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Mom of Child With Special Needs Says Airline 'Humiliated' Them
ABC News - 1 Jan 2015 19:04
#UnitedWithIvy is the hash tag Elit Kirschenbaum wants people to use on social media to elicit an apology for being "humiliated" on a United Airlines flight.
98 Passengers of the Adriatic Ferry Are Still Unaccounted for
Time - 1 Jan 2015 05:15
Authorities have no idea whether they have been killed, rescued or even boarded the vessel
Orbitz, United suing 22-year-old who exposed cheaper fares
Fox News - 1 Jan 2015 00:19The Draconian Legal Weapon Being Used to Silence Thai Dissent
Time - 1 Jan 2015 06:21
Thailand's lèse majesté laws are supposed to protect the royal family from defamation, but in practice they are being used as a vicious political tool
Turn Signal From 1963 Car Wreck Removed From Illinois Man's Arm
Time - 1 Jan 2015 21:43
Arthur Lampitt, 75, was pretty sure what the foreign object was even before a surgeon cut it out of him
Police: Rocket Kills 26 at Afghan Wedding Party
Time - 1 Jan 2015 05:55
"Nine children of mine are missing; I just collected body parts"
Protesters Stage 'Die-In' During Boston's First Night New Year Celebration
IBTimes - 1 Jan 2015 05:30
Dozens of protesters staged a die-in demonstration New Year's Eve during Boston's annual First Night festivities. The event saw activists lay down on the ground in opposition to the recent killings of young unarmed black...
35 Are Killed in Stampede in Shanghai
The New York Times - 1 Jan 2015 05:08
The deaths, and and 43 injuries, occurred in Shanghai's famous Bund, a riverside area where tens of thousands of people had gathered during New Year's Eve celebrations.
Cuba Arrests Dissidents 2 Weeks After U.S. Accord
The New York Times - 1 Jan 2015 05:01
A performance artist arrested Tuesday along with several dissidents and journalists after she sought to set up an open mike in Havana was back in custody on Wednesday.
Teen dies in U.S. flu epidemic
CNN - 1 Jan 2015 03:56
Shannon Zwanziger seemed perfectly healthy. She was an active 17-year-old who rarely got sick and hadn't been to a doctor in more than three years.
With Schoolgirls Taken by Boko Haram Still Missing, U.S.-Nigeria Ties Falter
The New York Times - 1 Jan 2015 03:39
Distrust between the two countries has resurfaced as the search for nearly 300 kidnapped girls has lost momentum.
Las Vegas Police Helicopter Crash Injures Two Officers
IBTimes - 1 Jan 2015 03:30
Two Las Vegas Metro police officers were injured Wednesday afternoon when a police helicopter crashed in a residential area northeast of the city's downtown area. The officers were taken to University Medical Center and ...
Beijing skyscraper show goes dark
CNN - 1 Jan 2015 01:44
CNN's Will Ripley reports from Beijing where police have canceled a planned New Year's Eve celebration.
Why the Palestinians Joined the International Criminal Court
The Atlantic Wire - 1 Jan 2015 00:34
Mahmoud Abbas joined the Hague a day after the Palestinian Authority was denied statehood by the UN’s Security Council.
Boy, 7, seriously hurt when chunk of cement thrown at family car
Chicago Tribune - 1 Jan 2015 19:41Will Serial's Adnan Syed ever be exonerated or get a new trial?
The Guardian - 1 Jan 2015 15:25
Many people have asked me if, after the podcast, Adnan Syed might some day walk free. Sadly, the justice system isn't always just Is there still a case against Serial's Adnan Syed after Jay Wilds' interview? Jay from Ser...
Things We Learned About Dogs in 2014
Discovery News - 1 Jan 2015 15:00
They're directional poopers and have been getting into mischief for thousands of years -- just some of the things we learned about dogs in 2014.
Here's Barack and Michelle Obama Bringing In The New Year
Time - 1 Jan 2015 10:13
A candid moment for the President and First Lady
AirAsia plane sea search resumes
BBC - 1 Jan 2015 06:06
Better weather allows the search for wreckage of the AirAsia Flight QZ8501 to resume, with officials hoping to locate the plane's fuselage.
The South Korean Charity That Tries to Give Everyone a Dignified Farewell
Time - 1 Jan 2015 05:00
More elderly South Koreans are dying alone, their bodies unclaimed
30 Years Since First UK Mobile Phone Call
Sky News - 1 Jan 2015 04:43
The carphone weighed 5kg, was worth £4,500 and needed 10 hours of charging for 30 minutes of talk time - but who was on the call?
Protesters Use New Year's Eve to Highlight Police Brutality
ABC News - 1 Jan 2015 04:40
New Year's Eve brought out thick crowds of revelers, but smaller groups used the occasion to stage protests against police brutality as police noted heightened threats ag