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This Is the Youngest British Lawmaker in Almost 350 Years
Time - 8 May 2015 05:24
What were you doing when you were 20?
Oklahoma girl's rare syndrome prevents her from aging
Fox News - 8 May 2015 19:31
Layla Qualls looks like a happy, 9- to 10-month-old baby-- but she's actually three years old. The Oklahoma girl was diagnosed with Syndrome X, which means she will never age.
Pageant winner may lose crown over alleged nude photos
New York Post - 8 May 2015 07:01
A year after her predecessor quit over a similar scandal, Miss Zimbabwe 2015 could be stripped of her crown over online photos that allegedly show her posing nude. Pageant officials...
Saudi Arabia confirms 5-day cease-fire in Yemen
New York Post - 8 May 2015 20:05
PARIS -- Saudi Arabia declared a unilateral cease-fire in Yemen that would start May 12 and urged Shiite rebels and their allies to stop fighting. It was unclear if the...
Video Shows White Officer Kicking Black Man in Face
Time - 8 May 2015 07:12
"We believe that the video demonstrates the need for large-scale reform of the Dover Police Department"
Report: air strike kills senior Yemen al-Qaeda official
Al Jazeera English - 8 May 2015 01:18
Announcement made in online video purportedly from Yemen's al-Qaeda branch, SITE monitoring group says.
Mob associate pleads guilty to using threats, violence to collect debts
Chicago Tribune - 8 May 2015 19:54Monkey keeps name 'Charlotte' since William and Kate don't seem to mind
New York Post - 8 May 2015 16:04
Oita city officials settled a national debate over whether calling the monkey Charlotte offends her British royal namesake, Prince William and Princess Kate's new baby daughter Charlotte.
Conservatives win unexpected and resounding victory in U.K. election
Chicago Tribune - 8 May 2015 13:37Violent protest hits Kurdish city in northwest Iran
Al Jazeera English - 8 May 2015 13:04
Several people reportedly hurt in city of Mahabad following clashes with police and protesters.
Man on Mission to Build Tiny Houses for Los Angeles Homeless
ABC News - 8 May 2015 07:22
Man raises nearly $60,000 to build tiny, wheeled houses for homeless in Los Angeles
Parachutist, 73, Dies in Snake River Canyon Jump
ABC News - 8 May 2015 06:49
BASE jumper, 73, dies in parachute jump from Idaho bridge over Snake River Canyon
Activist: No Regrets About Cartoon Contest Ended by Gunfire
ABC News - 8 May 2015 01:26
Activist: No regrets about Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest that ended in gunfire, 2 deaths
Delta Flight From Florida Diverted After Smoke Fills Cabin
ABC News - 8 May 2015 00:50
Smoke filled the cabin of a Delta flight from Fort Lauderdale today, causing the plane to be diverted to Charleston, South Carolina, from its original destination.
'Mr Khadr, you're free to go'
Al Jazeera English - 8 May 2015 00:44
A Canadian judge has released Omar Khadr, formerly the youngest prisoner at Guantanamo, pending his appeal.
State Department will not review Clinton ethics pledge breaches
Reuters - 8 May 2015 00:19
(Reuters) - The U.S. State Department will not review the breaches of the 2008 ethics agreement Hillary Clinton signed in order to become secretary of state after her family's charities admitted in March that they had no...
FBI warned local police gunmen had interest in Texas cartoon event
Reuters - 8 May 2015 00:07
(Reuters) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation warned police in Garland, Texas, about three hours before a shooting at an exhibit of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad that a gunman who launched a failed attack was int...
US begins training Syrian rebels to fight ISIL
Al Jazeera English - 8 May 2015 00:00
US defence secretary says 90 moderate Syrian rebels have begun training in Jordan to fight against armed group.
Vintage plane makes emergency landing in DC
Fox News - 8 May 2015 20:17
Helldiver took part in VE flyover
Ellen Weider: Drypoints in a Digital Age
OpEdNews - 8 May 2015 17:00
A look at how printmaker Ellen Weider uses the process of drypoint.
Woman dies after falling off stairwell at UIC building
Chicago Tribune - 8 May 2015 15:59The True Story That Inspired One of the Biggest Films of the 1940s
Time - 8 May 2015 15:00
The hit movie was inspired by a story in TIME