| Almost Half The Country Thinks Donald Trump Is A Racist Posted: 04 Jul 2018 09:18 AM PDT  Nearly half of voters think President Donald Trump is a racist, according to a
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| Starbucks Fires Employee Who Mocked Customer With Stutter Posted: 05 Jul 2018 01:50 PM PDT  A Starbucks employee who mocked a customer with a stutter has been fired.
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| Illinois Governor Calls On Neo-Nazi Candidate To Drop Out Of Congressional Race Posted: 05 Jul 2018 07:58 AM PDT  Republican Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has called on the avowed neo-Nazi who is
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| 92-year-old woman 'kills son' to avoid being sent to assisted living community Posted: 04 Jul 2018 08:43 AM PDT  A 92-year-old woman has been charged with killing her own son because she did not want to go to an assisted living facility, according to police. Arizona woman Anna Mae Blessing has been charged with first degree murder, aggravated assault, and kidnapping after police found her 72-year-old son, named by local media as Thomas Blessing, dead on Monday. Authorities say that Ms Blessing had been concerned by her son's plan to move her to the assisted living facility, and that she allegedly confronted him in his bedroom with two pistols in her robe pockets.
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| Polar bear kills Canadian man protecting his daughters in rare attack Posted: 05 Jul 2018 11:19 AM PDT  A young Inuit father has died while protecting his children from a rare polar bear attack in Canada's eastern Arctic territory. Aaron Gibbons, a 31-year-old resident of the Inuit hamlet of Arviat on the southern tip of Nunavut, reportedly encountered the bear on Sentry Island, a popular hunting and fishing spot situated about 10 kilometres away from the hamlet, on the west coast of Hudson Bay. "My qangiaq [nephew] died a hero today," Gibbons' uncle, Gordy Kidlapik, said. "The bear surprised him and his children, so he put himself between them and the bear to let them escape. The bear had no fear." "To hear…his young daughter having to call on CB radio and crying to her grandmother, my aik, immediately after the mauling...we were very helpless. To hear my aik calling out to my qangiaq, asking if he's okay...very heart breaking. His body was brought in at 11:15." Gibbons, who apparently was armed with a rifle that was out of reach at the time of the incident, was pronounced dead at the scene. Ecologists warn that polar bear attacks on humans are becoming increasingly common due to climate change driving bears onto the land. Polar bears are increasingly being driven onto the land as Arctic ice melts Credit: AFP Mr Kidlapik also hit out at tour companies who he said were lowering polar bears' fears of humans by offering access to the animals. He warned that tourism was leaving Inuit residents of communities involved "to defend against approaching bears that lost their fear of humans. " However Canadian zoologist Susan Crockford, who studies polar bear activity, said that up close and personal exposure to the animals might not be the reason for the fatal attack. "Nobody can draw any conclusions until we get more information about the age and condition of the bear," said Ms Crockford, an adjunct professor at the University of Victoria in the Canadian province of British Columbia. "Very young bears between three and five years old are not only inexperienced hunters, but they also have to compete with older, bigger males who take the seals away from the younger bears and they lose out in the competition game." Nunavut's Department of Environment said it was "working closely" with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and wildlife officers in their investigation.
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| More rain feared as Thai rescuers plan how to extract boys from flooded cave Posted: 05 Jul 2018 02:00 AM PDT  By Panu Wongcha-um and Patpicha Tanakasempipat CHIANG RAI, Thailand (Reuters) - Rescuers in Thailand were no closer on Thursday to deciding when and how to extract 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave complex, where they were found this week, hungry and frail but otherwise in good health, after nine days lost underground. The search and rescue operation for the junior soccer team, who disappeared in the cave in the northern province of Chiang Rai on June 23, had seemed to be nearing an end when British and Thai divers found the boys late on Monday, huddled on a small, muddy bank in a flooded chamber.
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| Cherry picking: China looks to replace US farm goods in trade war Posted: 04 Jul 2018 12:06 AM PDT  Simmering trade tensions between the world's top two economies are set to erupt into a full-blown trade war Friday, with Washington poised to impose new tariffs on $34 billion in Chinese goods. Beijing has pledged to hit back dollar for dollar, placing a new tax on American goods like cherries, soybeans, autos, pork and whiskey, putting them at a disadvantage to their global rivals. Washington's list is heavy on tech goods, aiming in part to shift supply chains away from China, while Beijing has put politically sensitive US farm goods in the firing line.
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| Rest of whiskey storage warehouse collapses in Kentucky Posted: 04 Jul 2018 03:38 PM PDT  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Whiskey barrels were piled in a mountainous heap Wednesday after the rest of a whiskey storage warehouse collapsed in Kentucky, nearly two weeks after part of the decades-old structure came crashing down.
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| Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo Win 2018 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contests Posted: 04 Jul 2018 10:11 AM PDT  Reigning champions Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo are the winners of the 2018
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| A closer look into Trump’s Supreme Court shortlist Posted: 04 Jul 2018 09:29 PM PDT  President Trump has narrowed his Supreme Court shortlist to 7 in a rush to fill the seat. Former US attorney Harry Litman, former Chief of Staff to President Clinton Mack McLarty, and republican strategist Susan Del Percio join Chris Jansing.
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| Why I’ll Still Put 'Asian' On College Applications Even If It Costs Me Admission Posted: 04 Jul 2018 05:31 AM PDT  When it comes to identity, most think "who are you?" The question I've
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| Fireworks explosion near Mexico City kills more than a dozen Posted: 05 Jul 2018 12:30 PM PDT ![Fireworks explosion near Mexico City kills more than a dozen]( "Fireworks explosion near Mexico City kills more than a dozen") Nineteen people were killed and at least 40 injured Thursday when a series of explosions ripped through fireworks workshops in a town just north of Mexico City. The dead included four firefighters and two police officers who rushed to the scene after the first explosion, only to be killed by a second wave of blasts. Video shot from a nearby highway showed a massive plume of smoke rising up from the area of the explosions in the town of Tultepec.
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| Ethics complaint filed against Maxine Waters Posted: 05 Jul 2018 04:15 AM PDT  Complaint accuses Democrat of 'inciting violence.' Judicial Watch president, Tom Fitton, says the House must hold Waters accountable.
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| Firefighters make progress on Northern California wildfire Posted: 05 Jul 2018 11:23 AM PDT  By Dan Whitcomb and Keith Coffman LOS ANGELES/DENVER (Reuters) - Firefighters in Northern California have made progress on a stubborn blaze west of Sacramento, officials said on Thursday, allowing some residents to return to their homes after they were evacuated. In Colorado, meanwhile, firefighters were still battling eight major blazes that have burned over 140,000 acres and destroyed more than 100 homes, while authorities have arrested a person suspected of starting the largest blaze in that drought-stricken state. "The weather will become hotter and drier into the weekend and fire growth potential remains high." The so-called County Fire had consumed 86,000 acres (35,000 hectares) of grass, brush and dense scrub oak as of early Thursday, Cal Fire said.
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| Ex-Malaysian PM Najib charged with corruption Posted: 04 Jul 2018 01:44 AM PDT  Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was formally charged Wednesday with corruption linked to a multi-billion dollar financial scandal that contributed to his shock election defeat less than two months ago. Allegations of massive corruption were a major factor behind the electoral earthquake in May that toppled Najib's long-ruling coalition and ushered in a reformist alliance headed by his 92-year-old former mentor Mahathir Mohamad. Wednesday's court hearing was the latest step in a fast-moving investigation into alleged wrongdoing by Najib, his family and many of his close political and business allies.
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| The Latest: Activists say truce talks on south Syria fail Posted: 04 Jul 2018 08:48 AM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the war in Syria (all times local):
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| Jim Jordan Says He Would've 'Done Something' If He'd Known About Ohio State Abuse Claims Posted: 04 Jul 2018 01:28 AM PDT  Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan denied allegations that he ignored reports of sexual
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| How Trump weaponized fake news — and changed the rules for fact checkers Posted: 04 Jul 2018 02:00 AM PDT  All politicians are known to shade the truth to some degree. But President Trump's propensity to mislead has been head-spinning, even for seasoned political fact-checkers.
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| Black State Rep. Says Someone Called Cops On Her While Canvassing Posted: 04 Jul 2018 05:08 AM PDT  An Oregon state representative called on her community to be better to one
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| Independence Day fireworks light up the nation's skies Posted: 05 Jul 2018 05:46 AM PDT ![Independence Day fireworks light up the nation's skies]( "Independence Day fireworks light up the nation's skies") Americans celebrated their nation's 242nd anniversary of independence on Wednesday, with concerts, parades and a voracious display of hot dog-eating prowess in New York, as many cities and towns held fireworks displays after sundown. (Reuters)
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| 49 Missing After Tourist Boat Overturns off Thailand's Phuket Posted: 05 Jul 2018 11:35 AM PDT  49 Missing After Tourist Boat Overturns off Thailand's Phuket
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| Jar Jar Binks Actor Ahmed Best Says He Almost Killed Himself Over Backlash To His Character Posted: 04 Jul 2018 01:48 AM PDT  Ahmed Best, the actor who played Jar Jar Binks in the "Star Wars" prequels,
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| Merkel, Orban clash over EU values with anti-migrant wind blowing Posted: 05 Jul 2018 09:00 AM PDT  German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday accused Hungary's right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban of failing to respect "humanity" with his immigration policy, days after she made key border protection concessions to hardliners who have embraced Budapest's anti-migrant stance. In a remarkable clash on European values at a time when feuds over migration threaten the cohesion of the EU, Merkel and Orban each presented themselves as staunch defenders of the bloc's very purpose. "It is about human beings who come to us, and about Europe's basic message.
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| Islamic State says leader's son killed in Syria Posted: 04 Jul 2018 09:00 AM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group says the son of its top leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed fighting Syrian government forces.
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| 33 Of The Most Show-Stopping Looks From Paris Fall 2018 Couture Week Posted: 05 Jul 2018 12:32 PM PDT  We can always count on couture to remind us how extravagant fashion can be.
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| Statue Of Liberty Climber Forces Liberty Island Evacuation After Earlier Protest Posted: 04 Jul 2018 01:36 PM PDT  Two displays of resistance to President Donald Trump's immigration policies
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| From Russian spy poisoning to diplomatic fallout Posted: 04 Jul 2018 03:24 PM PDT  Two people found in a critical condition in southwestern Britain were exposed to the same nerve agent that poisoned an ex-Russian spy and his daughter earlier this year, police have said, although they have not established a link between the two incidents. The poisoning in March of Sergei and Yulia Skripal caused a major diplomatic fallout with Russia. On March 4, 66-year-old former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, 33, are found unconscious, slumped on a bench in the city of Salisbury.
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| Kentucky Woman Branded 'White American Savage' After Posing With Dead Giraffe She Shot Posted: 04 Jul 2018 04:25 AM PDT  Tess Thompson Talley shot and killed a giraffe in South Africa last year, sparking a debate about trophy hunting
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| California Firefighters Rescue Dog Trapped in Backyard of Burning Home Posted: 04 Jul 2018 07:31 AM PDT  The animal made it out safely.
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| New Jersey Gov. Signs Bills Giving Transgender Residents More Rights Posted: 04 Jul 2018 06:51 AM PDT  New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed three bills into law on Tuesday that
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| Micron says China ban unfair but won't hurt revenue Posted: 05 Jul 2018 11:49 AM PDT ![Micron says China ban unfair but won't hurt revenue]( "Micron says China ban unfair but won't hurt revenue") The firm's estimate that the ban imposed by a Chinese court in a patent infringement lawsuit would weaken quarterly revenue by just 1 percent drove its shares as much as 3.6 percent higher and lifted stocks of other U.S. chipmakers. Shares in the sector had been shaken on Tuesday by the first reports of the ruling, which added to a growing list of intellectual property disputes between Washington and China in the technology sector. Micron said the ruling by a Fuzhou Court in a lawsuit filed by rivals United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) <2303.TW> and Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co temporarily bans it from selling some memory chips and solid state drives in China.
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| Egypt unearths ancient artefacts 'hidden' in WWII Posted: 04 Jul 2018 07:55 AM PDT  Hundreds of ancient pottery items have been discovered in an Alexandria museum in a hiding place "most probably" created during World War II, Egypt's antiquities ministry said Wednesday. Pots and other receptacles dating back to Greek, Roman, Coptic and Islamic eras were discovered "during restoration work" in a garden inside the Greco-Roman museum of Alexandria in northern Egypt, the ministry said in a statement. "These pots were most probably hidden by (British) archaeologist Alan Rowe and... employees in the museum's garden during World War II", Ayman Ashmawy, head of Egyptian antiquities at the ministry, said in the statement.
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| Macron parties at Fela Kuti's New Afrika Shrine in Nigeria Posted: 04 Jul 2018 05:36 AM PDT  LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron shook up his two-day visit to Nigeria with a stop at the New Afrika Shrine, a concert hall founded by the late music legend Fela Kuti where partying Nigerians gather, though the usual gyrating dancers and marijuana were absent.
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| ‘Art Of The Deal’ Co-Author: Trump ‘Incapable Of Reading A Book, Much Less Writing One’ Posted: 04 Jul 2018 05:27 PM PDT  A man who should know is not buying President Donald Trump's recent tweet
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| GE's Latin American CEO, 21 others, arrested in Brazil for fraud Posted: 04 Jul 2018 01:56 PM PDT  Brazilian police arrested General Electric's Latin America CEO Daurio Speranzini Junior on Wednesday as part of a probe into suspected fraud and corruption by multinational companies in the Rio de Janeiro state health system. Speranzini, the former head of Philips Medical Systems in Brazil, was among 22 people arrested, including Frederik Knudsen, an executive at the Dutch company. Police raided 44 sites, including the Brazilian headquarters of Philips and Johnson & Johnson, but not the offices of GE, the Rio prosecutors' office said in a statement.
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| Remembering the Woman Who 'Signed' the Declaration of Independence Posted: 04 Jul 2018 03:00 AM PDT  Ten copies of this document, which has also been called the "Goddard Broadside," survive nationwide.
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| All You Need to Add a Stair Runner Is a Rug and a Staple Gun Posted: 05 Jul 2018 05:00 AM PDT  The simplicity of this DIY is truly astounding
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| Protests erupt at Bedouin village Israel plans to demolish Posted: 04 Jul 2018 06:46 AM PDT  By Ali Sawafta KHAN AL-AHMAR, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian protests broke out on Wednesday at a Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank facing Israeli demolition in what rights groups have condemned as a bid to expand Jewish settlement. Israel moved three bulldozers to the village, Khan al-Ahmar, earlier in the day though demolition had yet to begin, after the military left a land confiscation notice there on Tuesday.
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| Kim Dotcom, Megaupload founder, can face U.S. extradition: New Zealand court Posted: 04 Jul 2018 09:07 PM PDT ![Kim Dotcom, Megaupload founder, can face U.S. extradition: New Zealand court]( "Kim Dotcom, Megaupload founder, can face U.S. extradition: New Zealand court") By Charlotte Greenfield WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Internet entrepreneur and Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom can be extradited to the United States to face racketeering and criminal copyright charges, New Zealand's Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday. It upheld a lower court ruling in 2017 that the extradition could take place, and set the stage for Dotcom's final appeal to the Supreme Court, the country's highest judicial body.
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| What is Pele's hair? Posted: 04 Jul 2018 11:09 AM PDT  While lava and volcanic ash are some of the most common types of hazards associated with volcanoes, officials have frequently warned of a unique type of danger from Kilauea called "Pele's hair."
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| Israel lays down red lines for postwar relations with Syria Posted: 05 Jul 2018 11:54 AM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — As Syrian government forces press on with a furious offensive against rebel-held areas in the country's south, Israel is quietly acknowledging that President Bashar Assad's forces will soon be on its doorstep, laying down red lines for postwar relations with the Syrian leader.
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| Nia Vardalos Of 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' Files For Divorce From Ian Gomez Posted: 04 Jul 2018 02:31 AM PDT  Nia Vardalos, the actress and writer who turned her romantic life into the
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| NY Daily News Shreds 'Clown King' Trump In Blistering Independence Day Cover Posted: 03 Jul 2018 11:25 PM PDT  President Donald Trump's hometown newspaper criticized his administration's
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| Asiana chairman apologises over no in-flight meals fiasco Posted: 04 Jul 2018 03:34 AM PDT  The chairman of South Korea's Asiana Airlines on Wednesday apologised after many of its planes took off without any in-flight meals this week because the carrier was suddenly forced to switch caterers. Since Sunday, many Asiana flights have been delayed waiting for meals and many others, mostly short-haul flights to Japan and China, have had to leave without any. "I am sorry for causing public concern over Asiana's in-flight meal crisis," said Park Sam-koo, chairman of Kumho Asiana Group whose main subsidiaries include Asiana Airlines and Kumho Enginering & Construction.
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| Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Imagined In 5 Stunning Iterations Posted: 04 Jul 2018 02:57 AM PDT |
| Lions maul suspected rhinoceros poachers on South African game reserve, owner says Posted: 05 Jul 2018 11:39 AM PDT  The owner of the Sibuya Game Reserve said human remains were found near a high-powered rifle with a silencer, an axe, wire cutters and other supplies commonly used by rhino poachers.
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| Two Britons poisoned with Novichok nerve agent near where Russian spy was struck down Posted: 04 Jul 2018 03:10 PM PDT  By Henry Nicholls AMESBURY, England (Reuters) - Two British citizens are critically ill after they were exposed to Novichok, the same nerve agent that struck down a former Russian agent and his daughter in March, Britain's top counter-terrorism officer said on Wednesday. The pair, a local 44-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man, were hospitalized after being found unwell on Saturday in Amesbury, just miles away from Salisbury where ex-double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were attacked in March.
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