| Condoleezza Rice: U.S. should ‘move on’ from Russian election interference Posted: 09 May 2017 09:44 AM PDT  Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice argued Tuesday that Russian interference in the election should "absolutely not" delegitimize Donald Trump's presidency. The U.S. accused the Russian government of backing the hacking attempts that led to massive email leaks from the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman, in addition to other moves meant to influence the 2016 race. Trump would also like everyone to move on from this story.
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| White House says Trump will ‘fully eliminate’ global threats to U.S., allies Posted: 09 May 2017 01:07 PM PDT  As the president weighs sending more troops to Afghanistan, Sean Spicer said Trump aims to "fully eliminate" threats "around the globe."
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| Safety concerns for one in three US drugs Posted: 09 May 2017 12:54 PM PDT  Almost one in three newly approved drugs in the United States turns out to have a safety issue after it is allowed on the market, US researchers said Tuesday. While these issues are rarely serious enough to get the drug pulled from the marketplace, researchers said new drugs should be monitored for years after they are released to the public. Cutting-edge therapies known as biologics, psychiatric drugs, and medicines that were fast-tracked by the US Food and Drug Administration were most likely to require additional safety warnings after approval, said the report in Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
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| 10-Year-Old Florida Alligator Attack Survivor: ‘I Knew What to Do’ Posted: 09 May 2017 08:57 AM PDT  Juliana Ossa was swimming in about 2 feet of water at a lake in Moss Park in Orlando on Saturday afternoon when an alligator bit her. She fought off the alligator attack by prying open its 9-foot-long mouth and freeing her leg.
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| ‘Nobody’s listening’: Health care backlash overwhelms GOP congressman at Iowa town hall Posted: 09 May 2017 08:05 AM PDT  Rep. Rod Blum took heat from constituents angry about his yes vote on the Republican bill to repeal and replace Obamacare.
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| Persistent Bear With Taste for Brownies Refuses to Leave Woman's Home Posted: 09 May 2017 01:07 PM PDT  No amount of screaming, noise or yelling was enough to get this bear to scram.
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| Nigeria spokesman says 1 Nigeria Chibok girl refused release Posted: 09 May 2017 02:04 PM PDT  ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — One of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014 and who had the opportunity to be released on Saturday chose to stay with her husband, the spokesman for Nigeria's president said Tuesday.
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| Philippines' Duterte rails against corrupt police Posted: 09 May 2017 05:00 PM PDT  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday launched another tirade against corrupt police who are the frontline troops in his deadly drug war, after four more officers were accused of kidnapping and extortion. The arrest of the four from Manila's financial district of Makati was the latest in a series of scandals involving police that have raised concerns about their suitability to prosecute the drug war. The 160,000-member police force is the main enforcer of Duterte's 10-month-old drugs crackdown that has claimed thousands of lives and led to warnings he may be orchestrating a crime against humanity.
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| EPA denies firing members of scientific review board Posted: 08 May 2017 12:19 PM PDT  The Environmental Protection Agency says that several scientists reached the end of their three-year contracts on the Board of Scientific Counselors. Critics see this as the latest step in an administration campaign to diminish the role of scientific evidence in the agency's policymaking.
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| New South Korean president vows to address North Korea, broader tensions 'urgently' Posted: 10 May 2017 08:53 AM PDT  By Ju-min Park and Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's new liberal President Moon Jae-in was sworn in on Wednesday and vowed to immediately tackle the difficult tasks of addressing North Korea's advancing nuclear ambitions and soothing tensions with the United States and China. Moon said in his first speech as president he would begin efforts to defuse security tensions on the Korean peninsula and negotiate with Washington and Beijing to ease a row over a U.S. missile defense system being deployed in the South. In a phone call congratulating Moon's election, U.S. President Donald Trump agreed with the new South Korean leader to cooperate on North Korea's nuclear issue and invited him to visit Washington, the South Korean presidential office said.
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| Money to prep poor kids for college? Sorry, wrong font Posted: 09 May 2017 01:28 PM PDT  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Dozens of universities and organizations that applied for federal grants to help young people from poor families prepare for college were turned down by the U.S. Education Department because of mistakes that consisted mostly of incorrect margins, the wrong font or lack of double-spacing.
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| Police called to restore order as fights erupt at Spirit Airlines terminal in Fort Lauderdale Posted: 09 May 2017 03:07 AM PDT  Video posted on Twitter captured a chaotic scene at a Spirit Airlines terminal at the airport as angry travelers yelled at staff while police officers tried to restore order.
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| FBI Paid $900,000 to Crack San Bernardino iPhone Posted: 09 May 2017 11:22 AM PDT  And ultimately turn up nothing of use.
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| Mexico’s poppy war: Mexican army fights opium surge feeding U.S. heroin demand Posted: 09 May 2017 10:24 AM PDT ![Mexico's poppy war: Mexican army fights opium surge feeding U.S. heroin demand]( "Mexico's poppy war: Mexican army fights opium surge feeding U.S. heroin demand") Opium production in the Mexican state of Guerrero has pitted the army against rival drug gangs. Here are photos from the fields.
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| Iraq forces advance in west Mosul Posted: 09 May 2017 08:50 AM PDT  Iraqi forces are making swift progress in west Mosul, officers said Tuesday, retaking several neighbourhoods on their way to a final showdown with jihadists in the Old City. With Iraq's biggest military operation in years set to enter its eighth month in a week, the Islamic State group was only holding on to a handful of neighbourhoods in west Mosul. Forces from the elite Counter-Terrorism Service "liberated the Northern Industrial Area on the western side," said the Joint Operations Command coordinating the war against IS in Iraq.
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| Judges hit Trump lawyer with tough questions over revised travel ban Posted: 08 May 2017 04:36 PM PDT  Federal appeals court judges on Monday peppered a U.S. Justice Department lawyer with tough questions about President Donald Trump's temporary ban on travelers from six Muslim-majority nations, with several voicing skepticism that protecting national security was the aim of the policy, not religious bias. Six Democratic appointees on a court dominated by judges named by Democratic presidents showed concerns about reviving the Republican president's March executive order that prohibited new visas to enter the United States for citizens of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for three months.
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| The Fidget Spinner Is The Toy Every Kid Wants: Where To Buy, Who Made It And More Posted: 09 May 2017 09:36 AM PDT  The fidget spinner is a toy that claims to help with anxiety and ADHD, but does it? Where to get one, how to use one and who made the first fidget spinner.
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| New Claims Made in Alleged Cover-Up of Penn State Frat Death: 'Make Sure the Pledges Keep Quiet' Posted: 08 May 2017 01:22 PM PDT  Eight members of the Beta Theta Phi fraternity have been charged with involuntary manslaughter.
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| How to Check Your Car's Engine Oil Posted: 09 May 2017 07:39 AM PDT  Consumer Reports has no relationship with any advertisers on this website. Think of motor oil as the life's blood of your car's engine. Checking it on a regular basis is a key part of keeping you...
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| North Korea could be preparing an electromagnetic pulse strike on the US from space, expert claims Posted: 08 May 2017 03:41 PM PDT  North Korea could be planning an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) strike on the US with two satellites already orbiting above the Earth, an expert has claimed. Dr Peter Vincent Pry claims that Pyongyang may be secretly developing the ability to detonate a high-altitude nuclear weapon in space which would set off the pulse, wiping out electrical systems below. The secretive kingdom is believed to have started a satellite programme during the 1980s and successfully launched two observation satellites in 2012 and 2016, which take an estimated 94 minutes to complete an orbit of the earth.
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| Apple is now worth $800 billion for the first time ever Posted: 08 May 2017 11:14 AM PDT 
Freshman economics students will tell you that something is only "worth" whatever other people are willing to pay for it. In the case of Apple Inc, that means the company is now valued at $800 billion, a new all-time high for the company. But according to analysts, Apple could be on track to break $1 trillion if it plays its cards right.
Apple's stock briefly surpassed $153.44 per share today. With Apple's 5.214 billion shares on the market, that means the company's market cap is greater than $800 billion. The new high comes just weeks after Apple blew through $750 billion, a milestone at the time. Anticipation surrounding Apple is reaching a frenzy currently, as a mix of factors are pushing investors ever higher. The iPhone 8, widely expected to launch late this year or early 2018, is predicted to start a "super-cycle" of upgrading, which will make Apple a brand-new wave of profit. Wider economic factors unrelated to the product lineup are also in Apple's favor. Apple has some $250 billion in cash, mostly held overseas, which it doesn't return to the US thanks to the 35% tax that would impose. President Trump, however, has hinted at the possibility of a one-time tax break to encourage companies to bring their cash back to the US. A break, expected to be around 10%, would enable Apple to return cash to the US, and use it to either invest, or return to shareholders. Either scenario would be favorable for investors, hence the excitement. Finally, a general rally in the US stock market is also playing in Apple's favor. The NASDAQ 100 closed at an all-time high last week. Despite the optimism, there's still some notes for concern. Apple's $250 billion in overseas cash is tempered by over $100 billion in debt that it has in the US. Since it can't use any of its overseas cash, it has been using debt to conduct its share buyback program, invest in new technologies, and issue dividends.
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| Iranian state TV: Death toll in mine explosion rises to 42 Posted: 09 May 2017 02:17 AM PDT  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian search crews have found seven more bodies at the site of last week's coal mine explosion in northern Golestan province, raising the number of confirmed fatalities in the incident to 42, state TV reported on Tuesday.
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| Senators on defensive over all-male healthcare panel Posted: 09 May 2017 04:59 PM PDT  Barely two days into crafting a new bill to roll back Obamacare, U.S. Senate Republicans were already on the defensive on Tuesday over the absence of any women in their core working group. After a meeting of the Senate healthcare group, lawmakers were bombarded with questions as to why no women were named to the 13-man panel. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell tried to explain.
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| Phoenix serial killings suspect: 'I'm innocent' Posted: 09 May 2017 05:30 PM PDT  PHOENIX (AP) — A former city bus driver suspected in a string of nine deadly shootings that spread fear in Phoenix declared "I'm innocent" as residents of the terrorized neighborhoods Tuesday expressed relief over the arrest and frustration that it took so long.
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| Moon starts term as S.Korea leader after landslide win Posted: 09 May 2017 05:12 PM PDT  Left-leaning former human rights lawyer Moon Jae-In began his five-year term as president of South Korea Wednesday, following a landslide election win after a corruption scandal felled the country's last leader. Tuesday's ballot was called after Park Geun-Hye was ousted and indicted for corruption, and took place against a backdrop of high tensions with the nuclear-armed North. Voters were galvanised by anger over the sprawling bribery and abuse-of-power controversy that brought down Park, which catalysed frustrations over jobs and slowing growth.
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| 2017 Mazda 3 2.0L Automatic Sedan Posted: 09 May 2017 12:35 PM PDT  Not even our favorite 3 . . . and still good.
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| How to Talk About Your Current Salary on a Job Interview Posted: 09 May 2017 08:27 AM PDT ![How to Talk About Your Current Salary on a Job Interview]( "How to Talk About Your Current Salary on a Job Interview") Many hiring managers or recruiters loathe having to ask the question: "What's your current base compensation?" In addition, there's always the dreaded: "What's your salary history?" question on applications. Your current annual salary (excluding bonuses and commission) shouldn't really impact your future one, right? In New York City, employers will be banned from asking job applicants how much money they made at past jobs, according to new legislation passed by the city council.
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| Suspect in doctors' slayings once worked at their posh condo Posted: 09 May 2017 02:55 PM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — The man suspected of killing two engaged doctors in their luxury penthouse condominium once held a job there.
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| Dog Left Disfigured By Wire Wrapped Around Its Muzzle Is On The Road To Recovery Posted: 09 May 2017 06:51 AM PDT  He will have facial reconstruction surgery.
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| Mexico's 2016 murder tally exceeds those of many countries at war: study Posted: 09 May 2017 11:34 AM PDT  Mexico had the second-highest number of murders last year among countries considered in "armed conflict," more than Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a report published on Tuesday that dealt a blow to President Enrique Pena Nieto's efforts to end a deadly drug war. With nearly 23,000 intentional homicides in 2016, Mexico's murder tally was second only to war-torn Syria's 60,000, said Antonio Sampaio, one of the authors of the International Institute for Strategic Studies' "Armed Conflict Survey 2017." Iraq had roughly 17,000 murders, while Afghanistan had 16,000 last year, he added, noting that Mexico's militarized drug battle increasingly resembles an armed conflict.
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| Teen arrested in recorded death of Utah girl Posted: 09 May 2017 12:56 PM PDT ![Teen arrested in recorded death of Utah girl]( "Teen arrested in recorded death of Utah girl") SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah teenager was arrested for investigation of murder after using cellphone video to record the death of a 16-year-old girl found hanged from a tree, authorities said Tuesday.
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| Here's A Roundup Of What Apple Could Announce At WWDC In June Posted: 09 May 2017 02:43 PM PDT  Apple is expected to hold its Worldwide Developers Conference next month and could announce its Siri speaker, iOS 11, tvOS11 and other updates. Here's what to expect.
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| Macron defeats Le Pen for the French presidency Posted: 08 May 2017 10:15 AM PDT ![Macron defeats Le Pen for the French presidency]( "Macron defeats Le Pen for the French presidency") French election in photos – from stump speeches to protests – the last days of the battle between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, leading up to victory for the French presidency.
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| Ukraine rebels roll out banned tanks on WWII Victory Day Posted: 09 May 2017 04:55 AM PDT  More than 10,000 people waving Russian flags and carrying portraits of Stalin watched tanks roll through Ukraine's de facto rebel capital Donetsk on Tuesday in celebration of the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany. Donetsk straddles a demarcation line in the industrial east of Ukraine from which the big guns from both sides were meant to have been withdrawn almost two years ago. Donetsk separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko led a march of about 1,000 fighters who held up a long banner painted the black and orange colours of Russia's patriotic Saint George's ribbon.
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| Feds want fired Tennessee teacher held until child sex trial Posted: 09 May 2017 02:47 PM PDT ![Feds want fired Tennessee teacher held until child sex trial]( "Feds want fired Tennessee teacher held until child sex trial") NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a teacher accused of kidnapping his 15-year-old student and repeatedly having sex with her while fleeing to California should remain jailed as a flight risk until he's tried on a charge that could keep him in prison for life.
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| Spoiler alert: Unpacking 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' credit scenes Posted: 09 May 2017 11:11 AM PDT  ABC News' Mike Rothman and FiveThirtyEight's Walt Hickey break down "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" Easter eggs.
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| 10 Ways to Maximize Square Footage in Small Rooms Posted: 09 May 2017 08:14 AM PDT ![10 Ways to Maximize Square Footage in Small Rooms]( "10 Ways to Maximize Square Footage in Small Rooms") Unfortunately, the more square footage one possesses, the higher the cost. There is a reason some homeowners and renters are turning toward the tiny house movement, or downsizing to live in a simpler, more efficient space. Today's homeowners are looking for an environmentally friendly space, with less financial burden and more freedom to travel, rather than being a tied to constant property maintenance (cleaning, organizing, landscaping, repairs).
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| White House postpones meeting to decide on participation in Paris climate pact Posted: 08 May 2017 09:35 PM PDT  A meeting of Trump administration advisers that had been scheduled for Tuesday to decide whether to pull the United States out of the Paris Climate Agreement has been postponed due to scheduling conflicts, a White House official said. Key advisers to President Donald Trump and cabinet officials were due to convene at the White House to resolve an internal debate over whether Trump should keep his campaign promise to pull the United States out of the Paris agreement, according to senior administration officials and several people briefed on the meeting. The White House official did not say when the meeting would be rescheduled.
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| Dad Gets Life in Horrific Killing of 7-Year-Old Son, Whose Body Was Fed to Pigs Posted: 08 May 2017 01:50 PM PDT  A Kansas dad was sentenced to life in prison for killing his son and allegedly feeding the remains to pigs.
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