Beyonce and Jay Z‘s only child is celebrating her 3rd birthday this Wednesday and no expense has been spared. In a new photo shared on Queen B’s Instagram, it seems Blue Ivy Carter celebrating with plenty of balloons, flowers and a custom-made ice sculpture. (In essence, her birthday party is already way better than anything […]
U.S. House fails to pass Republican bill diluting Dodd-Frank reforms
By Emily Stephenson and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives failed on Wednesday to round up enough votes for a bill scaling back various financial reforms, a surprising defeat in an area conservatives hoped to prioritize this year. Republican Party leaders brought forward numerous bills to revamp financial […]
Hunt for two in french shooting continues as 1 surrenders
After the deadly shooting at a French satirical newspaper that left 12 people dead, one of the three suspects finally turned himself in to the French police. Mourad Hamyd who is 18 years old surrendered at a police station in charleville-Mezieres. The police are yet to release details of the relationship between the 18 year […]
At least 10 killed in shooting at French satirical magazine office
Story highlights At least 10 people were killed in the shooting, the Paris prosecutor’s office says Gunmen entered the office of Charlie Hebdo, police union spokesman says Paris (CNN)At least 10 people were killed in a shooting inside the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday, the Paris prosecutor’s office said, according to CNN affiliate […]
NYPD: 2 police officers shot in the Bronx
Two police officers were shot in the Bronx Monday night, the New York Police Department confirmed. Police officials told the Associated Press the two cops’ injuries were not life-threatening. Several local news outlets reported the officers were shot while responding to a robbery. WNBC in New York reported one officer was shot in the back, […]
Burglar apologizes to victim, returns stolen cash
A Florida woman was shocked to find a burglar in her apartment last week. Even more shocking was the fact that the burglar apologized and returned the money he stole. “I walk into my room, and I find all my boyfriend’s shoes and clothes thrown on the floor,” the woman is heard saying in a […]
AirAsia plane carrying 162 lost in stormy weather
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An astonishingly tragic year for air travel in Southeast Asia turned worse Sunday when an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people disappeared over stormy Indonesian waters, with no word on its fate despite several hours of searching by air and sea. AirAsia Flight 8501 vanished in airspace thick with storm clouds on […]
Russia forecasts economic slump as bailed-out bank gets more funds
By Darya Korsunskaya and Vladimir Abramov MOSCOW (Reuters) – Slumping oil prices have put Russia’s economy on course for a sharp recession and double-digit inflation next year, government ministers said on Friday, as authorities scaled up a bailout for the first bank to succumb to this month’s ruble crisis. The economy is slowing sharply […]
‘Facilitator’ of Taliban school attack killed in Pakistan
AFP Pakistani security forces have killed a Taliban commander who allegedly facilitated the Peshawar school massacre, which left 150 people dead in the country’s worst ever terror attack, officials said Friday. Named only as “Saddam”, the militant was killed Thursday night in a gunfight with security forces in the restive Khyber tribal area, which borders […]
Man Who Threatened to Kill Police Officers Says Dead Cops Should Have Been White
New details have emerged about one of the threats that was made against New York police officers in the wake of the fatal shooting that left two cops dead in New York last weekend. Facebook® Account Sign Up. Join for Free Today! Facebook Sponsored Elvin Payamps, 38, was arrested Wednesday after someone overheard him […]
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