| Greg Gianforte, Republican candidate in Montana special election, allegedly body-slams reporter Posted: 24 May 2017 06:18 PM PDT  On the eve of a special election to fill Montana's House seat, the Republican candidate allegedly assaulted a journalist.
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| Sea Lion Attack: Child Victim’s Father Speaks Out Posted: 25 May 2017 08:51 AM PDT  The father told the CBC that his family was not feeding the sea lion when it dragged his daughter underwater, but did confirm that his daughter is being treated for a possible infection.
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| Obama in Berlin: ‘We can’t hide behind a wall’ Posted: 25 May 2017 07:21 AM PDT  Former President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend a discussion at the German Protestant Kirchentag in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on May 25. Former President Barack Obama seemed to take a subtle swipe at his successor Thursday, telling a Berlin audience that the world cannot "hide behind a wall" — an apparent reference to President Trump's signature campaign promise to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Obama was in Germany for Kirchentag, a conference affiliated with the Protestant church that he attended at the invitation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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| Attack on Egypt Christians kills 26 Posted: 26 May 2017 04:37 AM PDT  Masked gunmen attacked a bus carrying Coptic Christians on a visit to a monastery south of the Egyptian capital on Friday, killing at least 26 people, officials said. The assailants sprayed the bus headed for Saint Samuel monastery in Minya province with gunfire before fleeing, provincial governor Essam el-Bedawi told state television. Health ministry spokesman Khaled Megahed told state television that 26 people were killed and another 25 wounded.
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| The Latest: California guards recovering after mass attack Posted: 25 May 2017 03:04 PM PDT  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a mass assault on guards at a California state prison (all times local):
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| Man Charged With Trying to Bite Flight Attendant, Jumping Out of Plane: Cops Posted: 26 May 2017 10:56 AM PDT  Tun Lon Sein tried to bite a flight attendant's hand to get to the plane's service door.
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| Iran says it has built third underground ballistic missile factory Posted: 25 May 2017 04:18 AM PDT  By Parisa Hafezi ANKARA (Reuters) - Iran has built a third underground ballistic missile production factory and will keep developing its missile program, the semi-official Fars news agency quoted a senior commander of the elite Revolutionary Guard as saying. The development is likely to fuel tensions with the United States in a week when President Donald Trump, on his first foreign trip, has called Iran a sponsor of militant groups and a threat to countries across the Middle East. "Iran's third underground factory has been built by the Guards in recent years ... We will continue to further develop our missile capabilities forcefully," Fars quoted Amirali Hajizadeh, head of the Guard's airspace division, as saying.
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| Hamas executes three over commander's murder Posted: 25 May 2017 09:19 AM PDT  The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas executed three people in the Gaza Strip on Thursday over the assassination of one of its military leaders allegedly on behalf of Israel. Two men were hanged to death in Gaza City over the killing of Mazen Faqha in March, while a third was executed by firing squad, said an AFP correspondent who attended the executions.
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| Jesse Ventura's Fight to Legalize Marijuana Posted: 25 May 2017 02:50 PM PDT  The following material contains mature subject matter. Viewer discretion is advised.
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| Trump literally pushes his way to the front of the world stage at NATO summit Posted: 25 May 2017 01:24 PM PDT  President Trump literally pushed his way to the front of the world stage at the Brussels NATO summit Thursday. He shoved NATO leader Prime Minister Dusko Markovic of Montenegro out of the way, which happens to be the newest alliance member.
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| Arrested Joker-Lookalike Speaks Out After Gun Charges Posted: 25 May 2017 12:13 AM PDT  Lawrence Patrick Sullivan has his face tattooed that makes him look like a mix of Heath Ledger's Joker character and also Jared Leto's version from "Suicide Squad."
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| Fallen Navy pilot's children hug as remains brought home Posted: 26 May 2017 05:16 PM PDT  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Deborah Crosby touched her father's flag-draped casket as her three brothers hugged her in a tearful embrace on the tarmac at the San Diego airport Friday — ending a more than half century search to find and bring home the remains of Lt. Cmdr. Frederick P. Crosby, shot down as a Navy pilot in the Vietnam War.
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| Everest rescuers retrieve bodies of two Indian climbers Posted: 25 May 2017 04:15 AM PDT  Rescuers have retrieved the bodies of two Indian climbers who died on Mount Everest last year but whose remains could not be moved due to bad weather, an official said Thursday. A team of Nepali climbers retrieved the bodies of Goutam Ghosh and Paresh Nath from the balcony, an area just below the summit of the 8,848-metre (29,029-foot) mountain. Ghosh's remains were only located this year by other climbers on the mountain.
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| The Latest: Coroner's office IDs skydiver as California man Posted: 25 May 2017 01:36 PM PDT ![The Latest: Coroner's office IDs skydiver as California man]( "The Latest: Coroner's office IDs skydiver as California man") LODI, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a skydiving death in Northern California (all times local):
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| Merkel pushes back against renewed Trump criticism of surplus Posted: 26 May 2017 03:12 PM PDT  By Andreas Rinke TAORMINA, Italy (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel pushed back on Friday against renewed criticism of Germany's trade surplus from U.S. President Donald Trump, who told EU officials Germany was "very bad" on trade and suggested it was selling too many cars in the United States. Merkel told reporters she had explained to Trump during a G7 summit in Sicily that the surplus was due in part to factors out of Germany's control and had also highlighted the extent of job-creating German direct investment in the United States. The two agreed to set up a working group that will exchange information on bilateral economic ties, a step German officials said was designed to forestall any punitive measures from Washington based on an incomplete picture of the relationship.
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| Credit Myths That Cost You Money Posted: 26 May 2017 07:10 AM PDT ![Credit Myths That Cost You Money]( "Credit Myths That Cost You Money") Credit scores are confusing. You can pay off your student loans and see your credit score drop. You can add significant credit card debt and see your score soar. It's no wonder there are so many misconceptions about how to build or improve credit.
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| Manchester Bomber Caught on Surveillance Shopping Days Before Attack Posted: 25 May 2017 08:18 AM PDT  His younger brother Hashem was planning another attack, according to authorities.
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| British Officials Blame US Officials, Not White House For Manchester Attack Details Posted: 25 May 2017 12:31 AM PDT  British officials are furious after the New York Times published photographs Wednesday from the scene of attack, which happened at an Ariana Grande concert on Monday at the Manchester Arena.
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| El Salvador captures escaped female killer "Boss" Posted: 25 May 2017 03:30 PM PDT  Security forces in El Salvador on Thursday captured the female leader of a hit-squad-for-hire two weeks after she escaped from a Guatemalan prison where she was serving a 94-year sentence, officials said. Marixa Lemus, a 45-year-old Guatemalan who went by the nickname "The Boss," was arrested in the west of El Salvador near the Guatemalan border. Lemus had escaped her military-run prison north of Guatemala City on May 11.
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| Report yields new details in 2014 Yosemite air tanker crash Posted: 25 May 2017 06:16 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 2014 fatal crash of an air tanker fighting a forest fire in Yosemite National Park came just after the pilot was warned to avoid a tree to the right but then struck trees to the left, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report.
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| GM sued over excess emissions in Chevrolet Silverado & GMC Sierra Duramax Diesel Posted: 26 May 2017 07:41 AM PDT  Today's auto news headlines read like a warped version of Oprah Winfrey's infamous car giveaway: "You're getting sued for excess diesel emissions! And you're getting sued for excess diesel emissions! Everyone's getting sued for excess diesel emissions!" We say that because General Motors is now being sued for excess diesel emissions. Fenner et al v General Motors LLC et al The suit filed in Detroit's federal court yesterday alleges that GM illegally outfitted 705,000 pickups with defeat devices similar to those deployed by Volkswagen in 11 million cars worldwide, including 565,000 registered in the U.S. The suit covers 2011-2016 models of the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra Duramax Diesel. Unlike the lawsuit filed earlier this week against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, this one comes from consumers, not the U.S. Department of Justice. It alleges that GM employed at least three defeat devices that allowed trucks to emit up to five times the legal limit of pollutants while on the road but to keep emissions within legal limits during regulatory tests. Fenner et al v General Motors LLC et al alleges that GM broke a number of racketeering and consumer protection laws. Plaintiffs seek a wide range of compensation, including payouts for lost resale value and buybacks of their vehicles. They're also seeking punitive damages against the automaker. Interestingly, the suit also names German supplier Bosch as a defendant. If the case goes to trial, that could be significant, since Bosch was very closely linked to the Volkswagen scandal. If you follow car news, it probably won't surprise you to learn that plaintiffs in the GM case are represented in part by Hagens Berman law firm, which has been a key player in the Dieselgate settlement and many other auto-related suits. GM has issued a brief statement about the lawsuit that reads, in full: "These claims are baseless and we will vigorously defend ourselves. The Duramax Diesel Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra comply with all U.S. EPA and CARB emissions regulations." It's worth noting that this is one of at least two cases being brought by consumers against GM over its diesel vehicles--the other involving emissions in the Chevrolet Cruze diesel. Our take Who will prevail? We can't say because, much to some of our mothers' chagrin, we're not lawyers. However, we do know that the case puts GM in an awkward position. If the case goes to trial, it might prove GM's innocence, but GM's name would remain in the headlines for months and potentially years. Being associated with a high-profile case related to diesel emissions fraud at this time in history wouldn't do much for GM's diesel sales. That's a real problem, as GM appears to have banked on cornering the diesel market as other automakers retreat. On the other hand, settling this case (and the one involving the Cruze for that matter) out of court wouldn't do anything to exonerate GM. However, in terms of publicity, it might be for the best. Either way, shareholders will want GM to put the case to rest as soon as possible: stock prices took a plunge yesterday after the lawsuit was filed, though some of that value could be regained in trading today.
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| The Latest: Alabama executes man for 1982 murder-for-hire Posted: 25 May 2017 10:22 PM PDT  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Latest on the execution of Alabama prisoner Tommy Arthur (all times local):
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| Macron told Trump not to take any hasty decision on UN climate deal Posted: 25 May 2017 07:57 AM PDT  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron told his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on Thursday not to take any hasty decision on a global climate change deal that the American president had criticized during his campaign. "I respect the fact he placed under review the Paris agreement," Macron told a joint news conference with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. "My wish is that there should be no rushed decision from the United States of America," he said, adding that the two leaders had an "extremely direct and very frank" meeting. ...
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| US deaths from Alzheimer's soar 55 percent since 1999 Posted: 25 May 2017 10:08 AM PDT  Deaths from Alzheimer's in America have soared 55 percent since 1999, as the burden of this fatal form of dementia grows and the population ages, a federal health report said Thursday. The study in the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report spanned 1999 to 2014. Experts say the data shows more caregivers are needed, along with more resources to help people suffering from Alzheimer's disease, the sixth leading cause of death in the United States.
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| Chris Cornell Had Fresh Track Marks On His Arm: Report Posted: 25 May 2017 10:41 PM PDT  While authorities ruled the Audioslave and Soundgarden frontman took his own life last week Thursday, his family raised doubts over the findings.
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| Hillary, Naval Academy, Trump & more — it happened today: May 26 in pictures Posted: 26 May 2017 11:57 AM PDT ![Hillary, Naval Academy, Trump & more — it happened today: May 26 in pictures]( "Hillary, Naval Academy, Trump & more — it happened today: May 26 in pictures") Hillary Clinton delivers a commencement address, President Trump attends the G-7 summit and more of today's news from around the world in pictures.
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| New details emerge about the San Bernardino shootout Posted: 26 May 2017 07:12 AM PDT  Police shot and killed the suspects
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| Day care worker charged with killing baby in recorded attack Posted: 25 May 2017 02:04 PM PDT  BALTIMORE (AP) — A day care worker in Maryland was captured on video "torturing" an 8-month-old girl who later died, authorities said Thursday. She has been charged with murder.
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| Indian police arrest 150 from Modi's party in Kolkata clashes Posted: 25 May 2017 05:09 AM PDT  Indian police arrested around 150 people protesting against a breakdown in law and order in the eastern city of Kolkata on Thursday, after street battles broke out during a march to police headquarters and police cars were set ablaze. Regional and national leaders from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged the march to protest against a perceived deterioration in security in the state of West Bengal, which is ruled by a rival left-wing party. West Bengal, with a population of nearly 100 million, has a long history of political violence.
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| Dr. Beach names Florida's Siesta Beach best beach in US Posted: 25 May 2017 07:22 AM PDT  SIESTA KEY, Fla. (AP) — The sand on Siesta Beach on Florida's Gulf Coast is as fine as powdered sugar, a pure, sparkling white and soft as a kitten's fur — all because it's comprised of 99 percent pure crushed quartz.
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| Trump’s Budget Is American Caesarism Posted: 26 May 2017 02:22 PM PDT  On militarism, exhaustion, and decadence.
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| Cat visits every national park Posted: 26 May 2017 07:53 AM PDT ![Cat visits every national park]( "Cat visits every national park") This adventurous feline really is an outdoors cat — as he is currently making his way around every national park in the United States.
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| NATO attempts to contain Russia, raising conflict risk: Moscow Posted: 26 May 2017 03:49 AM PDT  Russia on Friday accused NATO of increasing the threat of conflict, insisting attempts by the US-led alliance to curb Moscow have left ties at their lowest ebb since the USSR collapsed. "At present NATO-Russian relations are at their worst since the end of the Cold War," the foreign ministry in Moscow said in a statement. The ministry said NATO was pursuing a policy of "containment" towards Russia that has seen it bolster its forces along the country's border in eastern Europe.
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| 'What you need to know': Jared Kushner Posted: 26 May 2017 11:06 AM PDT  Jared Kushner now a focus of FBI Russian investigation.
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| How to Maintain and Repair Your Gas Grill Posted: 26 May 2017 06:25 AM PDT  Consumer Reports has no relationship with any advertisers on this website. Whether you've been using it all year or haven't touched it in months, you should give your grill the once-over before t...
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| Judge: No Confederate flag T-shirt in officer's retrial Posted: 26 May 2017 12:39 PM PDT  CINCINNATI (AP) — The jury in the murder retrial of a white Ohio police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black motorist will not see the officer's undershirt depicting a Confederate battle flag, because a judge ruled Friday that the garment is too prejudicial.
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| Did you spot the man quietly photobombing Donald Trump and the Pope? Posted: 25 May 2017 08:51 AM PDT  The president's visit to the Vatican has brought the world plenty of memes, but amidst all the images of Pope Francis glaring in the presence of Donald Trump, there's one thing we all almost missed — the mysterious figure quietly lurking in the back of the photos. Image: Pool/AGF/REX/ShutterstockSEE ALSO: Pope Francis just threw some serious papal shade at Donald Trump The photobomber, as Business Insider pointed out , appears in multiple photographs taken during the very awkward encounter between the two leaders. But turns out he's not just a stranger trying to cause a ruckus for laughs — the expert photobomber plays the very necessary role of translator to the Pope. BI identified the hilarious unintentional photobomber as Monsignor Mark Miles, a man who has served as the Pope's translator for awhile now, due to the fact that the Pope speaks Spanish, Italian, French, and German, and rarely English. He even appeared in photographs with Barack Obama, though not quite in same way that induces chuckles like his peeping behind the Pope and Trump. Image: Reynolds/Epa/REX/ShutterstockThere isn't much information about him online, spare the fact he was born in Gibraltar where he served as a Catholic priest, and later was awarded Medallion of Distinction in the country before becoming an interpreter for the Pope. Image: Pool/AGF/REX/ShutterstockBut wow, he can lurk! Image: Pool/AGF/REX/Shutterstock(H/T Business Insider) WATCH: Melania Trump doesn't want your pity for her 'boy-like' husband
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| Congress ends effort to kill limits on debit card fees Posted: 25 May 2017 12:33 PM PDT  By Pete Schroeder Washington (Reuters) - Banks were regrouping on Thursday, a day after being handed a large defeat in the U.S. House, where Republicans sided with retailers in agreeing to preserve limits on debit card fees. The financial industry insisted it was not done fighting to remove limits on the fees. "We are glad this fight is over, and are happy with our victory," said Austen Jensen with the Retail Industry Leaders Association.
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| Here's Why Bitcoin Prices Are Skyrocketing Posted: 25 May 2017 10:28 AM PDT  Cryptocurrency... so hot right now. Bitcoin surges above $2,700. Economic shifts in China are one of many factors propelling cryptocurrency to record-breaking prices.
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| Montenegro defies Russia to become NATO member Posted: 25 May 2017 03:04 AM PDT  PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — NATO is set to expand for the first time after eight years by welcoming Montenegro into the alliance. The tiny Balkan nation is attending the NATO summit in Brussels on Thursday practically as a member, although the entry process formally will be wrapped in early June. To get there, Montenegro has stood up against Russia, which has sought to maintain strong historic, political and cultural influence in the country it considers a zone of interest. Russia has threatened economic and political retaliation. Montenegro says Moscow was behind a foiled coup attempt in October, which Russia denies.
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| Verizon may have just made the world’s most pointless thing Posted: 25 May 2017 05:00 PM PDT 
Someone, somewhere, deep in the bowels of Verizon's marketing department, has apparently read a study saying that the Internet of Things is going to be the next iPhone. This noble Brand Crusader decided that Verizon should be a Thought Leader in this category, and directed the captive team of engineers to make a Product that demonstrates Verizon's commitment to the IoT. But unfortunately, no one stopped along the way to think about whether this is a thing that anyone will want to buy.
It's called the SmartHub, and it's a 4G LTE modem that turns Verizon's wireless network into a local Wi-Fi network. Verizon positions it as a router for the "smart home," which means it's supposed to connect all your Nests and your Hue bulbs and smart salt shakers to the internet so they can send you endless push notifications. The SmartHub will do that. But you know what else will do that just fine? Your home Wi-Fi network, which comes in over a cable and is probably faster, more reliable, and far cheaper per gigabyte than Verizon's LTE solution. Sure, there are definitely people out there who don't have a fixed-line broadband connection. Depending on the year, about 65-70% of all homes have a broadband connection. But I'm willing to make a purely speculative bet that 99.9% of people who have a $200 Wi-Fi connected thermostat also have a home broadband connection. Statistically speaking, most people who don't have home broadband are either poor (in which case they can't afford smart home gadgets), renters who are moving frequently (who aren't allowed to install smart home gadgets), or old (in which case they won't understand why their thermostat now needs an app). There will be a time in the future, after millimeter-wave 5G becomes common and wireless internet becomes cheap, when you might want to replace your fixed-line broadband with a wireless service. But that day is not today, and no person with a smart home setup is going to run it off an expensive, capacity-limited wireless connection. Verizon did not return a request to explain who the hell the SmartHub is for.
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