| What lies ahead for the State Department under Mike Pompeo? Posted: 13 Mar 2018 08:57 AM PDT  Unlike Rex Tillerson, CIA Director Mike Pompeo gets along well with Pres. Trump. But will any policies change?
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| Another Gun Just Went Off In A School Posted: 13 Mar 2018 10:35 AM PDT  A good guy with a gun accidentally fired his weapon at a Virginia school on Tuesday. "Bringing more guns into our schools does nothing to protect our students and educators from gun violence," Lily Eskelsen GarcÃa, the NEA president, has said.
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| Trump’s Visit To Wall Prototypes Shows The Hubris And Absurdity Of The Idea Posted: 13 Mar 2018 10:13 PM PDT  SAN DIEGO ― It could have been a victory lap. On a foggy Tuesday, President
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| 2 fertility clinics respond to egg, embryo storage failures Posted: 12 Mar 2018 07:28 PM PDT  CLEVELAND (AP) — Two fertility clinics across the country from each other experienced equipment failures on the same day that may have damaged hundreds of frozen eggs and embryos, something that a fertility expert called a stunning coincidence and that is already producing lawsuits from crestfallen couples.
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| NASA's tribute to Stephen Hawking will make you smile like he did in microgravity Posted: 14 Mar 2018 03:24 AM PDT  NASA paid tribute to cosmologist Stephen Hawking following his death early Wednesday morning. SEE ALSO: The world reacts to the death of the much-loved Stephen Hawking NASA shared a video on Twitter that Stephen Hawking recorded for astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Koichi Wakata on the International Space Station in 2014. Remembering Stephen Hawking, a renowned physicist and ambassador of science. His theories unlocked a universe of possibilities that we & the world are exploring. May you keep flying like superman in microgravity, as you said to astronauts on @Space_Station in 2014 pic.twitter.com/FeR4fd2zZ5 — NASA (@NASA) March 14, 2018 In his message Hawking talks about experiencing microgravity, i.e. weightlessness. "For me, this was true freedom," said Hawking. "People who know me well say that my smile was the biggest they'd ever seen. I was superman for those few minutes. "I can only imagine what it's like for you, Rick and Koichi, to fly like Superman for six months." WATCH: How did this baby octopus suddenly change color?
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| What O.J. Simpson Said About Night of Ex-wife's Murder in Previously Unseen Interview Posted: 12 Mar 2018 09:00 PM PDT  In the 2006 interview, he theorized what happened during the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, ahead of the planned release of his book "If I Did It."
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| Despite Brexit, Britain wins EU support on nerve agent attack Posted: 13 Mar 2018 12:16 PM PDT  By Robin Emmott and John Irish BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) - Germany and France expressed solidarity with Britain on Tuesday after London accused Moscow of a nerve agent attack on British soil, but beyond strong vocal EU support, diplomats said there was little appetite for more economic sanctions on Russia. Despite tensions over Britain's decision to quit the bloc next year, EU leaders, top officials and NATO reacted in quick succession after British Prime Minister Theresa May's speech in the British parliament on Monday on the poisoning of a former Russian double agent, Sergei Skripal, and his daughter. German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke to May on Tuesday, a day after French President Emmanuel Macron, and both leaders condemned the attack in statements on Tuesday.
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| Putin enemy found dead in London eight days after Skripal poisoning, as counter-terror police launch investigation Posted: 13 Mar 2018 10:03 AM PDT  Counter terrorism police have launched an investigation into the 'unexplained' death of a Russian business partner of Boris Berezovsky, Vladimir Putin's arch enemy. Nikolai Grushkov, 69, was found dead at his home in New Malden in south London on Monday evening. Grushkov was the closest aide to Berezovsky who died in mysterious circumstances in 2013 at his home in Surrey. The death of Grushkov just eight days after the attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal, the Russian double agent who sold state secrets to MI6, will cause alarm although Scotland yard has insisted there is no evidence to suggest the two incidents are linked. Friends of Berezovsky insist he was murdered on president Putin's order. The metropolitan Police said in a statement issued on Tuesday afternoon: "An investigation is underway following the death of a man in his 60s in Kingston borough. The home in New Malden Credit: Ben Stevens/ i-Images Picture Agency "Police were called by the London Ambulance Service at 10.46pm on Monday, 12 March to reports of a man found deceased at a residential address in Clarence Avenue, New Malden. "Officers attended and next of kin have been informed. Whilst we believe we know the identity of the deceased, formal identification is yet to take place. "A post-mortem examination will be held in due course. Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky Credit: Sang Tan /AP "The death is currently being treated as an unexplained. If there is a change in the status of the investigation, an update will be provided. "At this stage the Met Police Counter Terrorism Command is leading the investigation as a precaution because of associations that the man is believed to have had. "There is no evidence to suggest a link to the incident in Salisbury." Nikolai Glushkov: The businessman twice charged with fraud in Russia Mr Glushkov left Russia after a Moscow court sentenced him to a two-year suspended sentence for fraud in 2006. In March last year, he was handed a second eight-year sentence in absentia and a one million Russian Ruble fine for allegedly defrauding Aeroflot of $122 million during his tenure as finance director there in the late 1990s. Mr Glushkov denied all the charges against him. In 2016, he told Russian media that Aeroflot was attempting to sue him in a civil case in the High Court in London. Russian spy poisoning | Read more Bereaved friends speak of his life and work Vasily Trunin, a friend and apparent former colleague, wrote on Facebook: "Every time we get on a new, up-to-date plane made by Aeroflot, one of the best airlines in Europe, we can remember Kolya (Nikolai) Glushkov, who was one of the few people who managed to pull an airline out of the Soviet backwater. "A shame, a great shame. He was a good friend." He told the Telegraph that he met the former Aeroflot manager in London and that he had been a close friend of Mr Berezovsky and Badri Patarkatsishvili. "I saw Boris and Badri a lot at that time and observed their friendship with Nikolai. He really was a very good friend of theirs." Nikolai Glushkov before he left Russia Paying tribute to Mr Glushkov, he said: "I heard many positive reviews about his organizational skills, his understanding of building production processes." Another friend wrote that Mr Glushkov was the "best person [he] ever worked for". Alexander Goldfarb, a Russian-American activist who has campaigned for justice for Alexander Litvinenko, wrote that he was saddened by the death.
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| Trump CIA pick Gina Haspel helped lead U.S. torture program Posted: 13 Mar 2018 09:47 AM PDT  Haspel ran a secret prison in Thailand, the agency's first overseas detention site, where accused terrorists were waterboarded. She later drafted the order to have videotapes of the torture destroyed.
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| Sarah Sanders Simply Refuses To Say 'Russia' When Quizzed On UK Poisoning Posted: 12 Mar 2018 05:40 PM PDT  White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders pointedly avoided saying the word "Russia" on Monday when very specifically questioned about that country's culpability in the poisoning last week of a former Russian spy with a deadly nerve agent. British officials have determined that Sergei Skripal, 66, and his 33-year-old daughter, Yulia, were poisoned with a nerve agent developed in Russia. British Prime Minister Theresa May announced Monday that it was "highly likely" that Russia was responsible for the attack. "We must now stand ready to take extensive measures," May said.
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| Chinese Reporter Rolled Her Eyes On State Television, And Social Media Users Can't Deal Posted: 13 Mar 2018 03:52 PM PDT  Chinese social media users are abuzz after a camera caught a reporter's candid
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| The Latest: Official says plane landed from wrong direction Posted: 12 Mar 2018 11:05 AM PDT  KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The Latest on a plane crash at the Kathmandu airport (all times local):
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| Charles Manson's Grandson Awarded Cult Leader's Body: 'I'm the Last Man Standing' Posted: 13 Mar 2018 02:00 PM PDT  The decision comes after a months-long court battle among several people who tried to claim the cult leader's body.
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| Teacher Investigated For Feeding Puppy To Snapping Turtle In Front Of Students Posted: 13 Mar 2018 01:33 PM PDT  A junior high science teacher in Preston, Idaho, is being investigated after
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| Here are the last things Stephen Hawking wrote on Reddit Posted: 14 Mar 2018 04:02 AM PDT  Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking may have passed away Wednesday morning, but the legacy he left will be felt for many years to come. Once the news of his death had reached Reddit, a thread about the legendary scientist was started on the r/science board. One of the links re-shared at the top was from Hawking's Reddit AMA, which took place two years ago. SEE ALSO: The world reacts to the death of the much-loved Stephen Hawking Many of his answers, which you can read in full in the thread, discuss the risks associated with artificial intelligence. On the evolution of AI Comment from discussion Prof-Stephen-Hawking's comment from discussion "Science AMA Series: Stephen Hawking AMA Answers!". On the need for 'beneficial intelligence' Comment from discussion Prof-Stephen-Hawking's comment from discussion "Science AMA Series: Stephen Hawking AMA Answers!". On the possibility of AI exceeding human intelligence Comment from discussion Prof-Stephen-Hawking's comment from discussion "Science AMA Series: Stephen Hawking AMA Answers!". On the reason why AI could be a threat to humans Comment from discussion Prof-Stephen-Hawking's comment from discussion "Science AMA Series: Stephen Hawking AMA Answers!". On 'technological unemployment' Comment from discussion Prof-Stephen-Hawking's comment from discussion "Science AMA Series: Stephen Hawking AMA Answers!". Finally, as a bonus, here's his favourite film, song, and the last thing he found hilarious. Image: reddit WATCH: I watched a week's worth of TV in a day
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| Palestinian PM Hamdallah survives Gaza roadside bomb attack Posted: 13 Mar 2018 12:39 PM PDT  By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah survived an assassination attempt in Gaza on Tuesday, the Palestinian Authority said after an apparent roadside bomb targeted his motorcade. The attack on the Western-backed leader, who is spearheading the Authority's reconciliation efforts with Gaza's dominant group, Hamas, took place as the White House prepared to hold a meeting on the humanitarian situation in the enclave. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for what one Palestinian Authority security official in Gaza said was a roadside bomb.
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| Convicted 'Accountant of Auschwitz' reported dead at 96 Posted: 12 Mar 2018 02:47 PM PDT  BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors said Monday they were notified that a former Nazi death camp guard dubbed the "Accountant of Auschwitz" died before he could begin serving his 4-year sentence.
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| Papadopoulos says that Trump personally encouraged him to arrange meeting with Putin, new book reports Posted: 12 Mar 2018 06:00 PM PDT  According to "Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump," George Papadopoulos told federal investigators that during the 2016 presidential campaign, then-candidate Trump personally encouraged him to follow up with mysterious Russian-connected figures in the United Kingdom in order to set up a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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| Tillerson Firing Tells U.S. Allies That Russia Comes First Posted: 13 Mar 2018 11:39 AM PDT  It is a poor weatherman indeed who makes long-term forecasts in the middle of
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| Man Dressed As Elsa From 'Frozen' Pushes Police Wagon Out Of Snow Posted: 14 Mar 2018 03:54 AM PDT  The police needed help and Jason Triplett wouldn't let it go.
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| Charlottesville car attack witness sues Alex Jones, others Posted: 13 Mar 2018 10:18 AM PDT  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A former State Department official who became the target of harassment after posting a video showing the car attack during a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville sued right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and others Tuesday.
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| Timothy Cunningham Case: CDC Scientist Missing More Than a Month as Reward Reaches Nearly $40,000 Posted: 13 Mar 2018 07:51 AM PDT  Dr. Timothy Cunningham, an epidemiologist based in Atlanta, Ga., was last seen on Feb. 12 when he left work early, saying he wasn't feeling well.
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| Ryan Zinke Spars With Senators Over Use Of Private Planes Posted: 13 Mar 2018 12:06 PM PDT  WASHINGTON -- Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Tuesday swung back at critics
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| British scientist Stephen Hawking dead at age 76 Posted: 13 Mar 2018 10:52 PM PDT  Renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking, whose mental genius and physical disability made him a household name and inspiration across the globe, has died at age 76, his family said Wednesday. Propelled to superstardom by his 1988 book "A Brief History of Time", which became an unlikely worldwide bestseller, Hawking dedicated his life to unlocking the secrets of the Universe. Hawking died peacefully at his home in the British university city of Cambridge in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
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| Oprah Winfrey's Bathtub Is Carved to the Shape of Her Body Posted: 13 Mar 2018 10:14 AM PDT  She is very serious about bathing
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| UK counterterror police investigate Russian's London death Posted: 13 Mar 2018 02:06 PM PDT  LONDON (AP) — British counterterrorism police on Tuesday took charge of the investigation into the death in London of a Russian businessman because he was connected to a prominent Kremlin foe.
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| These Students Aren't Joining The National Walkout To Protest Gun Violence. Here's Why. Posted: 14 Mar 2018 02:45 AM PDT  When the clock strikes 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Will Walker will stay put.
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| Photo of Donald Trump Jr. and a Life Size Chocolate Bunny Inevitably Memed Itself Posted: 13 Mar 2018 05:57 AM PDT  It's an Easter treat
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| Finland is world's happiest country, U.S. discontent grows: U.N. report Posted: 14 Mar 2018 05:23 AM PDT  Finland is the world's happiest country, according to an annual survey issued on Wednesday that found Americans were getting less happy even as their country became richer. Burundi came bottom in the U.N. Sustainable Development Solutions Network's (SDSN) 2018 World Happiness Report which ranked 156 countries according to things such as GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, social freedom, generosity and absence of corruption. "I've joked with the other Americans that we are living the American dream here in Finland," said Brianna Owens, who moved from the United States and is now a teacher in Espoo, Finland's second biggest city with a population of around 280,000.
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| Democrat Conor Lamb declares victory in Pennsylvania Posted: 14 Mar 2018 02:08 AM PDT  Conor Lamb declares victory in Pennsylvania special election.
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| US scientists rescued in Antarctica by Argentina icebreaker Posted: 12 Mar 2018 01:08 PM PDT  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A group of American scientists who were stranded in an ice-bound island off the northeastern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula were rescued Sunday by an Argentine icebreaker, U.S. and Argentine authorities said Monday.
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| Researchers find 'critical' security flaws in AMD chips Posted: 13 Mar 2018 01:22 PM PDT  Security researchers said Tuesday they discovered flaws in chips made by Advanced Micro Devices that could allow hackers to take over computers and networks. Israeli-based security firm CTS Labs published its research showing "multiple critical security vulnerabilities and exploitable manufacturer backdoors" in AMD chips. The report comes weeks after Intel disclosed similar hardware-based flaws dubbed Meltdown and Spectre, sparking widespread computer security concerns and a congressional inquiry.
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| 'A star just went out': Stephen Hawking hailed by scientists and celebrities as 'an inspiration to us all' Posted: 13 Mar 2018 10:46 PM PDT  Nasa has led the tributes to Stephen Hawking, saying his "theories unlocked a universe of possibilities". The renowned British physicist, who was one of the world's finest scientific minds, died on Wednesday at the age of 76. Tributes poured on social media as scientists and celebrities hailed a man who had brought complex science to the masses with his best-seller "A Brief History of Time". The US space agency described Professor Hawking as an "ambassador of science". "Remembering Stephen Hawking, a renowned physicist and ambassador of science. His theories unlocked a universe of possibilities that we & the world are exploring. May you keep flying like superman in microgravity, as you said to astronauts on the Space Station in 2014," it tweeted. Remembering Stephen Hawking, a renowned physicist and ambassador of science. His theories unlocked a universe of possibilities that we & the world are exploring. May you keep flying like superman in microgravity, as you said to astronauts on @Space_Station in 2014 pic.twitter.com/FeR4fd2zZ5— NASA (@NASA) March 14, 2018 Lawrence M. Krauss, the theoretical physicist and best-selling author, said a "star just went out in the cosmos". "We have lost an amazing human being. Stephen Hawking fought and tamed the cosmos bravely for 76 years and taught us all something important about what it truly means to celebrate about being human. I will miss him." Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson said "his passing has left an intellectual vacuum in his wake". His passing has left an intellectual vacuum in his wake. But it's not empty. Think of it as a kind of vacuum energy permeating the fabric of spacetime that defies measure. Stephen Hawking, RIP 1942-2018. pic.twitter.com/nAanMySqkt— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 14, 2018 Tobias Ellwood, the Defence Minister, said Prof Hawking was "an inspiration to us all, whatever our station in life, to reach for the stars". He tweeted: "RIP Sir, You epitomised true courage over adversity as you explained the wonders of the universe to the world. Your achievements symbolise the pwr of the human mind. The scientist's fame led to appearances on sitcoms, films about his life and music being written about him. Jonathan Ross lamented that humankind was significantly down on intelligence points following Prof Hawking's death. RIP Stephen Hawking. The world just dropped a lot of IQ points. And, he was a fun person. Very sad news.— Jonathan Ross (@wossy) March 14, 2018 Actor Macaulay Culkin described Prof Hawking as a "genius", adding that the physicist was also his favourite Simpsons character. I just heard about Stephen Hawking's passing. He was both a genius and my favorite Simpsons character. We'll miss you, buddy.— Macaulay Culkin (@IncredibleCulk) March 14, 2018 Errol Morris, who made a biographical documentary film called A Brief History of Time, said he was "funny, perverse, and, of course, brilliant". It had to happen, eventually. We were lucky to have him for so long, and I was lucky to be able to work with him. A truly fabulous human being. Stephen Hawking. Funny, perverse, and, of course, brilliant.— errolmorris (@errolmorris) March 14, 2018 Greenpeace USA thanked Prof Hawking for helping people understand their place in the universe and for "leaving us in awe and wonder". Musicians also paid tribute, with KT Tunstall tweeting: "Wow. What a life. What an extraordinary Human Being. Enjoy the cosmos Stephen Hawking, the biggest and most mysterious adventure that we all get to go on one day... RIP £genius." Sean Carroll, a physics professor at US university Caltech, said: "Stephen Hawking was the rare famous scientist who deserved every bit of his fame. A brilliant physicist and an inspirational person. And quite a character."
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| Prosecutors drop 27 cases worked on by police officer filmed attacking black man Posted: 13 Mar 2018 11:05 AM PDT  Prosecutors have dropped 27 criminal cases worked on by a white police officer who was filmed appearing to attack a black man during an arrest. US media reports said footage showed North Carolina officer Christopher Hickman choking and beating Johnnie Rush, who had been accused of jaywalking, and telling him he was "going to get f***ed up". Mr Hickman, 31, was arrested and charged with assault by strangulation after the video emerged last week.
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| The Latest: Syria opposition urges force imposing cease-fire Posted: 12 Mar 2018 02:34 PM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the developments in Syria (all times local):
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| U.S. investigators want to speak with pilot in deadly helicopter crash Posted: 12 Mar 2018 02:23 PM PDT  Federal investigators probing a deadly helicopter crash in New York City's East River have not yet spoken with the pilot who warned of engine failure before the chartered aircraft crashed into the icy water, killing all five passengers. National Transportation Safety Board officials on Monday said they are also looking into why the floatation devices installed on the helicopter did not stop it from sinking and whether the harnesses used to secure passengers on the sightseeing photography tour contributed to their deaths. "Shortly before the crash, the pilot radioed ATC, air traffic control, declaring an emergency due to engine failure," Bella Dinh-Zarr, the NTSB board member leading the probe, told reporters near the site where the Eurocopter AS350 chartered by Liberty Helicopters of New Jersey was pulled from the water on Monday.
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| Lawsuit saying Home Depot tricks buyers of 4X4 lumber is deep-sixed Posted: 12 Mar 2018 03:38 PM PDT ![Lawsuit saying Home Depot tricks buyers of 4X4 lumber is deep-sixed]( "Lawsuit saying Home Depot tricks buyers of 4X4 lumber is deep-sixed") U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman in Chicago rejected plaintiff Mikhail Abramov's claim that the largest U.S. home improvement retailer should be held liable for selling lumber as 4 inches thick by 4 inches wide, when the dimensions were actually 3-1/2 inches by 3-1/2 inches. While not persuaded by Atlanta-based Home Depot that the lumber's actual size was "common knowledge," Coleman said its labels reading "4X4-6'" would not have misled reasonable consumers.
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| Utah courthouse shooting video released Posted: 13 Mar 2018 06:14 AM PDT  Dramatic video of a deadly 2014 courthouse shooting in Salt Lake City has been released after a long court battle by the Utah Media Coalition. The video shows a U.S. Marshall shooting dead, racketeering defendant and gang member Siale Angilau as he attacks a testifying witness. The Department of Justice had wanted to suppress the video for fear it would spark a wave of gang-related retaliation. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
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| Philippines' Duterte moves to quit International Criminal Court Posted: 14 Mar 2018 02:56 AM PDT  President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he was pulling the Philippines out of the treaty underpinning the International Criminal Court, which is examining his deadly drug war. The outspoken leader, who is accused of stoking the killing of drug suspects with inflammatory statements, has fiercely pushed back since the Philippines became the first southeast Asian nation put under "preliminary examination" by the court's prosecutors. The ICC announced last month it was launching a study of the killings, which Philippine police put at 4,000 but rights groups say is actually triple that number.
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| Gigi Hadid And Zayn Malik Announce Their Breakup To Fans Posted: 13 Mar 2018 01:27 PM PDT  Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik have broken up, ending their relationship after more
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| Skulls show women moved across medieval Europe, not just men Posted: 12 Mar 2018 06:39 PM PDT  BERLIN (AP) — The newcomers who arrived in the little farming villages of medieval Germany would have stood out: They had dark hair and tawny skin, spoke a different language and had remarkably tall heads.
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| ICE Spokesman Quits, Bashes Trump Administration On Immigration Raids Posted: 13 Mar 2018 02:48 AM PDT  A spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in San Francisco resigned over the Trump administration's handling of a recent immigrant raid in the Bay Area. James Schwab told the San Francisco Chronicle late Monday that administration officials, including Attorney General Jeff Sessions and President Donald Trump, grossly exaggerated the number of undocumented immigrants who avoided arrest after Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf tipped off the public days before the raid began on Feb. 25. "Efforts by local politicians have shielded removable criminal aliens from immigration enforcement and created another magnet for more illegal immigration, all at the expense of the safety and security of the very people it purports to protect," the agency said in a statement.
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| DeVos gets cold shoulder from White House after interviews Posted: 12 Mar 2018 03:57 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos got a less than ringing endorsement from the White House on Monday after a pair of uncomfortable television interviews raised questions about her commitment to help underperforming schools and support for President Donald Trump's proposal to curb school violence.
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