| The Feigned Outrage At Michelle Wolf Posted: 30 Apr 2018 05:38 AM PDT  Sitting at a table pretty far from the stage at the annual White House
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| Waffle House Doubles Down On Chikesia Clemons Arrest As Activists Call For Boycott Posted: 30 Apr 2018 09:53 AM PDT  Activists protested at Waffle House's Atlanta headquarters on Monday,
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| Oklahoma wildfires kill hundreds of cattle, blacken pastures Posted: 30 Apr 2018 10:19 AM PDT  Wind-driven wildfires that began in mid-April, fueled by severe drought, have killed hundreds of cattle and destroyed more than 300,000 acres in Oklahoma, authorities said on Monday. Oklahoma has been grappling with several wildfires this month, including the Rhea Fire in the western part of the state. Oklahoma's governor, Mary Fallin, recently issued a state of emergency for 52 counties due to the wildfires that blackened close to 350,000 total acres - an area roughly equal to half the size of Rhode Island.
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| Authorities recover body of 4-year-old boy swept out to sea while walking with mother on beach Posted: 30 Apr 2018 11:41 AM PDT  Authorities recovered the body of a 4-year-old boy who was swept away by a
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| Afghanistan Bombings Result in Country's Deadliest Day For Journalists Posted: 30 Apr 2018 09:35 AM PDT  At least 10 journalists were killed in Afghanistan on Monday, making it the
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| Text of statement by Bill Cosby jury on its deliberations Posted: 30 Apr 2018 02:25 PM PDT ![Text of statement by Bill Cosby jury on its deliberations]( "Text of statement by Bill Cosby jury on its deliberations") The text of a statement by jurors who last week convicted Bill Cosby of drugging and molesting a woman at his suburban Philadelphia home in 2004, labeled "Official statement from the Jurors in the Commonwealth v. Cosby 2018" and provided to The Associated Press on Monday by a member of the jury:
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| Joy Reid's Defenders Praise Her Apology — But Ignore Her Apparent Cover-Up Posted: 29 Apr 2018 03:18 PM PDT  Joy Reid has apologized for writing anti-LGBTQ posts on her old blog, but she
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| Philippines makes ban on workers going to Kuwait permanent Posted: 29 Apr 2018 05:42 PM PDT  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday that a ban on Filipino workers from heading to Kuwait that's been in effect since February would now be permanent, inflaming a dispute sparked by complaints of the abuse of Filipina housemaids and workers in the Persian Gulf country.
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| Ford's Car Cut Impact Posted: 01 May 2018 06:07 AM PDT  A look at the reaction to Ford's big decision.
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| Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu says he has 'conclusive proof' Iran lied about its nuclear weapons programme Posted: 30 Apr 2018 04:05 PM PDT  Israel has accused Iran of lying to the world about its nuclear weapons programme both before and since the 2015 nuclear deal after Israeli intelligence stole 100,000 files from a secret "atomic archive" in Tehran. Benjamin Netanyahu, an arch-opponent of the nuclear deal, made the dramatic public accusation in Tel Aviv less than two weeks before Donald Trump is due to announce whether he is pulling the US out of the agreement. The Israeli prime minister said that Israeli spies had obtained "half a tonne" of secret documents which show that Iran's leaders never gave a full account of their past nuclear activities as required by the Iran deal and were maintaining the knowhow to build a bomb in the future. "The nuclear deal is based on lies. It is based on Iranian lies and Iranian deception," Mr Netanyahu said. "This is a terrible deal which should never have been concluded and in a few days' time President Trump will make his decision on what to do with the nuclear deal. I'm sure he will do the right thing. The right thing for the US, the right thing for Israel, and the right thing for the peace of the world." Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference at the Ministry of Defence in Tel Aviv Credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS Mr Netanyahu's presentation, made in front of a large screen at the Israeli defence ministry, seemed designed to convince Mr Trump to follow his instincts and pull the US out of the agreement ahead of a May 12 deadline. Mr Trump said in Washington that the Israeli presentation "really showed that I've been 100 per cent right". "That is just not an acceptable situation," he said. "They [Iran] are not sitting back idly, they're setting off missiles." Mr Trump refused to say what his final decision would be but said he was open to negotiating "a better deal". Iran and other members of the P5+1 bloc of world powers have said it is not possible to renegotiate the agreement or strike a new pact. Mr Netanyahu's talk served as a counterweight to a furious diplomatic effort by Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel, who both visited the White House last week to implore Mr Trump not to scrap the agreement. Con Coughlin: Israel's only aim is to persuade Trump to scrap the Iran nuclear deal - and it could work Britain supports remaining in the agreement and Theresa May spoke to both her German and French counterparts about the situation over the weekend. Mr Netanyahu said the files had already been shared with the US and that American intelligence "can vouch for its authenticity". Israel plans to share it with other Western countries and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN nuclear watchdog. Javad Zarif, the Iranian foreign minister, mocked Mr Netanyahu's speech before it even began. "The boy who can't stop crying wolf is at it again," Mr Zarif said. "You can only fool some of the people so many times. BREAKING: The boy who can't stop crying wolf is at it again. Undeterred by cartoon fiasco at UNGA. You can only fool some of the people so many times. pic.twitter.com/W7saODfZDK— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) April 30, 2018 Mr Netanyahu said the 55,000 pages and 55,000 electronic documents had been secreted out of an archive in the Shorabad district of southern Tehran. "Few Iranians knew where it was, very few, and also a few Israelis," he said. Mr Netanyahu said Israeli spies had pulled off one of their "biggest-ever intelligence achievements" by getting the files out of Tehran but gave no details about how they ended up in Israeli hands. The files were from "Project Amad", which Mr Netanyahu said was a secret Iranian programme to develop nuclear weapons. Iran's leaders have said consistently that they did not want a nuclear bomb and that their nuclear intentions were entirely peaceful. Benjamin Netanyahu presents his evidence Credit: Sky News Project Amad was shelved in 2003 but elements of it secretly continued and remain functional to this day under the direction of the same Iranian scientists who conducted the original research, Mr Netanyahu said. He charged that Iran had failed to "come clean" about its past nuclear activities in 2015, after the nuclear deal was signed, when Iran was required by the agreement to tell the IAEA about all its previous research. Iranian officials "denied the existence of a coordinated programme aimed at the development of a nuclear device and specifically denied the existence of the Amad Plan", the IAEA wrote in its December 2015 assessment. Mr Netanyahu said that Iran was preserving its nuclear knowhow, which could be applied again in 2026 when parts of the nuclear deal expire and Iran is allowed to return to largescale enrichment of uranium. Mr Netanyahu did not present evidence that Iran was currently violating the terms of the nuclear deal, for example by secretly enriching uranium now. FAQ | Iran nuclear talks The IAEA has said consistently that Iran is abiding by the terms of the agreement. since it went into force in January 2016. It last certified Iran's compliance in February of this year. Senior US and Israeli military officers have also said in recent weeks that the Iran deal may be flawed but is achieving its central purpose of stopping Iranian progress towards a nuclear weapon. "Right now the agreement, with all its faults, is working and is putting off realisation of the Iranian nuclear vision by 10 to 15 years," said General Gadi Eisenkot, the head of the Israeli military, in an interview on March 30. General Joseph Votel, the top US commander in the Middle East, said on March 14 that the deal "addresses one of the principle threats that we deal with from Iran". The announcement was in character for Mr Netanyahu, who has a history of theatrical flourishes when it comes to announcements on Iran. During a speech before a security conference in Munich in February, the Israeli leader brandished a piece of an Iranian drone shot down by Israel's air force. Six years ago, he brought a cartoon poster of a bomb to the United Nations as he warned against allowing Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon.
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| Sen. Marco Rubio Admits There's No Proof Tax Cut Is Helping American Workers Posted: 30 Apr 2018 04:01 PM PDT  Marco Rubio may have committed the ultimate heresy for a Republican: The
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| Court documents: Deputy was shot in the head by assailant Posted: 30 Apr 2018 02:58 PM PDT  AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A Maine man confessed to a friend after shooting a sheriff's deputy in the head last week, investigators said in documents made public Monday.
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| U.S. judge mulling compromise decision on AT&T-Time Warner deal Posted: 30 Apr 2018 03:00 PM PDT  The judge who will decide if AT&T will be allowed to buy movie and TV show maker Time Warner indicated on Monday that he could be considering a decision that wasn't a clear approval or blocking of the $85 billion deal. In his closing remarks, U.S. Justice Department lawyer Craig Conrath asked for the planned transaction to be stopped. In the absence of blocking it, Conrath urged the judge to consider a divestiture, or asset sale.
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| 3 Palestinians shot dead on Gaza border: Israeli army Posted: 29 Apr 2018 01:20 PM PDT  Israeli soldiers shot dead three Palestinians on Sunday after two separate infiltration bids on the Gaza border, the army said. "2 suspects attempted to infiltrate Israel from the southern Gaza Strip and damage the (border) security fence," the army tweeted. Forty-five Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since the start of what organisers have dubbed the Great March of Return on March 30, with more than 1,500 wounded.
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| Burning high-rise occupied by squatters collapses in Sao Paulo, Brazil Posted: 01 May 2018 07:26 AM PDT ![Burning high-rise occupied by squatters collapses in Sao Paulo, Brazil]( "Burning high-rise occupied by squatters collapses in Sao Paulo, Brazil") An abandoned high-rise building occupied by squatters in downtown Sao Paulo caught fire and collapsed Tuesday, sending chunks of fiery debris crashing into neighboring buildings and surrounding streets.
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| Internet Burns Former 'SNL' Comic For Needing 3 Days To Write Michelle Wolf Jokes Posted: 30 Apr 2018 10:55 AM PDT  Former "Saturday Night Live" cast member Dennis Miller has vowed to go after
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| Here Are The Questions Robert Mueller Reportedly Wants To Ask Trump Posted: 01 May 2018 03:50 AM PDT  ## TOP STORIES
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| PARALLEL PATHS: Tracking Joseph James DeAngelo and the 'Golden State Killer' Posted: 30 Apr 2018 06:15 PM PDT  Here's a look at the parallel life paths of suspect Joseph James DeAngelo and the man who was one of California's most feared serial killers and rapists in the 1970s and 1980s.
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| Visit These 16 Eiffel Tower Replicas Located Outside of Paris Posted: 30 Apr 2018 02:47 PM PDT |
| The Latest: Pompeo says US stands with allies against Iran Posted: 29 Apr 2018 07:04 PM PDT  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Latest on U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo's trip to the Middle East (all times local):
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| U.S.-backed forces say they regain villages seized by Syrian army Posted: 29 Apr 2018 12:26 PM PDT ![U.S.-backed forces say they regain villages seized by Syrian army]( "U.S.-backed forces say they regain villages seized by Syrian army") By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - U.S-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said they expelled had Syrian troops that briefly took control of a string of villages in oil rich areas east of the Euphrates river near the Iraqi border on Sunday. SDF forces led by the Kurdish YPG militia said they had waged a counter-attack against Syrian troops it said were backed by Russian forces, adding they were driven "far away" from four villages they had seized earlier in the day. Washington has a strong military presence in the area in eastern Syria which holds the bulk of the country's oil and gas reserves, according to regional diplomatic sources.
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| Doctor accused of threats to slit workers, patients' throats Posted: 29 Apr 2018 09:47 PM PDT ![Doctor accused of threats to slit workers, patients' throats]( "Doctor accused of threats to slit workers, patients' throats") VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — A doctor in Georgia has been accused of threatening to slit the throats of her employees and patients, damaging a wall with a reflex hammer and throwing water on employees.
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| Kuwait seeks to calm Philippines crisis over workers Posted: 30 Apr 2018 09:52 AM PDT  A senior Kuwaiti official on Monday sought to calm a crisis with the Philippines over the treatment of domestic workers in the oil-rich Gulf state. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in February prohibited workers heading to Kuwait following the murder of a Filipina maid whose body was found stuffed in her employer's freezer. The resulting row deepened last week after Kuwaiti authorities ordered Manila's envoy to leave the country over videos of Philippine embassy staff helping workers in Kuwait flee allegedly abusive employers.
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| Harley-Davidson Confirms LiveWire on Schedule for 2019 Release Posted: 30 Apr 2018 10:04 AM PDT  Harley-Davidson Confirms LiveWire on Schedule for 2019 Release Harley reports its debut electric model is on schedule for a release next year, but will the MoCo's foray into ebikes right the ship? At this point it's common knowledge that things in recent
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| 'Simpsons' Creator On Apu Debate: 'People Love To Pretend They're Offended' Posted: 30 Apr 2018 11:31 AM PDT  The creator of "The Simpsons" seems unapologetic over controversial Indian
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| America Rejected A Muslim Ban. Now The Supreme Court Must As Well. Posted: 30 Apr 2018 12:42 PM PDT  As I sat in the Supreme Court's gallery last week, I recalled the morning
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| The world's oldest recorded spider built herself a hole, then just stayed there till age 43 Posted: 30 Apr 2018 06:17 AM PDT  Just how many walking sticks would an elderly spider require? SEE ALSO: 5 common groceries made from microorganisms Researchers in Australia monitored what is most likely the world's oldest spider on record, who died at age 43, outstripping the previous record-holder, a 28-year-old tarantula. The lead researcher, Leanda Mason, said of the spider in question, "to our knowledge this is the oldest spider ever recorded, and her significant life has allowed us to further investigate the trapdoor spider's behaviour and population dynamics," according to a press release. A sedentary creature, the female Gaius villosus trapdoor spider builds itself a tunnel in the ground and stays there, seldom wandering too far from its hidey-hole. Sounds pretty ideal to be honest. Some people online were confused as to how the researchers knew the spider's age. HOW DO YOU KNOW IT WAS THE OLDEST SPIDER, HAVE YOU ASKED ALL THE OTHERS THEIR AGE? https://t.co/b5ls7v4p31 — Christine Best (@tinajaneb33) April 28, 2018 You just have to look it up on the web. — Ryan Evans (@DoNothing69) April 30, 2018 Spider census. Every spider took it. Although apparently a few of them lied about their age to get into bars, allegedly. — matthew marsden (@matthewdmarsden) April 29, 2018 Named "Number 16" (affectionate pet-names were notably absent from the paper) the female trapdoor spider was first documented as a spiderling in 1974 by a study initiated by Barbara York Main. The study monitored individuals using tagged pegs put next to their burrows. Trapdoor spiders never re-use the disused burrow of another spider, so the researchers can be fairly confident that they were monitoring the same spider for 43 years. Number 16 probably didn't die of natural causes. On Oct. 31, 2016, the researchers found that her burrow had been pierced by a parasitic wasp. Her burrow fell into disrepair thereafter, meaning that poor Number 16 was probably eaten from the inside out by a spider wasp larva. What a way to go. WATCH: Go on a tour of the moon with these 4K images
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| North Korea offers to give up nukes if US vows not to attack Posted: 29 Apr 2018 12:58 PM PDT  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told his South Korean counterpart at their historic summit that he would be willing to give up his nuclear weapons if the U.S. commits to a formal end to the Korean War and a pledge not to attack the North, Seoul officials said Sunday.
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| Taiwan says China dangled $3 billion to grab ally Dominican Republic Posted: 30 Apr 2018 10:39 PM PDT  By Jess Macy Yu and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) - China offered the Dominican Republic a $3.1 billion package of investments and loans to get them to sever ties with Taiwan, a Taiwan official said on Tuesday, after the Caribbean nation switched allegiance to China in a diplomatic blow to the self-ruled island. China said there were no economic pre-conditions. Taiwan, claimed by China as its own, has formal relations now with only 19 countries, many of them poor nations in Central America and the Pacific like Belize and Nauru.
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| Juvenile detention officer charged in teenager's death Posted: 30 Apr 2018 08:03 PM PDT  MIAMI (AP) — An officer at a Florida juvenile detention center was arrested Monday on federal civil rights charges after a 17-year-old died in a beating by other inmates that was allegedly encouraged by the officer using a bounty and reward system.
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| Nut rage sister faces fruit juice questions in S. Korea Posted: 30 Apr 2018 11:50 PM PDT  The stony-faced daughter of a Korean billionaire, whose older sister was brought low by the "nut rage" scandal, apologised Tuesday as she reported to police for questioning over allegations she sprayed a business associate in the face with fruit juice. "I'm really sorry for causing concern," Cho Hyun-min repeatedly told a crowd of journalists outside the Gangseo police station in Seoul, without admitting to any specific actions. Cho, who police said is accused of using violence and obstructing business, is the daughter of Hanjin Group chairman Cho Yang-ho.
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| Cloth Roof, No Back Seat, More Money: 2019 BMW i8 Roadster Driven Posted: 30 Apr 2018 08:46 AM PDT  Bask in all the fresh air this plug-in supercar preserves.
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| Virginia Is On The Verge Of Giving Health Coverage To 400,000, But There's A Catch Posted: 01 May 2018 02:33 AM PDT  Virginia's Republican-led legislature is on the verge of doing something that
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| Seth Meyers Recalls The Correspondents' Dinner When He Torched Trump Posted: 30 Apr 2018 09:00 AM PDT  Talk show host Seth Meyers on Monday posted a sardonic response to President
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| New Toyota Supra Caught Riding On Production Wheels Posted: 30 Apr 2018 03:19 AM PDT  These could be the clearest spy shots to date of the much-awaited sports car.
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| The Latest: Germany says IAEA should probe Israeli claims Posted: 01 May 2018 08:50 AM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on the Israel's allegations that Iran concealed a nuclear weapons program before signing a deal with world powers in 2015 (all times local):
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| Ancient Christian ruins found under former ISIS-held city Posted: 01 May 2018 06:49 AM PDT  The ruins of an ancient Christian refuge, or early church, possibly dating back to the first centuries of Christendom's existence, under the Roman Empire has been discovered in Manbij, Syria, which was recently under ISIS control.
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| Danish citizen jailed under new Malaysian anti-fake news law Posted: 30 Apr 2018 01:57 AM PDT  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian court on Monday sentenced a Danish citizen to a week in jail after he pleaded guilty to maliciously publishing false information, the first person to be punished under a controversial anti-fake news law.
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| Dubai port operator, Hyperloop team up on high-speed cargo delivery Posted: 29 Apr 2018 11:45 AM PDT  Dubai's giant port operator DP World on Sunday joined hands with Virgin Hyperloop One to create a global firm that will build high-speed cargo delivery systems. The new company, DP World Cargospeed, will create futuristic transport systems using Hyperloop's tube-based technology to deliver goods and link existing road, rail and air transport infrastructure. Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, head of state-owned DP World, said the partnership with Hyperloop, backed by British tycoon Richard Branson, would help "shape the future of global logistics".
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| Iran's top leader: US pushing Saudis toward war with Iran Posted: 30 Apr 2018 05:57 AM PDT  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's top leader said Monday the United States is pushing Saudi Arabia into a war against Iran.
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| House Conservatives Draft Articles Of Impeachment Against Rod Rosenstein Posted: 30 Apr 2018 07:39 PM PDT  A group of conservative House members has drafted articles of impeachment
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| Taiwan's MediaTek applies for ZTE shipment permit under government order Posted: 29 Apr 2018 09:18 PM PDT  Taiwanese chip designer MediaTek Inc said it will comply with a government order to apply for a permit to export products to ZTE Corp, a Chinese telecoms equipment maker subjected to restrictions in the United States. The U.S. government this month banned American firms from sales to ZTE for seven years, saying the company had failed to comply with a settlement related to ZTE shipping U.S.-made goods to Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions. ZTE said the ban, imposed as the United States and China spar over import tariffs, threatened its survival.
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| 2019 Toyota Corolla Hatchback Delivers Driving Fun Posted: 30 Apr 2018 04:02 AM PDT  The all-new 2019 Toyota Corolla Hatchback offers more power than the Corolla iM that it replaces, but even with this boost, it doesn't have quite enough get-up-and-go. Once our drivers got moving...
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| The Key Wedding Advice Serena Williams Has for Meghan Markle on Her Wedding Day Posted: 30 Apr 2018 08:18 AM PDT  "I just think it's so important to enjoy the moment"
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| Migrants in caravan criticized by Trump start seeking asylum Posted: 30 Apr 2018 10:01 PM PDT  TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — U.S. border inspectors allowed in the first wave of Central American asylum-seekers to enter the country for processing Monday after a temporary impasse over lack of space to accommodate them.
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