Zuckerberg, wife gift $120M to CA schools
MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are donating $120 million to the San Francisco Bay Area's public school system.
Brad Pitt punched in face at movie premiere: report
Washington (AFP) - Actor Brad Pitt was punched in the face Wednesday night while signing autographs at the Hollywood premiere of "Maleficent" starring his partner Angelina Jolie, news reports said.
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MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan (AP) — The U.S. Air Force has deployed two of its most advanced long-distance surveillance drones to a base in northern Japan over the past week, enhancing its ability to monitor nuclear activities in North Korea and Chinese naval operations.
Second diver dies in Korea ferry search as fugitive businessman's car found
A diver searching for bodies in a sunken ferry died on Friday after an accident, the coast guard said, as a car believed to be used by a fugitive businessman linked to the ship was reported found. The diver was pulled from the water where he was involved in the cutting open of the hull in the hope…
87th Scripps National Spelling Bee (16 photos)
Two spellers were declared co-champions of the Scripps National Spelling Bee — the first time in 52 years. Indian-Americans Sriram Hathwar of New York and Ansun Sujoe of Texas shared the title Thursday after a riveting final-round duel in which they nearly exhausted the 25 designated championship…
Indian teen girls gang-raped and hanged from a tree: police
By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Indian police have arrested one man and are looking for four other suspects after two teenage girls were gang-raped and then hanged from a tree in a village in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Thursday. The two cousins, who…
NSA finds 1 email from Snowden raising question
WASHINGTON (AP) — Edward Snowden says he repeatedly raised constitutional concerns about National Security Agency surveillance internally, but an NSA search turned up a single email in which Snowden gently asks for "clarification" on a technical legal question about training materials, agency…
Family of actor's slain wife focusing on her sons
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of a woman whose actor husband has been charged with her killing said in a statement Thursday that she was an exceptional mother and their focus is on adequately providing for her three children.
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A group of tourists checking out the glass Skydeck at Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) in Chicago received the shock of a lifetime when the glass they were standing on began to crack, NBC Chicago reports.
New Photos Reveal What a Botched Lethal Injection Procedure Looks Like
On Thursday, the New Republic published a series of photos from a 2006 botched lethal injection in Florida, weeks after the details of a similarly problematic procedure in Oklahoma made national news. The 2006 lethal injection death of Angel Diaz was well-reported at the time, but magazine editor…
How Obama responds when officials come under fire
WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Barack Obama considers the fate of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, a look at how the president has responded when other officials in his administration have faced calls for their resignations:
Downing of Ukraine helicopter 'disturbs' US
The White House expressed concern Thursday that pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine were using advanced weapons "from the outside" after they shot down an army helicopter killing 12 soldiers. The downing of the aircraft came amid escalating clashes between Kiev's forces and separatists in the…
Israel solves water woes with desalination
SOREK, Israel (AP) — After experiencing its driest winter on record, Israel is responding as never before — by doing nothing.
Pakistan: Slain woman's husband killed 1st wife
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The husband of a woman stoned to death in Pakistan killed his first wife four years ago, police and relatives said Thursday, a shocking twist both showing how complicated justice can be and how dangerous life is for women in the country.
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SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's armed forces suffered devastating new losses Thursday, underlining the scale of the challenge the country faces in quelling a guerrilla-style insurgency that has proven to be agile and ruthless.
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Parents of California gunman describe 'hell on earth'
(Reuters) - The parents of Elliot Rodger, the gunman who killed six college students in a rampage in southern California, are suffering "hell on earth" knowing their son caused such a tragedy, they said in a statement on Thursday. Rodger's family members are mourning the victims of Friday's mass…
LA County to pay $1.17 million for jail beating of visitor
LA County will pay $1,175,000 for injuries to a man who was beaten by deputies while visiting his brother in jail.
Spurs rout Thunder to take 3-2 lead in West finals
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich stared blankly at a reporter, dumbfounded as he often is when dealing the media.
Girls abducted by Islamic extremists in Nigeria (83 photos)
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday vowed total war against terrorism as the country's security forces stepped up efforts to rescue more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamists 45 days ago. "I am determined to protect our democracy, our national unity and our political…
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