| McCain Doesn't Want Trump Attending His Funeral: Reports Posted: 06 May 2018 07:46 AM PDT  Amid Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) battle with brain cancer, the 81-year-old
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| Avenatti: Latest Giuliani claims, ‘just another absurdity’ Posted: 05 May 2018 11:56 PM PDT  In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Stormy Daniels' lawyer, Michael Avenatti tells Chuck Todd that Rudy Giuliani's recent claims are "ridiculous."
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| Remembering the National Guard members killed in Georgia plane crash Posted: 06 May 2018 09:29 AM PDT  After nine members of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard were killed in a plane crash near Savannah, Georgia, their grieving families say the airmen never should have been on the plane, which was on its way to Arizona to be retired.
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| Oliver North, Key Player In Iran-Contra Scandal, Named NRA President Posted: 07 May 2018 12:54 PM PDT  Oliver North, a Fox News contributor who was a central figure in the Iran-
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| Hawaii volcano eruption: Dozens of homes destroyed by lava flows as thousands flee Posted: 07 May 2018 03:57 AM PDT  The number of homes destroyed by Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has risen to 35, with the thousands of residents who have been evacuated still none the wiser on when they might be able to return. Hawaii County officials said a further four unspecified buildings had also been destroyed by lava and warned that fissures created by the main eruption are also causing steam and toxic gasses to vent out unpredictably. Residents said the lava which threatens their homes and livelihoods was a "fact of life" when living at the foot of Kilauea (pronounced kill-ah-way-ah), one of the world's most active volcanos.
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| Danish inventor appeals life term over journalist murder Posted: 07 May 2018 08:25 AM PDT  A Danish inventor found guilty of the murder of a Swedish journalist aboard his homemade submarine has appealed his life sentence but is not contesting the verdict, prosecutors said Monday. Peter Madsen "is found guilty in the murder of Kim Wall and has only appealed the length" of his life sentence, Simon Gosvig, spokesman for the Danish prosecutor's office, told AFP. A Copenhagen district court on April 25 sentenced the 47-year-old to life for murdering the 30-year-old journalist, chopping up her corpse and throwing her body parts into the sea in August last year.
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| Fmr. Ambassador to Russia: Putin/Trump relationship is ‘so bizarre’ Posted: 07 May 2018 04:27 AM PDT  Vladimir Putin was sworn in today for his fourth term as Russia's President.
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| Jake Tapper Says John McCain Not Wanting Donald Trump At Funeral Is 'A Real Moment For The Country' Posted: 07 May 2018 10:52 AM PDT  Journalist and "State of the Union" host Jake Tapper said that Sen. John
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| Outrage After Celebrating Black Graduates Are Yanked Off College's Stage Posted: 06 May 2018 11:33 AM PDT  A day of joy and celebration spurred complaints of racism after a college
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| Leopard snatches and eats toddler in Ugandan national park Posted: 07 May 2018 06:37 AM PDT  Ugandan authorities are hunting for a leopard in Queen Elizabeth National park after it snatched and ate a ranger's three-year-old son. The toddler had been left in the care of a nanny at the unfenced staff quarters of a safari lodge in the park, when he was taken by the leopard on Friday night. Wildlife authority spokesman Bashir Hangi said the child had followed the nanny outdoors. "The maid was not aware the child followed her. She heard the kid scream for help, she intervened but it was too late the leopard had vanished with it in the bush and a search was mounted until we got the skull the next day," he said. "The hunt is on with the intention of capturing the leopard and removing it from the wild because once it has eaten human flesh, the temptations are high to eat another human being, it becomes dangerous," he added. The sun sets over Lake George near Uganda's Queen Elizabeth National Park in western Uganda, Queen Elizabeth is Uganda's most-visited national park, with tourists flocking to watch leopards roam the Mweya Peninsula, which lies beside Lake Edward. The park also hosts African buffalo, Nile crocodile, lions and chimpanzees. The attack comes just a week after a British safari park owner was attacked by a lion in South Africa. Mike Hodge, 71, suffered a broken jaw after he was mauled in Marakele Animal Sanctuary in Thabazimbi. Mr Hodge had been showing visitors around the park when the big cat charged him and dragged him into some bushes. Video footage of the incident showed terrified tourists screaming for help as the lion mauled its victim. Keepers eventually killed the 10-year-old lion, named Samba, and Mr Hodge was taken to hospital. Two years ago, in South Africa, a year a six-year-old boy was snatched by a leopard at Kruger National park, but the youngster escaped with his life. Kellan Denny was playing with his brother on a wall when the leopard sunk its teeth into his shoulder and dragged him away. Big Cats Worldwide However, the leopard let go of the traumatised boy, allowing his father to rush in and carry him to safety. The incident was the first of its kind in 40 years, according to a spokesman for Kruger National Park.
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| Court says schools can be liable for suicides but clears MIT Posted: 07 May 2018 12:04 PM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — Schools can be held liable for student suicides in certain circumstances, Massachusetts' highest court said Monday in a ruling that also cleared the Massachusetts Institute of Technology of responsibility for the death of a graduate student who killed himself on campus in 2009.
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| Earthquakes, lava fissures could last for months on Hawaii - USGS Posted: 05 May 2018 06:50 PM PDT  By Karin Stanton PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) - More homes on Hawaii's Big Island were destroyed on Saturday as eruptions linked to the Kilauea volcano increased, spewing lava into residential areas and forcing nearly 2,000 people to evacuate, officials said. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said on Saturday that several new lava fissures had opened in the Leilani Estates subdivision of Puna District, about a dozen miles (19 km) from the volcano. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said at midday local time on Saturday that "eruptive activity is increasing and is expected to continue." Janet Babb, a spokeswoman for the observatory, said by telephone that the eruptions could carry on "for weeks or months." Babb said the activity since Thursday is beginning to show similarities to another event in the area in 1955 that lasted for 88 days, when far fewer people lived near the volcano.
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| US takes to Chinese social media over 'Orwellian' demand Posted: 07 May 2018 03:40 AM PDT  The United States took to a popular Chinese social media platform Monday to ramp up its criticism of Beijing's demand that airlines list Taiwan as part of China, but the message earned little sympathy on the tightly monitored website. The US embassy posted on its official Weibo account the Mandarin translation of a White House statement that dismissed China's request to foreign air carriers as "Orwellian nonsense".
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| Senate Candidate Who Praises Adolf Hitler Ejected From California GOP Convention Posted: 07 May 2018 01:12 AM PDT  A California Republican candidate for U.S. Senate who praises Adolf Hitler is ejected from the state's GOP convention.
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| How Calorie Counts on Menus Can Affect Your Health Posted: 07 May 2018 05:59 AM PDT  If you're unsure whether that scoop of mac and cheese from the Whole Foods buffet or that tub of popcorn from your local AMC theater will put you over your calorie limit for the day—wonder no mor...
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| Panel: John McCain 'does not quit' with latest book excerpt Posted: 06 May 2018 12:15 AM PDT  Jon Meacham, Danielle Pletka, Robert Costa and Kimberly Atkins discuss the legacy that Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) leaves behind.
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| Giuliani Keeps Backpedaling On Cohen Comments: 'I’m Not An Expert On The Facts’ Posted: 06 May 2018 05:49 AM PDT  Continuing a blustery media tour to clean up a series of comments he'd made
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| Nearly 200 horses found dead on Navajo land in drought-hit Arizona Posted: 06 May 2018 09:21 PM PDT  The animals lie in neat circles around the pond that was supposed to sustain them as spring temperature rose and water became harder to find. Instead, they collapsed in the mud, exhausted and weakened from drought. Almost 200 feral horses have been found dead around a pond in Navajo land in northern Arizona, according to tribal leaders, the victims of overpopulation and dwindling water resources. Jonathan Nez, vice president of Navajo Nation, said the deaths were an annual problem that had been getting worse. "These horses weren't shot or maliciously killed by an individual," he said. "These animals were searching for water to stay alive. Navajo leaders say they see same problems every year as a result of growing herds of feral animals Credit: AP "In the process, they, unfortunately burrowed themselves into the mud and couldn't escape because they were so weak." Photographs show the carcases of dozens of horses were they had fallen around the stock pond in Gray Mountain. Tribal officials say they are struggling to cope with a feral population that has grown to as many as 70,000 feral horses on the Navajo Nation. Animals were once accustomed to finding water at the stock pond, but locals say it has dried up more quickly in recent years. Skeletal remains close to the pond Credit: AP This time around a particularly dry winter has made conditions even worse. In California it made for a season of extreme wildfires while New Mexico and Arizona are still struggling with intense water shortages. "This tragic incident exemplifies the problem the Navajo Nation faces in an overpopulation of feral horses," said President Russell Begaye. Federal and tribal officials have begun the gruesome business of disposing of their remains, spreading hydrated lime over the animals before burying them. In all, they counted 191 carcases. "The horses are anywhere from thigh to neck deep in the mud. Some are even buried beneath others," said Nina Chester, of the office of the president. "This is our most humane and safest option." The plan is to cover over the pond completely, redirecting its meagre water flows elsewhere.
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| Software In Fatal Uber Crash Reportedly Recognized Woman, Then Ignored Her Posted: 07 May 2018 02:36 PM PDT  A self-driving Uber that struck and killed a woman in Arizona in March
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| University of Florida Apologizes After Black Graduates Were Manhandled at Commencement Posted: 07 May 2018 05:31 AM PDT  Videos of a white faculty member grabbing the grads went viral
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| The Latest: Waffle House hero raises $227,000 for victims Posted: 07 May 2018 09:30 AM PDT  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting at a Tennessee Waffle House (all times local):
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| Six Indian engineers kidnapped in Afghanistan: officials Posted: 06 May 2018 07:13 AM PDT  Six Indian engineers working on a power plant project in northern Afghanistan were kidnapped along with their Afghan driver on Sunday, Afghan officials said. Gunmen snatched the seven from a vehicle on the outskirts of Baghlan provincial capital Pule-Khumri, police spokesman Zabi Shuja told AFP. Provincial council chairman Mohammad Safdar Mohseni said the group had been travelling in a largely Taliban-controlled area when they were abducted after ignoring warnings to take a police escort.
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| U.S. Navy jets begin sorties against IS in Syria from Mediterranean Posted: 07 May 2018 08:25 AM PDT  By Karolina Tagaris ABOARD USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (Reuters) - A U.S. naval strike force led by aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman began sorties on May 3 against Islamic State in Syria, continuing missions by a U.S.-led coalition against the militants. The force joined the U.S. Sixth Fleet on April 18, nearly a week after the United States, Britain and France launched air strikes targeting what Western powers said were Syrian chemical weapons installations. The Navy said it was a scheduled deployment to support coalition partners, NATO allies and U.S. national security interests.
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| All Of The Wacky And Wonderful Royal Wedding Memorabilia You Can Buy Posted: 07 May 2018 01:13 PM PDT  The countdown to the royal wedding is on, but just because your invite got
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| John McCain Now Wishes He'd Never Selected Sarah Palin As His 2008 Running Mate Posted: 06 May 2018 09:37 PM PDT  Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) reportedly wishes he had never picked former Alaska
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| Nurse accused of spreading Hepatitis C Posted: 07 May 2018 10:39 AM PDT  Attorney Bryan Hershman says MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup and health officials are looking to pin the blame of a Hepatitis C scare on his client.
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| Erdogan vows new military campaigns as he launches manifesto Posted: 06 May 2018 11:57 AM PDT  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday promised new military operations against Kurdish militants along its border in Syria and Iraq as he presented his election manifesto. Speaking before thousands of supporters in Istanbul on Sunday, Erdogan described next month's snap presidential and parliamentary polls as a "milestone" for a strong Turkey. The country would "take the stage as a global power," he vowed. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the members of his ruling party in Giresun, Turkey Erdogan called elections more than a year earlier than planned for June 24 - a move analysts say partly aims to capitalize on nationalist sentiment running high following a successful campaign that ousted Syrian Kurdish militia from the Syrian border enclave of Afrin. "In the new term, Turkey will add new operations to the Euphrates Shield and Olive Branch operations," Erdogan said in reference to a cross-border offensive in Syria 2016 and to the one in Afrin. "The operations will continue until not one terrorist is left." The elections are hugely important as they will transform Turkey's governing system to an executive presidency, ushering in a constitutional change that was narrowly approved in a referendum last year. As part of the reforms, the office of the prime minister will be abolished, with its powers largely transferred to the president. An alliance of opposition parties, who argue the new system will lead to one-man rule, have vowed a return to a parliamentary system with strong checks and balances. Aiming to ease fears over Turkey's economy, Erdogan promised lower interest rates and inflation and to reduce the current account deficit.
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| Rudy Giuliani: Trump Could Plead The Fifth If Questioned By Mueller Posted: 07 May 2018 05:38 AM PDT  ### TOP STORIES
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| The Latest: Parents urge Penn State frat death ruling appeal Posted: 07 May 2018 11:24 AM PDT  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on a judge's ruling in a Penn State fraternity hazing death case (all times local):
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| 'Miracle' Boy With Brain Injuries Wakes Up After Parents Sign Organ Donation Papers Posted: 06 May 2018 08:19 PM PDT  After days of being brain dead, McKinley's parents decided to donate his organs to five children in need that were a match for the teen
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| House Dems Reportedly Plan To Release Thousands Of Russia-Linked Facebook Ads Posted: 06 May 2018 11:23 PM PDT  Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee reportedly plan to release
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| Air France's future in the balance, warns economy minister Posted: 06 May 2018 06:49 AM PDT  France's economy minister on Sunday warned that the survival of strike-hit Air France was in the balance following the departure of the company's chief executive over a pay dispute. Jean-Marc Janaillac, boss of parent company Air France-KLM, resigned on Friday after staff rejected a final pay offer from him which would have raised wages by seven percent over four years. "I call on everyone to be responsible: crew, ground staff, and pilots who are asking for unjustified pay hikes," Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire told the BFM news channel on Sunday.
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| Hezbollah allies gain in Lebanon vote, underscoring Iran sway Posted: 07 May 2018 03:29 PM PDT  By Tom Perry, Laila Bassam and Ellen Francis BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah and its political allies made significant gains in Lebanon's parliamentary election, official results showed, boosting an Iranian-backed movement fiercely opposed to Israel and underlining Tehran's growing regional clout. The leader of Shi'ite Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, called the result a "a very big political, parliamentary and moral victory for the choice of resistance". The number of Hezbollah MPs was the same or little changed, but candidates supported by the group or allied to it gained in major cities.
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| The Kia Niro EV Makes the Transition from Concept to Reality Posted: 07 May 2018 12:58 PM PDT  Kia Niro EV
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| Are Plastic Cutting Boards Better Than Wood? Posted: 06 May 2018 03:00 AM PDT  Years ago, the government advised against using wooden cutting boards, saying they were more difficult to keep hygienically clean than plastic cutting boards. Recent research, however, shows that...
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| Egypt says no hidden rooms in King Tut's tomb after all Posted: 06 May 2018 12:43 PM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — New radar scans have provided conclusive evidence that there are no hidden rooms inside King Tutankhamun's burial chamber, Egypt's antiquities ministry said Sunday, bringing a disappointing end to years of excitement over the prospect.
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| North Korea Accuses U.S. of 'Misleading' Claims Ahead of Summit Posted: 06 May 2018 06:36 AM PDT  North Korea says claims are a "dangerous attempt" to ruin a budding detente
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| Michelle Obama Explains Why People Shouldn't Look To Her To Run For Office Posted: 06 May 2018 02:41 PM PDT  Michelle Obama spoke bluntly to those hoping she will run for political
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| Toyota Supras Feed Their BMW Engines Before Heading To The 'Ring Posted: 07 May 2018 05:11 AM PDT  You won't regret watching the entire four-minute spy video.
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| Protesters killed as Indian troops move on militants in Kashmir Posted: 06 May 2018 06:53 AM PDT  Five civilians were killed and more than 50 wounded when Indian troops opened fire on hundreds of people who pelted them with stones as they carried out an operation against militants in Kashmir, a senior police official said. The police official, who asked not to be identified as he is not authorized to speak to the media, said at least 10 of the wounded protesters were hit by bullets and four were in a critical condition. Indian security services killed five militants in an operation in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Sunday, including Saddam Padder, a Hizbul Mujahideen commander, and Mohammad Rafi Bhat, a Kashmiri professor with alleged ties to militant groups, the Director General of Police in Kashmir, S.P. Vaid, said.
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| New York historic rubbish Posted: 07 May 2018 06:03 AM PDT ![New York historic rubbish]( "New York historic rubbish") These pictures give a fascinating insight into the history of New York City through its forgotten rubbish. The trash includes an old bagel, a love letter and old medicine boxes. They are among more than 6,000 items found in the city and restored by the Tenement Museum. Most of the rubbish was found in one building thought to have housed thousands of immigrants during the 1930s. Historians also found a wedding invitation, a doll's head and a library notice. (Caters News)
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| Pickup truck crashes into Southwest Airlines plane at Baltimore airport Posted: 07 May 2018 05:09 AM PDT  While the plane was stopped on the tarmac, a pickup truck ran into the aircraft.
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| Childish Gambino's 'This Is America' Video, Explained Posted: 07 May 2018 12:20 PM PDT  Childish Gambino took the internet by storm this weekend with the release of
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