2015-02-01 U.S. Spotlight

National Geographic   

How the Fight Against Ebola Tested a Culture's Traditions   
National Geographic
To stop infected bodies from spreading the disease in Sierra Leone, health officials persuaded local leaders to change how villagers mourned. Ibranhim Kamara and his coworkers pray over the freshly covered grave of daughter, in the. Ibranhim Kamara and ...

2015-02-01 U.S. Health

Voice Chronicle   

Californian Lawmakers Want To Increase Smoking Age To 21   
Voice Chronicle
Californian officials want to pass a legislation which will increase the legal minimum age for smoking from the current age of 18 to 21. State Senator Ed Hernandez is alarmed by how many teenagers have taken up smoking, which is why he has helped to ...

2015-02-01 U.S. Science

Maine News   

Much-Publicized Discovery by BICEP2 Team flawed   
Maine News
Researchers with the European Space Agency have confirmed that last year's biggest discovery of the gravitational waves, considered as an evidence of the Big Bang, was with some flaws due to the error in measurement because of cosmic dust. The ESA ...

2015-02-01 U.S. Sports

ESPN   

JJ Watt 1st unanimous winner on D   
ESPN
PHOENIX -- NFL Defensive Player Of The Year J.J. Watt is a unanimous selection as The Associated Press NFL Defensive Player Of The Year for 2014. [+] Enlarge Watt. Scott Halleran/Getty Images J.J. Watt was a unanimous selection as The Associated ...

2015-02-01 U.S. Entertainment

USA TODAY   

Bobbi Kristina Brown 'alive and breathing'   
USA TODAY
Whitney Houston's daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, was found unresponsive in a bathtub Saturday, almost exactly three years after the legendary singer died in a tub. A spokeswoman for the Roswell, Ga., Police Department, officer Lisa Holland, said Brown ...

2015-02-01 U.S. Technology

Washington Post   

Verizon Wireless to allow customers to opt out from mobile ad program   
National Monitor
The program using “supercookies” has been criticized for allowing advertisers to track users' web behavior. Verizon Wireless has relented to criticism from privacy advocates – including members of Congress – and is allowing customers to opt out from a ...

2015-02-01 U.S. Business

euronews   

China Posts Disappointing Factory, Services Data for January   
Wall Street Journal
China's economy got off to a weak start in 2015 as a gauge of factory activity recorded its first contraction in more than two years in January and the usually strong services sector grew at a slower pace. Analysts said the data, released by the National Bureau ...