‘Mewdels’ hit NY catwalk to promote animal rescue
A real catwalk was held in New York on Thursday (August 1) as the legendary scene was filled with with feline fashionistas. Rough cut –...
Texas county sues Exxon over air pollution from petrochemical fire: official
Harris County, Texas sued Exxon Mobil Corp on Thursday over pollution from a fire a day earlier at the company’s Baytown Olefins Plant, according to...
Katy Perry and record label hit with $2.7 million copyright judgment
A Christian rapper was awarded $2.7 million on Thursday by a Los Angeles jury that found that Katy Perry’s 2013 hit “Dark Horse” contained a...
A$AP Rocky’s assault trial enters final scheduled day
The trial of U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky on a charge of assault will go into what could be its final day on Friday with the...
New York bus takes a cruise through floodwaters
Passengers on a Staten Island bus cruised through July 31st floodwaters that had some hopping on seats to try to stay dry as the water...
For some surgeries, hospital rankings not tied to better outcomes
(Reuters Health) – When it comes to common gastrointestinal operations, such as weight loss surgery, a U.S. hospital’s ranking may not equate with better outcomes,...
Men know less than women about daily calorie needs
(Reuters Health) – Men are almost four times as likely as women to have a poor grasp of how many calories they need to consume...
Magnitude 6.8 quake strikes off Chile, no damage reported
An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck off Chile’s coast on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, but local authorities said there was no immediate...
Pandemic bonds face scrutiny after Ebola outbreak yet to trigger payout
World Bank funding instruments issued to help emerging countries swiftly tackle pandemics have come under the spotlight after the latest deadly Ebola outbreak has yet...
U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky tells court he tried to avoid Stockholm fight
U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky told a Swedish court on Thursday he had tried to avoid the fight in downtown Stockholm that landed him and two...