| Amazon Hires Thousands of People On the Spot Posted: 01 Aug 2017 09:00 PM PDT  Amazon gave 50,000 people job offers, with 40,000 of them being full-time positions with health insurance.
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| Russia Says New U.S. Sanctions Amount to Declaring 'Trade War' Posted: 02 Aug 2017 11:13 PM PDT  "The hope for improving our relations with the new U.S. administration is now over"
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| Desperate Passengers Call 911 for Help After They're Stuck on Stifling Plane for Hours Posted: 02 Aug 2017 03:03 PM PDT  The nightmare began when a flight from Belgium to Montreal was diverted to Ottawa due to bad weather.
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| Russian reporter punched live on air at paratrooper bash Posted: 02 Aug 2017 09:15 AM PDT  A Russian television journalist was punched in the face live on air Wednesday as he reported on raucous annual celebrations by paratroopers in Moscow. Nikita Razvozzhayev, a correspondent with the pro-Kremlin NTV channel, was extolling the professionalism of Russia's airborne forces when a bearded man staggered up to the presenter and began an expletive-laden rant about invading Ukraine. The incident in Moscow's famed Gorky Park -- which left the anchor back in the studio stunned -- quickly went viral in Russia with over 400,000 people viewing it on NTV's website.
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| Rights groups assail Justice Department over college race probe Posted: 02 Aug 2017 02:03 PM PDT  Civil rights groups slammed the Trump administration on Wednesday over a U.S. Justice Department plan to probe whether colleges' racial-preference admissions programs discriminate against white and Asian-American applicants. Affirmative action programs in higher education were meant to address America's historic racial discrimination problem. The Supreme Court has ruled that universities may use affirmative action in admissions policies with the aim of helping minority applicants get into college.
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| Booker Seeks Nation-wide Pot Legalization Posted: 02 Aug 2017 11:48 AM PDT  Senator Cory Booker talks with Joy-Ann Reid about the injustice of unequal marijuana law enforcement and the facts learned so far about the benefits of legalization in states that have done so, leading him to propose national legalization.
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| Jared Kushner's family's real estate company 'subpoenaed over investment-for-visas programme' Posted: 03 Aug 2017 12:28 AM PDT  New York federal prosecutors have reportedly subpoenaed Kushner Companies, the New York real estate business owned by the family of Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner. The subpoenea concerns the company's use of the controversial EB-5 visa programme to finance its development in New Jersey called One Journal Square, the Wall Street Journal reported. In a statement to the paper, Emily Wolf, the Kushner Company's general council, said: "Kushner Companies utilised the program, fully complied with its rules and regulations and did nothing improper.
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| Senators move to protect special counsel in Russia probe Posted: 03 Aug 2017 11:51 AM PDT  Two members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are moving to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller's job, putting forth new legislation that aims to ensure the integrity of current and future independent investigations.
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| The Latest: Black Lives Matter Minneapolis issues apology Posted: 01 Aug 2017 06:18 PM PDT ![The Latest: Black Lives Matter Minneapolis issues apology]( "The Latest: Black Lives Matter Minneapolis issues apology") ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Latest on social media speculation after St. Paul man hanged himself. (all times local):
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| Trump Finally Signs Sanctions Bill, Then Adds Bizarre Statements Posted: 02 Aug 2017 09:58 AM PDT  Trump cites tough sanctions legislation as sign Americans want to see closer relations with Russia. Also, he claims to have built a great company.
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| ER Doctor and Mom of 5 Found Dead in Grand Canyon After Disappearing During Hike Posted: 03 Aug 2017 12:01 PM PDT  Sarah Beadle, an emergency room doctor and mother of five, disappeared while hiking the Grand Canyon with her daughter and nephew.
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| 17-Year-Old Arrested After Jumping From Plane And Running Across Airport Posted: 02 Aug 2017 07:22 AM PDT  He started running across the airport before being stopped
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| Total solar eclipse 2017: When is it, why is it happening and how can I see it in the UK and US? Posted: 03 Aug 2017 04:22 AM PDT  What's happening? On Monday, August 21, 2017, all of North America will witness an eclipse of the sun for the first time in 99 years, where the Moon will pass in front of the Sun casting darkness across swathes of the Earth's surface. Dubbed the Great American Eclipse, the moment will see the Sun, the Moon and the Earth become perfectly aligned in a once-in-a-lifetime celestial spectacle seen from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. 10 amazing places in America to watch the 2017 solar eclipse Who will see it? Everyone in North America, parts of South America, Africa and Europe - including the UK - will see at least a partial solar eclipse, where the moon covers only a part of the sun. However, 14 states across the United States will experience a total solar eclipse with more than two minutes of darkness descending in the middle of the day over the course of 100 minutes. More than 12 million Americans live inside the path of totality and more than half of the nation live within 400 miles of it. Millions more are expected to travel to cities along the path to witness the phenomenon. Eclipse path of totality in black. 14 states across the United States will experience it. Credit: Nasa What areas will see total blackout? Anyone within the path of totality will see the sky become dark for several minutes as the moon completely covers the sun. The path is relatively thin, around 70 miles wide, and stretches from Salem, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina. It will first be seen at Lincoln Beach, Oregon at 9:05 PDT, with totality beginning at 10:16 PDT. Over the next 90 minutes, it will cross through Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and North and end near Charleston, South Carolina at 14:28 EDT. The lunar shadow will leave the US at 04:09 EDT. Its longest duration will be near Carbondale, Illinois, where the sun will be completely covered for two minutes and 40 seconds. Solar eclipse 2017, in pictures What time can I see the total eclipse? Here are the mid-eclipse times for some of the major towns and cities along the path of totality, according to Nasa. All times are local. 10:17 - Corvallis, Albany and Lebanon, Oregon 11:34 - Idaho Falls, Idaho 11:44 - Casper, Wyoming 13:00 - Grand Island, Lincoln Nebraska 13:08 - St Joseph, Missouri 13:09 - Kansas City, Missouri 13:14 - Columbia, Jefferson City, Missouri 13:18 - St Louis, Missouri 13:28 - Bowling Green, Kentucky 13:28 - Nashville, Tennessee 14:39 - Greenville, South Carolina 14:43 - Columbia, South Carolina What causes an eclipse? The diameter of the Sun is 400 times that of the Moon but it lies 400 times further away - which means if you are in exactly the right alignment on the surface of the Earth at the right time, you will see the two celestial bodies overlap exactly. Credit: Nasa Where can I see the eclipse in the UK? Sadly Brits won't get a total eclipse like our friends across the pond, but we will be treated to a slight partial eclipse which will still be worth watching. It will be visible in parts of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland from around 19:35 on August 21 - but make sure you're in a spot where there's no cloud. At a glance | Future solar eclipses in the UK Will there be a live stream? Yes - Nasa will host an Eclipse Megacast for four hours during the eclipse which will be picked up by local, national and international TV stations. You can also follow all the action via the Telegraph. How can I see it safely? Never look directly at the Sun, even through sunglasses or dark material such as a bin liner or photographic negative. Makeshift filters may not screen out the harmful infrared radiation that can burn the retina of the eye risking permanent eye damage and blindness. Also, viewers must never use binoculars or a telescope. Wear special eclipse viewing glasses - not ordinary sunglasses - or construct a simple pinhole camera which projects an image of the Sun onto a blank piece of paper. Solar eclipse: how to watch the eclipse safely When will Britain next see a solar eclipse? There was a pretty spectacular eclipse in Britain in March 2015, but the last total eclipse in the UK was in August 1999. You might be waiting a while for the next decent one too - it won't take place until August 12, 2026. On that date up to 95 per cent of the Sun will be obscured. Britain will not see a total solar eclipse until September 23, 2090. How we watched the 1999 solar eclipse - in 90 seconds 01:42 Total solar eclipses in history Eclipses have both fascinated and terrified civilisations for centuries. When King Henry I of England, the son of William the Conqueror, died in 1133, his death happened to coincide with a total solar eclipse plummeting the nation into darkness for four minutes and 38 seconds. Historian William of Malmesbury wrote in 1140 that "the darkness was so great that people at first thought the world was ending."
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| Italy moves to end migrant crisis with naval mission, NGO crackdown Posted: 02 Aug 2017 09:56 AM PDT  Italy on Wednesday dispatched a navy patrol boat to Libya and seized an NGO rescue ship in dramatic steps aimed at ending the migrant crisis that has engulfed Europe in recent years. The twin moves came as new figures revealed a surprise drop in July in the number of mainly African asylum seekers and economic migrants arriving at the country's southern ports, suggesting efforts to close the Libya-Italy route into Europe could finally be bearing fruit. The Italian parliament gave the go-ahead for a naval mission in support of the Libyan coastguard's fight against the people traffickers behind the surge in migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean.
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| Video Captures Dallas Man Attacked On Train By Teenagers Posted: 02 Aug 2017 12:36 PM PDT  A video showed teens allegedly attacking a man after he asked them to stop smoking on the train.
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| New Study Says Cleaning Your Kitchen Sponge Isn't Effective Posted: 03 Aug 2017 08:13 AM PDT  If we've learned anything about kitchen sponges, it's that they're usually packed full of mold and bacteria.
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| Boko Haram wing tied to IS marks resurgence by kidnapping oil workers Posted: 03 Aug 2017 12:35 AM PDT  By Alexis Akwagyiram LAGOS (Reuters) - A Boko Haram faction with ties to Islamic State and responsible for the kidnapping of a Nigerian oil prospecting team which led to at least 37 people being killed has become a deadly force capable of carrying out highly-organised attacks. Nigerian government forces have focused on crushing the best-known branch of the Islamist militant group whose leader Abubakar Shekau has led an eight-year insurgency to create an Islamic state in the northeast which has killed thousands. At least 37 people, including members of the team, rescuers from the military and vigilantes, died last week when security forces tried to free those being held by the Boko Haram faction led by Abu Musab al-Barnawi who is trying to thwart government efforts to explore for oil in the Lake Chad Basin.
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| Family of bullied girl to sue school district over suicide Posted: 01 Aug 2017 07:19 PM PDT  ROSELAND, N.J. (AP) — The family of a 12-year-old New Jersey girl who killed herself said Tuesday it will sue her school district for not stepping in to address the problem of cyberbullying.
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| Is the U.S. Ready for Russia’s Largest Military Exercises Since the Cold War? Posted: 02 Aug 2017 11:53 AM PDT  Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland are bracing for the appearance of up to 100,000 Russian troops in Belarus and western Russia.
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| Dark Ages Fort Built by Mysterious 'Painted People' Found in Scotland Posted: 03 Aug 2017 07:25 AM PDT  A fort that is more than 1,000 years old, dating back to the time of Alfred the Great, has been unearthed in Scotland, more than 200 years after it was thought to have been completely destroyed. The ancient fort was built by the Picts, a loose confederation of tribes who lived in what is now Scotland during the Dark Ages. The fort was likely a major source of power for the Pictish kingdom between A.D. 500 and 1000.
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| Man Kept Woman and Her Kids Captive for 2 Years: Cops Posted: 03 Aug 2017 12:17 PM PDT  Kariem Moore is accused of somehow holding the woman and her two children hostage in a Virginia home for years.
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| Briton who died fighting Isil caused 'alarm bells to ring' when he tidied bedroom, mother tells inquest Posted: 02 Aug 2017 08:16 AM PDT  The mother of a young Briton who died fighting alongside Kurdish forces in Syria became suspicious because it was unusual for him to have tidied his room, an inquest heard. Ryan Lock, 20, from Chichester, West Sussex, killed himself to avoid falling hostage to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) militants, a coroner was told. His mother, Catherine Lock, told the inquest how her son had given few clues about his intentions to fight Isil in Syria. But she said that one of the things that "set off alarm bells" was the fact he had spring cleaned his room before he left. She said her son became secretive before he left home and spent a lot of time on his computer - and unusually tidied his room. Ryan Lock killed himself to avoid falling hostage to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) militants Credit: Hampshire Police "That was one of the things that I really questioned," added Ms Lock. "I actually said, 'Are you planning on coming back because you have spring cleaned your room?'. "Deep down, there were things setting off alarm bells but I wasn't getting the answers." A coroner said Mr Lock died a hero last December fighting with the People's Defence Units (YPG) in the northern city of Raqqa, considered to be Isil's de facto capital. Former chef Mr Lock, who had no previous military experience, joined the Kurdish militia after telling his family he was going backpacking to Turkey in August last year. An inquest in Portsmouth, Hampshire, heard that after being wounded and surrounded by Isil fighters, he turned his gun on himself to avoid being captured and suffering a "frightening and painful death". Recording a narrative verdict, Portsmouth and South East Hampshire coroner David Horsley said Mr Lock had suffered a leg wound that left him at risk of falling into the hands of a "cruel and ruthless" enemy. Mr Horsley said: "He was not prepared to let that happen and used his own weapon to avoid capture. That can only be viewed as a brave action." The coroner described Mr Lock as a "heroic young man" and added: "He died doing something he quite clearly believed passionately in." In the months before he died, Mr Lock had kept in touch with his family from Syria via Facebook Messenger, sending them pictures and updates on his military training. But after losing contact with him, Mr Lock's father Jon Plater found images online of his son with an Isil fighter standing over his body, and his death was later confirmed, the inquest heard. Pathologist Dr Basil Purdue said Mr Lock's cause of death was a single gunshot wound to the head. Mr Lock flew from Luton to Istanbul on Flight KK6004 on August 24 before boarding a connecting flight to Iraq. Ryan Lock's mother Catherine Lock arrives at Portsmouth Inquest Court on Wednesday Credit: Solent His mother recalled him remarking how bad the situation was in Syria after watching a television news item. But Ms Lock said: "It wasn't something he would constantly comment on, but he was quite a quiet person. "He could be quite sheltered, and he would be quite careful what he said." Ms Lock said her son only revealed a few days beforehand that he was intending to go travelling - but kept secret his plan to head to Syria with the YPG. She said: "He just said that he had planned this for ages and that he had time off work. He said he would be going for a few weeks, maybe a month. "And when I found out he was going to Turkey I said, 'You do realise that's right next to Syria where there is a war'. I hadn't twigged that was exactly his plan, to head to Syria." Mr Lock had been in Turkey for about a day when he contacted his mother revealing he was going to Syria with the YPG, which she initially interpreted as a joke. Kurds paying theırs respects to #ryanlock at #Heathrow#twitterkurds#BBC#channel4#itv#DailyMail#independent#guardian#ypgpic.twitter.com/k81xj3NQuA— Zinar Demeni (@Demeni1) February 18, 2017 Ms Lock said: "I remember sending him a message saying that's not even funny, and he said it was true. That's when I absolutely panicked." She said her son tried to reassure her by saying the YPG needed a chef and that he wanted to become a medic. She also tried not to be negative for fear of him severing contact, adding: "I remember saying to him, 'I'm proud of you but for God's sake come home safely'." Ms Lock said she maintained contact with her son once a week or once a fortnight via his pay-as-you-go phone but he did not disclose that he was involved in combat. She revealed the last contact she had with her son was last December 6, and as days passed without hearing from him, an American journalist informed her of fatalities in Syria. Amid panic and worry, Mr Plater later came across images clearly showing their dead son on an Arabic website. Mr Plater said: "You could tell straight away it was him." He added: "I phoned the YPG a few times to see what was going on, and I spoke to Ryan's commander who said that he was surrounded and that he shot himself." Kurdish supporters of Ryan Lock at Heathrow Airport Ms Lock said she had no respect for the YPG, saying: "I've always been angry towards the YPG because if it wasn't for them, Ryan wouldn't be dead. "They helped him to get to Syria. He would never have been able to get there on his own. From what I gather, it had been planned for quite a long time." Dozens of people, including members of the Kurdish community, held roses and framed pictures of Mr Lock at Heathrow Airport as his body was repatriated to the UK in February. Supporters of the YPJ female fighting force said his "memory will forever live on in our struggle for the freedom of Syria and our hope for change in the whole world". And YPG general command member Mihyedin Xirki said Mr Lock, who used the nom de guerre Berxwedan Givara, was a "martyr" who died "putting up a brave fight". Members of the Kurdish community wait for the funeral cortege carrying #RyanLock home to Chichester! SEHID NAMIRIN! pic.twitter.com/yLYPbgpmTc— Kurdish Solidarity (@Hevallo) February 18, 2017 The inquest heard that following his death, a letter was passed to Mr Lock's family by someone called AJ Woodhead. Believed to be a Canadian, he is thought to have travelled to Syria to fight alongside Mr Lock and the YPG. In the letter, AJ Woodhead, who British police have been unable to trace, said Mr Lock "died a true hero" and that in any other war he would have received a medal. The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advises against all travel to Syria, saying the situation remains "extremely volatile and dangerous". Four Britons are believed to have died fighting IS with the Kurds in Syria. The latest was 22-year-old Luke Rutter, from Birkenhead, who died in Raqqa on July 5. In a final video message, Mr Rutter apologised for lying to his loved ones about going to fight. Luke Rutter died in Raqqa last month Credit: YPG Dean Evans, 22, a dairy farmer from Reading, Berkshire, died in the city of Manbij in July last year and ex-Royal Marine Konstandinos Erik Scurfield, 25, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, died in the northern village of Tel Khuzela in March 2015. Mr Lock's parents declined to comment following the hearing.
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| Iran says US breaching nuclear deal as Rouhani starts new term Posted: 02 Aug 2017 05:59 PM PDT  Iran said Thursday that new US sanctions were a violation of its nuclear deal with world powers, piling pressure on President Hassan Rouhani as he starts his second term. Rouhani vowed to keep up his efforts to end Iran's isolation as he was sworn in by the Islamic republic's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following his re-election in May. Tehran says the new measures violate its 2015 deal with world powers that eased sanctions in exchange for curbs on its nuclear programme, an agreement which Trump has repeatedly threatened to tear up.
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| Louisiana Coast 'Dead Zone' Is Largest Ever Recorded, Size Of New Jersey Posted: 03 Aug 2017 10:50 AM PDT  The Gulf of Mexico just saw its largest dead zone recorded -- and agriculture fertilizers are to blame.
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| New Plastic Garbage Patch Found In The South Pacific Could Be '1.5 Times Larger Than Texas' Posted: 02 Aug 2017 05:13 AM PDT  A decade ago, while sailing across a rarely traversed area between Hawaii and the U.S. mainland, oceanographer Captain Charles Moore stumbled upon the now-infamous North Pacific garbage patch, an enormous swathe of plastic pollution floating in the sea.
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| Russia takes over U.S. compound in Moscow in retaliation over sanctions Posted: 02 Aug 2017 02:03 PM PDT  Russia takes over U.S. compound in Moscow in retaliation over sanctions.
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| The Trump Administration Is Set to Probe College Affirmative Action for Discriminating Against White Students Posted: 02 Aug 2017 07:12 AM PDT  A new initiative is looking into "intentional race-based discrimination"
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| Here’s how Charter is screwing the customers it bought from Time Warner Cable Posted: 03 Aug 2017 01:20 PM PDT 
Earlier this year, Charter Communications finalized its deal to absorb Time Warner Cable and buy out Bright House Networks, becoming the second largest cable company behind the monolith that is Comcast. Well it seems as though lots of former Time Warner Cable customers are learning of the joys of being a Charter customer, complete with fancy new cable packages that happen to be more expensive than the ones they were already in. Oh, joy!
At the moment, just 30 percent of former TWC and Bright House customers have been migrated to Charter's own pricing and package structure. Plenty of subscribers have reported pricing hikes, and Charter's CEO has been bullish on the prospect of bumping the company's acquired customers up to packages that will help boost Charter's bottom line. Customers have reported price jumps of anywhere from $10 to as much as $40 or more, depending on their previous level of service with TWC or Bright House. The overarching theme here is that Charter believes its newly purchased customer base wasn't paying enough for their cable service to begin with, so they're simply correcting things. Speaking to Ars Technica, a Charter spokesperson was predictably vague. "These customers have chosen to move into these packages, which provide a greater value compared to legacy packages," the person reportedly said. What's remarkable about all of this is that the outcry from consumer has been deafening, and not even one-third of the acquired customers have actually been affected so far. The company plans to continue its gradual migration of TWC and Bright House subscribers into often more expensive Charter packages over the coming months, and it'll be quite interesting to see how that all works out.
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| Cyber expert who stopped 'WannaCry' attack arrested in U.S. on hacking charges Posted: 03 Aug 2017 01:55 PM PDT  By Dustin Volz SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A cyber security researcher widely credited with helping to neutralize the global "WannaCry" ransomware attack earlier this year has been arrested on unrelated hacking charges, according to court documents unsealed on Thursday. Marcus Hutchins, a British-based malware researcher who gained attention for detecting a "kill switch" that effectively disabled the WannaCry worm in May, was detained by the FBI in Las Vegas on Wednesday, a U.S. Justice Department spokesman said, just days after he and tens of thousands of hackers descended on the city for the annual Black Hat and Def Con conventions. An indictment filed in a U.S. District Court in Wisconsin accused Hutchins, also known online as "MalwareTech," of advertising, distributing and profiting from malware code known as "Kronos" that stole online banking credentials and credit card data.
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| Fire breaks out at world's largest fish market in Tokyo Posted: 03 Aug 2017 06:53 AM PDT ![Fire breaks out at world's largest fish market in Tokyo]( "Fire breaks out at world's largest fish market in Tokyo") Dozens of Tokyo firefighters were battling a blaze on Thursday at the world's largest fish market and one of the capital's most popular tourist sites, as grey smoke billowed over the city.
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| Deliveroo riders to wear helmet cameras after spate of acid attacks Posted: 03 Aug 2017 04:35 AM PDT  Deliveroo riders are to start wearing video cameras following a spate of violence against the food couriers in London. The company is trialling the use of GoPro helmet cameras for its riders as protection against attacks, which have recently been victims of robberies and acid attacks while on deliveries. Deliveroo said it will hire an additional 50 members of staff dedicated to monitoring rider safety, as well as provide its riders with training from the police, local authorities and ambulance services in an effort to prevent future incidents. In recent weeks riders in the capital for Deliveroo, Uber and other firms have been hospitalised with stab wounds, attacked with acid and had their vehicles stolen by perpetrators as young as 12. Scores of Deliveroo riders have reported not wanting to complete a delivery for safety fears following the incidents, which have included harassment by other people on mopeds. London acid attack victim tells of his pain 00:50 The Government has been urged to tighten laws around the sale and possession of acid following the spate of attacks, while the NHS has said it will provide additional training for healthcare staff. Deliveroo riders will be able to report incidents directly from within the app to police and the company, as well as gather live evidence of any problems through the GoPro cameras. In the wake of the attacks, Deliveroo couriers have taken to informing one another of problems through an ad hoc network on the WhatsApp messaging app, according to the Hackney Gazette. "We will do everything we can to protect our riders and have put in place new measures so that riders can report any concerns they have or even move to work in another area if they feel unsafe," said Dan Warne, managing director of Deliveroo UK and Ireland. "We are working closely with the police and local councils, and sharing all the information our riders give us in order to help tackle crime against our riders, which is why we're implementing new measures like our app, and helmet-mounted cameras. These will allow us to work together, share information, and bring criminals to justice." Home Office Minister Sarah Newton on recent acid attacks 01:03 UberEats riders have also been affected by the problems, but Uber is yet to announce additional safety measures. One of its riders, who was the victim of an acid attack last month, told the BBC he put his life at risk and that he feels as though he is working "in a jungle". Uber said: "The safety of the couriers that have signed up to UberEATS is our top priority and we don't want anyone to feel unsafe when they use the app. "If a courier doesn't want to deliver after dark or doesn't want to go to a certain area they absolutely don't have to."
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| Kenya may be growing but 'You can't eat GDP' Posted: 01 Aug 2017 08:28 PM PDT  Two months before Kenya's August 8 vote, President Uhuru Kenyatta inaugurated the nation's biggest infrastructure project: a railway connecting the capital Nairobi and the port of Mombasa. With pomp and ceremony Kenyatta touted the railway as proof of his campaign promises on the economy, yet at the same time the price of maize flour, a Kenyan staple, was rising fast, stoking anger, especially among the poorest. Rising food prices constitute a crisis on the eve of a high-stakes election in which Kenyatta, and his economic record, go head to head with longtime opposition leader Raila Odinga.
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| TeeTee Dangerfield Is 16th Known Trans Woman Killed In U.S. This Year Posted: 02 Aug 2017 07:26 AM PDT  TeeTee Dangerfield, a 32-year-old transgender woman, was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds Monday in College Park, Georgia.
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| NASA Launched Voyager Crafts Nearly 40 Years Ago, They're Still Transmitting Data Posted: 02 Aug 2017 10:24 AM PDT  The Voyager spacecraft has provided nearly 40 years of information to NASA as they travel space.
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| 7,000 Syrian refugees and fighters return home from Lebanon Posted: 02 Aug 2017 10:18 AM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — More than a hundred buses carrying thousands of al-Qaida-linked fighters and Syrian refugees drove down a dirt road from Lebanon into Syria on Wednesday, in what was the last phase of an exchange deal between Syria's al-Qaida branch and Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group.
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| Germany Expels Vietnam Ambassador After Public Abduction of Former Hanoi Official Posted: 02 Aug 2017 09:46 PM PDT  Authorities say the Vietnamese embassy was involved in the abduction of a former official seeking asylum
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| Chevrolet Bolt Sets Consumer Reports' Electric-Vehicle Range Record Posted: 03 Aug 2017 03:00 AM PDT   The Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle has set the mark for all-electric-vehicle range in Consumer Reports' testing, reaching 250 miles on a single charge. The Bolt is estimated to reach 238 miles b...
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| Chicago agency reopens investigation into 2014 police shooting Posted: 03 Aug 2017 01:16 PM PDT ![Chicago agency reopens investigation into 2014 police shooting]( "Chicago agency reopens investigation into 2014 police shooting") A Chicago agency that examines police misconduct will reopen an investigation into the fatal 2014 police shooting of a black teenager that led to demonstrations and a lawsuit, the group said on Thursday. The Independent Police Review Authority determined in 2015 that the shooting of 19-year-old Roshad McIntosh - which police said occurred after he refused to drop a gun he pointed at an officer - was within department policy. "After a thorough review of the investigative file, we found sufficient reason to reopen the case for further investigation," authority spokeswoman Mia Sissac said in a statement.
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| Boeing Made a Plane With a Plane So It Can Plane While It Planes Posted: 03 Aug 2017 07:42 AM PDT  Yo dawg, I heard you like planes.
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| Sarah Huckabee Sanders Says It's Not 'Appropriate To Lie,' But ... Posted: 02 Aug 2017 02:59 PM PDT  White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said at Wednesday's briefing that she didn't think it was "appropriate to lie from the podium or any other place."
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| Bernie Sanders attacks 'greedy' Nissan for waging anti-union campaign Posted: 03 Aug 2017 04:56 AM PDT  Bernie Sanders: 'I proudly support Nissan workers' fight to form a union. Bernie Sanders has attacked Nissan for doing "everything it can" to stop workers from unionizing at its Mississippi plant despite making "obscene" profits. In an editorial for the Guardian, the former presidential hopeful weighs in as Nissan workers prepare to vote on joining the United Auto Workers (UAW) union.
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| Tillerson, North Korean envoy to cross paths, but won't meet Posted: 02 Aug 2017 02:46 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The top American and North Korean diplomats may cross paths during a regional summit next week in the Philippines, but have no plans to meet, the United States said Wednesday as it sought to further isolate the North over its nuclear weapons program.
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| Siberian tiger cubs make debut at Hamburg zoo Posted: 03 Aug 2017 10:26 AM PDT ![Siberian tiger cubs make debut at Hamburg zoo]( "Siberian tiger cubs make debut at Hamburg zoo") Four Siberian tiger cubs are making their public debut at the zoo in Hamburg. Now it's up to their fans to choose names.
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| White House: Statue of Liberty Doesn't Represent U.S. Immigration Policy Posted: 02 Aug 2017 01:40 PM PDT  "The poem that you're referring to was added later"
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