| Sessions laughs as 'Lock her up!' chant breaks out at high school leadership conference Posted: 24 Jul 2018 08:51 AM PDT  While addressing a high school leadership summit in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions laughed as students broke into the "Lock her up!" chant usually reserved for Donald Trump rallies.
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| House Republicans Move To Impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Posted: 25 Jul 2018 04:38 PM PDT  A group of conservative lawmakers on Wednesday filed articles of impeachment
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| Toronto shooting: Isis claims responsibility for attack which killed two people and wounded 13 Posted: 25 Jul 2018 05:25 AM PDT  The attacker "was a soldier of the Islamic State and carried out the attack in response to calls to target the citizens of the coalition countries", a statement by the Islamic militant group said. Investigators have yet to determine why 29-year-old Faisal Hussain fired a handgun into crowds in the Canadian city's popular Greektown neighbourhood. The wording of Isis's statement was generic and has been used previously in relation to attacks where the group has had no direct interaction with perpetrators.
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| Investigators use digital info in search for Iowa student Posted: 25 Jul 2018 03:38 PM PDT  BROOKLYN, Iowa (AP) — Federal and state investigators are poring through "massive amounts of data" related to a missing University of Iowa student's digital footprint in an effort to track her whereabouts in the hours before she disappeared.
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| Worst wildfires in the world this century Posted: 25 Jul 2018 06:25 AM PDT  Wildfires raging in Greece, which have left at least 79 dead, are the deadliest fire outbreaks this century in the world, second only to those which killed 173 in Australia in 2009. In February 2009 at least 173 people died in fires in Australia's outback notably in the southeastern state of Victoria, victim of a mixture of extreme temperatures and drought. Forest fires killed 77 people in August 2007 in Greece, ravaging 2,500 square kilometres (965 square miles) in the southern Peloponnese and the island of Evia, northeast of Athens.
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| This Woman Wants To Be A Stand-In Mom For LGBTQ Couples Who Face Family Rejection Posted: 25 Jul 2018 12:35 PM PDT  An Oklahoma woman has become a viral sensation after offering to be a stand-in
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| Las Vegas Shooting Survivors Say MGM's Suit Hits Victims at Their Most Vulnerable Posted: 24 Jul 2018 12:13 PM PDT  "There are people who survived this that are on suicide watch and with this lawsuit they're killing people, making sure they give up hope"
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| The surface of Mars Posted: 25 Jul 2018 10:08 AM PDT ![The surface of Mars]( "The surface of Mars") Scientists announced Wednesday they've detected a salty lake underneath ice on Mars, the first time a stable body of liquid water has been found there. In honor of that, here are photos showing the remarkable variety that the surface of Mars presents.
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| Trump says the Russians 'definitely don't want' his reelection Posted: 24 Jul 2018 10:00 AM PDT  President Trump suggested Tuesday that he believes the Russian government has tired of his leadership and is now rooting for the Democrats in the 2018 midterms and against his reelection in 2020.
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| Trader Joe's Employee Killed In Hostage Situation Was Shot By Police Bullet Posted: 24 Jul 2018 12:20 PM PDT  A 27-year-old woman killed in a hostage situation at a Los Angeles Trader
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| How the Land and Water Conservation Fund, a program everyone loves, became a political football Posted: 24 Jul 2018 03:00 AM PDT  If the Land and Water Conservation Fund enjoys widespread support among Democrats and Republicans, why is it so close to expiring?
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| Gun Reform Advocate Lucy McBath Wins Democratic Nod For Georgia House Seat Posted: 24 Jul 2018 08:14 PM PDT  Gun control advocate Lucia "Lucy" McBath won the Democratic nomination for the
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| Japan heat wave deaths climb to 80 as authorities weigh preventive measures Posted: 24 Jul 2018 03:49 AM PDT  Two weeks into Japan's blistering heat wave, at least 80 people have died and thousands have been rushed to emergency rooms, as officials on Tuesday urged citizens to stay indoors to avoid temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius (104°F) in some areas. The government said it may pay to help state schools install air conditioners and suggested extending summer vacations, which started this week for many students. While most schools in Tokyo have coolers, few in rural areas do.
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| Nearly 50 Dead as Two Wildfires Burn Near Athens Posted: 23 Jul 2018 06:11 PM PDT  More than 100 other people have been injured
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| Winning Mega Millions ticket worth $543M sold in California Posted: 25 Jul 2018 02:12 PM PDT  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — California Lottery officials handed over a symbolic $1 million check to the owners of the Northern California liquor store that sold the sole winning ticket to an estimated $543 million Mega Millions lottery prize.
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| Republicans denounce Trump plan for 'welfare' for farmers hit by tariffs Posted: 24 Jul 2018 01:59 PM PDT  The president's plan to offer $12 billion in government assistance to farmers impacted by his trade war with China drew swift criticism from members of his own party.
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| People Can't Get Enough Of This Baby's Epic Hair Posted: 25 Jul 2018 09:08 AM PDT  An adorable Japanese baby is winning hearts around the world, thanks to her
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| US appeals court upholds right to carry gun in public for self-defence Posted: 24 Jul 2018 03:12 PM PDT  A US appeals court has ruled that the US Constitution's Second Amendment provides the right to openly carry a gun in public for self-defence. The 2-1 decision, on the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, reversed a lower court decision for a case involving a plaintiff, George Young, who was twice denied a permit to carry a gun. Mr Young applied for a license to carry a handgun either concealed or openly in 2011, the ruling stated, and was denied by County of Hawaii's Chief of Police on two occasions for failure to satisfy the state's licensing requirements.
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| China to pull approval for Facebook's planned venture: NYT Posted: 25 Jul 2018 10:12 AM PDT  Facebook said on Tuesday it planned to create an "innovation hub" to support local start-ups. The subsidiary was registered in Hangzhou, according to a filing approved on China's National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System last week and seen by Reuters on Tuesday. A Chinese government database showed that Facebook had gained approval to open a subsidiary.
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| Homeless Man Lands a Job After Video of Cop Helping Him Shave Goes Viral Posted: 24 Jul 2018 10:32 AM PDT  A local McDonald's offered Phil a job application, but said he had to be clean-shaven to work there.
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| At Least 19 People Have Been Killed in Laos Dam Collapse. Here's What to Know Posted: 24 Jul 2018 11:46 PM PDT  Rescuers are searching for hundreds missing after a dam under construction in Laos failed
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| Scientists won't need to dig far to find signs of life on Jupiter's moon Europa Posted: 23 Jul 2018 07:48 PM PDT  Europa, a small moon orbiting Jupiter, has long attracted fascination because of its potential to host alien life. Hidden below the moon's frozen surface is thought to be an ocean, which could hold signs of life. It turns out scientists won't have to dig too far to find this potential evidence in a future mission, according to a study published in Nature. SEE ALSO: Shields up! How spaceships can save themselves without science fiction Led by NASA scientist Tom Nordheim, the study assessed how harsh the radiation is on Europa's surface. The intense radiation, which comes from Jupiter, destroys or modifies material on the moon's surface, making it hard for researchers to ascertain if it's reflective of what can be found in the ocean below. Nordheim and his team discovered that the radiation on the surface was at its most intense around the moon's equator, tapering out towards the poles. Below the surface, the radiation penetrates 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 centimeters) in the most intense areas, but goes down to less than 0.4 inches (1 centimeter) at the mildest areas. In order to understand how radiation could impact evidence of life on Europa, the study looked at the destruction of amino acids on the moon, which proteins are made of. "This is the first prediction of radiation levels at each point on Europa's surface and is important information for future Europa missions," Chris Paranicas, the study's co-author, said in a blog post on NASA's website. It's important information for future Europa missions, whether in orbit or landing on the moon's surface. "The radiation that bombards Europa's surface leaves a fingerprint," Kevin Hand, a co-author of the study, added. "If we know what that fingerprint looks like, we can better understand the nature of any organics and possible biosignatures that might be detected with future missions, be they spacecraft that fly by or land on Europa." WATCH: There's an underwater pokéball that helps us study delicate sea creatures without harming them
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| Vladimir Putin Has Donald Trump By The Balls In Jim Carrey's Latest Portrait Posted: 23 Jul 2018 11:43 PM PDT  Jim Carrey roasted President Donald Trump over his relationship with Russian
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| Cincinnati clears, sanitizes downtown homeless camp Posted: 25 Jul 2018 08:38 AM PDT  CINCINNATI (AP) — City officials early Wednesday cleared out a downtown Cincinnati homeless camp, and workers began cleaning it up in the latest development in a long-running debate on such encampments.
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| Erdogan calls Israel world's 'most fascist, racist' state Posted: 24 Jul 2018 03:13 AM PDT  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday branded Israel the "most fascist, racist state" in the world after Israel's parliament passed a new law defining the country as the nation state of the Jewish people. "This measure has shown without leaving the slightest room for doubt that Israel is the world's most Zionist, fascist and racist state," Erdogan said in a speech to his ruling party.
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| Jason Spencer: Georgia Republican who shouted N-word on Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Who Is America?' to resign Posted: 25 Jul 2018 12:32 AM PDT  The Republican politician tricked into dropping his trousers and screaming "n*****" by Sacha Baron Cohen has said he will resign. Jason Spencer appeared on the new Who Is America? Mr Cohen posed as an Israeli military expert and persuaded the Georgia state representative to take part in several outlandish exercises.
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| Lilly plans Elanco IPO, posts quarterly profit above estimates Posted: 24 Jul 2018 09:46 AM PDT  Lilly also said it would not increase its drug prices through the end of the year, following similar moves by Pfizer Inc, Merck & Co Inc and Novartis AG, as the Trump Administration pushes to cut costs for patients. Shares of the company rose as much as 2.6 percent to a near three-year high of $91.20.
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| 14 Cool Police Cars From Around The World (And 3 That Kinda Suck) Posted: 24 Jul 2018 02:17 PM PDT |
| Family of woman killed by Minneapolis officer sues for $50M Posted: 23 Jul 2018 07:50 PM PDT  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The family of an Australian woman who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer last year after she called 911 to report a possible assault filed a lawsuit Monday alleging the officer conspired with his partner to hide what really happened.
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| New Jersey Police Officer Saves Man Lying in the Path of Oncoming Train Posted: 25 Jul 2018 05:30 AM PDT  The man was unharmed.
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| White House Will Stop Publishing Reports Of Trump's Calls With World Leaders: CNN Posted: 24 Jul 2018 06:26 PM PDT  The White House will no longer publish public summaries of President Donald
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| Take a look at the luxury airship that will feature glass-bottom floors and private cabins Posted: 25 Jul 2018 07:41 AM PDT |
| A Package Labeled 'Anne Thrax' Was Sent to Rep. Maxine Waters' LA Office, Authorities Say Posted: 25 Jul 2018 12:21 AM PDT  The Los Angeles Fire Department determined that the package was not dangerous
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| Russia offers to keep Iran forces in Syria far from Golan: Israel Posted: 24 Jul 2018 03:15 AM PDT  Russia has offered to keep Iranian forces in Syria away from the border with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights but Israel wants Tehran to completely withdraw, an Israeli official said Tuesday. Moscow made the offer -- which would see Iranian forces stay 100 kilometres (62 miles) from Syria's border with the Golan -- during talks Monday in Jerusalem between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the official said.
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| People are hilariously upset about the Goldfish recall Posted: 24 Jul 2018 02:29 PM PDT  We are living in trying times. Not even our favorite childhood snacks are safe. Pepperidge Farm announced a voluntary recall on Monday for four different flavors of Goldfish Crackers due to a fear of salmonella. According to a CBS report, an ingredient supplier for Pepperidge notified the company that the whey powder used in the cracker's seasoning could have been contaminated with the bacteria. SEE ALSO: We need to talk about the Keebler cookie Twitter account Here's the company's official statement: Please take a moment to read this important message regarding four varieties of Goldfish crackers and our voluntary recall decision. For more information visit: https://t.co/Z3NHVJ2k65 pic.twitter.com/tmYvbgAU1I — Pepperidge Farm (@PepperidgeFarm) July 23, 2018 The affected flavors of Goldfish Crackers, aka all of the really good ones, have hurt the souls and stomachs of consumers across the country. With Goldfish Gate underway, many people have expressed strong feelings about their favorite snack being recalled. My lawyer will be giving you a phone call today — Austin (@FlNEST_) July 24, 2018 I quite literally put the last two I had for my snack today in my mouth when I read this headline��♀️https://t.co/lWRX00LjaZ — Alanna (@flakypickle) July 24, 2018 Some users who enjoy feasting on the cheddar fish feel personally attacked and are devastated by the warning. I just want one more person to tell me that 4 bags of goldfish have been recalled. — Katie Harris (@ktthach) July 24, 2018 Xtra cheddar goldfish were recalled because the cheese powder could possibly give you salmonella. My life is ruined. — Lindsey Jones (@lindseyjones10_) July 24, 2018 if anyone knows me they know that often times in undergrad I would go for days eating only Flavor Blasted goldfish for breakfast, lunch, and dinner so yeah I'm feeling personally victimized. pic.twitter.com/ToAFS4TvXl — kyborg: mostly girl/little bit metal (@BOSSKyJo) July 24, 2018 Some people just don't seem to care and will continue consuming the crackers, salmonella and all. Goldfish are being recalled and I have a package at my desk and I literally just considered eating them and getting salmonella just to get out of here rather than checking the info, so that's how my day's going, how about you — H_Ram (@H_Ram) July 24, 2018 U can recall goldfish crackers all u want but all this talk about goldfish only gonna make me wanna eat em more!!!!!! — natalie (@natalamb) July 24, 2018 And of course there were plenty of jokes and "Pepperidge Farm remembers" memes. The snack that fires back. Goldfish. https://t.co/eumFLqXb9U — Matt Napolitano (@MattNapolitano) July 24, 2018 pic.twitter.com/zGr23MfDgq — Scotty K (@pwsoldier) July 24, 2018 Goldfish and Little Debbie Sweet Cakes recalled in the same week...My family will starve! — Peggy M Bracey (@Pegmelia) July 24, 2018 My kids reacting to the @PepperidgeFarm Goldfish recall. pic.twitter.com/WmXAPCbJi7 — Eric Cowan (@ericcowan4DISD) July 24, 2018 Y'all remember when Obama took a tiny sip of Flint water and said it was safe, but it wasn't and he lied about it on TV?Pepperidge Farm does. ���� — Mathis Wellz (@MathisWellz) July 24, 2018 Remember when you could eat goldfish and not die? #PepperidgeFarm pic.twitter.com/1b27ilcTAF — Tom Meismer (@tommeismer) July 24, 2018 We can only hope that Pepperidge Farm will not let this happen again. WATCH: Sorry goldfish, looks like the jellyfish is here to upstage you
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| Thai bride wins battle to share 'secret' relationship with US economist on Facebook Posted: 25 Jul 2018 12:51 AM PDT  A married US economist lost a High Court battle against his Thai bride over a Facebook picture she uploaded that he feared would out his secret relationship with her. Economic analyst Harlow Higinbotham, who lives and works in the US, married his first wife in 1991 before meeting Wipaporn Teekhungam in Bangkok in 2001, and they began a relationship. He said he loved her, gave her an engagement ring and told her she was the perfect age to bear his children, the judge told the court. He visited her whenever he was travelling in south-east Asia and, in January 2004, after meeting her parents and paying a dowry, they got 'married' at a ceremony in Thailand, although Ms Teekhungam knew he already had a wife. They then had triplets in 2008, who were named after Mr Higinbotham's family and took his surname. But after the relationship broke down at the end of 2009, child support proceedings began in Thailand and the US. Five years later, Ms Teekhungam created the Facebook profile, which featured a photo of her and Mr Higinbotham with the triplets on their laps. Facebook usage in Asia Even though his other wife knew of their relationship by the time the photo appeared online, he decided to bring a privacy case against Ms Teekhungam at the High Court for misuse of private information, breach of confidence and alleged breaches of the Data Protection Act over her uploading of the photograph. The case was heard in the UK as Ms Teekhungam was now living with her new husband Winton Perry, and they now live in Norfolk. Mr Justice Nicklin endorsed an earlier decision that the claim should be struck out, saying it "has been brought, not for any legitimate reason, but as an act of harassment or revenge". Describing the claim as "worthless", he added: "In many ways, this case is extraordinary. But it is also very sad. Caught in the crossfire are three young children." The judge said that by the time of the online posting, Mr Higinbotham had already told his wife of the relationship and the triplets and the affair was widely known in her circle. Dismissing Mr Higinbotham's appeal, he said that, objectively judged, the Facebook profile was anodyne and inoffensive, if maybe mischievous. "It is said that every photograph tells a story. But the story in this photograph is one the claimant did not want told. He wanted to keep secret the fact that he had a separate family in Thailand. "He contends that the eight-year-relationship with (Ms Teekhungam) was undertaken on 'the express understanding that their relationship would at all times be kept secret from the claimant's family - in particular the claimant's wife - friends and business associates "This is perhaps where the unreality begins. Most rational people would recognise that the chances of keeping secret the existence of a second 'wife' and three children were slim to non-existent. "It is plain, however, that the claimant was confident that he could do so, perhaps relying on the fact that they were over 8,000 miles away from his first wife and life back in Illinois." He concluded that the information Mr Higinbotham sought to protect was so firmly embedded in the public domain because of the Thai and US proceedings that it was "Canute-like" to think the case could achieve anything of value. The judge also discharged an anonymity order granted to Mr Higinbotham in December 2016.
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| Alibaba's Ele.me goes on 3 billion yuan summer spending spree to fight competition Posted: 23 Jul 2018 09:04 PM PDT  China's Ele.me, the online food delivery company acquired by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, will spend one billion yuan ($147.31 million) each month this summer on subsidies and marketing as competition in the sector reaches fever pitch. Ele.me will spend a total of 3 billion yuan over three months from July to September in an effort to lift its market share to more than 50 percent, Chief Executive Lei Wang told Reuters on Monday. Alibaba bought the remaining stake of Ele.me it did not already own in April in a deal that valued the startup at $9.5 billion yuan.
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| Trump Reportedly 'Caused A Stir' When Melania's TV On Air Force One Was Turned To CNN Posted: 25 Jul 2018 02:35 AM PDT  President Donald Trump caused "a bit of a stir" on Air Force One while in
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| SpaceX Just Landed a Falcon 9 Booster in Worst-Ever Ocean Conditions Posted: 25 Jul 2018 05:21 AM PDT  It's an impressive feat.
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| ICE Steps Up Workplace Arrests Of Undocumented Immigrants Under Trump Posted: 25 Jul 2018 07:18 AM PDT  Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are arresting more undocumented
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| The Latest: Marchionne said to have died of cardiac arrest Posted: 25 Jul 2018 07:51 AM PDT  MILAN (AP) — The Latest on the death of Fiat Chrysler's former CEO, Sergio Marchionne (all times local):
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| Brian Kemp, Days After Receiving President Trump's Endorsement, Wins Georgia's Gubernatorial Republican Primary Posted: 24 Jul 2018 06:12 PM PDT  He now faces Democrat Stacey Abrams, who could become the country's first black woman governor
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