5 killed as ice, snow glaze highways across Northeast
Winter storm warnings are in effect through the morning for upstate Vermont and portions of New Hampshire, Maine and western Massachusetts. In Vermont, there could be between 3 and 7…
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Ex-street kid weeps as she asks Pope why God lets children suffer in Philippines
“There are many children neglected by their own parents,” Glyzelle said Sunday at a ceremony at a 400-year-old Catholic university in Manila. “There are also many who became victims and…
Australian Open: Rafael Nadal wins in comeback but Ana Ivanovic crashes out
After all Nadal last competed at a major at Wimbledon and had lost both singles matches that he contested this year as he returned from appendix surgery. Nadal — who…
China considers air rage ‘no fly list’
After several highly publicized and embarrassing incidents of air rage, the Civil Aviation Administration of China said last week it is considering steps to blacklist offending passengers, according to state…
5 Things to Know for Your New Day — Monday, January 19, 2015
SUPER BOWL XLIX Showdown in Glendale: So the Seattle Seahawks are getting greedy for more Super Bowl rings. The defending champs will take on the New England Patriots and their…
Man dies in Taiwan after 3-day online gaming binge
The man, surnamed Hsieh, entered the cafe in Kaohsiung, Taiwan’s second largest city, on January 6, a police spokesman in the Kaohsiung district of Hunei told CNN. An employee found…
Heavy clashes erupt outside Yemen presidential palace
The roads were closed as a security measure after the presidential chief of staff was abducted in Sanaa last week. Yemen described the unfolding events as a bid to seize…
Wealthiest 1% will soon own more than rest of us combined, Oxfam says
So says a new report, which estimates that by next year the richest 1% will have as much wealth as the other 99%. “The richest 1% have seen their share…
5 things to know for the Super Bowl
The Seattle Seahawks will face off against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX on February 1 in Glendale, Arizona. Whether you’re a hardcore NFL fan or just a…
Court throws out care application for teen who drew on protest site wall
But Magistrate Winnie Lau Yee-wan rejected this. “I can understand why the police made the application,” she told journalists outside the court Monday, according to local media. “After reading the…
Airbus’ Beluga: Giant of the skies set to get even larger
The Airbus A300-600ST, popularly known as the “Beluga” because of its resemblance to the white Arctic whale, is the European plane manufacturer’s super-sized transporter jet. Five of these enormous planes…
Up close to the Pope: Manila’s polite masses do the country proud
However, what I experienced showed me the better side of what Filipinos and the Philippines can be. Before the Mass, the streets lining the main boulevard where the pope’s motorcades…
North Korean prison camp survivor admits inaccuracies, author says
Now the publisher of the book and its author say Shinwho claims to have been born in and escaped from a North Korean prison camphas revealed that parts of the…
Unraveling the myth of the American West
When he turned 17, Richmond headed to the United States, where he spent three months hitchhiking his way through the Western states. “I just wanted to see things like I’d…
A new era in U.S.-Cuba relations
Relations across the Florida Straits turned so bad, that the two countries pushed the entire world to the brink of nuclear war. Exploding cigars to blow up Cuba’s rebel leader…
Protesters march for peace in Ukraine
Ukraine’s President and prime minister were among those who attended the rally that had as its slogan “I am Volnovakha,” in memory of the 13 passengers who died near the…
China’s First Tourist: How President Xi Jinping is changing China’s travel industry
When a path he walks down is publicized, it practically becomes a pilgrimage for many travelers. As China’s president during a time of unprecedented growth and change, Xi Jinping has…
In Africa, Malawi scrambles to deal with deadly floods
Conflicting accounts from the southeast African nation put the number killed at anywhere from dozens to more than 170. In a statement, the government said that it had rescued more…
Fitness expert Greg Plitt dies after being struck by train
Witnesses told police the train horn was blaring at the time of the accident, Canales said. It is unclear whether the crew captured footage of the shooting. The retired U.S….
Vonn equals World Cup record
“I was a little bit nervous in the start”, the 30-year-old said in an interview with the International Ski Federation website. “I thought I skied really well on Friday, but…
Israeli strike kills son of top Hezbollah commander, source says
According to a statement from the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah, a group was doing a field inspection in Quneitra when a helicopter opened fire. At least six people were killed,…
Obama’s State of the Union wades into 2016
His upcoming State of the Union speech on Tuesday night will lay out a litany of Democratic pipe dreams that have little chance of becoming law. But his proposals are…
Boko Haram strikes in Cameroon as foreign troops arrive from Chad
The attacks happened in the villages of Mabass and Makxy in the Mayo-Tsanaga Division of the Far North Region of Cameroon on Sunday morning, Saiid Abdulkarim, a journalist for the…
Miss Lebanon distances herself from photo with Miss Israel
“Good morning from us!” reads the caption. Good morning from us! Miss Japan , miss Slovenia, miss Lebanon & I ❤️ @missunews @missuniverse @beautyschoolbs @belezasdouniverso @missuniversusa @miss_israel #miami #mu2014 #missisrael…
Muslim ‘angels’ ease American’s prison days in UAE
An American in Abu Dhabi, he found himself frightened even though the other prisoners were sleeping. Movie scenes from “Midnight Express” and “Brubaker” swirled through his head. He sat at…
Arsenal sweep Man City aside
Instead, Arsenal put in a supremely disciplined performance against a Manchester City team without their talismanic midfielder Yaya Toure, who is now at the African Cup of Nations, and struggling…
The truth is still out there: Fox eyes ‘X-Files’ reboot
“It’s true that we’ve had some conversations on ‘X-Files,’” Newman said, according to Entertainment Weekly. “We’re hopeful of being able to bring that back at some point.” – The network…
Why Obama’s going to India after his State of the Union speech
These are all the hot topics around the “Inside Politics” table this week: 1. What Obama’s trip to India reveals about his SOTU agenda President Obama says he’s on the…
Del Potro pulls out of Australian Open
This is another episode in the long way to recovery Juan Martin Del Potro But the former world number four decided that the year’s first grand slam had come too…
Icy roads cause hundreds of accidents from Philly to New York and Connecticut
Official hashtag for storm is #Icezilla “Still slippery, but calls are slowing down in our 911 center. #Danbury #Icezilla,” Boughton tweeted. Don’t drive. Just don’t do it, fire and police…