COPS: 'Devil' steals woman's wallet...

Man accused of stealing has a fetish for fancy headgear... read more here.

Paris Attack Suspect Dead, Two in Custody [NBC Report]

Air Asia plane QZ 8501 with 162 aboard goes missing over the Pacific

Wall Street beating records yet again

North Korea's Internet is down

Obama says Sony made a mistake by pulling 'The Interview' [Video]

President Obama has made it very clear that there will be a response to the Sony hack. The attack was perpetrated against Sony in retaliation for the satirical movie 'The Interview'. He does not mince words while blaming the corporation for caving into a foreign dictatorship imposing censorship in America. He also says the company should not have caved in to allowing themselves to be bullied by online hackers. 'America will respond' he said in a time and place as they see fit. 

Taliban Militants Kill 126 at Pakistan School, Take 100's of Hostages

Peshawar: Taliban militants have attack and taken over a Military School. The school has children from kindergarten to high school. These children are either kids of military personal or civilians. [Check out live coverage here] [Live Streaming Here]

Lindt Chocolat Cafe hostage drama unfolding in Martin Place, Sydney -- follow live

Please use the links below to follow the news live

Yahoo7 - https://au.news.yahoo.com/video/watch/17174725/yahoo-7-live-sydney/

ABC News 24 - http://www.abc.net.au/news/abcnews24/

ABC Mirror - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvzpSvyyZis

BBC - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and_audio/

Channel 9 - http://www.9news.com.au/National/2014/12/15/10/00/Major-police-operation-in-Sydneys-Martin-Place

Sky News - http://news.sky.com/watch-live

TV3 (New Zealand) http://www.3news.co.nz/video/livestream-martin-pl-sydney-hostage-crisis-2014121512

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Live blogs

ABC News - http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-15/hostages-sydney-cafe-martin-place-police-operation/5967232

The Australian - http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/martin-place-siege-sydney-cbd-cafe-workers-held-up/story-e6frg6nf-1227156254036?nk=dd7046d84db312d435edb66d2e2cb577

The Guardian - http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2014/dec/15/sydney-siege-reports-of-hostage-situation-inside-martin-place-cafe-live

Channel 9 - http://www.9news.com.au/National/2014/12/15/10/00/Major-police-operation-in-Sydneys-Martin-Place

Police brutality protests right now in Washington Square park NYC [Image]

Please click on image to expand. Thousands March in Washington to Protest Police Violence. [Image Source] Read more here. 

Federal drug agents launch surprise inspections of NFL teams following games

Obama to send 1500 more troops to Iraq as campaign expands

Lava From Kilauea Volcano approximately 70 yards from nearest residences [Pics]

Please click on images to expand. The lava flow from Kilauea volcano is flowing and bearing down on residents homes. Forcing people to flee. Looters on the other hand have started to hit evacuated towns and fleece residences. The lave has entered Pahoa village, a main town in the rural Puna district. The eruption began on June 27th with the front continuing to remain active as it bears down on homes. [Images source here and here]

Reyhaneh Jabbari's voice message to her mother

Mali confirms its first case of Ebola

Ebola comes to New York City, physician tests positive

RIP Nathan Cirillo, soldier shot at the National War Memorial in Ottawa

Please click on image to expand. This pic was uploaded by a Reddit user and can be seen here. This was on the Sunday before the tragic incident in Ottawa Canada. Reddit user Sarke1 says he asked a very handsome guard to take a picture with a friend visiting from California. 3 days later he became a victim at the war memorial. He was married and has a son in Kindergarten. 

Oscar Pistorius sentenced to 5 years in prison

More than 100 being monitored for Ebola symptoms in Ohio following nurse's visit

Turkey to allow US Coalition forces to use bases.

India hit by cyclone Hudhud at least 2 reported dead in Andhra Pradesh