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Why the AirAsia Wreckage Still Eludes Us (Newser Nine at Nine)

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Why the AirAsia Wreckage Still Eludes Us

(Newser) - The hunt for the wreckage of AirAsia flight QZ8501 is now a broader one, reports the BBC , with the head of Indonesia's search and rescue agency today announcing that due to strong currents, teams are "adding to and expanding the priority search area." There are dozens of... More »

Sports Nuts Score: You Can Now Stream ESPN

(Newser) - Sports fans who've been holding tight to their cable TV package so they never miss a game will soon have a new option in their playbook: Sling TV, Dish Network's new streaming-video service that will include ESPN, the Washington Post reports. The $20-a-month service, which was announced yesterday... More »

Girl Fights Connecticut Over Right to Refuse Chemo

(Newser) - After a 17-year-old was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in September, she underwent two chemotherapy treatments in November before leaving Connecticut Children's Medical Center and running away from home because she didn't want to complete the prescribed chemo. Now the girl, Cassandra, is in the middle of a... More »

At Last Minute, SpaceX Aborts Rocket Launch

(Newser) - With just one minute to go before SpaceX's 6:20am ET launch of a Falcon 9 rocket in what would be a rather remarkable test of reusing rocket components , the space agency called off the mission at Cape Canaveral. The Los Angeles Times reports a problem with the "... More »

Florida Cop Supervises Child's Spanking

(Newser) - Spanking children has been outlawed in dozens of countries, but it's still legal in all 50 states—and in Florida, you can apparently request a police presence. Police in Okeechobee County say father Dale Garcia asked a deputy to stand by and make sure he was obeying the law... More »

CNN 'Doomsday Video' Leaked

(Newser) - "We won't be signing off until the world ends," Ted Turner vowed when CNN was launched in 1980—and he had a video prepared for just that occasion, according to a former intern. At Jalopnik , that former intern, Michael Ballaban, reveals the clip he unearthed in the... More »

Frein Looks Very Different After 2 Months Behind Bars

(Newser) - Eric Frein appeared in court yesterday, and the suspected cop-killer looked very different than he did immediately after his 48 days hiding out in the Pennsylvania wilderness. The survivalist was clean-shaven and wore glasses as he arrived at a hearing where a judge ruled there was enough evidence to try... More »

2 NYPD Officers Shot, Wounded

(Newser) - Two New York City police officers responding to a robbery in the Bronx were shot and wounded last night and a manhunt is underway for at least two suspects, authorities say. The officers were taken to St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx with non-life-threatening injuries. One officer was wounded in... More »

Cops: Son Shot Hedge-Fund Dad Over Allowance Cut

(Newser) - "Spoiled" barely covers it: Thomas Gilbert Jr., who allegedly shot his hedge-fund founder father dead on Sunday, did so because his father had threatened to cut his $400-per-week allowance by $100, police say. Thomas Gilbert Sr. had also discussed stopping paying his son's rent in a Manhattan building... More »