| Michael Anton is the most interesting man in the White House Posted: 16 Feb 2017 01:19 PM PST  At left are Michael Flynn and K.T. McFarland. WASHINGTON — Sitting in a small office in the West Wing last Friday, White House senior national security staffer Michael Anton lamented that he wants to remain behind the scenes.
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| North Korea says will reject Malaysian post-mortem of Kim Jong Nam Posted: 17 Feb 2017 10:33 AM PST ![North Korea says will reject Malaysian post-mortem of Kim Jong Nam]( "North Korea says will reject Malaysian post-mortem of Kim Jong Nam") By Emily Chow and Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - North Korea said it would "categorically reject" Malaysia's autopsy report on the death of the man identified by Malaysian authorities as the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Kim Jong Nam died in Kuala Lumpur this week after being assaulted at Kuala Lumpur International Airport with what was thought to be a fast-acting poison.
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| The Latest: 12-year-old shot over weekend dies Posted: 15 Feb 2017 05:57 PM PST  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on deadly violence in Chicago (all times local):
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| Tiffany Trump Shunned During New York Fashion Week Posted: 16 Feb 2017 12:36 PM PST  During the Philipp Plein show on Monday, Tiffany Trump was left sitting alone after several magazine editors moved so they wouldn't have to be near President Trump's daughter.
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| Zealandia Might Be The World's Smallest Continent, Not Austrailia Posted: 17 Feb 2017 04:11 AM PST  According to the Geological Society of America, the landmass is believed to have broken away from Gondwana 60-85 million years ago.
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| N. Zealand part of sunken 'lost continent': scientists Posted: 16 Feb 2017 11:10 PM PST  New Zealand sits atop a previously unknown continent -- mostly submerged beneath the South Pacific -- that should be recognised with the name Zealandia, scientists said Friday. Researchers said Zealandia was a distinct geological entity and met all the criteria applied to Earth's seven other continents -- elevation above the surrounding area, distinctive geology, a well-defined area and a crust much thicker than that found on the ocean floor. In a paper published in the Geological Society of America's Journal, GSA Today, they said Zealandia measured five million square kilometre (1.9 million square miles) and was 94 percent underwater.
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| Russians Are Turning on Donald Trump Posted: 17 Feb 2017 02:33 AM PST  One month in, the new White House is looking chaotic and weak -- the opposite of what Russia respects in a politician.
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| Colorado's 834 million dead trees threaten to worsen fires Posted: 15 Feb 2017 05:37 PM PST  DENVER (AP) — Colorado's beetle-infested forests are peppered with an estimated 834 million standing dead trees that threaten to worsen wildfires and degrade vital water supplies that flow from mountains, officials said Wednesday.
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| Philippines' Duterte says anti-money laundering body to show his bank accounts Posted: 17 Feb 2017 07:06 AM PST ![Philippines' Duterte says anti-money laundering body to show his bank accounts]( "Philippines' Duterte says anti-money laundering body to show his bank accounts") Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday he had ordered the anti-money laundering council to make public his bank accounts, a day after one of his staunchest critics revived allegations of millions of dollars of hidden assets. At a private dinner with retired military and police officers in Baguio City, Duterte said he was proud to have been made an honorary member of the Philippine Military Academy class of 1967 and added that "I would shame the class" by any involvement in corruption. "I've ordered the anti-money laundering council and everybody to give information on what my worth is in this, in terms of pesos on this planet, so I will not shame you," the firebrand leader said.
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| Transgender Woman Arrested by ICE Agents While Seeking Protective Order Against Alleged Abuser Posted: 16 Feb 2017 03:28 PM PST  Domestic violence and legal authorities condemned the arrest, saying it sets a concerning precedent and has made victims hesitant to come forward.
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| Red blooms and warm glows at Pyongyang' Kimjongilia flower show Posted: 17 Feb 2017 02:12 AM PST  It is, according to North Korean orthodoxy, the mountainside birthplace of Kim Jong-Il, who inherited power from his father and passed it in turn to his son, current leader Kim Jong-Un. The image of the Day of the Shining Star, as the occasion is known, is a recurring motif at the Kimjongilia flower festival in Pyongyang, appearing in mosaics and models surrounded by the eponymous red blooms. "The great leader general Kim Jong-Il was born in a secret camp on Mount Paektu," she said -– a volcano straddling the Chinese-Korean border seen as the spiritual birthplace of the Korean nation.
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| The 2018 Jaguar XE S Makes 380 Horsepower, Is Out for 3 Series Blood Posted: 16 Feb 2017 12:43 PM PST  That's a 40-horsepower increase over the current XE 35t.
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| U.S.' Tillerson calms allies on Syria ahead of Geneva talks Posted: 17 Feb 2017 05:00 AM PST ![U.S.' Tillerson calms allies on Syria ahead of Geneva talks]( "U.S.' Tillerson calms allies on Syria ahead of Geneva talks") By John Irish and Sabine Siebold BONN, Germany (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, trying to reassure allies that Washington was not tilting towards Moscow over the Syrian conflict, told them on Friday that the United States backed U.N. efforts to broker a political solution to the war, officials and diplomats said. Tillerson also said military ties with Russia hinged on its stance towards rebels fighting the government of President Bashar al-Assad, who Russia backs.
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| NATO’s Buildup In Black Sea Could Lead To Cold War, Russian Envoy Says Posted: 17 Feb 2017 03:16 AM PST  The comments came after NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the 28-nation bloc would fortify its military presence in the Black Sea region.
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| Scientists need your help to find the mysterious planet they suspect is lurking in our solar system Posted: 16 Feb 2017 01:24 PM PST  Calling all space fans: Astronomers want you to help them hunt for a large planet that might be lurking on the outskirts of our solar system. Scientists working with a number of institutions have created a website filled with data that will allow people to hunt for previously undiscovered objects circling the sun from beyond Neptune's orbit. SEE ALSO: Scientists want you to help them find planets in this database of stars The website, called Backyard Worlds: Planet 9, asks people to look through flipbooks of images to try to find "failed stars," known as brown dwarfs, or even the elusive "Planet 9" — a theoretical planet thought to circle the sun from the reaches of the solar system. Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 should help add to the automated searches for these objects already underway. "Automated searches don't work well in some regions of the sky, like the plane of the Milky Way galaxy, because there are too many stars, which confuses the search algorithm," Berkeley scientist Aaron Meisner said in a statement. "Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 has the potential to unlock once-in-a-century discoveries, and it's exciting to think they could be spotted first by a citizen scientist," Meisner added. The new website uses processed data from NASA's WISE telescope to allow citizen scientists to see even the dimmest objects moving out there in the solar system. A diagram of where Planet 9 might be. Image: CALTECH/R. HURT (IPAC) For decades, scientists have wondered if there might be some kind of large object orbiting the sun past Pluto. Last year, however, astronomers Mike Brown and Konstantin Batygin found indirect evidence that actually suggests this world exists. Brown and Batygin thinks the Neptune-sized world probably completes a full circuit of the sun every 15,000 years. The team of Caltech scientists think they have compelling evidence for the existence of the world because about six objects they studied in the Kuiper Belt — the icy mass of objects in Pluto's part of space — all seem to have orbits perturbed in the same way. "It's almost like having six hands on a clock all moving at different rates, and when you happen to look up, they're all in exactly the same place," Brown said in a statement in January 2016. "Basically it shouldn't happen randomly. So we thought something else must be shaping these orbits." Whether the planet is found or not, Backyard Worlds should help speed up the process in some way. The website will also help citizen scientists find any brown dwarfs that might be relatively close our sun. These "failed stars" are basically objects that are too big to be considered planets, but too small to be stars. "Brown dwarfs form like stars but evolve like planets, and the coldest ones are much like Jupiter," team member Jackie Faherty, said in a statement. "By using Backyard Worlds: Planet 9, the public can help us discover more of these strange rogue worlds." BONUS: Could massive solar 'superflares' help us find life on other planets?
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| Bannon Wins, as Navy Officer Rejects National Security Advisor Job Posted: 16 Feb 2017 05:55 PM PST  Robert Harward bowed out after Trump rejected his request to pick his own team.
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| China carfentanil ban a 'game-changer' for opioid epidemic Posted: 16 Feb 2017 10:30 AM PST  SHANGHAI (AP) — So deadly it's considered a terrorist threat, carfentanil has been legal in China— until now. Beijing is banning carfentanil and three similar drugs as of March 1, China's Ministry of Public Security said Thursday, closing a major regulatory loophole in the fight to end America's opioid epidemic.
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| Heavy rains, flooding force evacuations in the Gaza Strip Posted: 16 Feb 2017 11:11 AM PST ![Heavy rains, flooding force evacuations in the Gaza Strip]( "Heavy rains, flooding force evacuations in the Gaza Strip") Heavy rains have caused flooding across the Gaza Strip, overwhelming the territory's beleaguered sewage system and forcing at least eight families to evacuate from their makeshift homes. Basma al-Bishawi said some residents used buckets to try to bail water from their homes "in vain" on Thursday, and that he pulled his own son from a river of sewage. The restrictions, and three wars between Israel and Hamas, have taken a heavy toll on Gaza's infrastructure.
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| Thai police raid temple belonging to Buddhist sect Posted: 16 Feb 2017 06:56 PM PST  PATHUM THANI, Thailand (AP) — Thai police raided the head temple of a controversial Buddhist sect but failed to find and arrest the abbot, who faces criminal charges over accepting $40 million in embezzled money.
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| Hong Kong police jailed over attack on democracy protester Posted: 16 Feb 2017 08:58 PM PST  Seven Hong Kong police officers were jailed for two years Friday for what the judge described as a "vicious" attack on a protester during pro-democracy rallies in 2014, captured on film and beamed around the world. All seven were convicted earlier this week of assault causing actual bodily harm to Civic Party activist Ken Tsang, but were acquitted of a more serious charge of grievous bodily harm with intent. It was "a vicious assault", said judge David Dufton as he handed down sentencing at the city's district court, adding that police officers who break the law "have to be made an example of".
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| Yahoo notifies users of sophisticated breach methods Posted: 15 Feb 2017 10:46 PM PST  Yahoo said Wednesday it was notifying some users that hackers may have been able to use a maneuver to break into their accounts without stealing passwords. The notification indicates the investigation into the attacks are in the final stage, according to a source familiar with the matter, noting that messages had been sent to "a reasonably final list" of Yahoo users. A Yahoo spokesman said the company was notifying all potentially affected users and that it had "invalidated" the forged cookies.
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| Venezuela opposition parties fear election ban as Socialists dig in Posted: 17 Feb 2017 12:40 AM PST ![Venezuela opposition parties fear election ban as Socialists dig in]( "Venezuela opposition parties fear election ban as Socialists dig in") By Brian Ellsworth CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's government is pushing forward with measures that could exclude some opposition political parties from future elections, potentially paving the way for the ruling Socialists to remain in power despite widespread anger over the country's collapsing economy. The Supreme Court, loyal to socialist president Nicolas Maduro, has ordered the main opposition parties to "renew" themselves through petition drives whose conditions are so strict that party leaders and even an election official described them as impossible to meet. Socialist Party officials scoff at the complaints.
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| FCC On AT&T-Time Warner Merger: We Want To Make Sure 'That There's A Competitive Marketplace' Posted: 16 Feb 2017 02:06 PM PST  FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said the commission will take a careful approach towards the merger between AT&T and Time-Warner.
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| NASA Is Considering a Manned Flight for First SLS Launch Posted: 16 Feb 2017 12:42 PM PST  The massive Space Launch System rocket was going to be unmanned for its maiden flight, but a new report suggests NASA might launch astronauts instead.
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| Third suspect arrested in Malaysia over murder of North Korean Posted: 16 Feb 2017 03:36 AM PST  By Joseph Sipalan and Liz Lee KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian police made a third arrest on Thursday in their hunt for the people involved in the murder of the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The third person, whose nationality was not disclosed, was the friend of an Indonesian woman who was detained earlier in the day in connection with the killing of Kim Jong Nam at the airport in the Malaysian capital on Monday, police said.
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| Dems see disparity in handling of Clinton, Russia inquiries Posted: 16 Feb 2017 12:39 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are criticizing the FBI over its refusal to discuss potential contacts between Russian officials and associates of President Donald Trump, saying the bureau's tight-lipped approach and its public disclosures about Hillary Clinton's emails during the fractious election campaign reflect a double standard.
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| Antarctica just shed a Manhattan-sized iceberg, and a bigger one is coming soon Posted: 16 Feb 2017 01:54 PM PST  An iceberg the size of Manhattan has cleaved off of Antarctica's rapidly melting Pine Island Glacier on the southwest coast of the continent. NASA released the new data showing the iceberg's birth on Feb. 15, though the imagery was acquired between Jan. 26 and Jan. 31. The agency says "about a kilometer or two of ice" broke off the glacier's floating ice shelf during this period, making it a large iceberg but comparitively small in the recent history of this particular area. SEE ALSO: This 'GOT' star teamed up with Google to capture Greenland's melting ice According to Ian Howat, a glaciologist at Ohio State University, the event was about 10 times smaller than the chunk of ice that broke off the same glacier in July 2015, when a 20-mile, or 30-kilometer, rift developed and calved an iceberg spanning 225 square miles. "I think this event is the calving equivalent of an 'aftershock' following the much bigger event," Howat said in a press release. "Apparently, there are weaknesses in the ice shelf — just inland of the rift that caused the 2015 calving — that are resulting in these smaller breaks." Pine Island Ice Shelf shown before the iceberg broke off on Jan. 24, 2017. Image: nasa Pine Island Ice Shelf shown just after the iceberg broke off on Jan. 31, 2017. Image: nasa Despite its relatively small size, the new iceberg continues to point to the increasing instability of this glacier in particular, and is another warning sign regarding the fate of the much larger and more consequential West Antarctic Ice Sheet. The Pine Island Glacier ends in a floating ice shelf which buttresses the land-based ice behind it. The new iceberg broke off this floating section, which means it by itself will not add to sea level rise. @NASAEarth next iceberg is coming! pic.twitter.com/DTxC7UTesD — Simon Gascoin (@sgascoin) February 15, 2017 Scientists are expecting more large icebergs to be born from this glacier, and are also anxiously watching the Larsen C Ice Shelf for what is likely to be one of the largest births of an iceberg on record during the next few months. According to NASA, rifts on the Pine Island Glacier are present about 6 miles from the ice front, including a large one that was spotted in a scientific flight on Nov. 4, 2016. Some of the rifts are hard to see since they are extending upward from the bottom of the ice shelf. The iceberg broke off and drifted into Pine Island Bay. Image: nasa As Howat put it, the glacier's ice shelf is essentially breaking apart from the inside out. "Such 'rapid fire' calving does appear to be unusual for this glacier," Howat said. This phenomenon, which yields smaller glaciers, "fits into the larger picture of basal crevasses in the center of the ice shelf being eroded by warm ocean water, causing the ice shelf to break from the inside out," he said. What is happening to the Pine Island Glacier is not an isolated incident, either. Glaciers that end in floating ice shelves are melting at increasing rates in many other parts of Antarctica, Greenland, Canada and other areas. SEE ALSO: One of the largest icebergs ever seen is even closer to breaking off Antarctica Such melting from below due to an influx of relatively warm waters potentially dooms seemingly stable ice far inland, since it removes the plugs that had been preventing such glaciers from flowing faster into the sea. Over time, ice shelves are retreating closer to their grounding line, which is where the ice begins to float. The grounding line at Pine Island has been retreating at one of the fastest rates of any glacier on Antarctica, which suggests a growing instability there. Scientists have warned that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet may have entered a period of irreversible (albeit long-term) collapse, which could cause sea levels to rise by more than a meter, or 3.4 feet, by 2100 and a far greater amount thereafter, according to a March study published in the journal Nature. That study projected an astonishing 15 meters, or 50 feet of sea level rise by the year 2500, due to the collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. By the middle of the 22nd century, the rate of sea level rise could exceed a foot per decade. This could render coastal megacities worldwide, from New York to Dhaka, virtually unlivable.
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| Shows ban White House representatives Posted: 16 Feb 2017 12:41 PM PST  Some are concerned that banning White House reps from television and radio shows could prevent an open dialogue on important issues and prevent information from getting to the public.
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| Indiana home searched in investigation of girls' deaths Posted: 16 Feb 2017 06:11 PM PST  DELPHI, Ind. (AP) — Authorities said they were searching a home in northern Indiana on Thursday looking for clues to the deaths of two teenage girls whose bodies were found on a trail where they had been dropped off to go hiking.
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| Damaged dam threatens Northern California towns Posted: 16 Feb 2017 07:10 AM PST ![Damaged dam threatens Northern California towns]( "Damaged dam threatens Northern California towns") Californians who were ordered to evacuate due to a threat from erosion at the tallest dam in the United States can now return home after state crews working around the clock reinforced a drainage channel that was weakened by heavy rain.
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| Blair urges pro-EU Britons to 'rise up' against Brexit Posted: 17 Feb 2017 12:37 PM PST  Former British prime minister Tony Blair on Friday urged Britons who support the European Union to "rise up" and persuade Brexit voters to change their mind about leaving the bloc in a high-profile speech. "This is not the time for retreat, indifference or despair but the time to rise up in defence of what we believe," he said at an event organised by Open Britain, a campaign group lobbying for Britain to retain close ties with the EU. "We have to build a movement that will stretch across party lines," he said, announcing that he was creating an institute that would also develop arguments against Brexit and keep ties with the EU.
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| Florida Navy Veteran Beaten For Trying To Save Turtle Posted: 16 Feb 2017 02:01 PM PST  Three suspects lifted the turtle off the ground and hurled it back to the pavement, trying to break its shell.
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| Best Buy is running a killer President’s Day sale on the iPhone 7/7 Plus, HDTVs and more Posted: 17 Feb 2017 11:24 AM PST 
The holiday season might be over, but that doesn't mean we have to wait until the end of the year for more great sales. On Friday at midnight, Best Buy kicked off its annual President's Day sale, offering up dozens of deals on smartphones, TVs, computers, cameras, appliances and more. The sale lasts all weekend and the retailer says that quantities are limited, so don't delay if you see an interesting deal.
Rather than list all of the deals available in the sale, we've rounded up the very best that we could find and broke them down by category below. Whether you're looking for a cheap iPhone 7, an affordable 4K TV or a touchscreen laptop that won't break the bank, we've got you covered: Smartphones Televisions Computers There are plenty of other unlocked phones, printers, vacuum cleaners, headphones, routers, cases, external hard drives and more available on Best Buy's website, so be sure to check out the full sale there.
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| Venezuela pulls Spanish-language CNN from air for 'distorting truth' Posted: 15 Feb 2017 07:29 PM PST ![Venezuela pulls Spanish-language CNN from air for 'distorting truth']( "Venezuela pulls Spanish-language CNN from air for 'distorting truth'") By Girish Gupta and Andrew Cawthorne CARACAS (Reuters) - President Nicolas Maduro's government ordered the suspension of CNN's Spanish-language service from Venezuela's airwaves on Wednesday, accusing it of distorting the truth in coverage. U.S.-based 'CNN en Espanol' became unavailable on Venezuela's major cable providers minutes after a statement by telecommunications regulator Conatel announcing the suspension. The network had irked the socialist government with various reports, including one alleging passports and visas were being sold illegally at Venezuela's embassy in Iraq.
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| Trump denies campaign had pre-election contact with Russia Posted: 16 Feb 2017 06:56 PM PST  Trump also defended Michael Flynn, the national security advisor whose resignation he demanded and received this week, saying Flynn "wasn't wrong" for holding pre-inauguration phone calls with the Russian ambassador about US sanctions policy. Instead, Trump accused members of US intelligence agencies of breaking the law by leaking information about the calls. The new president, in the midst of a turbulent week of back-and-forth accusations about contacts with Russia and his battle with the intelligence community, addressed the concerns during an extraordinary White House press conference.
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| Why Your Dishwasher Filter Makes a Difference Posted: 16 Feb 2017 10:06 AM PST  After deciding whether you want a third rack in your new dishwasher or extra spray arms to clean your extra-dirty dishes, you might not give much thought to the dishwasher filter. In fact, many c...
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| The Ferrari 812 Superfast Is Maranello's Most Powerful Production Car Ever Posted: 17 Feb 2017 09:20 AM PST  With its naturally-aspirated V12 producing 789 horsepower, it's also the fastest, hence the name.
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| FBI: White supremacist talked of Dylann Roof-type attack Posted: 16 Feb 2017 12:28 PM PST  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A white supremacist with felony convictions in South Carolina bought a gun from an undercover FBI agent, telling the agent he planned an attack in "the spirit of Dylann Roof," authorities said Thursday.
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| Nigeria’s struggling textile industry Posted: 16 Feb 2017 06:02 AM PST ![Nigeria's struggling textile industry]( "Nigeria's struggling textile industry") Talba Goni has been trying, without luck, to secure government funds or loans to restart a textile plant in Kaduna, the former industrial heartland in northern Nigeria, that he was running until it closed almost 15 years ago. President Muhammadu Buhari hopes to revive the once-flourishing textile and leather industries in northern Nigeria to end the country's dependence on oil exports and diversify Africa's biggest economy.
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| Almost 500 migrants smash through border fence into Spain Posted: 17 Feb 2017 05:47 AM PST  MADRID (AP) — Almost 500 migrants forced their way into Spanish territory in North Africa early Friday by breaking through gates in the 20-foot (6-meter) high fence that separates Morocco from Spain's Ceuta enclave.
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| Lincoln Ranks As Top President Posted: 17 Feb 2017 07:14 AM PST  Who's in the top five of all time? And who finished dead last?
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| Apple's WWDC 2017 Kicks Off June 5: What to Expect Posted: 16 Feb 2017 07:52 AM PST  There's a remote chance we'll get a sneak peek of the iPhone 8, but you can definitely expect to see the software that will power Apple's 10th anniversary phone when the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) kicks off June 5. Apple CEO Tim Cook will kick off WWDC 2017 on June 5. This year's edition of WWDC will move out of San Francisco, where it's been held the last 14 year, and head down to San Jose, Calif., and the McEnery Convention Center.
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| Islamic State readies for close combat in alleyways of west Mosul Posted: 17 Feb 2017 05:57 AM PST ![Islamic State readies for close combat in alleyways of west Mosul]( "Islamic State readies for close combat in alleyways of west Mosul") By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamic State militants are developing a network of passageways and tunnels in the narrow alleys of west Mosul that will enable them to hide and fight among the civilian population when Iraqi forces launch an attack that is expected any day now. "They opened these holes and threatened us not to close them," one resident told Reuters by telephone, asking not to be identified by name or location because Islamic State executes anyone caught communicating with the outside world. The militants are essentially under siege in western Mosul, along with an estimated 650,000 civilians, after U.S.-backed forces surrounding the city dislodged them from the east in the first phase of an offensive that concluded four weeks ago.
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| Canada's Trudeau says world benefits from strong EU Posted: 16 Feb 2017 05:30 AM PST  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told European lawmakers Thursday that the world is better off when the EU is strong, as anti-Brussels sentiment soars following the Brexit vote and Donald Trump's victory. "The whole world benefits from a strong EU," he said in a speech to the European Parliament, a day after MEPs approved a landmark free trade deal between the EU and Canada. "Canada knows that an effective European voice on the global stage isn't just preferable, it's essential," Trudeau told the assembly in Strasbourg, France.
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| Google Home just caught up with Amazon Echo in one key area Posted: 16 Feb 2017 05:32 PM PST 
While Google's Home is every bit as powerful and intelligent as Amazon's Echo on many fronts, there are a few areas where it doesn't quite stack up. On Thursday though, Google brought the Home one step closer to the Echo by adding shopping functionality to Google Assistant -- the AI that powers Google Home.
"Starting today, you can shop for your everyday essentials—from paper towels to vitamins," Google revealed in a blog post on Wednesday. You'll be able to order from participating Google Express retailers, including Costco, Whole Foods Market, Walgreens, PetSmart, Bed Bath & Beyond and more than 50 other national and locally available retailers [which you can see in the link above]." All you have to do to start shopping is say "Ok Google, how do I shop?" at which point Google Assistant will explain how the process works. You can also just jump straight into shopping by saying something like "Ok Google, order paper towels." Google Assistant will verify the command and order the product. Additionally, from now until April 30th, 2017, Google won't charge you for any service or membership fees. If you want to take advantage of this limited-time offer, head to the "More settings" section of the Google Home app, tap "Payments" and set your default credit card and shipping address. You can check out more detailed instructions on the set-up process on Google's support website. Google says that this is "just the beginning of what's possible for shopping with the Google Assistant." Purchases will be enabled in more apps and services "over the coming months."
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| Federal judge dismisses Mass. defamation lawsuit against Cosby Posted: 16 Feb 2017 02:04 PM PST ![Federal judge dismisses Mass. defamation lawsuit against Cosby]( "Federal judge dismisses Mass. defamation lawsuit against Cosby") A federal judge in Massachusetts on Thursday dismissed a defamation lawsuit against Bill Cosby by an actress who claimed he raped her, ruling that the comedian acted within his rights when he proclaimed himself innocent of the crime. The civil lawsuit is one of a slew of cases brought against the actor, best known for playing the father in the 1980s television hit "The Cosby Show," by about 50 women who say he sexually assaulted them, often after plying them with drugs and alcohol, in a series of alleged attacks dating back decades. The vast bulk of the claims are too old to be the subject of a criminal prosecution, though Cosby is also awaiting trial in Pennsylvania on charges he sexually assaulted a former basketball coach at his alma mater, Temple University.
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| Gen. Keane: Russian using spy ship as a distraction Posted: 17 Feb 2017 11:08 AM PST  Retired four star general, chairman of the Institute for the Study of War and Fox News military analyst explains
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| Witness: 'It was her or me,' Durst said about slain friend Posted: 16 Feb 2017 06:48 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A close friend who for years didn't want to believe Robert Durst was capable of homicide dropped a bombshell Thursday implicating the real estate heir in two killings.
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| Mexico hails big year for tourism in 2016 Posted: 15 Feb 2017 10:56 PM PST  Mexico enjoyed a banner year in 2016 for tourism, hitting "historic highs" in part due to a spike in the number of US travelers drawn in by the weakened peso, the government said Wednesday. A total of 35 million foreign visitors went to Mexico last year, up nine percent from 2015, the tourism ministry said. The government said the figures showed that the tourism sector was "one of the main driving forces" for the country's economy.
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| Girl, 7, Gets Letter From Google CEO Posted: 16 Feb 2017 10:10 AM PST  "Dear Google Boss," Chloe Bridgewater, who lives in Hereford, England, started her letter.
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