| Only Tillerson to Join Trump at Putin Meeting Posted: 06 Jul 2017 11:25 AM PDT  Rachel Maddow reports on the protests in Hamburg, Germany on the first day of the G20 summit and points out that Donald Trump's only chaperone for his Friday meeting with Vladimir Putin will be former Exxon CEO, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
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| New Developments in Killing of Veteran New York City Police Officer Posted: 05 Jul 2017 09:00 PM PDT  Mayor Bill de Blasio announces the city will begin bullet-proofing all command vehicles immediately.
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| 28 inmates killed in Mexico prison riot Posted: 06 Jul 2017 06:47 PM PDT  Rioting inmates at a Mexican prison slit their rivals' throats and beat them to death Thursday, leaving 28 dead in the latest explosion of violence in the country's often lawless jails. Bodies were found strewn around the maximum-security wing, the kitchen, a prison yard and a conjugal visits area after the pre-dawn riot at the Las Cruces federal prison in Acapulco, said the security spokesman for the state of Guerrero. "The incident was triggered by an ongoing feud between rival groups within the prison," the spokesman, Roberto Alvarez, told a press conference.
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| United Airlines Forces 2-year-old from His Paid Seat Posted: 05 Jul 2017 09:00 PM PDT  The mother was forced to hold her son on her lap for a three-and-a-half hour flight after the airline gave away her son's seat to a standby passenger.
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| Trump reportedly couldn't find a hotel room in Germany for G20 summit Posted: 06 Jul 2017 04:16 PM PDT  For a man who owns a boatload of hotels, you'd think President Donald Trump would have no problem finding a comfortable room to crash. According to reports from local media, Trump had a little trouble finding a hotel room in Hamburg, Germany for his stay during the G20 summit this week. The Hamburger Abendblatt reports that Trump was initially trying to stay at the Four Seasons, but it was apparently already filled up by Saudi Arabia's King Salman's huge crew. SEE ALSO: Donald Trump and the first lady of Poland just had the most awkward handshake Ahead of G20 summit in Hamburg: Local media reports that Trump got rejected by city's top luxury hotel & has to stay in a state residence — Mathieu von Rohr (@mathieuvonrohr) June 26, 2017 According to the Financial Times, Salaman won't even be attending the summit, but will be represented by a former finance minister Mohammed al-Djadaninstead. Regardless, Saudia Arabia rolls deep, and is reportedly occupying all 156 rooms at the Four Seasons. The White House apparently tried to book a room at other luxury hotels in Hamburg, but was unsuccessful because they were all filled up with other world leaders and their guests. BuzzFeed reports that this was due to White House staffers dragging their feet, and anyone who has ever booked a late hotel room can probably understand this pain. But this is the White House. The White House did not immediately respond to Mashable's request for comment or confirmation on Trump's accommodations while in Germany. Rumors spread weeks ago that the White House was considering putting Trump up at a hotel in Berlin, then flying him into the summit every day via helicopter. But alas, it seems Trump finally found a comfy bed to sleep on in Hamburg. Trump will reportedly be staying at the Senate Guest House, a building that was erected in 1868, but has served as the Hamburg Senate guest house since 1965, according to the Associated Press. Here's a photo of the house where Trump is reportedly staying. It looks really nice! Exterior Guest house of the Senate of Hamburg where president Trump is supposed to stay during the upcoming G20 Summit.Image: action press/REX/ShutterstockSo how could this happen? Well, as Vox points out, it's possible that this was possibly a major oversight from the State Department, that has only confirmed a handful of positions and is severely understaffed. The G20 summit, which was announced in February of 2016, requires 9,000 hotel rooms to accommodate world leaders, their guests, staff, and security. WATCH: Donald Trump vs. The Dictionary
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| Amelia Earhart: Photograph allegedly shows female pilot surviving crash and being captured by Japanese Posted: 06 Jul 2017 07:56 AM PDT  A newly discovered photograph may show that Amelia Earhart survived her mysterious crash, and lived out the rest of her life in Japanese custody. For 80 years, Earhart's fate was unknown, thought to have perished after a suspected plane crash over the Pacific Ocean during an attempt to circumnavigate the globe in 1937. The fresh photo was discovered in America's National Archives, an independent agency that is charged with documenting and preserving historical records related to the US.
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| One dead as strong quake hits central Philippine island: official Posted: 06 Jul 2017 03:23 AM PDT  A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines Thursday, killing at least one person inside a collapsed building with more people feared trapped inside, a local official said. Rescuers were rushing to the town of Kananga where a three-storey commercial building collapsed as the tremor struck the central island of Leyte, town mayor Rowena Codilla told DZBB radio. "We were able to retrieve one dead and one wounded," Codilla said.
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| The Latest: US warns China about North Korea trade Posted: 05 Jul 2017 03:36 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. response to North Korea's latest missile launch (all times EDT):
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| Mental Health an Issue in Virginia Execution Posted: 05 Jul 2017 11:53 AM PDT  Rachel Maddow reports on Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe considering whether to block the execution of a man in light of his apparent mental illness.
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| Torrential rains cause severe flooding in Japan Posted: 06 Jul 2017 11:06 AM PDT ![Torrential rains cause severe flooding in Japan]( "Torrential rains cause severe flooding in Japan") Troops worked to rescue hundreds of people stranded by flooding in southern Japan. Several death and nearly 20 people were still unaccounted for in flooding that wrecked homes, roads and rice terraces.
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| DoJ Pushes States On Voter Roll Purge Posted: 06 Jul 2017 11:58 AM PDT  Rachel Maddow reports on a letter from the Department of Justice to states about a review of voter registration maintenance procedures, which many are seeing as a precursor to a nationwide voter purge.
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| Iraqi Commanders Say ISIS Fighters in Mosul Are Using Their Own Children as Human Shields Posted: 06 Jul 2017 07:24 PM PDT  It's unclear how many civilians remain in the militants' last enclave
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| Trump’s history of Putin statements: Lots of praise and one clear contradiction Posted: 06 Jul 2017 12:03 PM PDT  Ahead of their high-stakes encounter at the G-20 summit, a look back at the many comments President Trump has made about Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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| 2018 Volkswagen Atlas Is an SUV Done the American Way Posted: 06 Jul 2017 12:34 PM PDT  For years Volkswagen chose to market European-developed, driver-focused vehicles at a premium price rather than build the larger, more vanilla vehicles its competitors offered. The manufacturer a...
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| Dog Found Buried Up to Her Nose Dies a Day After Rescue, Cops Now Seeking 'Tormentor' Posted: 06 Jul 2017 09:15 AM PDT  There is a combined $15,000 reward from PETA and the Humane Society for information leading to an arrest in the case.
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| Nikki Haley warns Russia and China against opposing NKorea sanctions Posted: 05 Jul 2017 01:59 PM PDT  At an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley implored the international community to respect the sanctions against North Korea. Directing her comments at Russia and China in particular, she said, "To ... oppose sanctions ... means you're holding the hands of Kim Jong Un."
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| Rachel Maddow Issues Strange Story 'warning' Posted: 05 Jul 2017 11:59 AM PDT  Rachel Maddow alerts viewers (and Lawrence O'Donnell) to a weird, exclusive story being planned for Thursday night's show.
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| The Latest: Police release names of father, 4 kids killed Posted: 06 Jul 2017 05:43 PM PDT  LOGANVILLE, Ga. (AP) — The Latest on the deaths of a man and four children outside Atlanta (all times local):
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| Philippines' Duterte vows to eat militants after beheadings Posted: 05 Jul 2017 09:13 PM PDT  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to eat alive the Islamist militants behind the abduction and beheadings of two Vietnamese sailors in a furious reaction to the killings. The remains of the two hostages, who were kidnapped along with four other crew members of a Vietnamese cargo ship in November last year, were recovered off the southern region of Mindanao by Philippine troops on Wednesday. The military blamed the killings on the notorious kidnap-for-ransom Abu Sayyaf group with a stronghold in the area, and which is known to behead its hostages unless ransom payments are made.
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| Why Life on Mars May Be Impossible Posted: 06 Jul 2017 06:00 AM PDT  The problem is in the soil
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| Putin warns against 'losing cool' on North Korea Posted: 07 Jul 2017 08:25 AM PDT  Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday underlined the importance of staying calm in the North Korea crisis, saying nuclear-armed Pyongyang should be dealt with in a "pragmatic" manner. "The North Korea nuclear problem is very serious. The bilateral talks came on the sidelines of the G20 summit in the northern German city of Hamburg, where leaders of the world's top economies are gathered.
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| Venus Williams Files For Emergency Court Order Posted: 06 Jul 2017 04:56 PM PDT  Venus Williams' fatal car accident dilemma just got a bit more complicated.
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| Blood in the Water: Drone Video Films Whale-Hunting Orcas Posted: 06 Jul 2017 01:15 PM PDT  A pod of orcas recently pursued and killed a minke whale off the coast of Kamchatka, Russia, and a member of a marine expedition captured the bloody scene on video from above, using a drone. Researchers with the Far East Russia Orca Project (FEROP) spotted the whale-hunting orcas while on a scientific expedition in Avacha Gulf, southeast of Kamchatka. The scientists spied a group of orcas in pursuit of a minke whale — an unusual sight, because orcas that hunt mammals are few in number and are rarely glimpsed in that region, according to the researchers.
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| The Latest: Closing arguments at Arpaio's trial completed Posted: 06 Jul 2017 02:51 PM PDT  PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest on former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio's criminal trial (all times local):
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| Dozens of police injured in G20 protests as Merkel seeks consensus Posted: 06 Jul 2017 03:38 PM PDT  By Joseph Nasr and Andreas Rinke HAMBURG (Reuters) - Dozens of police were injured in clashes with protesters before a G20 summit in Hamburg on Thursday, tarnishing the start of a meeting Chancellor Angela Merkel hopes will cement her role as a stateswoman as she seeks re-election in September. Merkel has taken a high-risk gamble by choosing to hold the summit in the northern port city of Hamburg, partly to show the world that big protests are tolerated in a healthy democracy.
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| Man Charged in 1989 Cold Case Killing of Elderly Couple Murdered When Suspect Was 14 Posted: 06 Jul 2017 08:57 AM PDT  Allene and Cleve McMahan died from blunt force trauma to the head during what appeared to be a violent break-in, authorities said.
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| US soldier killed in Afghanistan's Helmand Posted: 05 Jul 2017 10:31 AM PDT  A US soldier has been killed and two others wounded in an attack in Afghanistan's Helmand province while conducting operations against the Taliban, US military officials said Wednesday. Private First Class Hansen Kirkpatrick, 19, of Wasilla, Alaska died Monday following the "indirect fire" assault, which means he was hit by a mortar or some other incoming round. Pentagon spokesman Navy Captain Jeff Davis said the soldiers had been conducting an off-base operation with partnered Afghan security forces when they came under fire.
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| Cypress Semiconductor reaches settlement with former CEO Rodgers Posted: 05 Jul 2017 03:47 PM PDT ![Cypress Semiconductor reaches settlement with former CEO Rodgers]( "Cypress Semiconductor reaches settlement with former CEO Rodgers") (Reuters) - Cypress Semiconductor Corp said on Wednesday that it has agreed to nominate former Chief Executive T.J. Rodgers' nominees for elections at the 2018 and 2019 annual meetings as part of a settlement. Rodgers, the company's founder, had filed a lawsuit in April seeking Cypress' board to make extra and corrected disclosures to its proxy materials in time for the 2017 annual meeting. Rodgers, who left the firm last year and is the largest individual shareholder, was running a proxy contest against Cypress, seeking to replace directors Eric Benhamou and Ray Bingham.
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| New Analysis Says MH370 Went Into 'Spiral Dive' Before Crash Posted: 06 Jul 2017 08:24 AM PDT  An independent group released its findings about the plane's final moments Tuesday.
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| Summer's here: Time for people to get weird about sleeveless dresses in Congress Posted: 06 Jul 2017 01:22 PM PDT  In the brutal throes of the Washington, D.C. summer, female reporters are reportedly getting barred from the Speaker's lobby for — wait for it — wearing sleeveless dresses. According to a CBS News report, one "young, female" reporter even tried to craft makeshift sleeves out of notebook paper to avoid being ejected. (It didn't work.) On Twitter, CQ Roll Call reporter Kellie Mejdrich said she was told she'd be removed from the Speaker's lobby if she wore a sleeveless dress again. SEE ALSO: Woman kicked out of a mall for wearing what women wear in warm months Can confirm I was warned the next time I would be removed https://t.co/M0BTcFYchO — Kellie Mejdrich (@kelmej) July 6, 2017 It's clear the issue of attire in the House is important to Speaker/muscle shirt wearer Paul Ryan. In late June, he even took time to remind lawmakers to wear "appropriate business attire" — which means suits for men, sleeved dresses or suits for women, and closed-toed shoes for all. But, unfortunately, we can't quite blame Ryan for the Great Sleeve Crackdown of '17. Like many bullshit dress codes, Sleevegate rears its ugly, patriarchal head every summer when the weather heats up, no matter which party is in charge. Meanwhile, Ivanka Trump, Melania Trump, and towel charm mogul Karen Pence continue to wear as many sleeveless dresses as they want. To play us out, a short gallery: Image: Mark Wilson/Getty Images Image: Morris MacMatzen/Getty Images Image: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Image: Zach Gibson/Getty Images Image: Peter Parks/Getty ImagesMust be nice! WATCH: In honor of Fourth of July, we made a DIY side-by-side comparison of the classic 1996 'Independence Day' trailer
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| The World Is on the Brink of an Electric Car Revolution Posted: 06 Jul 2017 12:04 PM PDT  The internal combustion engine had a good run. A quick recap: On Monday, Tesla announced that the Model 3, its mass-market electric car, would start rolling off production lines this week with the first handful delivered to customers later this month. All this news dropped just in time for Bloomberg New Energy Finance's latest electric car report, which lays out why electric cars are the way of the future and when they're projected to take over the market.
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| 20 Summer Essentials to Help Make Your Pregnancy Comfortable and Stress-Free Posted: 06 Jul 2017 08:41 AM PDT |
| Accused Rapist Responds To His Own Wanted Post On Sheriff's Facebook Posted: 07 Jul 2017 06:04 AM PDT  Derek Helms is wanted by the Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina.
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| Egypt military says 26 soldiers killed or wounded in Sinai Posted: 07 Jul 2017 08:13 AM PDT  Twenty-six Egyptian soldiers were killed or wounded on Friday in attacks on checkpoints in the Sinai Peninsula where the Islamic State group is conducting an insurgency, the military said. The military said it killed 40 assailants as it clashed with extremists in North Sinai, the main focus of the deadly IS insurgency. Security officials said ambulances raced to the sites of the attacks south of the town of Rafah on the border with the Gaza Strip.
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| U.S. bombers challenge China in South China Sea flyover Posted: 07 Jul 2017 03:28 AM PDT  TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Two U.S bombers have flown over the disputed South China Sea, the U.S. Air Force said on Friday, asserting the right to treat the region as international territory despite China's claim to virtually all of the waterway. The flight by the B-1B Lancer bombers from Guam on Thursday came as U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping prepare for a meeting on the sidelines of a G20 summit in Germany. The two leaders were expected to discuss what China can do to rein in North Korea's missile and nuclear weapon programs.
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| Prosecutors: Kidnapping suspect marched in victim's vigil Posted: 05 Jul 2017 05:27 PM PDT  CHICAGO (AP) — The suspect in the kidnapping of a University of Illinois scholar from China marched in a vigil for the victim a day before his arrest last week, federal prosecutors said Wednesday, adding that he also spoke about what makes an ideal victim and talked about how she fought and resisted.
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| Is a New Condo Your Best Bet to Become a Homeowner Now? Posted: 06 Jul 2017 10:10 AM PDT ![Is a New Condo Your Best Bet to Become a Homeowner Now?]( "Is a New Condo Your Best Bet to Become a Homeowner Now?") Despite saving over many years, building strong credit and carefully scouring listings in desired neighborhoods, rising home prices and few newly constructed single-family houses mean the starter home is no longer an option. When apartment listing site Abodo released a study last month examining millennial homeownership using data from the U.S. Census Bureau, it found millennial homeownership rates are highest in small to midsize metro areas. While housing costs as related to income may be less in these Midwest cities overall compared to the larger, coastal metro areas, hope is not lost for people looking to purchase a home for the first time.
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| Yamaha's New Electric Bikes are Coming Soon Posted: 06 Jul 2017 08:57 AM PDT  Yamaha's New Electric Bikes are Coming Soon Back in 2013, Yamaha announced that they were working on a pair of electric bikes called the PED1 and the PES1. Now it appears that Team Blue is on the verge of production for both models. Apparently the company
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| Tesla responds, questioning IIHS motives after Model S fails to impress in crash test Posted: 06 Jul 2017 04:45 AM PDT 
Tesla's class-leading Model S did not fail the most recent crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). However, the electric sports sedan did not achieve a top rating in one particular test, the results of which were published late on Wednesday. The test results have caused a bit of a buzz, especially considering how well the Model S had performed in similar tests in the past. And the test in question is a crucial one, designed to judge a vehicle's performance in a front-end collision where the impact occurs on the driver side. Following the release of the test results, Tesla has issued a statement in response to concerns that its flagship sedan did not achieve top scores. The IIHS test in question is designed to assess a vehicle's performance when a collision occurs at the front driver-side corner of the car. The test, referred to by the IIHS as a "small overlap front crash test," simulates a typical impact with a tree or another vehicle. Tesla's Model S achieved the highest possible rating in each of the IIHS's tests aside from the small overlap front crash test, where the sports sedan only managed an "acceptable" rating. Meanwhile, the Lincoln Continental, Mercedes E-Class and Toyota Avalon all received the highest overall rating in the test. Here's a video showing a Model S crash test similar to the one conducted by the IIHS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uecPZvDPQgg According to Reuters, the IIHS determined that the Model S's seat belt and air bags were not effective in the test, and they could fail to prevent the driver's head from striking the steering wheel. In response to the claims made by the IIHS following its most recent round of testing, Tesla issued a statement. "IIHS and dozens of other private industry groups around the world have methods and motivations that suit their own subjective purposes," a Tesla spokesperson said. "The most objective and accurate independent testing of vehicle safety is currently done by the U.S. Government which found Model S and Model X to be the two cars with the lowest probability of injury of any cars that it has ever tested, making them the safest cars in history." Tesla shares slid more than 7% to close at $327.09 on Wednesday. The stock continued to fall during the after-hours session, and was down nearly 3% to $317.50 at the time of this writing.
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| Former Clinton Adviser Argues Democrats Should Be More Moderate Posted: 06 Jul 2017 10:20 AM PDT  Penn says that Democrats "need to reject socialist ideas" and "adopt an agenda of renewed growth."
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| Puppy Found With Heartbreaking Letter in Airport Bathroom: 'My Ex-Boyfriend Kicked My Dog' Posted: 06 Jul 2017 01:41 PM PDT  3-month-old Chewy was found in a bag with a handwritten note about the owner's domestic abuse in a women's restroom in a Las Vegas Airport.
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| Libya forces corner jihadists in Benghazi district Posted: 05 Jul 2017 11:07 AM PDT  Forces loyal to east Libya strongman Khalifa Haftar said Wednesday they have cornered the last jihadists in a neighbourhood of second city Benghazi and vowed that victory is "imminent". The self-styled Libyan National Army said fighting in Soug al-Hout neighbourhood was over and its soldiers had advanced into the central district of Al-Sabri where they were surrounding the last jihadists.
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