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71-year-old Frenchman attempts to float across the Atlantic Ocean in capsule
USA Today - 28 Dec 2018 00:30Richard Overton, America's oldest man and WWII vet, dies at 112
New York Post - 28 Dec 2018 04:12
Richard Overton, America's oldest man and oldest-living veteran, died in Texas on Thursday, according to local reports. He was 112. Overton, who lived in Austin, was a jovial figure in his neighborhood and was known to e...
As California authorities search for suspected cop killer, illegally in US, Trump calls for 'Border Security'
USA Today - 28 Dec 2018 05:08Germany's Far-Right Rebrands: Friendlier Face, Same Doctrine
The New York Times - 28 Dec 2018 03:11
A far-right youth movement is part of a growing network of actors giving extremism a friendly face -- and worrying intelligence officials.
Trump Iraq Visit Is Called a Political Rally
The New York Times - 28 Dec 2018 03:31
The president's comments and his encouragement of supporters in the crowd in Iraq and Germany veered from norms even as he upheld the convention of visiting soldiers abroad during the holidays.
Bereaved Guatemalan mother recalls hopes son would ease U.S. entry
Reuters - 28 Dec 2018 02:49
Between heavy sobs, Catarina Alonzo explained that when her husband left Guatemala to try to reach the United States, they hoped taking their 8-year-old son would make it easier for the pair to get in. Instead, the boy f...
Taliban seeks image makeover as Afghan peace talks gain momentum
Reuters - 28 Dec 2018 16:41
As moves toward peace pick up in Afghanistan, the Taliban are trying to show they have changed since the brutal days of the 1990s when they banned music and girls' education and carried out public executions in Kabul's f...
Hackers steal personal data of N. Korean defectors in S. Korean resettlement center
ABC News - 28 Dec 2018 16:41
The names, birth dates and addresses of nearly 1,000 defectors was stolen.
Climate change expert Aaron Doering charged with choking his fiancé
New York Post - 28 Dec 2018 16:41
A well-known climate change expert and professor at the University of Minnesota choked and brutally assaulted his fiancé, who told cops she fears he will kill her, according to a criminal complaint. Aaron Herbert Doerin...
Friday fury: Two blizzards blast Midwest, Southwest; 50 million face flood threat in East
USA Today - 28 Dec 2018 16:38Democratic Republic of the Congo: Elections 2018
Al Jazeera English - 28 Dec 2018 16:36
More than 46 million people are registered to vote, the run-up to which was marked by deadly violence.
Macedonian president urges rejection of Greece name deal
Miami Herald - 28 Dec 2018 16:32
Macedonia's president has urged parliament to reject a deal with Greece under which his country would amend its constitution and change its name to North Macedonia in return for being …
The Latest: Congo voting uproar 'badly disturbs' Ebola work
Miami Herald - 28 Dec 2018 16:29
The Latest on Congo's presidential election (all times local): 4:30 p.m. Congo's health ministry says the uproar over a delayed presidential election in two cities hit by a deadly Ebola …
Both Trump and the Democrats reportedly think they have the upper hand in the shutdown fight
The Week - 28 Dec 2018 16:17
Little progress has been made to resolve the partial government shutdown nearly a week after it began, as President Trump and his Democratic opponents are both apparently under the impression they have the upper hand in ...
Zimbabwe doctors' strike: patients bare the brunt of protests
Al Jazeera English - 28 Dec 2018 16:15
In the midst of a strike by doctors demanding higher pay and better conditions, patients are suffering without treatment.
Mother Sentenced to 10 Years for Accidental Shooting of 5-Year-Old Son
Time - 28 Dec 2018 16:13
The children were left alone with a loaded shotgun and a .22-caliber rifle
WATCH: Rescue dogs save boy buried in snow
ABC News - 28 Dec 2018 16:12
The boy was skiing on a closed black diamond run in the French Alps when he found himself buried in snow and ice for nearly an hour in the aftermath of an avalanche.
Tropical depression threatens flooding in Philippines
Al Jazeera English - 28 Dec 2018 16:04
The storm follows the same track as 2013’s devastating typhoon Haiyan.
Yellow vest protests target French Riviera presidential fort
Miami Herald - 28 Dec 2018 15:58
A small group of yellow vest protesters has tried to enter the grounds of a presidential fortress on the French Riviera, but they were blocked by authorities. The mayor's office …
Transformer explosion leads to fire at NYC power plant; lights up night sky
CBSNews - 28 Dec 2018 06:01
A transformer explosion at a power plant in the New York City neighborhood of Astoria, Queens, led to a blue light filling up the night sky. CBSN managing editor Robert Gifford discusses what he saw in Manhattan, and CBS...
Bangladesh's Choice: Authoritarianism or Extremism
The New York Times - 28 Dec 2018 05:31
Sunday's election is a contest between two bad options -- but one is worse than the other.
North Korea 'Singapore shops' reveal familiar sanction gaps
Miami Herald - 28 Dec 2018 05:15
Despite the unwanted publicity of a criminal trial for one of their main suppliers, business is booming at Pyongyang's 'Singapore shops,' which sell everything from Ukrainian vodka to brand-name knock-offs …