2015-04-17 U.S. Spotlight

CNN   

US to file complaint over 'unsafe' intercept by Russian fighter jet   
CNN
(CNN) After a Russian fighter jet intercepted a U.S. reconnaissance plane in an "unsafe and unprofessional manner" earlier this week, the United States is complaining to Moscow about the incident. UK Royal Air Force Typhoons, similar to this one seen in ...

2015-04-17 U.S. Health

Los Angeles Times   

Teen use of e-cigarettes continues to soar, alarming many experts   
Los Angeles Times
The use of electronic cigarettes by high school students tripled from 2013 to 2014 — a surprising boom that threatens to wipe out hard-won gains in the fight against teen smoking, a new government report says. The percentage of American high school ...

2015-04-17 U.S. Science

NBCNews.com   

Why Does an Octopus Walk Funny? Scientists Are Amazed   
NBCNews.com
Octopuses move with a simple elegance, but they have no rhythm, according to new research. Each of an octopus's eight arms is soft, flexible and muscular, and acts as if it has an infinite number of joints, said the study's lead author, Guy Levy, a postdoctoral ...

2015-04-17 U.S. Sports

New York Times   

Rangers Seize Lead Quickly and Hold On   
New York Times
The regular season ended, and for the Rangers the days passed by like ellipses, a cliffhanger, a tantalizing pause bridging all that has happened with all that they hope is still to come. It had been 21 years, after all, since they entered the playoffs as the best ...

2015-04-17 U.S. Entertainment

E! Online   

Star Wars: The Force Awakens—Watch a New Trailer Featuring Harrison Ford ...   
E! Online
What a way to kick off the Star Wars Celebration! During Thursday's panel in Anaheim, Calif., fans got to see new trailer for the movie, in addition to stills of Oscar Isaac, Daisy Ridley and John Boyega in costume as their respective Star Wars: The Force ...

2015-04-17 U.S. Technology

IBNLive   

Google mobile search now prompts you to download apps   
CNET
The company wants to make it easier for you to find things from inside mobile apps. What if you don't have certain apps on your phone? Google will ask if you want to download them. by Richard Nieva · @richardjnieva; 17 April 2015, 3:00 am AEST. comments.
30 exceptional Material Design apps for Android   Computerworld
Say it with ink, courtesy of new Google Handwriting Input app   PCWorld
Google Updates: Chrome 42, Android for Work and Google Handwriting   Inquirer
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Tech Times   

Instagram is OK with a little nudity, preferably at a distance   
BetaNews
Photo-sharing site Instagram has updated its community guidelines to make it clear what sort of images are acceptable. If you were hoping to use your account to supply your followers with a stream of pornography pics, you're out of luck, sadly. Nudity is -- for ...

2015-04-17 U.S. Business

Columbia Missourian   

Why your rent might rise again this year   
Columbia Missourian
Visitors arrive for the grand opening of Gibson Santa Monica, a new luxury apartment building in downtown Santa Monica, Calif. The average U.S. rent has climbed 14 percent to $1,124 since 2010, according to commercial property tracker Reis Inc. That's four ...

2015-04-17 U.S. U.S.

ABC Action News   

5 adults found dead inside Phoenix home after shooting   
Fox News
PHOENIX – Five people were found dead inside a north Phoenix home after a shooting Thursday in a suspected family dispute, police said. The names and ages of the three men and two women weren't immediately released, but police said they all were ...

2015-04-17 U.S. World

Los Angeles Times   

Saudi-led Yemen air war's high civilian toll unsettles US officials   
Los Angeles Times
Concerned about reports of hundreds of civilian casualties, Obama administration officials are increasingly uneasy about the U.S. involvement in the Saudi-led air war against rebel militias in Yemen, opening a potential rift between Washington and its ally in ...