| 'But my emails': Hillary Clinton takes a swipe at Comey after IG report Posted: 14 Jun 2018 03:49 PM PDT  The former Democratic presidential candidate issues a stinging tweet over the release of a report that looked into the FBI's handing of an investigation into her use of a private email server.
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| Florida roller coaster derailment raises questions about safety regulations Posted: 15 Jun 2018 08:53 AM PDT  Just hours before a roller coaster in Daytona Beach went off the rails, state inspectors had given it the "all clear" after it had been shut down last month.
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| Harvard rated Asian American applicants lower on personality scores than other students, study finds Posted: 15 Jun 2018 12:49 PM PDT  Harvard admissions officers consistently rated Asian American students lower on "personal qualities" than students of other races, according to admissions data analysed as part of a racial discrimination lawsuit against the prestigious university. A study of 20 years' worth of admissions data shows Asian American applicants to Harvard scored much better than all other racial groups on measures of academic merit, but worse on subjective analyses of their personal qualities completed by Harvard admissions staff. In fact, the study found Asian Americans had the lowest admission rate of any racial group between 2000 and 2019, despite having higher test scores than every other racial group over the two-decade period.
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| Boy tells police that driver shot family in road rage run-in Posted: 15 Jun 2018 04:54 PM PDT  DENVER (AP) — A 12-year-old boy told police he saw a driver open fire on his family during a road rage confrontation in Colorado, killing his older brother and critically wounding his mother and younger brother, authorities said Friday.
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| Sarah Huckabee Sanders Cites Bible As Reason To Detain Immigrant Children Posted: 14 Jun 2018 01:35 PM PDT  White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders defended the
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| Clapper: 'We had a suspect' in Kremlin-WikiLeaks transfer Posted: 15 Jun 2018 05:41 AM PDT  U.S. intelligence officials last year identified a "suspect" who served as the "cut-out" for Russian intelligence to funnel thousands of DNC emails and documents to WikiLeaks, according to former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper.
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| Man Sues Ex-Girlfriend For Sabotaging Music Career So He Wouldn't Move Away Posted: 15 Jun 2018 12:12 PM PDT  People in love do strange things, but sabotaging their partner's career is not
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| 'Very unfair!': Trump tweets cap another tumultuous week Posted: 15 Jun 2018 12:33 PM PDT  The president's tweets on Friday echo a familiar frustration that he's not getting enough credit.
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| Everything You Need To Know About The DOJ Report On The Clinton Investigation Posted: 15 Jun 2018 03:20 AM PDT  (Get this roundup directly in your inbox each weekday ― sign up for The
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| Starbucks Discriminates Against Older Workers, According To Former Employees Posted: 15 Jun 2018 02:45 AM PDT  Andrea spent a recent 13-hour shift at Starbucks, where she works as a
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| Spain's king gets key to New Orleans for 300th anniversary Posted: 15 Jun 2018 01:49 PM PDT  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The king of Spain and New Orleans' mayor saluted the city's centuries-old Spanish heritage during its tricentennial celebration Friday.
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| White House defends border separations: 'It's biblical to enforce the law' Posted: 14 Jun 2018 02:14 PM PDT  The White House cited a nonexistent law and the Bible to defend the government's controversial policy of separating undocumented immigrant parents from their children upon their arrest at the U.S. border with Mexico.
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| All-White Church Kicked Out Of Baptist Group Over Alleged Racism Posted: 14 Jun 2018 02:57 PM PDT  A Georgia Baptist church has been booted from America's largest Protestant
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| New book details the inside story of Obama's birth certificate and the birth of fake news Posted: 14 Jun 2018 02:09 PM PDT  A new book by a former senior adviser to Barack Obama gives an account of the behind-the-scenes the drama surrounding the release of the president's birth certificate — and the response to the so-called birther movement championed by Donald Trump.
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| US drone kills Taliban chief wanted in Malala attack: Ghani Posted: 15 Jun 2018 01:25 PM PDT  Afghan President Ashraf Ghani confirmed Friday that Pakistani Taliban chief Maulana Fazlullah had been killed in a US drone strike. Fazlullah is believed to have ordered the failed 2012 assassination of Malala Yousafzai, who became a global symbol of the fight for girls' rights to schooling, and who later won the Nobel Peace Prize. US forces targeted Fazlullah in a counterterrorism strike on Thursday in eastern Kunar province, close to the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, US officials said, without confirming his death.
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| Parkland School Guard Who Didn't Stop Shooter Had Harassed One of the Victims, Family Says Posted: 15 Jun 2018 07:47 AM PDT  The guard was allegedly suspended for sexually harassing two female students
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| Banning Bikinis Won't Fix Miss America Posted: 15 Jun 2018 06:00 AM PDT  In 1922, Margaret Gorman, who had won the Miss America pageant's very first
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| Chinese ride-sharing giant Didi picks Australia for first Western foray Posted: 15 Jun 2018 04:25 AM PDT  SYDNEY/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Didi Chuxing Technology Co Ltd, the Chinese ride-sharing company that bought the mainland operations of Uber Technologies Inc, will begin offering its service this month in Australia, its first foray in a Western-style country. The scheduled June 25 launch in Australia's second biggest city Melbourne sets Didi up for a showdown with the U.S. rival it bought out in China in exchange for a stake. Didi started expanding outside Asia in Mexico earlier this year, and has said globalisation is a core strategy.
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| Saudi-led troops fight rebel forces south of Yemen's Hodeida Posted: 14 Jun 2018 07:23 PM PDT  SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The Saudi-led coalition backing Yemen's exiled government captured a town south of the port city of Hodeida on Thursday as fierce fighting and airstrikes pounded the area on the second day of an offensive to capture the strategic harbor that is the main entry point for food in a country teetering on the brink of famine.
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| A Law to Ban Upskirting in the U.K. Was Blocked Posted: 15 Jun 2018 01:23 PM PDT  An attempt to make upskirting a criminal offense in the United Kingdom, punishable by up to two years in prison, has been blocked by a lawmaker in the ruling Conservative Party.
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| 6 Homeless LGBTQ Youths Share Their Stories Posted: 14 Jun 2018 01:51 PM PDT  When photographer Letizia Mariotti began meeting homeless LGBTQ youth in New
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| Trump on Kim Jong Un: 'His people sit up at attention. I want my people to do the same.' Posted: 15 Jun 2018 07:42 AM PDT  The president on Friday expressed admiration for the way Kim Jong Un is treated by North Koreans.
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| Truck Crash Leaves Hundreds of Whiskey Bottles Scattered Across Arkansas Highway Posted: 15 Jun 2018 08:36 AM PDT  Grab a straw!
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| What It Means to Be a 'Good' Father in America Has Changed. Here's How Posted: 15 Jun 2018 11:30 AM PDT  "I think the key change for the invention of the modern father is in the 1920s," says historian Robert L. Griswold
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| Austria's Leader Wants An 'Axis' With Germany And Italy Against Migration Posted: 14 Jun 2018 10:43 AM PDT  The leader of Austria's conservative and far-right coalition government on
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| Boris Becker declares he is an African diplomat to bring 'bankruptcy farce' to an end Posted: 14 Jun 2018 12:47 PM PDT  Boris Becker has declared he is a diplomat for a small African country, as he attacked "unnaccountable bankers and bureaucrats" who are chasing him for money. The three times Wimbledon tennis champion was declared bankrupt last summer and earlier this year launched an appeal to find his missing trophies to try to pay off £54million-worth of debts. Now his lawyers have told the High Court that he quietly became a "sporting, cultural and humanitarian affairs" attaché for the Central African Republic on April 27 this year. The German is due to be one of the BBC's commentators when the Wimbledon tennis championships start in a fortnight's time. A defiant Becker said he was "immensely proud" of his new role – and attacked the "bunch of anonymous and unaccountable bankers and bureaucrats" who are chasing him for money. He said he had "asserted diplomatic immunity as I am in fact bound to do, in order to bring this farce to an end, so that I can start to rebuild my life". According to the 1961 Vienna Convention, this means that he cannot be subject to legal process in the courts of any country for so long as he remains a recognised diplomatic agent. Boris, Wimbledon champion at 17, is now being chased for huge debts He now cannot be sued for the cash without the consent of the Central African Republic, while legal claims can only be served on him through diplomatic channels. Any legal action would also require the agreement of Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson as well as the Central African Republic's foreign minister. Becker's decision to become a diplomat could mean that none of the money he is expected to receive for commentating for the BBC at Wimbledon will go to his creditors. Experts said that anyone could become a foreign diplomat in this way if invited to do so by the country, and assert diplomatic immunity. Becker said in a statement: "A bunch of anonymous and unaccountable bankers and bureaucrats pushed me into a completely unnecessary declaration of bankruptcy, which has inflicted a whole heap of damage on me, both commercially and professionally, and on those close to me. "I have now asserted diplomatic immunity as I am in fact bound to do, in order to bring this farce to an end, so that I can start to rebuild my life. "Once this gravy train for the suits has been stopped in its tracks, my lawyers will turn to the question of compensation. "I will be coming after the people who forced this process through to hold them publicly accountable for their actions." Becker said he was "immensely proud of my appointment at the Sports and Culture Attache for the Central African Republic. "Sport is incredibly important in Africa and is fast becoming a universal language, a form of social diplomacy and a leveler between people from vastly different and unequal social backgrounds around the world. "My diplomatic role in the Central African Republic allows me to give something meaningful back to sports supporters in one of the poorest parts of the world. "There is no reason why a role of this kind should be treated any differently to an appointment as a military or a trade attache, which everyone recognises as attracting diplomatic immunity." Becker has hired Ben Emmerson QC, a leading human rights lawyer who has acted in the past for Wikileaks Julian Assange, to handle his claim for diplomatic immunity. Trials and triumphs | Boris Becker Mr Emmerson is a former United Nations Special Rapporteur and currently sits as a judge on several U.N. International Tribunals. In May Becker split from his wife of nine years. The German former tennis star and Dutch model Lilly, 41, took what "wasn't an easy decision", their lawyer said, having this year revealed the strain his financial problems were having on their marriage. The BBC did not comment. A spokesman for one of his creditors Arbuthnot, Latham & Co declined to comment. Becker won his first Wimbledon title, aged 17, in 1985. Two more Wimbledon titles followed in 1986 and 1989, as well a US Open in 1989 and the Australian Open in 1991 and 1996. During bankruptcy proceedings in London last June, John Briggs, Mr Becker's lawyer, told the court: "He is not a sophisticated individual when it comes to finances." His bankruptcy followed a run of bad luck, including £20million in divorce and paternity settlements to his first wife, Barbara, and Angela Ermakova, a Russian model, and a two-year suspended sentence for tax evasion. There were also claims in Germany's Spiegel magazine that Becker may have lost his £100million fortune in part because of questionable investments in the Nigerian oil industry. Becker did not comment on these claims at the time. Experts told the Telegraph that anyone could become a foreign diplomat in this way if invited to do so by the country, and assert diplomatic immunity.
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| When, not if: US poised to quit UN's human rights council Posted: 15 Jun 2018 01:22 PM PDT  GENEVA (AP) — The United States is about to quit the United Nation's main human rights body, primarily over Washington's claim that the Human Rights Council is biased against Israel, a Western and a U.S. diplomat say.
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| Animals are becoming nocturnal to avoid humans, and that could mean trouble Posted: 14 Jun 2018 12:57 PM PDT  Animals that live near human activity are becoming nocturnal just to avoid us, and the implications for ecosystems around the world could be huge. A team of researchers conducted a meta-analysis which included data about 62 species across six continents and found an overwhelming trend: To avoid encountering humans, animals are becoming nocturnal at the expense of their biologically predetermined schedules. SEE ALSO: Viral Videos May Endanger Cute Animals Of the species studied that typically split their activity equally between day and night, more than 80 percent of those living near humans increased their nighttime activity. The new results were published in the journal Science this week. "Catastrophic losses in wildlife populations and habitats as a result of human activity are well documented, but the subtler ways in which we affect animal behavior are more difficult to detect and quantify," lead author of the study Kaitlyn Gaynor said in a statement. European beaver in the city center of a big town in France.Image: Lauren geslinRather than spend their days doing tasks relevant to survival, like foraging or hunting, these animals are sleeping. By forcing their entire day to fit into the night, these diurnal species are restricting their diets, exposing themselves to new predators, and diminishing their ability to hunt. And while you might expect this change in places where humans are hunting these creatures, increased nighttime activity is found no matter what the humans nearby are up to. The analysis found evidence that animals alter their daily routines even when humans are doing something seemingly non-threatening, like hiking, near them. It's not rare for animals to switch things up so they can avoid potential hazards, but because humans are so widespread, there may be implications for the long-term survival of these species because of their shifting cycles. "Animal activity patterns reflect millions of years of adaptation—it's hard to believe we can simply squeeze nature into the dark half of each day and expect it to function and thrive," co-author Justin Brashares in a statement. But it's not all bad news. Animals that are able to adapt to a human presence likely have coexistence figured out, at least to some degree. Image: Lauren GeslinIn fact, it's even possible that these animals may be using us in some way. "Some animals may choose to associate more closely with humans in order to avoid predators that are more sensitive to human presence," Clinton Epps, a wildlife researcher from Oregon State University who had no role in the study, explained via email. "This pattern is known as human shielding." So while these new findings are groundbreaking, they aren't exhaustive. "This study is not intended to address every complexity but rather to identify broad patterns in animal responses to human activities," Epps added. But the research does pose many questions that will be important for future experiments. For example, when did the switch to nocturnality occur? Which species are negatively impacted the most? What species benefits from this move the most? The answer to seamless human and animal coexistence might lie within these future results. WATCH: Meet the tardigrade...the world's most 'indestructible' animal
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| Experts say Trump's Russia policy is at odds with itself Posted: 15 Jun 2018 11:00 AM PDT  At a meeting of the Helsinki Commission, experts said President Trump obfuscates his administration's policy toward the Kremlin by making pronouncements that contradict the positions of the U.S. intelligence community and diplomatic corps.
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| Apple poaches senior self-driving engineer from Waymo Posted: 15 Jun 2018 12:43 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Apple Inc has hired a senior self-driving car engineer from Alphabet Inc's Waymo unit, Apple said on Friday, a sign that the iPhone maker maintains autonomous vehicle ambitions.
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| Appeals court considers woman's challenge to life sentence Posted: 14 Jun 2018 10:32 AM PDT  CINCINNATI (AP) — Federal appeals judges said Thursday they're considering asking the Tennessee Supreme Court to clarify whether a woman serving a life sentence for killing a man when she was 16 can ever gain parole.
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| Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani Praises Taliban Ceasefire in Eid Holiday Address Posted: 15 Jun 2018 01:53 AM PDT  Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Friday touted a three-day cease-fire with the Taliban in an address to the nation heralding the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr.
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| They Fought Over The Last Obamacare Lawsuit, But They Agree This One Is Nonsense Posted: 14 Jun 2018 11:56 AM PDT  Five scholars who argued with each other over past legal challenges to the
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| Parts of Yemen missiles fired at Saudi Arabia were Iranian-made: UN report Posted: 14 Jun 2018 06:50 PM PDT  Some components from five missiles fired at Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Huthi rebels were manufactured in Iran but UN officials are unable to determine when they were sent to Yemen, according to a confidential UN report seen by AFP on Thursday. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council in the 14-page report that debris from the missiles fired since July 2017 "share key design features with a known type of missile manufactured" by Iran. The report, sent to the council on Tuesday, added that "some component parts of the debris were manufactured in the Islamic Republic of Iran" but it remained unclear whether the transfer was in violation of UN restrictions.
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| Amazon has up to 57% off select Coleman camping and hiking gear Posted: 15 Jun 2018 08:20 AM PDT  Since the kids and teachers are off of school for the summer, now is the best time to plan for a family camping trip or a simple vacation to the great outdoors. Amazon is now offering up to 57% off select camping gear from Coleman, a trusted brand for camping, hiking, and fishing gear. Save 25% off tents like the Coleman Sundome 3-Person Tent, or 30% off the Coleman Instant Cabin. The tents, which are weatherproof, feature spacious interiors and are easy to set up in about 10 to 15 minutes each. They even come in various colors that can suit your style or personal #aesthetic. Stay cozy with Coleman.Image: colemanIn addition, tents aren't the only thing you can save on with today's Amazon Gold Box Deal because sleeping bags, self-inflating camping pads with pillows, and Coleman's ComfortSmart camping cots are also discounted up to 57% off their retail price. The sale also includes foldable deck chairs for lounging around a campfire, or just drinking a few beers with some buddies. Amazon customer Zen writes: The Coleman Sundome 3-Person Tent goes for $43.58 (list price $58.11), while premium Coleman Instant Cabin is for sale at $126.75 (list price $179.99). Now is the time to save up to 57% off select summer camping gear from Coleman. Image: Coleman Save up 57% on select camping gear products from Coleman See Details
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| The Dangers Posed by the Bird Scooter Craze Catching On Across America Posted: 15 Jun 2018 11:46 AM PDT  Riders of the scooters have often been seen without helmets, a violation of the law.
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| Rudy Giuliani Says Mueller Probe Must Be Suspended 'Tomorrow' After DOJ Report Posted: 14 Jun 2018 09:50 PM PDT  Rudy Giuliani on Thursday demanded that special counsel Robert Mueller end his
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| The Boring Company tunnels given green light for line to Chicago's O'Hare airport Posted: 14 Jun 2018 11:00 AM PDT  The Boring Company has plans to invade Chicago's O'Hare airport. The Chicago Infrastructure Trust (CIT) announced on Thursday that it has chosen The Boring Company to design, build, finance, operate, and maintain a high-speed rail line called the Chicago Express Loop from downtown to the O'Hare airport. Without providing a specific timeline, the Boring Company said it will take over the unfinished Block 37 superstation in the city, which the company said is an "amazing facility," according to the Chicago Sun Times.
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