| After killing TPP, Trump to meet Xi, reassure allies Posted: 13 Mar 2017 02:51 PM PDT  President Trump will host Chinese President Xi Jinping early next month, a potentially pivotal summit as the White House tries to reassure allies that the United States will stay engaged in the region after backing out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal. The two leaders are tentatively expected to meet April 7-8, potentially at Trump's luxury Mar-a-Lago private club in Florida, a U.S. official confirmed on Monday. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will lock down the exact dates on his trip to Asia this week, the official added.
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| First Look: The New Fitbit Alta HR Posted: 13 Mar 2017 07:32 AM PDT  Fitbit updates one of its most popular fitness trackers with heart-rate monitoring, enhanced sleep tracking, and better battery life.
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| New Michael Brown Surveillance Video Expected Monday Posted: 13 Mar 2017 06:25 AM PDT  An attorney representing the owners of Ferguson Market and Liquor Store said new footage would be released Monday that would contradict the version of events depicted in a documentary that premiered over the weekend.
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| Obama lawyers move fast to join fight against Trump Posted: 13 Mar 2017 06:24 AM PDT ![Obama lawyers move fast to join fight against Trump]( "Obama lawyers move fast to join fight against Trump") By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Johnathan Smith resigned from the U.S. Justice Department on Inauguration Day, he looked forward to spending time with his infant son, but that plan unraveled a week later when President Donald Trump unveiled his explosive foreign travel ban. Within two weeks, Smith had a new job as legal director of civil rights group Muslim Advocates and was drafting briefs for a successful court challenge to the ban, joining other former top Obama administration lawyers now fighting Trump. It is not surprising that Smith and some of his colleagues, political appointees of Democratic President Barack Obama, would leave the Justice Department now led by Republicans.
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| Biden Institute launched at University of Delaware Posted: 13 Mar 2017 04:30 PM PDT  NEWARK, Del. (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden is hoping a new public policy institute bearing his name will foster civic engagement and promote a spirit of bipartisanship.
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| Good Samaritans Save Elderly Woman Walking Across Train Tracks Just in the Nick of Time Posted: 12 Mar 2017 10:48 AM PDT  She was uninjured.
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| Northeast braces for blizzard conditions Posted: 13 Mar 2017 08:44 AM PDT  With less than a week until the first day of spring, Mother Nature is packing a punch: a winter storm expected to slam the Northeast. Blizzard conditions are expected to hit Washington, D.C., New York and Boston from Monday night into Tuesday, with 12 to 20 inches of snow expected.
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| Poland to seek extradition from United States of suspected Nazi commander Posted: 13 Mar 2017 01:56 PM PDT ![Poland to seek extradition from United States of suspected Nazi commander]( "Poland to seek extradition from United States of suspected Nazi commander") Poland plans to seek the extradition of an American on suspicion of committing crimes against humanity in the World War Two deaths of 44 Polish villagers, Poland's government-affiliated history institute said on Monday. The man, identified as Michael K., is suspected of ordering the killings in 1944 in eastern Poland when he was a commander in the Nazi's SS-led Ukrainian Self Defence Legion, the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) said in a statement.
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| Early Supreme Court hearings little resembled their modern counterparts Posted: 13 Mar 2017 08:15 AM PDT  As Constitution Daily counts down to Neil Gorsuch's Supreme Court testimony, we look back at how this dramatic process started – and why we have public nomination hearings at all.
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| Bangladesh to fell building deemed "symbol of corruption" Posted: 12 Mar 2017 06:38 AM PDT  Bangladesh's highest court Sunday ordered the demolition of a lakeside building occupied by powerful garment groups, a move welcomed by activists who considered the structure an enduring symbol of corruption. The 16-story building, long criticised for openly flouting Dhaka's strict construction laws, must be destroyed within six months at a cost borne by its occupants, the Supreme Court ruled. "If they fail to carry out the order, the (government's) capital development authority will demolish the building," Attorney General Mahbubey Alam told AFP.
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| The Latest: Mother: Kidnapped woman 'safe and not harmed' Posted: 13 Mar 2017 09:55 AM PDT ![The Latest: Mother: Kidnapped woman 'safe and not harmed']( "The Latest: Mother: Kidnapped woman 'safe and not harmed'") TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the search for a woman who investigators say was kidnapped by her estranged husband (all times local):
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| ‘She’s complicit’: Ivanka Trump torched by ScarJo on ‘SNL’ Posted: 12 Mar 2017 10:00 AM PDT  Alec Baldwin returned as Donald Trump on "Saturday Night Live" this weekend, imagining how the president would respond to an "Independence Day"-style alien invasion during the cold-open sketch. (Hint: It involves wearing a bomber jacket.) But it was Scarlett Johansson's portrayal of Ivanka Trump that stole the show.
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| Baby gear injuries surging, often due to falls Posted: 13 Mar 2017 10:14 AM PDT ![Baby gear injuries surging, often due to falls]( "Baby gear injuries surging, often due to falls") By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - - Every eight minutes in the U.S., a child under three has an accident related to baby products like strollers, carriers, cribs and walkers, a study suggests. Injuries are on the rise, and roughly four in five are due to falls, researchers report in Pediatrics. "What's surprising is how many children are still experiencing nursery product-related injuries serious enough to result in a trip to the emergency department - one every eight minutes," said senior study author Dr. Gary Smith, director of the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.
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| Sheriff's Deputies Heroically Save Jet Skiers in the Path of Cruise Ship in the Nick of Time Posted: 13 Mar 2017 03:02 PM PDT ![Sheriff's Deputies Heroically Save Jet Skiers in the Path of Cruise Ship in the Nick of Time]( "Sheriff's Deputies Heroically Save Jet Skiers in the Path of Cruise Ship in the Nick of Time") A tourist filmed the dramatic rescue from the deck of the cruise ship as it approached.
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| Watch this Mexican volcano blow some serious smoke Posted: 12 Mar 2017 05:00 PM PDT  One of Mexico's most famous volcanos erupted this weekend, sending clouds of ash down on surrounding communities. Popocatépetl has erupted twice since Saturday evening and emitted hundreds of short, low-intensity bursts of gas and smoke, Mexican authorities said on Sunday afternoon. SEE ALSO: A volcano just erupted in Europe and the footage is amazing Unlike Italy's Mount Etna, Popocatépetl hasn't spewed any spectacular lava — much to the relief of residents in Mexico's Puebla valley, which sits about 80 miles east of Mexico City. The area remains under "yellow alert," meaning families should protect their food and drinking water from the volcano's falling ash. But Popocatépetl is still lit up, even if cameras can't capture it. At some points on the night of March 10, the volcano's crater gave off a glow that intensified to a brilliant orange each time the volcano belched smoke, Mexico's National Center for Disaster Prevention reported. En las últimas 24 horas, el monitoreo del #Popocatépetl identificó 125 exhalaciones de baja intensidad y dos explosiones. pic.twitter.com/97DxsyXit7 — Luis Felipe Puente (@LUISFELIPE_P) March 12, 2017 On a rare smogless day in Mexico City, the white caps of Popocatépetl and its neighboring volcano Iztaccíhuatl can clearly be seen in the distance. According to an Aztec legend, Popocatépetl was a handsome warrior and Iztaccíhuatl a beautiful princess. Like all good love stories, their story ends in tragedy. Elsewhere in North America, Alaska's Bogoslof volcano has also been acting up. #Bogoslof volcano Worldview satellite imgs from Mar 3 and 11, showing changes due to eruption on Mar 8. https://t.co/6LWU4WMH0q pic.twitter.com/nngmtu2J5T — Alaska AVO (@alaska_avo) March 12, 2017 Eruption activity at the underwater volcano last week changed the physical landscape of the surrounding island, the Alaskan Volcano Observatory noted. Satellite images show how the island's central lake had greatly expanded, while deposits of volcanic ash and blocks extended the island's western shoreline. Video credit: webcamsdemexico via Storyful WATCH: Exploring volcanoes with robots: a day in the life of Carolyn Parcheta
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| Nigeria's Buhari tells parliament he has resumed duties: spokesman Posted: 13 Mar 2017 05:27 AM PDT ![Nigeria's Buhari tells parliament he has resumed duties: spokesman]( "Nigeria's Buhari tells parliament he has resumed duties: spokesman") By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has told parliament that he has resumed his duties following seven weeks of medical leave in Britain, his spokesman said on Monday. Nigeria's economy shrank 1.5 percent in 2016, its first full-year contraction for 25 years, largely due to low oil prices and attacks on energy facilities in the OPEC member's Niger Delta oil hub last year. Buhari had made his deputy Yemi Osinbajo acting president during his absence.
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| A look at simmering tensions between Turkey and Netherlands Posted: 13 Mar 2017 09:29 AM PDT  BERLIN (AP) — Diplomatic tensions between Turkey and Western Europe erupted over the weekend after the Netherlands blocked Turkish officials from holding rallies in their country, prompting a flurry of angry rhetoric and threats of dire consequences from Ankara.
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| Guatemala shelter fire death toll climbs to 39 Posted: 11 Mar 2017 06:00 PM PST  The death toll in a horrific fire at a government-run shelter for Guatemalan teens has climbed to 39, officials said. Hundreds of protesters rallied outside the residence of President Jimmy Morales, alleging that government negligence at the overcrowded facility where staffers were accused of sexual and other abuse allowed the tragedy to happen. Three more adolescent girls succumbed to their injuries while being treated in intensive care, according to hospital officials, who said 14 girls are still in their care, including eight in critical condition.
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| The Latest: Navajo leader: Mourning with officer's family Posted: 12 Mar 2017 06:44 PM PDT ![The Latest: Navajo leader: Mourning with officer's family]( "The Latest: Navajo leader: Mourning with officer's family") PREWITT, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting of a Navajo Nation police officer (all times local):
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| 4 Increasingly Popular Company Retirement Planning Perks Posted: 13 Mar 2017 06:35 AM PDT ![4 Increasingly Popular Company Retirement Planning Perks]( "4 Increasingly Popular Company Retirement Planning Perks") A traditional 401(k) plan is now the predominate form of retirement benefit provided by employers. Here's a look at the types of retirement benefits that are increasingly being offered to employees. A Roth 401(k) allows employees to save after-tax dollars in order to qualify for tax-free withdrawals in retirement.
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| 'Brand Modi' gets thumbs up as PM's party sweeps India polls Posted: 13 Mar 2017 03:09 AM PDT  Rebounding from a self-inflicted banknote crisis to deliver his party a stunning victory in state polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dominance mirrors that of India's early independence leaders and bodes well for his re-election in 2019, analysts say. Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party won a surprise absolute majority in Uttar Pradesh at the weekend, a result not seen in decades in the northern state that's home to 220 million people and seen as a bellwether of national politics. It also won a majority in Uttarakhand and despite coming second will form governments in Goa and Manipur, the latter a remote eastern state where the Hindu nationalist party held zero seats before polling day.
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| South Korea's Park criticized over defiance, faces calls for investigation Posted: 13 Mar 2017 02:14 AM PDT ![South Korea's Park criticized over defiance, faces calls for investigation]( "South Korea's Park criticized over defiance, faces calls for investigation") By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - Ousted South Korean leader Park Geun-hye faced criticism on Monday over a defiant vow that the truth of her impeachment would be revealed, with the main opposition party urging prosecutors to investigate her quickly. The Constitutional Court dismissed Park from office on Friday when it upheld a parliamentary impeachment vote over an influence-peddling scandal that has shaken the political and business elite. Park has denied any wrongdoing.
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| Giraffe Giving Birth On Live Cam Update Posted: 12 Mar 2017 03:18 AM PDT  Zookeepers watching over April the giraffe, who is more than 15 months pregnant, said there has been a lot of belly movement.
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| Author's Heartbreaking Story: What Are the Signs of Ovarian Cancer? Posted: 13 Mar 2017 08:21 AM PDT  In a heart-wrenching essay, author Amy Krouse Rosenthal penned a dating profile for her husband to use after she was gone. Rosenthal was running out of time: She was dying of ovarian cancer, which she was diagnosed with in September 2015. "I'm facing a deadline, in this case, a pressing one," Rosenthal wrote in the essay, which was published March 3, 2017, in The New York Times.
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| Turkey's Erdogan says Netherlands acting like a 'banana republic' Posted: 12 Mar 2017 10:11 AM PDT ![Turkey's Erdogan says Netherlands acting like a 'banana republic']( "Turkey's Erdogan says Netherlands acting like a 'banana republic'") By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Thomas Escritt ANKARA/ROTTERDAM (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday the Netherlands was acting like a "banana republic" and should face sanctions for barring Turkish ministers from speaking in Rotterdam, fuelling a row over Ankara's political campaigning abroad. Erdogan is looking to the large number of Turks living in Europe, especially in Germany and the Netherlands, to help secure victory next month in a referendum that would give the presidency sweeping new powers.
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| Berlin ground staff strike, hundreds of flights canceled Posted: 13 Mar 2017 02:52 AM PDT  BERLIN (AP) — Ground staff at Berlin's two airports went on strike Monday for the second time in four days, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights.
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| House Completely Covered by Ice in Astonishing Viral Images Posted: 13 Mar 2017 01:32 PM PDT  John Kucko said the ice is up to six inches thick on his lakeside property in upstate New York.
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| Apple (AAPL) Stock vs. Alphabet (GOOG) Stock: Which is the Better Buy? Posted: 13 Mar 2017 06:28 AM PDT ![Apple (AAPL) Stock vs. Alphabet (GOOG) Stock: Which is the Better Buy?]( "Apple (AAPL) Stock vs. Alphabet (GOOG) Stock: Which is the Better Buy?") Apple (ticker: AAPL) and Alphabet ( GOOG, GOOGL) are two of the biggest tech titans around, and they happen to compete for much more than smartphone market share. From large-capitalization institutional technology investors to average Americans saving for retirement, the fact is that AAPL stock and GOOG stock also go head to head for billions of dollars in investor capital. In a universe where Apple and Alphabet were mutually exclusive investments, which stock would be the better buy?
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| Jordan releases soldier who killed 7 Israeli schoolgirls Posted: 12 Mar 2017 08:29 AM PDT  A Jordanian soldier who shot dead seven Israeli schoolgirls in 1997 was released from prison Sunday after serving out his life sentence, sparking outrage from the families of those killed. In March 1997, Ahmad Dakamseh fired an automatic weapon at schoolgirls on a trip to the Jordan-Israel border, killing seven of them and wounding five others and a teacher. "He is now a free man," his cousin Mohammed Yahya Dakamseh told AFP by phone, saying he had been released at around 1:00 am after "he finished his jail term".
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| Officials warn of global religious extremism threat to China Posted: 13 Mar 2017 03:49 AM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — Chinese officials are issuing new warnings about the specter of global religious extremism seeping into the country, following reports of fighters from China's Muslim minority fighting alongside militants in Syria and Iraq.
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| Photos of the day - March 13, 2017 Posted: 13 Mar 2017 02:34 PM PDT ![Photos of the day - March 13, 2017]( "Photos of the day - March 13, 2017") Displaced Iraqis who had fled their homes wait to move to a safe place, as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq; Chinese President Xi Jinping, foreground center, Premier Li Keqiang, foreground center right, and delegates attend a closing session for the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing; and, An Indian reveller covered with powdered colors celebrates the Holi festival in Bangalore, India.
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| US Attorney Preet Bharara 'fired' after not resigning Posted: 13 Mar 2017 10:25 AM PDT  Bharara was known for going across the aisle and being an independent prosecutor.
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| Puerto Rico creditors urge extension of fiscal plan deadline Posted: 13 Mar 2017 05:02 AM PDT ![Puerto Rico creditors urge extension of fiscal plan deadline]( "Puerto Rico creditors urge extension of fiscal plan deadline") A group holding more than $10 billion of Puerto Rican debt wants the island's federally appointed financial oversight board to postpone a Wednesday deadline to approve a fiscal turnaround plan for Puerto Rico, saying the U.S. territory's creditors should have input on the plan. A bondholder group led by OppenheimerFunds and Franklin Advisers, which hold debt across a wide swath of Puerto Rican credits, made the request to the board in a letter made public on Monday morning, ahead of the board's scheduled public meeting in New York. "An extension would ... allow Puerto Rico and the oversight board to work with Puerto Rico's key stakeholders to develop a fiscal plan that makes sense to all the parties," the group said.
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| Trump economic adviser: Fed doing 'good job,' respects independence Posted: 12 Mar 2017 07:02 AM PDT ![Trump economic adviser: Fed doing 'good job,' respects independence]( "Trump economic adviser: Fed doing 'good job,' respects independence") White House economic adviser Gary Cohn said on Sunday that the Federal Reserve "has been doing a good job" and the Trump administration respects its independence, even if the U.S. central bank raises interest rates this week. Cohn, director of the National Economic Council, told Fox News Sunday that the Trump administration will keep working to reduce barriers to job creation no matter what the Fed does on interest rates. "The Federal Reserve is an independent agency and they operate as such.
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| Tribes ask judge to stop Dakota Access oil from flowing Posted: 13 Mar 2017 09:58 AM PDT  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Two Native American tribes who are suing to stop the Dakota Access pipeline have asked a judge to head off the imminent flow of oil while they appeal his decision allowing the pipeline's construction to be completed.
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| South Korea's Moon vows 'new history' after impeachment Posted: 11 Mar 2017 10:39 PM PST  The front-runner to succeed South Korea's impeached president Park Geun-Hye on Sunday called for unity as the country writes a "new history", while hundreds gathered outside the home of the ousted leader in a show of support. The Constitutional Court on Friday upheld a parliamentary vote to impeach Park, effectively removing her from office over a corruption scandal involving her close friend. A presidential election is to be held within 60 days of the ruling, with local media suggesting May 9 as the most likely date.
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| Is race important? Jury queried in Louisiana murder trial Posted: 13 Mar 2017 03:25 PM PDT  MARKSVILLE, La. (AP) — The head of the Louisiana State Police called it the most disturbing thing he's seen: a 6-year-old autistic boy's lifeless body, strapped into the front seat of a car riddled with bullets fired by two law enforcement officers.
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| Keep Your Complexion Gorgeous Over 40 Posted: 12 Mar 2017 05:00 PM PDT  Mona celebrates her upcoming birthday with a skin-care makeover based on expert advice from Plastic Surgeon Dr. Andrew Ordon and Dermatologist Dr. Annie Chu. Mona's a former smoker, which is damaging to the skin, and she's looking to recover that youthful glow.
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| Chile's devastating wildfires Posted: 13 Mar 2017 06:00 AM PDT ![Chile's devastating wildfires]( "Chile's devastating wildfires") Forest fires are a regular feature of Chile's hot, arid summers, but a nearly decade-long drought combined with historically high temperatures have created tinder-like conditions in the nation's central regions. (Reuters)
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| Trump plans to host China's Xi in April: media reports Posted: 13 Mar 2017 02:37 PM PDT ![Trump plans to host China's Xi in April: media reports]( "Trump plans to host China's Xi in April: media reports") U.S. President Donald Trump plans to host Chinese President Xi Jinping at a two-day summit next month, according to media reports, as his administration seeks to smooth relations with the world's second-largest economy. The meeting is tentatively scheduled for April 6-7 at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, U.S. online media outlet Axios reported on Monday, citing officials familiar with the plans. It said the plan was tentative and that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was expected to finalize plans during a trip this week to Asia, which includes a stop in China.
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| Stock markets confident Fed will seal deal Posted: 13 Mar 2017 01:51 PM PDT  New York (AFP) - World stock markets mostly rose Monday as investors priced in the near-certainty of a US rate rise this week following a forecast-busting US jobs report.
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| Democrat on House Oversight Committee says firing of US Attorney Preet Bharara raises 'a lot of questions' Posted: 12 Mar 2017 06:45 AM PDT  Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings is interviewed on "This Week."
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| Despite poaching, South Africa plans for rhino horn trade Posted: 12 Mar 2017 05:30 AM PDT  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's government is moving ahead with plans to allow a domestic trade and limited export of rhino horns, alarming many international conservationists who believe rhinos will be more vulnerable to poachers who have killed record numbers in the past decade.
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| These new Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ photo leaks are the best ones yet Posted: 13 Mar 2017 07:26 AM PDT 
In exactly two weeks and two days, Samsung will unveil its next-generation flagship Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones and put an end to all the mystery. Well, to be fair, there really isn't very much mystery left at this point. Back in early March, BGR exclusively published the first live photos of a Galaxy S8 that was confirmed to be genuine, and we opened the floodgates for a flurry of leaks that have now left precious little to the imagination. Thanks to this unending stream of leaks and reports from solid sources, we now know just about everything there is to know about Samsung's upcoming new flagship phones. Of course, as exciting as the new Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ are, and as gorgeous as they look in all the leaked photos, it can never hurt to take another gander. So, on Monday morning, we've got another series of leaked photos for you to check out, and this time they include a great shot of the S8 lined up next to the S8+ with both devices turned on, so we can really get a good idea of how the two models compare. If everything pans out the way we expect it to, Samsung's upcoming new Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ will be the most impressive smartphones ever made... by a very wide margin. The phones are expected to be the first that will be powered by Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 835 processor in the US or by a comparable Samsung Exynos chipset abroad, and they'll have 4GB of the latest RAM to help keep things running smoothly. We're also expecting better cameras, better battery life and plenty more, but the star of the show has to be Samsung's bold new design. Samsung has eliminated the oblong home button from its previous-generation Galaxy S models in order to help narrow the bezels above and below the display. In doing so, the company has taken us closer than ever to realizing the all-screen smartphone design of our dreams. The Galaxy S8 will reportedly feature a 5.8-inch Super AMOLED display crammed into a smartphone that isn't much bigger than Apple's 4.7-inch iPhone 7, and the Galaxy S8+ will stuff a massive 6.2-inch screen into a smartphone about the same size as the 5.5-inch iPhone 7 Plus. Here they are together, as posted in a recent leak on Weibo (via Slashleaks): 
As you can see, especially on the white Galaxy S8, the bezels have been narrowed on all sides of the display and the result is simply stunning. The right and left sides of both new Galaxy S models still curve downward as they have on several earlier smartphones from Samsung, which will make these handsets even more comfortable to hold. Another leak from Weibo (also via Slashleaks) gives us a closer look at the smaller Galaxy S8 in gold: 
And in one final new leak from Monday morning, SamMobile has posted a photo of what is said to be the battery from the upcoming Galaxy S8+. It's unclear exactly where the image came from since the Samsung news blog decided not to post a link to the original source, but it appears to have been dug up on Weibo like the rest of these photos. 
Samsung will unveil both the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ at a special press conference in New York City on March 29th, and the phones are expected to be released next month on either April 21st or April 28th.
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| India Celebrates Holi, The Festival Of Colors Posted: 13 Mar 2017 04:59 AM PDT  Holi is a vibrant festival, which sees the streets of India, and other South Asian countries, transform into a massive party of colors.
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