| Otto Warmbier's dad will attend Olympics as Pence's guest Posted: 05 Feb 2018 08:51 AM PST  Fred Warmbier, the father of Otto Warmbier — the college student who died shortly after North Korea released him from prison — will join Vice President Mike Pence at the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics in South Korea.
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| Supreme Court Won't Let Pennsylvania GOP Delay Drawing New Congressional Map Posted: 05 Feb 2018 09:37 AM PST  Top Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania suffered another defeat on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court denied their request to delay drawing a new congressional map ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.
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| Suspect in crash that killed Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson was in US illegally, had been deported twice Posted: 05 Feb 2018 10:46 AM PST  Officials say that the suspect in an Indiana car crash that killed two people, including Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson, on Friday morning was an undocumented immigrant who had been deported twice.
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| Dow has worst one-day drop of all time as new Fed chair sworn in Posted: 05 Feb 2018 07:44 AM PST  The Dow plunged below 25,000 today, wiping out this year's gains and marking the second straight day of losses.
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| Autistic UK man accused of hacking FBI wins appeal against extradition to U.S Posted: 05 Feb 2018 05:04 AM PST ![Autistic UK man accused of hacking FBI wins appeal against extradition to U.S]( "Autistic UK man accused of hacking FBI wins appeal against extradition to U.S") An autistic British man accused of hacking into U.S. government agencies won his appeal against extradition to the United States on Monday but was told he should be prosecuted in Britain instead. Lauri Love, who has Asperger's syndrome, is accused of involvement in a series of hacks in 2012 and 2013 into computers at agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. army, the Missile Defense Agency and the Federal Reserve. Charged with multiple offences in three U.S. indictments, he had been facing a life prison sentence in the United States if found guilty, a fate which he has said could lead him to taking his own life.
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| Markets Right Now: Dow drops 1,175, biggest-ever point drop Posted: 05 Feb 2018 01:15 PM PST ![Markets Right Now: Dow drops 1,175, biggest-ever point drop]( "Markets Right Now: Dow drops 1,175, biggest-ever point drop") NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local):
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| 16 Groupons For Surprisingly Great Valentine's Day Gifts Posted: 05 Feb 2018 01:55 PM PST  Whether you're planning a cozy night in or a getaway to the most romantic hotel in the U.S., your boo will love that you're treating them to something special on Valentine's Day.
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| New details emerge on Natalie Wood murder Posted: 05 Feb 2018 07:50 AM PST  Witnesses have come forward, reporting that they heard Natalie Wood arguing with then-husband Robert Wagner the night she drowned.
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| Trump calls Dems who didn't clap during State of the Union 'treasonous' and 'un-American' Posted: 05 Feb 2018 01:01 PM PST  President Trump said on Monday that Democrats who didn't applaud during his State of the Union address — including Rep. Nancy Pelosi — were "treasonous" and "un-American."
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| China's COMAC to deliver first plane in 2021 Posted: 06 Feb 2018 02:20 AM PST  China's state-owned plane-maker said Tuesday it expects to deliver its first home-grown passenger jet to a customer in 2021 as the world's second largest economy seeks to challenge the dominance of Boeing and Airbus. The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) plans to first target the Chinese market, before moving on to Southeast Asia and Africa, said Lu Zheng, deputy general manager of sales and marketing. The C919, a COMAC-built 168-seater passenger plane, will likely be cheaper than equivalent models by its closest competitors, Lu told reporters on the sidelines of the Singapore Airshow.
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| Super Bowl commercial recut to include Martin Luther King Jr's real thoughts on ads Posted: 05 Feb 2018 07:30 AM PST  On Sunday night, car manufacture Dodge sparked a might backlash on social media for a tone-deaf Super Bowl ad that used excerpts of a speech by Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr. By Monday morning, someone recut the ad, wielding King's words against the car-making giant. SEE ALSO: Dodge gets slammed for using a Martin Luther King Jr. speech in their Super Bowl ad Dodge's ad used excerpts of King's famous "Drum Major Instinct" speech, given just two months before his assassination, and it backfired. Badly. But one savvy internet user realized that the speech also had some coarse words from King for advertisers and so, to make perhaps the most firm point possible how off-the-mark the ad was, recut the original version of the Dodge using those excerpts, like the one below. A more powerful message than the original ad could ever hope to make.
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| Father, 42, and Daughter, 20, Arrested After Allegedly Having Baby Together Posted: 04 Feb 2018 12:32 PM PST  The daughter was adopted at birth and recently reunited with her biological father.
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| Singapore Airlines plans blockchain tech for frequent flyer spending Posted: 05 Feb 2018 12:52 AM PST ![Singapore Airlines plans blockchain tech for frequent flyer spending]( "Singapore Airlines plans blockchain tech for frequent flyer spending") Singapore Airlines plans to use blockchain technology to give its frequent flyers a new way to spend their accumulated miles, it said on Monday. The company said a digital wallet app for its KrisFlyer loyalty programme would be launched in about six months and it would be signing up retail partners in the Singapore market to begin with. "I think we are the first airline to do it," Chief Executive Goh Choon Phong told the Singapore Airshow Aviation Leadership Summit, a gathering of aviation leaders on the eve of Asia's largest air show.
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| Woman with $559 Powerball ticket wants to stay anonymous Posted: 05 Feb 2018 06:00 PM PST  A New Hampshire woman who says she has a Powerball ticket that won a $559.7 million jackpot wants a court order allowing her to stay anonymous.
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| Melania Trump visits children, gets briefed on opioid crisis at Ohio hospital Posted: 05 Feb 2018 10:48 AM PST  First lady Melania Trump kept with tradition on Monday when she stopped by a children's hospital during a trip with President Trump to Cincinnati, Ohio.
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| ICE Detains Chemist Living In The U.S. For 31 Years In Front Of His Children Posted: 05 Feb 2018 09:41 AM PST  Syed Ahmed Jamal was in his front yard in Lawrence, Kansas, preparing to take his daughter to school, when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents put him in handcuffs and took him to jail.
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| Michele Bachmann: God Didn't Call Me, So I'm Not Running For Senate Posted: 05 Feb 2018 03:41 PM PST  Former Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) has decided against running for Senate this year because God didn't say yes.
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| US, Russia clash at UN over Syria chlorine attacks Posted: 05 Feb 2018 06:08 PM PST  The United States and Russia clashed at the UN Security Council on Monday over a push by Washington to condemn reported chlorine gas attacks in Syria that have left many injured in recent days, including children. US Ambassador Nikki Haley told the council that there was "obvious evidence from dozens of victims" to corroborate the chlorine attacks in rebel-held Eastern Ghouta. "Now we have reports that the Assad regime has used chlorine gas against its people multiple times in recent weeks, including just yesterday," Haley said.
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| 3 Real-Life Fire Safety Lessons From Jack Pearson's Death on This Is Us Posted: 05 Feb 2018 02:24 PM PST  From checking the smoke detector to escaping flames
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| AP Exclusive: 2015 letter belies pope's claim of ignorance Posted: 05 Feb 2018 12:43 PM PST  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis received a victim's letter in 2015 that graphically detailed how a priest sexually abused him and how other Chilean clergy ignored it, contradicting the pope's recent insistence that no victims had come forward to denounce the cover-up, the letter's author and members of Francis' own sex- abuse commission have told The Associated Press.
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| 'Sad Tom Brady' Was The Only Tom Brady Who Won Super Bowl LII Posted: 05 Feb 2018 04:41 PM PST  Tom Brady looked completely deflated after the New England Patriots lost the Super Bowl to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.
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| Broadcom unveils $121 billion 'best and final' offer for Qualcomm Posted: 05 Feb 2018 11:31 AM PST  The takeover battle is at the heart of a race to consolidate the wireless technology equipment sector, as smartphone makers such as Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd use their market dominance to negotiate down chip prices. Qualcomm responded that its board of directors would review the latest offer, and declined to comment further until then. Reuters first reported on Broadcom's new offer on Sunday.
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| GPS-based system could have prevented deadly train crash Posted: 05 Feb 2018 08:18 AM PST  CAYCE, S.C. (AP) — Federal investigators spent a second day Monday at the site of a deadly train crash in South Carolina, where an Amtrak train was mistakenly sent off a main track and down a side spur - and into a parked freight train. The ensuing crash early Sunday killed two people and injured more than 100 passengers.
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| The Officer of Make Believe: Being Black in 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood' Posted: 05 Feb 2018 07:36 AM PST  Remember Officer Clemmons, the policeman from "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood"? Actor Francois Clemmons was initially reluctant to take the role. Growing up in the late '60s, Clemmons didn't have a positive opinion of the cops at the time. But Fred Rogers convinced him, and Clemmons became one of the first black actors to have a recurring role in a children's TV program.
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| Trump's 'Little Adam Schiff' Insult Has People Worried He's 'Losing His Touch' Posted: 05 Feb 2018 09:26 AM PST  Donald Trump may be sorely lacking as a president, but no one can deny he's an insult artist like no other.
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| North Korea head of state Kim Yong-nam to visit South for first time Posted: 05 Feb 2018 12:27 AM PST  North Korea is to send its highest ranking official ever to the South, amid an ongoing thaw in relations over the Winter Olympic Games. Kim Yong-nam, the North's ceremonial head of state, will arrive in South Korea this Friday as the head of a 22-member high level delegation representing Pyongyang. South Korean officials said they welcomed the arrival of Mr Kim, 90, the president of the Supreme People's Assembly, the North's rubber stamping parliament, as a signal of the North's "goodwill" to improve inter-Korean relations, although experts say it is unlikely to have any impact on Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions. "Given Kim Yong-nam is responsible for summit diplomacy as the head of state by the constitution, the North appears to show some sincerity to the South in its own way," a presidential official told the Yonhap news agency. It is not known whether Mr Kim will attend the Olympics opening ceremony on Friday evening in the mountain resort of Pyeongchang, where he would potentially be rubbing shoulders with US Vice-President Mike Pence and other global leaders. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, right, followed by Kim Yong-nam Credit: ED JONES Source: AFP/ ED JONES The two Koreas will march under one flag as the Games open, and will later be fielding a joint women's ice hockey team. Moon Jae-in, the South Korean president, is hoping that the US and North Korea could hold talks on the margins of the sports event. A presidential aide said he would meet "spontaneously" with Mr Kim, although no formal one-to-one had been planned. Mr Moon already has a busy schedule of diplomatic meetings, including with the Swiss President Alain Berset, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Han Zheng, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of China's Communist Party, Mike Pence, US Vice-President, and Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary-General. He will also meet Shinzo Abe, Japan's prime minister, who is among leaders who are questioning what will unfold in the region after the games come to an end. Mr Ab is preparing to welcome Mr Pence to Tokyo on Tuesday for a three-day trip ahead of the Olympics. He reportedly plans to urge both the US and South Korea not to scale down annual joint military drills which were rescheduled last month until after the games have finished. Mr Abe is keen to press ahead with the exercises, which Pyongyang have condemned as preparation for an invasion, in order to sustain pressure on North Korea to give up its nuclear and missile development, according to Kyodo news agency. North Korea war puff Tensions remain high between the US and North Korea over Kim Jong-un's missile and nuclear programmes, with many in Washington wary of Pyongyang's motives for participating in the Games. Some believe the sudden decision in January to send a delegation of athletes, officials, cheerleaders and entertainers, is part of a diplomatic manoeuvre to ease the impact of toughening economic sanctions on the regime. Mr Pence would not allow North Korean propaganda to "hijack" the Olympics with propaganda, but would point out "the reality of the oppression in North Korea by a regime that has enslaved its people", an aide told the website Axios on Sunday. It later emerged that Fred Warmbier, the father of student Otto Warmbier, who died after being incarcerated by Pyongyang and returning to the US in a coma, will attend the Olympics with Mr Pence.
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| US mulling sanctions on Venezuela oil: Tillerson Posted: 04 Feb 2018 06:37 PM PST  The United States said Sunday it has not ruled out sanctions on Venezuelan oil as it turns the screw on President Nicolas Maduro, but is wary of hurting the country's people. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is in Argentina during a tour of Latin America to bolster a common front against Venezuela's bid to hold a presidential election that opponents deem illegitimate. The top US diplomat has received support from other governments in the Americas, including on Sunday from his Argentine counterpart Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie, but some are cautious about sanctions.
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| Ecuadoreans back limits on presidential re-election in blow to Correa Posted: 04 Feb 2018 06:39 PM PST ![Ecuadoreans back limits on presidential re-election in blow to Correa]( "Ecuadoreans back limits on presidential re-election in blow to Correa") By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadoreans on Sunday voted to prevent presidents from holding more than two terms in office, according to the elections council, a win for President Lenin Moreno that blocks his mentor-turned-adversary Rafael Correa from returning to power. The results from the referendum, called by Moreno, roll back a measure Correa pushed through Congress in 2015 to allow unlimited presidential re-election. "The victory of the 'yes' vote opens the path for us to work together, confrontation is a thing of the past," Moreno said in a televised broadcast, an apparent reference to Correa's famously combative style.
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| Teen pleads guilty in death of boy found in stolen car Posted: 05 Feb 2018 02:10 PM PST ![Teen pleads guilty in death of boy found in stolen car]( "Teen pleads guilty in death of boy found in stolen car") JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi teen pleaded guilty Monday to reduced charges and agreed to testify against his co-defendants in the killing of a 6-year-old boy who authorities say was asleep in a car when it was stolen from a supermarket parking lot.
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| Kim Cattrall's Missing Brother Found Dead At His Home Posted: 04 Feb 2018 11:53 PM PST  "Sex and the City" co-star Kim Cattrall's missing brother was found dead over the weekend at his rural home in Canada.
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| US nursing homes misuse prescription drugs to control residents, says Human Rights Watch Posted: 05 Feb 2018 06:00 AM PST  Nursing homes across the US are giving antipsychotic drugs to residents with dementia to control their behaviour, despite rules against the misuse of drugs as "chemical restraints", a new report claims. Using such medications for the convenience of staff or to discipline residents, violates federal regulations and can amount to a breach of international human rights law, claims the report by Human Rights Watch (HRW). "People with dementia are often sedated to make life easier for overworked nursing home staff, and the government does little to protect vulnerable residents from such abuse," said Hannah Flamm, a New York University School of Law fellow at HRW.
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| Record snowfall kills one, injures five in Moscow Posted: 05 Feb 2018 01:52 AM PST  More than half the monthly average rate of snow fell on a single day in Moscow in a record bout of cold weather that killed one person and injured five. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
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| Mother and daughter surprised each other with the same delightful Valentine's Day gift Posted: 05 Feb 2018 01:17 PM PST  Imagine getting a surprise and doubling it with the cutest animals on the planet. After losing the family pup, Natalie Rice (@Natalie119911) surprised her mother with an early Valentine's Day gift... a new dog. Coincidentally, her mother had the same idea. SEE ALSO: Man wakes up to dog getting drink of water wrapped up in a blanket my dog passed away so i thought it'd be a good idea to surprise my mom with a blue heeler puppy, she thought it'd be a good idea to surprise me with a lab puppy.. long story short my dad is going to kill us.. "oh my god we're in so much trouble" pic.twitter.com/4cHQWltmUR — Natalie Rice (@Natalie119911) February 3, 2018 Truly like mother, like daughter. The internet found the surprise to be a blessing rather than a curse. Although Natalie was unsure about her father's reaction, people already made their decision about what to do with the dogs (and dad). pic.twitter.com/tjIpC4fWSr — Zach (@JayZJoyner11) February 5, 2018 pic.twitter.com/eUaXr0mOYB — ☆ ⋆keely ⋆ ☆ (@starrylies_) February 5, 2018 Get rid of the old man, keep them both I say. pic.twitter.com/Ty2OrQul6J — ㅤ (@altxray) February 5, 2018 The tweet has so far garnered over 41,000 retweets and 147,000 likes. Let's be honest, when it comes to dogs, who can say no to those faces? Apparently, dad can't either. okay yall, here they are pic.twitter.com/Z6lCm4fYjl — Natalie Rice (@Natalie119911) February 5, 2018 WATCH: How this startup is trying to bring dog toys into the 21st century
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| Trump era throws wrench into grad students' hopes for unions Posted: 04 Feb 2018 02:56 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — Graduate teaching assistants at private universities had high hopes 18 months ago when a federal labor board ruled that they had a right to collective bargaining, but after the election of President Donald Trump, some schools are taking another shot at halting the burgeoning unionization movement.
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| High Hopes for Talks as North Korea Prepares to Send a Top Official to the Olympics Posted: 04 Feb 2018 08:02 PM PST  Seoul hopes to use the games as an opportunity for peacemaking
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| Sudan devalues pound to 30 against US dollar Posted: 04 Feb 2018 12:35 PM PST ![Sudan devalues pound to 30 against US dollar]( "Sudan devalues pound to 30 against US dollar") Sudan's central bank Sunday announced it will devalue the local currency to 30 Sudanese pounds against the US dollar, the second such move in weeks amid soaring inflation. The new official exchange rate will go into effect on Monday, the central bank said on its website. The Sudanese pound has been trading at an official rate of 18 to the dollar but on the black market it has hit an all-time low and was selling for between 40 and 43 to the dollar on Sunday.
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| Cash or custody: Israel kicks off deportation of African migrants Posted: 05 Feb 2018 08:08 AM PST ![Cash or custody: Israel kicks off deportation of African migrants]( "Cash or custody: Israel kicks off deportation of African migrants") By Maayan Lubell and Elana Ringler TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel has started handing out notices to 20,000 male African migrants giving them two months to leave the country or risk being thrown in jail. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government is offering the migrants, most of whom are from Sudan and Eritrea, $3,500 and a plane ticket to what it says is a safe destination in another country in sub-Saharan Africa. The fate of some 37,000 Africans in Israel is posing a moral dilemma for a state founded as haven for Jews from persecution and a national home.
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| South Korea appeals court frees Samsung heir Posted: 04 Feb 2018 10:55 PM PST  A South Korean appeals court on Monday upheld Samsung heir Lee Jae-Yong's bribery conviction but cut his prison sentence to a suspended term, ordering his immediate release. Lee, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, the world's biggest smartphone and memory chip maker, was convicted of bribery in connection with the sprawling corruption scandal that brought down former South Korean president Park Geun-Hye. The 49-year-old was given five years in prison when his original trial concluded in August, making him the first Samsung chief to serve prison time, even though his father was twice convicted of criminal offences and his grandfather was earlier embroiled in scandal.
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| Kris Jenner Totally Face-Planted At Chrissy Teigen's Super Bowl Party Posted: 05 Feb 2018 09:42 AM PST  Two major things happened in the Kardashian family on Sunday: Kylie Jenner revealed she gave birth to a baby girl and Kris Jenner injured herself at Chrissy Teigen's Super Bowl party on Sunday.
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| 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 Spied: Making the Grade Posted: 05 Feb 2018 02:15 PM PST  Where the Silverado leads, the Sierra must follow.
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| Bitcoin extends slide with a more than 10 percent fall Posted: 05 Feb 2018 07:07 AM PST ![Bitcoin extends slide with a more than 10 percent fall]( "Bitcoin extends slide with a more than 10 percent fall") Bitcoin, the world's best-known cryptocurrency, fell more than 10 percent on Monday and approached three-month lows on concerns about a global regulatory clampdown on the trading of the digital coins. On the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange, Bitcoin traded as low as $7,289 by 1430 GMT, having now fallen by more than half from a peak of almost $20,000 hit in December. British bank Lloyds Banking Group said on Sunday it was banning customers from buying bitcoin using credit cards.
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| Republicans Split From Trump, Say Memo Doesn't Mean Russia Probe Should End Posted: 04 Feb 2018 10:40 AM PST  WASHINGTON ― Several Republican lawmakers on Sunday said that despite claims by President Donald Trump and some of their colleagues, a GOP-authored memo critical of the Russia investigation doesn't undermine the need for the probe to continue.
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| Ex Google and Facebook Employees Are Banding Together to Protect Kids From Social Media Addiction Posted: 05 Feb 2018 05:55 AM PST  Silicon Valley insiders think we should be worried about how much social media we use
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| US begins reducing troops in Iraq after victory over IS Posted: 05 Feb 2018 09:29 AM PST  AL-ASAD AIRBASE, Iraq (AP) — The U.S. has started to reduce the number of its troops in Iraq following Baghdad's declaration of victory over the Islamic State group last year, an Iraqi government spokesman and Western contractors said Monday.
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| Russian investigators summon opposition leader Navalny for questioning Posted: 05 Feb 2018 03:50 AM PST ![Russian investigators summon opposition leader Navalny for questioning]( "Russian investigators summon opposition leader Navalny for questioning") Investigators in Russia summoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny for questioning on Monday, saying they were looking into allegations he had assaulted policemen at an anti-Kremlin protest last month. Around 1,500 people in Moscow and hundreds more in cities across Russia took to the streets on Jan. 28 in a protest organized by Navalny to support a boycott of presidential elections in March. Incumbent Vladimir Putin is widely expected to be re-elected, but Navalny says he has been unfairly barred from running over what he says is a trumped-up suspended prison sentence.
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