Daily Archives: Jan 3, 2015
Edward Brooke: First black senator elected by popular vote dies aged 95
The first black senator popularly elected in the US, Edward Brooke, has died aged 95, Republican Party officials say. Edward Brooke was elected to Congress...
AirAsia flight QZ8501 crash blamed on bad weather
According to the Indonesian weather agency (BMKG), bad weather was the biggest factor in the crash of AirAsia flight QZ8501. The BMKG agency said initial...
Israel withholds Palestinian tax revenues following bid to join ICC
Israel has frozen the transfer of tax revenues to the Palestinians following their bid to join the International Criminal Court (ICC), Israeli officials say. They...
Little Jimmy Dickens dies of cardiac arrest at 94
Country legend Little Jimmy Dickens has died aged 94. Jimmy Dickens’ spokeswoman Jessie Schmidt said the singer died on January 2 of cardiac arrest after...
John Hinckley Jr. will not face new murder charges in James Brady case
John Hinckley Jr., the man who shot White House aide James Brady in a 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, will not face...
AirAsia plane crash: Two large objects found in Java Sea
Two large objects have been found by search teams scouring the Java Sea for the wreckage of AirAsia flight QZ 8501, Indonesian officials say. A...
Girl, 7, survives fatal plane crash in Kentucky
A 7-year-old girl has walked to a home in Kentucky to report that her plane had crashed, police say. The plane was found later with...
Donna Douglas dies at the age of 81
The Beverly Hillbillies star Donna Douglas has died at the age of 81, according to a report by CBS affiliate WAFB-TV in Baton Rouge,...