| Trump Blames Putin, Iran For Backing 'Animal Assad' In Wake Of Reported Chemical Attack Posted: 08 Apr 2018 07:48 AM PDT  President Donald Trump lashed out Sunday at Russian President Vladimir Putin
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| Misused data from Facebook users could ‘absolutely’ be higher than 87 million, Cambridge Analytica co-founder says Posted: 07 Apr 2018 06:05 AM PDT  Christopher Wylie says in an interview with Meet the Press, it's "very difficult to verify" how many people had access to data of Facebook users, but that it "could be higher" than 87 million, the number Facebook provided this week.
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| Sergei Skripal's Cat, Guinea Pigs Dead After Investigators Sealed House Posted: 06 Apr 2018 10:05 AM PDT  Officials confirmed on Friday that two guinea pigs and a cat belonging to
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| Photos of the week: 3/30 - 4/6 Posted: 06 Apr 2018 03:00 PM PDT  A woman wounded three people at YouTube's headquarters near San Francisco this
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| Republican senator and top Trump ally talks tariffs Posted: 08 Apr 2018 06:43 AM PDT  ABC News' Martha Raddatz goes one-on-one with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
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| How is a subject of an investigation different from a target? Posted: 06 Apr 2018 02:46 PM PDT  Joon Kim, former acting U.S. attorney for SDNY, explains the difference between a subject and a target of an investigation and whether Donald Trump's lawyers will be informed if his status changes from one to the other.
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| Teen Gets Decades In Prison For ‘Murder’ Of Someone Killed By A Cop Posted: 07 Apr 2018 10:20 AM PDT  A judge on Thursday sentenced an Alabama teenager to 65 years in prison for a
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| Pilots Warned Company Of Harnesses Before Deadly New York Helicopter Crash: Report Posted: 08 Apr 2018 06:57 AM PDT  Pilots for the company involved in the fatal "doors-off" helicopter crash in
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| California says Trump administration playing favorites with offshore drilling plan Posted: 07 Apr 2018 09:16 AM PDT  A proposal from the Trump administration would open about 90% of America's coast to new offshore drilling with only one state receiving an exemption: Florida.
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| Japan launches Marines unit amid China's growing presence Posted: 07 Apr 2018 06:07 AM PDT  Japan's military on Saturday launched its first Marines unit, tasked with defending remote islands in the face of China's growing maritime presence in the region. The Self-Defence Forces' amphibious fighting unit staged an exercise with US Marines at Sasebo in western Japan following the inauguration ceremony. The 2,100-member brigade, based in Sasebo, will be responsible for defending remote islands and retaking them if they are invaded.
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| As With Stephon Clark And Saheed Vassell, America Is A Danger To My Newborn Son Posted: 08 Apr 2018 05:00 AM PDT  A day after my son was born, Stephon Clark was killed by police.
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| Fire breaks out in Trump Tower, killing one Posted: 07 Apr 2018 11:15 AM PDT  A fire in an apartment on the 50th floor of Trump Tower claims the life of one man, and injures several firefighters.
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| Trump calls out 'Animal Assad' for attack, criticizes Putin Posted: 08 Apr 2018 09:56 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday condemned a "mindless CHEMICAL attack" in Syria that killed women and children, called Syrian President Bashar Assad an "animal" and delivered a rare personal criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin for supporting the Damascus government.
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| Palestinian journalist killed in Gaza during Israeli border clashes Posted: 07 Apr 2018 01:18 PM PDT ![Palestinian journalist killed in Gaza during Israeli border clashes]( "Palestinian journalist killed in Gaza during Israeli border clashes") Hundreds attended the funeral of a well-known Palestinian journalist in Gaza on Saturday who was killed while covering mass protests along the Israeli border the previous day.
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| Pennsylvania Diocese Releases Names Of 51 Clergy, Laypeople Accused Of Misconduct Posted: 06 Apr 2018 06:33 PM PDT  A Catholic diocese in Pennsylvania has released the names of 51 former
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| 4.6-magnitude earthquake rattles Oklahoma Saturday morning amid rare April snow Posted: 07 Apr 2018 06:32 AM PDT  Early risers in Oklahoma not only woke up to snow on Saturday morning, but also to the strongest earthquake the state has experienced since 2016.
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| Puerto Rico To Shutter 283 More Schools This Summer As Education Crisis Deepens Posted: 06 Apr 2018 03:10 PM PDT  In another bleak development for Puerto Rico's decimated education system, the
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| Man drives van into restaurant in Germany, killing two plus himself Posted: 07 Apr 2018 04:20 PM PDT  By Elke Ahlswede MUENSTER, Germany (Reuters) - A German man drove a van into a group of people sitting outside a restaurant in the old city center of Muenster in western Germany on Saturday, killing two of them before shooting himself dead, police and state officials said. Herbert Reul, interior minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, home to Muenster, told German television the suspect was a German citizen and there was "no indication of an Islamist background". Reul said the three dead included the perpetrator.
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| Egypt court suspends ban on Uber and Careem Posted: 07 Apr 2018 08:27 PM PDT  An Egyptian court on Saturday suspended a ruling banning the use of ride-sharing apps Uber and Careem until an appeal is exhausted, a judicial source said. In March Cairo's administrative court banned the ride-sharing services following a lawsuit by a lawyer representing cab drivers. Uber and Careem appealed the ban, and Saturday's decision by the urgent matters court suspends the ruling until the higher administrative court makes a final verdict.
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| Black And Brown Parkland Students Want You To Hear Their 'Stories Untold' Posted: 06 Apr 2018 02:49 PM PDT  > This is an open invitation for those who have been a victim of gun violence.
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| Is the Trump Administration Sabotaging the Planned Summit with Kim Jong Un? Posted: 06 Apr 2018 06:34 PM PDT  Pyongyang is unlikely to abandon its nuclear weapons unless it believes that the regime would survive the aftermath. President Donald Trump is set to meet North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un. It was Kim's first meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping.
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| 'I won't be a Gabby Giffords': Congressman pulls out loaded pistol in front of gun control activists Posted: 06 Apr 2018 10:54 PM PDT  A US congressman said he pulled out a loaded Smith & Wesson pistol during a meeting with gun control activists on Friday in a bid to prove that firearms were not responsible for violence. House Republican Ralph Norman of South Carolina told The Post and Courier newspaper that he drew the handgun and placed it on a table while at a "Coffee With Your Congressman" event at a diner, in an attempt to convey that guns are only dangerous if in the wrong hands. "I'm not going to be a Gabby Giffords," said Norman, 64, referring to the former congresswoman from Arizona who was shot in the head during a meet-and-greet outside a grocery store in 2011. Giffords was gravely wounded in that attack. She survived and became a prominent gun safety advocate. Both Giffords and her husband, retired Nasa astronaut Mark Kelly, are longtime gun owners. "Americans are increasingly faced with a stark choice: leaders like Gabby, who work hard together to find solutions to problems, or extremists like the NRA and Congressman Norman, who rely on intimidation tactics and perpetuating fear," Kelly said in a statement. Gabby Giffords, of Arizona, who survived an assassination attempt in 2011 Credit: AP "If we want to protect our kids and communities, Congress must get serious about passing safer gun laws. For our kids' sake, let's show our leaders we expect them to behave more like Gabby and less like Congressman Norman." The paper said Norman also claimed: "I don't mind dying... But whoever shoots me better shoot well or I'm shooting back." Norman's indelicate reference to Giffords appeared to suggest that her debilitating injury was in some way due to her not being adequately armed. The congressman later issued a statement saying he is a concealed carry permit holder and regularly brings his gun with him when in public. "Mental health, and more importantly, a lack of morality is the driving force behind this epidemic. Guns are not the problem," he said, adding that he had responded appropriately to questions by "a group of organised anti-gun activists." America's arsenal - different kinds of registered guns in the US The incident came as Americans debate the prospect of Congress passing new gun safety laws in the wake of several mass shootings, including a February massacre at a Florida high school that left 17 people dead. Last year during his unsuccessful US Senate campaign, former judge Roy Moore of Alabama drew a pistol from his pocket while on stage at a rally as a way to show the Republican candidate's commitment to the constitutional right to bear arms.
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| Tarana Burke Trashes 'Guru' Tony Robbins Over Hot Garbage Take On #MeToo Posted: 07 Apr 2018 02:08 PM PDT  Something amazing happened during one of Tony Robbins' huge self-help lectures
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| Part of Route 30 collapses in East Pittsburgh: Buildings damaged, evacuations ordered Posted: 07 Apr 2018 02:15 PM PDT  Part of route 30 has collapsed and damaged an apartment building in East Pittsburgh following recent rain.
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| Florida school shooting hero blames sheriff, superintendent Posted: 06 Apr 2018 05:35 PM PDT  PLANTATION, Fla. (AP) — A student gravely wounded while saving his classmates' lives by blocking a door during the Florida school massacre said Friday that the county sheriff and school superintendent failed the victims by not arresting the shooter before the attack and by allowing him to attend the school.
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| Texas sends 250 National Guard troops to Mexico border Posted: 07 Apr 2018 07:03 PM PDT  The deployment, announced on Friday by Texas officials, comes after Trump directed Defense Secretary James Mattis to request the use of National Guard personnel to help the Department of Homeland Security secure the border in four southwestern U.S. states, including Texas. Mattis on Friday authorized the funding for up to 4,000 National Guard troops for the operation through Sept. 30, a Department of Defense memo showed.
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| How Robert Mueller Is Learning from Ken Starr's Mistakes Posted: 06 Apr 2018 11:07 AM PDT  Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election could not be more different than Ken Starr's.
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| GOP Congressman: Only Wealthy States Can Afford To Smoke Weed Posted: 06 Apr 2018 11:38 AM PDT  Rep. Steve Pearce (R-N.M.) said this week that his state shouldn't legalize
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| A Prince Tribute Bloomed And Gave The Late Singer The Crown He Deserves Posted: 06 Apr 2018 11:13 AM PDT  When the bush located behind a stunning mural dedicated to Prince began to
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| Police: Mom used kitchen knife to decapitate 7-year-old son Posted: 06 Apr 2018 11:37 AM PDT ![Police: Mom used kitchen knife to decapitate 7-year-old son]( "Police: Mom used kitchen knife to decapitate 7-year-old son") SWEDEN, N.Y. (AP) — A woman used a "large-bladed kitchen knife" to sever the head of her 7-year-old son 10 days after she was released from a hospital mental health unit, authorities said Friday.
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| Bessie Stringfield - Bikers You Should Know Posted: 08 Apr 2018 05:00 AM PDT  Bikers You Should Know: Bessie Stringfield Meet Bessie Stringfield a true trailblazer and hero for two-wheeled women everywhere If you were to read the list of places Bessie Stringfield rode to, and number of miles she racked up, you would be impressed if it
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| Hey, how about we helicopter grizzly bears into this remote National Park? Posted: 07 Apr 2018 03:30 AM PDT  Ancient groves of Douglas fir trees still stand in North Cascades National Park. The little-visited park — it receives less than one percent of the annual visitation of Yellowstone — can resemble the misty, prehistoric woods before the Pacific Northwest was settled. Wolverines, cougars, moose, and hundreds of other species of animals dwell here, living among ponds and beneath towering, pinnacled mountains. But although these woodlands in Washington State were also once rich in grizzly bears, the park hasn't confirmed spotting any in years. After being thoroughly hunted, there may be none left. "Without help, that population will not recover on its own," Frank van Manen, head of the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team and an ecologist at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), said in an interview. SEE ALSO: Crumbling national parks mired in $11 billion backlog, but experts scoff at jacking up fees The nation's top wildlife managers have been planning to recover grizzly bears in North Cascades since 1991. The process, though, is intensely bureaucratic, requiring years of evaluations, re-evaluations, and proposals (some of which are hundreds of pages long). Now, though, after more than 20 years of research, it might actually happen. The recovery plan recently gained a powerful supporter: Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke traveled to the verdant park on March 23 to announce the restarting of recovery planning. "The loss of the grizzly bear in the North Cascades would disturb the ecosystem and rob the region of an icon," said Zinke. Grizzly reintroduction planning abruptly halted in December 2017, with no clear explanation why. Lupine blooms in a North Cascades National Park meadow.Image: National Park Service/O'CaseyZinke's enthusiasm for recovering grizzlies took many people — both those who support and oppose federal conservation efforts — by surprise. Last year, Zinke made the controversial recommendation to President Donald Trump that Bears Ears National Monument in Utah be dramatically reduced in size. Trump then proceeded to slash the size of this fossil-rich land, previously protected by former President Barack Obama, by over one million acres (an over 80 percent reduction). But Zinke maintained that grizzly bear recovery is part of "continuing our commitment to conservation." He may have been swayed by the expanse and wildness of the North Cascades region. There aren't many places left to recovery grizzly bears, and North Cascades is as good as it gets. The park is surrounded by national forests on three sides and several Canadian territorial parks adjoin the park to the north. "It's a tremendously wild area," Chris Servheen, the former Grizzly Bear Recovery Coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, said in an interview. "There's a tremendous amount of grizzly bear habitat." Recovering grizzly bears in the North Cascades means transporting bears from British Columbia into the park. According to the park's plans, the bears will be helicoptered in, as that's the only way to access extremely remote areas in a mostly roadless place. There are four different options on the table right now, detailed in the park's Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). One option, which Zinke apparently opposes, is doing nothing. If so, the remaining few bears will die out. The other three options propose restoring grizzly bear populations to approximately 200 individuals during the next 25, 60, or 100 years. Ross Lake in North Cascades National Park.Image: Andy Porter/National Park ServiceHelicoptering sedated bears to their homes in the deep backwoods of North Cascades, then, isn't just a logistical challenge. It requires a long-term commitment from wilderness managers from multiple agencies. It's also pricey. "A well-funded project that has a broad base of public and political support can do the job," Stephen Herrero, professor emeritus in animal behavior and ecology at the University of Calgary, said in an interview. "It ain't easy — but it sure is possible," he said. A shining example of where successful bear recovery has occurred is in Yellowstone National Park. In 1975, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the population of 136 bears there as endangered, but the population has since grown to around 700 bears today. These bears were taken off the endangered species list last year. North Cascades, with few bears left (perhaps none), may have a significantly more difficult hill to climb. Fortunately, decades of successful — and at times unsuccessful — bear management in Yellowstone show how it can be done. "We have the tools in our toolbox to recover grizzlies in the North Cascades," said Severheen. "We know how to do that." A critical factor, learned from Yellowstone, is keeping grizzly mothers alive. "Ultimately, grizzly bear populations thrive or decline depending on the survival of adult females," said van Manen. A sow and cub in Yellowstone National Park.Image: National Park serviceEven into the early 1980s in Yellowstone, grizzly bear populations were declining. "There were too many adult females dying," said van Manen. This was occurring in large part because bears were getting into garbage dumps, and they became habituated to humans, which then created conflicts with people. Many of these bears had to be killed. But park managers solved these problems, and many others, including by encouraging cattle ranchers with allotments next to the park to voluntarily give up this leased land. Although North Cascades and the surrounding forests provide a massive expanse of territory to reintroduce bears, some aren't pleased with the government's bear recovery plans. The local Board of Skagit County Commissioners, have repeatedly opposed the grizzly introduction, citing public safety concerns. A spokesperson for the commissioners said none were available for comment. Some ranchers are also concerned about grizzly bears in the area — and not just because bears that roam outside the park might eat some cattle. "Reintroducing as many as 200 man-eating predators into an area already reeling from exploding gray wolf populations is anything but neighborly," Ethan Lane, the National Cattleman's Beef Association federal lands executive director, said in a statement. A Yellowstone grizzly bear eating a bison carcass.Image: National Park SErviceComing across a grizzly in the vast North Cascades wilderness, however, is unlikely. This is especially the case during the first decade, when 10 or 15 bears might be wandering the woods. "We're talking thousands of square miles of country," said Severheen. "People won't even know they're in there." Additionally, bears "are the ultimate omnivores," said van Manen. They eat almost anything in the wild: Fish, berries, grass — but humans are not part of a bear's diet. Nor do bears seek out people (unless they've been attracted to something like a food dump). "Anybody that spends much time in grizzly bear country recognizes that there is a pretty low probability of having an interaction with bears," said Severheen. The Interior Department says that the final EIS draft will be released in late summer 2018. It will consider 126,000 public comments. From there, the Park Service and its management partners will pick one of the recovery options. Recovering a fallen icon of the American West is bold, expensive, and will inevitably have its opponents. But national parks are required to conserve these places as they naturally exist, and grizzly bears are an integral part of this environment. "There should be recovery in the North Cascades," said Severheen. WATCH: MIT created this imposter robot fish to spy on sea creatures
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| It Turns Out Puffins Have Fluorescent Beaks That Glow Under UV Light Posted: 07 Apr 2018 02:30 PM PDT  As if puffins -- the super cute seabirds know for digging burrows and mating
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| Migrant caravan, down by almost half, soldiers on through Mexico Posted: 06 Apr 2018 02:26 PM PDT  By Delphine Schrank and Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A "caravan" of Central American migrants pressed on through Mexico on Friday, greatly diminished in size a day after hundreds of exhausted members left a field where they had been stranded all week, pressured by government officials who have been under fire from U.S. President Donald Trump. About 800 people were left in the caravan, said Irineo Mujica, director of Pueblo Sin Fronteras, a group that has since 2010 been staging annual caravans to ensure safe passage for migrants and draw attention to their rights. This year's caravan had about 1,500 migrants at its peak, but people began to leave the group after immigration authorities stalled it in the southern town of Matias Romero and screened men, women, and children following pressure from Trump.
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| The Saudi Crown Prince Is Pledging Aid to Yemen Even as He Hits It With Airstrikes Posted: 06 Apr 2018 12:26 PM PDT  The U.N. has called the situation in Yemen "the worst man-made humanitarian crisis of our time"
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| Homeland Security To Compile A Database Of Journalists, Bloggers And Influencers Posted: 06 Apr 2018 08:39 PM PDT  The Department of Homeland Security sparked concerns among media circles after
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| 8 Ways to Boost Your Tax Refund With Itemized Deductions Posted: 06 Apr 2018 10:06 AM PDT ![8 Ways to Boost Your Tax Refund With Itemized Deductions]( "8 Ways to Boost Your Tax Refund With Itemized Deductions") In their haste, filers often take the easy way out and opt for the standard tax deduction instead of maximizing itemized deductions. The standard tax deduction is a deduction set by the IRS that allows you to reduce your taxable income if you cannot take advantage of more tax deductions by itemizing. Standard deductions will help lower your taxes, but if you take a little time and gather up some of your receipts for additional money spent, you may be able to itemize your deductions to get a bigger tax refund.
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| The Surprising Trend in Rug Design Doesn't Play It Safe Posted: 06 Apr 2018 02:39 PM PDT |
| Lawyers: Prosecutors withheld evidence of teen's innocence Posted: 07 Apr 2018 07:57 AM PDT  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A legal team has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its claim that Louisiana prosecutors withheld evidence for a murder trial that ended in a guilty verdict against an intellectually disabled teenager accused of killing a pizza deliveryman.
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| Kate Hudson Announces She's Pregnant With Her Third Child, A Baby Girl Posted: 06 Apr 2018 10:40 AM PDT  Congratulations are in order for Kate Hudson!
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