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Jordan Hangs Woman ISIS Wanted to Free

(Newser) - Jordan has made good on its vow to execute the Iraqi woman ISIS had sought in a prisoner swap as retaliation for the execution of pilot Muath al-Kaseasbeh . Officials say failed suicide bomber Sajida al-Rishawi was hanged at dawn along with Ziyad Karboli, a top Iraqi al-Qaeda operative, Reuters reports.... More »

Plane Careens Into Shallow Taiwan River

(Newser) - A Taiwanese flight carrying 58 people banked sharply onto its side, clipped a highway bridge, and careened into a shallow river today shortly after taking off from Taipei, killing at least 23 people and leaving 20 missing, officials said. Fifteen people were rescued with injuries. More than half of the... More »

UPS Adding Surcharges to Home Deliveries

(Newser) - It wasn't a very happy holiday season for UPS—for the second year in a row. In 2013, the company landed in hot water over an unexpected surge in gifts needing delivery, resulting in some 1.3 million packages that weren't delivered by Christmas Eve. This year, things... More »

6 Dead in NY Train-SUV Crash

(Newser) - A crowded commuter train slammed into a sport utility vehicle on the tracks at a suburban New York crossing and burst into flames last night, killing six people and seriously injuring nearly a dozen in the railroad's deadliest crash, authorities say. The collision involving a Metro-North Railroad train and... More »

9/11 '20th Hijacker': Saudi Royals Funded al-Qaeda

(Newser) - When the families of 9/11 victims decided to sue Saudi Arabia , Zacarias Moussaoui wanted to testify. In October, a team of lawyers interviewed the so-called "20th hijacker" from the Colorado supermax prison where he's serving a life sentence. What he had to say was shocking: He alleges that... More »

Staples Grabs Office Depot for $6B

(Newser) - Look out, David: There's set to be an office-supply Goliath. Staples is buying Office Depot in a cash-and-stock deal valued at some $6 billion. The two have a combined 4,000 stores and do about $35 billion in sales each year. Office Depot Inc. shareholders will receive $7.25... More »

Feds to Zoo: Stop Using Cattle Dogs on Elephants

(Newser) - Using dogs bred to herd cattle to control elephants hasn't worked out so well at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, according to federal authorities. The Department of Agriculture has ordered the zoo to stop using cattle dogs in ways that cause "behavioral stress" to its African elephants,... More »

No Charges for Power Ranger in Stabbing

(Newser) - A former Power Ranger has been released from prison without being charged in the stabbing death of a friend , the New York Daily News reports. A reported fight between Ricardo Medina Jr., 36, and Joshua Sutter, 36, who was staying in Medina's apartment, ended in Sutter's death. Medina... More »

'Therapy Kangaroo' Kicked Out of Wisc. McDonald's

(Newser) - While she may not have been hopping mad, a Wisconsin woman certainly wasn't happy about being told to leave a McDonald's in Beaver Dam with the animal she says is her support kangaroo. According to TMJ4 , police told Diane Moyer to leave the restaurant after a customer complained... More »