| Africa Calls Trump Racist After 'Shithole' Remark Posted: 12 Jan 2018 02:01 PM PST  JOHANNESBURG/LUSAKA, Jan 12 (Reuters) - African politicians and diplomats labeled U.S. President Donald Trump a racist on Friday after he was reported to have described some immigrants from Africa and Haiti as coming from "shithole" countries.
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| False Ballistic Missile Alert Sends Hawaii Into 'Complete Panic' Posted: 13 Jan 2018 10:37 AM PST  Hawaii residents and visitors received shocking mobile push alerts Saturday morning warning of an approaching missile and instructing people to seek shelter, but Hawaii's Emergency Management Agency quickly stated the message was sent in error.
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| Trump not racist 'in the traditional sense,' says MLK's nephew at White House Posted: 12 Jan 2018 12:53 PM PST  After appearing alongside President Trump at a White House event honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Friday, Isaac Newton Farris Jr., nephew of the late civil rights leader, said he does not believe the commander in chief is "a racist in the traditional sense."
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| Largest Wildfire In California History Now Contained After Month Of Work Posted: 12 Jan 2018 12:09 PM PST  California's largest wildfire in state history, known as the Thomas Fire, is now 100 percent contained after more than one month of work, officials announced Friday.
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| Crash of water and a terrifying ride: Driver glad he's alive Posted: 12 Jan 2018 01:15 PM PST  BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — A driver who rode a wave of muddy water down a twisting street in his car during a Southern California flood said he is lucky to be alive.
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| Kentucky becomes first U.S. state to impose Medicaid work provisions Posted: 12 Jan 2018 02:24 PM PST ![Kentucky becomes first U.S. state to impose Medicaid work provisions]( "Kentucky becomes first U.S. state to impose Medicaid work provisions") Kentucky on Friday became the first U.S. state to require that Medicaid recipients work or get jobs training, after gaining federal approval for the fundamental change to the 50-year-old health insurance program for the poor. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued policy guidance on Thursday allowing states to design and propose test programs with such requirements. Kentucky's waiver, submitted for federal approval in 2016, requires able-bodied adult recipients to participate in at least 80 hours a month of "employment activities," including jobs training, education and community service.
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| Hawaii Gov. David Ige addresses false emergency alert of incoming missile Posted: 13 Jan 2018 11:55 AM PST  The governor said the false alarm was due to an employee's pushing the wrong button.
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| Saudi Binladin Group denies govt takeover after chief detained Posted: 13 Jan 2018 05:04 AM PST  Saudi construction giant Binladin Group denied Saturday any state takeover after its chairman was detained, but said some shares may have been transferred to the government. The firm, which has been forced to lay off tens of thousands of workers due to financial problems, said it remained a private shareholding company and was undergoing restructuring. International media this week reported Saudi Arabia's government had taken over the firm after chairman Bakr bin Laden was detained.
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| A Man Is Holding a 10-Year-Old Boy Hostage and Firing at Officers, Police Say Posted: 13 Jan 2018 12:58 PM PST  Authorities outside Cincinnati say a man is holding a 10-year-old boy hostage at an apartment complex and has been shooting at officers
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| Most of mudslide-stricken California town told to empty out Posted: 12 Jan 2018 07:34 PM PST  MONTECITO, Calif. (AP) — Most residents of mudslide-ravaged Montecito were under orders to clear out Friday as the search for victims dragged on and crews labored to clean up massive debris and repair power, water and gas lines.
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| For 38 Minutes, Hawaii Panicked: 'This Could Be The End' Posted: 13 Jan 2018 04:09 PM PST  HONOLULU, Hawaii ― For a half-hour on Saturday morning, individuals in Hawaii believed the state was under attack.
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| Dianne Feinstein: If Trump Can't Stop Being Racist, He Needs To Go Posted: 12 Jan 2018 12:22 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said Friday that President Donald Trump's comments about African nations being "shithole countries" are "beneath the dignity of the presidency," and if he can't take his job seriously, he shouldn't have it.
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| Dry weather to aid cleanup efforts along Peru's coast after earthquake leaves 1 dead Posted: 14 Jan 2018 05:53 AM PST  One person is dead and more than 20 others injured after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred off the central coast of Peru early Sunday morning.
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| Israel says destroyed Gaza attack tunnel under Israel, Egypt borders Posted: 14 Jan 2018 02:21 AM PST ![Israel says destroyed Gaza attack tunnel under Israel, Egypt borders]( "Israel says destroyed Gaza attack tunnel under Israel, Egypt borders") By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli military said on Sunday it had destroyed a cross-border attack tunnel that ran from Gaza into Israel and Egypt, dug by the Hamas, the Islamist group that controls the Palestinian enclave. Residents in Gaza said Israeli jets bombed an area east of the southern town of Rafah, by the Egyptian and Israeli borders, late on Saturday night. Israel confirmed the attack immediately after, but gave no details until Sunday.
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| Japan's Abe seeks Baltic support against North Korea Posted: 13 Jan 2018 05:38 PM PST  Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday urged Baltic NATO states to support pressure on North Korea, as he hammered home his hawkish message that Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programmes pose a global threat. Despite a recent cooling of tensions in the run-up to the Winter Olympics in South Korea, Shinzo Abe has insisted on "maximising pressure" on the North. "We should work closely together to maintain and strengthen a rule of law-based international order on North Korea, which is now a threat to the global community", Abe told reporters in Lithuania's capital Vilnius.
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| China Appears to Have Secretly Sold Pakistan a Large Combat Drone, Says Report Posted: 13 Jan 2018 04:43 AM PST  China appears to have secretly sold Pakistan a large combat drone, according to new satellite images. Citing satellite images from November 2017, the Center reported on January 5th that there was a medium-altitude long-endurance drone spotted at the Alam Air Base in Mianwali, Pakistan.
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| California man charged in Kansas for fatal hoax call Posted: 12 Jan 2018 04:02 PM PST  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A California man accused of making a hoax emergency call that led to the fatal police shooting of an unarmed man in Kansas was charged Friday with involuntary manslaughter.
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| Expectant Mom Poses For Glamorous Maternity Pics At Taco Bell Posted: 12 Jan 2018 04:47 PM PST  When Georgia mom Kristin Johnston was pregnant with her son, Theodore, there was no food she craved more than Taco Bell.
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| Protesters Try To Arrest London's Mayor For Disrespecting Donald Trump Posted: 13 Jan 2018 10:43 PM PST  A group of right-wing protesters wheeled a home-made gallows outside a hall where London's Muslim mayor was about to speak and tried to arrest him for disrespecting Donald Trump, The Washington Post reported.
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| Tavelers shatter tourism records around the world in 2017 Posted: 13 Jan 2018 04:46 AM PST  The numbers are trickling in from tourism offices and it seems that 2017 was a banner year for many parts of the world.
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| Fear and doubt should not determine response to immigrants, Pope says Posted: 14 Jan 2018 04:53 AM PST ![Fear and doubt should not determine response to immigrants, Pope says]( "Fear and doubt should not determine response to immigrants, Pope says") Mutual fears between immigrants and their new communities are understandable, but must not prevent new arrivals from being welcomed and integrated, Pope Francis said on Sunday in a special Mass to mark the World Day of Migrants and Refugees. Francis, a keen defender of the rights of migrants, was addressing a congregation including migrants and refugees from some 50 countries, whose flags festooned the area around the altar in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. "Local communities are sometimes afraid that the newly arrived will disturb the established order, will "steal" something they have long laboured to build up," he said, while "the newly arrived ... are afraid of confrontation, judgement, discrimination, failure." "Having doubts and fears is not a sin.
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| Congress eyes temporary budget as US shutdown deadline looms Posted: 12 Jan 2018 01:17 PM PST  US lawmakers will resort to passing a short-term federal spending deal next week to avoid an embarrassing government shutdown, House Speaker Paul Ryan said Friday, as prospects for a long-term 2018 agreement dimmed. A move to extend temporary funding beyond the January 19 deadline would be the fourth such extension, known as a "continuing resolution," since September, and would signal that the country's two warring political parties might be too far apart on budget issues and immigration to strike a bipartisan agreement this year. "We will have to do something short term," Ryan told a political forum in his native Wisconsin, when asked whether Congress would be able to reach a deal before government lights go out next Friday at midnight.
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| 2019 Ford Ranger: The Return of a Beloved Pickup Posted: 13 Jan 2018 09:01 PM PST  MIA no longer, the Ranger returns to reclaim its share of the mid-size-pickup market.
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| 10 High-Waist Leggings That Will Stay Up During Your Next Workout Posted: 12 Jan 2018 01:23 PM PST  We can all agree there's nothing more annoying than constantly interrupting your workout to pull up your pants.
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| On earthquake anniversary, Haitians trying to rebuild Posted: 12 Jan 2018 09:02 PM PST  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Eight years ago, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake upended life in Haiti, killing more than 300,000 people by some estimates and destroying hundreds of thousands of homes. For many of those left homeless, life hasn't yet returned to normal.
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| Body of Missing Colorado Woman Found in State Park Posted: 12 Jan 2018 11:08 AM PST  A Colorado woman who had been missing for more than a month was found dead at Lory State Park this week, according to the Fort Collins Police Department.
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| AP Uses Jordan Peele Photo While Tweeting About James Franco Misconduct Allegations Posted: 12 Jan 2018 11:34 AM PST  On Thursday, The Associated Press mistakenly tweeted a photo of "Get Out" writer and director Jordan Peele in a tweet that mentioned actor James Franco's recent sexual misconduct allegations.
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| In wake of Fujimori pardon, divided Peru debates meaning of reconciliation Posted: 12 Jan 2018 12:20 PM PST ![In wake of Fujimori pardon, divided Peru debates meaning of reconciliation]( "In wake of Fujimori pardon, divided Peru debates meaning of reconciliation") Javier Ríos was 8 years old when he was killed by a death squad operating on the margins of Peru's Army in November 1991. No one has apologized, but someone was held accountable: The president at the time, Alberto Fujimori, was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2009 for authorizing the Barrios Altos killings and other human rights violations. Recommended: Think you know Latin America?
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| Anti-jihadist coalition looks to future role after IS defeat Posted: 13 Jan 2018 09:18 PM PST  With the Islamic State group all but vanquished from its self-proclaimed "caliphate" in Iraq and Syria, the US-led coalition that has been fighting the jihadists for more than three years is transforming its mission. Eager to avoid a repeat of 2011, when America completed its troop withdrawal from Iraq only to watch in horror as IS later overran swathes of the country, the coalition is focusing on what it must do to stop a jihadi re-emergence. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis recently told reporters the mission now is shifting towards stabilization and making sure an "ISIS 2.0" can't pop up, using an alternate acronym to refer to the jihadist group.
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| You Can Build Your Very Own Glock, AR-15 or AK-47 Posted: 12 Jan 2018 04:56 PM PST  The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, the agency that regulates gun ownership in the United States, recognizes that individuals have a historical right to make their own firearms. As a result Americans have the ability to make a wide variety of firearms, from pistols to semiautomatic rifles, in their own homes. Modern home firearms production is the result of so-called "80 Percent" firearms receivers.
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| A New American Leader Rises in ISIS Posted: 13 Jan 2018 01:07 PM PST ![A New American Leader Rises in ISIS]( "A New American Leader Rises in ISIS") The clues are out there, if you know where to look. Scattered across far-flung corners of the internet, there is evidence that Zulfi Hoxha, the son of an Albanian-American pizza-shop owner from New Jersey, had sinister plans.
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| How To Stay Updated On The News Without Losing Your Mind Posted: 12 Jan 2018 11:31 AM PST  Who's ready to chuck their phone into the sea and never read another media alert again?
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| Trump responds to 's***hole' controversy with Twitter attack on Democrats Posted: 13 Jan 2018 06:44 AM PST  Donald Trump has attacked Democrats and accused them of not wanting to agree a deal on immigration reform, as controversy continued to swirl over his alleged description of Haiti and African nations as "s***hole countries". As the African Union – representing 55 nations – and many high-profile Haitian-Americans demanded an apology, the President claimed Democrats did not want to work with him to secure a deal. "I don't believe the Democrats really want to see a deal on DACA," he said on Twitter, referring to the programme established by Barack Obama to provide thousands of thousands immigrants protection from deportation.
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| Markets Right Now: Banks, retailers lead stock gains Posted: 12 Jan 2018 01:03 PM PST ![Markets Right Now: Banks, retailers lead stock gains]( "Markets Right Now: Banks, retailers lead stock gains") The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local):
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| Issa Rae Hilariously Responds To Rumors She Turned Down Drake Posted: 12 Jan 2018 03:35 PM PST  Issa Rae is setting the record straight about rumors she turned down Drake at a Golden Globes after-party.
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| Whistleblower Manning seeks US Senate seat Posted: 13 Jan 2018 02:37 PM PST  Whistleblower Chelsea Manning, jailed for leaking classified information, is seeking election in the US state of Maryland, a document seen on Saturday says. The Federal Election Commission document, filed Thursday, lists Chelsea Elizabeth Manning of North Bethesda, Maryland, as a Democratic candidate for the United States senate. Manning, now 30, was an army intelligence analyst sentenced to 35 years in prison in 2013 for leaking more than 700,000 classified documents related to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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| #Metoo reaches China: As claims are made against two professors, Beijing struggles to keep a lid on movement Posted: 13 Jan 2018 09:55 AM PST  A new chapter in #MeToo appears to be emerging in China after a university professor was sacked and another is facing an investigation over sexual misconduct allegations. The #MeToo campaign spread rapidly in the West in October after multiple accusations against Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. Allegations have been made against men in China – particularly within academia - but the movement has struggled to gain momentum in a country where the media and Internet are controlled by a stability-obsessed, male dominated Communist Party. However, on Thursday a Beijing university said it had sacked one of its top scholars after he was accused of sexual misconduct by a group of women. Beihang University said on its official microblog that an investigation found that Chen Xiaowu's behavior had violated professional ethics and created an "odious influence on society." The university said: "Morality and ability, and actions and talent are as one. This is the demand of Beihang's values and the school has zero tolerance for violations of professorial ethics," A placard with the hashtag "MeToo" is seen on a European Parliament member's desk during a debate Credit: Reuters Beihang also pledged to upgrade mechanisms to identify such cases. The initial allegation against Chen came from one of his former doctoral students, Luo Qianqian, who posted on Sina Weibo, China's Twitter, that the professor had tried to pressure her into sex 12 years ago. Ms Luo, who lives in the US, tagged the post #WoYeShi, the Chinese translation of #MeToo, and said in her online comments that the campaign had inspired her to act. Several other alleged victims came forward with accounts of Chen's behaviour. Ms Luo wrote on her Weibo after Chen's dismissal: "Women who have awoken to themselves are even more powerful! "Kindness and bravery are our most beautiful expressions." Chen's case was covered widely in Chinese media, possibly because the allegations originated overseas. And then on Friday, another Beijing professor was at the centre of sexual misconduct claims. Xue Yuan, a professor from the University of International Business and Economics, was accused of sexual harassment in an online posting by an anonymous college student. The student also sent emails to China's graft body, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Commerce, the China Daily said. A vendor sells #MeToo badges a protest march for survivors of sexual assault and their supporters in Hollywood, Los Angeles Credit: Reuters The university said that it had immediately formed an "investigative team". It said: "The working team has exchanged emails with the Internet user (who made the allegations), inviting her to supply authentic, correct and original evidence under the condition of protecting her privacy and personal safety." Meanwhile, Xue Yuan, who is carrying out a short term academic project overseas was called back for further investigation. The two cases are being widely discussed on Chinese social media, raising hopes among many that more women might speak out. However, Leta Hong Fincher, an expert on feminism in China, said the authorities will act before the movement becomes too powerful. "So far, students at around 60 universities in China have joined in the #MeToo campaign, many of them using their real names," said Hong Fincher, author of Betraying Big Brother: The Feminist Awakening in China. "Women are posting the letters on social media, but censors delete them very quickly. There's no question that the Communist Party is frightened by the prospect of a viral #MeToo movement galvanising Chinese university students." The men have not yet responded to the allegations. Additional reporting by Christine Wei
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| Tucker Carlson, Ann Coulter Force Trump Back Right on Immigration Posted: 12 Jan 2018 04:46 PM PST  For those hoping that President Donald Trump was marching toward a more conventional presidency, Wednesday provided the best day of news in months. Not only had former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon been excised by the president himself from the official Trump movement, but he'd also been defrocked from Breitbart News, an organization he'd overseen since before Trump's rise to the fulcrum of American politics.
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| Tunisia, shaken by protests, marks 7 years since revolution Posted: 14 Jan 2018 05:17 AM PST  TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian authorities announced plans to boost aid to the needy in a bid to placate protesters whose demonstrations over price hikes degenerated into days of unrest across the North African nation, which is marking seven years on Sunday since its long-time autocratic ruler was driven into exile.
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| David Harbour Hijacks Student's Senior Photos After Twitter Joke Goes Viral Posted: 13 Jan 2018 05:51 AM PST  This "Stranger Things" fan will forever treasure her high school senior photos.
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