| White House Hit With Several Shocking Reports In Less Than A Day Posted: 28 Feb 2018 07:21 PM PST  An already complicated day for President Donald Trump's administration was capped with several shocking reports Wednesday night. The barrage of stories shed new light on the extent of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation and raised questions about several officials in the president's inner circle, including communications director Hope Hicks and the president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. The Washington Post reported Wednesday evening that Mueller has questioned several witnesses about the president's behavior toward Attorney General Jeff Sessions to determine whether Trump attempted to obstruct justice in the ongoing inquiry into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
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| John Kelly Jokes 'God Punished Me' By Making Him Trump's Chief Of Staff Posted: 01 Mar 2018 10:43 AM PST  White House Chief of Staff John Kelly may be having second thoughts about his decision to work in the Trump administration, based on comments he made on Thursday. Kelly was speaking at an event marking the 15th anniversary of the Department of Homeland Security, which he led for six months before replacing former Chief of Staff Reince Priebus. Kelly seemed to miss the days when he was merely protecting the United States and not dealing with the repercussions of every Trump tweet.
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| Father of Florida high school shooting victim to legislators: 'You all failed me and my little boy' Posted: 28 Feb 2018 07:08 AM PST  The father of one of the victims of the Parkland high school massacre gave an emotional testimony in front of Florida lawmakers on Tuesday during a four-hour discussion over a new school safety bill. "You legislators, you all failed me and my little boy," said Max Schachter, the father of Alexander Schachter, a 14-year-old boy who was gunned down at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School two weeks ago. "Sadly, you have a unique opportunity in the state of Florida to be leaders and to unite this country around school safety," said Schachter.
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| Philippines' chief justice expects impeachment, taking leave Posted: 28 Feb 2018 02:45 AM PST  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine Supreme Court's chief justice — who has drawn the ire of President Rodrigo Duterte — expects to be impeached by the House next month and will go on leave to prepare for the trial she's confident of winning, her spokesman said Wednesday.
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| Father Of Florida Shooting Survivor Admits He Altered Email From CNN Posted: 27 Feb 2018 07:35 PM PST  Glenn Haab, the father of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Colton Haab, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he left out some words when forwarding an email that he and his son received from CNN producer Carrie Stevenson. CNN hit back against the claims on Friday, releasing a copy of the email exchange that shows Stevenson was informing Haab that his son had to ask a question "that he submitted" instead of a 700-word opening statement plus three questions and a closing statement that was sent over to the network after one question had already been agreed upon.
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| French far-right leader Marine Le Pen charged over IS photos Posted: 01 Mar 2018 09:31 AM PST  PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors filed preliminary charges Thursday against Marine Le Pen for tweeting brutal images of Islamic State violence.
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| Top Volleyball Coach Raped Girls Hundreds Of Times, Lawsuit Alleges Posted: 01 Mar 2018 06:27 AM PST  An influential youth volleyball coach is accused in a new federal class-action lawsuit of raping at least six girls in the 1980s on hundreds of occasions. The Chicago-area coach, Rick Butler, used his position to manipulate young players and sexually abuse them, according to the suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago and first reported Wednesday by the Chicago Sun-Times.
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| In photos: The top 10 most visited national parks in the US of 2017 Posted: 01 Mar 2018 07:06 AM PST |
| US accuses Russia of violating nuclear weapons treaty after Putin boasts of 'unstoppable' missile Posted: 01 Mar 2018 01:46 PM PST  The US has accused Russia of breaking its treaty obligations after President Vladimir Putin announced a new array of "invincible" nuclear weapons. The US military stands ready to protect the nation, spokeswomen for the State Department and Pentagon asserted as they faced questions about Mr Putin's declaration that "no anti-missile system – even in the future – has a hope of" stopping Russia's new nuclear weapons. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Mr Putin confirmed what the US government has long known – that Russia has been developing destabilizing weapons systems for more than a decade, violating its obligations under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.
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| Mueller probing Trump's attacks on attorney general: Washington Post Posted: 28 Feb 2018 05:53 PM PST  The special counsel in the Russia probe is investigating a period of time last summer when President Donald Trump seemed determined to push Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday. Special Counsel Robert Mueller is looking into whether Trump's apparent effort to drive Sessions from his job was part of a pattern of attempted obstruction of justice, the Post said, citing people familiar with the matter. Mueller's team, which is investigating alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, has questioned witnesses about Trump's private comments in late July and early August, around the time he issued a series of tweets belittling Sessions, according to the Post.
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| McDonald's Szechuan sauce is impossible to get -- and its causing an uproar on the internet Posted: 01 Mar 2018 11:49 AM PST  The McDonald's Szechuan sauce, a teriyaki-like dipping sauce that was released in 1998 in promotion with the movie 'Mulan', is a prime — if not THE prime — example of just that. Featured on an episode of popular adult cartoon 'Rick and Morty' in 2017, the once sought-after sauce surged in demand and hype, eventually leading to McDonald's releasing batches of the condiment in limited amounts last October.
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| The Latest: Teacher waives court hearing in school gun scare Posted: 01 Mar 2018 01:21 PM PST  ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on a high school teacher accused of firing a gunshot in his classroom in north Georgia (all times local):
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| Hunter College files eviction lawsuit against dropout who refuses to move out of dorm room Posted: 01 Mar 2018 08:26 AM PST  A college has been forced to take legal action after a former student has refused to move out of her dorm room for two years. Lisa S Palmer, 32, enrolled in classes at Hunter College in New York to pursue a geography major in 2016 - but dropped out of classes shortly after moving into the dorms. According to an eviction lawsuit filed by the school, the former student refuses to move out of Room E579 in the college's co-ed dormitory, located on 25th street - and has ignored numerous notices informing her her occupancy has been terminated.
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| Donald Trump: Police Should Have Taken Guns From Florida Shooter 'Whether They Had The Right Or Not' Posted: 28 Feb 2018 12:36 PM PST  During a bipartisan meeting with lawmakers on gun control Wednesday, Trump suggested guns should be taken away "immediately from people that you can judge easily are mentally ill," alluding to the Florida shooter, who had undergone a psychiatric evaluation in 2016 but was ultimately not hospitalized. "The police saw that he was a problem, they didn't take any guns away," Trump said. "Mike, take the firearms first and then go to court, because that's another system," Trump said.
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| Firearm-related injuries drop during NRA conventions Posted: 01 Mar 2018 06:52 AM PST ![Firearm-related injuries drop during NRA conventions]( "Firearm-related injuries drop during NRA conventions") By Gene Emery (Reuters Health) - Gunshot-related deaths and injuries temporarily show a dramatic decline when the National Rifle Association is holding its annual convention, according to a new analysis online February 28 in The New England Journal of Medicine. The authors say it's evidence that firearms - even in the hands of experienced users - are inherently dangerous and accidents don't just happen among novices. Dr. Anupam Jena of Harvard Medical School and Andrew Olenski of Columbia University compared firearm injuries during the conventions each year from 2007 through 2015 with injury rates three weeks before and three weeks after each event.
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| Police K-9 Undergoes Surgery After Losing All but 2 Teeth While Taking Down Suspect Posted: 28 Feb 2018 05:43 AM PST  The Santa Ana, Calif., police dog is expected to recover.
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| House Republicans Reportedly Leaked Democratic Senator's Texts To Fox News Posted: 01 Mar 2018 02:54 PM PST  Two Senate committee members ― Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), whose texts were leaked, and Sen. Richard M. Burr (R-N.C.), the panel's chairman ― were "perturbed" by the findings and discussed them with House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) last month, the sources told the Times. The senators, whose committee is conduction an investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, reportedly relayed to Ryan their concern about the direction of the House panel under the leadership of its chairman, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.).
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| 5 Ways to Save for Retirement Outside a 401(k) Posted: 01 Mar 2018 06:00 AM PST ![5 Ways to Save for Retirement Outside a 401(k)]( "5 Ways to Save for Retirement Outside a 401(k)") Your workplace 401(k) plan is typically the most convenient way to begin saving for retirement. The good news is there are quite a few ways to save money for retirement without completely relying on a 401(k) plan. A traditional individual retirement account also allows you to save pre-tax dollars, and you don't pay taxes on your contributions until you withdraw the money from the account.
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| The Latest: Kushner Cos. got huge loans after WH meetings Posted: 28 Feb 2018 07:35 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on White House senior adviser Jared Kushner's downgraded security clearance (all times local):
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| Vladimir Putin Boasts of New Russian Nuclear Weapons Posted: 01 Mar 2018 04:16 AM PST  "You have failed to contain Russia"
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| 2019 Hyundai Kona Electric Boasts a Big Battery Posted: 28 Feb 2018 02:00 PM PST  Juiced for a long range of motion.
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| Democrats Flip 2 More GOP-Held State House Seats Posted: 27 Feb 2018 08:32 PM PST  Democrats flipped their 38th and 39th GOP-held seats in state legislatures since Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, beating out Republicans in two special elections on Tuesday night. In New Hampshire, Democrat Phil Spagnuolo, a substance abuse coach, won in a district where Trump had defeated Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton by a 54-41 margin, according to data provided by Daily Kos.
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| South Africa's Ramaphosa says aims to resolve land issue 'once and for all' Posted: 01 Mar 2018 05:02 AM PST  South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday he wants talks on the thorny topic of land expropriation to avoid panic but aims to resolve the issue of racial disparities in property ownership "once and for all". South Africa took a step on Tuesday to hasten the transfer of land from white to black owners when parliament backed a motion seeking to change the constitution to allow land expropriation without compensation. The ruling African National Congress (ANC) has long promised reforms to redress racial disparities in land ownership and the subject remains highly emotive more than two decades after the end of apartheid.
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| Neighbors say police, others alerted before child's death Posted: 28 Feb 2018 05:15 PM PST  BELFAST, Maine (AP) — Former neighbors of a couple accused of fatally beating a 10-year-old girl said they heard abuse months ago and reported it to police and the state health and human services' officials.
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| Gun control hopes dashed as lawmakers signal shift to banking reform Posted: 01 Mar 2018 02:42 PM PST  In just three weeks, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators are expected to march on Washington to demand Congress act to prevent gun violence, in the aftermath of the Parkland massacre last month. There was a flurry of activity on Capitol Hill and a sense of urgency in both parties that inaction was no longer an option in the face of public outrage, led by the Florida students who survived the attack.
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| Putin debuts animation of Russia striking Florida with nuclear missiles Posted: 01 Mar 2018 02:44 PM PST  President Vladimir Putin made a new claim that Russia's nuclear capabilities could reach the coast of Florida.
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| Alaska lawmaker cites Holocaust deaths to oppose gun control Posted: 28 Feb 2018 04:41 PM PST  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska Republican and most senior member of the U.S. House argued against gun control by wondering how many Jewish people "were put in the ovens" because they were not armed.
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| Harley-Davidson Goes Electric With Investment In Alta Motors Posted: 01 Mar 2018 08:27 AM PST  Harley-Davidson Goes Electric With Investment In Alta Motors With an eye on future electric motorcycle development, the Motor Company teams up with Alta Motors Well this is quite a surprise, and a pleasant one too. Harley-Davidson just announced that it
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| Woman Charged With Murdering 3 Babies in the 1980s Posted: 28 Feb 2018 07:03 AM PST  "I don't understand why they couldn't figure that out"
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| Health of world's last male northern white rhino in decline Posted: 01 Mar 2018 07:21 AM PST  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The health of the world's last male northern white rhino has deteriorated, bringing the rhino subspecies a step closer to extinction caused by poaching.
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| Venezuela presidential hopeful wants Wall Street economist on team Posted: 28 Feb 2018 03:06 PM PST  By Andrew Cawthorne and Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan presidential candidate Henri Falcon said on Wednesday he would like a Wall Street economist, who sees dollarization as the solution for hyper-inflation in Venezuela, to play a big role on his team if he wins the upcoming election. Falcon said Francisco Rodriguez, a Venezuelan who is chief economist at Torino Capital and advising him informally, would be the ideal leader of his economic team should he defeat socialist President Nicolas Maduro.
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| Police Chase 2 Puppies on a Phoenix Highway in the Cutest Pursuit Ever Posted: 01 Mar 2018 08:01 AM PST  No dogs were injured in the chase.
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| Trevor Noah Suggests Why Stacey Dash Is Really Running For Congress Posted: 28 Feb 2018 04:45 AM PST  The "Clueless" star turned conservative commentator has filed to run as a Republican in California's 44th Congressional District — where voters overwhelmingly favored Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. Dash's commentary from her time on Fox News wouldn't help her case, Noah added, as he aired clips in which Dash decried needing events such as the BET Awards or Black History Month.
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| Unlicensed Day Care Worker Admits to Breaking 1-Year-Old`s Legs, Police Say Posted: 28 Feb 2018 05:18 PM PST  A 66-year-old unlicensed day care worker is facing felony child abuse charges after a baby boy in her care went to the hospital with two broken legs.
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| Should America Use Force to Stop Assad from Demolishing Ghouta? Posted: 28 Feb 2018 04:32 PM PST  Daniel R. DePetris
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| Vatican magazine hits out at clergy's exploitation of nuns Posted: 01 Mar 2018 08:45 AM PST  A Vatican magazine has denounced how nuns are often treated like indentured servants by cardinals and bishops, for whom they cook and clean for next to no pay. The March edition of "Women Church World," the monthly women's magazine of the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, hit newsstands Thursday. Its exposé on the underpaid labor and unappreciated intellect of religious sisters confirmed that the magazine is increasingly becoming the imprint of the Catholic Church's #MeToo movement. "Some of them serve in the homes of bishops or cardinals, others work in the kitchens of church institutions or teach. "Some of them, serving the men of the church, get up in the morning to make breakfast, and go to sleep after dinner is served, the house cleaned and the laundry washed and ironed," reads one of the lead articles. A nun identified only as Sister Marie describes how sisters serve clergy but "are rarely invited to sit at the tables they serve." While such servitude is common knowledge, it is remarkable that an official Vatican publication would dare put such words to paper and publicly denounce how the church systematically exploits its own nuns. Nuns walk past a bike covered in snow in Rome, Italy Credit: REUTERS/Max Rossi But that pluck has begun to define "Women Church World," which launched six years ago as a monthly insert in L'Osservatore Romano and is now a stand-alone magazine distributed for free online and alongside the printed newspaper in Italian, Spanish, French and English. "Until now, no one has had the courage to denounce these things," the magazine's editor, Lucetta Scaraffia, told The Associated Press. "We try to give a voice to those who don't have the courage to say these words" publicly. "Inside the church, women are exploited," she said in a recent interview. While Pope Francis has told Scaraffia he appreciates and reads the magazine, it is by no means beloved within the deeply patriarchal Vatican system. Recent issues have raised eyebrows, including the March 2016 edition on "Women who preach," which appeared to advocate allowing lay women to deliver homilies at Mass. One of the authors had to publish a subsequent clarification saying he didn't mean to suggest a change to existing doctrine or practice. Other recent issues have explored the symbolic power of women's bodies and "rape as torture." Profile | Pope Francis Ms Scaraffia, a Catholic feminist and professor of history at Rome's La Sapienza university, sees the magazine as a necessary tool to push the envelope on issues that matter to half the members of the Catholic Church. The fact that a women's supplement to L'Osservatore Romano is even necessary is indicative of what she's up against. L'Osservatore is the official newspaper of the Vatican, publishing official papal decrees and speeches and maintaining an editorial line that reflects the priorities of the Holy See. The March issue of its women's magazine is dedicated to "Women and Work," and explores many issues that are in some ways correlated to the #MeToo movement, including the gender pay gap, the lack of women in leadership positions, and the "Ni Una Menos" movement to combat feminicide and violence against women, often by spurned lovers. During his recent trip to Peru, Francis denounced feminicide and gender-based crimes that have turned his home continent, Latin America, into the most violent place on Earth for women. He also has frequently called for dignified work - and dignified pay - for all. And in a recent prologue to a book on women's issues, Francis acknowledged that he was concerned that in many cases, women's work in the church "sometimes is more servitude than true service." The March edition of "Women Church World" drives that home, with a lead article "The (nearly) free work of sisters," by French journalist Marie-Lucile Kubacki, the Rome correspondent for the La Vie magazine of the Le Monde group. Ms Kubacki noted that sisters often work for prelates or church institutions without contracts. When one falls sick, she is simply sent back to her congregation which sends another in her place. Nuns at a canonisation ceremony in St. Peter's Square in 2015 Credit: Franco Origlia/Getty Images Other sisters, meanwhile, show remarkable intellectual gifts and earn advanced degrees, but aren't allowed to put them to use because the collective nature of religious communities often discourages personal advancement, another nun, Sister Paule, told the magazine. "Behind all this is the unfortunate idea that women are worth less than men, and above all that priests are everything in the church while sisters are nothing," Sister Paul said. Sister Marie noted that many nuns from Africa, Asia or Latin America who come to study in Rome hail from poor families, whose extended care is often paid for by their congregations. As a result, they feel they can't complain about their work conditions, she said. "This all creates in them a strong interior rebellion," Sister Marie reported. "These sisters feel indebted, tied down, and so they keep quiet." Ms Scaraffia said she wanted to give these sisters a voice, even though she counts herself among the church's exploited. Neither Ms Scaraffia nor the eight-member editorial staff of Women Church World is paid. The magazine, funded by a grant from the Italian postal service Poste Italiane, pays contributors for their articles, but it is published each month thanks to the free labor of its editorial staff.
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| Mazda Might Give the MX-5 Miata 26 More Horsepower Posted: 01 Mar 2018 07:07 AM PST  Regulatory documents suggest the 2019 MX-5 Miata will go from 155 horsepower to 181, a huge power increase for the lightweight sports car.
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