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Pope Francis Celebrated His 81st Birthday With A Big Pizza Pie

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 08:38 AM PST

Pope Francis Celebrated His 81st Birthday With A Big Pizza PiePope Francis celebrated his 81st birthday in Vatican City on Sunday with an extra-long pizza pie.


Audio Reveals Amtrak Crew's 911 Call After Derailment That Killed 3: 'Emergency! We Are on the Ground'

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 10:07 AM PST

Audio Reveals Amtrak Crew's 911 Call After Derailment That Killed 3: 'Emergency! We Are on the Ground'It was the first-ever run for the train when tragedy struck during rush hour outside Olympia, Wash.


Smiley claims PBS made mistake in ouster, but PBS fires back

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 09:18 AM PST

Smiley claims PBS made mistake in ouster, but PBS fires backNEW YORK (AP) — Tavis Smiley has defended himself from allegations he had sexual relationships with subordinates and created an abusive workplace environment, denying any wrongdoing and saying PBS made a mistake by suspending him from his talk show. PBS almost immediately fired back, saying he "needs to get his story straight."


Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi missile fired toward Riyadh; no reported casualties

Posted: 19 Dec 2017 09:53 AM PST

Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi missile fired toward Riyadh; no reported casualtiesBy Katie Paul and Rania El Gamal RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi air defenses shot down a ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthi group toward Riyadh on Tuesday, the Saudi-led coalition said, in an attack that could escalate a proxy war between the kingdom and Iran. In contrast, a U.N. human rights spokesman said coalition air strikes had killed at least 136 non-combatants in wartorn Yemen since December 6. The Iran-aligned Houthi movement said it had aimed the missile at the Saudi royal court at al-Yamama palace, where a meeting of Saudi leaders was under way.


Sherman: ruthless tycoon who revolutionized Canada drug industry

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 05:51 PM PST

Sherman: ruthless tycoon who revolutionized Canada drug industryBarry Sherman drove an old car and gave away tens of millions of dollars to charities while building Apotex into one of Canada's largest pharmaceutical companies. Sherman fought as many as 100 battles at a time in court to challenge drug patents and make way for Apotex's generic prescriptions, or to fend off cousins' claims to the company he founded in 1974. "Barry and Honey were kind, good people who will be greatly missed," Toronto Mayor John Tory said in comments that typified politicians' reactions to their death.


GOP less tolerant of extreme Trump nominees

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 01:55 PM PST

GOP less tolerant of extreme Trump nomineesRachel Maddow makes the case that as Donald Trump's candidates suffer election losses, Republican legislators who don't see any benefit to currying favor with Trump are losing their feeling less indulgent of some of his more ridiculous nominees.


North Korea Behind Massive Cyberattack Earlier This Year, U.S. Government Says

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 07:21 PM PST

North Korea Behind Massive Cyberattack Earlier This Year, U.S. Government SaysNorth Korea was behind a massive cyberattack that affected more than 150 countries earlier this year, President Donald Trump's homeland security adviser revealed in a Wall Street Journal piece Monday.


Wisconsin father gets 6 months in jail after beating 2-month-old daughter, breaking bones

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 06:22 AM PST

Wisconsin father gets 6 months in jail after beating 2-month-old daughter, breaking bonesA Wisconsin father has been sentenced to six months in jail for beating his 2-month-old daughter, breaking her bones and causing bleeding in her brain.


White House 'Temporarily' Shuts Down Petition Site After Not Responding To A Single Petition

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 09:31 PM PST

White House 'Temporarily' Shuts Down Petition Site After Not Responding To A Single Petition"We the People," the website that hosts petitions to the federal government, will be going offline at midnight Tuesday.


Atlanta Airport's Power Outage Will Cause Travel Pain for Days

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 03:35 AM PST

Atlanta Airport's Power Outage Will Cause Travel Pain for DaysMore than 1,000 flights were grounded over the weekend


Israel strikes Hamas targets in Gaza after Palestinian rocket attacks

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 12:28 AM PST

Israel strikes Hamas targets in Gaza after Palestinian rocket attacksThe Israeli military said it attacked a Hamas training compound in Gaza on Monday in response to rocket strikes from the Palestinian enclave, which have surged since U.S. President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital on Dec 6. Neither side reported any casualties in the overnight shelling exchange, which occurred days before U.S. Vice President Mike Pence visits Israel and neighboring Egypt, which also borders Gaza and is involved in its internal politics. Militants in Gaza, territory controlled by the Hamas Islamist group, have launched more than a dozen rockets into southern Israel over the last two weeks, the most intensive attacks since a seven-week-long Gaza war in 2014.


Republican tax plan will steal $1.5 trillion from millennials, says Joe Scarborough

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 08:54 AM PST

Republican tax plan will steal $1.5 trillion from millennials, says Joe ScarboroughJoe Scarborough, the conservative co-host of MSNBC's political commentary show Morning Joe, has said that the Republicans' tax plan will "steal" trillions of dollars from young voters by increasing the federal deficit over the next decade. "Millennials, you just had $1.5 trillion stolen from you," Mr Scarborough said on the show. The Joint Committee on Taxation estimated that the proposed plan would increase the deficit by nearly $1.5 trillion over the next decade.


Jesuit Priest Debunks The 'War On Christmas' In The Best Way Possible

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 02:31 AM PST

Jesuit Priest Debunks The 'War On Christmas' In The Best Way PossibleA Jesuit priest says the whole "Happy Holidays" vs. "Merry Christmas" debate is just a distraction.


German journalist freed from jail in Turkey pending trial

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 01:24 PM PST

German journalist freed from jail in Turkey pending trialISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish court ordered German journalist Mesale Tolu and five co-defendants released from prison Monday pending the outcome of their trial on terror-related charges.


These Last-Minute Gifts On Amazon Will Satisfy Anyone On Your Shopping List

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 12:14 PM PST

These Last-Minute Gifts On Amazon Will Satisfy Anyone On Your Shopping ListIf you're panicking about the approaching holiday and have yet to finish up your shopping list, worry no more.


The Probe Into the Deaths of a Canadian Billionaire and His Wife Has Just Become a Murder Investigation

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 12:32 AM PST

The Probe Into the Deaths of a Canadian Billionaire and His Wife Has Just Become a Murder InvestigationBillionaire couple Barry and Honey Sherman were found dead in their home on Nov. 15


Once taboo, China listens to US contingencies on N.Korea

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 12:51 AM PST

Once taboo, China listens to US contingencies on N.KoreaIt was the kind of sitdown that China had long resisted: Top US officials telling Chinese counterparts how American troops would enter North Korea if the hermit regime collapsed. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's recent revelation that such a discussion took place would -- if true -- suggest a major shift in Chinese policy as Beijing comes under pressure to rein in its Korean War ally. For years Beijing had refused US entreaties to discuss the possible collapse of its neighbour, but top US and Chinese military officials have finally met to discuss the once-taboo topic, Tillerson said last week.


Kurdish authorities say Iraq forces preparing fresh attack; Iraq denies

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 09:08 AM PST

Kurdish authorities say Iraq forces preparing fresh attack; Iraq deniesIraqi forces are preparing a fresh attack on Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) of northern Iraq said on Monday. A military spokesman in Baghdad denied that Iraqi forces were planning to resume an attack they began mid-October in retaliation for a September referendum on Kurdish independence. The Iraqi government put the offensive on hold at the end of October but the conflict with the KRG over land, oil resources and border control is still wide open.


Fire kills mom, 3 kids during Hanukkah; dad saves other kids

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 02:02 PM PST

Fire kills mom, 3 kids during Hanukkah; dad saves other kidsNEW YORK (AP) — Three young children and their mother perished early Monday in a fire that roared through their home on the sixth night of Hanukkah, and firefighters were investigating whether the blaze was touched off by the family's menorah.


A Pizza Hut Customer Asked For A Joke. The Punchline Got An Employee Fired.

Posted: 19 Dec 2017 12:59 AM PST

A Pizza Hut Customer Asked For A Joke. The Punchline Got An Employee Fired.A Pizza Hut employee in Stafford, Virginia, is out of a job over a customer's special request.


Medicare Premiums Increase for Many Retirees in 2018

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 08:49 AM PST

Medicare Premiums Increase for Many Retirees in 2018The standard Medicare Part B monthly premium will be $134 in 2018, the same amount as in 2017. Here's a look at how much you can expect to pay for Medicare Part B premiums in 2018. Medicare Part B payments are prevented by law from reducing Social Security payments by Social Security's "hold harmless" provision.


The Latest: Delta hopes to be mostly on schedule Tuesday

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 12:54 PM PST

The Latest: Delta hopes to be mostly on schedule TuesdayATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on a power outage at the Atlanta airport (all times local):


An Ailing John McCain Will Miss the Crucial Senate Vote on the GOP Tax Package

Posted: 17 Dec 2017 09:26 PM PST

An Ailing John McCain Will Miss the Crucial Senate Vote on the GOP Tax PackageHis office said he "looks forward to returning to Washington in January."


SitRep: Cold War Returns, Democracy Promotion Rejected, in New Security Strategy

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 05:02 AM PST

SitRep: Cold War Returns, Democracy Promotion Rejected, in New Security StrategyPentagon revamps innovation offices, Putin thanks Trump


Kelly Marie Tran Overhears Fans Talking About Her, Has The Sweetest Response

Posted: 19 Dec 2017 06:32 AM PST

Kelly Marie Tran Overhears Fans Talking About Her, Has The Sweetest ResponseKelly Marie Tran gave a group of unsuspecting "Star Wars" fans a stellar surprise after she overheard them discussing "The Last Jedi" in a pub.


Firefighter Rescues Golden Retriever From Freezing Creek, Now Plans to Adopt It

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 08:34 AM PST

Firefighter Rescues Golden Retriever From Freezing Creek, Now Plans to Adopt ItThe dog was found with a microchip, but no registered owner.


What to Know About the Deadly Amtrak Derailment

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 11:57 AM PST

What to Know About the Deadly Amtrak DerailmentMore than 100 were taken to hospitals


The Latest: At least 2 sought in Chicago teen's death

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 11:32 AM PST

The Latest: At least 2 sought in Chicago teen's deathCHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on a teenager killed while delivering newspapers with his stepfather in Chicago (all times local):


At least 61 dead after days of violence in Ethiopia's Oromiya region

Posted: 17 Dec 2017 11:25 PM PST

At least 61 dead after days of violence in Ethiopia's Oromiya regionBy Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - At least 61 people have been killed in clashes between different ethnic groups in Ethiopia's Oromiya region, officials said, the latest bout of violence to highlight increasing instability in a province racked by bloody protests in 2015 and 2016. From Thursday, 29 ethnic Oromos were killed by ethnic Somali attackers in the region's Hawi Gudina and Daro Lebu districts, regional spokesman Addisu Arega Kitessa said. The cause of the latest violence was not known, but it followed protests in Oromiya's Celenko town where the region's officials said 16 ethnic Oromos were shot dead on Tuesday by soldiers trying to disperse the crowd.


Republicans Are Hustling To Pass A Tax Bill That No One Really Likes

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 01:23 PM PST

Republicans Are Hustling To Pass A Tax Bill That No One Really LikesThe tax bill Republicans are on the verge of passing remains generally unloved by America, new polling shows.


What Does Dow 25000 Mean for the Stock Market

Posted: 19 Dec 2017 04:07 AM PST

What Does Dow 25000 Mean for the Stock MarketDorfman Value Investments founder John Dorfman likely triggered plenty of smirks when he boldly predicted four-and-a-half years ago that the Dow Jones industrial average would hit 25,000 in 2017. At the time Dorfman made his bullish call in 2013, the Dow was trading just under 14,500.


Rose McGowan Rips Meryl Streep For Black-Dress Protest At Golden Globes

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 04:18 AM PST

Rose McGowan Rips Meryl Streep For Black-Dress Protest At Golden GlobesRose McGowan slammed fellow actresses who reportedly plan to wear black to next month's Golden Globes awards to protest sexual misconduct in Hollywood ― but she directed her venom at one in particular.


Grow veggies all year long with this smart indoor garden that's on sale

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 07:51 AM PST

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