| Polls: Americans are losing trust in President Trump Posted: 08 Aug 2017 07:15 AM PDT  When asked whether they are proud to have Trump as their president, 34 percent of Americans said they were, the survey found; 64 percent said they were not.
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| 'May you die in pain': Lawmakers face fierce criticism as they return home Posted: 08 Aug 2017 09:20 AM PDT  At a town hall in Chico, Calif., Rep. Doug LaMalfa faced anger over his vote to repeal Obamacare and defund Planned Parenthood, and his denial of climate change.
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| Parents' lawsuit blames schools for bullying, child suicide Posted: 07 Aug 2017 11:07 AM PDT  CINCINNATI (AP) — The parents of an 8-year-old boy who hanged himself blame a "treacherous school environment," alleging in a federal lawsuit filed Monday that school officials allowed and covered up bullying.
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| Little Boy Found Dead In Van Outside Day Care: Cops Posted: 08 Aug 2017 05:50 AM PDT  Police in Orlando are investigating this as a possible case of child neglect.
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| Qatar offers visa-free entry to 80 nationalities Posted: 09 Aug 2017 04:58 AM PDT  Qatar, isolated by its neighbours in a diplomatic crisis, on Wednesday introduced a visa-free entry programme for 80 nationalities to stimulate air transport and tourism. "The visa exemption scheme will make Qatar the most open country in the region," tourism department official Hassan al-Ibrahim told a news conference in Doha. Interior ministry official Mohamed Rashed al-Mazrouei said that nationals of 80 countries would only need to present a valid passport for entry to the energy-rich Gulf state which is to host football's 2022 World Cup.
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| Tourists Who Stop At Crash Horrified To Find Mom Dragging Daughter's Body Into Woods: Cops Posted: 09 Aug 2017 06:20 AM PDT  Motorists from New York stumbled upon the shocking sight Sunday, officials said.
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| Landlord troubles: rich San Franciscans in uproar after their private street is sold Posted: 07 Aug 2017 06:54 PM PDT  The neighborhood is one of San Francisco's most expensive and exclusive. For most San Franciscans accustomed to being at the whims of speculators in a soaring real estate market, the arrival of a new landlord is a near certain harbinger of bad news. Two upstart real estate investors from San Jose, Tina Lam and Michael Cheng, had snapped up the street, the sidewalks and the landscaped islands of Presidio Terrace at a public auction of tax-defaulted properties in April 2015.
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| Chief suspect in 'kidnap' of model Chloe Ayling says he was not involved in any crime Posted: 09 Aug 2017 07:31 AM PDT  The chief suspect in the alleged kidnap of a British model in Milan has said he did not knowingly take part in any crime. Lukasz Pawel Herba says his involvement stems from wanting to raise money to treat his leukaemia and that he was hired by a group of Romanians to rent properties around Europe to store garments they were selling, according to reports. He is also said to have told investigators he posed as a photographer and met Chloe Ayling. He said he was paid £500,000, found out the Romanians intended to kidnap her, and backed out of the plan. His side of the story has emerged as Ms Ayling's representatives dismissed doubts about the ordeal, saying it was real and terrifying. Lukasz Pawel Herba Credit: AP Italian police said she was snatched last month by a group calling itself Black Death. She is believed to have been drugged and transported in a bag to an isolated village near Turin, where she was held for six days as her captors tried to auction her online. As more details emerged about the episode, including that she went shopping for shoes and groceries with her captor, her lawyer and an agent have spoken out to defend her. Lawyer Francesco Pesce said it is "evil" to suggest she was involved while Phil Green, of Supermodel Agency, said what took place was "real and very frightening for all concerned". Ms Ayling left her house in Coulsdon, south London, on Tuesday morning wearing black leggings and a gold-coloured jacket. The photo studio, where according to investigators, Lukasz Pawel Herba kidnapped Chloe Ayling in Milan Credit: AP Pulling on a white helmet and black coat, she climbed on to the pillion seat of a motorbike before it set off in the direction of Purley. Speaking previously, Ms Ayling said she had feared for her life "second by second, minute by minute, hour by hour" during the incident and thanked the Italian and UK authorities "for all they have done to secure my safe release". A friend of Ms Ayling's said the young model said she was doing a Page Three photo shoot on Tuesday. Carla Bellucci, who runs a modelling agency, told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme: "I wouldn't say she's the wisest of girls. "She can be a little bit naive, she's young. To us it's new but for her she's had a few weeks to get used to it." Ms Bellucci said the decision to pose so soon after the incident was "maybe... her way of dealing with what's happened to her, to get back out there". Ms Ayling was informed she was going to be sold to somebody in the Middle East for sex and complied with her captor during the alleged kidnap because she was told she would be killed if she tried to flee, Mr Pesce said. Francesco Pesce, lawyer of the British model Chloe Ayling Credit: AP He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "So she thought that the best idea was to go along with it and to be nice in a way to her captor because he told her that he wanted to release her somehow and sometime and she thought that the best thing to do was not to go in conflict with him. "So she abided to his request, 'let's go and buy groceries' and 'you need shoes, let's go buy shoes', and she didn't try to flee. "But I believe she was terrified at the moment and even if she could've asked for help she didn't because she was subjugated to this person, or people as she was given to understand." The Sun reported she told police she had developed a trusting relationship and even shared a bed with her kidnapper, who gave her chocolate and underwear, but she said he had not sexually assaulted her. Mr Green, of Supermodel Agency, said: "I can assure everybody that it was real and very frightening for all concerned." He also said, as reported by the Associated Press, that the person who made the booking for the photo shoot had "a website, previous pictures, details of his studio, details of what the shoot was going to be, times, locations, fee - everything". Chloe Ayling Credit: Instagram Mr Green said Ms Ayling was taken to the British Consulate in Milan after the alleged kidnap but was not allowed to return home for almost three weeks, arriving back in the UK on Sunday. A Polish man who lives in Britain was arrested on July 18 on suspicion of kidnap and extortion, Italian state police said. The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) said it has been assisting with the investigation and that a house in the Oldbury area linked to Herba had been searched and computer equipment seized. It is alleged the men tried to sell Ms Ayling online for more than $300,000 (£230,000) and demanded Mr Green pay to secure her release. What is the dark web? 01:33 She was kept handcuffed to furniture in the village of Borgial but was freed after six days and taken to the British Consulate in Milan, despite the ransom not being paid, police said. It has been reported the captor demanded £50,000 on her release and threatened to kill her if she told police about the incident. Milan police spokesman Lorenzo Bucossi told reporters the group the suspect was allegedly working for offered "mercenary services" on the dark web.
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| Venezuela court orders arrest of senior opposition leader, as President Nicholas Maduro clings to power Posted: 08 Aug 2017 10:40 AM PDT  Venezuela's top court has ordered the arrest and detention of a senior opposition leader behind recent protests, as President Nicholas Maduro seeks to hold onto power amid mounting international condemnation. The Supreme Court ordered the arrest of Ramon Muchacho, one of Caracas's five mayors, for refusing an order to remove barricades set up by anti-government protesters. Critics of the government said the move was a violation of due process and a blatant attempt to punish opponents.
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| Obama urges calm in Kenya amid fears of election violence Posted: 07 Aug 2017 11:57 AM PDT  Barack Obama called upon Kenya's citizens to reject politics that play upon tribal and ethnic hatred and accept the results of the upcoming election.
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| Trump says U.S. will 'win' fight against opioid epidemic Posted: 08 Aug 2017 02:07 PM PDT  Trump held a "major briefing" at his private golf club to discuss how to properly combat the crisis and "keep youth from going down this deadly path."
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| Mormon leader ousted in rare excommunication Posted: 08 Aug 2017 07:20 PM PDT  The Mormon church excommunicated one of its senior leaders Tuesday, without providing a reason for the rare dismissal. The removal of James Hamula as a "general authority" of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was the first time a top leader had been ousted in nearly 30 years, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. The Mormon Church is headquartered Salt Lake City, Utah.
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| Water trapped inside Ohio fair ride may have led to accident Posted: 08 Aug 2017 11:01 AM PDT  A manufacturer's explanation that corrosion caused an amusement ride to fly apart in a deadly accident at the Ohio State Fair doesn't answer why or when it began rusting away or how it went unnoticed.
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| British model denies kidnapping story was a hoax: lawyer Posted: 08 Aug 2017 10:24 AM PDT  By Sara Rossi MILAN (Reuters) - The lawyer for a 20-year-old British model at the center of an alleged kidnapping in Italy has denied suggestions that the case was a hoax, after local media raised doubts about her story. Some residents told state broadcaster Rai that the couple went to a bar and that she also went shoe shopping with Lukasz Pawel Herba, 30, a British resident born in Poland, before he released her to the British consulate in Milan. "The implication that she was involved (in the plot) - as I read with disgust in some newspapers this morning - is just unimaginable," Milan-based lawyer Francesco Pesce told Reuters.
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| Car chase reveals 'driverless van' actually has driver disguised as front seat Posted: 08 Aug 2017 05:20 AM PDT  A self-driving van that appeared completely unmanned has been revealed as under the control of a driver hiding dressed as a car seat following a chase with journalists. The Ford Transit was spotted on the streets of Arlington, Virginia, driving around the town with no visible driver. Although the state had authorised the testing of autonomous cars locals had not expected to see one, let alone a completely unmanned vehicle. The van was seen driving over the weekend and was hunted down by local journalists. Unlike most self-driving vehicles, it appeared to have no Lidar array for tracking its surrounding, which have been seen on test cars from Uber or Waymo, two of the leaders in autonomous vehicles. Any tests of self-driving vehicles are normally accompanied by a human driver, who sits in the driver's seat to control the car if it strays off course. Local journalists from ARL Now and NBC News 4 reporter Adam Tuss tracked the van, attempting to see how the vehicle was driving. Tuss and his team ultimately pulled up alongside at a red light, revealing hands and feet sticking out of the front seat controlling the wheel. "This is one of the strangest things I have ever seen," Tuss tweeted. "We have found the self-driving van in Arlington - and there's a guy hiding behind the seat." The "self-driving" van photographed in Virginia Credit: Adam Tuss/NBC After the reporter questioned the driver through the window, the driver sped off without a word to the reporter. The driverless car turned out to be a test by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute as part of a study into autonomous vehicles. The institute told NBC: "The driver's seating area is configured to make the driver less visible within the vehicle, while still allowing him or her the ability to safely monitor and respond to surroundings." The big players | Driverless cars There are still plenty of challenges ahead for driverless cars, such as learning to navigate potentially vandalised road signs and struggling to avoid Kangaroos. The crazy future of transport - in pictures
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| Haitians flee over US border into Canada over WhatsApp hoax Posted: 08 Aug 2017 04:06 AM PDT  Thousands of Haitians have fled from the United States to Canada under the threat of deportation under Donald Trump, some because of WhatsApp messages falsely saying the country would welcome them. Around 58,000 Haitians are living in the US under temporary protection status (TPS) since the Caribbean island was ravaged by an earthquake in 2010.
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| Sean Hannity breaks 12-hour promise to stop ‘petty political disagreements’ Posted: 09 Aug 2017 08:13 AM PDT  Fox News host Sean Hannity vowed not to engage in "petty political disagreements" for 12 hours, but that didn't last very long. Just hours later, he called Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell "weak" and "spineless" and urged him to retire.
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| The White House Still Won't Condemn the Minnesota Mosque Attack Posted: 08 Aug 2017 05:11 PM PDT  "Lets allow the local authorities to provide their assessment and then the White House will make its comments"
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| Macron to backpedal on creating First Lady status Posted: 08 Aug 2017 10:36 AM PDT  French President Emmanuel Macron is preparing to backpedal on the issue of creating an official First Lady position for his wife in the face of attacks from left-wing opponents and a petition against the move, officials and reports said. The issue has become a new political headache for Macron after an online petition against creating the role garnered around 285,000 signatures and an opinion poll showed a majority of French people were also opposed. The presidency will clarify Brigitte Macron's position later this month or in early September, a member of her entourage said Tuesday, adding that there were would be no change to the constitution to create a First Lady position.
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| Philippine president on human rights: "Don't go there" Posted: 07 Aug 2017 06:51 PM PDT  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte met Monday with America's top diplomat, where he voiced solidarity with the U.S. amid global concerns over North Korea's nuclear program and angrily dismissed media questions about human rights abuses by his government.
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| Man Behind Password Requirements Admits He Was Wrong Posted: 08 Aug 2017 12:27 PM PDT  Those annoying password requirements like 'must have at least one special character?' They do more harm than good.
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| Google fires employee behind anti-diversity memo for 'perpetuating gender stereotypes' Posted: 08 Aug 2017 09:10 AM PDT  Google has fired a computer engineer who caused a storm in Silicon Valley by asserting that the gender gap among technology workers was down to biological differences between men and women. James Damore, a Harvard university graduate who had worked at Google for four years, ignited a sexism row last week when he distributed a 10-page manifesto that accused the company of "political bias" against conservatives and said initiatives to encourage female programmers were "unfair". On Tuesday Damore revealed he had been dismissed by Google for "perpetuating gender stereotypes" and said he was considering legal action against the company. Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks who is holed up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, offered him a job and accused Google of censorship. Google's CEO Sundar Pichai Credit: Reuters Damore's manifesto had accused the company of a "left bias" and a "politically correct monoculture that maintains its hold by shaming dissenters into silence". It said the yawning gap in jobs and pay for male and female computer experts was partly due to biological causes such as "men's higher drive for status" and women being "more prone to anxiety" rather than any biases and called for an end to the company's initiatives to promote minorities. Google employees publicly criticised the memo but Damore said he had received many private messages of support from staff who felt the same way. Sundar Pichai, the company's chief executive, said that while parts of the memo were fair to debate, much of it violated the company's code of conduct. "To suggest a group of our colleagues have traits that make them less biologically suited to that work is offensive and not OK," he said in an email to staff. The controversy has come at a sensitive time for Google, which is under investigation by the US government after accusations of gender pay inequality, and has been forced to hand over pay records. Former Google staff member Joshua Damore (centre) with two colleagues Assange, who has repeatedly attacked Google over privacy issues, tweeted: "Women and men deserve respect. That includes not firing them for politely expressing ideas but rather arguing back." Damore said he was exploring all possible legal remedies against the company. Debate over the treatment of women in the male-dominated tech industry has raged for months. Claims of persistent sexual harassment in the ranks of Uber and of several venture capital firms led to management shakeups. Management at the largest tech firms, including Google, have publicly committed to diversifying their workforces, although the percentage of women in engineering and management roles remains low at many companies. Inside Google London offices
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| 2019 Mazda 3 to feature world-first HCCI engine for efficiency: report Posted: 08 Aug 2017 06:15 AM PDT  Now Mazda, one of the smallest global automakers, plans to introduce it in a radical new engine to be used in a future Mazda vehicle in 2019. It's called homogeneous charge compression ignition, or HCCI: in essence it lets a gasoline engine behave like a diesel under low-power demand, vastly improving its efficiency. The new engines capable of HCCI, which will be known as SkyActiv-X, are thought to be destined for the next-generation Mazda 3 compact hatchback and sedan.
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| Intel further extends Mobileye offer to mop up outstanding stock Posted: 08 Aug 2017 07:54 AM PDT  Computer chip maker Intel Corp has further extended its offer to buy out remaining shareholders of Mobileye NV after securing 84 percent of the acquisition target's shares, the two companies said on Tuesday. Intel and Mobileye said they had begun a follow-up offering period which is scheduled to expire at 11:59 PM New York time on Aug. 21, or 0359 GMT on Aug. 22. This could be extended by five business days or more to maximise the number of minority shareholders who accept the offer.
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| Donald Trump's highest-profile tech backer Peter Thiel fears 'this whole thing ends in disaster' Posted: 07 Aug 2017 11:18 AM PDT  Silicon Valley's most high-profile backer of Donald Trump's presidential campaign has reportedly begun disparaging the President's erratic administration and even warning it may collapse in "disaster". Mr Thiel's vision of limited government aligns with a central plank of Republican orthodoxy, and his libertarian-minded aversion to foreign entanglements mirrors Mr Trump's isolationist stance.
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| Where is Guam, the paradise island threatened by North Korea, and why is it important? Posted: 09 Aug 2017 06:41 AM PDT  The apparently sudden threat by North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-un, of a missile strike on the Pacific holiday paradise island of Guam is not as obscure as it first sounds. The remote 210-square mile island in the western Pacific Ocean, known for its white beaches and crystal blue waters, is also a strategic US military outpost and host to nuclear bombers and at least 6,000 US service members. Japanese soldiers take part in joint military exercises between the US, Japan, France and UK on Naval Base Guam Credit: AP On Monday night, two US B-1 bombers flew from Guam over the Korean peninsula, joining the South Korean and Japanese airforces in joint exercises that were bound to have riled Pyongyang, which over the weekend accused America of devising a "preventive war." The exercises are one likely reason why North Korea, located roughly 2,100 miles away to the northwest, selected the island as a potential target shortly after President Donald Trump vowed "fire and fury like the world has never seen" in response to Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme. An aerial view of U.S. Naval Base Guam Credit: Reuters The North's state-run Korean Central News Agency reported on Tuesday that the pariah nation's military may send a strong message that it can neutralise military assets on the US territory. Pacific Air Forces command, based in Hawaii, upped the rhetoric shortly afterwards, declaring "US ready to fight tonight" on its official Twitter account, linking to details of Monday's ten hour sortie. S. Dakota #Airmen arrive on Guam; conduct #bilateral missions w/Japan & ROK--U.S. ready to #fighttonighthttps://t.co/DhOTTdNT19pic.twitter.com/HSOkYKHPQ4— PACAF (@PACAF) August 8, 2017 "How we train is how we fight and the more we interface with our allies, the better prepared we are to fight tonight," said a B-1 pilot, quoted in an official press release. "The B-1 is a long-range bomber that is well-suited for the maritime domain and can meet the unique challenges of the Pacific." The tense stand-off puts Guam, and its population of just over 160,000, at the centre of one of the world's most volatile flashpoints. American military bases, including the sprawling Andersen Air Force Base and the Naval Base Guam, occupy nearly 30% of Guam's land. Governor of Guam reassures the island's residents after North Korea threat 00:48 The island, which was captured by the US from Spain in 1898 during the Spanish-American war, is America's most western territory but it is not a state. It has a seat in the US House of Representatives, currently occupied by Democrat Madeleine Bordallo, and it is run by an elected governor, Eddie Baza Calvo. Guam's citizens, 40% of whom are comprised of the Chamorro ethnic group, are American citizens by birth. Map: Guam in relation to North Korea Chamorros first settled the island about 4,000 years ago but over the past 400 years Guam has been ruled by Spain, the US and Japan. Located in the Micronesia region of the Pacific, it is positioned just over 3000 miles from both Sydney and Hawaii. The territory's tropical climate, with an average temperature of 28 degrees Celsius, makes it a popular location for tourists. At a glance | Guam North Korea and Donald Trump: Timeline of tensions North Korea & Donald Trump: Timeline of tensions 02:27
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| Car attack on soldiers in Paris suburb Posted: 09 Aug 2017 05:29 AM PDT ![Car attack on soldiers in Paris suburb]( "Car attack on soldiers in Paris suburb") A car rammed into a group of soldiers in a Parisian suburb on Wednesday, injuring six before speeding off in what officials identified as a suspected terrorist attack.
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| Night swim leaves Australian teen bloody and bewildered Posted: 08 Aug 2017 08:01 AM PDT  An Australian teenager emerged from a night-time dip in the ocean with blood streaming from his feet and ankles in a gruesome mystery that doctors have struggled to explain. Sam Kanizay waded waist-deep into the water at Brighton Beach in suburban Melbourne on Saturday evening, standing still for about 30 minutes. Washing the blood off his legs in the shower did little to stem the flow from what his family believed was an attack by sea lice.
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| New Horizons' Next Target Might Actually Be Two Targets Posted: 08 Aug 2017 03:28 PM PDT  The spacecraft is scheduled to visit an asteroid in 2019, but there might be a surprise in store.
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| U.S. to haul stricken destroyer from Japan back to U.S. for repairs Posted: 08 Aug 2017 03:36 AM PDT  The U.S. Navy on Tuesday said it will haul the guided missile destroyer severely damaged in a collision with a freighter in Japanese waters back to the United States for repairs as soon as September. The collision killed seven sailors aboard the USS Fitzgerald and ripped a hole below the vessels waterline. "The Fitzgerald may be moved in September but it could be later than that," a spokesman for the U.S. Seventh Fleet said.
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| New Hampshire to send unsearchable voter data to Trump panel Posted: 07 Aug 2017 02:20 PM PDT  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire will send millions of scanned, unsearchable images of voter data to President Donald Trump's election fraud commission under an agreement reached Monday to resolve a lawsuit challenging the information's release.
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| When is the Perseid Meteor shower and how can I see it? Posted: 09 Aug 2017 07:32 AM PDT  The Perseids is an annual meteor shower that peaks around mid-August,with this year's peak expected between 11 and 13 August. It's regarded as one of the brightest and most visible meteor showers. Here's everything you need to know about the spectacle, including dates and where to see it. #perseids are coming!! pic.twitter.com/F19pqGL3nO— GaryFildes (@TheGaryFildes) July 9, 2017 A post shared by Anders Nilsson (@fotoandersnilsson) on Aug 9, 2017 at 1:33am PDT Lucky snap! I caught this early bird #perseids #meteor just before packing up. It may look like daytime in this image, but it's only the effect of a bright and just off frame #Moon. The #perseid #meteorshower will peak the night of August 12th so grab a blanket, buds, and some #darksky. #nightsky #astronomy #landscapeastro #nightscape #sonyalpha #sonya7s @weownthenight_az @instagramaz @earthskyscience @visitsedona #sedona #cathedralrock #redrocks #az #arizonasky @joanwood01 @_tzr_ A post shared by jarredpd (@jarredpd) on Aug 7, 2017 at 11:27am PDT What is a meteor shower? Ameteor shower occurs when Earth passes through the debris stream occupying the orbit of a comet, in this case comet Swift-Tuttle. Perspective makes meteor showers appear to emanate from a single point in the sky known as the shower radiant. A typical meteor results from a particle the size of a grain of sand vaporising in Earth's atmosphere when it enters at 134,000mph. Something larger than a grape will produce a fireball and this is often accompanied by a persistent afterglow known as a meteor train. This is a column of ionised gas slowly fading from view as it loses energy. The Perseids appear to originate from within the star constellation Perseus, hence the shower's name. A shooting star, top left, is seen during the Perseid meteor shower in Poland in 2016. Credit: EPA/LUKASZ OGRODOWCZYK When can I see the Perseid meteor shower? The window for this year's meteor shower is from July 17 to August 24. Stargazers stand a chance of seeing the shower at any point in this window, however the peak will occur around August 11, 12 and 13. The best time to take a look at the sky will be from about 1am BST in the Northern Hemisphere until the onset of dawn twilight. Space.com says the moon, which will be three-quarters full at the time of the peak, will rise around 11pm meaning the spectacle will be trickier to see this year. However, sky-watchers should still be able to see the shower, despite the moon's glare. Peak rates of 150-200 meteors per hour were recorded in 2016, but typical rates are about 80 meteors an hour streaking across the night sky, each leaving a trail. Complete list of every full moon in 2017 The worlds best stargazing locations How can I see it? Choose a dark location away from stray lights and give yourself at least 20 minutes in total darkness to properly dark adapt. Look at a height approximately two-thirds up the sky in any direction. If you want a recommendation, east through south offers some great background constellations in the early hours during August. Look for the shower's "radiant" from the north-east corner of Perseus. Here are a few great places to view the shower. Galloway Forest Park: Galloway is a couple of hours from Glasgow and an hour from Carlisle. The park's most popular spot for stargazing is Loch Trool. Exmoor and around: Exmoor was granted International Dark-Sky Reserve status by the International Dark-Sky Association in 2011. Light pollution is managed to make the area more appealing to amateur astronomers. Romney Marsh: Night once provided cover for smugglers known as Owlers, but today Romney Marsh offers celestial bounty, arching over a landscape adorned with the spires of ancient churches. Kielder: Kielder Forest is officially the darkest place in England – 250 square miles of wooded beauty where Northumberland brushes against Scotland. It has its own fabulous, modern, wood-clad observatory on the slopes of Black Fell above Kielder Water. North York Moors: As well as stunning night skies, the North York Moors boast historic market towns such as Helmsley and Pickering, plus appealing coastal spots, including Scarborough and Whitby. Reader sends in beautiful Perseid timelapse 00:15 Tell me more about Comet Swift-Tuttle The wonderfully named Comet Swift-Tuttle, the parents of the Persied meteor shower, is the largest object known to repeatedly pass Earth (it's 16 miles wide). It orbits the sun ever 133 years and each time it passes through the inner solar system, it warms up releasing fresh comet material into its orbital stream, according to earthsky.org. The last time it was closest to the sun was in December 1992. It will be back again in July 2126. Total solar eclipse 2017: explainer
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| On this day, Gerald Ford becomes president in a constitutional first Posted: 09 Aug 2017 02:55 AM PDT  On August 9, 1974, Gerald Ford officially became President in the most unusual of circumstances, as Richard Nixon left Washington and Ford took office without the benefit of direct election to office.
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| Joe Metheny dead: Serial killer who claimed he put women's remains into barbecue sandwiches dies in prison Posted: 08 Aug 2017 03:40 AM PDT  A serial killer who claimed to have sold his victims' remains in barbecue sandwiches has died in prison. Joe Metheny, 62, was found unresponsive by a prison guard in Maryland where he was serving two life sentences, having escaped a death sentence on appeal. Metheny was convicted of murdering two women in Baltimore during the mid-1990s—Cathy Magaziner and Kimberly Spicer—but claimed to have killed 10 people in total.
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| China holds wargames as North Korea tensions spike Posted: 07 Aug 2017 11:12 PM PDT  The Chinese navy and air force flexed their muscles in live-fire drills in seas adjacent to the Korean Peninsula, the defence ministry said, amid regional tensions over North Korea's pursuit of nuclear weaponry. The "large-scale" exercises were being conducted in the seas and skies off China's east coast in the Yellow Sea and Bohai Gulf, and included the firing of dozens of missiles, a notice posted late Monday on the Ministry of Defence website said. Naval and air force assets including dozens of ships, more than 10 aircraft, submarines and an unspecified number of coastal defence personnel took part in the drills, which the ministry said were aimed at testing weapons and honing the military's abilities in conducting coastal assaults and intercepting air targets.
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| The Reason China Can’t Find Anyone to Operate Its Alien-Hunting Telescope Posted: 08 Aug 2017 09:11 AM PDT  Even for a million dollar salary.
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| Arizona woman sentenced to death for murder of 10-year-old cousin Posted: 08 Aug 2017 09:58 AM PDT  An Arizona woman was sentenced to death on Monday for killing her 10-year-old cousin, who was locked inside a small storage bin as punishment for taking a Popsicle without permission.
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| The Truth About In-Flight Turbulence Posted: 09 Aug 2017 05:31 AM PDT  A rundown of statistics, recent incidents, and what pilots and airlines do to avoid hitting potholes in the sky.
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| 2018 Grand Cherokee Trackhawk Starts at $85,900 Posted: 08 Aug 2017 09:25 AM PDT  That makes it just $1000 cheaper than the Challenger SRT Demon.
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| Iraqi Shiite militia says 40 of its fighters killed in Syria Posted: 08 Aug 2017 10:21 AM PDT ![Iraqi Shiite militia says 40 of its fighters killed in Syria]( "Iraqi Shiite militia says 40 of its fighters killed in Syria") BAGHDAD (AP) — A powerful Iraqi Shiite militia said Tuesday that at least 40 of its militiamen were killed in an attack the previous day on its positions across the border in Syria. The militia blamed the U.S.-led coalition for the assault but the Islamic State group claimed its fighters had targeted the militiamen.
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