| In Rob Porter Case, Trump Sends A Message: We Will Protect Powerful Alleged Abusers Posted: 12 Feb 2018 06:16 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― Domestic abuse victims often worry their experiences won't be taken as seriously if the offender is powerful or well-liked professionally.
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| Obamas unveil official portraits by Kehinde Wiley, Amy Sherald at National Portrait Gallery Posted: 12 Feb 2018 08:17 AM PST  Former President Barack Obama and wife, Michelle Obama, celebrated the unveiling of their official portraits at the National Portrait Gallery on Monday, as the nation observed the latest art installations.
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| Facebook Messenger's latest update unlocks never-before-seen features for one group of people this Valentine's Day Posted: 13 Feb 2018 05:00 AM PST  Millennials often take flak for not being able to accurately or openly express themselves, especially when it comes to romantic endeavors and relationships.
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| Tillerson says up to North Korea to decide when ready to engage in talks Posted: 12 Feb 2018 02:47 AM PST  U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in Cairo on Monday it was up to North Korea to decide when it was ready to engage in sincere talks with the United States. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said in a newspaper interview that Washington and Seoul had agreed on terms for further diplomatic engagement with North Korea, possibly leading to direct talks without pre-conditions. Tillerson told a news conference it was too early to judge whether this was the start of a diplomatic process.
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| Russians dead in 'battle' in Syria's east Posted: 12 Feb 2018 09:34 AM PST  Russian citizens died last week in eastern Syria, where a US-led coalition bombed pro-regime fighters to fend off an attack on its local allies, groups representing them said Monday. Vladimir Loginov, a 52-year-old from Russia's western Kaliningrad region "died in an unequal battle in the area of Syria's Deir Ezzor," according to a statement by the Baltic Cossack Union in Kaliningrad. The statement said Loginov was "heroically defending our Motherland in its far reaches from crazy savages" when he was killed on February 7.
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| Plane crash outside Moscow leaves 71 dead amid snowy conditions Posted: 12 Feb 2018 06:01 AM PST  An airplane carrying 65 passengers and six crew members crashed outside Moscow amid snowy conditions on Sunday.
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| New Hampshire's Attorney General to Powerball Winner: You Can't Remain Anonymous Posted: 13 Feb 2018 11:23 AM PST  The winner is arguing that revealing her name would be an invasion of privacy
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| Dozens of White House officials lack proper security clearance, source says Posted: 12 Feb 2018 07:42 AM PST  President Donald Trump is facing mounting questions about whether his top aides are handling classified information without the proper security clearance.
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| Mother sobs in court while testifying about 8-year-old daughter's rape and murder Posted: 13 Feb 2018 08:40 AM PST  The mother of a young girl who was abducted by a man posing as a good Samaritan in 2013 sobbed in court as she faced her daughter's accused killer.
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| Pennsylvania Governor Rejects GOP Proposal For New Congressional Map Posted: 13 Feb 2018 09:03 AM PST  Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) rejected top Republicans' proposal for a new congressional map in his state Tuesday, saying the plan continued to be an unacceptable partisan gerrymander.
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| 11 Awesome Sweet & Savory Apricot Recipes Posted: 13 Feb 2018 01:25 PM PST |
| 'Roseanne' star on how the show's set really 'felt like home' Posted: 13 Feb 2018 06:36 AM PST  Michael Fishman, who played D.J. Conner, said, "We've always kind of taken naps on that couch."
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| Clash turns up Israel-Iran heat, but neither seeks war: analysts Posted: 12 Feb 2018 05:14 AM PST  A confrontation at the weekend in Syria has turned up the heat between arch-foes Israel and Iran, but neither side seems to want a war for now, analysts said. Israel carried out major air raids in neighbouring Syria on Saturday, including against what it described as Iranian targets in the country. It was the first time Israel publicly acknowledged hitting Iranian targets in Syria since the 2011 start of the civil war there.
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| Grand Canyon copter crashed on tribal land with fewer rules Posted: 12 Feb 2018 06:43 PM PST  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A helicopter crash that killed three British tourists and left four others critically injured happened on tribal land in the Grand Canyon where air tours are not as highly regulated as those inside the national park.
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| Bill and Melinda Gates Took On President Trump and the Privileges of Wealth in Their Annual Letter Posted: 13 Feb 2018 05:44 AM PST  "I wish our president would treat people, and especially women, with more respect."
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| Let us remember how very bad presidential portraits were until the Obamas Posted: 13 Feb 2018 10:47 AM PST  The Obamas presidential portraits just came out, and they are amazing. SEE ALSO: The internet is enthralled by the Obamas' official portraits I want a print of each one for my home. Everyone wants a print of each one for their home. Barack Obama's portrait should be every album cover from now on. The Obamas portraits are made even better by the fact that until them, presidential portraits were either the most boring or the strangest creations of all time, and nothing in between. If I weren't from America and looked at these presidential portraits without knowing anything else, I would think it was a list of potential actors to be cast as the lead of Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. So let us take a trip down memory lane at how presidential portraits past were simply nothing until the Obamas came along. George W. Bush Image: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian InstitutionAh yes, George W. Bush. There he is. There he is looking like a tall Bilbo Baggins after he finished "There and Back Again: A Hobbit's Tale." The only thing helping this photo is the fact that there is at least a vase of flowers in the background. Otherwise, very boring portrait that looks like it was taking from my living room, as if I'm on the other side of that couch watching HGTV. And it's George W. Bush, renowned artist. They couldn't have let him paint his own portrait? John F. Kennedy Image: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian InstitutionTo this I must say, what the hell. I mean, the guy was shot two years into his presidency and you memorialize him with this? This is an insult! It's as if he died and no one could remember what he looked like so they had a fourth grader who met him once scribble down their best effort. It's as if he testified in court but the courtroom sketch artist didn't have enough time so they just tried their best. If I were there when this portrait was unveiled, I would say "Ah yes, I can't wait to remember JFK as someone with a hamburger bun for hair and literally no feet." A stylistic choice perhaps, but whose? JFK's middle school bully? Didn't Jackie go through enough? Lyndon B. Johnson Image: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian InstitutionAh yes, a portrait of Lyndon B. Johnson who historically walked to work every morning with one book in his hand, I guess. He looks like he's playing hooky but since he's not rebellious at heart is just going to take his homework to a Barnes & Noble and get work done there. This is one of the better portraits, but still. What's going on here? Harry S. Truman Image: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian InstitutionI will say things got a little more exciting with Harry S. Truman, which is odd because his portrait was before all of these other presidents, so why didn't they follow his lead. Truman looks like he was placed in an enchanted forest just outside of Washington D.C. and handed some papers that look like they're right out of Harry Potter. But seriously? Three blank papers? I'm assuming they illustrate the fact that, as president, one must sign things? Abraham Lincoln Image: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian InstitutionThis just looks like no one would let Lincoln use the bathroom until they were finished. All I can say is, thank God for Obama, who will now be remembered as someone who always shoved a chair into a wall of bushes to watch cars pass by the White House, and looked great while doing it. WATCH: Trump threw shade at Obama during his first Thanksgiving turkey pardon
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| Lions Kill And Eat Suspected Poacher Posted: 13 Feb 2018 02:03 AM PST  A suspected poacher was found dead last week after being killed and partially eaten by lions, according to reports out of South Africa.
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| 30 Rustic Barn-Style House Ideas & Photos to Inspire You Posted: 13 Feb 2018 11:49 AM PST |
| Devastated Iraq seeks $90 billion for reconstruction Posted: 12 Feb 2018 06:31 AM PST  Iraq needs nearly $90 billion to rebuild after three years of war with the Islamic State group, officials said Monday, with large parts of the country in ruins and tens of thousands left homeless. As a three-day international reconstruction conference got underway in Kuwait, officials were seeking pledges from donors and investors to restore Iraq's devastated homes, schools, hospitals and economic infrastructure. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was joining the conference after holding talks on Monday in Cairo where he launched his latest Middle East tour.
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| Chloe Kim’s Dad Celebrates The ‘American Dream’ After 17-Year-Old’s Gold Medal Win Posted: 13 Feb 2018 12:58 AM PST  The father of U.S. snowboarding sensation Chloe Kim had a message for reporters after her spectacular Olympic gold medal win on Tuesday.
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| Bill and Melinda Gates urge Trump to respect people and to not cut foreign aid Posted: 13 Feb 2018 02:32 PM PST  Bill and Melinda Gates discussed the importance of foreign aid and the state of US politics. Donald Trump should treat people – especially women – with more respect, and continue investments in poorer countries for the sake of global security, the world's leading philanthropic couple Bill and Melinda Gates said on Tuesday.
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| Catholic School Fired Gay Teacher Because She Got Married, Church Says Posted: 13 Feb 2018 07:41 AM PST  "They treated her like a criminal"
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| 2 Baltimore detectives convicted of racketeering, robbery Posted: 12 Feb 2018 06:50 PM PST  BALTIMORE (AP) — Two Baltimore police detectives were convicted of robbery, racketeering, and conspiracy Monday in a trial that's part of an ongoing federal investigation into corruption among rogue members of the city's beleaguered police force.
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| Omarosa Dishes On Mike Pence: 'He Thinks Jesus Tells Him To Say Things' Posted: 13 Feb 2018 01:39 AM PST  Omarosa Manigault-Newman issued a dire warning about Vice President Mike Pence.
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| Donald Trump's budget proposal includes major cuts to environmental programmes Posted: 12 Feb 2018 11:54 AM PST  US President Donald Trump's budget includes the elimination or steep cuts to several environmental programmes. This is despite a deal made in Congress last week which added hundreds of billions of dollars in new, general funding to the federal budget. Congress must still approve it but the President's proposed budget reflects many of the priorities outlined in the first proposal submitted last April, called the "skinny budget," which focused heavily on military spending.
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| Dutch foreign minister quits after lying about Putin meeting Posted: 13 Feb 2018 01:24 PM PST  By Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch Foreign Minister Halbe Zijlstra resigned on Tuesday after admitting that he had lied about attending a meeting in 2006 at which he said Russian President Vladimir Putin had outlined a strategy for building a greater Russia. The incident has embarrassed Prime Minister Mark Rutte's four-party coalition government, which has a precarious parliamentary majority of just one seat. It risks undermining Dutch foreign policy at a time when diplomatic ties between the Netherlands and Russia have hit a low point, largely over the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over Ukraine, allegedly by pro-Russian separatists.
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| Chrissy Teigen Politely Explains Why Tweet About Mirai Nagasu Was Insensitive Posted: 13 Feb 2018 11:51 AM PST  After New York Times writer Bari Weiss stirred up controversy on social media with a tweet about figure skater Mirai Nagasu's historic performance at the Olympics, supermodel Chrissy Teigen weighed in and set the record straight.
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| The Merkava Tank: How Israel Plans to Crush Any Army, Anytime Posted: 12 Feb 2018 04:30 AM PST  Trophy is combat proven, having saved several Merkava IV tanks (and their crews) from antitank weapons fielded by Hamas in 2014's Operation Protective Edge in the Gaza Strip. Israeli tankers are also set this year to experiment with Iron Vision, an augmented reality system designed to allow crews to "see" outside of their tank with a combination of VR goggles and distributed aperture system. In the past forty years, just a handful of countries have proved themselves capable of building their own main battle tanks.
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| Teen Said He Killed His Father, Kissed His Bunny, Then Shot Up a Playground Posted: 13 Feb 2018 07:47 AM PST  The teen is charged with killing his dad and a first-grader
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| Police: Man pointing gun at his own head killed by officers Posted: 12 Feb 2018 03:56 PM PST  WILLISTON, Vt. (AP) — A distraught man who was pointing a pistol at his own head was shot by police as he walked toward two officers next to a busy interstate and refused repeated commands to drop the weapon, state police said Monday.
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| Prince Harry Narrowly Avoids A Bite From An Unruly Scottish Pony Posted: 13 Feb 2018 09:04 AM PST  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle headed to Scotland on Tuesday for their first official joint visit to the country.
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| India says Pakistan 'will pay' after Kashmir army camp attack Posted: 12 Feb 2018 07:42 AM PST  Pakistan "will pay" for an attack on an army base in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed nine including five soldiers and a civilian, India's defence minister said Monday. A firefight erupted Saturday when heavily armed militants stormed the base in Jammu, the second-largest city in the disputed Himalayan region bordering Pakistan. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who visited the injured in hospital, said that counter-terror operations at the camp had been called off on Monday.
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| Frozen puppy rescued from river adopted by police officer Posted: 12 Feb 2018 05:13 PM PST  A pitbull puppy left to die in freezing waters has been nursed back to health and adopted by a police officer. The dog, now named River, was left under a bridge in Daytona Beach, Florida, in below freezing temperatures. Thankfully an anonymous call was made and animal control officers John Pearson and James Lee rescued the shivering pup.
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| Bill Gates Warns Tech Giants: Tone It Down -- Or Get Regulated Posted: 13 Feb 2018 10:41 AM PST  From: Bill Gates Memo: Dial back the Silicon Valley hubris, or the government will do it for you.
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| Viva Harlistas! Antique Harley-Davidsons Still Prowl Cuba Posted: 12 Feb 2018 08:59 AM PST  Viva Harlistas! Antique Harley-Davidsons Still Prowl Cuba Like their four-wheeled cousins, Cuba's fleet of ancient Harleys is kept running with bubblegum, baling wire, and sheer passion Harley-Davidson is not a name typically associated with Cuba. The
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| Microsoft Just Hinted at Support for Bitcoin Over Crypto-Forks Posted: 13 Feb 2018 06:54 AM PST  Internal experiments have yielded good results.
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| Teen accused of killing dad, boy describes shootings on tape Posted: 12 Feb 2018 04:03 PM PST  ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — A teenager charged with killing his father at their home and a first-grader on a school playground said he kissed his bunny Floppy and three dogs goodbye after shooting his father and then headed to the school to resume shooting, according to the boy's videotaped statement played in court Monday.
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| Inmates accused in Rikers Island correction officer attack due in court Posted: 12 Feb 2018 08:02 AM PST  The correction officer, 39-year-old Jean Souffrant, remains in the ICU with a fractured spine and bleeding on his brain.
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