| Trump Slams Media For Concocting Official Who Actually Ran His White House Briefing Posted: 26 May 2018 06:43 PM PDT  President Donald Trump attacked The New York Times in a tweet Saturday,
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| Flake: 'I do hope that somebody runs on the Republican side' against Trump in 2020 Posted: 26 May 2018 11:48 PM PDT  During an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) refuses to rule out a 2020 run for the White House, and expresses support for someone to challenge President Trump
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| RFK Jr. Seeking New Investigation Into His Father's Assassination Posted: 27 May 2018 12:16 AM PDT  Robert Kennedy Jr. had a three-hour prison meeting in California with his
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| The Parkland students stopped a huge corporation from donating to the NRA Posted: 27 May 2018 10:48 AM PDT  The Parkland students are continuing to advocate for gun control, one issue at a time, and their efforts are creating real change. The latest proof of that is Publix, a supermarket chain found based in the southeastern United States. After boycotts and protests on Friday, the grocery store has publicly announced it will stop making political contributions, including those for Florida gubernatorial candidate and proudly vocal "NRA sellout" Adam Putnam. It's all thanks to Parkland'sDavid Hogg and his peers, who spearheaded a protest against the chain with a successful "die-in" at one of the store's locations. SEE ALSO: Parkland activists had breakfast with the Waffle House hero and they were all thrilled "Anyone who supports an NRA sellout is an NRA sellout," Hogg tweeted on Tuesday in his call to arms to boycott Publix. Anyone who supports an NRA sellout is an NRA sellout. That is why I am calling on everyone to stop shopping at Publix until they pull their endorsement of Putnam publicly. Publix is supporting the inaction after pulse, strozier, Douglas, liberty city. Don't support an NRA sellout — David Hogg (@davidhogg111) May 23, 2018 Just a few days later on May 25, students — in partnership with an organization birthed out of the Parkland shooting, Change The Ref — led the protests in Coral Springs, Florida inside and outside the store, with chalk outlines in the parking lot to commemorate the lives lost during the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Early this morning @davidhogg111 teamed up with @ChangeTheRef to create an art instillation outside of @publix in protest of the corporation and their support of Adam Putnam. 17 chalk outlines in multiple parking spots were drawn and wrapped in caution tape. #msd #neveragain pic.twitter.com/043cC2o6kA — Emilee McGovern (@EmileeRose) May 25, 2018 Inside, people staged a "die-in," lying on the floor of two local Publix stores on Friday. Additionally, Hogg put out a call for 12-minute die-in's to occur in various locations that afternoon as well. Together we can do anything. Together the young people will win by choosing love. pic.twitter.com/TRrfTJL2Wb — David Hogg (@davidhogg111) May 26, 2018 Guac's parents Manuel and Patricia lied down together at "die in " protest to Publix's contributions to pro-NRA Adam Putnam's campaign #ChangeTheRef #MarchForOurLives #parklandstrong pic.twitter.com/dYZSd6u9M7 — Change the Ref (@ChangeTheRef) May 25, 2018 The action worked, and Publix released a statement announcing that its donations to political candidates would cease. "We regret that our contributions have led to a divide in our community," the statement read, according to Tampa Bay Times. "We did not intend to put our associates and the customers they serve in the middle of a political debate. At the same time, we remain committed to maintaining a welcoming shopping experience for our customers. We would never knowingly disappoint our customers or the communities we serve." The corporation and its leaders have donated $670,000 to Putnam specifically over three years, as reported by Tampa Bay Times. Hogg is also asking Publix to donate $1 million to the Stoneman Douglas Victims fund, though it's not clear if that's going to happen. I call on @Publix to donate double the money they gave to Putman to the Stoneman Douglas Victims fund, $1,000,000. And never support an A rated NRA politician again. — David Hogg (@davidhogg111) May 24, 2018 WATCH: These celebs brought their star power to March for Our Lives
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| Border Patrol Alters Account Of Guatemalan Woman's Death Posted: 26 May 2018 06:26 PM PDT  U.S. immigration authorities have altered their account of the Border Patrol's
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| Fight breaks out between passengers on American Airlines flight Posted: 26 May 2018 09:12 AM PDT  Cell phone video captures a flight attendant telling passenger Jason Felix that he can't have more alcohol during a flight from St. Croix to Miami. A fight broke out after he threatened another passenger and Felix now faces federal charges.
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| Panda cub makes first public appearance at Malaysia zoo Posted: 26 May 2018 01:17 AM PDT  A four-month-old panda cub made her first public appearance Saturday at the Malaysian zoo where she was born, to the delight of visitors. The fluffy little cub was the second born to Liang Liang, who has been on loan to Malaysia since 2014, aong with a male panda, a rare success story for natural reproduction among giant pandas which are notoriously clumsy at mating on the rare occasions they are actually in the mood. The family of three were in good health, said Mat Naim Ramli, director of the national zoo's panda centre outside Kuala Lumpur.
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| AMBER Alert Issued for New York Toddler After Mom's Body Found Stuffed in Bag in Woods Posted: 26 May 2018 11:25 AM PDT  Police in western New York are searching for a missing 14-month-old boy whose mother's dead body was found in the woods, stuffed in a plastic bag
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| Commemorating veterans over Memorial Day weekend Posted: 27 May 2018 11:10 AM PDT ![Commemorating veterans over Memorial Day weekend]( "Commemorating veterans over Memorial Day weekend") On Memorial Day weekend, towns and cities across the United States and around the world, commemorate veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces and the sacrifices they have made.
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| Indiana Teacher Out of Hospital After Stopping School Shooting Posted: 27 May 2018 07:07 AM PDT  Jason Seaman tackled an armed student
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| Refugee Office That Lost 1,500 Kids Not 'Legally Responsible' For Finding Them: Official Posted: 26 May 2018 03:13 PM PDT  The government program meant to place unaccompanied children taken from the
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| Indiana School Shooting: Hero Teacher Recovering After Tackling Student Gunman Posted: 26 May 2018 10:01 AM PDT  The teacher was shot three times.
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| Venezuela releases imprisoned American Joshua Holt Posted: 26 May 2018 08:48 AM PDT  Sen. Bob Corker helped broker the release of Holt and his wife Thamy, who were accused of stockpiling weapons and held for two years without trial. They returned to the U.S. on Saturday.
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| London introduces contactless payments for buskers Posted: 27 May 2018 09:07 AM PDT  London is introducing a contactless payment scheme for buskers in what organisers said would be a world first, Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Sunday as he unveiled a partnership with tech company iZettle. Under the "Busk in London" programme, street musicians in the British capital will be able to accept non-cash payments with contactless cards, wearable technology and chip and pin.
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| Oil output could return to October 2016 level, says Russia's Novak Posted: 26 May 2018 11:22 AM PDT  By Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW (Reuters) - A return to the oil production levels that were in place in October 2016, baseline for the current deal to cut output, is one of the options for easing curbs, Russia's energy minister said on Saturday. Sources said this week that Saudi Arabia and Russia were discussing raising OPEC and non-OPEC oil production to ease 17 months of strict supply curbs amid concerns that a price rally has gone too far. "When we extended the agreement until the end of 2018, we spoke about such possibilities (of returning to the October 2016 level)," Novak told reporters.
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| Landslide Yes vote as Ireland referendum repeals tough abortion laws – what happens next? Posted: 26 May 2018 10:58 AM PDT  Ireland's prime minister hailed the "quiet revolution" which delivered an overwhelming victory in favour of repealing its strict abortion laws on Saturday in a poll that marked voters' steady drift away from the grip of the country's conservative Catholic roots. The country voted 67 per cent in favour of reform and 33 per cent against in a landslide victory for the pro-choice Yes campaign. "We have seen the culmination of a quiet revolution that's been taking place in Ireland over 20 years," Mr Varadkar said, as he waited for the votes to be counted in Dublin. "It's been a great exercise in democracy and the people have said we want a modern constitution for a modern country, and that we trust women to take the right decisions about their own healthcare." Even Ireland's rural and conservative areas backed reform, with County Roscommon and the town of Longford returning Yes votes. The majority of Irish voters have backed changing the country's abortion law Support for reform was so widespread that the No campaign conceded defeat several hours before the referendum count was finished. "The people of Ireland weighed it in the balance and it came down on one side. I obviously would have preferred if they had come down on the other," John McGuirk, communications director for the "Save the 8th" campaign, said on Saturday. Dr Peter Boylan, a leading member of the Yes campaign and former Master of the National Maternity Hospital, said they were "relieved and vindicated." Thousands forced abroad for terminations Since it was passed in 1983, an estimated 170,000 Irish women have had to travel to England for terminations. Those who have the procedure done illegally at home risk up to 14 years in prison. However, the pro-life No campaign has warned that the government's alternative, unrestricted access to abortion up to 12 weeks, is "too extreme." Young and old packed the streets of Dublin on Friday as they lined up to cast their vote following a tense and divisive campaign which has forced the country to grapple with its deeply held Catholic convictions. One of the victims of Ireland's abortion policies referenced by the Yes campaign was Savita Halappanavar, died in hospital in Galway aged 31 when she was refused an abortion during a miscarriage. Her husband, Praveen Halappanavar, said she repeatedly asked for a termination but was refused because there was a foetal heartbeat. Irish PM urged reform President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina cast their votes in Dublin on Friday morning. Around two hours later Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar, a vocal advocate for repeal, voted in the city. "I always get a little buzz from voting, it just feels like it is democracy in action," Mr Varadkar said after emerging from the polling station at Castleknock. "Not taking anything for granted of course, but quietly confident - there's been good turnout across the country so far and hoping for a Yes vote tomorrow. "Obviously, I would be encouraging everyone to come out and vote, a high turnout would be to the advantage of the yes campaign." He urged voters not to be distracted by the sunny weather and exercise their democratic right. Yes campaigners hug one another as the count in the Irish referendum on the 8th amendment concerning the country's abortion laws takes place at the RDS centre #HomeToVote campaign boosted turnout For several days at Dublin airport, activists had gathered in the arrivals lounge, clapping and cheering as they greeted Irish expats returning from as far away as Los Angeles, Hanoi and Nairobi to cast their vote. One group of well-wishers held large "welcome home" banner. Another unfurled a sign which said: "Thank you for making the journey so other women don't have to." Tara Flynn, a 48-year-old Yes voter, who had to fly to the Netherlands for an abortion 11 years ago, said: "It's a vote to say, I don't send you away anymore," referring to women who are forced to go abroad for terminations. Since Thursday, fleets of cars driven by volunteers have been ferrying voters from the airport to polling stations across the country. Many used social media to offer lifts, with Molly O'Cathain posting a photograph on Twitter of her car with a sign in the window that read "Repeal Mobile". Over 3,000 Irish women have UK abortions per year What happens next? In a No vote scenario, nothing would have changed. But the Yes victory means the eighth amendment will be repealed. Then, Irish lawmakers will get to work transferring the government's proposals into law. Mr Varadkar has urged lawmakers to vote through the new legislation, whichever way they voted in the campaign.
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| China, Burkina Faso establish ties following Taiwan snub Posted: 26 May 2018 06:15 AM PDT  China and Burkina Faso signed an agreement to establish diplomatic relations on Saturday, days after the west African nation cut ties with Taiwan in yet another victory for Beijing in its campaign to isolate the island. A communique on establishing relations was signed in Beijing by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his counterpart Alpha Barry. Burkina Faso broke off ties with Taiwan on Thursday, becoming the second country to do so within a month and leaving the democratically ruled island with only 18 diplomatic allies around the world.
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| George H.W. Bush Hospitalized with Low Blood Pressure and Fatigue Posted: 27 May 2018 01:25 PM PDT  Former President George H.W. Bush was taken to the hospital on Sunday
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| Oklahoma restaurant shooting victims recovering Posted: 26 May 2018 03:10 PM PDT  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The family of a woman and girl who were wounded in an Oklahoma restaurant shooting said Saturday that the victims didn't know the gunman or why he attacked them as they walked into the lakeside restaurant for a birthday party.
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| Tynes: NFL kneeling rule submits to Trump’s ‘fear-mongering’ Posted: 26 May 2018 11:20 AM PDT  Tyler Tynes, writer for SB Nation, says the National Football League overstepped its bounds by issuing its latest National Anthem regulation. However, former NFL safety Jack Brewer says the league has every right to dissuade protests in the workplace.
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| Superpower in the Sky: Why Israel Wants F-35s and Deadly New F-15s Posted: 26 May 2018 04:46 PM PDT  Although the F-35 saw its first combat duty this week in Israel, the Jewish state has reportedly decided to purchase more of the most advanced version of Boeing's F-15 rather than buy more Joint Strike Fighters. On May 16, Flight Global—an aviation-focused news source—reported that Israel is proposing a deal to purchase twenty-five F-15Is in an advanced configuration. This would double the number of F-15Is the Israeli Air Force (IAF) currently operates.
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| Service Dog Gives Birth to 8 Puppies at Florida Airport Gate Posted: 26 May 2018 12:00 PM PDT  They missed their flight.
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| Palestinian President Abbas hospital stay extended Posted: 27 May 2018 05:39 AM PDT  By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who officials said is being treated for a lung infection, will remain in hospital for an eighth day on Sunday. The 82-year-old leader had been expected to be released from hospital in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, but this was postponed, Abbas' office said in a text message to journalists. Abbas, who is a heavy smoker, was admitted on May 20 for what doctors had initially said were medical tests following ear surgery.
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| Colombia to be Nato's first Latin American 'partner' as country prepares for elections which could spell end of peace deal Posted: 26 May 2018 11:10 AM PDT  Colombia will become the first country in Latin America to join Nato as a "global partner", the outgoing president announced on the eve of the first presidential elections since its bloody civil war came to an end. Juan Manuel Santos, who signed a peace deal with the left-wing Farc guerrillas in 2016, ending the longest-running civil conflict in the western hemisphere and winning the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts, made the announcement on Friday night. Colombia will join next week as a "global partner", Mr Santos said, which means it will not necessarily have to take part in military action but will be fully accredited in Brussels. But the announcement came as the peace process, on which he staked his presidency, hangs in the balance. Mr Santos cannot run for a third term, and the current front-runner for Sunday's election is Right-winger Ivan Duque, who has sharply criticised the deal for giving too much ground to the Farc. Juan Manuel Santos meets Theresa May in London, in November 2016 Hand-picked by Mr Santos's rival and presidential predecessor, Alvaro Uribe, Mr Duque, a 41-year-old lawyer and financial consultant from a prominent political family in Antioquia, has said he would alter the peace agreement if he is elected. While legally the deal cannot simply be torn up by a new government, it can be effectively "slow waked" to failure by blocking legislation needed to fully implement the agreement. People gather in Bogota, at the main Bolivar Square, on September 26, 2016, to celebrate the historic peace agreement between the Colombian government and Farc Mr Duque faces a strong challenge in the elections from the Left-wing candidate, Gustavo Petro, a well-known former rebel from the M-19 group who has a track record in congress and as the mayor of Bogota. The other three candidates are more centrist, and all are seasoned politicians: Germán Vargas Lleras toward the centre-right, and Sergio Fajardo and Humberto de la Calle – chief negotiator of the Farc peace deal - toward the centre-left. Polls suggest that no one candidate will win outright on Sunday, in which case a run-off will be held on June 17. Colombia joining Nato as a partner country will mean it will cooperate on global security areas like cyber and maritime security, terrorism and links to organised crime. Alvaro Uribe, president of Colombia from 2002-10, has emerged as one of the fiercest critics of the peace deal, and has chosen Ivan Duque as his successor "Colombia benefits a lot from being an active part of the international community," said Mr Santos, announcing the move, which had been agreed last year, on national television. "Many of the problems we face are increasingly global and need the support and collaboration of other countries for their solution." Other global partners include Afghanistan, Australia, Iraq, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mongolia, New Zealand and Pakistan.
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| Toyota Corolla Crashes Into Parked 1931 Ford Model A Posted: 26 May 2018 09:00 AM PDT  Years of restoration painfully ends in the hands of a careless, distracted driver.
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| Suspect wounds teacher, fellow student in 23rd school shooting in 2018 Posted: 26 May 2018 01:44 AM PDT  The student, who was being held by police, was armed with two handguns when he shot a science teacher and another student in a science classroom at a Noblesville West Middle School on Friday morning, police in the community 25 miles (42 km) northeast of Indianapolis said. As of early Saturday, authorities had not identified the student or filed charges against him. The shooting, by CNN's count, was the 23rd in the United States this year and comes just a week after a high school student in Santa Fe, Texas, shot and killed eight classmates and two teachers.
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| Erdogan asks Turks to help prop up plunging lira Posted: 26 May 2018 09:20 AM PDT  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday urged compatriots to change their foreign currency to the lira to help prop up the embattled currency. The lira has lost 16 percent of its value against the greenback in a month as markets became jittery after Erdogan indicated he wanted a greater say in monetary policy if he won legislative and presidential elections on June 24. The lira hit 4.92 against the dollar on Wednesday before paring back some of its losses later this week after an emergency central bank rate hike.
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| Trump Unbelievably Rips Dems For Immigrant Kids Being Separated From Parents Posted: 26 May 2018 10:23 PM PDT  President Donald Trump has bashed the Democrats for a hugely controversial
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| Summer in the city — New York City's parks in 1978 Posted: 27 May 2018 09:07 AM PDT ![Summer in the city — New York City's parks in 1978]( "Summer in the city — New York City's parks in 1978") An exhibit of 65 images from 1978 offers a colorful glimpse into the history of New York City's parks.
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| Russia says 4 of its soldiers have been killed in Syria Posted: 27 May 2018 06:00 AM PDT ![Russia says 4 of its soldiers have been killed in Syria]( "Russia says 4 of its soldiers have been killed in Syria") MOSCOW (AP) — A clash with "terrorists" in eastern Syria killed four Russian soldiers and wounded others, the Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday.
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| Charity Won't Go By Name Of Kanye West's Mom After Kim Kardashian Tweets Posted: 27 May 2018 02:05 PM PDT  Kim Kardashian West rose to the defense of her husband, Kanye West, on Twitter
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| China rages over US warships sailing near disputed islands, saying move 'seriously infringed' its sovereignty Posted: 27 May 2018 09:11 AM PDT  China has reacted angrily after two US warships sailed near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, describing the move as a "provocation" and accusing America of committing a serious infringement of the country's sovereignty. A statement issued by the defence ministry said Chinese vessels and aircraft warned American ships to leave because they had entered its territorial waters in the South China Sea, through which nearly $5 trillion in ship-borne trade flows, without permission. The move "contravened Chinese and relevant international law, seriously infringed upon Chinese sovereignty [and] harmed strategic mutual trust between the two militaries", it said.
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| The Week's Most Important Car Numbers Posted: 26 May 2018 06:00 AM PDT  From a one-off Ferrari to a new Shelby Mustang, these are the most important numbers of the week.
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| Indiana middle schooler with two guns shoots teacher, student Posted: 25 May 2018 06:29 PM PDT  The incident at Noblesville West Middle School was the latest in a series of shootings at U.S. schools and colleges fueling debate about how to keep campuses safe. The suspect had excused himself from class and came back armed with the pistols and opened fire in a science class, authorities said. "We do know the situation resolved extremely quickly," Police Chief Kevin Jowitt told reporters in Noblesville, which is about 25 miles (42 km) northeast of Indianapolis.
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| Why Finding the Source of Tainted Romaine Lettuce Is so Hard Posted: 26 May 2018 11:28 AM PDT  The E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce started two months ago, and it has sickened 172 people and killed one. But federal investigators still do not know how the lettuce came to be contam...
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| Freed from a Venezuela jail, US couple arrive back home Posted: 27 May 2018 02:08 AM PDT  An American couple who spent nearly two years in a Venezuelan jail received a heroes' welcome at the White House as they returned home Saturday after Caracas freed them in a bid to spur dialogue with Washington. "Very glad that Josh Holt is now back home with his family where he has always belonged. Sanctions continue until democracy returns to Venezuela," Vice President Mike Pence wrote on Twitter.
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| Exxon pulls offshore workers; Shell, Chevron cut output due to Alberto Posted: 27 May 2018 11:07 AM PDT ![Exxon pulls offshore workers; Shell, Chevron cut output due to Alberto]( "Exxon pulls offshore workers; Shell, Chevron cut output due to Alberto") Exxon Mobil Corp evacuated non-essential workers from the Lena production platform in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of Subtropical Storm Alberto, the company said on Sunday. Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Chevron Corp shut production on platforms in the eastern Gulf of Mexico due to Alberto and evacuated workers from those sites, the companies said. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Alberto was transitioning to a tropical cyclone as its circulation became more focused around a central core located 135 miles (220 km) west of Tampa, Florida, with 50 mile per hour winds (85 kph).
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| Official: Syrian militants dug up graves to find Israelis Posted: 27 May 2018 07:35 AM PDT ![Official: Syrian militants dug up graves to find Israelis]( "Official: Syrian militants dug up graves to find Israelis") DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Insurgents excavated graves in a cemetery in a refugee camp in the Syrian capital Damascus in search of the remains of three Israeli soldiers who have been missing since Israel's invasion of Lebanon 36 years ago, a Syria-based Palestinian official said.
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| High school valedictorian addresses grads through bullhorn following speech ban Posted: 27 May 2018 10:31 AM PDT  Christian Bales gave his graduation speech through a bullhorn outside the commencement venue after his school ruled his address too political to be given from the stage.
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| BMW i8 Roadster First Edition Handover Event Had 18 Cars Posted: 27 May 2018 07:00 AM PDT  The first 18 out of 200 hybrid roadsters roll out of Munich.
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| Jailed British-Iranian aid worker to face trial on security charges: Iran court head Posted: 26 May 2018 08:09 AM PDT  A detained British-Iranian aid worker sentenced to five years in jail in Iran is to face a second trial on new security charges, the semi-official Tasnim news agency on Saturday quoted Tehran Revolutionary Court's head Musa Ghazanfarabadi as saying. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a project manager with the Thomson Reuters Foundation, was arrested in April 2016 at a Tehran airport as she was heading back to Britain with her two-year-old daughter after a family visit.
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| Alan Bean, moon-walking U.S. astronaut turned painter, dies in Houston Posted: 26 May 2018 01:12 PM PDT  Bean, 86, a former U.S. Navy test pilot who became one of only 12 people ever to set foot on the moon, died at Houston Methodist Hospital, his family said in a statement released by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). "Alan was the strongest and kindest man I ever knew.
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