| After killing TPP, Trump to meet Xi, reassure allies Posted: 13 Mar 2017 02:51 PM PDT  President Trump will host Chinese President Xi Jinping early next month, a potentially pivotal summit as the White House tries to reassure allies that the United States will stay engaged in the region after backing out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal. The two leaders are tentatively expected to meet April 7-8, potentially at Trump's luxury Mar-a-Lago private club in Florida, a U.S. official confirmed on Monday. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will lock down the exact dates on his trip to Asia this week, the official added.
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| First Look: The New Fitbit Alta HR Posted: 13 Mar 2017 07:32 AM PDT  Fitbit updates one of its most popular fitness trackers with heart-rate monitoring, enhanced sleep tracking, and better battery life.
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| Rep. Steve King: ‘We can’t restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies’ Posted: 12 Mar 2017 02:28 PM PDT  Congressman Steve King has a history of stirring controversy. Iowa Rep. Steve King is facing a fierce backlash over a tweet critics say is an open embrace of white nationalism. On Sunday, King retweeted a political cartoon featuring Geert Wilders, a Dutch politician whose anti-Muslim rhetoric and blown-out hairstyle have drawn plenty of comparisons to Donald Trump.
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| New Michael Brown Surveillance Video Expected Monday Posted: 13 Mar 2017 06:25 AM PDT  An attorney representing the owners of Ferguson Market and Liquor Store said new footage would be released Monday that would contradict the version of events depicted in a documentary that premiered over the weekend.
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| Poland to seek extradition from United States of suspected Nazi commander Posted: 13 Mar 2017 01:56 PM PDT ![Poland to seek extradition from United States of suspected Nazi commander]( "Poland to seek extradition from United States of suspected Nazi commander") Poland plans to seek the extradition of an American on suspicion of committing crimes against humanity in the World War Two deaths of 44 Polish villagers, Poland's government-affiliated history institute said on Monday. The man, identified as Michael K., is suspected of ordering the killings in 1944 in eastern Poland when he was a commander in the Nazi's SS-led Ukrainian Self Defence Legion, the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) said in a statement.
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| Biden Institute launched at University of Delaware Posted: 13 Mar 2017 04:30 PM PDT  NEWARK, Del. (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden is hoping a new public policy institute bearing his name will foster civic engagement and promote a spirit of bipartisanship.
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| Good Samaritans Save Elderly Woman Walking Across Train Tracks Just in the Nick of Time Posted: 12 Mar 2017 10:48 AM PDT  She was uninjured.
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| Conway: ‘I’m not Inspector Gadget’ Posted: 13 Mar 2017 08:04 AM PDT  White House counselor Kellyanne Conway responded to a headline in the New Jersey newspaper the Record in a CNN interview today. The paper quoted Conway as saying that surveillance can be conducted with "microwaves that turn into cameras." Conway said to CNN, "I'm not Inspector Gadget. I don't believe people are using the microwave to spy on the Trump campaign. However, I'm not in the job of having evidence. That's what investigations are for."
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| Early Supreme Court hearings little resembled their modern counterparts Posted: 13 Mar 2017 08:15 AM PDT  As Constitution Daily counts down to Neil Gorsuch's Supreme Court testimony, we look back at how this dramatic process started – and why we have public nomination hearings at all.
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| Baby gear injuries surging, often due to falls Posted: 13 Mar 2017 10:14 AM PDT ![Baby gear injuries surging, often due to falls]( "Baby gear injuries surging, often due to falls") By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - - Every eight minutes in the U.S., a child under three has an accident related to baby products like strollers, carriers, cribs and walkers, a study suggests. Injuries are on the rise, and roughly four in five are due to falls, researchers report in Pediatrics. "What's surprising is how many children are still experiencing nursery product-related injuries serious enough to result in a trip to the emergency department - one every eight minutes," said senior study author Dr. Gary Smith, director of the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.
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| ‘She’s complicit’: Ivanka Trump torched by ScarJo on ‘SNL’ Posted: 12 Mar 2017 10:00 AM PDT  Alec Baldwin returned as Donald Trump on "Saturday Night Live" this weekend, imagining how the president would respond to an "Independence Day"-style alien invasion during the cold-open sketch. (Hint: It involves wearing a bomber jacket.) But it was Scarlett Johansson's portrayal of Ivanka Trump that stole the show.
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| Guatemala shelter fire death toll climbs to 39 Posted: 11 Mar 2017 06:00 PM PST  The death toll in a horrific fire at a government-run shelter for Guatemalan teens has climbed to 39, officials said. Hundreds of protesters rallied outside the residence of President Jimmy Morales, alleging that government negligence at the overcrowded facility where staffers were accused of sexual and other abuse allowed the tragedy to happen. Three more adolescent girls succumbed to their injuries while being treated in intensive care, according to hospital officials, who said 14 girls are still in their care, including eight in critical condition.
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| Nigeria's Buhari tells parliament he has resumed duties: spokesman Posted: 13 Mar 2017 05:27 AM PDT ![Nigeria's Buhari tells parliament he has resumed duties: spokesman]( "Nigeria's Buhari tells parliament he has resumed duties: spokesman") By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has told parliament that he has resumed his duties following seven weeks of medical leave in Britain, his spokesman said on Monday. Nigeria's economy shrank 1.5 percent in 2016, its first full-year contraction for 25 years, largely due to low oil prices and attacks on energy facilities in the OPEC member's Niger Delta oil hub last year. Buhari had made his deputy Yemi Osinbajo acting president during his absence.
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| Apple (AAPL) Stock vs. Alphabet (GOOG) Stock: Which is the Better Buy? Posted: 13 Mar 2017 06:28 AM PDT ![Apple (AAPL) Stock vs. Alphabet (GOOG) Stock: Which is the Better Buy?]( "Apple (AAPL) Stock vs. Alphabet (GOOG) Stock: Which is the Better Buy?") Apple (ticker: AAPL) and Alphabet ( GOOG, GOOGL) are two of the biggest tech titans around, and they happen to compete for much more than smartphone market share. From large-capitalization institutional technology investors to average Americans saving for retirement, the fact is that AAPL stock and GOOG stock also go head to head for billions of dollars in investor capital. In a universe where Apple and Alphabet were mutually exclusive investments, which stock would be the better buy?
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| A look at simmering tensions between Turkey and Netherlands Posted: 13 Mar 2017 09:29 AM PDT  BERLIN (AP) — Diplomatic tensions between Turkey and Western Europe erupted over the weekend after the Netherlands blocked Turkish officials from holding rallies in their country, prompting a flurry of angry rhetoric and threats of dire consequences from Ankara.
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| Sheriff's Deputies Heroically Save Jet Skiers in the Path of Cruise Ship in the Nick of Time Posted: 13 Mar 2017 03:02 PM PDT ![Sheriff's Deputies Heroically Save Jet Skiers in the Path of Cruise Ship in the Nick of Time]( "Sheriff's Deputies Heroically Save Jet Skiers in the Path of Cruise Ship in the Nick of Time") A tourist filmed the dramatic rescue from the deck of the cruise ship as it approached.
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| The Latest: Navajo leader: Mourning with officer's family Posted: 12 Mar 2017 06:44 PM PDT ![The Latest: Navajo leader: Mourning with officer's family]( "The Latest: Navajo leader: Mourning with officer's family") PREWITT, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting of a Navajo Nation police officer (all times local):
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| Watch this Mexican volcano blow some serious smoke Posted: 12 Mar 2017 05:00 PM PDT  One of Mexico's most famous volcanos erupted this weekend, sending clouds of ash down on surrounding communities. Popocatépetl has erupted twice since Saturday evening and emitted hundreds of short, low-intensity bursts of gas and smoke, Mexican authorities said on Sunday afternoon. SEE ALSO: A volcano just erupted in Europe and the footage is amazing Unlike Italy's Mount Etna, Popocatépetl hasn't spewed any spectacular lava — much to the relief of residents in Mexico's Puebla valley, which sits about 80 miles east of Mexico City. The area remains under "yellow alert," meaning families should protect their food and drinking water from the volcano's falling ash. But Popocatépetl is still lit up, even if cameras can't capture it. At some points on the night of March 10, the volcano's crater gave off a glow that intensified to a brilliant orange each time the volcano belched smoke, Mexico's National Center for Disaster Prevention reported. En las últimas 24 horas, el monitoreo del #Popocatépetl identificó 125 exhalaciones de baja intensidad y dos explosiones. pic.twitter.com/97DxsyXit7 — Luis Felipe Puente (@LUISFELIPE_P) March 12, 2017 On a rare smogless day in Mexico City, the white caps of Popocatépetl and its neighboring volcano Iztaccíhuatl can clearly be seen in the distance. According to an Aztec legend, Popocatépetl was a handsome warrior and Iztaccíhuatl a beautiful princess. Like all good love stories, their story ends in tragedy. Elsewhere in North America, Alaska's Bogoslof volcano has also been acting up. #Bogoslof volcano Worldview satellite imgs from Mar 3 and 11, showing changes due to eruption on Mar 8. https://t.co/6LWU4WMH0q pic.twitter.com/nngmtu2J5T — Alaska AVO (@alaska_avo) March 12, 2017 Eruption activity at the underwater volcano last week changed the physical landscape of the surrounding island, the Alaskan Volcano Observatory noted. Satellite images show how the island's central lake had greatly expanded, while deposits of volcanic ash and blocks extended the island's western shoreline. Video credit: webcamsdemexico via Storyful WATCH: Exploring volcanoes with robots: a day in the life of Carolyn Parcheta
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| Obama lawyers move fast to join fight against Trump Posted: 13 Mar 2017 06:24 AM PDT ![Obama lawyers move fast to join fight against Trump]( "Obama lawyers move fast to join fight against Trump") By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Johnathan Smith resigned from the U.S. Justice Department on Inauguration Day, he looked forward to spending time with his infant son, but that plan unraveled a week later when President Donald Trump unveiled his explosive foreign travel ban. Within two weeks, Smith had a new job as legal director of civil rights group Muslim Advocates and was drafting briefs for a successful court challenge to the ban, joining other former top Obama administration lawyers now fighting Trump. It is not surprising that Smith and some of his colleagues, political appointees of Democratic President Barack Obama, would leave the Justice Department now led by Republicans.
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| Bangladesh to fell building deemed "symbol of corruption" Posted: 12 Mar 2017 06:38 AM PDT  Bangladesh's highest court Sunday ordered the demolition of a lakeside building occupied by powerful garment groups, a move welcomed by activists who considered the structure an enduring symbol of corruption. The 16-story building, long criticised for openly flouting Dhaka's strict construction laws, must be destroyed within six months at a cost borne by its occupants, the Supreme Court ruled. "If they fail to carry out the order, the (government's) capital development authority will demolish the building," Attorney General Mahbubey Alam told AFP.
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| Author's Heartbreaking Story: What Are the Signs of Ovarian Cancer? Posted: 13 Mar 2017 08:21 AM PDT  In a heart-wrenching essay, author Amy Krouse Rosenthal penned a dating profile for her husband to use after she was gone. Rosenthal was running out of time: She was dying of ovarian cancer, which she was diagnosed with in September 2015. "I'm facing a deadline, in this case, a pressing one," Rosenthal wrote in the essay, which was published March 3, 2017, in The New York Times.
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| 4 Increasingly Popular Company Retirement Planning Perks Posted: 13 Mar 2017 06:35 AM PDT ![4 Increasingly Popular Company Retirement Planning Perks]( "4 Increasingly Popular Company Retirement Planning Perks") A traditional 401(k) plan is now the predominate form of retirement benefit provided by employers. Here's a look at the types of retirement benefits that are increasingly being offered to employees. A Roth 401(k) allows employees to save after-tax dollars in order to qualify for tax-free withdrawals in retirement.
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| Turkey's Erdogan says Netherlands acting like a 'banana republic' Posted: 12 Mar 2017 10:11 AM PDT ![Turkey's Erdogan says Netherlands acting like a 'banana republic']( "Turkey's Erdogan says Netherlands acting like a 'banana republic'") By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Thomas Escritt ANKARA/ROTTERDAM (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday the Netherlands was acting like a "banana republic" and should face sanctions for barring Turkish ministers from speaking in Rotterdam, fuelling a row over Ankara's political campaigning abroad. Erdogan is looking to the large number of Turks living in Europe, especially in Germany and the Netherlands, to help secure victory next month in a referendum that would give the presidency sweeping new powers.
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| Berlin ground staff strike, hundreds of flights canceled Posted: 13 Mar 2017 02:52 AM PDT  BERLIN (AP) — Ground staff at Berlin's two airports went on strike Monday for the second time in four days, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights.
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| House Completely Covered by Ice in Astonishing Viral Images Posted: 13 Mar 2017 01:32 PM PDT  John Kucko said the ice is up to six inches thick on his lakeside property in upstate New York.
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| Officials warn of global religious extremism threat to China Posted: 13 Mar 2017 03:49 AM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — Chinese officials are issuing new warnings about the specter of global religious extremism seeping into the country, following reports of fighters from China's Muslim minority fighting alongside militants in Syria and Iraq.
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| Photos of the day - March 13, 2017 Posted: 13 Mar 2017 02:34 PM PDT ![Photos of the day - March 13, 2017]( "Photos of the day - March 13, 2017") Displaced Iraqis who had fled their homes wait to move to a safe place, as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq; Chinese President Xi Jinping, foreground center, Premier Li Keqiang, foreground center right, and delegates attend a closing session for the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing; and, An Indian reveller covered with powdered colors celebrates the Holi festival in Bangalore, India.
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| 'Brand Modi' gets thumbs up as PM's party sweeps India polls Posted: 13 Mar 2017 03:09 AM PDT  Rebounding from a self-inflicted banknote crisis to deliver his party a stunning victory in state polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dominance mirrors that of India's early independence leaders and bodes well for his re-election in 2019, analysts say. Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party won a surprise absolute majority in Uttar Pradesh at the weekend, a result not seen in decades in the northern state that's home to 220 million people and seen as a bellwether of national politics. It also won a majority in Uttarakhand and despite coming second will form governments in Goa and Manipur, the latter a remote eastern state where the Hindu nationalist party held zero seats before polling day.
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| Northeast braces for blizzard conditions Posted: 13 Mar 2017 08:44 AM PDT  With less than a week until the first day of spring, Mother Nature is packing a punch: a winter storm expected to slam the Northeast. Blizzard conditions are expected to hit Washington, D.C., New York and Boston from Monday night into Tuesday, with 12 to 20 inches of snow expected.
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| Stock markets confident Fed will seal deal Posted: 13 Mar 2017 01:51 PM PDT  New York (AFP) - World stock markets mostly rose Monday as investors priced in the near-certainty of a US rate rise this week following a forecast-busting US jobs report.
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| South Korea's Park criticized over defiance, faces calls for investigation Posted: 13 Mar 2017 02:14 AM PDT ![South Korea's Park criticized over defiance, faces calls for investigation]( "South Korea's Park criticized over defiance, faces calls for investigation") By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - Ousted South Korean leader Park Geun-hye faced criticism on Monday over a defiant vow that the truth of her impeachment would be revealed, with the main opposition party urging prosecutors to investigate her quickly. The Constitutional Court dismissed Park from office on Friday when it upheld a parliamentary impeachment vote over an influence-peddling scandal that has shaken the political and business elite. Park has denied any wrongdoing.
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| Is race important? Jury queried in Louisiana murder trial Posted: 13 Mar 2017 03:25 PM PDT  MARKSVILLE, La. (AP) — The head of the Louisiana State Police called it the most disturbing thing he's seen: a 6-year-old autistic boy's lifeless body, strapped into the front seat of a car riddled with bullets fired by two law enforcement officers.
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| Tribes ask judge to stop Dakota Access oil from flowing Posted: 13 Mar 2017 09:58 AM PDT  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Two Native American tribes who are suing to stop the Dakota Access pipeline have asked a judge to head off the imminent flow of oil while they appeal his decision allowing the pipeline's construction to be completed.
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| Puerto Rico creditors urge extension of fiscal plan deadline Posted: 13 Mar 2017 05:02 AM PDT ![Puerto Rico creditors urge extension of fiscal plan deadline]( "Puerto Rico creditors urge extension of fiscal plan deadline") A group holding more than $10 billion of Puerto Rican debt wants the island's federally appointed financial oversight board to postpone a Wednesday deadline to approve a fiscal turnaround plan for Puerto Rico, saying the U.S. territory's creditors should have input on the plan. A bondholder group led by OppenheimerFunds and Franklin Advisers, which hold debt across a wide swath of Puerto Rican credits, made the request to the board in a letter made public on Monday morning, ahead of the board's scheduled public meeting in New York. "An extension would ... allow Puerto Rico and the oversight board to work with Puerto Rico's key stakeholders to develop a fiscal plan that makes sense to all the parties," the group said.
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| Jordan releases soldier who killed 7 Israeli schoolgirls Posted: 12 Mar 2017 08:29 AM PDT  A Jordanian soldier who shot dead seven Israeli schoolgirls in 1997 was released from prison Sunday after serving out his life sentence, sparking outrage from the families of those killed. In March 1997, Ahmad Dakamseh fired an automatic weapon at schoolgirls on a trip to the Jordan-Israel border, killing seven of them and wounding five others and a teacher. "He is now a free man," his cousin Mohammed Yahya Dakamseh told AFP by phone, saying he had been released at around 1:00 am after "he finished his jail term".
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| Giraffe Giving Birth On Live Cam Update Posted: 12 Mar 2017 03:18 AM PDT  Zookeepers watching over April the giraffe, who is more than 15 months pregnant, said there has been a lot of belly movement.
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| Keep Your Complexion Gorgeous Over 40 Posted: 12 Mar 2017 05:00 PM PDT  Mona celebrates her upcoming birthday with a skin-care makeover based on expert advice from Plastic Surgeon Dr. Andrew Ordon and Dermatologist Dr. Annie Chu. Mona's a former smoker, which is damaging to the skin, and she's looking to recover that youthful glow.
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| Trump plans to host China's Xi in April: media reports Posted: 13 Mar 2017 02:37 PM PDT ![Trump plans to host China's Xi in April: media reports]( "Trump plans to host China's Xi in April: media reports") U.S. President Donald Trump plans to host Chinese President Xi Jinping at a two-day summit next month, according to media reports, as his administration seeks to smooth relations with the world's second-largest economy. The meeting is tentatively scheduled for April 6-7 at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, U.S. online media outlet Axios reported on Monday, citing officials familiar with the plans. It said the plan was tentative and that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was expected to finalize plans during a trip this week to Asia, which includes a stop in China.
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| Galaxy S8 release date, specs and colors confirmed by top insider Posted: 13 Mar 2017 04:15 AM PDT 
April probably can't come soon enough for Samsung. With the company still trying to dust itself off from last year's Galaxy Note 7 fiasco, Samsung is undoubtedly hoping that the impending release of the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus will help people forget about the most dramatic product recall in tech history.
As previously reported, Samsung will officially unveil both devices at a special event in New York City on March 29; but why wait a few weeks when you can get the full scoop on Samsung's next-gen smartphone lineup today? Over the past few weeks, Galaxy S8 rumors have been coming down the pipeline at a rapid clip. In fact, it's probably fair to say that there isn't much we don't already know about what the S8 and the S8 Plus will bring to the table. If you happened to miss it, we even managed to snag exclusive photos of a pre-release S8 earlier this month. Now as for what the S8 will deliver in terms of features and specs, a new research note from reputed KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (originally seen by 9to5Google) seems to confirm what we can can expect to see from Samsung's 2017 smartphone lineup. The 5.8-inch S8 is said to be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 processor and will feature a WQHD+ resolution of 2960x1440 along with the same 3000 mAh battery as last year's Galaxy S7. The 6.2-inch S8 Plus, meanwhile, will reportedly sport a healthy 3500 mAh battery. Kuo's note adds the following design details: (1) Full-screen display with no physical home button; (2) all models equipped with 3D-curved cover glass; and (3) six cutouts at the top front consist of a proximity sensor, ambient light sensor (ALS), IR-LED transmitter and receiver for iris recognition, front/ sub camera, and receiver.
Interestingly, we saw a rumor floating around last week claiming that Samsung is contemplating the addition of a facial recognition feature to its S8 lineup to compensate for slow performance from the aforementioned iris scanner. Camera wise, the S8 will reportedly sport a 12 megapixel sensor on the back and a 8 megapixel sensor on the front, a decent bump up from the 5 megapixel shooter used on the Galaxy S7. With respect to RAM, models in the U.S. and Europe will have 4GB of RAM while Kuo relays that models sold in Korea and China will have 6GB of RAM to work with. Also worth mentioning is Kuo's claim that the S8 will be released in seven colors: silver, gold, black, matte black, blue, orchid, and pink. Kuo further adds there will be four modules mounted next to each other on the back of the device: "a main camera (middle of the four), fingerprint scanner module (right), camera flash (top left), and heart beat measurement (bottom left)." Additional S8 rumors we've seen elsewhere indicate that the S8 will boast 64GB of storage and will run Android 7.0 Nougat. Lastly, Kuo writes that the S8 will hit store shelves on April 21, perhaps alleviating any concerns raised by a recent rumor that the launch date may have been pushed back to April 28.
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| Judge nixes stiffer sentence for Dylann Roof's friend Posted: 13 Mar 2017 12:01 PM PDT ![Judge nixes stiffer sentence for Dylann Roof's friend]( "Judge nixes stiffer sentence for Dylann Roof's friend") COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Dylann Roof's friend should not get an unusually tough prison sentence for failing to warn police about Roof's plans to kill black worshippers at a Charleston church, a judge ruled on Monday.
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| US Attorney Preet Bharara 'fired' after not resigning Posted: 13 Mar 2017 10:25 AM PDT  Bharara was known for going across the aisle and being an independent prosecutor.
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| Turkey-Dutch relations shatter after Turkish visits banned Posted: 11 Mar 2017 06:44 PM PST  ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — The escalating dispute between NATO allies Turkey and the Netherlands hit a new low Sunday, with a Turkish minister escorted out of the country less than a day after Turkey's foreign minister was denied entry, prompting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to call the Dutch "Nazi remnants."
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| South Korea's Moon vows 'new history' after impeachment Posted: 11 Mar 2017 10:39 PM PST  The front-runner to succeed South Korea's impeached president Park Geun-Hye on Sunday called for unity as the country writes a "new history", while hundreds gathered outside the home of the ousted leader in a show of support. The Constitutional Court on Friday upheld a parliamentary vote to impeach Park, effectively removing her from office over a corruption scandal involving her close friend. A presidential election is to be held within 60 days of the ruling, with local media suggesting May 9 as the most likely date.
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| Chile's devastating wildfires Posted: 13 Mar 2017 06:00 AM PDT ![Chile's devastating wildfires]( "Chile's devastating wildfires") Forest fires are a regular feature of Chile's hot, arid summers, but a nearly decade-long drought combined with historically high temperatures have created tinder-like conditions in the nation's central regions. (Reuters)
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