Houston home-buying frenzy tapers in as New Year begins – Your Houston News
Houston home-buying frenzy tapers in as New Year beginsYour Houston NewsHOUSTON – The Houston housing market exhibited the textbook laws…
1000s Turn Out For San Francisco’s Annual Lunar New Year Parade, Festival – CBS Local
CBS Local… New Year Parade, Festival. February 15, 2014 9:02 PM. View Comments. A parade float moves along Market Street…
Rain Possible At San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade – CBS Local
CBS LocalSAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Despite being in the midst of a drought, people attending the annual Chinese New…
The Most Dangerous Intersections For Pedestrians In San Francisco – CBS Local
The Most Dangerous Intersections For Pedestrians In San FranciscoCBS LocalSAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Most pedestrians killed were crossing illegally,…
Chinese New Year: London parade welcomes Year of the Horse – BBC News
BBC NewsChinese New Year: London parade welcomes Year of the Horse. A dragon is carried during a parade celebrating Chinese…
China celebrates the Year of the Horse – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukPeople marked the arrival of a new lunar year across, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Incense filled the air at…
Chinese New Year Sends Laborers Home, Rich Abroad – ABC News
ABC NewsDragging a heavy suitcase through a Shanghai subway station, 17-year-old Linghu Yong prepared himself to cram onto a jam-packed…
Chinese communities prepare for Lunar New Year – WOI
WOIBEIJING (AP) – Chinese communities around the world are gearing up Thursday for the Lunar New Year holiday that begins…
11 things to know about Lunar New Year – CNN
CNN(CNN) — It’s that time again: Lunar New Year. Red packets of money will change hands and dragon dances will…
China looks to halt New Year’s fireworks to curb air pollution – Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesBEIJING — Fireworks are as integral to Chinese New Year as pine trees are to Christmas. But with…
Lakers-Magic Preview – ESPN
ESPNThe Orlando Magic own the fewest wins in the NBA since New Year’s Eve, but the injury-riddled Los Angeles Lakers…
Vanessa Hudgens transforms for ‘Gimme Shelter’ – USA TODAY
USA TODAYWASHINGTON – “Just breathe deeply.” That’s one of Vanessa Hudgens’ New Year’s resolutions. The star, 25, has it written…
Resolution: Let’s all be nicer on San Francisco streets – San Francisco Chronicle
Resolution: Let’s all be nicer on San Francisco streetsSan Francisco ChronicleYou’ve likely made some personal New Year’s resolutions already. Hit…
BOOM years: Las Vegas witnessed implosions of many closed resorts – Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas Review-JournalA portion of the Hacienda Hotel still stands after the rest of the structure fell during the New…
Stars Gather for the Premiere of “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit” – GossipCenter.com
GossipCenter.comHitting the red carpet for one of the biggest movie events of the New Year, celebrities attended the premiere of…
Oakland: 17-year-old boy charged with New Year’s Eve killing – Contra Costa Times
Oakland: 17-year-old boy charged with New Year’s Eve killingContra Costa TimesOAKLAND — A 17-year-old boy has been charged with murder…
Madonna responds to photo controversy – Newsday
NewsdayMadonna sparked controversy while on vacation in Switzerland on New Year’s Eve when she posted a picture of her 13-year-old…
Our Nostalgia Addiction – Daily Beast
Our Nostalgia AddictionDaily BeastI flipped on the television on New Year’s Day, bleary-eyed and head throbbing, to discover something dreadful.…
Oakland News: Mayor Quan Reelection Mistruths; Tuman, Siegel Videos
This Oakland News comes from Las Vegas, where I am for the New Media Expo and International CES, or CES…
Did Harry Styles And Kendall Jenner Enjoy Secret New Year’s Celebration … – Entertainmentwise
EntertainmentwiseTwitter went into meltdown this week when photos emerged of Kendall Jenner and Harry Styles enjoying a ski holiday together…
Nets get past Cavaliers for second straight win – ESPN
ESPNNEW YORK — Giving up a big run no longer means giving up for the Brooklyn Nets. The team that…
Kim Kardashian Shows Off Her Butt and Toned Abs in Sexy Workout Selfie – E! Online
E! OnlineKim Kardashian’s post-baby workouts are paying off. After hitting the gym Friday in a sheer black workout top and…
Amazon’s Bezos suffers kidney stone attack in Galapagos – USA TODAY
USA TODAYJeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com and new owner of The Washington Post, suffered a kidney stone attack while…
Nuns Miss Pope’s New Year’s Phone Call – Voice of America
Voice of AmericaA group of nuns in Spain got quite the New Year’s surprise when they checked their answering machine…
5 most incredible discoveries of the week – USA TODAY
USA TODAYAn amazing find by a sharp-eyed astronomer and a bizarre discovery about the pooping habits of dogs are on…
Rail commuters protest at ‘disgusting’ New Year fare rises – Evening Standard
Evening StandardCommuters travelling to London from Dover or Northampton became reluctant members of the “£5,000 club” as season tickets broke…
Snapchat update planned after user breach – USA TODAY
USA TODAYSnapchat says it will launch a new version of its popular messaging app that lets users opt out of…
Snapchat confirms leak of 4.6M usernames, doesn’t apologize – VentureBeat
VentureBeatGranted, the leak happened late New Year’s Eve, and yesterday was a holiday, so Snapchat’s response isn’t as slow as…
Woman lives on Starbucks food for a year because… – CNN
CNNAs New Year’s resolution, Seattle resident Beautiful Existence challenged herself to eat only food from Starbucks for all of 2013.…
‘Breaking Bad’ superfan arrested on drug charges – Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesOne South Florida superfan of the show “Breaking Bad” has seen his life turn into something out of…
Confirmed: Uber driver killed San Francisco girl in accident – VentureBeat
VentureBeatAn Uber driver killed a 6-year-old female pedestrian in a New Year’s Eve traffic accident in San Francisco. Update: The…
Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson figure into 2014 storylines – USA TODAY
USA TODAYStorylines, like optimistic resolutions heading into the New Year, are abundant as the PGA Tour resumes its 2013-14 wraparound…
Helicopter rescue begins for passengers stuck in Antarctic ice – Reuters
ReutersSYDNEY (Reuters) – A Chinese helicopter has reached a Russian ship stranded in Antarctica for nine days and is beginning…
The Skinny On Teddy – The MMQB
The MMQBIn the coming months, as the 2014 draft nears, we will hear all about Teddy Bridgewater’s lack of arm…