| New Developments in Killing of Veteran New York City Police Officer Posted: 05 Jul 2017 09:00 PM PDT  Mayor Bill de Blasio announces the city will begin bullet-proofing all command vehicles immediately.
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| United Airlines Forces 2-year-old from His Paid Seat Posted: 05 Jul 2017 09:00 PM PDT  The mother was forced to hold her son on her lap for a three-and-a-half hour flight after the airline gave away her son's seat to a standby passenger.
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| 28 inmates killed in Mexico prison riot Posted: 06 Jul 2017 06:47 PM PDT  Rioting inmates at a Mexican prison slit their rivals' throats and beat them to death Thursday, leaving 28 dead in the latest explosion of violence in the country's often lawless jails. Bodies were found strewn around the maximum-security wing, the kitchen, a prison yard and a conjugal visits area after the pre-dawn riot at the Las Cruces federal prison in Acapulco, said the security spokesman for the state of Guerrero. "The incident was triggered by an ongoing feud between rival groups within the prison," the spokesman, Roberto Alvarez, told a press conference.
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| Cambodia deports 74 suspected of internet extortion home to China Posted: 05 Jul 2017 11:59 PM PDT  Cambodia sent home on Thursday 74 Chinese nationals wanted in China on suspicion of extorting money from people there over the internet and by telephone, Cambodian police said. A team of Chinese police arrived in Cambodia's capital of Phnom Penh on a China Southern Airline flight to pick up the suspects who had been detained in Cambodia. "They established places to commit crime by extorting money from people over the phone," Uk Heisela, the head of the Cambodian police investigation, told reporters.
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| 5.8-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Montana Posted: 06 Jul 2017 12:37 AM PDT  The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center earlier reported the quake with a magnitude of 6.0.
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| Ohio sheriff won't let deputies carry Narcan, citing safety Posted: 07 Jul 2017 11:40 AM PDT ![Ohio sheriff won't let deputies carry Narcan, citing safety]( "Ohio sheriff won't let deputies carry Narcan, citing safety") HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — A sheriff in an Ohio county with record numbers of overdose deaths in recent years is sticking to his long-standing refusal to allow deputies to carry an overdose-reversal drug.
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| Amelia Earhart: Photograph allegedly shows female pilot surviving crash and being captured by Japanese Posted: 06 Jul 2017 07:56 AM PDT  A newly discovered photograph may show that Amelia Earhart survived her mysterious crash, and lived out the rest of her life in Japanese custody. For 80 years, Earhart's fate was unknown, thought to have perished after a suspected plane crash over the Pacific Ocean during an attempt to circumnavigate the globe in 1937. The fresh photo was discovered in America's National Archives, an independent agency that is charged with documenting and preserving historical records related to the US.
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| The Ancient Romans' Concrete Recipe Could Help Us Beat Back Rising Seas Posted: 06 Jul 2017 08:49 AM PDT  "It's the most durable building material in human history, and I say that as an engineer not prone to hyperbole."
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| Protestors Plan a Nasty Welcome for Donald Trump at the G20 Summit in Hamburg Posted: 06 Jul 2017 03:18 AM PDT  The city's police chief, Ralf Martin Mayer, has predicted "massive assaults" by anti-capitalist demonstrators
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| Jerk bear crushes camper's tent and gets her arrested on outstanding warrant Posted: 06 Jul 2017 04:49 PM PDT  A bear crashed a camper's tent which ultimately led to her arrest. A woman camping in Centennial Park in Anchorage, Alaska, was rudely awakened by a bear on Tuesday. Police received a phone call from a concerned citizen at approximately 7:30 a.m., claiming that a bear had crashed a tent, possibly with a person inside, the Associated Press reports. SEE ALSO: Angry bear charging a car is a good reminder to leave bears alone When the cops showed up, the bear was gone, and no one responded when they called out for anyone inside the downed tent. However, when police poked a sleeping bag inside the tent, 58-year-old Christine Chalp popped her head out. Chalp claims that she played dead in order to evade the bear. Unfortunately, a bear nearly eating your face is not a good enough excuse to avoid a ticket — or arrest. Police issued Chalp a citation for feeding game after they discovered food and trash around her campsite, which is illegal because it attracts large game such as moose. Oh, yeah, and bears. While issuing the citation, the police discovered that Chalp had a warrant out for her arrest on a misdemeanor failure-to-appear for disorderly conduct, so she was arrested. So basically, this bear blew up her spot which ultimately led to a citation and an arrest. What a jerk. WATCH: 'Golden Girls' starring 4 best dog friends will be your favorite fluffy remake
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| Shirtless Man Threatens to Kill Nun Praying in Catholic Church: Cops Posted: 06 Jul 2017 01:56 PM PDT  The man was wearing only khaki shorts when he cornered the frightened nun.
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| One dead as strong quake hits central Philippine island: official Posted: 06 Jul 2017 03:23 AM PDT  A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines Thursday, killing at least one person inside a collapsed building with more people feared trapped inside, a local official said. Rescuers were rushing to the town of Kananga where a three-storey commercial building collapsed as the tremor struck the central island of Leyte, town mayor Rowena Codilla told DZBB radio. "We were able to retrieve one dead and one wounded," Codilla said.
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| U.S. bombers challenge China in South China Sea flyover Posted: 07 Jul 2017 03:28 AM PDT  TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Two U.S bombers have flown over the disputed South China Sea, the U.S. Air Force said on Friday, asserting the right to treat the region as international territory despite China's claim to virtually all of the waterway. The flight by the B-1B Lancer bombers from Guam on Thursday came as U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping prepare for a meeting on the sidelines of a G20 summit in Germany. The two leaders were expected to discuss what China can do to rein in North Korea's missile and nuclear weapon programs.
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| Police Officers Rescue Dogs From 167-Degree Car Posted: 06 Jul 2017 08:59 AM PDT  The dogs were in the car for an hour as their owner sat inside a movie theater.
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| Qatar crisis raises questions about defining terrorism Posted: 07 Jul 2017 07:01 AM PDT  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A diplomatic standoff between Qatar and four other Arab nations that accuse it of sponsoring terrorism has turned a spotlight on an opaque network of charities and prominent figures freely operating in the tiny Gulf country.
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| Dozens of police injured in G20 protests as Merkel seeks consensus Posted: 06 Jul 2017 03:38 PM PDT  By Joseph Nasr and Andreas Rinke HAMBURG (Reuters) - Dozens of police were injured in clashes with protesters before a G20 summit in Hamburg on Thursday, tarnishing the start of a meeting Chancellor Angela Merkel hopes will cement her role as a stateswoman as she seeks re-election in September. Merkel has taken a high-risk gamble by choosing to hold the summit in the northern port city of Hamburg, partly to show the world that big protests are tolerated in a healthy democracy.
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| Tesla Model S fall short in crash test yet again Posted: 05 Jul 2017 09:46 PM PDT  In another setback for the high-flying electric carmaker, Tesla's Model S once again fell short of the top rating in a key crash test, an independent testing agency said Thursday. On the eve of seeing its first mass-market Model 3 roll off the assembly line, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said that despite changes made to the vehicles produced after January, the Model S was again only able to attain an acceptable rating in the small-overlap test conducted in February. As a result, Tesla failed to achieve the IIHS Top Safety Pick rating, which requires a "good" rating in all five of its crash test scenarios.
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| A Teenage Rape Survivor in El Salvador Has Been Jailed for 30 Years Posted: 06 Jul 2017 08:56 PM PDT  Her baby was stillborn and the judge said that her not getting prenatal care amounted to homicide
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| New Island Pops Up Off the Coast of North Carolina Posted: 06 Jul 2017 09:16 AM PDT  A new island suddenly emerged from the sea just off the coast of North Carolina — but officials warn that the spit of land is too dangerous for humans to explore. The new sandbar island seemingly sprang from the ocean in just a few weeks, the Virginian Pilot reported. The island, which is about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) long and about 480 feet (146 meters) wide, lies off the coast of Buxton, North Carolina, which is part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
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| Man Arrested for Allegedly Housing Dangerous Reptiles, Including Alligators and Venomous Snakes Posted: 07 Jul 2017 01:54 PM PDT  Officials reportedly recovered 80 venomous snakes, as well as five to eight alligators, gila monsters, snapping turtles and birds from the house.
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| Russia blocks UN statement calling for N. Korea sanctions Posted: 06 Jul 2017 07:53 AM PDT  Russia on Thursday blocked a UN Security Council statement calling for "significant measures" in response to North Korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. The United States had circulated the statement for adoption by the 15-member council after announcing plans for a new sanctions resolution, but Russia raised objections, UN diplomats said.
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| Hobby Lobby to forfeit ancient Iraqi artifacts in settlement with DOJ Posted: 05 Jul 2017 07:23 PM PDT  Arts and crafts retailer Hobby Lobby has agreed to forfeit thousands of illegally smuggled ancient Middle Eastern artifacts obtained from antiquities dealers for a Bible museum headed by its president, the company and U.S. officials said on Wednesday. The forfeiture will include some 5,500 artifacts purchased by Hobby Lobby Inc that originated from the region of modern-day Iraq and were shipped under false labels, as well as an additional $3 million to settle the civil charges, the Department of Justice said in a statement. "The protection of cultural heritage is a mission that (Homeland Security Investigations) and its partner U.S. Customs and Border Protection take very seriously as we recognize that while some may put a price on these artifacts, the people of Iraq consider them priceless," Angel Melendez, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New York, said in the statement.
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| Fox News Business Host Suspended Over Sexual Harassment Claims Posted: 06 Jul 2017 10:24 PM PDT  The 21st Century Fox began an investigation into Charles Payne, but the host is receiving support from fans.
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| Iraqi Commanders Say ISIS Fighters in Mosul Are Using Their Own Children as Human Shields Posted: 06 Jul 2017 07:24 PM PDT  It's unclear how many civilians remain in the militants' last enclave
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| Poor little dog had to be rescued from lagoon 2 times by police officers Posted: 06 Jul 2017 09:41 PM PDT  When a little dog found itself stuck in a lagoon on Wednesday, two brave police officers came to the rescue and pulled the pup out. That, however, was just the beginning of the ordeal. "As soon as the dog's feet hit the ground, without so much as a thank you, it ran off towards the tot lot where several families were playing," the Milwaukee Police Department wrote on Facebook. "Minutes later, there was another splash. The dog jumped back into the water." SEE ALSO: Get the perfect photo of your dog every single time with this gadget This time, the dog was too far out to be reached by a snare or net, so the officers called the fire department for a boat. "While waiting for the boat, they were trying to coax the dog back to shore. After a few minutes the officers could see the animal was starting to struggle in the thick weeds and muck. That's when Officer Spingola said he had to go in." As he was "swimming towards the dog, the dog was struggling to keep afloat. When he reached him, the dog was wrapped up in the weeds, tangled in fishing line and had a hook and bobber hanging from him." As you can see from the video above, the story has a happy ending. Now all they need is for the owner to claim the "happy and healthy" brown poodle mix. WATCH: Teach Your Dog to Text a Selfie
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| 12 New Ways To Make Jalapeño Poppers Posted: 07 Jul 2017 11:04 AM PDT |
| Blood in the Water: Drone Video Films Whale-Hunting Orcas Posted: 06 Jul 2017 01:15 PM PDT  A pod of orcas recently pursued and killed a minke whale off the coast of Kamchatka, Russia, and a member of a marine expedition captured the bloody scene on video from above, using a drone. Researchers with the Far East Russia Orca Project (FEROP) spotted the whale-hunting orcas while on a scientific expedition in Avacha Gulf, southeast of Kamchatka. The scientists spied a group of orcas in pursuit of a minke whale — an unusual sight, because orcas that hunt mammals are few in number and are rarely glimpsed in that region, according to the researchers.
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| US isolated over climate: G20 host Merkel Posted: 06 Jul 2017 11:00 AM PDT  US President Donald Trump faces isolation at Friday's G20 summit over his climate sceptic stance, Chancellor Angela Merkel said, noting that many countries are determined to honour the landmark Paris accord. Trump may have vowed to pull the US out of the 2015 climate protection deal, but "many many other countries want to go on implementing" it, Merkel told journalists. Efforts to halt climate change is a key issue that world leaders gathering from Friday in the German port city of Hamburg are struggling to find consensus on.
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| Vietnam renews India oil deal in tense South China Sea Posted: 06 Jul 2017 07:49 AM PDT  By Mai Nguyen, Nidhi Verma and Sanjeev Miglani HANOI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Vietnam has extended an Indian oil concession in the South China Sea and begun drilling in another area it disputes with China in moves that could heighten tensions over who owns what in the vital maritime region. The moves come at a delicate time in Beijing's relations with Vietnam, which claims parts of the sea, and India, which recently sent warships to monitor the Malacca Straits, through which most of China's energy supplies and trade passes. Vietnam granted Indian oil firm ONGC Videsh a two-year extension to explore oil block 128 in a letter that arrived earlier this week, the state-run company's managing director Narendra K. Verma told Reuters.
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| Watch As An Unruly Mob Brawls At Gas Station After July 4 House Party Dispute Spills Into Street Posted: 06 Jul 2017 06:07 AM PDT  Cops in Eufaula, Ala., say several people involved discharged firearms.
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| Former Clinton Adviser Argues Democrats Should Be More Moderate Posted: 06 Jul 2017 10:20 AM PDT  Penn says that Democrats "need to reject socialist ideas" and "adopt an agenda of renewed growth."
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| Summer's here: Time for people to get weird about sleeveless dresses in Congress Posted: 06 Jul 2017 01:22 PM PDT  In the brutal throes of the Washington, D.C. summer, female reporters are reportedly getting barred from the Speaker's lobby for — wait for it — wearing sleeveless dresses. According to a CBS News report, one "young, female" reporter even tried to craft makeshift sleeves out of notebook paper to avoid being ejected. (It didn't work.) On Twitter, CQ Roll Call reporter Kellie Mejdrich said she was told she'd be removed from the Speaker's lobby if she wore a sleeveless dress again. SEE ALSO: Woman kicked out of a mall for wearing what women wear in warm months Can confirm I was warned the next time I would be removed https://t.co/M0BTcFYchO — Kellie Mejdrich (@kelmej) July 6, 2017 It's clear the issue of attire in the House is important to Speaker/muscle shirt wearer Paul Ryan. In late June, he even took time to remind lawmakers to wear "appropriate business attire" — which means suits for men, sleeved dresses or suits for women, and closed-toed shoes for all. But, unfortunately, we can't quite blame Ryan for the Great Sleeve Crackdown of '17. Like many bullshit dress codes, Sleevegate rears its ugly, patriarchal head every summer when the weather heats up, no matter which party is in charge. Meanwhile, Ivanka Trump, Melania Trump, and towel charm mogul Karen Pence continue to wear as many sleeveless dresses as they want. To play us out, a short gallery: Image: Mark Wilson/Getty Images Image: Morris MacMatzen/Getty Images Image: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Image: Zach Gibson/Getty Images Image: Peter Parks/Getty ImagesMust be nice! WATCH: In honor of Fourth of July, we made a DIY side-by-side comparison of the classic 1996 'Independence Day' trailer
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| An Emergency Plan for Starting Your Retirement Savings at Age 50 Posted: 06 Jul 2017 10:30 AM PDT ![An Emergency Plan for Starting Your Retirement Savings at Age 50]( "An Emergency Plan for Starting Your Retirement Savings at Age 50") Experts agree everyone should start saving for retirement as early as possible, but those approaching age 50 without saving for their golden years are facing a full-fledged financial emergency. The good news is it's never too late to get your retirement on track -- even at 50.
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| The Latest: Closing arguments at Arpaio's trial completed Posted: 06 Jul 2017 02:51 PM PDT  PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest on former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio's criminal trial (all times local):
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| The World Is on the Brink of an Electric Car Revolution Posted: 06 Jul 2017 12:04 PM PDT  The internal combustion engine had a good run. A quick recap: On Monday, Tesla announced that the Model 3, its mass-market electric car, would start rolling off production lines this week with the first handful delivered to customers later this month. All this news dropped just in time for Bloomberg New Energy Finance's latest electric car report, which lays out why electric cars are the way of the future and when they're projected to take over the market.
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| People Are Pissed About This Man's Chipotle "Hack" Posted: 07 Jul 2017 11:13 AM PDT  It's pretty damn ridiculous.
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| Trump arrives in Germany for G20 summit Posted: 06 Jul 2017 07:27 AM PDT  US President Donald Trump arrived Thursday in the German port city of Hamburg to attend what is expected to be the most fractious G20 summit in years. The US leader, accompanied by his wife Melania, was greeted by the mayor of the northern city-state, Olaf Scholz, on arrival at Hamburg airport where Trump and the US First Lady boarded a US military helicopter for the city centre. Trump's "America First" stance and climate scepticism have rattled Western allies who have pledged to uphold free trade principles and implement the 2015 Paris climate accord.
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| Congress must shore up insurance markets if Obamacare repeal fails: McConnell Posted: 06 Jul 2017 03:04 PM PDT  U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday that Congress must act to shore up private health insurance markets if it fails to repeal Obamacare, comments seen as providing a pathway to a bipartisan deal to fix the health system. Speaking at a luncheon in his home state of Kentucky, McConnell said: "If my side is unable to agree on an adequate replacement, then some kind of action with regard to the private health insurance market must occur," the Associated Press reported. "No action is not an alternative," McConnell was quoted as saying.
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| 20 Summer Essentials to Help Make Your Pregnancy Comfortable and Stress-Free Posted: 06 Jul 2017 08:41 AM PDT |
| China demands India leave Himalayan plateau in rising spat Posted: 05 Jul 2017 08:51 PM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — China has insisted India withdraw its troops from a disputed Himalayan plateau before talks can take place to settle the most protracted standoff in recent years between the nuclear-armed neighbors, who fought a bloody frontier war 55 years ago.
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| Video shows more of fatal 2013 San Francisco airliner crash Posted: 06 Jul 2017 06:37 AM PDT  Video shows more of fatal 2013 San Francisco airliner crash.
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| Holly Bobo Murder Trial Delayed As New Evidence Emerges Posted: 06 Jul 2017 10:23 AM PDT  The defense team said it needed more time to analyze a recently discovered gun.
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| 2016 Range Rover Td6 Diesel Posted: 06 Jul 2017 08:30 AM PDT  A winter wonder but an electronic misanthrope.
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| Twitter schools Rick Perry on basic economics after he speaks at a coal plant Posted: 06 Jul 2017 02:15 PM PDT  If Econ 101 taught us anything, it's that supply follows demand. But U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry interpreted the basic principle a little differently while at a coal plant in West Virginia Thursday. SEE ALSO: Rick Perry denies the reality that CO2 is the main climate change driver, and here we go again According to Market Intelligence energy reporter Taylor Kuykendall, Perry offered up some wisdom at a tour of the Longview Power Plant. "Here's a little economics lesson: supply and demand. You put the supply out there and the demand will follow." DOE Rick Perry at coal plant:"Here's a little economics lesson: supply and demand. You put the supply out there and the demand will follow." — Taylor Kuykendall (@taykuy) July 6, 2017 But that's not how the laws of supply and demand are usually described. It's not all "build it and they will come" in the real world. Twitter noticed and called out the climate change-denying energy secretary. That is literally the opposite of how it works. You create the supply to MEET the demand. Business isn't 'Field of Dreams', Rick Perry! https://t.co/ZdQqeLWtxT — LardOfDorkness (@LardFDorkness) July 6, 2017 "Here's 100 lbs of coal.""Um, I don't want this.""Too late! You just got supplied, bitch!" — Jake Vig (@Jake_Vig) July 6, 2017 SON: Carrots are gross.ME: If I keep giving them to you you'll like them. *Puts 926 carrots on his plate*ME: Why isn't this working? https://t.co/rguMtFcPfw — Red Dunphy (@red_dunphy) July 6, 2017 #RickPerry sprinkling some knowledge on us. pic.twitter.com/p4QQMKrzZ0 — Doug Smith (@_dougesmith_) July 6, 2017 This can be easily disproved. The world currently has a supply of 1 Rick Perry, but the demand is 0.https://t.co/KvgSXj7JOV — Jess Dweck (@TheDweck) July 6, 2017 How's that for a little economics lesson. WATCH: Someone has reinvented the surfboard, and it can 'fly' on water
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