The headline news from February 16, 2015

The archive of all headlines from February 16, 2015, organized by time of publication.

Back to archive list

Whiteouts, Dangerously Cold Temps Take Aim at Northeast

NBC News  16/Feb/2015 00:35:09

Weather

Go to website

Video Purports to Show Islamic State Beheading Egyptian Hostages

Wall Street Journal  16/Feb/2015 00:35:13

Militant group Islamic State released a video late Sunday purportedly depicting the beheadings of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians on a beach in Libya.

Go to website

FAA might allow thousands of business drones

Washingtonpost  16/Feb/2015 00:40:10

Many commercial entities could be cleared to fly drones under newly proposed rules expected to lead to a revolution in aviation.

Go to website

Christian captives ’killed by IS’

BBC  16/Feb/2015 01:35:03

A video emerges purportedly showing the beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians who had been seized by Islamic State (IS) in Libya.

Go to website

Improving farmworkers' lives likely to be costly, difficult

Los Angeles Times  16/Feb/2015 02:45:15

U.S. retailers probably will have to take a bigger role in enforcing better standards in Mexico, a capability they may not currently have.  

Go to website

’The ugly taste of fear’

CNN  16/Feb/2015 03:00:06

Go to website

Improving life on Mexico's farms likely to be costly, difficult

Los Angeles Times  16/Feb/2015 03:00:20

U.S. retailers probably will have to take a bigger role in enforcing better standards in Mexico, a capability they may not currently have.  

Go to website

Terror Attacksby a Native Sonof DenmarkRoil NationNYT Now

New York Times  16/Feb/2015 03:20:05

The police identified the suspect in Saturday’s attacks, at a cafe and near a synagogue in Copenhagen, as a 22-year-old with a violent criminal record.

Go to website

Mass slaying

CNN  16/Feb/2015 04:45:04

ISIS video claims to show decapitation of Christians

Go to website

State spends half a million on cars, lays off 40 workers

Los Angeles Times  16/Feb/2015 04:45:15

The cars for legislators replace other fleet vehicles with as little as 12,400 miles on the odometer. Taxpayer activists call the cars unnecessary perks.  

Go to website

Globalresearch  16/Feb/2015 05:25:06

Go to website

Ukraine Military High Command Confirms: “No Russian Invasion or Regular Troops”. Presence of NATO Forces in Donbass

Globalresearch  16/Feb/2015 05:30:10

The US and EU have wholeheartedly helped Kiev go forward knowing it was committing war crimes; terrorist bombings of buses, rockets and missiles at cities, and phosphorus bombs. The west knows the Neo-Nazi volunteer battalions are committing war crimes.

Go to website

Egypt warns of IS killings response

BBC  16/Feb/2015 07:00:06

Go to website

Terror Attacksby a Native Sonof DenmarkRock NationNYT Now

New York Times  16/Feb/2015 07:00:12

The police identified the suspect in Saturday’s attacks, at a cafe and near a synagogue in Copenhagen, as a 22-year-old with a violent criminal record.

Go to website

Egypt warns of IS killings response

BBC  16/Feb/2015 07:10:03

Egypt reserves the «right to respond» to the purported beheading of Egyptian Christians held hostage by Islamic State militants in Libya.

Go to website

Egypt ’bombs IS targets in Libya’

BBC  16/Feb/2015 07:30:04

Egypt says it has bombed Islamic State targets in Libya, hours after video emerged showing the apparent beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians.

Go to website

Egypt and Libya launch air strikes against Isis after militants post beheadings video

The Guardian  16/Feb/2015 08:15:11

President Sisi had vowed to ‘avenge the criminal killings’ after release of video purporting to show killing of 21 Christians, believed to be kidnapped Egyptians

Go to website

The Future of Virtual Sex

Wall Street Journal  16/Feb/2015 08:15:13

While some expect sex robots to be commonplace in a decade, they may be leapfrogged by ‘neural virtual reality.’

Go to website

Egypt retaliates

CNN  16/Feb/2015 08:25:04

Egypt bombs ISIS targets in Libya after killings

Go to website

TV Deal Widens Soccer’s Wealth Gap

Wall Street Journal  16/Feb/2015 09:05:12

The windfall from broadcasting rights has made profitability for Premier League clubs virtually guaranteed.

Go to website

Egypt launches Libya air raids after Isis posts mass beheadings video

The Guardian  16/Feb/2015 09:50:13

President Sisi had vowed to ‘avenge the criminal killings’ after release of video purporting to show killing of 21 Christians, believed to be kidnapped Egyptians

Go to website

Ireland Stun West Indies at Cricket World Cup

Wall Street Journal  16/Feb/2015 10:00:16

Ireland has once again claimed a big scalp at a Cricket World Cup, this time beating the West Indies by four wickets at the Saxton Oval in Nelson, New Zealand.

Go to website

Egypt strikes Islamic State in Libya after video of mass beheadings

Los Angeles Times  16/Feb/2015 10:05:13

Egyptian warplanes target the militant group's training camps and weapon caches following the release of a grisly online video purporting to show the execution of 21 Egyptian Christians on a Mediterranean beach.  

Go to website

Egypt strikes at ISIS

CNN  16/Feb/2015 10:10:03

Egypt bombs ISIS targets after Coptic beheadings

Go to website

Egypt strikes Islamic State in Libya after video of mass beheadings

Los Angeles Times  16/Feb/2015 10:15:14

Egyptian warplanes target the militant group's training camps and weapon caches following a grisly online video purporting to show the execution of 21 Egyptian Christians on a Mediterranean beach.  

Go to website

Egypt Launches Revenge Strikes in Libya for Beheadings

NBC News  16/Feb/2015 10:20:09

ISIS Terror

Go to website

Egypt strikes Islamic State in Libya after video of mass beheadings

Los Angeles Times  16/Feb/2015 10:25:12

Egyptian warplanes target the militant group's training camps and weapon caches following a grisly online video purporting to show the execution of 21 Egyptian Christians.  

Go to website

Egypt bombs IS targets in Libya

BBC  16/Feb/2015 11:05:03

Egypt says it has bombed Islamic State targets in Libya, hours after video emerged showing the apparent beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians.

Go to website

In New York City, Jobs Come Back Without Wall StreetNYT Now

New York Times  16/Feb/2015 11:25:06

A rise in employment in tourist-based and tech companies has outstripped the high-paying securities sector that once fueled job creation in the city, and to city officials and economists, this is extraordinarily good news.

Go to website

Republicans Seek to Bolster Obama in Fight Against Islamic State

Wall Street Journal  16/Feb/2015 11:35:13

Republicans in Congress say President Barack Obama should seek more wide-ranging military authority in the battle against Islamic State militants.

Go to website

Egyptian air strikes target Isis weapons stockpiles in Libya

The Guardian  16/Feb/2015 12:05:10

Assault on key Isis locations comes a day after militants post beheadings video

Go to website

Top of the Superrich’s Real-Estate Wishlist? New York, Aspen

Wall Street Journal  16/Feb/2015 12:40:13

The superrich have been busy scooping up luxury pads around the world and in particular in the U.S.

Go to website

’ISIS Is At The Door,’ Italy Warns After 21 Beheadings

NBC News  16/Feb/2015 13:00:12

ISIS Terror

Go to website

Egyptian air strikes ’kill 50 Isis militants in Libya’

The Guardian  16/Feb/2015 13:45:09

Assault on key Isis locations comes a day after militants post beheadings video

Go to website

Egypt strikes Islamic State in Libya after video of mass beheadings

Los Angeles Times  16/Feb/2015 13:45:13

Egypt bombards militant targets in Libya in response to the purported video that shows the beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians on a Mediterranean beach.  

Go to website

Egyptian air strikes ’kill 50 Isis militants’ in Libya

The Guardian  16/Feb/2015 13:50:11

Assault on key Isis locations comes a day after militants post beheadings video

Go to website

Video prompts Egypt to bomb Islamic State

Washingtonpost  16/Feb/2015 14:30:12

The airstrikes came after the militants released a horrific video that appeared to show the beheading of 21 Egyptian Christian hostages.

Go to website

Republican majorities struggle to get Congress working

Los Angeles Times  16/Feb/2015 14:30:17

When lawmakers return to Washington in a little more than a week, they will once again face something Republicans hoped to leave behind them — the possibility of a partial government shutdown.  

Go to website

’ISIS Is at the Door,’ Italy Warns After 21 Beheadings

NBC News  16/Feb/2015 14:45:12

ISIS Terror

Go to website

Libya and Egypt launch air strikes against Isis after militants post beheadings video

The Guardian  16/Feb/2015 14:50:10

President Sisi had vowed to ‘avenge the criminal killings’ after release of video purporting to show killing of 21 Christians, believed to be kidnapped Egyptians

Go to website

Republican lawmakers hold the line against Obamacare at state level

Los Angeles Times  16/Feb/2015 14:55:12

As President Obama fights in Congress and the courts to preserve the nation's sweeping healthcare law, the Affordable Care Act faces still another threat to its viability: Republicans in statehouses, many bucking governors of their own party eager to accept its flow of federal dollars.  

Go to website

GOP lawmakers hold the line against Obamacare at state level

Los Angeles Times  16/Feb/2015 15:00:15

As the president fights in Congress and the courts to preserve the law, the Affordable Care Act faces still another threat: Republicans in statehouses, many bucking governors of their own party eager to accept its flow of federal dollars.  

Go to website

GOP lawmakers hold the line against Obamacare at state level

Los Angeles Times  16/Feb/2015 15:10:13

As the president fights in Congress and the courts to preserve the Affordable Care Act, the law faces still another threat: Republicans in statehouses, many bucking governors of their own party eager to accept its flow of federal dollars.  

Go to website

GOP state lawmakers hold the line against Obamacare

Los Angeles Times  16/Feb/2015 15:30:11

As the president fights in Congress and the courts to preserve the Affordable Care Act, the law faces still another threat: Republicans in statehouses, many bucking governors of their own party eager to accept its flow of federal dollars.  

Go to website

GOP holds the line against Obamacare at state level

Los Angeles Times  16/Feb/2015 15:40:12

In legislatures across the country conservative lawmakers have proved more effective at thwarting the 2010 healthcare law than their Republican counterparts in Washington.  

Go to website

Leaders of the Pack: Meet Your 2016 Republican Frontrunners

NBC News  16/Feb/2015 16:35:06

First Read

Go to website

Attacking ISISBranch, EgyptWades IntoLibyan ChaosNYT Now

New York Times  16/Feb/2015 17:05:03

The move by Cairo, which came in response to the beheading of more than a dozen Egyptian Christians, threatens to draw it further into the Libyan conflict.

Go to website

Egypt’s double strike

CNN  16/Feb/2015 17:45:02

Egypt bombs ISIS targets after Coptic beheadings

Go to website

Copenhagen shooting suspect Omar El-Hussein – a past full of contradictions

The Guardian  16/Feb/2015 18:45:08

The 22-year-old suspect was said to be a smart student with a short fuse and prone to violence

Go to website

Egypt seeks Libya intervention

BBC  16/Feb/2015 19:35:02

Egypt calls for international military intervention in Libya, as it strikes Islamic State targets on its troubled neighbour’s territory.

Go to website

Copenhagen shooting suspect Omar el-Hussein – a past full of contradictions

The Guardian  16/Feb/2015 20:25:07

The 22-year-old suspect was said to be a smart student with a short fuse and prone to violence

Go to website

Line of ships waiting off coast grows as ports shut down for holiday

Los Angeles Times  16/Feb/2015 20:25:09

Ships are steadily backing up off the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports, as the nation’s busiest complex remains largely shut down amid a labor dispute.  

Go to website

Copenhagen shooting suspect Omar el-Hussein: a past full of contradictions

The Guardian  16/Feb/2015 20:35:09

The 22-year-old suspect was said to be a smart student with a short fuse and prone to violence

Go to website

Egypt’s revenge

CNN  16/Feb/2015 20:55:01

Egypt bombs ISIS targets after beheadings

Go to website

Greece rejects EU bailout offer

BBC  16/Feb/2015 21:05:03

Talks between Greece and European finance ministers collapse early after Greece rejects the EU’s bailout offer as ’absurd’ and ’unacceptable’.

Go to website

Greece willing to reach new deal

BBC  16/Feb/2015 21:15:02

Greece’s finance minister Yanis Varoufakis says he is ready to do «whatever it takes» to reach agreement on its bailout in the next two days.

Go to website

Winter Storm Slickens the South, Heads for Northeast

NBC News  16/Feb/2015 22:30:08

Weather

Go to website

Greek debt deal hangs in balance

BBC  16/Feb/2015 23:30:04

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis says he remains hopeful of a bailout deal despite the collapse of talks with EU finance ministers.

Go to website

Greece bailout talks break down after Athens rejects ’unacceptable’ eurozone demands

The Guardian  16/Feb/2015 23:35:05

Creditors present ultimatum as finance minister insists other members must water down austerity conditions if country is to reach ‘honourable agreement’

Go to website