Nurse Who Contracted Ebola in the U.S. Sues Her Hospital Employer
The nurse who was the first person to contract Ebola in the United States filed suit on Monday against the Dallas hospital where she worked, saying it knowingly left workers…
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Nurse Who Contracted Ebola in the U.S. Sues Her Hospital Employer
The nurse who was the first person to contract Ebola in the United States filed suit on Monday against the Dallas hospital where she worked, saying it knowingly left workers…
New Mexico Students Walk Out Over New Tests Contested In US
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Students frustrated over a new standardized test walked out of schools around New Mexico in protest Monday as the new exam was being given. The backlash…
China’s ‘Inconvenient Truth:’ Anti-Pollution Documentary Goes Viral
BEIJING — Public revulsion over China’s putrid air has been mounting for years, and now the country might have its gotten its own version of “An Inconvenient Truth.” In a…
Netanyahu: Everything’s Fine!
WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made his most detailed comments yet here on Monday about his spat with the Obama administration, acknowledging tensions in the U.S.-Israel relationship but…
Scott Walker reverses immigration stance
“My view has changed, I’m flat-out saying it. Candidates can say that, sometimes they don’t,” Walker said. – It’s a particularly sticky issue among Republican primary voters. Former Florida Gov….
Dressing for the Digital Divide
MILAN — Something has shifted in Milan. For decades the Italian fashion world was shaped by the oppositional influence of two poles: sex and the cerebellum. Their tension informed the…
Chile’s President Meets With Teen Who Asked To Die
Chile’s president went to a hospital Saturday to meet with a 14-year-old girl who shocked the country by going on YouTube to plead for the leader to let doctors euthanize…
KKK Was Terrorizing America Decades Before Islamic State Appeared
When Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) returned home from a trip to the Middle East in October, he offered a reflection on the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, to the…
DAPA-Eligible Immigrants Face Threat Of Deportation, Advocates Say
Brenda Castro, an undocumented immigrant from Honduras, has two U.S.-born children, lives in New Orleans and has been in the country since 2008. Though she has a misdemeanor for attempted…
USA Today: Fox Should Distance Self From ‘Truth-Challenged’ O’Reilly
combined. But now O’Reilly stands exposed of the same kind of puffed-up truth-bending he so regularly derides on his show. O’Reilly said he was in “active war zones” in the…
Another FIFA about-face: 2021 Confederations Cup not in Qatar
The tournament, which pits the champions of the six regional confederations, along with the hosts and current world champions, has until now been held in the World Cup host country…
Rebels Accuse Saudis of Fueling Unrest to Divide Yemen
SANA, Yemen — The leader of the Houthi rebel group here, in an unusually combative speech Thursday that reflected frustration by the rebel movement at its deepening isolation, accused Saudi…
Tourist cleans Thailand streets out of love
Some want to see if the pad thai in the Chang Mai night market tastes better than it does at their favorite Thai restaurant back home. (It does.) According to…
Find Out What The No. 1 Song Was On The Day You Were Born
Have you ever wondered what the No. 1 song in the country was on your date of birth? Okay, probably not, but it’s still fun to find out! – h/t…
Girl Scout Cookie Demand Leads To Delays In Some Areas
An overwhelming and unexpectedly high demand for Girl Scout cookies sold this year, particularly the ever-popular Thin Mints, is leading to a delay in fulfilling orders for a handful of…
Read The FBI’s File On ‘Radical Extremist’ Anti-Gay Pastor Fred Phelps
The Federal Bureau of Investigation had an extensive file on the late pastor of a fringe Christian church that was notorious for its public anti-gay demonstrations across the country, including…
Police: Man accused of killing ex-SEAL said he had PTSD, was hurting
Eddie Ray Routh was crying, shirtless, shoeless and smelling of alcohol when police caught up with him walking the streets of his hometown of Lancaster, Texas. His family didn’t understand…
Florida Georgia Line Is Proud Of Taylor Swift For Testing Out A New Music Genre
Florida Georgia Line launched to mega-fame in late 2012 with the hit single “Cruise.” Not only did they bring country music to the masses, they mixed it up, working with…
Qatar 2022: FIFA rules out compensation for clubs
This was to cover the costs that Europe’s clubs and leagues will spend on rescheduling their championships, many of which run between August and May. But FIFA Secretary General Jerome…
Ideology hurting homeland’s security
Imagine that you lived in a country that every day had to stay vigilante because of the risk of terrorist attacksphysical or of the cyber variety. Or that has faced…
Politician Urges Japan’s Premier to Stand by World War II Apologies
TOKYO — The Japanese politician who issued a landmark official apology to women forced to work in wartime brothels urged Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday to stand by the…
There’s A Startling North-South Divide When It Comes To Health Care
The good news is the uninsured rate in the U.S. has fallen to a record low. The bad news is the benefits of health care reform aren’t reaching a large…
Refugees Are Pushed to Exits in Pakistan
TORKHAM, Afghanistan — First, the Afghan families’ homes were raided by Pakistani policemen wielding sticks. Then the men were hauled off to jail, released only after relatives paid bribes. When…
Voter Challenges Marco Rubio On Immigration During Town Hall
Back in New Hampshire for the first time since the midterm elections, it didn’t take long for Sen. Marco Rubio to get a question about immigration. Speaking to a group…
Kenyan Court Throws Out Sections of Controversial Security Law
NAIROBI — Kenya’s constitutional court on Monday threw out eight sections of an anti-terrorism law passed at the end of last year, including limits on the media and a cap…
Fearing Ebola, North Korea Bars Tourists From Capital Marathon
Further restricting travel to the already isolated country, North Korea barred foreigners from one of its most popular tourist events — the annual Pyongyang marathon — because of concerns over…
Sean Penn’s ‘Green Card’ Comment May Have Ruined The Entire Oscars
The 2015 Oscars were filled with uplifting stories, calls to action for ALS and Alzheimer’s and a powerful reminder of the civil rights movement. But Sean Penn’s comment, right before…
In New York, Indictment of an Officer Divides Chinese-Americans
In Chinatown in Manhattan, it is the ultimate feel-good holiday: a time for joy, for festive red bunting and for stocking up on dumplings and rice-flour cake. Discord and heavy…
In New York, Indictment of an Officer Divides Chinese-Americans
In Chinatown in Manhattan, it is the ultimate feel-good holiday: a time for joy, for festive red bunting and for stocking up on dumplings and rice-flour cake. Discord and heavy…