13 Free Prints To Hang On Your Walls Instead Of Pictures
So you just moved into a new place and you’ve got a bunch of blank walls to do whatever you want with. Sure, you could hang pictures on them like…
Kidnapping Suspect Hit With New Charges After Failed Escape: Officials
A kidnapping suspect accused of threatening the judge overseeing his case faces new assault charges after he attacked a deputy during a failed escape attempt at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport,…
Paul McCartney Offers an Intimate Valentine’s Gift at Irving Plaza
A holiday, a song title and a free night before a TV appearance were pretext enough for Paul McCartney to book a sudden show on Saturday night at Irving Plaza;…
Kurds Clash With Turkish Police While Calling For Release Of PKK Leader
By Seyhmus Cakan DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Thousands of Kurds rallied in towns across Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast on Sunday and some clashed with riot police in calling…
$12,600 Snake Deal Gone Awry Turns Into Shooting, Robbery: Cops
A Pennsylvania man who shot a snake dealer at a suburban Philadelphia shopping center has been convicted of attempted murder and robbery. – Information from: Delaware County Daily Times, http://www.delcotimes.com
Female Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 10 In Nigerian Bus Station, Boko Haram Suspected
By Joe Hemba and Ardo Abdallah DAMATURU, Nigeria, Feb 15 (Reuters) – A female suicide bomber blew herself up at a crowded bus station in the northeast Nigerian city of…
New Jersey Man Used Fake Twin To Get Out Of Tickets: Cops
A New Jersey man posed as his fictitious, blind twin brother in a bid to delay court hearings on several motor vehicle summonses, according to authorities. – A telephone number…
Ukraine Rebels Disavow Ceasefire at Encircled Town
By Anton Zverev and Gleb Garanich DONETSK/ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s rebels disavowed a new truce on Sunday hours after it took effect, saying it did not apply…
Punxsutawney Phil Offered Protection By New Hampshire Resort After Police Threats
The groundhog jokes continue in snowy New Hampshire, where there appears to be no end to winter. – Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf responded by saying the state would do what…
Danish Police Shoot And Kill Man After Copenhagen Attack
By Sabina Zawadzki and Ole Mikkelsen COPENHAGEN, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Danish police shot dead a man in Copenhagen on Sunday during an intensive manhunt after earlier shootings in which…
Grenada, The Caribbean’s Prettiest Place
It isn’t warming up anytime soon, which means we’re still in need of a mid-winter Caribbean vacation to keep us sane. Barbados, Barbuda, the Bahamas — there are too many…
Hackers stole from 100 banks and rigged ATMs to spew cash
Related: Congress wants banks to admit they’ve been hacked – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is…
Snow, Dangerous Winds, Cold Strike New England Again
Snow and dangerously high winds roared across parts of New England in the dark of night to face an army of road crews and emergency workers Sunday, who had readied…
Your 2016 Presidential Candidates Have A Secret Weapon, According To The Media
Every election cycle can be considered, first and foremost, a monument to hype. With every passing week, the political world is a blizzard of brash predictions, bold pronouncements, and bad…
India crushes arch-rival Pakistan to open World Cup title defense
Inspired by a century from man-of-the-match Virat Kohli, India piled up 300 for seven wickets in its 50 overs, with Pakistan dismissed for 224 in 47 overs. The match was…
Police Kill Man Believed Behind 2 Shootings In Copenhagen
Danish police shot and killed a man early Sunday suspected of carrying out shooting attacks at a free speech event and then at a Copenhagen synagogue, killing two men, including…
14 Things You Didn’t Know About New Orleans
Mardi Gras season is well under way. This year, around one million tourists are expected to flock to New Orleans to partake in the festivities. If you’re one of the…
Zendaya’s Center-Parted Hair And More Celebrity Beauty Looks We Loved This Week
We love that rising star Zendaya has fully embraced her “weirdo” side. She’s not afraid to experiment when it comes to fashion, but oftentimes we find that the 18-year-old triple…
The 5 Best Hotels For Free Wi-Fi
If you’re not able to unplug every time you travel (and let’s face it: most of us aren’t), then you’ll need to stay somewhere with great Wi-Fi. Some might assume…
#IndvsPak cricket: A billion viewers tuned in
Aside from the customary bowl of Lay’s chips and a bottle of ice-cold Limca or Kingfisher beer, fans were also armed with their cell phones, as they took to Twitter…
New York Times’ columnist David Carr died of lung cancer, autopsy shows
“The manner of death is natural,” Julie Bolcer, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner, said Saturday. Carr, 58, died Thursday after he collapsed at The Times office in Manhattan. Shortly…
Police Say They Killed Suspect in 2 Attacks in Copenhagen
A police officer stood guard in central Copenhagen, Denmark, after shots were fired near a synagogue on Sunday.rn The attack there came only hours after a gunman sprayed bullets into…
Plane returns to LAX after scorpion stings woman aboard
Medical personnel responded and treated the woman, who was stung on the arm, said Cole Cosgrove, an airline spokesman. She declined additional medical attention. “No one seemed frantic at all,…
Japan’s recession is over, but Abenomics remains in jeapordy
Abe, who has staked his reputation on economic progress, won re-election in snap elections held in December. – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in…
Here’s what to really fear about the stock market
It’s even stranger abroad. The yield on 10-year bonds from Portugala country rumored to be on its way out of the eurozone not long agotumbled to a record low of…
Boston has its snowiest month on record
After yet another blizzard last week, the city has its snowiest month since 1872, when record keeping started. “It’s official, Boston has reached its snowiest month on record with 45.5…
Canadian Pacific Railway Engineers Go on Strike as Negotiations Break Down
OTTAWA — About 3,000 locomotive engineers and conductors at the Canadian Pacific Railway walked off the job early Sunday morning in a dispute over wages and benefits. Although the company…
Denmark attacks: Police kill man suspected in fatal shootings
About 10 hours later, someone approached two officers near a synagogue and started shooting, police said. Those officers were wounded, but another person nearby died. – CNN’s Susanne Gargiulo reported…
Tim Duncan is a Five-Time Champion. Enough Said.
On Pro Basketball By HARVEY ARATON Tim Duncan did not sound overjoyed to be in New York for his 15th N.B.A. All-Star weekend, or maybe it was more the company…
Experiencing the Alpine World Ski Championships From Above
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — The first ski race I covered was the Olympic women’s downhill in Meribel, France, in 1992, and I watched it from the finish area amid the…