| Trump fires back at Pelosi: ‘We’re soon going to have a one-party system’ Posted: 28 Feb 2017 09:40 AM PST  After House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi slammed him in an interview over the weekend, President Trump responded by accusing her of undermining the Democratic Party. In a "Fox & Friends" interview that aired Tuesday ahead of his address to a joint session of Congress, Trump branded Pelosi "incompetent" and said she's "done a terrible job" as a party leader. "You know, if you look at what's going on with the Democrats and the party, it's getting smaller and smaller," Trump said.
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| The Latest: Feds drop 5 cases brought by arrested officers Posted: 01 Mar 2017 10:18 AM PST  BALTIMORE (AP) — The Latest on seven Baltimore police officers charged with racketeering conspiracy (all times local):
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| ‘We will never forget him’: Trump addresses widow of slain SEAL as doubts linger over mission Posted: 28 Feb 2017 07:45 PM PST  As debate continues to swirl over the mission's results, President Trump's acknowledgment of a fallen soldier's wife was the most emotional moment of his first congressional address. Carryn Owens, whose husband, Navy SEAL William "Ryan" Owens, was killed in a Yemen raid last month, was moved to tears as Trump praised her husband's sacrifice. "Ryan died as he lived," said Trump.
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| Two hurt in police gun accident at Hollande event Posted: 28 Feb 2017 11:31 PM PST  A policeman providing security for Francois Hollande accidentally fired his gun as the French president was giving a speech, injuring two people in the VIP area of the crowd, an official said. "It was an accidental shot by a police officer which injured two waiters, or at least one waiter and an (event) employee. The injuries aren't life threatening," local government chief Pierre N'Gahane said.
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| Saudi king signs range of deals in Indonesia at start of visit Posted: 01 Mar 2017 03:19 AM PST ![Saudi king signs range of deals in Indonesia at start of visit]( "Saudi king signs range of deals in Indonesia at start of visit") By Darren Whiteside BOGOR, Indonesia (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman held talks with Indonesia's president on Wednesday and signed a range of cooperation agreements at the beginning of a 12-day visit to the world's largest Muslim-majority country. The royal visit is the first by a Saudi monarch in nearly five decades. The leaders oversaw, among 11 pacts, the signing of agreements to take down trade barriers and a new agreement between state energy companies Saudi Aramco and Pertamina, building on an existing $6 billion plan to expand Indonesia's biggest refinery.
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| Thousands flee Boko Haram attacks around Nigeria's Chibok: IOM Posted: 01 Mar 2017 10:52 AM PST  Some 7,000 people have fled from villages around the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok because of Boko Haram attacks, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday. The IOM said an estimated 4,449 people or 740 households have fled to Chibok itself since February 25, "seeking safety following attacks or threats of attacks in some neighbouring villages". "These movements are in addition to the estimated 300 people who fled to Chibok town around February 10," it added in a briefing document seen by AFP.
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| Cop Tackles Man Seen Hitting Police Station Windows With Baseball Bat Posted: 01 Mar 2017 05:40 AM PST  The man is allegedly seen in surveillance footage trying to smash windows of a West Covina, Calif., police station.
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| Puerto Rico fiscal turnaround plan will save $3.8 billion/year: governor Posted: 28 Feb 2017 05:07 PM PST ![Puerto Rico fiscal turnaround plan will save $3.8 billion/year: governor]( "Puerto Rico fiscal turnaround plan will save $3.8 billion/year: governor") The turnaround plan, a requirement of the federal Puerto Rico rescue law known as PROMESA, will serve as a 10-year blueprint for the island's ascent out of fiscal crisis. The plan will serve as a baseline for debt restructuring talks between Puerto Rico and creditors holding nearly $70 billion in bonds. In a speech to Puerto Rico's legislature on Tuesday, Rossello said the plan would save $1.6 billion in government spending - but without laying off public workers - by eliminating some tax incentives and cutting subsidies to municipalities.
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| Trump Sticks to a Protectionist, Isolationist Script in First Big Speech Posted: 28 Feb 2017 09:58 PM PST  The president toned down his customary bombast in his first address to Congress, but his divisive stance remained unchanged on immigration, trade, and terrorism.
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| Republican congressman mocks Democratic women for wearing white Posted: 01 Mar 2017 02:59 PM PST  In a radio interview, Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota mocked Democratic women for wearing white at President Trump's first address to Congress.
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| New accident hits Rio's carnival party Posted: 28 Feb 2017 12:26 PM PST  The glittering revelry of Rio de Janeiro's carnival descended into mayhem again on Tuesday when a freak accident struck a float for the second time in two nights. Twelve people were injured when the top level of an elaborate three-story float collapsed under the weight of the brightly costumed dancers atop it, crashing onto the crowded platform below. Police and firefighters rushed to evacuate scantily clad victims from the packed Sambodromo, the elongated stadium that hosts the carnival's headline event: the elite samba school championship parade.
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| Raspberry Pi Zero W: New Single-Board Computer Features Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 And Costs Just $10 Posted: 28 Feb 2017 12:26 PM PST  The Raspberry Pi Foundation introduced its new single-board computer Tuesday. The Raspberry Pi Zero W features Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity and costs jsut $10.
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| US top court says electoral maps must be reviewed for racial bias Posted: 01 Mar 2017 12:55 PM PST  The US Supreme Court on Wednesday came down on the side of Democrats who charged that certain US electoral districts in Virginia were drawn to dilute the influence of black voters elsewhere in the state. The high court found that a lower court had erred in deciding that race was not a dominant factor in drawing Virginia's electoral map. Black voters tend to vote Democratic, while majority white districts are more likely to go Republican.
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| Ex-CIA spy freed in Portugal, avoids extradition over kidnapping Posted: 01 Mar 2017 10:51 AM PST ![Ex-CIA spy freed in Portugal, avoids extradition over kidnapping]( "Ex-CIA spy freed in Portugal, avoids extradition over kidnapping") By Andrei Khalip and Jonathan Landay LISBON (Reuters) - A former CIA officer convicted of involvement in the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in Italy was released by authorities in Lisbon, Portugal on Wednesday after winning a last-minute reprieve from extradition. Sabrina de Sousa, a dual U.S.-Portuguese citizen, was waiting at Lisbon airport to be flown to Italy early on Wednesday when word came she was to be released, after Italy's president granted her a partial pardon. "I'm happy with how this worked out here after two years of having this troubling my mind," a smiling de Sousa told reporters as she left the Judiciary Police headquarters.
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| Colorectal Cancer Rates Rise Sharply in Younger US Adults Posted: 01 Mar 2017 07:09 AM PST  Colorectal cancer rates are on the rise among millennials and Gen Xers in the U.S., a new study finds. The findings come as rates of these cancers have continued to decline in adults ages 55 and up, according to the study. People in the U.S. born in 1990 now have double the risk of colon cancer and quadruple the risk of rectal cancer compared to people born in 1950, the scientists found.
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| Don’t Believe the New Trump Posted: 01 Mar 2017 09:50 AM PST  He's still the same old, uninformed, easily manipulated, egomaniac — surrounded by second-raters, lickspittles, and extremists.
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| Philippine president apologizes to Germany for hostage death Posted: 28 Feb 2017 05:03 AM PST  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte apologized to Germany on Tuesday for failing to save a German hostage, who was beheaded by Muslim militants, and said a massive offensive backed by fighter jets against the extremists was underway.
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| Victim quits pope's abuse panel, slams 'shameful' Vatican Posted: 01 Mar 2017 07:40 AM PST  Marie Collins, an Irish survivor of clerical sex abuse, resigned Wednesday from Pope Francis's child protection panel, accusing senior Vatican officials of "shameful" blocking of reforms approved by the pontiff. The 70-year-old, who was raped by a hospital chaplain at 13, explained her decision in an article for the National Catholic Reporter (NCR). Collins's departure leaves the Pontifical Commission on the Protection of Minors with no abuse survivors working for it.
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| Some Factors 'Don't Add Up' In Sherri Papini Case Posted: 28 Feb 2017 01:51 PM PST  "Crime Watch Daily with Chris Hansen," a syndicated investigation series, aired an episode about Papini's kidnapping Tuesday that included an interview with her friend Lisa Jeter.
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| The Scary State of Volcano Monitoring in the United States Posted: 28 Feb 2017 10:19 AM PST  Thirteen days before Christmas, somewhere in the frigid waters of the Bering Sea, a massive volcano unexpectedly rumbled back to life. Just like that, Bogoslof volcano began its first continuous eruption since 1992, belching great plumes of ash tens of thousands of feet into the cold sky over the Aleutian islands, generating volcanic lightning, and disrupting air travel—though not much else.
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| Red state reaction to President Trump's first 100 days Posted: 28 Feb 2017 04:50 PM PST  ABC News' Matt Gutman talks to Wichita residents about their reaction to President Trump's first 100 days in office ahead of the presidential address to congress.
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| Man Who Pleaded Guilty to Murdering 15-Month-Old Baby Gets 60 Years in Prison Posted: 27 Feb 2017 06:09 PM PST  Kyle Parker was sentenced to 60 years after acknowledging he kidnapped and killed a relative's baby.
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| Starbucks CEO says chain ready to enter Italy after 35 years Posted: 28 Feb 2017 04:30 AM PST  MILAN (AP) — Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz's vision for the chain was largely inspired by the coffee bars he saw on his first trip to Milan more than three decades ago. But it took the company growing to about 26,000 stores in 75 countries to win the credibility he felt necessary to make the leap into the country that gave espresso to the world.
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| Fat Tuesday celebrations cap off Mardi Gras 2017 in New Orleans Posted: 28 Feb 2017 05:28 PM PST ![Fat Tuesday celebrations cap off Mardi Gras 2017 in New Orleans]( "Fat Tuesday celebrations cap off Mardi Gras 2017 in New Orleans") The streets of New Orleans were filled Tuesday with costumed revelers, dazzling floats featuring kings and queens, and people of all ages screaming for trinkets and beads. Tuesday marks the culmination of the Carnival season, which started Jan. 6. The biggest parades take place along the St. Charles Avenue parade route, where the Krewe of Zulu kicks off the morning's parades and is followed by the Krewe of Rex.
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| Trump plan to slash State, foreign aid spending has foes in Congress Posted: 28 Feb 2017 12:10 PM PST ![Trump plan to slash State, foreign aid spending has foes in Congress]( "Trump plan to slash State, foreign aid spending has foes in Congress") By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to slash funding for the State Department and foreign aid faces stiff opposition in Congress, which must pass any spending plan, not just from Democrats, but also from many of his fellow Republicans. Trump administration officials said on Monday they sought to increase Pentagon spending and offset that with sharp cuts in other areas. One official familiar with discussions about the State Department budget said the agency could see spending cut by as much as 30 percent.
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| American Man Politely Informs Brits He Is Their Next King in Newspaper Ad Posted: 01 Mar 2017 01:11 PM PST  The madness of King George just got a sequel.
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| At least 160 killed in clashes on Myanmar-China border: army Posted: 28 Feb 2017 09:17 AM PST  At least 160 people have died in three months of clashes between the military and ethnic armed groups in Myanmar's Shan state, a senior army official said Tuesday, amid efforts to revive flagging peace talks. More than 20,000 people have been displaced since fighting between the army and several armed ethnic groups erupted near the border with China in late November. The unrest has rippled across the northern state of Shan and into neighbouring Kachin, hampering a push by Aung San Suu Kyi's government to end the country's decades-long borderland conflicts.
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| Telsa Faces 'Pervasive Harassment' Charges Posted: 28 Feb 2017 02:35 PM PST  "It's shocking in this day and age that this is still a fight we have to have," a female Tesla engineer told the Guardian.
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| Used Cars to Avoid Buying Posted: 28 Feb 2017 09:45 AM PST  These 2007-16 models—listed alphabetically by make and model—have a record of much-worse-than-average overall reliability for the model years shown. We recommend skipping all of them. Use the p...
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| How Math Can Tell You When to Move On in Life Posted: 01 Mar 2017 01:30 AM PST ![How Math Can Tell You When to Move On in Life]( "How Math Can Tell You When to Move On in Life") One of the grand questions in life is when it's time to move on. Whether you're a hunter-gatherer rapidly depleting the berries in your area or an oil company considering leaving one well to start up another, from the point of view of a mathematician, you face the same basic dilemma: "When should you go to where the grass is greener?" says Sidney Redner, a physicist at the Santa Fe Institute. The problem shows up in ecology, where researchers study the optimal strategy for a foragers moving through its environment; in management research, where companies decide between sinking money into innovation or excelling where they are strongest; and many, many other places.
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| Democratic effort led by ex-AG Holder targets swing states Posted: 28 Feb 2017 04:45 PM PST  Seeking a path back to power in Congress, Democrats first want to hold on to the governorship in Virginia this year. Then they're setting their sights in 2018 on crucial governors' contests in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and elsewhere.
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| 2018 Range Rover Velar: Mid-Size Modernity Posted: 01 Mar 2017 02:07 PM PST  Filling the tiny space between the Evoque and the Sport.
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| Mount Etna lava show lights up Sicilian sky Posted: 01 Mar 2017 12:06 PM PST ![Mount Etna lava show lights up Sicilian sky]( "Mount Etna lava show lights up Sicilian sky") Bright lava lit up the night sky on the Italian island of Sicily on Monday as Mount Etna erupted for the first time this year. The volcano, one of the most active in the world, has been largely dormant for the last two years, but it sprung to life with bright orange lava spewing out high over the Mediterranean Island, eventually easing off by Tuesday morning. Catania airport, situated within 31 miles of the volcano, remained open, but authorities were tracking the movements of the ash cloud.
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| U.S. seeks end to U.N. rights council's 'obsession' with Israel Posted: 01 Mar 2017 02:29 AM PST ![U.S. seeks end to U.N. rights council's 'obsession' with Israel]( "U.S. seeks end to U.N. rights council's 'obsession' with Israel") By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is reviewing its participation in the U.N. Human Rights Council, seeking reform of its agenda and an end to its "obsession with Israel", a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday. Washington has long argued that the Geneva forum unfairly focuses on Israel's alleged violations of human rights, including war crimes against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. The United States "remains deeply troubled by the Council's consistent unfair and unbalanced focus on one democratic country, Israel", Erin Barclay, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state, told the U.N. Human Rights Council.
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| Ancient Celtic art uncovered in 'unique' gold hoard Posted: 28 Feb 2017 07:40 AM PST  Two amateur treasure hunters have uncovered a bracelet decorated with some of the earliest Celtic art ever found in Britain in a trove of gold jewellery revealed on Tuesday. Metal detectorists Mark Hambleton and Joe Kania made the discovery of the three torcs and a bracelet, which may have been made in France or Germany some 2,500 years ago. "This unique find is of international importance," said Julia Farley, curator of British and European Iron Age collections at the British Museum, who assessed the find.
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| Georgia couple sentenced to jail for racist threats at child’s birthday party Posted: 28 Feb 2017 06:36 PM PST  A judge sentenced a Georgia man and woman to prison Monday after they were convicted of making terroristic threats against African-Americans at a child's birthday party. The couple were part of a group that disrupted the 8-year-old's birthday party by waving Confederate flags, yelling racial slurs and pointing a gun at partygoers.
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| Man killed in clash at Palestinian camp in Lebanon Posted: 28 Feb 2017 06:40 AM PST ![Man killed in clash at Palestinian camp in Lebanon]( "Man killed in clash at Palestinian camp in Lebanon") AIN EL-HILWEH, Lebanon (Reuters) - At least one man was killed on Tuesday in clashes between Islamist militants and the Palestinian Fatah faction at a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon where a power struggle has fueled days of violence. Gunmen from Fatah, the party of West Bank-based Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, have regularly clashed with Islamist militants in the camp, including supporters of Islamic State and al Qaeda. A loudspeaker on a mosque implored the warring sides to stop shooting to avoid civilian casualties, as gunfire rang out.
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| How Much Should You Save for Retirement? Posted: 01 Mar 2017 06:26 AM PST ![How Much Should You Save for Retirement?]( "How Much Should You Save for Retirement?") Figuring out how much to save for retirement is one of the most important financial decisions you'll ever make. According to a recent 50,000-respondent Merrill Lynch/Age Wave study, only 27 percent of pre-retirees who are 50 or older feel financially prepared to fund their retirement. "Remember that retirement can last 20, 30 or more years.
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| Food fads and nutrition myths debunked in new report Posted: 28 Feb 2017 04:00 AM PST  Despite recent food trends encouraging us to breakfast on protein-rich eggs, sip on green juices, and add coconut oil to our coffee, a new review published on Monday has attempted to call time on some of the latest food fads and help end the confusion about what is the most nutritionally sound way to reduce heart disease. Carried out by Andrew Freeman, MD, director of cardiovascular prevention and wellness in the division of cardiology at National Jewish Health in Denver, the report examined several recent diet trends, as well as "hypes and controversies" surrounding nutrition.
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| California Senate's removal of lawmaker to be investigated Posted: 27 Feb 2017 06:11 PM PST ![California Senate's removal of lawmaker to be investigated]( "California Senate's removal of lawmaker to be investigated") SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's Senate leader said Monday that he takes full responsibility after a senator was removed from the chamber last week — a stunning and extraordinarily unusual move that raised questions about the Legislature's commitment to free speech.
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| 30 Best Used Cars for Under $30,000 Posted: 28 Feb 2017 09:42 AM PST  Buying a preowned car is more than just a great way to save money—it could get you into a model that has safety and luxury features you couldn't afford in a new car. We dug through years of test ...
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| Proposal Pushing For More Diversity At Apple Shot Down In Shareholders Meeting Posted: 28 Feb 2017 12:14 PM PST  Shareholders vote against a proposal which sought to increase diversity at senior levels and Apple's Board of Directors Tuesday.
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| Officials: New Trump travel ban removes Iraq from list Posted: 01 Mar 2017 10:15 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's new immigration order will remove Iraq from the list of countries whose citizens face a temporary U.S. travel ban, American officials say, citing the latest draft in circulation. Trump is expected to sign the executive order in the coming days.
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| Japanese emperor visits Vietnam for first time Posted: 28 Feb 2017 02:33 AM PST  Japan's emperor arrived in Vietnam on Tuesday for a whirlwind tour that will include a meeting with families of Japanese soldiers who stayed there after World War II. The emperor and empress were received by Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh and guards of honour at the Hanoi airport, where national flags were displayed. The 83-year-old Akihito and his wife, Michiko, are on their first visit to the country, the latest in a series of trips to former battlegrounds.
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| Dashcam Video Shows Police Officer Being Dragged Down Street During Traffic Stop Posted: 28 Feb 2017 01:16 PM PST ![Dashcam Video Shows Police Officer Being Dragged Down Street During Traffic Stop]( "Dashcam Video Shows Police Officer Being Dragged Down Street During Traffic Stop") An Ohio man has been charged with felony assault after dragging a cop during a traffic stop, authorities said.
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