| Saudi teen who fled family leaves Thailand for asylum in Canada Posted: 11 Jan 2019 12:10 PM PST  Trudeau said United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) had asked Canada to take in Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, who grabbed international attention this week after she barricaded herself in a Bangkok airport hotel room to resist being sent home to her family, which denies any abuse. "Canada is a country that understands how important it is to stand up for human rights, to stand up for women's rights around the world, and I can confirm that we have accepted the U.N.'s request," he told reporters. The decision is likely to exacerbate Canada's already poor relations with Saudi Arabia, which last year barred the Canadian ambassador to Riyadh after Ottawa criticized Saudi authorities for detaining women's' activists.
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| Kidnapped American teen found alive months after parents' murder Posted: 11 Jan 2019 11:35 AM PST  A 21-year-old man has been charged with murdering the parents of an American teen as part of a chilling plot to kidnap her, police said Friday, after 13-year-old Jayme Closs was found alive following three months in captivity. The subject of a nationwide search since her parents were found murdered in their home in rural Wisconsin in October, Closs made a seemingly miraculous escape Thursday afternoon, seeking help from a neighbor who alerted authorities. Minutes later police arrested the man she identified as her captor, Jake Thomas Patterson, and have charged him with abducting Closs and fatally shooting her parents.
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| No other Congress has ever looked this much like me. Now how will female lawmakers use that power? Posted: 10 Jan 2019 04:00 AM PST  To continue to smash the old boys' club, female lawmakers in the historically diverse 116th Congress must embrace each other, and their differences.
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| Flu Season Is Picking Up. Here's How Many People Have Already Gotten Sick Posted: 11 Jan 2019 08:14 AM PST  It's increasing nationwide
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| Where the investigations related to President Trump stand Posted: 10 Jan 2019 10:00 PM PST  Here's where the investigations related to President Donald Trump stand and what may lie ahead for him:
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| Trump, Republicans dismiss Cohen's agreement to testify before the House Oversight Committee before going to prison Posted: 11 Jan 2019 07:53 AM PST  President Trump's onetime personal attorney Michael Cohen is discredited by Republicans after accepting an invitation from Democrats to testify amid the Russia probe; Catherine Herridge reports.
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| Brooksville airport: Person 'decapitated by helicopter blades' in Florida Posted: 10 Jan 2019 03:14 PM PST  Authorities are investigating a decapitation involving a helicopter at a Florida airport, according to multiple local media reports. A Fire Rescue official, confirmed to local CBS station 10News that the victim was decapitated by the rotor of the helicopter. Deputies of the Hernando County Sheriff's Office are on the scene at Flight Path Drive in the grounds surrounding the airport.
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| A tiny town has been overrun with 'cute' but confused seals Posted: 10 Jan 2019 10:07 PM PST ![A tiny town has been overrun with 'cute' but confused seals]( "A tiny town has been overrun with 'cute' but confused seals") The small Canadian town of Roddickton-Bide Arm is teeming with seals that have wandered inland after a sudden freeze cut off their access to water.
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| Fiat Chrysler agrees to $800 million U.S. diesel-emissions settlement Posted: 10 Jan 2019 12:52 PM PST  Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV has agreed to a settlement worth about $800 million to resolve claims from the U.S. Justice Department and state of California that it used illegal software that produced false results on diesel-emissions tests, but still faces an ongoing criminal probe. The hefty penalty is the latest fallout from the U.S. government's stepped-up enforcement of vehicle emissions rules after Volkswagen AG admitted in September 2015 to intentionally evading emissions rules. The Fiat Chrysler settlement includes $311 million in total civil penalties to U.S. and California regulators, up to $280 million to resolve claims from diesel owners, and extended warranties worth $105 million.
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| Sanders Apologizes for Harassment Among 2016 Campaign Staff Posted: 10 Jan 2019 12:01 PM PST  "To the women in our campaign who were harassed or mistreated I apologize," Sanders said at a news conference Thursday. The New York Times on Jan. 2 published accounts from women who worked for the campaign complained of sexual harassment and pay disparities. Politico reported Wednesday night that the head of Sanders's Iowa caucus campaign in 2016 has been accused of forcibly kissing a female subordinate on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in July 2016.
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| Australia FM says country assessing resettlement push for Saudi woman in Thailand Posted: 10 Jan 2019 01:36 AM PST  Australia's foreign minister Thursday declined to say how long it will take to consider a UN request to resettle a young Saudi woman who fled her family, as the 18-year-old's plight sparked a topless protest in Sydney and debate among Saudis over their country's restrictive "guardianship" laws. Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun's attempt to flee the ultra-conservative kingdom has become a cause celebre for rights groups since the 18-year-old landed in Bangkok from Kuwait last weekend. Thai authorities threatened to deport her but with the help of activists, diplomats and a hastily opened Twitter account Qunun launched an impassioned asylum campaign.
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| The Lexus LC Convertible Concept in Photos Posted: 11 Jan 2019 01:55 AM PST |
| Lawyer: Man denies involvement in killing of Houston girl Posted: 10 Jan 2019 02:46 PM PST  HOUSTON (AP) — A man accused in a drive-by shooting that killed a 7-year-old Houston girl says he wasn't involved in the attack, his lawyer said Thursday.
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| House Democrats Get Ready to Fight Trump. And Each Other Posted: 10 Jan 2019 03:10 AM PST  House Democrats have the power to investigate the Trump Administration, but new progressives and the old guard are already disagreeing.
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| Older people, conservatives more likely to share fake news: study Posted: 10 Jan 2019 02:34 AM PST  Facebook users aged 65 plus and conservatives are more likely to share fake news on the platform than younger or more liberal counterparts, according to a new study published Wednesday. Researchers from Princeton University and New York University analyzed the Facebook posts of nearly 1,200 people who agreed to share their data in the aftermath of the 2016 US presidential election. In fact, users over 65 -- regardless of political affiliations -- shared "nearly seven times as many articles from fake news domains" as 18 to 29-year-olds, the youngest age group studied.
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| Meghan Markle's half-brother arrested for drunk driving Posted: 11 Jan 2019 12:26 PM PST  Meghan Markle's half-brother has been arrested by police in the United States for drink driving. Thomas Markle Jr, 52, was stopped by authorities in Oregon at 1:33am on Friday morning, according to gossip website TMZ. Mr Markle Jr, who is estranged from the Duchess of Sussex and has had a long history of run-ins with the law, reportedly failed a sobriety test, and was visibly drunk. He was taken to the police sobering center near his home, in Grants Pass, and his Chevy Silverado was impounded. In January 2017 Mr Markle Jr was arrested following a drunken row with his girlfriend, in which he threatened her with a gun. He then vowed he was going to seek help for his alcoholism. The duchess's father, Thomas Markle Sr, told the site: "My son has a serious problem and he needs help, and I hope he gets it." Mr Markle Jr's sister, Samantha, added: "His drinking is not related to Meghan. He always drank."
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| How a Prolonged Government Shutdown May Ripple Down to States Posted: 11 Jan 2019 04:20 AM PST  As some 800,000 employees begin missing paychecks, the impact will ripple through economies with a big share of federal workers, including Virginia, Maryland, Hawaii and Alaska, where about 5 percent of workers are employed by the federal government, according to Fitch Ratings. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, a Democrat whose state has some 130,000 federal employees, said the 2013 shutdown cost residents in the area around the capital $217 million a day in wages -- a hit that was minimized because Congress decided to pay them back. Nationwide, Moody's Analytics estimates the shutdown will slow economic growth by about 0.04 percentage points for every week that it lasts, which would crimp sales-tax collections for states and cities.
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| Fiat Chrysler to pay $515 mn in US 'dieselgate' settlements Posted: 10 Jan 2019 08:43 AM PST  Fiat Chrysler agreed to a $515 million US settlement on charges it installed "defeat devices" on cars to evade emissions tests, the US Justice Department announced Thursday. The remaining funds will go to civil fines and mitigation payments to the US and the state of California. US officials said FCA's EcoDiesel Ram 1500 and Jeep Grand Cherokee for model years 2014-2016 were built with software designed to operate differently during emissions tests compared with real-world conditions.
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| Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun: Justin Trudeau announces Canada will grant asylum to Saudi teen Posted: 11 Jan 2019 10:32 AM PST  Justin Trudeau has confirmed that Canada will grant asylum to a Saudi Arabian teenager fleeing alleged family abuse. Thailand's immigration police chief earlier said that Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun had left Bangkok on a flight to South Korea, with a final destination of Toronto. "That is something that we are pleased to do because Canada is a country that understands how important it is to stand up for human rights and to stand up for woman's rights around the world," Mr Trudeau said.
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| 10 Things to Know for Today Posted: 11 Jan 2019 03:11 AM PST  Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
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| Mini-mart worker who sexually assaulted, tried to rape 12-year-old girl jailed 13 years Posted: 09 Jan 2019 11:03 PM PST  A mini-mart employee who took a liking to a 12-year-old girl sexually assaulted her and tried to rape her in 2016, a court heard. The 31-year-old man's crimes came to light when his then-pregnant girlfriend found a video of the minor in her secondary school uniform on his phone and reported the matter to the police.
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| Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib are honest Democrats. And their party can't stand it. Posted: 10 Jan 2019 08:55 AM PST  If you hear a Democrat telling you that his party isn't bloodthirsty for impeachment, he's straight up lying to you.
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| 'Bird Box' challenge to blame for car wreck in Utah, police say Posted: 11 Jan 2019 11:07 AM PST  Despite warnings from Netflix and just general common sense, it looks like people are still participating in that stupid Bird Box Challenge. Now, it has reportedly caused a car crash. On Friday morning, the Layton Police Department of Layton, Utah shared the images showing the aftermath of a car crash in which one of the drivers was allegedly trying to drive with their eyes covered. They reportedly called out the Bird Box Challenge specifically. > Bird Box Challenge while driving...predictable result. This happened on Monday as a result of the driver covering her eyes while driving on Layton Parkway. Luckily no injuries. pic.twitter.com/4DvYzrmDA2 > > -- Layton Police (@laytonpolice) January 11, 2019 Police told KSL that the driver, a 17-year-old girl, was driving the pickup truck seen in the photos above on Monday when the incident occurred. Additionally, Layton Police Lt. Travis Lyman said of the 17-year-old driver: Of course, if you've seen Bird Box, you know there's a scene in which several characters make a white-knuckle drive in a car with the windows covered, and it's hardly a smooth ride. SEE ALSO: Absolutely no one knows the meaning of 'Bird Box' so just stop asking It's also -- and I can't believe we're at the point where this actually has to be said -- an incredibly dangerous stunt to pull off the in real world. Luckily, no one was hurt as a result of the crash. But whatever punishment the driver faces, authorities should also consider revoking their Netflix account if this is how they're gonna behave. ## WATCH: Netflix is begging people to stop doing the 'Bird Box' challenge
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| Sears store in White Plains, N.Y., watches its destiny decided in courthouse 2 blocks away Posted: 11 Jan 2019 11:36 AM PST  Sears made its name in American suburbia, like the bedroom community just outside New York City, where its bankruptcy case is unfolding.
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| Red-Blooded American Car Brands Aren't What They Used to Be Posted: 11 Jan 2019 10:11 AM PST |
| Who is Kamala Harris? What to know about the potential Democratic 2020 candidate Posted: 11 Jan 2019 05:30 PM PST  As the 2020 election creeps closer, California Sen. Kamala Harris is still mulling whether or not to throw her hat into the ring.
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| What next for Syria's Idlib? Posted: 11 Jan 2019 06:39 AM PST  The Idlib area in northern Syria is now fully ruled by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a jihadist organisation dominated by members of Al-Qaeda's former affiliate. How was this de-facto "emirate" allowed to consolidate and what consequences could it have for the nearly eight-year-old Syrian conflict and its main protagonists? A deal was struck between rebel-backer Turkey and Damascus ally Russia in September to stave off a threatened government offensive on Idlib.
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| Payday without pay hits federal workers as shutdown drags on Posted: 10 Jan 2019 04:49 PM PST  OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Payday will come Friday without any checks for about 800,000 federal employees affected by the government shutdown, forcing workers to scale back spending, cancel trips, apply for unemployment benefits and take out loans to stay afloat.
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| 911 call reveals moment woman in vegetative state gave birth: 'Baby's turning blue!' Posted: 11 Jan 2019 02:01 PM PST  The emergency dispatcher asks how the mother of the newborn is doing. The staff then reveal that somebody has performed CPR on the newborn baby to save it. The publication of the recording, obtained from police by KPHO-TV, is the latest turn in the story of the young woman at the care of Hacienda HealthCare, whom police say was sexually assaulted.
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| Venezuelan President Maduro sworn in for second term amid international boycott Posted: 10 Jan 2019 10:01 AM PST  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in to a second term on Thursday in a ceremony shunned by most of the international community amid a devastating economic crisis. A dozen Latin American governments and Canada in a coalition have rejected the legitimacy of Maduro's next term, and Washington has sanctioned top officials in his government. Paraguay's president, Mario Abdo Benitez, said on Thursday that he was severing diplomatic relations with Venezuela and closing the country's embassy. But Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel, Bolivian President Evo Morales and President Anatoli Bibilov of a breakaway province of Georgia were among the foreign leaders who attended the ceremony at the country's Supreme Court. Maduro said 94 countries had sent representatives to the inauguration. Residents of Caracas awoke Thursday to unusually quiet streets but with a noticeably increased security presence and armed checkpoints. Bolivia's President Evo Morales arrives for the swearing-in ceremony Credit: Reuters State TV showed Maduro arriving at the Supreme Court where he is took the oath of office from Chief Justice Maikel Moreno. Hundreds of officials gathered inside the court's chambers cheered Maduro. Maduro's second term extends Venezuela's socialist revolution amid widespread complaints that he has stripped Venezuela of its last vestiges of democracy. Maduro denies that he's a dictator and often blames President Donald Trump of leading an economic war against Venezuela that's destroying the country. "Not before, not now, nor will there ever be a dictatorship in Venezuela," Maduro said in a Wednesday news conference. Oil-rich Venezuela was once among Latin America's wealthiest nations. It produced 3.5 million barrels of crude daily when Chavez took power. Output now has plummeted to less than a third of that. Critics blame years of rampant corruption and mismanagement of the state-run oil firm PDVSA. The economic collapse has left the nation of roughly 30 million in the throes of a historic crisis. An estimated 2.3 million Venezuelans have fled their nation's hyperinflation, food and medical shortages over the last two years, according to the United Nations. Those remaining live on a monthly minimum wage equal to less than $5 and falling daily. Venezuela's splintered opposition movement has failed to counter the socialist party's dominance. Maduro's government has jailed or driven into exile its most popular leaders. Anti-government politicians successfully rallied thousands to the streets across Venezuela for four months of demonstrations in 2017, when clashes with government forces left more than 120 protesters dead and thousands injured. Maduro remained squarely in power. In May, he declared victory in presidential election that his political opponents and many foreign nations consider illegitimate because popular opponents were banned from running and the largest anti-government parties boycotted the race.
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| JPMorgan Pushes Back Forecast for ECB Rate Hike on Slower Growth Posted: 10 Jan 2019 05:37 AM PST  The economists pushed back their forecast for the first increase to December from September and lowered their "underlying" growth prediction for this year to 1.5 percent from 2 percent, according to a note on Thursday. JPMorgan is the latest bank to predict a delayed start of rate hikes with some economists expecting that the lift-off won't begin until early 2020. The ECB has stopped expanding its 2.6 trillion euro ($3 trillion) asset-purchase program this year and expects to keep rates at current record lows through the summer.
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| Trump storms out of talks on shutdown, bemoans 'total waste of time' Posted: 09 Jan 2019 10:48 PM PST  "I asked what is going to happen in 30 days if I quickly open things up, are you going to approve Border Security which includes a Wall or Steel Barrier?" Trump wrote. Union officials said some TSA officers had already quit because of the shutdown and many were considering quitting.
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| New Southwest Cardholders Can Earn a Companion Pass Sign-up Bonus Posted: 10 Jan 2019 06:51 AM PST ![New Southwest Cardholders Can Earn a Companion Pass Sign-up Bonus]( "New Southwest Cardholders Can Earn a Companion Pass Sign-up Bonus") For Southwest Airlines flyers, earning the coveted Companion Pass is about to get easier. For a limited time, Chase is offering the Companion Pass as a sign-up bonus on Southwest's three consumer credit cards. New cardholders who sign up through Feb. 11 will earn the Companion Pass plus 30,000 bonus points, after spending $4,000 in their first three months with the card.
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| Detained Nissan's ex-chair Ghosn recovers from fever Posted: 10 Jan 2019 08:06 PM PST  TOKYO (AP) — Nissan's former chairman Carlos Ghosn has recovered from a fever, his lawyer Motonari Ohtsuru said Friday as the 64-year-old executive's latest detention period was set to expire.
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| FBI says operations threatened by US govt shutdown Posted: 10 Jan 2019 09:26 AM PST  Federal Bureau of Investigation agents warned Thursday that the ongoing partial shutdown of the government is threatening their ability to investigate crimes and maintain staffing. "Special Agents remain at work for the American people without being paid, and FBI leadership is doing all it can to fund FBI operations with increasingly limited resources -- this situation is not sustainable," the FBI Agents Association (FBIAA) said in a statement. The association represents the nearly 13,000 active special agents -- the FBI's core investigation force that probes everything from violent and financial crimes to espionage and terrorism.
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| This best-selling citrus juicer is only $22, and it’s great to have when life gives you lemons Posted: 10 Jan 2019 10:06 AM PST ![This best-selling citrus juicer is only $22, and it's great to have when life gives you lemons]( "This best-selling citrus juicer is only $22, and it's great to have when life gives you lemons") Looking for smart ways to save some money in the new year? Here's a thought: instead of buying overpriced juice at whole foods, squeeze your own! It's far fresher than any juice you'll buy in a bottle, and it usually tastes better too since you can fine tune your recipe using the exact combination of fruits that you want. If you don't already have a juicer, don't worry because you're in luck. The Cuisinart CCJ-500 Pulp Control Citrus Juicer happens to be the best-selling citrus juicer on Amazon, and it's on sale right now for less than $22. Here's what you need to know from the product page: * Adjustable reamer with 3 pulp control settings-low, medium, high * Auto-reversing universal juicer cone for more efficient juicing * Final-Spin feature extracts more juice from pulp * Extra-long Snap-Up spout accommodates more glasses and prevents dripping * Brushed stainless steel design, Easy-clean dishwasher-safe parts, BPA free
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| Businesses offer furlough freebies, shutdown specials and assistance to federal workers Posted: 10 Jan 2019 06:40 PM PST  Wireless providers including AT&T, Verizon and Sprint are willing to work with furloughed federal government workers on payment programs.
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| Watch live: President Trump visits southern border of U.S. Posted: 10 Jan 2019 08:43 AM PST  President Trump on Thursday will visit the southern border of the United States as he continues to promote building a wall between the U.S. and Mexico — a signature promise of his 2016 presidential campaign.
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| The History of Ford's Explorer, from the 1990s to Today Posted: 11 Jan 2019 12:45 PM PST |
| EU adviser sides with Google on 'right to be forgotten' dispute Posted: 10 Jan 2019 05:12 AM PST  An advisor to the European Court of Justice has sided with Google in a dispute over the "right to be forgotten" rule, which allows European residents to remove some references to themselves from search engine results. France's data regulator has argued that the right to be forgotten should apply to the entirety of Google's search engine, not just the separate versions created for countries in Europe. Google, however, has argued that the rule only applies to its search engine in Europe. On Thursday, Advocate General Maciej Szpunar told the European Court of Justice that EU law "should limit the scope of the de-referencing that search engine operators are required to carry out, to the EU." The non-binding opinion is a victory for Google, although the Luxembourg-headquartered European Court of Justice is yet to follow the recommendation. Judges typically follow the legal opinions of the advocate general, however. "If worldwide de-referencing were permitted, the EU authorities would not be able to define and determine a right to receive information," Mr Szpunar wrote, "let alone balance it against the other fundamental rights to data protection and to privacy." Technology intelligence - newsletter promo - EOA The opinion did not entirely back Google's argument, however. Mr Szpunar recommended that Google must uniformly apply the right to be forgotten across all Google search engines in the EU, rather than removing search results from international versions of the site when accessed from the country which the complaint originated from. In a statement, a spokesman for Computer & Communications Industry Association, a lobbying body for technology giants including Google, welcomed the opinion. The opinion "balances EU residents' right to be delisted while respecting the constitutional rights of citizens outside of the EU," said CCIA Senior Manager Alexandre Roure. "We hope the final court ruling will take the same pragmatic and balanced approach," he added. A final judgement is not expected from the European Court of Justice until three to six months time.
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| Congo election runner-up to press fraud dispute in court Posted: 11 Jan 2019 10:55 AM PST  The vote was intended as Congo's first democratic transfer of power in six decades, but instead threatens to reawaken violence in the huge and tumultuous nation where millions have died during civil wars since the 1990s. "When you know you are in the right, you are not allowed to remain home," Martin Fayulu said, urging supporters to "rise up" and contest the results with him. The influential Catholic Church has also rejected the official result based on tallies by its bishops conference's (CENCO) 40,000-strong observer mission.
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| Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.6M vehicles to fix Takata air bags Posted: 10 Jan 2019 02:15 PM PST  DETROIT (AP) — Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 1.6 million vehicles worldwide to replace Takata front passenger air bag inflators that can be dangerous.
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| Renault audit finds no fraud yet as Ghosn learns fate Posted: 10 Jan 2019 05:17 PM PST  The board of French automaker Renault on Thursday said an ongoing audit into executive pay had found no sign of fraud in the last two years, as CEO Carlos Ghosn could face fresh charges in Japan. Directors gave no hint in their statement of any deliberations into Ghosn's future at Renault, as Japanese prosecutors reportedly prepare to press new formal charges likely to keep the once-towering auto boss behind bars. The Renault meeting comes two days after Ghosn made his first court appearance over alleged financial impropriety during his years as head of the carmaker's alliance partner Nissan.
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| Maduro Kicks Off Second Term With an Economic Disaster of His Own Making Posted: 10 Jan 2019 10:03 AM PST  The 56-year-old successor to the late Hugo Chavez has withstood the most obvious threats as he takes the oath of office Thursday. In his next term, Maduro must manage to feed a hungry nation, kick-start production at state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela SA and fend off creditors threatening to snatch up assets abroad. As leaders such as Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega and Cuba's Miguel Diaz-Canel arrived in Caracas for Thursday's inauguration, U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton said America won't recognize Maduro's second term, labeling it a "dictatorship," and saying pressure would increase.
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| Missing teen Jayme Closs found alive after 3 months Posted: 11 Jan 2019 02:50 AM PST  The 13-year-old Wisconsin girl, who was kidnapped after her parents were found murdered in their home last October, has been found alive, police say.
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