House GOP plans immigration showdown
The emerging plan, worked out with GOP members Friday, would add several provisions that would roll back the executive order the President announced in November to a nearly $40 billion…
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Terror suspect Cherif Kouachi: ‘I was ready to go and die in battle’
In a 400-page court record, Cherif Kouachi was described as wanting to travel to Iraq through Syria “to go and combat the Americans.” On Friday, security forces surrounded and killed…
Mom’s sexy ‘selfies’ ban: Is there a different standard for girls?
Three girls, who looked no more than 14 or 15, were in their bathing suits, taking turns striking the most seductive poses possible, pushing up whatever breasts they had, while…
Support floods in for Charlie Hebdo
Charlie Hebdo’s attorney, quoted in French newspaper Le Monde, said a million copies of the magazine would be published next Wednesday. Le Monde, along with Radio France and France Televisions,…
House OKs Keystone XL pipeline
The vote was 266-153, with more than two dozen Democrats joining nearly all Republicans to pass the measure. It was the first time the legislation passed in the new session…
Convicted rapist Ched Evans needs ‘rethink’ over strategy to play again
A convicted rapist needs to “rethink” his strategy as he attempts to resume his professional football career, according to the chief of player welfare in the game in Britain. Ched…
President’s gamble fails as rival wins Sri Lanka election
Rajapaksa acknowledged the defeat on his official Twitter account Friday, writing: “I value and respect our democratic process and the people’s verdict, and look forward to the peaceful transition of…
Record breaker: China’s incredible north-south high-speed train line plan
According to the Shaanxi Development and Reform Commission, the proposed line will operate at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour (217 mph). Beginning in Inner Mongolia’s Baotou city and…
Venezuelan President seeks prisoner swap with U.S.
“The only way I would use (presidential) powers would be to put (Leopoldo Lopez) on a plane, so he can go to the United States and stay there, and they…
A world of thrills and chills for 2015
A year ago, who would have believed that a brutal militia would take over parts of Syria and Iraq, forcing the U.S. to re-enter the Middle East fray? Who would…
An Ohio transgender teen’s suicide, a mother’s anguish
“We don’t support that, religiously,” Alcorn’s mother told CNN on Wednesday, her voice breaking. “But we told him that we loved him unconditionally. We loved him no matter what. I…
Bridenstine previews conservative opposition to Boehner
On Friday, Rep. Jim Bridenstine pointed to Boehner’s moves in December to advance a measure favored by President Barack Obama to fund the government for the next 10 months. “Speaker…
Glitter, glam and nudity: Behind the scenes at the legendary Studio 54
Tod Papageorge, the American photographer, is one of these. And not only can he remember the clubhe has a collection of stunning pictures to prove it. Now those pictures are…
Scientists: Random gene mutations primary cause of most cancer
That’s bad luckand it’s the primary cause of most cancer cases, says a Johns Hopkins Medicine research study. Roughly two-thirds of cancers in adults can be attributed to random mutations…
Listen up Beijing. This is what you can learn from Los Angeles about fighting smog
For years China has been the envy of the world, hailed as the great ‘economic miracle’ thanks to its sustained double-digit growth. Of late, however, the Middle Kingdom has also…
The end or to be continued? Top U.S. TV shows face uncertain fate in China
In late November, many found their entertainment lifeline cut off as authorities shut down two of the country’s most popular file-sharing sitesone with countless episodes of U.S. TV series, and…
How AirAsia flight compares to Air France 447 crash
From its cruise altitude, the airplane’s gliding distance would also be about 100 miles, but consider that for the debris to drift that same 100 miles it would only take…
No weddings, no funerals: China decrees new rules when singing national anthem
A series of rules proposed by the government will set strict limits on when, where and how “March of the Volunteers”the anthem of the People’s Republic since 1949can be performed,…
James Doran-Webb: How artistry won the driftwood derby
He’s long been using driftwood collected from the seas, beaches and rivers near his Cebu City home to create his breathtaking wildlife art, and Doran-Webb’s work is a continuation of…
Gold mine of cheeky medieval doodles show ancestors just as silly as us
“It’s amazing to think that people doodled in medieval times in a similar way to how they doodle today,” says Dr Erik Kwakkel, a book historian at Leiden University, Holland….
While India’s girls are aborted, brides are wanted
In India’s conservative society, remaining a bachelor is not an option. A new bride would help his parents, he says. “They would have had an easier life. They would have…