Two individuals in South Korea have died from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, the country's health authorities confirmed on Tuesday. The cases marked only the second time the virus has caused fatalities in Asia since a man succumbed to it in Malaysia in April 2014.
A cruise ship called the Eastern Star, which was carrying 458 people, has capsized on the Yangtze River in China's Hubei province. The ship went down late Monday night
Dustin Diamond, the actor who played Samuel "Screech" Powers on the '90s sitcom "Saved by the Bell," was convicted of two misdemeanors and cleared of a felony charge for being involved in a bar fight last Christmas.
Most Americans support the federal government's bulk collection of telephone metadata first revealed by NSA leaker Edward Snowden, and they want Congress to reauthorize the program, CNN reported based on a poll it conducted along with the Opinion Research Corporation.
On Monday Nicaraguan officials stated an environmental study has determined that a planned $50 billion canal set to cross their nation is "viable." The officials declined to offer any accompanying details regarding the report.
In addition to bringing TV viewers lots of laughs for the last eight years, "The Big Bang Theory" has also made being a geek cool, while possibly luring young fans into the world of science.
North Carolina's Republican-led state Senate on Monday voted to override Gov. Pat McCrory's veto of a bill that would allow some court officials to refuse to perform same-sex marriages.
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Academy Award winning actor Eddie Redmayne has been cast to star in the role of Newt Scamander in the upcoming Warner Brother prequel Harry Potter: "Fantastic Beats and Where to Find Them."
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California lawmakers took another step towards raising the state's minimum wage on Monday when the Senate approved a proposal to increase the hourly rate to $11 in 2016 and $13 in 2017.
Roberta Jacobson, assistant secretary of state for the Western Hemisphere and top negotiator with Cuba, has been nominated to be the new U.S. ambassador to Mexico. President Obama announced her as part of a list of federal nominations that still require the U.S. Senate's approval.
Sepp Blatter announced on Tuesday that he will step down as FIFA president after the world governing body for soccer took a huge blow because of the recent corruption scandal involving top officials.
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