| White House immigration proposal has critics on the left and the right Posted: 26 Jan 2018 01:05 PM PST  Democrats called the proposal a Trojan horse, with the DACA fix carrying a slew of anti-immigrant measures, while Breitbart referred to the president as "Amnesty Don."
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| Police: 27-year-old man found dead inside gym tanning bed Posted: 26 Jan 2018 01:32 PM PST  Police are investigating the death of a New Jersey man whose body was found in a gym tanning bed.
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| 50 years after North Korea captured the USS Pueblo, the ship is still on display Posted: 27 Jan 2018 07:56 AM PST  It's the only Navy ship still commissioned by the United States currently held captive today, and serves as a reminder of the ongoing tensions between the U.S. and North Korea.
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| RNC Finance Chair Steve Wynn Accused Of Decades Of Sexual Misconduct: Report Posted: 26 Jan 2018 11:14 AM PST  Las Vegas mogul Steve Wynn has been accused of a decades-long pattern of sexual harassment and abuse toward workers at his casinos, according to an investigation by The Wall Street Journal.
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| Will artificial intelligence take human jobs? Posted: 26 Jan 2018 10:22 AM PST  Clara Labs CEO and Co-Founder Maran Nelson talks about opportunities for people to work with artificial intelligence (AI) and tries to simplify AI for the audience at MSNBC and Recode's Revolution: Google and YouTube Changing the World town hall.
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| Families voice anger over deadly South Korea hospital fire Posted: 27 Jan 2018 12:14 AM PST  Distraught relatives of those killed in a deadly South Korean hospital fire voiced anger Saturday at what they perceived as another man-made disaster in Asia's fourth largest economy, just as it prepares to host the Winter Olympics. The huge blaze that erupted at the hospital in the southeastern city of Miryang Friday killed at least 37 people including 34 patients -- mostly elderly women -- and three medical staff in the country's worst fire disaster in a decade.
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| President Trump on Holocaust Remembrance Day: 'We Will Condemn Hatred' Posted: 27 Jan 2018 10:18 AM PST  Many held 'we remember' signs.
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| More than 600 residents evacuated in Paris as Seine River rises Posted: 27 Jan 2018 07:43 AM PST  Forecasters are predicting the Seine will only rise a few more inches, but there are already reports of water seeping into basements -- and more rain is on the way.
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| 12 Sustainable Alternatives To Paper Towels Your Kitchen Needs Posted: 26 Jan 2018 02:56 PM PST  Transitioning to a sustainable kitchen isn't easy, but it can be done with a few thoughtful lifestyle tweaks.
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| Meet the 24-year-old innovator designing cars for Ford Posted: 27 Jan 2018 08:02 AM PST  Victoria Schein has been at Ford for less than two years and already is credited with 40 patents.
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| Report: Employees fired after delivering raw meat using shopping carts in San Jose Posted: 27 Jan 2018 06:17 PM PST  Officials launched a health investigation after photos posted on social media showed men delivering unwrapped meat in shopping carts to a market in San Jose.
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| The Latest: Pope sends condolences on hospital fire Posted: 26 Jan 2018 10:48 AM PST  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on a hospital fire in South Korea (all times local):
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| Air Force One's New Refrigerators Will Cost Taxpayers Nearly $24 Million Posted: 27 Jan 2018 04:23 PM PST  President Donald Trump will continue to travel in luxury when he gets two new refrigerators for Air Force One that will cost taxpayers nearly $24 million.
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| Suge Knight's lawyers arrested on bribery charges in murder trial Posted: 26 Jan 2018 02:04 PM PST  Two former lawyers of rap record producer and music executive Marion "Suge" Knight have been arrested for acting as "accessories after the fact" as part of the music mogul's ongoing murder trial. Matthew Fletcher and Thaddeus Culpepper were allegedly attempting to bribe eyewitnesses to help Mr Knight's case. Both deny the allegations and are being held on $1m bail, according to Los Angeles County police.
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| Turkey says U.S. has promised to stop arming YPG, warns Washington on Manbij Posted: 27 Jan 2018 10:34 AM PST ![Turkey says U.S. has promised to stop arming YPG, warns Washington on Manbij]( "Turkey says U.S. has promised to stop arming YPG, warns Washington on Manbij") By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Angus McDowall ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States has pledged to stop supplying weapons to a Kurdish militia in Syria, Turkey said on Saturday, calling on Washington to immediately remove its troops from a Syrian town of Manbij that Turkish forces plan to target. Turkey's air and ground offensive in northwest Syria's Afrin region against the Kurdish YPG militia has opened a new front in the seven-year, multi-sided Syrian civil war and strained ties with NATO ally Washington.
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| Paris braces for floods as swollen Seine inches higher Posted: 27 Jan 2018 07:18 AM PST  Paris was on alert Saturday as the swollen Seine crept higher, with forecasters expecting the flooding to peak before the weekend is out. The river reached 5.7 metres (19 feet) at 9:00 am (0800 GMT) on Saturday, more than four metres above its normal height, causing headaches for commuters as well as people living near its overflowing banks. Tourists suffered too with the capital's famous Bateaux Mouches rivercraft out of service, and emergency services alone authorised to navigate the Seine.
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| Garrison Keillor, Fired For Harassment, Goes After MPR And Accuser In Statement Posted: 27 Jan 2018 04:04 PM PST  Garrison Keillor, a former Minnesota Public Radio host, denounced the head of MPR and called his accuser "was a friend" in a statement denying recent harassment allegations against him.
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| U.N. Syria mediator to attend peace conference in Russia Posted: 27 Jan 2018 06:10 AM PST ![U.N. Syria mediator to attend peace conference in Russia]( "U.N. Syria mediator to attend peace conference in Russia") United Nations Syria mediator Staffan de Mistura will attend a peace conference in Russia next week, the United Nations said on Saturday. "The Secretary-General is confident that the Congress in Sochi will be an important contribution to a revived intra-Syrian talks process under the auspices of the United Nations in Geneva," U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement. Western powers and some Arab states believe the conference in Sochi is an attempt to create a separate peace process that would undermine the United Nations' efforts and lay the groundwork for a solution more suitable to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his allies Russia and Iran.
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| Body Found in Pond is Believed to be Missing 4-Year-Old Boy: Police Posted: 28 Jan 2018 07:25 AM PST  He went missing while his grandfather was watching him.
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| DR Congo president stands by election timetable Posted: 26 Jan 2018 01:51 PM PST  DR Congo President Joseph Kabila on Friday stood by the timetable for delayed elections despite demands that he step down ahead of the poll. "We have to have elections as scheduled," Kabila said at his first press conference since 2012, referring to the date of December 23, 2018 announced last year. During the rare two-hour press conference, in which Kabila made an opening statement then answered questions, he did not respond specifically when asked if he plans to stand for a third term in office -- something that is outlawed by the constitution.
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| Jimmy Kimmel To Interview Stormy Daniels After Trump’s State Of The Union Posted: 26 Jan 2018 12:49 PM PST  A well-publicized smirk and now a late-night talk show booking may hint that perhaps she is.
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| El Chapo's lawyer says jurors don't need special protection Posted: 26 Jan 2018 10:43 AM PST  Mr Guzman has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Prosecutors in the case have requested that Brooklyn Federal Court Justice Brian Cogan — who is overseeing the case — impanel an anonymous jury with armed guards as protection, and to house those individuals in a secure location, in order to keep them safe. In requesting the special protections, the prosecution had cited Mr Guzman's alleged history of violence, and said that he is believed to have tried killing witnesses in the past.
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| The Flu Killed 7 Children Last Week – but It's Hitting Baby Boomers Even Harder Posted: 26 Jan 2018 10:29 AM PST  At least 37 children have died from the flu – and the season is only half over
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| California wants 5 million 'green' cars on roads by 2030 Posted: 26 Jan 2018 11:28 PM PST  California Governor Jerry Brown Friday signed an executive order detailing aims to have five million electric cars on the state's roads by 2030 -- by accelerating the production of such vehicles using financial incentives and rebates. The $2.5 billion, eight-year plan also involves the installation of 250,000 electric vehicle charging stations and 200 hydrogen fueling stations by 2025. "To continue to meet California's climate goals and clean air standards, California must go even further to accelerate the market for zero-emission vehicles," the governor's office said in a statement.
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| Turkish forces target strategic hill near Syria's Afrin Posted: 28 Jan 2018 06:51 AM PST  KILIS, Turkey (AP) — Turkish troops and allied Syrian fighters captured a strategic hill in northwestern Syria on Sunday as their offensive to root out Kurdish fighters enters its second week, Turkey's military and Syrian war monitor reported.
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| Bodies of three crew members from Sanchi identified Posted: 27 Jan 2018 11:43 AM PST ![Bodies of three crew members from Sanchi identified]( "Bodies of three crew members from Sanchi identified") The bodies of three of the crew of the Sanchi, the tanker involved in the worst oil ship disaster in decades off the coast of China, have been identified, the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) reported Saturday. The three crew members identified are Milad Aravi, Majid Naqian and Mohammad Kavousi, the agency reported. The semi-official Fars news agency said that the three were Iranian.
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| Milos Zeman: outspoken pro-Russian, anti-migrant Czech president Posted: 27 Jan 2018 09:51 AM PST  Czech President Milos Zeman, who narrowly clinched a second five-year term on Saturday, has sown division with his strong anti-migrant and pro-Russian views, despite having vowed to be "the voice of all citizens" when first elected. The silver-haired 73-year-old cut down on his smoking and drinking after he became the Czech Republic's first directly elected president in 2013, but he has stuck to his outspoken ways. A year after taking up the top job, the veteran leftwinger made clear his foreign policy preferences by visiting China and attending a forum on a Greek island that was organised by a Vladimir Putin ally who is a persona non grata in the United States.
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| Has the Wreckage of the Clotilda, America's Last Slave Ship, Been Found? Posted: 26 Jan 2018 12:28 PM PST  The Clotilda brought more than 100 captives to Alabama more than 50 years after slavery was outlawed.
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| One Year Since Trump's First Travel Ban, Many Refugees Left With Only Hellish Options Posted: 27 Jan 2018 02:46 AM PST  It feels like just yesterday that a collective revolt surged in opposition to the signing of President Donald Trump's first travel ban, enacted one year ago Saturday.
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| Colombia bomb attack kills at least five police, wounds dozens Posted: 27 Jan 2018 02:49 PM PST ![Colombia bomb attack kills at least five police, wounds dozens]( "Colombia bomb attack kills at least five police, wounds dozens") By Nelson Bocanegra and Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA (Reuters) - An early morning bomb attack outside a police station in Colombia's coastal city of Barranquilla killed at least five police officers and wounded 42 on Saturday, authorities said. "We think it could be retaliation by these groups who have recently been greatly impacted," metropolitan police commander Brigadier General Mariano de la Cruz Botero said in comments broadcast by Caracol Radio, referring to crime gangs active in the port city.
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| Elon Musk announces an early February launch plan for Falcon Heavy Posted: 27 Jan 2018 02:31 PM PST  Elon Musk's "week or so" until the Falcon Heavy launch is now looking like it'll be closer to two weeks. The SpaceX founder confirmed on Twitter that he's "aiming" to have a Feb. 6 launch for the private aerospace company's largest rocket to date. It will lift off from the Apollo launchpad 39A at Cape Kennedy, Musk tweeted. SEE ALSO: Elon Musk apparently wasn't joking about a Boring Company flamethrower — it's here "Easy viewing from the public causeway." Aiming for first flight of Falcon Heavy on Feb 6 from Apollo launchpad 39A at Cape Kennedy. Easy viewing from the public causeway. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 27, 2018 News of the Falcon Heavy's hoped-for launch date comes days after the rocket's successful test on Wednesday, at Cape Canaveral. At the time, Musk predicted in a follow-up tweet the a proper launch would happen soon. The Falcon Heavy is so-named for its ability to launch larger payloads than SpaceX has been able to previously. It's basically three Falcon 9 rockets — the current SpaceX standard-bearer — strapped together. While the added power means it can move heavier payloads into space and out toward distant destinations, such as Mars, the first Falcon Heavy launch is more symbolic. The rocket will contain nothing more than a red Tesla Roadster — another Musk product — blasting David Bowie's song "Space Oddity" on its radio. Wednesday's firing test shouldn't be taken as a surefire sign of success for the Falcon Heavy. As Musk said last July, there's a "real good chance that vehicle doesn't make it to orbit." The launch timetable is also far from certain. Musk's Saturday tweet is clear enough about Feb. 6 being the "aim," but any number of factors could delay that plan. Still, this is more concrete confirmation of a launch plan than Musk was willing to share just a few days ago. Assuming nothing changes, we'll all get to see how this Falcon Heavy holds up to the rigors of a full launch in roughly a week and a half. WATCH: Here's how NASA is preparing the largest telescope ever built for space
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| Looming water shortages spell catastrophe for Cape Town Posted: 26 Jan 2018 12:56 PM PST  Cape Town faces "catastrophic" consequences as water taps to four million citizens will be turned off within the next 80 days. Unless the skies defy weather forecasts and rain floods the city's six dams, "Day Zero" is April 12. This is when the municipality will shut taps and residents will have to queue to collect water daily at about 150 sites around the already congested city. Many fear lack of water will spark civil unrest and even more crime, as the economy – which is heavily dependent on tourism – shrinks. Many bookings from overseas visitors have already been cancelled for the end of summer season. Behind closed doors, some in the city's management are predicting nearly a third of better off residents will lock up their homes and leave ahead of Day Zero. Jean-Pierre Smith, Cape Town's safety and security member within the mayor's office, said the city is unsure how all citizens will be able to collect water when the taps are turned off. People queue to collect water from a natural spring outlet in the South African Breweries Credit: AP Photo He said the city will set up collection points, or pods, for people to pick up 6.6 gallons (25 litres) a day. At present residents are restricted to 50 litres a day. "We have a lead time of five weeks to get the [water collection] sites going," he said on Friday. "It would be catastrophic if we end up having to collect water at pods. It is going to be really unpleasant and difficult. We must not think that it is a viable solution for long. It is, at best, an emergency solution, and should be avoided at all costs," he said. "We now have a lead time of five weeks to get the sites going…" In a private briefing for a group of influential residents in one of Cape Town's richer suburbs earlier this week, a senior official said one of the great fears ahead of Day Zero was that lack of water will dry up sewage and clog up most of the city's toilets which could ignite dangerous diseases such as typhoid. Residents were told that there were already some 'water wars' at springs around Table Mountain and that this would increase when taps run dry. Tourists in the city famously perched near two oceans are being asked to flush the toilet as little as possible and swim in the ocean instead of pools Credit: AP Photo Insiders say they do not expect desalination plants would be up and running in time for Day Zero. Water produced at these plants will not be drinkable as Cape Town's sewage is dumped into the sea. Poor, mainly black residents who live in the city's slums only use four percent of the city's water and will not have their water cut off as many of them do not have piped water into their shacks and already collect from communal taps. Richer residents have sunk more than 20,000 boreholes which are drying up underground aquifers, some experts say. Helen Zille, Western Cape premier for the city's ruling Democratic Alliance party, said on Friday: "The crash the city has been trying to avoid now seems inevitable. We are bracing for impact. Sticking to the province's constitutional mandate of support and oversight is not enough in these circumstances." "As we begin the countdown to Day Zero‚ the ground has shifted. While we must still do everything possible to prevent this ghastly eventuality, my focus has shifted to overseeing plans for the day the taps run dry, and the weeks that follow." Cape Town city council has ordered drilling into the aquifer to tap water Credit: RODGER BOSCH/AFP/Getty Images Cape Town's crime rate is extremely high in poor areas dominated by gangs, and there are fears that the drought will increase unrest as people become desperate for water. There are also concerns about how people will access the water-collection points, as the inner-city train system people will need to use to reach them is paralysed by vandalism and will not be repaired until next year. Little South African government attention is currently focussed on Cape Town's water crisis. However, when deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa was asked about it at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, he said he was returning home to "urgently corral as many people as possible... to make sure we bring water to the people of Cape Town."
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| Tillerson insists Russia to blame for Syria chemical attacks Posted: 27 Jan 2018 03:46 AM PST  US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Saturday said he stands by his claim that Russia bears responsibility for recent chemical attacks in Syria, despite strong denials from Moscow. "These are just unacceptable deployments of chemicals in ways that violate all conventions which Russia itself has signed up for. It violates agreements that Russia undertook to be responsible for identifying and eliminating the chemical weapons inside of Syria," Tillerson said during a visit to Warsaw.
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| Aly Raisman To Olympic Committee: Investigate USA Gymnastics Before They Elect New Leaders Posted: 26 Jan 2018 07:15 PM PST  Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman on Friday called on the U.S. Olympic Committee to first complete a full independent investigation into USA Gymnastics before the sport's governing body elects new leaders.
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| Indonesian president in Bangladesh to discuss Rohingya Posted: 27 Jan 2018 05:04 PM PST  DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is in Bangladesh on a visit to sprawling refugee camps for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who have fled Myanmar.
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| Greek PM says will 'intensify' efforts to solve Macedonia name row Posted: 26 Jan 2018 10:12 AM PST  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday said he would "intensify" efforts to solve a 27-year name row with neighbouring Macedonia, after a "positive" meeting with Macedonian counterpart Zoran Zaev. "We will intensify (our) efforts," Tsipras told the Greek head of state, President Prokopis Pavlopoulos. It will not be easy, but if we do not seek to solve them we may find them posing greater problems for us in the future" Tsipras said.
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| These Bills Would Prevent Donald Trump From Firing Robert Mueller. They're Going Nowhere Posted: 26 Jan 2018 11:22 AM PST  Reports that Donald Trump attempted to fire special counsel Robert Mueller last June have led to renewed calls to protect the investigation.
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| FedEx Delivery Man Calls Police After Finding 5-Year-Old Alone in Rat-Infested Apartment Posted: 27 Jan 2018 01:22 PM PST  The boy's parents have been charged.
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| Kimora Lee Simmons Defends Ex-Husband Russell Simmons From Rape Allegations Posted: 26 Jan 2018 02:19 PM PST  Kimora Lee Simmons is defending her ex-husband against the numerous accusations of rape and sexual assault he's facing.
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| Hacked Tokyo cryptocurrency exchange to repay owners $425 million Posted: 27 Jan 2018 07:40 PM PST ![Hacked Tokyo cryptocurrency exchange to repay owners $425 million]( "Hacked Tokyo cryptocurrency exchange to repay owners $425 million") Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck Inc said on Sunday it would return about 46.3 billion yen ($425 million) of the virtual money it lost to hackers two days ago in one of the biggest-ever thefts of digital money. Coincheck said in a statement it would repay the roughly 260,000 owners of NEM coins in Japanese yen, though it was still working on timing and method. The theft underscores security and regulatory concerns about bitcoin and other virtual currencies even as a global boom in them shows little signs of fizzling.
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