French terror suspects in phone contact, want 'martyr' death
DAMMARTIN-EN-GOELE, France (AP) — Two brothers suspected in a terror attack took a hostage Friday and were cornered by police inside a printing house northeast of Paris. One lawmaker said they told negotiators they "want to die as martyrs."
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New Jersey boy dies when folding bench at school gym collapses
By Peter Wolf (Reuters) - After a folding bench collapsed and killed an 8-year-old boy in a gym at a New Jersey elementary school, an administrator with the school district said on Thursday there had been no previous safety issues with the benches. Second-grader Brendan Jordan was attending a…
Bill Cosby jokes woman should be careful drinking near him
LONDON, Ontario (AP) — Bill Cosby jokingly warned a woman in the audience during a show in Canada Thursday night to be careful drinking around him.
Mother fights for life of unborn baby with deadly diagnosis
An Oakland mom is spending time with her newborn baby on Thursday but it almost didn't happen.
Militants planning mass casualty attacks against West
London (AFP) - The head of Britain's domestic spy agency MI5 warned on Thursday that militant Islamists in Syria were planning "mass casualty attacks" in the West and that intelligence services may be powerless to stop them.
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Dad accused of throwing girl from bridge had police run-ins
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — In her short life, 5-year-old Phoebe Jonchuck attended kindergarten, bounced from home to home and often witnessed her parents fighting and arguing.
Chilly Cowboys-Packers rematch tops playoff games
In a rematch of a brutally cold 1967 playoff classic dubbed the "Ice Bowl," the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers meet Sunday, topping a weekend of intense knockout clashes. The Cowboys, unbeaten on the road this season, travel to Green Bay, perfect at home in the campaign, in sub-freezing…
Cruise ship worker sentenced in Florida for rape, attempted murder
By Barbara Liston ORLANDO (Reuters) - A former Holland America cruise ship attendant was sentenced to 30 years and five months in prison for the 2014 Valentine’s Day rape and attempted murder of a female passenger he tried to toss overboard, a federal prosecutor said on Thursday. Ketut Pujayasa,…
Verizon’s huge victory is about to turn into a humiliating defeat
Verizon was reportedly warned by both Comcast and AT&T not to push the envelope on net neutrality, but the company decided to sue the FCC over its compromise net neutrality rules anyway. It successfully got those rules tossed out nearly one year ago and many people assumed this meant ISPs would be…
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Leader of Latvia's Russian-speakers fears sanctions backfiring
By Alastair Macdonald and Aija Krutaine RIGA (Reuters) - It's not so much the risk of conflict with Russia that worries the mayor of the Latvian capital Riga; it's the threat to jobs and investment as EU sanctions on Moscow rebound on the economy of the Baltic state. Russia's annexation of Crimea…
Macy's to close 14 stores, cut 1,300 jobs
US department store giant Macy's said Thursday it would shut 14 stores, cutting more than 1,300 jobs, in a restructuring to boost its focus on the boom in online shopping. The affected stores, a small fraction of the company's roughly 790 stores across the country, will be closed within several…
Texas city that prepared for oil boom now waits for bust
SWEETWATER, Texas (AP) — Just two years ago, this Texas town known mostly for its annual rattlesnake roundup seemed to be on the brink of a transformation.
The 3 Arguments Against Gay Marriage That May Decide It Once and for All
If 2014 was the year of gay marriage momentum in American states, 2015 is shaping up to be the year of federal action. On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court will meet in private to decide whether it will hear any of the five gay marriage cases that have made their way up through lower courts.
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Here's how a group of boys in Italy responded when asked to hit a girl
When an Italian video journalist set out to see how young boys would react to being asked to hit a girl, he discovered something awe-inspiring. Luca Lavarone, who works for “Fanpage,” conducted the social experiment with boys ranging from 6 to 11 years old in Italy. After having the boys introduce…
Venezuela's economy: all downhill from here
Venezuela is battling a tough economic storm, sending President Nicolas Maduro to China to raise finances. But ordinary Venezuelans and analysts alike are worried that things will only get worse.Duration:02:11
Documents: Girl, 15, who shot brother, 16, suffered abuse
WHITE SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — After suffering years of abuse at home, a 15-year-old girl broke into her parents' locked room through a window, took their gun while they were away and shot her 16-year-old brother to death, authorities said.
Florida girl, five, dies after being thrown off bridge by father: police
By Letitia Stein TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - A Florida man with a troubled past was charged with murder after throwing his 5-year-old daughter over a bridge into Tampa Bay on Thursday, just hours after police questioned his bizarre behavior but found no grounds to detain him, authorities said. John…
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Who does Comcast think it’s kidding?
On the first day of 2015, we shared one of the most incredibly frustrating tales of a Comcast customer service call gone wrong that we’ve ever heard, but at CES this week, the service provider promised that those calls will soon be a thing of the past. READ MORE: Man spends 4 hours on the phone…
Jihadists have declared war, world must respond: Canada's Harper
By Julie Gordon DELTA, British Columbia (Reuters) - The deadly attacks in Paris serve as a vivid reminder that jihadists are at war with those they disagree with, and the world must confront them, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Thursday. "The international jihadist movement has…
Driver in Toyota case says he's still haunted by crash
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man who spent 2½ years in prison for a deadly 2006 car accident involving his Toyota before he was released amid reports of a sudden acceleration problem affecting the automaker's cars told jurors Thursday in his lawsuit against Toyota that he is still haunted by the accident.
