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• Trump’s ‘big, beautiful wall’ collides with Congress
• Dao attorney: Client was dragged like ‘sack of potatoes,’ apology from CEO wouldn’t help
• Pres. Trump's Threat to Congress Fails
• Ann Coulter's backers at UC Berkeley file lawsuit
• Arkansas kills inmate in latest of several planned executions
• Lawyer for Philippines hit-man files complaint against Duterte at ICC
• Obama makes first public remarks since leaving office
• Chelsea Clinton Responds To SNL Cast Member’s Joke
• North Korea won't bow to Donald Trump's threats. It needs assurances | Lawrence Douglas
• Pulse-Pounding Video Shows Girl Falling Out of Church Bus
• ‘Better you than me’: Trump commends astronauts for converting urine into drinking water
• The Latest: Group decries the way statues are being removed
• Death Penalty Countdown: One Family Waits for Execution Day in Arkansas
• Police search for missing boy in California; father arrested
• Venezuela death toll rises as unrest enters fourth week
• The 56 Most Delish Burritos
• Donald Trump may be willing to shut down the government over his wall with Mexico
• Off-Duty NYPD Officer Critically Injures 2 Women While Drunk Behind the Wheel: Cops
• Macron, Le Pen leading French vote: initial projections
• Aviation officer gives his version of United flight removal
• How Exercise Can Benefit Your Brain
• The Latest: Teacher to return to Tennessee to face charges
• China's quota threat charges up electric car market
• Gov. Kasich on President Trump and cable news
• North Korea stages large-scale artillery drill as U.S. submarine docks in South
• How to Know If You're Underfunded in Your Retirement Account
• Wooden Figurines 'Weave' at Tiny Looms Placed in Ancient Grave
• Ten of the Quickest New Cars You Can Buy for Less Than $25,000
• Brooklyn moves to help minor offenders avoid deportation
• The Latest: Spokesman says inmate apologized to director
• The Latest: Mistrial declared for 4 in Cliven Bundy standoff
• Tesla is doubling the size of its charging network
• Barack Obama to 'make $400k' for his Wall Street speech
• Scots don't want another independence vote: Kantar poll
• ESPN Is an Albatross For Walt Disney Co (DIS) Stock
• Tomb Full of Mummies Unearthed at Luxor
• Watch the 2017 Honda Civic Type R Set a New FWD Nurburgring Lap Record
• Ukraine opens terror probe after OSCE medic killed
• The Best Pocket Knife for Every Situation
• Tennessee teacher planned to take 15-year-old girl to Mexico
• Khamenei urges presidential hopefuls to focus on Iran
• Up in Smoke: Marijuana activists cuffed after lighting up at U.S. Capitol
• Nature throws humanity a softball, provides bugs that digest plastic
• Pentagon chief warns of 'tough year' for Afghanistan
• 2 suspects dead after author, conservationist shot in Kenya

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful wall’ collides with Congress Posted: 25 Apr 2017 03:28 AM PDT President Trump backed off his demand that Congress pay for a wall spanning the entire U.S.-Mexico border in a crucial spending bill that must pass by Friday night to keep the government funded.

Dao attorney: Client was dragged like ‘sack of potatoes,’ apology from CEO wouldn’t help Posted: 24 Apr 2017 08:23 AM PDT Thomas Demetrio, the lawyer for injured United passenger David Dao, said the airline's CEO had a chance to apologize but instead called Dao belligerent.

Pres. Trump's Threat to Congress Fails Posted: 24 Apr 2017 12:40 PM PDT President Trump lost his first fight over health care and Monday night he appeared to back off threats to force Democrats and Republicans to pay for the border wall. Fmr. GOP Congressman David Jolly and MNSBC's Joy Reid join Lawrence O'Donnell.

Ann Coulter's backers at UC Berkeley file lawsuit Posted: 24 Apr 2017 03:44 PM PDT BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Ann Coulter is now at the center of a civil rights lawsuit filed Monday against the University of California, Berkeley by students who say the school is violating their right to free speech by canceling the conservative pundit's speaking event on campus this week.

Arkansas kills inmate in latest of several planned executions Posted: 24 Apr 2017 06:33 PM PDT The southern US state of Arkansas, rushing to execute several inmates before a lethal drug expires at the end of the month, has carried out the first of two executions scheduled for Monday, the attorney general said. Jack Jones was executed after the US Supreme Court rejected an 11th-hour request from his attorneys asking the justices to reconsider a procedural issue from his trial. Arkansas had planned to put eight convicted murderers to death in 11 days -- a record, had it been carried out -- but four have won reprieves.

Lawyer for Philippines hit-man files complaint against Duterte at ICC Posted: 24 Apr 2017 05:51 AM PDT By Clare Baldwin and Stephanie van den Berg HONG KONG/THE HAGUE (Reuters) - A Philippines lawyer filed a complaint at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday against President Rodrigo Duterte and senior officials, accusing them of mass murder in a nationwide anti-drugs crackdown. Attorney Jude Sabio said in the 77-page complaint that Duterte "repeatedly, unchangingly and continuously" committed crimes against humanity and that under him, killing drug suspects and other criminals has become "best practice". Sabio is the lawyer for Edgar Matobato, a man who has testified in the Philippines Senate that he was part of a hit squad that operated on Duterte's orders.

Obama makes first public remarks since leaving office Posted: 24 Apr 2017 10:26 AM PDT Leading a panel discussion at the University of Chicago, the former president said that he is hoping to inspire young leaders and "help them take a crack at changing the world."

Chelsea Clinton Responds To SNL Cast Member’s Joke Posted: 24 Apr 2017 02:16 PM PDT Chelsea Clinton responded to a joke made by 'Saturday Night Live' star Vanessa Bayer at the expense of former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

North Korea won't bow to Donald Trump's threats. It needs assurances | Lawrence Douglas Posted: 24 Apr 2017 03:00 AM PDT Brinkmanship won't convince Kim Jong-un to negotiate. 'Mike Pence has warned North Korea not to test Trump's resolve. Anyone who harbors the illusion that Donald Trump will be able to threaten North Korea into peacefully giving up its nuclear weapons should think about Libya.

Pulse-Pounding Video Shows Girl Falling Out of Church Bus Posted: 24 Apr 2017 02:18 PM PDT The 4-year-old suffered a broken jaw and is the process of recovering.

‘Better you than me’: Trump commends astronauts for converting urine into drinking water Posted: 24 Apr 2017 08:31 AM PDT In a video call with space station astronaut Peggy Whitson, President Trump congratulated her on her record-setting 535th day in space.

The Latest: Group decries the way statues are being removed Posted: 24 Apr 2017 09:08 AM PDT NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on removal of Confederate monuments in New Orleans. (all times local):

Death Penalty Countdown: One Family Waits for Execution Day in Arkansas Posted: 24 Apr 2017 03:09 AM PDT Just miles away from death row in Arkansas, Genie Boren waits for the scheduled execution date of her husband's killer, Kenneth Williams. Williams is one of the previously eight scheduled executions in a 10 day span in Arkansas.

Police search for missing boy in California; father arrested Posted: 23 Apr 2017 06:43 PM PDT SOUTH PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Police in Southern California on Sunday finished their search of a park where the passed-out father of a missing 5-year-old boy was found over the weekend and are asking for anyone with information to come forward.

Venezuela death toll rises as unrest enters fourth week Posted: 24 Apr 2017 03:34 PM PDT By Brian Ellsworth and Diego Oré CARACAS (Reuters) - At least one person was killed in political unrest in Venezuela on Monday as anti-government protests entered a fourth week with mass "sit-ins" to press demands for early elections. A local government worker was shot dead in the Andean state of Merida at a counter-protest rally in favor of the socialist government, while another man there was wounded by a bullet and left fighting "between life and death", state ombudsman Tarek Saab said. There was also an unconfirmed report on Monday, from a regional opposition party official, of two more fatalities during protests in the western agricultural state of Barinas.

The 56 Most Delish Burritos Posted: 24 Apr 2017 12:08 PM PDT

Donald Trump may be willing to shut down the government over his wall with Mexico Posted: 24 Apr 2017 12:32 PM PDT Donald Trump has demanded congress provide funds to build his controversial border wall with Mexico - apparently willing to threaten Democrats even if he risks a government shutdown. Mr Trump is also seeking to persuade Democrats to fund the border wall, while avoiding a looming shutdown of the federal government.

Off-Duty NYPD Officer Critically Injures 2 Women While Drunk Behind the Wheel: Cops Posted: 24 Apr 2017 11:24 AM PDT Neville Smith, 32, rear-ended a Honda as he merged onto a highway before dawn Sunday.

Macron, Le Pen leading French vote: initial projections Posted: 23 Apr 2017 11:12 AM PDT Centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen will contest the second round of the French presidential election, initial projections suggested Sunday, after a nailbiting vote seen as vital for the future of the EU. Macron was projected to win between 23 and 24 percent in Sunday's first round, slightly ahead of National Front leader Le Pen with between 21.6 and 23 percent, according to estimates on public television. The outcome capped an extraordinary few months for a deeply divided France, which saw a campaign full of twists and turns and a movement away from traditional parties.

Aviation officer gives his version of United flight removal Posted: 24 Apr 2017 08:25 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — The physician who was dragged off a United Airlines flight in Chicago this month was verbally and physically abusive, and flailing his arms before he lost his balance and struck his mouth on an armrest, according to the aviation officer who pulled the man out of his seat.

How Exercise Can Benefit Your Brain Posted: 24 Apr 2017 03:33 PM PDT Aerobic exercise, resistance training (such as weight lifting), and tai chi can all boost brain function in people older than 50, concludes a review published today in the British Journal of Spor...

The Latest: Teacher to return to Tennessee to face charges Posted: 24 Apr 2017 03:14 PM PDT SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of a Tennessee teacher charged with kidnapping a 15-year-old student (all times local):

China's quota threat charges up electric car market Posted: 24 Apr 2017 08:08 AM PDT China's electric-car market is already the world's biggest, but a government proposal to introduce "new energy" vehicle quotas for automakers is further charging it up. With the threat of the measure looming, major manufacturers at the annual auto show in Shanghai are announcing big plans to boost their electric vehicle (EV) offerings in China. Volvo has confirmed it will introduce its first 100-percent electric car in China in 2019, while Ford will market its first hybrid vehicle in early 2018 and envisions 70 percent of all Ford cars available in China will have electric options by 2025.

Gov. Kasich on President Trump and cable news Posted: 24 Apr 2017 02:19 PM PDT Ohio Governor John Kasich talks to Katie Couric about President Trump's obsession with cable news.

North Korea stages large-scale artillery drill as U.S. submarine docks in South Posted: 25 Apr 2017 02:03 AM PDT By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea conducted a big live-fire exercise on Tuesday to mark the foundation of its military as a U.S. submarine docked in South Korea in a show of force amid growing concern over the North's nuclear and missile programs. The port call by the USS Michigan came as a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group steamed toward Korean waters and as top envoys for North Korea policy from South Korea, Japan and the United States met in Tokyo.

How to Know If You're Underfunded in Your Retirement Account Posted: 25 Apr 2017 06:30 AM PDT Reports of American workers being short on their retirement funds are rampant. The National Institute on Retirement Security frames the "underfunded" issue in real dollar terms, noting that retirement savings are "dangerously low", and the U.S. retirement savings deficit is between $6.8 and $14 trillion. Yes, too many Americans are underfunded in the retirement accounts -- but how do you know exactly how much you're underfunded?

Wooden Figurines 'Weave' at Tiny Looms Placed in Ancient Grave Posted: 24 Apr 2017 06:01 AM PDT Tiny wooden figurines have stood upright "weaving" at appropriately sized looms for more than 2,100 years in a Chinese tomb containing the remains of a middle-age woman, a new study finds. The discovery of the miniature scene astonished archaeologists, who were surveying an area slated for subway construction in Chengdu, a city in China's southwestern Sichuan province, in 2013. The looms may be small — the largest is about the size of a child's toy piano — but they're the earliest evidence on record of looms that could be used to weave patterns, the researchers said.

Ten of the Quickest New Cars You Can Buy for Less Than $25,000 Posted: 24 Apr 2017 12:19 PM PDT

Brooklyn moves to help minor offenders avoid deportation Posted: 24 Apr 2017 09:35 AM PDT The public prosecutor's office in the New York borough of Brooklyn will change the way it deals with minor infractions by undocumented immigrants to lessen their risk of expulsion under the Trump administration, it said Monday.

The Latest: Spokesman says inmate apologized to director Posted: 24 Apr 2017 10:26 PM PDT LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Latest on Arkansas' attempt to carry out the nation's first double execution since 2000 (all times local):

The Latest: Mistrial declared for 4 in Cliven Bundy standoff Posted: 24 Apr 2017 01:13 PM PDT LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on the trial of six men charged in an armed standoff with federal agents (all times local):

Tesla is doubling the size of its charging network Posted: 24 Apr 2017 09:58 AM PDT The biggest complaint about electric cars has always been that there's nowhere to juice up. Well, that excuse just died if you own a Tesla. The company just announced plans to double the size of its charging network by the end of the year, promising more chargers at current locations, and new Supercharger sites for all those Model 3s that should be hitting the road. According to Tesla's plans, the number of Superchargers available globally will double by the end of the year, from 5,000 currently to a total of 10,000. In the US, there's a planned Supercharger increase of 150 percent. The upgrades will be spread out between new sites along highways, capacity increases to existing sites, and more Supercharger locations in urban areas. Currently, the Supercharger network exists to facilitate long road trips. Superchargers are Tesla-branded chargers that only work with Tesla vehicles, and are capable of charging Teslas much faster than any other kind of charger. Tesla has a network of charging stations along most major US highways, which allows owners to travel distances well in excess of the car's 200-mile range, without needing to stop overnight to charge. With a flood of new vehicles expected to hit the roads when the Model 3 starts being delivered, the capacity improvements will be necessary to keep congestion down at Superchargers. Already, Tesla has begun seeing congestion at some stations, and it's had to start charging new Tesla owners for charging. Previously, charging at a Supercharger was free for Tesla owners.

Barack Obama to 'make $400k' for his Wall Street speech Posted: 25 Apr 2017 02:55 AM PDT Barack Obama has reportedly agreed to speak at a Wall Street conference for almost half a million dollars. The former President, who left the White House almost 100 days ago, is said to be appearing at Cantor Fitzgeralds LP's healthcare conference as a keynote speaker in September. Mr Obama's reported speech fee is nearly twice as much as Hillary Clinton has charged private companies for similar style events.

Scots don't want another independence vote: Kantar poll Posted: 24 Apr 2017 04:04 PM PDT Most Scottish voters do not want another referendum on independence from the United Kingdom and support for secession itself appears to have weakened, according to a Kantar survey. Scots voted by a wide margin to stick with the European Union in last June's referendum, clashing with the UK as a whole which voted to leave. Scotland's devolved government, run by the Scottish National Party (SNP), says this means the country should be given a new chance to decide whether it wants to split from the UK.

ESPN Is an Albatross For Walt Disney Co (DIS) Stock Posted: 24 Apr 2017 08:04 AM PDT Published reports indicate that cable channel ESPN is preparing another round of cuts to its on-air talent, as parent company Walt Disney Co (ticker: DIS) continues to try to right the ship at the popular network. Traditional cable TV viewers have flocked to cheaper alternatives, and Disney is still trying to solve its ESPN problem. ESPN is expected to cut 40 jobs starting on May 1, including radio hosts, on-air personalities and writers.

Tomb Full of Mummies Unearthed at Luxor Posted: 24 Apr 2017 06:01 AM PDT Several mummies and more than 1,000 figurines have been discovered at an ancient cemetery located at Luxor in Egypt, archaeologists reported. A team of archaeologists with the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities uncovered the funerary complex during the ministry's ongoing excavations at the site. The funerary complex contains multiple tombs that were originally built for a man named Userhat, who was a judge in Luxor sometime during what modern-day archaeologists call Egypt's New Kingdom (1550–1070 B.C.) period, the ministry said in a statement.

Watch the 2017 Honda Civic Type R Set a New FWD Nurburgring Lap Record Posted: 25 Apr 2017 08:57 AM PDT With a 7:43.80 lap time, the 306-horsepower turbocharged Type R snatches front-drive victory from the hottest VW GTI.

Ukraine opens terror probe after OSCE medic killed Posted: 24 Apr 2017 06:17 AM PDT Ukraine opened a terror investigation Monday into a mine blast that killed an American medic from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's monitoring team in the country's rebel-held east. The OSCE suffered its first casualty in the three-year war in Europe's backyard after an armoured vehicle hit a landmine Sunday in the Russian-backed separatist fiefdom of Lugansk.

The Best Pocket Knife for Every Situation Posted: 24 Apr 2017 12:18 PM PDT

Tennessee teacher planned to take 15-year-old girl to Mexico Posted: 24 Apr 2017 03:51 PM PDT SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Tennessee teacher charged with kidnapping a 15-year-old student and driving her to California had planned to take the girl to Mexico and took a boat from San Diego on a test run, according to federal court documents filed Monday.

Khamenei urges presidential hopefuls to focus on Iran Posted: 25 Apr 2017 03:02 AM PDT Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called Tuesday on candidates for next month's presidential election not to look to other countries as examples for progress. The May 19 election will see incumbent moderate Hassan Rouhani face off against two highly-touted conservative rivals. Speaking at a meeting of ambassadors from Muslim nations in Tehran, Khamenei encouraged candidates "not to look abroad (but) to pin hope on the capabilities of the nation for progress".

Up in Smoke: Marijuana activists cuffed after lighting up at U.S. Capitol Posted: 24 Apr 2017 02:00 PM PDT Two dozen red-hatted protesters gathered on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on Monday to call for easing federal marijuana laws, but police snuffed out the party by arresting four of them after they lit up joints. The activists, who carried marijuana-leaf flags and a sign saying "Let DC Tax and Regulate Marijuana," were calling for coast-to-coast legalization of the recreational use of marijuana and protections for those who use cannabis for medical reasons. The protest included the recitation of Buddhist, Jewish, Christian and Rastafarian prayers on the lawn outside the domed national landmark.

Nature throws humanity a softball, provides bugs that digest plastic Posted: 24 Apr 2017 07:04 PM PDT Mother Earth is one seriously gracious host. Humanity has done little else to the planet that produced us than completely destroy it at every turn. We dump toxic oil into oceans, irreversibly alter the climate, drive species into extinction, and pile heaps of trash everywhere we can find space for it. Nature owes us nothing, but it still finds a way to help us save our own hides on a regular basis. The latest example? How about a caterpillar that eats and breaks down the one thing humans have created that pollutes for centuries before decomposing on its own: plastic. Plastic is everywhere, and as far as the Earth is concerned it absolutely sucks. Scientists believe it can take anywhere from 400 to 1,000 for common disposable plastic products like bags, bottles, and containers to break down after being thrown into a landfill — or flying out of your car window and into a ditch. That's a long, long time, and it makes plastic a particularly bad pollutant. Now, researchers believe they've stumbled upon a natural plastic decomposition tool that has been crawling around right under our feet, in the form of Galleria mellonella, the greater wax moth. Scientists from Cambridge University just discovered that the moth's larva can actually eat and break down plastic in a similar way to beeswax, which the moth regularly consumes. Its digestive system breaks up the chemical bonds of polyethylene and makes the insects a powerful tool against the seemingly unending flood of plastic waste around the globe. Unfortunately, solving the problems of plastic pollution isn't as simple as dumping a bunch of moth larva into landfills; scientists first have to fully study and detail the unique process in the bug's gut that is giving it its remarkable power. Once researchers know exactly how the moth is performing its trick they could apply that knowledge to large-scale efforts to biodegrade junk plastic in places where it causes the most problems, such as the ocean and other pollution hot spots.

Pentagon chief warns of 'tough year' for Afghanistan Posted: 24 Apr 2017 12:49 PM PDT US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warned of "another tough year" in Afghanistan as he arrived on an unannounced visit Monday, hours after his Afghan counterpart resigned over a deadly Taliban attack that triggered anger and left the embattled army in disarray. Paying his first visit to Afghanistan as Pentagon chief, Mattis met with President Ashraf Ghani and other officials and US military commanders. "We're under no illusions about the challenges associated with this mission," he said at a press conference in Kabul with General John Nicholson, US commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan.

2 suspects dead after author, conservationist shot in Kenya Posted: 24 Apr 2017 05:19 AM PDT NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Two suspects were killed by security agencies after the shooting of Italian-born author and conservationist Kuki Gallmann, Kenya's Internal Security Minister Joseph Nkaissery said Monday.

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