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1 Killed, Dozen Injured in Texas Bus Crash
ABC News - 20 Dec 2015 16:59
At least 17 taken to local hospitals.
Speeding Car Crashes Into Trailer Carrying Herbicide; 3 Dead
ABC News - 20 Dec 2015 16:56
Speeding car slams into parked tractor-trailer carrying herbicide, killing 3 in Philadelphia
Huge China Landslide Buries Buildings and Leaves 22 Missing
Time - 20 Dec 2015 16:51
More than 900 people had been evacuated
Clinton claims US is 'where we need to be' in ISIS fight, takes heat
Fox News - 20 Dec 2015 07:15
Hillary Clinton claimed during Saturday's Democratic debate that the U.S. is "where we need to be" in the fight against the Islamic State, a comment that drew ridicule from Republicans and seemed to take some of the stea...
Lebanese Militant Is Believed Killed in Syria Blast
The New York Times - 20 Dec 2015 06:42
A number of rockets hit a building in a Damascus district Sunday, reportedly killing Samir Qantar, according to government loyalists.
New Rules Bringing Kidneys to Hardest-to-Transplant Patients
ABC News - 20 Dec 2015 16:57
HEALTHBEAT: Hardest-to-match patients get more transplants in first year of new kidney rules
Donald Trump Alleges Hillary Clinton Made up ISIS Video Claim
ABC News - 20 Dec 2015 16:52
The GOP frontrunner was interviewed by ABC News' George Stephanopoulos.
Air France CEO: Device That Forced Diversion of Flight 463 to Kenya Was a 'False Alarm'
ABC News - 20 Dec 2015 16:43
Air France CEO: Device that forced diversion of Flight 463 to Kenya was a 'false alarm'
Israel: Palestinian shot after West Bank stabbing attempt
Miami Herald - 20 Dec 2015 16:24
The Israeli military says a Palestinian tried to stab troops in the West Bank city of Hebron, before being shot with rubber bullets. …
Turkey will withdraw more troops from Iraq after US request
Miami Herald - 20 Dec 2015 16:17
Turkey says it will withdraw more troops from northern Iraq and acknowledged there had been a miscommunication with the Iraqi government over the issue. …
Bernie Sanders Calls Drug Addiction a 'Disease' Not a Crime
Time - 20 Dec 2015 07:07
Targeting the heroin epidemic
Death at UC Berkeley Fraternity House Deemed Suspicious
ABC News - 20 Dec 2015 06:56
Police investigate suspicious death of young man at UC Berkeley fraternity house
Transcript: Read the Full Text of the Third Democratic Debate in New Hampshire
Time - 20 Dec 2015 06:55
Three candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination met to debate for the third time Saturday night. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Mall...
Were Iraqi soldiers killed by friendly fire?
CNN - 20 Dec 2015 06:23
The U.S.-led coalition will investigate after the Iraqi military said its forces suffered casualties from friendly fire during airstrikes on ISIS positions.
Creep CEO Martin Shkreli's social media gets hacked
New York Post - 20 Dec 2015 23:15
A hacker infiltrated the Twitter and YouTube accounts of pharma price-hike creep Martin Shkreli on Sunday, ripping the hated ex- hedge-fund manager in a string of insulting postings. The cyber sneak mocked Shkreli — wh...
Police Shooting Cases Hang Over Cincinnati and Cleveland
ABC News - 20 Dec 2015 16:55
Volatile, racially charged police shooting cases hang over Cincinnati, Cleveland
Pope praises diplomatic accords on Libyan, Syrian conflicts
Miami Herald - 20 Dec 2015 16:23
Pope Francis is praising a diplomacy-backed plan for a cease-fire in Syria's war as well as a recent breakthrough in efforts toward creating a national unity government in Libya. …
French Airliner Makes Emergency Landing in Kenya After Suspicious Device Is Reported
The New York Times - 20 Dec 2015 16:18
The Air France flight was en route to Paris when a passenger reported finding a suspicious device in the bathroom.
Prague zoo claims to have the longest salamander on Earth
Miami Herald - 20 Dec 2015 16:17
Prague Zoo says it likely has the longest Chinese giant salamander now on Earth. …
Ethnic protesters, police clash in southern Nepal; 1 dead
Miami Herald - 20 Dec 2015 16:17
Police opened fire on protesters who were attempting to attack a police station in southern Nepal on Sunday, killing one, officials said. …
Explosion devastates Russian apartment building, injures 8
Miami Herald - 20 Dec 2015 15:13
An explosion that Russian officials blamed on gas has devastated an apartment building in a southern Russian city, sending eight people to the hospital and leaving about 150 residents homeless. …
Has the climate change deal really averted catastrophe?
Al Jazeera English - 20 Dec 2015 15:01
We look at the coverage of the COP21 climate change summit and its framing as a success by the mainstream media.