Europe’s economic engine starts to purr again
The French economy lost momentum in the fourth quarter, while Italy just about managed to avoid a third consecutive quarter of contraction. Still, both countries performed slightly better than expected…
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UKRAINE CRISIS Marathon peace talks aimed at ending the bloody crisis in eastern Ukraine concluded yesterday in a breakthrough: A ceasefire that’s due to start Sunday and an agreement for…
Shooting Along Mardi Gras Parade Route In New Orleans Wounds 2
The New Orleans Police Department says two people are in critical condition after a shooting along a Mardi Gras parade route in uptown. – The city will host several parades…
Buying a gun silencer just got a lot easier
Related: Gun silencer sales are booming The federal government categorizes silencers as firearms, even though they are accessories that cannot fire bullets themselves. – The civilian market for silencers soared…
As Woods Motivates Vonn, Her Finale Is Positive if Not Medal Worthy
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — Lindsey Vonn and Tiger Woods kissed in the finish area Thursday after Vonn struggled and finished 27th in the first run of the giant slalom at…
New York Archdiocese Parishioners See System of Secrets as They Fight Church Closings
For aggrieved parishioners at churches ordered closed or merged by Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan last November, it seemed like a simple task: Get a copy of the formal decree of…
This Charming Poet-Chef Will Cook The Hell Out Of Your Bacon
Evan Hanczor landed in New York with many passions but no plan. He was a voracious reader and poet. He enjoyed academic research and was preparing to apply for a…
Red Cross Faces Attacks at Ebola Victims’ Funerals
Red Cross volunteers helping to safely bury people who die of Ebola in Guinea have been attacked in recent days by people attending the funerals, complicating efforts to stop the…
More than 170 whales stranded on New Zealand beach
Twenty-four of the 198 pilot whales stuck on the beach have already died, New Zealand’s Department of Conservation said Friday. The department’s staff, helped by 140 volunteers, were planning to…
Neighbors Say Suspect in Chapel Hill Shootings Was Threatening
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Neighbors knew Craig Stephen Hicks. He was the angry man on Summerwalk Circle, they said — irritated about noise, irascible about parking, hostile to religion. And…
More snow, Boston? Oh, goody, goody. Not.
The darn snow comes back and they start over. Bostonians have a Valentine’s Day to look forward to. If they love more snow. They don’t. They’ve had their fill. But…
Tim Cook: Privacy is a matter of ‘life and death’
So the FBI can still demand a password to the documents with a warrant. But it can’t secretly grab a key from Apple. The company doesn’t have one. Since then,…
‘How To Get Away With Murder’ Recap: Students Over Lovers
Child abuse. Sibling incest. Relationship lies. The mob. Utter betrayal. And a charred body. And we still have one more episode until the season finale. This show does not stop….
47 Myanmar soldiers reported dead in clashes with Kokang rebels
The fighting with the Kokang rebels began Monday in the town of Laukkai, near the border with China, the state-run newspaper The Global New Light of Myanmar said. – “We…
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Obama Wants More Free-Spending Visitors To America
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama wants more tourists to visit the United States and spend their hard-earned cash, whether at the slot machines in Vegas, the beaches of Miami, the…
Watch The First Trailer For ‘Hot Pursuit,’ Starring Reese Witherspoon And Sofia Vergara
Unlikely duo Sofia Vergara and Reese Witherspoon have teamed up to star in the action comedy “Hot Pursuit” — and it looks like it’s going to be a wild, wise-cracking…
The Hubble Space Telescope Has Orbited Earth For 25 Years. Here Are 25 Of Its Most Stunning Images
Since 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has been orbiting Earth, capturing images of the cosmos that have “fundamentally changed humanity’s scientific understanding of the universe.” This year, to celebrate the…
Canadian Al-Jazeera Journalist Mohamed Fahmy Released From Egyptian Prison
Canadian Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy has been released from an Egyptian prison, pending a retrial. – Australian Peter Greste, who was tried with his two colleagues, was deported home to…
Venezuelan President: U.S.-backed coup plot foiled
“It is the government of the United States that is behind the plans of destabilization and coups against Venezuela. I have come here to denounce it. … We have dismantled…
12 most romantic islands in the South Pacific
Paul Gauguin, Marlon Brando, Fletcher Christian, Robert Louis Stevenson. We know the legends. – San Diego-based Joe Yogerst has written on travel, business and culture for the Washington Post, International…
‘I’m Facing Years In Prison For Medical Marijuana — For Me, That’s A Death Sentence’
Larry Harvey, 71, thought he was doing everything right growing medical marijuana for his personal use. His home state of Washington legalized medical cannabis in 1998, and Harvey says his…
Drake Drops ‘If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late’
Only hours after releasing a 15-minute short film, Drake dropped his anticipated new mixtape, “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late,” on Thursday night. It features appearances from Lil Wayne,…
‘Equal Parts Sweetheart, Truth-Teller And Ass-Kicker’: Tributes Pour In For David Carr
Esteemed New York Times media columnist David Carr died on Thursday night at the age of 58. The newspaper said he died after collapsing in the newsroom. Heartbreak. RT @TheoTypes:…
’50 Shades of Grey’ looks for box office love this Valentine’s Day
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Candy Crush vs. Words with Friends: Wall Street’s choice is clear
Investors like what they see. King pulled in $545 million in revenue compared to analyst’s expectation for $515 million. – Perhaps Zynga needs to start playing numbers with friends. Most…
Puerto Rican Powerball winner may be the luckiest
Hail said the Puerto Rican tax code specifies that prizes from lottery winnings are exempt from income tax. Instead, prizes are subject to a special tax, which ranges from 5%…
The easier path to getting rich
Related: 7 Insights for Investors From Peter Thiel’s “Zero to One” These are truly exceptional people who have done truly exceptional things. We should only hope that they get rich…
Anderson Cooper: Bob Simon was a warrior poet
There was nothing simple about Bob Simon. Except that he was simply the best. The best writer. The best correspondent. As F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote of Gatsby, the best of…
Geico accused of discriminating against low-income drivers
But the Consumer Federation of California found that this policy was not being offered to some drivers in California who asked for quotes online. It charges that drivers who are…