| Two British soldiers seriously injured in Isil missile attack in Syria Posted: 05 Jan 2019 02:05 PM PST  Two British special forces soldiers have been seriously injured in a missile attack by Isil fighters in Syria. The two soldiers were injured in a missile attack by ISIS fighters near Deir Ezzor, in the east of the country, British special forces have been operating in the area alongside US special forces to combat the militant group. The Telegraph understands the incident occurred on Friday morning, and that the soldiers were airlifted from the scene by US forces for medical treatment. Rudaw news, a Kurdish outlet, reported that the soldiers were at a Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) base in the area when the attack took place. It was also reported that an SDF fighter was killed in the missile attack. An SDF official, said: "Due to a smart missile attack by ISIS, a fighter of the YPG was killed and another wounded, in addition to two British soldiers." A Ministry of Defence spokesperson said: "We do not comment on special forces operations". The attack comes a year after the death of an SAS solider in Syria. Sergeant Matt Tonroe was killed while embedded with US forces in Syria when they were caught by an explosion in March 2018. US president Donald Trump said in December that he was withdrawing US troops from Syria, where he claimed Isis had been defeated. Mr Trump said: "We have defeated Isis in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency." The move shocked US allies and American defence officials alike, with US defence secretary Jim Mattis and a top US official in the fight against IS, Brett McGurk, resigning soon after. Analysts and military experts, who disagree with Mr Trump, have said the threat posed by Isis still remains.
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| 'Why did you undergo the DNA test?': Elizabeth Warren asked about ancestry in first question at Iowa event Posted: 05 Jan 2019 02:07 PM PST  Elizabeth Warren is making her first campaign tour around Iowa but was quickly forced to address an issue that's likely to hurt her in the race for the White House.
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| Venezuela's Maduro defends rule as legitimate Posted: 06 Jan 2019 12:01 PM PST  Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro defended his government's legitimacy Sunday as his bid for a second six-year term has come under growing fire internationally and by the country's opposition-controlled National Assembly. In another sign of turmoil around Maduro, who is to be sworn in Thursday, the Venezuelan Supreme Court confirmed that a justice who sat on a panel that deals with electoral issues has fled the county. News of the defection of Christian Zerpa came a day after the opposition-controlled National Assembly declared Maduro's presidency to be illegitimate and called for a transitional government to organize democratic elections.
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| PHOTOS: Several people fatally shot at a Los Angeles-area bowling alley Posted: 05 Jan 2019 09:17 AM PST  Three men were fatally shot late Friday night and four injured when a brawl at a popular Los Angeles-area bowling alley and karaoke bar erupted into gunfire that had terrified patrons, some children, running for their lives. Police in the coastal city of Torrance responded shortly after midnight to calls of shots fired at the Gable House Bowl, which offers bowling, laser tag and an arcade. Wes Hamad, a 29-year-old Torrance resident, was at the bowling alley with his 13-year-old niece and cousin when he saw a "huge fight" break out.
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| Saudi Arabia to notify women of divorce via text Posted: 06 Jan 2019 02:13 PM PST ![Saudi Arabia to notify women of divorce via text]( "Saudi Arabia to notify women of divorce via text") Saudi Arabian courts will notify women by text message when their husbands have been granted divorces under a law that took effect Sunday.
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| Top Asian News 12:28 a.m. GMT Posted: 05 Jan 2019 04:29 PM PST ![Top Asian News 12:28 a.m. GMT]( "Top Asian News 12:28 a.m. GMT") BEIJING (AP) — All systems are go as a Chinese spacecraft and rover power up their observation equipment after making a first-ever landing on the far side of the moon, the Chinese National Space Administration said. The Jade Rabbit 2 rover has succeeded in establishing a digital transmission link with a relay satellite that sends data back to the Beijing control center, the space agency said in a posting late Friday on its website. The rover's radar and panoramic camera have been activated and are working normally, it said. A photo released by the agency showed the rover stopped at a point not far from where the Chang'e 4 spacecraft touched down Thursday.
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| Phoenix police investigate after woman in coma for decade gives birth Posted: 06 Jan 2019 11:40 AM PST  Phoenix police are investigating reports of a sexual assault after a woman who has been hospitalized in a vegetative state for the past decade gave birth.
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| Man purchases $3.1 million tuna, has some ... regrets Posted: 05 Jan 2019 07:14 AM PST  Kimura purchased the fish at an auction at Tokyo's newest fish market. In 2015, Kimura purchased a fish approximately half its weight and at half the price. "The tuna looks so tasty and very fresh, but I think I did too much," Kimura later told reporters.
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| Israel says strikes two Hamas posts after arson balloons Posted: 06 Jan 2019 08:21 AM PST  Israel's army said it struck two Hamas posts in the Gaza Strip on Sunday after balloons carried an explosive device over the border fence, but no injuries were reported. The Gaza border has been relatively calm in recent weeks after a deal in which Israel allowed Qatar to provide millions of dollars in aid for fuel and salaries in the blockaded enclave. "Earlier today, an explosive device attached to multiple balloons was launched on a model airplane from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory," an Israeli army statement said.
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| Donald Trump to meet with Democrats over government shutdown Posted: 06 Jan 2019 12:12 PM PST  Donald Trump remained resolute in his demand for funding for a border wall on Sunday as negotiations between Democrats and Republicans, to strike a deal and reopen the US government, stalled. Apparently content to let the shutdown continue indefinitely, he left for meetings at Camp David as determined as ever to secure the $5.6 billion requested to finance his key campaign pledge. In Washington Mike Pence, the vice president, restarted talks with key Democrat representatives in an attempt to break the deadlock with the looming threat that Mr Trump may invoke emergency powers in order to get the wall built. Meanwhile, Mick Mulvaney, his acting chief of staff, said the US president was prepared to take the notion of a concrete wall permanently "off the table" replacing it with a "steel fence" as a concession to Democrats. Moments before boarding Marine One, the presidential helicopter, Mr Trump said: "We have to build the wall or we have to build a barrier. "It (the shutdown) is a very important battle to win. This wall will pay for itself many times over the course of this year. Most importantly it's about safety. It's not just illegals. It's criminals, it's drugs, it's human trafficking, where they grab women and sell them." pic.twitter.com/iSFAokoIP7— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2019 He added: "Human trafficking is a big business, is a big deal. Dealing in children is a big deal. Children are probably the most harmed by not having a wall or its equivalent. "Everybody's playing games but I can say this: I think the Democrats want to make a deal. I really do. This shutdown could end tomorrow or it also could go on for a long time." As the shutdown was set to enter its 17th day Mr Trump again raised the prospect of using presidential powers to declare a national emergency on the southern border with Mexico as a way to bypass Congress and secure the money. The president is able to act unilaterally in times of national crisis under the provisions of the National Emergencies Act, although some legal scholars are sceptical about his chance of success. Mr Trump said:"I may decide a national emergency depending on what happens over the next few days." House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi speaks with reporters during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington Credit: Aaron Bernstein Adam Schiff, a Democrat congressman from California, said: "Look, if Harry Truman couldn't nationalise the steel industry during wartime, this president doesn't have the power to declare an emergency and build a multi-billion dollar wall on the border. So that's a non-starter." Nancy Pelosi, the Democrat speaker in the House of Representatives, has indicated her party would introduce bills in an attempt to reopen certain areas of the government, starting with the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service. Last week Miss Pelosi said she was willing to give Mr Trump only $1 toward his wall. The latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, taken in late December, had 47 per cent of the public blaming Mr Trump for the shutdown, while 33 per cent blamed Democrats Separately, Mr Trump, confirmed on Sunday that Jamal al-Badawi, the al-Qaeda militant behind the attack on the USS Cole in 2000, in which 17 sailors died, was killed in a US airstrike on New Year's Day. Mr Trump wrote on Twitter: "Our GREAT MILITARY has delivered justice for the heroes lost and wounded in the cowardly attack on the USS Cole. We have just killed the leader of that attack, Jamal al-Badawi. Our work against al Qaeda continues. We will never stop in our fight against Radical Islamic Terrorism!"
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| Venezuela's assembly rejects legitimacy of Maduro second term Posted: 05 Jan 2019 05:37 PM PST  The United States, which has sanctioned Venezuelan officials and entities, hailed the legislature as "the only legitimate and last remaining democratically elected institution" in the country. "We reaffirm the illegitimacy of Nicolas Maduro," the assembly's new president Juan Guaido said after being sworn in at the start of a new legislative session. Maduro, who has presided over a virtual collapse of the economy in the once-rich OPEC member state, is set to be sworn in on Thursday for a second six-year term after elections widely condemned by the international community.
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| PHOTOS: The Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival Posted: 05 Jan 2019 07:55 AM PST  The Ice and Snow World Park will host the 35th Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival from Jan. 5 until the end of February.
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| Michigan family of 5 killed in fiery crash caused by wrong-way driver Posted: 06 Jan 2019 02:59 PM PST  Five members of a Michigan family were killed early Sunday morning in a fiery crash on I-75 near Lexington, KY
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| Photos: Wind, mudslides slam West Coast triggering power outages, rescues Posted: 06 Jan 2019 09:36 AM PST  A strong winter storm caused more than 300,000 power outages in Washington and triggered mudslides in Southern California earlier this weekend.
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| Independence decree presented to Ukrainian Orthodox bishop Posted: 06 Jan 2019 05:24 AM PST  ISTANBUL (AP) — The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople on Sunday presented a decree of independence to the head of the nascent Orthodox Church of Ukraine, formally severing it from the Russian Orthodox Church.
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| Wall will be made of steel, not concrete: Trump Posted: 06 Jan 2019 02:50 PM PST  U.S. President Donald Trump pledged on Sunday not to bend in his demand for a wall along the southern border with Mexico but said the barrier could be made of steel instead of concrete as a potential compromise with Democrats who refuse to fund it. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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| Poland: Fire kills 5 girls locked in home-based escape room Posted: 05 Jan 2019 12:35 PM PST  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A faulty heating system appeared to have caused a fire at a house in northern Poland where five teenage girls died while locked inside a recreational escape room that was installed in the rented dwelling, investigators said Saturday.
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| Carlos Ghosn to 'vigorously' defend himself in Japanese court: son Posted: 05 Jan 2019 07:55 PM PST  Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn will "vigorously" defend himself in a Japanese court this week after refusing to sign a confession in return for being released from custody, his son has told a French Sunday newspaper. The auto tycoon who has been held since his shock arrest in November on allegations of financial misconduct is due to appear in a Japanese court on Tuesday to hear the reasons for his detention.
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| U.S. says no timeline for Syria withdrawal as fighting continues Posted: 04 Jan 2019 07:40 PM PST ![U.S. says no timeline for Syria withdrawal as fighting continues]( "U.S. says no timeline for Syria withdrawal as fighting continues") U.S.-backed forces are still retaking territory from Islamic State in Syria, Pentagon officials said on Friday, two weeks after Washington said it would withdraw its roughly 2,000 troops there. At the time, President Donald Trump said the troops had succeeded in their mission and were no longer needed there. The administration's abrupt announcement last month, which took officials in Washington and allies by surprise, contributed to Jim Mattis' decision to resign as U.S. defense secretary and prompted concern that Islamic State could stage a comeback.
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| Taiwan's China-sceptic ruling party opts for moderate new leader Posted: 06 Jan 2019 05:21 AM PST  Taiwan's ruling party elected a new chairman on Sunday, choosing a moderate to replace the post vacated by President Tsai Ing-wen after a recent electoral mauling, in a vote closely watched by China and the United States. Tsai and her Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won a 2016 landslide poll, sweeping away a government that had built much closer ties to China over the previous decade. The result rattled Beijing because Tsai refuses to acknowledge that the self-ruled island is part of "one China".
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| California PG&E's stock tumbles 20 percent amid reports of bankruptcy musings Posted: 05 Jan 2019 07:32 AM PST ![California PG&E's stock tumbles 20 percent amid reports of bankruptcy musings]( "California PG&E's stock tumbles 20 percent amid reports of bankruptcy musings") California-based utility PG&E's shares plunged 20 percent Friday after media reports claimed the company may file for bankruptcy amid mounting lawsuits
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| Southwest's Herb Kelleher: Five innovations that shaped U.S. aviation Posted: 06 Jan 2019 02:07 PM PST ![Southwest's Herb Kelleher: Five innovations that shaped U.S. aviation]( "Southwest's Herb Kelleher: Five innovations that shaped U.S. aviation") The larger-than-life bourbon-drinking Kelleher helped launch Southwest in 1971. He'll forever be remembered for key innovations in the airline industry.
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| Pelosi says the wall is immoral, two Fox News religion experts weigh in on her claim Posted: 06 Jan 2019 05:36 AM PST  Father Jonathan Morris and Pastor Robert Jeffress weigh in on if a border wall is immoral.
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| Orthodox patriarch hands over decree on independent Ukraine church Posted: 06 Jan 2019 09:57 AM PST  Priests and politicians on Sunday celebrated the creation of an independent Ukrainian church, in a move that while popular in Kiev has been angrily condemned by the church in Russia. The Istanbul-based Orthodox patriarch handed over a formal decree confirming the creation of an independent Ukrainian church to its leader, Metropolitan Yepifaniy. The decree was signed at a landmark ceremony on Saturday, putting the formal stamp on a break with the Russian Orthodox church which has infuriated Moscow.
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| Federal agencies directed to hold off on shutdown raises Posted: 05 Jan 2019 09:30 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agencies have been directed to hold off enacting pay raises for top administration officials during a government shutdown that has left hundreds of thousands of federal workers without pay.
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| Líderes en la NBA Posted: 06 Jan 2019 05:55 AM PST ![Líderes en la NBA]( "Líderes en la NBA") P CAN TL PTS PROM
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| Nissan's executive Munoz takes leave of absence in wake of Ghosn arrest Posted: 04 Jan 2019 09:53 PM PST ![Nissan's executive Munoz takes leave of absence in wake of Ghosn arrest]( "Nissan's executive Munoz takes leave of absence in wake of Ghosn arrest") A senior executive of Nissan Motor Co Ltd, Jose Munoz, has taken a leave of absence in a sudden management shake-up as the Japanese automaker deals with the aftermath of the arrest of former chairman Carlos Ghosn. Munoz's absence comes as Ghosn has been held in a detention centre since his Nov. 19 arrest on allegations of financial misconduct, which was followed by re-arrests over further allegations.
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| US sends troops for possible 'violent' Congo vote protests Posted: 05 Jan 2019 12:34 PM PST  KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — On the eve of the first expected results of Congo's long-delayed presidential election, President Donald Trump said military personnel had deployed to Central Africa to protect U.S. assets from possible "violent demonstrations," while the country's powerful Catholic church warned of a popular "uprising" if untrue results are announced.
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| Syria opposition urges Arab states not to mend ties with Assad Posted: 06 Jan 2019 08:39 AM PST  Syria's opposition chief on Sunday urged Arab leaders not to rebuild relations with President Bashar al-Assad's government, voicing frustration amid apparent efforts to bring the Damascus regime back into the Arab fold. After years of frosty ties, the United Arab Emirates last month reopened its embassy in the Syrian capital, and fellow Gulf state Bahrain has followed suit. "We hope that our brothers, the leaders of Arab nations, will not abandon the Syrian people," he added, urging them to reconsider their decisions.
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| 'Dating Sunday': The busiest day of the year for online dating is Jan. 6 Posted: 06 Jan 2019 06:17 AM PST !['Dating Sunday': The busiest day of the year for online dating is Jan. 6]( "'Dating Sunday': The busiest day of the year for online dating is Jan. 6") Experts say this Sunday will be the best time to find love online because there will be more singles looking than any other time of the year.
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| Angela Hartnett: celebrate winter leaves with light, veg-centric dishes Posted: 05 Jan 2019 10:00 PM PST  Neil and I have spent the New Year skiing in Wyoming with friends – but now the festivities are over I'm looking ahead to 2019. I'm hoping both to write a book and open another Café Murano, so fingers crossed it all goes through. One of the dates in the diary I'm most looking forward to is Wilderness Festival in Oxfordshire: we've been going for the past five years with a pop-up café and to take part in chef's table events, and it feels like we're part of the family. This week, I'm serving lighter dishes at home and steering away from the heavy carved meats of the Christmas holidays. Without being militant about veg-centric dishes, I've simply always loved vegetables. I won't be doing Dry January or Veganuary, but I'll cut back on the booze and give my body a break. For me it's about moderation, not swinging from one extreme to another. I love packing dishes with green leafy veg in the winter. I adore eating bitter leaves in season, including the British brassicas (kale, cabbage, spinach), but also Italian punterella, a chicory, and treviso, a kind of radicchio. All can be served simply, with a great vinaigrette. For me, that combination is "agrodolce", an Italian term for bittersweet, with a balance of sweet and sour elements. Alternatively, I like to pair them with an umami-rich anchovy mayonnaise. They also work nicely with a warming hint of spice: ginger, lemon and citrus do the trick at this time of year. My winter panzanella has a sweetness, from the raisins and the vinaigrette, which counterbalance the bitterness of the leaves. Unlike a summery Tuscan-style panzanella, I recommend using fresh rather than stale bread, because you don't have the benefit of the juices and the acidity of the tomatoes to soak and soften it. Fresh, lightly toasted sourdough with olive oil and garlic is ideal. Get cooking | Angela Hartnett's latest recipes I once cooked with food waste campaigner Tristram Stuart and since then I've avoided buying and storing leafy greens in plastic, where possible. He advised me to keep the root of the vegetable and store them somewhere cold – in the garden provided it's not freezing – with a bit of water. That way, they keep longer. I prefer to buy fresh and whole and only chop them up when I want to eat them. As well as making an easy supper, these dishes work a treat as a lunch (I tend to eat less at night, partly because I'm so conscious of using up leftovers). Buona salute! Orange and halloumi salad with chickpeas Credit: Haarala Hamilton & Valerie Berry for The Telegraph SERVES Four INGREDIENTS ½ tsp grated ginger 1 small garlic clove, grated ½ tsp chopped chilli 20ml white wine vinegar 80ml olive oil Grated zest of 1 orange 2 x 250g packets of halloumi 2 blood oranges, peeled and cut into segments 1 x 400g tin of chickpeas, drained and rinsed 50g smoked almonds 150g mixed salad leaves, such as watercress and baby spinach Chopped mint leaves, to serve METHOD Make a vinaigrette by whisking together the ginger, garlic, chilli, vinegar, oil and orange zest. Season to taste and set aside. Heat a griddle pan. Slice each block of halloumi into four slices. Griddle for two minutes on each side then set aside. Meanwhile mix the orange segments, chickpeas and smoked almonds with the vinaigrette mixture. Check the seasoning. To serve, divide the halloumi between four plates and spoon over the chickpeas, almonds and oranges, leaving some of the vinaigrette to mix with the salad leaves and mint. Scatter this over the halloumi. Asian slaw Credit: Haarala Hamilton & Valerie Berry for The Telegraph SERVES Four INGREDIENTS Oil, for frying 1 tbsp cashew nuts 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds ¼ white, hard cabbage, finely sliced 2 carrots, peeled and grated 1 head fennel, discoloured outer leaves removed, finely sliced 2 Granny Smith apples, grated Handful of chopped mint and coriander For the dressing Juice and zest of 1 lime ½ tsp grated ginger ½ tsp grated garlic 4 tbsp rapeseed or olive oil 2 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp sesame oil METHOD Heat a touch of oil in a pan and toast the cashews for two minutes until golden brown, then toss in the sesame seeds and remove from the heat. Toss together all the prepared vegetables and apples. Mix all the dressing ingredients together and season. Pour over the raw vegetables and mix well. Check the seasoning and leave to marinate for 10 minutes. Serve finished with the chopped mint and coriander, toasted cashews and seeds on top. Winter panzanella Credit: Haarala Hamilton & Valerie Berry for The Telegraph SERVES Six INGREDIENTS For the vinaigrette 120ml olive oil 30ml red wine vinegar ½ tsp Dijon mustard 1 small garlic clove, grated For the panzanella 1 small whole cauliflower ½ tsp cumin powder Oil, for drizzling 200g sourdough torn into chunks 25g raisins 25g pine nuts 8 anchovies (I use the Ortiz ones) 1 bunch radishes, each one halved lengthways 2 tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley 1 head of castelfranco, leaves separated METHOD Preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan/Gas 6. Make the vinaigrette by whisking the olive oil with the vinegar and mustard, adding the garlic as you whisk. Season and leave to one side. Break the cauliflower into small florets and place in an ovenproof dish. Sprinkle with the cumin, a touch of salt and a dash of olive oil. Add 50ml of water to the dish and roast in the oven for 20 minutes, or until slightly coloured and toasted. Towards the end of the cooking time, add the bread chunks on a baking tray to the oven and toast with the cauliflower. Remove both from the oven and place in a bowl with the raisins, pine nuts, anchovies, radishes and parsley. Toss in the vinaigrette, mixing well. Scatter the castelfranco leaves over a shallow serving dish and scatter the rest of the mixture over the top. Rocket, cheese and onion tart Credit: Haarala Hamilton & Valerie Berry for The Telegraph SERVES Six INGREDIENTS 200g plain flour, plus extra for dusting 100g cold butter, diced 2 tbsp olive oil 4 small white onions, finely sliced 1 garlic clove, crushed 3 eggs 150ml double cream 50g rocket leaves, chopped 100g strong cheddar, grated METHOD To make the shortcrust pastry, put the flour into a large bowl and add a pinch of salt. Add the butter and rub it in with your fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add 3-4 tablespoons of cold water (add it bit by bit, as needed) and use your hands to bring the mixture together into a ball of dough. Wrap in cling film and chill for 15 minutes. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured work surface to about 5mm thick and use it to line a 20cm tart tin. Place in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 190C/170C fan/Gas 5. Blind bake the pastry first by placing a circle of baking parchment over the pastry case and fill it with baking beans, rice or dried pasta. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes, then remove the beans and paper and bake for another 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and leave to cool. Heat the olive oil in a pan and sauté the onions and garlic until soft and lightly coloured – after a good 10-15 minutes the onions should be nice and caramelised. Leave them to cool, then spread them over the pastry. Whisk the eggs and cream together, then add the rocket and grated cheddar. Season with salt and pepper. Spread this over the onions and cook the tart for 25 minutes. It should be golden brown with a slight wobble in the centre still. Allow to cool slightly before serving.
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| Shootout: 5 Best Guns from Glock, Smith & Wesson and Heckler & Koch Posted: 06 Jan 2019 05:00 AM PST  15 guns you need to know about.
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| Record $3.1 million paid in New Year's tuna auction at Japan's new market Posted: 06 Jan 2019 09:28 AM PST  A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record $3.1 million for a giant tuna Saturday as Tokyo's new fish market, which replaced the world-famous Tsukiji late last year, held its first pre-dawn New Year's auction. Bidding stopped at a whopping 333.6 million yen for the enormous 278-kilogramme (612-pound) fish -- an endangered species -- that was caught off Japan's northern coast. Self-styled "Tuna King" Kiyoshi Kimura paid the top price, which doubled the previous record of 155 million yen also paid by him in 2013.
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| Does Ultima Thule have moons? Scientists want to know Posted: 04 Jan 2019 08:07 PM PST  NASA's New Horizons spacecraft sped past the peculiar asteroid binary known as Ultima Thule on New Year's Day, and it collected an incredible amount of data. In its first transmission to Earth after passing its target New Horizons told its handlers that it had filled its on-board data storage to the brim. Now, as NASA prepares to have the spacecraft send back every bit of information it gathered during its encounter, scientists are eager to answer one question in particular: Does Ultima Thule have moons? As Space.com reports, astronomers have built models that suggest Ultima Thule rotated much faster a long time ago, completing one full spin as quickly as every three hours. Today it takes around 15 hours to complete a rotation, but why is that? It's possible, researchers believe, that small moons orbiting Ultima Thule are responsible for slowing down the larger objects in the center. By exerting a pull on the central bodies the moons could gradually cause them to slow down, but that explanation is only viable if we can actually prove that Ultima Thule has moons to begin with. But despite the fact that the flyby itself has come and gone, it's going to take a while for scientists to actually answer this question and many others. That's because New Horizons will continue to send back the data it's storing for the next two years or so. The downlink between the spacecraft and Earth provides a trickle of data that will take years to sift through, and researchers have to wait and hope that the answer to the moon riddle is contained within it. Furthermore, even if the data doesn't reveal the presence of a moon (or several) orbiting Ultima Thule, it doesn't mean that the binary didn't have one or more moons in the past. The smaller bodies may have departed long ago, leaving no trace aside from the now slowly-spinning central unit.
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| Here's the 2020 Ford Police Interceptor Utility That'll Soon Be Pulling You Over Posted: 05 Jan 2019 05:00 AM PST  Meet the car you'll be seeing in your rearview mirror for the next few years.
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| The Latest: Amid talks, Trump stands by border wall demand Posted: 06 Jan 2019 05:14 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the government shutdown (all times local):
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| France's 'yellow vest' protesters return to streets Posted: 05 Jan 2019 12:05 PM PST  France's "yellow vest" protesters were back on the streets again Saturday as a government spokesman denounced those still protesting as hard-liners who wanted only to bring down the government. Around a thousand protesters gathered on the Champs-Elysees in central Paris, where around 15 police wagons were also deployed, an AFP journalist said. Some paused outside the headquarters of Agence France-Presse (AFP) in central Paris to hurl anti-media insults.
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| Slain police officer called 'American hero' at his funeral Posted: 05 Jan 2019 03:56 PM PST  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California police officer who was killed in the line of duty was hailed Saturday as a "Fiji-born American hero" who made the ultimate sacrifice for his adopted country.
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| Florida man shoves pizza in dad’s face after learning he helped deliver him at birth Posted: 06 Jan 2019 10:26 AM PST  Robert Houston was arrested after attacking his father with a pizza after finding out his father delivered him at birth.
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| Stock market: Worried about markets? Remember 'V' is for victory Posted: 06 Jan 2019 04:02 AM PST  December was bad for stocks, but it's over. Stocks always bounce after extreme nasty stretches. And they do so in a near perfect V-shaped pattern.
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| Taiwan president calls for international support to defend democracy Posted: 05 Jan 2019 04:30 AM PST  Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on Saturday for international support to defend the self-ruled island's democracy and way of life in the face of renewed threats from China. Tsai's comments came days after Chinese President Xi Jinping said nobody could change the fact that Taiwan was part of China, and that people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait should seek "reunification". "We hope that the international community takes it seriously and can voice support and help us," Tsai told reporters in Taipei, referring to threats by China to use force to bring Taiwan under its control.
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| Russia's Air Force Is Getting Lots of New Aircraft (Just Not a Lot of Su-57s or Stealth) Posted: 06 Jan 2019 02:15 AM PST  What happenned to the Su-57?
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| EU illegal migrants hit five-year low as Spain becomes main gateway Europe Posted: 05 Jan 2019 08:13 AM PST  The European Union has recorded the lowest number of migrant arrivals in five years, following moves to curb crossings to Italy and Greece, new figures have shown. But figures published by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) showed that while overall illegal migration to the EU has fallen to 150,000 a record number were now arriving in Spain. "The number of irregular migrants using the Western Mediterranean route to reach Europe doubled for the second year in a row to 57,000, making it the most active migratory route in 2018," the agency said in a statement. It means Spain is the new gateway into Europe for migrants, overtaking Greece and Italy, with arrivals more than doubling from the 2017 total of 22,414. Some 769 people died attempting to reach the Spanish coast in 2018, many in barely seaworthy boats. The pace shows little sign of slowing, with Spain rescuing 401 migrants from the Mediterranean in the first two days of 2019, even though overall migration figures have fallen significantly across Europe. The EU received about half as many illegal migrants in 2018 than at the peak of the migration crisis in 2015, mainly due to a "dramatic fall in the number of migrants taking the Central Mediterranean route to Italy", according to Frontex. Italy, which registered a drop of 80 per cent, has taken a significantly harsher tone on migration under its populist government, sworn in at the beginning of June. Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini stands next to a sniper rifle during an event involving the state police SWAT team in Rome Credit: Reuters In mid-June, Matteo Salvini, the country's hardline Interior Minister refused entry to the migrant NGO rescue-ship Aquarius which had 629 illegal migrants on board. The ship, also refused entry by Malta, was eventually allowed to dock in Valencia by Spain's recently installed left-wing Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in one of his first big tests in the role. "It is our obligation to help avoid a humanitarian catastrophe," Mr Sánchez said at the time. Spain's growing migrant numbers have drawn criticism at home, bolstering the far-right party Vox who won a surprise 12 seats in Andalusia's recent elections after campaigning on an anti-immigrant platform. On Saturday, Spanish right-wing newspaper ABC blamed the rise in migrant numbers on "the Sánchez effect".
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| Teen who stayed up late watching Netflix saved his family from a fire Posted: 05 Jan 2019 06:29 AM PST ![Teen who stayed up late watching Netflix saved his family from a fire]( "Teen who stayed up late watching Netflix saved his family from a fire") A 13-year old in Delaware who decided to stay up late and watch Netflix -- and not go to bed per his mom's orders -- ended up saving his family from a serious house fire. So while we've long known that Netflix can be incredibly addicting, it apparently can also help save lives. As relayed by Delaware Online, 13-year old Damir Borden this past Tuesday was busy watching Netflix early into the morning hours when he started to smell smoke. Acting quickly, he immediately woke up his sleeping family members whereupon they all evacuated to safety. The house was utterly destroyed, and the family could have easily have been trapped inside the burning home but for Damir's warning. "I don't know where we (would) be if he listened and went to sleep," Damir's mom said via a post on Facebook. "Our house is gone, but we are still standing." Speaking to how quickly the fire spread, Damir's mom said that the entire kitchen was engulfed in flames just about four minutes after she was woken up. In other words, time was of the essence and if Damir was asleep, the outcome could have very well been tragic. "I saw smoke in my hallway, and then I saw the fire," Damir explained in an interview. "And then, when I saw that I started yelling for my mom because she was asleep at the time. If Netflix wasn't there, I probably would have went to sleep." Now as for the Netflix show that kept Damir up into all hours of the night, he told reporters that he was busy watching The Flash. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLul_SsBjwA
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| Golden Globes, NFL playoffs, government shutdown: 5 things to know this weekend Posted: 05 Jan 2019 03:01 AM PST  The 2019 Golden Globes, NFL Wild Card playoff weekend and more things to know to start your weekend.
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| Britons would now vote to stay in EU, want second referendum: poll Posted: 06 Jan 2019 05:31 AM PST  More Britons want to remain a member of the European Union than leave, according to a survey published on Sunday which also showed voters want to make the final decision themselves. Britain is due leave the EU on March 29, but Prime Minister Theresa May is struggling to get her exit deal approved by parliament, opening up huge uncertainty over whether a deal is possible, or even whether the country will leave at all. The survey by polling firm YouGov showed that if a referendum were held immediately, 46 percent would vote to remain, 39 percent would vote to leave, and the rest either did not know, would not vote, or refused to answer the question.
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| Bayern fines Ribery for comments after gold-leaf steak furor Posted: 06 Jan 2019 01:54 PM PST  BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich has fined winger Franck Ribery for posting expletives and insults on social media after receiving criticism online for posting a video of being served a gold-leaf steak.
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| 'Surviving R. Kelly': The most horrifying claims from night two Posted: 04 Jan 2019 06:00 PM PST !['Surviving R. Kelly': The most horrifying claims from night two]( "'Surviving R. Kelly': The most horrifying claims from night two") The three-night, six-hour Lifetime documentary "Surviving R. Kelly" aired its Part 2 Friday night.
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