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Widows in Small City in China’s Hunan Province Blame Air Pollution for Deaths of Husbands

Feb 19, 2015 11:20 AM EST

It is not just the capital city of Beijing which is reeling from the impact of air pollution. Across many towns and cities in other Chinese provinces, residents too are blaming the bad air caused by excessive industrialization as the reason why men are dying earlier.

NBA Veteran Jerome Kersey Dies at 52

Marcel Woo |

Feb 19, 2015 11:14 AM EST

Jerome Kersey, a National Basketball Association (NBA) veteran who played for the Lakers when Kobe Bryant was still a rookie, died at age 51 in Oregon.

Kim Kardashian Worried, Saying Amber Rose Knows 'Too Much'

Cybelle Go |

Feb 19, 2015 10:54 AM EST

Reality star Kim Kardashian caught in a feud between her family members against Amber Rose, is worried that her husband's former lover might divulge secrets in public, according to Yahoo Entertainment.

'President Obama Does Not Love America' - Former NYC Mayor Giuliani Says

Marcel Woo |

Feb 19, 2015 10:51 AM EST

President Barack Obama does not love America and was not brought up the way Americans were brought up, said former New York City Mayor Rudolf Giuliani.

Ohio Church Offers Drive-Through Ash Wednesday Service

Vittorio Hernandez |

Feb 19, 2015 10:33 AM EST

If fast food chains have drive-through service for people on the go, or those who do not have 15 minutes to sit down and eat a quick meal, the Advent Lutheran Church in Upper Arlington, Ohio, has a similar service on Ash Wednesday.

NY Sues UPS Over Smuggled Cigarette Shipments

Geann Pineda |

Feb 19, 2015 10:29 AM EST

The state of New York has sued United Parcel Service (UPS) for illegally shipping 700,000 untaxed cartons of cigarettes into New York between 2010 and 2014.

Lawyers of Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Again Seek To Move Trial Out of the City

Marcel Woo |

Feb 19, 2015 10:24 AM EST

Lawyers of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnev are making their case to a three-judge appellate panel on Thursday to move the suspect's trial out the city of Boston.

Potentially Deadly Superbug Outbreak at UCLA Claims Victims

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Feb 19, 2015 10:17 AM EST

CRE is a family of gram-negative bacteria nearly immune to the carbapenem class of antibiotics.

Walmart to Raise Minimum Wage to US$9 An Hour

Marcel Woo |

Feb 19, 2015 10:07 AM EST

American retail giant Walmart said it will increase minimum wage to US$9 per hour in stores around the US starting April, with the aim of raising the minimum wage to at least US$10 an hour by 2016.

After 12 Years, Jury Convicts Pennsylvania Man Whose Yard Yielded Bodies

Vittorio Hernandez |

Feb 19, 2015 10:04 AM EST

A jury finally convicted Pennsylvania resident Hugo Selenski, whose yard yielded the bodies of a missing pharmacist, the man's girlfriend and three more sets of human remains.