| Donald Trump's Social Media Solution? A Free-For-All For Both The 'Good And Bad' Posted: 18 Aug 2018 05:09 AM PDT  President Donald Trump used Twitter to tear into social media companies
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| German prosecutors probe Yazidi woman's claim about IS man Posted: 18 Aug 2018 04:04 PM PDT  BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors said Saturday they are taking seriously a Yazidi refugee's claim that she ran into her former Islamic State captor twice in Germany, but say they need more information to identify him.
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| Beto O’Rourke, on a ‘suicide mission’ against Ted Cruz, is having the time of his life — and might even come out of it alive Posted: 18 Aug 2018 02:00 AM PDT  From left: Willie Nelson, Beto O'Rourke, Lukas Nelson, Amy Nelson and Margo Price perform onstage with Willie Nelson and Family during the 45th Annual Willie Nelson 4th of July Picnic at the Austin360 Amphitheater on July 4, 2018, in Austin, Texas. HUTCHINS, Texas — Beto O'Rourke was trying hard to play it cool, but finally, he just couldn't resist. "I have to show you this," the Democratic congressman from El Paso, Texas, said, reaching into his pocket to grab his iPhone, where he began scrolling through text messages.
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| Cossacks and flowers as Putin dances at Austrian minister's wedding Posted: 18 Aug 2018 10:40 AM PDT  Russian President Vladimir Putin danced arm-in-arm with Austria's Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl at her wedding on Saturday, after receiving an invitation that opposition critics said undermined the West's stance against Moscow. Photographs showed Kneissl, 53, smiling in a long white and cream "dirndl" dress and talking to Putin as they danced in a vineyard in southern Styria province, the venue of her wedding to entrepreneur Wolfgang Meilinger. Putin - who made a toast in German at the wedding, according to the Kremlin - was pictured listening to her intently.
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| 2 Shot During High School Football Game in Florida Posted: 18 Aug 2018 06:22 AM PDT  Authorities say both victims are hospitalized with one in critical condition
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| Kansas Postal Worker Finds Giant Boa Constrictor Wrapped Around Mailbox Posted: 18 Aug 2018 11:06 AM PDT  No letters for these folks today!
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| Forty years ago: three popes in three months Posted: 18 Aug 2018 09:39 PM PDT  The death 40 years ago of Pope John Paul I, who reigned for just 33 days in 1978, paved the way for the Roman Catholic Church to have three pontiffs in three months. On August 6, 1978, Pope Paul VI dies aged 80 of a heart attack after 15 years at the Vatican. On August 26, Cardinal Albino Luciani -- the patriarch of Venice -- is elected pope under the name John Paul I.
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| Trump's 'Good Person' Nod To Paul Manafort Is A Sign To Keep Quiet, Ex-U.S. Attorney Says Posted: 17 Aug 2018 07:09 PM PDT  President Donald Trump's comment calling former campaign chairman Paul
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| Body found in burning vehicle at Disney World in Florida, say police Posted: 18 Aug 2018 09:48 AM PDT  The unidentified victim was discovered when firefighters extinguished the blaze near the Fantasia Gardens miniature golf course. Homicide detectives have joined the investigation, according to a statement from Orange County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called to the scene at 1209 Epcot Resorts Boulevard to assist the Reedy Creek Fire Department at 4.11am on Saturday morning.
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| 'Liberty or Death': rightwing protesters march against alleged leftwing violence in Seattle Posted: 19 Aug 2018 05:26 AM PDT  A man standing with members of Patriot Prayer and other groups supporting gun rights wears guns during a rally on Saturday at City Hall in Seattle. Many demonstrators at the "Liberty or Death" rally wore camouflage, body armor, helmets and insignia of the "Patriot Movement".
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| Palestinians sort through 8 years of mail held by Israel Posted: 19 Aug 2018 11:19 AM PDT  JERICHO, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian postal workers in the West Bank are sifting through eight years' worth of undelivered mail held by Israel.
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| Father, son drive through flames to escape forest fire Posted: 19 Aug 2018 01:55 AM PDT  Justin Bilton and his 70-year-old father barely escaped as the Howe Ridge Fire closed in on them in West Glacier, Montana.
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| Frightened Students Recount Shooting That Left 2 Injured at South Florida High School Football Game Posted: 18 Aug 2018 08:30 AM PDT  Two people were shot at a practice game in Palm Beach County on Friday.
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| Trump Lashes Out At NYT's Bombshell McGahn Report, Calls It 'Fake News' Posted: 19 Aug 2018 07:32 AM PDT  President Donald Trump fired off several angry Tweets on Sunday aimed at
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| Powerful magnitude 8.2 earthquakes strikes near Fiji, no tsunami triggered Posted: 18 Aug 2018 06:24 PM PDT  A powerful 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean near the islands of Fiji and Tonga on Sunday local time.
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| Beautiful shots of diver swimming near sunken ships emerge Posted: 19 Aug 2018 08:29 AM PDT ![Beautiful shots of diver swimming near sunken ships emerge]( "Beautiful shots of diver swimming near sunken ships emerge") A series of beautiful shots of divers swimming near sunken ships have emerged. Alex Voyer, 39, was sailing around the Caribbean on a 60-foot boat when he stopped for a dive. The images show amazing shipwrecks as free divers explore the seabed. Alex, a photographer and free diver, said: "With my girlfriend, Marianne Aventurier, we are sailing all summer around the Caribbean to learn more about sailing." (Caters News)
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| U.S. Catholics 'sickened' by sex abuse report, stand by their faith Posted: 19 Aug 2018 11:30 AM PDT  Many churchgoers said they were sickened and saddened by a grand jury report detailing widespread sexual abuse by hundreds of priests in Pennsylvania but they would not let the Roman Catholic Church's cover-up dissuade them from their faith. Nearly 200 parishioners filled almost all the pews for Saturday's Mass at St. Patrick's Church in York, Pennsylvania, where six priests who at one time worked in that parish are accused in the report https://bit.ly/2vTa9oY of sexually abusing children. "I can't talk about it without crying," said Kathy Morris, a retired steelworker and a member of St. Patrick's for over 15 years.
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| Lockheed Martin's #WorldPhotoDay Tweet Backfires Posted: 18 Aug 2018 07:22 PM PDT  Lockheed Martin wanted to turn World Photo Day into a publicity stunt, but
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| VIDEO: Father, son drive through forest inferno as they try to exit Glacier National Park Posted: 18 Aug 2018 11:50 PM PDT  Incredible cellphone video captured the terrifying moments a father and son became trapped in a raging forest fire in Montana's Glacier National Park.
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| Suspect in UK Parliament crash charged with attempted murder Posted: 18 Aug 2018 02:09 PM PDT  LONDON (AP) — A driver whose car collided with several people before crashing outside Britain's Parliament has been charged with attempted murder, police in London said Saturday
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| Brazil sends troops to Venezuela border after residents drive out migrants from improvised camps Posted: 19 Aug 2018 05:12 AM PDT  Brazil will send troops to its border with Venezuela on Monday after residents of the Brazilian border town of Pacaraima drove out Venezuelan immigrants from their improvised camps, amid growing regional tensions. Tens of thousands of Venezuelans have crossed the border into Brazil over the past three years as they seek to escape the economic, political and social crisis gripping their country. The latest show of tensions began early Saturday, hours after a local merchant was robbed and severely beaten in an incident blamed on Venezuelan suspects, in Pacaraima, where an estimated 1,000 immigrants are living on the streets. Dozens of locals then attacked the two main immigrant makeshift camps and burned their belongings, leading Venezuelans to cross the border back into their home country. Shots were fired, stores were shuttered and debris littered the streets. As the Venezuelan refugee crisis spirals out of control, neighbors are abruptly closing their doors. Ecuador and Peru are tightening entry requirements. And in Brazil yesterday, a mob chased Venezuelan refugees back across the border and then destroyed their camp. pic.twitter.com/dtr9MiDrLt— Hannah Dreier (@hannahdreier) August 19, 2018 "It was terrible, they burned the tents and everything that was inside," said Carol Marcano, a Venezuelan who works in Boa Vista and was on the border returning from Venezuela. "There were shots, they burned rubber tires." Marcano said that some Venezuelans reacted to the attack by destroying a car with Brazilian license plates. She and her companions were among many who took refuge at checkpoints on the Venezuelan side of the border. Three Brazilians were hurt in the clashes, a spokesman for military police said. No information was immediately available on the state of the Venezuelans involved. A Venezuelan man, whose eye is infected with conjunctivitis, holds his son at the Pacaraima border control Credit: REUTERS/Nacho Doce The merchant who was attacked "is known, he is a neighbor, and there was indignation when it was learned that he had been robbed," a local told AFP on condition of anonymity. "People began to expel Venezuelans who were in the center of the city, forcing them to return to their country." Roraima state Governor Suely Campos made a plea to temporarily close the border and asked Brazilia to send security reinforcements to "face the increase in crime" she links to Venezuelans in the region. In turn, the public security ministry vowed to send a contingent of 60 troops due to arrive Monday to join teams in the area.
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| Preet Bharara Bashes Rudy Giuliani: 'Doesn't Remember What The Truth Is' Posted: 18 Aug 2018 12:18 AM PDT  Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara had some critical words for President
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| Watergate's John Dean Says McGahn Was Smart To Cooperate With Mueller Posted: 18 Aug 2018 08:51 PM PDT  Nixon administration attorney John Dean told Slate on Saturday that White
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| Israel closes people crossing with Gaza after border violence Posted: 19 Aug 2018 03:09 AM PDT  Israel closed Sunday its only crossing for people with the Gaza Strip except for humanitarian cases after weekend border clashes, the latest tightening of its blockade on the Palestinian enclave despite truce efforts. The move could prevent Gazans from travelling via the crossing for this week's Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, which runs from Monday night until Thursday night, but Israeli officials did not say how long the closure would last. The Palestinian Authority civilian affairs office in the Gaza Strip also confirmed the closure except for medical cases and Palestinians seeking to cross back into the enclave.
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| Elon Musk Responds to Arianna Huffington’s Criticism of Tesla Work Culture Posted: 19 Aug 2018 10:24 AM PDT  The dude needs a nap.
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| Teen Now Faces Charges After Pushing Friend Off 60-Foot Washington Bridge Posted: 18 Aug 2018 05:20 AM PDT  Taylor Smith, 18, was charged with reckless endangerment this week, a misdemeanor.
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| Iran says its economy not at 'dead end' from U.S. sanctions Posted: 18 Aug 2018 08:03 AM PDT  Iran said on Saturday it would resist the pressures of U.S. sanctions by relying on its natural and human resources, as Washington pushes allies to cut economic ties with Tehran. "It is a critical moment for our economy, but we are not in a dead end," Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri was quoted as saying by the state news agency IRNA. "This country has plenty of human and natural resources that can rely on." "The size of our oil and gas resources is number one in the world.
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| Here’s A Special Glimpse At China’s Secretive J-20 Stealth Fighter Posted: 17 Aug 2018 07:41 PM PDT  We have the pictures.
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| The Latest: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park assessing damage Posted: 17 Aug 2018 07:18 PM PDT  HONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on the slowing of Kilauea volcano's eruption (all times local):
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| ICE Says Man Detained While Driving Pregnant Wife to Hospital is Wanted for Murder in Mexico Posted: 19 Aug 2018 05:53 AM PDT  Joel Arrona-Lara was arrested for being undocumented while en route to his wife's c-section.
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| German finance minister Olaf Scholz warns of 'German Trump' if pensions reforms not backed by Merkel Posted: 19 Aug 2018 06:57 AM PDT  Germany's finance minister warned that a "German Trump" may seize power as he claimed pension reform is the key to preventing the rise of populism in Europe. "Stable pensions prevent a German Trump. That's why politicians should not shirk this topic," Olaf Scholz, who is also vice-chancellor, said yesterday. Mr Scholz has been pushing for government reforms similar to the UK's triple lock to ensure pension levels remain stable despite inflation. The vice-chancellor has something of a reputation for dullness in Germany, but he insisted the issue has implications that go far beyond his brief as finance minister. "The way I see it is this: globalisation and digitalisation create wealth, but they are also changing our world at a fast pace," Mr Scholz told Bild am Sonntag newspaper in an interview. "Citizens rightly expect us to do everything we can to make sure they live securely. If we do not do that, then the hour of nationalist populism will have struck." Profile | Angela Merkel Mr Scholz has brought pensions centre stage in his quest to carve out new territory for his centre-Left Social Democrat party (SPD), which is junior partner in Angela Merkel's coalition government. Mrs Merkel has agreed to secure pension levels until 2025, but Mr Scholz wants them guaranteed until 2040 and has threatened to make them a major issue in 2021's election. After recording its worst ever results in last year's election, the SPD leadership is desperate for an issue that will allow the party to differentiate itself from Mrs Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU). The SPD has continued to sink lower in the opinion polls, and at times has slipped behind the nationalist Alternative for Germany party (AfD). A new poll showed that the conservatives had lost one percentage point to poll at 30 percent, while the SPD was steady at 17 percent. That means that if Germany voted again tomorrow, the grand coalition would not have enough support to govern. The poll, conducted by the Emnid institute, showed the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party gaining one point to 15 percent, and the pro-business Free Democrats adding one point to poll at 9 percent. But Mr Scholz insisted the SPD leadership was not panicking. "We are in this for the long haul and have to keep cool," he said. "If we show a clear attitude and do the right thing over the long term, the people will feel comfortable with the idea of an SPD chancellor in 2021." The finance minister has also pledged to push for EU reforms to reduce the amount of child benefits Germany has to pay to children living in other member states. Under EU current rules member states have to pay child benefits to anyone who is legally resident, even if their children live in another country. Germany currently pays benefits for more than 260,000 children in other EU countries. Mr Scholz wants the rules changed so the level of benefits is linked to the cost of living where the children are resident.
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| John Brennan Stands By His Claim That Trump’s Behavior Is ‘Treasonous’ Posted: 19 Aug 2018 09:36 AM PDT  Former CIA Director John Brennan is sticking by his assertion that President
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| Report: White House Counsel Is Cooperating Extensively In Russia Probe Posted: 18 Aug 2018 02:38 PM PDT  Don McGahn, the White House counsel, has been cooperating extensively with
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| Chinese police nab suspects after $87 mn cryptocurrency theft Posted: 19 Aug 2018 10:49 AM PDT  Chinese police have arrested three suspects alleged to have stolen assets worth 600 million yuan ($87 million) through hacking, state media reported Sunday, as cyber criminals target holders of bitcoin and other virtual currencies. Police in the northern city of Xian began investigating in March when a victim surnamed Zhang complained that hackers had taken control of his computer to steal 100 million yuan ($15 million) worth of cryptocurrency, the Shaanxi Daily reported. The 100 million yuan haul was made up of the popular bitcoin and ether currencies, state news agency Xinhua reported.
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| Greek central bank chief warns over backtracking, turbulence post-bailout Posted: 18 Aug 2018 12:42 PM PDT  Greece's central bank governor warned the country not to backtrack on commitments to its lenders after it exits the last of its three bailouts next week, saying markets would abandon it. Yannis Stournaras told Sunday's Kathimerini newspaper any backpedalling could leave Greece facing major risks at a time when it would be particularly vulnerable to financial turbulence in neighboring Turkey, Italy and beyond. Athens is set to exit its latest bailout on Aug. 20 and rely on bond markets thereafter to refinance its debt after a nearly nine-year debt crisis that shrank its economy by a quarter and forced it to implement painful austerity.
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| The SR-71 Was America's First Stealth Spy Plane. But Keeping Her A Secret Proved Nearly Impossible. Posted: 18 Aug 2018 05:04 AM PDT  To keep the program under wraps, Lockheed engineers quietly worked on the plane at the company's Skunk Works division in Burbank, California and the Air Force's isolated Nevada base — known as Area 51 — beginning in 1958. The first Blackbird flew four years later.
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| Irish archbishop urges pope to speak frankly about abuse Posted: 19 Aug 2018 09:41 AM PDT  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The archbishop of Dublin said Sunday he hopes Pope Francis will speak frankly about the "darkness" of priestly sex abuse during his upcoming visit to Ireland, which has been clouded by new revelations of misconduct in the U.S. Catholic Church.
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| Up hill and down dale in a 1910 Maxwell Posted: 19 Aug 2018 05:00 AM PDT  Is a 108-year-old veteran car the ideal vehicle in which to tackle a regularity rally through some of England's toughest on-road terrain? Of course it is…
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| America's Waterways Have a Huge Problem With Contact Lenses Posted: 19 Aug 2018 02:00 AM PDT  All those tiny discs add up.
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| Jugging prevention tips: Robbery and assault outside northwest freeway gas station serves as warning for others Posted: 18 Aug 2018 07:45 PM PDT  A robbery and assault outside of a northwest freeway gas station Friday morning is another warning about jugging.
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| Investigators Probing Michael Cohen For $20 Million In Bank Fraud: NYT Posted: 19 Aug 2018 04:30 PM PDT  Investigators probing President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael
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| Venezuela on edge as Maduro unveils raft of economic reforms Posted: 18 Aug 2018 06:03 PM PDT  Uncertainty reigned in Venezuela on Saturday after President Nicolas Maduro unveiled a major economic reform plan aimed at halting the spiraling hyperinflation that has thrown the oil-rich, cash-poor South American country into chaos. Ahead of a major currency overhaul on Monday, when Caracas will start issuing new banknotes after slashing five zeroes off the crippled bolivar, Maduro detailed other measures he hopes will pull Venezuela out of crisis.
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| Vigil held in Colorado town for slain pregnant woman and daughters Posted: 18 Aug 2018 11:31 AM PDT  Shanann Watts, 34, and her daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, were reported missing from their home in Frederick, 25 miles north of Denver, by a family friend on Monday afternoon, touching off an exhaustive search by law enforcement agencies. Chris Watts was taken into custody on Wednesday on suspicion of murder, a day before the bodies of his wife and children were found. Watts, 33, had pleaded for the safe return of his pregnant wife and two young daughters while the search was underway.
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| Europe must 'pay price' to save nuclear deal: Iran FM Posted: 19 Aug 2018 01:09 AM PDT  Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Sunday that Europe had not yet shown it was willing to "pay the price" of defying Washington in order to save the nuclear deal. Zarif said European governments had put forward proposals to maintain oil and banking ties with Iran after the second phase of US sanctions return in November. "Although they have moved forward, we believe that Europe is not yet ready to pay the price (of truly defying the US)," Zarif said.
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