| House GOP memo released with Trump’s approval Posted: 02 Feb 2018 07:48 AM PST  Democrats said the memo contains factual errors and worried it will be used to end the special counsel's investigation, while some Republicans thought Americans had a right to know what was in it.
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| Smoking Driver Hits Crowd In Shanghai After Accidentally Igniting Van Posted: 01 Feb 2018 07:38 PM PST  A van ran into a crowd of pedestrians in Shanghai on Friday morning, injuring more than a dozen people, according to local media reports.
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| Years Of U.S. Government Lies Could Soon Result In A Kurdish Massacre Posted: 03 Feb 2018 11:57 AM PST  WASHINGTON ― The Trump administration is doubling down on a lie the U.S. government has promoted since it first began cooperating with the Syrian Kurds against the Islamic State group in 2014: that the Kurds it is working with in Syria differ from those that are anathema to NATO ally Turkey.
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| Man who raped 13-year-old girl at church camp spared prison time because he is blind Posted: 02 Feb 2018 09:56 AM PST  An Oklahoma man who pleaded guilty to brutally raping a 13-year-old girl at a church camp has been spared jail time, in part because he is blind.
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| Fidel Castro's son 'takes own life': Late Cuban leader's eldest child found dead in Havana Posted: 01 Feb 2018 11:52 PM PST  The eldest son of Fidel Castro, the late Cuban revolutionary leader, has taken his own life, according to state media. Fidel Ángel Castro Díaz-Balart, a nuclear scientist known as "Fidelito" - or Little Fidel - due to his resemblance to his father, was found dead in Havana on Thursday morning. The 68-year-old had been suffering from depression. State television in Cuba reported that he had been receiving medical treatment as an outpatient in recent months, following a hospital stay. "Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart, who had been treated by a group of doctors for several months due to deep depression, took his life this morning," Cuba's official newspaper Granma reported. A nuclear physicist trained by the former Soviet Union, Castro Díaz-Balart was a scientific adviser for the Cuban Council of State at the time of his death. Fidel Ángel Castro Díaz-Balart, centre, leads a convoy along Havana's streets in January 2009 Credit: AFP/Getty Castro Díaz-Balart, who had the highest public profile of all Castro's children, was born in 1949 out of the former leader's brief marriage to Mirta Diaz-Balart. The younger Castro was very popular in Cuba, despite having never held a political position. Fidel Ángel Castro Díaz-Balart, right, next to his father in February 2002 Credit: ADALBERTO ROQUE /AFP Many Cubans remember him as a little boy dressed in an olive drab military uniform, accompanying his father on January 8, 1959 as he entered Havana triumphantly after the revolution. The younger Castro was always faithful to his father's communist ideals. His death came 15 months after that of his father at the age of 90. Video: World reaction to Fidel Castro's death At his father's funeral, Castro Díaz-Balart was seen standing alongside five half-siblings that his father had with another woman, Dalia Soto del Valle. A scientist who studied physics in the former Soviet Union, Castro Díaz-Balart helped usher in the development of a nuclear power program in the Communist-ruled country. The eldest son (centre) of late Cuban leader Fidel Castro holds a Cuban national flag as he looks at the urn with the ashes of his father Credit: RONALDO SCHEMIDT /AFP At the time of his death, he had served as a scientific adviser to the Cuban government and was vice president of the country's Academy of Sciences. Funeral arrangements will be made by the family, state media said.
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| Security, cold weather and excitement ahead of Super Bowl Sunday Posted: 02 Feb 2018 07:58 AM PST  More than 3,000 officers and agents are gathered in Minneapolis ahead of the big game in subzero temperatures. The reigning champion Patriots will take on the Eagles, with fans already pouring into the city.
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| Already Threatened Polar Bears Face Food Shortage Crisis Amid Climate Change Posted: 02 Feb 2018 01:23 PM PST  The situation is becoming more and more grim for the polar bear.
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| GOP train crash: Railroad crossing safety arms face scrutiny Posted: 02 Feb 2018 10:46 AM PST  CROZET, Va. (AP) — The lead investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board said it's too early to say whether the safety arms at a rural Virginia crossing were working when a train carrying GOP members of Congress slammed into a trash truck, killing one truck passenger.
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| Pennsylvania GOP Wants Gerrymander Order Tossed Over Democratic Justice’s Words Posted: 02 Feb 2018 05:55 PM PST  Pennsylvania Republicans moved Friday to vacate the state Supreme Court's decision striking down the state's congressional map on the grounds that one Democratic justice should have been disqualified from voting in the case.
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| Trump says political biases revealed in memo ‘a disgrace’ Posted: 02 Feb 2018 01:50 AM PST  President Trump confirms he has declassified and sent to Congress a controversial GOP memo that alleges anti-Trump bias in the FBI and Justice Department.
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| Shooting at an L.A. Middle School That Injured Four Children Was an Accident, Police Say Posted: 01 Feb 2018 08:02 PM PST  A 12-year-old girl was booked for negligent discharge of a firearm
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| 13 Of The Best Places To Find Unique Valentine's Day Gifts Posted: 02 Feb 2018 02:28 PM PST  The craziness of Valentine's Day can be a bit overwhelming.
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| Nunes Memo Damages Intel Community Posted: 02 Feb 2018 12:29 PM PST  Michael Beschloss, NBC News presidential historian, talks with Rachel Maddow about the context of the Devin Nunes memo and how Richard Nixon met with Roger Ailes about creating a conservative media that now carries Donald Trump.
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| Girls in Slender Man stabbing case are sentenced to mental health facilities: Part 6 Posted: 02 Feb 2018 04:34 PM PST  Anissa Weier was ordered to a state mental health facility for up to 25 years, while Morgan will be sent to a state mental health facility for 40 years.
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| Mountain Lion Tracked By Scientists Is Found Dead Near Malibu Road Posted: 01 Feb 2018 10:11 PM PST  A mother cougar has been found dead near Malibu Canyon Road after apparently being struck by a vehicle, officials have revealed.
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| YouTube labels state-sponsored news as rules tighten Posted: 02 Feb 2018 01:12 PM PST  YouTube on Friday began labeling news broadcasts that get government money as it vowed to be stricter about content at the globally popular online video-sharing service. A feature being rolled out in the US displays notices below videos uploaded by news broadcasters which receive government or public money, according to a blog post by YouTube News senior product manager Geoff Samek. The flagging may also apply to state-chartered news organizations such as the BBC and AFP, and US-based public broadcasters.
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| Liukin steps down as US women's gymnastics team coordinator Posted: 02 Feb 2018 02:00 PM PST  The coordinator of the women's national team for USA Gymnastics has stepped down, the latest departure to rock the embattled organization in the wake of a sexual abuse scandal centered on former team doctor Larry Nassar.
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| My Great-Grandparents Weren’t ‘Illegal’ When They Came To The U.S. They Would Be Now. Posted: 02 Feb 2018 02:59 AM PST  Around 1905, when Norway would have been considered a "shithole," my great-grandmother sailed to the United States.
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| No progress on 'Dreamers' as another U.S. shutdown looms Posted: 02 Feb 2018 03:50 PM PST ![No progress on 'Dreamers' as another U.S. shutdown looms]( "No progress on 'Dreamers' as another U.S. shutdown looms") STERLING, Va./ WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress made no notable progress this week toward a deal on the status of 700,000 "Dreamer" immigrants, with President Donald Trump saying on Friday that one "could very well not happen" by a deadline next month. Whether the lack of progress signaled the possibility of another federal government shutdown next week was unclear, but it worried the Dreamers, young people who were brought illegally into the United States as children. Trump said last year that he would end by March 5 a program that was set up by former President Barack Obama to protect the Dreamers from deportation, and he urged Congress to act before that date.
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| Woman Charged With Murder After Father of 2 Killed In Crash During Her Alleged Suicide Attempt Posted: 03 Feb 2018 07:40 AM PST  The woman suffered a broken leg.
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| Here Are 22 Valentine's Day Gifts For The Weirdo In Your Life Posted: 03 Feb 2018 06:00 AM PST  Yes, Valentine's Day is a sham of a holiday, an event created for the sole purpose of making people shell out money to prove their love.
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| Syrian Militants Down Russian Fighter Jet and Kill Ejected Pilot Posted: 03 Feb 2018 11:54 AM PST  Russia said the pilot was killed in fighting with "terrorists"
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| If These 16 Tweets Sound Familiar, You're Probably An Introvert Posted: 02 Feb 2018 12:04 PM PST  If you're an introvert, you likely value your alone time.
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| The Latest: Natalie Wood's drowning now deemed 'suspicious' Posted: 01 Feb 2018 06:18 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the death of actress Natalie Wood in November 1981 (all times local):
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| Paul Ryan: Secretary Getting $1.50 More A Week Shows Effect Of GOP Tax Cuts Posted: 03 Feb 2018 01:07 PM PST  really wants you to know how great the Republican tax cuts are.
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| 'Porsche Effect' exhibit debuts iconic Porsche sports cars at Petersen Museum Posted: 03 Feb 2018 10:30 AM PST  For the next year, you'll be able to see an ultimate Porsche display at the Petersen Automotive Museum called "The Porsche Effect."
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| Venezuela military ouster remarks dog Tillerson in Latin America Posted: 02 Feb 2018 02:26 PM PST ![Venezuela military ouster remarks dog Tillerson in Latin America]( "Venezuela military ouster remarks dog Tillerson in Latin America") By Gabriel Stargardter and Alexandra Ulmer MEXICO CITY/CARACAS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's first tour of Latin America got off to a rocky start on Friday with U.S. ally Mexico distancing itself from his suggestion that Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro could be toppled by his own military. Tillerson ruffled feathers across the region on the eve of his five-nation tour with comments in Texas defending 19th century U.S. foreign policy in Latin America and suggesting the Venezuelan army could manage "a peaceful transition" from Maduro. Both Maduro and his defense minister condemned the comments on Friday, and even Mexico, no friend of the Venezuelan government, was at pains to say it did not support any non-peaceful solution in the South American country that is engulfed in a political and economic crisis.
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| Nigel, The Lonely Seabird, Dies Next To The Concrete Bird Replica He Loved For 5 Years Posted: 02 Feb 2018 03:56 PM PST  Conservation officers put up 80 decoys years ago in an attempt to bring gannets back to the island after a four-decade absence. It worked for Nigel, who showed up on the island in 2013, the first gannet to land there in 40 years. The ranger who found Nigel's corpse, Chris Bell, said the experience was "incredibly sad," reported the BBC.
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| Black Unemployment Spikes, Complicating Trump’s State Of The Union Boast Posted: 02 Feb 2018 09:40 AM PST  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump may have found his 100th problem.
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| The Latest: Police say middle school shooting was accident Posted: 01 Feb 2018 06:52 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on a Los Angeles school shooting (all times local):
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| Egypt unveils tomb of ancient priestess Posted: 02 Feb 2018 04:05 PM PST  Egyptian archaeologists on Saturday unveiled the tomb of an Old Kingdom priestess adorned with well-preserved and rare wall paintings. Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Enany told reporters that the tomb on the Giza plateau near Cairo was built for Hetpet, a priestess to Hathor, the goddess of fertility, who assisted women in childbirth.
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| Vast network of hidden Maya cities discovered under Guatemala jungle Posted: 02 Feb 2018 08:39 AM PST  A vast network of lost Maya cities discovered deep in the jungles of northern Guatemala could rewrite the history of the ancient civilisation, experts say. Researchers found more than 60,000 previously unknown structures including pyramids, royal tombs, palaces, roadways and defensive fortifications hidden deep beneath the dense rainforest canopy. Pioneering lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) laser scanning technology was used to map 800 square miles from the air, revealing a "treasure map" of the Maya ruins. The research, led by the PACUNAM Foundation -a Guatemalan non-profit heritage organisation - suggests an advanced civilisation of 10-15 million people lived in the region at its peak 1,200 years ago. "The lidar revealed an incredible number of new sites and structures," Thomas Garrison, an archaeologist at Ithaca College told the Telegraph. "The vast majority of these 60,000+ new features are ruined mounds of Maya houses. However, there are also large new cities with pyramids and palaces in the data as well. "Perhaps more exciting are the more subtle features that we may have never found: causeways between sites that follow ridgelines and run for many kilometres, huge expanses of wetland agricultural fields that funneled water through dug out grids to provide food for this dense population, and, a preoccupation with warfare and defence, including complex fortresses, isolated refuges, and networks of watchtowers." Maya civilization Stephen Houston, Professor of Archaeology and Anthropology at Brown University, said the findings were "beyond stupendous". "I think this is one of the greatest advances in over 150 years of Maya archaeology," he said. "The lidar completely changes the way we see the Maya. For the first time I have seen unsuspected fortresses, entire cities, settlements that are now doubled or tripled in size". The famous Maya site of Tikal is just a fraction of an immense hidden metropolis Credit: Wild Blue Media/Channel 4 Researchers believe the immense hidden metropolis extends far beyond the famous Maya site of Tikal, spreading across the country. Discoveries in the more remote areas of northern Guatemala reveal networks of roadways, complex systems of agriculture and water management. "This is sophisticated engineering of all available terrain that was carried out by a very advanced civilisation," says Garrison. Deep in the jungles of Guatemala, archaeologists have uncovered ground-breaking discoveries Credit: Wild Blue Media/Channel 4 Kathryn Reese-Taylor, a University of Calgary archaeologist and Maya specialist who has conducted surveys in the rainforest for 30 years, told the Telegraph such findings change "our perception of the Classic Maya at one fell swoop". "In Guatemala, lidar was used to scan large swaths of what is arguably one of the most populated regions of the world during, what Europeans term, the Middle Ages," she said. The Maya are known for their magnificent ancient cities that stand like sentinels in the dense jungles of Central America Credit: Wild Blue Media/Channel 4 "While archaeologists always suspected that the Maya had enormous interconnected cities, this lidar survey revealed a complex, interlocked network of cities, towns, villages, and hamlets, which was spread throughout a vast landscape that was completely modified by the Maya for agriculture, water management, transportation, resource exploitation, and other activities necessary to sustain large populations. No square metre was untouched." Dr.Reese-Taylor adds that the research in Guatemala, along with lidar from Belize and Mexico, shows us that the Maya "were on the level of highly complex ancient civilisations in Europe, Asia and Africa". 14 Maya ruins you must see in your lifetime "Their population density and civic achievements may have surpassed contemporaneous European societies," she explains. "This is exciting because the rainforest is so dense, that the extent of the cities and the sale of modification, even in the countryside, was difficult to see." She added the scale of the PACUNAM initiative is "extraordinary", explaining: "Not only does it cover a region where many of the largest Maya cities were built, the sheer amount of area that was covered by the survey is enormous. "This collaboration of scholars from many different countries, no doubt, will advance Maya studies exponentially in the upcoming years." A view over the Guatemalan rainforest Credit: Getty Garrison believes many more lost cities will be found in the coming years. "What you are seeing is just phase one of a three-year program to document most of northern Guatemala's Maya Biosphere Reserve," he says. "This data will ensure that there is archaeological research in Guatemala for centuries to come." The Maya civilisation collapsed in mysterious circumstances AD 900, the reason for their decline remains unclear. A Channel 4 documentary, the Lost Cities of the Maya: Revealed, will be aired on Sunday 11 February at 8pm.
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| The Republican Message At The GOP Retreat: 'This Is Fine' Posted: 02 Feb 2018 10:53 AM PST  White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. — Congressional Republicans came to The Greenbrier resort for their annual retreat to rally around an election-year agenda and convince themselves that their electoral problems aren't really that daunting.
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| These Pups Rescued From Puerto Rico Are Part Of This Year's Puppy Bowl Posted: 03 Feb 2018 01:32 PM PST  Sunday's Puppy Bowl XIV will include two extra special canine athletes.
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| Is Russia building a 'doomsday' torpedo? Posted: 02 Feb 2018 01:50 PM PST  According to a leaked Pentagon report draft, Russia is building and developing a nuclear weapon with a 100-megaton payload, described as a 'doomsday' torpedo.
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| Exclusive: North Korea earned $200 million from banned exports, sends arms to Syria, Myanmar - U.N. report Posted: 02 Feb 2018 02:40 PM PST ![Exclusive: North Korea earned $200 million from banned exports, sends arms to Syria, Myanmar - U.N. report]( "Exclusive: North Korea earned $200 million from banned exports, sends arms to Syria, Myanmar - U.N. report") By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea violated United Nations sanctions to earn nearly $200 million in 2017 from banned commodity exports, according to a confidential report by independent U.N. monitors, which also accused Pyongyang of supplying weapons to Syria and Myanmar. The report to a U.N. Security Council sanctions committee, seen by Reuters on Friday, said North Korea had shipped coal to ports, including in Russia, China, South Korea, Malaysia and Vietnam, mainly using false paperwork that showed countries such as Russia and China as the coal origin, instead of North Korea.
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| 50 Of The Best Nutella Recipes On Planet Earth Posted: 02 Feb 2018 10:49 AM PST  Hey fellow Nutella lovers, we've got just the thing that's going to make your week, your month ... maybe even your year.
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| Dallas man executed for killing daughters while mom listened Posted: 01 Feb 2018 08:53 PM PST  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A former Dallas accountant condemned for fatally shooting his two young daughters while their mother listened helplessly on the phone was put to death Thursday night in Texas.
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| AstraZeneca profits down due to loss of key patents in US Posted: 02 Feb 2018 01:18 AM PST  British pharmaceuticals group AstraZeneca said Friday that net profits slid in 2017, as it continued to be hit by the loss of exclusivity on key blockbuster drugs in the United States. Profits after taxation sank 14 percent to $3.0 billion (2.4 billion euros) last year, AstraZeneca announced in a statement. AstraZeneca has been hard hit since 2016 by the loss of its patents in the US on its cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor and schizophrenia treatment Seroquel.
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| If Russia Went to War Against NATO It Might Lose For One Simple Reason Posted: 02 Feb 2018 06:50 AM PST  To wage such a war, the Soviet Union relied on a total mobilization of its society and economy. To treat such enormous numbers of wounded, the job fell to the USSR's centralized health care system. A similar trend occurred in the United States after the Iraq War although on a smaller scale — American EMT teams are now much more likely to have tourniquets within reach to treat bleeding from gunshot wounds, a direct lesson from soldiers' experiences in Iraq.
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| Chloe Kim Super Bowl Ad Reveals Her Dad's Sacrifices For Her Snowboarding Career Posted: 02 Feb 2018 11:50 AM PST  Thanks dad for riding on this journey with me! See my #SuperBowl ad from @NBCOlympics this Sunday on NBC #BestOfUS #WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/skbuWIWdpc—
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| Texas Executes a Man for Killing His Two Daughters While Their Mom Listened Posted: 01 Feb 2018 10:34 PM PST  John David Battaglia shot the girls at his apartment in May 2001
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| Four migrants critical after 'unprecedented' shooting in Calais as mayor lashes out at 'manipulative' charities Posted: 02 Feb 2018 01:55 AM PST  Four migrants are in a critical condition after being shot in Calais in what the French government dubbed "unprecedented" scenes of violence among those seeking to reach Britain. The brutal attack came days after Theresa May pledged an extra £44.5 million to beef up border security in Calais and President Emmanuel Macron promised there would be no return to the "jungle" – the notorious migrant camp razed in 2016. Calais mayor Natacha Bouchart slammed charities and activists who "manipulate" migrants. "They are people who live off this. Culturally, they are against the state, institutions. They help neither the migrants nor the population," she said. Her comments came as the government promised to take over control of food distribution from local aid groups "within two weeks" and conduct the handouts outside the town. The four men, all Eritreans, were shot in the neck, chest, abdomen and spine at a food distribution point. A fifth gunshot victim was not facing life-threatening injuries. In all, some 22 people were hospitalised after three giant brawls across the city on Thursday between hundreds of Afghans and Eritreans camped out in squalid conditions in the hope of sneaking to the UK as stowaways in trucks. Two officers were injured in the clashes. French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb (C) meets in Calais, northern France, following a large brawl between a hundred migrants which resulted in several injuries. Credit: PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP It was the worst violence in Calais since clashes on July 1, 2017 left 16 people wounded. A year earlier in June, 40 people were injured in clashes in the northern port town. Police were searching for a 37-year-old Afghan, a suspected migrant smuggler, over the attack but witnesses reported seeing several people fire shots, according to local prosecutors. "There were migrants who had no money, the smugglers got angry and fired shots," said one 18-year old Afghan migrant called Daniel. In response, around 100 Eritreans armed with iron rods and sticks then attacked a group of around 20 Afghans at the industrial estate where food was handed out, prosecutors said. Police intervened to protect the Afghans. Visiting the scene, Gérard Collomb, the French interior minister, said the "unprecedented" level of violence was "intolerable for the people of Calais and the migrants". He urged migrants to stay away from Calais, calling the port town a "mirage" and "a wall" into which they were "slamming". Those that camped there were "illegal immigrants" who did not want to claim asylum in official centres, he added. French authorities say four migrants have been shot in the northern port city of Calais in a confrontation that police tried to stop. Credit: AP The clashes came just two weeks after President Emmanuel Macron visited Calais and promised that there would be no return to the "jungle", the notorious camp that at one point housed almost 10,000 migrants and was bulldozed late in 2016. He also attacked "certain organisations" for spreading "lies" - referring to volunteers and charities accused of encouraging migrants to enter Britain illegally, and of fabricating claims of police brutality against them. The French president later travelled to Britain, where he agreed to preserve the Le Touquet treaty, which authorises British border checks on French soil. In return, Theresa May agreed pay for more fencing, CCTV and detection devices, and to take in more unaccompanied minors. An aid work in Calais told Le Monde that there had been an influx in migrants since the Franco-British summit. "In Paris and elswehere, exiles heard that the President had visited Calais then Theresa May. "So they have arrived en masse here to benefit from family entry and settlement and the passage of accompanied minors, the subject of negotiations (between Britain and France)." On Friday, Mr Collomb insisted: "The message I want to get across is that if you want to go to Britain, it's not here you should come." He blamed the latest violence on people smugglers who reportedly charge as much as €2,500 (£2,200) to hide migrants in lorries crossing the Channel by ferry or through the Eurotunnel."These networks must be broken up," he said, pledging riot police reinforcements for the area. Migrant wakes up in shelter tent in Calais Credit: PASCAL ROSSIGNOL/REUTERS Despite state claims that Calais' border is now impregnable, the number of migrants camping there has risen to between 550, according to state figures, and 800, according to local associations. By day they hide from the police in camps in the woods. By night they try to board passing trucks. The police systematically tear down their encampments and tents, and chase them away with tear gas and batons when they try to hold up truckers. "Given this precarious situation, naturally the smugglers don't help matters," said Jean-Claude Lenoir, president of the charity, Salam. Mr Macron has pledged to step up the deportation of economic migrants and speed up processing asylum requests in a mixture of "efficiency" and "humanity". His interior minister warned that half a million migrants had been refused asylum elsewhere in Europe – mainly in Germany – and risked heading for France. "The situation's untenable," he told reporters, noting that France registered a record 100,000 asylum requests last year – a record high. Tens of thousands more were turned away at the border. France is due to table a new immigration and asylum law later this month.
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