USC, Occidental Under Federal Investigation Over Sex Assault Cases

Comments (11) | federal investigation, National, Occidental College, sex assault, sexual assault, Title IX, u.s. department of education, university of southern california, USC

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

55 colleges are under investigation for sexual assault reporting failures.

Afghan Hospital Attack Kills 3 American Doctors

Comments (2) | afghan hospital attack, Afghanistan, cure international, cure international hospital, hospital attack, International, jerry umanos, Kabul, terrorism

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

No motive for the attack has been determined.

Russia, U.S. Trade Threats Over Ukraine

Comments (0) | Crimea, eastern ukraine, International, John Kerry, kyiv, pro-russian forces, russia, russian special forces, Sergei Lavrov, U.S. Department of State, U.S. State Department, Ukraine, ukranian civil war, ukranian crisis, United States, vladimir putin

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

WATCH: As Russia strengthens grip over eastern Ukraine, U.S., Europe threaten diplomatic response.

2014 Boston Marathon: Best Tweets & Posts

Comments (0) | #bostonstrong, 2013 Boston Marathon, 2014 boston marathon, Baltimore Orioles, Boston, boston bombings, boston marathon, Boston Red Sox, doug flutie, National, Storify, terrorism, Twitter, youtube

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

STORIFY: Emotions ran high during this year's race.

The Next Next President? Chelsea Clinton Is Pregnant

Comments (0) | bill clinton, Chelsea Clinton, clinton, hillary clinton, marc mezvinsky, National

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

Will we be seeing another Clinton run for the presidency in 2052?

Gabriel Garcia Marquez Dead At 87

Comments (0) | colombia, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, International, latin american literature, literature, Obituary

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

The famed author helped introduce Latin American literature to the masses.

Washington Post, Guardian Win Pulitzers For NSA Coverage

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

Edward Snowden's NSA leaks dominated headlines in 2013.

Michael Phelps Un-Retires, Looks To 2016

Comments (0) | 2012 Summer Olympics, 2016 summer olympics, Michael Phelps, National, olympic swimming, Olympics, phelps, rio de janeiro, swimmer

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

Can the world's most dominant swimmer recapture his form?

LAPD Wilshire Division Shooting Suspect Charged

Comments (2) | Daniel Christoph Yealu, lapd, lapd wilshire, Los Angeles, shooting, west traffic division, wilshire police station, wilshire station

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

Daniel Christoph Yealu, 29, faces attempted murder charges.

Google Glass Announces One-Day Sale

Comments (0) | explorer program, glass, Google, Google Glass, google glass explorer program, Internet, Technology, Technology

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

Got $1,500? Now's your chance to be the coolest/nerdiest kid in town.

Rwandan Genocide: Twenty Years On

Comments (0) | Africa, ban ki-moon, Central African Republic, Genocide, genocide awareness month, human rights, hutu, International, paul kagame, Rwanda, rwanda civil war, Rwanda Genocide, rwandan civil war, Rwandan Genocide, Shoah Foundation, shoah foundation institute, tutsi, United Nations

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

Have we learned anything from the gruesome acts that began on April 7, 1994?

Washington Landslide Death Toll At 33

Comments (0) | department of homeland security, disaster, fema, landslide, mudslide, National, oso, oso landslide, oso mudslide, oso washington, Washington, washington landslide, Washington mudslide, washington state

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

Search crews continue to comb Oso, Washington for victims of the deadly landslide.

Reports: U.S. Built Secret 'Cuban Twitter'

Comments (1) | cia, cuba, cuban twitter, International, social media, surveillance, Twitter, u.s. agency for international development, United States, usaid, zunzuneo

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

Did the U.S. government build a Twitter-like platform to encourage revolt in Cuba?

U.N. Court: Japan's Antarctic Whale Hunts Illegal

Comments (1) | antarctic whaling, Antarctica, Australia, icj, illegal whaling, International, international court of justice, Japan, japan whale, japan whaling, Sea Shepherd, southern ocean, un, United Nations, Whaling

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

International Court of Justice rules Japan's Antarctic whale hunts illegal, orders immediate stoppage.

MH370 Search Finds Trash, No Wreckage

Comments (0) | australia navy, australian navy, indian ocean, International, Malaysia, Malaysia Airlines, malaysia airlines flight 370, MH370, Tony Abbott, u.s. navy, United States, united states navy

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

Australia, U.S. deploy new resources in search for missing Malaysia Airlines plane.

U.S. Court Upholds Texas Abortion Restrictions

Comments (11) | 5th circuit court of appeals, abortion laws, appeals court, court of appeals, National, texas, Texas Abortion, texas abortion laws, u.s. constitution, u.s. federal court

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

Appeals court upholds "extremely strict" abortion laws in Texas.

Obama Meets Pope Francis, Talks Income Inequality

Comments (17) | Barack Obama, catholic church, economic inequality, economy, Francis, income inequality, International, Italy, Obama, obama francis, Pontifex, Pope Francis, President Barack Obama, President Obama, rome, United States, Vatican City

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

President Obama and Pope Francis discussed economic inequality, exchanged gifts.

Truck Spills 42,000 Gallons Of Honey On LA Freeway

Comments (1) | 605 freeway, caltrans, chp, City of Industry, honey, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, sigalert

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

Overturned big rig dumps 42,000 gallons of honey on LA freeway.

G-8 Leaders Ditch Russia, Cancel Sochi Summit

Comments (0) | Barack Obama, belgium, crimean peninsula, economies, G-20, G-8, g8, Group of 20, group of 7, group of 8, industrialized nations, International, russia, Sergey Lavrov, Sochi, Ukraine, United States, vladimir putin

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

Is Russia's exclusion from the G-8 an adequate response for invading Crimea?

Michigan Gay Marriage Ban Overturned

Comments (38) | National

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

Michigan becomes the 18th state in the U.S. to allow gay marriage.

U.S.: Turkey's Twitter Ban A 'Serious Concern'

Comments (7) | censorship, Corruption, Erdogan, Europe, International, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, social media, Turkey, turkey corruption, Turkey protests, turkey twitter, Twitter, twitter ban

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

Turkish PM Erdogan pushes for Twitter ban as incriminating tweets surface.

L.A. Earthquake: Updates And Reactions

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Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

Newscaster reactions to Monday's earthquake have gone viral.

Is Your Facebook Actually NSA Malware?

Comments (1) | Barack Obama, Edward Snowden, Facebook, mark zuckerberg, National, national security agency, nsa, Nsa Surveillance, snowden, social media, us government

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

New reports allege the NSA infected computers with faux-social media sites to retrieve personal data.

No More Mall Pizza? Sbarro Goes Bankrupt

Comments (11) | bankruptcy, Chapter 11, Chapter 11 bankruptcy, food courts, mall, mall food courts, National, pizza, sbarro, sbarro bankruptcy, sbarro pizza

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

Sbarro is betting on a corporate reboot to return to profitability.

Snowden At SXSW Says Mass Surveillance Unsuccessful

Comments (31) | austin, Edward Snowden, Espionage, Internet, Media, National, national security agency, nsa, russia, snowden, south by southwest, surveillance, sxsw, texas, United States

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

Snowden: Surveillance by U.S., other government has craeted an "adversarial internet."

Obama Ponders U.S. Response To Crimean Invasion

Comments (34) | Barack Obama, Crimea, crimean peninsula, Eastern Europe, International, russia, sanctions, Ukraine, Ukraine Protest, United States, vladimir putin

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

WATCH: What will Obama do to stop Russia's invasion of the Ukraine?

Russia: Ukraine Wanted Crimea Invasion

Comments (0) | Crimea, crimean peninsula, euromaidan, International, protest, russia, russian invasion, the ukraine, Ukraine, ukraine invasion, Ukraine Protest, Viktor Yanukovych, vladimir putin

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

UNSC meeting on Ukranian crisis, March 1, 2014/via UN News

WATCH: Russia's UN representative presents letter allegedly authorizing military invasion of the Ukraine.

Venezuela: Protests Continue As Holidays Near

Comments (0) | Hugo Chavez, International, Nicolas Maduro, south america, Venezuela, venezuela crisis, venezuela protest

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

Will next week's national holidays calm the storm in Caracas?

Venezuela: 13 Dead As Protests Rage

Comments (0) | Caracas, colombia, henrique capriles, Hugo Chavez, International, leopoldo lopez, Nicolas Maduro, Protests, socialism, United States, Venezuela, venezuela crisis, venezuelan protests

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

Protests in Venezuela continue to rage as Maduro digs in.

Samsung's New Galaxy S5, Gear 2 Released

Comments (0) | android, android 4.4, android 4.4 kitkat, Android KitKat, galaxy gear 2 neo, samsung, Samsung Galaxy, samsung galaxy gear 2, samsung galaxy s5, smartphones, Technology

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

Can Samsung's newest smartphone and smartwatch dominate the mobile market?

Bryan Stow Beating Suspects Plead Guilty

Comments (0) | Bryan Stow, Dodger Stadium, Dodgers, Giants, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Dodgers, Louie Sanchez, Marvin Norwood, San Francisco Giants

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

LA Superior Court Judge describes the attack on Bryan Stow as "absolutely brutal, absolutely vicious."

Google's Pro-Gay Olympic Doodle Is Pretty Awesome

Comments (2) | 2014 sochi winter olympics, anti-gay, gay, Google, google doodle, human rights, International, International Olympic Committee, olympic charter, Olympics, pro-gay, russia, russia anti-gay law, Sochi, sochi olympics, sochi winter olympics, Winter Olympics

Colin Hale
Executive Producer

Google's doodle celebrates Olympic spirit while also brilliantly calling out out anti-gay laws in Russia.

Sony Cuts TV, PC Business

Comments (0) | bravia, Japan, sony, sony computers, sony corp, sony corporation, sony televisions, Technology, vaio

Colin Hale
Executive Producer

The tech giant cuts 5,000 jobs and its Vaio, Bravia lines.

NSA's PRISM Spied On 59,000 Accounts In Six Months

Comments (0) | data, Facebook, federal government, FISA, foreign intelligence surveillance court, Google, microsoft, National, national security agency, NSA spying, Nsa Surveillance, PRISM, Spying, Technology, U.S. government, United States, yahoo

Colin Hale
Executive Producer

Why does the NSA need personal data from so many people?

Mexican Fisherman Found After Year Adrift In Pacific Ocean

Comments (0) | el salvador, fisherman, International, jose salvador alvarenga, majuro, marshall islands, mexican fisherman, Mexico, ocean, pacific, pacific ocean

Colin Hale
Executive Producer

WATCH: Could you survive 13 months alone at sea?

Amanda Knox Found Guilty Of Murder Again

Comments (0) | Amanda Knox, amanda knox Meredith Kercher, amanda knox murder, International, Italy, italy court, knox, knox murder, Raffaele Sollecito

Colin Hale
Executive Producer

Amanda Knox/via Twitter

Will Knox be extradited to Italy to serve her sentence?

Tech Companies Reach Agreement With Feds Over Data Sharing

Comments (0) | Big Data, data, Facebook, internet surveillance, microsoft, National, national security agency, surveillance, Technology, Twitter, u.s. department of justice, United States

Colin Hale
Executive Producer

Does this new agreement allow for more transparency or more smoke and mirrors?

Ukraine Anti-Government Protests Intensify

Comments (0) | anti-government protests, Europe, european union, International, kiev, kiev ukraine, olena lukash, Protests, russia, Ukraine, Ukraine protests, Viktor Yanukovich, violence, Vitali Klitschko

Denise Guerra, Colin Hale
Executive Producer

STORIFY: Anti-government clashes continue in Ukraine's capital of Kiev.

South Sudan: Ceasefire Agreed Between Government, Rebels

Comments (0) | Africa, civil war, ethiopia, International, northeast africa, rebels, refugees, south sudan, South Sudan Civil War, south sudan conflict, Sudan

Colin Hale
Executive Producer

WATCH: Can today's agreement stop a civil war in South Sudan?

'Walkable' Wilshire Highlighted In New CicLAvia Route

Comments (0) | bicycling, biking, ciclavia, l.a., LA, la ciclavia, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, los angeles bicycling, Wilshire, wilshire blvd, Wilshire boulevard

Colin Hale
Executive Producer

CicLAvia makes a return to the iconic LA street.

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