| Lori Vallow's niece knows where missing kids are, is involved in doomsday cult, ex alleges Posted: 25 Feb 2020 12:01 PM PST  The Idaho mom's niece is a member of a "cult" whose members were "killed off like flies," ex claims. Vallow has also been accused of holding doomsday beliefs.
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| How South Korea’s Coronavirus Outbreak Got so Quickly out of Control Posted: 24 Feb 2020 12:37 AM PST  South Korea now has the highest number of coronavirus cases outside mainland China
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| Trump's acting Homeland Security chief was excoriated by a GOP senator as he stumbled over basic questions on coronavirus preparation Posted: 25 Feb 2020 02:42 PM PST  "You're supposed to keep us safe. And the American people deserve some straight answers on the coronavirus," GOP Sen. John Kennedy said to Wolf.
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| A California man drove his Jeep off the roof of a six-level parking garage and crashed into a McDonald's, police say Posted: 23 Feb 2020 06:49 PM PST  Police say a California man drove a Jeep off a parking garage and into a McDonald's. Two people dove out of the car before it crashed.
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| Italian hikers rescued in Alaska after visiting infamous bus Posted: 24 Feb 2020 03:04 PM PST  An Italian man suffering from frostbite and four other tourists were rescued in the Alaska wilderness after visiting an abandoned bus that has become a lure for adventurers since it was featured in the "Into the Wild" book and movie. Alaska State Troopers say the five Italians were rescued Saturday from a camp they set up after visiting the dilapidated bus on the Stampede Trail near the interior town of Healy. The hikers were found 13 miles from the trailhead, Trooper spokesman Tim DeSpain said.
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| Fake News or Reality? Did F-35s from Israel Fly Over Iran? Posted: 25 Feb 2020 01:30 AM PST  Could that be true?
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| U.S. Supreme Court turns away religious bias claim against Walgreens Posted: 24 Feb 2020 06:52 AM PST  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to Walgreens, turning away an appeal by a fired former Florida employee of the pharmacy chain who asked not to work on Saturdays for religious reasons as a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The justices declined to review a lower court ruling in Darrell Patterson's religious discrimination lawsuit that concluded that his demand to never work on Saturday, observed as the Sabbath by Seventh-day Adventists, placed an undue hardship on Walgreens. Patterson, who had trained customer service representatives at a Walgreens call center in Orlando, was fired in 2011 after failing to show up for work on a Saturday for an urgent training session.
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| Tom Steyer has paid more than $40,000 to rent a property owned by Jim Clyburn's daughter Posted: 24 Feb 2020 06:49 AM PST  Billionaire Tom Steyer is facing some criticism over his spending in South Carolina, a state where his Democratic presidential campaign is making some legitimate headway.Some people have even accused him of trying to buy votes from the state's African-American voters, which Steyer and many others have adamantly denied, The New York Times reports. One thing that's been particularly scrutinized is the Steyer campaign's rental agreement with a company owned by Jennifer Clyburn Reed, the daughter of Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), the highest-ranking African American in Congress whose endorsement is considered key in South Carolina. Since October, the Steyer campaign has paid more than $40,000 to the company to rent one of its properties as its state headquarters in Columbia, South Carolina. A California-based bank founded by Steyer, meanwhile, has loaned $1 million to a Columbia-based bank that has one of Clyburn's sons-in-laws on its board.The campaign has brushed off the accusations of trying to procure political favor from the Clyburn family, arguing Steyer is simply committed to hiring local organizers and investing in local businesses to get his grassroots operations running. "The question isn't why Tom is doing this," Steyer spokesman Benjamin Gerdes said in a statement. "The real question is why isn't every other candidate doing it?"The politically-active Reed called the accusations of vote-buying "disturbing" and seemed a bit annoyed that people think she merely serves as a surrogate for her father. "I'm an adult," she told the Times. "There is no connection. My father has his business and I have mine. We do not vote the same way."Besides, it's probably all a moot point — both Reed and Clyburn seem likely to back former Vice President Joe Biden. Read more at The New York Times.More stories from theweek.com Harvard scientist predicts coronavirus will infect up to 70 percent of humanity Children seem remarkably resilient to coronavirus The Trump administration is reportedly fighting over coronavirus spending
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| Pete Buttigieg appears to mimic Barack Obama almost exactly in campaign speech video comparison Posted: 25 Feb 2020 02:31 AM PST  Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has been accused of plagiarising Barack Obama in several campaign speeches.In a compilation video featuring side-by-side comparisons of the two men's speeches, Mr Buttigieg is shown using almost the exact same words as Mr Obama on multiple occasions.
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| Photos show what Italy is like under lockdown as the country becomes Europe's epicenter of the coronavirus with 283 cases reported in 4 days Posted: 25 Feb 2020 07:02 AM PST  Authorities have closed down 12 Italian towns as they try to stop the virus from spreading. Photos show what it looks like on the ground.
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| Judge Amy Berman Jackson rejects Roger Stone's bid to disqualify her from the case Posted: 24 Feb 2020 12:38 PM PST  U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson denied Roger Stone's motion to disqualify her. The judge set a hearing Tuesday on his request for a new trial.
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| Pakistani woman accused of blasphemy seeks asylum in France Posted: 25 Feb 2020 04:38 AM PST  A Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy after spending eight years on death row in Pakistan, and who faced death threats from Islamic extremists, said she is going to request asylum in France. Asia Bibi will receive her diploma Tuesday as a Citizen of Honor of the city of Paris, a title she was awarded in 2015. Bibi has lived in Canada since she was released by Pakistan last year.
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| The Deadly Reason Why Nuclear Missile Submarines Are Called "Boomers" Posted: 24 Feb 2020 03:00 PM PST  Vessels of death.
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| Secretary of State Pompeo appeared to coordinate with Giuliani on Ukraine, new documents show Posted: 24 Feb 2020 12:59 PM PST  A trove of documents released on Friday by the State Department to American Oversight make clear that Rudy Giuliani — who was acting as Trump's personal attorney — pressed American diplomats to consider the information he'd unearthed in Kyiv about corruption. Though the documents released amount to fewer than a dozen pages of emails, they nevertheless show aides to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo unambiguously receptive to Giuliani's overtures.
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| Egypt executes eight men over church bombings: sources Posted: 25 Feb 2020 03:52 AM PST  Egypt has executed eight men sentenced to death over deadly attacks claimed by the Islamic State group on churches and a police checkpoint, judicial and medical sources said Tuesday. The convicts, whose final appeal against the death penalty was denied in May last year, were put to death at dawn on Monday, the sources said.
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| A Wrongfully Convicted Kansas Man Who Spent 23 Years in Prison Is Awarded $1.5 Million Posted: 25 Feb 2020 10:02 AM PST  Lamonte McIntyre was convicted and sentenced to two terms of life in prison for the murder of Donald Ewing and Doniel Quinn back in 1994. The two victims had been shot in the middle of the day while they sat in their car
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| Warren Buffett says 'I'm a Democrat,' and would have 'no trouble' voting for Bloomberg Posted: 24 Feb 2020 08:22 AM PST  Speaking on CNBC television, Buffett also said he agreed with some positions of Bernie Sanders, who is looking to cement his front-runner status in the U.S. Democratic presidential race. "I'm a Democrat, but I'm not a card-carrying Democrat," said Buffett, who said he has sometimes voted for Republicans, though he supported Democrat Hillary Clinton in her 2016 White House run.
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| San Francisco's mayor has declared a state of emergency as the coronavirus continues to spread Posted: 25 Feb 2020 03:42 PM PST  Mayor London Breed said the city was "taking the necessary steps to protect San Franciscans from harm."
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| A rare, 'cryptic' rainbow snake was spotted in a Florida forest for the first time since 1969 Posted: 25 Feb 2020 07:13 AM PST  A rainbow snake, also known as an "eel moccasin," was spotted in Florida's Ocala National Forest for the first time in five decades.
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| Trump and his entourage fail to eat anything from special vegetarian menu prepared for them on India trip Posted: 25 Feb 2020 04:28 AM PST  Donald Trump and his entourage reportedly failed to eat a single item of a special vegetarian feast prepared for him during his trip to India.The American president and his wife, Melania, were presented with the menu during their visit to Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad, one of the former homes of the Indian independence hero.
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| Crackdown on immigrants using public benefits takes effect Posted: 24 Feb 2020 10:04 AM PST  With new rules taking effect on Monday that disqualify more people from green cards if they use government benefits, droves of immigrants, including citizens and legal residents, have dropped social services they or their children may be entitled to out of fear they will be kicked out of the United States.
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| Indiana couple gets no prison time for caging teenage girl Posted: 25 Feb 2020 02:06 PM PST  Alan and Aimee Friz pleaded guilty Friday to neglect of a dependent in Crawford Circuit Court in exchange for two years of probation and the dismissal of their criminal confinement charges, WXIN-TV reported. Several charges of sexual misconduct with a minor levied against 57-year-old Alan Friz were also dismissed. The Huntingburg couple was arrested in October 2017 after deputies responded to their Dubois County home on a report of a "juvenile that was out of control." Authorities interviewed the girl with help from the county prosecutor's office.
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| Sunk: How Sweden Sent America's USS Ronald Reagan to the Bottom of the Sea Posted: 24 Feb 2020 05:00 PM PST  (In a simulation.)
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| United Airlines dished out $10,000 each to 9 passengers who were forced to downgrade from business class to 'Premium Plus' Posted: 25 Feb 2020 07:34 AM PST  United offered $10,000 travel vouchers to nine passengers who agreed to sit in "Priority Plus" rather than business class during an 11-hour flight from New Jersey to Hawaii.
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| How to save face in Syria: Erdogan's conundrum Posted: 24 Feb 2020 08:13 PM PST  As Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime presses ahead with a relentless campaign, his counterpart across the border in Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan is battling to avoid being the big loser in the battle for the last rebel bastion of Idlib. Erdogan, who has been siding with the rebels opposing Assad, is not only facing a fierce military push by the Syrian forces. This month, as many as 17 Turkish soldiers have been killed by Syrian regime forces in the northwest Idlib province and several Turkish military observation posts -- which Ankara thought were safe under deals with Russia, a key Damascus ally -- ended up being surrounded in areas retaken by the regime.
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| Bloomberg girlfriend Diana Taylor on concerns over NDAs: 'Get over it...it was a bro culture' Posted: 25 Feb 2020 11:09 AM PST  The campaign later distanced itself from her comments after a "Women for Mike" rally in Texas.
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| Amazon is reportedly deleting some third-party listings that jack up surgical mask prices as the coronavirus creates a shortage Posted: 25 Feb 2020 04:49 PM PST  Amazon has removed some listings that raised prices on surgical masks amid a shortage caused by the coronavirus, according to Wired.
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| Americans Show Fresh Signs of Panic as Coronavirus Cases Jump Again Posted: 24 Feb 2020 11:50 AM PST  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Monday that the number of 2019 novel coronavirus cases in the United States rose from 34 on Friday to 53 as more passengers from the Diamond Princess cruise ship tested positive for the disease. The virus quickly spread among 695 passengers aboard the Carnival cruise ship docked in Yokohama, Japan, and has since killed at least two and forced many of the rest into quarantine and isolation. The U.S. State Department eventually repatriated those Americans who wished to come home, though local officials across the United States have shown signs of resistance to housing the potentially infected in state or federal facilities. COVID-19, as the virus is officially known, has infected more than 79,000 people in two dozen countries and killed at least 2,600. Businesses across the world have responded by canceling conferences and restricting travel, especially to China. U.S. financial markets plunged Monday as the number of confirmed cases rose in South Korea, Italy, and Iran. Meanwhile, at least one man in Miami was facing a medical bill for up to thousands of dollars after a coronavirus scare. He was ultimately diagnosed with the flu, but the case showed the potential for people with high cost health plans to rack up fees as panic spreads in a country without universal health care.The Ticking Coronavirus Time Bomb: America's UninsuredEven as the petri dish of the Diamond Princess and the surge in cases in Europe and the Middle East have captured the world's attention, the vast majority of cases remain in China, where the virus was first documented in December.Still, the emergence of the virus has produced a range of emotional responses across American professions and demographic groups. The possibility of infection has previously caused panic among ride-share drivers, while teenagers have pretended to be infected with the virus to prompt others to share their videos. There have also been reports of bullying and discrimination against students of Asian descent.Now residents of Salt Lake City appear to be projecting their fears of the virus onto Shen Yun, a dance troupe known as much for its ubiquitous marketing as for its traditional Chinese performances. The group was slated to perform Feb. 25 and 26 in Salt Lake, and residents began calling the local and state public health departments to ask whether dancers might be contagious.Nicholas Rupp, a spokesman for the Salt Lake City health department, said his agency had received four calls since Friday from residents concerned over the risk of infection because of rumors they saw on social media. There is, he said, no basis for the rumors, as the group's North American branch only tours in North America and therefore would not be likely to come into contact with coronavirus patients."We've investigated, and we have no reason to believe that anyone associated with the troupe is ill," he told The Daily Beast.The Utah State Department of Health has also received calls about this week's Shen Yun performance and coronavirus, according to spokeswoman Charla Haley, though she said she did not know how many. She reiterated Rupp's point that the claims have no basis.One email to public health officials obtained by The Daily Beast describes a medical conspiracy by Shen Yun leadership, though the message offers no evidence. "A friend gave me news that this group just finished performing In Korea and a few of their members returned to the US with coronavirus symptoms but was prevented to seek medical help from their leader. They are suppressing their members to leak the news so no performing schedules will be interrupted," the email reads. The writer's name has been redacted. The emailer expressed doubts about the provenance of the information but decided acting on it was better than staying silent."A group of SL local people are asking the public to call Mitt Romney, SL mayor Office and the health department to stop them from coming. I don't know where this source is from. Too many fake news these days but if this one happens to be true I would do my share of citizen duties to call to the officials."Staffers at Shen Yun appear to be aware of the perception, however baseless, that dancers might be infected, as well. The group published an undated press release dispelling the whispers: "Shen Yun Is Not From China, Shows In No Way Affected By Coronavirus."Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast hereGet our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| Coronavirus: White House adviser insists virus under control as CDC warns it is not Posted: 25 Feb 2020 01:45 PM PST  There are contradictory reports regarding the potential for widespread coronavirus infections in the US, with the White House economic adviser saying that investors need not fear an escalating number of cases.White House National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow told CNBC on Tuesday that "We have contained this. I won't say [it's] air-tight, but it's pretty close to air-tight."
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| 'D.C. Sniper' Malvo can seek parole after change in Virginia law Posted: 24 Feb 2020 12:46 PM PST  Lee Boyd Malvo, who was 17 when he took part in the deadly 2002 "D.C. Sniper" shooting spree in the Washington area, will get a chance to seek parole in Virginia following a change in state law enacted on Monday, preempting a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the matter. The change, signed by Democratic Governor Ralph Northam, allows people like Malvo, now 35, who were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for offenses committed before age 18 to ask for release after 20 years. Malvo, who is incarcerated in a supermax state prison in Virginia's Wise County, and an older accomplice, John Allen Muhammad, were convicted in the shootings in which 10 people were killed.
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| A British Tank Army Expected to Last Just a Few Days Against the Russians Posted: 25 Feb 2020 02:30 AM PST  A cold war horror story: "We would have fought and probably all died," tweeted Nigel Price, a Cold War veteran of 3 Armored Division. "But we would have fought. And the enemy knew it. Deterrent worked."
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| Church shooter Dylann Roof staged death row hunger strike Posted: 25 Feb 2020 01:28 PM PST  A person familiar with the matter said Roof had been on a hunger strike but was no longer on one, as of this week. The person couldn't immediately provide specific details about the length of the hunger strike or whether medical staff needed to intervene. Roof wrote in his letter to the AP that he went on the hunger strike to protest the treatment he received from a Bureau of Prisons disciplinary hearing officer over earlier complaints that he was refused access to the law library and access to a copy machine to file legal papers.
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| Australian special forces probed for alleged Afghan war crimes Posted: 24 Feb 2020 09:32 PM PST  Australia is investigating more than 50 alleged war crimes by the country's special forces in Afghanistan, including the killing of civilians and prisoners, the military watchdog said Tuesday. An annual report by the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force said 55 separate incidents were being investigated as part of a years-long probe into allegations Australian soldiers committed war crimes while serving in Afghanistan. The probe was launched in 2016 in response to what the watchdog called "rumours" of "very serious wrongdoing" over more than a decade by members of Australian special forces in Afghanistan.
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| Carnival, Royal Caribbean, and Norwegian Cruise Line are taking a financial beating from the coronavirus — here's how much the companies predict it will hurt earnings this year Posted: 25 Feb 2020 10:03 AM PST  Carnival Corp., Royal Caribbean Cruises, and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings have predicted that the coronavirus will hurt their earnings this year.
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| Arizona congressional candidate suspends campaign after overdosing on heroin: 'I'm not going to hide from this' Posted: 24 Feb 2020 08:02 PM PST  A Republican running for Congress in Arizona announced on Monday he is suspending his campaign following a heroin overdose last week.Chris Taylor is an Army veteran who served two tours in Afghanistan and a member of the City Council in Safford. He has a history of opioid addiction dating back to his high school years. "I'm not going to hide from this," Taylor told The Arizona Republic. "I'm not ashamed of what happened. I wish to sincerely apologize to the amazing people who have supported me."Taylor told NBC News he is seeking treatment for substance abuse, having relapsed "after having so many solid years in sobriety. I have to figure out where I went wrong. Thankfully I have every resource available to me through the Veterans Affairs Administration and I have the strongest support system one could dream of. The only thing I can do is face this head on in complete humility and put one foot in front of the other so that I can get the help needed to be the father and husband that my family deserves."Taylor was running in Arizona's 1st Congressional District, hoping to unseat Rep. Tom O'Halleran (D). In his campaign ads, Taylor promised to support President Trump, cut taxes, and defend the Second Amendment.More stories from theweek.com Harvard scientist predicts coronavirus will infect up to 70 percent of humanity Hot Pockets heiress receives 5 months in prison for role in college admissions scandal How to watch the South Carolina Democratic debate
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| ACLU files suit to block "sanctuary cities" from outlawing abortion Posted: 25 Feb 2020 03:06 AM PST  In its filing, the ACLU claims the ordinances violate the constitution and mislead residents "as to whether individuals can in fact exercise their right to access abortion. "
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| Rush Limbaugh is under fire for claiming the coronavirus is a 'common cold' being 'weaponized' to bring down Trump Posted: 25 Feb 2020 07:59 AM PST  Limbaugh accused China of bioterrorism, claiming it was using the coronavirus to destroy the US economy.
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| Missing Tennessee toddler's grandmother and her boyfriend extradited after arrest Posted: 24 Feb 2020 11:11 AM PST  Evelyn Boswell, a Tennessee toddler who is 15 months old, was last seen in December. An Amber Alert was issued for her on Wednesday.
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| Michael Bloomberg called Goldman Sachs bankers his ‘peeps’ and promised to defend them, leaked tape reveals Posted: 25 Feb 2020 05:41 AM PST  Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg is being criticised for telling bankers he would have defended them as president in a leaked audio from a private Goldman Sachs event in 2016.At the event, Mr Bloomberg first described the audience as his "peeps", and said that had he run for president that year, his "first campaign platform" would have been "to defend the banks."
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| The Navy’s Decision to Stop Buying P-8 Poseidons Is a Mistake Posted: 25 Feb 2020 10:35 AM PST  Russian and Chinese submarines along with underwater threats from North Korea and Iran are only multiplying. Why stop purchasing one proven system that can mitigate this growing threat?
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| Thousands join in North Macedonia opposition protest Posted: 25 Feb 2020 01:25 PM PST  Thousands of opposition supporters marched peacefully through North Macedonia's capital Skopje late Tuesday to protest what they claim was interference in the judiciary by the country's former prime minister. The protest to the Supreme Court building was organized by the conservative main opposition VMRO-DPMNE party amid campaigning for early parliamentary elections on April 12. The party has called for a judicial investigation into alleged abuse of power by Zoran Zaev, the center-left prime minister who stepped down last month in preparation for the elections.
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| In new gaffe, White House hopeful Biden says running for 'Senate' Posted: 25 Feb 2020 02:24 PM PST  Joe Biden's White House bid has been rocked by a series of verbal slip-ups days before South Carolina's Democratic primary, a make-or-break contest as the former vice president struggles to reverse his campaign's slide. Eclipsed by a surging Bernie Sanders, Biden suggested to supporters Monday that he was campaigning "for the United States Senate" -- where he served for 36 years, until a decade ago. Biden also blundered by saying he had negotiated the 2015 Paris climate accord with China's Deng Xiaoping, who died in 1997.
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| 1,000 tourists on a Spanish island are quarantined in their hotel after one of them tested positive for coronavirus Posted: 25 Feb 2020 04:38 AM PST  The Costa Adeje Palace is closed and its 1,000 guests stuck inside after an Italian guest was found to have the coronavirus in preliminary tests.
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| Kenya shuts slaughterhouses over loss of donkeys to China Posted: 25 Feb 2020 09:51 AM PST |
| Girl, 11, brings AR-15 to Idaho gun hearing Posted: 24 Feb 2020 12:52 PM PST  An 11-year-old girl holding a loaded AR-15 assault weapon appeared at a gun legislation hearing in Idaho on Monday with her grandfather, who is supporting legislation that would allow visitors to Idaho who can legally possess firearms to carry a concealed handgun within city limits.
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