| Trump's 'Good Person' Nod To Paul Manafort Is A Sign To Keep Quiet, Ex-U.S. Attorney Says Posted: 17 Aug 2018 07:09 PM PDT  President Donald Trump's comment calling former campaign chairman Paul
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| German prosecutors probe Yazidi woman's claim about IS man Posted: 18 Aug 2018 04:04 PM PDT  BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors said Saturday they are taking seriously a Yazidi refugee's claim that she ran into her former Islamic State captor twice in Germany, but say they need more information to identify him.
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| Beto O’Rourke, on a ‘suicide mission’ against Ted Cruz, is having the time of his life — and might even come out of it alive Posted: 18 Aug 2018 02:00 AM PDT  From left: Willie Nelson, Beto O'Rourke, Lukas Nelson, Amy Nelson and Margo Price perform onstage with Willie Nelson and Family during the 45th Annual Willie Nelson 4th of July Picnic at the Austin360 Amphitheater on July 4, 2018, in Austin, Texas. HUTCHINS, Texas — Beto O'Rourke was trying hard to play it cool, but finally, he just couldn't resist. "I have to show you this," the Democratic congressman from El Paso, Texas, said, reaching into his pocket to grab his iPhone, where he began scrolling through text messages.
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| Kansas Postal Worker Finds Giant Boa Constrictor Wrapped Around Mailbox Posted: 18 Aug 2018 11:06 AM PDT  No letters for these folks today!
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| Father, son drive through flames to escape forest fire Posted: 19 Aug 2018 01:55 AM PDT  Justin Bilton and his 70-year-old father barely escaped as the Howe Ridge Fire closed in on them in West Glacier, Montana.
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| Forty years ago: three popes in three months Posted: 18 Aug 2018 09:39 PM PDT  The death 40 years ago of Pope John Paul I, who reigned for just 33 days in 1978, paved the way for the Roman Catholic Church to have three pontiffs in three months. On August 6, 1978, Pope Paul VI dies aged 80 of a heart attack after 15 years at the Vatican. On August 26, Cardinal Albino Luciani -- the patriarch of Venice -- is elected pope under the name John Paul I.
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| Mick Mulvaney Suggests Military Parade Canceled For Reasons Besides Money Posted: 19 Aug 2018 09:26 AM PDT  White House budget director Mick Mulvaney said Sunday that cost wasn't the
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| The Latest: Strong quake cuts power across Indonesian island Posted: 19 Aug 2018 03:10 PM PDT  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The Latest on earthquakes that have struck Indonesia's Lombok island (all times local):
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| Venezuelan migrants' dreams of new life dashed by Ecuador passport rule Posted: 18 Aug 2018 01:03 PM PDT  The 50-year-old mechanic fled Venezuela three days ago. Traveling by bus with his fiance Yenny to the border town of Ipiales in southwest Colombia, Malavolta said he heard on the final leg of the trip that their plan had been ruined. As of 12 a.m. on Saturday, new regulations put in place by Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno prohibit Venezuelans from entering Ecuador without a valid passport.
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| 'Liberty or Death': rightwing protesters march against alleged leftwing violence in Seattle Posted: 19 Aug 2018 05:26 AM PDT  A man standing with members of Patriot Prayer and other groups supporting gun rights wears guns during a rally on Saturday at City Hall in Seattle. Many demonstrators at the "Liberty or Death" rally wore camouflage, body armor, helmets and insignia of the "Patriot Movement".
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| Palestinians sort through 8 years of mail held by Israel Posted: 19 Aug 2018 11:19 AM PDT  JERICHO, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian postal workers in the West Bank are sifting through eight years' worth of undelivered mail held by Israel.
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| ICE Says Man Detained While Driving Pregnant Wife to Hospital is Wanted for Murder in Mexico Posted: 19 Aug 2018 05:53 AM PDT  Joel Arrona-Lara was arrested for being undocumented while en route to his wife's c-section.
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| Lockheed Martin's #WorldPhotoDay Tweet Backfires Posted: 18 Aug 2018 07:22 PM PDT  Lockheed Martin wanted to turn World Photo Day into a publicity stunt, but
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| Donald Trump's Social Media Solution? A Free-For-All For Both The 'Good And Bad' Posted: 18 Aug 2018 05:09 AM PDT  President Donald Trump used Twitter to tear into social media companies
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| Preet Bharara Bashes Rudy Giuliani: 'Doesn't Remember What The Truth Is' Posted: 18 Aug 2018 12:18 AM PDT  Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara had some critical words for President
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| Beautiful shots of diver swimming near sunken ships emerge Posted: 19 Aug 2018 08:29 AM PDT ![Beautiful shots of diver swimming near sunken ships emerge]( "Beautiful shots of diver swimming near sunken ships emerge") A series of beautiful shots of divers swimming near sunken ships have emerged. Alex Voyer, 39, was sailing around the Caribbean on a 60-foot boat when he stopped for a dive. The images show amazing shipwrecks as free divers explore the seabed. Alex, a photographer and free diver, said: "With my girlfriend, Marianne Aventurier, we are sailing all summer around the Caribbean to learn more about sailing." (Caters News)
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| Second cardinal withdraws from Ireland congress amid abuse scandals Posted: 18 Aug 2018 01:26 PM PDT  The meeting, a major congress held every three years, will be closed by Pope Francis during the first papal visit in almost 40 years to Ireland where a series of abuse scandals has also rocked the church's standing in the once staunchly Catholic country. The withdrawal from the Dublin event followed a bombshell grand jury report this week that detailed widespread abuse by hundreds of priests in Pennsylvania and a systematic cover-up campaign by their bishops over a 70-year period. Wuerl, who was Bishop for the Diocese of Pittsburgh in western Pennsylvania from 1988 to 2006, has not himself been accused of any wrongdoing against children.
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| US welcomes Afghanistan's latest ceasefire offer to Taliban Posted: 19 Aug 2018 01:04 PM PDT  The announcement by President Ashraf Ghani followed a bloody week of fighting across Afghanistan which saw the Taliban launch a massive assault against the provincial capital Ghazni. It came after a brief, unprecedented ceasefire earlier in June. "The last ceasefire in Afghanistan revealed the deep desire of the Afghan people to end the conflict, and we hope another ceasefire will move the country closer to sustainable security," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement.
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| Elon Musk Responds to Arianna Huffington’s Criticism of Tesla Work Culture Posted: 19 Aug 2018 10:24 AM PDT  The dude needs a nap.
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| Suspect in UK Parliament crash charged with attempted murder Posted: 18 Aug 2018 02:09 PM PDT  LONDON (AP) — A driver whose car collided with several people before crashing outside Britain's Parliament has been charged with attempted murder, police in London said Saturday
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| Here’s A Special Glimpse At China’s Secretive J-20 Stealth Fighter Posted: 17 Aug 2018 07:41 PM PDT  We have the pictures.
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| Investigators Probing Michael Cohen For $20 Million In Bank Fraud: NYT Posted: 19 Aug 2018 04:30 PM PDT  Investigators probing President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael
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| British woman rescued 10 hours after falling off cruise ship near Pula, Croatia Posted: 19 Aug 2018 01:28 PM PDT  A British woman has been rescued after falling from a cruise ship off the coast of Pula, Croatia and spending 10 hours in the Adriatic Sea at night, Croatia's coast guard said Sunday.
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| Steve Bannon Gets Mercilessly Mocked With Tweaked Movie Titles Posted: 18 Aug 2018 02:01 AM PDT  Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon became the butt of a globally
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| German finance minister Olaf Scholz warns of 'German Trump' if pensions reforms not backed by Merkel Posted: 19 Aug 2018 06:57 AM PDT  Germany's finance minister warned that a "German Trump" may seize power as he claimed pension reform is the key to preventing the rise of populism in Europe. "Stable pensions prevent a German Trump. That's why politicians should not shirk this topic," Olaf Scholz, who is also vice-chancellor, said yesterday. Mr Scholz has been pushing for government reforms similar to the UK's triple lock to ensure pension levels remain stable despite inflation. The vice-chancellor has something of a reputation for dullness in Germany, but he insisted the issue has implications that go far beyond his brief as finance minister. "The way I see it is this: globalisation and digitalisation create wealth, but they are also changing our world at a fast pace," Mr Scholz told Bild am Sonntag newspaper in an interview. "Citizens rightly expect us to do everything we can to make sure they live securely. If we do not do that, then the hour of nationalist populism will have struck." Profile | Angela Merkel Mr Scholz has brought pensions centre stage in his quest to carve out new territory for his centre-Left Social Democrat party (SPD), which is junior partner in Angela Merkel's coalition government. Mrs Merkel has agreed to secure pension levels until 2025, but Mr Scholz wants them guaranteed until 2040 and has threatened to make them a major issue in 2021's election. After recording its worst ever results in last year's election, the SPD leadership is desperate for an issue that will allow the party to differentiate itself from Mrs Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU). The SPD has continued to sink lower in the opinion polls, and at times has slipped behind the nationalist Alternative for Germany party (AfD). A new poll showed that the conservatives had lost one percentage point to poll at 30 percent, while the SPD was steady at 17 percent. That means that if Germany voted again tomorrow, the grand coalition would not have enough support to govern. The poll, conducted by the Emnid institute, showed the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party gaining one point to 15 percent, and the pro-business Free Democrats adding one point to poll at 9 percent. But Mr Scholz insisted the SPD leadership was not panicking. "We are in this for the long haul and have to keep cool," he said. "If we show a clear attitude and do the right thing over the long term, the people will feel comfortable with the idea of an SPD chancellor in 2021." The finance minister has also pledged to push for EU reforms to reduce the amount of child benefits Germany has to pay to children living in other member states. Under EU current rules member states have to pay child benefits to anyone who is legally resident, even if their children live in another country. Germany currently pays benefits for more than 260,000 children in other EU countries. Mr Scholz wants the rules changed so the level of benefits is linked to the cost of living where the children are resident.
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| Teen Now Faces Charges After Pushing Friend Off 60-Foot Washington Bridge Posted: 18 Aug 2018 05:20 AM PDT  Taylor Smith, 18, was charged with reckless endangerment this week, a misdemeanor.
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| Israel closes people crossing with Gaza after border violence Posted: 19 Aug 2018 03:09 AM PDT  Israel closed Sunday its only crossing for people with the Gaza Strip except for humanitarian cases after weekend border clashes, the latest tightening of its blockade on the Palestinian enclave despite truce efforts. The move could prevent Gazans from travelling via the crossing for this week's Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, which runs from Monday night until Thursday night, but Israeli officials did not say how long the closure would last. The Palestinian Authority civilian affairs office in the Gaza Strip also confirmed the closure except for medical cases and Palestinians seeking to cross back into the enclave.
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| Quakes cut power, topple buildings on Indonesian island Posted: 19 Aug 2018 11:17 AM PDT SEMBALUN, Indonesia (AP) — A strong earthquake has cut power across the Indonesian island of Lombok and destroyed buildings as the tourist hotspot tries to recover from a temblor earlier this month that killed hundreds of people.
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| Jugging prevention tips: Robbery and assault outside northwest freeway gas station serves as warning for others Posted: 18 Aug 2018 07:45 PM PDT  A robbery and assault outside of a northwest freeway gas station Friday morning is another warning about jugging.
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| Mueller says former Trump aide should spend six months in jail for lying to FBI in Russia probe Posted: 18 Aug 2018 09:15 AM PDT  Special prosecutor Robert Mueller has recommended a former foreign policy aide to Donald Trump's 2016 campaign be jailed for up to six months for lying to the FBI. George Papadopoulos had pleaded guilty to the charge in 2017 as part of a plea deal in one of the first indictments handed down by the FBI and Mr Mueller's team as part of the investigation into alleged collusion between the campaign team and Russian officials. Prosecutors said in court filings the former aide severely hindered the early days of the investigation because he lied "at least a dozen" times in a January 2017 interview with the FBI about his contacts with a professor called Joseph Mifsud.
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| The SR-71 Was America's First Stealth Spy Plane. But Keeping Her A Secret Proved Nearly Impossible. Posted: 18 Aug 2018 05:04 AM PDT  To keep the program under wraps, Lockheed engineers quietly worked on the plane at the company's Skunk Works division in Burbank, California and the Air Force's isolated Nevada base — known as Area 51 — beginning in 1958. The first Blackbird flew four years later.
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| What To Watch On Netflix That’s New This Week Posted: 18 Aug 2018 07:02 AM PDT  Streamline recommends "Ghoul" as the thing to watch on Netflix this week. The
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| Iran says its economy not at 'dead end' from U.S. sanctions Posted: 18 Aug 2018 08:03 AM PDT  Iran said on Saturday it would resist the pressures of U.S. sanctions by relying on its natural and human resources, as Washington pushes allies to cut economic ties with Tehran. "It is a critical moment for our economy, but we are not in a dead end," Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri was quoted as saying by the state news agency IRNA. "This country has plenty of human and natural resources that can rely on." "The size of our oil and gas resources is number one in the world.
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| Up hill and down dale in a 1910 Maxwell Posted: 19 Aug 2018 05:00 AM PDT  Is a 108-year-old veteran car the ideal vehicle in which to tackle a regularity rally through some of England's toughest on-road terrain? Of course it is…
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| China rejects 'irresponsible' Pentagon report on bombers Posted: 18 Aug 2018 04:30 AM PDT  China on Saturday rejected what it called an "irresponsible" Pentagon report claiming Beijing's bombers are likely training for strikes against US and allied targets in the Pacific. The Thursday report said China was leveraging its growing military, economic and diplomatic clout to rapidly establish regional dominance, while its bombers were developing capabilities to hit targets as far from the Chinese mainland as possible. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said the report was "presumptuous and irresponsible", stating it was "in total disregard of facts" in a Saturday statement.
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| Chinese police nab suspects after $87 mn cryptocurrency theft Posted: 19 Aug 2018 06:00 PM PDT  Chinese police have arrested three suspects alleged to have stolen assets worth 600 million yuan ($87 million) through hacking, state media reported Sunday, as cyber criminals target holders of bitcoin and other virtual currencies. Police in the northern city of Xian began investigating in March when a victim surnamed Zhang complained that hackers had taken control of his computer to steal 100 million yuan ($15 million) worth of cryptocurrency, the Shaanxi Daily reported. The 100 million yuan haul was made up of the popular bitcoin and ether currencies, state news agency Xinhua reported.
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| The Latest: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park assessing damage Posted: 17 Aug 2018 07:18 PM PDT  HONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on the slowing of Kilauea volcano's eruption (all times local):
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| Greek central bank chief warns over backtracking, turbulence post-bailout Posted: 18 Aug 2018 12:42 PM PDT  Greece's central bank governor warned the country not to backtrack on commitments to its lenders after it exits the last of its three bailouts next week, saying markets would abandon it. Yannis Stournaras told Sunday's Kathimerini newspaper any backpedalling could leave Greece facing major risks at a time when it would be particularly vulnerable to financial turbulence in neighboring Turkey, Italy and beyond. Athens is set to exit its latest bailout on Aug. 20 and rely on bond markets thereafter to refinance its debt after a nearly nine-year debt crisis that shrank its economy by a quarter and forced it to implement painful austerity.
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| Trump-Russia: Giuliani says 'truth isn't truth' in Mueller investigation as president hits out at probe Posted: 19 Aug 2018 11:01 AM PDT  Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani has claimed that "truth isn't truth" as he tried to explain his concerns about the president testifying for Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Mr Giuliani suggested that Mr Trump should not testify as part of Mr Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling and any possible collusion with Trump campaign officials over fears that the president could be trapped into a lie that would lead to a perjury charge.
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| Vigil held in Colorado town for slain pregnant woman and daughters Posted: 18 Aug 2018 11:31 AM PDT  Shanann Watts, 34, and her daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, were reported missing from their home in Frederick, 25 miles north of Denver, by a family friend on Monday afternoon, touching off an exhaustive search by law enforcement agencies. Chris Watts was taken into custody on Wednesday on suspicion of murder, a day before the bodies of his wife and children were found. Watts, 33, had pleaded for the safe return of his pregnant wife and two young daughters while the search was underway.
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| We're Pronouncing Ariana Grande's Name All Wrong, According To Her Grandfather Posted: 18 Aug 2018 02:17 PM PDT  Listen to your elders, or be true to your roots?
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| Judge tells US officials, ACLU to come up with asylum plan Posted: 17 Aug 2018 07:16 PM PDT  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Friday called on the U.S. government and the American Civil Liberties Union to come up with a plan to address the rights of parents and children separated at the U.S.-Mexico border to seek asylum.
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