| Rod Rosenstein Keeps His Cool As Republicans Lash Out In House Judiciary Hearing Posted: 28 Jun 2018 10:31 AM PDT  Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein deflected heated attacks from
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| Trump: Will pick a SCOTUS nominee ‘that’s going to be there for 40 years’ Posted: 28 Jun 2018 08:43 AM PDT  The short list contains all appeals court judges, including Amy Coney Barrett of Indiana, Brett Kavanaugh of Maryland, and Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania.
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| Democrats have a risky long shot at blocking Trump's next Supreme Court pick Posted: 27 Jun 2018 02:43 PM PDT  The Democrats are reeling from the announcement that Justice Anthony Kennedy is retiring. They could try to use the so-called quorum rule to block Republicans from tipping the balance of the court — but they probably won't.
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| California Dad's Mysterious Death Brings More Unsolved Shootings To Light Posted: 28 Jun 2018 03:31 AM PDT  The campground at California's Malibu Creek State Park has been "closed
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| John Kerry talks Trump-Putin meeting, Iran, North Korea Posted: 28 Jun 2018 04:17 AM PDT  Andrea Mitchell joins Former Secretary of State John Kerry to discuss the planned summit between President Trump and Vladimir Putin.
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| 2019 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Gets Some Goodies From The Demon Posted: 28 Jun 2018 05:29 AM PDT  Dodge also reshuffles the lineup and adds some performance.
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| Gaza teen dies after being hit on Israel border: ministry Posted: 28 Jun 2018 03:33 AM PDT  A Palestinian teenager died on Thursday after being hit by Israeli tank fire on the Gaza border, the territory's Hamas-run health ministry said. Abdel Fattah Abu Azoum, 17, was hit in the head earlier on Thursday near Rafah in southern Gaza, the ministry said. The Israeli army said he and a companion were seeking to breach the border.
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| Serve the poor, shun 'palace intrigue,' pope tells new cardinals Posted: 28 Jun 2018 08:56 AM PDT  By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis installed 14 Catholic churchmen as cardinals on Thursday, putting another stamp on the group that will one day elect his successor. Presiding at a ceremony known as a consistory in St. Peter's Basilica, Francis told the new cardinals that their mission was to serve the poor and the Church and not seek privileges. Francis has now chosen 59 of the 125 cardinal electors under 80 years old who would be eligible to enter a conclave after his death or resignation.
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| Reiko Takahashi is 2018 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Posted: 28 Jun 2018 11:28 AM PDT ![Reiko Takahashi is 2018 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year]( "Reiko Takahashi is 2018 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year") A photograph of a humpback whale calf's tail has earned Reiko Takahashi of Japan the prestigious grand prize in the 2018 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year contest. Takahashi took the photo, titled "Mermaid," off the coast of Japan's Kumejima Island. The longtime photographer left her office job to pursue her passion for underwater photography and traveled to Kumejima Island on a mission to photograph humpback whales with their young calves.
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| Man seen riding on hood of car speaks out Posted: 28 Jun 2018 03:20 AM PDT  The man's ex-girlfriend, who was driving, is now facing charges. ABC News' Kendis Gibson reports.
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| 'The McConnell rule': Some Dems say the vote for Justice Kennedy's replacement should be delayed Posted: 27 Jun 2018 01:14 PM PDT  Justice Anthony Kennedy's surprise announcement on Wednesday that he is retiring from the Supreme Court reverberated throughout Washington, where President Trump and his fellow Republicans are now poised to cement conservative control of the high court.
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| Complaint: Brother of Giants' Jenkins, victim had dispute Posted: 28 Jun 2018 02:37 PM PDT  HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — The brother of New York Giants cornerback Janoris Jenkins had an alleged altercation in his brother's New Jersey home that led to the death of a 25-year-old man.
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| Air strikes on southern Syria kill 22 civilians: monitor Posted: 28 Jun 2018 02:35 AM PDT  A barrage of Russian air strikes on rebel-held areas of southern Syria killed 22 civilians on Thursday, a monitoring group said, most of them in a single battered town. "At least 35 Russian air strikes hit the town of Al-Mseifra," the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. "One of them hit a basement where people were taking shelter, killing 17 civilians, including five children," the Britain-based monitor said.
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| World's most punctual airlines hail from Asia-Pacific Posted: 28 Jun 2018 08:39 AM PDT  Qantas and Qatar Airways have emerged the world's most punctual, mainline carriers in a new report which found that overall, Asia-Pacific is the most reliable region for air travel when it comes to delivering passengers to their destinations on time.
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| Five dead in India after plane crashes and bursts into flames in busy Mumbai district Posted: 28 Jun 2018 04:04 AM PDT  A small plane crashed into a construction site in a densely populated part of India's financial capital Mumbai on Thursday, killing five people including one on the ground, officials said. Images broadcast on Indian news channels showed flames and black smoke billowing from the area, which sits right next to several high-rise residential towers. There were four people on the 12-seater aircraft, disaster management officials said, with witnesses reporting hearing a loud blast as it smashed into a half-built structure. "There was a huge explosion and the adjacent tree caught fire and the fire spilled on the streets," a man was quoted as saying on the NDTV news channel. "Initially we assumed an electric box in the under-construction building must have caught fire but when we checked out the spot, we found the charred body of a man who apparently was on bike when the plane crashed," he added. A woman, who was also not named, reported hearing three loud explosions and described seeing a "major fire". Video footage posted online showed bright orange flames licking the side of a building next to a construction site. The plane hit an open area at a construction site for a multistory building Credit: AP Other images shot after the fire was put out showed firemen sifting through the twisted wreckage of the twin-prop plane as crowds looked on. The white tailfin seemed to be the only recognisable part of the aircraft not consumed in the blaze. India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said the plane was a turbo-prop King Air C-90 and had been on a test flight from the nearby Juhu airstrip. "There were two pilots and two aircraft maintenance engineers on board. All on board (the) aircraft along with one person on ground are dead," the DGCA statement read. A medical officer at Rajawadi hospital, where the victims were taken, said the dead included three men and two women. "There bodies were completely charred due to the fire," she told AFP, adding that two injured had also been admitted and were in a stable condition. Rescuers stand amid the wreckage of a private chartered plane that crashed in Ghatkopar area, Mumbai Credit: Rajanish Kakade/AP It was not raining at the time of the accident and weather did not appear to have been a factor in the crash. DGCA said it was sending a team to investigate the cause, adding that the aircraft was owned by a private operator who had purchased it from the Uttar Pradesh state government. P Rahangdale, Mumbai's chief fire officer, said several fire engines had rushed to the spot. India's National Disaster Response Force said it was also sending a team to make sure no there were no injured trapped under any rubble at the crash site. Former Indian Aviation Minister Praful Patel tweeted his condolences and praised the pilot for the guiding the plane into an open area. "Salute to the pilot who showed presence of mind to avoid a big mishap, saving many lives at the cost of her own life," he wrote. There have been several crashes involving small planes in India in recent years. In 2015 a light aircraft belonging to India's paramilitary border force crashed after taking off from New Delhi airport, killing 10 people on board. Ten people were killed in 2011 after an air ambulance crashed into a residential area in Faridabad, near the capital. Seven people on board and three on the ground were killed. The last deadly air crash involving a commercial plane happened in 2010 when an Air India Boeing 737-800 over shot the runway while landing at Mangalore airport in southern India. At least 158 passengers were killed and nearly a dozen others survived the crash.
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| Kim Kardashian Made Tristan Thompson Unblock Her While Khloe Watched Posted: 28 Jun 2018 09:04 AM PDT  These are a few of Kim Kardashian's favorite things: receipts, being petty on
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| Democrats gear up for a fierce and probably losing fight against Trump’s court pick, whoever it is Posted: 28 Jun 2018 07:27 AM PDT  Trump's opponents see little likelihood of blocking the president's eventual nominee. But liberal groups are huddling to draw up battle plans anyway.
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| Puerto Rico introduces bill to become US state Posted: 27 Jun 2018 01:47 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Puerto Rico's non-voting representative in Congress is introducing a bill that seeks to make the U.S. territory a state by 2021.
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| In Lopez Obrador's hometown, Mexicans hope for 'historic' change Posted: 28 Jun 2018 02:08 AM PDT  Tepetitán (Mexico) (AFP) - In the village of Tepetitan, in southern Mexico, people still remember Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the outgoing boy who liked to play baseball and swim in the river -- and who could become the country's next president Sunday. Now 64 years old, the leftist candidate has a more than 20-point lead in the polls heading into Mexico's election, and is promising to bring a "radical transformation" to a country governed by the same two parties for almost a century. Back in Tepetitan, the village of 1,400 people that he left more than 50 years ago, residents of a certain age still remember him, and speak of him in almost mythical tones.
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| Moment Missing Toddler Is Found by Police in Woods Captured on Bodycam Footage Posted: 28 Jun 2018 07:25 AM PDT  Little Kamiyah Vicks was found crying in a dense wooded area bordering the Lakeshore neighborhood in Port Wentworth, where her mother lives, at about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, officials said.
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| 4 Things Worth Grilling That Aren't Meat Posted: 28 Jun 2018 07:57 AM PDT ![4 Things Worth Grilling That Aren't Meat]( "4 Things Worth Grilling That Aren't Meat") Last fall, my family went 10 weeks without an oven or stovetop, thanks to our kitchen renovation. While the challenge had me (finally) getting to know every plug-in appliance my husband and I had listed on our wedding registry more than 10 years ago, it also forced me to push the limits of our backyard gas grill. Before the renovation, we pretty much only used it to cook marinated chicken breasts, burgers, corn or the occasional pile of peppers. But during the renovation, my family began thinking of this appliance's full potential as a heat source in lieu of our oven and stovetop. ...
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| Video: Man sucker-punched in Bronx street; Passersby raid his pockets Posted: 28 Jun 2018 09:08 AM PDT  After a violent attack left a man unconscious in the middle of a Bronx crosswalk, people started stealing from the victim's pockets, police said.
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| UK's Prince William visits Jerusalem holy sites, great-grandmother's tomb Posted: 28 Jun 2018 04:06 AM PDT  By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William toured Jerusalem's most sacred and sensitive sites on Thursday, wrapping up a politically delicate visit that both Palestinians and Israelis, locked in a lengthy conflict, were able to embrace. Assuring Palestinians they had not been forgotten and ending what Israelis had seen as an undeclared British boycott of official visits to their country by the royal family, William made no evident missteps in following an itinerary carefully scripted for balance. Billed as non-political, the four-day tour of Israel and the occupied Palestinian Territories was an opportunity to show goodwill and voice hopes for peace in areas Britain ruled from 1917 to 1948, the year of Israel's creation.
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| Both sides on abortion agree: Roe is in play now Posted: 27 Jun 2018 02:10 PM PDT  Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement after 30 years as a moderate swing vote on the Supreme Court poses a real threat to abortion rights in the United States, advocates and constitutional scholars agree. But exactly how that threat will play out is uncertain.
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| This Is the List of the 25 People Trump Will Consider for Next Supreme Court Justice Posted: 28 Jun 2018 04:36 AM PDT  Hot off the presses.
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| Tornado injures 8 people, 2 critically, in small Kansas town Posted: 27 Jun 2018 01:16 PM PDT  EUREKA, Kan. (AP) — Residents in a small Kansas town were surveying damage Wednesday after the community took a "direct hit" from a tornado for the second time in two years.
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| 'Flying brain' blasts off on SpaceX cargo ship towards space station Posted: 29 Jun 2018 04:55 AM PDT  A ball-shaped artificial intelligence robot nicknamed the "flying brain" because it is trained to follow and interact with a German astronaut, blasted off Friday toward the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship. A new, spare hand for the station's robotic arm, an experiment to measure plant stress in space and a study of a new cancer treatment were also on board as the Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 5:42 am (0942 GMT). "We have ignition and liftoff! The Falcon 9 rocket powers the Dragon spacecraft toward the International Space Station," said a NASA commentator as the white rocket fired its engines and lit up the skies on a dark, Florida morning.
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| 'No Justification' for Officer to Shoot Unarmed Teen Antwon Rose, DA Says Posted: 27 Jun 2018 10:54 AM PDT  "Unless you see a genuine threat, it's inappropriate, in fact it's criminal, to take someone's life." District Attorney Stephen Zappala said
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| China praises Mattis visit, says defense minister to visit U.S. Posted: 28 Jun 2018 03:15 AM PDT  China on Thursday praised the tone of this week's visit to Beijing by U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, saying it had achieve positive results and that Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe would go to Washington this year. Mattis, the first U.S. defense chief to come to China in four years, has described his talks as "very, very good", even as President Xi Jinping told him China would not give up an inch of its territory, likely a reference to the disputed South China Sea and self-ruled Taiwan which China claims.
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| Volvo S60 Polestar Engineered Limited To 20 Examples In U.S. Posted: 28 Jun 2018 07:16 AM PDT  And it will cost $1,100 per month through the Care by Volvo subscription service.
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| Elon Musk in 'absurd' dispute with Colorado artist over use of flatulating unicorn image Posted: 28 Jun 2018 02:31 AM PDT  Elon Musk, the South African-born entrepreneur with ambitious plans to colonise Mars, has become embroiled in an 'absurd' dispute over his company's use of a flatulating unicorn image he is accused of "ripping off". The 47-year-old multi-billionaire first shared the unicorn image, created by Colorado artist Tom Edwards, with his 22 million Twitter followers in February last year. Edwards, who runs his own art pottery business, produced the unicorn mug design in 2010, explaining: "I figure anything with rainbows and unicorns has to be a hit!" It quickly became one of his best-selling items and years later the colourful piece of pottery would grab the attention of Musk, who tweeted an image declaring: "Maybe my favourite mug ever." Musk used a copy of the image in March 2017 to promote a hidden "sketch pad" feature in Tesla vehicles and then again in a Christmas card to owners of the electric cars later that year. Made today on Tesla sketch pad pic.twitter.com/Z8dFP2NN41— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 30, 2017 While Edwards was initially delighted with the boost in sales of his unicorn mugs as a result of Musk's promotion, The Guardian reports he has now accused the SpaceX CEO of using the image without his permission in Tesla's operating system. Rainbows, unicorns and electric cars pic.twitter.com/oGHkVUmpdi— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 4, 2017 Maybe my favorite mug ever— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 4, 2017 The artist told westword.com: "I want to get paid for my artwork … I'd like for them [Tesla] to contact my lawyer and start the process for what this unicorn is worth." Edwards' daughter Robin, who performs under the stage name Lisa Prank, posted on Twitter that Musk had "ripped off my dad's art!" Was actually someone else's drawing of a unicorn on hidden Tesla sketch pad app & we gained no financial benefit. Have asked my team to use a diff example going forward. He can sue for money if he wants, but that's kinda lame. If anything, this attention increased his mug sales.— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 27, 2018 "Your company has been using his creative property for a year without credit or compensation - don't you think artists deserve to be paid for their work? Maybe you can respond to the letter his lawyer sent you & you guys can work something out," she wrote to Musk. "It's a direct copy of his work. And every element that goes into building the Tesla financially benefits you. It was also sent out in Tesla Christmas promotional material. You used it to add to your brand." Musk responded it would be "kinda lame" if Edwards sued him over the use of the image and suggested the artist should be grateful for the promotion. He added it was "chosen randomly" by his software team "as a joke (they didn't tell me in advance) as an example of the hidden feature". He added: "We can change it to something else if your Dad wants." "[It] was actually someone else's drawing of a unicorn on hidden Tesla sketch pad app & we gained no financial benefit," he clarified. "Have asked my team to use a diff example going forward. He can sue for money if he wants, but that's kinda lame. If anything, this attention increased his mug sales." SpaceX founder Elon Musk Credit: Reuters In another reply he wrote: "Lisa, I popularised your Dad's mug for free, he made thousands of dollars as a result & now he wants more money because someone else's drawing of that mug was used as a sketch pad example in a *hidden* feature. How much money does your Dad want for this terrible transgression?" Replying to criticism over the row, he added: "I offered to pay him twice for something we don't even want." "Nothing is more absurd than reality!" he continued in another post. "This silly drawing that was just added as a silly example for our sketchpad Easter egg has bothered me more than anything today. I definitely care about artists getting compensated. It would be unfair not to do so." In response to the controversy, Edwards has launched a "Tesla stole my unicorn" mug, platter and celadon wine sipper. Tesla has been contacted for a comment.
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| 'Wonder Woman 1984' Reveals First Look At Kristen Wiig As Cheetah Posted: 27 Jun 2018 01:37 PM PDT  If a resurrected Steve Trevor clad in a Members Only jacket wasn't enough to
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| Appellate judge on D.C. Circuit seen as early favorite on Trump's Supreme Court shortlist Posted: 27 Jun 2018 01:31 PM PDT  Bloomberg and the Los Angeles Times are both reporting that the favorite is Brett Kavanaugh, 53, a federal appellate court judge based in Washington, D.C., who previously clerked for Kennedy.
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| Republicans withdraws support for candidate who said ‘God is racist white supremacist’ and jewish people are 'satanic' Posted: 28 Jun 2018 11:27 AM PDT  The North Carolina Republican Party has withdrawn its support for a legislative candidate who claimed "God is a racist and a white supremacist" and Jewish people are "Satanic" in newly-uncovered blogs on his website. The state GOP denounced Russell Walker after statements he made online were reported by a local newspaper, The Charlotte Observer. Mr Walker's site, Christ Descended From Joseph, includes statements like "Jews are not Semitic they are Satanic as they all descend from Satan" and "What is wrong with being a white supremacist?
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| The Latest: Texas executes man condemned for 1979 killing Posted: 27 Jun 2018 04:42 PM PDT  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the scheduled execution of a Texas inmate who confessed to numerous killings and rapes (all times local):
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| Jeb Hensarling clashes with Waters during committee hearing Posted: 27 Jun 2018 02:35 PM PDT  Rep. Maxine Waters responds to Chairman's comments on civility during House Financial Service committee hearing.
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| Amazon takes on pharmacy sector with new acquisition Posted: 28 Jun 2018 01:52 PM PDT  Amazon set its sights on the pharmacy market Thursday with the acquisition of tech-focused retailer PillPack, sending shock waves through the sector over prospects of disruption by the US online colossus. Amazon has long been rumored to be interested in the pharmacy business, and the entry by a powerful new player could unsettle a business dominated by large American chains including CVS and Walgreens. Terms were not disclosed on the deal for PillPack, an online pharmacy which operates in all 50 US states and offers pre-sorted dose packaging and home delivery.
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| Pakistan ex-PM banned in one seat as election bias claims persist Posted: 27 Jun 2018 02:18 PM PDT  By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani election tribunal disqualified outgoing Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday from running in his home constituency, dealing the latest blow to the party of ousted leader Nawaz Sharif. The ruling follows the arrest by an anti-corruption body of another member of Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) after he was named to contest a seat. In the case of Abbasi, an election commission tribunal ruled that he did not declare an accurate value of his assets in his nomination papers.
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| Suspects in the Murder of Kim Jong Un's Half Brother are Trained Assassins, Prosecutors Say Posted: 28 Jun 2018 12:37 AM PDT  Two women are accused of using the toxic VX nerve agent to kill Kim Jong Nam
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| McLaren 600LT Adds Power And Lightness To 570S Posted: 28 Jun 2018 05:00 AM PDT  The fourth-ever Longtail from McLaren packs 592 horsepower and is 211.6 lbs lighter than the standard 570S Coupe.
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| Despite Trump Urging, Republicans Fail On Immigration Again Posted: 27 Jun 2018 11:03 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning called on House
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| How Air Force F-16s Could Help F-22s and F-35s Kill Russia's Su-57 Fighter Posted: 27 Jun 2018 04:59 PM PDT  Working as a team, the F-22, F-35 and F-16 would be more than able to handle the Su-57.
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