| White House and China trade excuses for stalled confirmation of Trump ambassador pick Posted: 30 Mar 2017 02:23 PM PDT  When President Trump welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping to his private Mar-a-Lago resort next week for their high-stakes first summit, he will do so without his pick to be ambassador to Beijing, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad. Branstad's confirmation is being held up by an obscure diplomatic ritual, sources tell Yahoo News.
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| State of Emergency After Atlanta Bridge Collapse Posted: 31 Mar 2017 08:39 AM PDT  Investigators are working figure out what triggered a massive fire that in the collapse of a bridge on I-85 that is used by 250,000 drivers every day.
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| The Latest: 3 arrested in connection with overpass collapse Posted: 31 Mar 2017 05:00 PM PDT  ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on the collapse of a section of an interstate in Atlanta (all times local):
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| Would Flynn Testimony Implicate 'higher Ups?' Posted: 30 Mar 2017 11:28 AM PDT  Congressman Jim Himes, member of the House Intelligence Committee, talks with Rachel Maddow about what it would mean to grant immunity the Mike Flynn in exchange for testimony and what considerations would go into granting such immunity.
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| Hungarian PM denounces Soros-backed college, U.S. urges restraint Posted: 31 Mar 2017 07:48 AM PDT  By Krisztina Than and Marton Dunai BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday a Budapest university founded by financier George Soros had "cheated" in awarding its diplomas and violated Hungarian laws. Orban, outspoken critic of liberal civil organizations funded by Soros, said the Central European University's fate depended now on talks between Hungary and the United States. The U.S. State Department said in a statement that CEU was a "premier academic institution" that promoted academic excellence and critical thinking.
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| Intelligence Suggests ISIS May Have Gained Access to Airport Security Screening Equipment to Test Bombs Posted: 30 Mar 2017 09:00 PM PDT  The major concern going forward is that these bombs inside electronic devices may rival those constructed by al-Qaeda.
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| Treasury head Mnuchin writes to ethics office: I shouldn't have plugged ‘Lego Batman Movie’ Posted: 31 Mar 2017 08:46 AM PDT  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin attempted to get ahead of a potential Lego-related violation Friday with a letter to the Office for Government Ethics. Last week during an interview with the website Axios, Mnuchin answered a question asking if he had any movie recommendations by urging people to see "The Lego Batman Movie." The suggestion was potentially troublesome because he was an executive producer on the film, with his name one of the first to appear in the film's closing credits.
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| Russian Interference Went Far Beyond DNC Hack, Senate Panel Hears Posted: 30 Mar 2017 01:41 PM PDT  Experts tell congressional investigators of hacks to Clinton's and Rubio's email, bot swarms of false information, and the prospect of 'information nukes' still lurking in Russian hands.
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| EPA reverses course on safety of pesticide used on crops Posted: 30 Mar 2017 01:09 PM PDT ![EPA reverses course on safety of pesticide used on crops]( "EPA reverses course on safety of pesticide used on crops") WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration won't ban a common pesticide used on food, reversing efforts by the Obama administration to bar the chemical based on findings it could hinder development of children's brains.
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| What happened before woman was stranded in desert near Grand Canyon: Part 1 Posted: 31 Mar 2017 06:47 PM PDT  For spring break, Amber VanHecke planned a trip alone to Carlsbad Caverns and then to Grand Canyon National Park.
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| New Imaging System Could Make Autonomous Cars Safer Posted: 31 Mar 2017 04:37 AM PDT  The system, designed by Israeli firm Arbe Robotics, will provide object detection up to 300 meters.
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| Tens of thousands told to flee as floods swamp Australian town Posted: 30 Mar 2017 02:52 PM PDT  Floodwaters filled the streets of a major Australian town of more than 25,000 people on Friday, as a storm system generated by the powerful cyclone that pummeled the nation's northeast three days ago swept down the coast with heavy rain. Cyclone Debbie hit as a Category Four storm in the north of tropical Queensland state on Tuesday, smashing tourist resorts, bringing down power lines, flattening canefields and shutting down coal mines. Authorities on Friday told almost 20,000 people to evacuate to higher ground as driving rain in hinterland and coastal areas either side of the Queensland state capital, Brisbane, swelled rivers to record heights across the region.
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| Woman Arrested in 'Make My Day' Home Invasion Case Has 'a Lot of Regrets,' Defends Shooter Posted: 31 Mar 2017 12:52 PM PDT  Elizabeth Rodriguez was the getaway driver in the in the home invasion gone wrong that left her boyfriend and two others dead.
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| The Latest: Government appeals Hawaii travel ban ruling Posted: 30 Mar 2017 04:13 PM PDT  HONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on legal challenges to President Donald Trump's travel ban (all times local):
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| There and back: Elon Musk's SpaceX makes history with epic rocket launch and landing Posted: 30 Mar 2017 03:44 PM PDT  SpaceX did it. For the first time in its history, the Elon Musk-founded spaceflight company has relaunched a previously flown Falcon 9 booster. Oh, and they landed it back on Earth again. SEE ALSO: Elon Musk's SpaceX is betting big on its rocket launch this week This rocket, which flew a payload to orbit in April 2016 for its first flight, launched at 6:27 p.m. ET, coming back in for its second landing on a drone ship in the ocean about 8.5 minutes later. This was the ninth successful rocket landing for SpaceX. "We just had an incredible day today," Musk said during a live broadcast of the launch. "The first reflight of an orbital class booster did its mission perfectly, dropped off the second stage, came back and landed on the drone ship, right in the bullseye. It is an amazing day I think for space as a whole for the space industry. It means you can fly and refly an orbit-class booster, which is the most expensive part of the rocket." And just to put the cherry on top of the rocket sundae, SpaceX also managed to recover the fairing housing the satellite after it was successfully deployed. This launch and landing marks a huge moment for SpaceX's business model and the private spaceflight industry as a whole. All of the company's plans for the future — including its big ambitions to fly humans to Mars one day — depend on driving down the cost of spaceflight by reusing rocket boosters for multiple launches. "If they're successful, it proves that they are able to reuse a rocket which is going to significantly lower their cost, which will allow them to be even more competitive than they are now," Bill Ostrove, an aerospace and defense industry analyst at Forecast International, said in an interview before launch. Falcon 9 first stage has landed on Of Course I Still Love You — world's first reflight of an orbital class rocket. — SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 30, 2017 Traditionally, rocket bodies are discarded after one use, but SpaceX has figured out a way to bring them back to Earth and refurbish them to fly multiple missions. By flying these rockets multiple times — and eventually only paying to refuel the boosters — Musk thinks his company can greatly drive down the cost of launching payloads and one day people to orbit. The rocket stage standing on the drone ship. Image: spacex A Falcon 9 rocket costs about $62 million total, but fuel is just a relatively small portion of that. "If one can figure out how to effectively reuse rockets just like airplanes, the cost of access to space will be reduced by as much as a factor of a hundred," Musk has said. "A fully reusable vehicle has never been done before. That really is the fundamental breakthrough needed to revolutionize access to space." In the time since this rocket's first flight in April 2016, SpaceX has refurbished and tested the booster, making sure that it was okay to fly another mission. This nearly year-long turnaround time isn't ideal. Eventually, SpaceX wants to figure out a quick way of turning boosters around and flying them again without much time sitting on the ground. Other companies are also aiming for reusability. Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has landed its suborbital New Shepard rocket five times after five launches, and it plans to make its not-yet-built heavy lift rockets reusable in the future as well. UPDATE: March 30, 2017, 7:58 p.m. EDT This story was updated to include information about the payload fairing and its successful recovery. WATCH: Relive SpaceX's incredible daytime rocket landing with this video
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| Strong iPhone 7 sales saved Apple’s manufacturer from record decline Posted: 31 Mar 2017 04:04 PM PDT 
The fate of Apple and Foxconn, its gargantuan Chinese manufacturing partner, are closely linked. When iPhone and iPad sales flatlined a little around the iPhone 6s era, Foxconn slipped into decline. From Q3 2015 to Q3 2016, Foxconn's revenue was declining on a year-by-year basis. With little structural change in the business, a decline was expected for the fourth quarter of 2016. But once again, analysts underestimated the iPhone 7.
Net profit was up 30 percent for Foxconn compared to the same quarter in 2015, a major jump by any measure. The fact that it beat analysts' predictions of a loss -- and beat it by $660 million -- shows how far off some predictions were. Net profit was T$68.77 billion ($2.26 billion), up from T$52.93 billion in Q4 2015, according to Reuters. The turnaround was mostly attributed to increased iPhone sales. Apple drives about half of Foxconn's profits, so it makes sense that Apple's record shipment of iPhones in Q4 last year would see Foxconn turn around sharply. Other investments, such as Foxconn's in-house manufacturing robots division and its purchase of screen-maker Sharp, are also starting to pay dividends. With a strong 2016 final quarter on record, Foxconn is now well set up for a record year. Apple is expected to release three new iPhone models this year, including updates to the iPhone 7 generation and an all-new iPhone 8 (also referred to as the iPhone Edition or iPhone X). Those updates promise a growth in the number of iPhone sales overall, and if the iPhone 8 actually sells for more than $1,000 as has been rumored, the profit margin on every iPhone could also go up. Add in a revamped iPad line with a new budget model, and things are looking rosy for Foxconn.
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| New Grill Brands Want to Take Over Your Backyard Posted: 31 Mar 2017 01:34 PM PDT  Weber and Char-Broil have been making grills for more than 60 years and dominate the market. That hasn't stopped newcomers from trying to win over grilling enthusiasts with innovative designs and...
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| High-tech war kit can't prevent civilian deaths in Iraq Posted: 31 Mar 2017 12:32 AM PDT  Despite using state-of-the-art weaponry, the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq appears unable to avoid civilian casualties as it battles the jihadists in close urban combat. The coalition is backing Iraqi forces in the battle to push out IS from west Mosul, a maze of narrow and densely populated lanes in which residents must hunker down in a bid to avoid bombs and bullets.
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| 2017 Audi Q7 Posted: 31 Mar 2017 10:10 AM PDT  Bread and butter never tasted better.
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| The Latest: Family speaks after remains of girl found Posted: 31 Mar 2017 04:34 PM PDT  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on the case of a Tucson girl who went missing nearly five years ago (all times local):
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| Will Trump Save Internet Privacy Protections? Posted: 30 Mar 2017 10:54 AM PDT  A bill that would gut internet privacy protections is headed to the president's desk.
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| Mylan says EpiPen manufacturing partner to expand device recall Posted: 31 Mar 2017 03:06 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Generic drugmaker Mylan NV said on Friday that its manufacturing partner for EpiPen devices had expanded a recall of the life-saving allergy shot in the United States and other markets. The announcement comes a week after Mylan said it had recalled about 81,000 EpiPen devices in countries outside the United States following two reports of the company's allergy treatment failing to work in emergencies. The recall is being initiated in the United States and will extend to Europe, Asia, North and South America, Mylan said.
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| FBI releases 9/11 Pentagon photos Posted: 31 Mar 2017 12:38 PM PDT  Never-seen photographs from the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon released by the FBI this week show the massive devastation that faced first responders. Twenty-seven pictures from that day depict the crushed walls, blazing fires and eviscerated interiors of the seat of the US Department of Defense. The American Airlines jet that struck the Pentagon was one of four airliners hijacked by Al-Qaeda teams and used as weapons in the deadliest terror attack ever on US soil.
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| Best Buy's Epic Galaxy S8/S8+ Deal Beats Everyone Else Posted: 30 Mar 2017 04:50 PM PDT  The dust has barely settled on yesterday's Galaxy S8 Unboxed event and already we've spotted a Galaxy price war.
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| 2017 Infiniti Q60 Red Sport 400 Posted: 30 Mar 2017 12:57 PM PDT  Is this the second coming of the G35?
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| Correction: Man kills 3 home burglars; woman arrested Posted: 30 Mar 2017 05:03 PM PDT  In a March 28 story about the killing of three burglars during a home invasion, The Associated Press incorrectly reported the name of an organization. The correct name is the National Conference of State Legislatures, not National Council of State Legislatures.
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| At Least 22 People Killed In Pakistan Blast Posted: 31 Mar 2017 04:05 AM PDT  Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a faction of Pakistan's Taliban militant group, reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack that occurred in the northwestern city of Parachinar.
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| Dem opposition to Trump court pick grows; Schumer warns GOP Posted: 31 Mar 2017 01:32 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic opposition to President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee swelled Friday as Democrats neared the numbers needed for a filibuster, setting up a showdown with Republicans who have the votes to confirm Neil Gorsuch.
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| Gilbert Baker, inventor of gay rights rainbow flag, dies at 65 Posted: 31 Mar 2017 04:41 PM PDT  Clive Baker gave the world the rainbow flag, he gave me forty years of love and friendship," Cleve Jones said on Twitter. No details were immediately available on the cause of Baker's death or where he died. Jones also tweeted a photo of Baker with former President Barack Obama, inviting mourners to meet him under a rainbow flag in the Castro district of San Francisco on Friday evening to remember his friend.
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| U.S. signals policy decision soon on Russian arms treaty allegations Posted: 31 Mar 2017 07:41 AM PDT  By Phil Stewart and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis signaled on Friday Washington might soon decide how to respond to what it says are Russian violations of a Cold War-era arms control agreement, saying the United States was conferring with allies. Washington and Moscow have long questioned each other's commitment to the INF treaty, which banned nuclear and conventional ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with a range of 500-5,500 km (300-3,400 miles). The United States has accused Moscow of developing and fielding a ground-launched cruise missile, in violation of its INF Treaty obligations.
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| China Southern profit soars as currency woes hit rivals Posted: 31 Mar 2017 12:23 AM PDT  Asia's biggest carrier China Southern Airlines on Friday posted a 35 percent leap in profit in 2016, but the slumping Chinese currency dented earnings for the rest of the country's "big three" carriers. Increasing demand is expected to propel China to overtake the United States within a few years as the world's biggest market for air travel in coming years. China Southern turned a profit of 5.04 billion yuan ($731 million) in the year, up 35.0 percent, capitalising on a continued boom in both domestic and overseas trips by Chinese travellers as the country's middle class swells.
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| Apple’s MacBook Pro dongle sale ends today, but there are cheaper options anyway Posted: 31 Mar 2017 01:54 PM PDT 
When Apple introduced its revamped MacBook Pro lineup last fall, the backlash was immediate. From complaints about a 16GB ceiling on RAM to concerns about the utility of the Touch Bar, many developers and creative professionals were quick to categorize Apple's new notebook lineup as overpriced and under-powered. Many Apple enthusiasts also took umbrage with the design of the MacBook Pro itself, specifically lambasting Apple for removing a number of beloved and useful ports, including the MagSafe 2 charging port, the HDMI port, and the standard USB port. Instead, Apple's new MacBook Pro design featured four Thunderbolt 3/USB-C ports, effectively forcing many users intent on maintaining their workflow to invest in any number of dongles.
Acquiescing to customer complaints about Apple's port revamp, Apple last November began offering users significant discounts on various dongles to help ease the pain. Conceding that the new MacBook Pro might require a period of transition, an Apple spokesperson at the time said: "We recognize that many users, especially pros, rely on legacy connectors to get work done today and they face a transition. We want to help them move to the latest technology and peripherals, as well as accelerate the growth of this new ecosystem." Apple's dongle sale was only supposed to last until 2016, but Apple, showing its users some mercy, decided to extend its adapter and dongle sale until March 31. Translation? If you have a MacBook Pro and are keen on picking up one of Apple's many dongles at a nice discount, you'll want to act today. Now if you're not ready to make a purchase today or are perhaps looking for even better savings on various MacBook Pro dongles, there are a number of affordable alternatives available on Amazon that you might want to check out as well. Listed below are a few of the better deals we've seen in recent weeks. Priced reasonably at $26, you can pick up the AUKEY USB C Hub 3 which features 3 USB 3.0 Ports, 1 Ethernet port, and 1 Type-C input charging port. The AUKEY USB C Hub 4, meanwhile, offers up 4 USB 3.0 ports, 1 HDMI port and 1 Type C input charging port for just $43. For an even more affordable option, HooToo's USB C Hub retails for just $12 and features 3 USB 3.0 ports and an SD Card reader.
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| The 5 Best Touring Motorcycles - Bikes For Doing Distance Posted: 31 Mar 2017 05:00 AM PDT  The 5 Best Touring Motorcycles: Bikes For Doing Distance Updated List Includes Less-Expensive Options The thought of travelling on two wheels is what brought many of us to motorcycling in the first place. A motorcycle allows a person to connect with the
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| Video shows LA deputy ignoring shooting call Posted: 31 Mar 2017 10:41 AM PDT  An LA County Sheriff's Deputy was caught on camera ignoring a shooting alert.
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| U.S. judge views $25 million Trump University settlement favorably Posted: 30 Mar 2017 03:26 PM PDT  By Karen Freifeld and Marty Graham SAN DIEGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday said he was leaning toward approving a $25 million settlement of fraud claims against President Donald Trump and his Trump University real estate seminars but deferred a final decision to a later date. At a hearing in San Diego, Judge Gonzalo Curiel noted that, under the class action settlement, former Trump University students were expected to recover 80 percent of the money they spent on courses and mentoring programs. A Florida woman objected to the settlement, saying she should have the opportunity to opt out and take Trump to court herself.
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| Charleston church shooter to plead guilty to murder charges Posted: 31 Mar 2017 11:36 AM PDT  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Convicted South Carolina church shooter Dylann Roof is set to plead guilty to state murder charges, avoiding a second death sentence and effectively bringing to a close the prosecutions against him for the 2015 slaughter.
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| US Congress rolls back family planning funding protections Posted: 30 Mar 2017 04:02 PM PDT  US Republican lawmakers on Thursday successfully rolled back Obama-era rules protecting funding to clinics that offer abortion services, as Vice President Mike Pence broke a Senate tie on the contentious measure. The rules had prevented states from withholding certain federal money -- distributed under a "Title X" program that funds family planning clinics used in large measure by low-income Americans -- to Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers. Republicans, who control both chambers of Congress, for years have sought to defund Planned Parenthood and other clinics that provide abortion.
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