| Dozens dead as car bomb hits Syria evacuees Posted: 15 Apr 2017 12:41 PM PDT  A suicide car bomb attack on buses carrying Syrians evacuated from two besieged government-held towns killed 43 people on Saturday, as US-backed fighters advanced in their push towards the Islamic State group's Raqa stronghold. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the blast targeted buses carrying residents evacuated from the northern towns of Fuaa and Kafraya under a deal reached between the regime and rebels. It said most of the dead in the explosion in rebel-held Rashidin, west of Aleppo, were evacuees, but the blast also killed several rebels who had been guarding the buses.
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| The White House Easter Egg Roll: An Annual Tradition Posted: 14 Apr 2017 09:35 PM PDT  Several presidents and first ladies have hosted this popular event over the years.
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| Attorney calls for Georgia officers to be criminally charged Posted: 15 Apr 2017 04:58 PM PDT  ATLANTA (AP) — An attorney is calling for the two Georgia police officers who were fired after being caught on camera having a violent confrontation with a motorist to face criminal charges.
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| 3 Things To Know About Easter Posted: 16 Apr 2017 03:00 AM PDT  Easter is similar to other major holidays that have blended Christian and non-Christian (pagan) elements over the last 200 years or so.
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| The Latest: Japan protests N. Korean missile test attempt Posted: 16 Apr 2017 05:53 AM PDT  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on the failed launch of a North Korean missile from the country's east coast (all times local):
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| Family Friends Identify Boy, 5, Killed After Getting Stuck Between Wall And Table At Rotating Restaurant Posted: 16 Apr 2017 09:02 AM PDT  He wandered off from his parents, according to reports.
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| Hacker documents show NSA tools for breaching global money transfer system Posted: 15 Apr 2017 08:22 PM PDT  By Clare Baldwin and Joseph Menn HONG KONG/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Documents and computer files released by hackers provide a blueprint for how the U.S. National Security Agency likely used weaknesses in commercially available software to gain access to the global system for transferring money between banks, a review of the data showed. On Friday, a group calling itself the Shadow Brokers released documents and files indicating NSA had accessed the SWIFT money-transfer system through service providers in the Middle East and Latin America. Matt Suiche, founder of cybersecurity firm Comae Technologies, wrote in a blog post that screen shots indicated some SWIFT affiliates were using Windows servers that were vulnerable at the time, in 2013, to the Microsoft exploits published by the Shadow Brokers.
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| Serial executions take toll on executioners too, critics say Posted: 15 Apr 2017 07:18 PM PDT  Putting a prisoner to death "stays with you for a long time," says Ron McAndrew. The former warden of Florida State Prison says his own mental health had begun to deteriorate by the time he left his position in 1998 after taking part in eight executions. Now, McAndrew is fighting against the death penalty.
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| Russia arrests two suspected 'terrorist' recruiters Posted: 15 Apr 2017 11:20 AM PDT  Two suspected recruiters of "terrorists" from Central Asia were arrested in Saint Petersburg, justice authorities said on Saturday, in connection with a deadly bomb attack on the Russian city's metro. One suspect, aged 32, is accused of recruiting for the Islamic State group, while the other, aged 39, faces allegations of being a recruiter for "terrorist organisations in Syria". One of the two is from the Osh region of Kyrgyzstan, an area known for the number of recruits it has provided for Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.
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| New York's Easter Parade: 5th Ave lined with revelers wearing their holiday best Posted: 16 Apr 2017 12:38 PM PDT ![New York's Easter Parade: 5th Ave lined with revelers wearing their holiday best]( "New York's Easter Parade: 5th Ave lined with revelers wearing their holiday best") New Yorkers showed off their festive chapeaus and garb as they promenaded along Fifth Ave. for the annual Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival.
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| What Is Open/Closed For Easter Sunday Posted: 15 Apr 2017 09:50 AM PDT  A refresher on what might be open and closed for Easter Sunday so you can plan your weekend accordingly.
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| Chinese foreign minister: No winners if Korea war breaks out Posted: 14 Apr 2017 09:18 PM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — There can be no winners in a war between the U.S. and North Korea over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and missile programs, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, while pledging support for dialogue between the sides.
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| Cleveland police searching for suspect who broadcast killing on Facebook Posted: 16 Apr 2017 03:20 PM PDT  The suspect is considered armed and dangerous.
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| Man Arrested After Allegedly Breaking Into Home and Cooking Fried Chicken Posted: 16 Apr 2017 11:17 AM PDT  He also drank some of the homeowner's vodka.
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| Hackers release files indicating NSA monitored global bank transfers Posted: 14 Apr 2017 05:49 PM PDT ![Hackers release files indicating NSA monitored global bank transfers]( "Hackers release files indicating NSA monitored global bank transfers") Hackers released documents and files on Friday that cybersecurity experts said indicated the U.S. National Security Agency had accessed the SWIFT interbank messaging system, allowing it to monitor money flows among some Middle Eastern and Latin American banks. The documents and files were released by a group calling themselves The Shadow Brokers. Some of the records bear NSA seals, but Reuters could not confirm their authenticity.
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| When artists are on the frontlines – of peace Posted: 15 Apr 2017 04:47 PM PDT ![When artists are on the frontlines – of peace]( "When artists are on the frontlines – of peace") After seven decades of separation and frequent conflicts, the people of North and South Korea have grown so far apart that many observers say they can never reunite. Kang Chun-hyok, a well-known hip hop artist, thinks otherwise. A defector from North Korea who now lives in Seoul, he writes songs that show the common bonds of Koreans. His latest rap single, "For the Freedom," is the kind of artistic expression he hopes will prepare Koreans for reunification – despite the current saber-rattling around the divided peninsula.
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| Confrontation, laughter in exchanges at town hall meetings Posted: 15 Apr 2017 06:09 AM PDT  A sampling of moments during town halls meetings that U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., held last week in Hood River and Prineville, Oregon:
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| NASA photos capture a strange new crack in a massive Greenland glacier and we're all probably doomed Posted: 16 Apr 2017 06:52 AM PDT  A mysterious crack has been spreading across a giant Greenland glacier, and it's raising concerns that part of the floating ice shelf could splinter off into the ocean. That's bad. Scientists with the NASA field campaign Operation IceBridge recently captured the first photographs of the growing rift while flying over Petermann Glacier, a structure that connects the Greenland ice sheet to the Arctic Ocean. SEE ALSO: NASA photo reveals a startling 300-foot-wide rift in Antarctic Ice Shelf The new chasm appears in the center of the glacier's floating ice shelf — the tongue of ice that extends into the water from the grounded glacier on land. In the photos, the crack appears relatively close to a larger rift spreading toward the shelf's center. Should the two intersect, part of the ice shelf in northwest Greenland could potentially break off. A portion of the new rift on Petermann Glacier's floating ice shelf is shown near the bottom center. The older rift appears near top center. The shaded feature, near the bottom center, is the "medial flowline."Image: NASA/Kelly BruntThere may be a savior for the shelf. A "medial flowline" in the ice could have a "stagnating effect" on the newer rift, helping to slow or halt its advance toward the older chasm, scientists with Operation IceBridge said on Facebook. Stef Lhermitte, a professor at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, first alerted the NASA team to the crack's coordinates after spotting it in satellite images, Washington Post reported. Polar-orbiting satellites showed the chasm for the first time in July 2016, and "it has been growing since then," Lhermitte said on Twitter. .@Petermann_Ice @AndreasMuenchow @glacier_doc @CopernicusEU @ESA_EO The internal crack growth is clearly visible in this Sentinel-1 time series, also during polar night. 3/5 pic.twitter.com/AKY2czWFtR — Stef Lhermitte (@StefLhermitte) April 12, 2017 While scientists still aren't sure what caused the crack to form, Lhermitte said a possible culprit might be "ocean forcing," a phenomenon that happens when warm ocean waters melt the ice from underneath. Ocean forcing might have been a culprit in creating cracks in another part of the world. Researchers believe it caused deep subsurface cracks to form in Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier, a recent study found. There a 20-mile-long rift eventually split the ice from the inside out and cleaved off a 225-square-mile iceberg in July 2015. Many of the glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica that end in floating ice shelves have been shrinking due to warming ocean and air temperatures. Petermann Glacier's east wall near the terminus of the floating ice shelf.Image: NASA/John SonntagWhen ice shelves break off into icebergs it doesn't directly increase sea levels, because the ice is already floating in the ocean, like an ice cube in a glass. However, because the ice shelves act like doorstops to the land-based ice behind them, if the shelves disappear, the glaciers can start moving into the sea. This would add new water to the ocean and therefore raise sea levels. In the case of Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier, researchers said that warming waters causing cracks to form beneath "provides another mechanism for rapid retreat of these glaciers, adding to the probability that we may see significant collapse of West Antarctica in our lifetimes." Greenland, Antarctica, the message is we're all probably doomed. WATCH: Watch how global warming heats up the world from 1880-2016
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| Indian Snapchat Users Launch #UninstallSnapchat Campaign Posted: 16 Apr 2017 04:42 AM PDT  The campaign was in response to disparaging remarks about the country allegedly made by Snap Inc. CEO Evan Spiegel, who reportedly called it "poor."
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| Death toll in Sri Lanka garbage mound collapse rises to 26 Posted: 16 Apr 2017 11:20 AM PDT  COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The death toll from the collapse of a massive garbage mound near Sri Lanka's capital rose to 26 on Sunday, and activists said 20 more people could still be buried underneath the debris.
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| Easter bunnies at Coachella and more: April 16 in photos Posted: 16 Apr 2017 02:25 PM PDT ![Easter bunnies at Coachella and more: April 16 in photos]( "Easter bunnies at Coachella and more: April 16 in photos") Coachella Easter bunnies; Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany steers his car during the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix, at the Formula One Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain; Men riding decorated horses are mirrored in a puddle during the traditional Easter procession of Sorbs in Klein Radden, eastern Germany. These are some of the photos of the day.
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| Iraqi Christians celebrate Easter, dream of returning home Posted: 16 Apr 2017 05:51 AM PDT  "God willing, the celebration of the resurrection of Christ will also mark the return and rising-up of the Christians in Iraq," said Kyriacos Isho, 75, who was accompanied by his 12 children and grandchildren at Mar Gewargis (St George) Chaldean Catholic church in Tel Esqof. Tel Esqof, or Bishop's Hill in Arabic, did not sustain the same amount of damage as other Christian towns overrun by the militants three years ago in the plain of Nineveh.
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| Peace along the border despite N. Korean threats Posted: 16 Apr 2017 01:11 AM PDT  One soldier enjoys a cigarette, another sits reading quietly on the riverbank: seen from the Chinese side of the border, North Korea's army does not appear to be on a war footing despite all the bellicose language. Dandong city is the main crossing point to North Korea, and every day hundreds of tourists embark on small boats for a cruise on the Yalu border river and a fleeting glimpse of another world. Further south, the border between North and South Korea is one of the world's most heavily fortified.
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| Anti-Trump sentiment, ad blitz motivate Georgia voters Posted: 15 Apr 2017 12:34 PM PDT  MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Republicans in Georgia's conservative 6th district don't agree which of their party's 11 candidates should represent the area in Congress. They're united on one thing: it won't be the Democrat trying for a massive upset fueled by anti-Trump sentiment and millions of dollars from around the country.
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| Roaming alligator walks right up to doorstep in *drumroll* ... Florida Posted: 15 Apr 2017 02:23 PM PDT  Today's hopefully unnecessary PSA: do not answer the door for an alligator. Police in Sarasota County, Florida, shared photos Wednesday of a rogue alligator that, while wandering a neighborhood, trudged right up to the front door of a house. It later tried its luck at the garage door, too, but no one let it in. Imagine! SEE ALSO: Fisherman finds a terrifying surprise at the end of his line We do not think it was invited. Perhaps it had the wrong address. "Let this be a reminder that not all reptiles show courtesy during mating season. Stay safe out there, Floridians," the post from the sheriff's office read. While non-Floridian commenters were largely horrified, others — including Florida residents — didn't seem too surprised by the photos. "I'd rather open my door and see this out as opposed to a [water moccasin]!" one commenter wrote. Still, if this gator was going to stop by uninvited, it could have at least brought flowers. [H/T: UPI ] WATCH: Wild horse attacks alligator because nature is brutal. Also, Florida.
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| 5 Of Our Solar System’s Most Important Moons Posted: 15 Apr 2017 12:10 PM PDT  If we are going to find aliens in our solar system, we might have a better shot exploring moons rather than other planets.
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| 6 Reasons I’m Buying the Galaxy S8 Over the Pixel and LG G6 Posted: 15 Apr 2017 04:00 AM PDT  Since I'm about to upgrade my phone after two years, it's time for me to put my money where my mouth is (and maybe help others decide on what to buy): So here's why I'm planning on picking up the new Samsung Galaxy S8.
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| Manifesto-writing fugitive found camping on Wisconsin farm Posted: 14 Apr 2017 11:16 PM PDT  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Fearing a mass shooting, authorities chased nearly 800 leads in search of a Wisconsin man they believed had a cache of stolen firearms and had written of his desire to commit violent acts against the government.
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| Terrorism jokes no laughing matter for Spain's judges Posted: 15 Apr 2017 10:14 PM PDT  When she posted jokes on Twitter about a 1973 assassination committed by Spain's Basque separatist group ETA, Cassandra Vera never for one moment thought they would land her a one-year jail sentence. "They ruined my life," Vera tweeted about the 13 posts about the 1973 murder of Luis Carrero Blanco, the prime minister and heir-apparent of dictator Francisco Franco who was killed in an ETA bomb attack that sent his car hurtling into the air. "ETA combined a policy against the use of official vehicles with a space programme," read one of her posts.
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| Facebook shareholders propose reports on 'fake news', pay equality Posted: 14 Apr 2017 08:30 PM PDT  Shareholders have proposed that Facebook Inc prepare a report on the threat to democracy and free speech from so-called fake news spread on the social media forum, and the dangers it may pose to the company itself, according to a proxy filing made on Friday. The proposal, which said Facebook had provided "a financial mechanism supporting fabricated content" on the internet, suggests the company review the issue broadly, including the extent to which it blocks fake posts, how its strategies impact free speech and how it evaluates claims in posts. "Facebook is highly vulnerable, as fake news promoters are spamming their way to visibility for fake news through strategically gaming Facebook's algorithms and publishing platform," the proposal states.
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| Dad Kidnaps and Kills Daughters, 8 and 11, Before Setting Car on Fire and Turning Gun on Himself Posted: 16 Apr 2017 06:57 AM PDT  He disappeared with them earlier that morning.
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| On Easter, Pope denounces 'oppressive regimes' but urges restraint Posted: 16 Apr 2017 11:23 AM PDT  By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis denounced "oppressive regimes" in his Easter message on Sunday but in an apparent call for restraint urged world leaders to prevent the spread of conflicts, as tensions rose in North Korea and Syria. Francis, marking the fifth Easter season of his pontificate, said Mass before tens of thousands of people under exceptional security measures in St. Peter's Square following recent vehicle attacks against pedestrians in London and Stockholm. In his Urbi et Orbi (to the city and the world) message, delivered from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, Francis spoke of a world lacerated by conflicts and laced with tensions.
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| Trump hits back at tax protests, asks 'who paid' for rallies Posted: 16 Apr 2017 08:38 AM PDT  US President Donald Trump on Sunday hit back at nationwide protests calling for him to release his tax returns, questioning "who paid for" the "small" rallies. "Someone should look into who paid for the small organized rallies yesterday. The election is over!" the president tweeted Sunday morning.
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| Pet portraits are the cutest when they're shot from below Posted: 15 Apr 2017 05:00 AM PDT  In what's surely the cutest take on the traditional pet portrait, the photographer behind the Underlook series shoots his subjects from below. Over the last few years, Andrius Burba and his team have photographed cats, rabbits and even horses from beneath glass platforms. SEE ALSO: Obsess over your dog even more with this smart pet door His latest photos features dogs of all sizes perched above his camera, their sometimes dainty, sometimes massive paws on display. The images are the subject of Burba's latest book, Unter Hunden — German for Under Dogs — released in April. It's the second of the photographer's books— in October, he published Unter Katzen, which features images from his feline series. Image: Underlook Image: underlook Image: underlook Image: underlook Image: underlook Image: underlook Image: underlook Image: underlook Image: underlook Image: underlook Image: underlook Image: underlook Image: underlook Image: underlook WATCH: The 'Zencrate' is a smart dog crate that will soothe your pet
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| United Fallout Blamed On Airline's Hasty Response Posted: 14 Apr 2017 06:00 PM PDT  When they had passenger David Dao forcibly removed from a flight, staff at United Airlines apparently forgot two golden rules of marketing.
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| How one man built his own iPhone out of spare parts Posted: 16 Apr 2017 09:00 AM PDT  Simple phone repairs, like a battery or a screen unit, are easier than people think. Thanks to guides like iFixit and the magic of eBay, information and spare parts are cheap and plentiful, and arguably more convenient than fighting your way to the Genius Bar. But building an entire phone out of replacement parts? That's a much harder task, especially when you're working in Shenzen and barely speak the local language. The YouTube channel Spare Parts set out to see how possible it is for a layman to build an iPhone out of bits. Our electronics hero is based out of Shenzen, which is the Chinese city famous for its role in the phone business. It's where all the assembly plants are located, including Apple's manufacturing partner Foxconn. The markets there are notoriously awash with electronics components of every kind, so it's a good place to get parts. But actually finding those parts when you're a foreigner with limited language skills is a whole other ball game. If the video teaches you anything, it's probably that assembling the phone is the easy part: it's trying to find the right shops for each part that's hard. How many individual components you buy also depends on your expertise and access to tools. I've replaced the entire screen of an iPhone before, but the repair shop used in the video actually made the entire screen unit from scratch, starting with the glass and using specialized tools to attach each layer.
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| The 6 inmates scheduled to die in Arkansas this month Posted: 14 Apr 2017 07:45 PM PDT  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Despite a court ruling Friday that puts its plans in jeopardy, Arkansas hoped to go ahead with the executions of six men between Monday and April 27, a pace exceeded only by Texas since the U.S. Supreme Court reauthorized the death penalty in 1976.
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| US launches qualification tests for upgraded nuke bomb Posted: 15 Apr 2017 12:10 AM PDT  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories are claiming success with the first in a new series of test flights involving an upgraded version of a nuclear bomb that has been part of the U.S. arsenal for decades.
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| Most and Least Reliable Walk-Behind Lawn Mower Brands Posted: 15 Apr 2017 03:00 AM PDT  Whether you enjoy spending time maintaining a lush, manicured lawn or view cutting the grass as a tedious chore, you don't want to deal with a broken-down lawn mower. If you're in the market for ...
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| 2 Sisters Killed When College Student Driving Wrong Way On Freeway Smashes Into Them Posted: 16 Apr 2017 12:57 PM PDT  The wrong-way driver was killed as well.
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| Syria's Assad is an 'arch-terrorist': British FM Posted: 15 Apr 2017 06:52 PM PDT  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is an "arch-terrorist" and it is time Russia realised he is "literally and metaphorically toxic", British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Sunday. Johnson said Assad's ally Moscow still had time to be on the "right side of the argument", in a Sunday Telegraph newspaper article. "Assad uses chemical weapons because they are not only horrible and indiscriminate.
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| N.Korea's Kim stages giant show of military strength Posted: 15 Apr 2017 02:21 AM PDT  North Korea's weapons of war rolled through Pyongyang streets Saturday and it promised "nuclear justice" in response to any atomic attack as leader Kim Jong-Un mounted a spectacular show of strength. Tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions are stretched to the limit, with US President Donald Trump deploying an aircraft carrier battle group to the region. After a 21-gun salute, tens of thousands of soldiers, sailors and airmen goose-stepped through Kim Il-Sung Square turning their eyes towards the high balcony from where Kim watched, flanked by officers and officials.
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| Target Recalls Easter Toys Over Safety Concerns Posted: 15 Apr 2017 02:02 AM PDT  The products have been recalled over concerns that they may expand inside a child's body if ingested, causing serious health issues.
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| The biggest 'Star Wars' reveals we learned at Celebration 2017 Posted: 15 Apr 2017 08:15 PM PDT  Rian Johnson, Kathleen Kennedy, Dave Filoni reveal new details of the future of the "Star Wars" franchise at Star Wars Celebration in Orlando.
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