| White House officials defend Trump, say athletes 'can do free speech on their own time' Posted: 24 Sep 2017 09:36 AM PDT  Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin defended Trump's call for NFL players who kneel during the national anthem to be suspended or fired. "It's not about free speech," Mnucin said Sunday. "They can do free speech on their own time."
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| How This Hospital Keeps Sick Turtles Safe During Hurricane Season Posted: 25 Sep 2017 09:13 AM PDT  A few days after Hurricane Irma slammed into south Florida ― while there were still tight travel restrictions and curfews in place ― Bette Zirkelbach stocked an ambulance with supplies and raced south.
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| Soldier saves lifeless puppy with CPR in tear-worthy viral video Posted: 25 Sep 2017 10:52 AM PDT  An emotional video making its way around the internet shows a Thai soldier giving CPR to a tiny lifeless puppy and eventually bringing him back to life.
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| North Korea says U.S. 'declared war' warns it could shoot down U.S. bombers Posted: 25 Sep 2017 12:17 PM PDT ![North Korea says U.S. 'declared war' warns it could shoot down U.S. bombers]( "North Korea says U.S. 'declared war' warns it could shoot down U.S. bombers") North Korea's foreign minister said on Monday that President Donald Trump had declared war on North Korea and that Pyongyang reserves the right to take countermeasures, including shooting down U.S. bombers even if they are not in its air space.
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| Model 'scalped and drained of blood' in murder unprecedented 'outside wartime', reveals LA autopsy Posted: 25 Sep 2017 01:32 AM PDT  An autopsy report has revealed how a model was scalped and drained of blood, in a murder branded unprecedented "outside of wartime". Comic book writer Blake Leibel, 35, is charged with the murder of the mother of his child, Ukrainian-born Iana Kasian, 30. The murder took place in May last year and Mr Leibel, the heir to a plastics and property fortune, could be given the death sentence if found guilty, due to the severity of the crime.
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| Deadly aftershock, volcanic ash spread alarm in Mexico Posted: 23 Sep 2017 09:57 PM PDT  By Michael O'Boyle and Noe Torres MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.2 aftershock that shook Mexico on Saturday was blamed for five deaths, spreading fear among anxious residents reeling from a string of natural disasters and interrupting the search for survivors from a bigger tremor earlier this week. The Popocatepetl volcano south of Mexico City sent a column of ash into the sky, capping an intense period of seismic activity including two powerful tremors this month that have killed more than 400 people and caused damage of up to $8 billion. Mexico's capital was shattered by Tuesday's magnitude 7.1 quake that flattened dozens of buildings and killed at least 307 people.
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| Lucy Hale Perfectly Shut Down A Troll Who Called Her 'Anorexic' Posted: 25 Sep 2017 07:31 AM PDT  Attention all trolls: Lucy Hale is not here for your BS.
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| Saudi Women Allowed into Sports Stadium for First Time Posted: 24 Sep 2017 08:01 AM PDT  For the 87th anniversary of its founding the Islamic kingdom lifted strict rules banning women mixing with men at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.
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| Singer Jessie James Decker Voices Support For National Anthem Amid Protests Posted: 25 Sep 2017 08:58 AM PDT  Country singer Jessie James Decker spoke out in support of the national anthem amid NFL protests over President Donald Trump's comments attacking players who choose to kneel during the patriotic song.
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| Here's How Senate Republicans Have Voted On Dreamers And Immigrants Posted: 25 Sep 2017 02:45 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― Members of Congress will soon need to decide whether they want to grant some sort of relief to the hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants President Donald Trump put at risk of deportation and losing their jobs.
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| The U.S. Navy's Nuclear Submarines Could Be Made Obsolete Posted: 25 Sep 2017 12:05 PM PDT  On a more human level, it would be interesting to go back in time to World Wars I and II, where a constant refrain of the sailors and airmen who hunted subs was the sheer tedium of the search. Hour after hour after hour of scanning the oceans, in the hope that a needle in the haystack would reveal itself as a sonar contact or a tiny periscope peeking above the surface. If nothing else, farming out sub-hunting to the robots will make chasing subs a bit less dull.
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| Correction: Haitians-The Mexican Dream story Posted: 24 Sep 2017 09:30 PM PDT  TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — In a story Sept. 19 about Haitians settling in Mexico, The Associated Press misidentified the pastor of a Tijuana church. His name is Gustavo Banda, not Jeccene Thimote.
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| SitRep: Kurds Vote, as Turks and Iranians Prepare For War Posted: 25 Sep 2017 04:46 AM PDT  New travel ban, Russians bomb U.S. allies in Syria
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| Russian state agents behind 'grave violations' in Crimea: UN Posted: 25 Sep 2017 04:28 AM PDT  Russian state agents have committed serious abuses, including torture, in Crimea, the UN said Monday, warning that the rights situation in the annexed peninsula had "significantly deteriorated" under Moscow's occupation. In a fresh report, the UN human rights agency said that Russia's annexation of the Black Sea peninsula in March 2014 had set off a broad crackdown targeting Ukrainian institutions and culture. The report found evidence of "grave human rights violations, such as arbitrary arrests and detentions, enforced disappearances, ill-treatment and torture, and at least one extra-judicial execution", the UN statement said.
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| Nashville church shooting: Chapel usher hailed a hero after pouncing on gunman saving dozens of lives Posted: 25 Sep 2017 01:54 AM PDT  An usher has been hailed a hero for jumping on a gunman who had just killed a woman and injured six others in a shooting spree at a church. Emanuel Kidega Samson shot Melanie Smith, 39, dead in the car park of the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ, Tennessee, Nashville, then went inside and started firing at worshippers who were filing out at the end of the service. Mr Engle then went to his car, got his own weapon and held Mr Samson at gunpoint until the police arrived.
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| Here's What Farms Do To Hens Who Are Too Old To Lay Eggs Posted: 25 Sep 2017 08:08 AM PDT  It's not a dumb question to ask, and the answer might surprise you.
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| Woman Previously Named 'Heaviest in the World' Dead at 37 Posted: 25 Sep 2017 09:47 AM PDT  She underwent weight loss surgery in March.
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| World War II vet goes viral for taking a knee in solidarity with NFL players Posted: 25 Sep 2017 04:56 AM PDT  As controversy surrounding President Trump's comments on NFL players protesting during the National Anthem embroiled the country this weekend, one 97-year-old veteran spoke out.
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| Fearing eruption of volcano, thousands begin evacuations in Bali Posted: 25 Sep 2017 07:29 AM PDT ![Fearing eruption of volcano, thousands begin evacuations in Bali]( "Fearing eruption of volcano, thousands begin evacuations in Bali") Indonesian authorities raised the alert status for Mount Agung to the highest level on Friday, and people have scattered to all corners of the island.
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| Milo Yiannopoulos Flounders At Desperate 'Free Speech' Rally On UC Berkeley Campus Posted: 24 Sep 2017 01:09 PM PDT  What was supposed to be his four-day Woodstock at the University of California turned out to be his alt-right Fyre Festival. As he admitted defeat, he promised an "unofficial" rally for his followers on Sunday, effectively mobilizing hordes of counterprotesters, anti-fascists and anyone in his far-right brigade brave enough to face them. The "rally" at Sproul Plaza on campus brought hundreds of demonstrators out, including Antifa activists and Yiannopoulos supporters.
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| Trooper's widow sues sniper's parents for son's actions Posted: 25 Sep 2017 03:09 PM PDT  The parents of a gunman who shot and killed a Pennsylvania trooper engaged in "psychological manipulation" of their son and should be held responsible for the deadly ambush at a state police barracks, according to a lawsuit filed by the trooper's widow.
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| North Korea 'blows up US aircraft carrier and jets' in new propaganda video Posted: 25 Sep 2017 01:37 AM PDT  North Korean state media has released a new video depicting the destruction of US aircraft and warships and warning that any attack on the North will see US forces "head to the grave". The 99-second clip was released on Sunday by the DPRK Today news site, just hours after two US Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers flew off the coast of North Korea in a show of force. Accompanied by US fighters based in Okinawa, the bombers flew further north of the Demilitarised Zone that divides the Korean Peninsula than any US military aircraft in the 21st century, according to the Pentagon. A screenshot of the North Korean video showing the US carrier being blown up The North Korean propaganda video begins with pictures of President Donald Trump, describing him as a "mad man". It goes on to show a series of Pukguksong missiles being fired from mobile launch vehicles before an F-35 Raptor fighter and a nuclear-capable Lancer bomber are destroyed by computer-generated explosions. The footage goes on to show a missile being fired from a submerged submarine before striking the USS Carl Vinson. The 103,000-tonne aircraft carrier is the flagship of Carrier Strike Croup 1 and conducted drills with another nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Ronald Reagan, off North Korea in June. North Korean missile ranges It has also carried out exercises, utilising its 90 fixed wing aircraft and helicopters, with Korean navy units. The footage shows USS Carl Vinson engulfed in flames after the missile strike, with subtitles stating, "Should F-35, B-1B or the Carl Vinson lead the US attack, they will head to the grave in that order". Trump: We'll deal with 'Little Rocket Man' Kim Jong-u 01:34
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| Neil deGrasse Tyson Picks Apart The Science Of Iconic ‘Game Of Thrones’ Scenes Posted: 25 Sep 2017 02:06 AM PDT  Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has some good news and bad news for the creative team behind "Game of Thrones."
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| Weakened Merkel wins fourth term, hit by nationalist 'earthquake' Posted: 24 Sep 2017 04:34 PM PDT  Chancellor Angela Merkel clinched a fourth term in Germany's election Sunday, but her victory was clouded by the entry into parliament of the hard-right AfD in the best showing for a nationalist force since World War II. Merkel, who after 12 years in power held a double-digit lead for most of the campaign, scored around 33 percent of the vote with her conservative Christian Union (CDU/CSU) bloc, according to preliminary results. Its nearest rivals, the Social Democrats and their candidate Martin Schulz, came in a distant second, with a post-war record low of 21 percent.
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| Twitter Points Out Everything That's Wrong With Mason Jar Salads Posted: 25 Sep 2017 07:44 AM PDT  The Mason jar has many different roles in the kitchen, and holding salads is one of the newer ones.
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| China to build many gigafactories' worth of electric-car battery plants Posted: 25 Sep 2017 07:30 AM PDT  While the United States federal government threatens to backslide on renewable energy, California and China continue to move at an aggressive pace to lead the world in zero-emission vehicles. As the global market for electric and plug-in car grows, battery production will need to increase dramatically to match demand. It's expected that electric-vehicle batteries will become a $240 billion industry, and China has already begun to cement itself as a leader in battery production.
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| Tom Brady speaks out on Trump's NFL comments: 'I certainly disagree with what he said' Posted: 25 Sep 2017 07:03 AM PDT  New England Patriots star quarterback Tom Brady spoke out Monday morning on Trump's criticism of protesting NFL players, saying the comments were "divisive."
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| Police Officer Joins In on Cheer During High School Football Game in Viral Video Posted: 25 Sep 2017 07:32 AM PDT  He said the students didn't know about his plans.
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| Polish president unveils court reform in democratic litmus test Posted: 24 Sep 2017 03:07 PM PDT  By Pawel Sobczak WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish President Andrzej Duda unveiled proposals on Monday for judiciary reform that is viewed by the European Union and critics of the government as a crucial gauge of Warsaw's adherence to rule-of-law standards. Duda, an ally of the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, unexpectedly vetoed its overhaul of the judiciary in July after the proposals triggered nationwide protests and raised EU and U.S. concerns about a politicization of the courts. The eurosceptic PiS says reform of the judicial system is needed because the courts are slow, inefficient and steeped in a communist-era mentality, but critics of the plans say the new rules are part of a bigger drive toward authoritarianism.
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| US-backed forces say Russia attacked them in eastern Syria Posted: 25 Sep 2017 10:39 AM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — U.S.-backed forces in eastern Syria say Russia bombed their positions on Monday in a major natural gas field they recently captured from Islamic State militants.
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| 'World's heaviest woman' dies in Abu Dhabi hospital Posted: 24 Sep 2017 05:11 PM PDT  An Egyptian believed to be the world's heaviest woman died Monday of heart and kidney failure at an Abu Dhabi hospital, following months of treatment to help her lose weight and one day walk again. A team of more than 20 doctors had been caring for the bedridden Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty, 37, since her arrival at Burjeel Hospital in May. El Aty first sought treatment in India, travelling from the port city of Alexandria to Mumbai aboard a specially modified Airbus in early February.
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| Eurofighter pilot attempting loop-the-loop in front of his parents and girlfriend dies after crashing into sea Posted: 25 Sep 2017 06:02 AM PDT  This is the terrible moment that a fighter pilot lost his life after crashing his Eurofighter into the sea during an air show off the coast of Italy. Capt Gabriele Orlandi, 36, was attempting to perform a loop-the-loop in his 85million euro Eurofighter Typhoon when he apparently misjudged the manoeuvre and smashed into the water, a few hundred yards from the coast. The Italian air force pilot was performing the stunt in front of a large crowd that included his girlfriend and his parents at the air show in Terracina, south of Rome. The Eurofighter was executing a spectacular loop-the-loop when it crashed into the sea Credit: NurPhoto His girlfriend had to be taken to hospital and treated for severe shock. Capt Orlandi died on impact and his body was recovered by navy divers. He had more than a decade's experience as a pilot and had trained in the United States with American Top Gun flyers. The pilot died on impact Credit: NurPhoto The air show was immediately suspended after the accident and two investigations were opened, one by the air force and another by civilian magistrates in the nearby town of Latina. "A day of joy turned into a day of great sadness," said General Enzo Vecciarelli, a senior air force commander. "Our deepest condolences go to the relatives of Capt Orlandi."
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| The New York Times had an anti-Hillary Clinton agenda? That's untrue | Jill Abramson Posted: 25 Sep 2017 03:00 AM PDT  Despite claims made in her recent book, the news editors at the paper were never hostile to Clinton. In her book, Hillary Clinton says the news media has not done enough soul-searching about its role in her loss. Conversely, there was way too little scrutiny of Donald Trump and too much reactive coverage of his every tweet and rally.
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| LeBron James Explains Why Trump's Attack On The NFL Is Personal Posted: 23 Sep 2017 06:09 PM PDT  It seems as if LeBron James has finally had enough of President Donald Trump.
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| Kylie Jenner flashes stomach amid news that she's pregnant Posted: 25 Sep 2017 06:31 AM PDT  Kylie Jenner took to Instagram over the weekend to seemingly respond to news breaking that she's pregnant -- and she did it in the most sly way possible.
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| The Milky Way shines down on Mount Fuji Posted: 25 Sep 2017 04:32 AM PDT ![The Milky Way shines down on Mount Fuji]( "The Milky Way shines down on Mount Fuji") This is the mesmerizing image of a colorful Milky Way shining down on Mount Fuji. Steve Lance Lee, 37, captured the sky above the iconic mountain whilst on his honeymoon in Lake Kawaguchiko, Japan. Mount Fuji is illuminated underneath the galaxy of stars, creating an impressive landscape. (Caters News)
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| Funeral Director Charged After Allegedly Showing Off Photos of Corpses: Cops Posted: 25 Sep 2017 10:21 AM PDT  Angeliegha Stewart, 27, has been charged with abuse of a corpse.
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| 5 things to know about Germany's surging nationalist party Posted: 24 Sep 2017 08:00 PM PDT  BERLIN (AP) — Alternative for Germany was founded four years ago at the height of the eurozone crisis, when opposition to a German bailout of other countries using the common currency was strong.
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| A Ranking of the Richest Women of the Kardashian-Jenner Clan Posted: 25 Sep 2017 11:33 AM PDT  "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" is 10 this year. Here's how much the show has made for the women in the Kardashian-Jenner clan over the years.
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| Miami Dolphins' Michael Thomas Fights Tears While Discussing Trump's Insults Posted: 24 Sep 2017 11:28 PM PDT  Dolphins safety Michael Thomas started breaking up when talking about Trump calling him "a son of a b!tch."
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| Police arrest and remove protestors with disabilities at Senate Graham-Cassidy hearing Posted: 25 Sep 2017 01:57 PM PDT  How do we say this nicely, Senator Cassidy and Senator Graham: everyone hates your dumb healthcare bill. Well, at least a solid majority of Americans do, and pretty much everyone who came to watch the Graham-Cassidy hearing Monday afternoon. Activists from the grassroots disability rights group ADAPT disrupted the hearing multiple times, causing Senator Hatch to briefly recess the hearing and prompting Capitol Police to arrest protestors, some of them in wheelchairs. Their protest centered around the large concern that passage of the bill would severely deplete medicaid funding. But many other worries exist about how the bill would not include essential health benefits, cause millions to lose their insurance, and shrink the Obamacare protections for people with preexisting conditions. The footage of police forcibly removing the ADAPT protesters is both inspiring and predictably heartbreaking. SEE ALSO: Hurricane Maria plunged Puerto Rico into a humanitarian crisis, and help has barely arrived Here is Senator Hatch ordering that the hearing be recessed as protestors in wheelchairs are pulled away by authorities: And Senator Cassidy responding with his characteristic charisma, aka a zombie-like yawn: Under Graham-Cassidy, at least 1.4 million adults with disabilities would lose Medicaid, per the Center for American Progress. Depending on how deep the cuts go (and what version of the bill we're looking at) that number could easily climb to 1.8 million. A protestors looks on as other demonstrators are taken out.Image: tom williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc.With fewer services, advocates fear that folks with disabilities could be forced back into institutions and otherwise pushed out of the workforce. Organizers estimated that the number of arrests today would hover around 100. Capitol Police arrest a demonstrator for reportedly disrupting the hearing.Image: chip somodevilla/Getty Images This is Marilee, of ADAPT. She's answered my random phone calls for 5 months pic.twitter.com/j26R5XwoJm — Jeff Stein (@JStein_Vox) September 25, 2017 ADAPT has a long history of disruptive protest in defense of people with disabilities. The group's grassroots efforts have been instrumental in bringing attention to issues across America for the past 40 years. Capitol police drag a blind protestor out of the hearing.Image: chip somodevilla/Getty Images Only 7 wheelchair users in the hearing room! #ADAPTandRESIST pic.twitter.com/GBSgTHi5SW — NationalADAPT (@NationalADAPT) September 25, 2017 Save Our Liberty! #ADAPTandRESIST pic.twitter.com/0V6GusErJ7 — NationalADAPT (@NationalADAPT) September 25, 2017 I've been covering health care activism from day one and this is a sight that is still hard to make sense of pic.twitter.com/gFaR6V0yHv — Jeff Stein (@JStein_Vox) September 25, 2017 Latoya Maddox, 44, came from Philly for this. Said she was very nervous. Has a toddler with asthma who, like her, is on Medicaid pic.twitter.com/q5TggP4mi1 — Jeff Stein (@JStein_Vox) September 25, 2017 This isn't the first time Capitol Police have thrown activists with disabilities out of a hearing. In June, 43 demonstrators assembled by the organization were arrested outside of McConnell's office to protest cuts to Medicaid. Senators McCain, Paul, Collins, and Murkowski have all expressed either opposition or extreme reservations about the bill, which was supposed to be scheduled for a vote sometime this week. WATCH: Take a 'cell-fie' using your phone and this small microscope adapter
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| Man 'Pushed To Limit' After NFL Protest, Quits Job At Buffalo Bills Stadium Posted: 25 Sep 2017 01:30 PM PDT  While NFL players are taking a knee, Erich Nikischer is leaving the arena. Nikischer found himself so enraged by several Buffalo Bills kneeling during the national anthem on Sunday that he quit his job of almost 30 years at the team's home stadium, New Era Field. Nikischer said he has no issue with players protesting prior to the playing of The Star-Spangled Banner, but could not handle the kneeling during the song.
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| Trump slaps travel restrictions on North Korea, Venezuela in sweeping new ban Posted: 24 Sep 2017 06:58 PM PDT  President Donald Trump on Sunday slapped new travel restrictions on citizens from North Korea, Venezuela and Chad, expanding to eight the list of countries covered by his original travel bans that have been derided by critics and challenged in court. Restrictions on citizens from Sudan were lifted. The measures help fulfill a campaign promise Trump made to tighten U.S. immigration procedures and align with his "America First" foreign policy vision.
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| 7-Year-Old's Parents Charged After They Allegedly Kicked Him Out Because They Believe He's Possessed by Demons Posted: 24 Sep 2017 10:11 AM PDT  The boy went to a neighbor's house crying, reports said.
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