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Twin accidentally shot dead by police after taken hostage

Ellen ConnollyMay 19, 2013 10:36

A New York college student was accidentally shot dead by police after her and her twin sister were taken hostage.

Man drives car into Virgina parade, injuring dozens

Kaitlin FunaroMay 19, 2013 10:23

Police are investigating what caused an elderly man to plow his car into a crowd of hikers gathered for a parade in Virginia, injuring about 60 people. The accident happened Saturday afternoon in a small Virginia mountain town close to the Tennessee border.

Iran hangs two men alleged Israeli and US spies

Daniel DeFraiaMay 19, 2013 08:58

Mohammad Heidari had allegedly smuggled security secrets to Israeli intelligence agency, the Mossad, and Kourosh Ahmadi, reportedly collected information for the Central Intelligence Agency. Both were hanged at dawn.

North Korea fires short-range missile for 2nd consecutive day

Daniel DeFraiaMay 19, 2013 08:04

"North Korea fired a short-range missile as it did yesterday into its east sea in the afternoon," the officer told Yohnap, a South Korean news agency.

Gunmen abduct father of Assad spokesman Faisal Mekdad

Daniel DeFraiaMay 18, 2013 16:50

"Today [Saturday] armed men abducted Mekdad's father from his home in the village of Ghossom," in the southern province of Daraa," a government source said. "They beat him up in front of his family then took him to Daraa city."

DSM-5, controversial update to psych manual, released

Talia RalphMay 18, 2013 15:09

The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, known simply as the DSM-5, was released by the American Psychiatric Association this week amid criticism of the guide’s changes.

Libya unrest: Armed groups attack Benghazi military posts

Daniel DeFraiaMay 18, 2013 13:06

No deaths were reported in four separate overnight attacks on the three posts, where assailants used rocket-propelled grenades and bombs, commander Hamed Belkhair said.

Kerry urges Nigeria to respect human rights in Boko Haram offensive

Samantha StainburnMay 18, 2013 12:29

“The United States condemns Boko Haram’s campaign of terror in the strongest terms,” Kerry said. But, he added, “we are also deeply concerned by credible allegations that Nigerian security forces are committing gross human rights violations."

Could electroshock therapy work — for learning math?

Faine GreenwoodMay 18, 2013 11:41

The mathematically challenged tend to feel that they're doomed to their fate, but a small study suggests that a mild form of electrical brain simulation can improve student's mental math and memorization abilities.

Raha Moharrak makes history as the first Saudi Arabian woman to summit Mt. Everest

Talia RalphMay 18, 2013 11:01

Moharrak is both the first Saudi Arabian woman and the youngest Arab to reach the summit, which at 8,850 meters or 29,035 feet is the highest in the world.