| Trump castigates Putin for backing ‘evil’ Assad Posted: 12 Apr 2017 07:44 AM PDT  In a departure from his previous praise of Putin, Trump blamed Russia for Assad's continued reign, arguing Russia is responsible for brokering peace in Syria.
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| In a Major Reversal, Pres. Trump Says NATO Is ‘No Longer Obsolete’ Posted: 12 Apr 2017 08:35 AM PDT  Standing next to NATO's secretary general Wednesday, the president backed away from his common campaign trail assertion that NATO was obsolete.
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| Additional officers placed on leave over United passenger removal Posted: 12 Apr 2017 03:23 PM PDT  Videos of Dr. David Dao being dragged down the aisle of the plane and then returning to the cabin with blood on his face went viral.
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| Marshals nab last of 'cocaine cowboys,' on lam for 26 years Posted: 13 Apr 2017 12:59 PM PDT  MIAMI (AP) — A quarter-century after he vanished on the eve of a major drug indictment, the last of Miami's fabled "cocaine cowboys" was in custody Thursday, nabbed on a suburban bike ride with his wife near Disney World.
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| Video Shows Man Beaten by Officer, Police Dept. Says It’s Unacceptable Posted: 12 Apr 2017 08:40 AM PDT  Nandi Cain tells NBC Nightly News that he thought he was "going to be the next Trayvon Martin" when a Sacramento Police officer stopped him for allegedly jaywalking and beat him to the ground.
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| Republican Sen. Ben Sasse takes on ‘alt-right’ movement Posted: 12 Apr 2017 09:00 AM PDT  Republican Sen. Ben Sasse from Nebraska took aim at the "alt-right" movement and said, "American exceptionalism was an understanding about the historical moment in which the American founding flipped on its head the relationship between rights and government."
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| Power from California sun turns wholesale electricity prices negative Posted: 12 Apr 2017 01:15 PM PDT  The amount of solar power generated by California sunshine has been driving wholesale electricity prices down to zero and even into the negative at times.
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| Andrea Mitchell: Trump Now More Negative About Russia Posted: 12 Apr 2017 06:33 AM PDT  NBC's Andrea Mitchell offers analysis on President Trump' response to a question about Russia's role in being on the Syrian airbase believed responsible for a chemical attack on Syrian citizens.
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| Sessions announces revamp of immigration law system. Will it help? Posted: 13 Apr 2017 12:21 PM PDT ![Sessions announces revamp of immigration law system. Will it help?]( "Sessions announces revamp of immigration law system. Will it help?") While President Trump's promises to crackdown on illegal immigration have put his administration at odds with immigrants and their advocates, a new Justice Department policy could bring additional resources to an overtaxed legal system burdened with a backlog of cases. At a Tuesday visit to the US-Mexico border, Attorney General Jeff Sessions called for a revamping of the immigration law system, including an $80-million plan that would add 75 additional teams of judges to immigration court system. Today, the average detainee might wait 677 days for a hearing, leading officials to go around the court system in some cases, opting to expedite the deportation and send immigrants back to their countries of origin without a day in court.
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| United Airlines CEO won't resign Posted: 12 Apr 2017 02:51 PM PDT  United Continental chief executive Oscar Munoz said Wednesday he will not resign and again apologized for the removal of a customer from an overbooked flight by force -- an incident that earned the carrier global scorn. Munoz reiterated his regret at the incident, which mushroomed into a global public relations disaster after video showing passenger David Dao, 69, his face bloodied, being dragged off the plane went viral. Munoz pledged a thorough review of United's procedures and promised that police would not be used in the future to remove passengers.
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| GOP Rep. Ted Yoho gets a pass from constituents after bucking Trump on health care Posted: 12 Apr 2017 11:09 AM PDT  Freedom Caucus member Ted Yoho flouted President Donald Trump on the GOP health care bill, but conservatives at his town hall events didn't mind.
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| Cop Charged In Shooting of Autistic Patient's Unarmed Caregiver Posted: 13 Apr 2017 05:54 AM PDT  The Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office is pursuing a case against North Miami Police Officer Jonathan Aledda.
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| Experts say police who dragged passenger had other options Posted: 13 Apr 2017 05:45 AM PDT  CHICAGO (AP) — Airport police officers called to remove a passenger who refused to leave a United Express flight essentially walked into what law enforcement experts say was a no-win situation: enforcing a business decision by a private company.
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| These are the airlines where you're most and least likely to be bumped from your flight Posted: 12 Apr 2017 05:52 AM PDT  Now that consumers have had their rude awakening about the grim reality of overbooked flights, it's a good time to revisit a recently published study of the US airlines most likely to bump confirmed passengers off their flight. The biggest travel story of the week has undoubtedly been the incident of a passenger wrenched violently from his seat by aviation security officers on an overbooked United Airlines flight leaving Chicago O'Hare airport. Videos capturing the incident show the man screaming in protest, hitting his head against the armrest across the aisle and being dragged out of the plane, while fellow passengers express their outrage.
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| Airplane maker ATR signs $536M, 20-aircraft deal with Iran Posted: 13 Apr 2017 01:57 AM PDT  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — European airplane manufacturer ATR said Thursday it sealed a $536-million sale with Iran Air for at least 20 aircraft, the latest aviation firm to strike a deal following Iran's nuclear accord with world powers.
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| Saudi woman seeking asylum in Australia returned to Saudi Arabia Posted: 12 Apr 2017 07:15 AM PDT ![Saudi woman seeking asylum in Australia returned to Saudi Arabia]( "Saudi woman seeking asylum in Australia returned to Saudi Arabia") By Katie Paul RIYADH (Reuters) - A Saudi woman claiming she sought asylum in Australia was stopped on a layover in the Philippines and returned to Riyadh on Wednesday. Dina Ali Lasloom said in self-recorded videos the Philippine authorities had held her at the Manila airport and confiscated her passport. "My name is Dina Ali and I'm a Saudi woman who fled Saudi Arabia to Australia to seek asylum," she said in one video, adding she feared violence from any relatives who came to bring her back home.
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| Nigeria seizes $43 million cash stash in Lagos house Posted: 13 Apr 2017 08:09 AM PDT  Nigeria's anti-graft agency seized over $43 million in cash during a raid on a Lagos apartment in what it hailed as a victory for President Muhammadu Buhari's war on corruption following a string of setbacks. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said in a statement issued late Wednesday it discovered the "humongous" amount of money in an apartment in Ikoyi, an upscale district of Lagos. "She comes looking haggard, with dirty clothes, but her skin didn't quite match her appearance, perhaps a disguise," said the anonymous source quoted in the EFCC statement.
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| Trump Downplays Bannon's Role In Campaign Posted: 12 Apr 2017 01:43 AM PDT  There has been speculation over fallout between the president and his chief strategist after he was removed from the National Security Council.
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| Daughter of United Victim Sounds Off on Airline as His Horrific Injuries Are Revealed Posted: 13 Apr 2017 01:04 PM PDT  Dr. Dao suffered a concussion, a broken nose and had his two front teeth knocked out.
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| NATO deploys troops to Poland while concerns about country's army rise Posted: 13 Apr 2017 10:16 AM PDT  By Lidia Kelly ORZYSZ, Poland (Reuters) - Poland on Thursday welcomed the first U.S. troops in a multi-national force which is being posted across the Baltic region to counter potential threats from Russia. More than 1,100 soldiers -- 900 U.S. troops as well as 150 British and 120 Romanians -- are to be deployed in Orzysz, about 57 km (35 miles) south of Russia's Baltic Sea enclave of Kaliningrad, where Moscow has stationed nuclear-capable missiles and an S-400 air missile defense system. "Deploying of these troops to Poland is a clear demonstration of NATO's unity and resolve and sends a clear message to any potential aggressor," NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Curtis Scaparrotti, said at a welcoming ceremony for the first arrivals at Orzysz, 220 km (140 miles) northeast of the capital Warsaw.
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| United Airlines Passenger Files Court Papers Posted: 13 Apr 2017 02:55 AM PDT  The airline issued an apology for forcibly removing one of its passengers from an aircraft at Chicago O'Hare airport.
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| Spicer says Hitler comment 'inexcusable and reprehensible' Posted: 12 Apr 2017 10:20 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Wednesday that his attempt to compare the Holocaust and Syrian President Bashar Assad's use of chemical weapons was "inexcusable and reprehensible" and was made all the worse by this being a holy week for Christians and Jews.
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| Toyota FT-4X Concept Targets Casual Adventurers Posted: 12 Apr 2017 08:10 AM PDT  From the design group that created the polarizing FJ Cruiser comes a concept for buyers seeking casual adventures, combining off-road capabilities with urban-focused compact proportions and effic...
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| Teen Found Guilty in Beating Death of Girl, 16, in Bathroom Fight Posted: 13 Apr 2017 10:59 AM PDT  The girl was tried as a juvenile in the death of Delaware teen Amy Joyner-Francis.
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| Putin meets Tillerson as US, Russia wrangle over Syria Posted: 12 Apr 2017 09:38 AM PDT  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday met US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson after complaining of worsening ties with Donald Trump's administration as the two sides spar over Syria. Putin received Tillerson at the Kremlin along with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov after the top diplomats held several hours of talks dominated by the fallout of an alleged chemical attack in Syria.
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| United passenger suffered concussion, broken nose Posted: 13 Apr 2017 09:25 AM PDT  At a press conference on Thursday, the attorney and daughter of Dr. David Dao spoke out about Dao's experience being dragged off a United Airlines flight the previous Sunday. Dao's attorney, Thomas Demetrio, said Dao suffered a significant concussion and a broken nose, lost two front teeth and would need reconstructive surgery. He also said Dao described the experience as worse than fleeing his home country of Vietnam. Dao's daughter, Crystal Pepper, thanked the public for its support of her father.
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| Parade of satire: Puck magazine Easter illustrations from cartooning’s Gilded Age Posted: 13 Apr 2017 09:06 AM PDT ![Parade of satire: Puck magazine Easter illustrations from cartooning's Gilded Age]( "Parade of satire: Puck magazine Easter illustrations from cartooning's Gilded Age") "Puck," considered America's first successful humor magazine, was the creation of Austrian-born cartoonist Joseph Keppler (1838-1894). The magazine took its name from the mischievous sprite in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," as well as its tagline, "What fools these mortals be!"
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| Mosul zoo's last two animals reach safer ground in Jordan Posted: 12 Apr 2017 06:57 AM PDT  The last two surviving animals from Mosul's dilapidated zoo arrived this week at an animal shelter in Jordan, after months of malnutrition and a long journey out of Iraq that included being stuck at the border for 12 days. Simba the lion and Lola the bear lived in a once-peaceful animal park that has been destroyed by months of fighting between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants. The park, located in Eastern Mosul, was retaken by Iraqi forces earlier this year. Amir Khalil, a vet from animal charity Four Paws who saw the animals in Mosul in February and organized their transfer to Jordan, said the animals were in a dire state.
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| Taiwan bans eating dogs and cats Posted: 12 Apr 2017 03:33 AM PDT  Taiwan has banned the eating of dogs and cats, lawmakers said Wednesday. The bill also hiked the penalty for killing or abusing animals to a maximum two-year jail term and a stiff fine of Tw$2 million, more than doubling that for repeat offenders. "This shows that Taiwan is a society with advanced animal welfare," said lawmaker Wang Yu-min who proposed the amendment.
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| The Latest: Little new information in unsolved killing of 8 Posted: 13 Apr 2017 09:22 AM PDT  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Latest on the unsolved killing of eight family members in southern Ohio (all times local):
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| What changes under Turkey's new constitution plan Posted: 11 Apr 2017 09:05 PM PDT  Turkey on Sunday votes in a landmark referendum on a new constitution that would grant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expanded powers. While critics say the move is part of a grab by Erdogan for one-man rule, supporters say it will simply put Turkey in line with France and the United States and is needed for efficient government. The current constitution was adopted in 1982 after the 1980 military coup.
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| Wife of Man Who Was Among 13 Killed in Bus Crash Found Dead in Home Posted: 12 Apr 2017 01:53 PM PDT  Police said there was no sign of foul play.
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| U.S.-Russia relations at another low after Syria attacks Posted: 12 Apr 2017 03:44 PM PDT  By Yeganeh Torbati and Denis Dyomkin MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday trust had eroded between the United States and Russia under President Donald Trump as Moscow delivered an unusually hostile reception to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in a face-off over Syria. Any hope in Russia that the Trump administration would herald less confrontational relations has been dashed in the past week after the new U.S. leader fired missiles at Syria to punish Moscow's ally for its suspected use of poison gas.
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| Spicer responds after U.S. drops largest non-nuclear bomb in Afghanistan Posted: 13 Apr 2017 10:35 AM PDT  Press secretary Sean Spicer said United States forces used GBU-43 bomb on "a system of tunnels and caves that ISIS fighters used to move around freely" in Afghanistan.
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| Deepest Life on Earth May Be Lurking 6 Miles Beneath Ocean Floor Posted: 12 Apr 2017 07:15 AM PDT  A host of hardy microbes may be living miles beneath the ocean floor, new research suggests. Complex chemical compounds found in the rocks spewed from oceanic mud volcanoes suggest microbial life-forms may be dwelling some 32,800 feet (10,000 meters) beneath the seafloor. "Although we cannot pinpoint the exact origin of the organic matter, chemical analysis of the constituents resembles molecular signatures that could be produced by microbial life deep within or below the mud volcano," the researchers wrote in the study.
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| Man, 2 daughters dead after 911 call, car fire, police shots Posted: 12 Apr 2017 04:56 PM PDT  GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) — The 911 call from a distraught Oregon mother came in shortly after midnight.
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| 13 New Lunch Items Were Added To The Starbucks Menu Posted: 13 Apr 2017 10:02 AM PDT  All of the lunch items are freshly prepared.
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| JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup profits up; Wells Fargo flat Posted: 13 Apr 2017 06:52 AM PDT  Strong trading results in the first quarter drove profits higher at JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup, which also got a boost from a decline in funds set aside for bad energy loans, the banks reported Thursday. "The momentum we saw across many of our businesses towards the end of last year carried into the first quarter, resulting in significantly better overall performance than a year ago," Citigroup chief executive Michael Corbat said.
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| Police: Remains found in Hawaii after man says he killed mom Posted: 12 Apr 2017 05:23 PM PDT  HONOLULU (AP) — Authorities removed human remains from a Honolulu apartment on Wednesday, a day after they arrested a man who confessed to killing his mother, police said.
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| Japan scrambles jet fighters at record pace as Chinese military activity rises Posted: 13 Apr 2017 12:49 AM PDT  Japan's air force scrambled fighter jets to chase away foreign aircraft at record pace in the year to March 31, government figures showed on Thursday, as Chinese military activity in and around the East China Sea escalated. Japan worries that China's probing of its air defenses is part of a push to extend its military influence in the East China Sea and western Pacific, where Japan controls an island chain stretching 1,400 km (870 miles) south towards Taiwan. "Recently we have seen Chinese military aircraft operating further south and that is bringing them closer to the main Okinawa island and other parts of the island chain," Japan's top military commander, Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano, told a briefing in Tokyo.
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| Undocumented Mother of 4 to Be Deported After Losing Court Battle Posted: 12 Apr 2017 11:16 AM PDT  Maribel Trujillo Diaz's youngest child is just 3 and has special needs.
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