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7 hospitalized after roof collapses at college party
New York Post - 7 Mar 2015 22:33
Photos from first arriving SLO City Fire units at today's roof collapse. pic.twitter.com/GvaxHD0AhO — SLO City Fire (@SLO_City_Fire) March 7, 2015 SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Seven people were hospitalized...
Dolphin trainer missing in Spain
CNN - 7 Mar 2015 07:06
A video leveling abuse allegations at a Spanish dolphin trainer, who was due to go to work in the United States, triggered vicious condemnation on social media. Now, Jose Luis Barbero is missing.
U.S. missionary freed in Nigeria
CNN - 7 Mar 2015 03:53
American missionary Phyllis Sortor, who was kidnapped last month by masked gunmen in central Nigeria, has been freed, a U.S. official confirmed Friday.
Somewhere over the rainbow: Holi brightens up India
New York Post - 7 Mar 2015 00:48
Holi is making India more colorful than ever.
Chicago couple's cautionary tale: Turkey vacation ends in putrid prison cell
Chicago Tribune - 7 Mar 2015 14:14How Ferguson's fines targeted African Americans
CNN - 7 Mar 2015 05:16
Louistine Hoskin cared for her old car as a sentimental possession, missing a tire while parked beside her home, until one day the city ticketed her for having a "derelict vehicle in driveway."
Ohio man accused of plotting Capitol attack says would have shot Obama
Reuters - 7 Mar 2015 05:13
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Obama Administration Says "Yes" to Gay Marriage
Boston - 7 Mar 2015 04:05
The Obama Administration is saying yes to gay marriage. On Friday President Barack Obama's Administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that states cannot ban gay marriage. The Justice Department filed a friend-of...
9 billion years later, see star explode
CNN - 7 Mar 2015 03:48
For the first time ever, the Hubble telescope captured these rare images of a supernova and a phenomenon known as Einstein's Cross.
UN Council Threatens Action If Chlorine Used In Attacks In Syria
IBTimes - 7 Mar 2015 00:44
(Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council condemned the use of chlorine as a weapon in Syria and threatened to take action if such arms are used again in the conflict, which is now in its fourth year, but didn't la...
Fighting takes toll on healthcare in eastern Ukraine
Al Jazeera English - 7 Mar 2015 05:10
Conflict has cut off access to medical care in rebel-held territory and sent the price of medicine soaring.
Federal Court in Alabama Is Asked to Clear Way for Same-Sex Marriages
The New York Times - 7 Mar 2015 05:09
Lawyers filed a motion with a District Court judge to force probate judges in the state to again issue licenses to gay couples.
Body of Mexican Man Shot by Police Flown to Mexico, Buried
ABC News - 7 Mar 2015 04:25
Body of Mexican man shot by police in Washington is flown to Mexico, buried in home village
Monitors Inspect Column of Heavy Weapons, as Ukraine Truce Holds
Boston - 7 Mar 2015 04:06
European monitors in east Ukraine inspect a column of multiple rocket launchers, in the town of Artevemisk. The Ukrainian military is withdrawing its rocket systems from the front-line, as required in a European-brokered...
Explosion at Animal Hospital Critically Injures One Person
Boston - 7 Mar 2015 04:05
These animals were already being cared for at New Jersey's Oradell Animal Hospital... but when an MRI machine exploded, they were rushed to safety. Authorities say an MRI repairman is in critical condition. Two other rep...
Holder Says Will Use Full U.S. Authority to Reform Ferguson Police
Boston - 7 Mar 2015 04:04
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Friday (March 6) the Justice Department would use its full authority to reform the police department in Ferguson, Missouri, including potentially dismantling the department. A re...
U.S. Relied on Unarmed South Korean Officer to Protect Envoy
The New York Times - 7 Mar 2015 03:54
The assignment of a single unarmed South Korean police bodyguard to accompany Ambassador Mark W. Lippert on his movements in the country added to questions about security when he was attacked.
Iraqi Forces Said to Near ISIS-Held Tikrit
The New York Times - 7 Mar 2015 03:45
Iraq's largest offensive against Islamic State militants came a step closer to the city of Tikrit on Friday, according to Iraqi state television.
California Man Sentenced to Probation Airplane Groping Case
ABC News - 7 Mar 2015 02:17
California man sentenced to probation in groping case on flight from LA to Salt Lake City
Eric Holder: Justice Dept. Might Dismantle Ferguson Police Dept.
ABC News - 7 Mar 2015 02:05
Attorney General Eric Holder said the Department of Justice could go as far as dismantling the Ferguson Police Department to change department accused of discrimination.
2 Ferguson police officers resign in wake of FBI investigation, racist emails: reports
Chicago Tribune - 7 Mar 2015 01:36U.S. Army Makes It Harder to Dismiss Transgender Troops
Time - 7 Mar 2015 01:06
As a larger change in policy to accept openly transgender troops looms