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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.

China rebuts rumors over project in Georgia

2013-02-19 07:25

A Chinese private investor rebutted some assertions about a construction project it is conducting here, stressing that it complies fully with local regulations.

JFK items auctioned 50 yrs after assassination

2013-02-18 13:24

President John F. Kennedy's Air Force One bomber jacket sold for $570,000 at an auction on Sunday of items that belonged to a longtime aide, nearly 50 years after the president's assassination.

In a first, Obama plays golf with Tiger Woods

2013-02-18 09:49

US President Barack Obama saw firsthand how golf is played at the highest level on Sunday, teeing off with the world's No 2 golfer Tiger Woods.

Leah Li wins Miss Chinatown USA Pageant 2013

2013-02-18 09:34

Leah Li wins the Miss Chinatown USA Pageant 2013 in San Francisco, the United States, Feb 16, 2013.

Obama drafts immigration bill

2013-02-18 09:15

The White House is circulating a draft immigration bill that would create a new visa for undocumented immigrants living in the United States.

Chavez supporters buoyed by photos

2013-02-18 08:57

President Hugo Chavez's supporters joyfully brandished the first photos of him to appear since he underwent cancer surgery two months ago.

Russian, US FMs discuss Syrian settlement, DPRK nuke test over phone

2013-02-18 07:48

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his U.S. counterpart John Kerry held, eventually, a telephone conversation on Sunday, discussing Syrian settlement and Pyongyang's recent nuclear test.

US 'must act to ease peninsula tension'

2013-02-18 01:36

Washington must shoulder its responsibility to solve the Korean Peninsula issue and review its policies, observers said as US and Japan meet this week.

Highest-ranked female judo master dies at age 99

2013-02-17 14:52

Keiko Fukuda, the Japanese-born granddaughter of a samurai who learned judo from its founder and became the highest-ranked woman in the martial art, has died at age 99 in San Francisco.

Prison escapee killed after 5-day manhunt

2013-02-17 13:27

A Florida prisoner who escaped after stabbing a detective with a sharp piece from his eyeglasses was shot dead by police in Texas.

Cheese sculpture to commemorate President's Day

2013-02-17 10:10

Artist Sarah Kaufmann used 160 pounds of cheddar cheese over the span of two days to carve out a replica of the historic Mount Rushmore national monument to commemorate President's Day holiday which is observed on Feb 18, 2013.

Obama campaigns against gun violence

2013-02-16 10:59

US President Barack Obama on Friday went all out against gun violence, using two public appearances to stress the issue, hammering home his message of tougher gun control.

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