| Refugee Office That Lost 1,500 Kids Not 'Legally Responsible' For Finding Them: Official Posted: 26 May 2018 03:13 PM PDT  The government program meant to place unaccompanied children taken from the
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| Flake: 'I do hope that somebody runs on the Republican side' against Trump in 2020 Posted: 26 May 2018 11:48 PM PDT  During an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) refuses to rule out a 2020 run for the White House, and expresses support for someone to challenge President Trump
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| RFK Jr. Seeking New Investigation Into His Father's Assassination Posted: 27 May 2018 12:16 AM PDT  Robert Kennedy Jr. had a three-hour prison meeting in California with his
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| Fight breaks out between passengers on American Airlines flight Posted: 26 May 2018 09:12 AM PDT  Cell phone video captures a flight attendant telling passenger Jason Felix that he can't have more alcohol during a flight from St. Croix to Miami. A fight broke out after he threatened another passenger and Felix now faces federal charges.
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| The Parkland students stopped a huge corporation from donating to the NRA Posted: 27 May 2018 10:48 AM PDT  The Parkland students are continuing to advocate for gun control, one issue at a time, and their efforts are creating real change. The latest proof of that is Publix, a supermarket chain found based in the southeastern United States. After boycotts and protests on Friday, the grocery store has publicly announced it will stop making political contributions, including those for Florida gubernatorial candidate and proudly vocal "NRA sellout" Adam Putnam. It's all thanks to Parkland'sDavid Hogg and his peers, who spearheaded a protest against the chain with a successful "die-in" at one of the store's locations. SEE ALSO: Parkland activists had breakfast with the Waffle House hero and they were all thrilled "Anyone who supports an NRA sellout is an NRA sellout," Hogg tweeted on Tuesday in his call to arms to boycott Publix. Anyone who supports an NRA sellout is an NRA sellout. That is why I am calling on everyone to stop shopping at Publix until they pull their endorsement of Putnam publicly. Publix is supporting the inaction after pulse, strozier, Douglas, liberty city. Don't support an NRA sellout — David Hogg (@davidhogg111) May 23, 2018 Just a few days later on May 25, students — in partnership with an organization birthed out of the Parkland shooting, Change The Ref — led the protests in Coral Springs, Florida inside and outside the store, with chalk outlines in the parking lot to commemorate the lives lost during the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Early this morning @davidhogg111 teamed up with @ChangeTheRef to create an art instillation outside of @publix in protest of the corporation and their support of Adam Putnam. 17 chalk outlines in multiple parking spots were drawn and wrapped in caution tape. #msd #neveragain pic.twitter.com/043cC2o6kA — Emilee McGovern (@EmileeRose) May 25, 2018 Inside, people staged a "die-in," lying on the floor of two local Publix stores on Friday. Additionally, Hogg put out a call for 12-minute die-in's to occur in various locations that afternoon as well. Together we can do anything. Together the young people will win by choosing love. pic.twitter.com/TRrfTJL2Wb — David Hogg (@davidhogg111) May 26, 2018 Guac's parents Manuel and Patricia lied down together at "die in " protest to Publix's contributions to pro-NRA Adam Putnam's campaign #ChangeTheRef #MarchForOurLives #parklandstrong pic.twitter.com/dYZSd6u9M7 — Change the Ref (@ChangeTheRef) May 25, 2018 The action worked, and Publix released a statement announcing that its donations to political candidates would cease. "We regret that our contributions have led to a divide in our community," the statement read, according to Tampa Bay Times. "We did not intend to put our associates and the customers they serve in the middle of a political debate. At the same time, we remain committed to maintaining a welcoming shopping experience for our customers. We would never knowingly disappoint our customers or the communities we serve." The corporation and its leaders have donated $670,000 to Putnam specifically over three years, as reported by Tampa Bay Times. Hogg is also asking Publix to donate $1 million to the Stoneman Douglas Victims fund, though it's not clear if that's going to happen. I call on @Publix to donate double the money they gave to Putman to the Stoneman Douglas Victims fund, $1,000,000. And never support an A rated NRA politician again. — David Hogg (@davidhogg111) May 24, 2018 WATCH: These celebs brought their star power to March for Our Lives
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| Panda cub makes first public appearance at Malaysia zoo Posted: 26 May 2018 01:17 AM PDT  A four-month-old panda cub made her first public appearance Saturday at the Malaysian zoo where she was born, to the delight of visitors. The fluffy little cub was the second born to Liang Liang, who has been on loan to Malaysia since 2014, aong with a male panda, a rare success story for natural reproduction among giant pandas which are notoriously clumsy at mating on the rare occasions they are actually in the mood. The family of three were in good health, said Mat Naim Ramli, director of the national zoo's panda centre outside Kuala Lumpur.
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| London introduces contactless payments for buskers Posted: 27 May 2018 09:07 AM PDT  London is introducing a contactless payment scheme for buskers in what organisers said would be a world first, Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Sunday as he unveiled a partnership with tech company iZettle. Under the "Busk in London" programme, street musicians in the British capital will be able to accept non-cash payments with contactless cards, wearable technology and chip and pin.
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| Venezuela releases imprisoned American Joshua Holt Posted: 26 May 2018 08:48 AM PDT  Sen. Bob Corker helped broker the release of Holt and his wife Thamy, who were accused of stockpiling weapons and held for two years without trial. They returned to the U.S. on Saturday.
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| Indiana School Shooting: Hero Teacher Recovering After Tackling Student Gunman Posted: 26 May 2018 10:01 AM PDT  The teacher was shot three times.
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| Russia says 4 of its soldiers have been killed in Syria Posted: 27 May 2018 06:00 AM PDT ![Russia says 4 of its soldiers have been killed in Syria]( "Russia says 4 of its soldiers have been killed in Syria") MOSCOW (AP) — A clash with "terrorists" in eastern Syria killed four Russian soldiers and wounded others, the Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday.
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| Tynes: NFL kneeling rule submits to Trump’s ‘fear-mongering’ Posted: 26 May 2018 11:20 AM PDT  Tyler Tynes, writer for SB Nation, says the National Football League overstepped its bounds by issuing its latest National Anthem regulation. However, former NFL safety Jack Brewer says the league has every right to dissuade protests in the workplace.
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| AMBER Alert Issued for New York Toddler After Mom's Body Found Stuffed in Bag in Woods Posted: 26 May 2018 11:25 AM PDT  Police in western New York are searching for a missing 14-month-old boy whose mother's dead body was found in the woods, stuffed in a plastic bag
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| Commemorating veterans over Memorial Day weekend Posted: 27 May 2018 11:10 AM PDT ![Commemorating veterans over Memorial Day weekend]( "Commemorating veterans over Memorial Day weekend") On Memorial Day weekend, towns and cities across the United States and around the world, commemorate veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces and the sacrifices they have made.
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| Ireland votes to liberalize abortion laws with 66 percent in favor Posted: 26 May 2018 10:24 AM PDT  DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland voted by a landslide to liberalize its highly restrictive abortion laws as 66 percent of the electorate backed a referendum, official results showed on Saturday. Voters in the once deeply Catholic nation were asked if they wished to scrap a prohibition that was enshrined in the constitution by referendum 35 years ago, and partly lifted in 2013 only for cases where the mother's life was in danger. Over 64 percent of eligible voters cast their ballot, one of the highest ever for a referendum. (Reporting by Padraic Halpin; Editing by Toby Chopra)
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| China, Burkina Faso establish ties following Taiwan snub Posted: 26 May 2018 06:15 AM PDT  China and Burkina Faso signed an agreement to establish diplomatic relations on Saturday, days after the west African nation cut ties with Taiwan in yet another victory for Beijing in its campaign to isolate the island. A communique on establishing relations was signed in Beijing by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his counterpart Alpha Barry. Burkina Faso broke off ties with Taiwan on Thursday, becoming the second country to do so within a month and leaving the democratically ruled island with only 18 diplomatic allies around the world.
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| Suspect wounds teacher, fellow student in 23rd school shooting in 2018 Posted: 26 May 2018 01:44 AM PDT  The student, who was being held by police, was armed with two handguns when he shot a science teacher and another student in a science classroom at a Noblesville West Middle School on Friday morning, police in the community 25 miles (42 km) northeast of Indianapolis said. As of early Saturday, authorities had not identified the student or filed charges against him. The shooting, by CNN's count, was the 23rd in the United States this year and comes just a week after a high school student in Santa Fe, Texas, shot and killed eight classmates and two teachers.
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| Service Dog Gives Birth to 8 Puppies at Florida Airport Gate Posted: 26 May 2018 12:00 PM PDT  They missed their flight.
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| Small plane makes emergency landing on Utah freeway Posted: 26 May 2018 02:50 PM PDT  OGDEN, Utah (AP) — No one was injured Saturday when a small plane clipped a car from behind while making an emergency landing on a major freeway in Utah, authorities said.
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| Trump Slams Media For Concocting Official Who Actually Ran His White House Briefing Posted: 26 May 2018 06:43 PM PDT  President Donald Trump attacked The New York Times in a tweet Saturday,
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| Superpower in the Sky: Why Israel Wants F-35s and Deadly New F-15s Posted: 26 May 2018 04:46 PM PDT  Although the F-35 saw its first combat duty this week in Israel, the Jewish state has reportedly decided to purchase more of the most advanced version of Boeing's F-15 rather than buy more Joint Strike Fighters. On May 16, Flight Global—an aviation-focused news source—reported that Israel is proposing a deal to purchase twenty-five F-15Is in an advanced configuration. This would double the number of F-15Is the Israeli Air Force (IAF) currently operates.
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| Colombia to be Nato's first Latin American 'partner' as country prepares for elections which could spell end of peace deal Posted: 26 May 2018 11:10 AM PDT  Colombia will become the first country in Latin America to join Nato as a "global partner", the outgoing president announced on the eve of the first presidential elections since its bloody civil war came to an end. Juan Manuel Santos, who signed a peace deal with the left-wing Farc guerrillas in 2016, ending the longest-running civil conflict in the western hemisphere and winning the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts, made the announcement on Friday night. Colombia will join next week as a "global partner", Mr Santos said, which means it will not necessarily have to take part in military action but will be fully accredited in Brussels. But the announcement came as the peace process, on which he staked his presidency, hangs in the balance. Mr Santos cannot run for a third term, and the current front-runner for Sunday's election is Right-winger Ivan Duque, who has sharply criticised the deal for giving too much ground to the Farc. Juan Manuel Santos meets Theresa May in London, in November 2016 Hand-picked by Mr Santos's rival and presidential predecessor, Alvaro Uribe, Mr Duque, a 41-year-old lawyer and financial consultant from a prominent political family in Antioquia, has said he would alter the peace agreement if he is elected. While legally the deal cannot simply be torn up by a new government, it can be effectively "slow waked" to failure by blocking legislation needed to fully implement the agreement. People gather in Bogota, at the main Bolivar Square, on September 26, 2016, to celebrate the historic peace agreement between the Colombian government and Farc Mr Duque faces a strong challenge in the elections from the Left-wing candidate, Gustavo Petro, a well-known former rebel from the M-19 group who has a track record in congress and as the mayor of Bogota. The other three candidates are more centrist, and all are seasoned politicians: Germán Vargas Lleras toward the centre-right, and Sergio Fajardo and Humberto de la Calle – chief negotiator of the Farc peace deal - toward the centre-left. Polls suggest that no one candidate will win outright on Sunday, in which case a run-off will be held on June 17. Colombia joining Nato as a partner country will mean it will cooperate on global security areas like cyber and maritime security, terrorism and links to organised crime. Alvaro Uribe, president of Colombia from 2002-10, has emerged as one of the fiercest critics of the peace deal, and has chosen Ivan Duque as his successor "Colombia benefits a lot from being an active part of the international community," said Mr Santos, announcing the move, which had been agreed last year, on national television. "Many of the problems we face are increasingly global and need the support and collaboration of other countries for their solution." Other global partners include Afghanistan, Australia, Iraq, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mongolia, New Zealand and Pakistan.
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| High school valedictorian addresses grads through bullhorn following speech ban Posted: 27 May 2018 10:31 AM PDT  Christian Bales gave his graduation speech through a bullhorn outside the commencement venue after his school ruled his address too political to be given from the stage.
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| China rages over US warships sailing near disputed islands, saying move 'seriously infringed' its sovereignty Posted: 27 May 2018 09:11 AM PDT  China has reacted angrily after two US warships sailed near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, describing the move as a "provocation" and accusing America of committing a serious infringement of the country's sovereignty. A statement issued by the defence ministry said Chinese vessels and aircraft warned American ships to leave because they had entered its territorial waters in the South China Sea, through which nearly $5 trillion in ship-borne trade flows, without permission. The move "contravened Chinese and relevant international law, seriously infringed upon Chinese sovereignty [and] harmed strategic mutual trust between the two militaries", it said.
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| Oklahoma restaurant shooting victims recovering Posted: 26 May 2018 03:10 PM PDT  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The family of a woman and girl who were wounded in an Oklahoma restaurant shooting said Saturday that the victims didn't know the gunman or why he attacked them as they walked into the lakeside restaurant for a birthday party.
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| Exxon pulls offshore workers; Shell, Chevron cut output due to Alberto Posted: 27 May 2018 11:07 AM PDT ![Exxon pulls offshore workers; Shell, Chevron cut output due to Alberto]( "Exxon pulls offshore workers; Shell, Chevron cut output due to Alberto") Exxon Mobil Corp evacuated non-essential workers from the Lena production platform in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of Subtropical Storm Alberto, the company said on Sunday. Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Chevron Corp shut production on platforms in the eastern Gulf of Mexico due to Alberto and evacuated workers from those sites, the companies said. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Alberto was transitioning to a tropical cyclone as its circulation became more focused around a central core located 135 miles (220 km) west of Tampa, Florida, with 50 mile per hour winds (85 kph).
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| Erdogan asks Turks to help prop up plunging lira Posted: 26 May 2018 09:20 AM PDT  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday urged compatriots to change their foreign currency to the lira to help prop up the embattled currency. The lira has lost 16 percent of its value against the greenback in a month as markets became jittery after Erdogan indicated he wanted a greater say in monetary policy if he won legislative and presidential elections on June 24. The lira hit 4.92 against the dollar on Wednesday before paring back some of its losses later this week after an emergency central bank rate hike.
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| Trump Unbelievably Rips Dems For Immigrant Kids Being Separated From Parents Posted: 26 May 2018 10:23 PM PDT  President Donald Trump has bashed the Democrats for a hugely controversial
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| Summer in the city — New York City's parks in 1978 Posted: 27 May 2018 09:07 AM PDT ![Summer in the city — New York City's parks in 1978]( "Summer in the city — New York City's parks in 1978") An exhibit of 65 images from 1978 offers a colorful glimpse into the history of New York City's parks.
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| Toyota Corolla Crashes Into Parked 1931 Ford Model A Posted: 26 May 2018 09:00 AM PDT  Years of restoration painfully ends in the hands of a careless, distracted driver.
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| Palestinian President Abbas hospital stay extended Posted: 27 May 2018 05:39 AM PDT  By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who officials said is being treated for a lung infection, will remain in hospital for an eighth day on Sunday. The 82-year-old leader had been expected to be released from hospital in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, but this was postponed, Abbas' office said in a text message to journalists. Abbas, who is a heavy smoker, was admitted on May 20 for what doctors had initially said were medical tests following ear surgery.
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| Charity Won't Go By Name Of Kanye West's Mom After Kim Kardashian Tweets Posted: 27 May 2018 02:05 PM PDT  Kim Kardashian West rose to the defense of her husband, Kanye West, on Twitter
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| Struggling in parliament, German far right takes to streets Posted: 26 May 2018 03:00 AM PDT  BERLIN (AP) — A German far-right party that swept into parliament last year on a wave of anti-migrant sentiment is staging a march Sunday through the heart of Berlin to protest against the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel, accusing it of ruining Germany by allowing the mass immigration of refugees.
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| Jailed British-Iranian aid worker to face trial on security charges: Iran court head Posted: 26 May 2018 08:09 AM PDT  A detained British-Iranian aid worker sentenced to five years in jail in Iran is to face a second trial on new security charges, the semi-official Tasnim news agency on Saturday quoted Tehran Revolutionary Court's head Musa Ghazanfarabadi as saying. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a project manager with the Thomson Reuters Foundation, was arrested in April 2016 at a Tehran airport as she was heading back to Britain with her two-year-old daughter after a family visit.
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| Photo Dispatch: Death of the American motorcycle - and the search for next generation of riders Posted: 27 May 2018 04:01 AM PDT  As baby-boomers get older the US motorcycle industry is desperate to capture the younger demographic, or see its own death. The median age of motorcycle owners has increased from 32 to 47 since 1990, according to the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC), and Harley-Davidson, America's biggest motorcycle manufacturer, announced in March that it will close its Kansas City plant, laying off more than 800 people by the end of 2019. What was once the baby-boomer symbol of freedom and rebellion has become the mascot of the weekend warrior. Wealthy suburbanites in 'ride to live, live to ride' t-shirts are still loyal to the brand associated with Easy Rider and Marlon Brando's The Wild One. But the boomers are now in their sixties and seventies and their most recently purchased bike may possibly be their last. A man tries on a t-Shirt in the gift shop of the Harley-Davidson's vehicle and powertrain operations plant in Kansas City Credit: Neville Elder for The Telegraph Desperate to capture the younger demographic, Harley-Davidson has launched initiatives such as the "Find Your Freedom", a paid internship seeking young people willing to spend their summers riding around on motorcycles and chronicling the experience on social media. The company is also planning to win over environmentally conscious millennials with an electric motorcycle which it plans to launch in 2019. Harley Davidson's vehicle and powertrain operations plant in Kansas City Credit: Neville Elder for The Telegraph The figures provided by MIC are a reflection of new motorcycle sales. Someone looking to buy their first ride will be looking at a minimum of $7,000 (£5,000) for the most basic Harley-Davidson model. However, vintage motorcycle can be bought for as little as $1,000, and some work and modifications can turn it from a ride to work to an extension of the rider's personality. Spencer Bink and Mike Ashpaugh photographed with the chopper they're building in Ashpaugh's garage Credit: Neville Elder for The Telegraph In home garages all around Kansas City the skeletons of abandoned Harley's - Shovelheads and Panheads - are being resurrected, but it's community hubs like Blip Roasters and co-op workshops, Hickory Union Moto (HUM), in the old warehouse district of West Bottoms, that have sprung up organically to help a new generation climb on to motorcycles for the first time. Chris Taylor, 33, with his Harley Davidson 2018 Road Glide outside Blip Roasters, West Bottoms, Missouri Credit: Neville Elder for The Telegraph Cousins Spencer Bink, who works at Harley-Davidson, and Mike Ashpaugh, a lorry driver by profession, are building a chopper from old parts in Ashpaugh's garage. "Younger guys are buying old bikes, they're not built to be comfortable, old bikes are cool," he told The Telegraph. "You kinda want to make it your own, it's fun to work on bikes yourself, everything's like a bird nest of wiring on the new bikes with their computers and that," said Bink. "I bought my first bike for $800, rode it around found out I liked it. New bikes are inaccessible if you're trying to decide if want to ride a bike - you can't exactly go to Enterprise and check out if you want to ride. Old bikes have more style," Tom Pulliam, an architectural intern, said referring to the rent-a-car business. Ricky Reyes in Anchor Moto, a workshop which specialises in bike repairs and custom builds, in West Bottoms Credit: Neville Elder for The Telegraph Jesse Clay, a 34-year-old engineer believes Harley priced themselves out of the market. "They used to be designed as a working man's bike that anyone could afford. I don't like having a payment on a bike. That's the reason I build bikes - I like to own my motorcycle." Jesse Clay, 34, with his 1985 BMW K100RT at HUM Credit: Neville Elder for The Telegraph As Harley-Davidson prepare to pack up and leave Kansas City, Missouri, you don't have to look far to see motorcycling is as popular as ever. Until 1991, West Bottoms' stockyards and cattle markets, was the centre of the cattle trade in the mid-west. The area, plagued by flooding, fell into disuse. Now mostly empty, warehouses have been converted into antique shops and mechanics' workshops. Stephanie Hartman, 29, with her 2007 Harley-Davidson Buell Blast outside Blip, a cafe which doubles as a bike shop Credit: Neville Elder for The Telegraph Blip Roasters sits above the abandoned loading lock of one such warehouse. The buildings' exterior still wears the original brickwork, and large retro-fitted windows look out onto the rough, unpaved empty lots with a patchwork of puddles and bricks. Inside, a hipster Brooklyn coffee shop and a mid-western community centre for bikers blend into one. Racks of motorcycle gear and helmets, rebuilt motorcycles, restored by local 'builders' sit alongside comfortable couches, where patrons can watch repeats of the latest Motorcycle Grand Prix race. 'Sunday Church' is a weekly meet-up of Motorcyclists at Blip. People gather and exchange tips about building and repairing bikes, many of them classic Harleys from the 80's and 90's but also Japanese and European motorcycles. Ian Davis, Blip Roasters owner, makes coffee with Meghan, a barista at the West Bottoms cafe Credit: Neville Elder for The Telegraph "Blip is a good example of how motorcycle culture has changed", owner Ian Davis said. "All I remember was biker bars, and we might not want to get drunk in a smelly bar, now there's new places to hang out." "We started out just as a coffee roasters and I'd used to leave my first bike - a 1976 [Honda] CB50 - up on the dock," the 32-year-old said. People chat and work in Blip Roasters in Kansas City, Missouri Credit: Neville Elder for The Telegraph "People would come by and ask about the bike, and people started dropping by on other motorcycles to say hi. Gradually it became a thing, to hang out on Sundays, drink coffee and talk about bikes. "We open at 8am and usually by 9:30pm there are 10 or 20 bikes parked out front, then it's just a free for all! Hundreds of people sometimes. Men, women, young or old on [new and old] Harleys, Hondas, Ducatis, even mopeds." Motorcycles parked outside Blip Roasters Credit: Neville Elder for The Telegraph Just around the corner, in an old fire station, Hickory Union Moto (HUM) provides space and education for people new to the motorcycle world. In the big empty room that once housed fire engines and their crews, motorcycles sit in various states of repair. Some stripped down to their bare bones, some looking like Mad Max bikes, with distressed petrol tanks, and hand stitched seats. A rebuilt Harley Davidson engine in Ricky Reyes's workshop Credit: Neville Elder for The Telegraph John Iiames, 36, an architect and a partner at HUM says his love of old bikes came from frustration of living in a condo: John Iiames is one of the partners at HUM Credit: Neville Elder for The Telegraph "I was living in downtown Kansas City, with nowhere to work on a bike. There's not the same sense of ownership with a new bike as there is with getting an old bike from the seventies and bringing it back to life, and not have a $300 payment on it every month." As Harley Davidson prepare to pack up and leave Kansas City, Missouri, you don't have to look far to see motorcycling is as popular as ever and ironically, it's the Baby Boomers' discarded machines that's kick-starting a new generation of bikers and gear heads. For Millennials, riding motorcycles is cool again.
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| Is America About to Go to War Against Iran? Posted: 26 May 2018 04:50 PM PDT  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made clear on Monday that the Obama administration's policy of détente toward Iran is dead. Now that President Donald Trump has withdrawn from the Iran nuclear deal, the United States' is finished offering the Iranian government carrots, according to the former CIA director. The U.S. government will "ensure freedom of navigation of the waters in the region," Pompeo said, without specifically mentioning the Strait of Hormuz, where the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps has menaced U.S. warships in recent years.
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| George H.W. Bush Hospitalized with Low Blood Pressure and Fatigue Posted: 27 May 2018 01:25 PM PDT  Former President George H.W. Bush was taken to the hospital on Sunday
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| EPA chief's security bill soars, agency cites death threats Posted: 25 May 2018 07:16 PM PDT  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt's security detail has cost taxpayers well over $3 million so far, up sharply from his predecessor during an equivalent period, according to details released by the agency, which said Pruitt's life had been threatened. Pruitt, who environmental groups have accused of lax enforcement and cozy ties with industry, requested 24-hour protection beginning on his first day in office. It was an unusual measure for the nation's top environmental regulator, and Pruitt and the agency have said it was justified by a high number of threats to his life.
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| The Week's Most Important Car Numbers Posted: 26 May 2018 06:00 AM PDT  From a one-off Ferrari to a new Shelby Mustang, these are the most important numbers of the week.
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| Danica Patrick ends racing career with crash at Indy 500 Posted: 27 May 2018 01:40 PM PDT  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Danica Patrick trudged out of the infield care center with her head down, mirrored sunglasses covering the disappointment in her eyes.
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| Imran Khan eyes victory as Pakistan announces elections on July 25 Posted: 27 May 2018 01:33 AM PDT  Pakistani cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan's party vowed Sunday to oust the country's "corrupt" rulers, as the nuclear-armed state announced it will hold general elections on July 25. The poll will bring to a head political tensions that have been building since former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was ousted by the Supreme Court on corruption charges and later barred from politics for life. Khan is hoping to achieve a years-long dream of leading the country as its prime minister, and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the main challenger to the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), which was headed by Sharif until his ban.
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| Thousands march in France against Macron reforms Posted: 26 May 2018 12:58 PM PDT  Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across France on Saturday to demonstrate against Emmanuel Macron's policies, but the turnout fell short of expectations and the president said nothing would stop his economic reforms. The ministry estimated that just over 93,000 demonstrated in 142 places throughout the country, while the left-wing CGT union put the number at 250,000. In Paris, police reported just 21,000 protesters, while the CGT claimed 80,000.
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| BMW i8 Roadster First Edition Handover Event Had 18 Cars Posted: 27 May 2018 07:00 AM PDT  The first 18 out of 200 hybrid roadsters roll out of Munich.
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