| Gobsmacked Londoners Bash Trump After He Complains About UK Violence To The NRA Posted: 05 May 2018 06:49 PM PDT  Brits expressed astonishment Saturday after President Donald Trump blasted
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| Remembering the National Guard members killed in Georgia plane crash Posted: 06 May 2018 09:29 AM PDT  After nine members of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard were killed in a plane crash near Savannah, Georgia, their grieving families say the airmen never should have been on the plane, which was on its way to Arizona to be retired.
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| Amid Nationwide Calls For Gun Control, A Defiant NRA Readies Its Base For Battle Posted: 07 May 2018 09:00 AM PDT  DALLAS ― John Lott, the National Rifle Association's favorite academic and gun
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| This is why Warren Buffett will never invest in Microsoft Posted: 05 May 2018 12:26 PM PDT  The afternoon Q&A session of the Berkshire Hathaway 2018 Annual Shareholders
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| Hawaii volcano destroys over two dozen homes, more threatened Posted: 07 May 2018 08:18 AM PDT  More than two dozen homes have been destroyed and dozens more are threatened by red-hot lava seeping from the Kilauea volcano, the most active in Hawaii, civil defense officials said. Hawaii's Civil Defense Agency, in its latest update, said 26 homes have been destroyed by lava oozing up from fissures in the ground.
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| What's Prince Harry's Last Name, Anyway? Posted: 07 May 2018 09:01 AM PDT  Prince Harry, who is set to marry Meghan Markle on May 19, is so widely known
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| Full Dershowitz Interview: 'Very bad week for the Trump team' Posted: 05 May 2018 11:32 PM PDT  In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Harvard Law School Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowtiz says that motives shouldn't form the basis of determining a crime.
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| Nearly 200 horses found dead on Navajo land in drought-hit Arizona Posted: 06 May 2018 09:21 PM PDT  The animals lie in neat circles around the pond that was supposed to sustain them as spring temperature rose and water became harder to find. Instead, they collapsed in the mud, exhausted and weakened from drought. Almost 200 feral horses have been found dead around a pond in Navajo land in northern Arizona, according to tribal leaders, the victims of overpopulation and dwindling water resources. Jonathan Nez, vice president of Navajo Nation, said the deaths were an annual problem that had been getting worse. "These horses weren't shot or maliciously killed by an individual," he said. "These animals were searching for water to stay alive. Navajo leaders say they see same problems every year as a result of growing herds of feral animals Credit: AP "In the process, they, unfortunately burrowed themselves into the mud and couldn't escape because they were so weak." Photographs show the carcases of dozens of horses were they had fallen around the stock pond in Gray Mountain. Tribal officials say they are struggling to cope with a feral population that has grown to as many as 70,000 feral horses on the Navajo Nation. Animals were once accustomed to finding water at the stock pond, but locals say it has dried up more quickly in recent years. Skeletal remains close to the pond Credit: AP This time around a particularly dry winter has made conditions even worse. In California it made for a season of extreme wildfires while New Mexico and Arizona are still struggling with intense water shortages. "This tragic incident exemplifies the problem the Navajo Nation faces in an overpopulation of feral horses," said President Russell Begaye. Federal and tribal officials have begun the gruesome business of disposing of their remains, spreading hydrated lime over the animals before burying them. In all, they counted 191 carcases. "The horses are anywhere from thigh to neck deep in the mud. Some are even buried beneath others," said Nina Chester, of the office of the president. "This is our most humane and safest option." The plan is to cover over the pond completely, redirecting its meagre water flows elsewhere.
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| U.S. Navy jets begin sorties against IS in Syria from Mediterranean Posted: 07 May 2018 08:25 AM PDT  By Karolina Tagaris ABOARD USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (Reuters) - A U.S. naval strike force led by aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman began sorties on May 3 against Islamic State in Syria, continuing missions by a U.S.-led coalition against the militants. The force joined the U.S. Sixth Fleet on April 18, nearly a week after the United States, Britain and France launched air strikes targeting what Western powers said were Syrian chemical weapons installations. The Navy said it was a scheduled deployment to support coalition partners, NATO allies and U.S. national security interests.
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| Giuliani Keeps Backpedaling On Cohen Comments: 'I’m Not An Expert On The Facts’ Posted: 06 May 2018 05:49 AM PDT  Continuing a blustery media tour to clean up a series of comments he'd made
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| Protests staged for gun control, gun rights outside NRA meeting Posted: 05 May 2018 02:36 PM PDT  Protesters on both sides of the U.S. gun debate took to the streets on Saturday outside the National Rifle Association's annual meeting in Dallas after the latest in a long series of mass shootings put the issue back in the spotlight. Across the street from the convention center where President Donald Trump addressed NRA members on Friday, a "Rally4Reform" drew about 200 demonstrators demanding tighter restrictions on firearms sales. Many were dressed in the orange that has become the color of the gun control movement.
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| Trump Promised To Reshape America. He's Already Told 1 Million Immigrants Who Had Legal Protections To Get Out. Posted: 06 May 2018 10:15 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― From the day he launched his presidential campaign, Donald Trump
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| Six Indian engineers kidnapped in Afghanistan: officials Posted: 06 May 2018 07:13 AM PDT  Six Indian engineers working on a power plant project in northern Afghanistan were kidnapped along with their Afghan driver on Sunday, Afghan officials said. Gunmen snatched the seven from a vehicle on the outskirts of Baghlan provincial capital Pule-Khumri, police spokesman Zabi Shuja told AFP. Provincial council chairman Mohammad Safdar Mohseni said the group had been travelling in a largely Taliban-controlled area when they were abducted after ignoring warnings to take a police escort.
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| Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii's Big Island Posted: 06 May 2018 01:18 AM PDT ![Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii's Big Island]( "Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii's Big Island") Hawaii's Big Island remains on high alert after the Kilauea volcano spewed lava into residential areas, forcing hundreds to evacuate, and a series of earthquakes, included a powerful tremor, shook the island.
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| 2018 GOP ads during midterm elections attack Hillary Clinton Posted: 05 May 2018 11:46 AM PDT  Focusing on former Democratic Candidate Hillary Clinton "unifies" and "motivates" Republicans going into the 2018 midterm elections, according to former Romney Campaign Policy Advisor Lanhee Chen.
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| John McCain Now Wishes He'd Never Selected Sarah Palin As His 2008 Running Mate Posted: 06 May 2018 09:37 PM PDT  Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) reportedly wishes he had never picked former Alaska
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| Temple University student found shot to death in apartment Posted: 07 May 2018 05:10 AM PDT  A Temple junior was found dead inside his off-campus apartment, according to the university's president. Police say he had been shot multiple times.
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| A look at the Kurdish-run courts trying IS in northern Syria Posted: 06 May 2018 11:42 PM PDT  QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — After defeating the Islamic State group in battle, Syria's Kurds want to show they can also bring justice.
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| It Was Protests, Peddling And Presidents At This Year's NRA Convention Posted: 06 May 2018 04:12 PM PDT  Tens of thousands of National Rifle Association members descended on Dallas
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| How Calorie Counts on Menus Can Affect Your Health Posted: 07 May 2018 05:59 AM PDT  If you're unsure whether that scoop of mac and cheese from the Whole Foods buffet or that tub of popcorn from your local AMC theater will put you over your calorie limit for the day—wonder no mor...
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| Indian court moves rape and murder trial of girl out of Kashmir Posted: 07 May 2018 05:32 AM PDT  India's Supreme Court on Monday ordered the trial of eight men accused of the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl to be moved to another state after her family and lawyer said they faced death threats. The girl, from a nomadic Muslim community that roams the forests of Indian Kashmir, was drugged, held captive in a Hindu temple and sexually assaulted for a week before being strangled and battered to death with a stone in January. The victim's relatives said they feared retribution if they pursued her case in the small town of Kathua, near where the girl was killed.
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| Comedian Ken Jeong Jumps From Stage To Rescue 'Heckler' Suffering From A Seizure Posted: 07 May 2018 01:51 AM PDT  Actor/comic Ken Jeong had a real show-stopper during a performance in Phoenix
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| Saudi detains 'thousands' for months without trial: HRW Posted: 06 May 2018 01:22 AM PDT  Saudi Arabia has detained thousands of people for years without trial, Human Rights Watch said Sunday, slamming the country's powerful crown prince for the "arbitrary detentions". Official data from the interior ministry, analysed by HRW, showed that authorities had detained 2,305 people for more than six months without referring them to court. More than 1,870 had been held for more than a year and 251 for more than three years with their cases still "under investigation," HRW said, citing the ministry database.
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| US Navy reforms Second Fleet to meet challenges from Russia in the Atlantic Posted: 05 May 2018 03:06 PM PDT  The US Navy is resurrecting its Second Fleet to counter the renewed threat from Russia. Admiral John Richardson, chief of naval operations, said the reformed group would control ships, aircraft and landing forces on the East Coast and north Atlantic Ocean. "Our National Defense Strategy makes clear that we're back in an era of great power competition as the security environment continues to grow more challenging and complex," said Admiral Richardson when he announced the move.
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| America Desperately Needs More Submarines. And That Is Good News for General Dynamics. Posted: 06 May 2018 06:02 AM PDT  General Dynamics' shipbuilding units—including submarine-builder Electric Boat—are performing well and the company expects business to grow in the coming years. "The company is off to a very good start to the year, somewhat ahead of our expectations," Phebe Novakovic, chairman and chief executive officer of General Dynamics Corporation, told investors. "The backlog story here is very strong," Novakovic said.
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| Slain teens honored at Florida high school's senior prom Posted: 06 May 2018 10:51 AM PDT  PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Four Florida high school seniors slain in a mass shooting were honored by their classmates celebrating their senior prom.
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| The Real Stormy Daniels Warns 'Trump' on 'SNL': Storm's A Comin', Baby Posted: 05 May 2018 09:44 PM PDT  It's not going to help President Donald Trump to deny climate change, the
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| Iraq says its warplanes targeted IS jihadists in Syria Posted: 06 May 2018 07:22 AM PDT  Iraqi warplanes carried out a raid Sunday targeting Islamic State group commanders in eastern Syria, in the second such strike on the jihadists since mid-April, the premier's office said. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered the "painful strike" which targeted "a meeting of IS commanders south of Al-Dushashiya in Syrian territory", a statement said. F-16 fighter jets were used in the early morning strike and the raid was "successful", the spokesman of Iraq's security media centre, General Yehya Rassoul, told AFP.
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| U.S. probes collision of Southwest plane, truck at Baltimore airport Posted: 07 May 2018 08:35 AM PDT ![U.S. probes collision of Southwest plane, truck at Baltimore airport]( "U.S. probes collision of Southwest plane, truck at Baltimore airport") The FAA said it is investigating after Southwest Airlines jet and a truck collided as the Boeing 737 pulled into a gate at about midnight. Passengers got off the plane using air stairs that are pulled to the aircraft, the aviation safety agency said. Southwest Flight 6263 was pulling into the gate at BWI Sunday evening after flying from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, "when a ground vehicle came into contact with the aircraft," the airline said.
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| Doctor pleads guilty in fatal abortion Posted: 05 May 2018 07:50 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — A New York doctor who says he's done 40,000 abortions is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to criminally negligent homicide in the 2016 death of a woman who was six months pregnant and bled to death.
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| ZTE petitions US government to lift sanctions Posted: 07 May 2018 12:01 AM PDT  Chinese telecom giant ZTE has asked the US government to lift a ban on sales to the company, which threatens its survival and has added to trade tensions between Washington and Beijing. The telecom equipment and handset maker said in a filing Sunday that it had submitted a request to the commerce department for a stay of the export ban, along with supplemental information. ZTE pleaded guilty to the charges in March last year and was hit with $1.2 billion in fines.
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| A Large Military Exercise Just Started in the Baltics. Here Is Why It Matters. Posted: 05 May 2018 06:44 PM PDT  Russia is watching. A Large Military Exercise Just Started in the Baltics. On May 2, 2018, Estonia began the largest exercise in its history since regaining independence in 1991. The exercise is called Siil 2018 ("hedgehog" in Estonian), will last until May 14, and features 15,000 servicemen including 2,000 foreigners from ten NATO countries (Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the United Kingdom and the United States) and five non-NATO countries (Finland, Georgia, Ireland, Sweden and Ukraine).
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| Kensington Palace Releases First Official Photo Of Prince Louis Posted: 06 May 2018 05:18 PM PDT  Well, this is royally adorable.
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| New York historic rubbish Posted: 07 May 2018 06:03 AM PDT ![New York historic rubbish]( "New York historic rubbish") These pictures give a fascinating insight into the history of New York City through its forgotten rubbish. The trash includes an old bagel, a love letter and old medicine boxes. They are among more than 6,000 items found in the city and restored by the Tenement Museum. Most of the rubbish was found in one building thought to have housed thousands of immigrants during the 1930s. Historians also found a wedding invitation, a doll's head and a library notice. (Caters News)
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| Israel prepared to go to war to block Iran in Syria, say Benjamin Netanyahu Posted: 06 May 2018 05:00 AM PDT  Israel would rather face a military confrontation with Iran "now than later", Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday, as both supporters and opponents of the Iran nuclear agreement made last-ditch appeals to Donald Trump ahead of his decision on the deal next week. With the clock ticking ahead of Saturday's deadline for Mr Trump to announce whether he is pulling the US out of the Iran deal, Israel said it was prepared for a war to stop Iranian forces embedding in neighbouring Syria. "We are determined to block Iran's aggression against us even if this means a struggle. Better now than later," Mr Netanyahu said. "Nations that were unprepared to take timely action to counter murderous aggression against them paid much heavier prices afterwards. We do not want escalation, but we are prepared for any scenario." Israel has struck Iranian forces in Syria several times in recent weeks and tensions between the two sides are especially high after Mr Netanyahu announced that Israeli spies had stolen thousands of files on Iran's nuclear programme. As Mr Netanyahu urged Mr Trump to scrap the "fatally flawed" nuclear agreement, Iran issued its own warning against the US leaving the deal. "If the United States leaves the nuclear agreement, you will soon see that they will regret it like never before in history," said Hassan Rouhani, Iran's president. "Trump must know that our people are united, the Zionist regime (Israel) must know that our people are united." Iran has said that if the US reimposes sanctions it may resume enriching uranium, potentially putting it back on a path towards conflict with the US, Israel and its Arab rivals like Saudi Arabia. Israeli officials said Sunday that they still did not know what Mr Trump would decide about the nuclear agreement but they were ready for the potential fallout if he did withdraw. In a briefing in Jerusalem, Israeli officials suggested that an end to the nuclear agreement would mean a return to a situation similar to the early 2010s - when Iran was enriching uranium but facing biting US sanctions, American and Israeli cyber attacks, and threats of possible airstrikes on its nuclear facilities. Iran's president Hassan Rouhani "If they resume [enriching uranium] they risk incurring a response from both the US and Israel," a senior Israeli official said. The officials said they believed even if the US was alone in reimposing sanctions - while Russia, China and European countries stayed in the deal - it would still put Tehran under major economic pressure. They said they were hopeful that the economic damage would limit Iran's ability to deploy forces in Syria as well as arming the Lebanese militant group Hizbollah and providing support to rebel forces in Yemen. "The first thing sanctions would do is smash their cash machine," an Israeli official said. They said that the money Iran had gained since the lifting of international sanctions was an "engine for empire" and allowed Tehran to bankroll proxy groups across the Middle East. Con Coughlin: Israel's only aim is to persuade Trump to scrap the Iran nuclear deal - and it could work Boris Johnson, the foreign secretary, is expected to meet Mike Pence, the US vice president, and John Bolton, Mr Trump's top security adviser, in Washington this week as he makes a final British appeal to the White House to stay in the agreement. France and Germany are likely to make their final own pitches to Mr Trump this week. If Mr Trump does announce that he is reimposing sanctions on Iran, the sanctions would not kick back into force straight away - creating a window of time where the US might to try to force Iran and Europe to accept a renegotiation of the agreement. Mr Trump "would be negotiating from a position of extreme strength" in such a scenario, an Israeli official said. Mr Netanyahu spoke to Theresa May, the prime minister, on Friday about the Iranian intelligence that Israel stole from Tehran. British officials are expected to come to Jerusalem to inspect the documents. Meanwhile, it was reported that Mr Trump's aides hired an Israeli intelligence agency to dig for dirt on Obama administration officials involved in negotiating the nuclear deal. The investigation was aimed at discrediting the deal, according to The Observer.
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| Egypt says no hidden rooms in King Tut's tomb after all Posted: 06 May 2018 12:43 PM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — New radar scans have provided conclusive evidence that there are no hidden rooms inside King Tutankhamun's burial chamber, Egypt's antiquities ministry said Sunday, bringing a disappointing end to years of excitement over the prospect.
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| Israeli minister says 'Lebanon equals Hezbollah' after election Posted: 06 May 2018 11:13 PM PDT ![Israeli minister says 'Lebanon equals Hezbollah' after election]( "Israeli minister says 'Lebanon equals Hezbollah' after election") Hezbollah's gains in the Lebanese election on Sunday show that the state is indistinguishable from the Iranian-backed Shi'ite group and that Israel should not distinguish between them in any future war, an Israeli security cabinet minister said.
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| Shatner addresses graduates, talks about change Posted: 06 May 2018 01:56 PM PDT  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — William Shatner has boldly gone where he has never gone before: the graduation ceremony at the New England Institute of Technology.
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| S.African film-maker killed by giraffe Posted: 06 May 2018 10:27 AM PDT  A South African film-maker was killed by a giraffe while filming on a reserve outside Johannesburg, the game lodge's owner has said, adding that he died after being air-lifted to hospital. The giraffe hit Carlos Carvalho in the head at the Glen Afric Country Lodge in North West province. "When Carlos was standing in front of the giraffe, the animal spread its legs, bent its neck and swung its head at Carlos," Richard Brooker, whose family owns the lodge, told the Netwerk24 Afrikaans news website.
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| 'Miracle' Boy With Brain Injuries Wakes Up After Parents Sign Organ Donation Papers Posted: 06 May 2018 08:19 PM PDT  After days of being brain dead, McKinley's parents decided to donate his organs to five children in need that were a match for the teen
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| Pakistan interior minister recovering after gun attack Posted: 07 May 2018 03:55 AM PDT  Pakistan's interior minister was recovering in hospital Monday after being shot in a suspected assassination attempt possibly linked to blasphemy, with the attack seen as an ominous sign for security ahead of nationwide elections. Ahsan Iqbal, 59, was shot in the right arm as he prepared to leave a public meeting in his constituency in Punjab province late Sunday. A man identified by police as Abid Hussain and said to be in his early 20s was wrestled to the ground by officers and bystanders as he was preparing to fire a second shot.
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| Deployed dad surprises son for his birthday Posted: 06 May 2018 02:58 PM PDT  Airman Mark Coffelt, who had been deployed to Qatar, surprised his son, Ronin, for his 9th birthday.
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| Oh The Horror: 'Kanye's Place' Terrifies On 'Saturday Night Live' Posted: 05 May 2018 10:46 PM PDT  "Saturday Night Live" married the sheer terror of "A Quiet Place" with the
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| Trump accuses Mueller team of having ‘unrevealed conflicts of interest’ Posted: 07 May 2018 08:23 AM PDT  President Donald Trump says that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team has "unrevealed conflicts of interest", in his latest attack on the attorneys trying to get to the bottom of Russia's meddling in the 2016 election and any possible connections to the Trump campaign. Mr Trump made the claim in a tweet Monday morning, although he offered no evidence about what any such conflicts might be, while claiming he was "fighting back" against the "phony" investigation. "The 13 Angry Democrats in charge of the Russian Witch Hunt are starting to find out that there is a Court System in place that actually protects people from injustice … and just wait 'till the Courts get to see your unrevealed Conflicts of Interest!" Mr Trump's tweet reads.
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