South China Morning PostThe Hong Kong government is likely to fall short of its target of building 280,000 public housing flats over the next decade due to increasing difficulties in securing land, a thorny task…
TechNewsWorldMoov could be the first fitness gadget that adds “ability to motivate” to its list of features and functions. In addition to collecting and analyzing data, Moov offers personalized performance advice and encouragement in a…
New trailer shows ‘Godzilla’ is the latest film to destroy Las Vegas on the …Las Vegas SunHollywood loves indulging in a little schadenfreude, particularly when Las Vegas is the target. And judging by a preview…
Chicago TribuneFeb 28 (Reuters) – Tight end Dennis Pitta, who is a favored target for quarterback Joe Flacco, has signed a five-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens, the National Football League team said on Friday….
New trailer shows ‘Godzilla’ is the latest film to destroy Las VegasLas Vegas SunHollywood loves indulging in a little schadenfreude, particularly when Las Vegas is the target. And judging by a preview of the new…
The News InternationalPrime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is fighting for her political survival as pressure mounts on several fronts — in the streets, the courts and from the National Anti-Corruption Commission. Thailand’s premier is set to…
ABC NewsFederal grand juries have indicted six current and former San Francisco police officers, charging three with stealing money, drugs, electronics and gift cards seized during investigations, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. According to the …Feds…
USA TODAYSAN FRANCISCO — Five San Francisco police officers and one former cop have been indicted on corruption charges ranging from drug dealing, theft and civil rights violations that emerged from security video, federal prosecutors…
Boston GlobeFor eight seasons, D’Qwell Jackson did everything for the Browns. He overcame serious injuries to play at a high level. He led the team tackles. He became a locker room leader, showing the way…
HaaretzIsrael won’t publicly admit to Monday’s strike and Hezbollah is not making threats, but under the surface, the sides are locked in conflict. By Amos Harel | Feb. 26, 2014 | 12:31 AM | 4….
CBS LocalDENVER (CBS4) – There are still no results in finding a convicted sex offender who disappeared from a Denver halfway house. Eric Eugene Hartwell, 51, is now the target of a nationwide manhunt. He…
International Business TimesThe 86th Academy Awards that will air March 2 has already been the target of predictions, rumors and potential upsets. Before you take your seat on the couch to catch the red carpet…
Belfast TelegraphThe pop heartthrob has been in the headlines in recent months as a result of his run-ins with the law, and appeared to address the controversy surrounding him on Twitter. He told his fans:…
Bleacher ReportNFL scouts are working overtime from now until the 2014 NFL draft in May to determine which players their respective teams should target. It’s a grueling process, but it’s the one that pays off…
Stephen Jones on Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo’s rehab: ‘I think he’s on target …Dallas Morning News (blog)Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, center, watches the Atlanta Hawks play the Oklahoma City Thunder in an NBA…
Today.comFrank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) has no mercy on “House of Cards.” Photo credit: Nathaniel Bell for Netflix. The second-season premiere of “House of Cards” dropped a bombshell that no one saw coming — especially the…
Telegraph.co.ukTeam GB are just two curling matches away from their best medal tally at a Winter Olympics since 1936 after Eve Muirhead and her team-mates booked their places in Wednesday’s semi-finals, despite losing 8-7 to…
Sony sells 5.3 million Playstation consoles, exceeds full-year targetReuters CanadaTOKYO (Reuters) – Sony Corp said it has sold 5.3 million Playstation 4 game consoles as of February 8, surpassing its full-year target ahead of its…
ESPNAtlanta Hawks point guard Jeff Teague has emerged as an appealing trade target for the New York Knicks, sources with knowledge of the situation told ESPN.com. Sources told ESPN.com that the Knicks, leading into Thursday’s…
Washington PostCARACAS, Venezuela — Opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, the target of a Venezuelan police manhunt for allegedly inciting violence at anti-government protests that ended with three deaths, said Sunday that he will surrender himself after…
Protesters target HISD chiefHouston ChronicleProtesters gathered outside the home of the Houston ISD superintendent Sunday to criticize his plan to close five campuses at the end of the school year. About two dozen angry people…
Times of IndiaNEW DELHI: Focusing sharply on the BJP and its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal criticized Modi by calling him the face of ” communal politics” and asking…
Times of IndiaNEW DELHI: Arvind Kejriwal’s abrupt resignation has defeated the Congress objective behind its audacious move to prop up its nemesis as Delhi chief minister. The decision to force Kejriwal into governance was dictated…
FanSided4 overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, and they are fully expected to target one of the top signal-callers with their first pick in thedraft. While it could be a daunting task for new…
Houston ChronicleThe 2014 Great Texas Warrant Roundup will begin March 1, law enforcement officials said. Houston police, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office and dozens of other law enforcement agencies throughout the area and across the…
SC MagazineAttackers in the Target breach used phishing emails containing malware to steal system credentials from Fazio Mechanical Services, according to a report by technology journalist Brian Krebs. The emails containing malware were sent out…
Goal.comNigeria international and Dynamo Kiev forward Brown Ideye was on target twice in his club’s 3-1 defeat of Spanish side Malaga in a club friendly played at the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium. His 62nd and…
AFPSochi — Bode Miller attempts to master a course he has already condemned as “treacherous” in pursuit of the Olympic Games downhill title on Sunday while hosts Russia look to open their medal account. On…
BBC NewsGay rights activists across the world are holding a day of protests against the Russian government, just two days before the Winter Olympics begin in the southern resort of Sochi. The protests seek to…
RegisterYahoo! is urging users of its Mail service to change their passwords to something secure and unique to the web giant – after a security breach exposed account login details to theft. The company said…
Naoki Hiroshima, a San Francisco-based computer software engineer with Lark Technologies, wrote a shocking blog post called “My $50,000 Twitter Username Was Stolen Thanks to PayPal and GoDaddy,” over at his blog on the Medium…
Reuters(Adds executive and analyst comment, share price update). By Sinead Carew. NEW YORK Jan 28 (Reuters) – AT&T Inc’s fourth quarter wireless subscriber growth and its free cash flow target lagged well behind analyst estimates,…
New York TimesA protester waved the Ukrainian flag in Kiev on Tuesday. The country’s political upheaval could quickly turn into an economic crisis. Maxim Shipenkov/European Pressphoto Agency. KIEV, Ukraine — As Ukraine’s political crisis has…
Reuters(Reuters) – Apple Inc missed Wall Street’s lofty target for iPhone sales over the crucial holiday shopping season and offered a weaker-than-expected forecast for this quarter, sending its shares down 8 percent on Monday. The…
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and British intelligence agencies have plotted ways to gather data from Angry Birds and other smartphone apps that leak users’ personal information onto global networks, the New York Times reported on…
BBC NewsThe head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that deflation remains a real risk to economic recovery in the eurozone. Despite signs of recovery across the world, Christine Lagarde said that potential…
WFMY News 2(SportsNetwork.com) – The Memphis Grizzlies go for a home-and-home sweep of the Southwest-rival Houston Rockets Saturday night at FedExForum. The Grizzlies rebounded from Monday’s loss to New Orleans by recording an 88-87 triumph…
BBC NewsFive people have been killed and nearly 70 wounded after three blasts in the Egyptian capital that appeared to target the police force. The attacks began with a powerful car bomb that exploded outside…
NBCNews.comBy Albina Kovalyova, Richard Engel and Erin McClam, NBC News. SOCHI, Russia — Russian security officials are hunting for two more young Muslim women — so-called “black widow” terror suspects — who they believe are…
USA TODAYBEIRUT (AP) — A car bomb ripped through a Shiite neighborhood in south Beirut on Tuesday, killing four people and sending plumes of smoke over the area in the latest attack to target supporters…
New York TimesKIEV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian government used telephone technology to pinpoint the locations of cellphones in use near clashes between riot police officers and protesters early on Tuesday, illustrating that techniques that can…
NBC New YorkThe committee issued 20 new subpoenas Friday as the traffic jam plot reached deep into Christie’s administration; the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the bridge; and Christie’s re-election…
Boston GlobeWASHINGTON — Security firm IntelCrawler said Friday that it has identified a Russian teenager as the author of the malware probably used in the cyberattacks against Target and Neiman Marcus, and that it expects…
ZDNetSummary: A confidential U.S. government report indicates that the Target data breaches were tied to a broader effort against retailers. New malicious software called KAPTOXA led the attacks. Larry Dignan. By Larry Dignan for Between…
USA TODAYThe Vikings have hired Bengals defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer as their new head coach. Those who’ve followed Zimmer through the years say they couldn’t be happier for him, even though they’re sad to see…
ReutersBANGKOK (Reuters) – Protesters in Thailand trying to force out the government marched on revenue offices on Thursday, but their numbers appeared to be dwindling and ministers said the movement could be running out of…
BBC NewsThai demonstrators remain on the streets on the fourth day of what they say is an attempt to shutdown the capital, Bangkok. The protesters want Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to resign and cancel upcoming…
USA TODAYRENO, Nev. – When the Houston Rockets unofficially won the offseason by landing big man Dwight Howard as a free agent in July, they had every reason to think their winning ways would continue…
ReutersWASHINGTON Jan 8 (Reuters) – The Obama administration wants to keep the International Space Station, a $100 billion orbital research outpost that is a project of 15 nations, flying until at least 2024, four years…
What can the Atlanta Falcons do to get back to winning ways? Was the 2013 season an aberration or will 2014 be much the same? In the first part of 3 articles, we explore what the…
Times of IndiaNEW DELHI: Manmohan Singh is fond of casting himself as an implacable adversary of BJP. Yet, for all the ideological hostility that he has shown , he ended up mimicking his opponent when…
USA TODAYOne of R.T. Rybak’s last tweets as mayor of Minneapolis poked fun at an easy municipal and political target: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. Rybak, who stepped down as new Mayor Betsy Hodges was sworn…
San Francisco ChronicleAn Arkansas lawyer and political blogger has sued Facebook for allegedly using data from private messages to target ads. Matt Campbell, author of the left-leaning muckraking site the Blue Hog Report, filed a…
USA TODAYTexas A&M wide receiver Mike Evans is forgoing his final two seasons of eligibility and will enter the NFL draft. The decision was announced by the school Thursday, just two days after the Aggies…
ABC NewsThe suicide bombings in Russia serve as a chilling reminder of what the Winter Olympics represent to terrorists: A high-profile target with more than 2,500 athletes, some of them world-famous, waving the flags of…
Financial TimesRAMADI, Iraq, Dec 28 – Iraqi security forces arrested a prominent Sunni Muslim lawmaker and supporter of anti-government protests in a raid on his home in the western province of Anbar, sparking clashes in…
CNN(CNN) — At least 14 people were killed in Iraq on Saturday — 12 security forces during attacks in and around Mosul, and two people during a raid on the home of a lawmaker in…
FOXSports.comRelease the hounds … or the wallets. The Rakuten Golden Eagles have decided to post right-hander Masahiro Tanaka, the hottest pitcher on the free-agent market, Jon Paul Morosi reported Tuesday night. All major league teams…
