| White House: Despite FBI Finding 'No Evidence', Wiretap Hearings Not Over Posted: 20 Mar 2017 03:53 AM PDT  White House spokesman Sean Spicer said in the daily briefing that despite FBI Director James Comey testifying to Congress there was "no evidence" to support Trump's wiretapping claims, the White House will not apologize.
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| Baby Born with 4 Legs and 2 Spines Thrives After Risky Surgery Removes Two Extra Limbs Posted: 21 Mar 2017 03:16 PM PDT  Ten-month-old Dominique journeyed from West Africa to receive risky surgery that would save her life.
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| Pope begs God's forgiveness for Church sins in Rwanda genocide Posted: 20 Mar 2017 08:13 AM PDT  Pope Francis on Monday begged for God's forgiveness for "the sins and failings of the Church and its members" implicated in the 1994 Rwanda genocide that killed around 800,000 people. The pontiff "conveyed his profound sadness, and that of the Holy See and of the Church, for the genocide against the Tutsi," the Vatican said in a statement after a meeting between Francis and the Rwanda President Paul Kagame.
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| Exclusive: North Korea has no fear of U.S. sanctions move, will pursue nuclear arms - envoy Posted: 21 Mar 2017 03:24 PM PDT ![Exclusive: North Korea has no fear of U.S. sanctions move, will pursue nuclear arms - envoy]( "Exclusive: North Korea has no fear of U.S. sanctions move, will pursue nuclear arms - envoy") By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - North Korea has nothing to fear from any U.S. move to broaden sanctions aimed at cutting it off from the global financial system and will pursue "acceleration" of its nuclear and missile programs, a North Korean envoy told Reuters on Tuesday. This includes developing a "pre-emptive first strike capability" and an inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM), said Choe Myong Nam, deputy ambassador at the North Korean mission to the United Nations in Geneva. Reuters, quoting a senior U.S. official in Washington, reported on Monday that the Trump administration is considering sweeping sanctions as part of a broad review of measures to counter North Korea's nuclear and missile threat.
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| AP Exclusive: Orly video shows attacker rushing soldier Posted: 20 Mar 2017 11:02 AM PDT  PARIS (AP) — Video of a suspected Islamic extremist at Paris' Orly Airport shows a soldier caught by surprise when an attacker drops a shopping bag and grabs her from behind.
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| Kidnapping Victim Reveals How a Facebook Video Helped Her Escape Car Trunk Posted: 20 Mar 2017 02:08 PM PDT ![Kidnapping Victim Reveals How a Facebook Video Helped Her Escape Car Trunk]( "Kidnapping Victim Reveals How a Facebook Video Helped Her Escape Car Trunk") Surveillance footage captured Brittany Diggs falling from the trunk and running to safety.
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| Trump touts poll showing decline in approval rating Posted: 20 Mar 2017 07:12 AM PDT  President Trump punched Monday at one poll of his approval ratings while touting another. But the latter poll, by Fox News, showed him with a steadily declining performance rate.
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| POTUS tweets put White House spin on Comey’s testimony Posted: 20 Mar 2017 01:37 PM PDT  The White House responded to a day of damaging testimony to Congress on Monday by FBI Director James Comey and NSA Director Adm. Mike Rogers with a series of tweets intended to cast the news in the best possible light. The official @POTUS account sent out a series of clips from the House Intelligence Committee's hearing into the 2016 election, focusing on three issues: Russian efforts to influence the vote, allegations that the Trump campaign was wiretapped, and the leaks to the media about contacts between Russian officials and former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. Comey said that the Department of Justice was looking into Russian interference with the election and potential ties to the Trump campaign but that he had no information to support the president's claims, on Twitter, that Trump Tower had been wiretapped on the orders of former President Barack Obama.
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| Croc takes fisherman in Australia Posted: 19 Mar 2017 07:43 PM PDT  A fisherman whose body was pulled from the water Monday was likely killed by a large crocodile, police said, after his empty dinghy and speargun were found in northern Australia. The 35-year-old was fishing alone off Innisfail, south of Cairns in Queensland state, and was reported missing on Sunday evening when the boat and floating speargun, which was pierced through a fish, were discovered. "Initial investigations suggest the man may have been taken by a crocodile," Queensland police said, adding that they believe it was a four-metre (13-feet) beast.
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| Pres. Trump’s Complicated Relationship With the Truth Posted: 20 Mar 2017 08:37 AM PDT  From the size of the Inauguration crowd, to his baseless claims that millions of people voted illegally, the president's tendency to misrepresent facts has damaged his credibility with some.
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| U.S. to ban some airline passengers from carrying larger electronics Posted: 20 Mar 2017 04:38 PM PDT ![U.S. to ban some airline passengers from carrying larger electronics]( "U.S. to ban some airline passengers from carrying larger electronics") By David Shepardson and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities are planning to ban passengers traveling on certain U.S.-bound foreign airline flights from carrying into the cabin larger electronic devices in response to an unspecified terrorism threat, U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday. The new rule is expected to be announced as early as Monday by the Department of Homeland Security, the officials said, adding that it had been under consideration since the U.S. government learned of a threat several weeks ago. The officials did not name the other countries.
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| Legendary tomb of Jesus resurrected Posted: 21 Mar 2017 07:24 AM PDT ![Legendary tomb of Jesus resurrected]( "Legendary tomb of Jesus resurrected") Believed by the devout to house the final resting place of Jesus Christ, Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre will open to the public on Wednesday after nearly a year of restoration. An ongoing dispute between the religious groups controlling the site had brought the burial place, known as the Edicule, to the brink of collapse. "We are at the critical moment for rehabilitating the Edicule," director of the restoration Antonia Moropoulou told National Geographic.
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| Sen. Durbin on Gorsuch’s 'frozen trucker' ruling: Temperatures that day were freezing, but ‘not as cold as your dissent’ Posted: 20 Mar 2017 02:21 PM PDT  On Judge Neil Gorsuch's first day of his Supreme Court confirmation hearing, Sen. Dick Durbin brought up the case of Alphonse Maddin, a trucker who was fired after his trailer broke down in subzero temperatures. Gorsuch concluded it wasn't illegal for the company to fire him for seeking safety when he began to lose feeling in his body after waiting hours for help. Durbin said that the temperatures the day of the incident were freezing, but "not as cold as your dissent."
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| Man Burns Down Parents Home, Kills Three Pets While Trying To Exterminate Ants: Officials Posted: 21 Mar 2017 11:22 AM PDT  Devon Doucette, 21, was trying to incinerate the ants with wooden matches when one of them ignited combustible materials, investigators say.
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| 'War Machine' Guilty Of Beating Up Ex-Girlfriend Christy Mack Posted: 20 Mar 2017 11:06 PM PDT  Former MMA fighter, Jonathan Paul Koppenhaver's attorneys admitted that he assaulted Christy Mack and her male friend at Mack's Las Vegas residence.
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| Former NC police chief detained at JFK for 90 minutes Posted: 19 Mar 2017 07:29 PM PDT ![Former NC police chief detained at JFK for 90 minutes]( "Former NC police chief detained at JFK for 90 minutes") RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A former North Carolina police chief whose mother is Italian and father is Somali said Sunday that he's disappointed with his country of 42 years after he was detained at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
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| TripAdvisor names Bali best global destination for 2017 in Travelers' Choice Awards Posted: 21 Mar 2017 09:11 AM PDT  The Buddhist island has claimed the top spot for the first time in TripAdvisor's Travelers' Choice Awards, published Tuesday, March 21, crowning the year's best travel destinations.
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| Israel says 2016 killing of top Hezbollah commander was inside job Posted: 21 Mar 2017 08:49 AM PDT ![Israel says 2016 killing of top Hezbollah commander was inside job]( "Israel says 2016 killing of top Hezbollah commander was inside job") By Yuval Ben-David NETANYA, Israel (Reuters) - The chief of Israel's armed forces said on Tuesday the death last year of the top Hezbollah military commander was an assassination by the Iranian-backed Lebanese group itself. Hezbollah has maintained the commander, Mustafa Badreddine, was killed near Damascus by artillery fire from insurgent groups fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. "According to (media) reports, he was killed by his superiors, which points to the extent of the cruelty, complexity and tension between Hezbollah and its patron, Iran," Israeli Lieutenant-General Gadi Eisenkot said.
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| Things keep getting worse for Uber as president and mapping VP both just quit Posted: 20 Mar 2017 07:59 AM PDT 
It's safe to say that 2017 hasn't been particularly kind of Uber thus far, with its CEO's public meltdowns, accusations of rampant sexism and harassment at its highest ranks, and reports revealing how the company secretly evaded government oversight. You'd probably think things couldn't get much worse for the company, but you'd be wrong, as today brings with it a pair of high-profile departures that include Uber's VP of mapping and business, as well as president Jeff Jones.
Brian McClendon, the aforementioned VP, has reportedly been planning to depart for some time, and will also remain connected to Uber in an advisory role. Jones, on the other hand, seemingly wants nothing more to do with the company he joined just six months ago, issuing a statement to Recode claiming "the beliefs and approach to leadership that have guided my career are inconsistent with what I saw and experienced at Uber." "After we announced our intention to hire a COO, Jeff came to the tough decision that he doesn't see his future at Uber," embattled CEO Travis Kalanick said in a note to Uber employees. "It is unfortunate that this was announced through the press but I thought it was important to send all of you an email before providing comment publicly." Jones was recruited to Uber from Target, and was brought on board to assist Kalanick in managing the company. His departure after less than a year on the job and his thinly veiled jab at Uber's corporate culture as he makes his way out the door is certainly telling.
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| Meet Neil Gorsuch's Wife, Marie Louise Posted: 20 Mar 2017 08:55 AM PDT  They have two daughters named Emma and Belinda and live in a 3,600-square-foot house in Colorado.
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| Spider venom may offer hope to stroke victims: scientists Posted: 20 Mar 2017 09:40 PM PDT  A protein in the venom of potentially deadly funnel web spiders could minimise the effects of brain damage after a stroke, researchers in Australia said on Tuesday. Strokes claim six million lives worldwide each year, and five million survivors are left with a permanent disability. Scientists from the University of Queensland and Monash University said spider venom was always a good place to look for proteins to help in medical treatments as they have evolved to target the nervous systems of insects.
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| Judge Orders Veteran Who Served in Afghanistan to Be Deported Posted: 20 Mar 2017 11:59 AM PDT  Miguel Perez served two tours of duty in Afghanistan and has lived in the US since he was 8.
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| Married Teacher Who Allegedly Had Sexual Relations With 17-Year-Old Student Grins in Mugshot Posted: 21 Mar 2017 03:24 PM PDT  She turned herself in on Monday.
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| Company: Dakota Access pipeline on track, despite "threats" Posted: 20 Mar 2017 07:34 PM PDT  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The company building the Dakota Access pipeline said Monday that the project remains on track to start moving oil this week despite recent "coordinated physical attacks" along the line.
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| Lucky escape for S.Sudan plane crash survivors Posted: 20 Mar 2017 05:29 PM PDT  All passengers and crew survived a plane crash in South Sudan on Monday in which the jet hit a fire truck on the runway before bursting into flames. "There is no one who died," Bona Gaudensio, information minister in the northwestern state of Wau where the accident happened, said on Tuesday. Wau is a regional capital with a busy airport used by the United Nations and aid agencies as well as private and commercial planes.
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| Welcoming Spring: It's an international thing Posted: 21 Mar 2017 07:44 AM PDT ![Welcoming Spring: It's an international thing]( "Welcoming Spring: It's an international thing") Spring, marked by the Vernal Equinox on March 20 in the northern hemisphere, ushers in the start of longer days and a promise of warmer weather. Here's a look at how the arrival of the new season is celebrated around the world.
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| Macron, Le Pen clash in French TV debate Posted: 20 Mar 2017 03:28 PM PDT ![Macron, Le Pen clash in French TV debate]( "Macron, Le Pen clash in French TV debate") By Ingrid Melander and Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) - The top candidates in France's presidential election clashed in a televised debate on Monday, with centrist Emmanuel Macron accusing far-right leader Marine Le Pen of lying and seeking to divide the French. Opinion polls show Macron and Le Pen pulling away from the pack in an election that has been full of twists and turns, and which is taking place against a backdrop of high unemployment and sluggish growth. One of the most heated exchanges came between the two frontrunners, after Le Pen accused Macron of being in favor of the burkini, a full-body swimsuit worn by Muslim women that created weeks of controversy in France last summer.
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| 2017 already marked by climate extremes: UN Posted: 20 Mar 2017 05:29 PM PDT  Extreme weather and climate conditions, including Arctic "heatwaves", are continuing this year, after 2016 topped the global temperature charts and saw shrinking sea ice and surging sea levels. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned Tuesday that the drastic shifts seen in the global climate system that resulted in a range of alarming records last year appear to be continuing unabated. "We are now in truly unchartered territory," David Carlson, head of the World Climate Research Programme, said in a release from the WMO.
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| Eyes on Main Street, Wilson Outdoor Photo Festival Posted: 21 Mar 2017 10:07 AM PDT ![Eyes on Main Street, Wilson Outdoor Photo Festival]( "Eyes on Main Street, Wilson Outdoor Photo Festival") The third edition of Eyes on Main Street, Wilson Outdoor Photo Festival opens April 8, 2017 in Wilson, N.C. Nash Street, the main street of Wilson, will be transformed into a vibrant gallery of large-scale photographs and for 100 days, 100 photographs will be displayed on 100 storefront windows, spanning six city blocks.
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| Husband Stammers and Stumbles in 911 Call About 'Injured' Wife He Allegedly Shot to Death Posted: 20 Mar 2017 12:24 PM PDT  Dwight Luton told cops one story, but surveillance video showed another, police said.
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| Police: 3-year-old twins die in Missouri pond accident Posted: 21 Mar 2017 10:55 AM PDT ![Police: 3-year-old twins die in Missouri pond accident]( "Police: 3-year-old twins die in Missouri pond accident") KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 3-year-old girl and her twin brother died in a "tragic accident" in a Missouri pond after they apparently wandered from home as their father slept, authorities said.
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| National Park Hotels To Benefit From Trump's Budget Proposal Posted: 20 Mar 2017 08:05 AM PDT ![National Park Hotels To Benefit From Trump's Budget Proposal]( "National Park Hotels To Benefit From Trump's Budget Proposal") Defense contractors won't be the only private beneficiaries of Trump's new budget blueprint.
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| Assad sees key Russia role after Syria-Israel strikes Posted: 20 Mar 2017 02:20 PM PDT  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday said Russia can play an important role in the crisis following Syria's firing missiles at Israeli warplanes carrying out strikes in the conflict-torn country. "Russia can play a role so that Israel no longer attacks Syria," Assad told Russian journalists.
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| Exclusive: Almost half of Canadians want illegal border crossers deported - Reuters poll Posted: 20 Mar 2017 12:51 PM PDT  By Rod Nickel and David Ljunggren WINNIPEG, Manitoba/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Nearly half of Canadians want to deport people who are illegally crossing into Canada from the United States, and a similar number disapprove of how Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is handling the influx, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Monday. A significant minority, four out of 10 respondents, said the border crossers could make Canada "less safe," underlining the potential political risk for Trudeau's Liberal government. The increasing flow of hundreds of asylum-seekers of African and Middle Eastern origin from the United States in recent months is becoming a contentious issue in Canada.
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| Officials: Fire near Boulder, Colorado, may be human-caused Posted: 19 Mar 2017 07:09 PM PDT  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Firefighters made progress Sunday in battling a small wildfire that forced people to flee hundreds of homes in the mountains just outside downtown Boulder, Colorado, and authorities said they believe the blaze may have been human-caused.
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| Pilot and Wife, Dead from Overdoses, Discovered by Their 4 Kids: Police Posted: 20 Mar 2017 11:33 AM PDT  Brian and Courtney Halye were found dead Thursday.
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| Panetta Wants Trump Apology For Obama Wiretapping Claims Posted: 20 Mar 2017 06:45 AM PDT  President Donald Trump alleged his predecessor bugged Trump Towers during the 2016 election, but he hasn't produced proof.
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| Prom Dates Are Randomly Assigned at this High School Posted: 20 Mar 2017 11:05 AM PDT  Typically finding a prom date can be stressful. At this Illinois High School, students are randomly assigned to another prom date so no one is left out.
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