| Trump won’t seek new authority for wider Syria mission after hammering ISIS Posted: 23 Jan 2018 03:11 PM PST  The U.S. mission in Syria is shifting away from defeating the ISIS on the battlefield, but the president does not plan to ask Congress for new war powers there.
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| 2 teenagers gunned down in Kentucky school shooting identified as high school sweethearts Posted: 24 Jan 2018 07:20 AM PST  Bailey Holt, 15, was killed when an unnamed 15-year-old student opened fire with a handgun just before classes started at Marshall County High School in Benton, Kentucky, a small rural town of about 4,500 people. Holt's boyfriend was also shot in the face during the deadly rampage and remains in the hospital in critical condition along with three of his fellow classmates, the Mirror reported. A second student, 15-year-old Preston Cope, was also identified as a victim of Tuesday's shooting.
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| North Korean ex-spy Kim Hyon-hui speaks out Posted: 23 Jan 2018 07:50 AM PST  Kim Hyon-hui is a mass murderer, a former spy for North Korea who blew up a passenger jet in 1987 on orders she says were from Kim Jong Un's father. Now she's speaking out against the regime.
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| Suspect Arrested In Killing Of 7-Year-Old Zainab Ansari Posted: 23 Jan 2018 02:19 PM PST  Police in Lahore, Pakistan, have arrested a man for the rape and murder of 7-year-old Zainab Ansari, officials said on Tuesday.
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| Hong Kong bookseller detained again by Chinese authorities Posted: 22 Jan 2018 05:34 PM PST  HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong-based bookseller who was secretly detained in China has been taken away by Chinese authorities again after being released into house arrest last October, his daughter said Monday.
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| Save the Children headquarters attacked in Jalalabad, Afghanistan Posted: 24 Jan 2018 05:58 AM PST ![Save the Children headquarters attacked in Jalalabad, Afghanistan]( "Save the Children headquarters attacked in Jalalabad, Afghanistan") Militants stormed the provincial offices of Save the Children in Jalalabad, Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two security guards and a civilian, and triggering hours-long clashes with the police, provincial officials said. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack.
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| Report: Trump asked Acting FBI Director who he voted for in 2016 Posted: 23 Jan 2018 12:27 PM PST  The Washington Post reports President Trump asked acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe who he voted for after firing FBI director James Comey. Lawrence O'Donnell talks to Betsy Woodruff and Matt Miller about the Trump administration's pressure on the FBI.
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| Gun industry converges near Las Vegas mass shooting site Posted: 23 Jan 2018 01:00 PM PST  The gun industry is holding its biggest annual trade show this week just a few miles from the site where a gunman slaughtered 58 concertgoers outside his high-rise Las Vegas hotel room in October using a display case worth of weapons, many fitted with bump stocks that enabled them to mimic fully automatic fire.
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| Davos: top quotes so far Posted: 23 Jan 2018 12:04 PM PST  Davos (Switzerland) (AFP) - After days of heavy snowfall, the World Economic Forum opened for a full day of business in the ritzy ski resort of Davos.
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| American Islamophobia Is Helping Trump Kill The Iran Deal Posted: 24 Jan 2018 04:48 AM PST  In 1985, musician Sting released a song called "Russians."
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| 'House of horrors' parents back in court amid new details Posted: 24 Jan 2018 07:47 AM PST  Prosecutors seek to block the Turpins from contacting the children before the trial.
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| Bernie Sanders’ ‘Medicare For All’ Online Town Hall Draws Over 1 Million Live Viewers Posted: 23 Jan 2018 10:14 PM PST  Sen. Bernie Sanders' televised town hall on Tuesday night to promote single-payer health care, or "Medicare for all," drew a live audience of about 1.1 million people ― all but a few hundred of whom viewed the event exclusively online.
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| Alaskans on Alert for Tsunami After Powerful Earthquake Off Shore Posted: 23 Jan 2018 02:23 AM PST  An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 has hit Kodiak, Alaska
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| Pakistani Islamist petitions court to block takeover of charities Posted: 23 Jan 2018 06:52 AM PST ![Pakistani Islamist petitions court to block takeover of charities]( "Pakistani Islamist petitions court to block takeover of charities") By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - A founder of a Pakistani militant group blacklisted by the United Nations for terrorism said on Tuesday he had filed a court petition to halt government plans to seize control of his charities. Hafiz Saeed is the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), or Army of the Pure, blamed by the United States, India for four days of shootings and bombings in Mumbai in 2008 that killed 166 people. LeT, Saeed and charities that he controls are all included on terrorism blacklists by the U.N. Security Council and the United States.
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| Turpin family: CCTV reveals moment imprisoned children escape from 'house of horrors' Posted: 23 Jan 2018 04:19 AM PST  Footage has emerged of the moment the imprisoned Turpin family children escaped from their parents' "house of horrors". Moments before police descended on the suburban home in Perris, California, the children, some of whom were allegedly tortured and shackled, the children can be seen filing out onto the drive. David Turpin, 56, and his wife Louise Turpin, 49, have been charged with torture, abuse and false imprisonment.
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| Now Chris Cuomo And Kellyanne Conway Are Fighting Over Grammar Posted: 23 Jan 2018 12:00 AM PST  Chris Cuomo and Kellyanne Conway have taken their act to the next level.
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| Trans-Pacific Partnership countries agree new trade deal after US departure Posted: 23 Jan 2018 09:16 AM PST  Eleven countries aiming to forge an Asia-Pacific trade pact after the United States pulled out of an earlier version will sign an agreement in Chile in March, Japan's economy minister said on Tuesday, in a big win for Tokyo. Trade officials had been meeting in Tokyo to resolve rifts including Canada's insistence on protections for its cultural industries such as movies, TV and music. An agreement is a win for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government, which has been lobbying hard to save the pact, originally called the Trans-Pacific Partnership. In one of his first acts as US president in January 2017, Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the original 12-nation treaty. Mr Abe has painted the deal as a spur to growth and reform in Japan and a symbol of commitment to free and multilateral trade at a time when Mr Trump stresses "America First" policies. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the agreement the "right deal". Canada's trade minister said in a statement it included an improved arrangement on autos with Japan and the suspension of intellectual property provisions that had been a concern. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada Credit: AP The timing of the deal is significant for Canada, which is trying to diversify its exports. US, Canadian and Mexican negotiators opened a key week-long round of talks to modernize NAFTA on Tuesday. Japanese Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said the new Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), or TPP-11, would be an "engine to overcome protectionism" emerging in parts of the world. He added Japan would explain the importance of the deal to Washington in hopes of persuading it to join. Ministers from the 11 countries, including Japan, Australia and Canada, agreed in November on core elements to move ahead without the United States, but demands by countries including Canada for measures to ensure the deal protects jobs blocked a final agreement. "This outcome reaffirms the CPTPP countries' collective commitment towards greater trade liberalization and regional integration," Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry said in a statement. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said last week the new agreement would leave a door open for eventual US participation. Canada, which wanted protection of its cultural industries, and Vietnam, which has worried about labor protection rules, will exchange separate side letters with other members on those topics at the time of the signing, Motegi said.
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| Puerto Rico Neighborhood Erupts in Cheers as Power Finally Comes On, Months After Hurricane Maria Posted: 23 Jan 2018 05:41 AM PST  The devastating storm left most of the island in the dark.
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| Wednesday's Morning Email: Trump Reportedly Asked The Acting FBI Director Who He Voted For Posted: 24 Jan 2018 04:16 AM PST  TOP STORIES (And want to get The Morning Email each weekday?
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| Report: Conflicting California mudslide warnings issued Posted: 23 Jan 2018 07:31 PM PST  SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — In the days before mudslides devastated California neighborhoods, officials released conflicting evacuation orders that left some hard-hit neighborhoods out of the warning zone, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
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| German police arrest 15-year-old for killing classmate Posted: 23 Jan 2018 02:01 PM PST  German police have arrested a 15-year-old schoolboy suspected of killing a classmate on Tuesday by stabbing him in the neck, authorities and media reports said. Media reports said the teenager did not resist when police tracked him down through a helicopter search and arrested him. Prosecutors said preliminary investigations suggest that the boy was not planning a rampage at the school in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
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| This Is the Odd-Looking Fighter That Could Have Replaced the F-22 Raptor Posted: 24 Jan 2018 06:57 AM PST  Both the Raptor and a fully operational F-23 would have carried eight air-to-air missiles internally—that was the Air Force requirement. In fact, the Raptor ended up with the radar that was originally proposed for the YF-23. Ultimately, the Air Force ended up with an excellent plane with the Raptor—but both the YF-22 and YF-23 were outstanding designs.
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| Alienation drives young Palestinians beyond politics Posted: 24 Jan 2018 09:27 AM PST ![Alienation drives young Palestinians beyond politics]( "Alienation drives young Palestinians beyond politics") While Hamas, Fatah and other groups call for a weekly show of strength on Fridays, dozens of stone-throwers turn out along the border between Gaza and Israel every day, even when, as last Friday, a protest is called off due to bad weather. Some wear the colors of the various factions vying to lead the drive for a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, but others have no affiliation, a sign of alienation that makes the political situation more volatile. "I am not against any of the factions, but we are grown-ups and are intelligent and we see that the ongoing division is weakening us all," said a 28-year-old protester, referring to a renewed standoff between the Islamist Hamas and secular Fatah.
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| ICE Responds to Detainment of Michigan Doctor Citing 18 Encounters with Local Law Enforcement Posted: 23 Jan 2018 02:06 PM PST  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is responding to the controversial investigation of a Kalamazoo doctor who was detained last week.
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| Sheriff: Remains of 5 missing gas rig workers recovered Posted: 23 Jan 2018 03:18 PM PST  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Officials on Tuesday recovered the remains of five gas rig workers who had been missing since a fiery explosion in eastern Oklahoma a day earlier.
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| Save the Children suspends operations in Afghanistan after IS attack Posted: 24 Jan 2018 09:39 AM PST  Save the Children suspended operations across Afghanistan on Wednesday as Islamic State militants terrorised staff trapped inside one of its offices in a deadly hours-long attack, the latest assault on a foreign charity. Gunmen blasted their way into the British aid group's compound in the eastern city of Jalalabad, killing three employees and wounding four others, Save the Children said in a statement. "It is with profound sadness that we can confirm three Save the Children staff members were killed earlier today in an attack on our office in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
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| Effort to recall judge in Stanford sexual assault case heads to ballot Posted: 23 Jan 2018 11:23 PM PST  Voters will determine the fate of Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky after enough signatures were collected for a petition demanding his removal.
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| David Harbour Asked Twitter For A Huge 'Happy Feet'-Style Favor, And It Delivered Posted: 23 Jan 2018 04:10 AM PST  The "Stranger Things" star asked fans to help in his quest to dance with penguins, and they totally came through.
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| Shipwreck discovered in Alabama may be remains of last boat to bring slaves to US Posted: 23 Jan 2018 04:56 PM PST  The wreckage of a boat discovered on a riverbank in Alabama is thought to be that of the Clotilda, the last vessel to bring African slaves into the US. The ship wreck, which has not been formally identified, was found when unusually low tides revealed charred wood and rusted metal in a river delta and were spotted by a reporter for Alabama website AL.com. The 86-foot schooner was burned and scuttled after delivering its illegal human cargo at Mobile Bay in Autumn 1859.
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| Mueller Probe Zeroes In On Trump's Inner Circle Posted: 24 Jan 2018 04:06 AM PST  CIA Director Mike Pompeo has been interviewed in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into President Donald Trump's campaign's ties to Russia, NBC News reported early Wednesday.
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| My Parents Held Me Captive for 18 Years. This Is How We Can Save Other Kids Posted: 23 Jan 2018 12:27 PM PST  Lessons we should all take from my experience and the tragic case in California
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| Joel Taylor, Star Of Discovery Channel's 'Storm Chasers,' Dead At 38 Posted: 24 Jan 2018 03:54 AM PST  Joel Taylor, the star of Discovery Channel's "Storm Chasers," has died at age 38, according to friends and associates.
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| The Latest: Russia ambassador rejects chemical-weapons blame Posted: 23 Jan 2018 01:59 PM PST  PARIS (AP) — The Latest on U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and chemical weapons in Syria (all times local):
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| The Latest: More calls for Michigan State president's ouster Posted: 24 Jan 2018 02:40 PM PST  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on the sentencing of Michigan sports doctor Larry Nassar and other developments in the case (all times local):
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| Deadly car bombings in Benghazi Posted: 24 Jan 2018 07:40 AM PST ![Deadly car bombings in Benghazi]( "Deadly car bombings in Benghazi") The death toll from a nighttime twin car bombing near a mosque in a residential area of Libya's eastern city of Benghazi rose to 33 on Wednesday, authorities said. The Tuesday night attack, which struck the city's Salmani neighborhood, also left 47 people wounded, local health official Hani Belras Ali said. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the bombing, but many assumed it was the work of remnants of an Islamic State group faction largely driven out of Libya.
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| Burger King tweaks U.S. regulator in new 'net neutrality' advertisement Posted: 24 Jan 2018 07:51 AM PST ![Burger King tweaks U.S. regulator in new 'net neutrality' advertisement]( "Burger King tweaks U.S. regulator in new 'net neutrality' advertisement") Fast food company Burger King is taking on the Trump administration's decision to reverse the landmark 2015 net neutrality rules and making fun of the top U.S. telecommunications regulator in doing so. The Republican-majority Federal Communications Commission voted in December along party lines to reverse the 2015 net neutrality rules that bar internet service providers from blocking or throttling traffic or offering paid fast lanes, also known as paid prioritization.
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| P&G profits drop as it fights teen abuse of laundry pods Posted: 23 Jan 2018 06:29 AM PST  Procter & Gamble reported lower quarterly earnings Tuesday due in part to costs from US tax reform, and said it was amplifying efforts to counter teen abuse of its Tide detergent. P&G suffered another weak quarter in grooming, due to continued weakness in shaving products after the Gillette brand cut prices to compete with other companies. There was broad-based strength in P&G's beauty category, with Pantene and Head & Shoulders among the brands that sold well, along with premium skin-care offerings under Ski-II.
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| Saudi Arabian camel owners caught injecting botox in bid to win £25m beauty pageant prize Posted: 24 Jan 2018 06:29 AM PST  As the camels parade past Fawzan al-Madi, he knows exactly what he is looking for. Long necks, big lips and defined humps are the qualities that separate the winners from the losers at Saudi Arabia's annual King Abdulaziz camel festival beauty pageant, according to the head judge. Owners are seen applying hairspray and giving massages to their best breeds before the start of the competition in the backstage pen. But the stakes are so high - with $57million (£40m) prize money allocated for races and pageants during the month-long festival in the outskirts of the capital Riyadh - he says it has pushed some owners to desperate measures. Mr Madi told the Telegraph he has caught and disqualified more than a dozen owners for modifying their animals. Man cheers as he rides a camel during King Abdulaziz Camel Festival in Rimah Governorate, north-east of Riyadh Credit: Reuters "We have the best experts in the world, and they are very good at spotting the cheats," he said. "We have found at least one and sometimes two a day." He said the judges had found some of the camels had been given botox injections in their face. Others have had weights attached to their lips, "to make them more droopy and attractive", said Mr Madi. "Another had rubbed oil on his camel's ears to make them supple and delicate." Camels are seen during a beauty contest as part of the annual King Abdulaziz Camel Festival in Rumah Credit: AFP He said cheating owners are fined and banned from participating in the competition for three years. Some 30,000 camels are taking part this year, from the Wadah white camel to the Majahateer dark camel, making it the biggest such event in the Gulf. It also featured the world's tallest camel, which stands at nearly 10ft. In the pursuit of ambient sound #camels #camelsofinstagram #SaudiArabia #Riyadh A post shared by Josie Ensor (@josiensor) on Jan 19, 2018 at 12:31am PST The national festival looks to strengthen traditional practices, connecting the new generations to the old as a reflection of the new young Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's 2030 vision. "The camel is a symbol of Saudi Arabia," Mr Madi said. "We used to preserve it out of necessity, now we preserve it as a pastime." Attendance is up about a third from last year, with about 300,000 people making the 90-minute trip from Riyadh so far, said Fahd al-Semmari, a Camel Club board member. He said that he hoped tourists would start coming from next year. The kingdom has effectively been closed to tourists for decades, with visas previously restricted to people traveling to the country for work or to visit its holy sites. However, Crown Prince Mohammed announced last year he was to open the country to the world once again under a plethora of economic and social reforms. This year will see the opening of cinemas after a 30-year-ban. Music venues have also begun holding rap and other Western music concerts for the first time.
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| Melania Trump's Davos Cancellation A 'Subliminal Message' To Donald: Historian Posted: 23 Jan 2018 05:07 PM PST  Melania Trump won't be attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and some are speculating that her cancellation is a "subliminal message" to her husband, Donald Trump.
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| Germany’s Left Is Committing Suicide by Identity Politics Posted: 23 Jan 2018 10:41 AM PST  Social democrats have committed to a partnership with Angela Merkel that exposes their greatest vulnerability.
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