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Candlelight vigil to mourn shooting victims in California

UC Santa Barbara students attend a candlelight vigil following Friday's series of drive-by shootings that left 7 people dead in the Isla Vista section of Santa Barbara May 24, 2014.

Joint China-US Economic Track Fact Sheet

2013-07-17 06:20

China and the United States emphasized the importance of promoting a comprehensive China US economic relationship based on mutual respect and mutually beneficial cooperation.

Mahjong gains popularity among Jews in US

2013-07-16 15:21

The Chinese game of mahjong has gained popularity in the United States, becoming a particular favorite among elderly Jewish women in Los Angeles.

Obama urges restraint amid protests

2013-07-16 10:31

US President Barack Obama appealed for restraint on Sunday as thousands marched across the country protesting the acquittal of a man who gunned down an unarmed black teenager.

Boeing puts to test after fire on 787 Dreamliner

2013-07-16 10:31

Boeing faces a public test of the carbon-composite technology used in its 787 Dreamliner following a fire aboard one of its planes at London's Heathrow airport.

Asiana to sue TV station over pilot name gaffe

2013-07-16 09:07

Asiana Airlines said Monday it will sue a TV station that incorrectly reported racially offensive names of four pilots onboard the flight that crash-landed in early July at San Francisco International Airport.

Putin wants Snowden to go, but asylum not ruled out

2013-07-16 07:41

President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he wanted Edward Snowden to leave after three weeks holed up at a Moscow airport, but also signalled that the former US spy agency contractor was moving towards meeting Russia's asylum conditions.

Air crash payouts could differ

2013-07-16 07:28

The potential compensation for people who were aboard Asiana Airlines Flight 214 may be very different for US citizens and passengers from other countries.

Muslim Brotherhood under more pressure

2013-07-15 16:52

Egypt is expected to receive U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns on Monday, the first senior U.S. official to visit the country since the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi.

Canada mourns 50 victims of Quebec train accident

2013-07-15 09:41

A week after the heart of the Quebec village of Lac-Megantic was devastated in one of the worst train accidents in Canadian history, the St. Agnes church bell rang 50 times on Saturday, once for each person believed to have died.

Zimmerman acquitted in slaying

2013-07-15 01:53

A former neighborhood watch volunteer was cleared of murdering a black teen in Florida, unleashing furious debate across the US over racial profiling.
Protests erupt after verdict

Protests erupt after acquittal verdict

2013-07-15 01:44

US citizens angry at the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of teen Trayvon Martin marched in US cities throughout Saturday night, with reports of sporadic acts of violence.

Asiana crash survivors return to China

2013-07-14 11:39

Thirty-one survivors of a fatal plane crash that occurred in San Francisco on July 6 returned to China on Saturday.

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