| 63 Percent Of Americans Believe Donald Trump Tried To Obstruct Russia Probe Posted: 16 Dec 2017 08:36 PM PST  A new poll has found that 63 percent of Americans believe President Donald Trump has tried to "impede or obstruct" the investigations into Russian interference in the U.S. election and possible links between Trump's campaign and the Kremlin.
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| Canadian billionaire couple found dead in their home Posted: 16 Dec 2017 08:05 AM PST  Canadian police are investigating the mysterious deaths of Barry Sherman, founder of Canadian pharmaceutical firm Apotex Inc, and his wife, Honey, one of the nation's wealthiest couples whose bodies were found in their mansion on Friday.
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| Mystery swirls around powerful North Korea official as Hwang Pyong-so remains missing Posted: 16 Dec 2017 07:55 PM PST  A North Korean official widely deemed as the nation's second most powerful figure has been missing for some time, raising speculation that he has been executed.
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| GOP 'civil war' in primaries will lose them midterms: Democrat senator Posted: 17 Dec 2017 05:05 AM PST  The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee chair joins "This Week" after Democrat Doug Jones' victory in Alabama.
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| Thomas Fire third largest in California history Posted: 16 Dec 2017 08:02 AM PST  The blaze has scorched more than 259,000 acres -- now bigger than the size of New York City -- and more than 93,000 residents have evacuated since the wildfire started nearly two weeks ago.
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| Lawsuit: 2 immigrant teens in US custody can't get abortions Posted: 15 Dec 2017 06:49 PM PST ![Lawsuit: 2 immigrant teens in US custody can't get abortions]( "Lawsuit: 2 immigrant teens in US custody can't get abortions") WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration is blocking two pregnant teens in the country illegally and being held in federal custody from obtaining abortions, the American Civil Liberties Union said Friday, a repeat of the situation that led to a high-profile court fight earlier this year.
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| This Cat Named D-O-G Helps Train Pups To Be Service Dogs Posted: 16 Dec 2017 03:12 PM PST  Not many cats get to have a career as a dog trainer, but one Missouri feline is doing just that.
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| Cake for 'joyful' pope on his 81st birthday Posted: 16 Dec 2017 04:35 PM PST ![Cake for 'joyful' pope on his 81st birthday]( "Cake for 'joyful' pope on his 81st birthday") Pope Francis celebrated his 81st birthday Sunday with a hero cake and a message urging the world -- and children in particular -- to join in the holiday mood and be joyful. The Argentine pontiff thanked the crowds gathered in Saint Peter's Square for the Angelus prayer as they sang happy birthday, and was expected to slice into his birthday cake after lunch. The artist -- whose real name is Mauro Pallotta -- famously depicted Francis as Superman in 2014 and has since begun supporting Vatican charitable projects by selling T-shirts bearing the flying pope.
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| Amid Sexual Harassment Probe, Democratic Rep. Ruben Kihuen Won't Seek Re-Election Posted: 16 Dec 2017 02:18 PM PST  Democratic Nevada Rep. Ruben Kihuen said on Saturday he won't seek re-election in 2018 just one day after the House Ethics Committee said it would investigate allegations of sexual harassment from two women.
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| Landslides kill 26 in storm-hit Philippine province: local officials Posted: 17 Dec 2017 06:37 AM PST ![Landslides kill 26 in storm-hit Philippine province: local officials]( "Landslides kill 26 in storm-hit Philippine province: local officials") At least 26 people were killed while several residents were missing in an island province in central Philippines after tropical storm Kai-tak brought heavy rains that triggered landslides, local authorities and media said on Sunday. Kai-tak cut power supplies in many areas, forced the cancellation of several flights, stranded more than 15,000 people in various ports in the region and prompted nearly 88,000 people to seek shelter in evacuation centers. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office of Biliran island said 26 residents had died, but the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has yet to make any official announcement about fatalities.
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| Female Congressional Candidate Quits Race Over Sexual Harassment Allegations Posted: 16 Dec 2017 07:13 AM PST  Andrea Ramsey is accused of sexually harassing a male subordinate in 2005
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| Trump administration prohibits CDC from using certain words Posted: 16 Dec 2017 02:05 AM PST  According to a Washington Post report, the Trump administration is banning the Center for Disease Control from using certain words in their official documents including fetus, transgender and diversity.
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| Santa’s workshop comes to life in Brooklyn, New York Posted: 16 Dec 2017 08:12 AM PST  Fifty years ago, Lou Nasti gained fame when he built a robot that landed him on the front page of the New York Times. Now his skill can be seen in his detailed animatronic Christmas workshop in Brooklyn, New York and on display all around the world.
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| Plan released for dividing money to Vegas shooting victims Posted: 15 Dec 2017 06:36 PM PST  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A plan that will be used to divide donations for victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting was finalized Friday with a significant change that allows injured people who were not hospitalized to seek some of the money.
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| Merry Christmas, Losers! Baldwin's Trump Boasts 'Greatest Year' On The Planet On 'SNL' Posted: 16 Dec 2017 09:36 PM PST  The "Saturday Night Live" gang gathered in the ersatz White House for the last show before Christmas while "all natural, all American coal" burned in the fireplace, noted Alec Baldwin's Donald Trump.
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| On the trail of London's serial cat killer Posted: 15 Dec 2017 07:51 PM PST  In what has become a grim ritual, Tony Jenkins examines the mutilated remains of a domestic cat -- and says the south London serial killer has struck once again. Nobody is surprised when Jenkins, the co-founder of Snarl, a local animal rescue and rehabilitation shelter, arrives at a veterinary surgery to confirm the grisly find. In the last two years, Snarl has identified more than 400 suspected victims: mostly cats, but also some foxes and rabbits.
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| The Vatican Bans Sales of Saints' Body Parts in Updated Relic Rules Posted: 16 Dec 2017 08:37 AM PST  The new rules govern how body parts and cremated remains are to be handled
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| Does Pentagon still have a UFO program? The answer is a bit mysterious Posted: 16 Dec 2017 07:18 PM PST ![Does Pentagon still have a UFO program? The answer is a bit mysterious]( "Does Pentagon still have a UFO program? The answer is a bit mysterious") The Pentagon acknowledged on Saturday that its long-secret UFO investigation program ended in 2012, when U.S. defense officials shifted attention and funding to other priorities. The New York Times reported on Saturday that the hush-hush program, tasked with investigating sightings of unidentified flying objects, or UFOs, ran from 2007 to 2012 with $22 million in annual funding secretly tucked away in U.S. Defense Department budgets worth hundreds of billions of dollars.
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| Third Sea Lion Attack in a Week Prompts Swimming Ban at San Francisco Park Posted: 16 Dec 2017 07:35 AM PST ![Third Sea Lion Attack in a Week Prompts Swimming Ban at San Francisco Park]( "Third Sea Lion Attack in a Week Prompts Swimming Ban at San Francisco Park") "I haven't had a single sea lion or wildlife attack like this."
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| Mexican Senate keeps military in policing role Posted: 15 Dec 2017 06:37 PM PST  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's Congress approved a law Friday that would give the military a legal framework to act as police, despite unanimous objections from human rights groups.
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| End of days comes for Ohio man's 'zombie Nativity' scene Posted: 17 Dec 2017 12:55 PM PST ![End of days comes for Ohio man's 'zombie Nativity' scene]( "End of days comes for Ohio man's 'zombie Nativity' scene") CINCINNATI (AP) — A ghoulish holiday tradition outside of Cincinnati will soon come to a close after an Ohio man said he won't put up his "zombie Nativity" scene after this year.
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| Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump From Rolling Back Birth Control Coverage Posted: 15 Dec 2017 08:01 PM PST  BREAKING: Pennsylvania won a nationwide injunction stopping President Trump's order that eliminated women's guaranteed access to contraceptive care.
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| British diplomat found dead in Lebanon Posted: 17 Dec 2017 09:05 AM PST  A young British embassy worker has been found murdered in the Lebanese capital Beirut after reportedly being strangled and reportedly sexually assaulted. Rebecca Dykes, 30, from London, who had been working for the Department for International Development, was killed after leaving a bar with friends on Friday night. She had been out in the lively Gemmayzeh neighbourhood of Beirut for the farewell party of a colleague at the British embassy and had left just before midnight with a friend. The two then parted ways, leaving Miss Dykes to either walk or take a taxi to her home five minutes away. She had not been drinking as she had an early flight to catch home early the next morning for the Christmas holidays. She was abducted some time after and killed. Her body was found dumped on the Metn highway several miles away. Police sources told the Telegraph the first autopsy revealed the cause of death as strangulation, however a second postmortem examination is to be carried out later. They said they did not believe the attack to be politically motivated. One friend told the Telegraph: "It's horrific. We had no idea what happened to her until we got a call today to go to the police station to give statements." Miss Dykes had been working in Beirut as the programme and policy manager for the Department for International Development since January 2017. Beirut killing She had worked for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office since 2010, previously on Libya and Iraq. She is thought to have grown up in Hong Kong, but attended Malvern St James Girls boarding school in Worcestershire before later studying anthropology at Manchester University and International Security and Global Governance from Birkbeck, University of London. Friends described her as "warm" and "clever". "She was just finding her feet in Beirut, she was just getting to know the city," on said. Miss Dykes spoke fluent Mandarin having worked as a teacher in China and Hong Kong for four years prior to joining the Foreign Office. In a statement her family said: "We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Rebecca. We are doing all we can to understand what happened." Hugo Shorter, the British ambassador to Lebanon, said: "The whole embassy is deeply shocked, saddened by this news. My thoughts are with Becky's family, friends and colleagues for their tragic loss. "We're providing consular support to her family and working very closely with Lebanese authorities who are conducting police investigation." A spokesman for the Department for International Development where she worked said: "Our thoughts are with Becky's family and friends at this very upsetting time. "There is now a police investigation and the FCO (Foreign Office) is providing consular support to Becky's family and working with the local authorities." Such incidents are rare in Beirut, despite the fragile security situation in the country. Since the end of the country's 15-year civil war in 1990, Lebanon has become more stable. It saw record numbers of tourists this year and attracts increasing numbers of holidaymakers looking to enjoy its Mediterranean beaches and hot climate.
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| Police Investigating Possible Link Between Skeletal Remains Found in a Shed & 3 Missing Brothers Posted: 15 Dec 2017 07:30 PM PST  Michigan police are investigating whether the partial remains of three children found in the shed of a rental home in Missoula, Montana, could belong to brothers missing for almost decade
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| End of an era: Boeing 747 takes last US commercial flight Posted: 16 Dec 2017 08:01 PM PST  The Boeing 747, the original jumbo jet that was the favorite American presidents and key to affordable mass market air travel in the United States, will pass into aviation history this week. Nearly 50 years after the its debut, the 747 will take its final commercial flight with an American carrier Tuesday on Delta Air Lines' Seoul-to-Detroit route. It "made flying available for everyone," said Boeing chief company historian Michael Lombardi said of the iconic jet.
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| Palestinian billionaire Masri detained in Saudi Arabia: sources Posted: 16 Dec 2017 09:27 AM PST ![Palestinian billionaire Masri detained in Saudi Arabia: sources]( "Palestinian billionaire Masri detained in Saudi Arabia: sources") By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Sabih al-Masri, Jordan's most influential businessman and the chairman of its largest lender Arab Bank, was detained in Saudi Arabia for questioning after a business trip to Riyadh, family sources and friends said on Saturday. Masri's detention, which follows the biggest purge of the Saudi kingdom's affluent elite in its modern history, has sent shockwaves through business circles in Jordan and the Palestinian territories, where the billionaire has major investments. A Saudi citizen of Palestinian origin, Masri was detained last Tuesday hours before he was planning to leave after he chaired meetings of companies he owns, according to the sources.
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| France Promises To 'Defend Net Neutrality' In Wake Of FCC Vote In U.S. Posted: 17 Dec 2017 07:40 AM PST  In the aftermath of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's vote to repeal net neutrality last week, the French government has spoken up in support of a free and open internet.
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| Cow Escapes Live Nativity Scene Twice and Wanders the Streets of Philadelphia Posted: 16 Dec 2017 09:44 AM PST  Stormy was returned after two adventures on snowy downtown streets
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| In sex assault laws, definition of consent varies widely Posted: 16 Dec 2017 05:47 PM PST  For two months now, as accusations of sexual misconduct have piled up against Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced mogul has responded over and over again: "Any allegations of nonconsensual sex are unequivocally denied."
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| The Myth That Urbanization Means Prosperity Posted: 16 Dec 2017 05:00 AM PST  When it comes to cities and urbanization, it is generally thought that bigger is better. But a pair of recent studies suggests that although industrialized nations may have benefited from larger cities, the same is not true for the rapidly urbanizing areas of the developing world. In these parts of the globe, there really might be such a thing as too much urbanization, too quickly.
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| Russia and NATO: Headed for a Missile Arms Race in Europe? Posted: 17 Dec 2017 05:36 AM PST  The NATO alliance is urging Moscow to return to compliance with the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces bilateral U.S.-Russia treaty, which bans land-based missiles that have ranges between 500km and 5,500km. "Allies have identified a Russian missile system that raises serious concerns," reads a statement from the alliance.
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| Canadian police probe 'suspicious' deaths of billionaire couple Posted: 15 Dec 2017 08:20 PM PST ![Canadian police probe 'suspicious' deaths of billionaire couple]( "Canadian police probe 'suspicious' deaths of billionaire couple") By Chris Helgren TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian police said they were investigating the mysterious deaths of Barry Sherman, founder of Canadian pharmaceutical firm Apotex Inc, and his wife, Honey, one of the nation's wealthiest couples whose bodies were found in their mansion on Friday. Police said they learned of the deaths after responding to a midday (1700 GMT) medical call at the Sherman's home in an affluent section of northeast Toronto. "The circumstances of their death appear suspicious and we are treating it that way," said Constable David Hopkinson.
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| Being A Facebook Wallflower Isn't Good For You, The Social Site Says Posted: 15 Dec 2017 06:20 PM PST  Passively reading Facebook posts — without posting messages or responding to comments — makes users feel bad about themselves, some studies have discovered.
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| Argentina navy chief sacked over sub tragedy Posted: 16 Dec 2017 10:50 PM PST  Argentina dismissed its naval chief on Saturday, the most high-profile officer to be fired a month after a submarine went missing with 44 crew members on board. It's a political decision," a navy officer told AFP on condition of anonymity about the decision to remove Admiral Marcelo Srur during an ongoing investigation into the sub's disappearance. Srur is the fifth senior officer to have been relieved of his functions so far over the ARA San Juan's disappearance.
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| Hundreds of People Fell Sick on a Royal Caribbean Cruise Posted: 17 Dec 2017 09:28 AM PST  Some passengers told local media they were happy to get off the ship
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| Correction: Israel-Palestinians story Posted: 17 Dec 2017 02:47 AM PST  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — In a story Dec. 15 about deadly Israeli-Palestinian violence, The Associated Press erroneously referred to Jerusalem's Western Wall as Judaism's holiest site. The Western Wall is the holiest site where Jews can pray, while the neighboring hilltop compound known to Jews as the Temple Mount is the holiest site in Judaism.
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| A Mysterious Charity is Giving Away $86 Million in Bitcoin Posted: 16 Dec 2017 07:39 PM PST  It involves pineapples. Kind of.
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| Minnesota governor defends police shooting investigators Posted: 16 Dec 2017 12:09 PM PST ![Minnesota governor defends police shooting investigators]( "Minnesota governor defends police shooting investigators") MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton defended the state agency that investigates police shootings after a prosecutor criticized the investigation into the death of an Australian woman who was killed by an officer after she called police to report a possible assault.
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| Venezuela government, opposition hold new round of talks Posted: 15 Dec 2017 07:16 PM PST  Venezuela's government and opposition concluded a new round of talks Friday in an effort to bridge deep and entrenched differences to find a way to end the dire political and economic crisis tearing apart their country. After eight hours of discussions at the foreign ministry in Santo Domingo, the two sides agreed to resume negotiations on January 11, Dominican President Danilo Medina announced. It will be followed by a meeting of foreign ministers on January 12.
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| Atlanta's Hartsfield airport hobbled by power outage Posted: 17 Dec 2017 03:37 PM PST ![Atlanta's Hartsfield airport hobbled by power outage]( "Atlanta's Hartsfield airport hobbled by power outage") The partial shutdown at the start of one of the busiest travel weeks of the year forced the Federal Aviation Administration to hold back flights bound for Atlanta. The cause of the outage, which occurred just after 1 p.m. EST, was not immediately known, the airport said in a statement. It was working with crews from Georgia Power to identify the problem and fix it.
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| Alyssa Milano Educates Matt Damon After His Horrid Response On Sexual Misconduct Posted: 15 Dec 2017 08:12 PM PST  Actress Alyssa Milano taught a master class on the problems of sexual misconduct Friday night.
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| Half of Voters Want Democrats to Control Congress, Poll Finds Posted: 17 Dec 2017 09:54 AM PST  It's not good news for the Republicans
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| Check Out This Model S Wagon Rendering Posted: 16 Dec 2017 09:14 AM PST  One collector has commissioned his own custom Tesla wagon. Here's what it'll look like.
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| Tax bill guts unpopular 'Obamacare' insurance mandate Posted: 16 Dec 2017 12:12 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans didn't get their wish to repeal former President Barack Obama's health care law, but the tax bill barreling toward a final vote in Congress guts its most unpopular provision, the requirement that virtually all Americans carry health insurance.
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| Disney-Fox deal puts antitrust enforcers in bind over Trump ally Posted: 16 Dec 2017 06:16 PM PST  The blockbuster deal between Walt Disney Co. and 21st Century Fox could likely put US antitrust enforcers in an awkward position following the government's challenge to another media-entertainment mega-deal. The $52 billion deal would give Disney the prized Fox television and film studios, as well as international TV operations and US cable entertainment and regional sports channels from the empire created by media mogul Rupert Murdoch, who would maintain control of the Trump-friendly Fox News Channel.
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