Amal Clooney 'threatened with arrest' in Egypt
London (AFP) - British human rights lawyer Amal Clooney claimed in an interview published Saturday that she was threatened with arrest in Egypt after identifying flaws in the judicial system that later contributed to the convictions of three Al-Jazeera journalists.
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Police: Girl, 7, survives Ky. plane crash; police ID 4 dead
EDDYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A 7-year-old girl survived a plane crash in Kentucky that killed four people Friday night, and the disoriented little girl walked away from the wreckage and reported the crash to a local resident, authorities said.
Iran rejects controversial new hijab law
A draft law that would give greater powers to Iran's police and volunteer militias to enforce women's compulsory wearing of the veil has been ruled unconstitutional, state media reported Saturday. Under Islamic law in force in Iran since the 1979 revolution, women must wear loose clothing, known as…
Identifying AirAsia victims becoming difficult: official
Indonesia's Health Minister says the identification of plane crash victims is becoming difficult as bodies have been in the water for nearly a week. Yiming Woo reports.
Girlfriend of man shot by Ohio police in Walmart dies in car crash
By Kim Palmer (Reuters) - The girlfriend of a man shot dead by police while he was holding a BB gun at an Ohio Walmart has died in a car accident, a lawyer for the man's family said on Friday. Tasha Thomas, 26, who had accompanied John Crawford to the Beavercreek store where he was killed by police…
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'The Interview': no laughing matter for N. Korean defectors
Hollywood comedy "The Interview" has won a few fans in between sparking apocalyptic warnings from North Korea -- but for defectors who escaped the communist state, there's nothing funny about it. Defectors based in the South have flocked to see the film at the centre of an escalating international…
Inside the Mysterious Underground City That's 5,000 Years Old
The discovery of a previously unknown ancient city came as a late Christmas present for archaeologists in Turkey when they made a major find on Dec. 28.
2 large objects found in AirAsia wreckage hunt
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian officials were hopeful Saturday they were honing in on the wreckage of AirAsia Flight 8501 after sonar equipment detected two large objects on the ocean floor, more than a week after the plane went down in stormy weather.
Motorist kills mountain lion on busy California freeway
By EMMETT BERG SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A motorist struck and killed a mountain lion on a Northern California freeway during Friday's morning rush hour in what authorities described as an unusual traffic accident involving the reclusive cat. The driver struck the mountain lion on a stretch of…
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Missing American found dead in Mexican mountains
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Searchers on Friday found the body of an American man who had been missing in the rugged mountains in central Mexico since going on a hike four days ago.
Texas father and son kill N.C. couple, wound officers in crime spree
By Kara Van Pelt BECKLEY, W. Va. (Reuters) - A Texas father and son on a multi-state crime spree killed a North Carolina couple, set their home on fire, stole their truck and then shot and wounded two police officers in West Virginia, authorities said on Friday. Police arrested the men in West…
GOP focus for Congress: Cut deficit, don't stumble
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the first Republican-dominated Congress to confront President Barack Obama, GOP leaders will focus on bolstering the economy and cutting the budget — and oh yes, avoiding self-inflicted calamities that make voters wonder if the party can govern competently.
Viral Video Showing Homeless Man Getting $100, Then Paying it Forward Was a Hoax Says Brother
A Southern California filmmaker and homeless man who appeared in a viral video were threatening a lawsuit after allegations surfaced that the whole thing was staged. Rick Chambers reports for the KTLA 5 News at 10 on Friday, Jan. 2, 2015.
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Two fetuses found on side of southern California street
(Reuters) - Two fetuses were found on Friday wrapped in a blanket that had been ditched on the side of a residential southern California street, authorities said. The San Diego County Sheriff's Office said in a statement that the fetuses, both of them at least 20-weeks-old and fully formed, were…
U.S. hits North Korea with huge new sanctions in response to Sony hack
The United States just struck back against North Korea for its alleged role in the hack of Sony Pictures. In official statement released on Friday, U.S. president Barack Obama said he was signing an executive order authorizing stiff sanctions against North Korea for its “ongoing provocative,…
China's Three Gorges dam 'breaks world hydropower record'
China's Three Gorges dam has broken the world record for annual hydroelectric power production, more than a decade after it became the world's largest power plant, its operator said. The Yangtze river power station generated 98.8 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in 2014, the Three Gorges Dam…
Man kills his wife and 2 grown children, then self
MODESTO, Calif. (AP) — A man reportedly facing family and other problems shot and killed his wife and two grown children before taking his life at a Northern California home on New Year's Day, police and a relative said Friday.
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Police car strikes, kills student lying on Massachusetts road
(Reuters) - A Chatham, Massachusetts, police cruiser ran over and killed a college lacrosse player lying on an unlit road early on Thursday, authorities said. Garrett Gagne, 22, of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, was lying on an unlit road at about 4 a.m. when he was struck by a Chatham police car…
Mexico finds body of missing American in canyon
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - An American who went missing in a mountain forest in the central Mexican state of Morelos was found dead in a canyon, a state official said on local TV on Friday. The American, Hari Simran Singh Khalsa, who left a yoga retreat on Dec. 30 for a short day-hike in the rocky…
Mom, boyfriend plead not guilty in death of girl
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mother of a 2-year-old girl who died last month at a coastal Oregon home has been indicted and jailed in connection with the girl's death.
