| Trump endorses bill that would slash legal immigration Posted: 02 Aug 2017 10:26 AM PDT  He said that the bill shows "compassion" to struggling American families and that it would "give American workers a pay raise by reducing unskilled immigration."
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| Trump DoJ to Attack Affirmative Action Posted: 01 Aug 2017 11:17 AM PDT  Charlie Savage, reporter for The New York Times, talks about his reporting on a memo that shows Donald Trump's Justice Department under Jeff Sessions intends to sue universities for discriminating against white people through affirmative action.
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| Amazon Hires Thousands of People On the Spot Posted: 01 Aug 2017 09:00 PM PDT  Amazon gave 50,000 people job offers, with 40,000 of them being full-time positions with health insurance.
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| The Latest: Protesters gather at Billings immigration office Posted: 02 Aug 2017 03:31 PM PDT ![The Latest: Protesters gather at Billings immigration office]( "The Latest: Protesters gather at Billings immigration office") HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Latest on immigration officials' arrest of a man who sued a Montana county over a jailhouse rape (all times local):
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| Passenger plane flies past North Korea ballistic missile crash site just minutes after test Posted: 01 Aug 2017 11:55 PM PDT  A packed commercial airliner en route to Tokyo flew past the location where North Korea's test intercontinental ballistic missile crashed into the Sea of Japan less than ten minutes later on Friday night, according to a US official cited by ABC news. The American channel reported that Air France flight 293, travelling from Paris with 323 passengers on board, passed west of Hokkaido, Japan's second largest island and northernmost prefecture, as the North Korean ICBM was airborne. Air France says it constantly analyses flight paths Shortly afterwards, the missile returned to earth in the same area, landing about 93 miles northwest of nearby Okushiri island. Footage captured accidentally by the weather camera of a TV station shows a flash as the Hwasong-14 crosses the sky, suggesting that the missile may have broken up as it re-entered the earth's atmosphere. In a statement to ABC, the airline said that North Korea's missile test zones "don't interfere in any way with Air France's flight paths," and that the flight was operated "without any incident." It added: "Moreover, in cooperation with the authorities, Air France constantly analyses potentially dangerous flyover zones and adapts its flight plans accordingly." North Korea fires a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan Credit: EPA/KCNA However, the Pentagon has already cautioned that an unannounced missile test by the rogue regime could pose a potential danger to commercial aircraft and shipping lanes. Friday's test was Pyongyang's second ICBM test in the month of July. Both were conducted in absolute secrecy, with no prior warning about timing or location. At the time, Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis pointed out that the first test on July 4 had been carried out in busy airspace used by commercial airliners. North Korea airs footage of Kim at second ICBM launch 01:01 "It flew into space. It landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone, and an area that's used by commercial and fishing vessels. All of this completely uncoordinated," he said. In March 2014, a China Southern Airlines plane carrying over 200 people reportedly flew through the trajectory of another North Korean missile test that had been fired minutes earlier. According to reports by the South Korean ministry of defence, the flight took off from Japan's Narita airport en route to Shenyang in China just seven minutes after the launch of the rocket. "It was a very dangerous situation," said a defence ministry spokesman.
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| EU warns Poland to obey logging ban in ancient forest Posted: 02 Aug 2017 06:43 AM PDT  The EU warned Poland Wednesday to obey a ban on logging in Europe's last primeval woodland, saying it would add any breach to a broader Brussels case against Warsaw over democratic standards. Poland's right-wing government vowed on Monday that logging would continue in the ancient Bialowieza forest despite an injunction issued last week by the European Court of Justice, the bloc's top court. "If it is confirmed that the logging continues to take place in the Bialowieza forest, the issue will be taken up in the ongoing rule-of-law procedure with Poland," European Commission spokeswoman Mina Andreeva told a press conference in Brussels.
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| Dow Hits Record High -- But Are Americans Feeling It? Posted: 02 Aug 2017 08:31 AM PDT  The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded above 22,000 on Wednesday for the first time. But for the nearly half of all Americans who hold no stocks, the rally on Wall Street is far from their reality.
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| Stephen Miller calls CNN's Jim Acosta immigration questioning 'ignorant and foolish' Posted: 02 Aug 2017 01:11 PM PDT  On Wednesday, CNN's Jim Acosta asked White House senior adviser Stephen Miller about how the administration's new immigration policy represents the ideals written on the Statue of Liberty. Miller dismissed the question and later called one of Acosta's comments "one of the most outrageous, ignorant and foolish things you've ever said."
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| Lawyer wants Trump’s testimony in ‘fake news’ suit against Fox Posted: 01 Aug 2017 04:41 PM PDT  The lawyer for Rod Wheeler, who is suing Fox News over its use of allegedly invented quotes in a news story, said he will seek to depose President Trump and Sean Spicer to question them over their roles in the affair.
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| Is the U.S. Ready for Russia’s Largest Military Exercises Since the Cold War? Posted: 02 Aug 2017 11:53 AM PDT  Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland are bracing for the appearance of up to 100,000 Russian troops in Belarus and western Russia.
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| Facebook Sees Minimal Growth In Diversity, Says They 'Desperately' Want A Change Posted: 02 Aug 2017 11:09 AM PDT  Facebook reported Wednesday a change in its diversity numbers for Hispanic and black employees, a first since the company began publicly releasing the data in 2014.
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| Father of Philando Castile wants a portion of settlement Posted: 02 Aug 2017 08:58 AM PDT  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The father of Philando Castile, a motorist fatally shot by a suburban Minneapolis police officer last summer, wants a portion of the $3 million settlement reached in his son's death.
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| Inmates escape prison after tricking guard with genius peanut butter plot Posted: 02 Aug 2017 07:05 AM PDT  A dozen inmates who escaped from an Alabama prison by tricking an inexperienced guard with a genius peanut butter plot have been recaptured. The cunning crooks used the peanut spread from jail sandwiches to change the number on their cell door to match the number of an outside door. Inmate Brady Kilpatrick Credit: Walker County Sheriff's Office They then persuaded a new member of staff monitoring inmates on CCTV to open up the door, that was actually a prison exit, on July 30. Sheriff James Underwood said "that door number was the outside door. Unbeknowingly to him, he hit that door and out the door they went". The runaway inmates then used a blanket to climb over a razor wire perimeter fence and make their escape. Police captured 11 of the inmates within eight hours of the incredible escape, while the last escapee, Brady Kilpatrick, was rearrested two days later in Florida. CAPTURED! Last of 12 fugitives who escaped from an Alabama Prison Sunday captured in Martin County tonight. pic.twitter.com/4GIkJwhQpN— MartinCountySheriff (@MartinFLSheriff) August 2, 2017 "The inmates took advantage of a new guard by using peanut butter to conceal an exit door number," Walker County Alabama Sheriff's Office said in a statement. "When the inmates called for the guard to open the door and let them in a call, the guard inadvertently opened the exit door." Sheriff Underwood added: "We got some evil people down here. They scheme all the time to con us and our employees here at the jail. "You have to stay on you toes. This is one time we slipped up. I'm not going to make any excuses. It was a human error that caused this to happen." He concluded that changing numbers on doors with peanut butter "may sound crazy, but these people are crazy like a fox". Prisoners break free to save guard having heart attack
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| Russian reporter punched live on air at paratrooper bash Posted: 02 Aug 2017 09:15 AM PDT  A Russian television journalist was punched in the face live on air Wednesday as he reported on raucous annual celebrations by paratroopers in Moscow. Nikita Razvozzhayev, a correspondent with the pro-Kremlin NTV channel, was extolling the professionalism of Russia's airborne forces when a bearded man staggered up to the presenter and began an expletive-laden rant about invading Ukraine. The incident in Moscow's famed Gorky Park -- which left the anchor back in the studio stunned -- quickly went viral in Russia with over 400,000 people viewing it on NTV's website.
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| Fishermen Catch Largest Blue Shark Ever Captured In British Waters Posted: 01 Aug 2017 12:47 PM PDT  Four fishermen caught a record-breaking shark in British waters.
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| 17-Year-Old Arrested After Jumping From Plane And Running Across Airport Posted: 02 Aug 2017 07:22 AM PDT  He started running across the airport before being stopped
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| Donald Trump tells Senator Lindsey Graham he is 'prepared to go to war' with North Korea Posted: 02 Aug 2017 07:13 AM PDT  Donald Trump is prepared to go to war with North Korea if it continues to develop its missile program, Senator Lindsey Graham has claimed. The Republican Senator appeared on NBC to discuss North Korea's rapidly advancing weapons programme. "There is a military option: to destroy North Korea's nuclear program and North Korea itself," Mr Graham said.
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| Pro-Trump mayor of sinking island questions Al Gore on CNN Posted: 02 Aug 2017 10:37 AM PDT  Pro-Trump mayor of sinking island questions Al Gore on CNN.
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| Idiot Islamophobes Mistake Empty Bus Seats For Burqa-Wearing Women Posted: 02 Aug 2017 05:07 AM PDT  Members of a Norwegian Facebook group reportedly mistook a photograph of empty bus seats for a group of six burqa-wearing Muslim women — and responded with a slew of racist comments. Journalist Johan Slattavik shared the snap to the "Fedrelandet viktigst" group ―which translates roughly as "Fatherland first." "What do people think about this?" he said in the accompanying caption last week. Slattavik was curious to see what the members' reactions to his "little practical joke" of sharing the "old internet meme" would be, he told HuffPost via Facebook.
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| 7,000 Syrian refugees and fighters return home from Lebanon Posted: 02 Aug 2017 10:18 AM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — More than a hundred buses carrying thousands of al-Qaida-linked fighters and Syrian refugees drove down a dirt road from Lebanon into Syria on Wednesday, in what was the last phase of an exchange deal between Syria's al-Qaida branch and Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group.
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| Acid attacks now so widespread public need training in helping victims, warn doctors Posted: 02 Aug 2017 03:30 PM PDT  Acid attacks are now so prevalent that the public needs to be trained in helping victims, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has said. The London alone, the number of attacks rocketed from 261 in 2015, to 454 last year, an increase of 73 per cent. Doctors at the RCEM and Barts Health NHS Trust say that bystanders who come to the aid of victims should be taught to quickly remove contaminated clothing and wash off the acid with copious amounts of water, which can lessen scarring and the need for plastic surgery. They also called for legislation to make the carrying of corrosive substances in the street illegal. "The number of high profile "acid" attacks has been increasing in recent years, especially in London," said Johann Grundlingh consultant emergency physician at Barts Health Trust, writing in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). "The attacks, involving a range of corrosive substances, have brought into sharp focus the need for clinicians, law enforcement officers, and our lawmakers to find ways to deal with this latest menace on our streets. "The assailants' intention is not to kill, but to maim and disfigure. Corrosive substances now seem to be a replacement for carrying knives. "Bystanders who come to the aid of the victim of an attack can have an important role in minimising further injury." Home Office Minister Sarah Newton on recent acid attacks 01:03 Carrying corrosive substances is currently legal with no restrictions on volume or strength, although the government is considering changing the law. In 2002, after similar attacks, Bangladesh banned the open sale of acid and imposed stringent punishment of offenders, which saw the number of attacks fall by 15-20 per cent a year. India and Cambodia have also implemented legislation to combat acid attacks but have yet to introduce laws restricting the ease and availability of acid. Last month two teenage boys were arrested following six acid attacks in the streets of London in a 72 minute spree. Just days before a man was arrested for flinging acid into the face of an aspiring model in the capital. Although acid attacks are rarely deadly, victims are often left scarred, blinded and heavily traumatised. The substance used is usually sulphuric or nitric acid and, unlike most other countries, in the UK men are more likely to be victims than women. Since police clamped down on knife crime, gang members frequently conceal acid in water bottles. Chart: Acid attacks across the UK
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| Transgender Man Gives Birth to Son: 'It Feels Great to Have Him' Posted: 01 Aug 2017 03:44 PM PDT  "It feels great to have him be outside my body, Trystan Reese said Tuesday. He then joked, "I'm a narrow person and he's a big baby."
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| Instagram's 'Sexiest Biker' Dies In Horrific Road Crash Posted: 02 Aug 2017 12:04 AM PDT  Olga Pronina, 40, was racing through the city of Vladivostok in Russia when her BMW bike lost control and slammed into a side railing.
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| Teen tweets boyfriend's hilariously misspelled message thread, goes viral Posted: 03 Aug 2017 05:06 AM PDT  Misspelled words are the bane of any fast-fingered texter, but they can have their upsides too. In the case of 18-year-old Neve McGuinness form Newcastle, UK, they can help you go viral. SEE ALSO: Say hi to Sarahah, the anonymous messaging app ruining Snapchat for teens McGuinness posted the tweet below on Sunday. The picture is a screengrab of her phone showing three messages from her boyfriend Lee. As far as misspelled words go, he really nailed it. Qwas aren't pic.twitter.com/2MkVPy6rX0 — neve (@nevemcguinnessx) July 30, 2017 2,000+ retweets and counting on that one. Sometimes it's the truly silly things that capture the internet's heart. Look who's famous now xxx — caitlin christie (@caitschristie) August 2, 2017 Eee ano caitlin it's not even that funny — neve (@nevemcguinnessx) August 2, 2017 Just jealous of my comedy xoxox — Lee (@wildilwh09) August 2, 2017 Qwas aren't. WATCH: Can you really communicate using iMessage art?
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| Exclusive: Former Justice Department official joins Mueller team Posted: 01 Aug 2017 03:56 PM PDT  By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former U.S. Justice Department official has become the latest lawyer to join special counsel Robert Mueller's team investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election, a spokesman for the team confirmed. Greg Andres started on Tuesday, becoming the 16th lawyer on the team, said Josh Stueve, a spokesman for the special counsel.
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| Russia Says New U.S. Sanctions Amount to Declaring 'Trade War' Posted: 02 Aug 2017 11:13 PM PDT  "The hope for improving our relations with the new U.S. administration is now over"
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| Italy moves to end migrant crisis with naval mission, NGO crackdown Posted: 02 Aug 2017 09:56 AM PDT  Italy on Wednesday dispatched a navy patrol boat to Libya and seized an NGO rescue ship in dramatic steps aimed at ending the migrant crisis that has engulfed Europe in recent years. The twin moves came as new figures revealed a surprise drop in July in the number of mainly African asylum seekers and economic migrants arriving at the country's southern ports, suggesting efforts to close the Libya-Italy route into Europe could finally be bearing fruit. The Italian parliament gave the go-ahead for a naval mission in support of the Libyan coastguard's fight against the people traffickers behind the surge in migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean.
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| Arkansas Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Neighbors' Donkeys Posted: 02 Aug 2017 01:28 PM PDT  An Arkansas man is behind bars after allegedly trespassing onto his neighbors' property in order to sexually assault the couple's donkeys.
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| Bernie Sanders attacks 'greedy' Nissan for waging anti-union campaign Posted: 03 Aug 2017 04:56 AM PDT  Bernie Sanders: 'I proudly support Nissan workers' fight to form a union. Bernie Sanders has attacked Nissan for doing "everything it can" to stop workers from unionizing at its Mississippi plant despite making "obscene" profits. In an editorial for the Guardian, the former presidential hopeful weighs in as Nissan workers prepare to vote on joining the United Auto Workers (UAW) union.
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| Elephant Parade hits the streets of São Paulo Posted: 02 Aug 2017 03:02 PM PDT ![Elephant Parade hits the streets of São Paulo]( "Elephant Parade hits the streets of São Paulo") The Elephant Parade arrives in Sao Paulo after the success of the Cow Parade, an exhibition of artistic cows in the financial heart of Brazil.
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| Hiker Captures Harrowing Moment He Was Followed by Mama Bear and Her Cubs Posted: 01 Aug 2017 01:38 PM PDT  Geoffrey Glassner was hoping that the family would turn off the trail, but they just kept coming.
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| How Much Bacteria Can Your Kitchen Sponge Really Have? Posted: 02 Aug 2017 02:45 AM PDT  Researchers at Furtwangen University in Germany analyzed 14 different kitchen sponges and discovered they're filled with more bacteria than a toilet. They also found regularly cleaned sponges weren't any cleaner than the ones never cleaned.
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| Major U.S. transgender case remanded after student graduates Posted: 02 Aug 2017 01:00 PM PDT  The case of Gavin Grimm, a transgender boy who was denied use of the boys' room at his school in Gloucester County, Virginia, had once been set to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court and could have been a landmark case on transgender rights. Grimm argued that the county school board's policy of assigning restrooms based on students' sex assigned at birth rather than gender identity was a violation of the right against sex discrimination under Title IX of the education code and the constitutional right to equal protection under the law. The Supreme Court in March scrapped plans to hear the case and threw out the appeals court's ruling in favor of Grimm after President Donald Trump rescinded a policy protecting such youths under federal law.
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| Arizona's Flake takes GOP to task over Trump Posted: 01 Aug 2017 02:05 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Jeff Flake has a message for his party: Get a spine and stand up to President Donald Trump. It's time for Congress to act as a brake on the president's erratic impulses.
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| The Lexus-driving Vietnamese exec 'kidnapped' in Berlin Posted: 03 Aug 2017 07:28 AM PDT  Portrayed by Vietnamese officials as a Lexus-driving tycoon who flaunted his wealth while costing the state millions of dollars, Trinh Xuan Thanh fled the country as he fell under the cross-hairs of a corruption crusade by communist authorities. German media reported that Thanh, the former head of a state-linked construction firm, was bundled into a car on July 23 as he visited Tiergarten park in downtown Berlin by several armed Vietnamese security agents. Germany, one of Vietnam's largest European trading partners, on Wednesday decried the "scandalous violation" of its sovereignty, furiously dressing down the Vietnamese ambassador and booting out one of the country's spies.
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| Dad Illustrates The Ups And Downs Of Parenting In Hilarious Cartoons Posted: 02 Aug 2017 02:04 PM PDT  Many parents document the first years of their kids' lives through photo albums, home videos and baby books. But Jonathan Jui has his own way of remembering the ups the downs: drawing cartoons.
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| Inspiring breastfeeding photoshoot turns the tables on rude comments Posted: 02 Aug 2017 11:14 AM PDT  Controversy surrounding breastfeeding is nothing new, but one awesome photographer continues to try and end the stigma. Tennessee photographer, Nicki Kaylor, came up with a creative way to help normalize breastfeeding. In a series entitled Latched with Love, Kaylor asked nine moms to write down rude comments they have received while nursing. Kaylor then photographed the women feeding their children and holding up the signs. SEE ALSO: 'Walking Dead' actress had the perfect response for trolls hating on her breastfeeding photos The results show a juxtaposition between the beautiful photos and the hateful comments. Image: nicki kaylor photography Image: nicki kaylor photography Image: nicki kaylor photography Kaylor told Mashable that she wants mothers to feel it's ok to nurse without a cover. "I put this series together because there's so much judgment against mothers nursing their babies in public," she said. "Absolutely no mother should be in public, feeling ashamed because her baby is hungry and she has to feed it. I did this as a movement." Image: nicki kaylor photography Image: nicki kaylor photography Since posted on July 17, the photos have gained a lot of popularity on Facebook. "There's been a few people who comment rude remarks on the album but overall, nursing mothers love the series," Kaylor said. "Some referred it as 'refreshing to see' because they've had the same stares and comments as well." Hopefully, other women will see these photos and feel inspired by these strong, confident mothers. WATCH: MIT scientist invented a bra sticker that can detect forcible touch in real-time
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| Total solar eclipse 2017: When is it, why is it happening and how can I see it in the UK and US? Posted: 03 Aug 2017 04:22 AM PDT  What's happening? On Monday, August 21, 2017, all of North America will witness an eclipse of the sun for the first time in 99 years, where the Moon will pass in front of the Sun casting darkness across swathes of the Earth's surface. Dubbed the Great American Eclipse, the moment will see the Sun, the Moon and the Earth become perfectly aligned in a once-in-a-lifetime celestial spectacle seen from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. 10 amazing places in America to watch the 2017 solar eclipse Who will see it? Everyone in North America, parts of South America, Africa and Europe - including the UK - will see at least a partial solar eclipse, where the moon covers only a part of the sun. However, 14 states across the United States will experience a total solar eclipse with more than two minutes of darkness descending in the middle of the day over the course of 100 minutes. More than 12 million Americans live inside the path of totality and more than half of the nation live within 400 miles of it. Millions more are expected to travel to cities along the path to witness the phenomenon. Eclipse path of totality in black. 14 states across the United States will experience it. Credit: Nasa What areas will see total blackout? Anyone within the path of totality will see the sky become dark for several minutes as the moon completely covers the sun. The path is relatively thin, around 70 miles wide, and stretches from Salem, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina. It will first be seen at Lincoln Beach, Oregon at 9:05 PDT, with totality beginning at 10:16 PDT. Over the next 90 minutes, it will cross through Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and North and end near Charleston, South Carolina at 14:28 EDT. The lunar shadow will leave the US at 04:09 EDT. Its longest duration will be near Carbondale, Illinois, where the sun will be completely covered for two minutes and 40 seconds. Solar eclipse 2017, in pictures What time can I see the total eclipse? Here are the mid-eclipse times for some of the major towns and cities along the path of totality, according to Nasa. All times are local. 10:17 - Corvallis, Albany and Lebanon, Oregon 11:34 - Idaho Falls, Idaho 11:44 - Casper, Wyoming 13:00 - Grand Island, Lincoln Nebraska 13:08 - St Joseph, Missouri 13:09 - Kansas City, Missouri 13:14 - Columbia, Jefferson City, Missouri 13:18 - St Louis, Missouri 13:28 - Bowling Green, Kentucky 13:28 - Nashville, Tennessee 14:39 - Greenville, South Carolina 14:43 - Columbia, South Carolina What causes an eclipse? The diameter of the Sun is 400 times that of the Moon but it lies 400 times further away - which means if you are in exactly the right alignment on the surface of the Earth at the right time, you will see the two celestial bodies overlap exactly. Credit: Nasa Where can I see the eclipse in the UK? Sadly Brits won't get a total eclipse like our friends across the pond, but we will be treated to a slight partial eclipse which will still be worth watching. It will be visible in parts of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland from around 19:35 on August 21 - but make sure you're in a spot where there's no cloud. At a glance | Future solar eclipses in the UK Will there be a live stream? Yes - Nasa will host an Eclipse Megacast for four hours during the eclipse which will be picked up by local, national and international TV stations. You can also follow all the action via the Telegraph. How can I see it safely? Never look directly at the Sun, even through sunglasses or dark material such as a bin liner or photographic negative. Makeshift filters may not screen out the harmful infrared radiation that can burn the retina of the eye risking permanent eye damage and blindness. Also, viewers must never use binoculars or a telescope. Wear special eclipse viewing glasses - not ordinary sunglasses - or construct a simple pinhole camera which projects an image of the Sun onto a blank piece of paper. Solar eclipse: how to watch the eclipse safely When will Britain next see a solar eclipse? There was a pretty spectacular eclipse in Britain in March 2015, but the last total eclipse in the UK was in August 1999. You might be waiting a while for the next decent one too - it won't take place until August 12, 2026. On that date up to 95 per cent of the Sun will be obscured. Britain will not see a total solar eclipse until September 23, 2090. How we watched the 1999 solar eclipse - in 90 seconds 01:42 Total solar eclipses in history Eclipses have both fascinated and terrified civilisations for centuries. When King Henry I of England, the son of William the Conqueror, died in 1133, his death happened to coincide with a total solar eclipse plummeting the nation into darkness for four minutes and 38 seconds. Historian William of Malmesbury wrote in 1140 that "the darkness was so great that people at first thought the world was ending."
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| Father Overdoses in Dunkin' Donuts Bathroom While Son Waits Outside: Cops Posted: 01 Aug 2017 10:47 AM PDT  The young boy alerted a staff member that Christopher Morrissey was inside of the bathroom for a long period of time
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| New Plastic Garbage Patch Found In The South Pacific Could Be '1.5 Times Larger Than Texas' Posted: 02 Aug 2017 05:13 AM PDT  A decade ago, while sailing across a rarely traversed area between Hawaii and the U.S. mainland, oceanographer Captain Charles Moore stumbled upon the now-infamous North Pacific garbage patch, an enormous swathe of plastic pollution floating in the sea.
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| How Long Can China and India Avoid War in the Himalayas? Posted: 02 Aug 2017 08:59 AM PDT  The Doklam crisis shows how quickly a conflict could blow up between Asia's giants.
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| Trump delays signing Russia sanctions bill until after legal review Posted: 01 Aug 2017 12:16 PM PDT  At today's White House briefing, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked what has delayed President Trump's signing of the Russia sanctions bill. She responded by saying a "legal review" is in process.
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| Turkey replaces land, air, naval forces commanders: reports Posted: 02 Aug 2017 06:49 AM PDT  Turkey's top military body on Wednesday replaced the land, air and naval commanders of the military at a critical meeting just over a year after the failed coup bid, Turkish media reported. The Supreme Military Council (YAS) decided to replace land forces commander General Salih Zeki Colak, naval chief Admiral Bulent Bostanoglu and air force commander General Abidin Unal, CNN Turk broadcaster said.
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| Fire breaks out at world's largest fish market in Tokyo Posted: 03 Aug 2017 06:53 AM PDT ![Fire breaks out at world's largest fish market in Tokyo]( "Fire breaks out at world's largest fish market in Tokyo") Dozens of Tokyo firefighters were battling a blaze on Thursday at the world's largest fish market and one of the capital's most popular tourist sites, as grey smoke billowed over the city.
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| With baby steps, Senate Republicans abandoning the president Posted: 01 Aug 2017 03:29 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — There wasn't a dramatic public break or an exact moment it happened. But step by step, Senate Republicans are turning their backs on President Donald Trump.
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| German prosecutors say 'bookkeeper of Auschwitz' fit for prison Posted: 02 Aug 2017 08:02 AM PDT  By Michelle Martin BERLIN (Reuters) - A medical examination showed a 96-year-old German known as the "bookkeeper of Auschwitz" was fit to start serving his prison sentence, German prosecutors said on Wednesday, but his lawyer said a court should decide whether he was well enough. Oskar Groening was sentenced to four years in prison in 2015 for his role in the murder of 300,000 people at the Nazi death camp Auschwitz in what was seen as one of the last major Holocaust trials.
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