| Suspected poacher mauled to death by pack of lions in South Africa Posted: 12 Feb 2018 12:00 PM PST  Authorities in Limpopo, which is the northernmost province of South Africa, discovered the unidentified man's remains alongside a rifle and ammunition at a private nature park outside of the famous Kruger National Park. Police spokesman Moatshe Ngoepe told AFP that he believes the victim was poaching in the game park when he was attacked and killed by the pack of lions.
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| Conway Defends Trump Response To Abuse Allegations Against Ex-Aide Posted: 11 Feb 2018 08:28 AM PST  White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said she has "no reason not to believe the women" who accused staff secretary Rob Porter of domestic violence ― but then defended President Donald Trump, who has suggested that the allegations might not be true.
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| 71 feared dead in Russian passenger plane crash Posted: 11 Feb 2018 05:46 AM PST  A Russian passenger plane carrying 71 people crashed outside Moscow on Sunday after taking off from the capital's Domodedovo airport, officials and local media said. The Antonov An-148 plane operated by the domestic Saratov Airlines was flying to Orsk, a city in the Urals, and crashed in the Ramensky district on the outskirts of Moscow. Russian news agencies reported 65 passengers and 6 crew were on board and all were feared dead.
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| The Christian Who Cried Abortion Posted: 11 Feb 2018 11:44 AM PST  The fable The Boy Who Cried Wolf chronicles the story of a young boy who, in his boredom, deceives his village into believing that the sheep have all been scattered by a wolf.
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| Cured French nun named as 70th miracle in Lourdes Posted: 11 Feb 2018 10:31 AM PST  The case of a French nun who recovered from a decades-old back problem that prevented her from walking normally has been recognised as the 70th miracle at the fabled French shrine of Lourdes, her church said Sunday. Sister Bernadette Moriau from northern France visited the holy spring in the foothills of the Pyrenees mountains in July 2008, aged 69, seeking a cure to her ailment like millions of other pilgrims each year. Sister Bernadette had undergone four unsuccessful operations.
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| Obama's official portrait unveiled Posted: 12 Feb 2018 08:30 AM PST  On Monday, February 12, the official portraits for former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were unveiled at at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.
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| OFF THE AIR: NBC Pulls Commentator Whose Insensitive Japan Comments Sparked Furor Posted: 12 Feb 2018 02:59 AM PST  The NBC commentator who was skewered by viewers for insensitive remarks he made during the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Pyeongchang, South Korea, has been relieved of his duties, the broadcaster announced on Monday.
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| Liberia's Johnson Sirleaf wins $5 mln African leadership prize Posted: 12 Feb 2018 01:05 AM PST  Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Africa's first elected female head of state, has won a $5 million Mo Ibrahim award, designed to improve the quality of African political leadership. Johnson Sirleaf, who handed over leadership of the war-scarred West African state last month to ex-international soccer star George Weah, is only the fifth person to win the 10-year-old award. Since its inception, the prize founded by Sudanese telecoms tycoon Mo Ibrahim has not been awarded on several occasions because there was not deemed to be a suitable candidate.
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| Explosion At Power Station Plunges Northern Part Of Puerto Rico Into Darkness Posted: 11 Feb 2018 10:56 PM PST  A power station caught fire and exploded in Puerto Rico on Sunday, causing blackouts in the city of San Juan and the northern part of the island, authorities said.
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| Tearful mother testifies about 8-year-old's abduction Posted: 12 Feb 2018 12:02 PM PST ![Tearful mother testifies about 8-year-old's abduction]( "Tearful mother testifies about 8-year-old's abduction") Struggling through tears, the mother of an 8-year-old who was abducted from a Florida Walmart and later raped and killed said the man accused of the crime had convinced her he was a good Samaritan who was trying to help her family out.
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| Trump Says Israeli Settlements Complicate Peace Process Posted: 12 Feb 2018 06:33 AM PST  Right now is the "only opportunity" for Israelis and Palestinians to reach a peace agreement, according to President Donald Trump ― but he expressed doubt over whether Israel is up to the task.
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| Server Fired After Complaining About Getting Stiffed on Tip by Church Group Posted: 12 Feb 2018 01:17 PM PST  Tamlynn Yoder, 25, said she prepared 75 orders for a church group that called Outback Steakhouse in Palm Beach Gardens for a massive takeout meal.
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| Jeff Sessions accused of fueling racism after speech mentioning 'Anglo-American heritage' of US policing Posted: 12 Feb 2018 01:30 PM PST  Attorney General Jeff Sessions veered from his prepared remarks to hail the "Anglo-American heritage" of law enforcement. "Since our founding, the independently elected sheriff has been the people's protector, who keeps law enforcement close to and accountable to people through the elected process," Mr Sessions told a National Sheriffs Association meeting, adding "the office of sheriff is a critical part of the Anglo-American heritage of law enforcement". The invocation of Anglo-American roots appears to have been an impromptu decision, with a copy of Mr Sessions' prepared remarks reading: "The Sheriff is a critical part of our legal heritage".
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| Israel targets 'Iranian' positions in Syria after F16 downed Posted: 10 Feb 2018 06:47 PM PST  Israel attacked what it said were Iranian positions inside Syria on Saturday in "large-scale" raids after one of its warplanes was targeted by Syrian air defences and crashed. Following the most serious confrontation between arch foes Israel and Iran since Syria's civil war began in 2011, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to prevent Tehran from establishing a threatening military presence in the Arab state. Israel's raids came after it intercepted what it said was an Iranian drone entering its airspace from Syria, calling it an "attack".
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| Monday's Morning Email: The Next Recession Will Be Brutal. Here's Why. Posted: 12 Feb 2018 04:22 AM PST  TOP STORIES (And want to get The Morning Email each weekday?
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| Gigi Hadid Shuts Down Body Shamers, Speaks Out On Hashimoto's Disease Posted: 12 Feb 2018 08:51 AM PST  Gigi Hadid slammed critics of her weight on social media on Sunday night, explaining her journey with Hashimoto's disease and imploring others to have more empathy.
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| Sea level rise is accelerating: study Posted: 12 Feb 2018 01:03 PM PST  Sea level rise is accelerating and could reach 26 inches (66 centimeters) by century's end, in line with United Nations estimates and enough to cause significant problems for coastal cities, a study said Monday. The past annual rate of sea level rise -- about three millimeters (0.1 inches) per year -- may more than triple to 10 millimeters per year by 2100, said the report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer-reviewed US journal. The findings are "roughly in agreement with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 5th Assessment Report (AR5) model projections," said the report, based on 25 years of satellite data.
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| A Disney Vacation Just Got Way More Expensive Posted: 12 Feb 2018 02:02 AM PST  Disney raised entry prices for most tickets at Disneyland in California and Walt Disney World in Florida over the weekend.
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| The Latest: Police identify suspect in 2 officers' shootings Posted: 10 Feb 2018 07:59 PM PST  WESTERVILLE, Ohio (AP) — The Latest on two police officers fatally shot in Ohio (all times local):
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| Attack On Pennsylvania Supreme Court Is An Attack On The Rule Of Law Itself Posted: 12 Feb 2018 08:58 AM PST  Congratulations of a cynical sort are in order for Republican Pennsylvania state Rep. Cris Dush, who has accomplished something notable.
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| Russian plane crashes near Moscow after takeoff; 71 presumed dead Posted: 11 Feb 2018 03:50 PM PST  A Russian passenger plane carrying 71 people crashed near Moscow shortly after taking off from one of the city's airports Sunday.
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| Five people killed in 'horrific' Kentucky shooting spree Posted: 11 Feb 2018 11:22 AM PST  Five people have been killed, including a gunman thought to have taken his own life, during a "horrific" shooting spree in Kentucky. Police received an emergency call on Saturday afternoon reporting a shooting at a rural home near the small city of Paintsville, in the northeast of the state. Officers found two people dead and began to search the area for the shooter, Johnson County Sheriff Dwayne Price said in the statement.
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| Syrian frontline town divides NATO allies Turkey and U.S. Posted: 12 Feb 2018 05:14 AM PST  By Dominic Evans ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A dispute between Turkey and the United States over control of a north Syrian town has put the NATO allies on opposing sides of the conflict's front line, deepening a diplomatic rift ahead of a visit to Turkey by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. This week's talks, already challenging given disagreements over President Tayyip Erdogan's crackdown after a failed 2016 coup, the detention of U.S. consulate staff and citizens, and the trial of a Turkish bank executive for evading U.S. sanctions on Iran, have been given added edge by the dispute over Syria.
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| The Education Department Officially Won't Deal With Transgender Students Experiencing Bathroom Discrimination Posted: 12 Feb 2018 09:45 AM PST  The Trump administration's Education Department will no longer investigate complaints filed by transgender students who are kept from using the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity, a department official told BuzzFeed News.
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| Russian Rival Offered To Lend Luge To Struggling U.S. Silver Medalist Posted: 12 Feb 2018 07:42 AM PST  An athlete from doping-tainted Russia is behind one of the more heartwarming sportsmanship stories to emerge at the Winter Olympics.
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| Pakistan Taliban says deputy chief killed in US drone strike Posted: 12 Feb 2018 06:10 AM PST  The deputy chief of the Pakistani Taliban has been killed in a US drone strike, the militant group said in a statement Monday, as Washington continues to intensify attacks along the Afghan border region. Khalid Mehsood, deputy leader of the umbrella Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), died after the pre-dawn strike in North Waziristan tribal agency on February 8, the militants said in the emailed statement. The group's leaders have nominated Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud to take his place, the statement said, adding Mehsud has "undeterring trust" in Pakistani Taliban leader Maulana Fazlullah.
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| Twitter Bans GOP Candidate For Racist Meghan Markle Tweet Posted: 12 Feb 2018 11:53 AM PST  Twitter has permanently banned the account of a GOP congressional candidate after he posted a racist picture targeting soon-to-be royal bride Meghan Markle.
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| Police: 2 officers killed responding to 911; suspect held Posted: 10 Feb 2018 08:18 PM PST WESTERVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Two Ohio police officers responding to a 911 hang-up call were fatally shot on Saturday after entering a townhome in a Columbus suburb and a suspect who police were once warned "carries a gun all the time" was taken into custody, authorities said.
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| The Best Comeback Story At Westminster Dog Show Sadly Ends On Day One Posted: 12 Feb 2018 09:15 AM PST  A German shepherd who recovered from a shattered leg to become one of the favorites at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show had his comeback cut short on the first day of competition Monday.
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| Boeing Is Working on a Mach-5 Spy Plane Posted: 12 Feb 2018 07:35 AM PST  The Valkyerie II could compete with Lockheed's SR-72. In early January 2018, Boeing announced it's developing a concept for a hypersonic reconnaissance and strike drone that could compete with Lockheed's own SR-72. Both Boeing's "Valkyrie II"concept and Lockheed's "Son of Blackbird" could be capable of cruising at speeds exceeding Mach 5, potentially allowing them to evade all but the most sophisticated enemy defenses.
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| Grand Canyon helicopter crash victims: British tourists killed when chopper crashed into jagged rocks named Posted: 12 Feb 2018 12:04 AM PST  The three British tourists killed when a sightseeing helicopter crashed into jagged rocks in the Grand Canyon have been named. Becky Dobson, 27, was on holiday with boyfriend Stuart Hill, 30, and his brother Jason Hill, 32, when they were killed in the helicopter crash at 0520 local time [1220 GMT] on Saturday. The group had been celebrating a birthday and were travelling aboard a Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters aircraft near Quartermaster Canyon at the famous national park in Arizona, when it crashed and burst into flames.
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| Trump budget seeks cuts to domestic programs, Medicare, favors military and wall Posted: 12 Feb 2018 03:34 PM PST  By Ginger Gibson and James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump proposed a budget on Monday that calls for cuts in domestic spending and social programs such as Medicare and seeks a sharp increase in military spending and funding for a wall on the Mexican border. While running for president in 2016, Trump pledged to leave popular benefit programs such as Medicare and Social Security untouched, but his new budget proposal would reduce Medicare spending by $236 billion over the next 10 years.
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| Dutch foreign minister admits lying about meeting with Putin Posted: 12 Feb 2018 04:36 AM PST  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — In a potentially damaging admission on the eve of his first visit to Russia as a member of the Dutch government, Foreign Minister Halbe Zijlstra on Monday acknowledged lying about attending a meeting with President Vladimir Putin in 2006.
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| Olympic Speed Skating Photo Finish Is Almost Too Close To Call Posted: 11 Feb 2018 02:11 AM PST  Two thousandths of a second was the difference between second and third place in Sunday's 5,000m men's speed skating final at the Winter Olympics.
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| S.Africa's ANC to meet Monday as Zuma deadlock tightens Posted: 11 Feb 2018 12:02 AM PST  The top decision-making body of South Africa's ruling ANC will meet on Monday following days of talks over President Jacob Zuma's expected departure from office, a party spokeswoman said Sunday. "An NEC (national executive committee) meeting is scheduled for tomorrow in Pretoria," ANC spokeswoman Khusela Diko told AFP, declining to reveal the meeting's agenda. South Africa's president-in-waiting Cyril Ramaphosa has said negotiations should be concluded within days.
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| EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's First Class Habit Costing Taxpayers Thousands Posted: 11 Feb 2018 08:47 PM PST  Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, regularly flies first or business class, often costing American taxpayers thousands of dollars more than equivalent seats in coach, The Washington Post reported on Sunday.
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| US ballplayer's kidnapped mother is released Posted: 11 Feb 2018 06:49 PM PST  The mother of Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Elias Diaz was released Sunday, three days after being kidnapped in the Venezuelan city of Maracaibo, authorities said. "Thank God, our security forces were able to rescue Mrs Ana Soto," Zulia's state governor Omar Prieto said on Twitter. Ana Soto, 72, was abducted Thursday as she chatted with neighbors outside her home in a working-class area of the northwestern city.
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| Couple who quit jobs and sold belongings to sail round the world lose everything as boat capsizes two days into journey Posted: 12 Feb 2018 02:23 AM PST  Tanner Broadwell and Nikki Walsh began their adventure on a 28-foot sailboat last week, setting off from the marina in Tarpon Springs. Two days later, the emergency services were called to reports of a capsized boat in the Gulf of Mexico near Madeira Beach – about 25 miles down the coast. "I sold everything I had to do this," Mr Broadwell told the Tampa Bay Times.
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| Jimmy Kimmel Perfectly Skewers Judge's Same-Sex Wedding Cake Ruling Posted: 11 Feb 2018 02:00 PM PST  Jimmy Kimmel broke down last week's headline-making ruling allowing a California bakery to refuse to make cakes for same-sex weddings as only Jimmy Kimmel can.
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| Range Rover Sport PHEV conquers Heaven's Gate Posted: 12 Feb 2018 03:15 AM PST  With Land Rover now producing some two-wheel drive models that are more road-focused than its traditional off-road fare, and even a convertible, it's probably a good time for the company to reaffirm the imperious off-road capability its vehicles have long been renowned for. The petrol-electric performance SUV has now become the first vehicle in history to climb the stairs to the natural rock arch of Heaven's Gate. The Range Rover Sport P400e used for the challenge was a showroom standard model, so there were no enhancements made to help it overcome the awaiting obstacles to reaching the summit and negotiating the demanding course.
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| 'Yay': Man in US illegally says after being found guilty of killing 2 California deputies Posted: 11 Feb 2018 08:34 PM PST  A man in the United States illegally was convicted of killing two deputies in a case that helped fuel the national immigration debate.
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| The Latest: Netanyahu: Strikes severe blows to Syria, Iran Posted: 11 Feb 2018 02:25 AM PST  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on the escalation between Israel and Syria and Israel's offensive against Iranian targets in Syria (all times local):
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| GOP Lawmaker Devin Nunes Reportedly Made His Own Fake News Website Posted: 11 Feb 2018 11:30 PM PST  A Republican lawmaker from California has been reportedly operating his own news website.
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| Honda to recall roughly 350,000 cars in China over engine issue Posted: 12 Feb 2018 03:15 AM PST  Honda Motor Co Ltd will recall roughly 350,000 vehicles in China to resolve a cold-climate engine issue and quell a barrage of customer complaints that has hit the Japanese automaker over the past month. The recall involves the CR-V sport utility vehicle and the Civic car, Honda's joint venture with Dongfeng Motor Group Co Ltd said in a statement on Monday. The company is calling back those cars to resolve a problem caused by an unusual amount of un-combusted petrol collecting in the engine's lubricant oil pan.
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| US immigration authorities to deport Arizona father whose five-year-old son has cancer Posted: 12 Feb 2018 12:19 PM PST  An undocumented father from Mexico who has a five-year-old son with cancer and a pregnant wife is due to be deported. Jesus Berrones, who lives in Arizona with his wife and five children, was denied an extension to stay in America by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Thursday and is scheduled to be deported on Monday. The 30-year-old took refuge at the Shadow Rock United Church - a sanctuary church that provides a safe place for undocumented migrants - in Phoenix on Friday.
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| The Latest: Man accused of killing 2 Ohio officers charged Posted: 11 Feb 2018 06:59 PM PST  CLEVELAND (AP) — The Latest on two Ohio officers fatally shot while responding to 911 hang-up call (all times local):
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| 5 Cable-Cutting Problems You Probably Didn't Think About Posted: 12 Feb 2018 01:35 PM PST  As alternatives to live television ― such as Sling TV, YouTube TV and Hulu Live ― improve and other streaming services ― like Netflix and Amazon Prime ― add better original programming, it's become increasingly tempting to cut the cord.
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