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Trump Reportedly Uses Private Cell Phone More Often Amid Kelly's Waning Influence

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 01:25 AM PDT

Trump Reportedly Uses Private Cell Phone More Often Amid Kelly's Waning InfluencePresident Donald Trump has reportedly increased his use of a private cell


Southwest airlines cancels dozens of flights for engine inspections after deadly midair explosion

Posted: 23 Apr 2018 08:52 AM PDT

Southwest airlines cancels dozens of flights for engine inspections after deadly midair explosionInspecting its 737 engines round-the-clock on Monday, Southwest canceled 3 percent of its total flights, inconveniencing several thousand passengers.


13 semi truck drivers line up under bridge to stop man from committing suicide

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 01:08 PM PDT

13 semi truck drivers line up under bridge to stop man from committing suicideThe Michigan State Police, along with the help of 13 semi truck drivers,


Rural districts are the new frontier for women running for office

Posted: 23 Apr 2018 08:16 AM PDT

Rural districts are the new frontier for women running for officeEsther Roberts stands in her friend's field in Somers, Wis., which sits directly across the road from the massive Foxconn development site in Pleasant Prarie, WIs. At the moment when Esther Roberts decided to run for elected office, she was standing far from her home in Somers, Wisc., amid a sea of pink hats at the March for Women in Washington, D.C., in January 2017. Roberts is typical of the thousands of women who have entered the political arena in the past 18 months in the wake of Donald Trump's election.


No, A Monkey Can't Copyright His Selfies, Federal Appeals Court Rules

Posted: 23 Apr 2018 09:49 PM PDT

No, A Monkey Can't Copyright His Selfies, Federal Appeals Court RulesA monkey can't sue over copyright infringement of his selfies because he's not


Van plows down multiple pedestrians in Toronto

Posted: 23 Apr 2018 01:30 PM PDT

Van plows down multiple pedestrians in TorontoThe driver suspected of killing 10 people and injuring 15 others when he ploughed a rental van into pedestrians in Toronto will make his first court appearance on Tuesday when details of a motive for the attack were expected to emerge.


The Latest: Dad says 'incompetency' led to school shooting

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 10:50 AM PDT

The Latest: Dad says 'incompetency' led to school shootingCOCONUT CREEK, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the commission investigating the Florida high school massacre (all times local):


Construction Workers May Have Found the Mummy of a Long-Lost Iranian Shah

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 07:49 AM PDT

Construction Workers May Have Found the Mummy of a Long-Lost Iranian ShahDNA tests could confirm the identity


Russia, China to obstruct U.S. attempt to sabotage Iran nuclear deal: TASS

Posted: 23 Apr 2018 02:22 AM PDT

Russia, China to obstruct U.S. attempt to sabotage Iran nuclear deal: TASSMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday he had agreed with his Chinese counterpart that Moscow and Beijing would try to block any U.S. attempt to sabotage the Iran nuclear deal, Russian state news agency TASS reported. "We are against revising these agreements, we consider it very counter productive to try to reduce to zero years of international work carried out via talks between the six major powers and Iran," TASS quoted Lavrov as saying after talks with Wang Yi, China's top diplomat, in Beijing. ...


Canadian police seek motive in van attack that killed 10

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 02:41 AM PDT

Canadian police seek motive in van attack that killed 10Canadian police sought a motive Tuesday for a van attack on a bustling downtown Toronto street that left at least 10 pedestrians dead. It took place in broad daylight around 16 kilometers (10 miles) from a conference center hosting a meeting of G7 ministers, but officials said they had no evidence of a link to the event. "The actions definitely looked deliberate," Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders told journalists.


Father of Waffle House shooting suspect was told to keep guns away from son

Posted: 23 Apr 2018 03:46 PM PDT

Father of Waffle House shooting suspect was told to keep guns away from sonNew details are emerging about Travis Reinking, the man accused of killing four people at a Waffle House in Tennessee. He was arrested last June for threatening someone with an AR-15, and was arrested near the White House after demanding to see President Trump. CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann has the latest.


Prince William, Duchess Kate Welcome Baby Boy to the Royal Family

Posted: 22 Apr 2018 09:00 PM PDT

Prince William, Duchess Kate Welcome Baby Boy to the Royal FamilySiblings Prince George and Princess Charlotte were seen walking into the hospital for a visit.


Man shackled for days in prisoner transport van files suit

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 01:29 PM PDT

Man shackled for days in prisoner transport van files suitMcLEAN, Va. (AP) — Edward Kovari's 18-day ordeal began Sept. 12, 2016, when some guys in a van showed up to take him from a jail in Virginia to Texas, where he was wanted on charges that he had stolen a car.


A Woman Says Smallville Actress Allison Mack Tried to Recruit Her Into an Alleged Sex Cult

Posted: 23 Apr 2018 08:22 PM PDT

A Woman Says Smallville Actress Allison Mack Tried to Recruit Her Into an Alleged Sex CultMack was arrested for her alleged involvement in controversial self-help group Nxivm, which one former member described as a "cult"


Melania Trump plans dinner menu for Macrons celebrating New Orleans cuisine

Posted: 23 Apr 2018 10:47 AM PDT

Melania Trump plans dinner menu for Macrons celebrating New Orleans cuisineDonald and Melania Trump sit for dinner with the French president Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron at the Jules Verne restaurant at the Eiffel Tower on 13 July 2017. First lady Melania Trump has planned a state dinner for French president Emmanuel Macron that incorporates the celebrated gastronomy of New Orleans – a city founded by the French and still famous for its French Quarter.


Who controls the world's longest river?

Posted: 23 Apr 2018 09:03 AM PDT

Who controls the world's longest river?With Ethiopia signaling it may start filling its towering $4 billion Grand Renaissance Dam this year, safeguarding scarce Nile water resources has surged to the top of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's policy agenda as he begins a second term. Egypt, which relies almost exclusively on the Nile for farming, industry and drinking water, has sought assurances that the dam will not significantly cut the river's flow to its rapidly growing population. Ethiopia, the source of the Blue Nile which joins the White Nile in Khartoum and runs on to Egypt, has said the dam will not disrupt the flow and hopes the project will transform it into a power hub for the electricity-hungry region.


12 Questions People In Polyamorous Relationships Are Sick Of Hearing

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 06:00 AM PDT

12 Questions People In Polyamorous Relationships Are Sick Of HearingPeople who practice polyamory understand the world's curiosity: Loving more


Nikol Pashinyan: from fugitive to victorious protest leader

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 10:25 AM PDT

Nikol Pashinyan: from fugitive to victorious protest leaderArmenia's opposition lawmaker Nikol Pashinyan led mass anti-government protests that culminated in the resignation of newly appointed Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian and has declared he is ready to lead the country. A fortnight ago, few in Armenia would have believed that the 42-year-old could bring tens of thousands of people out onto the streets of Yerevan and other cities, eventually forcing the veteran leader to resign. Before these protests, Pashinyan was mostly associated with the tragic events following the 2008 presidential vote that first brought Sarkisian to power, when 10 people died in clashes between police and supporters of the defeated opposition candidate.


Uranus Is Actually A Giant Ball Of Farts Floating In Space, Study Finds

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 02:01 AM PDT

Uranus Is Actually A Giant Ball Of Farts Floating In Space, Study FindsSomeone light a match.


Toronto: Police name suspect in van attack that killed at least 10 as Alek Minassian

Posted: 23 Apr 2018 05:11 PM PDT

Toronto: Police name suspect in van attack that killed at least 10 as Alek MinassianPolice have named they suspect in a deadly van attack in Toronto as 25-year-old Alek Minassian. Authorities say Mr Minassain drove his car through a busy street in Toronto on Monday at 1:30pm local time, killing at least 10 people and wounding at least 15 others. The suspect came from the Toronto suburb of Richmond Hill, police said.


Appeals court sides with states over fuel economy standards

Posted: 23 Apr 2018 04:27 PM PDT

Appeals court sides with states over fuel economy standardsNEW YORK (AP) — The federal government can't delay plans to more than double penalties automakers pay when they fail to meet fuel economy standards, an appeals court said on Monday in siding with five states.


Waffle House shooting suspect in custody

Posted: 23 Apr 2018 03:17 PM PDT

Waffle House shooting suspect in custodyNashcille police took the suspect in the fatal shooting of four people at a Waffle House restaurant into custody on Monday, ending a massive manhunt, authorities said. Tamara Lindstrom reports.


The Surprising Reason The Royal Baby’s Birth Is Historic

Posted: 23 Apr 2018 01:31 PM PDT

The Surprising Reason The Royal Baby's Birth Is HistoricWhen the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge welcomed their third child, a baby boy,


UN chief strongly condemns air strikes on Yemen wedding

Posted: 23 Apr 2018 11:36 AM PDT

UN chief strongly condemns air strikes on Yemen weddingUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday strongly condemned airstrikes on a wedding in Yemen that killed dozens of people, including children, and called for an investigation. Yemen's Huthi rebels have blamed the Saudi-led coalition for the attack on the wedding in northern Hajjah province late Sunday. Guterres "strongly condemns the airstrikes on a wedding party in Hajjah and on civilian vehicles in Taez, where at least 50 civilians, including children, were reportedly killed and scores of others injured," said a UN statement.


Peru judge orders two arrested for allegedly lynching Canadian

Posted: 23 Apr 2018 05:05 PM PDT

Peru judge orders two arrested for allegedly lynching CanadianA Peruvian judge on Monday ordered the arrests of two men accused of lynching a Canadian man last week in a remote Amazonian village as retribution. The Canadian, 41-year-old Sebastian Woodroffe, had been accused by villagers of murdering an indigenous medicine woman in the region of Ucayali and was killed in revenge by a "mob," according to Peru's interior ministry. A minute-and-a-half-long cellphone recording of the lynching, which was posted on Facebook, showed two men dragging Woodroffe by a noose around his neck as others looked on.


Vision Mercedes-Maybach Ultimate Luxury Concept

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 07:00 AM PDT

Vision Mercedes-Maybach Ultimate Luxury ConceptThose turbine wheels look awesome, though.


NRA members destroy products of outdoor company that cut ties with the organisation

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 09:05 AM PDT

NRA members destroy products of outdoor company that cut ties with the organisationNational Rifle Association (NRA) members have been posting videos of destroying products made by Yeti after the company cut ties with the group in the wake of the Parkland, Florida school shooting. Yeti primarily makes high-end outdoors products, including iceboxes costing between $250 to $1,300 according to the Washington Post. The company had been offering NRA members a discount on its products often used for outdoor events.


The Latest: Bush hoping to get to Maine despite illness

Posted: 23 Apr 2018 07:10 PM PDT

The Latest: Bush hoping to get to Maine despite illnessHOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on the hospitalization of former President George H.W. Bush (all times local):


Russia's S-300 or S-400: F-35 Killer or Overhyped?

Posted: 23 Apr 2018 04:48 AM PDT

Russia's S-300 or S-400: F-35 Killer or Overhyped?The Pentagon is casting doubt on the effectiveness of Russian-made air defense systems. The Pentagon's move appears to be aimed at deterring Turkey from purchasing the Russian-made S-400. Until the Pentagon's April 19 press briefing, the Defense Department would routinely scaremonger how the S-400 would effectively turn an area into an anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) bubble.


France's Macron visits Trump as Iran nuclear deal hangs in balance

Posted: 23 Apr 2018 04:22 PM PDT

France's Macron visits Trump as Iran nuclear deal hangs in balanceBy James Oliphant and Marine Pennetier MOUNT VERNON, Va./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron emphasized pomp and ceremony on Monday as Macron began a state visit to Washington likely to be dominated by differences with the United States over trade and the nuclear accord with Iran. As Macron headed to the United States, the Iranian government urged European leaders to convince Trump not to tear up the 2015 deal between Tehran and six world powers.


Nashville Waffle House Shooting Suspect Arrested

Posted: 23 Apr 2018 11:23 AM PDT

Nashville Waffle House Shooting Suspect ArrestedHe was considered armed and dangerous


Chinese carrier leads live fire drill in East China Sea

Posted: 23 Apr 2018 09:55 PM PDT

Chinese carrier leads live fire drill in East China SeaChina's sole aircraft carrier has led a flotilla of naval vessels in a "live combat drill" in the East China Sea, state media reported Tuesday, the latest show of force by Beijing's burgeoning navy. Xinhua said the drill, which took place on Sunday, included multiple take-offs from the deck of the Liaoning aircraft carrier by J-15 fighter jets and that "anti-air missiles were fired from ships surrounding the carrier". The manoeuvre occurred in the East China Sea, though the report did not give an exact location.


Video Shows the Moment 'Killer Grandma' Lois Riess Is Arrested After 5 Weeks on the Run

Posted: 23 Apr 2018 12:57 PM PDT

Video Shows the Moment 'Killer Grandma' Lois Riess Is Arrested After 5 Weeks on the RunRiess is set to be extradited to Florida later this week to face charges in the murder of her look-alike.


Honda Made A How To Drive A Stick Shift Video, And It’s Really Good

Posted: 22 Apr 2018 11:57 PM PDT

Honda Made A How To Drive A Stick Shift Video, And It's Really GoodMeanwhile, manuals keep losing their market share.


Armenia's leader quits amid protests, saying 'I was wrong'

Posted: 23 Apr 2018 01:26 PM PDT

Armenia's leader quits amid protests, saying 'I was wrong'YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Serzh Sargsyan, who ruled Armenia for 10 years, resigned Monday as prime minister after thousands of people poured into the streets to protest his political maneuvering to cling to power in this former Soviet republic.


Second disturbing video of Syracuse frat brothers published

Posted: 23 Apr 2018 04:47 AM PDT

Second disturbing video of Syracuse frat brothers publishedA second disturbing video of Syracuse University fraternity members was published online over the weekend, as 18 students face possible expulsion for the videos showing them engaged in offensive behavior. Jericka Duncan reports.


Under fire by Trump, Rosenstein moonlights at U.S. Supreme Court

Posted: 23 Apr 2018 11:58 AM PDT

Under fire by Trump, Rosenstein moonlights at U.S. Supreme CourtBy Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Only for embattled Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein could a half hour of tough questioning from U.S. Supreme Court justices be seen as a break from his stressful day job. Dressed in the traditional long-tailed jacket that government lawyers wear at the high court, Rosenstein tussled with the justices over convicted drug dealer Adaucto Chavez-Meza's bid to reduce his sentence by six months. Rosenstein appeared comfortable, occasionally looking down at his notes, as he parried tough questions from both ideological wings of the court.


20 Mother's Day Bouquet Ideas

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 08:28 AM PDT

20 Mother's Day Bouquet Ideas


Police probe Korean Air chairman's wife over abuse

Posted: 23 Apr 2018 02:49 AM PDT

Police probe Korean Air chairman's wife over abuseSeoul police on Monday launched a probe into whether the wife of Korean Air's chairman illegally abused employees -- the latest accusation against a powerful, wealthy family with members known for their tantrums. The hot-tempered clan landed in hot water earlier this month after chairman Cho Yang-ho's second daughter was accused of throwing water into an advertising agency manager's face in a fit of rage during a business meeting. The incident was dubbed "nut rage", prompting the sister's case to be described as "water rage".


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