| Melania and Ivanka attempt to play nice cops on family separation Posted: 21 Jun 2018 10:41 AM PDT  The day after the White House began a retreat from a border crisis of its own making, the Trump women began a charm offensive to blunt the impact of images of young children separated from their parents.
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| No Narcotics In Anthony Bourdain's System When He Died: Report Posted: 22 Jun 2018 12:57 PM PDT  Anthony Bourdain had no narcotics in his system when he killed himself this
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| Democrats look to gain in Southern California as outrage mounts over family separations Posted: 21 Jun 2018 09:06 AM PDT  Democrats are already plotting about how to motivate and mobilize the 66 percent of voters who oppose Trump's "zero tolerance" policy.
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| Immigration rally in N.Y.C. to mark World Refugee Day Posted: 21 Jun 2018 06:05 AM PDT ![Immigration rally in N.Y.C. to mark World Refugee Day]( "Immigration rally in N.Y.C. to mark World Refugee Day") Hundreds of New Yorkers from refugee, immigrant, religious and advocacy communities held a march in observance of World Refugee Day. Marchers laid out 85 pairs of shoes to represent 85,000 refugees who were not allowed into the U.S. in 2018, carried orange rafts symbolizing refugee ocean crossings and read the names of refugees who died in transit.
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| Bad Lip Reading of Trump-Kim summit is more believable than what really happened Posted: 20 Jun 2018 06:12 PM PDT  Bad Lip Readings are back and they're better than ever. The Trump-Kim summit in Singapore had a plethora of cringey moments, from the bizarre movie trailer released by the White House to when Trump suggested that North Korea build condos instead of exploding cannons in the ocean. But there were parts of the summit that the general public didn't get a glimpse of — so Bad Lip Reading imagined what we couldn't hear during Trump's bonding session with the North Korean dictator. Gems include Kim calling Trump "buddy" and "homie," while Trump responds, "That's pretty weird." In the spoof, Trump also admits to reading Kim's diary, putting him on the spot for "wanting to grow up and get in a rocket ship." Trump also experiences some gastrointestinal distress, burping out "hey, look at the tiny little zucchini." "I'm the best," Kim cheers for himself. Somehow this whole Bad Lip Reading is more believable than Trump calling Kim — a brutal dictator with a history of human rights violations — a guy who "loves his people" and has a "great personality."
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| Charles Krauthammer dead: Columnist and Fox News contributor dies of cancer, aged 68 Posted: 21 Jun 2018 05:03 PM PDT  Renowned conservative commentator Charles Krauthammer has died at the age of 68, after a prolonged battle with cancer. The Pulitzer Prize winner and Fox News contributor announced earlier this month that he had only weeks left to live. In an essay for the Washington Post, he explained that he had undergone surgery to remove a cancerous tumour last August, and had been battling the complications ever since.
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| Portion of Kentucky bourbon warehouse collapses Posted: 22 Jun 2018 12:28 PM PDT  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Thousands of bourbon barrels were piled in a massive heap Friday after a large section of a whiskey storage warehouse collapsed at a distillery in the heart of Kentucky bourbon country.
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| Separating 'Tender Age' Children At The Border Is A Specific Kind Of Child Abuse Posted: 21 Jun 2018 01:18 PM PDT  After a massive public outcry, President Donald Trump signed an executive
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| National Enquirer Consulted Cohen, Trump on 2016 Stories: WaPo Posted: 21 Jun 2018 03:49 PM PDT  Rachel Maddow shares reporting from the Washington Post that the National Enquirer sent stories about Donald Trump to Michael Cohen for approval before publishing and took suggestions for stories about Hillary Clinton from Trump.
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| Migrant Children Report Physical, Verbal Abuse In At Least 3 Federal Detention Centers Posted: 21 Jun 2018 02:51 PM PDT  Migrant children as young as 11 years old have reported suffering physical and
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| No drugs, no alcohol in U.S. celebrity chef Bourdain's body when he died: prosecutor Posted: 22 Jun 2018 11:26 AM PDT  U.S. celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, who killed himself in a French hotel room earlier this month, had no narcotics or alcohol in his body when he died, a local prosecutor said on Friday. Bourdain, host of CNN's food-and-travel-focused "Parts Unknown" television series, was 61. "No trace of narcotics, no trace of any toxic products, no trace of medicines, no trace of alcohol," prosecutor Christian de Rocquigny told Reuters.
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| Protesters Outside Kirstjen Nielsen’s House Play Audio Of Detained Migrant Children Posted: 22 Jun 2018 06:40 AM PDT  ALEXANDRIA, Va. ― Protesters gathered outside Homeland Security Secretary
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| Philadelphia Phillies Fan Nursing a Black Eye After She Was Shot by Hot Dog Cannon Posted: 21 Jun 2018 10:56 AM PDT  Kathy McVay says that despite the accident, she's not angry, and will continue attending games.
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| Five Charity Workers Were Kidnapped and Gang-Raped in East India Posted: 22 Jun 2018 06:56 AM PDT  Five women were kidnapped and gang-raped at gunpoint while doing charity work in a remote part of India.
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| Fox News Pundit Charles Krauthammer Dead At 68 Posted: 21 Jun 2018 03:10 PM PDT  Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Charles Krauthammer has died, The Washington
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| First Lady Melania Trump Visits Texas to See Migrant Children Separated from Parents Posted: 20 Jun 2018 09:00 PM PDT  The visit came after President Trump signed an executive order halting the policy that has resulted in the separation of children from their parents who illegally crossed the U.S. southern border.
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| Antwon Rose Police Shooting Sparks Second Night Of Pittsburgh Protests Posted: 22 Jun 2018 08:30 AM PDT  Hundreds of protesters enraged over an East Pittsburgh police officer's fatal
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| This Is What a 200-MPH Volkswagen Jetta Looks Like Posted: 22 Jun 2018 06:59 AM PDT |
| U.S. centers force migrant children to take drugs: lawsuit Posted: 21 Jun 2018 11:27 AM PDT  (Reuters) - Immigrant children are being routinely and forcibly given a range of psychotropic drugs at U.S. government-funded youth shelters to manage their trauma after being detained and in some cases separated from parents, according to a lawsuit. Children held at facilities such as the Shiloh Treatment Center in Texas are almost certain to be administered the drugs, irrespective of their condition, and without their parents' consent, according to the lawsuit filed by the Los Angeles-based Center for Human Rights & Constitutional Law. The Shiloh center, which specializes in services for children and youths with behavioral and emotional problems, did not respond immediately to a request for comment.
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| Global stocks mostly climb despite rising trade tensions Posted: 22 Jun 2018 02:29 PM PDT  World stock markets mostly climbed Friday despite rising trade tensions, with petroleum-linked shares gaining after OPEC agreed to only a modest production increase.
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| Pelosi On Trump's Separation Of Migrant Kids: ‘Come Near Our Cubs, You Got A Problem’ Posted: 21 Jun 2018 03:18 PM PDT  Democratic lawmakers gathered Thursday to discuss the Trump administration's
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| AP Explains: Reunions between Korean families divided by war Posted: 22 Jun 2018 03:55 AM PDT  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korean officials agreed Friday to hold highly emotional temporary reunions in August of families separated since the 1950-53 Korean War. A look at key issues:
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| Disturbing Video Shows California Police Officer Dragging Woman Out of Car Posted: 21 Jun 2018 10:33 AM PDT  The woman, Samantha Luna, claims she did nothing to elicit such a reaction from the police officer.
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| Malaysia reopens probe into Mongolian model's murder as pressure builds on former premier Najib Razak Posted: 21 Jun 2018 05:57 AM PDT  The Malaysian police are set to reopen an investigation into the murder of a Mongolian model in 2006, in a politically charged case that could add to the woes of Najib Razak, the beleaguered former prime minister. Altantuya Shaariibuu, 28, was killed and blown up with military grade explosives in a forest near the capital, Kuala Lumpur, after being kidnapped late at night outside the home of her alleged lover Abdul Razak Baginda - a defence analyst who advised Mr Najib between 2000 and 2008. Two former police officers, Sirul Azhar Umar and Azilah Hadri, were sentenced to death for the crime but reports have alleged that they served as bodyguards for Mr Najib, who was deputy prime minister at the time of her gruesome death. Sirul fled to Australia to seek asylum and is currently being held at a detention centre in Sydney. Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad meets Dr Shaariibuu Setev, father of Altantuya Shaariibuu on Wednesday Credit: Malaysian PM The police confirmed to The Star newspaper that they were reopening their investigations after Shaaribuu's father flew to Malaysia from Mongolia to file a fresh statement. Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia's prime minister, who ousted Mr Najib in a shock election result in May, pledged his support for Setev Shaaribuu's case "if there is new evidence", after meeting with him on Wednesday evening, reported Channel News Asia. Mr Shaaribuu has alleged that the former government tried to block the truth from emerging, and that the true plot behind his daughter's murder was covered up. Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor are facing a corruption probe Credit: Mohd Rasfan/AFP In his statement to the police, he named a former aide to Mr Najib as a "crucial witness." Mr Najib himself has always denied knowing the victim. However, the timing of the case could spell more trouble for the ousted leader, who is currently banned from leaving the country amid another investigation into an alleged multi-billion dollar corruption scandal involving the 1Malaysia Development Berhad state fund, that he earlier founded. In claims made to Reuters on Tuesday Dr Mahathir said that the authorities have "an almost perfect case" against Mr Najib on charges of embezzlement, misappropriation and bribery linked to 1MDB. Mr Najib responded in his first interview since his stunning election defeat, telling the news agency that he knew nothing about money from the state fund appearing in his personal bank account. He claimed his advisors and the management and board of 1MDB had wrongly kept the embezzlement of funds a secret from him. Public anger over the scandal, which US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has described as "kleptocracy at its worst", was a significant factor in his election defeat. Malaysian police seize a huge haul of handbags belonging to Najib Razak's wife Credit: Ariffin Jamar/AFP Mr Najib insisted in the interview that he did not know if hundreds of millions of dollars that moved through his personal account was from 1MDB, and if money from the fund was eventually laundered to acquire assets globally, including yachts, paintings and jewellery. He did shed some light, however, on the origin of dozens of luxury bags that were recently seized by the police from properties linked to his family. The handbags were gifts and wedding presents to his wife and daughter, and had nothing to do with 1MDB, he said. "These were gifts, particularly with my daughter's they were tagged, they were actually labelled: when, by whom," he said. He added that his son-in-law, Daniyar Nazarbayev, the nephew of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the Kazakh president, also gifted many bags to Rosmah Mansor, Mr Najib's wife. "People might find it hard to understand, but my son-in-law for example, he gets Birkin from his source, five or six at one go," he said. "His family has got some means, so it has nothing to do with 1MDB if it comes from Kazakhstan."
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| 2019 Chevy Blazer Revealed As A Sporty Crossover Posted: 21 Jun 2018 04:02 PM PDT  It hits dealerships in early 2019.
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| GOP Senators Accuse National Science Foundation Of Funding Climate 'Propaganda' Posted: 21 Jun 2018 01:10 PM PDT  Four Republican senators this week demanded an investigation of the National
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| Italy vows to expel far more migrants, but it won't be easy Posted: 22 Jun 2018 08:41 AM PDT  ROME (AP) — Barely a week in office, Italy's populist interior minister lost no time in bringing home his message: His government will make good on a campaign pledge to swiftly deport 100,000 migrants from the Mediterranean nation.
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| In 2015, a Russian-Built Submarine Might Have 'Sunk' a Navy Nuclear Sub Posted: 22 Jun 2018 04:49 AM PDT  The Virginia-class is orders of magnitude quieter and offers far better sensors and carries more weapons. The newer vessels are far more effective against threats like the Kilo than their Los Angeles-class predecessors. Buying as many Virginias as possible becomes especially important as more and more potential adversaries procure advanced diesel-electric boats like the Kilo or the even more capable Russian-built Amur.
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| ABC Pulls 'The Proposal' Episode After Woman Says Contestant Was Involved In Sexual Assault Posted: 22 Jun 2018 09:56 AM PDT  ABC has only aired one episode of the new reality series "The Proposal" ―
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| Stephen Colbert Hammers Trump For Pretending To Fix A Crisis He Started Posted: 20 Jun 2018 07:59 PM PDT  Stephen Colbert is not letting President Donald Trump off the hook.
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| The Latest: Protesters take to streets after police shooting Posted: 21 Jun 2018 09:46 PM PDT  EAST PITTSBURGH, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old (all times local):
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| EU leaders set to prolong Russia sanctions again Posted: 22 Jun 2018 03:33 AM PDT  By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will next week extend until the end of January economic sanctions against Russia over its intervention in Ukraine, diplomats and officials said. The curbs on Russia's energy, defense and financial sectors have been prolonged every six months since first being slapped mid-2014 after Moscow annexed the peninsula of Crimea from Kiev and backed rebels fighting government troops in east Ukraine. EU leaders meeting in Brussels on June 28-29 will agree another six-month extension of the curbs on doing business with Russia currently in place until the end of July.
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| After 40-Year Ban, Iranian Women Allowed To Watch World Cup With Men Posted: 21 Jun 2018 03:17 PM PDT  For the first time in nearly 40 years, female soccer fans helped pack an
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| China's Xi denounces 'protectionism, isolationism and populism' Posted: 21 Jun 2018 08:28 AM PDT  Chinese President Xi Jinping Thursday lambasted "protectionism, isolationism and populism" and again vowed to open up Asia's largest economy, as Beijing faces an escalating trade dispute with the United States. Xi told a gathering of foreign business executives that after "signs of stability and improvement in the world economy" last year, "we must also stay vigilant because ... we have seen a surge of trade protectionism, isolationism and populism".
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| Melania Trump Wore a Jacket That Said 'I Really Don't Care' on It Ahead of Visit to Child Detention Center Posted: 21 Jun 2018 05:27 PM PDT  First Lady Melania Trump wore a jacket that read, "I really don't care. Do U?" ahead of her unannounced visit to a child detention center in Texas, drawing criticism from those who saw the wardrobe choice as insensitive.
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| GOP senator defends EPA chief, calls ethics allegations lies Posted: 20 Jun 2018 06:30 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican senator who had expressed concerns about Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt mounted an outspoken defense of him Wednesday after a face-to-face meeting, calling ethics allegations against Pruitt "outrageous lies."
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| Ericsson needs industries to embrace 5G to underpin its recovery Posted: 21 Jun 2018 06:48 AM PDT  STOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) - Ericsson needs a range of industries to embrace 5G network services if the equipment maker is to get a long-term boost that would allow it to progress from cost-cutting to expansion. For now, the Swedish company is focusing on a cost-savings plan running until 2020 to shore up profitability, hoping that growth will then return as the pace of 5G network upgrades picks up early in the following decade. Having struggled with flagging revenue since 4G sales peaked in the middle of the decade, Ericsson is pinning its hopes for revived growth on the emergence of new mobile businesses in 10 broad sectors such as manufacturing, energy and public safety.
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| Paul Ryan Accuses Democrats Of Caring More About Open Borders Than Kids Posted: 21 Jun 2018 10:57 AM PDT  Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) suggested Thursday that Democrats don't care that
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| 911 Call: Mom said ex-boyfriend had gun, 4 kids with him Posted: 21 Jun 2018 10:46 AM PDT  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman who escaped her apartment after her ex-husband started beating her told a 911 dispatcher she didn't want to leave her four children alone with him too long "because he might do something."
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| 2018 Buick Regal GS Tested: Grand Sport or Bland Sport? Posted: 21 Jun 2018 01:28 PM PDT  Keep your expectations in check and the handsome Regal GS delivers.
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| An Ancient Chinese Tomb Reveals an Extinct Species of Gibbon, and a Warning Posted: 21 Jun 2018 11:12 PM PDT  Human activity may have contributed to their extinction
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