| 7 Myths About The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Posted: 17 May 2018 10:41 AM PDT  On Monday, one day prior to the 70th anniversary of Israel's founding, the
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| Who will walk Meghan Markle down the aisle? Posted: 16 May 2018 08:54 AM PDT  It reportedly won't be her father, who tells TMZ he's now out of heart surgery. Earlier this week he was at the center of a British media storm over allegedly staged paparazzi pictures.
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| Trump Jr. Left Open Possibility That Dad Knew Of Trump Tower Meeting At The Time Posted: 16 May 2018 11:07 AM PDT  Newly released transcripts of Donald Trump Jr.'s interview with the Senate
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| Trump calls some illegal immigrants 'animals' Posted: 16 May 2018 02:35 PM PDT  While hosting the California Sanctuary State roundtable, President Trump called certain illegal immigrants 'animals.'
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| Police: Tulsa mom stabbed eldest daughter up to 70 times Posted: 16 May 2018 02:22 PM PDT  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A Tulsa mother stabbed her eldest daughter 50 to 70 times, struck her head with a pickaxe then set their home on fire, before fleeing the scene with the youngest of her three daughters, according to police.
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| Missing financial reports drove leak of Cohen information: NYer Posted: 16 May 2018 11:41 AM PDT  Ronan Farrow, contributing writer at The New Yorker, talks with Rachel Maddow about his reporting on the source of the Michael Cohen financial documents posted on line last week by Michael Avenatti, and two other reports that appear to be missing.
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| Hawaii volcano: Red alert issued as Kilauea eruption spews ash cloud and 'vog' Posted: 16 May 2018 02:15 AM PDT  A red alert has been issued for planes after explosions from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano intensified. Ash and volcanic smog, or vog, as it is called, rose to 12,000 feet (3,657 meters) above Kilauea's crater and floated southwest, prompting an "unhealthy air" warning in the community of Pahala, 18 miles (29 km) from the summit. An aviation red alert means a volcanic eruption is under way that could spew ash along aircraft routes, the US Geological Survey (USGS) says on its website.
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| Broadway Star Ruthie Ann Miles Loses Unborn Baby After Horrific Crash Posted: 17 May 2018 03:22 PM PDT  Tony Award winner Ruthie Ann Blumenstein, who goes by the stage name Ruthie
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| Where weed will be on the ballot in 2018 Posted: 16 May 2018 06:00 AM PDT  Michigan, Utah and Oklahoma are scheduled to hold referendums in 2018 on legalizing marijuana for recreational and medical use, continuing a nationwide trend of increasing acceptance of the drug.
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| Florida Cop Who Failed to Confront Parkland Shooter Is Getting $8,000 Monthly Pension Posted: 16 May 2018 04:57 AM PDT  He resigned and retired after the shooting
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| Longtime Trump Lawyer Slams Giuliani As 'Polarizing Figure' Who Shouldn't Deal With Mueller Posted: 16 May 2018 05:05 AM PDT  Jay Goldberg, the attorney who represented President Donald Trump for almost
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| Israeli ambassador exits Turkey as Gaza row mounts Posted: 16 May 2018 09:27 AM PDT  Israel's ambassador to Turkey on Wednesday left the country after being ordered out by Ankara in a growing crisis over the killing by Israeli fire of dozens of Palestinians on the Gaza border that threatens a reconciliation deal. Israeli ambassador Eitan Naeh departed for Tel Aviv via Istanbul airport under the full glare of the Turkish media, who appeared to have been specially invited to film his exit.
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| School bus torn apart in dump truck collision, killing 2 Posted: 17 May 2018 05:40 PM PDT  MOUNT OLIVE, N.J. (AP) — A school bus taking children on a field trip to a historic site collided with a dump truck on Thursday, ripping the bus apart and killing a student and a teacher.
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| Google says India anti-trust ruling could cause 'irreparable' harm: document Posted: 17 May 2018 07:04 AM PDT  Alphabet Inc's Google has said an Indian antitrust ruling that found it was guilty of search bias could cause "irreparable" harm and reputational loss to the company, according to a legal document reviewed by Reuters. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) in February fined Google $20 million for abusing its position in online web search and also slammed the company for preventing its partners from using competing search services. After the ruling, Google had said the verdict raised only "narrow concerns", but in its plea challenging the CCI's ruling the search giant signalled the impact could be far greater.
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| Republican congressman explains sea-level rise: it's rocks falling into the sea Posted: 17 May 2018 01:33 PM PDT  A member of Congress has suggested that the White Cliffs of Dover tumbling into the English Channel was causing rising sea levels. Republican Mo Brooks of Alabama pushed back at the notion that rising sea levels were the result of global warming in a hearing of the House Science, Space and Technology on Wednesday.
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| A Lando Calrissian 'Star Wars’ Spinoff Starring Donald Glover Isn't Happening Posted: 16 May 2018 08:45 AM PDT  Donald Glover's latest film "Solo: A Star Wars Story" hasn't even been
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| Las Vegas shooting: Documents, video shed new light on Paddock investigation Posted: 16 May 2018 08:26 PM PDT  Police documents released Wednesday about the Las Vegas mass shooting included reports from people who said a person they believed to be the gunman ranted prior to the attack about the federal government and gun control.
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| Senate report shows oligarch gave Trump a 'sizable birthday gift' Posted: 16 May 2018 03:49 PM PDT  New details emerge on the Trump Tower meeting with Russians, as a Senate committee releases 2,500 pages of transcripts.
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| A Florida Science Teacher Has Been Accused of Drowning Raccoons in Front of Students Posted: 17 May 2018 12:28 AM PDT  Some students were left with nightmares, one said
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| Michael Keaton Ends Kent State Commencement Speech With 'I'm Batman' Posted: 17 May 2018 09:06 AM PDT  Actor Michael Keaton ended his commencement address at Kent State University's
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| Duke and Duchess of Sussex? What titles will Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have after the wedding? Posted: 17 May 2018 03:33 PM PDT  Meghan Markle is just days away from marrying her whirlwind romance fiancee Prince Harry as the couple tie the knot on Saturday 19 May at St George's Chapel, Windsor. On officially joining the British royal family, just like her sister-in-law-to-be Kate Middleton, the former American actress will have a new title bestowed on her when she makes the transition from 'commoner' to 'royal'. Here's our title predictions and everything you need to know about the British peerage. Could Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's titles be The Duke and Duchess of Sussex? Ms Markle is tipped to become the first Duchess of Sussex when she marries Prince Harry. By tradition, male members of the Royal family receive a title from the monarch on their wedding day, and the vacant title Duke of Sussex is regarded as the most likely choice for the Prince. The only previous Duke of Sussex was married twice, but neither of his marriages was approved by his father, George III, meaning they were considered unlawful. It means that Ms Markle would be the first woman entitled to use the title HRH The Duchess of Sussex. Ms Markle's full name is Rachel Meghan Markle, but she was named as Meghan in Buckingham Palace's announcement of the engagement, meaning she is unlikely to revert to Rachel when she is married. Meghan and Wallis: Two American divorcées marrying into royalty - what a difference 80 years makes What's the procedure in choosing a title? A dukedom is the highest rank in the British peerage and comes from the Latin word dux, meaning leader. Traditionally, the monarch would bestow these titles on people loyal to the crown, in exchange for land or money, or they were inherited from a direct ancestor. They were known as "peers of the realm". The five titles, from highest to lowest are: duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron for men; duchess, marchioness, countess, viscountess, and baroness for women. The Queen is expected to choose a Dukedom for her grandson from titles that are currently suspended, and other options include the dukedoms of Clarence, Connaught, Windsor, Albany, and Cumberland and Teviotdale. However, many of them have inauspicious histories that would almost certainly rule them out. Titles and how to use them Charles Kidd, editor of Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage, said he believed the Queen would choose the Dukedom of Sussex for Prince Harry, which was previously held by George III's sixth son Augustus Frederick. He said: "They're quite limited in the titles that are available. The Duke of Sussex is the front-runner without any doubt." Who was the previous Duke of Sussex? Like Prince Harry, the previous Duke of Sussex, Augustus Frederick, lived at Kensington Palace, and he also married for love, rather than choosing brides who fitted the traditional royal mould. Prince Augustus Frederick was not given consent by his father, King George III, to marry his first wife Lady Augusta Murray, as she was considered to be from too low a social rank. The Prince married her anyway, in secret in Rome in 1793, and then again in England when they returned, but without the king's permission the marriage contravened the Royal Marriages Act 1772 and was annulled in 1794. The couple continued to live as man and wife and had two children before they eventually separated. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge pictured in February in Oslo, Norway Credit: Chris Jackson/Getty Images Prince William and Kate Middleton's titles explained When Prince Harry's brother William married Catherine Middleton in 2011, the Queen bestowed the title of the Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus on her grandson. Catherine, known as Kate, became the Duchess of Cambridge. Like the Duke of Sussex, the previous Duke of Cambridge, Prince George, known as the 2nd Duke of Cambridge, married a commoner for love just like Prince William. Born in 1819, he was a grandson of George III and the only son of Prince Adolphus Frederick, the 1st Duke of Cambridge. He refused to have an arranged marriage and declared such unions were "doomed to failure". He became captivated by the actress Sarah Louisa Fairbrother, who was said to be a classic beauty and a graceful dancer. They wed in 1847 when she was already the mother of two of his children and pregnant with his third. The Duchess of Cambridge and Sophie Countess of Wessex Credit: Eddie Mulholland Are there any other royal dukes? The Queen's second son, Prince Andrew, was created Duke of York upon his marriage to Sarah Ferguson in 1986. The Queen's youngest son, Prince Edward, however broke with royal tradition when he chose the title of Earl of Wessex upon his marriage to Sophie Rhys-Jones (now Sophie, Countess of Wessex) in 1999. The other royal dukes are The Queen's first cousins, the Duke of Gloucester and the Duke of Kent.
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| Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Oded Balilty Posted: 17 May 2018 10:46 AM PDT ![Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Oded Balilty]( "Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Oded Balilty") Oded Balilty is a Pulitzer Prize-winning Israeli photographer. Born and raised in Jerusalem, he began his career as a photographer for the Israeli army magazine Bamahane. In 2002, at the height of the second Palestinian uprising, Balilty joined the Associated Press.
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| The Republican Welfare Plan Is About Keeping Wages Down Posted: 16 May 2018 08:37 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― This week, the House of Representatives may vote to add more
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| Oklahoma woman mauled to death by seven small dogs Posted: 17 May 2018 11:21 AM PDT  A woman in Oklahoma has died after she was mauled to death by pack of seven dogs. Tracy Garcia was attacked by the dogs, who are thought to have weighed less than 20kg and were no more than knee high, near her home. Police shot one dog and the rest were put down at an animal shelter.
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| Trump’s Failure To Report Stormy Daniels Payoff Referred To Prosecutors Posted: 16 May 2018 03:33 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump's failure last year to disclose that he
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| Officer shoots armed student at high school, charges filed Posted: 16 May 2018 08:05 PM PDT  DIXON, Ill. (AP) — Charges were filed against a student who was wounded by a police officer after firing shots in a northern Illinois high school hallway while staff and seniors were meeting for a graduation rehearsal, Illinois State Police announced late Wednesday.
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| Scientists uncover likely cheating on ozone treaty Posted: 16 May 2018 12:10 PM PDT  The decline in the atmosphere of an ozone-depleting chemical banned by the Montreal Protocol has recently slowed by half, suggesting a serious violation of the 196-nation treaty, researchers revealed Wednesday. Measurements at remote sites -- including the government-run Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii -- of the chemical, known as CFC-11, point to East Asia as the source or renewed production. "We show that the rate of decline of atmospheric CFC-11 was constant from 2002 to 2012, and then slowed by about 50 percent after 2012," an international team of scientists concluded in a study.
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| Two Sherpa climbers set new summit records on Everest Posted: 16 May 2018 10:25 PM PDT ![Two Sherpa climbers set new summit records on Everest]( "Two Sherpa climbers set new summit records on Everest") (This May 16 story corrects name in paragraph two to Kami Rita Sherpa, not Ang Kami Sherpa) By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A Nepali mountaineer climbed Mount Everest on Wednesday for a 22nd time while a female climber made it to the top for the ninth time, each setting a new record on the world's highest mountain, officials said. Kami Rita Sherpa's 22nd ascent to the summit created a new record for the most visits to the peak of Everest. The 48-year-old reached the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) summit via the Southeast Ridge route, accompanied by 13 other climbers including his clients, Tourism Department official Gyanendra Shrestha said from the base camp.
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| 'Monster that devours': Meghan's dad, royals and the media Posted: 16 May 2018 04:36 AM PDT  Hounded by the paparazzi, Meghan Markle's father has been caught up in the complex and often bitter relationship between Britain's royals and the media ahead of her wedding to Prince Harry. Thomas Markle, 73, is reportedly undergoing heart surgery and will not be able to walk his daughter down the aisle during the marriage on Saturday at Windsor Castle.
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| Low-Mileage BMW M1 Can Be Yours For A Cool $875,000 Posted: 16 May 2018 11:40 PM PDT  Despite not being restored at all, the mid-engined coupe looks great inside and out.
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| Syrian and Russian forces launch large-scale attack on Palestinian refugee camp controlled by Isil Posted: 16 May 2018 04:59 AM PDT  Syrian and Russian forces have launched a large-scale attack on a Palestinian refugee camp under the control of Islamic State, as the regime closed in on the last rebel-held territory in the Syrian capital. Pro-government troops fired a barrage of air strikes and surface-to-surface missiles into Yarmouk camp in southeast Damascus on Wednesday morning, as they looked to rid the areas of holdout jihadists. Rebels with the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) agreed to an evacuation deal after the government launched its offensive on April 19, however Isil militants refused to give up their fight. Air strikes have levelled more than 60 per cent of the camp in the last few weeks, leaving the civilians that remain trapped in uninhabitable conditions. Before the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011, Yarmouk was home to around 160,000 Palestinian refugees - people who had been displaced from their homes in modern-day Israel during the 1948 war, and their descendants. More than 100,000 Syrians also lived in the area. Residents wait in line to receive food aid distributed in the Yarmouk refugee camp on January 31, 2014 in Damascus, Syria. Credit: UNRWA When the Syrian revolution moved to Yarmouk, many Palestinians were forced to take a side. Some sought protection fromthe government, while others looked to the rebel groups. It is now home to just a few hundred civilians after the rest fled, according to United Nations estimates. The body says most of those are elderly residents who have been unable to leave. Yarmouk has become the scene of the heaviest fighting in the country since nearby Eastern Ghouta fell into government hands in mid-April. Dozens of civilians have been killed as well as some 140 fighters from both sides, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Right has reported. This undated activist photo provided by the group Palestinians of Syria shows mourners praying next to the body of a man who died of hunger-related illness in the Palestinian neighborhood of Yarmouk in Damascus Isil released a graphic video of one of its jihadists tying a captured soldier to a plank, filling his helmet with explosives before throwing him off a roof, effectively turning him into a airborne bomb. A spokesman for the Liwa al-Quds, which fights under the banner of the Syrian army said pro-government forces are "narrowing in on Daesh (Isil), whose remnants are concentrated in the Palestinian camp. The final battle will be there." The area has been used by the militants to shell government areas in the centre of Damascus. On Wednesday, state TV reported that two people were killed and 19 injured after a rocket fired from "rebel territory". A victory in Yarmouk would clear the whole of the capital of forces opposed to the government and further cement President Bashar al-Assad's dominant position over "useful", most populated parts of Syria.
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| Man jailed at 14 for murder he didn't commit weeps in court as he is cleared 27 years later Posted: 16 May 2018 06:49 AM PDT  John Bunn, now 41, wept as he thanked a New York judge for exonerating him of the 1991 shooting of correction officer Rolando Neischer. Mr Bunn, from Brooklyn, was released on parole in 2009 but continued to fight to clear his name. Mr Bunn and his friend Rosean Hargrave, then 17, were convicted of killing Neischer on the testimony of lone witness Robert Crosson, another correction officer who survived the shooting.
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| Trump Picks Mitch McConnell's Brother-In-Law, Gordon Hartogensis, To Lead Pension Agency Posted: 16 May 2018 03:58 AM PDT  President Donald Trump has picked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's
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| The Latest: DA says kids shot with crossbows, waterboarded Posted: 16 May 2018 01:33 PM PDT  FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on charges filed against California father accused of torturing children (all times local):
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| Fresh Mid-Engine Corvette Spy Shots Reveal New Details Posted: 17 May 2018 07:55 AM PDT  The hotly anticipated C8 shows off more of its secrets.
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| Chrissy Teigen has broken down the 3 universal stages of Yanny/Laurel Posted: 16 May 2018 02:28 AM PDT  If you've been anywhere near the internet in the past 24 hours, you'll almost certainly have seen the words "Yanny" and "Laurel" floating about. SEE ALSO: 19 times Chrissy Teigen got hilariously angry with stuff on Twitter If you've somehow managed to miss the clip that's currently dividing the internet, though, here's a recap: What do you hear?! Yanny or Laurel pic.twitter.com/jvHhCbMc8I — Cloe Feldman (@CloeCouture) May 15, 2018 Right, now prepare yourself for the three stages of Yanni/Laurel, as told by Chrissy Teigen: 1. Initial certainty, followed by immediate confusion. it's so clearly laurel. I can't even figure out how one would hear yanny. — christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) May 15, 2018 2. Telling others. I just asked my dad what he heard and he said "nothing" and my mom said "rural" — christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) May 15, 2018 3. Getting so frustrated with the constant mentions of "Yanny" and "Laurel" that you have to bow out of the conversation forever. it's time pic.twitter.com/1Fruru61kU — christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) May 16, 2018 Hopefully the fourth stage will be "understanding", and a scientist will present us with an explanation for this witchcraft. WATCH: This beach is isolated by a wall of mirrors and it looks like a floating desert island
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| 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Trailer Slammed For Ignoring Freddie Mercury's Sexuality Posted: 16 May 2018 03:44 PM PDT  Movie audiences got their first glimpse of the hotly anticipated Freddie
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| Exclusive: As Venezuelans suffer, Maduro buys foreign oil to subsidize Cuba Posted: 15 May 2018 06:04 PM PDT ![Exclusive: As Venezuelans suffer, Maduro buys foreign oil to subsidize Cuba]( "Exclusive: As Venezuelans suffer, Maduro buys foreign oil to subsidize Cuba") By Marianna Parraga and Jeanne Liendo HOUSTON (Reuters) - Venezuela's state-run oil firm PDVSA has bought nearly $440 million worth of foreign crude and shipped it directly to Cuba on friendly credit terms - and often at a loss, according to internal company documents reviewed by Reuters. Venezuela made the discounted deliveries, which have not been previously reported, despite its dire need for foreign currency to bolster its collapsing economy and to import food and medicine amid widespread shortages. The open-market oil purchases to subsidize one of Venezuela's few remaining allies underscores its increasing global isolation and the disintegration of its energy sector under socialist President Nicolas Maduro.
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| Chief minister from Modi's BJP sworn in after legal challenge fails Posted: 17 May 2018 02:39 AM PDT  A leader from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party took the oath to become chief minister of a key southern Indian state Thursday after the Supreme Court rejected a last-minute bid to block the move. Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) made huge gains in the Karnataka state election but fell short of a majority, sparking a scramble for power between the party and its arch rival Congress. The Congress party, which lost sole control of the state in Saturday's election, tried to stop the BJP's B.S. Yeddyurappa from taking the oath as chief minister by forming a coalition with a smaller regional party.
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| Signs of bomb found at site of deadly California explosion Posted: 16 May 2018 05:58 PM PDT  ALISO VIEJO, Calif. (AP) — An explosion that ripped through a Southern California day spa killed the owner, and investigators Wednesday were looking into whether she was targeted in the crime.
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| Tillerson Warns Democracy at Risk Posted: 16 May 2018 05:41 PM PDT  Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has taken a veiled shot at President Donald Trump, warning that a growing national crisis of ethics and integrity has put American democracy at risk. (May 16)
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| Donald Trump warns Nato members will be ‘dealt with’ if they refuse to pay more for military alliance Posted: 17 May 2018 01:34 PM PDT  Donald Trump singled out Germany in renewing his criticism of Nato members he accuses of not contributing enough, saying laggards would be "dealt with". Speaking alongside Nato's secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, at the White House, Mr Trump reiterated a longstanding charge that America bears a disproportionate share of supporting the military alliance's activities. Germany "has not contributed what it should be contributing and it's a very big beneficiary", said the president, who has long had a frosty relationship with the German chancellor, Angela Merkel.
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| Oxford student wrongly accused of rape endured two years of hell because police were too busy with Jimmy Savile cases Posted: 17 May 2018 05:49 AM PDT  An Oxford University student spent two years on bail accused of rape because police claimed they were too busy dealing with other reports in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal, a damning report has revealed. Oliver Mears, 19, was accused of raping a woman at a house party in July 2015, but was not charged until June 2017. Just days before he was due to stand trial in January this year, prosecutors announced they were dropping the case due to insufficient evidence. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has admitted the police and lawyers had made a string of blunders which had prolonged Mr Mears' ordeal. Details of the failings have now been revealed after a letter of explanation sent to the trial judge was obtained through a Freedom of Information request. In the letter a senior prosecutor explained that Mr Mears - who was studying Chemistry at St Hugh's College, Oxford - had been accused of rape in July 2015, but Surrey Police had not passed a file of evidence to the CPS, for a charging decision until May 2017. Oliver Mears was put through two years of hell before the case against him was dropped Credit: INS The letter said: "Surrey Police have accepted that the investigation was protracted and subject to various delays. "The delay in the investigation was as a result of the rapid rise in complaints being made to the Surrey Police force post Savile." A 'rape specialist prosecutor' then authorised the decision to charge, Mr Mears, weeks later on 21 June 2017. After the case collapsed, the trial judge Jonathan Black at Guildford Crown Court, demanded an explanation as to what had gone wrong. In a report sent to the the court in February, a senior crown prosecutor wrote: "I fully accept that this case was not properly handled from the beginning and acknowledge the distress and impact that the proceedings and the late decision not to proceed have had on both the defendant and the complainant which cannot be underestimated." Oliver Mears was charged two years after the original allegation but was cleared before the trial began Credit: INS The prosecutor went on: "Having analysed the case and the material upon which the decision to charge was made, I am of the opinion that this case was charged too early. "It was apparent from the initial material supplied by Surrey Police that Facebook messaging and other communications over social media had relevance to the case. "These had been exhibited within the statements of the witnesses and so were clearly available." It also emerged that despite the victim keeping a diary, only one page of its contents was shared with the defence team. The letter acknowledged that the prosecutor who authorised the charges against Mr Mears should have made further enquiries about messages exchanged on Facebook. When the case was reviewed on 5 January 2018, the reviewing lawyer concluded there was 'insufficient evidence' to proceed, according to the report. When the full copy was provided on 15 January this 'served to weaken the case further'. Oliver Mears had been studying at St Hugh's College, Oxford The senior crown prosecutor said: "I took the view that the case should not have been charged due to there being insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction. "The information contained in the diary and the confirmation that Surrey Police had failed to seize the digital devices of the complainant and the resultant impact that had on the integrity of the police investigation only served to confirm this view." Mr Mears, from Horley in Surrey, was arrested just weeks after celebrating his 17th birthday, decided to leave Oxford as a result of the strain he was under and to concentrate on proving his innocence. The alleged incident had taken place at a large house party in his hometown. The college said he would be welcomed back. A St Hugh's College spokesman said: "It was the student's choice to suspend his studies. Students who suspend their studies can make the choice whether to come back or not."
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