| Besieged Trump lashes out at mainstream media: ‘The enemy of the American People!’ Posted: 17 Feb 2017 02:24 PM PST  "The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American People!" he declared from South Florida, where he is staying for the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate. The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American People! Trump's latest attack against the press came after Thursday's feisty marathon press conference, in which the president aired a host of grievances over how the media has been covering his White House.
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| House committee probes Russia payment to Flynn Posted: 17 Feb 2017 01:01 PM PST  Citing a Yahoo News interview with retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn last July, a House committee has opened an investigation into whether President Trump's recently resigned national security adviser received an improper payment from the Russian government for a trip to Moscow in December 2015.
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| GM Will Build and Test Thousands of Autonomous Bolts Starting in 2018 Posted: 17 Feb 2017 02:32 PM PST ![GM Will Build and Test Thousands of Autonomous Bolts Starting in 2018]( "GM Will Build and Test Thousands of Autonomous Bolts Starting in 2018") Partnering with San Francisco-based Lyft, GM will start to test an unprecedented number of self-driving Chevy Bolts next year.
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| Questions raised about Leanna Taylor's behavior after son's death: Part 3 Posted: 17 Feb 2017 05:36 PM PST  Authorities claimed Taylor seemed unemotional after learning her son had died, but Taylor says she was trying to process what happened.
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| Four North Korean suspects fled Malaysia after airport murder: police Posted: 19 Feb 2017 04:11 AM PST ![Four North Korean suspects fled Malaysia after airport murder: police]( "Four North Korean suspects fled Malaysia after airport murder: police") By Joseph Sipalan and Praveen Menon KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Four North Korean suspects in the murder of the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un fled Malaysia on the day he was attacked at Kuala Lumpur airport and apparently killed by a fast-acting poison, police said on Sunday. A North Korean man, a Vietnamese woman and an Indonesian woman have been arrested already in connection with the death of Kim Jong Nam last Monday, which has triggered a diplomatic spat between Malaysia and Pyongyang.
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| Blind cleric behind 1990s terror plots dies in US prison Posted: 18 Feb 2017 06:03 PM PST  Omar Abdel-Rahman, the so-called Blind Sheik convicted of plotting terror attacks in New York City in the decade before 9/11 and spiritual guide to a generation of Islamic militants, has died in a federal prison. He was 78.
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| The 2017 Mercedes-Benz E300 4Matic May Be the Winter Car For You Posted: 17 Feb 2017 03:26 PM PST  Tackling winter weather no longer requires an SUV.
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| Mom-To-Be Shares Photo of 2 Onesies Surrounded by Needles After Struggling to Get Pregnant Posted: 18 Feb 2017 11:30 AM PST  She is 13 weeks along.
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| Trump's defense chief says has no problems with media Posted: 19 Feb 2017 09:12 AM PST ![Trump's defense chief says has no problems with media]( "Trump's defense chief says has no problems with media") By Phil Stewart ABU DHABI (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday distanced himself from President Donald Trump's assessment of the media as "the enemy of the American people," saying during his first trip to the Middle East that he had no problems with the press. Mattis, a retired Marine general seen as one of the most influential voices in Trump's cabinet, did not mention his boss by name. Since his Jan. 20 inauguration, Trump has fiercely criticized various news outlets that have reported unflattering revelations of dysfunction or other problems in the White House.
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| Arpaio successor pulls back on immigration holds in jails Posted: 18 Feb 2017 08:02 PM PST  PHOENIX (AP) — For years, immigrants being released from jails in Phoenix would routinely be kept locked up an extra couple days to give federal authorities time to check their immigration status and launch deportation proceedings.
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| Hundreds of Cubans deported after US immigration status end: Cuba Posted: 18 Feb 2017 10:52 AM PST  More than 680 Cubans have been deported back to Cuba since the United States ended its decades-old policy giving them preferred immigrant status in January, state media reported Saturday. According to official Cuban reports, 683 people have been sent back to the Caribbean island from the United States, or from Mexico, the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands, where they were crossing in a bid to reach the US border. On January 12, then-president Barack Obama scrapped with immediate effect a 1995 policy that had given Cubans near-automatic entry to the United States if they managed to set foot on American soil, regardless of their visa status.
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| Durst of 'The Jinx' HBO series faces more testimony in murder case Posted: 17 Feb 2017 02:39 PM PST ![Durst of 'The Jinx' HBO series faces more testimony in murder case]( "Durst of 'The Jinx' HBO series faces more testimony in murder case") An old friend of Robert Durst, a real estate icon tied to slayings explored in HBO's series "The Jinx," acknowledged on the witness stand on Friday in Los Angeles that he has been inconsistent in describing what he called Durst's private confession to murder. Nick Chavin, 72, a New York advertising executive who was a longtime friend of Durst, returned to the witness stand a day after testifying Durst told him that he killed mutual friend Susan Berman in 2000. Prosecutors have asserted Durst killed Berman because of what she knew about his wife's unsolved disappearance in 1982.
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| Impeached Brazil leader Rousseff eyes political return Posted: 18 Feb 2017 11:54 AM PST  Brasília (AFP) - Six months after her humiliating departure from Brazil's presidency following an impeachment trial, Dilma Rousseff is contemplating her political future. Lula faces trial over alleged involvement in the Petrobras affair, which he denies.
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| Worldwide Internet Access is Closer Than we Think Posted: 17 Feb 2017 02:43 PM PST  Google and a scientific research team, X has made another breakthrough in providing internet access to every part of the world.
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| Boy, 5, Left In Critical Condition After Being Mauled by Pit Bull Posted: 18 Feb 2017 12:13 PM PST  The family reportedly owned the dogs.
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| Donald Trump's Great Escape Posted: 18 Feb 2017 10:44 PM PST ![Donald Trump's Great Escape]( "Donald Trump's Great Escape") MELBOURNE, Fla.—After four miserable weeks of being locked up in presidential prison—starved of affection, suffocated by bureaucracy, tormented by the press—Donald Trump made a break for it Saturday.
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| Pakistan shuts key border crossing in wake of shrine attack Posted: 18 Feb 2017 03:52 AM PST  ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani authorities shut down a second key border crossing into Afghanistan, halting trade supplies to the neighboring landlocked country and increasing tensions between the two nations in the wake of a bloody suicide bombing at a beloved shrine in Pakistan, officials said Saturday.
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| Man dies after breaching security at Honolulu airport Posted: 18 Feb 2017 04:28 PM PST ![Man dies after breaching security at Honolulu airport]( "Man dies after breaching security at Honolulu airport") HONOLULU (AP) — The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports that a man is dead after he breached security at Honolulu International Airport and stopped breathing.
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| Robert Michel, champion of Washington civility in senior House post, dies at 93 Posted: 17 Feb 2017 10:16 AM PST ![Robert Michel, champion of Washington civility in senior House post, dies at 93]( "Robert Michel, champion of Washington civility in senior House post, dies at 93") By Will Dunham and Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Robert Michel, a gentlemanly Midwesterner who championed civility in Washington as House Republican leader but left Congress dismayed by the rise of conservative firebrands in his own party, died on Friday at age 93, a former aide said. Michel died at the Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Virginia, where he had been admitted in the last few weeks with pneumonia, said Michael Johnson, a former chief of staff to the congressman. Michel, a decorated World War Two veteran who was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge, was first elected in 1956 to the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois and served for 38 years.
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| Mourning the presidency: A mock funeral for Presidents’ Day Posted: 18 Feb 2017 03:00 PM PST ![Mourning the presidency: A mock funeral for Presidents' Day]( "Mourning the presidency: A mock funeral for Presidents' Day") A New Orleans-style funeral in New York's Washington Square Park hosted by Rise and Resist and GAG Is Watching on Saturday gave young New Yorkers the chance to grieve, march, sing, wail and ultimately "demand the rebirth of a presidency dedicated to the service of all peoples."
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| Nine people flee U.S. border patrol to seek asylum in Canada Posted: 17 Feb 2017 03:02 PM PST ![Nine people flee U.S. border patrol to seek asylum in Canada]( "Nine people flee U.S. border patrol to seek asylum in Canada") Nine asylum-seekers, including four children, barely made it across the Canadian border on Friday as a U.S. border patrol officer tried to stop them and a Reuters photographer captured the scene. As a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officer seized their passports and questioned a man in the front passenger seat of a taxi that had pulled up to the border in Champlain, New York, four adults and four young children fled the cab and ran to Royal Canadian Mounted Police on the other side. RCMP officers watching from the other side helped them up, lifting the younger children and asking a woman, who leaned on her fellow passenger as she walked, if she needed medical care.
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| Hitler's 'destructive' wartime phone up for auction Posted: 17 Feb 2017 02:47 PM PST  Adolf Hitler's personal telephone, which the Fuehrer used to dictate many of his deadly World War II commands, will hit the auction block this weekend, the US house selling it announced. Originally a black Bakelite phone that was later painted crimson and engraved with Hitler's name, the relic was found in the Nazi leader's Berlin bunker in 1945 following the regime's defeat. Auction house Alexander Historical Auctions estimates its worth between $200,000 and $300,000.
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| This Rise Of Trump Is Leading To A Rise In Political Apps Posted: 17 Feb 2017 02:05 PM PST ![This Rise Of Trump Is Leading To A Rise In Political Apps]( "This Rise Of Trump Is Leading To A Rise In Political Apps") According to recent data, political apps—especially those that help connect constituents to their representatives—have seen a big increase in downloads since the election.
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| Protesters in Barcelona urge Spain to take in more refugees Posted: 18 Feb 2017 11:21 AM PST  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — At least 160,000 protesters marched Saturday in Barcelona to demand that Spain's conservative-led government increase its efforts to take in refugees from war-torn countries like Syria.
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| Paris protesters decry police abuse; some clash with police Posted: 18 Feb 2017 10:21 AM PST  PARIS (AP) — Paris police sprayed tear gas at bottle-throwing demonstrators on the margins of a rally Saturday meant to support a young black man who was allegedly raped with a police baton and other victims of police abuse.
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| U.S. shuts high-security labs over concerns about air hose safety Posted: 17 Feb 2017 03:07 PM PST ![U.S. shuts high-security labs over concerns about air hose safety]( "U.S. shuts high-security labs over concerns about air hose safety") "We have no evidence that anybody has suffered ill health effects from breathing air that came through these hoses," Stephan Monroe, associate director for laboratory science and safety at the CDC, told Reuters. Monroe said he was confident scientists were not exposed to pathogens because the air they breathed passed through HEPA filters. The suits they wear also use positive air pressure to prevent pathogens from entering the suit.
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| Brewery gives employees 'puppy parental leave' and everyone else major job envy Posted: 17 Feb 2017 11:50 AM PST  How does spending an entire week playing with a puppy and getting paid for it sound to you? Too good to be true? We're here to inform you that there is a company which allows their employees to do that. Yes, that exists. Companies all over the world have stepped up their game to ensure a high quality of life for their employees by offering all sorts of competitive perks and benefits. But we have found the one company that has every other place beat, hands down, no question. BrewDog, a brewery based in Scotland, announced on Monday that it would be instituting "Puppy Parental Leave" across their company. SEE ALSO: Gather round and be blessed by this precious puppy's 'newborn' photoshoot "We know only too well that having a new arrival – whether a mewling pup or unsettled rescue dog – can be stressful for human and hound both," BrewDog stated on its website. "So we are becoming the first in our industry to give our staff a working week's leave on us to help settle a new furry family member into their home." If it were possible to give an entire company a hug, we would be doing it to BrewDog right now. Their announcement also came with this adorable video explaining the policy. As you may have guessed by the brewery's name, dogs are an essential part of the identity of BrewDog. Indeed, the brewery was founded by two men and a dog. "Ever since Bracken, the original Brew Dog, first watched James and Martin mash in batch number one of Punk IPA back in 2007 dogs have been central to our way of life," the brewery mentions on its site. BrewDog also encourages its employees to bring their dogs to work. Their main office in Scotland boasts 50 "office dogs." How does anyone get any work done there? BrewDog collars, back by popular demand!* *Dog not included with purchase. bit.ly/brewdogcollar #brewdog #craftbeer #dogsofinsta #brewpix #dogcollars #puppiesofinstagram A post shared by BrewDog (@brewdogofficial) on Nov 4, 2016 at 11:19am PDT While the brewery is headquartered in Scotland, they are planning on opening up another brewery in Columbus, Ohio. And just a reminder, the puppy paid leave policy extends to all employees anywhere. We'll just leave their careers page here for you for easy access. BONUS: Meet the dog who's basically a saint
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| U.S. inquiries into Russian election hacking include three FBI probes Posted: 18 Feb 2017 01:30 PM PST ![U.S. inquiries into Russian election hacking include three FBI probes]( "U.S. inquiries into Russian election hacking include three FBI probes") By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is pursuing at least three separate probes relating to alleged Russian hacking of the U.S. presidential elections, according to five current and former government officials with direct knowledge of the situation. While the fact that the FBI is investigating had been reported previously by the New York Times and other media, these officials shed new light on both the precise number of inquires and their focus. The FBI's Pittsburgh field office, which runs many cyber security investigations, is trying to identify the people behind breaches of the Democratic National Committee's computer systems, the officials said.
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| Germany bans internet-connected 'spying' doll Cayla Posted: 17 Feb 2017 11:54 AM PST  German regulators have banned an internet-connected doll called "My Friend Cayla" that can chat with children, warning Friday that it was a de facto "spying device". Parents were urged to disable the interactive toy by the Federal Network Agency which enforces bans on surveillance devices. "Items that conceal cameras or microphones and that are capable of transmitting a signal, and therefore can transmit data without detection, compromise people's privacy," said the agency's head, Jochen Homann.
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| Obama-era scandals we can't believe were once considered such a big deal Posted: 17 Feb 2017 12:11 PM PST  Some might say the Donald Trump administration is off to a turbulent start, with everything from his Cabinet nominations to his alleged ties to Russia causing controversy. Here's a look back at some Obama controversies that don't seem like such a big deal these days.
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| NASA’s Juno To Stay In 53-Day Jupiter Orbit Posted: 17 Feb 2017 11:57 PM PST  The space agency dropped its plan to fire the spacecraft's main engine, a risky maneuver that would have reduced the orbital period to 14 days for its fifth flyby of Jupiter.
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| Immigrant haven of Miami-Dade votes against sanctuary status Posted: 17 Feb 2017 03:45 PM PST  MIAMI (AP) — County commissioners in immigrant-rich Miami-Dade voted Friday to uphold their Cuban-born mayor's order to cooperate with federal immigration officials, drawing shouts of "shame on you" from those hoping to make their community a sanctuary city.
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| Amtrak officer charged with killing unarmed man in Chicago Posted: 17 Feb 2017 02:40 PM PST  CHICAGO (AP) — An Amtrak police officer charged in the shooting death of an unarmed Minneapolis man outside Chicago's Union Station was ordered held on $250,000 bail Friday.
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| Joyful 92-year-old woman serves as bridesmaid at her granddaughter's wedding Posted: 18 Feb 2017 08:00 AM PST  For every terrible story on the news, there is also a heartwarming one unfolding somewhere in the world. This is one of the heartwarming ones. SEE ALSO: Heartwarming video shows boy with Down syndrome dancing to 'Born This Way' Redditor rachelamandamay made the entire internet melt when she shared this photo from her wedding. "I say 92 years young because she swims one mile/week, line dances and still owns and maintains her own home," she stated in the comments of the post. This beautiful bride has a very close relationship with her grandmother. She also shared in a comment how she took her grandmother out on Valentine's Day to celebrate what would have been 67 years with her grandfather. What a fantastic, beautiful moment. The world needs more of these right now. Mashable has reached out to the bride for comment. BONUS: Tom Hanks photobombed a wedding photoshoot in gym shorts
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| Elephants on parade in Laos as numbers dwindle Posted: 18 Feb 2017 04:30 AM PST ![Elephants on parade in Laos as numbers dwindle]( "Elephants on parade in Laos as numbers dwindle") Dozens of elephants, adorned in bright colors and with garlands of flowers, paraded through a Laotian town on Saturday in a celebration of a species that has become increasingly scarce in the Southeast Asian country. Known historically as the "Land of a Million Elephants", Laos now has only a few hundred left in the wild and not many more than that in captivity, most of which are used in logging. Nearly 70 elephants joined the main procession at the 11th annual elephant festival in Sayaboury Province some 200 km (120 miles) northwest of the capital Vientiane.
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| Pakistan 'kills 100 militants' after blast in Sufi shrine Posted: 17 Feb 2017 11:36 AM PST  Pakistani forces said Friday they had killed more than 100 "terrorists" after 88 people died in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group on a Sufi shrine which stoked fears of a fresh surge in militancy. Prime minister Nawaz Sharif and army chief of staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa Friday visited the town of Sehwan in Sindh province where the latest attack took place. Sharif vowed to eliminate militants "with the full force of the state".
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| Polish prime minister leaves hospital a week after car crash Posted: 17 Feb 2017 10:58 AM PST ![Polish prime minister leaves hospital a week after car crash]( "Polish prime minister leaves hospital a week after car crash") Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo left hospital on Friday after suffering minor injuries in a car accident a week ago and said she would attend next Tuesday's government meeting. Szydlo's car hit a tree in southern Poland on Feb. 10, the third crash involving a government motorcade since the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party came to power just over a year ago. "Now it is time for a few days of rest and I will see you again at the Tuesday news conference after the government sitting," Szydlo told reporters as she left the hospital.
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| Pro-Trump town in Colorado warily eyes new president Posted: 17 Feb 2017 11:21 AM PST  A 90-minute drive from Denver lies Eaton, one of the safest towns in Colorado and one of the few in the state that overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump. Here, residents of the rural community surrounded by farmland and cattle ranches see in Trump a candidate that will deliver on his promise to bring jobs back to America and -- as he repeatedly said on the campaign trail -- "drain the swamp" in Washington. One month into his presidency, many of the town's 5,000 or so residents, 71 percent of whom voted for Trump, still believe in their candidate, though they admit his style may not always be presidential.
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| The Most Beautiful Chart In the World, According To Bill Gates Posted: 17 Feb 2017 12:26 PM PST  The Microsoft founder tweeted a chart showing a more than 50 percent reduction in childhood deaths since 1990.
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| Release denied for 'dreamer' detained by immigration agents Posted: 17 Feb 2017 04:10 PM PST  SEATTLE (AP) — A federal magistrate on Friday declined to immediately release a man arrested by immigration agents last week despite his participation in a federal program to protect those brought to the U.S. illegally.
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| Study: Big data helps struggling college students graduate Posted: 18 Feb 2017 07:18 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Getting through college isn't easy, and it can be even harder for low-income and first generation students with few support resources. A new tool involving big data can help those at risk.
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| Vatican 'House of Cards' as pro and anti-pope factions clash Posted: 18 Feb 2017 12:17 PM PST  A real-life version of the hit political drama "House of Cards" is unfolding at the Vatican, from cardinals openly defying the pope to anonymous posters sullying his name. In the latest episode, a group of powerful Princes of the Church released a statement defending Pope Francis -- but religious watchers warn the move could backfire and work in the favour of his conservative challengers. "No pope controls everything," said Vatican expert Luigi Accattoli.
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