| Marco Rubio Defends Democratic Colleague Over Misleading Fox News Report Posted: 08 Feb 2018 08:43 PM PST  pushed back against a Fox News report that implied Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) had engaged in misconduct by texting with a lobbyist associated with a Russian billionaire last year.
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| Teen Set To Testify Against Man She Accused Of Rape Found Dead Posted: 10 Feb 2018 10:46 AM PST  A teenager who had been set to testify against a Michigan man she said raped her has been found dead in what police are investigating as a homicide.
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| Father Of Otto Warmbier Says North Korea 'Not Really' Participating In Olympics Posted: 10 Feb 2018 07:17 AM PST  North Korean athletes "are not really participating in the Olympics," said the father of American student Otto Warmbier, who died last year after his release from imprisonment in North Korea.
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| Autopsy finds gunman who killed 58 people in Las Vegas took anti-anxiety drug Posted: 09 Feb 2018 06:15 PM PST  The autopsy also confirmed that the gunman, Stephen Paddock, a 64-year-old retired real estate investor and high-stakes gambler, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, the newspaper said. The Clark County Coroner's Office declined to immediately respond to a request from Reuters seeking a copy of the report, which the Review-Journal said it obtained after a judge ordered the medical examiner to release it last week to news organizations. Paddock strafed a crowd of outdoor concertgoers with rapid-fire gunshots from his 32nd-floor suite at the Mandalay Bay hotel the night of Oct. 1 before police stormed his room to find him dead amid a large cache of high-powered weapons and ammunition.
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| Israel strikes Iranian targets in Syria after F-16 fighter jet shot down Posted: 10 Feb 2018 12:20 AM PST  An Israeli jet was shot down during an attack on Iranian targets in Syria yesterday, in the most serious confrontation between the foes since the start of the civil war. Israel said it sent an F-16 jet to disable an Iranian drone which entered into Israeli territory from Syria earlier on Saturday morning. The military said it then faced massive anti-aircraft fire from the Syrian regime that forced two pilots to abandon the aircraft, which crashed in northern Israel. Bystanders look at the remains of an F-16 Israeli war plane near the village of Harduf, Israel Credit: Reuters One pilot was seriously wounded and the other lightly. Syrian officials reported large explosions in the centre of the country and the Syrian counter fire set off warning sirens throughout northern Israel. The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said it struck at least a dozen targets after the jet was downed, including three aerial defence batteries and four Iranian targets near the capital Damascus. Saturday's incident marked the first time an Israeli aircraft has been shot down by Syria since the Lebanese civil war in 1982. Brigadier General Ronen Manelis, chief spokesman for the IDF, said it was being seen as an attack by Iran in Israeli territory. "Iran is dragging the region into an adventure in which it doesn't know how it will end," he said. Israeli security forces walk next to the remains of an F-16 Israeli war plane near the Israeli village of Harduf Credit: Reuters It was a rare public admission by Israel, which has conducted more than 100 strikes inside Syria against Iranian and Lebanese Shia militia Hizbollah, which are fighting in the war-town country in support of the government. Analysts have long warned that as President Bashar al-Assad and his Iranian allies grow stronger in Syria, the conflict between Israel and Iranian proxies will heat up. IDF has targeted the Iranian control systems in Syria that sent the #UAV into Israeli airspace. Massive Syrian Anti-Air fire, one F16 crashed in Israel, pilots safe. #Iran is responsible for this severe violation of Israeli sovereignty. Event ongoing, more to follow.— Jonathan Conricus (@LTCJonathan) February 10, 2018 Israel fears Iran is using the cover of the war next door to develop and transfer sophisticated weaponry to Hizbollah, its most powerful proxy force in the region. It has also recently been warning of the increased Iranian presence along its border, but military spokesman Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus said Saturday's incident marked the most "blatant and severe violation of Israeli sovereignty" yet. He said Israel has no interest in further escalation but that it would "extract a heavy price" for such aggression. The Syrian civil war is showing no signs of winding down after seven years of fighting. Not only is the violence not abating it appears to be escalating to unprecedented levels, stoked by international powers backing different sides of the conflict. The remains of the Israel F-16 jet in the northern Israeli Kibbutz of Harduf Credit: JACK GUEZ Syrian and Russian jets have been pounding the last-remaining rebel strongholds for the last week, leaving 230 civilians dead, in attacks the United Nations said could amount to war crimes. Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said his office had received reports including video footage of possible use of "toxic agents" on Feb. 4 in the rebel-held town of Saraqeb, Idlib province.
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| Man Claims Teen Girl Hired Him on Craigslist to Kill Her Posted: 10 Feb 2018 12:58 PM PST  He claims she wanted to end her life because of problems with her boyfriend
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| L.L. Bean Changes 100-Year-Old Return Policy To Combat Abuse Of It Posted: 09 Feb 2018 11:23 AM PST  If you've been abusing L.L. Bean's generous return policy, well, this is on you: The Maine-based company is revoking its 100 percent satisfaction guarantee and imposing a one-year limit on most returns. In a letter to customers issued on Friday, L.L. Bean Chairman Shawn Gorman announced the change and what prompted it.
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| Woman Left Baby in Airport Bathroom With Heartbreaking Note: 'I Just Want What Is Best for Him' Posted: 09 Feb 2018 10:03 AM PST  "I just want what is best for him and it is not me. Please. I'm sorry," the note found with the newborn read.
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| Logan Paul: YouTube stops giving vlogger ad revenue after 'recent pattern of behaviour' Posted: 09 Feb 2018 02:20 AM PST  Logan Paul – the YouTube user who posted videos of himself laughing next to dead bodies and tasering dead animals – has finally been cut off by YouTube. The company said that it had acted after yet more controversial posts, in which he was seeing tasering dead rats and removing a life fish from water before "performing CPR" on it. YouTube said the decision had been made to suspend ads on all of his channels after "careful consideration".
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| John Kelly Reportedly Offers To Resign As Trump Eyes Potential Replacements Posted: 09 Feb 2018 02:39 PM PST  White House chief of staff John Kelly expressed his willingness to resign over his handling of the domestic abuse allegations against staff secretary Rob Porter this week, The New York Times and ABC News reported on Friday, citing two anonymous sources within the West Wing.
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| Navy SEAL Who Killed Bin Laden Calls Trump's Parade Plan 'Third World Bulls**t' Posted: 08 Feb 2018 09:07 PM PST  The former Navy SEAL who killed terrorist Osama bin Laden in a 2011 raid blasted President Donald Trump's plans to hold a military parade.
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| German student admits to killing girlfriend's parents: Part 4 Posted: 09 Feb 2018 04:36 PM PST  Elizabeth Haysom pleaded guilty to being an accessory-before-the-fact, and Jens Soering, who later took back his confession, was found guilty.
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| Egypt launches massive security operation against militants Posted: 09 Feb 2018 08:40 AM PST  EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Egypt began a massive security operation Friday involving land, sea and air forces in areas including the restive northern Sinai Peninsula, the epicenter of an Islamic insurgency spearheaded by a local affiliate of the Islamic State group.
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| Saudi cleric says abayas 'not necessary' for women in ultra-conservative kingdom Posted: 10 Feb 2018 06:56 AM PST  Saudi women need not wear the abaya - the loose-fitting, full-length robes symbolic of religious faith - a senior member of the top Muslim clerical body said, another indication of the Kingdom's efforts towards modernisation. On his radio programme, Sheikh Abdullah al-Mutlaq, a member of the Council of Senior Scholars, said Muslim women should dress modestly, but this did not necessitate wearing the abaya. "More than 90 percent of pious Muslim women in the Muslim world do not wear abayas," Sheikh Mutlaq said on Friday. "So we should not force people to wear abayas." While not necessarily signalling a change in the law, the statement is the first of its kind from a senior religious figure. It follows the recent pattern of freedoms the Kingdom has been witnessing with the ascent of young Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman to power. Women in face-covering niqabs Credit: David Rose for the Telegraph Only the government-appointed clerics associated with the Council of Senior Scholars are allowed to issue fatwas, or Islamic legal opinions. Their interpretations of Islamic law form the basis of Saudi Arabia's legal system. Saudi women have started wearing more colorful abayas in recent years, the light blues and pinks in stark contrast with the traditional black. Open abayas over long skirts or jeans are also becoming more common in some parts of the country. The trend marks a major change in the last couple of years. In 2016, a Saudi woman was detained for removing her abaya on a main street in the capital of Riyadh. Local media reported that she was detained after a complaint was filed with the religious police. The Kingdom has seen an expansion in women's rights recently, such as the decision passed to allow women to attend mixed public sporting events and the announcement that Saudi Arabia would grant them the right to drive. These are some of the many changes the country has undergone in recent months, hailed as proof of a new progressive trend in the deeply conservative Muslim Kingdom. Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir (C) and his British counterpart Boris Johnson (L) pose for a picture during a tour of the historic quarter of Jeddah Credit: AFP But despite these changes, the gender-segregated nation is criticized for its continued constraints on women. Activists have blasted the country's guardianship system which requires a male family member to grant permission for a woman to study abroad, travel and other activities. On Thursday, a London-based Saudi rights group, ALQST, reported the detention last month of activist Noha al-Balawi, saying she was questioned by Saudi authorities on her involvement with women's rights and human rights movements. The government's Center for International Communications did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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| South Korea's Olympic Stadium Will Host Just 4 Events Before It's Torn Down Posted: 09 Feb 2018 02:47 AM PST  Pyeongchang, South Korea, built itself a brand-new $109 million stadium to host the 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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| China Has Big Plans to Win the Next War It Fights Posted: 09 Feb 2018 04:46 PM PST  The People's Liberation Army is actively thinking about the weak points of potential adversary's operational systems. Indeed, the ability of Iraqi and Yugoslav forces to function on the battlefield, had become according to one PLA source, "limited, deprived, and rendered useless," and their annihilation was not necessary to achieve operational success. As a result of extensive examination of these conflicts and others, the PLA now views modern conflict as a confrontation between opposing systems, or what are specifically referred to as opposing operational systems.
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| ‘It’s What She Wanted.’ Man Stabbed His 6-Year-Old Daughter in the Heart So He Wouldn’t Lose Custody, Police Say Posted: 10 Feb 2018 07:40 AM PST  Seth Pickering pleaded guilty to stabbing his daughter rather than give her up
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| Turkish helicopter shot down by Kurdish militia in Syria's Afrin: Erdogan Posted: 10 Feb 2018 10:03 AM PST  A Turkish army helicopter was shot down by Syrian Kurdish YPG fighters near the north Syrian town of Afrin, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday and the Turkish military said two soldiers on board the aircraft died. YPG sources separately confirmed the downing of the helicopter. "One of our helicopters was downed just recently," Erdogan said speaking to members of his AK Party (AKP) in Istanbul.
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| Attorney calls for sanctions in Dakota Access pipeline suit Posted: 09 Feb 2018 11:50 AM PST ![Attorney calls for sanctions in Dakota Access pipeline suit]( "Attorney calls for sanctions in Dakota Access pipeline suit") BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Attorneys for a Florida-based environmental publication want a federal judge in North Dakota to sanction the Texas-based developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline in a dispute over whether the publication can be sued.
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| Speed Skater Shani Davis: Team USA Chose Olympics Flag-Bearer ‘Dishonorably’ Posted: 09 Feb 2018 02:33 AM PST  American speed skater Shani Davis was not pleased about how Team USA selected its flag-bearer for the opening ceremony of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
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| Kim Cattrall Accuses Sarah Jessica Parker Of Exploiting Brother's Death Posted: 10 Feb 2018 08:21 AM PST  Kim Cattrall has no interest in accepting condolences from Sarah Jessica Parker.
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| At least 18 dead in Hong Kong bus accident Posted: 10 Feb 2018 06:12 AM PST  By Bobby Yip HONG KONG (Reuters) - At least 18 people died in a high-speed bus crash in Hong Kong on Saturday in one of the city's worst traffic disasters in recent years. Television footage showed the mangled remains of the bus as it lay toppled on the side of a major highway in the northern reaches of the city. Some victims were laid out nearby beneath sheets by emergency workers.
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| Florida woman: Airline told me to flush pet hamster Posted: 08 Feb 2018 07:23 PM PST  MIAMI (AP) — A Florida woman says an airline told her to flush her hamster down an airport toilet because the emotional support rodent wasn't allowed to fly with her.
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| How the Air Force Would Destroy North Korea Posted: 09 Feb 2018 04:47 AM PST  The RQ-4 Global Hawk is ideally suited to the role. Capable of flying for more than thirty-four hours, Global Hawk could fly from airfields as far away as Guam, spend half a day over North Korea, and go home again—freeing up tarmac space in closer air facilities. Global Hawk's ability to conduct surveillance day or night is a major plus and its unblinking gaze will be invaluable in tracking enemy movements.
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| Police find remains of at least six people in plant plots connected to Canadian 'serial killer' Posted: 09 Feb 2018 09:50 AM PST  The remains of at least six people have been recovered from plant pots in the grounds of a property connected to a suspected Canadian serial killer. Police in Toronto made the grisly discovery at the home of Bruce McArthur, who was charged in January with the murder of five men near Toronto's Gay Village. Investigators had previously uncovered the remains of three people in flowers pots on a property where the 66-year-old stored his tools.
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| Trump signs bill ending government shutdown Posted: 09 Feb 2018 06:47 AM PST  US President Donald Trump signed a crucial spending bill Friday, reopening the US government after a brief shutdown, the second in three weeks, and a night of high drama in Congress. The House voted 240 to 186 in support of a bipartisan package that extends funding until March 23, hours after a conservative senator forced Congress to miss a midnight deadline, sparking the shutdown. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky had blocked a vote in the upper house, briefly bringing the government to a halt to protest big increases in spending on the military and domestic programs.
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| 27 Realistic Marriage Vows You Didn't Think To Make At Your Wedding Posted: 09 Feb 2018 10:16 AM PST  Newlyweds are often idealistic on their wedding day, blissfully unaware of all the annoyances, frustrations and less romantic moments of married life that lie ahead.
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| Amazon tests delivery in Los Angeles, shipping shares sink Posted: 09 Feb 2018 12:47 PM PST  Amazon is running "Shipping with Amazon" in Los Angeles and possibly other locations, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on condition of anonymity. FedEx Corp and United Parcel Service Inc shares were down more than 4 percent in afternoon trading. FedEx, UPS and analysts played down the idea that a trial poses a near-term threat to the couriers' businesses.
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| Officer slain, deputies wounded, suspect dead near Atlanta Posted: 09 Feb 2018 07:15 PM PST  LOCUST GROVE, Ga. (AP) — A police officer whose wife is expecting the couple's second baby was killed Friday and two deputies were seriously wounded in a shooting that also left a suspect dead south of Atlanta, authorities said.
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| Justin Trudeau's Motorcade Involved In California Crash, 3 Hospitalized Posted: 09 Feb 2018 11:03 PM PST  Three people were hospitalized Friday night after a California Highway Patrol motorcycle leading Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's motorcade was involved in a crash with an SUV near Los Angeles.
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| This is what happens when women ask their crushes out for Valentine's Day Posted: 09 Feb 2018 03:58 AM PST  The very idea of asking your crush out on a date for Valentine's Day is enough to make some people run for the hills. But, one dating blogger encouraged women to bite the bullet and ask out the person they've had their eye on lately. And, the responses were encouraging. Well, mostly. SEE ALSO: This bot can tell if your Twitter crush likes you back Oloni, a UK dating blogger, tweeted a request out to her female followers, instructing them to ask out their crush and send her screenshots of the results. Ladies, ask the guy you have a crush on to be your Valentine this year & tell him you'd like to go on a date with him. Tweet me a screenshot of his response �� — HERGASM OUT NOW! (@Oloni) February 5, 2018 One individual used the simple-yet-effective line: "Be my valentine this year, let's go on a date." Her crush responded saying: "I'm so glad you asked!!" Aww. Ooo �� #ValentinesDayChallenge pic.twitter.com/ta8RWMzgCq — Marry or am die (@JeffChangx) February 5, 2018 Another woman got straight to the point with: "Hey, okay I have a crush on you," she wrote. "Would you like to go on a date with me." Her crush could scarcely hide their excitement and enthusiasm. ������ pic.twitter.com/nhPuhAXsqv — Oga Madam �� (@Sisi_Tomi) February 5, 2018 Another woman got more than she bargained for when she sent a casual "do you ming spending the whole of Valentine's dat with me?" text. "I dnt mind spending d rest of my life with u sweets," replied her crush. thanks very much .....It so worked������������#superexicited pic.twitter.com/qPrH66aFVv — Idrees Maryam (@meemarhdelz) February 8, 2018 Another crush replied saying he'd been thinking "of many ways to ask" her out. "Since you did the asking, I'll orchestrate the date," he said. I've never been so anxious in my life, was melting with sweat!! pic.twitter.com/81NdBF4Ikg — Fiona (@FonJovi) February 5, 2018 Not all the responses were encouraging, alas. One crush replied asking if the date would be "as friends." Uuum, rude. the FBI agent on my phone is laughing at me pic.twitter.com/IZcVTPNICI — Ola (@CrackHeadOla) February 6, 2018 Another replied saying they "don't do valentines." This isn't going well ���� pic.twitter.com/evu4RefiE2 — king pimp (@Rosmiester) February 6, 2018 Awks. Aw, well. You win some and lose some. WATCH: These are some of the weirdest dating apps of 2017
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| U.S. Men's Skating Favorite Nathan Chen Is Off to a Rough Start at the Olympics Posted: 08 Feb 2018 10:18 PM PST  Nathan Chen had a disastrous debut on Olympic ice, but he wasn't the only one struggling
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| All of the Reasons Why America Should Fear Russia's Su-35 Fighter Posted: 09 Feb 2018 06:30 AM PST  The maneuverability of the Su-35 makes it an unsurpassed dogfighter. The Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E is the top Russian air-superiority fighter in service today, and represents the pinnacle of fourth-generation jet fighter design. It will remain so until Russia succeeds in bringing its fifth-generation PAK-FA stealth fighter into production.
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| Trump praises aide amid White House abuse scandal Posted: 09 Feb 2018 11:04 AM PST  Donald Trump on Friday praised an former aide accused of battery, amid a scandal that called into question the president's judgment and tainted his chief of staff John Kelly and long-time aide Hope Hicks. Allegations against ousted staff secretary Rob Porter prompted a litany of questions about the president's recruitment and the ethics of the group of people running the world's only superpower. Porter -- who denies abuse alleged and documented by two ex-wives, one of whom released a photo of herself with a black eye -- worked at the heart of the White House throughout Trump's administration, despite being denied full security clearance.
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| Pebbles, the 'emotional support' hamster flushed down the toilet Posted: 09 Feb 2018 09:44 AM PST  Washington (AFP) - First it was Dexter the Peacock. Now it's Pebbles the Hamster.
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| How Myanmar forces burned, looted and killed in a remote village Posted: 09 Feb 2018 07:25 AM PST  On Sept. 2, Buddhist villagers and Myanmar troops killed 10 Rohingya men in Myanmar's restive Rakhine state. Reuters uncovered the massacre and has pieced together how it unfolded. During the reporting of this article, two Reuters journalists were arrested by Myanmar police. Simon Lewis and Matthew Larotonda have more.
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| Petition Asks Marvel To Give 25 Percent Of 'Black Panther' Profits To Black Communities Posted: 09 Feb 2018 08:42 AM PST  A Change.org petition is calling on Marvel Studios and The Walt Disney Company to invest 25 percent of the profits for the hot new film "Black Panther" into the black community.
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