Medical examiner: Actress Misty Upham died from blunt force injuries
Investigators found Upham’s body during a search for the missing actress. It lay at the bottom of a steep embankment near the White River. – CNN’s Todd Leopold and Brandon…
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Minnesota woman, believed to be oldest Facebook user, dies aged 114
Facebook responded by celebrating her impressive longevity on her birthday. “She turned 114 in October of this year and received a huge bouquet of 114 flowers from Facebook after they…
Members shiver for prime State of the Union seats
New York Democratic Rep. Eliot Engel arrived at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday morningmore than twelve hours before President Barack Obama is scheduled to enter the chamberand reserved what has become…
McConnell allies form group to defend Senate
American Crossroads will also be heavily engaged in the GOP presidential primary fight, however, and Republicans will have 24 seats to defend in 2016 — far more than the 10 Democrats…
Mystery deepens in Argentine prosecutor’s death
Government officials called it a suicide, but theories of something more sinister arose immediately. Protesters took to the streets Monday night near the presidential palace — the Casa Rosada —…
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…
What would make a baseball hat be worth $300,000?
Other big-ticket baseball memorabilia items that sold in Wednesday’s auction include a Joe DiMaggio 1937 baseball cap that fetched over $150,000 and a 1932 Yankees ball, signed by both Ruth…
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,…
Brown University sanctions 2 frats for unregistered parties
The action by the Rhode Island universityoutlined in a letter signed by two of its vice presidentscomes as the U.S. Department of Educations investigates whether dozens of colleges and universities…
Reid returns to work but will skip State of the Union
As he entered a caucus lunch, Reid told reporters he is doing “fine” and hopes to regain full vision in his seriously injured eye, which he described as “doing better.”…
Yemen unrest throws wrench in Obama’s terror message
In Sanaa on Tuesday, the presidential palace was overrun by Shiite Houthi rebels, a situation the country’s minister of information described as the “completion of a coup.” That’s a problem…
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…
Clinton prepares for 2016 with staffing picks, meetings
“She has got a lot of depth in policy, but she is looking for new ideas,” the source said. “She is also being very thorough about the path to the…
Justin Bieber to be put on the spit at Comedy Central roast
Comedy Central might have a hard time coming up with material. But seriously, folks, it looks like the Biebs will be put on the spit at one of Comedy Central’s…
Ten-man Ivory Coast stutter to Africa Cup of Nations draw with Guinea
A lack of cohesion was apparent in both defense and attack, and a Guinea team that scored six goals in their final two qualifying matchesplayed in Morocco because of the…
Search for 6 missing after Annapolis mansion fire could take days
The 16,000-square-foot waterfront mansion house belonged to executive Don Pyle, chief operating officer for ScienceLogic, company spokesman Antonio Piraino said. Pyle was believed to have been at home with his…
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Pols, business leaders back Obama’s Cuba push
The letter, subsequently forwarded to reporters by the State Department, demonstrates how reaction to the policy change is doesn’t necessarily cut along political lines. Its signatories include George Schultz, who…
Australian Open poster boy Nick Kyrgios cools home hype
For once, four-time winners Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic are not center stage, and tennis hunk Rafael Nadal has been muscled out in Melbourne. The face of the fortnight belongs…
Can tigers claw their way back from extinction?
Researchers involved in the study, the third of its kind carried out in India, say they used advanced technology to assess the population of the big cats. Debbie Banks, head…
Pentagon in position to evacuate U.S. Embassy in Yemen
If an evacuation is ordered, the first option would be to have embassy personnel drive to the commercial airport in Sanaa and fly out, the official said. But in the…
Movie massacre trial of James Holmes to begin with 9,000 potential jurors
Consider this: Some 9,000 potential jurors are being summoned, and the jury selection that begins Tuesday could last until May or June when the trial would finally start. Here are…
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…
‘American Sniper’: Palin’s attack on ‘Hollywood Leftists’ personal
She didn’t mention Moore by name, but she was clearly reacting to Moore’s controversial tweet, saying “We were taught snipers were cowards. Will shoot u in the back. Snipers aren’t…
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.
Air Force UFO files land on internet
The Project Blue Book Collection consists of files from Project Blue Book, Project Sign and Project Grudge, the names given to official investigations into unidentified flying objects by the United…
Brutally Honest: Is it OK to let your child fail?
Her project wasn’t due for a month, and she took it upon herself to start it and finish it. I beamed at her great work ethic. If the story ended…
Supreme Court says Muslim prisoner can keep beard
Justice Samuel Alito wrote the opinion and said, “We hold that the Department’s grooming policy violates RLUIPA [The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act] insofar as it prevents petitioner…
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…
Yemen Fast Facts
Population: 26,052,966 (July 2014 est.) Median age: 18.6 years Capital: Sanaa Ethnic Groups: Predominantly Arab, also Afro-Arab, South Asian, European Religion: Muslim including Shaf’i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shia), small numbers…