| Who Is Kim Yong Chol? North Korea’s 'Go-To Diplomat' And Ex-Spy Chief Headed To U.S. Posted: 30 May 2018 02:37 AM PDT  President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Kim Yong Chol, North Korea's top
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| 'Racial anxiety' overshadows black experience in America Posted: 29 May 2018 11:35 AM PDT  Key to racial sensitivity training like what Starbucks is providing its employees is awareness of how black people are conscious of racism in every aspect of their public lives.
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| Medical staff who treated Skripals feared pair would not survive Posted: 29 May 2018 03:57 AM PDT  Doctors in Britain who treated former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter following their March poisoning in Salisbury have said they initially feared the pair would not recover. Skripal and his daughter Yulia, who was visiting from Moscow, collapsed on March 4 on a bench in the city in southwestern England where the former double agent lived. London blamed Moscow for using a Soviet-made nerve agent known as novichok on the pair, which Moscow has furiously denied, sparking a diplomatic crisis between Russia and Britain.
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| Please Don't Roast Marshmallows Over the Erupting Hawaii Volcano, USGS Warns Posted: 29 May 2018 05:17 AM PDT  "Is it safe to roast marshmallows over volcanic vents?" one Twitter user asked
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| Paris Jackson Explains Why She Left Dior Show: 'I Do Not Support Animals Being Branded & Whipped' Posted: 29 May 2018 07:19 PM PDT  Paris Jackson is breaking her silence after abruptly leaving the Dior fashion show
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| Puerto Rican death toll from Hurricane Maria 73 times official tally: study Posted: 29 May 2018 08:35 AM PDT ![Puerto Rican death toll from Hurricane Maria 73 times official tally: study]( "Puerto Rican death toll from Hurricane Maria 73 times official tally: study") Many residents subsequently left.A closer look at the Buckee calculation shows that while the researchers estimate 4,645 deaths, statistically there's a 95 percent chance that the actual number could be as low as 793 and as high as 8,498. When the researchers tried to adjust for the fact that people living in single-person households couldn't report their own death, they estimated 5,740 excess deaths, with a margin of error ranging from 1,506 and 9,889.The Buckee number is more than four times higher than a December estimate by the New York Times, which reported that the actual death toll was probably about 1,052 excess deaths based on data from the island's vital statistics bureau and a comparison of deaths during a comparable period in the two previous years.
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| Bernie Sanders 'is considering another run for the presidency,' former campaign manager says Posted: 29 May 2018 08:44 AM PDT  Jeff Weaver, who managed Sen. Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential bid, says the Vermont independent "is considering another run" in 2020.
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| 'Murdered' journalist Arkady Babchenko turns up alive after death staged to 'expose Russian plot' Posted: 30 May 2018 08:19 AM PDT  Arkady Babchenko, the Russian journalist reportedly murdered in Kiev, faked his death as part of a sting operation to "expose Russian agents" who were plotting his killing, Ukrainian officials have said. The 41-year-old appeared at a press conference alongside the head of the Ukrainian security service on Wednesday afternoon. Mr Babchenko, who was visibly tearful, said: "Special apologies to my wife. Olechka, I am sorry, but there were no options here. "The operation took two months to prepare. I was told a month ago. As a result of the operation, one person has been captured, he is being held." Vasily Gritsak, head of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU), said the sting had been set up in order to thwart a genuine plot against Mr Babchenko's life. Arkady Babchenko, centre, told a Press conference in Kiev the reported murder was part of sting operation to catch a hit squad Credit: VALENTYN OGIRENKO /Reuters "I can now reveal details of the SBU special operation, thanks to which we were able not only to thwart a cynical provocation, but also document the Russian special service's preparations for this low crime," Mr Gritsak told journalists in Kiev. "I could offer my condolences to to Arkady Babchenko's family, but I will not. On the contrary, today I congratulate Arkady on his third birthday in this hall," he added before Mr Babchenko entered the room. Mr Babchenko has previously described a narrow escape with death while reporting the war in Ukraine in 2014 as his "second birthday." Mr Babchenko's death was announced late on Tuesday night and sent shockwaves through the Russian journalistic community. Arkady Babchenko was a fierce critic of Vladimir Putin Credit: Vitalii Nosach/Reuters Mr Babchenko, known for his sharp criticism of Vladimir Putin, was reported to have been found by his wife in a pool of blood at their Kiev apartment after apparently having been shot in the back. He died in the ambulance on the way to hospital, Ukrainian police earlier said. Ukrainian police officers guard the entrance to Babchenko's home in Kiev after his body was apparently found Credit: VALENTYN OGIRENKO /Reuters His murder had been ordered by Russian security services, the head of Ukraine's security service had earlier claimed. "According to information received by the Ukrainian security service, the killing of Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko was ordered by the Russian security services themselves," Mr Gritsak told the news conference. One of Russia's most famous war correspondents Mr Babchenko became one of Russia's most famous war correspondents after writing a memoir of his service as a conscript and later professional solider in the Chechen wars. He went into exile in 2017, saying he had received multiple threats to himself and his family. He had emerged as a bitter online critic of the Putin government in recent years, posting regular blogs attacking the Kremlin on his Facebook page. He had in turn been attacked by pro-Kremlin and nationalist politicians and activists, who have in the past called him a "fifth columnist." Babchenko had fled Russia over fears to his safety Credit: Akrady Babchenko/Facebook Babchenko appeared to reference even more serious threats just hours before his apparent death. In a tweet posted Monday afternoon, he wrote: "When the president's representative openly posts an offer to have you killed." The tweet linked to a Facebook post from 2014, later deleted, in which he said Marina Yudenich, who formerly worked for the Kremlin, had called on Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov to " invite me for tea." Mr Kadyrov is widely believed to be linked to the murders of several prominent Kremlin critics, including the 2015 assassination of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov in Moscow. A brutally honest account of the Chechen wars Much of Babchenko's ire for the Kremlin sprang from his experiences on its battlefields. His war memoir, One Soldier's War in Chechnya, is a harrowing and brutally honest account of the chaos and dehumanising horror of the first and second Chechen wars in the 1990s. As a war correspondent, he went on to write angrily about the human toll of the Kremlin's military entanglements in Georgia, Ukraine, and Syria. Babchenko, a conscript in the Chechen wars, was a fierce critic of Putin Credit: Akrady Babchenko/Facebook His positions did not make him popular with nationalists and pro-Kremlin politicians, and he later described being "used to abuse". He became the focus of what he called a particular vicious campaign of "political intimidation" after he wrote on Facebook that he had "neither sympathy or pity" for dozens of members of a Russian army choir who died in an air crash en route to Syria in 2016. Several pro-Kremlin politicians made public calls for him to be publicly punished, including by being stripped of citizenship, deported, or having his property confiscated. "It was so personal, so scary, that I was forced to flee," he wrote after he had left Russia. He lived in Prague and Israel before moving to Kiev last summer.
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| Teacher Who Stopped Indiana School Shooter: There Was No Other Choice Posted: 28 May 2018 12:08 PM PDT  Presented with the most dangerous decision of his life, Jason Seaman didn't
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| Supreme Court Blocks Appeal, Allowing Arkansas To Restrict Medical Abortions Posted: 29 May 2018 09:02 AM PDT  The Supreme Court refused to hear a case from a Planned Parenthood affiliate
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| Mississippi Delta: Still the heart of poverty Posted: 30 May 2018 02:00 AM PDT ![Mississippi Delta: Still the heart of poverty]( "Mississippi Delta: Still the heart of poverty") Photos: Yahoo News national correspondent Holly Bailey journeyed to the Mississippi Delta to find lingering poverty and racial disparities that profoundly moved both Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy fifty years earlier.
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| The Latest: Searchers find body of missing Maryland man Posted: 29 May 2018 10:52 AM PDT  ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (AP) — The Latest on the aftermath of Maryland's flash flooding (all times local):
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| Apple said to have chosen OLED for new iPhones; Japan Display shares plunge Posted: 29 May 2018 11:22 AM PDT  TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - Apple Inc has decided to use OLED screens in all three new iPhone models planned for next year, according to South Korea's Electronic Times - a report that sent shares in Japan Display tumbling 10 percent. Japan Display, one of the main suppliers of iPhone liquid crystal display (LCD) screens, has lagged its South Korean rivals in OLED production. By contrast, shares in LG Display Co Ltd surged.
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| Pompeii's Unluckiest Man Excavated, Given Second Life As Meme Posted: 30 May 2018 08:30 AM PDT  The remains of a man trying to escape the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius
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| Israel seizes control of boat in Gaza blockade protest Posted: 29 May 2018 08:33 AM PDT  Israeli forces stopped and seized a Palestinian protest boat Tuesday, the army said, as those aboard sought to demonstrate against the Jewish state's blockade of Gaza. The incident occurred amid high tensions in the Gaza Strip after militants fired some 28 mortars in the direction of Israel, whose military retaliated by hitting dozens of targets. The boat, carrying sick Gazans and those unable to find work, was stopped by Israeli forces several miles out at sea.
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| Uber and Lyft subpoenaed for employment records after landmark gig economy ruling Posted: 29 May 2018 01:23 PM PDT  San Francisco's city attorney has demanded that Uber and Lyft turn over employment records after a California high court ruling that could reshape the gig economy. Technology firms that allow people to perform discrete tasks for money - like driving passengers to their destination - typically classify those workers as independent contractors, rather than full-time employees, a designation that means they are not entitled to wage and benefit guarantees. The California Supreme Court recently threw that business model into doubt by ruling that companies must meet a series of conditions to prove workers should be independent contractors.
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| No, Do Not Roast Marshmallows Over Hawaii’s Erupting Volcano, Says USGS Posted: 29 May 2018 03:45 PM PDT  Lava s'mores aren't such a hot idea.
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| Family of saved boy thank Malian 'Spider-Man' Mamoudou Gassama, as 'true hero' receives French residency Posted: 30 May 2018 02:02 AM PDT  The family of a small boy found hanging from a balcony in Paris have expressed heartfelt thanks to the Malian migrant who saved him. "He's truly a hero," the boy's grandmother said of Mamoudou Gassama, who climbed four floors before a crowd of well-wishers to pluck the child from danger. The four-year-old's father, who had allegedly left him in their flat to go shopping, and then stayed out longer than planned to play Pokemon Go, faces charges of child neglect. The daring rescue, which has earned him the nickname of Spider-Man, saw Mr Gassama become an overnight national hero and he was offered French citizenship. President Emmanuel Macron awarded him a medal for bravery after inviting him to the Elysée Palace on Monday and offered him a job in the fire brigade. "Thank you France. That's all I can say," said Mr Gassama after coming out of the state prefecture in of Bobigny, north or Paris, where he was handed a residency permit while awaiting full citizenship. It transpires that the boy had left Réunion, the French Indian Ocean island, where his mother and grandmother live, only three weeks ago for Paris to join his father, who works in the capital. His mother and the couple's second child were due to join them in June. The boy had already fallen one or two floors before somehow managing to grab hold of the fourth-floor balcony, as he is said to have pointed upwards when a resident in the neighbouring fourth-floor flat asked where he came from. His mother told Antenne Réunion that the boy's father had little experience looking after him on his own and that this was not the first time he had left him alone. "I can't justify what my husband did. People will say it could have happened to anyone and it has happened to other people. My son was just lucky," she said. Speaking of Mr Gassama's act, she said: "If I were to meet him, I think I would say what everyone is saying: thank you, thank you!" "At any rate, I wouldn't have been able to go one better than the president. He has been recompensed for his act." There have been questions over why a man on the balcony of the neighbouring fourth-floor flat couldn't simply pull him to safety. Mamoudou Gassam rescues young child from building in Paris Credit: Telegraph But the neighbour told Le Parisien that he could only hold the boy's hand but not pull him up because there was a divider separating the two balconies and he feared dropping him. "I didn't want to take the risk of letting go of his hand, I thought it better to do things step by step," he said. The child had been wearing a Spiderman outfit, he said, and was bleeding from his toe and had a torn nail. The boy was briefly taken into care by French authorities while police questioned his father, who was reportedly devastated, but social services concluded that the child risked no further imminent danger so gave him back custody. However, the father faces charges of failing in one's legal duty as a parent, punishable by a maximum two years in prison and a fine of €30,000 (£26,000). His mother is also due to be interviewed by social workers in Réunion. Emmanuel Macron awarded Mamadou Gassama a special medal and diploma for bravery and devotion Credit: POOL As for Mr Gassama, the 22-year-old left his native Mali in West Africa as a teenager in 2013, according to Le Monde. He crossed the Sahara desert through Burkina Faso, Niger and Libya and then traversed the Mediterranean to Italy in 2014 at his second attempt. His first bid failed when he was intercepted at sea by police. He told Mr Macron that he had travelled to France because he did not know anyone in Italy and his brother had been living in France for many years. According to Le Figaro, he has been living in squalid migrant lodgings in Montreuil, east of Paris, with three brothers and several cousins.
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| Trump Asked Jeff Sessions To Reverse Recusal From Russia Probe: Report Posted: 29 May 2018 05:59 PM PDT  President Donald Trump reportedly asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions to
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| Vacationers on cruise ship stuck for 2 days in Tampa port Posted: 29 May 2018 01:03 PM PDT ![Vacationers on cruise ship stuck for 2 days in Tampa port]( "Vacationers on cruise ship stuck for 2 days in Tampa port") TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hundreds of passengers on a Carnival Cruise ship were supposed to be enjoying sun and fun, but instead they were kept in port in Tampa for two days.
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| Supreme Court ruling allows Arkansas law ‘banning’ medication-induced abortions Posted: 29 May 2018 11:57 AM PDT  The US Supreme Court has made it possible for Arkansas to ban medication-induced abortions. The law was passed in 2015 and was challenged by women's health services organisation Planned Parenthood. It is meant to provide follow-up care in case of complications however doctors administering the abortion drugs have had a hard time finding fellow physicians who will partner with them, meaning medication-induced abortions are essentially made impossible.
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| Tesla Model 3 Performance Fans Just Got Some Incredible News From Elon Musk Posted: 29 May 2018 09:43 AM PDT  New, more powerful cars could be arriving soon.
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| Here's How Reese Witherspoon, Ashley Graham and 8 Other Celebrities Spent Their Memorial Day Posted: 29 May 2018 01:30 PM PDT  From backyard barbecues to lounging in private pools, here's how Reese Witherspoon, Ashley Graham, Kylie Jenner, and other celebs spent the holiday
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| GOP Congressman Abandons Re-election Bid Due To Alcoholism Posted: 28 May 2018 07:45 PM PDT  A Virginia congressman announced Monday that he will end his bid for re-
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| US search firm says to end MH370 hunt in 'coming days' Posted: 29 May 2018 02:15 AM PDT  A private search for Flight MH370 will end in the coming days, an exploration firm said Tuesday, some four years after the plane disappeared in one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries. No sign of it was found in a 120,000-square kilometre (46,000-square mile) Indian Ocean search zone and the Australian-led hunt, the largest in aviation history, was suspended in January last year. After pressure from families, the Malaysian government struck a deal with US exploration firm Ocean Infinity to restart the search in January on condition it would only be paid if the Boeing 777 or its black boxes were found.
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| Flight School Instructors Accused of Kidnapping Foreign Student, Trying to Deport Him Posted: 28 May 2018 10:39 AM PDT  A flight school instructor and his assistant were arrested after allegedly kidnapping a student, trying to send him back to China.
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| Side Hustle: The Other Stuff That Automakers Make Posted: 29 May 2018 12:00 PM PDT |
| Mexican President Sends Trump A Blunt Message About Paying For The Wall Posted: 30 May 2018 01:28 AM PDT  President Donald Trump called out Mexico on Tuesday, vowing yet again that the
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| Mattis: US will confront China on militarization of islands Posted: 29 May 2018 09:21 PM PDT  HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. will continue to confront China's militarization of manmade islands in the South China Sea, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday, arguing that Beijing hasn't abided by its promise not to put weapons on the Spratly Islands.
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| Almost all in Congo city at immediate risk of Ebola now vaccinated -WHO Posted: 29 May 2018 09:05 AM PDT  By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Tuesday almost all the people it considers at immediate risk from an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo city of Mbandaka have now been vaccinated against the disease. More than 400 potential Ebola contacts have been vaccinated, which represents 90 percent of those considered at risk, said Peter Salama, WHO Deputy Director-General for Emergency Preparedness and Response. "We can't conclude that we've safeguarded the city of Mbandaka but we can say that so far there has not been an explosive increase in cases.
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| Don't let lava stop you from visiting Hawaii Posted: 29 May 2018 10:34 PM PDT  The images are downright apocalyptic. With plumes of ash and glowing lava, the area around Mount Kilauea looks more like Mordor than a tropical paradise. That hasn't been great for tourism. National Park System economist Lynne Koontz told the New York Times the local economy is losing $455,000 per day. SEE ALSO: Can I roast a marshmallow over lava? Still, if you've got a plane ticket to Hawaii, there's no need to cancel your trip — you'll probably be fine. First of all, the Big Island of Hawaii is, well, big. The volcano is erupting on a tiny corner of an island that measures more than 4,000 square miles, which is more than double the area of the entire state of Delaware. Most of the big resorts are in Kona, on the island's west side. That's about 100 miles from the volcano. Concord University volcanologist Janine Krippner put the danger in perspective in this tweet: The #Kilauea eruption is affecting people. People are losing their homes. This is serious. But this is a big island and this eruption is being exaggerated just a little, don't ya think?Thank you, who ever made this image: pic.twitter.com/O6MJxY4N5q — Dr Janine Krippner (@janinekrippner) May 23, 2018 As a tourist, you'd have to go out of your way to be affected by the lava. Also, the state of Hawaii is made up of eight main islands, which are separated by large swaths of the Pacific Ocean. Hawaii is actually pretty spread out.Image: Google Honolulu, on Oahu, is located more than 200 miles from the volcano. That's farther than New York City is from Boston. Kauai — the lush Garden Isle of Hawaii — is even farther. (Most of the island was unscathed by the floods that hit in April, although some communities are still in need of aid.) Now, if you are going to the Big Island, you'll have to cancel your trip to the closed Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The eastern part of the island around Mount Kilauea is indeed dangerous. In Pahoa, a man trying to save his friend's house from fire was hit by a red-hot "lava bomb" that snapped the bones in his leg. The Leilani Estates community has been hit especially hard. Avoid this area.Image: USGSAnother problem: Kilauea is releasing vapor, carbon dioxide, and sulfur dioxide into the air, which can lead to volcanic smog, aka "vog." Vog can irritate eyes and cause respiratory problems, especially in people with pre-existing respiratory conditions and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Krippner said in an email. So far, most of the vog has blown offshore, although it can travel to the western side of the Big Island and even other islands if the conditions are right. The University of Hawaii's Vog Measurement and Prediction Project (VMAP) is a useful tool for monitoring the spread of vog. The threat of vog — and "laze," a toxic haze created when lava hits seawater — is higher the closer you are to active fissures. Obviously, if there's lava flowing nearby, you're going to want to stay away. None of this is to diminish the need for humanitarian and government aid in Hawaii. More than 70 houses and other buildings have been destroyed and more than 2,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes. But overblown fears could damage Hawaii's already hurting tourism industry. "I don't think people should be largely concerned if they are healthy, listening to the authorities ... and if they are prepared ahead of time," said Krippner. (Tourists would be wise to bookmark the sites for the USGS and Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency.) "If I had travel plans to Hawai'i," she said, "I would still be going." WATCH: Exploring volcanoes with robots: a day in the life of Carolyn Parcheta
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| Giant, 11-Foot Alligator Captured After It Was Seen Eating Ducks in Florida Lake Posted: 29 May 2018 08:59 AM PDT  The enormous reptile was seen eating ducks in a neighborhood lake.
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| 'Walking Dead' Star Andrew Lincoln Is Reportedly Leaving The Series Posted: 30 May 2018 07:39 AM PDT  Numerous reports are saying that Andrew Lincoln, aka Rick Grimes, is leaving
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| Migrant 'Spiderman' who saved child praised by France's Macron Posted: 28 May 2018 12:34 PM PDT  A Malian migrant who scaled a Paris apartment block to save a four-year-old child was hailed Monday as an "example" by President Emmanuel Macron, who welcomed him to the presidential palace and offered him citizenship. Two days after his daring rescue -- viewed millions of times online -- Mamoudou Gassama, nicknamed "Spiderman" by French media for his astonishing climbing ability, met Macron in the splendour of the Elysee Palace. It is only right that the nation be grateful," Macron told the 22-year-old, adding that his immigration status would be "put in order".
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| Coach: Southwest agent asked for proof biracial son was hers Posted: 29 May 2018 06:27 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southwest Airlines apologized Tuesday to the Cal women's basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb after she claimed an airline employee stopped her from boarding because the worker didn't believe her 1-year-old biracial son was hers.
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| Dictionary.com Takes A Mighty Swing At Rudy Giuliani After He's Booed At Yankees Game Posted: 29 May 2018 05:11 AM PDT  Well played, Dictionary.com.
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| Showdown in the South China Sea: Why China or America Won't Backdown Posted: 29 May 2018 07:36 AM PDT  The South China Sea is once again rapidly becoming a major point of contention between Washington and Beijing, with both sides refusing to back down. Two U.S. Navy warships — the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins and Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam — conducted a freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) in the South China Sea Saturday, sailing within twelve nautical miles of several Chinese-controlled islands in the Paracels, territories the Chinese military forcefully seized from Vietnam in the 1970s. Asserting that the American vessels entered China's territorial waters "without the permission of the Chinese government," the Chinese Ministry of National Defense explained that the Chinese military "immediately dispatched warships to identify and inspect the American ships according to law, and warned them to depart." This claim has not been verified.
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| Missouri governor stepping down amid sex, fundraising scandals Posted: 29 May 2018 04:28 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Missouri Governor Eric Greitens on Tuesday said he was resigning, avoiding potential impeachment after he became embroiled in scandals tied to an extramarital affair and his political fundraising. Greitens called a press conference after an unfavorable ruling earlier in his computer tampering trial related to allegations he illegally obtained a donor list to aid his 2016 election campaign from a veterans' charity he founded in 2007, according to local media. "Today I am announcing that I will resign as governor of Missouri, effective Friday," Greitens told reporters.
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| After pair of 1-in-1000 year floods, a town seeks safeguards Posted: 30 May 2018 03:01 AM PDT  ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (AP) — The deadly flash flood that devastated a Maryland town's historic center in July 2016 was dubbed a 1-in-1000 year event. Less than two years later, an even more treacherous flood ravaged the town, gutting shops and killing a visitor.
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| Mother arrested after baby reported as kidnapped found dead behind South Carolina home Posted: 29 May 2018 04:40 PM PDT  Deputies say the body of the 1-year-old girl was found stuffed inside a diaper box yards away from the family's home.
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| Nicaragua using mobs to suppress opposition protests: Amnesty Posted: 29 May 2018 09:30 AM PDT  Nicaragua is using paramilitary groups dubbed "Sandinista mobs" to suppress demonstrations against the government of Daniel Ortega, the human rights group Amnesty International said in a report released Tuesday. "They are oppressing the civilian population using semi-automatic weapons, under the protection of the police themselves," said Amnesty's Americas director Erika Guevara-Rosas. At least 87 people have been killed and almost 900 wounded since protests began on April 18 against Ortega and his party, the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN).
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