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Marc Maligalig | Jul 24, 2014 12:23 AM EDT
Twitter exerts efforts to diversify its company that is currently largely composed of white males. read more
Marc Maligalig | Jul 24, 2014 01:02 AM EDT
Convicted murderer Joseph Wood gasped for air for nearly two hours after being administered lethal drugs at his execution on Wednesday. read more
Ana Verayo | Jul 24, 2014 01:14 AM EDT
CDC lab director Michael Farrell resigns after an anthrax scare last month, in which employees of the agency were unknowingly exposed to the virus, was made public. read more
Mitch de Leon | Jul 23, 2014 11:30 PM EDT
Six men have been indicted today for involvement in an international cybercrime ring that defrauded online ticket reseller StubHub of approximately US$1.6 million. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. announced the criminal charges included money laundering, identity theft, criminal possession of stolen property, and grand larceny. read more
Gunnar Blaschke | Jul 24, 2014 12:54 AM EDT
Father and son team, Haris and Babar Suleman, crashed their small plane into the Pacific Ocean Tuesday night. read more
Rhona Arcaya | Jul 23, 2014 11:56 PM EDT
Yoo Byung-un, South Korea's most wanted fugitive, hid from police by stashing himself behind a wooden cabin wall, according to prosecutors. read more
David | Jul 23, 2014 02:39 PM EDT
Parts of the northern city of Yumen were sealed off in medical quarantine after a resident died of bubonic plague, reports the Xinhua News Agency. read more
Staff Reporter | Jul 23, 2014 05:27 PM EDT
A 72foot giant yellow toad appeared in Beijing's Yuyuantan Park on Saturday. State media boasted that the toad, which is constructed of 550 pieces of coated fabric, is the "largest aerated toad in Asia" and splashed photos of it on the pages of numerous state-run newspapers. In Chinese culture, the "golden toad" is a symbol of wealth and prosperity. read more
Erika Villanueva | Jul 23, 2014 04:57 PM EDT
Low-rise trousers are now banned in Florida as an Ocala City councilwoman drives the ordinance into a vote for five years, convincing her colleagues to prohibit wearing saggy pants. read more
Nikki Alfonso | Jul 23, 2014 08:33 AM EDT
The American Red Cross warns of imminent shortage in blood supply as blood donations dropped by around eight percent in the past three months. The organization has called on the public for their help. read more
Katie Collom | Jul 23, 2014 05:30 AM EDT
The Dutch Foreign Minister gave an emotional speech before the UN in which he talked about the politics surrounding the victims of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. read more
Staff Reporter | Jul 23, 2014 05:39 AM EDT
Protesters gathered in the streets of New York on Tuesday to rally for justice over the death of Eric Garner, 43, who allegedly died from the police's unnecessary use of force. read more
Patricia Villaceran | Jul 23, 2014 10:01 AM EDT
President Barack Obama's health care initiative was halted on Tuesday following the opposing verdicts on two federal appeals of whether the administration can subsidize the policy using federal insurance exchanges. read more
Princess Carreon | Jul 23, 2014 05:05 AM EDT
A California fruit company is recalling batches of fresh peaches, necatarines, plums and pluots that it sold to wholesalers nationwide over possible contamination with Listeria. 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
