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Greg Snider was in a Houston, Texas parking lot, on the phone making a business call. While in the lot, a homeless man approached his car and asked for change. Snider gave him 75 cents and then drove off. KPRC Local 2 News reported on the shocking thing that happened next.
China's recent test of a hypersonic vehicle should not unduly alarm the United States or any other nation, Chinese military officials say. The test of China's new "hypersonic glide vehicle," which apparently took place Jan. 9, was not designed to advance the nation's ability to penetrate American…
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AdChoices CompareCards.comSponsoredNEW YORK (AP) — A week before his big night at the Grammy Awards, Pharrell is happy — and speechless — over his Oscar nomination.
A camera trap snapped the first-ever pictures of the elusive snow leopard in Uzbekistan. Even better, it caught not one, but two of the endangered cats on camera. The new images of the cats released by conservation groups Panthera and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) confirm that there are at least…
Many people shop at Costco because they want good value on the more than 3,700 items in stock. Yet few people know just how Costco is able to give its customers such quality and value, or what makes Costco different from other wholesale companies. We spoke with regular Costco shoppers -- or…
Colorado Springs Airport is now providing boxes for travelers to dump their marijuana before boarding flights out of state.
Serena Williams smashed the 39-year-old record for Australian Open wins on Friday as she powered into the fourth round closely followed by China's Li Na on another scorching day in Melbourne. The American five-time champion, making light of one of the city's worst ever heatwaves which halted play…
A California court dismisses a ticket issued to a woman for driving while wearing Google Glass. Julie Noce reports.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the European Union Thursday for calling in ambassadors over plans for some 1,800 new homes for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank. Netanyahu's angry remarks come hot on the heels of a public spat between his defence minister and US Secretary…
Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino insisted he doesn't believe Neymar will be out for a signficant period of time after the Brazilian forward sprained his right ankle in the Catalans' 2-0 win away to Getafe in the Copa del Rey on Thursday. Lionel Messi scored both goals on his first start since…
Prince Harry ends role as helicopter pilot, to take up new job with army in London
T-Mobile and its boisterous CEO John Legere love talking the talk, but they have also shown repeatedly in recent months that they can walk the walk. The scrappy nationwide wireless carrier added a jaw-dropping 4.4 million net new subscribers in 2013, including 869,000 net postpaid additions in the…
North Korea has demanded South Korea and the US halt their annual military drill, calling it 'a serious provocation.' If not, north-south relations 'will plunge into a deadlock and unimaginable holocaust.'
China Mobile, the country's biggest wireless provider, on Friday started selling Apple's iPhone to millions of customers nationwide, ending a six-year wait in a crucial market for the US technology giant. Apple is fighting for share in China's competitive smartphone market, and China Mobile's 760…
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By Laila Kearney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Firefighters responding to an Asiana Airlines plane that crash-landed in San Francisco in July were warned about the presence of a teenage passenger who was later fatally struck by an emergency vehicle, new video footage of the aftermath shows. Ye…
Oklahoma US Sen. Tom Coburn to retire after current session, giving up last 2 years in office
Arguments About Abortion Clinic Leads to Spacial-Relations Quiz
His Long Island, N.Y.–based farm wasn’t selling to anyone in Rhode Island at the time. Soon he heard from a shellfisher who had seen his oysters in a fish market in Mystic, Conn., and after that, from friends who rang him up excited to have had his oysters in New York.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Thursday backed a bill that would require the Obama administration to report weekly on how many Americans have signed up for health care coverage as Republicans maintain an election-year spotlight on the troubled law.