The companies that built most of the mega-skyscrapers in Dubai have “non-fire-rated exterior panels,” which means they may not be structurally sufficient in the wake of a blaze akin to the fire that occurred at the Address Downtown Hotel on New Year’s Eve, UAE’s The National reports.
An Oakland couple who thought they were renting their home out to an older man from Chicago on New Years Eve were duped and wound up with a trashed residence complete with beer cans, cigarette and marijuana buds, broken glass and even blood stains on a wall.
Californians must contend with more than 800 laws, signed by Gov. Jerry Brown and taking effect in 2016.
CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360° sent out at least two tweets Thursday night asking followers to vote on whether New Year’s Eve co-host Kathy Griffin is “hotter with or without her shirt on?”
An angry customer who argued with his mechanic over repairs to a truck part on New Year’s Eve decided to run him over, breaking his leg.
As Americans prepare for New Year’s Eve ball drops around the country, law enforcement is in overdrive to keep revelers safe–as the homeland has recently been stung by a Islamic jihadist attack and threats have been flagged around the world.
Police in Munich, Germany are reportedly sweeping trains for explosives shortly after they announced on Twitter that they were aware of planned terror attacks. The police said to avoid crowds and train stations, then announced they were shutting down trains. Train stations were empty.
Some 20 floors of the 63-story The Address hotel, a five-star establishment in Dubai not far from the landmark Burj Khalifa tower, have been engulfed in flames.
Although terror threat levels have been heightened around the world, and extraordinary precautions taken in major American cities, the U.S. State Department is aware of no “specific, credible threats here in the homeland.”
While the Belgian capital’s annual New Year’s Eve fireworks have been cancelled because of the terror threat in Brussels, a small German town has taken the unusual step of banning bangers over fears it may trigger traumatised foreigners. Inhabitants of the
Terrorist threats hang especially heavy over major cities as 2015 draws to a close.
Islamists in Turkey have once again taken to the streets to protest New Year’s Eve celebrations, warning that use of Western imagery such as Santa Claus and the tradition of exchanging presents is corrosive to Muslim culture.
Government officials have come up with some unusual stories to downplay terrorism threats. The Kremlin just took the cake by closing off Red Square on New Year’s Eve and blaming it on a film crew.
A technical glitch during New Year’s Eve turned out to be an information treasure trove for Uber. Last New Year’s Eve in NYC, the surge pricing algorithms failed and didn’t allow Uber to incentivize more drivers to get on the road with higher pay, just as partygoers rushed to call drivers; only 1 in 4 of users who wanted a driver actually got one.
The X Train from Los Angeles to Las Vegas has scheduled its inaugural run for New Year’s Eve 2015-6. Tickets will go on sale on September, with 350 coach seats available on the retro-style Hiawatha Milwaukee Road locomotive for $99, and 150 more first-class and VIP seats for a higher price.
Hip hop power couple Beyoncé and Jay Z took time over the holidays to give U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Kuwait a memorable New Year’s Eve.
Shanghai authorities came under heavy criticism after a stampede killed thirty-six people on New Year’s Eve. Family members of the deceased slammed the government for skimping on security at an event that attracts thousands of people. But now these family members claim the Chinese government is censoring and monitoring their moves.
Former California Governor and action star Arnold Schwarzenegger reportedly approves of his son’s new girlfriend, Miley Cyrus.
A Sacramento man firing a gun to celebrate the New Year accidentally shot his girlfriend and is now under arrest, facing charges of involuntary manslaughter.
A Houston man was killed by a random bullet while standing in his front yard with his wife on New Year’s Eve. The couple was in their yard watching celebratory fireworks when he was struck in the head and collapsed.
Cold weather and irrepressible holiday cheer kept “Black Lives Matter” protests small at New Year’s Eve celebrations across campus on Wednesday evening. Organizers across California contented themselves with the fact that they had staged demonstrations at all. (Photo: @Cassandra / Twitter)
During CNN’s 8th annual New Year’s Eve telecast from New York City with anchor Anderson Cooper and comedienne Kathy Griffin, the cable newser featured a segment from Havana, Cuba, and, while the network expressed hope for renewed relations between the US and Cuba, anchors made no mention of the Castro regime’s arrests of pro-democracy activists this week.
Anti-police protesters in New York City hoping to disrupt the annual New Year’s Eve ball drop in Times Square didn’t quite make it that far Wednesday night.
Protesters plan to ring in the New Year in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Pasadena, California as #BlackLivesMatter and Occupy movement activists have laid out a busy night, as well as demonstrations on New Years’ Day at Pasadena’s annual Tournament of Roses parade.
