| Seven inmates killed at South Carolina maximum security prison after hours of fighting Posted: 16 Apr 2018 09:25 AM PDT  The Lee Correctional Institution houses about 1,500 inmates, some of South Carolina's most violent and longest-serving offenders.
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| Video footage shows accused killer befriending alleged victim: Authorities Posted: 15 Apr 2018 09:00 PM PDT  Lois Riess is suspected of killing her husband and then a woman for her identity.
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| Group accused of gang raping, killing Indian girl plead not guilty Posted: 16 Apr 2018 02:26 AM PDT  Eight men accused of raping and murdering an eight-year-old girl pleaded not guilty Monday to the horrific crime that has sparked revulsion and brought thousands to India's streets in protest. Four police and a Hindu temple custodian are among those accused of gang raping and killing a Muslim girl from a poor tribe in Jammu and Kashmir state where the highly-charged case has stoked long-simmering religious tensions. Ankur Sharma, a lawyer for the accused, said the men had pleaded not guilty were willing to take a lie-detector test.
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| EPA Spending On Scott Pruitt's Soundproof Phone Booth Broke Federal Law, Government Watchdog Finds Posted: 16 Apr 2018 08:43 AM PDT  Scott Pruitt, the Environmental Protection Agency administrator, broke the law
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| Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin Has Apologized for Remarks Linking a Teachers' Rally to Child Sex Abuse Posted: 15 Apr 2018 07:17 PM PDT  Bevin apologized several times in a video and said he was misunderstood
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| Man Survives Shark Attack: 'He Bee-Lined Straight at Me' Posted: 16 Apr 2018 10:58 AM PDT  It was the second shark attack that day.
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| Republicans Are Scrambling To Save An Arizona House Seat In GOP Territory Posted: 16 Apr 2018 07:39 PM PDT  Democrats have launched a serious bid to win an April 24 special election for
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| 13 Four-Cylinder Porsches That Make The Most Of Small Engines Posted: 17 Apr 2018 08:16 AM PDT |
| Protests Erupt At Philly Starbucks Where 2 Black Men Were Arrested For 'Trespassing' Posted: 16 Apr 2018 09:35 AM PDT  Protesters swarmed a Starbucks in Philadelphia on Monday, days after police
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| New U.S. sanctions will hurt Washington and Europe more than Russia: lawmaker Posted: 15 Apr 2018 11:14 AM PDT  New U.S. sanctions against Moscow will be hard for Russia but do more damage to the United States and Europe, RIA news agency cited a senior Russian lawmaker as saying on Sunday. U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said earlier on Sunday that Washington was preparing new sanctions against Russia over its support for Syrian President Bashar-al Assad.
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| 'I Am Still Old and Still in Love.' Barbara Bush Gave Light-Hearted Health Update Last Month Posted: 15 Apr 2018 02:20 PM PDT  She also said: "I'm not sure God will recognize me; I have so many new body parts!"
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| Senators Unveil Bipartisan War Authorization Bill Posted: 16 Apr 2018 04:26 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― A bipartisan group of senators is taking another crack at making
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| USGS reports 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck near Alum Rock in San Jose Posted: 16 Apr 2018 11:34 AM PDT  USGS officials are reporting a magnitude-3.9 earthquake struck near Alum Rock in San Jose this morning.
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| The Latest: Last missing California family member found dead Posted: 16 Apr 2018 08:57 PM PDT ![The Latest: Last missing California family member found dead]( "The Latest: Last missing California family member found dead") LEGGETT, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the search for a family whose vehicle plunged into Northern California river (all times local):
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| Trump Campaign Pays Lawyer Who’s Trying To Make Stormy Daniels Shut Up Posted: 16 Apr 2018 12:51 PM PDT  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's re-election campaign this year has been
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| UPDATE: Washington Detective Given 5 Day Suspension for Drawing Gun on Biker Posted: 16 Apr 2018 11:42 AM PDT  UPDATE: Washington Detective Given 5 Day Suspension for Drawing Gun on Biker Today the Washington detective who drew his gun on a motorcyclist back in August will learn his fate UPDATE: After initially covering the story, Detective Richard Rowe of
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| Doctors call for urgent research as flesh-eating Buruli ulcer spreads in Australia Posted: 16 Apr 2018 04:23 AM PDT  Warning: graphic content Australia is facing a "rapidly worsening epidemic" of gruesome flesh-eating ulcers that have baffled experts and prompted calls for urgent medical research to uncover the cause. Scientists said the Buruli ulcer, a bacterial infection which is most commonly seen in tropical parts of Africa, is being reported in increasing numbers in "temperate" rural areas in the state of Victoria. The number of annual cases has increased more than 400 per cent, with a record 182 cases reported in 216 and 236 in the first 11 months of 2017. "The community is facing a worsening epidemic, defined by cases rapidly increasing in number, becoming more severe in nature, and occurring in new geographic areas," said an article on the outbreak in the Medical Journal of Australia. The infection typically starts as a sore on the arm or leg that fails to heal and slowly enlarges, causing severe lesions of the skin and potentially requiring amputations. Sufferers often initially dismiss the initial symptoms as an insect bite. A severe ulcer on the knee of an 11-year-old boy, which took six months to heal Credit: Medical Journal of Australia "It can really become very severe and eats away at the skin and soft tissue … leading to, often, long-term cosmetic deformities, even mobility issues and occasionally it's actually associated with death," Professor Daniel O'Brien, the article's lead author and an infectious diseases expert, told ABC News. The outbreak has occurred in coastal areas in Victoria, including the Bellarine and Mornington peninsulas. But it has also reportedly spread to some suburbs in Melbourne, the country's second-largest city. It is believed to be the only current outbreak in the developed world. Scientists have called for urgent funding to research the causes of the outbreak. The infection is believed to spread via mosquitoes and possums. "We actually don't know for sure — we have some clues about what may be the causes, but nobody really knows why it's located here, why it moves into new areas, and in fact how we catch it," Professor O'Brien said. Known as Mycobacterium ulcerans, the infection can often be treated with antibiotics, though severe cases can require surgery or amputation. Possum and mosquitoes are believed to help spread the disease Credit: Auscape Gus Charles, a 12-year-old, developed a lump on his knee after visiting the Mornington Peninsula for a family holiday. Several doctors misdiagnosed it before a surgeon sliced into the lump and found a "huge pus-filled abscess", according to a report in Fairfax Media. Gus eventually underwent plastic surgery and spent six months recovering. "When I first saw it after surgery I fainted because it was pretty bad," he told ABC News. His mother, Sally, told Fairfax Media: "He complained about it a bit, but he's a pretty tough kid. And then the lump started to get bigger and bigger." She added: "It was horrible. He's a tough kid, but he was rocked by this." Protect yourself and your family by learning more about Global Health Security
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| Why You Might Have to Pay a Tax Penalty Posted: 16 Apr 2018 01:32 PM PDT  What's the harm in filing your taxes late? It depends on whether you owe Uncle Sam or Uncle Sam owes you. If the IRS owes you a refund, you face no repercussions, aside from losing the opportunit...
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| What Millennials Say About Their Parents During Therapy Posted: 16 Apr 2018 06:01 AM PDT  Unlike some generations before them, millennials aren't afraid to put in time
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| 13 Fresh Mint Recipes that Taste Like Summer Posted: 16 Apr 2018 02:00 PM PDT |
| Saudi king slams Iran, US Jerusalem move at Arab summit Posted: 15 Apr 2018 12:56 PM PDT  Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Sunday slammed Iran's "blatant interference" in the region and lashed out at the US over Jerusalem as Arab leaders met in the kingdom for their annual summit. The 82-year-old monarch dubbed the Arab League meet the "Jerusalem summit" as he took aim at Washington's decision to recognise the disputed city as the capital of Israel and transfer the US embassy from Tel Aviv.
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| German minister tells Russia its behavior must change Posted: 15 Apr 2018 12:25 PM PDT  By Andrea Shalal BERLIN (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Sunday criticized Russia for a series of activities beyond its borders, blaming it for a cyber attack on his own ministry, and said Moscow must change its ways. Maas listed a series of what he called problematic actions that also included the lack of progress in implementing a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, a poison gas attack in Britain, support for the Syrian government, and efforts to influence Western elections. "We had an attack on the Foreign Ministry where we have to assume that it stemmed from Russia," he told the German broadcaster ZDF.
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| The Latest: Durst court hearing opens with letter about body Posted: 16 Apr 2018 12:18 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the murder case against New York real estate heir Robert Durst (all times local):
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| FAA under scrutiny after "60 Minutes" Allegiant Air report Posted: 17 Apr 2018 04:39 AM PDT  FAA under scrutiny after "60 Minutes" report Federal lawmakers are demanding answers from the FAA after a "60 Minutes" report revealed Allegiant Air's alarming safety record. Kris Van Cleave reports.
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| Sean Hannity Defends Withholding Link To Trump's Attorney: 'I Have A Right To Privacy' Posted: 16 Apr 2018 07:30 PM PDT  Fox News host Sean Hannity tried to minimize his link to President Donald
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| Did China Just 'Activate' Its Latest Carrier-Killer (or Guam Express) Missile? Posted: 17 Apr 2018 07:19 AM PDT  Anti-ship precision strike missile DF-26 fully combat ready amid Pentagon's raid on Syria. Did China Just 'Activate' Its Latest Carrier-Killer (or Guam Express) Missile? The US-led coordinated strikes on Syria last week, in response to the Assad regime's suspected use of chemical weapons, has given the Chinese military more impetus to develop its own precision airborne strike systems.
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| Scientists Accidentally Create A Plastic-Eating Enzyme Posted: 17 Apr 2018 07:50 AM PDT  A Japanese waste dump is an unlikely location for what may be a huge
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| Philippines to deploy riot police for Boracay tourist closure Posted: 17 Apr 2018 12:53 AM PDT  The Philippines is set to deploy hundreds of riot police to top holiday island Boracay to keep travellers out and head off potential protests ahead of its six-month closure to tourists, the government said Tuesday. President Rodrigo Duterte has branded the tiny central island and its world-famous white-sand beach a "cesspool". "In any transition, especially for a drastic action such as this, there is always confusion, uncertainties, and low morale," the regional police director, Chief Superintendent Cesar Binag said at a public forum on the island, aired on national television.
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| How To Cook Eggs To Reduce Your Risk Of Salmonella Posted: 16 Apr 2018 09:05 AM PDT  Nearly 207 million eggs have been recalled for fear of a salmonella outbreak,
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| Canada Dog 'Arrested' For Chasing Deer, Ends Up Behind Bars Posted: 16 Apr 2018 12:55 PM PDT  The Canadian pup just doesn't like deer, his owner says.
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| No missiles but ballet as North Korea's Kim puts on a show Posted: 16 Apr 2018 11:28 PM PDT  By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - Kim Jong Un hobnobbed with a visiting Chinese ballet troupe as he capped a weekend of celebrations in the North Korean capital that conspicuously lacked a show of military might that marked many previous festivals. The festivities surrounded the April 15 "The Day of the Sun", the anniversary of the birth of the founder of North Korea and the Kim dynasty, Kim Il Sung, in 1912. Past festivals also featured various cultural and economic displays, but the absence of military overtones this year was more in line with a message of reconciliation that Kim has sought to cultivate in recent months as he made his first visit to neighboring China and announced plans to talk with the leaders of South Korea and the United States.
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| Gay rights lawyer immolates self in NYC in ecology protest Posted: 15 Apr 2018 10:45 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer who burned himself to death in a grisly protest against ecological destruction was a nationally known gay rights advocate and lead attorney in a famous case involving transgender murder victim Brandon Teena.
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| May, Macron face lawmakers angry over Syria strikes Posted: 16 Apr 2018 03:41 AM PDT  British Prime Minister Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday faced anger from lawmakers for conducting air strikes with the United States in Syria in their first major military action since coming to power. May was due to address MPs after proceeding with the joint strikes without prior parliamentary approval -- a sensitive subject in Britain where memories of participation in the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 are still raw. Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the main opposition Labour Party, has said the strikes were "legally questionable" and called for new legislation to stop governments launching military action without lawmakers' backing in most circumstances.
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| The Latest: Blagojevich wife disappointed in court decision Posted: 16 Apr 2018 10:49 AM PDT  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on Supreme Court refusing to take up Rod Blagojevich's appeal; (all times local):
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| SpaceX launches the planet-hunting TESS telescope Wednesday. Watch it live. Posted: 16 Apr 2018 09:05 AM PDT  UPDATE: April 16, 2018, 4:20 p.m. EDT NASA and SpaceX are standing down from the expected launch of the TESS telescope on Monday. SpaceX is expected to launch the planet-hunting telescope to orbit on Wednesday instead due guidance, navigation, and control of the rcoket. Standing down today to conduct additional GNC analysis, and teams are now working towards a targeted launch of @NASA_TESS on Wednesday, April 18. — SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 16, 2018 Our updated story is below. On Wednesday, SpaceX is scheduled to launch NASA's alien planet-hunting telescope TESS to orbit. TESS — short for Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite — will search the sky to examine thousands of stars, sending vital information back to scientists on Earth to help them find planets that may be like our own. Such planets would be candidates for harboring life. SEE ALSO: Here's how NASA's TESS will hunt for alien planets The NASA mission is expected to launch to orbit atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. You can watch the launch live in the window below. About 10 minutes after launch, SpaceX is expected to land the first stage of the rocket back on Earth on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. (You can watch that cool bit of high-flying rocket action in the window below as well.) Once in space, TESS will embark on a two-year mission to survey about 85 percent of the sky, which holds about 20 million stars. The spacecraft will look for minuscule dips in the light of those stars that would indicate that a planet passed between its star and the telescope, blocking out a bit of the star's light from TESS's perspective. "...TESS will open our eyes to the variety of planets around some of the closest stars," Paul Hertz, NASA's Astrophysics Division director, said in a statement. "TESS will cast a wider net than ever before for enigmatic worlds whose properties can be probed by NASA's upcoming James Webb Space Telescope and other missions." Artist's impression of TESS in space.Image: nasaBy following up on TESS's finds with other telescopes like the James Webb, scientists might be able to learn even more about the newfound worlds. Those future observations could help scientists piece together the compositions of the planets' atmospheres and maybe even establish whether they can host life as we know it. But first, SpaceX has to get TESS safely to space. WATCH: SpaceX did something amazing over the weekend
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| See Emma Watson's Glorious 'Harry Potter' Reunion With Costars Posted: 17 Apr 2018 03:34 AM PDT  They can still make magic together.
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| Cuba: Castros, communism and cigars Posted: 16 Apr 2018 07:00 PM PDT  Cuba opens a new chapter when Raul Castro steps down from the presidency on April 19, ending six decades of single-family rule launched by his brother Fidel. Ties between communist Cuba and the United States, roughly 150 kilometers (90 miles) apart, have been fraught due to US occupations and Cold War enmity that took the neighbors to the brink of nuclear war. A historic thaw began in 2014, when Barack Obama and Raul Castro simultaneously announced plans to normalize ties.
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| Some Tesla Model 3 cars haunted by "phantom touch" and "vampire draw" (updated) Posted: 16 Apr 2018 08:40 AM PDT  At this point, the variable build quality of early Tesla Model 3 electric cars has been well documented. One of the main issues is the "phantom touch" on the car's all-important central display. The phantom touch is what Green Car Reports reader Jeff Southern of Atlanta suffered in his car before he invited us to drive it for our full review.
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| White House cyber czar to leave, return to NSA Posted: 16 Apr 2018 06:13 PM PDT  By Dustin Volz SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - White House cyber security coordinator Rob Joyce will leave his post and return to the National Security Agency, a White House official said on Monday. "Joyce is three months past his detail of a year and is deciding to return to NSA," the official said. Another senior U.S. official said Joyce was leaving the White House of his own volition and not being forced out by President Donald Trump's new national security adviser, John Bolton, or other personnel.
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| 12 of the Weirdest Special Edition Cars Ever Made Posted: 17 Apr 2018 08:00 AM PDT |
| Why South Korea Hates (and Loves) Its Russian Tanks Posted: 15 Apr 2018 05:24 PM PDT  One of the great ironies of the military balance in the Koreas is the fact that South Korea operates more advanced Russian tanks than North Korea. This situation came about in the 1990s after Russia inherited a $1.5 billion debt to South Korea. A deal was made: Russia would give many items of then top-of-the-line military equipment, in exchange for South Korea canceling 50 percent of Russia's debt.
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| Reports: Police moved past deputies to enter Florida school Posted: 16 Apr 2018 01:50 PM PDT  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — When Coral Springs police officer Gil Monzon arrived at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School minutes after a gunman unleashed a massacre that killed 17, he says he found two Broward County sheriff's deputies in the parking lot.
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| The Bellamy Brother perform 'Let Your Love Flow' Posted: 17 Apr 2018 06:04 AM PDT  Country music duo releases autobiography.
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| Trump halts plans for new sanctions on Russia over chemical attack in Syria Posted: 16 Apr 2018 11:27 AM PDT  President Donald Trump has reportedly decided to halt the roll-out of sanctions against Russia for its support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, contradicting a top diplomat's claims that the sanctions would be announced on Monday. US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said this weekend that the US would roll out the new sanctions as part of its plan to send a "strong message" about the Assad regime's alleged use of chemical weapons. On Monday morning, however, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the administration was still considering such a move, and that the decision would be made "in the near future".
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| China growth beats forecasts in face of trade row, financial risk Posted: 16 Apr 2018 10:09 PM PDT  China's economy grew more than expected in the first quarter as it withstood headwinds from Beijing's fight against financial risk and pollution, and trade tensions with the United States. While acknowledging the potential negative impact of a US trade war officials on Tuesday warned the country faced greater downside risk at home, citing the need for reforms. Growth remained resilient even as Beijing kicked its war on smog into a high gear during the winter months by cutting production for many steel smelters, mills and factories.
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