| Hundreds In Israel And Beyond Protest Killings Of Palestinians On Gaza Border Posted: 15 May 2018 06:27 PM PDT  Hundreds took to the streets in Tel Aviv, Israel, and other cities worldwide
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| Trump blasts some deported immigrants: 'These aren't people. These are animals.' Posted: 16 May 2018 03:36 PM PDT  The president has a long history of calling those he seeks to marginalize "animals."
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| I Was Denied Entry To A County Courthouse Because I Am A Muslim Woman Posted: 15 May 2018 11:03 AM PDT  What should have been a great day became one of the worst days of my life.
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| Who will walk Meghan Markle down the aisle? Posted: 16 May 2018 08:54 AM PDT  It reportedly won't be her father, who tells TMZ he's now out of heart surgery. Earlier this week he was at the center of a British media storm over allegedly staged paparazzi pictures.
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| Parkland Deputy Who Failed To Protect School Gets $100,000 Annual Pension Posted: 17 May 2018 03:19 AM PDT  Scot Peterson, the former Broward County deputy sheriff who remained outside
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| Primary upset will test progressives' appeal to voters Posted: 16 May 2018 10:22 AM PDT  In the wake of the 2016 election, many progressive Democrats looked at the defeats the party had suffered and offered a theory: Democrats were losing, particularly in red areas, because they were offering a watered-down message and not standing for bold proposals voters could get excited about. Kara Eastman, who led a nonprofit and was a board member of a community college, defeated former Rep. Brad Ashford for the Democratic nomination. Ashford, a former Republican with a moderate voting record who lost his seat in 2016, had the full backing of the Democratic establishment, earning a spot on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's list of "Red to Blue" candidates and receiving donations from the PAC of Democratic House leaders Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer, but fell short in an attempt at a rematch with Republican Don Bacon.
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| Officer hailed a hero for stopping gunman at Illinois high school Posted: 16 May 2018 08:38 AM PDT  A former student opened fired near Dixon High School's gym, but was confronted by resource officer Mark Dallas. The suspect was shot in the shoulder and arrested.
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| Mother arrested, child found safe after Tulsa stabbing Posted: 15 May 2018 04:07 PM PDT  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tulsa police on Tuesday arrested a woman who they say bound and gagged her three daughters, stabbed the eldest repeatedly and set their house on fire.
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| Insane Photos Show Massive Ash Plume Looming Over Hawaii's Big Island Posted: 16 May 2018 08:14 AM PDT  People living near the Halemaumau Crater got quite the apocalyptic sight
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| Scott Pruitt, EPA chief, bobs and weaves, but Democrats still land blows in Senate hearing Posted: 16 May 2018 02:21 PM PDT  In his first appearance before a Senate subcommittee, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt faced withering questions from Democrats about his ethical lapses, even as Republicans sought to shield him.
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| Workers re-open Kellogg factory closed by company in crisis-hit Venezuela Posted: 16 May 2018 10:33 AM PDT  by Virginia Pietromarchi and Agencies Venezuelan authorities said they handed a Kellogg Co plant to workers and reactivated production at the factory yesterday, a day after the US cereal producer pulled out of the crisis-hit country. Kellogg joined a host of other multinationals in exiting Venezuela and later confirmed President Nicolas Maduro's leftist government had taken over its manufacturing plant. On Wednesday, Aragua state Governor Marco Torres slammed Kellogg and guaranteed food production would continue. "With no notification, this US-based multinational decided to close its doors, leaving 570 workers hanging," said Mr Torres at the plant, in Maracay. "Yet, we're here - in less than 24 hours." Millions in Venezuela suffer food and medicine shortages amid hyperinflation. Mr Maduro blames Venezuela's crisis on an "economic war" that he says is being waged by Washington, greedy businessmen and coup-mongers. He is expected to win Sunday's presidential election, described by the opposition as a sham - who also put the blame for the economic crisis squarely at Mr Maduro's door, citing corruption and mismanagement. Clorox, Kimberly-Clark, General Mills , General Motors and Harvest Natural Resources are the most recent big names to pull out of Venezuela in the face of economic conditions. Opposition critics scoffed that the government would quickly plunder the Kellogg plant and ruin its business. Kellogg hasn't given more detailed information on the difficulties it was facing, but companies have been struggling to find raw materials and cope with their production expenses in Venezuela, as the government does not allow companies to raise prices in order to cope with the country's hyperinflation problem. "The current economic and social deterioration in the country has now prompted the company to discontinue operations," Kellogg said. President Nicolas Maduro used a campaign rally to call the action " absolutely unconstitutional and illegal" and said the workers would take over so that "they can continue producing for the people." During a speech in the state of Carabobo on Tuesday, Mr Maduro also stated that he had already begun judicial proceedings against the firm's business leader. While the Texas-based company said it hoped to return to Venezuela in future, it also warned of legal action if its product is sold there in the meantime. "Kellogg is not responsible for the unauthorised use of the commercial names and brands that are the property of the company and will exercise legal actions available as necessary," the company said.
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| British Airways Celebrates Royal Wedding With A Special Crew Posted: 16 May 2018 09:13 AM PDT  Things will definitely get "Harry" on one British Airways flight this
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| Thousands of North Carolina public school teachers march in Raleigh Posted: 16 May 2018 02:50 PM PDT ![Thousands of North Carolina public school teachers march in Raleigh]( "Thousands of North Carolina public school teachers march in Raleigh") Thousands of North Carolina teachers swarmed the state legislature on Wednesday to call for pay raises and more spending on schools, making the state the country's sixth to be roiled by educators demanding better funding. Hundreds of teachers in red T-shirts filled a spectators gallery and chanted "remember, remember, we vote in November" as the Republican-controlled General Assembly started its session. The protest prompted at least 38 districts, representing more than half the state's 1.5 million public school students, to cancel classes.
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| Where weed will be on the ballot in 2018 Posted: 16 May 2018 06:00 AM PDT  Michigan, Utah and Oklahoma are scheduled to hold referendums in 2018 on legalizing marijuana for recreational and medical use, continuing a nationwide trend of increasing acceptance of the drug.
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| Republican gubernatorial candidate drives 'deportation bus’ around Georgia Posted: 15 May 2018 10:14 AM PDT  A Republican candidate for governor of Georgia is driving a "deportation bus" around the state, promising to fill it with undocumented immigrants and "send them back to where they came from". Michael Williams –a Georgia state senator and, according to his website, the first elected official in the state to endorse Donald Trump – announced this week that he would drive a bus around the state to raise awareness of the "overwhelming problem of illegal immigration". "Throughout his bus tour of sanctuary cities, Williams will expose how dangerous illegal aliens ruin local economies, cost American jobs, increase healthcare costs, and lower education standards," a statement on his Facebook page reads.
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| Vegas shooting papers hint some may have encountered gunman Posted: 16 May 2018 08:48 PM PDT  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police documents released Wednesday about the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history included reports from at least two people who said a person they believed to be the gunman ranted in the days prior to last October's Las Vegas Strip attack about the federal government and gun control.
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| Science explains ‘Yanny’ or ‘Laurel’ debate Posted: 16 May 2018 09:21 AM PDT  After a debate about whether people could hear "Yanny" or "Laurel" in a now-viral video, experts say the result depends on audio frequency.
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| Putin says Russian frigates in Mediterranean on standby over Syria threat Posted: 16 May 2018 06:06 AM PDT ![Putin says Russian frigates in Mediterranean on standby over Syria threat]( "Putin says Russian frigates in Mediterranean on standby over Syria threat") Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russian military vessels with Kalibr cruise missiles would be on permanent standby in the Mediterranean to counter what he said was the terrorist threat in Syria. The deployment shows how Russia has increased its military presence in the Middle East since it launched an intervention in Syria in 2015, turning the tide of the civil war in favor of its close ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Russia has in the past fired Kalibr cruise missiles from frigates and submarines stationed in the Mediterranean Sea at militant targets to support Syrian army offensives.
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| Students Stage Fake Car Wreck for Their Senior Prank Posted: 15 May 2018 10:49 AM PDT  It looked pretty real!
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| Twitter Users Roast Experts Who Say ‘You Should Have Twice Your Salary Saved’ By 35 Posted: 15 May 2018 03:25 PM PDT  A bit of financial advice almost broke Twitter on Tuesday.
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| Idaho Inches Closer To Electing The Nation's First Native American Governor Posted: 15 May 2018 10:29 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― Progressive Democrat Paulette Jordan won Tuesday night's primary
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| Trump calls some illegal immigrants 'animals' Posted: 16 May 2018 02:35 PM PDT  While hosting the California Sanctuary State roundtable, President Trump called certain illegal immigrants 'animals.'
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| A Florida Science Teacher Has Been Accused of Drowning Raccoons in Front of Students Posted: 17 May 2018 12:28 AM PDT  Some students were left with nightmares, one said
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| Google says India anti-trust ruling could cause 'irreparable' harm: document Posted: 17 May 2018 07:04 AM PDT  Alphabet Inc's Google has said an Indian antitrust ruling that found it was guilty of search bias could cause "irreparable" harm and reputational loss to the company, according to a legal document reviewed by Reuters. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) in February fined Google $20 million for abusing its position in online web search and also slammed the company for preventing its partners from using competing search services. After the ruling, Google had said the verdict raised only "narrow concerns", but in its plea challenging the CCI's ruling the search giant signalled the impact could be far greater.
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| Syrian and Russian forces launch large-scale attack on Palestinian refugee camp controlled by Isil Posted: 16 May 2018 04:59 AM PDT  Syrian and Russian forces have launched a large-scale attack on a Palestinian refugee camp under the control of Islamic State, as the regime closed in on the last rebel-held territory in the Syrian capital. Pro-government troops fired a barrage of air strikes and surface-to-surface missiles into Yarmouk camp in southeast Damascus on Wednesday morning, as they looked to rid the areas of holdout jihadists. Rebels with the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) agreed to an evacuation deal after the government launched its offensive on April 19, however Isil militants refused to give up their fight. Air strikes have levelled more than 60 per cent of the camp in the last few weeks, leaving the civilians that remain trapped in uninhabitable conditions. Before the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011, Yarmouk was home to around 160,000 Palestinian refugees - people who had been displaced from their homes in modern-day Israel during the 1948 war, and their descendants. More than 100,000 Syrians also lived in the area. Residents wait in line to receive food aid distributed in the Yarmouk refugee camp on January 31, 2014 in Damascus, Syria. Credit: UNRWA When the Syrian revolution moved to Yarmouk, many Palestinians were forced to take a side. Some sought protection fromthe government, while others looked to the rebel groups. It is now home to just a few hundred civilians after the rest fled, according to United Nations estimates. The body says most of those are elderly residents who have been unable to leave. Yarmouk has become the scene of the heaviest fighting in the country since nearby Eastern Ghouta fell into government hands in mid-April. Dozens of civilians have been killed as well as some 140 fighters from both sides, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Right has reported. This undated activist photo provided by the group Palestinians of Syria shows mourners praying next to the body of a man who died of hunger-related illness in the Palestinian neighborhood of Yarmouk in Damascus Isil released a graphic video of one of its jihadists tying a captured soldier to a plank, filling his helmet with explosives before throwing him off a roof, effectively turning him into a airborne bomb. A spokesman for the Liwa al-Quds, which fights under the banner of the Syrian army said pro-government forces are "narrowing in on Daesh (Isil), whose remnants are concentrated in the Palestinian camp. The final battle will be there." The area has been used by the militants to shell government areas in the centre of Damascus. On Wednesday, state TV reported that two people were killed and 19 injured after a rocket fired from "rebel territory". A victory in Yarmouk would clear the whole of the capital of forces opposed to the government and further cement President Bashar al-Assad's dominant position over "useful", most populated parts of Syria.
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| Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii's Big Island Posted: 17 May 2018 04:30 AM PDT ![Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii's Big Island]( "Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii's Big Island") A Hawaii volcano that sputtered lava for a week, forced around 2,000 residents to evacuate, destroyed some two dozen homes and threatened a geothermal plant now threatens to blow its top in the coming days or weeks.
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| 'SNL' Cast Member Claims Trump Faked A Bizarre Phone Call During Rehearsals Posted: 17 May 2018 01:55 AM PDT  "Saturday Night Live" cast member Pete Davidson claims President Donald Trump
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| Chief minister from Modi's BJP sworn in after legal challenge fails Posted: 17 May 2018 02:39 AM PDT  A leader from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party took the oath to become chief minister of a key southern Indian state Thursday after the Supreme Court rejected a last-minute bid to block the move. Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) made huge gains in the Karnataka state election but fell short of a majority, sparking a scramble for power between the party and its arch rival Congress. The Congress party, which lost sole control of the state in Saturday's election, tried to stop the BJP's B.S. Yeddyurappa from taking the oath as chief minister by forming a coalition with a smaller regional party.
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| New York man caught on camera threatening to get Spanish-speaking restaurant workers deported Posted: 17 May 2018 07:41 AM PDT  A New York man has sparked outrage by assailing restaurant workers who were speaking Spanish with customers. "My guess is they're not documented, so my next call is to [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] to have each one of them kicked out of my country," he says, waving his cell phone. Video of the incident posted to Facebook by Edward Suazo had been viewed more than 4.7m times by Thursday morning.
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| It's checkmate for Baltimore's latest police commissioner Posted: 15 May 2018 05:02 PM PDT  BALTIMORE (AP) — When Baltimore's mayor hand-picked Darryl De Sousa as her choice for police commissioner, heralding his experience and the respect he commanded in the city's force, he proudly described himself as a chess player who uses strategic thinking to avoid pitfalls.
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| Poland breaks up pro-Russian group seeking to fuel tension with Ukraine Posted: 17 May 2018 07:04 AM PDT ![Poland breaks up pro-Russian group seeking to fuel tension with Ukraine]( "Poland breaks up pro-Russian group seeking to fuel tension with Ukraine") Poland has detained a Russian woman who was part of a pro-Russian group that sought to whip up tension between Poland and Ukraine and will expel her soon, the national agency for internal security ABW said on Thursday. Four other people involved in what the ABW described as "hybrid" activities against Poland would be banned for five years from entering Poland, the ABW said. ABW identified the Russian woman as "Yekaterina C.".
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| Ford To Resume F-150 Production After Fire At Supplier [UPDATE] Posted: 16 May 2018 10:24 PM PDT ![Ford To Resume F-150 Production After Fire At Supplier [UPDATE]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uAdzHuEe5_bh5yEEuDFR25mxVRqceTKYk9I5siXKU63QqSEs59E3JvJYkmBz7yVZ53XFk9IyZVMY4tRi6yhL1lqTR-ukULLaaNsOKb6vY5gp16CxQWHpaHT8h90Pn2BRatMd5c_aIcU7j65JLmeze3yV0yEjJHukjZRLQDNGSbov1iQI1b3ccn0gPAoCfx5gKAAjmYVYjwp65nom4W6a92KfPkqNMyNxItE4DfWe9rYqqC2WP087dnnjtFXCwddAqePFqtmgiGz4cQ4mrjHwJ6ciJMoje0cw=s0-d "Ford To Resume F-150 Production After Fire At Supplier [UPDATE]") Ford has been working with other suppliers to rectify the issue.
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| The Latest: Cypriots protest Israel's actions in Gaza Posted: 16 May 2018 09:43 AM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on the Israel-Palestinian conflict (all times local):
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| Mother injured in horrific Park Slope crash that killed daughter loses unborn baby Posted: 17 May 2018 03:52 AM PDT  The mother of one of the victims, Broadway actress Ruthie Ann Miles, who was 7 months pregnant at the time lost her unborn baby.
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| Oxford student wrongly accused of rape endured two years of hell because police were too busy with Jimmy Savile cases Posted: 17 May 2018 05:49 AM PDT  An Oxford University student spent two years on bail accused of rape because police claimed they were too busy dealing with other reports in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal, a damning report has revealed. Oliver Mears, 19, was accused of raping a woman at a house party in July 2015, but was not charged until June 2017. Just days before he was due to stand trial in January this year, prosecutors announced they were dropping the case due to insufficient evidence. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has admitted the police and lawyers had made a string of blunders which had prolonged Mr Mears' ordeal. Details of the failings have now been revealed after a letter of explanation sent to the trial judge was obtained through a Freedom of Information request. In the letter a senior prosecutor explained that Mr Mears - who was studying Chemistry at St Hugh's College, Oxford - had been accused of rape in July 2015, but Surrey Police had not passed a file of evidence to the CPS, for a charging decision until May 2017. Oliver Mears was put through two years of hell before the case against him was dropped Credit: INS The letter said: "Surrey Police have accepted that the investigation was protracted and subject to various delays. "The delay in the investigation was as a result of the rapid rise in complaints being made to the Surrey Police force post Savile." A 'rape specialist prosecutor' then authorised the decision to charge, Mr Mears, weeks later on 21 June 2017. After the case collapsed, the trial judge Jonathan Black at Guildford Crown Court, demanded an explanation as to what had gone wrong. In a report sent to the the court in February, a senior crown prosecutor wrote: "I fully accept that this case was not properly handled from the beginning and acknowledge the distress and impact that the proceedings and the late decision not to proceed have had on both the defendant and the complainant which cannot be underestimated." Oliver Mears was charged two years after the original allegation but was cleared before the trial began Credit: INS The prosecutor went on: "Having analysed the case and the material upon which the decision to charge was made, I am of the opinion that this case was charged too early. "It was apparent from the initial material supplied by Surrey Police that Facebook messaging and other communications over social media had relevance to the case. "These had been exhibited within the statements of the witnesses and so were clearly available." It also emerged that despite the victim keeping a diary, only one page of its contents was shared with the defence team. The letter acknowledged that the prosecutor who authorised the charges against Mr Mears should have made further enquiries about messages exchanged on Facebook. When the case was reviewed on 5 January 2018, the reviewing lawyer concluded there was 'insufficient evidence' to proceed, according to the report. When the full copy was provided on 15 January this 'served to weaken the case further'. Oliver Mears had been studying at St Hugh's College, Oxford The senior crown prosecutor said: "I took the view that the case should not have been charged due to there being insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction. "The information contained in the diary and the confirmation that Surrey Police had failed to seize the digital devices of the complainant and the resultant impact that had on the integrity of the police investigation only served to confirm this view." Mr Mears, from Horley in Surrey, was arrested just weeks after celebrating his 17th birthday, decided to leave Oxford as a result of the strain he was under and to concentrate on proving his innocence. The alleged incident had taken place at a large house party in his hometown. The college said he would be welcomed back. A St Hugh's College spokesman said: "It was the student's choice to suspend his studies. Students who suspend their studies can make the choice whether to come back or not."
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| 7 Questions That Are Still Unanswered One Year Into the Robert Mueller Investigation Posted: 16 May 2018 09:07 AM PDT  On the first anniversary of Robert Mueller's special counsel appointment to investigate the 2016 election, there's a lot we don't know.
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| Here’s How To Become Kris Jenner’s Assistant, According To Kris Jenner Posted: 16 May 2018 05:54 AM PDT  On an episode of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" that aired in January this
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| Georgia Teen Behind Yanny/Laurel Debate Reveals What the Word Really Is Posted: 17 May 2018 07:10 AM PDT  She was a Yanny.
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| Chile archbishop defends himself as pope's summit opens Posted: 15 May 2018 10:38 AM PDT  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The retired archbishop of Santiago is denying he covered-up for an abusive priest in Chile, but is acknowledging the priest's popularity and ability to produce seminarians weighed on his decision-making.
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| Gunmen kill director of Dangote Cement plant in Ethiopia Posted: 17 May 2018 12:40 AM PDT ![Gunmen kill director of Dangote Cement plant in Ethiopia]( "Gunmen kill director of Dangote Cement plant in Ethiopia") By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Unidentified gunmen killed the manager of a plant owned by Nigeria's Dangote Industries Limited in Ethiopia on Wednesday after he was attacked in the restive Oromiya region while returning to the capital from the factory, officials said. Oromiya, which surrounds the capital Addis Ababa, was plagued by violence for over two years, largely fueled by a sense of political and economic marginalisation among its young population. Hundreds died in the violence that was triggered in 2015 by demonstrations over land rights, before they broadened into rallies over freedoms that spread to other regions.
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| Fresh Mid-Engine Corvette Spy Shots Reveal New Details Posted: 17 May 2018 07:55 AM PDT  The hotly anticipated C8 shows off more of its secrets.
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| Parkland survivor aims to boost 'unacceptable' youth vote turnout Posted: 15 May 2018 10:05 AM PDT  Instead of going to college this fall, Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school senior Ryan Deitsch will focus on turning out the youth vote in November's midterm elections in hopes of a fresh push for stricter gun control laws. Deitsch and other student survivors of the 14 February school shooting in Parkland, Florida, brought hundreds of thousands of Americans to the streets this spring for the March for Our Lives, a protest for stricter gun control laws that sparked hundreds of rallies across the country.
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