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72 Years Later, a Reunion for Three Survivors Seen in Iconic Holocaust Image
33 Russian Mobsters Trafficked 10K Pounds Of Chocolate
Up to 1 in 20 babies born to mothers with Zika have birth defects, report says
'You disappeared?': Chinese woman fights for husband, family
'Heroine' Blocks Boy From Out-Of-Control Car, Police Say
99-million-year-old bird found preserved in amber stuns scientists
Teen Allegedly Goaded Into Suicide by Girlfriend Took 20 Minutes to Die: Medical Examiner
Sen. Kamala Harris faces off with Rod Rosenstein
Comey says special counsel Mueller’s probe will ‘turn over all the rocks’
Ex-GOP congressman: Ryan would look into impeachment if a Democratic president acted like Trump
Iran Condemns 'Repugnant' US Response To Terror Attacks
Japan clears way for first emperor abdication in over 200 years
New Polls Give Jon Ossoff An Edge In Georgia House Runoff
The Latest: Remains of WWII vet returned to Georgia
Woman accused of leak ordered to remain jailed pending trial
Earn minimum wage in the US? You can afford to live in exactly 12 counties
United's latest headache: gay father claims wrongful detainment after flight
Comey friend Benjamin Wittes’ reaction to Trump complaint against Comey: 'Laughter'
North Korea Tests More Missiles A Day After THAAD Is Suspended
British pound tumbles after UK vote; tech sell-off hits Nasdaq
Donald Trump's approval rating plummets to record low in latest opinion poll
Journal entry before bus crash: 'God has called me here'
Cosby's lurid decade-old testimony is read to the jury
Mom Who Didn't Know She Was Pregnant Gives Birth in Grocery Store
The 10 Best Sleepers For 2017
Police dog too friendly for the force gets an adorable new job
US shoots down pro-Assad drone that opened fire on coalition forces
Mary Kay Letourneau’s Ex Speaks Out
Theresa May: The leader who gambled and lost
White House: Just a ‘regular Thursday’ despite Comey firestorm
The Latest: 9 still hospitalized after deadly bus crash
Boy slowly healing after Utah shooting killed mom, brother
Elon Musk goes full Trump to defend Tesla’s fake founding myth
Heavy US-led strikes as fighters battle IS in Syria's Raqa
Defiant May vows to stay on despite UK election blow
The Latest: Alabama ex-con accused of killing Florida girl
Thai prosecutors confident of catching Red Bull heir
Picture Shows Dad Moments Before He Died Trying to Save Son From Drowning: 'He's a Hero'
After Years of Silence, We Finally Know More About the SR-71 Blackbird's Successor
40 Totally Healthy Grilling Recipes

72 Years Later, a Reunion for Three Survivors Seen in Iconic Holocaust Image

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 08:52 AM PDT

One of the Holocaust's most haunting images has a new chapter after three children in the photo realized that as adults, they have lived just miles from each other throughout most of their lives.

33 Russian Mobsters Trafficked 10K Pounds Of Chocolate

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 11:13 AM PDT

Two of the defendants were overheard discussing a 10,000-pound shipment of stolen chocolate on a court-ordered wiretap in March, according to the indictment.

Up to 1 in 20 babies born to mothers with Zika have birth defects, report says

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 12:15 PM PDT

The Zika virus is still spreading locally in some areas, including Puerto Rico. As many as one in 20 babies born to mothers infected by Zika have birth defects, a new report from by US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. The risk jumped to nearly one in 13 when mothers were found to have Zika in the first trimester, the CDC stated.

'You disappeared?': Chinese woman fights for husband, family

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 09:45 PM PDT

GANZHOU, China (AP) — When the police called, Deng Guilian was at an indoor playground watching her 3-year-old. It was 2:19 p.m., Tuesday, May 30.

'Heroine' Blocks Boy From Out-Of-Control Car, Police Say

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 07:36 PM PDT

Police in Connecticut are calling a woman a hero after she lunged in front of a young boy moments before an out-of-control car plowed into them, pushing both into a wall.

99-million-year-old bird found preserved in amber stuns scientists

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 11:00 AM PDT

Archeologists have just discovered a nearly complete bird, encased in fossilized tree sap, that has remained intact for almost 100 million years. The bird, which was just a few days old at the time of its death, is one of the most stunningly preserved examples of pre-history avian life ever recovered — but this is no ordinary bird.

The dream of resurrecting dinosaurs from their ancient remains, like in Jurassic Park, might be nothing more than science fiction, but one aspect of the pseudoscience depicted in the film franchise is actually quite true: archaeologists regularly find prehistoric bugs and other small creatures perfectly preserved in amber. This newly-discovered fossil, which was located in Burma, includes half of the bird's entire body, including a wing, claws, and head.

Unlike modern birds, this newborn hatchling is from a now-extinct branch of the family tree called Enantiornithines. Researchers say they would have looked a lot like modern-day avians, with the exception of some added features such as claws on their wing tips and small teeth tucked away in their beaks.

The fossil has already taught researchers a lot about the ancient species. They've determined that birds like these were able to take care of themselves much earlier than most modern bird species, thanks to fully developed flight feathers at the time of their hatching, suggesting that they could take to the skies immediately rather than being confined to a nest for the early part of their lives. The amber treasure will soon be put on display at the Shanghai Museum of Natural History until the end of July.

Teen Allegedly Goaded Into Suicide by Girlfriend Took 20 Minutes to Die: Medical Examiner

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 01:18 PM PDT

It was implied that Michelle Carter would have had plenty of time to call police as her boyfriend Conrad Roy died of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Sen. Kamala Harris faces off with Rod Rosenstein

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 09:58 AM PDT

"The View" co-hosts discuss the heated exchange Wednesday between the senator and deputy attorney general.

Comey says special counsel Mueller’s probe will ‘turn over all the rocks’

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 09:57 AM PDT

Former FBI Director James Comey heaped praise on special counsel Robert Mueller on Thursday, while addressing Mueller's investigation into the alleged collusion between President Trump's campaign associates and Russia.

Ex-GOP congressman: Ryan would look into impeachment if a Democratic president acted like Trump

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 12:40 PM PDT

Inglis told Yahoo News on Friday that he hoped that Ryan and his party would put country over party and take the investigation seriously.

Iran Condemns 'Repugnant' US Response To Terror Attacks

Posted: 07 Jun 2017 11:09 PM PDT

The White House statement on Iran terror attacks was seen by many as taunting the Middle East nation, while the Senate moved Wednesday to impose additional sanctions on Iran.

Japan clears way for first emperor abdication in over 200 years

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 07:20 PM PDT

Japan's parliament passed a law Friday that clears the way for its ageing Emperor Akihito to step down, in what would be the first imperial abdication in more than two centuries. The abdication must take place within three years of the new law taking effect or it expires -- and it only applies to Akihito. The status of the emperor is sensitive in Japan given its 20th century history of war waged in the name of Akihito's father Hirohito, who died in 1989.

New Polls Give Jon Ossoff An Edge In Georgia House Runoff

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 01:26 PM PDT

Democrat Jon Ossoff may have the upper hand over Republican Karen Handel in the closely watched runoff to fill the seat for Georgia's 6th District, according to two newly released surveys.

The Latest: Remains of WWII vet returned to Georgia

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 02:34 PM PDT

ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on the return of a WWII veteran's remains to Georgia 73 years after he went missing (all times local):

Woman accused of leak ordered to remain jailed pending trial

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 05:10 PM PDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A federal judge ordered a young woman charged with leaking classified U.S. documents to remain jailed until her trial after prosecutors argued Thursday she might possess more stolen government secrets.

Earn minimum wage in the US? You can afford to live in exactly 12 counties

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 11:03 AM PDT

A person working a full-time minimum-wage job will find it virtually impossible to rent an affordable home anywhere in the US, according to a study that sheds new light the country's housing crisis. The report reveals that there is not a single county or metropolitan area in which a minimum-wage worker can afford a modest two-bedroom home, which the federal government defines as paying less than 30% of a household's income for rent and utilities. This applies even in places that have raised their minimum wage higher than the baseline federal level of $7.25, which equates to around $15,000 a year.

United's latest headache: gay father claims wrongful detainment after flight

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 10:24 AM PDT

A gay North Carolina dad is pursuing legal action against United Airlines, claiming he was detained after a mid-May flight by attendants and crew who wrongfully accused him of sexually abusing his son. Henry Amador-Batten, 53, says he and his five-year-old son were returning from Puerto Rico, where they visited his ailing father. After landing in Raleigh-Durham, Amador-Batten says he was detained by officers upon exiting the plane.

Comey friend Benjamin Wittes’ reaction to Trump complaint against Comey: 'Laughter'

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 09:38 AM PDT

Yahoo News Deputy Editor Daniel Klaidman spoke to Benjamin Wittes, a friend of James Comey and editor in chief of Lawfare, to get his reaction to Comey's bombshell testimony. His reaction to the threat of a complaint against Comey by Trump: "Laughter."

North Korea Tests More Missiles A Day After THAAD Is Suspended

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 02:53 AM PDT

North Korea's fourth such test in as many weeks saw missiles fired Thursday from the country's east coast and appeared to be surface-to-ship, flying towards the ocean.

British pound tumbles after UK vote; tech sell-off hits Nasdaq

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 02:02 PM PDT

New York (AFP) - The pound plunged Friday as the surprise election setback to Prime Minister Theresa May injected uncertainty into Britain's negotiations with the European Union over Brexit.

Donald Trump's approval rating plummets to record low in latest opinion poll

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 06:56 AM PDT

Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen to a record low, according to a new opinion poll. Conducted by Quinnipiac University, the survey found just 34 per cent of US citizens approve of their leader, while 57 per cent disapprove. It also found that 68 per cent of respondents believe Mr Trump is "not level-headed".

Journal entry before bus crash: 'God has called me here'

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 01:39 PM PDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Hours before a 17-year-old Alabama girl was killed in a bus crash, she wrote a final journal entry about her mission trip to Africa: "God has called me here and he's done so for a reason."

Cosby's lurid decade-old testimony is read to the jury

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 06:17 PM PDT

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The jury at Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial heard from the comedian without him actually taking the stand Thursday as prosecutors read into the record his lurid, decade-old testimony about what he said were several sexual encounters with Andrea Constand that culminated in him giving her pills and then reaching into her pants.

Mom Who Didn't Know She Was Pregnant Gives Birth in Grocery Store

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 08:41 AM PDT

Ashleigh Miller-Cross, of Canada, was at a local supermarket in April when she started to feel an intense pain before baby Ezra was brought into the world.

The 10 Best Sleepers For 2017

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 10:08 AM PDT

Police dog too friendly for the force gets an adorable new job

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 07:12 PM PDT

If you want to be a police dog, you've gotta be a bit tough. Gavel, a German Shepherd from Queensland, Australia, isn't. He was ruled too sociable for the frontline by police trainers, and was let go from the training program while he was being fostered at the official residence of the Queensland governor. SEE ALSO: Good dog's TV watching ritual is so freaking adorable Left wondering what to do with the pooch, staff decided to give him a new job as a vice-regal dog, which was made official in February this year. "He has outgrown four ceremonial coats, undergone a career change (his official title is now Gavel VRD, 'Vice-Regal Dog'), and brought untold joy to the lives of the governor, Mrs de Jersey, Government House staff, and the thousands of Queenslanders who have since visited the estate," the office of Governor Paul de Jersey told the BBC. Gavel now spends his time attending functions and welcoming guests to Queensland's Government House, sporting his very own official ceremonial coat bearing the state's coat of arms. Day two of life as a Vice-Regal Dog, receiving a briefing with the Volunteer Guides #ViceRegalLife #workingdog #Fernberg #Gavel A post shared by Governor of Queensland (@qldgovernor) on Feb 21, 2017 at 10:46pm PST And also generally being a good boy. A post shared by Governor of Queensland (@qldgovernor) on May 26, 2017 at 12:13am PDT A post shared by Governor of Queensland (@qldgovernor) on May 30, 2017 at 1:20pm PDT A post shared by Governor of Queensland (@qldgovernor) on Jun 2, 2017 at 12:25am PDT A post shared by Governor of Queensland (@qldgovernor) on Mar 23, 2017 at 8:53pm PDT WATCH: Secrets revealed in the BTS homemade version of 'Transformers: The Last Knight' trailer

US shoots down pro-Assad drone that opened fire on coalition forces

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 12:01 PM PDT

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters unload boxes of ammunition supplied by the US-led coalition. The United States has shot down a pro-Syrian government drone that opened fire on US-led coalition forces in Syria, a military spokesman said, in a major escalation of tensions between Washington and troops supporting Damascus. No one was hurt in the incident, which occurred near the coalition's At-Tanaf garrison, coalition spokesman Colonel Ryan Dillon told Pentagon reporters.

Mary Kay Letourneau’s Ex Speaks Out

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 09:52 AM PDT

He remarried, too.

Theresa May: The leader who gambled and lost

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 11:14 AM PDT

Prime Minister Theresa May presented herself as a stable leader to take Britain through Brexit, but her gamble on an election backfired and has left her deeply wounded. The Conservative leader refused to resign after losing her party's parliamentary majority in Thursday's vote, but has suffered a humiliation from which she will struggle to recover. "It is clear that this election has left her authority deeply wounded, perhaps fatally," said Paul Goodman, a former lawmaker and editor of the ConservativeHome website.

White House: Just a ‘regular Thursday’ despite Comey firestorm

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 10:59 AM PDT

Though fired FBI Director James Comey sparked national headlines with Senate testimony, Sarah Huckabee Sanders described the day as a "regular Thursday."

The Latest: 9 still hospitalized after deadly bus crash

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 01:36 PM PDT

ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on the crash of a church bus in Georgia (all times local):

Boy slowly healing after Utah shooting killed mom, brother

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 06:39 PM PDT

SANDY, Utah (AP) — A Utah shooting that killed a mother and son and critically injured the boy's brother marks the latest blow for a mourning family that's watching a son who survived a brain aneurysm last year again fighting for his life, a family spokesman said Thursday.

Elon Musk goes full Trump to defend Tesla’s fake founding myth

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 12:31 PM PDT

With Tesla doing so well these days, it's sometimes difficult to remember where the company was at 10 years ago. Elon Musk and Tesla have become as one in the minds of the public, but the quiet truth is that Musk wasn't a founder of Tesla in a technical sense.

Malcolm Smith and Martin Eberhard were the two Silicon Valley engineers who first came up with the idea of building an electric car that didn't suck. They came up with the name, the car concept, and founded the company. Musk came on board as an early investor and eventually took over in 2008 as CEO, but that's not the story that Musk wants to be remembered.

In a seemingly unprompted move, Musk took to Twitter today to rehash Tesla's origins story:

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/873117697420034048

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/873121068172460035

What Musk is talking about is GM's failed EV-1 program. In the early 2000s, GM made an all-electric car with the battery tech available at the time -- basically high-performance versions of regular 12V car batteries. The cars worked but barely sold, and GM quickly realized that it didn't want to maintain the complicated vehicles long-term. The cars were only ever leased, not sold, which meant that GM could (and did) repossess the cars from buyers.

It's a nice story, but it also doesn't have much to do with Tesla. The inspiration for the founding of Tesla and the development of the Roadster, as told by the co-founders of Tesla in an interview years ago, was the desire to build a non-sucky electric car based on technology developed by a startup called AC Propulsions.

Smith and Eberhard started Tesla, and intended to take the tech from AC Propulsions (which had a working prototype of the drivetrain and battery systems necessary to build the Roadster), marry it with a chassis and body based on the Lotus Elise, and sell it for $100,000.

Musk liked the idea and came on board as the lead investor, but according to every record apart from Musk's Twitter, GM wasn't the inspiration, and Musk wasn't a founder.

Eberhard's departure from Tesla, eventually to be replaced by Musk, is a well-documented and bitter fight that ended in lawsuits. Details about exactly what happened are still murky, but there's enough evidence on the public record -- including a bunch of documents that list Musk as the Chairman, rather than Co-Founder -- that it's weird that Musk feels the need to re-litigate the issue on Twitter with a bunch of false claims.

Heavy US-led strikes as fighters battle IS in Syria's Raqa

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 04:36 AM PDT

US-led coalition forces launched heavy raids into Friday morning in support of Syrian fighters battling to oust the Islamic State group from its bastion of Raqa, a monitor said. The Kurdish-Arab alliance known as the Syrian Democratic Forces broke into Raqa city's east earlier this week, months after they launched an operation to capture the jihadist stronghold. On Thursday night, the US-led coalition backing the SDF launched 25 air strikes on Raqa city and its outskirts, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said.

Defiant May vows to stay on despite UK election blow

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 10:16 AM PDT

A defiant Prime Minister Theresa May vowed Friday to form a government to lead Britain out of the EU despite losing her majority in a snap general election and facing calls to resign. May sought permission Friday from head of state Queen Elizabeth II to form a minority government, supported by Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). In a statement outside Downing Street, the 60-year-old premier promised to "fulfil the promise of Brexit".

The Latest: Alabama ex-con accused of killing Florida girl

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 07:27 AM PDT

MIAMI (AP) — The Latest on an arrest in the case of a missing Florida girl whose body was found in a creek (all times local):

Thai prosecutors confident of catching Red Bull heir

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 01:05 AM PDT

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai law enforcement officials say they don't know where the son of one of the country's wealthiest families has escaped, but they're confident they'll catch Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya before the statute of limitations runs out in a deadly hit-and-run case.