| Jeb Bush: Trump is ‘a distraction in and of himself’ Posted: 27 Mar 2017 06:27 AM PDT  Jeb Bush says President Trump's evidence-free claims are kneecapping his first 100 days in the White House. "He should stop saying things that aren't true, that are distractions from the task at hand," Bush said in an interview that aired Sunday on Miami's WFOR-TV. During the bruising campaign, Bush was a prominent critic of Trump — who in turn relentlessly mocked the former Florida governor.
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| Man kills 3 home burglars; woman who aided robbers arrested Posted: 28 Mar 2017 02:45 PM PDT  A woman believed to have driven three burglars to an Oklahoma home where they were shot to death during a suspected home invasion has been arrested on murder and robbery warrants but the homeowner's son who shot them has not been arrested while police investigate whether he acted in self-defense under the state's "Stand Your Ground" law.
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| Trump's son-in-law to oversee government revamp Posted: 27 Mar 2017 03:25 PM PDT  By Susan Heavey and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, already a White House senior adviser, will take on the additional task of overseeing an effort to overhaul the federal government, the White House said on Monday. Kushner, who is married to Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump, will lead a White House Office of American Innovation to leverage business ideas and potentially privatize some government functions as the White House pushes to shrink government, cut federal employees and eliminate regulations.
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| Mom Outraged at TSA, Claims They Treated Her Young Son and Family 'Like Dogs' Posted: 28 Mar 2017 09:22 AM PDT  The incident happened Sunday in Dallas.
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| Activist targets GM share structure, board Posted: 28 Mar 2017 03:39 PM PDT  Investor David Einhorn unveiled a proposal Tuesday to try to boost General Motors share price by creating two classes of stock, signaling a possible battle at the carmaker's annual meeting. GM rejected the initiative, calling it risky, and said it also would fight a plan by Einhorn to nominate four candidates to the GM board. Shares of GM jumped on the Einhorn move, finishing up 2.5 percent at $35.56.
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| U.S. senator launches probe into five top opioid drugmakers Posted: 28 Mar 2017 03:11 PM PDT  (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill sought on Tuesday details from the nation's top opioid drugmakers on their sales and marketing practices, as lawmakers step up efforts to tackle the country's deadly opioid crisis. The Missouri senator's investigation comes amid an epidemic of opioid addiction, with 91 Americans dying everyday as a result of overdose, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "This epidemic is the direct result of a calculated sales and marketing strategy major opioid manufacturers have allegedly pursued over the past 20 years to expand their market share," McCaskill, the top Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, wrote in a letter to the drugmakers.
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| Watch a Twin-Turbo Ford GT Go From Zero to Nearly 300 MPH in One Mile Posted: 28 Mar 2017 09:34 AM PDT  This heavily-modified 2005 Ford GT just shattered the standing mile world record, hitting 293.6 mph from a dead stop.
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| Will GOP's tax reform prove easier than health care? Posted: 27 Mar 2017 11:20 AM PDT ![Will GOP's tax reform prove easier than health care?]( "Will GOP's tax reform prove easier than health care?") The Republican Party couldn't repeal and replace Obamacare like it promised. Still smarting from that setback, the GOP is turning to another daunting issue: tax reform.
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| Driver Shoots, Kills Police Officer In Oklahoma Posted: 27 Mar 2017 12:04 PM PDT  Police said the driver fled Officer Justin Terney began checking with dispatchers to see if there were any outstanding warrants.
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| Happy Anniversary to America’s Shameful Travesty of a War in Yemen Posted: 27 Mar 2017 05:00 AM PDT  After two years and thousands of civilian casualties, the Trump administration needs to realize it can't win a war that has no point.
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| White Hosue Press Secretary Sean Spicer holds the daily press briefing on March 27, 2017 Posted: 27 Mar 2017 12:11 PM PDT  On Monday, March 27, 2017, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer holds the daily press briefing with the White House press corp.
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| What happened today in France's presidential race Posted: 27 Mar 2017 11:58 AM PDT  Hollande, visiting Singapore, said his final mission before he steps down in May would be to ensure that "populism, nationalism and extremism cannot prevail, including in my own country". The National Front's Marine Le Pen is seen as one of the leading candidates to replace him in the election, which follows Britain's vote to leave the European Union and the election of the populist Donald Trump in the United States.
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| South Korea officials: Bones found near ferry not of victims Posted: 28 Mar 2017 09:30 AM PDT  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The first government announcement Tuesday was startling: Salvage crews had found bones near the wreckage of the Sewol ferry, which sank in 2014 and killed 304 people.
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| Musk Says Next-Gen Tesla Roadster Will Be Quicker Than Model S P100D Posted: 27 Mar 2017 09:02 AM PDT  The Tesla CEO also tweeted out new details on the upcoming, affordable Model 3 sedan.
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| 13 Places the Royals Like to Vacation Posted: 27 Mar 2017 03:13 PM PDT  From a castle in Scotland to the coast of Greece, here are thirteen places the royals like to vacation.
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| Kremlin rejects U.S., EU calls to free detained opposition protesters Posted: 27 Mar 2017 04:09 AM PDT  By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Monday rejected calls by the United States and the European Union to release opposition protesters detained during what it said were illegal demonstrations the previous day and accused organizers of paying teenagers to attend. The protests, estimated to be the biggest since a wave of anti-Kremlin demonstrations in 2011/2012, come a year before a presidential election that Vladimir Putin is expected to contest, running for what would be a fourth term.
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| Coal Industry Executive Doubts Mining Jobs Coming Back Posted: 27 Mar 2017 06:13 PM PDT  Murray Energy CEO Robert Murray says he's confident President Trump will follow through on promises to scrap Obama-era clean power regulations.
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| The Latest: Club operator calls shooting 'senseless' Posted: 26 Mar 2017 07:25 PM PDT  CINCINNATI (AP) — The Latest on the nightclub shooting in Cincinnati (all times local):
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| Samsung to Sell, Rent Refurbished Recalled Galaxy Note7 Smartphones--But Not in The U.S. Posted: 27 Mar 2017 12:00 PM PDT  Samsung has millions of recalled Note7 smartphones sitting around gathering dust (and hopefully not exploding), and now the company says it may sell refurbished versions of the device (which, aga...
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| US leads boycott of nuclear weapons ban talks Posted: 27 Mar 2017 01:30 PM PDT  More than 100 countries on Monday launched the first UN talks aimed at achieving a legally binding ban on nuclear weapons, as Washington led an international boycott of a process it deems unrealistic. Before the conference had even begun, the US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, spoke out to reject the proposal in the light of current global security threats. "As a mom and a daughter there is nothing I want more for my family than a world with no nuclear weapons," Haley, who represents the world's largest nuclear power, said on the sidelines of the meeting.
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| 8 students presumed dead in Japan avalanche Posted: 27 Mar 2017 02:54 AM PDT  TOKYO (AP) — Eight Japanese high school students were presumed dead after being caught in an avalanche Monday while being trained in mountain climbing at a ski resort, authorities and media said.
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| Qatar Airways chief says laptop ban not designed to hurt Gulf carriers Posted: 27 Mar 2017 12:26 PM PDT  By Tom Finn LONDON (Reuters) - Qatar Airways' chief executive said on Monday he did not believe the ban on carrying most electronics in the cabins of passenger flights to the United States from eight Muslim majority countries was designed to hurt Gulf airlines. The U.S. introduced new security measures on March 25 banning electronics larger than a mobile phone from passenger cabins on direct flights to the U.S. from 10 airports in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey, including Qatar.
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| 2018 Buick Regal: A Buick We're Genuinely Excited For Posted: 27 Mar 2017 09:07 AM PDT  It could pack up to 300 horses and offer torque-vectoring all-wheel drive.
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| Bodies found in Congo likely those of U.N. investigators -government Posted: 28 Mar 2017 06:57 AM PDT  The remains of two U.N. investigators who went missing earlier this month are likely among bodies discovered by villagers in central Democratic Republic of Congo, the father of one victim and Congo's government spokesman said on Tuesday Michael Sharp, a U.S. citizen, and Zaida Catalan, a Swedish national, had been part of a group of experts monitoring a sanctions regime imposed on Congo by the U.N. Security Council when they disappeared in an area engulfed by a violent uprising. "We have been informed that two Caucasian bodies have been found in shallow graves in the search area, one male and one female," John Sharp, the father of Michael, wrote on his Facebook page. Congo Communications Minister Lambert Mende said villagers had discovered three bodies - two Caucasians and one Congolese - not far from where the experts group disappeared.
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| Photos of the day - March 28, 2017 Posted: 28 Mar 2017 02:42 PM PDT ![Photos of the day - March 28, 2017]( "Photos of the day - March 28, 2017") An Indian girl wearing a traditional clothe takes part in the procession to celebrate the Gudi Padwa, Maharashtrian's New Year in Mumbai, India; Dust and smoke billows out from a residential house which was blown up during a gunfight between militants and Indian soldiers in Durbagh village of Chadoora, 15 km from Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir; and, Tourists view cherry blossoms at Yuyuantan Park in Beijing, China.
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| Police: 'No apparent reason' for shooting on Vegas Strip bus Posted: 27 Mar 2017 09:38 AM PDT  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man sitting at the back of a public bus on the Las Vegas Strip opened fire "for no apparent reason" as passengers got off at a stop in the heart of the tourism corridor, police said.
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| United Airlines Defends Policy After Barring Girls In Leggings Posted: 26 Mar 2017 09:18 PM PDT  The company said the young girls were "pass riders" and did not comply with the airline's dress code for those enjoying the perks of airline employment.
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| Zuma orders S. Africa finance minister's return from UK Posted: 27 Mar 2017 06:03 AM PDT  South African President Jacob Zuma has ordered his finance minister to return from an overseas investment trip, the presidency said Monday, fuelling speculation that a cabinet reshuffle is imminent. Zuma's decision to recall Pravin Gordhan from Britain has led to media and opposition speculation that he could be sacked. Friction has soared between Zuma, who is seeking to fund a "radical economic transformation", and Gordhan who is taking a stand against graft and heavy spending.
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| In ultimate insult, Trump rolls back EPA's climate policies from within the EPA Posted: 28 Mar 2017 09:07 AM PDT  President Donald Trump took his first swing at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) when he tapped the agency's biggest opponent — a man who denies climate science — to run the show. His second hit came earlier this month when Trump proposed shrinking the EPA's budget by 31 percent. Trump landed his third big blow on Tuesday afternoon, when he issued a sweeping executive order that will begin unraveling the Obama administration's key efforts to address climate change, including the EPA's Clean Power Plan. SEE ALSO: Trump's order will unravel America's best defense against climate change Adding insult to injury, he signed the order from within the very walls of the EPA's headquarters — a move that prompted plenty of bitter eye-rolling on Twitter. Trump will visit #EPA today at 2pm to sign Exec Orders rolling back climate protections. Ah the irony. Wonder what the P will stand for now? — Tracy Sabetta (@tsabetta) March 28, 2017 At the EPA, because in 2017, irony is dead. Trump poised to roll back climate protections https://t.co/C0Y75Pq6uB — Elizabeth Evans (@Wallacewriter) March 27, 2017 The Trump administration says the order will simply prioritize the EPA's focus on clean air and water while winding down "job-killing" policies designed to reduce emissions contributing to global warming. A White House official briefed on the plan told CNN that Trump officials believe the government can "serve the environment and increase energy independence at the same time." Trump's supporters have said the coming changes will finally lift EPA's "strangling effect" on the economy. But many climate and environmental experts have staunchly opposed the Trump administration's regressive vision for the 47-year-old agency. The EPA is, by definition, supposed to protect Americans from environmental harm, including the effects of human-driven climate change such as rising sea levels, more intense droughts, extreme weather events and more. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Image: Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images Current and former EPA employees have turned out by the hundreds to oppose Trump's attempted rollback of Obama-era policies to cut emissions from power plants, automobiles and oil and gas well sites. The EPA's new boss, Scott Pruitt, is one of the nation's biggest champions of such reversals. As Oklahoma attorney general, he led a Republican legal battle against the Clean Power Plan, which requires states to reduce carbon emissions from power plants. Like Trump, Pruitt has also questioned the mainstream scientific consensus that the planet is warming and that human activity is primarily to blame. While some climate rollbacks can be changed with the stroke of a pen, others could take years to complete. The Clean Power Plan, for instance, requires at least a year of bureaucratic work to unravel, and lawsuits from environmental groups could delay the process even longer. Still, at Trump's signing ceremony, smiles and prolonged handshakes filled the room. But down the halls of the EPA, and in many homes and offices across the U.S., the mood is resoundingly sour. UPDATE: March 28, 2017, 2:35 p.m. EDT This story was updated to reflect that the executive order has been signed. WATCH: 2016 was Earth's warmest year on record, continuing a three-year streak
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| Uber diversity: low on women, like other tech companies Posted: 28 Mar 2017 02:34 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Uber's first report on employee diversity shows low numbers for women, especially in technical positions. In that regard, the company is similar to other Silicon Valley giants such as Google, Facebook and Apple.
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| Ahmed Kathrada, anti-apartheid activist and Mandela prison mate Posted: 27 Mar 2017 11:50 PM PDT  South Africa's anti-apartheid icon Ahmed Kathrada, who was jailed alongside Nelson Mandela, was feted as a humble liberation hero who shunned the power and glory that came with freedom. Unlike many struggle veterans, Kathrada, who was imprisoned on Robben Island, never held public political office after the fall of apartheid and Mandela's election as president in 1994. When Mandela left office in 1999, after serving a single four-year term, Kathrada also stepped away from politics -- immersing himself in activism through his Ahmed Kathrada Foundation.
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| 2017 Mazda 3 2.5L Automatic Sedan Posted: 27 Mar 2017 02:52 PM PDT  Still a bright shining compact.
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| Venezuela seeks to stymie OAS meeting, vows 'severe' response Posted: 27 Mar 2017 01:24 PM PDT ![Venezuela seeks to stymie OAS meeting, vows 'severe' response]( "Venezuela seeks to stymie OAS meeting, vows 'severe' response") By Diego Oré and Lesley Wroughton CARACAS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Venezuela called on Monday for the suspension of an Organization of American States meeting intended to air regional concerns over the OPEC nation's economic crisis and democratic standards. The Washington-based OAS is due to debate Venezuela on Tuesday after its secretary-general, Luis Almagro, said the country should be suspended from the regional bloc if it does not hold elections. Last week, 14 nations urged elections and freedom of jailed opponents of President Nicolas Maduro's socialist government, turning up the pressure after authorities thwarted a referendum on him last year and postponed local polls.
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| Native Americans to meet Norway's wealth fund watchdog over pipeline Posted: 27 Mar 2017 02:43 AM PDT  By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) - Standing Rock Sioux tribe representatives will meet the ethics watchdog for Norway's $915 billion sovereign wealth fund on Monday over a U.S. oil pipeline, a watchdog official said on Monday. On Sunday, Norway's largest bank DNB sold its share of loans funding the Dakota Access oil pipeline, ending its involvement in a project that has faced strong opposition from Native Americans and environmental groups. Norway's soverign wealth fund holds $248 million in bonds of Energy Transfer Partners LP, which is leading the pipeline project.
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| Death toll in attack on South Sudan aid workers rises to 7 Posted: 27 Mar 2017 08:36 AM PDT  JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The death toll of an attack on aid workers in South Sudan has risen to seven, with the news that the driver also died.
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| Watch Amazing Makeup Transformation of Model With Vitiligo Posted: 28 Mar 2017 12:09 PM PDT  Brooklyn-based beauty influencer Tameeca Dieujuste, better known as Khloe Dosh shared a stunning makeup transformation on Instagram that she did on a model named Carlene John, who has vitiligo.
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| April The Giraffe's Fetus Shows Increased Activity Posted: 27 Mar 2017 01:38 AM PDT  The pregnant giraffe's fetus was "extremely quiet" on Sunday morning but its activity increased later in the day, according to the zoo that houses April.
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| Canada to legalize recreational marijuana by mid-2018: report Posted: 27 Mar 2017 09:36 AM PDT  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals will introduce legislation in the coming weeks which would legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Canada by the middle of next year, reports said on Monday. Trudeau's Liberal caucus was briefed on the timeline for the proposed measure during a weekend meeting, public broadcaster CBC reported, citing unnamed sources.
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| House GOP blocks effort by Democrats to obtain Trump's taxes Posted: 28 Mar 2017 03:49 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Tuesday blocked more attempts by Democrats to obtain President Donald Trump's tax returns from the IRS.
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| 2018 Subaru Ascent: Return of the Seven-Seat Subie Posted: 27 Mar 2017 09:39 AM PDT  Among its portfolio of family-friendly hatchbacks and wagons, Subaru adds a seven-passenger crossover.
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| Syria force halts push on IS-held dam for repairs Posted: 27 Mar 2017 06:03 AM PDT  With air support from the US-led coalition against IS, the Syrian Democratic Forces are fighting to seize the town of Tabqa and the adjacent dam on the Euphrates River, as part of their battle for the jihadists' stronghold in nearby Raqa. "To ensure the integrity of the Tabqa dam... we have decided to stop operations for four hours beginning at 1:00 pm (1100 GMT)," SDF spokeswoman Jihan Sheikh Ahmed said in a statement.
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| The 'Running of the Brides' race Posted: 27 Mar 2017 10:45 AM PDT ![The 'Running of the Brides' race]( "The 'Running of the Brides' race") Two hundred and fifty couples participated in the "Running of the Brides" race in Bangkok, Thailand, over the weekend. The brides and grooms-to-be ran a 2.4 mile course hoping to win $29,000 in wedding package prizes including a diamond ring and a honeymoon trip to the Maldives.
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| Singapore jails couple for starving Filipino domestic helper Posted: 27 Mar 2017 08:38 AM PDT  A Singapore court jailed a couple on Monday for starving their Filipino domestic helper, a case that highlighted what rights groups say is a common complaint in the wealthy city-state. Thelma Oyasan Gawidan, 40, weighed just 29.4 kg (65 lb) in April 2014 after being given too little to eat for about 15 months, prosecutors said. Lim Choon Hong was jailed for three weeks and fined S$10,000 ($7,200), while his wife, Chong Sui Foon, got three months with no fine.
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