| Pakistan Tanker Explosion: at Least 153 Killed Posted: 25 Jun 2017 09:09 AM PDT  An oil tanker truck crashed on a busy highway in Pakistan Sunday, killing at least 153 people when it exploded as crowds rushed to the scene to collect leaking fuel.
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| Trump complains about Democrats’ rallying cry to ‘resist’ Posted: 25 Jun 2017 09:15 AM PDT  President Trump admitted that he likes divisive rhetoric as a campaign tactic, but now finds it frustrating when it is used by Democrats to counter his agenda.
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| Air Asia Pilots Asks Passengers ‘To Pray’ During Wild Flight Posted: 25 Jun 2017 09:04 AM PDT  The pilot twice asked passengers to pray on Air Asia flight D7237 from Australia to Malaysia as the plane shook like a "washing machine" for two hours, according to passengers.
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| Philando Castile's family reaches $3M settlement in death Posted: 26 Jun 2017 02:13 PM PDT  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The mother of Philando Castile, a black motorist killed by a Minnesota police officer last July, has reached a nearly $3 million settlement with the city that employed the officer, avoiding a federal wrongful death lawsuit that attorneys said could have taken years to resolve.
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| Texas sanctuary city law could lead to immigration police state: lawyer Posted: 26 Jun 2017 04:18 PM PDT  A small border town and some of the largest cities in Texas told a federal judge on Monday a new state law aimed at punishing sanctuary cities could lead to an immigration police state and asked him to halt it because it was unconstitutional. The Republican-backed law in Texas, the U.S. state with the longest border with Mexico, takes effect on September 1. It is the first of its kind since Republican Donald Trump became president in January, promising to crack down on illegal immigration.
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| California father buries wrong man after coroner's mistake Posted: 24 Jun 2017 07:04 PM PDT  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Eleven days after laying his son to rest, Frank J. Kerrigan got a call from a friend.
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| Stalin tops Putin in Russian poll of greatest historical figures Posted: 26 Jun 2017 04:07 AM PDT  Russians have picked Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin as the greatest figure in history, a new poll said Monday, beating President Vladimir Putin into joint second alongside poet Alexander Pushkin. In the poll conducted in April by the Levada Centre independent pollster, Russians were asked to pick the ten greatest individuals of all time. Stalin came out on top with 38 percent, while Putin shared second place on 34 percent with Russia's beloved national bard Pushkin.
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| Dozens missing after Colombian tourist boat sinks in reservoir Posted: 26 Jun 2017 04:26 AM PDT ![Dozens missing after Colombian tourist boat sinks in reservoir]( "Dozens missing after Colombian tourist boat sinks in reservoir") Nine people died and 28 are missing after a multidecked tourist boat carrying about 170 passengers sank in Colombia's Penol-Guatape reservoir on Sunday during the long holiday weekend, a government official said. Ninety-nine people were rescued, Margarita Moncada, the head of disaster relief for Antioquia province, told journalists.
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| Ed Gillespie is not interested in the latest Trump tweets Posted: 25 Jun 2017 02:00 AM PDT  Ed Gillespie has a tricky road ahead of him as he campaigns for Virginia governor this year. The Republican nominee wants to talk about state issues, not President Trump, not Russia and certainly not what's on Twitter. The latest sign is that former President Obama has already decided to campaign for the Democratic nominee, Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam.
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| 'We Love to Attack Our Leaders' Democrats Debate Pelosi's Leadership Posted: 24 Jun 2017 11:31 PM PDT  Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) and Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) join Meet the Press for an exclusive joint interview to talk about the future of the Democratic party.
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| US Government Websites Hacked By ISIS Propaganda Posted: 26 Jun 2017 01:36 AM PDT  Ohio Gov. John Kasich's website was hacked to broadcast pro-ISIS propaganda, displaying a message in Arabic message and playing a call to Islamic prayer.
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| Iran's Rouhani backs Qatar, rejects 'siege' Posted: 25 Jun 2017 02:04 PM PDT  Iranian President Hassan Rouhani voiced support on Sunday for Qatar in its confrontation with Iran's rival Saudi Arabia and its allies, saying a "siege of Qatar is unacceptable", the state news agency IRNA reported. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain cut ties with Qatar on June 5, accusing it of support for Islamist militants, an allegation Qatar denies.
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| UK: 6 hurt as car strikes people at Muslim celebration Posted: 25 Jun 2017 08:13 AM PDT  LONDON (AP) — Six people, including three children, were injured Sunday after a car ran into a large crowd gathered to celebrate the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr in the northern English city of Newcastle. Police said there was no information suggesting the incident was terror-related.
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| Greenland now a major driver of rising seas: study Posted: 26 Jun 2017 10:37 AM PDT  Ocean levels rose 50 percent faster in 2014 than in 1993, with meltwater from the Greenland ice sheet now supplying 25 percent of total sea level increase compared with just five percent 20 years earlier, researchers reported Monday. "This result is important because the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)" -- the UN science advisory body -- "makes a very conservative projection of total sea level rise by the end of the century," at 60 to 90 centimetres (24 to 35 inches), said Peter Wadhams, a professor of ocean physics at the University of Oxford who did not take part in the research. Greenland alone contains enough frozen water to lift oceans by about seven metres (23 feet), though experts disagree on the global warming threshold for irreversible melting, and how long that would take once set in motion.
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| Fugitive lawyer says he's fled the US using fake passport Posted: 25 Jun 2017 07:05 PM PDT  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A fugitive Kentucky lawyer at the center of a nearly $600 million Social Security fraud case has fled the country using a fake passport and has gotten help from someone overseas with a job to help support himself.
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| These Ice Cream Sundaes Are Going Viral Posted: 26 Jun 2017 10:18 AM PDT  Because churro + soft serve = ��
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| White House adviser Ivanka Trump: ‘I try to stay out of politics’ Posted: 26 Jun 2017 05:45 AM PDT  Ivanka Trump told "Fox & Friends" that she speaks up when she disagrees with her father on certain issues — but does not "profess to be a political savant."
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| We Test Ride the Vanderhall Venice Three-Wheeler Posted: 26 Jun 2017 05:00 AM PDT  Vanderhall Motor Works Venice Roadster – Ride Drive (?) Review Sometimes, three wheels is better than four Photography by Vanderhall Not too long ago RideApart first told you about Vanderhall Motor Works , a Utah-based company making three-wheeled vehicles.
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| Sheriff: Man killed missing son, 5, after Disneyland trip Posted: 26 Jun 2017 01:28 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigators suspect the father of a 5-year-old California boy who has been missing for two months killed the child after a family outing at Disneyland in a plot to get back at his estranged wife during a bitter separation, Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said Monday.
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| Hong Kong's youth press campaign despite China's rejection of full democracy Posted: 26 Jun 2017 04:03 AM PDT  By James Pomfret and Benjamin Kang Lim HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - When the British handed over Hong Kong to China in 1997, Beijing promised to allow universal suffrage as an "ultimate aim", along with other freedoms, under a "one country, two systems" arrangement agreed with London. China did offer a contentious electoral reform package in 2014, which allowed Hong Kong a direct vote, but only of candidates pre-screened by Beijing.
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| Signs Of Sadism Include Bitter Tastes, Like Black Coffee Posted: 25 Jun 2017 07:00 PM PDT  Although sadism is often linked with serial killers or other extreme behaviors, this isn't always the case, and these personality types are much more common than we think.
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| Israel targets Syria after fresh stray fire: army Posted: 25 Jun 2017 09:40 AM PDT  Israeli forces fired on Syrian regime positions after projectiles from the war-torn country hit the occupied Golan Heights on Sunday, the army said, in the second such exchange in two days. The military "targeted two artillery positions and an ammunitions truck belonging to the Syrian regime," a statement read, noting the army had also ordered Israelis to keep away from open areas near Quneitra, where internal fighting was heavy. Hours earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the Syrian spillover and Israeli retaliation that took place on Saturday and reportedly resulted in the death of two Syrian soldiers.
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| Elon Musk packs the best of SpaceX's latest landing in 20-second video Posted: 25 Jun 2017 05:01 PM PDT  While you were out enjoying the sun and sights here on Earth, SpaceX was busy making history, again. SEE ALSO: Elon Musk wants your trip to Mars to be like a Carnival cruise On Sunday, SpaceX pulled off its 13th flawless rocket landing, delicately putting the Falcon 9 on the seaborne drone ship called "Just Read the Instructions." And while SpaceX founder Elon Musk knows that every space nerd on the planet was watching in real time, he's also aware of the power of social media. To that end, Musk posted a high-speed version of the space-to-Earth landing on Instagram. Sped up version of today's rocket landing on the Droneship Just Read the Instructions (guess it did) A post shared by Elon Musk (@elonmusk) on Jun 25, 2017 at 2:41pm PDT "Sped up version of today's rocket landing on the Droneship Just Read the Instructions (guess it did)," wrote Musk, on Twitter and Instagram. The successful launch and landing allowed SpaceX to deploy one of a series of low-Earth orbit satellites from voice and data communications company Iridium. This was the second launch and landing in 48 hours for SpaceX, adding more real world proof to Musk's dream of making space travel as common and frequent as airplane flights. WATCH: SpaceX did something amazing over the weekend
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| Police: Girl's actions caused her to fall from NY park ride Posted: 26 Jun 2017 02:08 PM PDT  QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (AP) — A teenage girl's actions, not mechanical malfunctions, caused her to slip under a restraining bar on an amusement park gondola ride before falling into the arms of bystanders below, police said Monday.
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| Sean Spicer angrily confronted by CNN reporter during tense off-camera press briefing Posted: 26 Jun 2017 01:29 PM PDT  A CNN reporter has argued with White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer over the West Wing's decision to bar cameras from broadcasting the daily press briefings. Jim Acosta, the White House correspondent for the cable news network, challenged Mr Spicer after the White House representative admonished the reporter while he was trying to ask a question on healthcare. "There's no camera on, Jim", Mr Spicer said .
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| 2018 BMW X3 Posted: 26 Jun 2017 07:00 AM PDT  New engines and more tech highlight the changes.
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| Arkansas inmate on lam for 32 years visiting mom when caught Posted: 26 Jun 2017 02:06 PM PDT  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The mother of an Arkansas prison escapee who had been on the run for more than three decades said she has been in contact with her son since soon after his escape and that he was visiting her when he was arrested.
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| Asylum seekers in Canada who fled Trump now trapped in legal limbo Posted: 26 Jun 2017 04:59 AM PDT  By Anna Mehler Paperny and Rod Nickel TORONTO/WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Thousands of people who fled to Canada to escape President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal migrants have become trapped in legal limbo because of an overburdened refugee system, struggling to find work, permanent housing or enroll their children in schools. Refugee claims are taking longer to be completed than at any time in the past five years, according to previously unpublished Immigration and Refugee Board data provided to Reuters. Those wait times are set to grow longer after the IRB in April allocated "up to half" of its 127 tribunal members to focus on old cases. The number of delayed hearings more than doubled from 2015 to 2016 and is on track to increase again this year.
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| Eid truce in war-torn Philippines city of Marawi ends Posted: 25 Jun 2017 04:39 AM PDT  An eight-hour ceasefire in a Philippine city allowing residents to celebrate the end of Ramadan came to an abrupt end Sunday afternoon as the government continued its offensive against Islamist militants occupying parts of war-torn Marawi. Assaults backed by air and artillery bombardment had stopped at the start of Islamic prayers at 6am but gunfire broke out as soon as the truce ended around 2pm, AFP reporters in Marawi said. Regional military commander Lieutenant General Carlito Galvez said the truce also allowed five Muslim religious leaders to enter ground zero and negotiate with the militants to release civilian hostages, especially children, women and the elderly.
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| Q&A: Afraid of sharks? Flu, asteroids pose far greater risk Posted: 25 Jun 2017 06:49 AM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — You might want a bigger boat, but you probably don't need better odds.
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| J. K. Rowling marks 'wonderful' Harry Potter anniversary Posted: 26 Jun 2017 08:03 AM PDT  Author J.K. Rowling on Monday marked the "wonderful" two decades since her Harry Potter creation first hit the shelves, starting a global literary phenomenon which has inspired a generation. Joanne Kathleen Rowling had struggled through poverty before winning a £1,500 publishing deal with Bloomsbury to print 1,000 copies of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone". "Harry Potter has had a huge impact on a generation of children, who became so obsessed with reading that they would queue for hours to get their hands on the next book," said Diana Gerald, head of the Book Trust, a charity which encourages youngsters to read.
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| PM Theresa May pays out for N. Ireland deal to govern Britain Posted: 26 Jun 2017 08:45 AM PDT  British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives struck a hotly contested pact with a Christian fundamentalist party on Monday that will allow her party to govern after they suffered an electoral disaster. The deal reached with Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) was slammed by opposition parties as political bribery, amid concerns about its impact on the province's delicate peace process. "I welcome this agreement which will enable us to work together in the interests of the whole United Kingdom," May said in a statement.
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| New flying car concept seeks to revolutionize personal transport Posted: 26 Jun 2017 10:00 AM PDT  While some automakers look towards today's infrastructure of roads for the future of transportation, multiple companies are instead looking towards the sky. One of these is Neva Aerospace which used last week's 2017 Paris auto show to reveal its take on the future of transportation, and it's yet another flying car. Neva Aerospace says its flying car will be capable of flying for up to 20 or 30 minutes, travel at speeds up to 50 mph, and climb 3,000 feet in the air.
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| Police: Girl, 4, rescued after officers fatally shoot gunman Posted: 25 Jun 2017 12:07 PM PDT ![Police: Girl, 4, rescued after officers fatally shoot gunman]( "Police: Girl, 4, rescued after officers fatally shoot gunman") LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say a 4-year-old girl was saved from a hostage barricade situation in Las Vegas after police fatally shot a heavily armed man.
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| Seattle employers cut hours after latest minimum wage rise, study finds Posted: 26 Jun 2017 03:07 PM PDT  Low-wage workers on average now clock 9 percent fewer hours and earn $125 less each month than before the Pacific Northwest city set one of the highest minimum wages in the nation, the University of Washington research paper said. Seattle, which has a booming economy and a strong technology sector, is midway through an initiative to increase its minimum wage for all employers to $15 an hour.
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| Donald Trump Does Away With White House Iftar Tradition Posted: 26 Jun 2017 01:14 AM PDT  The president could have used the annual dinner tradition to bridge the distrust between his administration and the Muslim community, a Muslim cleric told Newsweek.
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| How the CIA hacks computers that aren’t even connected to the internet Posted: 25 Jun 2017 12:01 PM PDT 
Air-gapped computers are supposed to be ultra-secure PCs that can't be infected with malware that spreads with the help of the internet. That's because of these computers, often connected to sensitive machines, aren't also connected to the internet. You'd think these systems would be impenetrable by remote attacks and would require a hacker to be in the same room with the PC. But, unsurprisingly, the CIA developed tools that can infect air-gapped computers.
Wikileaks on Thursday published more than 150 pages of materials that explain how the CIA used USB drives to sneak malware to the air-gapped machines. After all, even these computers need to exchange data, and the only way to do it is using USB drives or external hard drives. A platform called Brutal Kangaroo contains tools that can be used to target computer systems not connected to the internet, Ars Technica explains. Drifting Deadline is a tool installed on a computer of interest. When a USB drive is connected to it, the tool will infect it with malware that would then be passed to the air-gapped computer. These advanced malware versions would be able to infect air-gapped computer immediately after the USB drive is plugged in. Some of them required no user interaction and could be activated by default behaviors in Windows, such as Windows Explorer displaying icons, or the letter corresponding to the thumb drive that was just inserted. Microsoft said it patched some of these vulnerabilities, and they don't work on any of the supported versions of Windows. The documentation says that the first infection — the deployment of Drifting Deadline — might need manual access to a computer, but Ars argues that intrepid hackers could find ways to deliver the malware to the computer that would be used to transmit it to a USB stick.
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| Transplanted: Large Idaho sequoia tree finds new home Posted: 25 Jun 2017 12:38 PM PDT  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A large sequoia tree with a history rooted in conservation was standing in the way of progress, so on Sunday, it was moved.
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| The Inside Of This Spinach And Artichoke-Stuffed Burger Will Give You All The Feels Posted: 26 Jun 2017 10:17 AM PDT  You'll never look at the dip the same way again.
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| Hong Kong activists stage China protest ahead of Xi visit Posted: 25 Jun 2017 04:49 PM PDT  Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters on Monday draped a black flag over a statue symbolising the city's return to China by Britain, days before a visit by President Xi Jinping to mark 20 years since the handover. High-profile student campaigner Joshua Wong and a dozen demonstrators attached the black cloth to the giant golden bauhinia flower on Hong Kong's harbourfront in an early morning protest as security tried to stop them climbing on the famous tourist attraction. The sculpture of the bauhinia, which became the emblem of Hong Kong after the handover, was a present to the city from China in 1997 and stands outside the convention centre where Xi will attend anniversary events during a three-day visit starting Thursday.
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| Ford testing plug-in hybrid Escape Posted: 26 Jun 2017 02:25 AM PDT  The possibility of a plug-in hybrid version of the Ford Escape dates back as far as 2009 when Ford actually took a prototype to the Detroit Auto Show, and a small batch of them were handed over to a California utility to be tried out. It now seems as though a plug-in hybrid variant of the current model could finally be arriving in showrooms for sale to the public, and it could possibly be unveiled as soon as next year. Although Ford has confirmed it's currently testing a new Escape PHEV prototype, no details have yet been released regarding the expected range, how it's likely to perform, or how much it will eventually cost to buy.
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| Two police, family of six killed in latest Mexico violence Posted: 26 Jun 2017 08:38 AM PDT  Two federal police officers were mowed down Saturday in Mexico's Veracruz state, where gunman also killed a family of six, in the latest spasm of violence linked to criminal gangs. In the nearby city of Coatzacoalcos, the dead included two adults and four children who died in a hail of bullets as they ate dinner at an outdoor restaurant. Authorities added that two women were fatally shot in the town of Orizaba, also in Veracruz, one of Mexico's most violent states.
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