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Albuquerque police chief vows reforms after violent protest over shootings
Albuquerque's new police chief commended officers for showing restraint and said he is about to unveil reforms that include changes to the embattled department's...
Tougher Than Stone: How Globalization Affects Families On The Move
Globalization is sending people packing. That is, they are packing their belongings and sending themselves across national boundaries to find better paying jobs. These...
James Boyd shooting: Albuquerque riot officers clash with protesters during march against police shootings
Albuquerque riot officers clashed with protesters during a 10-hour march against police shootings. Police fired tear gas at demonstrators and made several arrests following unrest...
Dottie Sandusky claims Jerry Sandusky’s accusers told inaccurate stories
In a recent interview, Jerry Sandusky’s wife - Dottie Sandusky - revealed she still had hope even after his 45-count guilty verdict. The former Penn...
Los Angeles: 5.1-magnitude earthquake strikes near La Habra
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake has struck the Los Angeles area of southern California, the US Geological Survey (USGS) says. The quake happened at about 21:10 local...
Obamacare: Six million people sign up for medical insurance
President Barack Obama has announced six million people have signed up for medical insurance under his healthcare law – dubbed Obamacare - meeting the...
Patrick Cannon: Charlotte mayor resigns after corruption arrest
Patrick Cannon, the mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, has resigned on Wednesday night after only 114 days in office. Patrick Cannon, 47, was arrested on...
Boston firefighters killed in 9-alarm fire
Two Boston firefighters were killed and at least 18 people were taken to area hospitals when a nine-alarm fire ignited the city's Back Bay...
Burger King Baby: Katheryn Deprill reunited with birth mother after 27 years
Katheryn Deprill, who was abandoned in 1986 as a newborn in a Burger King restaurant’s bathroom, has found her birth mother after launching a...
Washington landslide death toll rises to 16
The bodies of two more people killed in the massive mudslide in Washington have been recovered by authorities, bringing the death toll to 16. The...
Barack Obama’s Secret Service agent found drunk in Amsterdam hotel
New reports revealed that three Secret Service agents tasked with protecting President Barack Obama in the Netherlands have been sent home for "disciplinary reasons". According...
Ibragim Todashev killed by FBI in self-defense
The Boston FBI agent that killed Ibragim Todashev - a friend of Boston Marathon suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was justified in fatally shooting him, a...
Washington landslide: Barack Obama calls on Americans to pray for victims
President Barack Obama has called on Americans to pray for the victims of the landslide in Washington which has claimed at least 14 lives. Officials...
Barack Obama to ask Congress to end NSA phone data collection
President Barack Obama is planning to ask Congress to end bulk collection of US phone records by the National Security Agency (NSA). NSA senior officials...
Washington landslide death toll climbs to 14 with up to 176 missing
Washington authorities have found six more bodies after Saturday's huge landslide, bringing the number known to have been killed to 14, say police. Officials now...
Washington mudslide: 108 names on list of missing people
At least 108 people are reported missing or unaccounted for after Saturday's huge landslide in the north-western Washington. Eight bodies have been recovered so far...
Chicago train crash injures 32 people at O’Hare airport
A commuter train has derailed at an underground station at Chicago O’Hare International Airport early Monday, injuring 32 people on board, officials said. The eight-car...
Hillary Clinton speaks at student conference for Clinton Global Initiative University
Hillary Clinton told college students during a Clinton Global Initiative University forum at Arizona State University in Tempe on Saturday that she is "very...
Plane carrying five people crashes into Colorado reservoir
A small plane crashed into a reservoir in southwestern Colorado. The aircraft is believed to be carrying five people and authorities say they don't think...
NYC 14-year-old boy shot dead bus bystander in Brooklyn
New York City police have arrested a 14-year-old boy after allegedly firing a gun inside a bus in a suspected gang dispute, killing an...
Barack Obama: No military excursion in Ukraine
President Barack Obama ruled out a "military excursion" by the US in Ukraine, saying that engaging Russia militarily "would not be appropriate." "We are not...
Edward Snowden leaks: Mystic surveillance program can collect all calls in foreign nation
According to new reports, the US government has built a system that can record every phone call made over a month in an undisclosed...
Seattle: KOMO news helicopter crash kills two people
Two people died after a KOMO news helicopter crashed in central Seattle at the foot of the landmark Space Needle, fire officials have said. The...
Estimated 4.4 earthquake strikes Los Angeles area
A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck 5.6 miles from the Los Angeles neighborhood of Westwood at 06:25 a.m. local time, US officials said. The quake has been...
SXSW car crash: Rashad Charjuan Owens charged with capital murder
Suspected drunken driver Rashad Charjuan Owens was charged Friday with capital murder in the deaths of two people he allegedly killed as he sped...
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