| 'The United States is under attack': Intel chiefs say Russia targets midterm election Posted: 13 Feb 2018 09:01 AM PST  The heads of six top U.S. intelligence agencies said on Tuesday that Russian interference in American democracy has not diminished since the 2016 presidential race and is continuing heading into this year's midterms.
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| Passengers Terrified When Engine Cover Rips Off Plane Bound For Hawaii Posted: 13 Feb 2018 06:22 PM PST  Passengers on a flight from California to Hawaii faced a terrifying sight on Tuesday when the engine's covering ripped off the aircraft.
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| Pennsylvania Governor Rejects GOP Proposal For New Congressional Map Posted: 13 Feb 2018 09:03 AM PST  Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) rejected top Republicans' proposal for a new congressional map in his state Tuesday, saying the plan continued to be an unacceptable partisan gerrymander.
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| Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue's Cover Model Cried When She Found Out She Was Chosen Posted: 12 Feb 2018 09:00 PM PST  Danielle Herrington, 24, is the third African-American model in the magazine's decades-long history to grace the cover of the annual swimsuit issue.
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| 11 Awesome Sweet & Savory Apricot Recipes Posted: 13 Feb 2018 01:25 PM PST |
| Kuwait condemns Philippine president's call to evacuate workers Posted: 13 Feb 2018 06:52 AM PST  A top Kuwaiti official condemned on Tuesday a call by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to evacuate his country's workers from Kuwait, suggesting Duterte could damage ties between the two countries. Duterte said last week that his government would ask private airlines to evacuate Filipino nationals from Kuwait within 72 hours, after the discovery of the dead body of a Filipino migrant worker in a freezer. "We are surprised and we condemn statements from the Philippine president, especially as we are in contact with the Philippines on a high level to explain the workers' conditions in Kuwait," said Kuwait's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah.
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| 5 Pointz Developer Who Whitewashed Artists' Murals Forced to Pay Them $6.7 Million Posted: 13 Feb 2018 02:53 PM PST  "This is a win for artists' rights all across the country. This is a win for the visual artists and their protection."
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| Herman Cain says Trump doesn't have a racist bone in his body Posted: 12 Feb 2018 10:07 AM PST  Herman Cain says President Trump is not a racist and that he thinks his own time in the limelight as a 2012 Republican presidential candidate gives him an idea of what the president is going through right now.
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| 'Roseanne' star on how the show's set really 'felt like home' Posted: 13 Feb 2018 06:36 AM PST  Michael Fishman, who played D.J. Conner, said, "We've always kind of taken naps on that couch."
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| Chloe Kim’s Dad Celebrates The ‘American Dream’ After 17-Year-Old’s Gold Medal Win Posted: 13 Feb 2018 12:58 AM PST  The father of U.S. snowboarding sensation Chloe Kim had a message for reporters after her spectacular Olympic gold medal win on Tuesday.
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| Israel military trial of Palestinian teen opens behind closed doors Posted: 13 Feb 2018 01:12 AM PST  The Israeli military trial of a Palestinian teenager charged after a viral video showed her hitting two soldiers in the occupied West Bank began Tuesday behind closed doors. The judge in the trial ordered journalists removed from the courtroom, ruling that open proceedings would not be in the interest of 17-year-old Ahed Tamimi, who is being tried as a minor. A large crowd of journalists had shown up to cover the trial of Tamimi, whose case has gained international attention.
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| Edward Snowden Boasts That He Got Security Clearance Faster Than 'Half Of This White House' Posted: 12 Feb 2018 10:10 PM PST  National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden quipped in a tweet Monday that he won government security clearance "faster than half of this White House."
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| Dramatic Efforts Stop Runaway SUV After 911 Call About Stuck Gas Pedal Posted: 14 Feb 2018 05:18 AM PST  Joseph Cooper called 911 Monday to say the gas pedal to his BMW was stuck.
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| Whoopi Goldberg Likens Adam Rippon Meeting With Mike Pence To A Jew Meeting A Nazi Posted: 13 Feb 2018 04:25 PM PST  Whoopi Goldberg came up with a poignant analogy while defending openly gay figure skater Adam Rippon's refusal to meet Vice President Mike Pence before the Winter Olympics.
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| How to Avoid a Dangerous Flu Complication Posted: 12 Feb 2018 11:59 AM PST  More than one out of every 10 deaths in the U.S. during the third week of 2018 was from influenza or pneumonia, according to data released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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| Jeff Sessions accused of fueling racism after speech mentioning 'Anglo-American heritage' of US policing Posted: 12 Feb 2018 01:30 PM PST  Attorney General Jeff Sessions veered from his prepared remarks to hail the "Anglo-American heritage" of law enforcement. "Since our founding, the independently elected sheriff has been the people's protector, who keeps law enforcement close to and accountable to people through the elected process," Mr Sessions told a National Sheriffs Association meeting, adding "the office of sheriff is a critical part of the Anglo-American heritage of law enforcement". The invocation of Anglo-American roots appears to have been an impromptu decision, with a copy of Mr Sessions' prepared remarks reading: "The Sheriff is a critical part of our legal heritage".
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| Myanmar's presence downplayed at Thai-US military exercise Posted: 13 Feb 2018 07:57 AM PST  U-TAPAO AIR BASE, Thailand (AP) — Thailand and the United States downplayed the presence of a Myanmar military officer at the opening Tuesday of the largest annual joint military exercise in Southeast Asia.
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| 14 Blueberry Cakes To Eat All Day Long Posted: 13 Feb 2018 01:25 PM PST |
| British defense secretary says warship bound for South China Sea: media Posted: 13 Feb 2018 12:29 AM PST  A British warship will sail through the South China Sea next month to assert freedom-of-navigation rights, British Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said in remarks published on Tuesday. British officials first flagged the voyage six months ago and the journey is likely to stoke tensions with China, who claim control of most of the area and have built military facilities on land features in the sea. "She'll be sailing through the South China Sea (on the way home) and making it clear our navy has a right to do that," he said, according to the newspaper.
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| School bus driver crashes into tree, reverses into another tree then drives away with children on board Posted: 13 Feb 2018 08:56 AM PST  Francelle Fleurine, 34, finished her route despite the vehicle's rear window being shattered by the collision. Massachusetts police have cited the bus driver over the crash in Raynham, a town about 30 miles south of Boston. Police said Fleurine, from Attleboro, was transporting at leat 10 Raynham Middle School students when she struck the first tree Monday afternoon.
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| Kim Jong Un Is Reportedly Impressed at the Welcome the North Korean Delegation Got at the Olympics Posted: 12 Feb 2018 06:25 PM PST  The North Korean leader said it was important to continue a reconciliatory mood between the Koreas
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| Reports: Russian contractors killed by US strike in Syria Posted: 13 Feb 2018 10:34 AM PST  MOSCOW (AP) — An unknown number of private Russian military contractors were killed by a U.S. strike in Syria, Russian media reported Tuesday in a development that could further inflame Russia-U.S. tensions.
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| Ford, Mazda Urge More Owners to Stop Driving Trucks Due to Takata Airbag Danger Posted: 12 Feb 2018 04:51 PM PST  More 2006 Ford Ranger and Mazda B-Series trucks are now under a rare stop-driving recall, with federal regulators urging owners to tow the vehicles to dealers to have Takata airbag inflators repl...
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| Trump's Budget Would Partly Replace Food Stamp Benefits With Canned Goods Posted: 12 Feb 2018 12:12 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― Facing a trillion-dollar deficit because of his just-passed tax cuts, President Donald Trump has an idea for how to get some of that money back: making poor people eat beans and rice.
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| Flynn the bichon frise fetches top prize at Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Posted: 13 Feb 2018 10:37 PM PST  A bichon frise named Flynn was crowned "best in show" at the 142nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Tuesday, wagging his tail to triumph over nearly 3,000 dogs entered in the world-renowned contest for pure-bred canines. "Every time I looked at him, he went, 'Hey, lady.' A little waggly tail looking up at me, and he sold himself," judge Betty-Anne Stenmark said after announcing the winner. The remaining five finalists selected over two days as top dogs in their respective canine categories were a borzoi, a pug, a border collie, a Sussex spaniel and a Norfolk terrier.
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| Teen's Dying Words Lead Cops to Her Alleged Killers Posted: 13 Feb 2018 09:47 AM PST  Police say the victim gave the names of her two killers.
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| Britain plots confrontation with Beijing by sending Royal Navy warship through disputed South China Sea Posted: 12 Feb 2018 10:34 PM PST  Beijing has warned against "stirring up trouble" in the South China Sea after Britain vowed to send a warship through the heart of disputed waters next month. Gavin Williamson, British Defence Secretary, said HMS Sutherland, an anti-submarine frigate, would sail through the sea on its way home from Australia to assert freedom of navigation rights. "She'll be sailing through the South China Sea and making it clear our Navy has a right to do that," he told The Australian newspaper after a two-day visit to Sydney and Canberra. China claims nearly all of the strategic waters, despite partial counter-claims from Taiwan and several south-east Asian nations including the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Observers say China is developing its military capabilities by fortifying and building infrastructure on what were previously reefs and partially-submerged islets in the sea, where more than $5 trillion (£3.8 trillion) of trade passes every year. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said the situation on the South China Sea was "improving with each day" and he urged "those outside the region" to respect efforts made by China and its neighbours to resolve differences. "Currently the South China Sea is calm and tranquil," he added, in response to a question from The Telegraph on the British plans. "We hope other countries won't begin stirring up trouble." construction at the disputed Spratley Islands in the south China Sea by China Credit: ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES Beijing has been enraged with previous 'freedom of navigation' patrols which have been carried out by the US Navy, and has sent out warships to confront them. The US patrols have sailed within 12 nautical miles of disputed territory or artificial islands built by China - the distance internationally recognised as a territorial limit. HMS Sutherland is the first Royal Navy warship to sail through the South China Sea since HMS Daring in 2014. Then the Type 45 destroyer did not challenge any of China's territorial claims. Mr Williamson would not say whether the frigate would sail within 12 nautical miles of the land formations. However, he added: "We absolutely support the US approach on this, we very much support what the US has been doing." Richard Bitzinger, a regional defence expert with the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore, said the international community was powerless to react to China's assertiveness in the region despite the UK's tough words. Territorial confrontation in the South China Sea "It's all huff-and-puff, and everything stays the same," he said. "The fact of the matter is, China has created a fait accompli with these islands. The South China Sea is part of its strategic national interests, and hence Chinese presence in the South China Sea is permanent and perhaps becoming hegemonic. And there is very little anyone can do about it." Bonnie Glaser, senior adviser for Asia at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, said Australian, New Zealand, Japanese and probably French navy ships had sailed through the waters, but most countries "remain silent about such operations". "There are navies other than the US Navy that sail through the South China Sea, but they don't necessarily call them freedom of navigation operations," Ms Glaser told The Telegraph. Activists carry placards during a protest in front of the Chinese consulate in Manila on February 10, 2018, against Beijing's claims in the South China Sea Credit: AFP "I doubt any country other than the US is sailing inside 12nm around any land feature." Ms Glaser said she doubted China would be enraged by these type of low profile "transit patrols", however, Beijing sharply criticised the UK last summer when it first raised the prospect of a freedom of navigation patrol. Boris Johnson, Foreign Secretary, said he wanted to send the Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers into the South China Sea, while former defence minister Sir Michael Fallon said Britain would "exercise the right to navigate the South China Sea". Lu Kang, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, said in response that countries involved with the territorial stand-off were "working together" to safeguard peace. "Yet we see other countries who insist on stirring up trouble while the situation is heading towards calm in the South China Sea," Mr Lu told a regular briefing in Beijing. The spokesman then continued with unusually harsh language which appeared to be also directed towards Britain's broader policy of allying itself with the US over major global issues. He said: "Whatever banners these countries or officials claim to uphold, and whatever excuses they say they have, their track record of bringing chaos and humanitarian disasters through their so-called moral interventions in other parts of the world is enough to make nations and peoples in the region maintain high vigilance." In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese navy's missile destroyer DDG-112 Harbin fires a shell during the China-Russia joint naval exercise in the Yellow Sea Credit: Xinhua The People's Liberation Army (PLA) navy regularly sails patrols and carries out drills throughout the region. The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ruled in 2016 that China had "no legal basis" for its "nine-dash line", which defines its claims. The court ruled against China on virtually every substantive point at the end of the case, which was brought by the Philippines. However, Beijing said it does not recognise the court's ruling. Additional reporting by Christine Wei
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| Bill Gates Warns Tech Giants: Tone It Down -- Or Get Regulated Posted: 13 Feb 2018 10:41 AM PST  From: Bill Gates Memo: Dial back the Silicon Valley hubris, or the government will do it for you.
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| Spurs Coach Says U.S. Needs Black History Month Because 'We Live In A Racist Country' Posted: 13 Feb 2018 01:13 PM PST  San Antonio Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich gave a blistering criticism of racism in the United States on Monday.
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| Let us remember how very bad presidential portraits were until the Obamas Posted: 13 Feb 2018 10:47 AM PST  The Obamas presidential portraits just came out, and they are amazing. SEE ALSO: The internet is enthralled by the Obamas' official portraits I want a print of each one for my home. Everyone wants a print of each one for their home. Barack Obama's portrait should be every album cover from now on. The Obamas portraits are made even better by the fact that until them, presidential portraits were either the most boring or the strangest creations of all time, and nothing in between. If I weren't from America and looked at these presidential portraits without knowing anything else, I would think it was a list of potential actors to be cast as the lead of Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. So let us take a trip down memory lane at how presidential portraits past were simply nothing until the Obamas came along. George W. Bush Image: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian InstitutionAh yes, George W. Bush. There he is. There he is looking like a tall Bilbo Baggins after he finished "There and Back Again: A Hobbit's Tale." The only thing helping this photo is the fact that there is at least a vase of flowers in the background. Otherwise, very boring portrait that looks like it was taking from my living room, as if I'm on the other side of that couch watching HGTV. And it's George W. Bush, renowned artist. They couldn't have let him paint his own portrait? John F. Kennedy Image: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian InstitutionTo this I must say, what the hell. I mean, the guy was shot two years into his presidency and you memorialize him with this? This is an insult! It's as if he died and no one could remember what he looked like so they had a fourth grader who met him once scribble down their best effort. It's as if he testified in court but the courtroom sketch artist didn't have enough time so they just tried their best. If I were there when this portrait was unveiled, I would say "Ah yes, I can't wait to remember JFK as someone with a hamburger bun for hair and literally no feet." A stylistic choice perhaps, but whose? JFK's middle school bully? Didn't Jackie go through enough? Lyndon B. Johnson Image: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian InstitutionAh yes, a portrait of Lyndon B. Johnson who historically walked to work every morning with one book in his hand, I guess. He looks like he's playing hooky but since he's not rebellious at heart is just going to take his homework to a Barnes & Noble and get work done there. This is one of the better portraits, but still. What's going on here? Harry S. Truman Image: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian InstitutionI will say things got a little more exciting with Harry S. Truman, which is odd because his portrait was before all of these other presidents, so why didn't they follow his lead. Truman looks like he was placed in an enchanted forest just outside of Washington D.C. and handed some papers that look like they're right out of Harry Potter. But seriously? Three blank papers? I'm assuming they illustrate the fact that, as president, one must sign things? Abraham Lincoln Image: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian InstitutionThis just looks like no one would let Lincoln use the bathroom until they were finished. All I can say is, thank God for Obama, who will now be remembered as someone who always shoved a chair into a wall of bushes to watch cars pass by the White House, and looked great while doing it. WATCH: Trump threw shade at Obama during his first Thanksgiving turkey pardon
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| The AP Asks: What would South Koreans ask a North Korean? Posted: 13 Feb 2018 04:39 PM PST  PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — The Koreas share a border, a culture and a language. But 70 years after they were separated, North and South are about as divided as divided gets.
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| Turkey Is Trying to Turn Russia and Iran Against America in Syria Posted: 13 Feb 2018 05:05 PM PST  By galvanizing a common front of anti-U.S. sentiment in all three countries, Erdogan seeks to downplay Ankara's escalating tension with Russia and Iran and repair ties. In a recent statement, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the United States is working against the interests of Turkey, Iran and maybe Russia in northern Syria, where it is sending military aid to the Syrian Kurdish militia.
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| FBI Chief, Asked About Trump Tweets, Said He Tells Bureau To Ignore 'The Noise' Posted: 13 Feb 2018 09:15 AM PST  WASHINGTON ― Asked about President Donald Trump's assertion that the FBI's reputation is "in tatters," the man Trump picked to head the bureau said Tuesday that he encourages FBI employees to ignore "the noise" on social media and on television.
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| Pug, borzoi among breeds to advance to final at Westminster Dog Show Posted: 12 Feb 2018 08:41 PM PST  A borzoi, pug, bichon frise and border collie won Monday's group competitions at the 142nd annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show and will vie for the contest's top prize. More than 2,880 dogs from 201 breeds and varieties were set to compete, according to organizers of the United States' second-oldest sporting event. Individual breeds are judged during the day on Monday and Tuesday, with the winners of each moving on to the group competitions at night.
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| Teen Said He Killed His Father, Kissed His Bunny, Then Shot Up a Playground Posted: 13 Feb 2018 07:47 AM PST  The teen is charged with killing his dad and a first-grader
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| 30 Rustic Barn-Style House Ideas & Photos to Inspire You Posted: 13 Feb 2018 11:49 AM PST |
| Victim, suspects identified after woman found stabbed in Livermore dies Posted: 13 Feb 2018 01:38 PM PST  A 19-year-old woman who died after she was found stabbed Monday morning along Tesla Road in Livermore has been identified by the Alameda County Sheriff's Office along with the two people suspected of killing her.
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| 11 Winter Olympic Sports You Probably Haven't Heard Of Posted: 13 Feb 2018 09:11 AM PST  With the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, in full swing, people around the world are tuning in to watch their favorite competitions.
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| Grand Canyon copter crashed on tribal land with fewer rules Posted: 12 Feb 2018 06:43 PM PST  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A helicopter crash that killed three British tourists and left four others critically injured happened on tribal land in the Grand Canyon where air tours are not as highly regulated as those inside the national park.
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| Trump Vowed Not To Run $400 Billion Deficits. Instead He’ll Run A $1 Trillion One. Posted: 12 Feb 2018 03:55 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― Fourteen months before he was elected president, Donald Trump vowed to make sure the country would never again run a $400 billion budget deficit.
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| Colombia says needs international aid to cope with Venezuela crisis Posted: 13 Feb 2018 06:05 PM PST  Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos said on Tuesday the country needs international aid to help cope with the humanitarian crisis caused by hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans fleeing over the border to escape the economic crisis at home. "I appreciate the offers of financial and other aid from the international community. Last week, Santos tightened border controls and heightened security in frontier towns.
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