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Ice Cube Says He 'Can't Be Mad' About Straight Outta Compton Snub: 'It's the ...

People Magazine - ‎1 hour ago‎
Straight Outta Compton might have been one of the biggest snubs in the Best Picture category when the 2016 Academy Award nominations were announced Thursday, but Ice Cube, a driving force behind the film, said he "can't be mad" about it.
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The six big issues in Republicans' sixth presidential debate

Washington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
Seven candidates. Eighteen days before the Iowa caucuses. Donald Trump's continued dominance. The stakes are high, and the political drama is expected to be as well in Republicans' sixth main presidential debate, held in South Carolina on Thursday ...
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$1.6B Powerball jackpot: 3 winning tickets sold

CBS News - ‎3 hours ago‎
Last Updated Jan 14, 2016 2:24 PM EST. MUNFORD, Tenn. -- An eye-popping and unprecedented Powerball jackpot whose rise to $1.6 billion became a national fascination will be split three ways.
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Jakarta Attack Raises Fears of ISIS' Spread in Southeast Asia

New York Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
JAKARTA, Indonesia - The Islamic State claimed responsibility for a terrorist attack in the Indonesian capital on Thursday, raising the specter of an expanded presence by the group in Southeast Asia.
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Alan Rickman's Top 5 Roles That Weren't Severus Snape

Hollywood Reporter - ‎1 hour ago‎
Alan Rickman is remembered as a fantastic actor with a unique voice who was best known for portraying professor Severus Snape in the Harry Potter film series.
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Emanuel ducks questions about teen shot 16 times by Chicago police

Washington Post - ‎22 minutes ago‎
CHICAGO - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel ducked questions Thursday about whether he knew far earlier than he has previously disclosed about differences between police accounts of the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald and what a ...
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Turkey's Kurdish Rebels Attack Police Complex, Leaving At Least Six Dead

Wall Street Journal - ‎33 minutes ago‎
ISTANBUL—Kurdish separatists attacked a police complex in southeastern Turkey overnight, killing at least six people and wounding dozens in the most sophisticated attack since violence flared up between insurgents and the Turkish state in July ...
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More aid reaches trapped Syrians; doubts cast on peace talks

Reuters - ‎2 hours ago‎
NEAR MADAYA, Syria/BEIRUT/GENEVA A second batch of aid reached a besieged Syrian town and two trapped villages on Thursday and the United Nations accused rival factions of committing war crimes by causing civilians to starve to death.
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Bavarian Town Protests Merkel's Refugee Policy With Busload of Migrants

Wall Street Journal - ‎1 hour ago‎
BERLIN—Criticism of Angela Merkel's open-door refugee policy in Bavaria, the southern German state where most migrants enter the country, erupted on the German chancellor's doorstep on Thursday in the shape of a busload of 31 refugees.
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Illegal immigrant arrested in American's murder in Italy said he left her alive

Fox News - ‎3 hours ago‎
The lawyer for the main suspect in the death of an American in Florence, Italy said Thursday his client fought with the woman after they had sex and did drugs but that he left her alive on her bed and had no intention of killing her.
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Planned Parenthood files US lawsuit against group behind secret videos

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
SAN FRANCISCO Planned Parenthood filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday arguing that a group acted illegally when it secretly recorded videos alleging the women's health organization profited from selling fetal tissue from abortions.
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Why is Louisiana's Medicaid expansion so important?

Christian Science Monitor - ‎57 minutes ago‎
President Obama visited Louisiana on Thursday after Gov. John Bel Edwards signed Medicaid expansion legislation into law. By Christina Beck, Staff January 14, 2016.
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Murder-suicide possible in blast that killed Ohio family

Post-Bulletin - ‎2 hours ago‎
NORTHFIELD, Ohio (AP) - A medical examiner in Ohio says murder-suicide is one of the possibilities being looked at in a house explosion and fire that killed a married couple and their two daughters.
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Yosemite: Famed hotel name to change in trademark dispute

seattlepi.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
FILE - In this March 29, 1999, file photo, a couple look though a window at The Ahwahnee hotel in Yosemite, Calif. The names of iconic hotels and other facilities in the world-famous park will soon change in an ongoing battle over who owns the ...
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US Stocks Climb in Volatile Trading

Wall Street Journal - ‎3 hours ago‎
U.S. stocks extended their gains into the afternoon Thursday, as oil prices climbed and European shares pared losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 244 points, or 1.5%, to 16395, bouncing back from a loss of as much as 76 points near the ...
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Two dealers allege Fiat Chrysler falsifying sales

The Detroit News - ‎3 hours ago‎
Two Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV dealerships have filed a civil racketeering suit against the automaker, alleging the company offered dealers money to report unsold vehicles as sold.
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Clean Energy Got a Record $330 Billion in Investment Last Year

Fortune - ‎1 hour ago‎
The growth of solar and wind farms worldwide bucked the drop in fossil fuel prices. Despite the plunge in oil prices, investors and governments around the world put $330 billion into clean energy last year including solar farms and wind projects built ...
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After Skylake launch, Intel beats Wall Street's financial expectations for Q4

VentureBeat - ‎40 minutes ago‎
Riding high on the launch of its code-named Skylake processors, Intel reported earnings today that beat expectations for the fourth quarter.
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Here's what is really happening with those vegan Teslas

Business Insider - ‎1 hour ago‎
For vegans, buying a high-end automobile can be tricky. The interior option of choice for most manufacturers is leather. It's an issue that came up with Tesla last June, when People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals - a Tesla shareholder - lobbied ...
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Yahoo Releases Its Biggest-Ever Machine Learning Dataset To The Research Community

TechCrunch - ‎6 hours ago‎
Yahoo announced this morning that it's making the largest-ever machine learning dataset available to the academic research community through its ongoing program, Yahoo Labs Webscope.
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Razer Teases 24-Hour, 50 Percent Off Sale

PC Magazine - ‎1 hour ago‎
If you've been eyeing a particular gaming mouse or keyboard, but don't have the cash, then listen up. Razer tonight kicks off a "CES 2016 appreciation event" that includes 50 percent off its popular peripherals.
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Designing Avista: How Buick got its mojo back

SlashGear - ‎1 hour ago‎
Even in its hometown, Buick couldn't have expected to so thoroughly wow auto show attendees with its Avista concept. The brand known for being the oldest active American car maker is also the frequent butt of jokes about the age - and aged ...
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2016 Oscar Nominees Forever Known For Other Roles

E! Online - ‎34 minutes ago‎
Regina George is about to get her Oscars moment. Rachel McAdams has starred in several successful projects leading up to her 2016 Academy Award nomination for Spotlight, in the Best Supporting Actress category, but we can't help but see her as that ...
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Giants announce Ben McAdoo as head coach: 3 things to know

CBSSports.com - ‎31 minutes ago‎
The Giants announced what we already knew on Wednesday night: They're hiring Ben McAdoo as their new head coach. "I have been preparing for this moment my entire professional life, " McAdoo said.
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Report: Alabama's Derrick Henry intends to enter 2016 draft

NFL.com - ‎34 minutes ago‎
After leading the Crimson Tide to the national title, Henry, the 2015 Heisman Trophy winner, is moving on to the next level, according to ESPN's Joe Schad.
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Report: Padres have deal with SS Alexei Ramirez -- not Ian Desmond

CBSSports.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Spurs and Cavs square off Thursday, and both are red-hot. Which matchups are worth watching? Who prevails? Our guys take a closer look at this bout.
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Sierra Nevada joins SpaceX and Orbital ATK in winning NASA resupply contracts

Washington Post - ‎23 minutes ago‎
The nation's top space agency selected three commercial companies for missions to resupply the International Space Station, giving a vote of confidence to incumbents SpaceX and Orbital ATK and choosing a new player, Sierra Nevada.
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Most Powerful Supernova Ever Discovered Blasts Away Competition

NBCNews.com - ‎18 minutes ago‎
A blazing-bright object appears to be the most luminous supernova ever witnessed, and it's blowing the top off researchers' models of how such explosions are powered.
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A Mammoth, a Spear, and a New Timeline for Humans in the Arctic

The Atlantic - ‎2 hours ago‎
The first person to reach the North Pole was the American explorer Robert Peary, in 1909. Or maybe it was Frederick Cook, in 1908.
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How Obama's cancer 'moonshot' can save many lives

CNN - ‎5 hours ago‎
Dr. Otis Brawley is the chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society, a world-renowned cancer expert and a practicing oncologist.
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WHO declares West Africa Ebola-free, but warns further flare-ups possible

CNN - ‎5 hours ago‎
(CNN) The World Health Organization declared an end Thursday to the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa. But the global health organization cautioned that Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone remain at high risk for additional small outbreaks of the ...
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Average age of new US moms at all-time high, now over 26

Miami Herald - ‎37 minutes ago‎
The average age of first-time mothers is at an all-time high in the U.S - over 26. The change is largely due to a big drop in teen moms.
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Warning labels might stop parents from buying sugary drinks

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
(Reuters Health) - - Warning labels detailing health risks associated with sugary drinks such as diabetes and obesity may convince parents not to buy these beverages for their kids, a U.S.
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