| 'Politics of Scandal' Threaten to Consume Washington Posted: 18 Jun 2017 12:46 AM PDT  On Meet the Press, Trump attorney Jay Sekulow says there is no ongoing investigation of the president, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) says that ongoing investigations need space to work their way through the process...
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| Police: 3 arrested in double-slaying of Maryland teens Posted: 17 Jun 2017 10:03 PM PDT  GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) — Three people have been charged with killing two Maryland teens who were found dead the night before their high school graduation, and police said they believe the slayings were revenge for a robbery that one of the teens was rumored to have committed.
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| Afghanistan shooting: Seven US soldiers injured and one Afghan killed at Mazar-e Sharif camp Posted: 17 Jun 2017 06:05 PM PDT  An Afghan soldier opened fire on American soldiers on Saturday, injuring at least seven, the US military said. It was the second such insider attack by an Afghan soldier in the past week. Abdul Qahar Araam, spokesman for the 209th Army corps, confirmed that an insider attack took place at a camp in Mazar-e Sharif.
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| Flint Water Crisis: Officials Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter Posted: 17 Jun 2017 08:47 AM PDT  Among those charged was Michigan's Public Health Director Nick Lyon. Investigators claim Lyon, whose role is to protect citizens well-being, once declared he "couldn't save everyone."
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| Top House Democrat: Special Counsel Mueller is 'the right man for the job' Posted: 18 Jun 2017 04:52 AM PDT  House Intelligence Committee ranking member Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., is interviewed on "This Week."
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| Spanish bullfighter dies after being gored Posted: 17 Jun 2017 05:01 PM PDT  Aire-sur-l'Adour (France) (AFP) - Renowned Spanish bullfighter Ivan Fandino died in hospital on Saturday after being gored by a bull during a fight in southwestern France, a medical service source said. The Basque fighter was performing at the Aire-sur-l'Adour bullfighting festival in France with fellow matadors Juan Del Alamo and Thomas Dufau.
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| King: Senate Intel Investigation May Be Over by 'the End of the Year' Posted: 17 Jun 2017 11:28 PM PDT  Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) tells Chuck Todd in an exclusive interview that the collusion aspect of the Senate's investigation is about "20% into it."
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| GOP senator warns against rushed vote on health care bill Posted: 18 Jun 2017 11:39 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican senator on Sunday warned against rushing a vote on a GOP bill to repeal and replace the nation's health care law, saying both parties deserve a chance to fully debate the bill and propose changes after it was drafted in secret.
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| Germany Welcomes First LGBT Mosque Posted: 18 Jun 2017 03:47 AM PDT  The first "liberal" mosque in Germany welcomes Muslim men and women of all caste, creed and sexual orientation.
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| Pres. Trump Makes First Trip to Camp David As Mueller Investigation Looms Posted: 17 Jun 2017 09:06 AM PDT  After publicly declaring Friday, in a tweet, that he was being investigated, the president and his family traveled to the Maryland presidential compound for the first time in his presidency.
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| Conrad Roy's Mom Speaks Out After Michelle Carter Conviction: 'She Knew Exactly What She Was Doing' Posted: 17 Jun 2017 07:56 AM PDT  The teen was convicted of involuntary manslaughter on Friday in court.
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| Looking at America’s forgotten War of 1812 Posted: 18 Jun 2017 02:30 AM PDT  On June 18, 1812, President James Madison signed a resolution, approved in Congress, declaring war against Great Britain. Over the next two and half years, both sides engaged in bitter contests, and the war ended with much unchanged between the two nations.
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| The Polynesian Hokule'a Returns After Traveling the Seas — Without a GPS Posted: 17 Jun 2017 08:52 AM PDT  After three years at sea, the hokule'a — canoe powered by wind and waves — is returning to Hawaii after a voyage that has spanned 23 countries and territories. The crew, like its ancestors, doesn't use any modern navigational tool: no GPS or compass.
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| Seven US Navy crew missing, commander hurt in crash off Japan Posted: 17 Jun 2017 07:41 AM PDT  The US and Japan were conducting a major search operation Saturday to find seven missing American sailors after their navy destroyer collided with a much larger container ship, crushing the side of the military vessel. Planes, boats and helicopters scoured the seas off Japan's Pacific coast in a bid to find the crew who disappeared in the predawn accident, which also left the USS Fitzgerald's commander injured. The collision between the 154-metre (500 foot) guided missile destroyer and 222-metre Philippine-flagged container ship ACX Crystal happened around 2:30 am (1730 GMT Friday) off the coast of the Izu peninsula, southwest of Tokyo.
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| Meet Boston Children’s Hospital’s Down Syndrome Patient, Turned Employee Posted: 17 Jun 2017 08:56 AM PDT  Nathan Simons is the first person in the Down syndrome clinic's 50-year history to be hired full time — who has also been a patient there.
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| National figures make closing arguments in Georgia race Posted: 17 Jun 2017 03:29 PM PDT  CHAMBLEE, Ga. (AP) — Trying to stave off a major upset ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, two of President Donald Trump's Cabinet officers returned to Atlanta's traditionally conservative suburbs and urged Republican voters to maintain the GOP's monopoly control in Washington.
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| 9/11 Memorial designer to create church shooting memorial Posted: 17 Jun 2017 12:16 PM PDT  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The architect who designed the 9/11 Memorial in New York has been chosen to create a memorial to honor the nine worshippers gunned down in a racist shooting attack on a South Carolina church.
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| How to Buy Luggage Posted: 18 Jun 2017 04:00 AM PDT  Consumer Reports has no relationship with any advertisers on this website. Suitcases, carry-ons, and other kinds of luggage all have plenty in common. They usually come with wheels, a handle, and...
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| Brazil's Temer running 'criminal organization,' tycoon accuser says Posted: 17 Jun 2017 10:51 AM PDT  JBS chairman Joesley Batista caused a major political uproar last month when he handed to authorities, in connection with a wide-reaching corruption scandal, an audio recording in which Temer appeared to condone the payment of hush money to a former lawmaker now in prison. Batista's remarks were made in his first interview since he clinched a plea bargain deal with authorities as the nationwide anti-graft operation codenamed "Car Wash" began targeting his business dealings. Batista agreed to cooperate in exchange for avoiding a conviction.
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| US Citizen Kidnapped In Kabul, Report Say Posted: 18 Jun 2017 04:57 AM PDT  The kidnapped man was working on a World Bank-affiliated project for the war-torn country's ministry of agriculture, irrigation and livestock, a senior government official told Afghanistan's Tolo News.
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| Readers write: Budget reporting, golf changes, child's viewpoint Posted: 17 Jun 2017 03:00 AM PDT ![Readers write: Budget reporting, golf changes, child's viewpoint]( "Readers write: Budget reporting, golf changes, child's viewpoint") The very useful article on the latest White House budget proposal, the June 5 OneWeek piece "Trump budget reflects GOP values," is a smart model of the broad perspective and balance so greatly needed in news reporting today. Recommended: Could you pass a US citizenship test? Regarding the April 28 article "Why pro golf's rule changes aren't so leisurely this time" (CSMonitor.com): It's great to see genuine common sense (and decency) triumph, and to do so quickly.
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| 26 injured as plane from Paris hits turbulence in China Posted: 17 Jun 2017 05:16 PM PDT  At least 26 people were injured, four of them seriously, when a China Eastern Airlines flight from Paris hit turbulence on Sunday over southwest China, state media said. The incident happened when Flight MU744 from Charles de Gaulle Airport was descending to land at Kunming Changshui International Airport in Yunnan province, Xinhua news agency reported. Passengers are being treated for bone fractures, scalp lacerations and soft tissue injuries caused by falling baggage or collisions with overhead lockers, it cited local hospitals as saying.
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| UK: Banned building materials suspected in London fire Posted: 18 Jun 2017 07:49 AM PDT  LONDON (AP) — The new exterior cladding used in a renovation on London's Grenfell Tower may have been banned under U.K. building regulations, two British ministers said Sunday as police continued their investigation into the inferno that killed at least 58 people.
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| The wait is over to find out the sexes of Beyoncé's twins Posted: 18 Jun 2017 07:23 AM PDT  After Beyoncé and Jay Z did such a great job of being themselves, they kindly welcomed miniature versions into the world. The superstar couple's twins are reportedly a boy and a girl. What a perfect Father's Day gift for Jay Z, who is the only dad in the entire world today. SEE ALSO: Jay Z calls out bail bond industry in Father's Day column According to TMZ, the twins were born a few days ago but remain in the hospital due to a "minor issue." The dedicated Bey Hive discovered images of a floral delivery at the hospital that looks suspiciously like something one of their celebrity friends would send to parents of a twin boy and girl whose names happen to start with B and J. Wow! Did Beyoncé have a boy and a girl? A woman was seen carrying pink & blue balloons into UCLA Medical on Friday with a card for "B + J"! pic.twitter.com/PlSAK2s5Dt — THE BEYHIVÉ (@TheBeyHiveTeam) June 17, 2017 We hope mom, dad, big sister Blue, and the babies are happy, healthy, and Instagrammable very soon. WATCH:
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| US ambassador to Qatar steps down after posting critical tweets about Donald Trump Posted: 17 Jun 2017 12:10 PM PDT  The US ambassador to Qatar has stepped down after posting critical tweets about Donald Trump's administration after he fired FBI Director James Comey. Dana Shell Smith announced the move a week after several Gulf states cut diplomatic ties with the monarchy in Doha, citing concerns over their financial ties to Islamist groups including the Muslim Brotherhood. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, The Maldives, United Arab Emirates, Libya, and Bahrain won praise from Mr Trump for coordinating the anti-Qatari effort.
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| Milwaukee County sheriff not joining DHS, after all Posted: 18 Jun 2017 10:13 AM PDT  MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security says Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke is no longer a candidate for a position in the agency.
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| French mayor arrested for clash with right-winger Posted: 17 Jun 2017 12:38 PM PDT  A 55-year-old village mayor was arrested on Saturday for allegedly attacking a prominent French right-wing parliamentary candidate while she was out campaigning. Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, a flamboyant 44-year-old candidate for the Republicans party, was canvassing for votes at a Paris market on Thursday when a man called her a "stupid bobo" -- a blend of hipster and bourgeois -- and shoved her leaflets in her face, causing her to fall. Vincent Debraize -- mayor of Champignolles, a small village in Normandy in northern France -- denied he had verbally or physically assaulted her, Kosciusko-Morizet's lawyer Xavier Autain told AFP.
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| Tennessee man: Fugitive inmates surrendered without a word Posted: 17 Jun 2017 01:49 AM PDT  SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The man credited by law enforcement with holding two Georgia prison escapees at gunpoint until police arrived rejected the "hero" label the day after their capture and said credit should go to forces well beyond his control.
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| Father’s Day Inspirational Quotes 2017 Posted: 18 Jun 2017 05:00 AM PDT  One of the best ways to celebrate Father's Day 2017 is to share with your dad inspirational quotes that brings a smile on his face.
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| U.S. Navy Destroyer Collides With Merchant Vessel Off Japan Posted: 17 Jun 2017 03:05 AM PDT  A U.S. Navy destroyer has collided with a merchant vessel three times its size near Japan. Seven crew members are missing and three were injured on the destroyer during the crash at 2.30am. The injured crew members were medically evacuated and are in stable condition. The U.S. ship flooded but is not in danger of sinking. The Philippine-flagged merchant vessel sustained minimal damage.
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| Gated compounds keep the rich away from Cairo's chaos Posted: 16 Jun 2017 08:48 PM PDT  Guards check drivers' papers to keep out uninvited guests from gated compounds where Egypt's rich can escape the chaos of Cairo's streets in a country with a widening wealth gap. Iman Khalifa, 32, and her husband traded their Nile view apartment to migrate to a new home in a compound in eastern Cairo. The compounds, surrounded by malls, international schools and modern office spaces, are connected with the city by a complex web of highways, overpasses and tunnels.
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| Iran's Revolutionary Guard strikes Syria for Tehran attacks Posted: 18 Jun 2017 12:54 PM PDT ![Iran's Revolutionary Guard strikes Syria for Tehran attacks]( "Iran's Revolutionary Guard strikes Syria for Tehran attacks") TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's Revolutionary Guard said Sunday it launched missiles into eastern Syria targeting Islamic State militants in response to an attack on Iran's parliament and a shrine in Tehran, warning that it would similarly retaliate on anyone else carrying out attacks in Iran.
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| Science Leader No More? China Challenges US Dominance Posted: 17 Jun 2017 05:50 AM PDT  The United States still leads the world in scientific research, at least in publishing the most biomedical studies in top-tier journals and spending the most money on research and development (R&D). America's dominance in the scientific world is slowly shrinking, the researchers found, largely because China has invested vast amounts of money in science over the past two decades. In 2015, China's biomedical research teams ranked No. 4 on the top 10 list for the total number of new discoveries published in six top-tier journals, the researchers said.
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| Vacation's All They Ever Wanted Posted: 17 Jun 2017 03:00 AM PDT ![Vacation's All They Ever Wanted]( "Vacation's All They Ever Wanted") When Congress wants not to get something done—like, say, tackle hot button legislation that could prove awkward for certain members even to vote on—its favorite trick is to run out the clock.
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| Mormon girl, 12, is stopped from speaking as she explains why she is gay to church Posted: 18 Jun 2017 04:34 AM PDT  A 12-year-old girl who came out as a lesbian in front of her Mormon church congregation in Utah was told to sit down halfway through a speech in which she said she was not a "horrible sinner". Speaking at the church's monthly Fast and Testimony session, the girl, Savannah, said she was a child of "heavenly parents" who had "made me to be gay", according to a video taken by someone in the audience which has been watched by more than 200,000 people. A man then addressed the congregation, using the same mic, telling them he was grateful that the "Heavenly Father has made us all unique".
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| Philippines' Duterte return to duty eases health concerns Posted: 17 Jun 2017 04:30 AM PDT  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte returned to public duties Saturday after nearly a week of absence that sparked speculation over his health as government forces battled Islamist militants in the biggest crisis of his rule. Duterte, 72, attended a ceremony commemorating the founding of a province and later met with troops in Butuan city, both in the southern region of Mindanao. Responding to questions from reporters, a jovial Duterte said: "My state of health is -- what you see is what you get," he said, adding that his last medical examination was last year.
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| A look at high-profile police-related deaths of US blacks Posted: 16 Jun 2017 07:57 PM PDT  A Minnesota police officer was acquitted of manslaughter Friday in the fatal shooting of Philando Castile, a black motorist who had just informed the officer that he was carrying a gun.
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| Alex Jones' Ex-Wife Threatens Megyn Kelly: Report Posted: 17 Jun 2017 03:06 PM PDT  She wanted to be included the interview.
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| Deadlocked Cosby jury asks about 'reasonable doubt' Posted: 16 Jun 2017 07:55 PM PDT  The deadlocked US jury battling to reach a verdict in Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial asked the judge Friday to define "reasonable doubt" and again asked to hear from the fallen star's testimony. The 79-year-old pioneering black actor could face spending the rest of his life in prison if convicted on three counts of aggravated indecent assault against 44-year-old Andrea Constand at his Philadelphia mansion in January 2004. The 12-member jury had told Judge Steven O'Neill on Thursday that they were deadlocked, but the Pennsylvania judge ordered them to continue with no cut-off point to stop trying to reach a unanimous agreement.
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| Iraqi forces capture border crossing to Syria from IS Posted: 17 Jun 2017 05:51 AM PDT ![Iraqi forces capture border crossing to Syria from IS]( "Iraqi forces capture border crossing to Syria from IS") BEIRUT (AP) — Iraqi forces captured Saturday a border crossing point to Syria from the Islamic State group, increasing pressure on the extremists and getting closer to meeting up with Syrian troops and their allies who reached the border earlier this month for the first time in years.
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| Tesla mechanics rescue a cute kitten that got stuck inside a Model X bumper Posted: 17 Jun 2017 01:52 PM PDT  Of all the things that could possibly go wrong with your electric self-driving car, finding a kitten inside your bumper may be the cutest of them all. An unnamed Model X owner uploaded two clips to YouTube on Saturday that show a teeny kitten trapped inside the bumper of his vehicle. "So this morning, I heard a meow in my garage," the man said in the clip. "And we don't have a cat." After narrowing down the meows to his vehicle, then the rear bumper, the man decided to bring his car into a Tesla service center to get a little help rescuing the cat safely. SEE ALSO: Tesla's Model X gets the first perfect SUV crash rating The technicians were able to remove a small panel from underneath the rear bumper, and after a little coaxing, the very upset orange baby kitten was safely removed. Tesla service rescues a kitten stuck in the bumper https://t.co/qZW7QjuceQhttps://t.co/3jyJseVodm — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 17, 2017 Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk tweeted the two clips on Saturday, which is not an unusual move. Musk frequently tweets stories that paint the Telsa community in a good light. WATCH: This robot maestro can compose and perform some pretty sweet tunes
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| The Virginia shooting fallout was predictably partisan. Can this ever be fixed? Posted: 17 Jun 2017 04:00 AM PDT  Members of the crowd at the annual congressional baseball game call for unity – but will they ever truly get it? It would be hard to imagine an institution more out of tune with the prevailing tone of modern American politics than the annual congressional baseball game. The Republican and Democratic teams play each other to win, but they do so in a spirit of friendship across the aisle that is all but nonexistent on Capitol Hill these days.
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| How Social Media Has Changed Religion Posted: 17 Jun 2017 05:00 PM PDT  Some nuns have turned to cyberspace in the latest chapter in a long history of religious orders' using the best means of communication.
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| US presidents hail Kohl as 'one of the greatest' Posted: 16 Jun 2017 06:56 PM PDT  "Helmut hated war -- but he detested totalitarianism even more," Bush said in a statement of the former German chancellor. "Working closely with my very good friend to help achieve a peaceful end to the Cold War and the unification of Germany within NATO will remain one of the great joys of my life," he added.
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| I think Razer accidentally made the perfect portable battery Posted: 17 Jun 2017 09:00 AM PDT 
Razer recently announced a new flagship laptop, the Razer Blade Stealth. It looks like a worthy successor to the old Razer Blade, one of the best Windows laptops out there, but the thing that really caught my attention is the battery pack Razer made for it. A couple companies have taken stabs at making external battery packs for laptops before, most notably Dell with the XPS 13. They're not a bad idea, but since Amazon is already awash with cheap Anker packs, it takes something special to stand out.
The Razer Power Bank is what you'd probably get if you sat down and designed your perfect (within the laws of physics) external power bank. It has two Qualcomm QuickCharge compatible USB-A ports, which are ideal for charging every single smartphone you can buy right now. QuickCharge is a proprietary standard that allows for faster charging that the USB standard, and it's what allows good Android phones to charge faster than the 10 Watts allowed by USB. There's also a USB-C port that can push up to 45W, which allows for a lightweight USB-C laptop to be charged as well. It won't work for full-speed charging of a MacBook Pro, but works for things like the Retina MacBook, Razer's new Blade Stealth, or the XPS 13. All of this is housed in a lightweight and strong-looking aluminum chassis that doesn't have any of Razer's trademark blinking lights. The battery inside is 12,800mAh, good for about a 40% charge on most laptops or juicing up a phone a couple times. It's not an off-the-grid power replacement, but should allow you to last out the longest of plane flights. Pricing is the only problem: it's $150, which is downright painful for a battery pack. But look at it this way: if Apple offered the same thing for the Retina MacBook, people would be saying it's the greatest dongle accessory ever made.
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| Police: Mother dies following shooting rampage in New Mexico Posted: 17 Jun 2017 01:54 PM PDT  ABIQUIU, N.M. (AP) — The mother of a man who went on a shooting rampage in New Mexico died several hours after being taken off life support, bringing the number of deaths to five, authorities said.
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| Amazon deal seen as disruptor of grocery business Posted: 17 Jun 2017 06:24 PM PDT  Amazon's deal to buy Whole Foods Market injects even greater pressure into the food and grocery sectors at a time when e-commerce is already roiling retailers. The tech giant's $13.7 billion acquisition of the upscale, niche grocery chain was described as a seismic event by industry analysts, despite Whole Foods' relatively small size. The deal prompted jokes and semi-serious posts on Twitter about a space-age shopping era with Amazon's artificial intelligence program Alexa replacing cashiers and ordering drone deliveries of kale.
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