Families of the 162 people aboard the AirAsia Bhd. airliner that crashed three days ago broke into tears and anguished wails as authorities confirmed that debris found off the coast of Borneo was from Flight 8501.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The Security Council rejected a Palestinian resolution demanding an end to Israeli occupation within three years late Tuesday, a blow to an Arab campaign to get the U.N.
After a turbulent year marred by terror woes, Ebola outbreaks and a horrific series of airline disasters, many could be forgiven for saying good riddance to 2014 and gratefully ringing in a new year.
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Paul Millsap took over for host Atlanta with 10 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter to help the Hawks hold off Cleveland for a 109-101 victory Tuesday night.
A man with a lengthy criminal record killed six adults and two young children before taking his own life in Edmonton, Alberta, in what a police chief called the Canadian city's worst mass murder.
SANAA - A suicide bomber killed at least 33 people in central Yemen on Wednesday when he blew himself up at a celebration by Shia militant supporters, medics said.
Four migrants were found dead on a cargo ship which was taken to Italy after apparently being abandoned by its crew in Greek waters, the Italian Red Cross said.
Kremlin press service reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin offered his greetings for the New Year to US President Barack Obama, stressing that Russian-US cooperation could make headway if it is based on principles of equality and mutual respect.
(Reuters) - Gun related deaths of U.S. law enforcement officers rose by 56 percent in 2014 compared to the previous year, with about one-third of officers killed in an ambush, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund said on Tuesday.
With 1,095 stores, Public is one of the largest grocery chains in the southeastern United States, and joins a growing list of companies that support gay marriage.
The Obama administration's move to allow exports of ultralight crude without government approval may encourage shale drilling and thwart Saudi Arabia's strategy to curb U.S.
US home prices grew at a slower rate in October as real estate sales slowed down and affordability has increasing become a challenge for potential buyers.
In some positive news coming out of the US economy it was reported that the US consumer confidence edged up showing growing confidence among consumers about the US economy as the year draws to an end.
LOS ANGELES - It was three days before Thanksgiving, the beginning of a quiet week for Sony Pictures. But Michael Lynton, the studio's chief executive, was nonetheless driving his Volkswagen GTI toward Sony's lot at 6 a.m.
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Whether you think depth sensing cameras will become the next big thing or fizzle out, the model that helped usher in the tech is set to be retired for good.
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After taking a sociology exam, Cardale Jones, a quarterback at Ohio State, posted a message on Twitter that echoed across college sports: “Why should we have to go to class if we came here to play FOOTBALL, we ain't come to play SCHOOL, classes are ...
Warriors complete stellar year with rout of 76ers. OAKLAND, Calif. -- Team captain Andre Iguodala stuck his head into coach Steve Kerr's postgame press conference Tuesday night to make an important request on behalf of his Golden State Warriors ...
The #Warriors continued their strong play in their final game of 2014 with a 126-86 win over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers. Golden State leaped out to a 15-point lead after one quarter and never looked back…, outscoring Philadelphia by an average of 10 points per frame. Marreese Speights was efficient in his 24 minutes, scoring a game-high 23 points on 9-for-13 shooting. Stephen Curry scored 13 and dished a game-high nine assists in 27 minutes of actio...
ATLANTA -- The Cleveland Cavaliers, who been hit hard the past week by the injury bug, took another blow Tuesday night with Kevin Love joining the ranks of the ailing.
DALLAS -- The Wizards' 10th consecutive loss to the Dallas Mavericks couldn't have been more lopsided, but it serves as a reminder that they have a long way to go before seriously talking about being a championship contender.
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The decreasing number of monarch butterflies has alarmed conservationist groups so much that they have requested the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to add the species to its endangered species list.
LANHAM, Md. (WNEW/AP) - The influenza virus is now considered “widespread” by the Centers for Disease Control in both Maryland and Virginia, not exactly surprising considering the intensity of this year's flu season.
LONDON - Britain's chief medical officer has acknowledged that Ebola screening procedures should be improved, after a nurse was cleared to fly hours before she was diagnosed with the disease.
International experts have conceded they missed early chances to control the spread of Ebola as they incorrectly believed an initial lull in deaths meant the outbreak was over.
Source of Ebola Outbreak Might Be Bats, Study Says "The toddler in Guinea who is thought to have been the first case in the current outbreak of Ebola in West Africa may have caught the virus fr…om bats in a hollow tree near his village, scientists said Tuesday."
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to hire a chief of laboratory safety, a new post that has taken on more urgency after a CDC scientist was possibly exposed to Ebola in a laboratory last week.
