| The Thomas Fire Is Now The Biggest In California's History Posted: 24 Dec 2017 11:27 AM PST  The so-called Thomas Fire burning in parts of Southern California now ranks as the largest wildfire on record in the state.
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| White House Denies Report That Trump Said Haitian Immigrants 'All Have AIDS' Posted: 23 Dec 2017 01:55 PM PST  The White House has denied a new bombshell report from The New York Times in which sources said President Donald Trump referred to Haitian immigrants as all having AIDS and that Nigerian immigrants would never "go back to their huts" after seeing the United States.
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| Bargains in store for last minute Christmas shoppers Posted: 24 Dec 2017 07:45 AM PST  Some of the best deals are on clothing, toys and electronics, and stores like Target and Kmart are open late tonight, trying to cash in on procrastinating customers.
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| 'Neo-Nazi' Teen Charged With Killing Girlfriend's Parents After They Reported Him Posted: 24 Dec 2017 03:46 PM PST  A 17-year-old Virginia teen was charged with two counts of murder Saturday after he allegedly murdered his girlfriend's parents.
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| North Korea Calls Latest U.N. Sanctions an 'Act of War' Posted: 24 Dec 2017 06:56 AM PST  North Korea rejected tighter sanctions aimed at curbing its nuclear expansion
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| Spain's King Calls on Catalonia to Step Back from Secession in His Annual Christmas Eve Address Posted: 24 Dec 2017 08:55 PM PST  King Felipe VI used his traditional Christmas Eve address Sunday night to call on Catalonia's newly elected parliament to renounce further moves toward secession from Spain.
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| Year in review: The 10 news stories that defined 2017 Posted: 24 Dec 2017 10:02 PM PST  From presidential investigations to natural disasters, here are the top ten national events from 2017.
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| 6 of the most remarkable space moments of 2017 Posted: 24 Dec 2017 12:15 PM PST  From the astonishing solar eclipse that captivated millions across America to the end of the 20-year long Cassini spacecraft mission, 2017 was an astounding year for space discoveries.
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| These 17 Photos Show Santas Spreading Joy Around The World Posted: 24 Dec 2017 04:09 PM PST  Santa Claus will soon be making his unbelievably fast trip around the world, delivering gifts to all of those children good enough to make his "nice" list.
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| Trump Celebrates Bringing 'Merry Christmas' Back. Twitter Reacts Accordingly. Posted: 24 Dec 2017 08:41 PM PST  President Donald Trump sent out Christmas Eve wishes by praising himself for "leading the charge against the assault" on the phrase "Merry Christmas," in yet another example of the president claiming to have won a dispute that never really existed.
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| Italy PM plans to shift military forces from Iraq to Niger Posted: 24 Dec 2017 07:00 AM PST ![Italy PM plans to shift military forces from Iraq to Niger]( "Italy PM plans to shift military forces from Iraq to Niger") Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Sunday he would propose to parliament transferring some of the country's troops stationed in Iraq to Niger to fight people smuggling and terrorism. Gentiloni said Italy's 1,400-strong military presence in Iraq could now be reduced after victories against Islamic militants and instead deployed in the Sahel region of West Africa. "We have to continue to work, concentrating our attention and energies on the threat of people trafficking and terrorism in the Sahel," he said aboard the Italian ship Etna used in the European Union's "Sophia" operation to counter people smuggling in the Mediterranean.
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| Deputies Fatally Shoot 6-Year-Old In His Home While Firing At Suspect Posted: 23 Dec 2017 02:07 PM PST  A Texas community is grappling with the death of a 6-year-old boy who was killed in his home Thursday as sheriff's deputies shot at a woman they were chasing outside.
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| US hails UN budget cuts as 'step in right direction' Posted: 24 Dec 2017 07:35 PM PST  The General Assembly adopted a budget of $5.396 billion for 2018-2019, slightly below the $5.4 billion that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had sought. The United States is by far the largest contributor to the UN budget, providing for 22 percent of the core budget.
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| Progressive Group Ousts Cenk Uygur Over Past Sexist Writing Posted: 23 Dec 2017 03:20 PM PST  The Justice Democrats ousted Cenk Uygur, one of its founding board members and a creator of progressive online network The Young Turks, following the Thursday revelation that Uygur had authored sexist blogposts in the early 2000s.
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| U.S. Ambassador to Netherlands Apologizes After Bizarre 'Fake News' Exchange Posted: 23 Dec 2017 09:44 AM PST  He criticized a Dutch journalist for "fake news," then denied saying the words "fake news."
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| Baby Elephants Fend Off Myanmar Cold Spell With Homemade Blankets Posted: 24 Dec 2017 06:42 PM PST  When a group of baby elephants needed warmth during a cold front in Southeast Asia last week, they bundled up in donated crochet and knitted blankets.
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| Chess federation says Israel excluded from Saudi-hosted match Posted: 24 Dec 2017 05:39 AM PST ![Chess federation says Israel excluded from Saudi-hosted match]( "Chess federation says Israel excluded from Saudi-hosted match") Israeli players have been denied visas to participate in a speed chess championship hosted by Saudi Arabia this week, a vice president of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) said on Sunday. Seven Israeli players had requested visas for the tournament on Dec. 26-30. It would have marked the first time Saudi Arabia had publicly hosted Israelis as the Gulf state does not recognize Israel and there are no formal ties between them.
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| 5 People, Including 4 Members Of Same Family, Killed In Christmas Eve Plane Crash In Florida Posted: 25 Dec 2017 02:09 AM PST  Five people, including four members of the same family, were killed on Christmas Eve morning when their twin-engine plane crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff at Bartow Municipal Airport in Polk County, Florida.
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| Venezuelan leader wants Brazilian, Canadian diplomats out Posted: 23 Dec 2017 07:06 PM PST ![Venezuelan leader wants Brazilian, Canadian diplomats out]( "Venezuelan leader wants Brazilian, Canadian diplomats out") CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Officials in Venezuela took the first step on Saturday toward expelling top diplomats from Brazil and Canada who have been accused of meddling in the country's politics.
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| 2017 Was Mexico's Deadliest Year On Record Posted: 24 Dec 2017 06:27 AM PST  A total of 23,101 murder investigations were launched nationwide between January and November, reported Reuters, citing figures released by the country's interior ministry.
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| Iraq's Mosul celebrates first post-IS Christmas Posted: 24 Dec 2017 06:09 AM PST  Hymns and cries of joy filled a church in Iraq's second city Mosul on Sunday as worshippers celebrated Christmas there for the first time in four years after the end of jihadist rule. "This is a sign that life is returning to Mosul," said wheelchair-bound Hossam Abud, 48, who returned earlier this month from exile in Iraqi Kurdistan. Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako of Iraq's Chaldean Catholic Church called on the congregation to pray for "peace and stability in Mosul, Iraq and the world".
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| Gift-wrapped horse manure left for Trump's Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Posted: 24 Dec 2017 10:50 AM PST  A bomb squad team rushed to the Los Angeles home of Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to discover a suspicious package labelled for him containing horse manure. The package also included a Christmas card with negative comments about Mr Trump and the new tax law signed by last week. Los Angeles Police Department Area Watch Commander Rob Weise told NBC the package was dropped off on Saturday evening and cleared by officers by 8pm.
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| Deer At 'Santa's Journey' Exhibit in Ireland Picked Off By Cruel Poachers Posted: 24 Dec 2017 05:44 AM PST  Three Sika deer that were part of a Santa wonderland display in Ireland vanished in a trail of blood earlier this month, apparently shot and killed by poachers, according to authorities.
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| China Would "Pay a Very High Price" If It Invades, Taiwan Warns Posted: 25 Dec 2017 05:32 AM PST  Taiwan's mainland affairs minister, also called on the United States not to use the self-governed island as a bargaining chip in negotiations with China. A senior Taiwanese minister has declared that China would "pay a very very high price" if it invaded Taiwan. Chang Hsiao-Yueh, Taiwan's mainland affairs minister, also called on the United States not to use the self-governed island as a bargaining chip in negotiations with China.
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| Miss America CEO, other leaders resign after report of derogatory emails Posted: 23 Dec 2017 05:40 PM PST ![Miss America CEO, other leaders resign after report of derogatory emails]( "Miss America CEO, other leaders resign after report of derogatory emails") The head of the organization that stages the Miss America beauty pageant and other leaders with the group resigned on Saturday after a report this week alleging that emails he had sent were derogatory toward past winners. Sam Haskell's resignation as executive chairman and chief executive of the Miss America Organization was accompanied by the departure of the organization's president, the chairman of the board and a board member. Haskell had been suspended on Friday, one day after a Huffington Post report about the internal emails.
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| Google Celebrates Christmas Day With a Festive Penguin Doodle Posted: 24 Dec 2017 06:33 PM PST  The penguins arrive in a tropical land, where lanterns are strewn between palm trees
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| Every Toyota to Get Electrified Option By 2025 Posted: 24 Dec 2017 10:44 AM PST  Plus, the Japanese giant plans on having 10 all-electric models in the early 2020s.
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| London Zoo fire: 1 aardvark dead, 4 meerkats presumed dead Posted: 23 Dec 2017 10:45 AM PST  LONDON (AP) — Firefighters and zookeepers rushed to help as a blaze broke out at the London Zoo on Saturday morning, but they were unable to save an aardvark named Misha and four meerkats.
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| Philippines storm leaves 182 dead and tens of thousands displaced Posted: 23 Dec 2017 11:52 AM PST  Tens of thousands have been forced from their homes by a tropical storm that battered the southern Philippines leaving at least 182 dead, police and aid agencies said Sunday. Tropical Storm Tembin, which triggered flash floods and mudslides as it lashed the nation's second-largest island of Mindanao, has displaced more than 70,000 people, said the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). "People left everything behind when they fled for their lives," the IFRC's Philippines operations and programmes manager Patrick Elliott said in a statement.
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| Matt Damon's Father Dead At 74 Posted: 23 Dec 2017 11:59 AM PST  Kent Damon, father of actor Matt Damon, has died at the age of 74
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| Steve Bannon Blasts 'Javanka' As Everything Wrong With The White House Posted: 23 Dec 2017 06:29 PM PST  Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has attacked President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner as the "railhead of all bad decisions" in the White House.
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| Artist 'released' in China after Liu Xiaobo tribute Posted: 24 Dec 2017 09:34 PM PST  An artist that could not be reached for more than a week after he painted a politically charged mural in southern China wrote on Twitter Monday that he has been "released". "I was released a few days ago and we are in my hometown now," the Twitter account of painter Hu Jiamin read days after Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao reported that the couple had been taken away by plainclothes men. Hu noted in another post that he will return to France on December 30.
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| Should White Supremacists Be Allowed To Practice Law? Posted: 24 Dec 2017 04:01 AM PST  A few years ago, before he helped organize the deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Augustus Sol Invictus sent a mass email to his friends, colleagues and acquaintances to announce that he was embarking on a spiritual journey to launch "the Second American Civil War." Invictus — who legally changed his name from "Austin Gillespie" to the Latin for "majestic unconquered sun" — hitchhiked out West, where he fasted and prayed in the desert.
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| Emirates stops flying to Tunisia in row over ban on Tunisian women Posted: 24 Dec 2017 11:25 PM PST ![Emirates stops flying to Tunisia in row over ban on Tunisian women]( "Emirates stops flying to Tunisia in row over ban on Tunisian women") Dubai airline Emirates will stop flying to Tunisia, it said on Sunday, after the North African country said it had banned flights from the United Emirates carrier. The announcement came two days after Tunisian government officials said the UAE had banned Tunisian woman from flying to or transiting through its territory. Emirates said on Twitter it would stop its Dubai-Tunis connection from Monday following instructions from Tunisia.
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| The biggest sports upsets of 2017 Posted: 24 Dec 2017 10:37 AM PST  It didn't take long for it to become clear that 2017 would give sports fans plenty of memorable matchups.
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| AP PHOTOS: Lingering drought threatens Holy Land's waters Posted: 25 Dec 2017 08:15 AM PST  JERUSALEM (AP) — As Israel heads into its fifth consecutive year of drought, the Sea of Galilee stands at a century low, much of the Jordan River is a fetid trickle and the Dead Sea is rapidly shrinking.
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| Why 'The Last Jedi' Teaches Us That the Battleship Is Truly Dead Posted: 23 Dec 2017 06:16 PM PST  The first twenty minutes of Star Wars: The Last Jedi might have warmed the heart of Billy Mitchell's Force ghost. The opening scenes effectively replayed the American interwar debates between advocates of air and naval power, with fighters and bombers attacking huge capital ships. The opening moments of The Last Jedi depict a capital-ship-led attack against a Resistance base.
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| Pope Francis Compares the Christmas Story to the Plight of Migrants Today Posted: 24 Dec 2017 08:32 PM PST  ope Francis in Christmas Eve remarks Sunday likened the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem to the migrations of millions of people today who are forced to leave homelands for a better life, or just for survival.
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| America’s “forgotten war” ended on this day, and few people knew Posted: 24 Dec 2017 01:45 AM PST  On December 24, 1814, the Treaty of Ghent officially ended the War of 1812, but the delayed news couldn't stop nearly 1,000 British troops from being killed at the Battle of New Orleans.
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| Ocado leaves customers out in the cold as it fails to deliver turkey on time Posted: 24 Dec 2017 07:41 AM PST  Online grocer Ocado has been criticised by customers for failing to deliver their Christmas Day essentials. The company, which delivers Waitrose products as well as its own-brand items, has been flooded with customer complaints on social media in the run up to Christmas. Shoppers took to Facebook and Twitter to harangue the company, with some writing that they placed their order as far back as October and others alleging that food expired on the same day as it was delivered. Some claimed that their order was not delivered at all, despite the company charging up to £9.99 for Christmas delivery. One customer wrote on Facebook that Ocado had almost managed to "sabotage our Christmas" Credit: Andrew Crowley/Andrew Crowley In response to an Ocado post on their Twitter page in which the company linked to a Christmas Day carrot recipe, Christian Mole said: "How about getting basics right? Ordered weeks ago and in day of delivery you have no potatoes and offer no substitution." Lisa Ravenshear wrote on Facebook earlier today, the morning of Christmas eve, that she was having to "fight my way around the shops" in search of beef that was not delivered nor substituted. Earlier this year it was reported that Ocado had launched an automated system that it hopes will one day revolutionise the grocery delivery industry. The 240,000 square foot site in Hampshire uses mechanical product handling technology, a sprawling system of stacked crates in a grid called a "hive", where robots use claws to pick up food items as they go. Andrea Renkel wrote on Ocado's Facebook page earlier this week that Ocado had almost managed to "sabotage our Christmas" and that the experience had put them off online food shopping. She added: "I sorted our Christmas food order three weeks ago, delivery date today. This morning I find an email 'sorry, your order was cancelled'." Another customer, Shelley Summerville Clarke, complained that she had placed her order in October for delivery on Christmas Eve. She said: "You've charged my £9.99 for this poor service. I'm now going to have to go to the supermarket so I can make my trifle and hope I can get some fresh custard for my Christmas pudding. "And some large foil so I can cook my turkey tomorrow. So poor. Very disappointed." UK grocer market share Earlier this month Ocado said it was held back by a shortage of drivers after its growth cooled slightly towards the end of this year. Chief executive Tim Steiner said a lack of capacity caused by a shortage of drivers in some areas stopped it from growing as fast as planned. A spokesperson for Ocado told the Daily Mail: "We are very sorry that some customers have not received items they ordered. We intend to compensate those who have not received the highest level of service."
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| Moscow: U.S. arms may spur use of force by Kiev in eastern Ukraine Posted: 23 Dec 2017 12:52 PM PST ![Moscow: U.S. arms may spur use of force by Kiev in eastern Ukraine]( "Moscow: U.S. arms may spur use of force by Kiev in eastern Ukraine") The U.S. decision to supply weapons to Ukraine is dangerous as it will encourage Kiev to use force in eastern Ukraine, Russian officials said on Saturday. The U.S. State Department said on Friday the United States would provide Ukraine with "enhanced defensive capabilities" as Kiev battles Russian-backed separatists in the eastern part of the country. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Facebook on Saturday the weapons would be used to protect Ukrainian soldiers and civilians.
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| Julian Assange's Twitter account is back, but the mystery remains Posted: 25 Dec 2017 03:50 AM PST  UPDATED Dec. 25, 2017, 11:04 a.m. ET It's back now. With little fanfare and zero explanation, Julian Assange's Twitter account reappeared on Monday morning. It's a Christmas something-or-other. The WikiLeaks founder has tweeted two times since his account came back online, though neither one addresses the reason for the disappearance. One tweet features a cartoon of Santa Claus adding WikiLeaks to his "Nice" list as he stares at the organization's Wikipedia entry. The other is a request for donations. It's still not clear why Assange's account went away to begin with, though — as noted below — the nature of its non-appearance suggested at the time that it was a manual deletion rather than an account suspension. Original post follows: WikiLeaks founder and notorious Ecuadorian embassy resident Julian Assange has seemingly deleted his Twitter account, throwing his supporters into a frenzy of speculation on Christmas Day. A search on desktop for his account, @JulianAssange, turned this up on Christmas morning: Image: screenshot/twitterThis would suggest that it was deleted on his end, rather than suspended by Twitter. When you search for a suspended Twitter account, it redirects you to a different message. We got this one by searching for twitter.com/JaydaBF, the far-right Britain First deputy leader Jayda Fransen who President Donald Trump retweeted. Image: screenshot/twitter Mashable has reached out to Twitter for comment. In the meantime, speculation and conspiracy theories were trending in the UK on Christmas morning. CENSORSHIP? Julian Assange Vanishes Off Twitter A source who works closely with WikiLeaks told the Gateway Pundit that they were not aware of any plans for Assange to deactivate his account on his own.https://t.co/U5fhIWRBYL — Cassandra Fairbanks (@CassandraRules) December 25, 2017 Now why would @Twitter ban Julian Assange when he was prepping to drop something big? Who is @Twitter trying to protect by this drop of information? — James Brower ���� (@jbro_1776) December 25, 2017 Julian Assange was kicked of twitter today cuz he dared to expose the Dem party and the Clinton crime family. Let's make this very clear. I have never tweeted about Seth Rich. But I believe we can now say, without a shadow of a doubt, the DNC/Clinton's had him murdered. — Lawrence Polyakov (@Larrypolya22) December 25, 2017 According to the Wayback Machine internet archive, Assange's most recent tweet is from Friday. Image: screenshot/wayback machineWe will update this story as soon as we get more information. Assange can almost certainly avail himself of several other social media accounts: @WikiLeaks, and those of the cat who keeps him company in his embassy exile, @EmbassyCat and on Instagram. Assange has been living in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since 2012. He faces rape allegations in Sweden, which he denies, and is seeking asylum as he believes that if he leaves the embassy he will be extradited to the U.S. over WikiLeaks' publications. WATCH: You can now control your Christmas tree lights with your phone
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| Las Vegas woman charged with gunning down 3 roommates Posted: 23 Dec 2017 02:46 PM PST  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas woman is facing multiple murder charges Saturday in the shooting deaths of her three roommates, who lived in what authorities described as a "problem house."
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| China, Russia oppose UN criticism of Myanmar over Rohingya Posted: 24 Dec 2017 11:14 AM PST  The UN General Assembly on Sunday urged Myanmar to end a military campaign against Muslim Rohingya and called for the appointment of a UN special envoy, despite opposition from China, Russia and some regional countries. A resolution put forward by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was adopted by a vote of 122 to 10 with 24 abstentions.
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| Israel's Super-Pharm in talks to buy Teva Pharm plant: source Posted: 24 Dec 2017 03:48 AM PST ![Israel's Super-Pharm in talks to buy Teva Pharm plant: source]( "Israel's Super-Pharm in talks to buy Teva Pharm plant: source") Israel's largest pharmacy chain Super-Pharm (Israel) Ltd is in talks to acquire Teva Pharmaceutical Industries' plant in the coastal city of Ashdod, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday, confirming media reports. Super-Pharm would pay 60-80 million shekels ($17-23 million) and is prepared to commit to continue employing the factory's 70 workers, said the source, who asked not to be named. Super-Pharm is interested in the pharmaceutical preparation activities that have an estimated 100 million shekels in annual sales, the Globes financial news site said.
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