3 dead, 7 hurt when gunman opens fire in Lafayette movie theater
11:16 p.m. : The weapon used in the shooting was a handgun, said police Sgt. Brooks David. 10:52 p.m.: Authorities said they know the identity of the shooter but are withholding it so as not to "affect the integrity" of the investigation.
Tentative deal reached to increase U.S. access to Turkish air bases
The U.S. and Turkey have reached a "tentative handshake deal" to increase U.S. and coalition access to Turkish air bases, including the base at Incirlik, according to an administration official.
NASA finds 'Earth's bigger, older cousin'
NASA said Thursday that its Kepler spacecraft has spotted "Earth's bigger, older cousin": the first nearly Earth-size planet to be found in the habitable zone of a star similar to our own.
PM says security shouldn’t detach PM from people
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Thursday asked the members of Special Security Force to be careful so that her contact with general people is not hindered in the name of security.
SHEIKH MUJIB’S DEATH ANNIV: Syed Ashraf seeks media support
Senior journalists from print and electronic media on Thursday suggested the ruling Awami League form a national committee to observe the anniversary of the death of the country’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to make the programmes on the occasion more participatory.
ELECTRICITY: Pvt sector eats up public sector profit
The government is burdened with buying electricity from private sector as they are eating up entire subsidy and profit made in power generation in public sector. The state-run Power Development Board needs about Tk 5,400 crore in subsidy for 2014-15 financial year even after the bulk rate of electricity had doubled between 2011 and 2012, officials concerned said.
ZIA TRUST FUND GRAFT CASES: Khaleda appears in court
Former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia appeared in court on Thursday during cross-examination of the Anti Corruption Commission official who had filed the Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Charitable Trust fund graft case.
Sandra Bland's family 'infuriated' at video of her arrest
The family of Sandra Bland, whose death in a Texas jail has drawn national attention, expressed anger Wednesday over a newly released video they say offers further proof that her arrest was unnecessary.
Meet China's 1%: The billionaires in Beijing's halls of power
Being rich in China isn't as easy as it once was. A recent stock market crash wiped billions off the balance sheets of the nation's top tycoons. And then there's the anti-corruption campaign which continues to ensnare former party leaders.
FBI head: Khorasan Group diminished; ISIS bigger threat than al Qaeda
FBI Director James Comey says U.S. military strikes have diminished the al Qaeda offshoot Khorasan Group.
