| Jeff Flake Threatens To Block Judicial Nominations Over Trump's Tariffs Posted: 24 Jun 2018 10:37 AM PDT  Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) warned Sunday that he's prepared to oppose President
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| Women hit the road after Saudi Arabia’s driving ban comes to an end Posted: 24 Jun 2018 09:02 AM PDT  In a historic change, Saudi Arabia's ban on women drivers has come to an end, meaning women in the country no longer need to rely on drivers or male relatives for transportation.
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| Arrests Made In 15-Year-Old Boy's Stabbing Death On New York City Street Posted: 25 Jun 2018 09:21 AM PDT  Seven men have been arrested in the stabbing death of a 15-year-old who was
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| 15-Year-Old Boy Reportedly Missing From Migrant Shelter In Texas Posted: 25 Jun 2018 02:02 AM PDT  A 15-year-old boy is missing from the nation's largest shelter for migrant
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| Elizabeth Warren Describes 'Disturbing Picture' After Visiting Immigration Facility in Texas Posted: 24 Jun 2018 09:29 PM PDT  Elizabeth Warren paid a visit Sunday to an immigration facility in McAllen, Texas amid the ongoing crisis over family separations at the Mexican border.
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| Wind-driven wildfires threatened homes in Northern California Posted: 25 Jun 2018 05:25 AM PDT ![Wind-driven wildfires threatened homes in Northern California]( "Wind-driven wildfires threatened homes in Northern California") Wind-driven wildfires destroyed buildings and threatened hundreds of others as they raced across dry brush in rural Northern California. "This is one of four large fires burning in Northern California. Erratic wind and heat gripping a swath of California from San Jose to the Oregon border drove the flames, which were north of the wine country region where devastating wildfires killed 44 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses last October.
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| Family startled to find rattlesnakes hiding inside pool noodle Posted: 25 Jun 2018 09:40 AM PDT  An Arizona fire department took to social media on Saturday to share an
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| Teenage girl uses sign language to help deaf and blind man on flight Posted: 24 Jun 2018 09:04 AM PDT  As Tim Cook traveled alone, flight attendants asked if anyone knew American Sign Language to help him. 15-year-old Clara Daly volunteered, signing into his hands, keeping him company and inspiring her fellow passengers along the way.
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| Ivanka Trump: We must foster economic opportunity in Latin America Posted: 24 Jun 2018 10:24 AM PDT  Ivanka Trump said she agrees with liberals and conservatives who think it's important to help encourage stability and spark economic growth throughout Central America and South America — as the United States is engaged in a passionate debate over immigration policy.
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| Pair of iguanas hold up traffic as they duel in Florida Starbucks car park Posted: 25 Jun 2018 10:01 AM PDT  A pair of iguanas have been filmed fighting in a Starbucks car park in Florida. The unusual video clip, which was shared on Facebook, shows the two reptiles grappling and attempting to bite one another. The battle was caught on camera by shocked onlooker Shannon Moskoff.
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| First Cannabis-Derived Drug Approved By FDA For Medical Use Posted: 25 Jun 2018 02:00 PM PDT  DENVER ― Medical marijuana now comes with the FDA seal of approval.
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| Brendan Dassey's Murder Conviction Appeal Denied By Supreme Court Posted: 25 Jun 2018 07:03 AM PDT  The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday to not hear the appeal of Brendan
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| Crash: US House candidate who beat Sanford undergoes surgery Posted: 24 Jun 2018 05:14 PM PDT  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina lawmaker who's running for Congress underwent two major surgeries Sunday after being seriously injured in a recent road accident and they went "extremely well" with a full recovery expected, her spokesman said.
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| Full Panel: Abolishing ICE new litmus test for Democrats? Posted: 24 Jun 2018 12:50 AM PDT  Kasie Hunt, Erick Erickson, Heather McGhee, and Stephen Hayes join the Meet the Press roundtable to discuss the President's "zero tolerance" immigration policy.
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| How To Make Ragu, According To Three Real Italian Nonnas Posted: 25 Jun 2018 02:45 AM PDT  Long before ragu was a ubiquitous brand of spaghetti sauce in a jar, it was
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| Entire police force detained in Mexico town where mayoral candidate killed Posted: 24 Jun 2018 03:22 PM PDT  The whole police force in a Mexican town of Ocampo where a mayoral candidate was slain this week has been detained for an internal investigation, authorities said Sunday. "All of them are being interviewed to proceed as due under law in the event anyone has taken part in acts that violate the town's codes," said the security secretariat in Michoacan state, where the town of about 20,000 people is located. Mayoral candidate Fernando Angeles was shot dead last Thursday when he was preparing for campaign events.
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| People Are Harassing The Wrong Red Hen Restaurants After Sarah Huckabee Sanders Incident Posted: 25 Jun 2018 08:30 AM PDT  Several restaurants named the Red Hen said they were harassed over the weekend
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| China says United States domestic opioid market the crux of crisis Posted: 24 Jun 2018 10:18 PM PDT  China's drug control agency on Monday said the United States should do more to cut its demand for opioids to tackle the use of synthetic drug fentanyl, but it vowed to step up cooperation after Chinese production of the substance had been blamed for fuelling the U.S. opioid crisis. U.S. President Donald Trump said in November on a state visit to Beijing that China and the United States would do more to stem what he called a "flood of cheap and deadly" fentanyl "manufactured in China" from entering the United States.
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| Parents Reportedly Told They Can Reunite With Children By Choosing Voluntary Deportation Posted: 25 Jun 2018 03:18 AM PDT  Immigration officials are offering migrants in detention the option of
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| How a discarded restaurant napkin led to an arrest in the 32-year-old cold case of a murdered US schoolgirl Posted: 24 Jun 2018 07:17 AM PDT  For over three decades the disappearance and vicious murder of Michella Welch had left police at a loss. The 12-year-old had disappeared in March 1986 from a park in the city of Tacoma, in Washington State. At the time, she had been babysitting her two younger sisters in Puget Park and had rode off on her bike to pick up some sandwiches. When she returned her sisters were in a nearby business using the lavatory, and Michella is believed to have gone looking for them. When Michella's sisters returned they found her bike and the sandwiches by a table in the park, but their sister was gone. A police dog discovered her body later that evening down a ravine. She had been raped and murdered. At the time DNA was taken from the scene and placed into evidence, yet the investigation struggled and was eventually filed as an unresolved cold case. However advances in DNA technology over the following decades prompted detectives to take another look at the case. In 2006 police scientists managed to reconstruct a DNA imprint from items collected at the crime scene, although no link was found to any known offender in the United States. Twelve years later progress came due to the growth of genetic genealogy, with its vast databases and archives, including from people researching their family history using DNA testing kits from companies like 23andMe and Ancestry.com. "Genetic genealogy uses DNA technology to identify subjects by matching the unknown profile to a family member," Tacoma Police Chief Don Ramsdell told reporters. "Traditional genealogy is then used to build a family tree from publicly available websites," he said. The technology led police to two brothers, whose age and place of residence in 1986 eventually made them suspects. They were placed under surveillance as police waited for a chance to verify their genetic profiles. Earlier this month one of them, Gary Hartman, ate breakfast at a restaurant with a co-worker, oblivious to the undercover investigator sitting at a neighboring table. Gary Charles Hartman appearing in court charged with the rape and murder of Michella Welch When Hartman left the investigator collected the napkin he used to wipe his mouth and sent it to a lab for analysis. The tests discovered that the DNA matched that found on Michella Welch's body. Police arrested Hartman without incident at a set of traffic lights and on Friday prosecutors charged the 66-year-old with first-degree murder and first-degree rape. He is currently being held in custody in lieu of $5 million (£3.7 million) bail and is due to appear back in court on Monday. "This case does truly represent the crossroads of good old-fashioned police work combined with improvements in technology," Ramsdell said. Pierce County prosecutor Mark Lindquist had a warning to criminals. "Today we are at a point where, if you are a criminal and you left your DNA at the scene, you might as well turn yourself in now. We will catch you," he said.
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| Mourners: Black teen killed by police more than a hashtag Posted: 25 Jun 2018 03:10 PM PDT  SWISSVALE, Pa. (AP) — Classmates and community members on Monday honored Antwon Rose Jr. as a dynamic and determined young man who deserves to be remembered as more than just the latest hashtag given to unarmed black men killed by police, while vowing to continue pushing for justice.
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| Two Officers Have Been Wounded in a Shootout at a San Diego Condominium Posted: 24 Jun 2018 07:14 PM PDT  The two male officers are expected to recover
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| 'Deeply Unfortunate Killings' Have Left Dozens of Farmers and Herders Dead in Nigeria Posted: 24 Jun 2018 09:02 PM PDT  Nigeria's presidency late Sunday announced a "deeply unfortunate killings across a number of communities" in central Plateau State as one report cited police as saying 86 people were dead in clashes between mostly Muslim herders and Christian farmers
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| Acid pools in Africa that look like a Martian landscape Posted: 25 Jun 2018 04:23 AM PDT ![Acid pools in Africa that look like a Martian landscape]( "Acid pools in Africa that look like a Martian landscape") These stunning images show the beauty and drama of Mother Nature at work. Captured deep in heart of the Danakil Desert in East Africa, the images show the acid pools near the Erta Ale volcano.
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| Harley-Davidson To Shift Some Production Overseas Due To Trade War Posted: 25 Jun 2018 08:28 AM PDT  Harley-Davidson Inc. announced it is shifting production of some of its
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| Erdogan declared winner of Turkey presidential polls Posted: 24 Jun 2018 06:19 PM PDT  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won tightly-contested presidential polls, the election authority said Monday, extending his 15-year grip on power as the opposition complained bitterly about the conduct of the vote count. Turkish voters had for the first time cast ballots for both president and parliament in the snap elections, with Erdogan looking for a first round knockout and an overall majority for his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). The stakes were particularly high as the new president will be the first to enjoy enhanced powers, without even a prime minister, under a new constitution agreed in an April 2017 referendum strongly backed by Erdogan but which opponents say grants autocratic powers.
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| Singapore says Malaysia must abide by water deal Posted: 25 Jun 2018 04:22 AM PDT ![Singapore says Malaysia must abide by water deal]( "Singapore says Malaysia must abide by water deal") Singapore urged Malaysia on Monday to fully comply with a water-sharing agreement struck in 1962, after Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said he was looking to renegotiate it. Mahathir, in an interview with Bloomberg, criticized the agreement in which Singapore can draw up to nearly 60 percent of its water needs from Malaysia at a fixed price, as being "too costly", adding that it was an issue "we need to settle" with Singapore. A spokesperson for Singapore's foreign ministry responded in an emailed statement, saying: "The 1962 Water Agreement is a fundamental agreement that was guaranteed by both governments in the 1965 Separation Agreement which was registered with the UN.
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| Elizabeth Warren Describes 'Disturbing Picture' After Visiting Immigration Facility in Texas Posted: 24 Jun 2018 10:50 PM PDT  "What I've witnessed here is truly disturbing"
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| 'Pawn Stars' 'Old Man' Richard Harrison Dead At 77 Posted: 25 Jun 2018 10:41 AM PDT  Richard Harrison, who starred on the popular History Channel reality show
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| Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet Spied Waving Its Big Wing At The 'Ring Posted: 25 Jun 2018 08:09 AM PDT  The turbocharged droptop looks mighty speedy at the Nurburgring.
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| Donald Trump Attacks Jimmy Fallon For Expressing Regret About That 2016 Interview Posted: 24 Jun 2018 06:22 PM PDT  President Donald Trump attacked late-night host Jimmy Fallon on Sunday for
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| Recep Tayyip Erdogan Proclaimed Winner of Turkey's Presidential Election Posted: 24 Jun 2018 07:27 PM PDT  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was proclaimed the winner early Monday of a landmark election that ushers in a government system granting the president sweeping new powers and which critics say will cement what they call a one-man rule.
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| Air strikes kill five as southern Syria assault looms Posted: 24 Jun 2018 11:09 AM PDT  Air strikes on rebel towns in southern Syria killed five civilians and damaged two hospitals on Sunday, a monitor said, in fresh signs of a looming government assault. Russian-backed regime forces have for weeks been preparing an offensive to retake Syria's south, a strategic zone that borders both Jordan and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The regime has sent military reinforcements to the area, dropped flyers demanding rebels surrender, and ramped up air strikes in recent days.
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| 37 American Habits That Visitors Find Confusing Posted: 25 Jun 2018 10:55 AM PDT |
| US Supreme Court turns down case of florist who refused to service same-sex couple Posted: 25 Jun 2018 11:36 AM PDT  The US Supreme Court on Monday ordered a lower court to reconsider the case against a Washington state florist who was fined for refusing to sell flowers for a same-sex wedding on religious grounds. The decision follows the top US court's June 4 ruling in favor of a Colorado baker who had been found guilty of discrimination for refusing to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple on the basis of his Christian beliefs. The top US court sent the case -- involving florist Barronelle Stutzman, who said her Christian convictions barred her from selling a wedding floral arrangement to a same-sex couple -- back to the Washington state supreme court for further consideration.
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| U.S. to send FBI experts to investigate Ethiopia bomb blast Posted: 25 Jun 2018 02:28 AM PDT  ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The United States will send experts from the Federal Bureau of Investigation to Ethiopia to investigate a bomb blast that took place during a rally on Saturday, state-affiliated media said on Monday. Fana Broadcasting Corporation quoted Under Secretary of Commerce Gilbert Kaplan as making the remark on Monday during his talks with Ethiopia's minister of foreign affairs. ...
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| Brigitte Nielsen Welcomes First Daughter At Age 54 Posted: 25 Jun 2018 05:49 AM PDT  Brigitte Nielsen delivered her first daughter Friday ― more than 23 years
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| James Bond Land Rover Up For Sale Posted: 24 Jun 2018 12:07 AM PDT  A rare opportunity to own your very own Bond vehicle.
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| John Oliver: Mexico Likely To Elect Its Own Version Of Donald Trump Posted: 25 Jun 2018 02:18 AM PDT  Mexico will hold the biggest election in its history next Sunday, John Oliver
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| Bentley Bentayga Becomes Fastest SUV at Pikes Peak Posted: 25 Jun 2018 07:41 AM PDT  The turbo 12-cylinder SUV set a 10:49.9 time with Pikes Peak pro Rhys Millen behind the wheel.
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| Syrian rebels say U.S. won't intervene in south Syria Posted: 24 Jun 2018 06:29 AM PDT ![Syrian rebels say U.S. won't intervene in south Syria]( "Syrian rebels say U.S. won't intervene in south Syria") By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - The United States has told Syrian rebel factions they should not expect military support to help resist a Russian-backed government offensive to regain opposition-held parts of Syria bordering Jordan and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. A copy of a message sent by Washington to heads of Free Syrian Army (FSA) groups, which was seen by Reuters, said the U.S. government wanted to make clear that "you should not base your decisions on the assumption or expectation of a military intervention by us". The United States had earlier warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian allies that violations of a "de-escalation" zone agreed by the United States and Russia last year would have "serious repercussions" and pledged "firm and appropriate measures." The toughly worded statements had raised the hopes of the Western-backed opposition of a possible American military intervention in the event that the Syrian army's bombing campaign broadens to an all-out offensive across the southwest.
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| Elon Musk Claims His Mysterious Cyborg Dragon Tesla Is “Almost Done” Posted: 25 Jun 2018 10:11 AM PDT  We're not quite sure what to make of this one.
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| Police Say He Cut Off His Pregnant Wife's Arm. He Was Caught Before He Could Swim to Canada Posted: 25 Jun 2018 01:18 PM PDT  Yong Lu had a lifejacket with him when he was arrested
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