| Arizona Cops On Paid Leave After Video Shows Them Beating Unarmed Man Posted: 06 Jun 2018 11:57 AM PDT  Four Arizona police officers have been placed on administrative leave after
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| Key White House official advocated for 'limited use of military force' in North Korea Posted: 06 Jun 2018 06:34 PM PDT  Fred Fleitz, the chief of staff of the White House National Security Council, says top officials are considering "regime change" and the so-called bloody nose strike.
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| GOP gets wiped out in California senate race Posted: 06 Jun 2018 01:30 PM PDT  In the State of Nixon and Reagan, no Republican running for U.S. Senate got more than 9% of the vote against Dianne Feinstein one of the Democrats leading the investigation of the Trump campaign & Russian operatives.
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| NASA Finds Concentrated Batch Of Organic Molecules On Mars Posted: 07 Jun 2018 04:00 PM PDT  If Mars were a fruit in the produce aisle (and, let's be honest, it would make
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| The Latest: Earthquake and ash eruption hit Kilauea volcano Posted: 06 Jun 2018 08:08 PM PDT  HONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on the eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano (all times local):
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| Avenatti: Cohen colluded with Stormy’s former lawyer Posted: 06 Jun 2018 01:29 PM PDT  Stormy Daniels' lawyer, Michael Avenatti, discusses the new lawsuit he filed on behalf of Daniels alleging collusion between Trump lawyer Michael Cohen and Daniels' former lawyer, Keith Davidson.
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| EPA spokesperson calls journalist 'piece of trash' for reporting on aide's resignation Posted: 06 Jun 2018 06:40 PM PDT  A spokesperson for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) called a reporter a "piece of trash". Jahan Wilcox, who began speaking on behalf of administrator Scott Pruitt in 2017, told journalist Elaina Plott of The Atlantic magazine: "have a great day, you're a piece of trash". The insult was in response to a query from Ms Plott about her report on the resignation of one of Mr Pruitt's top aides, Millan Hupp.
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| Vibrant wave photography Posted: 07 Jun 2018 01:34 PM PDT ![Vibrant wave photography]( "Vibrant wave photography") These kaleidoscopic images are the work of one persistent photographer's efforts to capture vibrant hues at the exact moment a wave breaks. Ryan Pernofski's stunning shots feature brilliant yellows, reds, blues and purples as an array of sunlight hits the water at the perfect time.
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| Mesa Police Department again under fire Posted: 08 Jun 2018 02:46 AM PDT  New video of officers in Arizona aggressively arresting a 15-year-old was released as part of the investigation into a string of excessive-force allegations. ABC News' Diane Macedo reports.
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| Trump quiet on Puerto Rico death toll at hurricane-preparedness briefing Posted: 06 Jun 2018 01:28 PM PDT  President Trump did not address the controversy over the death toll in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria during his public remarks before a briefing at FEMA on Wednesday.
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| Hannity Tells Mueller Witnesses: Bash Your Phones 'To Little Itsy Bitsy Pieces' Posted: 06 Jun 2018 08:57 PM PDT  Fox News host Sean Hannity appeared to sarcastically advise witnesses in
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| 2018 Midterm Primaries: Democrats Avoided Disaster, But That Might Not Be Enough Posted: 06 Jun 2018 03:02 PM PDT  California Democrats can feel safe to exhale now.
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| Pulse nightclub shooting survivors sue Orlando, its police Posted: 07 Jun 2018 11:44 AM PDT  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Almost two years after a massacre at an Orlando nightclub left 49 people dead and 53 injured, some of the surviving victims were filing a lawsuit in federal court Thursday saying the city and police didn't do enough to try to stop the shooter.
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| Your Private Facebook Posts May Have Been Public For Days Posted: 07 Jun 2018 04:33 PM PDT  Facebook has had another privacy mishap, this time announcing a recent bug
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| The conversation around the Lewinsky affair has evolved – Bill Clinton has not Posted: 08 Jun 2018 04:00 AM PDT  Bill Clinton is currently on a book tour to promote The President is Missing, a thriller he has written with James Patterson. Clinton, 71, has been criticized for responding in a manner many consider to be tone deaf. In an interview Monday on NBC's Today program, Clinton said he doesn't owe Lewinsky a personal apology.
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| River of lava engulfs entire Hawaii neighbourhood and adds almost a mile of new land to shoreline Posted: 07 Jun 2018 04:03 AM PDT  An entire neighbourhood has disappeared in Hawaii after being covered by a river of lava. The Vacationland neighbourhood has been wiped off the island as Kilauea continues to spew lava, destroying homes and altering the landscape on Hawaii's Big Island. Homes have been seen bursting into flames as the lava hits them, before being destroyed completely by the unstoppable flow.
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| Chip and Joanna Gaines of 'Fixer Upper' Fame Slapped With $40,000 Fine Over Lead-Based Paint Posted: 06 Jun 2018 12:59 PM PDT  The Environmental Protection Agency says it reviewed several seasons of the Gaines' hit show to find that 33 properties were renovated "without adequate lead paint protections."
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| RFK's birthplace marking 50 years since his assassination Posted: 06 Jun 2018 01:44 PM PDT  BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Anecdotes and remembrances of John F. Kennedy's younger brother on the 50th anniversary of his death highlighted a special "Jack and Bobby" tour at the former president's birthplace on Wednesday.
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| Trump may invite North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to the U.S. Posted: 07 Jun 2018 01:09 PM PDT  In a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, President Trump said he could invite North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un to the U.S.
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| Not much intelligent life in Washington. Outer space is another story. Posted: 07 Jun 2018 02:00 AM PDT  What's the truth behind that strange aircraft spotted off the coast of San Diego in 2004? Go ahead and laugh. But in the age of entertainment, we can no longer differentiate what's entirely superfluous from what seems superfluous but might really matter.
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| KFC To Test Vegetarian Fried Chicken Option In U.K. Posted: 07 Jun 2018 10:33 AM PDT  Someone alert the brigadier general ― the Colonel has gone rogue.
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| Corrupt Baltimore police officer sentenced to 25 years Posted: 07 Jun 2018 01:23 PM PDT  A police officer described as perhaps the most corrupt in the history of the Baltimore police department was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Thursday. Sergeant Wayne Jenkins headed an elite unit known as the Gun Trace Task Force that was responsible for stunning amounts of abuse in the troubled US city. Instead, the Task Force resold weapons they stole, robbed drug dealers and planted false evidence.
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| Student From Iowa Killed 3 Weeks After ICE Sent Him Back To Mexico Posted: 08 Jun 2018 02:06 AM PDT  An Iowa high school student who was sent back to Mexico by immigration
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| MIT Creates Psychopath AI By Making It Look At A Reddit Forum Posted: 07 Jun 2018 01:27 PM PDT  Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have truly created a
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| Sean Hannity suggests Mueller witnesses 'bash their phones to pieces' Posted: 07 Jun 2018 10:45 AM PDT  Sean Hannity is trying a new tactic in his attempts to derail special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. The Fox News host, who it is reported has replaced Melania Trump as the last person Donald Trump speaks to before he goes to bed each night, was responding to news that Mueller has asked some witnesses to turn in their phones in order to view messages on encrypted apps such as WhatsApp.
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| Could China Turn Russia Into an Aircraft Carrier Superpower? Posted: 07 Jun 2018 06:25 AM PDT  The only downside for China would be that a Russian carrier would take up space and industrial capacity in Chinese yards, but this is a small price to pay. The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov has entered what is expected to be a substantial refit.
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| Mom, boyfriend sentenced in boy's 'beyond animalistic' death Posted: 07 Jun 2018 12:23 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge sentenced a California mother to life in prison Thursday and gave her boyfriend the death penalty in the "beyond animalistic" killing of the woman's 8-year-old son, who prosecutors say was punished because the couple believed he was gay.
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| Taiwan conducting war games simulating repelling Chinese attack amid heighted tensions Posted: 07 Jun 2018 01:18 AM PDT  Fighter jets, helicopters and thousands of troops in Taiwan fought back a simulated Chinese invasion Thursday as the self-ruled island faces increasing military and diplomatic pressure from Beijing. Relations between Taipei and Beijing have deteriorated since President Tsai Ing-wen was elected in 2016, as her government refuses to acknowledge that Taiwan is part of "one China". Live-fire drills began Monday with troops simulating surprise air and coastal assaults to reflect increased military threats from China, which sees Taiwan as a renegade province to be brought back into the fold - by force if necessary. Tsai watched Thursday's session of the ongoing "Han Kuang" (Han Glory) exercise involving 4,100 soldiers, attack helicopters and fighter jets from an air base in Taichung. Thursday's scenario simulated the enemy bombing of an airfield and a paratrooper attack, with air and ground troops deployed to take back the base. A C-130 Hercules aircraft drops supplies during Han Kuang military drill simulating the China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) invading the island Credit: TYRONE SIU/REUTERS An F-16 fighter flew overhead and deployed flares in a defensive move against heat-seeking missiles. Special operations troops were seen moving to secure a building. "I have seen our troops' capabilities and I have faith that our troops can achieve the goal of 'solid defence and multiple deterrence'," Tsai said. China held its own live-fire drills in April in the Taiwan Strait - the narrow waterway separating the Chinese mainland from Taiwan - following weeks of air and naval manoeuvres in the area. Beijing has also stepped up diplomatic pressure on Taipei, luring four countries to switch allegiance from Taiwan to China since Tsai took office. China has been incensed by a recent warming in relations between Taiwan and the United States, which remains the island's most powerful ally and arms supplier even though it has no official diplomatic ties. President Donald Trump recently signed a symbolic bill paving the way for mutual visits by high-level officials and Washington gave long-awaited approval for a licence necessary to sell submarine technology to Taiwan. A defence spending bill currently before congress in Washington calls on the US military to participate in Taiwan's drills, including the annual Han Kuang exercise. "We are optimistic about all exchanges with the US as long as it's about national security, and regional peace and stability," defence ministry spokesman Chen Chung-chi said when asked to comment on American participation in Taiwan's drills. On Monday, the pilot of an F-16 jet involved in the drills was killed after crashing into a mountain in northern Taiwan. The cause of the incident was under investigation.
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| T-shirts, tacos, and tourism: Singapore businesses cash in on Trump-Kim mania Posted: 08 Jun 2018 08:05 AM PDT  By Dewey Sim and Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - From summit-themed burgers and online scalpers peddling "World Peace" medallions and "Peace Out from Lion City" T-shirts, Singaporeans are cashing in on a historic meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un. More than 3,000 journalists are due in town, along with delegations and security entourages.
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| Immigrant Faces Deportation After Delivering Pizza To New York Army Base Posted: 07 Jun 2018 09:30 AM PDT  A New York City pizza deliverer who brought a pie to an Army base in Brooklyn
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| Protests erupt at G-7 summit in Quebec Posted: 08 Jun 2018 08:31 AM PDT ![Protests erupt at G-7 summit in Quebec]( "Protests erupt at G-7 summit in Quebec") After a tense standoff between police and anti-G7 protesters Friday morning, officers have peacefully cleared demonstrators and re-opened a road leading to the summit site of La Malbaie. Police in riot gear declared the protest illegal a few minutes after it began and encircled about 100 protesters who had blocked a road leading to the small town north of Québec City where G7 leaders are gathering for a two-day summit. Protesters said they achieved their goals of shutting down Québec City after the legislature was closed down on Friday and many businesses decided to shut their doors.
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| Texas man nearly died after being bitten by venomous snake he decapitated, wife says Posted: 07 Jun 2018 07:37 AM PDT  Jennifer Sutcliffe said she and her husband were doing yard work on Memorial Day weekend – in preparation for a family barbecue – when she spotted a 4-foot long Western diamondback rattlesnake slithering through her flowerbed. Ms Sutcliffe screamed, she told the Washington Post, altering her husband to the snake's presence.
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| German police seek fugitive Iraqi over killing of girl, 14 Posted: 07 Jun 2018 11:00 AM PDT  BERLIN (AP) — German authorities investigating the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl said Thursday they are seeking a fugitive Iraqi asylum-seeker, but released a Turkish suspect in the latest high-profile criminal case involving migrants.
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| Theresa May will have formal meetings with the leaders of all the G7 - except Donald Trump Posted: 08 Jun 2018 12:38 AM PDT  Theresa May will have formal meetings with the leaders of all the G7 countries at the group's summit in Canada - except US President Donald Trump. The US leader is at odds with the other six countries in the group - the UK, Canada, Germany, France, Italy and Japan - over his protectionist tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. Mr Trump is not expected to spend as long at the summit in Charlevoix, Quebec as other leaders, leaving little time for formal bilateral meetings in front of the world's press. In a further sign of strained relations between Mrs May and Mr Trump, sources told The Telegraph that the president has grown frustrated with Mrs May's "school mistress" tone. Mrs May is expected to have informal talks with the US president and will seek to use the summit to avert a damaging trade war, insisting she wants a "proportionate" response from the European Union to the US tariffs. The Prime Minister told reporters on the plane to the summit in Quebec: "I made my views clear on the steel and aluminium tariffs that President Trump has announced, I have done that directly to him. Why Trump's trade war with the EU and China could end in disaster "My most recent conversation with him was on Monday this week. "We disagree with these, we think they're unjustified. "Obviously the European Union will be responding. "We want to ensure, and we're working with others in the European Union to ensure, that this response is proportionate, that it is within the WTO rules. "As the UK, we want to be a great champion of free trade around the world and that's what we will continue to be. "I will continue to put the argument for the importance of those trade relationships around the world and I'll be doing that here at the G7 as I have done elsewhere and will continue to do elsewhere." The Prime Minister will join leaders from Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Japan in voicing concerns with the US president over the imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminium. The meeting of G7 leaders follows a stormy gathering of the countries' finance ministers earlier this month where the US was left isolated because of the rift caused by the refusal to exempt allies from the 25% tariff on steel imports and the 10% duty on aluminium. The European Commission has confirmed it intends to hit back with retaliatory tariffs from July on US imports ranging from jeans to bourbon whiskey. Despite the threat of tit-for-tat trade reprisals threatening to overshadow the meeting, Mrs May will use the summit to call on internet giants to do more to remove content showing violence against women. New Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has broken ranks with other Western leaders by calling for an end to sanctions on Russia and promising to advocate for a thaw in the relationship with Moscow. "We are very clear and will be, should the subject arise, that sanctions on Russia absolutely need to remain in place," a senior UK Government source said. Mrs May is scheduled to have a meeting with Mr Conte on Saturday after talks with Canada's Justin Trudeau, France's Emmanuel Macron, Germany's Angela Merkel and Japan's Shinzo Abe on Friday.
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| China looks to bolster militancy fight at security summit Posted: 07 Jun 2018 01:39 AM PDT  By Ben Blanchard and Christian Shepherd BEIJING (Reuters) - China will seek to bolster the fight against extremism at a regional security summit this weekend with some of its closest diplomatic allies, including Russian President Vladimir Putin. Jointly led by Russia and China, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was launched in 2001 to combat radical Islam and other security concerns in their own countries and across Central Asia. It added two new members, India and Pakistan, last year and Iran has been knocking at the door.
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| We think we figured out what IHOP’s name change means Posted: 06 Jun 2018 02:03 PM PDT  IHOP has mastered the art of flipping everyone's world upside down and we're here to offer some comfort. On Monday, the breakfast chain announced that after 60 years of identifying as the International House of Pancakes (IHOP) it's re-branding to IHOb. And while no one knows for sure what the lowercase b stand for, after journeying down a dark internet hole we've got a pretty good idea. Burgers, baby. �������������� SEE ALSO: This attempt at making a giant macaron fell flat, literally The first and most logical guess is that the chain's ditching its focus on pancakes and broadening the meal scope to become "International House of breakfast." That seems a bit too predictable though, so instead, we think the "b" stands for BURGERS. For 60 pancakin' years, we've been IHOP. Now, we're flippin' our name to IHOb. Find out what it could b on 6.11.18. #IHOb pic.twitter.com/evSxKV3QmT — IHOP (@IHOP) June 4, 2018 In a Reddit thread asking for IHOP employees to spill the beans on the name change, Reddit user lumpsr explains, "It's about burgers. We're coming out with a line of 100% Black Angus beef, hand pressed burgers. Had training on them this week and, I have to say, they're pretty good." After a little more digging Mashable discovered that lumpsr appears to work at IHOP as a manager. So, like maybe some people didn't get the memo this thing's supposed to be a secret? IDK. But IHOP's Twitter account still refuses to crack. Upon further sleuthing, more info on the alleged burger plan was uncovered: Image: screenshot/Reddit UPDATE: June 6, 2018, 3:45 p.m. PDT The original comments to Reddit have since been deleted. And other inside IHOP sources seem to be on Team Burger, as well, betraying their brand like it's no biggie. Spoiler alert guys: its burgers. I work at IHOP. Come tip me. https://t.co/ceEiC2uDcK — lexie swanson (@lexie_swanson) June 6, 2018 My inside source says burgers �� — DizzleRizzle (@_verydisco) June 6, 2018 More proof may come from IHOP's announcement itself. "We're flippin' our name," the brand wrote. What else do you flip? Burgers. It's unclear if IHOP will actually permanently change its name to IHOb. Sadly, this is probably a very effective use of viral marketing. However, someone does own the Twitter handle IHOb, and it is a verified account. Still, a quick search for trademark patents returned no results for IHOb linked to the chain. It's unclear who owns the domain IHOB.com. Image: Twitter/screenhotThe IHOP Twitter account ran a poll on Tuesday, listing "Biscuits, Bacon, Butternut Squash, and Barnacles" as options, but we've got a feeling the brand's just trying to throw fans of the scent. IHOb? What could it b? #IHOb — IHOP (@IHOP) June 5, 2018 Other popular guesses include bagels, Beyoncé, Blockchain, and BITCOIN!? But please, dear lord don't let it be Bitcoin. (Don't worry, it's probably almost definitely going to be burgers.) Sadly, since IHOP decided to re-brand in the most painfully slow and torturous way possible, we'll all have to wait until June 11 to find out for sure. So until then, sit back, channel your inner IHOP, and brainstorm what the franchise's new name will be like everyone else. Please don't be IHOP Blockchain. Please don't be IHOP Blockchain Please don't be IHOP Blockchain. Please don't be IHOP Blockchain. Please don't be IHOP Blockchain. https://t.co/qRIEPMXeyX — Dan Primack (@danprimack) June 5, 2018 What do YOU think @IHOP's new name is? International House of... — Extra Credit (@ExtraCredit) June 6, 2018 This is what the B stands for. @IHOP pic.twitter.com/6aIDg4XBZD — ƤΛɄȽ �� (@Paul_Is_Penguin) June 6, 2018 IHOP is changing its name to IHOB and while people think it stands for "breakfast" I'm putting my money on BETRAYAL — bea (@bayahhh) June 6, 2018 You can make it International House of Bowling if you want, so long as I can still get three eggs over easy, corned-beef hash, and dry rye toast.Heck I go to @IHOP so often, the b's gotta be for Bob. https://t.co/KBm4MAMJ1L — Senator Bob Menendez (@SenatorMenendez) June 6, 2018 IHOP is changing its name to IHOb to stand for International House of Booty and compete with Hooters. Next question. — Abbi Crutchfield (@curlycomedy) June 6, 2018 pic.twitter.com/H79JFY2kqy — Hot Diggity Dog It's The Good Place �� (@nbcthegoodplace) June 6, 2018 You know what they say: Come Hungry. Leave Confused. Want more clever culture writing beamed directly to your inbox? Sign up here for the twice-weekly Click Click Click newsletter. It's fun – we promise. WATCH: Start printing your breakfast with this pancake bot
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| US suicide rate on rise: health agency Posted: 07 Jun 2018 10:26 AM PDT  The suicide rate across the United States has risen 30 percent since 1999, and nearly 45,000 people took their lives in 2016, officials said Thursday. Suicide presents a "growing public health problem," with significant increases in 44 of the 50 states, said the report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Earlier this week, American handbag designer Kate Spade, 55, took her own life, sparking renewed calls for mental health awareness and suicide prevention.
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| Trump Administration Takes New Aim At Obamacare's Pre-Existing Protections Posted: 07 Jun 2018 07:17 PM PDT  The Trump administration on Thursday officially threw its support behind a
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| Kate Spade Lived With Mental Illness For Years, Her Family Says Posted: 06 Jun 2018 11:34 PM PDT  A day after the apparent suicide of fashion designer Kate Spade, her family
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| 'Hidden beauty near the shore' — Photography by Toru Kasuya Posted: 08 Jun 2018 10:59 AM PDT !['Hidden beauty near the shore' — Photography by Toru Kasuya]( "'Hidden beauty near the shore' — Photography by Toru Kasuya") One of Japan's emerging stars in the field of marine life photography, Toru Kasuya was the recent Grand Prize Winner of the 6th annual Nikkei National Geographic Photo Prize, whose mission is to raise the profile of promising Japanese photographers globally.
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| Barack Obama pays emotional tribute to Anthony Bourdain with photo of celebrated Hanoi lunch Posted: 08 Jun 2018 09:21 AM PDT  Barack Obama has paid his own, personal tribute to Anthony Bourdain, recalling their celebrated lunch in a Hanoi eatery, and praising the chef and boulevardier's ability to "bring us together". In the spring of 2016, the then president ate a $6 lunch with Bourdain at Bun Cha Huong Lien, a traditional roadside joint where most local people had little idea who either man was. Bourdain was filming for Parts Unknown season 8 while Mr Obama was negotiating a deal with Vietnam that ended a ban on selling military equipment to the single-party nation.
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| Police: 2-year-old, father believed dead in murder-suicide Posted: 06 Jun 2018 07:54 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — A 2-year-old Long Island boy and the father suspected of abducting him during a bitter custody fight are believed to be dead in Virginia, each with a gunshot wound in an apparent murder-suicide, police said Wednesday. It was a tragic development in a case where authorities declined to issue an Amber Alert and waited more than six hours to ask the public for help.
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| Anthony Bourdain, Celebrated American Chef, Dead at 61 from Apparent Suicide Posted: 08 Jun 2018 09:42 AM PDT  The host of CNN's Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown was found unresponsive in his hotel room in France on Friday morning.
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