• Malaysia Airlines Towelette Found On Western Australia Beach

    An unwrapped moist towelette branded with the Malaysia Airlines logo has been found on a beach in West Australia -- and it's now being tested to see if it is the first confirmed piece of evidence from the airline's missing plane. The package was found by a couple strolling the beach near the town…

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  • Autopsy shows Chicago baby dead when cut by power saw

    CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman is charged in the death of her 7-month-old granddaughter, who was struck in the head multiple times before having her throat cut with a power saw, prosecutors announced Tuesday.

    Associated Press
  • Jury finds Pharrell, Thicke copied for 'Blurred Lines' song

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury awarded Marvin Gaye's children nearly $7.4 million Tuesday after determining singers Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams copied their father's music to create "Blurred Lines," the biggest hit song of 2013.

    Associated Press
  • Let me sleep: Georgia trash man gets 30 days in jail for 5 a.m. pick up

    If he keeps his nose clean, sanitation worker Kevin McGill of Sandy Springs, Ga., might just make it through his 30-day sentence (to be served on consecutive weekends) for disturbing wealthy residents by picking up the trash too early in the morning – just in time to celebrate National Garbage Man…

    Christian Science Monitor
  • Report: Chance of mega-quake hitting California increases

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scientists are virtually certain that California will be rocked by a strong earthquake in the next 30 years. Now they say the risk of a mega-quake is more likely than previously thought.

    Associated Press
  • Deputy U.S. marshal shot dead in Louisiana

    A deputy U.S. marshal was killed in Louisiana on Tuesday in an exchange of gunfire with a fugitive wanted in connection with a double homicide, the U.S. Marshals Service said. Deputy U.S. Marshal Josie Wells, 27, was part of a team executing a warrant on the suspect, identified by authorities as…

    Reuters
  • Prosecutors play 911 call of girl they say was run to death

    GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama woman on trial for murder in her granddaughter's death called out the child's name time after time as the girl lay on the ground after collapsing, but didn't tell medics the girl had run for hours, according to evidence presented Tuesday.

    Associated Press
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    Reality show helicopters crash during filming in Argentina killing 10 including French sports stars (7 photos)

    Two helicopters carrying passengers filming a popular European reality show crashed Monday in a remote area of northwest Argentina, killing eight French citizens and two Argentines, authorities said. The helicopters crashed while flying near Villa Castelli in La Rioja province, about 730 miles…

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  • Photos claim IS beheadings of homosexuals in northern Iraq

    The Islamic State group has publicly beheaded three men in northern Iraq, two of them for allegedly engaging in homosexual acts, according to photos shared by sympathisers on social media Tuesday. The jihadist group, which controls swathes of Iraq and neighbouring Syria, has carried out hundreds of…

    AFP
  • Gang enforcer to be executed for killing woman over drug tax

    HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A gang enforcer convicted of beating and strangling a San Antonio woman who refused to pay a Mexican Mafia-imposed tax on her illegal drug sales is set to be executed this week.

    Associated Press
  • What happens with Apple Watch once the battery runs out

    Apple claims that the Apple Watch delivers some 18 hours of battery life, with the 42mm model being slightly more generous according to Apple’s own estimates. But that might not be enough for some smartwatch users who might use the device more than what Apple assumes in its test scenarios. In fact,…

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  • Montana killer bride in cliff case appeals, cites blindfold claim

    A Montana bride appealing a murder conviction for pushing her new husband off a cliff said on Monday her life sentence should be overturned partly because prosecutors claimed she blindfolded her mate before he plunged to his death but failed to prove it. In court documents filed on Monday with a…

    Reuters
  • Iggy Azalea pushes back tour

    The Australian rapper Iggy Azalea, whose career has enjoyed a rapid rise but also growing tumult, on Tuesday postponed her whole North American tour. Good things take time," Azalea's management wrote on Twitter. Azalea's label, Def Jam Recordings, said it was decided "the tour will not be ready…

    AFP
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    Photos of the day - March 10, 2015 (24 photos)

    Members of the German Bundeswehr's 371st Armoured Infantry Battalion (Panzergredanadierbataillon 371) stand in camouflage with sniper rifles during a media event at the battalion's base in Marienberg, Myanmar police hit a student protester during violence in Letpadan, former U.S. Secretary of State…

    Yahoo News
  • 4 Common Mistakes That Lead to Medical School Rejections

    Every year, applicants who are not accepted to medical school wonder why they didn't make the cut. One common theme I see when reviewing applications of students who are not accepted to medical school is an unrealistic view about the applicant's competitiveness. As a result, a student may apply…

    U.S.News & World Report
  • Man arrested for Arkansas murder nearly 50 years later

    By Steve Barnes LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) - A man who was a little too chatty with a cellmate in Delaware a few years ago was arrested on Tuesday for a murder that took place nearly a half-century ago in Arkansas, authorities said. James Leon Clay, 67, was taken into custody by FBI agents in…

    Reuters
  • College Test Prep Company Apologizes For Comparing Clarence Thomas To KKK

    Barron’s Educational Series, the maker of popular Advanced Placement study guides, has apologized for linking Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to fascism and comparing him to the KKK. The Daily Caller reported Monday about the extreme comparison, found on page 168 of the 7th edition of…

    The Daily Caller