| In Terrifying Close Call, Plane Skids Off Turkish Runway And Nearly Plunges Into Black Sea Posted: 14 Jan 2018 05:25 AM PST  Terrifying images captured Saturday night at Trabzon airport on Turkey's northeast coast showed a passenger plane teetering precariously on a steep slope, its nose pointing toward the waters of the Black Sea below, after the jet skidded off the runway as it was attempting to land.
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| Georgia senator now says Trump 'did not use that word' Posted: 14 Jan 2018 08:08 AM PST  Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., said that President Trump never used crass language referring to Haiti and African nations during a closed-door meeting earlier this week.
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| Full Young Interview: 'It doesn't help' to label people racist Posted: 13 Jan 2018 10:40 PM PST  Civil Rights Leader, Former UN Ambassador and Former Atlanta Mayor Andy Young joins Meet the Press exclusively to respond to President Trump's derogatory comments about Haiti and African countries.
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| Major Earthquake Strikes Southern Peru Posted: 14 Jan 2018 02:17 PM PST  A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the coast of southern Peru early Sunday morning, leaving at least one dead and injuring dozens of others, authorities said.
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| Qatar exile says he's held by UAE; Abu Dhabi denies claim Posted: 14 Jan 2018 10:27 AM PST  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An exiled Qatari ruling family member once promoted by Saudi Arabia amid its ongoing dispute with Doha appeared in an online video Sunday claiming he's being held against his will in the United Arab Emirates, an allegation denied by Abu Dhabi.
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| California mudslides: Death toll increases Posted: 14 Jan 2018 08:07 AM PST  Six days after the disaster, crews continue to search for survivors among the homes washed away in a river of mud and rocks.
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| Iran oil tanker explodes off coast of China with no survivors Posted: 14 Jan 2018 10:22 AM PST ![Iran oil tanker explodes off coast of China with no survivors]( "Iran oil tanker explodes off coast of China with no survivors") A burning Iranian oil tanker exploded and sank Sunday after more than a week listing off the coast of China, as an Iranian official acknowledged there was "no hope" of missing sailors surviving the disaster. The collision and disaster of the Sanchi, which carried 30 Iranians and two Bangladeshis, had transfixed an Iran still reeling from days of protests and unrest that swept the country at the start of the year. Families of the sailors wept and screamed at the headquarters of the National Iranian Tanker Co. in Tehran, the private company that owns the Sanchi.
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| Car Flies Into Second Floor Of Building And Stays There Posted: 15 Jan 2018 03:41 AM PST  A cheesy action-film director couldn't have staged this any better.
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| Trump says 'I'm not a racist,' keeps door open for DACA deal Posted: 14 Jan 2018 06:00 PM PST ![Trump says 'I'm not a racist,' keeps door open for DACA deal]( "Trump says 'I'm not a racist,' keeps door open for DACA deal") By Steve Holland WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump insisted on Sunday "I'm not a racist" in response to reports that he had described immigrants from Haiti and African countries as coming from "shithole countries." Trump also said he was "ready, willing and able" to reach a deal to protect illegal immigrants brought to the United States as children from being deported but that he did not believe Democrats wanted an agreement. The debate over immigration policy became increasingly acrimonious after it was reported on Thursday that the Republican president used the word "shithole" to describe Haiti and African countries in a private meeting with lawmakers. The comments led to harsh recriminations from Democrats and Republicans alike, with some critics accusing Trump of racism, even as bipartisan talks continued in the U.S. Congress to seek a bipartisan compromise to salvage the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA.
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| Philippine online news site critical of Duterte ordered shut Posted: 15 Jan 2018 06:29 AM PST ![Philippine online news site critical of Duterte ordered shut]( "Philippine online news site critical of Duterte ordered shut") MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine securities commission has revoked the registration of an online news outfit known for its critical reporting on President Rodrigo Duterte, a move media watchdogs said is an act to muzzle the free press.
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| UAE says Qatari fighter jets 'intercept' passenger plane Posted: 15 Jan 2018 02:38 AM PST  The United Arab Emirates accused Qatari fighter jets of "intercepting" a passenger plane en route to Bahrain on Monday, in an ongoing row over alleged airspace violations. "Qatari fighter jets intercept an Emirati civilian aircraft during a routine flight to Manama in a flagrant threat to civil aviation safety and in a clear violation of international law," the UAE General Authority of Civil Aviation said. "This is a routine flight that has all the required paperwork," it said in a statement published by the state news agency.
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| North Carolina's 'partisan gerrymander' could prompt supreme court action Posted: 14 Jan 2018 04:00 AM PST  Voters cast their ballots in Charlotte, North Carolina last fall. The ruling last week boosted Democrats' hopes of taking the House of Representatives. The last time North Carolina Republicans redrew the state's 13 congressional districts, they made absolutely no secret of their ambition to rig the system and lock in a 10-3 balance in their favour – regardless of whether they or the Democrats won a majority of the votes in future elections.
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| Chicago Police Officers Might Get 'Textalyzers' Posted: 12 Jan 2018 09:05 AM PST  Chicago police officers might soon have the technology to tell if drivers were using their smartphone before an accident.
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| Crews slowly making progress removing debris after mudslides Posted: 13 Jan 2018 10:42 PM PST  MONTECITO, Calif. (AP) — Recovery crews are slowly making progress digging away masses of mud, boulders and toppled trees in a California community that was ravaged by deadly mudslides, but officials said they've removed enough debris from creek canals to prevent another potential disaster when the next rainstorm hits.
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| Texas Man Charged With Capital Murder In Adopted Daughter's Death Posted: 14 Jan 2018 08:46 AM PST  A Texas man has been charged with capital murder in the death of his 3-year-old adoptive daughter, who was found to have died from "homicidal violence."
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| President Trump faces renewed charges of racism after vulgar comments Posted: 13 Jan 2018 10:20 PM PST  President Trump's vulgar comments about Haiti and African countries come after four decades of charges of racism, first as a private citizen and as a candidate for president.
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| Erdogan: we will 'strangle' U.S.-backed force in Syria "before it's even born" Posted: 15 Jan 2018 08:38 AM PST ![Erdogan: we will 'strangle' U.S.-backed force in Syria "before it's even born"]( "Erdogan: we will 'strangle' U.S.-backed force in Syria \"before it's even born\"") By Ellen Francis and Ezgi Erkoyun BEIRUT/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Monday to "strangle" a planned 30,000-strong U.S.-backed force in Syria "before it's even born," as Washington's backing for Kurdish fighters drove a wedge into relations with one of its main Middle East allies. The United States announced its support on Sunday for plans for a "border force" to defend territory held by U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led fighters in northern Syria. The Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad responded on Monday by vowing to crush the new force and drive U.S. troops from the country.
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| Philippine regulator revokes news site's license over ownership rules, media outraged Posted: 15 Jan 2018 04:56 AM PST ![Philippine regulator revokes news site's license over ownership rules, media outraged]( "Philippine regulator revokes news site's license over ownership rules, media outraged") By Neil Jerome Morales and Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine corporate regulator has rescinded the operating license of an online news platform that has been critical of President Rodrigo Duterte's policies, arguing it used a "deceptive scheme" to violate restrictions on foreign ownership rules. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday said news website Rappler ((www.rappler.com)) had violated foreign equity restrictions on domestic media because it "sold control to foreigners", a decision Rappler said was baseless because its two foreign investors owned no shares in the company. SEC Secretary Armando Pan said the Jan. 11 decision announced on Monday was, however, "not final and executory", and Rappler "may continue" to operate pending appeal.
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| Honda, Volvo, Ford scoop awards at Detroit auto show Posted: 15 Jan 2018 06:38 AM PST  The Detroit auto show handed out its self-proclaimed "Oscars of the auto industry" on Monday, rewarding Honda, Volvo and Ford amid a crowded slate of new truck, SUV and crossover unveilings. The winners are chosen from dozens of new vehicles, offering bragging rights and a chance to stand out in a highly-competitive North American market. Volvo's XC60 SUV was awarded best utility, a much-needed boost for the Chinese-owned Swedish car company as it aims to reassert itself into the American market.
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| Chelsea Manning confirms US Senate run Posted: 14 Jan 2018 09:24 AM PST  NORTH BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Chelsea Manning on Sunday confirmed via Twitter that she is a candidate for U.S. Senate.
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| Platform Sofas Are the New Platform Beds Posted: 15 Jan 2018 05:00 AM PST  Sophisticated + obscenely comfy = a winning combination
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| Iceland's incredible, ever-changing ice caves Posted: 14 Jan 2018 02:00 AM PST ![Iceland's incredible, ever-changing ice caves]( "Iceland's incredible, ever-changing ice caves") The photographer captured the amazing shots in the Vatnajokull National Park on the Breidamerkurjokull glacier tongue. Matej said: "One of the ice caves has been well known for few years already, but new ones appeared on east side of the glacier tongue this year.
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| Sen. Perdue on Trump's 's---hole countries' comment: 'He did not use that word' Posted: 14 Jan 2018 05:46 AM PST  On "This Week," the Trump ally who attended the Oval Office immigration meeting denies the president made the inflammatory comments.
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| Hawaiians demand answers after missile alert sparks 38 minutes of panic Posted: 14 Jan 2018 09:28 AM PST  It took just three minutes for officials on Hawaii to realise that the text alert warning residents of an incoming missile strike had been sent in error. There was no missile. Yet it took another 35 minutes for panicking families – holed up in garages, cowering under tables or frantically saying their goodbyes - to be sent a second message with the comforting news that annihilation was no longer imminent. A day later the island chain's public officials say they have instituted a new system to reduce the risk of mistakes and to ensure errors can be more quickly corrected. But that still leaves a shaken population coming to terms with their 38 minutes of panic. "So this was the most terrifying few minutes of my LIFE!" Paul Wilson, a professor at Brigham Young University-Hawaii, wrote on on Twitter. "I just want to know why it took 38 minutes to announce it was a mistake?!?" The islands were just waking up on Saturday when they were bombarded with phone messages and warnings broadcast on TV and radio. "BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL," it read. Hawaii was already on edge. It recently began conducting tests of its emergency nuclear sirens, something not done since the end of the Cold War, and holding "Are You Ready" drills. The state is first in line if North Korea follows through with threats to use its growing nuclear arsenal on the United States. To make matters worse, a handful of sirens sounded on Saturday morning even though they were not part of the emergency network triggered by an employee of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (Hema) during a routine test at 8:07am. Drivers abandoned cars on the highway north of Honolulu to huddle in a tunnel. Tourists thronged hotel lobbies unsure what to do. And families raced to their garages, the closest thing to a shelter on islands where basements are few and far between, or tucked children into storm drains. I woke up this morning in Hawaii with ten minutes to live. It was a false alarm, but a real psychic warning. If we allow this one-man Gomorrah and his corrupt Republican congress to continue alienating the world we are headed for suffering beyond all imagination. ;^\ pic.twitter.com/Kwca91IIy2— Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) January 13, 2018 Those away from loved ones later spoke of the agonising decisions they were forced to make. A Washington Post journalist published a message he received from a friend who had just dropped one child at the airport when he received the missile warning. "I chose to go home to the two little ones – I figured it was the largest grouping of my family knowing I likely wouldn't make it home in time," he said. Meanwhile officials were desperately trying to recall the message. At 8.13am Hema cancelled the warning, meaning it would not be rebroadcast to phones that had not yet received it. After another 10 minutes, officials posted on Twitter and Facebook that the alert was false, according to their timeline of events. Yet it took until 8.45am for Hema to send a new message to phones cancelling the original alert. It took 38 minutes for phone messages to be sent telling residents there was no threat Credit: Splash Vern Miyagi, the agency's administrator, apologised and said officials had to wait for authorisation from the Federal Emergency Management Agency before issuing a retraction. He said an unnamed employee pushed a button sending the alert rather than the option for testing. When prompted by a safeguard asking whether they were sure they wanted to send it, the employee clicked the option for "yes". "I can't explain that. Like I said, it's a human error that we're going to fix," said Mr Miyagi. David Ige, governor of Hawaii, promised a full investigation into what went wrong. "Today is a day most of us will never forget," said David Ige, the state's governor, during a news conference at Diamond Head Bunker, the emergency command post from where the mistaken alert was sent. · Hawaii's nuclear alert shows perils of instant communication Officials promised to build a "cancellation template" to make it easier to correct mistakes and instituted a new system to ensure two people must sign off on future alerts Scott Saiki, the speaker of Hawaii's state legislature, said the system had failed miserably. "Clearly, government agencies are not prepared and lack the capacity to deal with emergency situations," he said in a statement.
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| Trump Insists He's The 'Least Racist Person' Posted: 14 Jan 2018 06:02 PM PST  President Donald Trump insisted Sunday night that he was not a racist, after days of people pointing out that his recent comments on immigration were racist.
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| Death toll from California mudslides rises to 20 Posted: 14 Jan 2018 11:27 AM PST  Search and rescue teams combed the aftermath of a deadly mudslide in southern California on Sunday as authorities confirmed another death, raising the number of fatalities to 20, officials said. The slide left 28 people injured and destroyed 65 homes and eight businesses in Montecito, a community just east of the city of Santa Barbara. Massive wildfires in the area forced evacuations in December, and the mudslides struck just two weeks after people returned.
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| Iran Releases Hundreds of Anti-Government Protesters From Detention, Officials Say Posted: 14 Jan 2018 06:41 AM PST  At least 25 people have reportedly been killed during the recent unrest
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| This 'Harry Potter' Fan Film About Voldemort's Rise Is Better Than You Think Posted: 14 Jan 2018 05:35 PM PST  In 2016, after reading through "Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince," a few filmmakers began crowdfunding the fan film "Voldemort: Origins Of The Heir," which follows Voldemort's path to evil.
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| After 8-year hiatus, Ford Ranger returns to US in 2019 Posted: 13 Jan 2018 09:03 PM PST  DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford made the wrong bet on small pickup trucks in 2011. It hopes to put things right — and win back customers — with the 2019 Ford Ranger.
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| China sees 1,300 fugitives returned from overseas in 2017: China Daily Posted: 14 Jan 2018 05:22 PM PST ![China sees 1,300 fugitives returned from overseas in 2017: China Daily]( "China sees 1,300 fugitives returned from overseas in 2017: China Daily") A total of 1,300 fugitives were returned to China from overseas last year, including 347 corrupt officials, the China Daily reported on Monday, citing figures from the country's corruption watchdog. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) also said 980 million yuan ($151.69 million) of illicit assets were recovered over the course of the year. China has been waging war on graft and extravagance among government and Communist Party officials since President Xi Jinping came to power, arresting high-level "tigers" and low-ranking "flies" and banning lavish banquets.
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| Ford shows off new and original Bullitt Mustangs Posted: 15 Jan 2018 05:42 AM PST  Ask just about any Mustang enthusiasts what the "holy grail" of Mustangs is and the 1968 fastback driven by Steve McQueen in the movie "Bullitt" is going to be close to the top of the list. For a long time it was thought the original from the movie was lost forever, but it's now been found and has taken its rightful place alongside a new 2019 Bullitt Mustang Ford that has just unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The new car isn't just a current Mustang painted in Highland Green to pay homage to the movie original either.
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| Martin Luther King Jr. Posted: 15 Jan 2017 03:00 AM PST ![Martin Luther King Jr.]( "Martin Luther King Jr.") King was a Baptist minister, activist, humanitarian, and civil rights leader who practiced peaceful, nonviolent civil disobedience to protest racial inequality. In 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolent resistance.
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| Rand Paul Says Calling Trump 'A Racist' Hurts Immigration Talks Posted: 14 Jan 2018 10:12 AM PST  Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) says politicians and members of the media who call President Donald Trump "a racist" are imperiling a potential immigration deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers.
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| Could this Arctic front bring mix of ice, snow and freezing rain? Posted: 13 Jan 2018 09:40 PM PST  Another Arctic front is headed toward Texas, mixing with moisture to produce rain, freezing rain sleet and snow
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| Talks in Myanmar to 'settle issues' on Rohingya return Posted: 15 Jan 2018 01:11 AM PST  Talks were held Monday to "settle issues" over the repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, Bangladeshi officials told AFP, as doubts linger over how many of the 655,000 Muslim minority who fled violence are likely to return. Under diplomatic pressure, Myanmar has vowed to repatriate refugees driven into Bangladesh by an army crackdown last year, if they can verify they belong in western Rakhine state.
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| Today's Toilets Use Less Water and Make Less Noise Posted: 14 Jan 2018 03:00 AM PST  From space age–looking models to new technologies that greatly improve water efficiency, the latest toilets on display at the recent International Builders' Show featured all kinds of innovations...
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| Accord, Navigator, XC60 take top prize at Detroit auto show Posted: 15 Jan 2018 07:17 AM PST  DETROIT (AP) — Automotive journalists crowned the Honda Accord the North American Car of the Year on Monday, a first for the longtime model that's twice flirted for the top honor as a finalist.
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| Lindsay Lohan Says Past Relationships With Women Were Part Of 'Living In L.A.' Posted: 14 Jan 2018 03:27 PM PST  Lindsay Lohan may be single, but she's not looking to mingle.
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| Authorities: wrong woman killed in botched murder-for-hire Posted: 13 Jan 2018 10:53 AM PST ![Authorities: wrong woman killed in botched murder-for-hire]( "Authorities: wrong woman killed in botched murder-for-hire") KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in Florida say the wrong person was killed last Sunday in a botched murder-for-hire plot set up by a scorned woman.
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| Russia says U.S. missile system in Japan could be used for attacks Posted: 15 Jan 2018 01:49 AM PST ![Russia says U.S. missile system in Japan could be used for attacks]( "Russia says U.S. missile system in Japan could be used for attacks") Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned on Monday that a U.S.-made Aegis missile-defense system that Japan has decided to acquire could be used for offensive purposes because its missile launching system is dual-purpose. Japan last month formally decided it would expand its ballistic missile defense system with U.S.-made ground-based Aegis radar stations and interceptors in response to a growing threat from North Korean rockets. Lavrov, speaking at his annual news conference in Moscow, said Russia doubted assertions that the United States would not be involved in the system's operational control and said its deployment would cast a shadow over Moscow's ties with Tokyo.
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| Warning over alarming 'Tide Pod Challenge' detergent eating YouTube trend Posted: 13 Jan 2018 08:23 AM PST  An alarming new trend involving teenagers eating detergent capsules and posting the videos on YouTube could "put them in danger", health officials have warned. The concerning 'Tide Pod Challenge' phenomenon has spread across social media since the turn of the year. Teenagers have filmed themselves biting into Tide laundry detergent capsules, with some of the videos racking up more than 100,000 hits before being removed by YouTube. The first mention of the 'Tide Pod Challenge' on YouTube dates back to June 2014, while parody website The Onion followed this up with a satirical op-ed about the pods in 2015. A video by CollegeHumor titled 'Don't Eat the Laundry Pods' posted in March 2017 has been viewed more than three million times and towards the end of last year it spread into a popular meme. Tide Pod Challenge: The Viral Challenge Encouraging Teens To Eat Laundry Detergent. @StahlCBS3 reports:https://t.co/igDt2P8n7ypic.twitter.com/aB1XiRtZDT— CBS Philly (@CBSPhilly) January 12, 2018 There has been a spike in the number of cases of detergent pod ingestion in the first two weeks of 2018 reported to the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC). Health officials have warned the capsules contain "highly concentrated toxic contents" which can cause vomiting, diarrhea and in worst case scenarios, breathing difficulties. "Teens trying to be funny are now putting themselves in danger by ingesting this poisonous substance," Ann Marie Buerkle, from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, told Good Morning America. Some YouTube creators say their videos about the Tide Pod Challenge have been removed for violating the platform's rules. "Why did my video on kids doing the 'Tide Pod Challenge' get taken down and striked when there are millions of compilations of kids eating them?" questioned user Niksfinity. A spokesperson for Procter & Gamble, Tide's parent company, said: "Our laundry pacs are a highly concentrated detergent meant to clean clothes, and they're used safely in millions of households every day. "They should be only used to clean clothes and kept up, closed and away from children. "They should not be played with, whatever the circumstance is, even if it is meant as a joke." Eight deaths as a result of eating detergent pods were reported from 2012 to early 2017 in the US, involving six adults suffering from dementia and two children. In 2013, a seven-month-old boy from Florida died after biting into a laundry pod. Members of the public seeking specific information on poisons should contact the NHS 111 service or call 999 if a person is showing signs of being seriously ill. The extreme lengths YouTubers go to for viral fame
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| Ivana Trump Says Donald's Not Racist, Just Confused Posted: 15 Jan 2018 05:06 AM PST  Ivana Trump on Monday denied her ex-husband is racist after he reportedly called Haiti and African nations "shithole countries."
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| 12,000 flee as lava oozes from Philippine volcano Posted: 14 Jan 2018 11:30 PM PST  Thousands fled from their homes as lava oozed out of a rumbling Philippine volcano on Monday in what volcanologists described as a "quiet eruption", warning it could lead to a hazardous explosion within days. Lava was slowly flowing out of the Mayon volcano's crater along with a spectacular 1,000-metre (3,280-foot) ash plume rising into the sky, the nation's volcanology institute said. It may escalate into a hazardous eruption," Paul Alanis, science research specialist at the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), told AFP.
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| 25 killed in recent Iran unrest: judiciary Posted: 14 Jan 2018 10:30 AM PST  A total of 25 people were killed in the recent unrest that hit several towns and cities across Iran, the judiciary said Sunday, with 465 still under arrest. "Twenty-five people, ordinary citizens and our own forces, were killed during the recent troubles," said judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejeie, according to the Mizanonline news agency. "None were killed by shots from the security forces because they were ordered not to use their weapons," he added.
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| 2019 Hyundai Veloster N: This Is Hyundai's Hottest Ever Hatch Posted: 15 Jan 2018 07:30 AM PST  The second-gen Veloster gains a more credible high-performance variant.
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