| Eight Massive Wildfires Rage Across California Posted: 22 Jul 2017 09:04 AM PDT  Among the fires is the most destructive wildfire in the U.S. this year, which crept within a mile of the historic tourist town of Mariposa.
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| Teenage cheerleader accused of killing newborn baby and burying it in garden Posted: 22 Jul 2017 02:49 AM PDT  An 18-year-old cheerleader has been arrested after her child's remains were found buried in her backyard, with investigators revealing the baby was alive at the time of birth. Brooke Skylar Richardson was charged with reckless homicide in the US state of Ohio on Friday after evidence emerged that the child "was not a stillborn baby", according to the Dayton Daily News. Authorities determined the infant died more than two months ago and only found the child's remains because of a tip from a doctor's office.
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| Arizona tells armed drivers how to avoid deadly police stops Posted: 22 Jul 2017 12:36 PM PDT  PHOENIX (AP) — Gun-friendly Arizona is trying to avoid deadly encounters between police and people behind the wheel by teaching armed drivers how they should handle themselves when they are pulled over.
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| Russian Spy House That Inspired 'The Americans' Will Be Put Up for Sale Posted: 22 Jul 2017 11:07 AM PDT  A New Jersey home that has been vacant since the FBI arrested a family of undercover Russian spies living there is heading for sale
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| U.S. warship crew found likely at fault in June collision: official Posted: 21 Jul 2017 12:00 PM PDT  The crew of the USS Fitzgerald was likely at fault in the warship's collision with a Philippine cargo ship in June and had not been paying attention to their surroundings, according to initial findings in an investigation, a U.S. defense official told Reuters on Friday. Multiple U.S. and Japanese investigations are under way into how the USS Fitzgerald, a guided missile destroyer, and the much larger ACX Crystal container ship collided in clear weather south of Tokyo Bay in the early hours of June 17. The collision tore a gash below the Fitzgerald's waterline, killing seven sailors in what was the greatest loss of life on a U.S. Navy vessel since the USS Cole was bombed in Yemen's Aden harbor in 2000.
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| WTF is Going on in this Baltimore Body Cam Video: A Screencap Guide Posted: 21 Jul 2017 02:59 PM PDT  It led to a suspect being falsely arrested back in January.
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| The many indignities of Sean Spicer Posted: 21 Jul 2017 01:49 PM PDT  White House press secretary Sean Spicer resigned his post Friday after six months and one half day on the job, surviving almost weekly predictions of his imminent departure at the hands of one or another of the president's aides and advisers. The final indignity appeared to be Trump's hiring of Anthony Scaramucci as the new White House communications director, which became public shortly before.
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| How it happened: Jerusalem holy site crisis Posted: 23 Jul 2017 06:10 AM PDT  Eight people have been killed in a weekend of violence following new Israeli security measures at an ultra-sensitive Jerusalem holy site. On July 14, three Arab Israelis armed with automatic rifles and a knife exit Jerusalem's Haram al-Sharif compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, and shoot dead two police officers stationed nearby. Arab Israelis are descendants of Palestinians who remained on their land following the creation of the state of Israel in 1948.
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| 8 Dead, 28 Found Injured In A Truck In Texas Posted: 23 Jul 2017 01:41 AM PDT  Eight people were found dead and about 30 others are in critical state after being discovered in a semi-trailer at a Walmart car park in San Antonio, Texas, on Sunday morning, the police said.
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| Politician running for Senate urges John McCain to resign after cancer diagnosis Posted: 21 Jul 2017 12:17 PM PDT  Politician Kelli Ward is urging Senator John McCain to resign from the Senate.
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| 10-Year-Old Arrested For Allegedly Stealing a Car for the Fourth Time in 6 Weeks Posted: 22 Jul 2017 01:07 PM PDT  Police said he removed his ankle monitor being caught.
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| One Thing I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Started a Succulent Garden Posted: 21 Jul 2017 09:54 AM PDT  Succulents are amazing additions to gardens, indoor and out. The photo-worthy plants come in almost every color of the rainbow—red, blue, orange, purple, and, of course, green—which means they can provide a brilliant pop of color to any setting. They look lovely lining a window sill or as a centerpiece for a breakfast table or in a container in a corner of the garden. They are incredibly popular right now, popping up on Pinterest and HGTV shows and everywhere in between. There is one thing about them that no one talks about, though: They are a bit finicky.Succulents, which are related to cacti (thorns are the main way to tell the cousins apart), originally came from a dry, desert environment, so transplanting them to the South can prove to be a challenge. While they are frequently touted as nearly-indestructible, if you're still working on your gardening merit badge, so to speak, succulents can require some special attention—not too much sun, not too much water, not too much soil. See? Finicky.Succulent owners must learn to balance the plant's love of dry climate and the need for water, as it can be very easy to overwater a succulent. Some succulents can go days or weeks without water, while others require a more regular water schedule. One trick is to take a chopstick or similar implement and push it into the soil surrounding the succulent, similarly to the way bakers test to see if a cake is done. If soil is clinging to the stick, no need to water. If your plant does need water, be sure not to water the leaves, instead only get the soil wet. As for that soil, most succulents like a well-draining soil, requiring a mix of sand and gravel or a deep understanding of how well the soil in your garden drains.While succulents are desert plants, not all of them do well in full sun. Instead they prefer a little shade, and while you're at it some good air flowing around them, too.Also keep in mind that not all succulents are created equally—some are hardy and live outdoors happily year-round, others need to be indoor houseplants especially come winter outdoors. Yucca and agave can do well outdoors, and according to the Washington Post, other outdoor options include stonecrop (also known as sedum) and house leeks, while Christmas cactus and jade plants do best indoors. They also note that mixing indoor and outdoor varieties can spell disaster as they have different needs. Mother Nature Network suggests choosing succulents for the landscape based on their hardiness for your USDA zone. WATCH: How To Propagate SucculentsSucculents are generally pest resistant, but not always. Outside succulents can attract aphids and develop scale, while inside they can be plagued with fungus gnats, woolly aphids, or spider mites. If your plant is doing poorly, swing by your local nursery for suggestions.Once you get the knack for these adorable plants, though, they can be easy to maintain and great for decorating with. When you learn the tricks, perhaps you can pass on your knowledge to someone else earning their green thumb.
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| How to Avoid Type 2 Diabetes Posted: 21 Jul 2017 12:39 PM PDT  A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report finds that a staggering 30 million people—roughly 1 in 10 Americans—have type 2 diabetes. Most concerning: nearly a quarter of them don't e...
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| Venezuela’s symphony of protests Posted: 23 Jul 2017 02:00 AM PDT ![Venezuela's symphony of protests]( "Venezuela's symphony of protests") Musicians in Venezuela have been taking their instruments to protests this year, and a violist was killed in June. Here are some of the players in action.
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| Departing White House press secretary says good riddance to press Posted: 21 Jul 2017 08:39 PM PDT Maybe hoping for the last word, Sean Spicer took another dig at the press in a "Hannity" appearance Friday.
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| Egypt says 30 suspected militants killed in Sinai raids Posted: 22 Jul 2017 12:50 AM PDT  Egyptian security forces killed 30 suspected militants in ground and air raids in North Sinai conducted over the past four days, the military said in a statement on Friday. Egypt faces an Islamist insurgency led by the Islamic State group in the Sinai Peninsula, where hundreds of soldiers and police have been killed since 2013. The military statement said 30 "highly dangerous" militants were killed and five others arrested in the raids, though it did not name a specific militant group or release names of those killed.
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| Radio station cancels Richard Dawkins appearance over Islam tweets Posted: 22 Jul 2017 07:42 AM PDT  A US radio station invited Richard Dawkins to speak about his latest book, and then cancelled the ticketed event over his tweets about Islam. The evolutionary biologist was due to discuss Science in the Soul: Collected Writings of a Passionate Rationalist at a benefit event for KPFA, a listener-funded station in Berkeley, California. Tickets were snapped up ahead of the anti-theist's planned talk on 9 August – but KPFA cancelled the event on Thursday, claiming it had recently discovered that his comments about Islam had upset people.
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| How a Presidential Pardon Could Backfire Posted: 21 Jul 2017 11:54 AM PDT  President Trump is considering pardoning family members caught up in the Russia investigation, but legal experts warn it could backfire.
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| Minneapolis police chief resigns after shooting by officer Posted: 21 Jul 2017 08:45 PM PDT  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis police Chief Janee Harteau resigned Friday at the request of the mayor, who said she lost confidence in the chief after last weekend's fatal police shooting of an unarmed Australian woman who had called 911.
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| Man Will Spend Life in Prison for Killing 5-Year-Old Stepdaughter After She Asked For Food Posted: 21 Jul 2017 09:47 AM PDT  Thomas McClellan was found guilty of first-degree murder, first-degree child abuse and first-degree arson in the killing of Luna Younger.
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| 6 of the most notable discoveries that have been revealed by melting ice Posted: 22 Jul 2017 04:37 AM PDT  Two frozen bodies uncovered in the Swiss Alps this week are only the latest secret shrinking glaciers around the world have given up.
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| Hundreds of sheep killed after bear chases them over cliff Posted: 22 Jul 2017 09:23 AM PDT  More than 200 sheep have died after they hurtled over the edge of a cliff in the Pyrenees mountains while being chased by a bear. Their deaths have reignited the bitter debate over the presence of bears in the mountain range that straddles the French-Spanish border, where they were reintroduced 20 years ago after disappearing in the early 1990s. The sheep belonged to a farmer in the Couflens area on the French side of the border, but their bodies were found last Sunday at the foot of a cliff just over the border in Spain. The rest of the large flock was missing after dispersing over the mountains while fleeing the attack. Local authorities sent experts to examine the scene during the week and they concluded that the sheep had been running away from a bear. The sheep's owner will be compensated for each of the 209 animals found dead, which is standard practice in such cases as part of the deal made between the government and farmers when brown bears from Slovenia were introduced in the late 1990s. Firefighters rescue Dolly the sheep from 15ft fall into rock crevice 00:47 But the deaths provoked an angry statement from the militant Confédération Paysanne (Farmers' Federation) which demanded immediate action to stop deadly attacks by bears on livestock. "Pastoralism, which is a guarantor of biodiversity and of a living and welcoming mountain region, is not compatible with the reintroduction of large predators," it said in a statement. "The state, which is responsible for the reintroduction of the bears, should remove the ones that are causing problems and should not reintroduce any more bears," it said. The verbal protest was the latest battle in the long-running war between livestock farmers and animal conservationists who believe bears have their rightful pace in the mountain range. Herd of bison sees off pack of wolves in incredible footage 01:22 A similar battle is going on over the growing presence of wolves in France. On Thursday the government gave the green light for the cull of dozens of wolves in mountain areas, mostly in the southeast, where they have killed around 8,000 farm animals, mostly sheep, over the past year. The cull of up to 40 wolves by July next year represents a little over 10 percent of France's total wolf population. Wolves were eradicated in France in the 1930s but began to arrive back from Italy in the 1990s.
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| 31-pound stray cat named Mr. Handsome is my favorite celebrity Posted: 22 Jul 2017 11:37 AM PDT  Here's a good situation: a 31-pound stray cat who goes by "Mr. Handsome" has received so much interest at a Pittsboro, North Carolina animal shelter that his new home will be determined by a literal raffle. Mr. Handsome, a flawless celebrity, has been winning hearts all week after being brought into the Chatham County Animal Shelter as a stray. Since then, there's been such an influx of prospective adopters to the shelter that parking and traffic have become strained. SEE ALSO: Cat that ingested antifreeze saved by the elixir of life: Vodka Now, those who'd like to adopt Mr. Handsome can fill out an application, which must be emailed to the shelter by July 26. If your name is drawn from the raffle, you'll be vetted further before the greatest cat to ever live is yours to keep. In the meantime, Mr. Handsome will be luxuriating in the ideal hotel suite — a cleared-out cabinet shelf he selected himself. WATCH: An incredible new robot inspired by vines can grow 25,000 times its original size
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| Qatar emir ready for Gulf crisis dialogue with conditions Posted: 21 Jul 2017 01:18 PM PDT  Qatar's ruler said Friday that the Gulf emirate is ready for dialogue to resolve a diplomatic crisis with a Saudi-led bloc so long as his country's sovereignty is respected. "We are open to dialogue to resolve the outstanding problems," so long as Qatar's "sovereignty is respected," Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani said in his first public comments since Saudi Arabia and its allies severed ties with gas-rich Qatar. Sheikh Tamim insisted that any deal "must not take effect in the form of diktats but rather through mutual commitments undertaken by all the parties".
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| Kentucky to Pay Attorney Fees for Defiant County Clerk Posted: 21 Jul 2017 02:31 PM PDT  A federal judge has ordered Kentucky taxpayers to pay more than $220,000 in attorneys' fees for an elected county clerk who caused a national uproar by refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in 2016.
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| Donald Trump's immigration crackdown encapsulated in poignant images of father being deported Posted: 22 Jul 2017 07:27 AM PDT  A man said goodbye to his wife and four children as he was deported from the US to Mexico after 16 years. Campaigners, lawyers and politicians arrived at Cleveland airport to denounce Jesus Lara Lopez's removal as one of "the darkest times in our nation". Mr Lara Lopez comforted his children, who will now grow up without a father present.
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| The Latest: UN deplores Palestinians deaths in Jerusalem Posted: 21 Jul 2017 03:58 PM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on developments in Israel (all times local):
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| Mom of Teen Who Went Missing at Sea with Friend Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Other Family Posted: 23 Jul 2017 08:43 AM PDT  She claims their negligence led to the boys' deaths in the suit.
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| Trump attacks Post over report Sessions discussed campaign with ambassador Posted: 22 Jul 2017 04:10 AM PDT  Donald Trump went on the offensive on Saturday morning, after the Washington Post reported that his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, discussed Trump's White House bid with the Russian ambassador to Washington in 2016. The president did not defend Sessions, whom earlier this week he criticised strongly for his recusal from the Russia investigation.
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| Photo of Walmart Employee Walking Hand-in-Hand With Blind Shopper Goes Viral Posted: 21 Jul 2017 12:46 PM PDT  Meghann Shaw went into that Biloxi Walmart for a prescription, and came out inspired.
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| Senate rule deals setback to Republican healthcare bill Posted: 21 Jul 2017 05:50 PM PDT  Republicans in the U.S. Senate were dealt another blow in their effort to repeal Obamacare on Friday when the keeper of the Senate's rules said certain provisions in their healthcare bill, such as defunding Planned Parenthood, could not be included. The Senate parliamentarian determined some provisions in the Better Care Reconciliation Act violate the Byrd Rule that requires backers to be able to muster 60 votes, according to a memo posted on the Senate Committee on the Budget website.
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| How to Peel and Devein Shrimp Posted: 22 Jul 2017 08:00 AM PDT  This article, How to Peel and Devein Shrimp, originally appeared on Chowhound.
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| Teacher convicted of having sex with her student suing teenage boy for defamation Posted: 22 Jul 2017 09:47 AM PDT  A 36-year-old teacher convicted of having sex with a person under the legal age of consent in California is suing the student she slept with for defamation. Tara Stumph, who is currently serving a 180 day sentence for having sex with a 16-year-old student, says that statements made by the young man hurt her reputation and her career. Stumph was named alongside her former employer, the Lucia Mar School District, in the lawsuit brought against her by her victim's family.
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| Warren Buffet Blames ‘Stupidity’ For Not Investing In Amazon Posted: 21 Jul 2017 03:30 PM PDT  Here's what the famed billionaire had to say about the e-commerce giant.
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| This Is The Best Happy Hour Spot In Your State Posted: 22 Jul 2017 12:48 PM PDT |
| Third Palestinian killed amid clashes in Jerusalem, West Bank: ministry Posted: 21 Jul 2017 10:23 AM PDT  A third Palestinian was killed on Friday after clashes erupted between Israeli forces and protesters over new security measures at a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site, the Palestinian health ministry said. "A Palestinian was killed after he was shot in the heart by live bullets," the ministry said of the incident in Abu Dis in the occupied West Bank. It provided no further details on the circumstances, but identified him as Mohammad Lafi, 18.
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| Trump Jr., Manafort in talks with Senate panel Posted: 21 Jul 2017 05:40 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's eldest son and his former campaign chairman are discussing being privately interviewed by a Senate committee investigating Russia's meddling in the 2016 election, the panel confirmed Friday.
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| It’s Time to Hit Poland in the Pocketbook Posted: 21 Jul 2017 01:34 PM PDT  With its latest move, Poland's ruling party has effectively ended rule of law. It's long past time for the EU to cut off the budding autocrats to the east.
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| In Chicago, women worried about violence join gun club Posted: 22 Jul 2017 06:05 PM PDT  Her hands slowed by rheumatoid arthritis, 71-year-old Marietta Crowder stands in front of her paper target, steadies her gun and pulls the trigger. Crowder is perhaps not the typical patron of a gun club. A fellow retiree, Javondlynn Dunagan, came up with the idea of gun training classes geared toward women, and for the "Ladies of Steel" gun club -- after successful training, the women gather twice a month to practice their skills.
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