| Kellyanne Conway spars with Anderson Cooper over Trump’s firing of Comey Posted: 09 May 2017 07:59 PM PDT  The CNN host grilled the president's special counselor on Tuesday night over his firing of the FBI director.
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| Former U.S. Representative Brown of Florida found guilty of fraud Posted: 11 May 2017 01:25 PM PDT  Brown, 70, was convicted on 18 counts of participating in a conspiracy involving a fraudulent education charity, concealing material facts required on financial disclosure forms and filing false tax returns, the Justice Department said in a statement. "Former Congresswoman Brown chose greed and personal gain over the sacred trust given to her by the community that she served for many years," acting U.S. Attorney Stephen Muldrow said after a jury reached a verdict in Jacksonville.
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| S. Korea's leader willing to visit North, talk to US, China Posted: 10 May 2017 03:07 AM PDT  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — New South Korean President Moon Jae-in said as he took office Wednesday that he is open to visiting rival North Korea under the right conditions to talk about its aggressive pursuit of nuclear-tipped missiles.
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| Spiky Ankylosaurus Looks Like Monster from 'Ghostbusters' Posted: 10 May 2017 09:56 AM PDT  Due to its uncanny resemblance to Zuul, paleontologists are calling it Zuul crurivastator (CRUR-uh-vass-TATE-or). The genus name is a nod to Zuul, the fictional Gatekeeper of Gozer in "Ghostbusters." The species name translates to "destroyer of shins" in Latin, a name inspired by the club at the end of the dinosaur's tail. Like Zuul in "Ghostbusters," Z. crurivastator has a short, rounded snout, large horns and a gnarled appearance, the researchers said.
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| Pope and Trump kissing, pelicans, Depp & more — it happened today: May 11 in pictures Posted: 11 May 2017 12:29 PM PDT ![Pope and Trump kissing, pelicans, Depp & more — it happened today: May 11 in pictures]( "Pope and Trump kissing, pelicans, Depp & more — it happened today: May 11 in pictures") A mural in Rome depicts Pope Francis and President Trump kissing; pelicans view a dramatic sunset over Adelaide beach in Australia; actor Johnny Depp arrives for the global premiere of his film "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" in Shanghai. These are some of the photos of the day. (AP/EPA/Getty/Reuters/Zuma)
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| Jihadists snaring starving civilians in Mosul death trap Posted: 11 May 2017 03:50 AM PDT  Jihadists preparing for a desperate last stand in Mosul are booby-trapping homes with civilians inside and welding doors shut on starving families to prevent the population from fleeing, residents say. Iraqi forces are closing in fast on the Old City and its narrow streets, where the Islamic State group is expected to focus its significantly depleted military capabilities. The most violent group in modern jihad has repeatedly resorted to human shields to cover its movements but in Mosul the jihadists appear to be taking the tactic to new levels.
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| Dakota Access pipeline has first leak before it's fully operational Posted: 10 May 2017 02:56 PM PDT  The Dakota Access pipeline inspired huge demonstrations in 2016. The Dakota Access pipeline has suffered its first leak, outraging indigenous groups who have long warned that the project poses a threat to the environment. The $3.8bn oil pipeline, which sparked international protests last year and is not yet fully operational, spilled 84 gallons of crude oil at a South Dakota pump station, according to government regulators.
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| Tad Cummins Makes First Court Appearance Posted: 10 May 2017 09:05 PM PDT  The 50-year-old former teacher from Tennessee is accused of kidnapping his 15-year-old former student Elizabeth Thomas.
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| Toobin tears into Trump’s firing of Comey: ‘A grotesque abuse of power’ Posted: 09 May 2017 06:55 PM PDT  CNN legal analyst called Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey "a dark day in American political history."
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| Hezbollah says future war would be on Israeli territory Posted: 11 May 2017 11:54 AM PDT  By Ellen Francis and Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah said on Thursday that any future conflict between the Shi'ite group and Israel could take place inside Israeli territory, as tensions rise between the arch foes. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah's leader, also said in a speech televised live that the group was dismantling all its military positions along Lebanon's eastern border with Syria, and this area would now be patrolled just by the Lebanese army. Hezbollah, an ally of Tehran and Damascus, has been fighting for years in Syria's conflict against an array of rebels and Sunni Islamist fighters.
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| 8-year-old was assaulted by classmate before killing himself Posted: 11 May 2017 02:30 PM PDT ![8-year-old was assaulted by classmate before killing himself]( "8-year-old was assaulted by classmate before killing himself") School officials never told the mother of an 8-year-old Ohio boy who killed himself that another student had thrown him against the wall two days earlier and knocked him unconscious in an attack recorded by a surveillance video, attorneys for the boy's mother said Thursday.
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| This NASA photo of Saturn’s moon shows clouds you’ve never seen on Earth Posted: 10 May 2017 04:23 PM PDT 
NASA's Cassini spacecraft is currently conducting a series of elaborate dives in which it repeatedly comes closer to Saturn than ever before. But during its slower periods, NASA is still using the craft's fantastic photography equipment to grab images of Saturn's nearby bodies, such as the moon Titan. The latest photo from the agency shows Titan in all its glory, complete with some very volatile cloud cover.
The new images, which were captured by Cassini on May 7th but not released immediately, show Titan in impressive detail, with long, feathery streaks of clouds obscuring portions of the landscape. But unlike the clouds we're used to here on Earth — which are made of extremely tiny water droplets or bits of crystalized ice — the clouds you see in the Titan photos are actually made of methane. 
In addition to Titan's wealth of atmospheric methane, the planet also has vast lakes thought to be primarily made up of liquid ethane and methane, along with nitrogen. That's an extremely hostile combination, at least in terms of Earth-like life. However, NASA isn't ruling out the possibility that there may actually be methane-based life on the large moon, and even has some theories as to how it might survive. According to NASA, these new photos were snapped at a distance of about 316,000 miles, which means that each pixel of the image equals roughly 2 miles. With that scale in mind, take a look at the dark splotches dotting the top of the image. Those are the huge methane-filled seas, which may or may not be home to huge, methane-filled whales.
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| Pit Bull Fatally Mauls 6-Month-Old Girl as She Played Outside Her Home Posted: 11 May 2017 09:12 AM PDT  The dog has been euthanized.
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| Fatima mystery blends visions, miracles and supernatural Posted: 10 May 2017 03:28 AM PDT  VATICAN CITY (AP) — When Pope Francis travels to the Portuguese town of Fatima this weekend, he will be lending his blessing to a religious phenomenon that has captivated Catholics for a century: It involves visions of the Virgin Mary, supernatural meteorological events and apocalyptic prophesies of hell, Soviet communism and the death of a pope.
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| Betsy DeVos met by boos at a graduation ceremony Posted: 10 May 2017 12:03 PM PDT  Education Secretary Betsy DeVos did not receive a warm welcome from every graduating senior at Bethune-Cookman University in Florida. Many in the crowd booed and turned their backs on DeVos during her commencement speech.
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| OPEC wants 'collective efforts' to counter US oil output Posted: 11 May 2017 04:28 AM PDT  OPEC said Thursday that oil producers needed to make more joint efforts to match supply and demand in the oil market in the face of rising output in the United States. Ahead of a May 25 meeting of the cartel where its members and Russia are expected to roll over an agreement to cut production, OPEC said in its monthly market report that common policies were needed for market stability. While decreased stocks and an improving global economy were supporting oil demand, "continued rebalancing in the oil market by year-end will require the collective efforts of all oil producers to increase market stability," OPEC said.
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| Lava Waves Sweep Largest Volcanic Crater On Io Posted: 10 May 2017 10:00 AM PDT  Io, one of Jupiter's 67 known moons and the innermost among the Galilean satellites, is the most volcanically active body in the entire solar system.
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| CNN’s Cuomo clashes with Conway over Trump’s firing of Comey Posted: 10 May 2017 06:28 AM PDT  "You want to question the timing of when he fires, when he hires," Conway told Chris Cuomo on CNN's "New Day." "He'll do it when he wants to."
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| South Korean leader Moon discuss North Korea with China's Xi: Blue House Posted: 11 May 2017 12:07 PM PDT  SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's new President Moon Jae-in spoke to Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday and said North Korea needs to cease making provocations before tensions over the deployment of a U.S. anti-missile system in the South can be resolved. Yoon Young-chan, a spokesman for the presidential Blue House, said Xi had explained China's position over the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system to Moon, who took office on Wednesday. ...
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| 3 Ways Mindful Eating Can Help You Stay Slim Posted: 11 May 2017 09:43 AM PDT  When you're trying to lose or maintain your weight, there are a few helpful tricks that can help avoid over-eating. Mindful eating is one of them. Watch this video to learn what mindful eating is and how to do it.
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| 'The b**** is dead': Daughter who was forced to pretend she was disabled kills her mother, new documentary shows Posted: 10 May 2017 11:21 AM PDT  Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who had been wheelchair-bound for 10 years, was found guilty, along with her boyfriend, for her role in the murder of her 48-year-old mother Dee Dee Blanchard in June 2015. Rod Blanchard, Blanchard's father and Ms Blanchard's ex-husband, told the New York Post he was in "total shock" when he saw his daughter walk into the courtroom, the first time he realised she was not actually disabled. Blanchard was forced into a wheelchair and held prisoner for years in the home she shared with her mother in Springfield, Missouri, her attorney told the court at the time.
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| A mother, a son and a bunch of silly chicks Posted: 11 May 2017 07:50 AM PDT ![A mother, a son and a bunch of silly chicks]( "A mother, a son and a bunch of silly chicks") A mother and son team up to find their chicks a home through the power of photography, creating hysterical portraits of chicks doing silly things.
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| Fossil Discovery Suggests Life On Earth May Have Originated On Land Posted: 10 May 2017 03:46 AM PDT  The discovery of fossils of microorganisms in 3.48 billion-year-old hot spring deposits pushes back the earliest known existence of microbial life on land by at least 580 million years.
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| Firing Comey won't save Trump from the flames of the Russia scandal | Jill Abramson Posted: 10 May 2017 03:49 AM PDT  "This is Nixonian" was the reaction of Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, to the news that President Trump had fired FBI director James Comey. Casey, echoed by fellow Democrats, was referring to the infamous Saturday Night Massacre, when President Richard Nixon fired the special prosecutor and attorney general who were leading the Watergate investigation.
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| California revised budget up slightly, reinstates some cuts Posted: 11 May 2017 01:09 PM PDT  California Governor Jerry Brown on Thursday revised his proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year, raising total spending by 2.2 percent and increasing funding for schools and transportation, even as he warned that the state's economy likely cannot sustain the growth of recent years. The revised budget for the 2018 fiscal year, which starts July 1, provides a $6 billion loan to the California Public Employees' Retirement System, the nation's largest public pension fund, in an effort to reduce its unfunded liability. The budget also includes increased funding to boost staffing at the state's Justice Department to address policies from the Trump administration that affect public safety, health care, the environment, consumer affairs and constitutional issues.
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| You Can Preorder Tesla's Solar Shingles Starting Today Posted: 11 May 2017 10:34 AM PDT  It's time to embrace the solar revolution.
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| Ask Yourself These 6 Questions Before You Quit Posted: 10 May 2017 08:10 AM PDT ![Ask Yourself These 6 Questions Before You Quit]( "Ask Yourself These 6 Questions Before You Quit") If you're considering quitting your job, it's important to keep in mind that it's best not to do so without a new job offer in hand. No matter how dissatisfied or ill-fitting your current job is, you may need the money or stability. And that's not all. Studies show the longer you are unemployed, the more difficult it is to get hired. Fair or unfair, that's the reality. Before leaving your current job, ask yourself the following questions.
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| Two teenage boys 'shot 14-year-old girl in the head because her SnapChats were annoying' Posted: 11 May 2017 09:12 AM PDT  A pair of schoolboys who allegedly shot a 14-year-old girl in the head because her Snapchat messages were annoying. Colter Danny Peterson and Jayzen Decker, both 16, allegedly left Deserae Turner for dead in a ditch near Smithfield, Utah. Peterson, who was allegedly annoyed that Deserae kept messaging him on the Snapchat app, is alleged to have pulled the trigger, The Salt Lake Tribune reported.
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| Baby deaths soar in Venezuela crisis Posted: 10 May 2017 04:22 PM PDT  Thousands of babies died in Venezuela last year, new official data show, highlighting the tragic impact of the country's economic crisis as political tension heightened with deadly street clashes Wednesday. The health ministry said deaths of infants under the age of one soared by 30 percent in 2016, a year when hospitals and protesters complained of severe shortages of medical supplies. The collapse in prices for Venezuela's crucial oil exports has left it short of cash to import medicine and basic goods.
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| Passengers Get Into Fistfight Aboard Southwest Airlines Flight Posted: 10 May 2017 01:16 AM PDT  In a video captured by passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight, showed a man punching another multiple times before other passengers could pull him away.
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| James Corden mocks Trump's James Comey decision in comical rant Posted: 10 May 2017 07:30 AM PDT  Last night on the Late Late Show, James Corden weighed in on Trump's decision to fire FBI Director James Comey. SEE ALSO: James Corden and Stephen Curry singing along to 'Frozen' is a joy to behold The exact reason for Comey's demise might be unclear to the rest of the world, but Corden seems to have the whole thing figured out. In the video above, Corden lists the different speculations about Comey's dismissal. The White House says he was fired for how he handled the Hillary Clinton email investigation. Others say it was because of how he dealt with the Russia investigation. Corden, however, has a much simpler explanation. "Comey is being fired because Donald Trump is crazy. He a crazy man. He be crazy." Corden then drags Sean Spicer for general incompetence and delivers a round-up of the latest in Republican politics.
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| New South Korean president vows to address North Korea, broader tensions 'urgently' Posted: 10 May 2017 03:31 PM PDT  By Ju-min Park and Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's new liberal President Moon Jae-in was sworn in on Wednesday and vowed to tackle immediately the difficult tasks of addressing North Korea's advancing nuclear ambitions and soothing tensions with the United States and China. Moon said in his first speech as president he would begin efforts to defuse security tensions on the Korean peninsula and negotiate with Washington and Beijing to ease a row over a U.S. missile defense system being deployed in the South. In a congratulatory phone call U.S. President Donald Trump agreed with Moon to cooperate on the North Korean nuclear issue and invited him to visit Washington, the South Korean presidential office said.
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| Jurassic Creature Preserved with Own 'Death Drag' Posted: 11 May 2017 08:39 AM PDT  Now, anyone can explore a digital model of the 28-foot-long (8.5 meters) track that the spiral-shelled mollusk left behind, with the ammonite itself at the end. Paleontologist Dean Lomax of the University of Manchester poses by the "death drag" ammonite fossil, which is almost 28 feet (8.5 meters) long.
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| Explore the 20 Highest-Paying Business Jobs Posted: 11 May 2017 10:15 AM PDT ![Explore the 20 Highest-Paying Business Jobs]( "Explore the 20 Highest-Paying Business Jobs") These business jobs come with big paychecks.
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| Dog left chained under house chews off its paw to escape Posted: 11 May 2017 09:42 AM PDT  A dog reportedly chewed off its own paw in order to escape from the chains which had held for several years in the home where her owner was murdered. Treya, a terrier, was taken in by a rescue centre after she was discovered by firefighters at a vacant property in Saint Louis, Missouri. Neighbours had called them after discovering the injured creature.
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| Philippine leader names his senator ally new foreign chief Posted: 10 May 2017 04:43 AM PDT  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine senator who is a staunch defender of President Rodrigo Duterte's bloody crackdown on illegal drugs has been named the country's foreign secretary.
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| A dark twist on classic fairy tales in abandoned locations Posted: 10 May 2017 08:17 AM PDT ![A dark twist on classic fairy tales in abandoned locations]( "A dark twist on classic fairy tales in abandoned locations") A photographer who captures twisted pictures of classic fairy tales has gotten in trouble with the law more than once for taking images in abandoned locations. Karen Jerzyk travels all across America to create the images, mainly in old asylums and farmhouses, and aims to capture short stories in one picture. (Caters News)
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| Friends of Doctor In Double Homicide Speak Out: 'She Was Awesome' Posted: 10 May 2017 06:25 AM PDT  Close colleagues of Dr. Lina Bolanos shared their memories of the physician, who was slain along with her fiance in a Boston penthouse.
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| BMW sharpens the 1 Series and 2 Series Posted: 11 May 2017 03:19 AM PDT  BMW is giving its compact hatchback, coupé and convertible models a mid-life refresh in time for the summer. For those that like practicality and performance in equal measure, the new 1 Series -- available as a three-door or five-door hatchback -- now comes with the sort of interior trim, instrumentation and connectivity more closely associated with larger German executive cars.
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| Rod Rosenstein Refuses Blame For James Comey Firing Posted: 11 May 2017 12:16 AM PDT  Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is unhappy with the way he is being painted as the scapegoat in the firing of James Comey by the White House.
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| McCabe: FBI will pursue Russia investigation 'vigorously' Posted: 11 May 2017 08:57 AM PDT  Acting FBI director says the probe is 'adequately resourced'
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| Verizon beats AT&T to buy spectrum holder Straight Path Posted: 11 May 2017 10:08 AM PDT ![Verizon beats AT&T to buy spectrum holder Straight Path]( "Verizon beats AT&T to buy spectrum holder Straight Path") Verizon Communications Inc snapped up wireless spectrum holder Straight Path Communications Inc in a $3.1 billion deal, roughly double rival AT&T's initial offer, as Verizon seeks an advantage in the race toward a 5G network. The $184 per share all-stock offer represents a discount of 17.8 percent to Straight Path's close on Wednesday and an equity value of $2.3 billion. The stock had surged nearly five-fold since April 7, a day before AT&T made the first move with a $95.63 per share offer.
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| SpaceX Test Fires the Center Booster of the Falcon Heavy Posted: 10 May 2017 10:58 AM PDT  The heavy-lift launch vehicle is set to debut sometime this year with three Falcon 9 first stage boosters bolted together.
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