| Trump Pardons Ranchers Whose Arson Case Sparked Refuge Occupation Posted: 10 Jul 2018 08:18 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump issued pardons on Tuesday for two men
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| Divers Successfully Rescue 13 Boys and Soccer Coach from Thailand Cave Posted: 09 Jul 2018 09:00 PM PDT  The final four boys and their soccer coach were successfully removed from a flooded cave in Thailand on Tuesday.
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| Massive Facebook Fundraiser Will Cover Bonds For Families Separated At Border, Group Says Posted: 10 Jul 2018 11:33 AM PDT  The staggering $20 million raised via Facebook to support immigrant families
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| Officials admit they may have separated family – who might be US citizens – for up to a year Posted: 11 Jul 2018 04:55 AM PDT  The complications the government has run into foretell a troubled road ahead. The Department of Justice (DoJ) told a federal judge Tuesday that it may have mistakenly separated a father and toddler who could both be US citizens for as long as a year, in the process of enforcing the Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" immigration policy. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) called the revelation "horrific" and blamed the administration's poor execution of the practice of family separations.
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| 5 shot dead in home including 3 kids under 8 years old Posted: 10 Jul 2018 09:18 AM PDT  Five people, including three children younger than 8, were found shot dead in a Delaware home, authorities said.
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| Man dies after colliding with wife on zipline on honeymoon in Honduras Posted: 11 Jul 2018 10:00 AM PDT  An Israeli man died after colliding with his wife while the two were ziplining in Honduras on their honeymoon, according to local authorities. Egael Tishman, 24, set off on his turn on the zipline tour organised by the cruise ship on which he and wife Shif Fanken, 27, had just got married. The couple suffered multiple injuries including broken ribs and Mr Tishman had complained of having difficulty breathing, Wilmer Guerrero, commander of the Roatan Fire Department, told the Washington Post.
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| Kavanaugh in for a long, hard fight for Supreme Court spot Posted: 10 Jul 2018 02:30 PM PDT  Sherrilyn Ifill, president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, talks with Rachel Maddow about the high stakes of Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court and the considerable baggage Kavanaugh brings to his confirmation hearings.
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| Bill De Blasio Reportedly Crossed US Border Illegally, CBP Says Posted: 11 Jul 2018 05:53 AM PDT  U.S. Customs and Border Protection accused New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio
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| The New Jersey race that could be key to Democrats retaking the House Posted: 10 Jul 2018 07:09 AM PDT  Thanks in part to a nationwide "enthusiasm gap," Mikie Sherrill has a shot at turning a traditionally Republican New Jersey district blue.
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| Suspect Arrested In Alleged Racist Attack On Elderly Mexican Man Posted: 11 Jul 2018 06:59 AM PDT  A woman was arrested Tuesday night after a 91-year-old Mexican man was
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| Did ancient Romans whale the Mediterranean? Posted: 10 Jul 2018 04:18 PM PDT  Ancient Roman hunters may have precipitated the disappearance of grey and right whales from the Mediterranean, a study said Wednesday, suggesting commercial whaling is much older than we thought. The finding suggests right and grey whales were "common" in the North Atlantic 2,000 years ago, likely navigating the strait to calve in the temperate Mediterranean Sea. "The evidence that these two... species were present along the shores of the Roman Empire raises the hypothesis that they may have formed the basis of a forgotten whaling industry," researchers wrote in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
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| Soccer team lost in cave for 2 weeks in Thailand has been rescued Posted: 10 Jul 2018 05:45 AM PDT ![Soccer team lost in cave for 2 weeks in Thailand has been rescued]( "Soccer team lost in cave for 2 weeks in Thailand has been rescued") All 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped for more than two weeks deep inside a flood Thai cave have been rescued, a Thai navy SEAL unit said on Tuesday, a successful end to a perilous mission that has gripped the world.
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| Report: Ford Fusion to Live On as a Subaru Outback Fighter Posted: 11 Jul 2018 08:40 AM PDT  The familiar name may be saved from the scrapyard and applied to a lifted station wagon.
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| Thai Soccer Players Wave in First Hospital Footage Since Dramatic Cave Rescue Posted: 11 Jul 2018 06:47 AM PDT  They're waving and flashing victory signs
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| Former Clinton lawyer now media savvy dealmaker for Michael Cohen Posted: 10 Jul 2018 05:22 PM PDT  Paul Butler, former federal prosecutor, talks about the significance of the addition of former Clinton lawyer Lanny Davis to Michael Cohen's legal team.
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| Papa John's John Schnatter Used Racial Slur On Conference Call, Issues Apology Posted: 11 Jul 2018 09:10 AM PDT  The founder and chairman of the pizza chain Papa John's, John Schnatter, found
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| LeSean McCoy, Buffalo Bills Player, Denies Involvement In Assault Of Ex-Girlfriend Posted: 11 Jul 2018 09:25 AM PDT  An attorney for the estranged girlfriend of Buffalo Bills running back LeSean
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| Trump Supreme Court pick sets abortion battle in motion Posted: 09 Jul 2018 08:17 PM PDT  Predictably, Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the high court is greeted with praise by pro-life groups and scorn by pro-choice ones.
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| Man confronts woman in park for wearing Puerto Rican T-shirt Posted: 10 Jul 2018 09:49 AM PDT  A woman setting up a picnic in an Illinois park was challenged by a stranger for wearing a T-shirt saying "Puerto Rico" in America.
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| Smiles and victory signs from hospital as rescued Thai football team recover from cave ordeal Posted: 11 Jul 2018 11:19 AM PDT  Looking relaxed as they sat up on their hospital beds, wearing face masks but with smiling eyes, three young boys turned to the camera and one held up two fingers in a victory sign. Thailand's young footballers had come home. Thailand on Wednesday basked in the glow of a spectacular international rescue mission that had gripped the world by successfully extracting 12 young boys and their football coach, 25, from the terrifying flooded depths of the Tham Luang cave in northern Chiang Rai province. The photo, released by the authorities on Wednesday evening, confirmed earlier health official reports that the boys were relatively unscathed after being confined for over two weeks in an airless, damp cavern 2.5 miles from the cave's mouth. To escape, the boys had to dive through deep and muddy monsoon rainwater filling a jagged passageway, that at one of its most challenging points was a petrifying 38cm high. The children, kept calm by anti-anxiety drugs, were guided by a specialist team of Thai Navy Seals and international cave divers, spearheaded by Brits including John Volanthen, 47, and Rick Stanton, 56, who had initially discovered the boys on July 2, more than a week after they had gone missing. Three of the 12 boys are seen recovering in their hospital beds Junta leader Prayut Chan-O-Cha said the boys had been sedated with a "minor tranqueliser" before they were passed on stretchers along the twisting, narrow passageways for the final part of the journey. He denied they had been knocked out with the drugs, despite some of the boys reportedly appearing to be asleep. Seven British experts, considered to be among the most experienced cave divers in the world, played a pivotal role in the daring extraction operation. They did not wish to speak to the media on Wednesday. Some were spotted leaving Chiang Rai airport for home, while others enjoyed a well-earned rest and Thailand's grateful hospitality at one of the city's finest hotels before reportedly heading out to an official party to celebrate their success. The men, who have shunned attention while focussing on their demanding mission, are being feted as heroes in Thailand and at home. Lord Ashcroft, the former Conservative Party treasurer, suggested that Mr Volanthen and Mr Stanton could be awarded the George Cross, the highest civilian honour in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth. Others, including businesswoman Tracey Follows, called for the pair to be given knighthoods for their "heroic efforts." The last four Thai Navy Seals giving a thumbs up after exiting safely from the Tham Luang cave on Tuesday Credit: AFP A source close to the mission said that the Britons had been elevated to a leadership position in the international mission after their astonishing discovery of the children, captured in a video where the emaciated boys calmly ask whether they can now leave the cave. Key information from the Britons about the boys' location and condition has been fed through a chain of command that flowed through US forces on site to the interior minister and ultimately to General Prayuth Chan-ocha. It was reportedly the prime minister himself who gave the green light for the audacious three-day rescue mission that began on Sunday. The words "it's a go" were then relayed to a daily command centre briefing on the eve of the daunting mission. The success of the dramatic operation has already spurred moves towards a Thai cave rescue blockbuster. Even before the boys have been reunited with their parents Pure Flix Entertainment is already seeking movie rights, reported Variety. Thai cave rescue: How it's being done But the joyful end to the boys' ordeal, sparking celebration around the world on Tuesday evening, could have ended in disaster. On Wednesday morning it emerged that water pumps draining the area failed while rescuers were still inside, a few hours after the children's evacuation. Australian divers told their local press that rescue workers had been in a jubilant mood when they suddenly noticed the waters inside the cave were rising rapidly. High-tech pumps that had been working furiously to drain the floodwaters had malfunctioned, they said, creating at a surge of water that made rescuers run for their lives. "The pumps failed and the water in the sumps had started rising," said a diver. Fortunately. everyone got out on time. Video shows boys relaxing in hospital The Thai hospital where the 12 boys and their football coach are recuperating after being rescued from a flooded cave released video on Wednesday showing them in their hospital beds, smiling and chatting with nurses. The video shows the boys in an isolation ward in beds with crisp white sheets and wearing green surgical masks. Some of their parents are seen crying and waving to them from behind glass. Chaiwetch Thanapaisal, director of Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital, told a news conference involving officials involved in the rescue that "everyone is strong in mind and heart". The video surfaced as it emerged that the boys were passed "sleeping" on stretchers through the treacherous cave pathways. Members of the Wild Boar team in hospital following their rescue A former Thai Navy Seal who was the last diver to leave the Tham Luang complex told AFP some of the first details of the operation, which has been shrouded in secrecy since it began on Sunday and ended successfully three days later. "Some of them were asleep, some of them were wiggling their fingers... (as if) groggy, but they were breathing," Commander Chaiyananta Peeranarong said, adding that doctors stationed along the dark corridors of the Tham Luang cave were constantly checking their condition and pulse. "My job was to transfer them along," he said, adding the "boys were wrapped up in stretchers already when they were being transferred". Thailand's junta chief told reporters on Tuesday that the group had been given a "minor tranquiliser" to help calm their nerves, but he denied they were knocked out for the rescue. 'They are in good condition and not stressed' The members of the "Wild Boars" team, aged 11-16, had no experience in scuba diving, and the death of an ex-Navy Seal who had helped install oxygen tanks in preparation for the rescue underscored the dangers of the mission. Thailand said it had called on 13 "world class" divers to help with the unprecedented job, one of whom was Australian Richard "Harry" Harris, a diver and professional anaesthetist. The 12 boys and their coach lost an average of 2 kg (4.4 lb) during their 17-day ordeal but were generally in good condition and showed no signs of stress, a senior health official said on Wednesday. They were taken by helicopter to a hospital about 70 km (45 miles) away to join their team mates in quarantine for the time being. "From our assessment, they are in good condition and not stressed. The children were well taken care of in the cave. Most of the boys lost an average of 2 kg," Thongchai Lertwilairattanapong, an inspector for Thailand's health department, told reporters. First visits for families Parents of the first four boys freed on Sunday have been able to visit them but had to wear protective suits and stand 2 metres (7 feet) away as a precaution. Thongchai said one from the last group rescued on Tuesday had a lung infection and they were all given vaccinations for rabies and tetanus. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha asked that the boys be given time and space to recover. "The important thing is ... personal space," Prayuth told reporters. "The best way is not to bother them and let them study." The group ventured into the vast cave complex in the northern province of Chiang Rai after football practice on June 23 and were trapped when a rainy season downpour flooded tunnels. They were lost for nine days before they were discovered by British divers on July 2. Rescue mission chief Narongsak Osottanakorn told a news conference the boys were just being children when they got lost and no one was to blame. "We don't see the children as at fault or as heroes. They are children being children, it was an accident," he said. He said falling oxygen levels inside the cave complex had added a sense of urgency to the rescue. The commander of the Navy Seal unit that oversaw the rescue, Rear Admiral Apakorn Yuukongkaew, hailed the international effort. Thai cave rescue | Read more "We are not heroes. This mission was successful because of cooperation from everyone," he said. "For Seals, this is what we were trained for. The navy has a motto: 'We don't abandon the people'." Official help came from Britain, the United States, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, China and Australia, a government document showed. There were volunteers from Denmark, Germany, Belgium, Canada, Ukraine and Finland.
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| Fobbed off: woman accidentally steals car for two weeks after key mix-up Posted: 10 Jul 2018 03:04 PM PDT  Police in Canada are reminding drivers not to leave electronic key fobs sitting in unattended vehicles, after a woman in Ontario accidentally stole a car for two weeks having mistaken it for her rental car. The woman rented a black Nissan Sentra in late June, according to police in Cornwall, a city of some 47,000 people in eastern Ontario. From there she headed to Walmart, where she did a little shopping before tracking down a black vehicle in the sea of cars parked outside.
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| Israel plans its first moon launch in December Posted: 10 Jul 2018 06:05 AM PDT  An Israeli organisation announced plans Tuesday to launch the country's first spacecraft to the moon in December, with hopes of burnishing Israel's reputation as a small nation with otherworldly high-tech ambitions. The unmanned spacecraft, shaped like a pod and weighing some 585 kilogrammes (1,300 pounds) at launch, will land on the moon on February 13, 2019 if all goes according to plan, organisers SpaceIL told a news conference in Yehud, central Israel. Its first task, however, will be to plant an Israeli flag on the moon, organisers said.
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| Reuniting separated families: Why is it taking so long? Posted: 10 Jul 2018 01:25 PM PDT  HOUSTON (AP) — The Trump administration hit a court-ordered deadline Tuesday to return immigrant children under the age of 5 to their parents, forcing the government to roll back many of the family separations that resulted from its "zero-tolerance" border enforcement policy.
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| First-ever autonomous hillclimb at Goodwood – in a 1965 Mustang! Posted: 10 Jul 2018 07:50 AM PDT  Classic 'Stang might not be obvious choice for conversion to autonomous control, but it's gonna make the first-ever attempt at Festival of Speed hillclimb
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| Judge calls Manafort's bluff on pre-trial jail location Posted: 10 Jul 2018 03:56 PM PDT  Rachel Maddow shows how former Donald Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort is running out of legal tricks to forestall his trial as he withdrew a request to change jails once the judge showed willingness to consent.
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| Latin American Foto Festival in New York City Posted: 11 Jul 2018 04:23 AM PDT ![Latin American Foto Festival in New York City]( "Latin American Foto Festival in New York City") A photo festival in New York this month will bring together award-winning photographers from throughout the Caribbean and Latin American regions to show their work, join discussions, and more.
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| The Latest: Ambulances arrive at Thai cave as rains hit area Posted: 09 Jul 2018 07:42 PM PDT  MAE SAI, Thailand (AP) — The Latest on the rescue of a youth soccer team from a flooded cave in Thailand (all times local):
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| Nevada Judge Halts Execution Set To Use Experimental Drug Cocktail Posted: 11 Jul 2018 03:28 PM PDT  A Nevada judge has temporarily halted an execution, siding with a
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| China pledges $20 billion in loans for Arab states Posted: 09 Jul 2018 09:41 PM PDT  China will provide Arab states with $20 billion in loans for economic development, President Xi Jinping told top Arab officials Tuesday, as Beijing seeks to build its influence in the Middle East and Africa. The money will be earmarked for "projects that will produce good employment opportunities and positive social impact in Arab States that have reconstruction needs," said Xi, without providing further details. It is part of a special Chinese programme for "economic reconstruction" and "industrial revitalisation," Xi told participants at a China-Arab States forum in Beijing's Great Hall of the People.
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| Afghan deported from Germany commits suicide in Kabul hotel Posted: 11 Jul 2018 07:50 AM PDT  An Afghan man deported from Germany has been found dead in a hotel room in Kabul after committing suicide, officials said Wednesday. The 23-year-old man, who has not been identified, was forcibly returned to the Afghan capital on July 4 along with 68 other failed Afghan asylum seekers. A police investigation into his death is under way, but an IOM official said the man had "apparently" committed suicide.
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| Twitter Users Skewer Jim Jordan After He Slams CNN For Doing Its Job Posted: 11 Jul 2018 11:20 AM PDT  Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is facing claims that he failed to take action
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| Senate To Vote On Motion Addressing Trump's Ability To Levy Tariffs Posted: 10 Jul 2018 04:29 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― The Senate will take a small step Wednesday aimed at restraining
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| A brief history of German neo-Nazi group NSU Posted: 11 Jul 2018 04:07 AM PDT  MUNICH (AP) — German authorities blame the neo-Nazi group National Socialist Underground for a string of violent crimes including the racially motivated killing of nine men, the killing of a policewoman, two bombings and more than a dozen bank robberies over a period of almost 14 years.
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| Kamiyah Mobley Case: Mom of Girl Kidnapped 20 Years Ago Says She Wishes Cops Never Found Her Posted: 10 Jul 2018 01:30 PM PDT  Though Shanara Mobley said finding her daughter "was one of the happiest days" of her life, they do not have contact and the devastated mother has even blocked her phone number.
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| Eleven hoisted from Alaska plane crash Posted: 10 Jul 2018 04:47 PM PDT  Los Angeles (AFP) - A plane carrying 11 people crashed Tuesday on a mountainside in Alaska, officials and rescuers said, but there were no deaths.
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| Attorney: Ex-FBI lawyer Page won't show for House interview Posted: 10 Jul 2018 07:39 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — An attorney for former FBI lawyer Lisa Page says she will not appear for a private interview Wednesday with two House committees, despite a subpoena.
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| Iran vows to sell as much oil as it can despite U.S. sanctions Posted: 10 Jul 2018 07:38 AM PDT  Iranian vice president Eshaq Jahangiri acknowledged on Tuesday that U.S. sanctions would hurt the economy but promised to "sell as much oil as we can" and protect its banking system. Jahangiri said Washington was trying to stop Iran's petrochemical, steel and copper exports, and to disrupt its ports and shipping services. "America seeks to reduce Iran's oil sales, our vital source of income, to zero," he said, according to Fars news agency.
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| 2018 Porsche Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo Review: A Beautiful Compromise Posted: 10 Jul 2018 06:00 AM PDT  With 911-like thrills and Cayenne-like utility, the Panamera Sport Turismo is the all-around Porsche to buy.
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| The Pros And Cons Of The Keto Diet, According To Doctors And Nutritionists Posted: 10 Jul 2018 02:46 AM PDT  No doubt you've already heard about the ketogenic diet, also known as keto.
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| Trump Kicks Off NATO Summit With Breakfast Rant: 'Germany Is A Captive Of Russia' Posted: 11 Jul 2018 02:50 AM PDT  President Donald Trump on Wednesday kicked off what is shaping up to be a
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| Houston model bitten by shark while swimming in the Bahamas Posted: 11 Jul 2018 03:35 AM PDT  "He probably thought I was food, and I am very lucky that i was able to rip my arm away from him," model Katarina Elle Zarutskie says.
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| Woman Calls Police On Black Family Delivering Newspapers: Report Posted: 11 Jul 2018 12:49 PM PDT  The 911 caller said they were reporting suspicious behavior.
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| Time for 'reckoning' over China's WTO membership: US Posted: 11 Jul 2018 04:17 AM PDT  The trade war between the world's top two economies landed at the World Trade Organization on Wednesday, as the United States demanded a "reckoning" over China's membership in the body. China's WTO "trade policy review" -- scheduled before Washington lit the fuse on a tariff battle with Beijing -- served as a new front in the widening economic confrontation between the two powers. US ambassador Dennis Shea, who was among the first to speak at the closed-door review, argued that China had exploited its membership to take advantage of other nations and that if unchecked Beijing's misconduct would ruin the WTO.
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