Man dies after fall at crippled Fukushima nuclear plant
The man was preparing to test for leaks inside the 10-meter high tank on Monday morning, local time, when he fell, according to a statement from the Tokyo Electric Power…
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Single bomb threat affects two Delta flights
The flight, a Boeing 757, departed San Francisco International Airport at 11:55 a.m. Monday, according to FlightAware, bound for New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. It landed at 7:40…
Military Man, Wife, Daughter Found Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide
Police say that a family of three found dead in their Apple Valley, Minnesota, home were victims of a murder-suicide. The bodies of David Crowley, 29, his wife Komel, 28,…
5 things Steve Jobs said Apple would never do
“God gave us 10 styluses. Let’s not invent another,” Jobs said about the project, according to Walter Isaacson’s biography. Yet Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities said the widely expected 12.9-inch…
Hip-hop world mourns A$AP Yams, dead at 26
He was 26 years old. “We bugged out on New Years, I didn’t know that would be the last time Seeing my brother,” A$AP Ferg, one of the stars who…
Migration From Cuba Surges Amid Rumors Of End To ‘Wet Foot, Dry Foot’ Policy
The number of Cubans attempting to cross the 90-mile stretch of water separating the island from the United States has risen sharply following the two governments’ agreement to resume normal…
The truth is still out there: Fox eyes ‘X-Files’ reboot
“It’s true that we’ve had some conversations on ‘X-Files,’” Newman said, according to Entertainment Weekly. “We’re hopeful of being able to bring that back at some point.” – The network…
ISIS militants free hundreds of Yazidis in Iraq, local official says
Once they were freed, they walked up to a Peshmerga checkpoint southwest of the city of Kirkuk, according to Jabari. – The U.S. State Department estimates that 500,000 Yazidis live…
LZ: Oscar is much smaller than Selma
“Selma” did pick up two nominations, including one for best picture. But when the Hollywood gods consider a film to be truly great, its actors and/or actresses, screenplay and particularly…
Caramel apples linked to fatal listeria outbreak
At least seven people have died after eating caramel apples that may have been infected with Listeria monocytogenes. Some 32 people have become infected with the deadly bacterium in 11…
Listeria Fast Facts
General Information:Approximately 1,600 cases of listeriosis are reported in the United States every year, with 260 resulting in death, according to the CDC. Typically, Listeriosis affects older adults, pregnant women,…
Trafficked Chinese boy reunited with family after 24 years apart
On Tuesday, Sun was finally reacquainted with his aging father, Sun Youhong, and a younger sister he had never met. The moment was captured in a moving series of photographs….
Fare enough: Cabbie gets big tip in the City of Brotherly Love
“Things were OK but the night was a little hectic,” Miaga responded, according to the Freedom Taxi blog. – Yes, a good night indeed.
‘In Dog We Trust’ soils sheriff’s office rugs
It was supposed to read “In God We Trust.” A deputy standing in the lobby spotted the error on Wednesday, according to CNN affiliate WFTS. The Sheriff’s Office told WFTS…
ISIS governor of Mosul killed in coalition airstrikes
Hassan Saeed Al-Jabouri, also known as Abu Taluut, was killed 18 miles south of Mosul in the village of Qayyara, according to Maj. Gen. Watheq Al-Hamdani, a senior regional Iraqi…
Detroit Auto Show: GM’s new Volt and Bolt
Today’s Chevrolet Volt can go about 35 miles on a full charge, according to EPA estimates, but the new Volt will go roughly 50 miles, according to GM. Once that…
IRS Scandal Fast Facts
Other Facts:The investigation into the email disappearance, which the IRS said was due to a crash of former IRS official Lois Lerner’s hard drive, is part of a wider criminal…
Untangling a deadly web: The Paris attacks, the suspects, the links
That’s one challenge for authorities in the wake of this week’s bloodshed in France. Understanding what happened is one thing. Understanding why it happened requires not just knowing the players…
Kosher grocery employee, a Muslim, hailed as hero for hiding customers
Bathily, a “practicing Muslim,” says he entered the freezer with some people, then switched off the freezer and the light and told everyone to stay calm, according to BFMTV. “I’m…
Vignettes: More about the 17 killed in French terror attacks
On the third and final day, four hostages were killed when a terrorist seized a Jewish grocery. In all, 17 people were massacred by at least three terror suspects over…
Ray Rice Fast Facts
Birth place: New Rochelle, New York Birth name: Raymell Maurice Rice Father: Conrad Reed Mother: Janet Rice, special education teacher Marriage: Janay (Palmer) Rice, (March 28, 2014-present) – September 16,…
A timeline of the Charlie Hebdo terror attack
Wednesday morning About 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to the French newspaper Le Monde, gunmen dressed in black and wearing bulletproof vests forced their way into a building two doors down…
Parents, beware of bullying on sites you’ve never seen
“You should die.” “Wait a minute, why are you still alive?” “Go kill yourself.” It’s impossible to comprehend another human being, let alone a child, sending such hateful messages to…
Driverless Mercedes, super-fast phone chargers: Coolest tech at CES 2015
Each year tech junkies from around the world gather in Las Vegas for International CES, the Consumer Electronics Show where innovators come to show off their latest prototypes, preview products…
Oil tycoon’s ex accepts $975 million divorce check after all
The couple were married for 26 years, have two children and had no prenuptial agreement. As of last year, Hamm was worth over $20 billion, according to Wealth-X, a wealth…
Teen’s forced chemo may continue, Connecticut court rules
The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state may continue to force a teenager to undergo chemotherapy treatments that could save her life. The court said that attorneys for…
2 big objects turn up in AirAsia search in Java Sea
(CNN)Two large metal objects were found in the search for the AirAsia airliner in the Java Sea, according to the head of Indonesia’s Search and Rescue Agency, Bambang Soelistyo. The…
Obama New Year’s Day menu: Honolulu’s high-end dining
With a prix-fixe meal of $295 per person and expensive wines likely paired with the haute cuisine meal, a dinner for two can run upwards of $1,000, according to Honolulu…
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…
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…