| Comey: Trump Wouldn't Shut Up About The Inauguration Crowd To Me, Either Posted: 16 Apr 2018 12:22 AM PDT  One of Donald Trump's first obsessions in office was the size of his
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| Meacham: Barbara Bush was ‘First Lady of the Greatest Generation’ Posted: 16 Apr 2018 04:25 AM PDT  Former First Lady Barbara Bush is in failing health and according to a family spokesman will not seek additional medical treatment, instead, she remains at home with her loved ones focused on comfort care.
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| Senators Unveil Bipartisan War Authorization Bill Posted: 16 Apr 2018 04:26 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― A bipartisan group of senators is taking another crack at making
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| 13 Fresh Mint Recipes that Taste Like Summer Posted: 16 Apr 2018 02:00 PM PDT |
| Seven inmates killed at South Carolina maximum security prison after hours of fighting Posted: 16 Apr 2018 09:25 AM PDT  The Lee Correctional Institution houses about 1,500 inmates, some of South Carolina's most violent and longest-serving offenders.
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| The Latest: Syrian envoy says only UN security team at Douma Posted: 17 Apr 2018 05:12 PM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — The latest on developments in Syria (all times local):
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| Video footage shows accused killer befriending alleged victim: Authorities Posted: 15 Apr 2018 09:00 PM PDT  Lois Riess is suspected of killing her husband and then a woman for her identity.
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| Group accused of gang raping, killing Indian girl plead not guilty Posted: 16 Apr 2018 02:26 AM PDT  Eight men accused of raping and murdering an eight-year-old girl pleaded not guilty Monday to the horrific crime that has sparked revulsion and brought thousands to India's streets in protest. Four police and a Hindu temple custodian are among those accused of gang raping and killing a Muslim girl from a poor tribe in Jammu and Kashmir state where the highly-charged case has stoked long-simmering religious tensions. Ankur Sharma, a lawyer for the accused, said the men had pleaded not guilty were willing to take a lie-detector test.
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| 'Very Angry Badger' Seizes Part Of 500-Year-Old Scottish Castle Posted: 17 Apr 2018 01:55 AM PDT  It's like something from a Monty Python sketch: Portions of a 16th-century
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| Power to the party: Why political reforms can be bad for democracy Posted: 17 Apr 2018 02:00 AM PDT  Over the last half-century, political power has devolved from party functionaries to ordinary citizens voting in primaries. That has made the system more democratic — but also more susceptible to manipulation by populist demagogues. Some political scientists think it's time to take another look.
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| Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin Has Apologized for Remarks Linking a Teachers' Rally to Child Sex Abuse Posted: 15 Apr 2018 07:17 PM PDT  Bevin apologized several times in a video and said he was misunderstood
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| Iranian-Backed Militias Set Sights on U.S. Forces Posted: 16 Apr 2018 10:52 AM PDT  Airstrikes against Syria may galvanize support against the United States.
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| Philippines to deploy riot police for Boracay tourist closure Posted: 17 Apr 2018 12:53 AM PDT  The Philippines is set to deploy hundreds of riot police to top holiday island Boracay to keep travellers out and head off potential protests ahead of its six-month closure to tourists, the government said Tuesday. President Rodrigo Duterte has branded the tiny central island and its world-famous white-sand beach a "cesspool". "In any transition, especially for a drastic action such as this, there is always confusion, uncertainties, and low morale," the regional police director, Chief Superintendent Cesar Binag said at a public forum on the island, aired on national television.
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| James Comey: Trump 'Morally Unfit' To Be President Posted: 16 Apr 2018 04:38 AM PDT  ## TOP STORIES
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| This Trend In Dating Is The 'Worst Decision Any Single Can Make' Posted: 17 Apr 2018 06:01 AM PDT  If you're single and looking for love, you've probably had nights that played
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| Surfer mauled by shark swims to shore with leg injuries Posted: 16 Apr 2018 02:32 AM PDT  A surfer mauled by a shark off southwestern Australia managed to swim to shore despite serious injuries to both of his legs, an official and a witness said. Alejandro Travaglini was surfing at Gracetown at around 8am when he was attacked, St John Ambulance spokesman Dennis Bertoldo said. The Argentinian-born 37-year-old was treated on the beach by paramedics before he was flown by helicopter 250 kilometers (160 miles) to a hospital in the city of Perth, Bertoldo said. Local media reports suggested the surfer fought off the shark before bodysurfing back to shore. The hospital described the victim's condition as stable. The attack prompted the World Surf League to postpone the nearby Margaret River Pro international surfing contest for about an hour. However, another surfer near the same beach was reportedly attacked later in the day, suffering only minor injuries. The competition had deployed additional shark-spotting drones and jet skis when the competition resumed to ensure competitors' safety, league deputy commissioner Jessi Miley-Dyer said. The surfer was treated at the beach before being flown to hospital "We wanted to reconvene and make sure we had everything possible in the water to look after those surfers," Miley-Dyer said in a statement on the league's website. Surf photographer Peter Jovic watched the attack from the beach and likened it to the live broadcast of a shark attack in South Africa in 2015. Former champion surfer Mick Fanning escaped unscathed when a great white attacked his board as he waited to catch a wave. "If anyone is familiar with the Mick Fanning moment ... it was very similar to that, where a shark pretty much popped up and ended up knocking a surfer off his board," Jovic told ABC radio. "The surfer who was being attacked ended up miraculously body surfing into a little wave and getting pushed in by a local at the same time, who was out there with him, and making it to shore before everyone came to his aid," Jovic said. Lifeguards said a 4-meter (13-foot) shark was spotted off a nearby beach two hours after the attack. Nine Network television news reported a 41-year-old surfer sustained a large gash to his right thigh from a shark later Monday at a beach near where the attack occurred. "Happy to be alive," the unnamed man told bystanders who asked if he was OK. The man insisted he could drive himself to a hospital. A surfer was killed by a shark at Gracetown in 2013.
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| UPDATE: Washington Detective Given 5 Day Suspension for Drawing Gun on Biker Posted: 16 Apr 2018 11:42 AM PDT  UPDATE: Washington Detective Given 5 Day Suspension for Drawing Gun on Biker Today the Washington detective who drew his gun on a motorcyclist back in August will learn his fate UPDATE: After initially covering the story, Detective Richard Rowe of
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| EPA Spending On Scott Pruitt's Soundproof Phone Booth Broke Federal Law, Government Watchdog Finds Posted: 16 Apr 2018 08:43 AM PDT  Scott Pruitt, the Environmental Protection Agency administrator, broke the law
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| Is the F-35 Now the Ultimate Drone Killer? Posted: 17 Apr 2018 06:30 AM PDT  An F-35 used sensors, on-board computers and targeting systems to find, track and destroy two airborne drones at once. Previous test data and observers have confirmed the F-35 identified and targeted the drone with its mission systems sensors, passed the target 'track' information to the missile, enabled the pilot to verify targeting information using the high off-boresight capability of the helmet mounted display and launched the AIM-9X from the aircraft to engage the target drone, a statement from the F-35 JPO said. When a single F-35 used sensors, on-board computers and targeting systems to find, track and destroy two airborne drones at the same time with air-to-air missiles, the emerging 5th Gen fighter transitioned into a new era for offensive attack missions.
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| Ford Says The Mustang Was The Best-Selling Sports Coupe Of 2017 Posted: 16 Apr 2018 09:01 PM PDT  The Mustang is now sold in 146 countries.
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| 12 of the Weirdest Special Edition Cars Ever Made Posted: 17 Apr 2018 08:00 AM PDT |
| How To Cook Eggs To Reduce Your Risk Of Salmonella Posted: 16 Apr 2018 09:05 AM PDT  Nearly 207 million eggs have been recalled for fear of a salmonella outbreak,
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| The Latest: Last missing California family member found dead Posted: 16 Apr 2018 08:57 PM PDT ![The Latest: Last missing California family member found dead]( "The Latest: Last missing California family member found dead") LEGGETT, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the search for a family whose vehicle plunged into Northern California river (all times local):
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| New videos released from Stephon Clark shooting Posted: 16 Apr 2018 07:14 PM PDT  The Sacramento Police Department has released more video from the March 18 incident where Stephon Clark was shot and killed by officers. Police say the new videos show officers responding to the scene after Clark was shot. Mireya Villarreal reports.
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| Scientists Accidentally Create A Plastic-Eating Enzyme Posted: 17 Apr 2018 07:50 AM PDT  A Japanese waste dump is an unlikely location for what may be a huge
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| Ex-governor who tried to sell Obama's senate seat loses appeal bid Posted: 16 Apr 2018 10:37 AM PDT  The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by the former Democratic governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, who gained notoriety by trying to sell the US Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama in 2008. Blagojevich, 61, is serving a 14-year sentence after being convicted in 2011 of corruption charges related to the attempt to sell the Obama senate seat "to the highest bidder," as the prosecutor put it. It was the second time that the Supreme Court has declined to take up an appeal by Blagojevich, effectively confirming a sentence that puts him behind bars until's 2024.
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| Security Brief: Syria’s War Machine Up and Running; Chemical Weapons Revelations Posted: 16 Apr 2018 05:17 AM PDT  The United States has no intention of using its firepower to halt the mass killing of civilians through conventional means, degrade Syria's military forces, or to challenge Russia and Iran's military positions is Syria.
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| Doctors call for urgent research as flesh-eating Buruli ulcer spreads in Australia Posted: 16 Apr 2018 04:23 AM PDT  Warning: graphic content Australia is facing a "rapidly worsening epidemic" of gruesome flesh-eating ulcers that have baffled experts and prompted calls for urgent medical research to uncover the cause. Scientists said the Buruli ulcer, a bacterial infection which is most commonly seen in tropical parts of Africa, is being reported in increasing numbers in "temperate" rural areas in the state of Victoria. The number of annual cases has increased more than 400 per cent, with a record 182 cases reported in 216 and 236 in the first 11 months of 2017. "The community is facing a worsening epidemic, defined by cases rapidly increasing in number, becoming more severe in nature, and occurring in new geographic areas," said an article on the outbreak in the Medical Journal of Australia. The infection typically starts as a sore on the arm or leg that fails to heal and slowly enlarges, causing severe lesions of the skin and potentially requiring amputations. Sufferers often initially dismiss the initial symptoms as an insect bite. A severe ulcer on the knee of an 11-year-old boy, which took six months to heal Credit: Medical Journal of Australia "It can really become very severe and eats away at the skin and soft tissue … leading to, often, long-term cosmetic deformities, even mobility issues and occasionally it's actually associated with death," Professor Daniel O'Brien, the article's lead author and an infectious diseases expert, told ABC News. The outbreak has occurred in coastal areas in Victoria, including the Bellarine and Mornington peninsulas. But it has also reportedly spread to some suburbs in Melbourne, the country's second-largest city. It is believed to be the only current outbreak in the developed world. Scientists have called for urgent funding to research the causes of the outbreak. The infection is believed to spread via mosquitoes and possums. "We actually don't know for sure — we have some clues about what may be the causes, but nobody really knows why it's located here, why it moves into new areas, and in fact how we catch it," Professor O'Brien said. Known as Mycobacterium ulcerans, the infection can often be treated with antibiotics, though severe cases can require surgery or amputation. Possum and mosquitoes are believed to help spread the disease Credit: Auscape Gus Charles, a 12-year-old, developed a lump on his knee after visiting the Mornington Peninsula for a family holiday. Several doctors misdiagnosed it before a surgeon sliced into the lump and found a "huge pus-filled abscess", according to a report in Fairfax Media. Gus eventually underwent plastic surgery and spent six months recovering. "When I first saw it after surgery I fainted because it was pretty bad," he told ABC News. His mother, Sally, told Fairfax Media: "He complained about it a bit, but he's a pretty tough kid. And then the lump started to get bigger and bigger." She added: "It was horrible. He's a tough kid, but he was rocked by this." Protect yourself and your family by learning more about Global Health Security
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| Democrats losing lead on Republicans in midterm election polls Posted: 16 Apr 2018 09:37 AM PDT  Taking Congress back from the Republicans in this year's midterm elections may be more difficult for Democrats than anticipated, according to recent polling. A new poll from ABC News and the Washington Post shows Democrats' advantage is narrowing in a so-called "generic ballot", where voters are asked which party they plan to favour in the coming election. In January, Democrats lead Republicans in a generic matchup by 12 per cent. In April, that lead was just 4 per cent.
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| Canada Dog 'Arrested' For Chasing Deer, Ends Up Behind Bars Posted: 16 Apr 2018 12:55 PM PDT  The Canadian pup just doesn't like deer, his owner says.
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| See Emma Watson's Glorious 'Harry Potter' Reunion With Costars Posted: 17 Apr 2018 03:34 AM PDT  They can still make magic together.
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| Allegiant Airlines' Stock Is in a Nosedive After a Scathing '60 Minutes' Report About its Safety Practices Posted: 16 Apr 2018 08:24 AM PDT  The airline's safety practices are being called into question
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| White woman charged in parking lot spat with black women Posted: 17 Apr 2018 08:02 AM PDT ![White woman charged in parking lot spat with black women]( "White woman charged in parking lot spat with black women") MACON, Ga. (AP) — A 71-year-old white woman has been charged with battery after she and her son argued with two black female service members over a parking spot outside a restaurant.
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| If You Own Guns You Don’t Want Anymore, We Want To Talk To You Posted: 16 Apr 2018 07:59 AM PDT  Americans own a lot of guns. With more than 300 million of them in civilian
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| France's Macron won't 'break' Turkey-Russia alliance: Ankara Posted: 16 Apr 2018 09:11 AM PDT  Turkey on Monday said French President Emmanuel Macron will be unable to "break" its partnership with Russia, after he argued the weekend's air strikes against the Syrian regime had driven a wedge between Ankara and Moscow. NATO allies, including France, have become wary of the flourishing friendship between Ankara and Moscow based on joint efforts to end the seven-year Syrian civil war.
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| Did China Just 'Activate' Its Latest Carrier-Killer (or Guam Express) Missile? Posted: 17 Apr 2018 07:19 AM PDT  Anti-ship precision strike missile DF-26 fully combat ready amid Pentagon's raid on Syria. Did China Just 'Activate' Its Latest Carrier-Killer (or Guam Express) Missile? The US-led coordinated strikes on Syria last week, in response to the Assad regime's suspected use of chemical weapons, has given the Chinese military more impetus to develop its own precision airborne strike systems.
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| Bay Area comedian W. Kamau Bell recalls being kicked out of coffee shop Posted: 16 Apr 2018 02:37 PM PDT  Following the controversy of two black men being arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks, Bay Area comedian W. Kamau Bell recalled when he was kicked out of a Berkeley coffee shop, saying the incident hit close to home.
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| Trump Campaign Pays Lawyer Who’s Trying To Make Stormy Daniels Shut Up Posted: 16 Apr 2018 12:51 PM PDT  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's re-election campaign this year has been
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| U.S. strike on China's ZTE another blow for Qualcomm Posted: 17 Apr 2018 01:15 AM PDT  SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - A move by the United States to ban American firms selling components to the Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp will also hit a target closer to home: Qualcomm Inc, a U.S. company that is a major supplier of chips for ZTE's phones. The U.S. Department of Commerce slapped a seven-year ban on sales to ZTE on Monday for breaking terms of an agreement reached last year after it was caught illegally shipping goods to Iran. Caught in the crossfire is Qualcomm, whose products account for the lion's share of chips inside ZTE smartphones.
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| Leaked police disciplinary records posted amid privacy fight Posted: 16 Apr 2018 07:02 PM PDT ![Leaked police disciplinary records posted amid privacy fight]( "Leaked police disciplinary records posted amid privacy fight") NEW YORK (AP) — BuzzFeed News has obtained and published a database of nearly 18,000 New York Police Department disciplinary findings amid a fight over whether city police disciplinary records should remain secret.
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| Why You Might Have to Pay a Tax Penalty Posted: 16 Apr 2018 01:32 PM PDT  What's the harm in filing your taxes late? It depends on whether you owe Uncle Sam or Uncle Sam owes you. If the IRS owes you a refund, you face no repercussions, aside from losing the opportunit...
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