| Trump aides say U.S. forces can legally stay in Syria, Iraq indefinitely Posted: 22 Feb 2018 09:41 AM PST  President Trump has all the legal authority he needs to keep U.S. forces in Syria and Iraq indefinitely, the Pentagon and State Department told Sen. Tim Kaine, who has been pushing for a new AUMF.
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| Texas District Says Students Protesting Gun Violence Will Get Suspended Posted: 21 Feb 2018 03:39 PM PST  The superintendent of a Houston-area school district threatened students with three-day suspensions if they participate in gun violence protests during school hours.
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| There will never be another Billy Graham, because the world that made him possible is gone Posted: 21 Feb 2018 11:58 AM PST  The world that made Bill Graham, the cohesive culture of postwar America, is gone, and no one preacher will ever again unite all strains of evangelical Christianity as he did.
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| Hem Is Having a 20% Off Sale and We're Freaking Out Posted: 22 Feb 2018 12:41 PM PST |
| The Latest: Official: Inmate scream not from execution drugs Posted: 22 Feb 2018 06:26 PM PST  STARKE, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on Florida Execution (all times local):
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| Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Hit By Anthrax Scare Posted: 22 Feb 2018 04:34 AM PST  Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been targeted by an anthrax hoax, reports London's Evening Standard.
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| HRW urges Kuwait to agree new worker safeguards with Manila Posted: 21 Feb 2018 11:29 PM PST  Human Rights Watch called on Kuwait to agree to greater protection for migrant workers as a Philippine delegation was due in the emirate Thursday to discuss an outcry over alleged abuses of Filipinos. President Rodrigo Duterte imposed the ban in response to the murder of a Filipina maid whose body was found stuffed in a freezer in Kuwait earlier this month.
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| NRA's LaPierre blames FBI, mental illness and security 'failures' for Florida shooting — not guns Posted: 22 Feb 2018 08:59 AM PST  The head of the National Rifle Association denounced lawmakers and the media on Thursday for renewing the debate over U.S. gun laws in the wake of last week's deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school.
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| Grand Canyon crash that killed Britons happened on tribal land with fewer aviation regulations Posted: 23 Feb 2018 01:29 AM PST  Investigators are continuing to probe what caused a helicopter to plunge into the Grand Canyon as it emerged that the crash happened on tribal land where air tours are not as highly regulated as those inside the national park itself. Three British tourists died when the helicopter went down early February. They were in Las Vegas to celebrate a birthday and took a helicopter sightseeing tour on the Hualapai reservation. Becky Dobson, 27, her boyfriend Stuart Hill, 30, and his brother, Jason Hill, 32-year-old lawyer died. Three friends and the pilot are in hospital where investigators want to interview them about what went wrong. Unlike the national park, air tours on the Hualapai reservation are not subject to federal regulations that restrict routes, impose curfews and cap the amount of flights over the Grand Canyon each year. The Federal Aviation Administration granted the Hualapai Tribe an exemption 18 years ago after finding that the regulations would harm the tribe's economy where tourism is a major driver. Most of the flights over the reservation originate from Las Vegas, and air tour operators aggressively market them. The pilots can fly between canyon walls and land at the bottom next to the Colorado River on the reservation, which isn't allowed at the park other than for emergency operations. Quartermaster Canyon locator The National Transportation Safety board says it can't say with any certainty yet what caused Saturday's crash. Gary Robb, an attorney who has represented crash victims for almost 40 years, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal it may take investigators as long as nine months to establish the cause of Saturday's crash. "It's too early to speculate, but early indications suggest that perhaps heavy gusts could have been a factor that drove the aircraft to strike a wall of the canyon," he said. "The other possibility is some sort of in-flight mechanical issue, including an engine problem or main rotor blade fracture or defect. Stuart Hill and Becky Dobson died when a helicopter crashed in the Grand Canyon on Saturday Credit: facebook "You also cannot rule out human error, whether it be some sort of pilot incapacitation or neglect." Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters said it is co-operating with the investigation and that it abides by flight safety rules and regulations that exceed those required by the Federal Aviation Administration. Saturday's crash was its fourth fatal accident in the past 20 years, claiming eight lives.
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| Russia's Man In The White House Posted: 22 Feb 2018 03:07 PM PST  First, did a presidential candidate compromise our interests in exchange for electoral help from a foreign adversary?
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| Dad who survived son's murder plot that killed mom, brother wants his life spared Posted: 22 Feb 2018 05:13 AM PST  Kent Whitaker said he forgave his son Bart Whitaker, who is on death row and scheduled to be executed this week.
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| GOP lawmaker's aide fired over offensive claims on Florida shooting survivors Posted: 21 Feb 2018 10:50 AM PST  A Florida state representative's aide was fired from his position on Tuesday after he sent an email to a reporter alleging that two outspoken survivors of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were "actors."
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| Adam Rippon Will Now 'Totally' Take Mike Pence's Telephone Call Posted: 23 Feb 2018 07:23 AM PST  Adam Rippon is now prepared to talk with Vice President Mike Pence.
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| Palestinian attacker dies after shot by Israeli soldiers: army Posted: 21 Feb 2018 04:05 PM PST  A Palestinian died after attacking Israeli soldiers and being shot during clashes overnight in the occupied West Bank, the army said Thursday. Protests broke out when the Israeli army entered the Palestinian city of Jericho in a bid to arrest suspects. The man was identified by the Palestinian Prisoners' Club as 33-year-old Yassin al-Saradeeh, from Jericho.
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| 'We've Been Waiting for You.' Barack Obama Praises the Teen Shooting Survivors Fighting for Gun Control Posted: 22 Feb 2018 09:26 AM PST  "We've got your backs"
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| Chevrolet Bolt wins top 'green car' from Consumer Reports Posted: 22 Feb 2018 09:54 AM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor Co's Genesis brand topped the annual ranking of new vehicles by influential U.S. magazine Consumer Reports, while General Motors Co's electric Chevrolet Bolt was named top pick for compact green car.
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| Parkland School Shooting: Tape Delay Blamed for Confusion That Allowed Suspect to Escape Posted: 22 Feb 2018 11:17 AM PST  Responding police officers viewing surveillance video originally believed they were watching the events in real time.
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| Pennsylvania GOP Pleads With SCOTUS Again To Let Them Use Gerrymandered Map Posted: 21 Feb 2018 05:16 PM PST  Pennsylvania Republicans again asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block Pennsylvania's new, court-ordered congressional map on Wednesday, marking the latest in a series of attempts to halt a plan that would make congressional elections more competitive in the state by reducing the impact of gerrymandering.
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| How Israel defends its nation Posted: 23 Feb 2018 04:28 AM PST  Gaza launched rockets into Israel last week. Fox News host Pete Hegseth explores the terror tunnel found in Israel.
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| California couple charged with torture of kids due in court Posted: 22 Feb 2018 11:11 PM PST  RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A California couple charged with torturing their children by starving, beating and shackling them is due in court on Friday.
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| Kylie Jenner Drops 'Weather Collection' Dedicated To Daughter Stormi Posted: 23 Feb 2018 07:18 AM PST  Kylie Jenner has revealed her next Kylie Cosmetics collection and it's dedicated to her baby girl, Stormi.
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| Five-day assault on Syria enclave kills more than 400 Posted: 22 Feb 2018 06:47 PM PST  Fresh bombardment on Eastern Ghouta killed dozens Thursday, bringing the number of dead civilians in a five-day assault by the Syrian government to more than 400. Mounting calls for a humanitarian truce in one of the bloodiest episodes of Syria's seven-year conflict failed to stop 46 more people being killed by air strikes and rocket fire. Regime backer Russia said there was "no agreement" at the UN Security Council on a 30-day ceasefire for Syria and presented amendments to a draft resolution that would allow aid deliveries and the evacuation of civilians from besieged Eastern Ghouta.
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| Self-Proclaimed Polygamist Prophet Pleads Guilty to Child Rape After Police Discover 4 Girls in Raid Posted: 21 Feb 2018 12:39 PM PST  The girls were found hidden in 50-gallon plastic water barrels
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| Redemption time for Romney? Posted: 22 Feb 2018 02:00 AM PST  Too often, Mitt Romney has treated principled rhetoric like a stretchy suit he can change into in a phone booth, then throw into a trash can when no one's looking. But if he wins a Utah Senate seat, he could become something he's never managed to be: the most influential figure in the GOP outside of the White House.
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| Citizenship agency removes description of US as 'nation of immigrants' Posted: 22 Feb 2018 03:34 PM PST  Immigrants become American citizens during a naturalization ceremony. The government agency in charge of granting citizenship to prospective Americans has removed a passage from its mission statement that describes the United States as a nation of immigrants. The move by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services agency was first revealed via an email shared with the Intercept, confirmed by the Guardian Thursday.
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| Science Says: European art scene began with Neanderthals Posted: 22 Feb 2018 11:47 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — From the murky depths of Spanish caves comes a surprising insight: Neanderthals created art.
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| 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe: Bolder Looks and an Optional Diesel Posted: 22 Feb 2018 02:15 PM PST  The fourth-gen Santa Fe is once again offered in two sizes.
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| Michael Dell Paid Record-Breaking Price For Manhattan’s One57 Penthouse Posted: 22 Feb 2018 10:26 AM PST  Cementing his status as one of the wealthiest people in the world, Dell reportedly paid $100.5 million for a 10,923-square-foot penthouse
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| Stakes rise in Turkey's Afrin assault as pro-Assad militia arrive Posted: 21 Feb 2018 12:03 PM PST  By Ellen Francis and Ece Toksabay BEIRUT/ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey warned on Wednesday that pro-Damascus forces would face "serious consequences" for entering Syria's Afrin region to help Kurdish fighters repel a Turkish offensive. The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said Turkish planes bombed a town in Afrin and fighting raged on the ground on Wednesday.
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| Sheriff: School officer never went inside to confront gunman Posted: 22 Feb 2018 07:33 PM PST  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The armed officer on duty at the Florida school where a shooter killed 17 people never went inside to engage the gunman and has been placed under investigation, officials announced Thursday.
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| Oprah Surprised Tiffany Haddish, Who Responded Like Any Mere Mortal Would Posted: 22 Feb 2018 02:39 PM PST  Oprah Winfrey surprised actress Tiffany Haddish on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on Thursday, and it was quite a moment.
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| Cambodian PM vows to 'shame' Australia if pressured over politics Posted: 22 Feb 2018 06:12 AM PST  Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has threatened to "shame" Australia and block the release of a joint statement at a regional summit in Sydney next month if he faces pressure over a political crackdown at home. The strongman has been chastised by Western countries for taking a hammer to Cambodia's democracy in recent months by dissolving the main opposition party, shuttering independent news outlets and pursuing critics in the courts. In a speech on Wednesday the notoriously brash leader said he would not tolerate any pressure on domestic politics when he attends a summit of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) hosted by Australia in March.
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| Colorado congressman booed as people demand action on guns Posted: 21 Feb 2018 01:37 PM PST  GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (AP) — Grumbling and jeers met the request for a moment of silence for the 17 people killed last week in the Florida school shooting.
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| Chloe Kim Poses With Her Adorable Dog On The Cover Of Sports Illustrated Posted: 21 Feb 2018 06:54 PM PST  The 17-year-old, who became the youngest gold medalist in the snowboard halfpipe event, is the focus of the magazine's cover story. "Wherever you went in PyeongChang, you found an extraordinarily young gold medalist.
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| Are Pickup Trucks Becoming the New Family Car? Posted: 22 Feb 2018 09:43 AM PST  Pickup truck sales are the hottest they've been in a decade, and it's no wonder: Driving one is no longer a bumpy, jarring experience that you have to endure. Truck makers today are building pick...
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| Seriously Quick Tesla Semi Smokes its Tires Posted: 22 Feb 2018 09:30 AM PST  Now all we can think about is an 18-wheeler with Ludicrous Mode
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| 13 Genius Ways To Use Ground Lamb Posted: 22 Feb 2018 01:49 PM PST |
| Florida eye doctor gets 17 years for Medicare fraud Posted: 22 Feb 2018 08:35 AM PST ![Florida eye doctor gets 17 years for Medicare fraud]( "Florida eye doctor gets 17 years for Medicare fraud") FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A prominent Florida eye doctor once accused of bribing Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey received a 17-year sentence Thursday for stealing $73 million from Medicare by persuading elderly patients to undergo excruciating tests and treatments they didn't need for diseases they didn't have.
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