| ‘Give it hell, John’: Family, colleagues and former foes wish McCain well Posted: 20 Jul 2017 06:17 AM PDT  Sen. John McCain, who has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer, has gotten an outpouring of support from across the political spectrum.
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| Trump Issues Statement On Sean Spicer Resignation Posted: 21 Jul 2017 04:25 AM PDT  Deputy White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders reads a statement from President Trump change from Sean Spicer to Anthony Scaramucci.
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| Video Shows Baltimore Police Officer Planting Drugs At Scene Posted: 19 Jul 2017 09:21 PM PDT  A police officer in Baltimore was suspended after a body-cam footage emerged, which seemed to show him planting illicit drugs at an investigation scene in January. However, it was not clear if he had done it for documentation purposes.
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| Trump Finances Part of Russia Investigation Posted: 20 Jul 2017 11:51 AM PDT  Greg Farrell, investigative reporter for Bloomberg News, talks with Rachel Maddow about Special Counsel Robert Mueller including Donald Trump's personal business and finances as part of the Trump Russia investigation.
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| California wildfire burns 45 buildings near Yosemite Posted: 20 Jul 2017 07:40 PM PDT ![California wildfire burns 45 buildings near Yosemite]( "California wildfire burns 45 buildings near Yosemite") By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A raging wildfire in central California that has forced more than 5,000 people from their homes spread rapidly on Thursday after destroying dozens of buildings not far from Yosemite National Park, fire officials said. The Detwiler Fire, which is menacing the former gold rush town of Mariposa in the Sierra Nevada foothills, is only 10 percent contained, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, said on its website. "We're doing everything we can to protect that town and all the other communities in that area," Amy Head, a spokeswoman for Cal Fire, said by telephone.
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| In surrealist twist, Dali exhumed in paternity lawsuit Posted: 20 Jul 2017 03:59 PM PDT  FIGUERES, Spain (AP) — Salvador Dali's eccentric artistic and personal history has taken yet another bizarre turn with the exhumation of his embalmed remains in order to find genetic samples that could settle whether one of the founding figures of surrealism fathered a girl decades ago.
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| Germany cannot scare Turkey with 'threats': Erdogan Posted: 21 Jul 2017 06:47 AM PDT  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday told Germany it cannot scare Ankara with threats, in an escalating row over a wave of arrests that prompted Berlin to step up warnings to German tourists and investors. "They (Germany) cannot scare us with these threats, they should know this," Erdogan said in a speech in Istanbul. "You (Germany) do not have the power to smear Turkey... or the power to scare us," he added.
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| New York Couple Pleads Guilty to Enslaving Korean Children for 6 Years Posted: 20 Jul 2017 04:10 PM PDT  The children have been reunited with their parents
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| Trump at Six Months: Checking in On the President’s Campaign Promises Posted: 20 Jul 2017 05:54 AM PDT  Donald Trump's promised a lot during his campaign, how is he doing after six months in office?
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| Great White Shark Gets Shockingly Close To Paddle Boarders Near California Posted: 20 Jul 2017 02:40 PM PDT  Paddle boarders came dangerously close to a great white shark in Califonia waters.
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| Scaramucci Hints at How He'll Deal With Trump's Tweets Posted: 21 Jul 2017 04:29 AM PDT  Anthony Scaramucci, the new White House Communications Director, answers a question from NBC News' Hallie Jackson about getting the White House back on track.
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| The Latest: Venezuela UN diplomat calls on Maduro to resign Posted: 20 Jul 2017 08:45 PM PDT  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Latest on Venezuela's political crisis and the opposition's general strike (all times local):
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| Audi voluntarily recalls up to 850,000 diesel vehicles Posted: 21 Jul 2017 03:26 AM PDT  German luxury carmaker Audi, a Volkswagen subsidiary, issued a voluntary recall of up to 850,000 diesel vehicles Friday, saying it would help reduce engine emissions. "Audi aims to maintain the future viability of diesel engines for its customers and to make a contribution towards improving air quality," the Bavaria-based manufacturer said in a statement. Vehicles with affected engines would receive a free software upgrade that "will further improve their emissions in real driving conditions beyond the current legal requirements," Audi added.
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| Tourists at all-inclusive Mexico resort reportedly drugged, woman dies Posted: 21 Jul 2017 03:53 AM PDT  A family vacation to Mexico ended in tragedy recently after a young woman died at an all-inclusive resort after reportedly being drugged.
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| 5-Year-Old Girl Fined Nearly $200 for Holding Lemonade Stand Posted: 21 Jul 2017 09:42 AM PDT  "Have I done a bad thing?"
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| US 'closely tracking' as Chinese navy in the Baltics for war games with Russia Posted: 21 Jul 2017 01:15 AM PDT  Chinese warships will join Vladimir Putin's navy in the Baltic Sea on Friday ahead of war games which are being watched closely by Western powers. The drills, which are a sign of both the growing reach of the Chinese military and closer strategic ties between Moscow and Beijing, kick off a busy summer of drills by Russia in eastern Europe which have raised alarm in Washington. China's most advanced guided-missile destroyers are expected to arrive in the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad on Friday before taking to the seas with a Russian flotilla on Monday for exercises that will run until July 31. The Type 052D destroyer, Changsha, missile frigate Yuncheng and supply ship Luoma Lake are taking part in the drills. PLA navy ships to enter Baltic Sea for the first time to hold joint exercises with Russia https://t.co/dhiqc5On0Bpic.twitter.com/SthAGIEu9c— China News 中国新闻网 (@Echinanews) July 19, 2017 The Changsha was described as China's "most advanced guided-missile destroyer" by Chinese media, while the Yuncheng is also believed to be among the most capable frigates in the People Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's arsenal. "By sending its most advanced guided-missile destroyers, China is expressing its sincerity to Russia and also sends a strong signal to other countries who plan to provoke us," Li Jie, a Beijing-based navy expert, told the state-run Global Times. The Royal Navy escorted a flotilla of Chinese warships through English waters as it prepared to carry out drills with Vladimir Putin's forces. Credit: Rob Verkerk While China has dispatched some of its most high-end warships to the joint exercise, the continent from Russia's Baltic fleet is much smaller. Just two combat ships – new corvettes of the Steregushchy class – will be joined by a support tug, naval Ka-27 helicopters and land-based Su-24 fighter-bombers as air support. The reason for such a small showing at this year's Joint Sea exercise is straightforward, says Maxim Shepovalenko, a former Russian navy captain and expert at the Moscow-based Center for the Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST), said the small Russian showing was because there was "no need for a large-scale exercise" in the Baltic, "merely a symbolic one". "I can't imagine the Russian navy ever holding a large-scale naval drill even by itself. And for the Chinese Navy, this is just a way to get a taste for 'global reach,'" Mr Shepovalenko said. The exercise will run the course of a week, and will feature anti-submarine, anti-aircraft, and anti-ship drills. The two sides will also practice anti-piracy as well as search and rescue operations. The joint flotilla is under the command of Russian Vice Admiral Alexander Fedotenkov and Chinese Vice-Admiral Tian Zhong. The drills are being conducted in Russian, according to the Baltic Fleet's press service. China has been expanding its military reach by building up its naval forces and establishing its first overseas military base in the tiny east African nation of Djibouti this year. The manoeuvres in the Baltic Sea are being seen by Chinese experts as a show of force following joint drills by the United States and Beijing's two key Asian rivals - India and Japan – in the Indian Ocean earlier this month. Observers also say they are directed at Nato, and underscore China's aspirations to be a major blue sea power and a rival to US naval might. A statement from the United States European command said: "We are closely tracking Russian exercises with other participants, like China. "While we support their rights to train in international commons, we expect all nations adhere to international norms and laws," the statement added, according the the Stars and stripes military news website. US and Japanese (R) Navy ships are pictured docked at a harbour during the inauguration of joint naval exercises with India in Chennai on July 10, 2017. Credit: AFP The drills mark the first occasion that Chinese warships have ever carried out manoeuvres in the strategically important Baltic Sea, and come after recent exercises in the Mediterranean. Wei Dongxu, a Beijing based military expert, said that Britain would feel a loss of prestige over the Chinese drills, given its history as a maritime power. "If you look back 30 years ago, there was no way that Britain could have imagined China could dispatch such advanced warships to carry out these activities," he told The Telegraph. "I expect China will have overwhelming advantage over Britain on naval strength." A named commentary in the Global Times on Friday that the drills are part of a wider plan of "enhancing (China's) presence in oceans around the world". "China should not back down from its current stance in the face of criticism from NATO countries," said the commentary, from Cui Heng. a PhD candidate at the Center for Russian Studies, East China Normal University. "An appropriate entry into the NATO countries' "backyard" like the Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the Baltic Sea will reflect China's confidence and strength." Members of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy stand on the Liaoning aircraft carrier as it sails into Hong Kong, china, on Friday, July 7, 2017. Credit: Bloomberg Meanwhile, concerns have been raised by the US military over Russian war games in Belarus - an ally of Moscow - in September. Some NATO allies believe the Russian exercise could number more than 100,000 troops and involve nuclear weapons training, the biggest such exercise since 2013. US Army Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, who heads US Army forces in Europe, told Reuters that allies are also concerned that the manouvres could be a "Trojan horse", in which Russia would leave equipment behind. Additional reporting by Christine Wei
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| Visa issues take spotlight after Burundi teens exit event Posted: 21 Jul 2017 03:08 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The big controversy leading up to the FIRST Global international robotics competition in Washington was whether a team of girls from Afghanistan would be able to participate, after their initial visa applications were denied.
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| Moon Photobombs Mars In Hubble Images For NASA Posted: 20 Jul 2017 02:35 PM PDT  This moon photobombed Mars as the Hubble Space Telescope was trying to take some photos of the planet and they made for some cool shots.
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| Illinois man charged with Chinese scholar kidnapping pleads not guilty Posted: 20 Jul 2017 02:55 PM PDT  An Illinois man charged with kidnapping a female Chinese scholar who has been missing for more than a month pleaded not guilty during an appearance in a U.S. court on Thursday. Brendt Christensen, 28, is accused of abducting Yingying Zhang, a 26-year-old visiting scholar at the University of Illinois from southeastern China, who disappeared on June 9. Zhang, who had been studying photosynthesis and crop productivity, was last seen when a security camera recorded her getting into a black car that authorities linked to Christensen, according to court records.
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| Woman becomes US Navy's first female SEAL candidate Posted: 21 Jul 2017 08:13 AM PDT  The US Navy has revealed it has its first two female candidates for special operations posts previously unavailable for women, including one who could become its first female Navy SEAL. One of the candidates is seeking to become a special warfare combatant crewman, while the second is seeking to become an officer with the SEALs. Neither of the candidates has been identified, as is usually the case with members of the special forces.
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| N. Korea economy grows at fastest pace in 17 years: Seoul Posted: 21 Jul 2017 12:14 AM PDT  Despite global sanctions over its weapons programmes, North Korea's economy grew at the fastest pace in 17 years thanks to a jump in exports and increased production in mining and other industries, the South's central bank said Friday. The Bank of Korea (BOK) said the North's gross domestic product grew 3.9 percent last year -- the fastest since 1999 when it expanded 6.1 percent. The hermit state does not officially release its economic data, and the Bank of Korea releases its annual estimates based on data compiled from state and private organisations.
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| Detained student's mother: China police want "ransom" Posted: 20 Jul 2017 04:42 PM PDT  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The mother of an American college student arrested in central China following an altercation with a taxi driver five weeks earlier said police are demanding the equivalent of a $7,400 "ransom" for his release.
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| Police Dispatcher Asks Cops to Help Him Propose During Traffic Stop Posted: 20 Jul 2017 02:51 PM PDT  A Texas woman was shocked when a police officer pulled her over.
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| Republicans close to blocking Trump from easing Russia sanctions Posted: 21 Jul 2017 02:17 PM PDT  In a rare show of defiance, Republicans in Congress are coming close to preventing Donald Trump from being able to roll back sanctions against Russia. The White House has sought to change a bill that would toughen sanctions on Moscow for meddling in the 2016 US election. Despite telling reporters that the White House supports new sanctions on Russia, Marc Short, its legislative director, declared that the bill would set "an unusual precedent of delegating foreign policy to 535 members of Congress.
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| U.S. warship crew found likely at fault in June collision: official Posted: 21 Jul 2017 12:00 PM PDT  The crew of the USS Fitzgerald was likely at fault in the warship's collision with a Philippine cargo ship in June and had not been paying attention to their surroundings, according to initial findings in an investigation, a U.S. defense official told Reuters on Friday. Multiple U.S. and Japanese investigations are under way into how the USS Fitzgerald, a guided missile destroyer, and the much larger ACX Crystal container ship collided in clear weather south of Tokyo Bay in the early hours of June 17. The collision tore a gash below the Fitzgerald's waterline, killing seven sailors in what was the greatest loss of life on a U.S. Navy vessel since the USS Cole was bombed in Yemen's Aden harbor in 2000.
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| Former DOJ spox: We 'need to expand our imagination about what [Trump] might do to stop' Mueller Posted: 21 Jul 2017 04:23 AM PDT ![Former DOJ spox: We 'need to expand our imagination about what [Trump] might do to stop' Mueller](http://l1.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/4jEXame43PotNqDAUL2znw--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/homerun/aol_com_127/3d2f349b1524dd0807b0a953478a31e8 "Former DOJ spox: We 'need to expand our imagination about what [Trump] might do to stop' Mueller") President Donald Trump has put his attorney general and the FBI's special counsel in his crosshairs in recent days.
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| UAW, Nissan pressing high-stakes campaign for worker votes Posted: 21 Jul 2017 10:02 AM PDT  CANTON, Miss. (AP) — The United Auto Workers faces a strong anti-union campaign from Nissan Motor Co. as it tries to gain a foothold in the union-averse South by organizing workers at the Japanese automaker's Mississippi plant.
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| Person Who Ate at Chipotle in Northern Virginia Tests Positive for Norovirus Posted: 20 Jul 2017 02:38 PM PDT  The location was closed for cleaning after customers reported illnesses
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| 'Oh He Just Died': Teens Laugh At Drowning Disabled Man In Disturbing Video Posted: 20 Jul 2017 09:20 PM PDT  In more than two-minute long video, the teens can be heard laughing, instead of calling for help as a Florida man struggled to stay afloat in a pond.
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| Lebanon's Hezbollah launches Syria border operation Posted: 21 Jul 2017 09:22 AM PDT  Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah group said on Friday its fighters had begun an operation against militants on both sides of the country's border with Syria. The operation has been anticipated for several weeks, and comes after Lebanese soldiers carrying out raids on Syrian refugee camps in the area were met with suicide bombings and a grenade attack. Hezbollah media outlets announced "the start of a military operation to purge Jurud Arsal and Qalamun of armed terrorists".
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| Check in to get away: Zion park aims to require reservations Posted: 21 Jul 2017 12:52 PM PDT  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — It would be a first for a U.S. national park: requiring reservations to get in. But it's an option that Zion National Park is considering to manage an overwhelming surge of visitors to its sweeping red-rock vistas and canyons in Utah.
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| Ford’s newest police pursuit vehicle isn’t a car at all Posted: 21 Jul 2017 10:26 AM PDT 
Plenty of crooks have attempted to leave the police in their dust by ditching the pavement and going off-road, but Ford's latest police-only pursuit vehicle is ready to give them a run for their money. It's packed with power, durability, and enough upgrades to handle just about any type of terrain, and it's like no other police car you've ever seen — because it's not a car at all. The automotive company just revealed the F-150 Police Responder, and it's an absolute beast.
http://www.ford.com/campaignlibs/content/brand_ford/en_us/wired/f150policeresponder/jcr:content/par/introduction_1251521581.img.jpg/1500496635078.jpg To build a pickup truck worthy of being in a high-speed chase, Ford took its already impressive F-150 with the FX4 off-road upgrades and made it even better. The final product boasts a V6 engine, which might sound fairly weak for a high-powered highway machine, but that modest mill is equipped with not one, but two turbochargers. Rated at a healthy 375 horsepower, that gas-guzzling heart is mated with a 10-speed automatic transmission for smooth and rapid acceleration. The truck also gets upgraded suspension and brakes which have been "police-pursuit calibrated" to give it the edge in handling, as well as underbody skid plates for protection. Ford says it's the first pickup truck that qualifies as "pursuit-rated." The capabilities of the F-150 Police Responder will be tested this year by both the Michigan State Police and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's office, and is slated to formally launch early next year, when it will no doubt make its presence felt on back roads and snow-covered highways across the country.
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| Saudi king overhauls security services following royal shakeup Posted: 20 Jul 2017 02:14 PM PDT  By Hadeel Al Sayegh DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi King Salman on Thursday decreed the consolidation of counter-terrorism and domestic intelligence under a new body, in a major overhaul of the security apparatus weeks after the interior minister was ousted from the royal succession. The string of late night royal decrees also ordered a shakeup of senior personnel, replacing the head of the elite royal guard and elevating the head of the newly created Presidency of State Security, Abdulaziz bin Mohammed al-Howairini, and his deputy to the rank of ministers. The moves inside the world's biggest oil exporting nation centralizes authority in security matters to the king and his young son, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has made a rapid rise to the pinnacle of power at the expense of his cousin, Prince Mohammed bin Nayef.
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| This Mercedes G-Wagen/E-Class mash-up is the off-roader we've always wanted Posted: 21 Jul 2017 12:00 PM PDT  No, this is not some sham or gimmick of a rendering—this Mercedes-Benz E-Class All-Terrain 4x4² is very real and it comes straight from the brilliantly twisted mind of a Mercedes-Benz engineer. The Mercedes-Benz E-Class All-Terrain was revealed last year as the brand's answer to the Audi and Volvo soft-roading wagons of the world. It's currently sold exclusively in Europe with a choice of diesel engines.
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| Can President Trump Pardon Himself? Posted: 21 Jul 2017 06:55 AM PDT  Can President Trump legally pardon himself? The answer is probably not.
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| Surviving Child Describes Horror of Mother's Alleged Family Stabbing Rampage Posted: 20 Jul 2017 11:28 AM PDT  In new Division of Family and Children's Services documents, Diana Romero, 9, recalls the sight of her mother getting a knife out of the kitchen.
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| Fighting kills 6 Ukraine soldiers in fresh spike of violence Posted: 20 Jul 2017 02:03 PM PDT  Clashes with Russian-backed rebels killed six Ukrainian soldiers Thursday, officials said, in the bloodiest surge in fighting along the volatile frontline in recent months. The violence flared several days after a top rebel leader announced a plan to form a new "state" that Kiev warned could put a long-stalled peace plan further in jeopardy. Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said rebel shelling killed six servicemen and wounded two more around the insurgents' de-facto capital Donetsk.
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| BBQ Power Bowls Are The Perfect Healthy Summer Lunch Posted: 21 Jul 2017 09:27 AM PDT  All the best parts of barbecue in one bowl!
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| Pakistan's top court weighs dismissal of PM over corruption report Posted: 21 Jul 2017 04:55 AM PDT  By Drazen Jorgic ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday finished hearing arguments on a scathing corruption report into the family wealth of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, and will begin deliberating whether to disqualify the premier. The court is expected to make a decision in a week or two, with analysts split on whether it will dismiss Sharif outright or recommend a fresh investigation and corruption trial by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Few expect the judges to drop the case, since the Supreme Court appointed the investigatory panel that alleged the Sharif family's wealth was beyond its means.
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| China aims to become world leader in AI, challenges U.S. dominance Posted: 21 Jul 2017 01:00 AM PDT  By Cate Cadell and Adam Jourdan BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has outlined plans to become a world-leader in artificial intelligence by 2025, laying down a challenge to U.S. dominance in the sector amid heightened international tensions over military applications of the technology. China released a national AI development plan late on Thursday, aiming to grow the country's core AI industries to over 150 billion yuan ($22.15 billion) by 2020 and 400 billion yuan ($59.07 billion) by 2025, the State Council said. With this major push into AI, China is looking to rival U.S. market leaders such as Alphabet Inc's Google and Microsoft Corp, as it is keen not to be left behind in a technology that is increasingly key from smart cars to energy.
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| Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Release Date Confirmed; Aug. 23 Unpacked Event Invites Sent Posted: 20 Jul 2017 03:01 PM PDT  Samsung will host a launch event in August, confirming weeks of rumors.
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| The Latest: Abortion restrictions in health bill questioned Posted: 21 Jul 2017 03:51 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Republican attempts to overhaul the nation's health care laws (all times local):
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| Ina Garten's favorite kitchen tool costs less than $10 Posted: 21 Jul 2017 04:29 AM PDT  If you've binge-watched a Saturday-morning marathon of Barefoot Contessa, chances are you're probably gawking at Ina Garten's magnificent kitchen in the Hamptons just as much as you are learning how to roast the perfect chicken.
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