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Wisconsin Republicans Abruptly Decide To Oust Top State Elections And Ethics Officials

Posted: 24 Jan 2018 03:31 PM PST

Wisconsin Republicans Abruptly Decide To Oust Top State Elections And Ethics OfficialsWisconsin Republicans voted Tuesday to remove the state's top election election and ethics officials, despite looming state and federal elections.


California house of horrors: parents could face life in prison

Posted: 24 Jan 2018 07:52 AM PST

California house of horrors: parents could face life in prisonDavid and Louise Turpin are headed to trial, and prosecutors say their 13 children have survived a nightmare.


Mysterious letter sent to police station was allegedly written by 1962 Alcatraz escapee

Posted: 24 Jan 2018 07:00 AM PST

Mysterious letter sent to police station was allegedly written by 1962 Alcatraz escapeeA mysterious letter sent to the San Francisco Police Department in 2013 by a man who claimed to have escaped from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary was just obtained by local television station KPIX.


U.S. Schools Have Already Faced 11 Shooting Incidents This Year

Posted: 24 Jan 2018 07:52 AM PST

U.S. Schools Have Already Faced 11 Shooting Incidents This YearThe two students killed by a fellow high schooler Tuesday in Benton, Kentucky, weren't the first victims of such violence this month.


Authorities look for motive in fatal Kentucky high school shooting

Posted: 24 Jan 2018 07:44 AM PST

Authorities look for motive in fatal Kentucky high school shootingAuthorities say they plan to try the 15-year-old suspected shooter as an adult, charging him with murder and assault.


Twitter ignites over photo of Mike Pence posing with White House interns

Posted: 24 Jan 2018 02:15 PM PST

Twitter ignites over photo of Mike Pence posing with White House internsWhite House intern photos have been known to stir up conversation on social media — and this recent one seems to be no different than the ones before it.


Kidnapping victim killed when FBI agent opens fire during raid in northeast Houston

Posted: 25 Jan 2018 03:50 PM PST

Kidnapping victim killed when FBI agent opens fire during raid in northeast HoustonA man who police say was kidnapped during a home invasion was fatally shot hours later, as FBI agents moved in on the home where he was held.


US warns Hong Kong on illicit North Korea trade

Posted: 24 Jan 2018 06:48 AM PST

US warns Hong Kong on illicit North Korea tradeA senior United States official warned Hong Kong authorities Wednesday they must stop the city being used as a "safe harbour" for illicit trade with North Korea, in violation of United Nations sanctions. The warning came weeks after a Hong Kong-flagged ship was seized in South Korea for transferring oil products to another vessel. The UN -- at the urging of the US -- has imposed a series of sanctions against North Korea aimed at tightening the economic screws on Pyongyang over its missile and nuclear programme.


RNC Chair: Trump Was Just Making Small Talk When He Asked FBI Head How He Voted

Posted: 24 Jan 2018 06:27 AM PST

RNC Chair: Trump Was Just Making Small Talk When He Asked FBI Head How He VotedWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's defenders are brushing off reports that he asked his acting FBI director how he voted in the presidential election as simply Trump's way of "getting to know people."


Traffic Stop Chase Ends in Head-On Collision

Posted: 23 Jan 2018 09:00 PM PST

Traffic Stop Chase Ends in Head-On CollisionArizona police said the suspect has "an extensive criminal history."


'He Kissed My Forehead and Slit My Throat.' Ex-Teacher Attacked Wife Who Discovered His Affair With 14-Year-Old Student, Police Say

Posted: 25 Jan 2018 11:36 AM PST

'He Kissed My Forehead and Slit My Throat.' Ex-Teacher Attacked Wife Who Discovered His Affair With 14-Year-Old Student, Police SayJames Chelekis slashed his wife's throat after she discovered his affair


GOP Lawmaker Gets Sunday-Schooled Over Botched Religious Reference

Posted: 24 Jan 2018 10:53 PM PST

GOP Lawmaker Gets Sunday-Schooled Over Botched Religious Reference#FactsFirst #LetsGetAfterIt #CuomoPrimeTime https://t.co/5Z0ylovxO7—


Oregon boy, 8, dies from flesh-eating bacteria after falling off bike

Posted: 25 Jan 2018 10:00 AM PST

Oregon boy, 8, dies from flesh-eating bacteria after falling off bikeAnd 8-year-old boy from Oregon has just died days after contracting rare, flesh-eating bacteria.


Trump: ‘I’m looking forward’ to speaking with Mueller

Posted: 24 Jan 2018 07:43 AM PST

Trump: 'I'm looking forward' to speaking with MuellerAfter publicly expressing reservations about meeting with Special Counsel Mueller, the President said he's willing to testify under oath and that the interview will likely happen in a few weeks.


Smart Contact Lenses Are Now Ready to Bring the Future Direct to Your Eyes

Posted: 24 Jan 2018 04:01 PM PST

Smart Contact Lenses Are Now Ready to Bring the Future Direct to Your EyesSmart glasses? So passé.


1 Word Convinced Tweeters That Donald Trump Is A 'Power Rangers' Fan

Posted: 25 Jan 2018 01:38 AM PST

1 Word Convinced Tweeters That Donald Trump Is A 'Power Rangers' FanGo, go Donald Trump! Tweeters gleefully mocked the president on Wednesday over his choice of words while discussing an immigration plan to deal with young immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children.


Inside a Flat Earth Convention, Where Nearly Everyone Believes Earth Isn't Round

Posted: 23 Jan 2018 09:00 PM PST

Inside a Flat Earth Convention, Where Nearly Everyone Believes Earth Isn't RoundMany believers at the Flat Earth International Conference, an educational seminar about our planet, support a theory that Earth is flat.


Three dead as packed Italy commuter train derails

Posted: 25 Jan 2018 11:52 AM PST

Three dead as packed Italy commuter train derailsThree women were killed and a dozen people seriously injured after a packed Italian commuter train derailed on Thursday near the northern city of Milan. Witnesses told the media the regional train began to shake heavily as if it were running over rocks, before braking suddenly and derailing. Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni promised that full light would be shed on the circumstances of the crash, whose cause was not immediately clear.


Dashcam Video Shows ‘Senseless’ Killing Of Iranian-American By Federal Cops, Lawyers Say

Posted: 24 Jan 2018 11:43 AM PST

Dashcam Video Shows 'Senseless' Killing Of Iranian-American By Federal Cops, Lawyers SayWASHINGTON ― U.S Park Police shot and killed an unarmed Iranian-American man in Fairfax County, Virginia, last November.


North Koreans Can't Escape Human Rights Abuses, Even When They Flee

Posted: 25 Jan 2018 02:46 AM PST

North Koreans Can't Escape Human Rights Abuses, Even When They FleeAs tensions with North Korea reached new heights in late 2017, an alarming new YouTube genre swept the internet like wildfire: the Korean DMZ escape video.


Venezuela's presidential battle begins, Maduro favorite

Posted: 24 Jan 2018 03:28 PM PST

Venezuela's presidential battle begins, Maduro favoriteBy Andrew Cawthorne and Andreina Aponte CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's presidential election race has begun with favorite and incumbent Nicolas Maduro signaling a nationalist, "anti-Trump" campaign while his demoralized foes scramble to find a viable candidate for a vote they predict will be unfair. Critics of the 55-year-old Maduro, who succeeded Hugo Chavez in 2013, say he has ruined a once prosperous oil economy, turned Venezuela into a dictatorship and skewed the election system to perpetuate power for his Socialist Party. Government officials say they are fighting a U.S.-led right-wing conspiracy determined to end socialism in Latin America, hobble Venezuela's economy, and steal its oil wealth.


Correction: Burned Bears story

Posted: 25 Jan 2018 12:04 PM PST

Correction: Burned Bears storySAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a story Jan. 24 about medical care for three wild animals burned in fires in Southern California, The Associated Press, relying on information from the animal's caregivers, reported erroneously that a 5-month-old mountain lion being treated for burns would be released back into the wild this week.


Why the Blockchain Is So Much Bigger Than Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency

Posted: 24 Jan 2018 12:04 PM PST

Why the Blockchain Is So Much Bigger Than Bitcoin and CryptocurrencyLooking for Blockchain 101? Look no further.


Robert Mueller Might Question Donald Trump. Here's What Could Go Wrong

Posted: 25 Jan 2018 12:45 PM PST

Robert Mueller Might Question Donald Trump. Here's What Could Go WrongSpecial counsel Robert Mueller may soon interview President Donald Trump under oath, setting up a risky situation for the White House.


Activists Film ‘Extreme Market’ In Indonesia To Denounce Dog Meat Trade

Posted: 23 Jan 2018 08:34 PM PST

Activists Film 'Extreme Market' In Indonesia To Denounce Dog Meat TradeA coalition of animal welfare groups has released horrific footage of dogs being bashed to death and blowtorched in so-called "extreme markets" in Indonesia.


Las Vegas Massacre Victim Jovanna Calzadillas Finally Goes Home After She Was Shot in the Head

Posted: 24 Jan 2018 01:07 PM PST

Las Vegas Massacre Victim Jovanna Calzadillas Finally Goes Home After She Was Shot in the HeadJovanna Calzadillas was on life support with a bullet lodged in her brain after the Las Vegas shooting massacre.


Anger swells in Pakistan as suspect in child killer case remanded

Posted: 24 Jan 2018 06:40 AM PST

Anger swells in Pakistan as suspect in child killer case remandedAngry Pakistanis called Wednesday for the public execution of a suspect accused of raping and murdering a girl in a case that enraged the country and stoked fears a serial killer was preying on children. The suspect, Imran Ali, was remanded in custody for 14 days by an anti-terrorism court in Lahore one day after his arrest over the rape and murder of six-year-old Zainab Fatima Ameen in the Punjab city of Kasur. Zainab's murder weeks earlier sparked outrage across the country with riots erupting in Kasur as thousands swarmed police stations and set fire to politicians' homes, while Pakistanis took to social media demanding action.


Simone Biles, Aly Raisman And Jordyn Wieber React To Larry Nassar Sentencing

Posted: 25 Jan 2018 07:18 AM PST

Simone Biles, Aly Raisman And Jordyn Wieber React To Larry Nassar SentencingOlympic gymnasts Simone Biles, Aly Raisman and Jordyn Wieber are happy with the sentence of former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, who will spend the rest of his life behind bars for molesting children.


Erdogan vows no let-up in Syria campaign as US tensions rise

Posted: 25 Jan 2018 12:58 PM PST

Erdogan vows no let-up in Syria campaign as US tensions risePresident Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday vowed Turkey's campaign against a Kurdish militia in northern Syria would press on for as long as required, after telephone talks with Donald Trump failed to douse soaring tensions with Washington. The six-day campaign against the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) has seen Washington's fellow NATO member Ankara attacking a US-allied force, even raising fears of military confrontation between two alliance powers.


Video released of bar fight allegedly involving off-duty CPD officer

Posted: 25 Jan 2018 12:16 PM PST

Video released of bar fight allegedly involving off-duty CPD officerSurveillance video was released Wednesday showing a bar fight allegedly involving a Chicago police officer, who could be fired for the shooting deaths of two people 2015.


Mattis thanks Vietnam for supporting sanctions on N. Korea

Posted: 24 Jan 2018 01:17 AM PST

Mattis thanks Vietnam for supporting sanctions on N. KoreaHANOI, Vietnam (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis praised Vietnam on Wednesday for supporting U.N. sanctions against North Korea and expressed hope that Washington and Hanoi can build closer defense ties despite being former enemies.


Garrison Keillor's Former Station Reports He Was Fired For More Than Touching A Woman's Back

Posted: 23 Jan 2018 06:54 PM PST

Garrison Keillor's Former Station Reports He Was Fired For More Than Touching A Woman's BackGarrison Keillor, the former Minnesota Public Radio host who was fired for harassment, may have done far more than "accidentally" place his hand on a female colleague's bare back, as he claimed in November.


Trump administration presses 'sanctuary cities' for documents

Posted: 24 Jan 2018 02:02 PM PST

Trump administration presses 'sanctuary cities' for documentsBy Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday escalated its battle with so-called sanctuary cities that protect illegal immigrants from deportation, demanding documents on whether local law enforcement agencies are illegally withholding information from U.S. immigration authorities. The Justice Department said it was seeking records from 23 jurisdictions -- including America's three largest cities, New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, as well as three states, California, Illinois and Oregon -- and will issue subpoenas if they do not comply fully and promptly.


What You Should Really Be Asking At Parent-Teacher Conferences

Posted: 25 Jan 2018 06:01 AM PST

What You Should Really Be Asking At Parent-Teacher ConferencesParent-teacher conferences are a place to share concerns and suggest solutions when it comes to children's lives in the classroom, but what questions should parents be asking to make these meetings as efficient as possible?


Ivanka Trump Changed Her Twitter Bio. The Internet Was Not Happy About It

Posted: 24 Jan 2018 07:36 AM PST

Ivanka Trump Changed Her Twitter Bio. The Internet Was Not Happy About ItIvanka Trump took women's empowerment out of her social media bio and the internet has strong reactions.


13 Sweet Easter Pies To Celebrate Spring

Posted: 25 Jan 2018 09:40 AM PST

13 Sweet Easter Pies To Celebrate Spring


Fresh tremors halt search ops after Japan volcano eruption

Posted: 23 Jan 2018 09:10 PM PST

Fresh tremors halt search ops after Japan volcano eruptionNew volcanic activity Wednesday forced Japanese police to suspend search operations a day after an eruption near a popular ski resort that killed a soldier and injured several other people. A group of 50 police officers and rescue workers had been combing the area beneath Mt. Kusatsu Shirane on Wednesday morning, a day after the surprise eruption. "But we stopped it as volcanic tremors were detected," a Japanese police official told AFP.


Doomsday: Why a War with Russia Would Go Nuclear (And Kill Billions of People)

Posted: 25 Jan 2018 07:47 AM PST

Doomsday: Why a War with Russia Would Go Nuclear (And Kill Billions of People)A NATO counter-offensive would be bloody and fraught with escalatory risk—but it's one of the probable outcomes of a Russian invasion. In that eventuality, Russian conventional forces—of which only a portion are well trained and well equipped—would likely be severely damaged or even destroyed. After all, Moscow has expressed concerns in the past that regime change by the West is an all too real danger.


Couple Charged With Child Abuse, 10-Month-Old Weighed Just 9 Pounds

Posted: 25 Jan 2018 06:50 AM PST

Couple Charged With Child Abuse, 10-Month-Old Weighed Just 9 PoundsA Utah couple was charged with felony child abuse after their baby was found to be severely malnourished, weighing only 9 pounds at the age of 10 months.


Rising exports, Turkish tanks fuel German arms sales debate

Posted: 24 Jan 2018 05:38 AM PST

Rising exports, Turkish tanks fuel German arms sales debateBERLIN (AP) — The German government fired back Wednesday at critics of its arms export policies, insisting that it takes great care not to approve the sale of weapons to countries that abuse human rights.


Trump HUD Official Lynne Patton Under Fire After Calling Journalist 'Miss Piggy'

Posted: 24 Jan 2018 09:09 PM PST

Trump HUD Official Lynne Patton Under Fire After Calling Journalist 'Miss Piggy'An event planner appointed by President Donald Trump to a key position at the Department of Housing and Urban Development has apologized after insulting a journalist on Wednesday.


Gunmen cross from Nigeria, attack Cameroon border post: witnesses

Posted: 25 Jan 2018 07:52 AM PST

Gunmen cross from Nigeria, attack Cameroon border post: witnessesBy Josiane Kouagheu DOUALA (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked a border crossing in Cameroon's southwest on Thursday, launching their assault from Nigeria, according to security officials who witnessed the incident. A Nigerian military spokesman denied the assailants had crossed over from Nigeria, and the incident is likely to further damage relations between the neighbours, strained over the rise of an Anglophone Cameroonian separatist movement.


Man Surprises Stepdad With Adoption Papers and Plans to Take His Name

Posted: 25 Jan 2018 01:01 PM PST

Man Surprises Stepdad With Adoption Papers and Plans to Take His Name"I wish I had done it years and years ago," Logan Borden told InsideEdition.com.


Big Apple Circus clown resigns over sexual misconduct

Posted: 24 Jan 2018 04:20 PM PST

Big Apple Circus clown resigns over sexual misconductNEW YORK (AP) — A beloved circus performer known as Grandma the clown has resigned from the Big Apple Circus following accusations that he pressured a 16-year-old aerialist to pose for pornographic photos.


Please Explain Why Vanity Fair Gave Oprah 3 Hands In This Photo

Posted: 25 Jan 2018 04:07 PM PST

Please Explain Why Vanity Fair Gave Oprah 3 Hands In This PhotoYou gotta hand it to Vanity Fair, this photoshoot is getting attention.


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