1st-world problem: How buying more gives you less
He has all the things most people would ever desire. He never asks how much things cost. He shops for stuff the day before the sales start. I’m not joking….
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Kofi Annan: Leaders in Davos must act now to confront global issues
The horrific events in Paris and northern Nigeria have underlined again how troubled and fragmented our world is. Religious extremism and sectarianism is fueling terrorism and widespread conflict which has…
Houthi rebels stand guard outside Yemen’s presidential palace
Houthi rebels stood guard Wednesday outside President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi’s residence, a senior Houthi resistance movement leader told CNN, amid uncertainty over who is in control of the volatile…
Volcanic Eruption In Tonga Creates New Island
A volcanic eruption in Tonga has created a new island — although one scientist said Wednesday it could soon disappear. The volcano has been erupting for a month in the…
Palestinian Stabs Up To 10 People On Tel Aviv Bus, Police Say
JERUSALEM, Jan 21 (Reuters) – A Palestinian man stabbed up to 10 people on a commuter bus in central Tel Aviv on Wednesday before he was shot in the leg…
Shanghai New Year’s Eve stampede ‘totally preventable’
“We feel very sad and extremely guilty,” Vice Mayor Zhou Bo told a nationally televised press conference. “We offer our deepest condolences to the victims, and express our deepest apologies…
Obama goes on offense
Yet Democrats should not get too excited. Speeches can be moving and they certainly can inspire, but the situation on Capitol Hill remains dire for proponents of liberal reform. Republicans…
Man stabs 9 in Israeli bus attack; suspect shot and arrested
The 23-year-old Palestinian from Tulkarem was later shot in the leg by police when he got off the bus. He is under arrest. One of the victims was seriously wounded,…
SOTU: 2016 Republicans blast Obama over tax proposals
The race for the next U.S. president was evident on Tuesday night as plenty of potential Republican contenders criticizing President Barack Obama’s tax proposals, while Democrats, including Hillary Clinton, defended…
Obama cuts loose during State of the Union
The bear is loosethis time on the floor of the United States House of Representatives. President Barack Obama focused on the economic gains that he hopes will become his presidential…
Obama, free community college may not work
Unfortunately, his plan doesn’t make the grade. The proposal would not only pile up more debt by further subsidizing runaway college costs, it would also perilously undercut the emergence of…
China’s WeChat apologizes for showering users with U.S. flag
“When we entered words like National Day, China and the Red Flag with Five Stars, nothing happened,” complained the Fujian provincial committee of the Communist Youth League in its official…
Ukraine’s divide: Two sides of a river
Along its winding path — and elsewhere — Polish photojournalist Justyna Mielnikiewicz met people whose lives have been profoundly changed since fighting erupted last year between Ukrainian government forces and…
Australian asylum seeker hunger strike ‘not over’ on Manus Island
“No crime to seek asylum, we are in manus jail.” He’s been there for 18 months and now finds himself witness to a mass hunger strike by as many as…
North Korea slams defector over inaccuracies in story
Days after North Korea’s most famous defector revealed some of the details in his accounts about life in prison camps weren’t true, the country’s government fired back Tuesday. Shin Dong-hyuk’s…
Life of doctor shot at Boston hospital hangs in balance; suspect dead
Police got a call at around 11 a.m. ET that a doctor had been shot twice on Tuesday, according to Police Commissioner William Evans. “His colleagues got to him as…
Should nations just pay ISIS ransom?
The black-clad, masked British ISIS terrorist who has taken center stage in the group’s hostage videos appeared in a new video on Tuesday threatening the lives of two Japanese hostages,…
2 Yemeni nationals charged in U.S. court with fighting for al Qaeda
The criminal complaint alleges that Saddiq al-Abbadi and Ali Alvi provided material support to the terrorist organization and conspired to murder Americans abroad. – Lawrence Crook III reported from New…
At time of crisis, French turn to a beacon of the Enlightenment
One of France’s most renowned philosophers, Voltaire published his “Treatise on Tolerance” in 1763. It was an appeal for religious tolerance, within and between faiths. The French publisher Folio says…
AirAsia flight climbed quickly, then stalled before crash, reports say
Then the plane stalled, Transportation Minister Ignasius Jonan said at a parliamentary hearing, according to the AFP and Reuters news agencies. “The plane, during the last minutes, went up faster…
Georgia case reopened after alleged prostitute accused in yacht death
Alix Catherine Tichelman, 26, appeared in court Wednesday in Santa Cruz, California, where she faces a series of charges in the death of Forrest Timothy Hayes, 51. The married father…
Chefs’ mission helps Oxfam grow hope in Haiti
That’s why last summer, when we were offered a chance to join the international relief and development organization Oxfam on a trip to Haiti as part of its GROW campaign,…
Q&A: ISIS threat to Japan sheds light on harsh realities of kidnappings, ransom
In a video posted Tuesday to social media, a black-clad ISIS militant stood over two men he said were Japanese citizens. Both would die, he said, unless the Japanese government…
Why I refuse to see ‘American Sniper’
“American Sniper” stormed the box office this past weekend with $105 million in ticket sales. Not since the Rambo movies have so many farmers and ranch hands buddy-upped to the…
Claims that Russian forces entered Ukraine ‘complete rubbish,’ Russia says
A day earlier, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Russian troops had crossed the border to support pro-Russian rebels.
10 killed, churches torched in protests over Charlie Hebdo
While there have also been largely peaceful protests, authorities from Africa to the Middle East are seeing clashes in the streetsand seeking ways to tamp down the uproar among Muslims…
Google Glass: What went wrong
In reality, of course, it doesn’t work that way. Just because you can build something doesn’t mean you should. Even if you cook up something cool and new and make…
Should ski resorts pay for avalanche injuries?
The recent deaths of two U.S. Ski Team members in an avalanche at a resort in the Austrian Alps have raised questions about the risks of these sudden snow slides….
Shots fired at U.S. Embassy vehicle in Yemen
The Embassy added that it did not know who opened fire.
Is The Sun finally ditching topless Page 3 models?
Last Friday’s print edition of The Sun was the last to feature a bare-breasted woman, ending one of British journalism’s most controversial traditions after 45 years, The Times, the tabloid’s…