| Trump Visit Angers Iraqi Lawmakers, Spurs Calls for U.S. Pullout Posted: 28 Dec 2018 09:36 AM PST ![Trump Visit Angers Iraqi Lawmakers, Spurs Calls for U.S. Pullout]( "Trump Visit Angers Iraqi Lawmakers, Spurs Calls for U.S. Pullout") Trump made his first visit to troops in a combat zone as commander-in-chief on Wednesday, meeting with U.S. soldiers at the Ain Al-Asad base west of Baghdad. The president told them he had no plans for a withdrawal from Iraq, after his recent decision to pull out of Syria.
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| Second migrant child's death in custody raises alarm for doctors as Nielsen tours border Posted: 28 Dec 2018 03:35 PM PST  The death of an 8-year-old Guatemalan immigrant in custody on Christmas Eve is a sign that U.S. officials need to make dramatic improvements to health and sanitation conditions at the border, says a physician familiar with medical issues faced by migrants.
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| Armed man surrenders following 10-hour siege after negotiator sings White Christmas to him Posted: 29 Dec 2018 08:58 AM PST  A man with a rifle who held off a team of armed police in a 10-hour siege gave himself up after an officer sang a Christmas carol to him. Nathaniel Lewis, 34, allegedly started shooting at the specialised police who rushed to his home in Pennsylvania, US, when a relative reported him acting erratically on Christmas evening. The shots hit a police vehicle, a house and another vehicle, and the Swat (Special Weapons and Tactics) team returned fire.
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| The Latest: UK warns about surge of migrant crossings Posted: 28 Dec 2018 09:51 AM PST  MADRID (AP) — The Latest on migrants and asylum-seekers in Europe (all times local):
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| Holiday air travel woes: Cancellations, delays continue in Dallas Posted: 28 Dec 2018 06:57 AM PST ![Holiday air travel woes: Cancellations, delays continue in Dallas]( "Holiday air travel woes: Cancellations, delays continue in Dallas") More than 100 flights have been canceled to and from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
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| Flood concerns to mount in eastern US as soaking rain, storms continue into Friday night Posted: 28 Dec 2018 01:54 AM PST  A slow-moving batch of rain and locally gusty thunderstorms will enhance the risk of flash flooding from the Southeast to the mid-Atlantic into Friday night.
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| Hannover airport closed for over four hours after car drives onto runway Posted: 29 Dec 2018 11:35 AM PST  The airport in the German city of Hannover was closed for over four hours after a car drove onto the runway. The unnamed driver has been arrested, and all flights were diverted from 3:30pm until 8pm. A police spokesman said a car with a Polish license plate managed to get on to the runway just after a plane had landed. "Officers from the Federal Police were able to stop the car and overwhelm the man," said Hannover police, in a statement. The incident comes after the airport increased security over the Christmas period. Passengers inside Hannover airport wait for updates "The security areas are currently vacated, currently there is no clearance," police said, immediately after the incident. "Flight operations are currently suspended. The investigation continues." Eurocontrol, the organisation responsible for air traffic management, said there were no flights due to land or take off until 8pm. "Zero rate applied for arrivals and departures due to an ongoing security issue on the airfield," Eurocontrol said. "Delays are high." Flights resumed at 8:06pm, the airport announced on its website.
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| Former independent counsel Ken Starr on Rudy Giuliani indicating Robert Mueller's investigation should be investigated Posted: 29 Dec 2018 07:41 AM PST  President Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani accused Mueller's office of destroying evidence by allowing text messages from Peter Strzok and Lisa Page to be erased.
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| Turkey, Russia have common aim to clear Syria of terror organizations - Anadolu Posted: 29 Dec 2018 05:13 AM PST ![Turkey, Russia have common aim to clear Syria of terror organizations - Anadolu]( "Turkey, Russia have common aim to clear Syria of terror organizations - Anadolu") ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey and Russia have the common aim of clearing Syria of all terror organizations, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday following a meeting with Russian officials in Moscow, state-owned Anadolu news agency reported. Cavusoglu also said Turkey would continue to be in close cooperation with Iran and Russia on Syria and regional issues, according to Anadolu. U.S. President Donald Trump has said that Washington would withdraw the roughly 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria, upending a pillar of American policy in the Middle East and alarming U.S. allies. ...
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| Sinaloa Cartel hands out Christmas presents to local villagers Posted: 29 Dec 2018 10:06 AM PST  Mexicans living in the state of Sinaloa have received a delivery of Christmas parcels, with a message wishing them well from a leader of the Sinaloa cartel. Wrapped in clear plastic, the baskets came with a card bearing a short message: "Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year from your friend Cholo Ivan." "El Cholo Ivan" is Orso Ivan Gastelum Cruz, who was the cartel's former chief lieutenant, senior hitman and head of security for Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman - currently on trial in New York. Gastelum is one of the most infamous of Mexican "narcos", and has had numerous ballads dedicated to him. His fame only rose with his relationship with Miss Sinaloa, Maria Susana Flores, who died in a shootout with police in October 2012, an AK-47 in her hands. A wildly popular television series detailing his life, called El Desconocido, sealed his infamy. Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is currently on trial in New York Gastelum was arrested with Guzman in January 2016, and remains in prison. The Christmas baskets arrived in a series of trucks, driven by men in black, making deliveries in the towns and villages around Mocorito and Salvador Alvarado, in central Mexico. The gifts are not the first time that the cartel has attempted "social work". In September, after a tropical storm ravaged Sinaloa, supplies were sent - mattresses, cooking stoves and rations - with the initials JGL, for Guzman. And last month, a witness for the prosecution in Guzman's trial in New York told how the cartel leader had bought 50 luxury cars in the 1990s, for distribution to his friends, families and supporters.
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| Fears of intimidation, violence as Bangladesh set to vote Posted: 29 Dec 2018 07:51 AM PST  DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — As Bangladeshis get set to vote in Sunday's parliamentary elections, there are fears that violence and intimidation could keep many away from the polls, including two opposition candidates who said police had barricaded them inside their homes.
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| Tesla names two directors as part of Musk US fraud settlement Posted: 28 Dec 2018 06:48 AM PST  Tesla named two more independent directors on Friday and said it completed the requirements of a US settlement of fraud charges involving Chief Executive Elon Musk. The electric car company tapped Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and Walgreens Boots Alliance Executive Vice President Kathleen Wilson-Thompson for its board of directors, an element of the September agreement between Musk and the US Securities and Exchange Commission that resolved charges that Musk defrauded investors by claiming on Twitter that he had secured funding to take Tesla private.
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| Melania Trump's skin-colored pants confuse Twitter: 'Where are your pants?' Posted: 29 Dec 2018 10:03 AM PST  After trips to Iraq and Germany, the first lady stepped out in a Prada coat and tan pants – but some thought she wasn't wearing any pants at all.
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| Was the Austin Metro really Britain's biggest motoring failure? Posted: 28 Dec 2018 09:08 AM PST  On this day in 1997, the Austin Metro and Rover 100-series production line fell silent. We commemorate 21 years with a look back on one of the Britain's less loved cars
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| U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for missing cruise crew member Posted: 27 Dec 2018 06:02 PM PST  The U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday it has suspended its search for a British crew member who went overboard from a Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The crews searched for about 83 hours, covering 3,707 square miles, the U.S. Coast Guard said, adding it has been in touch with the family of the man. "Suspending a search is one of the most difficult decisions we have to make as first responders, and it is never made lightly," the Coast Guard said in a statement.
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| Why Russia Being 'First' In Hypersonic Weapons Might Be a Bad Thing Posted: 28 Dec 2018 01:00 AM PST  In rushing to be first, Moscow could end up fielding an unreliable weapon.
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| Deaths of Police Officers on Duty on the Rise in the U.S. Posted: 28 Dec 2018 07:42 AM PST  More police officers have died in the line of duty this year in the United States than in 2017
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| What were the best late-night moments of 2018? Take a look. Posted: 28 Dec 2018 12:24 PM PST  From the royal wedding to the Olympics to the midterm elections and Facebook, the comics talked about it all in Best of Late Night!
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| No aliens: NY transformer explosion lights sky, knocks power Posted: 28 Dec 2018 12:46 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — A transformer explosion at an electrical plant set the skies above New York City ablaze in an eerie, pulsing blue light Thursday night, causing scattered power outages, delaying flights and sparking a social media storm of jokes about an alien invasion.
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| Barn find Bugatti trio found in Belgium is worth over $1m Posted: 28 Dec 2018 10:01 AM PST  Three classic Bugattis and a Citroen is a major barn find discovery, with all four cars heading to auction in February
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| UAE reopens Damascus embassy after seven years Posted: 27 Dec 2018 06:23 PM PST  The United Arab Emirates reopened its embassy in Damascus Thursday, the latest sign of efforts to bring the Syrian government back into the Arab fold. The UAE broke ties with Syria in February 2012, as the repression of nationwide protests demanding regime change was escalating into a devastating war. An acting charge d'affaires has already started working, an Emirati statement said, stressing that the UAE was "keen to put relations back on their normal track".
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| Volkswagen presents a mobile electric vehicle charging station Posted: 28 Dec 2018 09:31 AM PST  German carmaker Volkswagen has revealed a first glimpse of its mobile quick charging station for electric vehicles (EVs), which will go into production in 2020. With this first glimpse, Volkswagen has demonstrated that it's possible to provide temporary charging facilities, which will open up new avenues for the future expansion of recharging networks. The goal is to be able, for example, to set up charging points at large-scale events, or on company premises.
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| Welcome to Russia's Hybrid War in the Sea of Azov Posted: 29 Dec 2018 12:00 PM PST  Doubtful that Kremlin planners would commit to a full-scale land invasion, Moscow is likely attempting to use the Sea of Azov as a stepping stone to further develop their interests in the Black Sea
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| Trump blames child border deaths on Democrats Posted: 29 Dec 2018 12:18 PM PST  President Donald Trump on Saturday blamed Democrats for the high-profile deaths of two children along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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| Mike Tindall reveals garish Christmas suits he wears at Sandringham have Queen's approval because she 'loves bright colours' Posted: 29 Dec 2018 04:19 AM PST  A garish, red patterned suit may not spring to mind as the first choice of what to wear to Christmas with the Queen at Sandringham, but Mike Tindall has said his festive attire has her stamp of approval. The former professional rugby player, who is married to Zara Tindall, the Queen's granddaughter, said the monarch loves bright colours and encourages the family to wear them in happy times. "This year we opened presents on Christmas Eve - I wore one of these. "And just to give a little punch on Christmas Morning I came down in a different little set up. "The queen loves bright colours it's why she wears all those amazing colours that she does wear, she thinks that dark colours are for sad times." Speaking to website JOE, he also revealed that two years ago, when the Queen was unwell and he and his wife were recovering from a miscarriage, the three spent Christmas morning together. Mike Tindall, husband of Zara, wears garish suits to Christmas at Sandringham Credit: JOE He explained: "Christmas, two years ago, [the Queen]wasn't feeling very well so she didn't go to church. We'd obviously been through what we'd been through with our pregnancy, which we lost, so we did our own little private just as a three. "I had a suit on like this and thought 'maybe I should be wearing something a little bit different today' but I was trying to raise the mood." Christmases at Sandringham are a world away from the festive celebrations he enjoyed in Otley, West Yorkshire, when he was growing up, he said. Mr Tindall revealed: "It's quite a strange day as if you're from up north...I usually spend the whole day in my boxer shorts or my tracksuit so by the time I'd have normally got up I've been to church twice, which is quite strange for me. "It's completely different - I've never had to take as many outfits anywhere." The Royals celebrate Christmas with presents and a turkey feast on Christmas Eve, because the Queen likes to give her staff the day off on the 25th. Mr Tindall added: "Basically she loves all the staff that she has working for us so she would give as many the day off that she can." He also said the Queen watches her own speech on Christmas Day with her family.
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| Someone drilled through the International Space Station from the inside, astronaut says Posted: 28 Dec 2018 12:43 AM PST  Someone appears to have drilled a hole in the International Space Station from the inside, according to a member of its crew. One of the Russian cosmonauts who explored the strange gap found in the outside of a capsule attached to the International Space Station said Russian law enforcement is now looking to understand how the opening was drilled from inside the spacecraft. Sergei Prokopyev said investigators were looking at samples he and crewmate Oleg Kononenko collected during a 12 December spacewalk.
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| Utah gears up to implement nation's lowest DUI limit Posted: 28 Dec 2018 08:44 AM PST  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New Year's Eve revelers in Utah could find themselves with more than a hangover as 2019 dawns. If they drink and drive, they could end up on the wrong side of the nation's newest and lowest DUI threshold.
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| Trends Designers Hope Not to See in 2019 Posted: 28 Dec 2018 05:00 AM PST  Here's what top creatives would like to leave behind as we enter the new year
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| Oil prices jump, but oversupply worries persist Posted: 27 Dec 2018 06:27 PM PST  Brent crude was up $1.18, or 2.26 percent, at $53.34 a barrel at 0219 GMT, having earlier risen as much as 3.1 percent. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures, were at $45.62 a barrel, up 2.26 percent, or $1.01, after earlier rising 3.6 percent. Oil prices fell to their lowest in more than a year on Thursday, a day after their biggest one-day rally in two years, pulled down by worries about the global economy and a supply glut.
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| Hamas denies Mubarak claim it sent militants to Egypt in 2011 Posted: 29 Dec 2018 11:58 AM PST  Gaza's Islamist rulers Hamas on Saturday denied an allegation by Egypt's deposed president Hosni Mubarak that it infiltrated hundreds of men across the border during the 2011 uprising. Mubarak took to the witness stand in a Cairo court Wednesday to testify about jailbreaks allegedly orchestrated by his successor Mohamed Morsi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood.
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| Bentley takes a page out of Porsche’s playbook as it plans to lure over Tesla buyers Posted: 28 Dec 2018 02:10 PM PST ![Bentley takes a page out of Porsche's playbook as it plans to lure over Tesla buyers]( "Bentley takes a page out of Porsche's playbook as it plans to lure over Tesla buyers") Whether you love Tesla or can't stand the company -- perhaps due to the antics of CEO Elon Musk -- there's no getting around the fact that the company may very well go down as one of the more influential car manufacturers in history. In a relatively short time-frame, Tesla managed to bring electric cars into the mainstream. Tesla's success has since prompted a number of luxury auto brands -- from BMW to Porsche -- to finally start taking EVs seriously. Just last year, for example, Porsche Cars North America CEO Klaus Zellmer flat-out said that the allure of the Model S likely lured away consumers who were otherwise interested in picking up a Porsche. In light of that, another luxury automaker influenced by Tesla's ongoing success is Bentley. During a recent interview with Automotive News Europe, Bentley CEO Adrian Hallmark relayed that he'd like to broaden Bentley's reach to include hyper-wealthy "upper liberals" who tend to be drawn to EVs from the likes of Tesla. As a result, Hallmark said that Bentley is planning to dive head-first into the EV realm. > About 40 percent of our customers would consider buying an EV. But more important, the two major demographic segments that we don't currently sell to -- the upper liberals and the post-moderns -- account for 40 percent of high-net-worth individuals, and an EV is even more appealing to them than to our customers. They tend to buy Porsche and Tesla now. We see full-electric cars as another growth opportunity in a five- to 10-year period. In the meantime, all nameplates will have a hybrid option before 2025. And similar to what we heard from Porsche when it was designing what is now known as the Taycan, Hallmark relayed that Bentley's first electric car will be designed as a Bentley that just happens to be electric. In other words, the company has no plans to make any compromises on design and performance when it rolls out an EV. Bentley has introduced some concept EV designs in the past, but it remains to be seen when a fully electric Bentley will become available for purchase.
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| Police criticised for asking public to choose which village to patrol via Twitter poll Posted: 29 Dec 2018 09:00 AM PST  A local police force has been criticised for asking the public to vote on which village they should patrol by using a poll on Twitter. Wiltshire Police force has been accused of signposting where criminals should target after announcing on social media that it would send officers to patrol one of three villages. It posted: "Which village would you like us to patrol later today?", giving the options of Aldbourne, Great Bedwyn and Worton. The village Great Bedwyn was picked as the winner. The force wrote: "Great Bedwyn got the vote! Quick pit stop to refuel and we'll head there!" The Twitter account posted pictures from the village, writing: "As promised, a foot patrol of Great Bedwyn! Had a chat to some residents and bumped into Daisy the dog." Followers of the account were quick to criticise, with Steve Johnson incredulously writing: "Wow a poll to see where to patrol ? What next a lucky dip to see who to arrest!" Which village would you like us to patrol later today?— Wiltshire Police (@wiltshirepolice) December 29, 2018 Another, Matty, wrote: "So the criminals will be hitting Worton and Aldbourne later then." Follower Gary Lawrence asked:"Is this a joke? If it is it's not very funny @wiltshirepolice If it's serious you need to think about the message it sends out. What next, a poll on what crimes to investigate or suspects to charge?" The force replied: "Not meant as a joke. We continually patrol rural areas. We are promoting our work and engaging with the communities." Mr Lawrence said in response: "It's commendable but how do people who don't use social media get a say? Who decides which areas go on the poll? What happens in the places that don't win the vote?" The Telegraph has contacted Wiltshire Police for further comment. Many pointed to budget cuts as a reason for police having to ask the public where to patrol. Cuts to police budgets that have led to a reduction of 20,000 officers since 2010. Dave Thompson, the National Police Chiefs' Council Lead for Finance and Resources, said earlier this year that "budget cuts and a hands-off Government approach to aspects of policing" mean the public's experience is of a "less visible, less responsive and less proactive" force.
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| Dan Palmer: I don’t like the way the Democrats have framed the debate; the border wall is a national security issue Posted: 29 Dec 2018 01:02 PM PST  GOP financier Dan Palmer says that if the president frames the debate correctly, Democrats should spare no expense to secure the U.S. southern border.
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| As California authorities search for suspected cop killer, illegally in US, Trump calls for 'Border Security' Posted: 27 Dec 2018 09:31 PM PST  California authorities are searching for a man who killed a small-town police officer and is in the country illegally, according to a county sheriff.
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| New Year's Eve party in Times Square to cheer for press freedom Posted: 29 Dec 2018 09:20 AM PST  Reporters will be the guests of honor at the New Year's Eve party in New York's Times Square on Monday, in what organizers said was a celebration of press freedom after an unusually deadly year for journalists at U.S. news outlets. Two attacks in particular weighed on organizers as they discussed in autumn whom to give the honor of initiating the ceremonial ball drop just before midnight, according to Tim Tompkins, president of the Times Square Alliance. One was the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi columnist for the Washington Post and U.S. resident, inside a Saudi Arabian consulate in Turkey.
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| How a Starbucks Barista Helped a Customer Find a New Kidney Posted: 28 Dec 2018 09:38 AM PST  Be kind to your baristas and they may be kind to you!
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| Wells Fargo in $575 mn US settlement on consumer ills Posted: 28 Dec 2018 10:45 AM PST  Wells Fargo agreed to a $575 million nationwide settlement over its opening of millions of unauthorized customer accounts and other alleged predatory practices, the bank and US authorities announced Friday. Other alleged violations short-changed consumers on auto insurance, mortgage rates and collateral protection insurance.
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| 'Yellow vest' protesters target Macron's holiday hideaway Posted: 28 Dec 2018 08:29 AM PST  If Emmanuel Macron is hoping for some holiday respite from the anti-government protests which have rocked France, he might want to avoid the presidential retreat on the Mediterranean coast. Around 40 "yellow vest" demonstrators on Thursday tried to storm the medieval fort of Bregancon that serves as Macron's summer retreat before being turned back by police, the mayor of nearby Bormes-les-Mimosas, Francois Arizzi, told AFP on Friday. For people who want more democracy, they should start by respecting other people's property," Arizzi said, saying many of the protesters had tried to infiltrate the fort by crossing private land.
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| Tesla names Oracle's Ellison to board, ending U.S. charges Posted: 28 Dec 2018 10:37 AM PST  (Reuters) - Tesla Inc on Friday named Oracle Corp co-founder Larry Ellison, a shareholder and self-described close friend of Chief Executive Elon Musk, to its board to provide the independent oversight demanded by U.S. regulators after Musk tweeted about taking the electric carmaker private.
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| 3 Surprising Resolutions for a Healthy New Year Posted: 28 Dec 2018 03:12 AM PST  If you're like many Americans, your New Year's resolutions may involve eating healthier foods and getting more exercise. Those are worthy goals. Only about half of adults get the 150 minutes of m...
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| 50 Years Ago, the U.S. Navy Lost a Submarine In a Shocking Accident. Here's What Happenned. Posted: 28 Dec 2018 06:33 PM PST  The death of the USS Scorpion.
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