Iran’s hypocrisy in condemning U.S. racism
Grand jury dismissal of charges against police officers in the July 17, 2014, chokehold death of Eric Garner in New York has returned racism to the forefront of the American…
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Duong Thuy Vi: The acrobatic artistry of Vietnam’s Wushu champion
A star in the martial art of Wushu, the 21-year-old Vietnamese clinched gold at the World Championships and the Southeast Asian Games in 2013 and was crowned champion at the…
Play-Doh will exchange phallic-shaped toy
You have to wonder how this one made it past so many people over at Hasbro. The company is offering to replace the extruder tool in its Play-Doh Cake Mountain…
How AirAsia flight compares to Air France 447 crash
From its cruise altitude, the airplane’s gliding distance would also be about 100 miles, but consider that for the debris to drift that same 100 miles it would only take…
North Korea did it: FBI not budging on Sony hack culprit
FBI officials and data scientists with the U.S. cybersecurity firm Norse met Monday in St. Louis, according to Norse Vice President Kurt Stammberger and an FBI source. During the three-hour…
Missing plane and air disasters: How bad was 2014?
With the AirAsia disappearance now counted as a crash, this year’s number totals 111. The last time the world had 111 crashes was in 1927. “If you consider sheer numbers…
10 questions about the AirAsia Flight QZ8501 tragedy
The discovery of debris from AirAsia Flight QZ8501 means investigators have taken a big step toward answering the questions haunting the families of those aboard the doomed plane. What are…
AirAsia: The question on everyone’s mind
There are dozens of similar questions on social media. They hint at the same sentiment: In a world where people’s locations are tracked for everything from map apps to what…
Search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501 resumes; smoke spotted
“Our early conjecture is that the plane is in the bottom of the sea,” said Bambang Sulistyo, the head of Indonesia’s search-and-rescue agency. That belief is based on the plane’s…
What happened to AirAsia Flight QZ8501
— The Airbus A320-200 took off from the Indonesian city of Surabaya at 5:36 a.m. local time Sunday with 155 passengers and 7 crew members on board. Its destination was…
AirAsia, MH370 incidents very different
When MH370 disappeared, the plane’s identifying transponders appeared to be intentionally shut off, its pilots stopped making radio transmissions and the airliner made a mysterious turn before possibly traveling for…
School days: Teens need to start later (Opinion)
Sleep deprivation in children is also what the Academy of Pediatrics calls “one of the most commonand easily fixablepublic health issues in the U.S. today.” Turning science into policy that…
Michael Schumacher urged to keep fighting one year after crash
There were expressions of support for Schumacher, however, from the German racer’s global fans and members of the F1 community, Monday. It has been one year already… #KeepFightingMichael our thougts…
AirAsia flight: Radar should help find it (Opinion)
So what could have occurred? No doubt, the crew was attempting to circumnavigate thunderstorm cells through the use of sophisticated on-board weather radar. On occasion, deviating around storm activity becomes…
14 amazing cruises setting sail in 2015
Not only will 2015 see the launch of a number of spectacular new cruise ships, but the opening of new routes will make some of the world’s most remote places…
Chinese government assures care, education for shunned boy with HIV
A photo from a People Daily’s online report last week showed the boy called “Kunkun,” watching villagers unanimously vote for his removal in a meeting held in early December. Even…
Madonna: Through the years
Boko Haram: A bloody insurgency, a growing challenge
The militant group has bombed schools, churches and mosques; kidnapped women and children; and assassinated politicians and religious leaders alike. This week, the group kidnapped at least 185 women and…
Golf’s new trick-shot wizards having a blast
“We’re providing something that’s a little different. We’re bringing a kind of hip, fun way to view golf and hope that it brings in a younger demographic. We want them…
Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro set dressage world record
“To break another world record is fantastic,” Dujardin was quoted as saying on Team GB’s official website. “I just went in there to enjoy it as Valegro and I hadn’t…
No weddings, no funerals: China decrees new rules when singing national anthem
A series of rules proposed by the government will set strict limits on when, where and how “March of the Volunteers”the anthem of the People’s Republic since 1949can be performed,…
James Doran-Webb: How artistry won the driftwood derby
He’s long been using driftwood collected from the seas, beaches and rivers near his Cebu City home to create his breathtaking wildlife art, and Doran-Webb’s work is a continuation of…
Chinese city in restive Muslim region bans burqa in public
The new ban in Urumqi was first reported on ts.cn, a Xinjiang government-run website, and later widely published by other state media outlets. The ordinance name suggests it targets outer…
How to buy your first grown-up watch
Read more: Death before dishevelment: Enter into Congo’s cult of elegance Iconic brands make for a good first splurge “It is often safe to go with a well-known brand with…
Dominique Gisin: Fighter pilot’s golden dream pursuit
Fate then played its part and, ironically as a result of her skiing injuries, the officers in charge of the flying program decided Gisin’s fragile knees would not stand the…
Zhou Yongkang: From apex of power to caged ‘tiger’ in China
At the height of his power, Zhou Yongkang controlled police forces, spy agencies, court systems and prosecution offices across Chinaand the domestic security czar wasn’t shy in deploying his vast…
Former top Chinese official arrested in corruption probe
China’s former top domestic security official, Zhou Yongkang, has been arrested as part of a corruption probe, the country’s state-run Xinhua news agency reports. Zhou — who had been one…
Seeking the thrill: Extreme hikers go the distance
Avalanches roared down the mountain. Jeremy Aerts and his girlfriend May Wong pressed on: Extreme hiking enthusiasts, they had committed to making it all the way through. For some people,…
Protesters and police spar in Hong Kong
Police clashed with activists at the main Hong Kong pro-democracy protest site Monday morning after a violent nighttime standoff when protesters surrounded government headquarters in the city’s Admiralty district. Authorities…
China: 15 killed in Xinjiang as region passes ‘religious extremism’ law
It came as the region’s People’s Congress passed a new law to clamp down on religious extremism, including banning people from practicing religion in government offices, public schools, business or…