.m. on Saturday in Setauket, Long Island. Investigators believe that the deceased decided to leave the vehicle out of fear for her safety. In an attempt to convince her to go back inside the car, the drunk driver hit the victim who was then walking home. read more

Phone Unlocking in U.S. Set to be Legal Until 2016

Erika Villanueva   | Jul 28, 2014 05:18 AM EDT

After passing congressional scrutiny, the United States’ phone unlocking bill proceeds to President Barack Obama’s desk as he promises he would sign it into law. read more

Sidmouth’s Real-life Rapunzel Donates Her Hair as Wig for Cancer Patients

Erika Villanueva   | Jul 28, 2014 03:32 AM EDT

Real-life Rapunzel Charlie Tillotson of Sidmouth has never even trimmed her hair until now as she decides to donate two feet of her blonde hair to a cancer wig charity. read more

Hawaii’s Most Thrilling and Illegal ‘Slip N Slide’

Erika Villanueva   | Jul 28, 2014 05:03 AM EDT

Barbed wire and warning signs did not stop the thrill-seekers of Oahu from enjoying slides at over 60 feet high on the steep tarp walls of the Waimanalo Reservoir which was made for irrigating 126 acres of agricultural land. read more

Lightning Strike Kills Man, Injures 13 in California

Ana Verayo   | Jul 28, 2014 03:52 AM EDT

A lightning strike killed a man and injures 13 others in Venice and Catalina beaches in Los Angeles. read more

Abducted New Hampshire Teen Returns Home After Nine Months, Raising More Questions on Her Case

Erika Villanueva   | Jul 28, 2014 01:32 AM EDT

A teenaged girl who went missing for nine months after mysteriously vanishing on October last year is suddenly reunited with her family, raising more questions about what exactly happened to her. read more

Plane Crash Kills Man, Injures Girl on Florida Beach

Ana Verayo   | Jul 28, 2014 04:50 AM EDT

A man was killed and a young girl was seriously injured when a small plane made an emergency landing along a Florida beach Sunday. read more

Cake, Balloons and Worry Greet The Philippines’ 100 Millionth Citizen

Nikki Alfonso   | Jul 28, 2014 07:21 AM EDT

Newborn baby girl Chonalyn has just pushed the Philippine population to a milestone 100 million mark. read more

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