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Trump ICE Chief Wants To Prosecute Politicians Who Won't Lock Up More Immigrants
Sessions crackdown on pot could make life harder for Republicans in November
‘Bomb cyclone’ paralyzes Massachusetts
Turns Out Roy Moore’s Jewish Lawyer Is Actually A Christian Now
Walmart reveals the top-selling product in every US state
San Francisco earthquake latest: 4.4 magnitude hits Bay Area two miles away from Berkeley
What you need to know before buying your jackpot lottery tickets
Check Out All These Doggos Enjoying The Bomb Cyclone
Illinois man told to stop having ‘slumber parties’ in his house for homeless people
The tax bill that makes Trump POSTUS (president of some of the United States)
Airline Pilot Reportedly Slaps Co-pilot, Abandons Cockpit Mid-flight
Yara Shahidi Compares Iran Protests With Black Lives Matter: We're All Interconnected
Stay away from romaine lettuce, Consumer Reports advises
Shaking, no damage in San Francisco Bay Area quake
Dogs Left Outside In The Cold Have Died And Been Found ‘Frozen Solid’
We Found The Neo-Nazi Twitter Account Tied To A Virginia Double Homicide
Zimbabwe court dismisses case of U.S. woman charged with insulting Mugabe
Republican Sen. Gardner torches Sessions over pot reversal
Safety probe warns California's dam crisis a 'wake-up call'
Pro-government rallies in Iran as U.S. imposes fresh sanctions
Neo-Nazi behind Daily Stormer website Andrew ‘Weev’ Auernheimer 'is of Jewish descent, his mother says'
Want to make good on your weight loss resolutions? Here are the best diets for 2018, ranked
The Latest: Immigrant acquitted of killing faces US case
White House calls it 'laughable' to question Trump's mental fitness
5 Ways To Stop Blowing So Much Of Your Budget On Food
NFL Heiress Allegedly Attacked Man with Her Purse and Used Anti-Semitic Slurs on New Year's Eve
Pakistan shrugs off impending U.S. aid cuts, wary of harsher measures
Democrats Aren't Sure Whether To Make Jeff Sessions' Pot Crackdown An Election Issue
How to Avoid Serious Injury When Slipping on Ice
The 101 Most Delish Ways To Eat Peanut Butter
The Latest: Lawyers upset hearing canceled in 4 deaths case
Three TVs, a phone and a cheeseburger: tell-all book reveals Donald's bedtime
How To Beat The '7-Year Itch' In Your Relationship
Four Venezuelan generals placed on US sanctions blacklist
Los Angeles' large Iranian community cheers anti-regime protests
Sen. Cory Gardner Rips Jeff Sessions' Weed Reversal, Threatens To Hold Up DOJ Nominees
Eagle Snatches Little White Dog From the Ground Before Taking It on Wild Ride
The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week
Mississippi flag with rebel symbol flies at police building
Teenager found dead after posting about stalker on Facebook
Lead Negotiator In Iran Deal: Trump Is 'Misreading Situation'
C'mon, Sexism Is At Least Part Of The Reason Hoda Kotb Is Making Less Than Matt Lauer
22 Healthier Chips That Will Satisfy All Your Salty Cravings
'I Screwed Up': Sean Spicer Says He Regrets Comments on Inauguration Crowd Size and Hitler

Trump ICE Chief Wants To Prosecute Politicians Who Won't Lock Up More Immigrants

Posted: 03 Jan 2018 06:36 PM PST

WASHINGTON ― The Trump administration is considering prosecuting state and local officials for not fully cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency's acting director said Tuesday in an escalation of his threats against so-called "sanctuary cities" and the undocumented immigrants who live in them.

Sessions crackdown on pot could make life harder for Republicans in November

Posted: 04 Jan 2018 09:35 AM PST

A crackdown is unlikely to be popular with the solid majority — 64 percent — of Americans who support pot legalization.

‘Bomb cyclone’ paralyzes Massachusetts

Posted: 04 Jan 2018 08:10 AM PST

NBC News' Blake McCoy reports from Scituate, Massachusetts, where high winds and waves battered homes along the shore. Weather experts say the storm surge is nearing record highs in Boston, where rescues happened on the historic streets.

Turns Out Roy Moore’s Jewish Lawyer Is Actually A Christian Now

Posted: 04 Jan 2018 08:54 PM PST

The Jewish lawyer Roy Moore's wife invoked when responding to anti-Semitism claims on the eve of Alabama's special election is now an evangelical Christian.

Walmart reveals the top-selling product in every US state

Posted: 05 Jan 2018 10:23 AM PST

Despite the retail industry taking a major beating this year with multiple big-name stores across the country shuttering locations, there was one retailer that held on strong: Walmart.

San Francisco earthquake latest: 4.4 magnitude hits Bay Area two miles away from Berkeley

Posted: 04 Jan 2018 06:46 AM PST

San Francisco Bay Area residents have been shaken out of their slumber by a magnitude 4.4 earthquake that was felt over a wide area. A spokesman for the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services said there were no reports of harm to the region. A Berkeley Fire Department dispatcher, who declined to give his name, said more than a dozen people had called, mostly complaining about windows shaking.

What you need to know before buying your jackpot lottery tickets

Posted: 03 Jan 2018 09:00 PM PST

The Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots are nearly $1 billion combined.

Check Out All These Doggos Enjoying The Bomb Cyclone

Posted: 04 Jan 2018 08:47 AM PST

With a so-called bomb cyclone bearing down on the eastern part of the U.S. on Thursday, many people woke up to the realization that there is a lot of snow where there wasn't any the night before.

Illinois man told to stop having ‘slumber parties’ in his house for homeless people

Posted: 04 Jan 2018 11:31 AM PST

A Chicago man is being warned by city officials to stop offering "slumber parties" at his home to homeless people or else his house will be condemned. Greg Schiller told NBC 5 he began opening his basement up to the homeless last month during brutally cold weather. "While we appreciate those who volunteer to provide additional resources in the community, Mr. Schiller's house does not comply with codes and regulations that guard against potential dangers such as carbon monoxide poisoning, inadequate light and ventilation, and insufficient exits in the event of a fire," Molly Center, a city spokesperson, said.

The tax bill that makes Trump POSTUS (president of some of the United States)

Posted: 04 Jan 2018 02:00 AM PST

The tax bill's message from Republican lawmakers to Democratic-voting states seems to be: "You're not our people, so go get bent."

Airline Pilot Reportedly Slaps Co-pilot, Abandons Cockpit Mid-flight

Posted: 05 Jan 2018 09:04 AM PST

Two pilots for an Indian airline have been suspended after starting a fight and abandoning the cockpit in the middle of a flight. The Jet Airways flight from London to Mumbai was left unmanned on New Year's Day when the pilots erupted in an argument

Yara Shahidi Compares Iran Protests With Black Lives Matter: We're All Interconnected

Posted: 04 Jan 2018 05:07 AM PST

Comparing the ongoing anti-government protests in Iran to demonstrations in the U.S. like Black Lives Matter, actress and activist Yara Shahidi is urging Americans to consider just how interconnected the situation in Iran is to the U.S. experience.

Stay away from romaine lettuce, Consumer Reports advises

Posted: 04 Jan 2018 08:15 AM PST

People should stay away from romaine lettuce until U.S. and Canadian health officials get to the bottom of an outbreak of E. coli infections, Consumer Reports says.

Shaking, no damage in San Francisco Bay Area quake

Posted: 04 Jan 2018 06:32 AM PST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Bay Area residents were shaken out of their slumber by a magnitude 4.4 earthquake that was felt over a wide area but caused no major damage early Thursday.

Dogs Left Outside In The Cold Have Died And Been Found ‘Frozen Solid’

Posted: 04 Jan 2018 12:42 PM PST

The brutal cold that's believed to be responsible for at least 11 human deaths this week is also taking a toll on animals — particularly pets left outside in the frigid weather.

We Found The Neo-Nazi Twitter Account Tied To A Virginia Double Homicide

Posted: 04 Jan 2018 02:45 AM PST

WASHINGTON —The warning signs were there, flaring up from Nicholas Giampa's pseudonymous Twitter feed for over a year.

Zimbabwe court dismisses case of U.S. woman charged with insulting Mugabe

Posted: 04 Jan 2018 03:24 AM PST

A U.S. citizen charged with attempting to overthrow the Zimbabwean government after police accused her of insulting then-president Robert Mugabe had her case dismissed by a Harare court on Thursday. Martha O'Donovan works for Magamba TV, which describes itself as Zimbabwe's leading producer of political satire. O'Donovan was first charged with insulting and undermining the president, and subsequently with subversion, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.

Republican Sen. Gardner torches Sessions over pot reversal

Posted: 04 Jan 2018 08:29 AM PST

The Colorado senator says Attorney General Jeff Sessions had personally promised him prior to his confirmation that he wouldn't take steps to tighten enforcement of federal pot laws.

Safety probe warns California's dam crisis a 'wake-up call'

Posted: 05 Jan 2018 04:19 PM PST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — "Long-term and systemic failures" by California dam managers and regulators to recognize inherent construction and design flaws at the tallest U.S. dam caused last year's near-disaster there, an independent panel of dam safety experts said Friday, calling it a wake-up call for dam operators around the country.

Pro-government rallies in Iran as U.S. imposes fresh sanctions

Posted: 05 Jan 2018 07:28 AM PST

Pro-regime rallies were held around Tehran Friday with authorities seeking to put the recent violent unrest to bed, as Washington slapped fresh sanctions on Iran.

Neo-Nazi behind Daily Stormer website Andrew ‘Weev’ Auernheimer 'is of Jewish descent, his mother says'

Posted: 04 Jan 2018 01:12 AM PST

The mother of a neo-Nazi who co-runs the white supremacist website Daily Stormer has said he has Jewish relatives on "both sides of his family". Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer, who has previously said Jewish children "deserve to die", comes from a "large, mixed race family" and is of Jewish descent and Native American heritage, his mother Alyse told Newsweek. Auernheimer, 32, from Arkansas, who runs the technical side of the website alongside editor Andrew Anglin, has been estranged from his mother for more than ten years, she told the magazine.

Want to make good on your weight loss resolutions? Here are the best diets for 2018, ranked

Posted: 04 Jan 2018 12:37 PM PST

Determined to make 2018 the year you lose those last stubborn pounds? A new report that analyzed dozens of the most popular diets and weight-loss programs has identified the Mediterranean diet, DASH and Weight Watchers your best chances for success.

The Latest: Immigrant acquitted of killing faces US case

Posted: 05 Jan 2018 01:32 PM PST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on the sentencing of an immigrant acquitted of San Francisco pier shooting (all times local):

White House calls it 'laughable' to question Trump's mental fitness

Posted: 04 Jan 2018 01:21 PM PST

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Thursday that it's "disgraceful and laughable" to question President Trump's mental fitness.

5 Ways To Stop Blowing So Much Of Your Budget On Food

Posted: 04 Jan 2018 02:45 AM PST

So, how did that "50/30/20 rule of budgeting" work out for you in 2017?

NFL Heiress Allegedly Attacked Man with Her Purse and Used Anti-Semitic Slurs on New Year's Eve

Posted: 04 Jan 2018 07:46 AM PST

The socialite daughter of former Washington Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke was arrested Wednesday following an altercation on New Year's Eve, where she allegedly left a man bloodied after hitting him with her purse

Pakistan shrugs off impending U.S. aid cuts, wary of harsher measures

Posted: 04 Jan 2018 05:21 AM PST

By Drazen Jorgic ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan is shrugging off proposed U.S. aid cuts but frets that Washington could take more drastic measures to deter what it sees as the South Asian nation's support for Taliban militants causing chaos in neighboring Afghanistan. Washington plans to imminently slash "security assistance" to Pakistan, U.S. congressional aides told Reuters on Wednesday, although the type, scale and length of the cuts was unclear. A day earlier, the White House said it would suspend about $255 million in already delayed military assistance.

Democrats Aren't Sure Whether To Make Jeff Sessions' Pot Crackdown An Election Issue

Posted: 04 Jan 2018 07:16 PM PST

WASHINGTON ― Leading Democrats blasted Attorney General Jeff Sessions' Tuesday announcement that he would open the door to a federal crackdown on states that have decriminalized forms of marijuana use.

How to Avoid Serious Injury When Slipping on Ice

Posted: 04 Jan 2018 11:16 AM PST

Falling on a slippery surface can cause serious injury. Here's how to fall the right way.

The 101 Most Delish Ways To Eat Peanut Butter

Posted: 05 Jan 2018 03:25 PM PST

...other than with a spoon out of the jar, of course.

The Latest: Lawyers upset hearing canceled in 4 deaths case

Posted: 04 Jan 2018 02:02 PM PST

TROY, N.Y. (AP) — The Latest on two men accused of killing two women and two children in a basement apartment (all times local):

Three TVs, a phone and a cheeseburger: tell-all book reveals Donald's bedtime

Posted: 04 Jan 2018 11:33 PM PST

Michael Wolff's new book paints the most detailed portrait yet of life inside the Trump White House. Reported first by the Guardian, then in more detail by New York magazine and other outlets, Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House has illuminated what the book suggests is a toxic stew of personal feuding, disorganization and alarming behavior behind the gates of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The president, excerpts suggest, has struggled to feel at home during his first year in power, expressing paranoia about his surroundings and pummeling residence staff with odd requests and rules.

How To Beat The '7-Year Itch' In Your Relationship

Posted: 04 Jan 2018 07:56 PM PST

Ups and downs are par for the course in any long-term relationship.

Four Venezuelan generals placed on US sanctions blacklist

Posted: 05 Jan 2018 02:23 PM PST

The US Treasury placed four serving or retired Venezuelan generals on its sanctions blacklist Friday, raising pressure on the embattled government of President Nicolas Maduro. The Treasury Department alleged that the four were either involved in repressing protesters or tied up in major corruption schemes. Washington has already targeted Maduro himself for sanctions, and is a long-standing opponent of what it sees as his increasingly authoritarian regime.

Los Angeles' large Iranian community cheers anti-regime protests

Posted: 03 Jan 2018 07:28 PM PST

By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Many in Los Angeles' Iranian expatriate community, the largest in the United States, are heartened by anti-government street protests back home but want to make sure international focus stays on what they see as a struggle for democracy. Hundreds of thousands of people have fled Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution and are concentrated in a neighborhood on the city's west side nicknamed "Tehrangeles" dotted with Persian shops and restaurants. The community is welcoming support for the protesters from political leaders of both parties in the United States.

Sen. Cory Gardner Rips Jeff Sessions' Weed Reversal, Threatens To Hold Up DOJ Nominees

Posted: 04 Jan 2018 12:05 PM PST

Three days after California legalized the use of recreational marijuana, Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday indicated he intends to reverse an Obama-era federal policy that discouraged federal prosecution of the drug in states where it was legal.

Eagle Snatches Little White Dog From the Ground Before Taking It on Wild Ride

Posted: 04 Jan 2018 12:11 PM PST

'We thought she was dead,' the dog's owner said.

The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week

Posted: 05 Jan 2018 10:13 AM PST

Kids may say the darndest things, but parents tweet about them in the funniest ways.

Mississippi flag with rebel symbol flies at police building

Posted: 04 Jan 2018 03:37 PM PST

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi state flag with the Confederate battle emblem began flying this week outside a police building in a predominantly black neighborhood.

Teenager found dead after posting about stalker on Facebook

Posted: 05 Jan 2018 12:26 AM PST

Natalie Bollinger, who was last seen at her apartment in Broomfield, was reported missing by her family on 28 December 2017. Two weeks before Ms Bollinger went missing, she was granted a permanent restraining order against a stalker. In a Facebook post, Ms Bollinger claimed her stalker was 42-year-old Shawn Schwartz, a man she became friends with two years ago.