| Days after school shooting in Parkland, Florida, a gun show in Miami Posted: 17 Feb 2018 07:52 AM PST  Students rallied for gun control outside the Federal Courthouse in Broward County, Florida, while miles away, hundreds gathered for two separate gun shows.
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| Donald Trump Uses Florida School Massacre As Excuse To Attack FBI’s Russia Probe Posted: 18 Feb 2018 02:05 AM PST  President Donald Trump has criticized the FBI for missing "all of the many signals" sent out by the suspect in Wednesday's deadly high school shooting in Parkland, Florida.
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| Dianne Feinstein Wants To Raise Minimum Age For Assault Weapon Purchases To 21 Posted: 16 Feb 2018 11:50 PM PST  announced Friday that she is introducing legislation to raise the minimum age to purchase rifles — including military-style assault weapons — from 18 to 21.
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| 13 dead after helicopter crash at Mexico earthquake site Posted: 17 Feb 2018 01:52 PM PST  A military helicopter carrying officials assessing damage from a powerful earthquake crashed Friday in southern Mexico, killing 13 people and injuring 15, all of them on the ground. The Oaxaca state prosecutor's office said in a statement that five women, four men and three children were killed at the crash site and another person died later at the hospital. A state government official who was not authorized to be quoted by name said the chopper crashed into a group of people who had been spending the night in an open field after a powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the area. Aftershocks had caused people to flee their homes for fear they would collapse. The Defence Department said the Blackhawk helicopter suffered the mishap when it was preparing to land on a vacant lot in the city of Jamiltepec, about 19 miles from the area of Pinotepa Nacional. Technicians work at the site of the accident where a military helicopter fell on a van Credit: ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/Getty Images The craft was carrying Interior Secretary Alfonso Navarrete and Oaxaca Governor Alejandro Murat, neither of whom had serious injuries. The accident was the latest embarrassment in Mr Navarrete's short term at the Interior Department, which oversees most political and security issues. Earlier this month, an intelligence agent from an agency overseen by Mr Navarrete's department was caught tailing an opposition presidential candidate. A woman is helped outside, along Reforma Avenue after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake shook Mexico City Credit: AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo Both Mr Navarrete and the defense department said they regretted the loss of life in Friday's accident. Jorge Morales, a local reporter who was aboard the helicopter when it crashed, described harrowing moments as the pilot lost control and the helicopter attempted to land in a swirl of dust. "The moment the helicopter touched down it lost control, it slid - like, it skidded - and it hit some vehicles that were stationed in the area," he told a Mexican television news program. "In that moment, you couldn't see anything, nothing else was heard beside the sound that iron makes when it scrapes the earth."
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| Lankford: 'The problem is not owning an AR-15' Posted: 17 Feb 2018 11:07 PM PST  Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) resists calls for strong restrictions against assault rifles, during an exclusive interview on Meet the Press.
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| U.S. calls for action to halt Iran's growing 'network of proxies' Posted: 17 Feb 2018 10:39 AM PST  By Andrea Shalal and Sabine Siebold MUNICH (Reuters) - U.S. National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster called on Saturday for more forceful action to halt Iran's development of what he said was an increasingly powerful network of proxy armies in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iraq. McMaster accused Iran of escalating a campaign to increase its influence in the Middle East by building and arming "Hezbollah-style" proxy armies in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere as it has done in Lebanon. "So the time is now, we think, to act against Iran," he told the Munich Security Conference, calling on U.S. allies to halt trade that was helping underwrite the expansion of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, the most powerful military and economic force in the Islamic Republic.
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| The Latest: Slain Chicago officer remembered as 'model cop' Posted: 17 Feb 2018 10:23 AM PST  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the funeral for a Chicago Police commander killed in the line of duty (all times local):
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| Floridians Tell Politicians Who Do The NRA’s Bidding Their Time Is Up Posted: 17 Feb 2018 02:42 PM PST  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. ― Something powerful is happening in Florida.
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| Donald Trump's national security adviser says FBI indictments show Russian meddling in US election is undeniable Posted: 17 Feb 2018 04:55 AM PST  Donald Trump's national security adviser has said there is undeniable proof of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. The indictment represents the most detailed allegations to date of illegal Russian meddling during the campaign that put Mr Trump in the White House.
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| '3 Billboards In Florida' Troll Marco Rubio Over School Shooting Posted: 16 Feb 2018 10:10 PM PST  Borrowing a scene from an Oscar-nominated film, three red billboard-sized messages have popped up in the streets of Miami and beyond to publicly flame Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)
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| LeBron James Speaks Out on Laura Ingraham's 'Shut Up and Dribble' Comments Posted: 18 Feb 2018 04:17 AM PST  MSNBC's David Gura and panel discuss the LeBron James/Laura Ingraham feud.
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| Big Mexico quake cuts power and damages homes; two dead in crash Posted: 16 Feb 2018 09:43 PM PST  By Lizbeth Diaz and Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A prolonged 7.2 magnitude quake that rocked Mexico on Friday left nearly a million homes and businesses without power in the capital and south but the only reported deaths came when a military helicopter crashed after surveying the aftermath. At least 50 homes suffered damage in the southern state of Oaxaca, which, along with Mexico City, is still reeling from earthquakes that caused widespread damage in September. The epicenter was about 90 miles (145 km) from Pacific coast surfer resort Puerto Escondido in the southern state of Oaxaca and had a depth of 15.3 miles (24.6 km), according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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| Brawling family of 23 removed from Australian cruise ship Posted: 16 Feb 2018 08:43 PM PST  Twenty-three members of the same family have been removed from a cruise ship near Sydney after a brawl that left several injured, reports said, just days after a separate incident forced another liner to return to port. Police removed the group, which included men, women and children, from the boat on Friday after it docked in Sydney on a 10-day South Pacific cruise. One witness told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation she had seen seven separate fights break out during the trip.
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| Activists Launch Voter Registration Drive At 'Black Panther' Screenings Posted: 17 Feb 2018 10:49 AM PST  The Movement for Black Lives has channeled the energy and excitement surrounding the opening weekend of Marvel's "Black Panther" into a voting registration campaign. The movement's Electoral Justice Project is organizing the #WakandaTheVote initiative that encourages moviegoers to register to vote at "Black Panther" screenings across the country. "The Movement for Black Lives is an ecosystem of black leaders and organizations fighting every single day for the healthy and happy lives of Black folks," activists Jessica Byrd and Kayla Reed told Blavity in an interview.
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| Trolls Are Posting Fake Stories About Being Attacked At 'Black Panther' Showings Posted: 17 Feb 2018 09:51 AM PST  Audiences for this week's "Black Panther" premiere went all-out in celebration, and the film's opening weekend is expected to break records at the box office.
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| Passenger says teen driver panicked, hit the gas outside NSA Posted: 17 Feb 2018 12:38 PM PST  FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A passenger in a vehicle that was fired upon outside the National Security Agency campus says the unlicensed teen driver made a wrong turn, panicked and hit the gas.
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| Tweeters Rip Trump Over 'Tone Deaf' Thumbs-Up Pose With Florida First Responders Posted: 17 Feb 2018 12:27 AM PST  President Donald Trump has sparked anger after he gave the thumbs-up while posing for a photograph with law enforcement officers who responded to Wednesday's deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida.
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| The Latest: Iran vows to respond if US gives up on nuke deal Posted: 18 Feb 2018 04:48 AM PST  MUNICH (AP) — The Latest from the Munich Security Conference (all times local):
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| Top GOP Donor Won’t Back Candidates Unless They Support Assault Weapons Ban Posted: 17 Feb 2018 11:52 PM PST  Following Wednesday's shooting massacre at a Florida high school, a top Republican political donor has taken a stand for gun control ― by tightening his purse strings.
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| Scientists discover painting hidden behind Picasso masterpiece Posted: 17 Feb 2018 09:57 AM PST  Scientists examining a work by Pablo Picasso using x-ray technology have discovered that he painted it over a landscape painting by an unknown artist. It was painted during Picasso's Blue Period, when he mainly used monochromatic shades of blue and blue-green. The researchers' technique allowed them to study the painting in-depth in just 24 hours, and revealed the horizontal landscape created by a different Barcelona painter, whose identity remains unknown, under the visible surface of Picasso's painting.
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| This dog's heartwarming rescue from a New York subway tunnel will bring you happy tears Posted: 17 Feb 2018 10:39 AM PST  One lucky pup found compassiom in a most unlikely place: The New York City subway. Dakota, aka Loppy the dog, was playing with her dog walker at a park in Brooklyn on Friday when the pooch managed to escape. Frightened, the poor pup ran to a place that she knew — the Jay St. station — and ended up inside the dangerous subway tunnel. SEE ALSO: How this startup is trying to bring dog toys into the 21st century "It's a familiar place for her, we commute together every day. She entered, ran across the platform, and at some point either fell or jumped in," Dakota's owner, Caroline Francis, posted to her Facebook. The NYC subway runs off of an electrified third rail, so once notified, workers shut the trains down and cut power to the subway in order to save the dog. A/C/F train riders, apologies for the delay- Dakota escaped from the dog park and- you guessed it- onto the tracks. Thank @MTA NYCT for the assist on the rescue, job well done by all, service back up & dog on the way to the vet for a minor injury- Appreciate everyone's patience! pic.twitter.com/gSA5ynPgGX — NYPD Transit (@NYPDTransit) February 16, 2018 After over an hour of searching, Francis says that things were looking "devastatingly bleak." She begged the MTA to let her onto the tracks to help search the miles of subway tunnels. "Then a miracle happened," Francis wrote. "An MTA officer took it upon herself to explore the tracks several stations away. And, against all odds, she found Loppy." Francis says the pup was bloodied, cold, dirty, and terrified, but miraculously OK. "The joy I felt when the police officer showed me a photo and said 'is this her?' was all-consuming," she wrote. "Being reunited with this little creature is something more powerful than I can explain." The dog suffered some lung damage, lost a few teeth, and fractured her jaw, according to the New York Daily News. She is currently being treated at Pearl Blue hospital, but is expected to make a speedy recovery. MTA Supervisor Sanya Hill, who found the pup about a mile away from where she entered the subway, says she spotted Loppy curled up at the back of the subway platform. "I had my flashlight out and I was looking and then I saw the dog," Hill told the News. "I didn't want her to bite me, I didn't want to scare her any more than she was. She was already shaking and already curled up all the way to the back of the platform." Francis ended her Facebook post with a heartwarming message to all of the New Yorkers who likely complained for hours about how their commute was interrupted. "New York can feel like a cold, hard city," Francis wrote. "But this city—the NYPD and MTA in particular—rallied around me at my darkest hour. They saved my best friend. That warmth and support moves me in a way I can't explain. To all the commuters who got stuck for 60+ minutes, know that your sacrifice saved her life—thank you. I've been so touched by all who have reached out with kind words." WATCH: Your cat can achieve ultimate chill with this portable hammock
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| Guantanamo trial of Cole bombing suspect halted Posted: 16 Feb 2018 05:47 PM PST  The Guantanamo trial of the chief suspect in the deadly 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen was shut down Friday as defense lawyers refused to return to the case, Pentagon officials said. Military commissions judge Air Force Colonel Vance Spath halted the case, which could lead to the death penalty for Abdel Rahim al-Nashiri, in frustration that he could not compel Nashiri's main lawyers to show up in court. "The USS Cole bombing trial ... military judge has abated indefinitely the pre-trial proceedings," Pentagon spokeswoman Commander Sarah Higgins said.
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| Maame Biney's Pioneering Run At The Winter Olympics Is Over Posted: 17 Feb 2018 03:25 AM PST  U.S. speedskater Maame Biney finished last in her 1,500 meter short-track heat on Saturday, ending her trailblazing run at the Winter Olympics.
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| Shooting Survivor To Trump: Shame Lawmakers Who Take NRA Money, Not Florida Community Posted: 17 Feb 2018 02:53 PM PST  FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. ― Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Emma Gonzalez refuted President Donald Trump's suggestion that her community didn't take action to prevent a shooter from killing 17 at the school in a fiery Saturday speech.
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| Government urges councils to waive road closure charges for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding Posted: 17 Feb 2018 04:01 PM PST  The government is urging councils to waive their charges for road closures on May 19, in the hopes of encouraging Britain to celebrate the Royal wedding with thousands of street parties. The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will fall on a Saturday, the same day as the FA Cup final, with leaders hoping the mood of celebration will buoy the public. They today launch a "handy guide" to throwing a street party, reminding keen organisers to get in touch with local councils in good time to plan road closures and insurance. Information from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government States: "Many councils, from Bromley to Salford, have already announced that they are waiving charges for street party road closures, making it easier and cheaper than ever to hold celebrations. "The government is urging other councils to follow suit." The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's wedding in 2011 saw bank holiday street parties held throughout Britain, including on Downing Street. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visit Cardiff, in pictures There will be no extra day off for the marriage of Prince Harry, fifth-in-Line to the throne, and Meghan Markle, who wed at Windsor Castle on May 19 before taking a carriage ride around the town to greet those who have turned up to see them. Chris Gittins, who runs streetparty.org.uk, said the celebrations will show a "fantastic part of British culture", adding: "It's a rare excuse to meet neighbours really, a traditional excuse to meet neighbours in a relaxed atmosphere." Guy Oliver, from the Old Barn Inn in Glooston, said they would be throwing a street party to encourage people to "come together in a community". "It'll be a few union jacks and we're going to serve food to everyone's taste," he said. Sandra Hastings, founder of Newcastle-based charity Silverline Memories which helps those with dementia, said she is planning a "good old-fashioned party with bunting, and red white and blue balloons, and trestle tables with tonnes of homemade food". "At our charity we provide people with the opportunity to do things they wouldn't have done otherwise, and take any excuse for a knees up," she said. Jake Berry MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State said: "We've made it easier than ever for local residents from all backgrounds to come together to celebrate the royalwedding and we hope councils will get into the spirit by helping people wishing to organise street parties. "With the FA Cup final taking place on the same day, there's never been a better reason to hold a street party and our updated guidance makes clear the steps residents need to take to ensure an enjoyable and safe day is had by all."
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| 10 Freeway back open in Rialto after deadly crash prompts 16-hour closure Posted: 17 Feb 2018 09:02 AM PST  Both directions of the 10 Freeway in Rialto were reopened Saturday morning, more than 16 hours after a fiery crash killed five people.
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| Paul Manafort Accused Of Bank Fraud In New Mueller Court Documents Posted: 17 Feb 2018 10:58 PM PST  Former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been accused of bank fraud that wasn't part of the original indictment against him, according to court documents filed by special counsel Robert Mueller.
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| Israel's Netanyahu: A singular leader with a divisive legacy Posted: 17 Feb 2018 05:00 AM PST  A serial survivor of scandals, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be in trouble once more after police recommended a range of bribery and other charges against him in two separate investigations. Yet the law doesn't require him to step down until convicted, the process could drag on for months, and the determined, loquacious leader is digging in his heels.
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| Top German lawmaker in security row with Turkey at Munich meeting Posted: 18 Feb 2018 05:52 AM PST  By Paul Carrel and Andrea Shalal BERLIN/MUNICH (Reuters) - A row broke out on Sunday between a leading German politician of Turkish origin and Turkey's delegation at the Munich Security Conference, with the lawmaker being given police protection after what he said was a tense encounter with Turkish bodyguards. Cem Ozdemir, co-leader of Germany's ecologist Greens until late last month and a critic of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said he was given protection at the conference after police told him Turkish security, staying in the same hotel, had accused him of being a "terrorist". "(The police) told me there was a problem with Turkish security, that they had pointed out that a terrorist, or a member of a terrorist organization, was staying (in the hotel) -so me," Ozdemir told reporters after returning to Berlin.
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| Florida Gubernatorial Candidate Calls On Governor To Halt AR-15 Sales Posted: 17 Feb 2018 09:16 AM PST  In the wake of Florida's horrific school shooting, Gwen Graham, a Democratic candidate in the state's gubernatorial race, called on Gov. Rick Scott to immediately suspend sales and permits of AR-15s and assault-style weapons.
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| Pope revives sexual abuse panel Posted: 17 Feb 2018 08:39 AM PST  The Vatican said Saturday it has renewed its anti-paedophile panel as Pope Francis acts to quell the global scandal over the sexual abuse of children by priests. The panel had come under fire from two high-profile members, former sex abuse victims who quit at what they saw as a lack of reform and obstruction at the highest level of the Catholic Church. Victims have come forward from across the world over the past two decades accusing priests of sex crimes, unleashing one of the biggest crises faced by the Catholic Church.
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| Apple 'repeatedly calls emergency services' after multiple employees injured walking into glass panes at new HQ Posted: 17 Feb 2018 11:33 AM PST  Apple's new 175-acre headquarters, centred on a glass ring which hosts 12,000 staff, has become an architectural fascination since the first designs were unveiled seven years ago. Apple employees reportedly keep walking into the glass panels which form the walls of the spaceship-like building. The building, in Cupertino, California, is surrounded by 50ft curved glass panels - the largest in the world.
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| Olympic Analyst Laments Hockey Player's 'Unfortunate' Domestic Abuse Incident Posted: 18 Feb 2018 08:03 AM PST  NHL analyst Mike Milbury referred to one hockey player's domestic abuse conviction as an "unfortunate incident," as he offered commentary for NBC's coverage of the men's match between Team USA and the Olympics Athletes from Russia on Saturday.
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| Kelly overhauls White House clearance procedure Posted: 16 Feb 2018 09:42 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — Under pressure over his handling of abuse allegations against a top aide, White House chief of staff John Kelly has ordered sweeping changes in how the White House clears staff members to gain access to classified information, acknowledging that the administration "must do better" in how it handles security clearances.
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| Florida School Shooting: FBI received tip on suspect Nikolas Cruz but did not investigate Posted: 16 Feb 2018 08:32 PM PST  The FBI received a specific report in January that the suspect in the Florida school shooting could be plotting an attack, but agents failed to investigate the tip, the agency said Friday.
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| Why Donald Trump Fears Women Posted: 17 Feb 2018 05:00 AM PST  Multiple allegations of domestic abuse against former White House staff secretary Rob Porter appeared to provoke President Donald Trump to fire off this tweet last weekend: Peoples lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation.
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| Turkey denies allegation of chemical attack in Syria Posted: 18 Feb 2018 02:00 PM PST  Turkey never used chemical weapons in its operations in Syria, and takes the utmost care of civilians, its foreign minister said, after Syrian Kurdish forces and a monitoring group accused it of carrying out a gas attack in Syria's Afrin region. Turkey has never used any kind of chemical weapons," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters at the Munich Security Conference.
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| Florida school shooting survivors demand gun control at emotional rally Posted: 17 Feb 2018 12:23 PM PST  Students and teachers who survived a mass school shooting in Florida have issued emotional and urgent calls for gun control at a rally. Seventeen students and teachers were killed when an assailant opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School this week.
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| Pakistani court sentences convicted serial killer to death Posted: 17 Feb 2018 02:47 AM PST  LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani court on Saturday sentenced a serial killer to death after finding him guilty of killing eight children, including a 7-year-old girl whose rape and murder drew nationwide condemnation and triggered violent protests, a public prosecutor said.
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| Palmreaders? Japan team builds second skin message display Posted: 17 Feb 2018 06:18 PM PST  Palmreading could take on a whole new meaning thanks to a new invention from Japan: an ultra-thin display and monitor that can be stuck directly to the body. Takao Someya, the University of Tokyo professor who developed the device, envisions it as a boon for medical professionals with bed-ridden or far-flung patients, as well as family living far from their relatives.
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| Olympic Skier Ted Ligety’s Son 'Could Give 2 S***s That Daddy Sucked At Work' Posted: 18 Feb 2018 03:45 AM PST  U.S. alpine skier Ted Ligety may have had a tough time on the slopes at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Sunday.
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| Sally Field Is Playing Matchmaker Between Adam Rippon And Her Son Posted: 18 Feb 2018 10:33 AM PST  Sally Field appears to be gunning for a new accolade: best supporting mom.
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| Florida legislators struggle with how to respond to shooting Posted: 17 Feb 2018 11:37 AM PST  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Stunned by a horrific shooting at a Florida high school that left 17 people dead, the Florida Legislature is grappling with what to do in the aftermath.
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| Gus Kenworthy and His Boyfriend Kissed on TV at the Olympics and Fans Are Ecstatic Posted: 17 Feb 2018 07:39 PM PST  He is one of the first openly gay Americans to compete at the Winter Olympics
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| What Happened To Norma's Brain? Posted: 17 Feb 2018 11:31 AM PST  AUSTIN, Texas ― For as long as she could remember, Norma Herrera had trouble getting to sleep.
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| U.N. council mulls condemning Iran over Yemen's Houthis' getting missiles Posted: 17 Feb 2018 01:51 PM PST  By Michelle Nichols (Reuters) - - Britain, the United States and France want the United Nations Security Council to condemn Iran for failing to stop its ballistic missiles from falling into the hands of Yemen's Houthi group and commit to take action over the sanctions violations, according to a draft resolution seen by Reuters on Saturday. The draft text to renew U.N. sanctions on Yemen for another year would also allow the 15-member council to impose targeted sanctions for "any activity related to the use of ballistic missiles in Yemen." Britain drafted the resolution in consultation with the United States and France before giving it to the full council on Friday, diplomats said.
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| Three suicide bombers kill 18 in Nigeria's Maiduguri -police Posted: 16 Feb 2018 11:38 PM PST  By Lanre Ola and Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Three suicide bombers killed 18 people in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, capital of the state worst hit by the Boko Haram insurgency, its police commissioner said on Saturday. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack but the use of suicide bombers in crowded areas is a hallmark of the Islamist militant group, which has killed more that 20,000 people since 2009 and forced over two million to flee their homes. Damian Chukwu, police commissioner for Borno state, said the attack took place at a fish market around 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the centre of Maiduguri at about 8:00 p.m. (1900 GMT) on Friday.
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