Yahoo! News: Brazil

Mueller probing Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's role in Trump deals
Protesters Demand Justice For Saheed Vassell, Unarmed Black Man Shot By Cops In NYC
Trump makes headlines on another unpredictable day in office
Daughter of ex-Russian spy gives first statement after nerve agent poisoning
Body Of CDC Scientist Missing Since February Found In Georgia River
Black And Brown Parkland Students Want You To Hear Their 'Stories Untold'
Search for missing children in California crash continues amid new evidence
Democrats hope teacher strikes will mobilize support for midterms
Brazil jaguars find safe haven from floods in rainforest trees
Virgin Galactic tests rocket ship, three years after fatal accident
Philippines to close Boracay resort to tourists for six months
Ghouta evacuation stalls over differences among Syria rebels
Trump Resists Mounting Pressure To Fire Scandal-Struck EPA Chief Scott Pruitt
Woman Who Says Mormon Church Failed To Discipline Her Abuser Files Lawsuit
Sheryl Sandberg speaks out on Facebook data breach scandal
Crews recover pilot's body in South Korean fighter jet crash
America vs. China in South China Sea: Aircraft Carrier Face-Off Now In the Cards?
Bizarre Videos May Provide Clues About YouTube Shooter Nasim Aghdam's Motive
Atlantic Fires Kevin Williamson After Suddenly Realizing He Believes The Things He Says
Stranger finds young girl’s letter to late father, helps her achieve a dream
Eighty-six US teenagers have been killed by gun violence in the 50 days since Parkland, Florida school shooting
Thunderbirds pilot killed when F-16 crashes during training flight in Nevada, Air Force says
Air strikes return to Syria's Ghouta killing 40 as talks sputter
3,000 Google employees 'sign letter protesting company’s work with the Pentagon'
Ex-teacher pleads guilty to fleeing with Tennessee student
The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week
U.S. military cancels training exercise near Djibouti after aircraft mishaps
Researcher kills four staff at Turkish university
‘Saheed is no gunman’: hundreds protest in New York against police shooting
Pakistani prime minister in Afghanistan to ease tensions
2018 Ford Expedition | Why Buy?
‘In A Dogs' World, Humans Are Elves That Routinely Live To Be 500+ Years Old’
Turkey or Kurdish YPG militia? Pick a side, Turkish minister tells France
UFC president calls McGregor's actions 'disgusting'
The Surprising Trend in Rug Design Doesn't Play It Safe
Bollywood Star Salman Khan Has Been Convicted of Poaching Protected Antelopes
Mick Mulvaney Doles Out Fat Raises To New CFPB Staffers Amid Push To Cut Costs
The Latest: New Yorkers rally against police shooting
Time's Up, Men: More Than 300 Women File For House Races

Mueller probing Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's role in Trump deals

Posted: 05 Apr 2018 01:19 PM PDT

Kevin Hall, a senior investigative reporter for McClatchy who broke tonight's story about Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation looking into Michael Cohen and the Trump Organization, joins Lawrence O'Donnell.

Protesters Demand Justice For Saheed Vassell, Unarmed Black Man Shot By Cops In NYC

Posted: 05 Apr 2018 05:17 PM PDT

Hundreds of people rallied in New York City on Thursday evening to call for

Trump makes headlines on another unpredictable day in office

Posted: 05 Apr 2018 03:42 PM PDT

The real first sign that Thursday was going to be a particularly tumultuous day for Donald Trump came at the start of what was billed to be a West Virginia roundtable about tax reform.

Daughter of ex-Russian spy gives first statement after nerve agent poisoning

Posted: 05 Apr 2018 09:04 AM PDT

Yulia Skripal thanked her doctors in a statement, as Russia continues to deny responsibility for the attack on her and her father.

Body Of CDC Scientist Missing Since February Found In Georgia River

Posted: 05 Apr 2018 02:39 PM PDT

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientist who mysteriously

Black And Brown Parkland Students Want You To Hear Their 'Stories Untold'

Posted: 06 Apr 2018 02:49 PM PDT

> This is an open invitation for those who have been a victim of gun violence.

Search for missing children in California crash continues amid new evidence

Posted: 05 Apr 2018 09:01 AM PDT

"I'm to the point where I'm no longer calling it an accident," said a Mendocino County Sheriff. "I'm calling it a crime."

Democrats hope teacher strikes will mobilize support for midterms

Posted: 05 Apr 2018 07:00 AM PDT

With public school teachers taking a stand over low pay and dwindling education budgets in several Republican majority states, Democrats are sensing another opportunity to make inroads in the 2018 midterm elections.

Brazil jaguars find safe haven from floods in rainforest trees

Posted: 05 Apr 2018 09:19 AM PDT

Brazilian jaguars, imperiled by hunters, ranchers and destruction of their habitat, have learned to survive at least one menace — flooding in the Amazon. They take to the trees!

Virgin Galactic tests rocket ship, three years after fatal accident

Posted: 05 Apr 2018 11:50 PM PDT

At about 8 a.m. local time, The VMS Eve carrier plane took off from Mojave, California, carrying SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity before releasing it 46,500 feet (14,000 m) above ground, Virgin Galactic said in a statement. "Space feels tantalisingly close now," Branson Tweeted after the test flight.

Philippines to close Boracay resort to tourists for six months

Posted: 04 Apr 2018 10:27 PM PDT

The Philippines has announced its best-known holiday island Boracay will be closed to tourists for six months over concerns that the once idyllic white-sand resort has become a "cesspool" tainted by dumped sewage. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the shutdown to start April 26, his spokesman Harry Roque said late Wednesday on Twitter, without providing further detail. Boracay has some 500 tourism-related businesses, which had a combined annual revenue of 56 billion pesos ($1.07 billion) last year.

Ghouta evacuation stalls over differences among Syria rebels

Posted: 05 Apr 2018 01:16 PM PDT

Al-Wafideen (Syria) (AFP) - Evacuations of rebels and civilians from the last opposition pocket in Syria's Eastern Ghouta stalled on Thursday as divisions continued within the Islamist faction that holds the area, state media said. A convoy of 20 buses organised by the government had entered the former rebel bastion's main town of Douma to prepare for a fourth day of evacuations but later pulled back to the town's outskirts, an AFP correspondent said. Syria's state news agency SANA said the buses left Douma due to "differences between" rebels and "in order to let them sort out by themselves these differences".

Trump Resists Mounting Pressure To Fire Scandal-Struck EPA Chief Scott Pruitt

Posted: 06 Apr 2018 12:20 PM PDT

President Donald Trump signaled his support for Scott Pruitt on Friday,

Woman Who Says Mormon Church Failed To Discipline Her Abuser Files Lawsuit

Posted: 05 Apr 2018 06:45 PM PDT

A woman who accused a former Mormon leader of rape filed a civil lawsuit

Sheryl Sandberg speaks out on Facebook data breach scandal

Posted: 05 Apr 2018 08:58 AM PDT

After the company disclosed that as many as 87 million people could have been impacted, COO Sheryl Sandberg defended the company and echoed CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who said a fix would take at least three years.

Crews recover pilot's body in South Korean fighter jet crash

Posted: 05 Apr 2018 06:36 AM PDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Searchers recovered the body of a South Korean pilot who was killed Thursday when his F-15K fighter jet crashed into a mountain in the country's rural south, the air force said. Workers planned to resume their search Friday for the co-pilot, who was also presumed dead.

America vs. China in South China Sea: Aircraft Carrier Face-Off Now In the Cards?

Posted: 06 Apr 2018 06:28 AM PDT

China's only aircraft carrier in service, the Liaoning, is now in the South China Sea for a six-day drill that began on Thursday, state papers have confirmed. Reuters has also reported that the Liaoning strike group has sailed into waters close to the southern province of Hainan, flanked by 40 other warships and submarines, as seen in a satellite image. Observers believe these vessels may be from the People's Liberation Army Navy's three major fleets, as Beijing wants a variety of vessels from different naval command regions to sail with the Liaoning to hone their inter-fleet interoperability.

Bizarre Videos May Provide Clues About YouTube Shooter Nasim Aghdam's Motive

Posted: 05 Apr 2018 12:58 AM PDT

Authorities settle on a theory that she was angry about YouTube policies

Atlantic Fires Kevin Williamson After Suddenly Realizing He Believes The Things He Says

Posted: 05 Apr 2018 11:41 AM PDT

In an email to his staff Thursday afternoon, The Atlantic's editor-in-chief,

Stranger finds young girl’s letter to late father, helps her achieve a dream

Posted: 05 Apr 2018 09:09 AM PDT

After the death of her father, 11-year-old Emily started writing a yearly letter and sending it skyward to him with a balloon. After one was found miles away, the kindness of a stranger helped Emily accomplish her dream.

Eighty-six US teenagers have been killed by gun violence in the 50 days since Parkland, Florida school shooting

Posted: 05 Apr 2018 11:19 AM PDT

At least 86 teenagers have been killed by bullets in America in the 50 days since the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida. Taken together, the stories of the dead paint a tragic portrait of gun violence that threatens teenagers across the United States. Data detailing accidental discharges, domestic violence, robberies gone awry and a number of other events, appears random in its geography and the cultural class affected, but chillingly predictable in the volume year after year.

Thunderbirds pilot killed when F-16 crashes during training flight in Nevada, Air Force says

Posted: 05 Apr 2018 02:51 AM PDT

Thunderbirds pilot killed when F-16 crashes during training flight in Nevada, Air Force says.

Air strikes return to Syria's Ghouta killing 40 as talks sputter

Posted: 06 Apr 2018 02:33 PM PDT

Air strikes killed 40 civilians in the last opposition-held town in Syria's Eastern Ghouta on Friday and the army launched a ground offensive on its outskirts after talks sputtered over a rebel withdrawal. Backed by Russia, Syrian troops have captured nearly all of the one-time opposition stronghold of Ghouta with a combination of ferocious bombing raids and negotiated withdrawals. All that remained was its largest town of Douma, held by the Jaish al-Islam Islamist faction and home to tens of thousands of people.

3,000 Google employees 'sign letter protesting company’s work with the Pentagon'

Posted: 05 Apr 2018 10:09 AM PDT

More than 3,000 Google employees have reportedly signed a letter protesting the company's work with the Pentagon that could help with drone strikes. The letter, obtained by The New York Times, includes the line: "We believe that Google should not be in the business of war". Dozens of senior engineers have added their name to the letter, which has been circulating internally for weeks. It calls on the company to stop working on Project Maven, a Pentagon pilot programme that uses artificial intelligence to analyse video imagery. Those signing the letter, which is addressed to Sundar Pichai, the Google chief executive, also want a promise that the company will never "build warfare technology". The clash emphasises the challenges Google faces to live up to its motto – "don't be evil" – in a world of rapidly advancing technology. The letter has reportedly garnered more than 3,100 signatures from Google's 70,000-strong workforce. One section quoted by The New York Times warns that embracing military work could put off other customers. "This plan will irreparably damage Google's brand and its ability to compete for talent," the letter says. "Amid growing fears of biased and weaponised AI [artificial intelligence], Google is already struggling to keep the public's trust." Another part reads: "The argument that other firms, like Microsoft and Amazon, are also participating doesn't make this any less risky for Google. "Google's unique history, its motto Don't Be Evil, and its direct reach into the lives of billions of users set it apart." Google said in a statement to The New York Times that Project Maven is using "open-source object recognition software available to any Google Cloud customer". It added: "The technology is used to flag images for human review and is intended to save lives and save people from having to do highly tedious work." The company also said the project was "specifically scoped to be for non-offensive purpose".

Ex-teacher pleads guilty to fleeing with Tennessee student

Posted: 05 Apr 2018 07:43 PM PDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee teacher who set off a nationwide manhunt last year after he fled with a 15-year-old student broke down in court after pleading guilty to crossing state lines to have sex with a minor.

The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week

Posted: 06 Apr 2018 11:53 AM PDT

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

U.S. military cancels training exercise near Djibouti after aircraft mishaps

Posted: 05 Apr 2018 12:32 PM PDT

The U.S. military has canceled a training exercise off the coast of Djibouti and paused air operations from the country after two air mishaps this week raised questions about the state of military readiness, U.S. officials said on Thursday. "U.S. air operations in Djibouti are on hold and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command has canceled the remainder of exercise Alligator Dagger in response to two separate aviation incidents in Djibouti," the military said in a statement.

Researcher kills four staff at Turkish university

Posted: 05 Apr 2018 02:59 PM PDT

A researcher killed four fellow staff members in a shooting Thursday at a university in the western Turkish city of Eskisehir, in one of the deadliest incidents of its kind seen in Turkey. Deadly shootouts -- often caused by arguments that degenerate into violence -- are relatively common in Turkey. The university's rector Hasan Gonen confirmed to CNN-Turk television that four people had been killed.

‘Saheed is no gunman’: hundreds protest in New York against police shooting

Posted: 06 Apr 2018 06:18 AM PDT

Hundreds gather in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, to condemn the police shooting of unarmed black man Saheed Vassell. Hundreds of people have marched through the Brooklyn neighbourhood of Crown Heights to protest against police for shooting an unarmed black man. Saheed Vassell, 34, was shot and killed by police on Wednesday afternoon.

Pakistani prime minister in Afghanistan to ease tensions

Posted: 06 Apr 2018 05:59 AM PDT

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Pakistan's prime minister arrived in Afghanistan on Friday for a day-long visit many see as an effort to ease strained relations between the two neighbors and revive a push for peace talks with the Taliban.

2018 Ford Expedition | Why Buy?

Posted: 05 Apr 2018 06:00 AM PDT

A contemporary take on the hottest segment of the 90s.

‘In A Dogs' World, Humans Are Elves That Routinely Live To Be 500+ Years Old’

Posted: 06 Apr 2018 04:22 AM PDT

The shower isn't just a place to sing. Separated from our cellphones, standing

Turkey or Kurdish YPG militia? Pick a side, Turkish minister tells France

Posted: 05 Apr 2018 11:21 AM PDT

By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - Turkey warned France on Thursday that it needed to choose who it wanted as an ally to fight Islamic State in Syria, and urged it to do what is necessary to ensure Kurdish militias leave the northern Manbij region. Relations between Ankara and Paris have been tense in recent weeks, with France increasingly criticizing the two-month-old Turkish military operation against the Kurdish YPG in northern Syria, which Turkey considers a terrorist organization That came to a head on March 30 after President Emmanuel Macron met a Syrian delegation including the YPG and its political arm, the PYD, and gave assurances of French support to help them stabilize northern Syria against Islamic State.