| On anniversary of rally, how Charlottesville changed us Posted: 10 Aug 2018 03:00 AM PDT  It's been nearly a year since white nationalists and neo-Nazis clashed with counterprotesters in Charlottesville, Va., leaving a young woman and two state police officers dead and a nation that has long struggled with the dark side of its complicated racial history shaken to its core.
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| Joe Arpaio Gives Wild Explanation For Trainwreck Sacha Baron Cohen Interview Posted: 10 Aug 2018 01:16 PM PDT  Joe Arpaio, the former sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, said Thursday
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| The Latest: Fragments of stolen plane scattered after crash Posted: 11 Aug 2018 09:47 AM PDT  SEATAC, Wash. (AP) — The Latest on a plane stolen from Sea-Tac International Airport in Washington state (all times local):
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| US Navy searching for overboard marine off Philippines Posted: 11 Aug 2018 12:30 AM PDT  The US military said it had launched a search and rescue operation after reports a marine may have fallen overboard from an American warship as it sailed through Philippine waters. The US 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit said a member, who was not named, may have gone overboard Thursday morning. Aircraft on board the USS Essex are searching waters off the Sulu Sea and the Surigao Strait while multiple searches are also being made inside the ship itself, the unit said.
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| Wildfire smoke from California has reached New York City, 3,000 miles away Posted: 09 Aug 2018 10:04 AM PDT  Anthony Wexler, the director of the Air Quality Research Center at the University of California, Davis, packed his bags and drove his family out to the coast. They're escaping the smoke. Davis, California, sits amid a layer of wildfire smoke in Northern California. To the northwest, the largest fire in state history, the Mendocino Complex Fire, continues to burn. To the southeast, the Ferguson Fire has closed down smoke-choked Yosemite National Park indefinitely. And to the North, the Carr Fire, infamous for its towering fire tornado, still burns. SEE ALSO: California just had its hottest month on record, and that means more wildfires The air quality in the region around the fires — whose spread has been enhanced by extreme heat parching the land — is some of the worst in the world. "I decided to go out to the coast for a couple days because it was so ridiculous," Wexler said. On Wednesday, the National Weather Service illustrated how winds have lifted bounties of smoke across the entire U.S., bringing pollution even beyond the East Coast. Smoke from the western fires is making it all the way to the East Coast and beyond (at least aloft—mostly above a mile above the surface). Here's the vertically integrated smoke (HRRR model from last night). Another map showed some smoke near the surface even in New England. pic.twitter.com/0Jl6WDAFjg — NWS San Diego (@NWSSanDiego) August 8, 2018 That said, it's not as if these smoke particles are harmful to those on the East Coast. By the time that smoke arrives in Boston and New York, the particles have been diluted with fresh air, and certainly can't be seen, nor are concentrations unhealthy. It's normal for pollution to waft from west to east across the country, just like pollution from China is regularly transported over the Pacific Ocean into the U.S. That's how air generally moves over the Northern Hemisphere, said Wexler. But it's much rarer for even low concentrations of smoke to find their way across the nation. "It doesn't happen every day," Gabriele Pfister, deputy director of the National Center of Atmospheric Research's atmospheric chemistry lab, said in an interview. "But, it can happen." "Normally, the pollution isn't so great that it's noticeable when it gets east," added Wexler. This isn't stratus this morning looking west from the @LickObservatory, it's smoke. #CAwx pic.twitter.com/dcAMDwShCG — NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) August 7, 2018 But just how bad is the air pollution in large regions of the West? "It's been like a reasonably decent day in Beijing," said Wexler. "That's really telling. It's really awful there." "It's unbelievable," said Pfister. She noted that planes flying over the area, as part of a National Science Foundation-funded wildfire study, have picked up some alarming pollution numbers. It's expected that particulate matter — tiny fragments of pollution 30 times thinner than a human hair — would be bad. But the flights even picked up abnormally high concentrations of carbon monoxide, an odorless gas that can be dangerous to human health in enclosed spaces, and at worse, lethal. However, some of the measured values around the fires are about 5 parts per million, or ppm, which are not considered nearly dangerous — but it's still telling. The amount of smoke over the West tonight is nothing short of astounding. pic.twitter.com/Mya0rZauMl — Dan Satterfield (@wildweatherdan) August 8, 2018 "These are values you don't typically find near the surface in the U.S.," said Pfister. "Maybe you'll find that if you stick your head into the exhaust of a car." It's not carbon monoxide, however, that people in burning regions need to be concerned about. One of the main factors that's figured into air quality ratings is particulate matter. Both U.S. government and university researchers have repeatedly shown that breathing this stuff is bad for your heart, as it accelerates plaque build-up in blood vessels. In some areas of Oregon, the Air Quality Index currently registers as "Hazardous." In Redding, California, where a fire tornado spun for 80 minutes last week, the air quality is rated as "Unhealthy." But out near the windswept coast, like in San Francisco, the air quality is "Good." Here is what the #smoke looked like over the Central Valley and affecting #AirQuality today. Deep smoke up to 10,000 feet AGL with multiple layers of smoke caused by transport of different #wildfire plumes. Thanks to @MBrewerWX @weather_jack #MendocinoComplexFire #CarrFire pic.twitter.com/aOlNqLLJNV — SJSU FireWeatherLab (@FireWeatherLab) August 9, 2018 It's likely that the West will be intermittently blanketed in unhealthy to hazardous air for months ahead, as the fire season is not nearly over. Rains aren't expected for months, and more temperature and fire records might be broken. Many Westerners aren't near the fires themselves. But it's harder to outrun the smoke. "In my experience, it's never been this bad," said Wexler. WATCH: A tick is spreading and making people allergic to beef
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| Social Media Is A Toxic Mess. It Should Be On The Companies To Fix It. Posted: 11 Aug 2018 04:01 AM PDT  With Facebook, YouTube, Spotify, Google and Apple all taking concrete steps in
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| U.S. Marines Name First-Ever Female Infantry Platoon Commander Posted: 10 Aug 2018 12:11 PM PDT  First Lt. Marina A. Hierl is one of four platoon commanders in Echo Company, a group of 175 Marines and Navy sailors.
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| White House announces Space Force, but don't try to enlist just yet Posted: 09 Aug 2018 02:02 PM PDT  The Space Force debate has hinged on whether the existing Air Force Space Command can protect American satellites in orbit and handle other military challenges in space.
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| The Latest: Inmate just before execution: 'I'm really sorry' Posted: 09 Aug 2018 06:35 PM PDT  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on the execution of Tennessee inmate Billy Ray Irick (all times local):
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| 79-year-old woman dies after being stabbed while doing volunteer work in Galveston Posted: 10 Aug 2018 10:11 AM PDT  The 79-year-old woman who was stabbed while setting up for an AA meeting in Galveston earlier this week has died.
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| Mechanic becomes latest person killed in California fires Posted: 09 Aug 2018 08:41 PM PDT ![Mechanic becomes latest person killed in California fires]( "Mechanic becomes latest person killed in California fires") Andrew Brake, 40, was assigned to the Carr Fire burning around Redding in Northern California and was killed in a crash on Highway 99 in nearby Tehama County, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) said. "On behalf of all Californians, we honor Andrew and the many other brave firefighters and emergency responders who have risked their lives to protect others," California Governor Jerry Brown said in a statement. The 177,000-acre (71,629-hectare) Carr Fire, roughly 200 miles (320 km) north of San Francisco, has killed two other firefighters along with three members of one family and has destroyed nearly 1,100 homes.
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| Brazil wrestles with ban of controversial weed killer Posted: 09 Aug 2018 11:47 AM PDT  BrasÃlia (AFP) - Brazil's government is contesting a court suspension of licenses for products with glyphosate, one of the most common industrial weedkillers and the subject of a high-profile US case against agrochemical colossus Monsanto. Brazil's government promises to appeal, given the importance of glyphosate to Brazil's huge agriculture industry, the world's biggest exporter of soya. "The whole direct planting system is based on glyphosate," Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi told Valor financial daily on Thursday.
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| Omarosa Claims Trump Repeatedly Used 'N-Word' During 'The Apprentice' Posted: 10 Aug 2018 05:14 AM PDT  Former "Apprentice" contestant and White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman
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| Here's Why North Korea's New Missile Submarine Is No Joke Posted: 10 Aug 2018 07:25 AM PDT  The DPRK appears to be continuing on its path to developing a new diesel-electric ballistic missile submarine (SSB) despite the recent summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.
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| UN calls for 'credible' investigation of Yemen bus attack Posted: 10 Aug 2018 01:39 PM PDT  The UN Security Council called Friday for a credible and transparent investigation into the death of at least 29 children in a Saudi-led coalition attack on a bus in Yemen. The Saudi-led coalition earlier announced that it had ordered an investigation into the air strike on Thursday that also wounded at least 48 others in the northern rebel stronghold of Saada.
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| Flames Inch Close to California Homes, Prompting Evacuation Orders for 20,000 Posted: 09 Aug 2018 09:56 PM PDT  Evacuation orders expanded to more than 20,000 residents, though some homeowners stayed behind to fend off the flames themselves
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| Brutal beating in California Posted: 10 Aug 2018 10:56 AM PDT  The police chief's son is being accused of beating a 71-year-old man.
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| Mechanic latest to die in fight against California fires Posted: 09 Aug 2018 03:49 PM PDT  Andrew Brake, 40, was assigned to the Carr Fire burning around Redding in Northern California and died in a crash on Highway 99 in nearby Tehama County, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) said. "On behalf of all Californians, we honor Andrew and the many other brave firefighters and emergency responders who have risked their lives to protect others," California Governor Jerry Brown said in a statement. The 177,000-acre (71,629-hectare) Carr Fire, roughly 200 miles (320 km) north of San Francisco, has killed two other firefighters along with three members of one family and has destroyed nearly 1,100 homes.
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| 'Talking Dead' Staffers Protest Chris Hardwick's Return To AMC By Quitting Posted: 10 Aug 2018 03:40 PM PDT  The staff of the AMC "Walking Dead" wrap-up show, "Talking Dead," will be a little smaller when it airs Sunday night.
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| Tennessee carries out its 1st execution in nearly a decade Posted: 09 Aug 2018 08:56 PM PDT  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee carried out the execution Thursday of a man condemned for the 1985 rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl, marking the first time the state has applied the death penalty in nearly a decade.
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| Mark Hamill Mocks Donald Trump's 'Space Force' With 'Star Wars' Burn Posted: 10 Aug 2018 05:10 AM PDT  President Donald Trump may be getting all pumped up over his proposed "Space
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| Puerto Rico says hurricane-linked deaths may top 1,400 Posted: 10 Aug 2018 07:57 AM PDT  Puerto Rico for the first time has told Congress that its 1,427 additional deaths last year compared to 2016 may have resulted from Hurricane Maria, a dramatic spike from the official toll of 64. A June government report showed that in the four months after Hurricane Maria, the island registered 1,427 more deaths than in the same period the previous year. Wednesday's report to Congress made the connection.
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| Ford unveils new affordable SUV Posted: 10 Aug 2018 02:38 AM PDT  Ford continues to struggle to achieve the sales numbers it had hoped for in China. One of the first will be the new affordable Ford Territory crossover. The strategy seems entirely sensible, as it seems the world can't get enough of crossover vehicles right now.
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| Mother 'held in Dubai for three days after one glass of wine on flight' Posted: 10 Aug 2018 10:00 PM PDT  A mother was detained in Dubai for three days with her four-year-old daughter after a drinking a complimentary glass of wine on a flight from London, it is claimed. Swedish dentist Ellie Holman, who lives in Sevenoaks in Kent with her English partner Gary and their three children, was initially denied water and made to clean toilets while in custody, according to human rights group Detained in Dubai. The non-governmental organisation formed to help people held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said it is representing the woman and her daughter Bibi, who was "terrified" by the experience. The 44-year-old was arrested on July 13 after having one glass of wine on her eight-hour Emirates Airline flight to Dubai from London, a statement from the group said. She was taken into custody after an immigration official questioned her about her visa and asked if she had consumed alcohol. Bibi Holman was detained with her mother before returning home Credit: Detained in Dubai via PA Ms Holman and her daughter were initially denied food, water and access to a toilet when they were held in a cell together for three days, the group claims. She now faces being detained in Dubai for up to a year while awaiting a court hearing. The group said she and Bibi were travelling to Dubai for a five-day break to visit friends, having visited a number of times before. After landing she was questioned by an immigration official, who said her visa was invalid and she must return to London immediately, the group said. Detained in Dubai | What will get you arrested? Ms Holman claims he was "dismissive and rude" when she asked if she could buy another visa, and was then questioned about her alcohol consumption - which she admitted. She filmed him on her phone as evidence of his behaviour before learning this was an offence, and that it was illegal to drink alcohol, according to the group. The pair were taken into custody with phones and passports confiscated before Ms Holman was asked to give a blood sample to test for alcohol consumption. She is said to have been refused the chance to phone her partner and was then held in a cell. Ellie takes her partner Gary's surname but they are not legally married, Detained by Dubai said. Dubai, with its smart hotels, first-class shopping and sunshine, is a popular destination with Britons despite strict laws on personal morality Credit: Karim Sahib/AFP In a statement from the group, Ms Holman claims the guards tried to rip out her hair extensions and described the prison as hot and "foul smelling". She said the pair were made to sleep on a "filthy" mattress and she was told to clean toilets and floors. She said: "My little girl had to go to the toilet on the cell floor. I have never heard her cry in the same way as she did in that cell. "The food (we were given) smelled like rotting garbage and neither Bibi or I could face trying it. I stayed awake for the whole three days. "By now, Gary knew something was wrong and had flown to Dubai to look for me. Friends had found out I was in jail and tried to visit. Nobody was allowed to see us. We were not even told." Unusual laws that tourists should be wary of She was released on bail and told her passport has been confiscated until the case is concluded. She said she has lost more than £30,000 in legal fees and missed work. Ms Holman is now spending time with her other children Suri, nine, and Noah, eight, who have flown out to Dubai to see her while Gary returns home with Bibi. Radha Stirling, chief executive of Detained in Dubai, said: "The UAE maintains a deliberately misleading facade that alcohol consumption is perfectly legal for visitors. "Tourists cannot be blamed for believing that the Emirates are tolerant of Western drinking habits, but this is far from reality. "It is wholly illegal for any tourist to have any level of alcohol in their blood, even if consumed in flight and provided by Dubai's own airline. It is illegal to consume alcohol at a bar, a hotel and a restaurant and if breathalysed, that person will be jailed." 10 surprising things you probably didn't know about Dubai Ms Stirling called on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the UK Government generally to do more to "protect" British nationals, and claimed airlines were "complicit" and needed to be held "accountable". Consular staff spoke to Mr Holman about the incident, advised him on procedures in Dubai and also spoke to UAE authorities to confirm Ms Holman and her daughter were being released, a UK Foreign Office spokesman said. A Swedish foreign ministry spokeswoman said the case had not been registered with them because they had not been contacted by Ms Holman. Emirates airline has been contacted for comment.
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| Farmer took lie detector test in Mollie Tibbetts search Posted: 09 Aug 2018 12:25 PM PDT  Wayne Cheney acknowledges taking a polygraph test in Brooklyn, Iowa; Matt Finn reports on the search for the missing college student.
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| Firefighters battle raging Southern California wildfire Posted: 11 Aug 2018 09:25 AM PDT ![Firefighters battle raging Southern California wildfire]( "Firefighters battle raging Southern California wildfire") Firefighters worked furiously Friday to keep a Southern California wildfire from burning more homes, dumping water and bright pink retardant to protect Lake Elsinore and other foothill communities as the fire sweeps through the dense, bone-dry brush of the Cleveland National Forest.
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| Michael Avenatti Says He's In Iowa To Explore A Run For President Posted: 09 Aug 2018 07:56 PM PDT  After floating the idea last month that he may challenge President Donald
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| DeVos proposes another rollback on for-profit college rules Posted: 10 Aug 2018 02:30 PM PDT  The Trump administration plans to roll back another major Obama-era rule that was created to police the for-profit college industry, according to a proposal issued by the Education Department on Friday.
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| Could Ford and Volkswagen Co-Develop a Pickup Truck? That Rumor Explained Posted: 09 Aug 2018 10:22 AM PDT  It's entirely possible that the next-generation Ranger and Amarok could merge.
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| Tennessee executes man for 1985 rape, murder of seven-year-old girl Posted: 09 Aug 2018 07:56 PM PDT  Billy Irick, 59, who had spent more than three decades on death row, was put to death at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, Department of Corrections spokeswoman Tylee Tracer said. Pronounced dead at 7:48 p.m. Central time, he became the 15th inmate executed this year in the United States and the first in Tennessee since 2009. Irick had been a boarder in the home where the girl lived with her mother, stepfather and siblings.
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| How an average 21-year-old stacks up against Kylie Jenner Posted: 10 Aug 2018 09:30 AM PDT  How do you even pick a birthday present for someone like Kylie Jenner, who already has almost a billion dollars to her name? Thankfully those outside the Kardashian-Jenner orbit don't have to worry about that. But it's wild to remember that at 21-years-old, Kylie is on her way to becoming the youngest-ever "self-made" (to quote Forbes) billionaire in history. SEE ALSO: Mark Zuckerberg vs. an Average 30-Year-Old Man As plenty have pointed out, "self-made" is a bit of a stretch for Kylie, at least according to the Dictionary.com definition of the word. She did have the advantage being born into a super successful reality TV family that laid the groundwork for literally every opportunity she's had. But fine! While most 21-year-olds couldn't fathom what it's like to own a multi-million dollar makeup company, a zillion fancy cars, and more houses than any one person should ethically be allowed to own, at the very least they can afford that $18 Fashion Nova romper Kylie modeled in that one Instagram post. How else does Kylie's life stack up against the life of an average 21-year-old? Let's see: Image: xavier piedra, Vicky leta/mashableAnyway, happy birthday, Kylie. May your lip kits get cheaper, because you can definitely afford to spare the rest of us a few bucks.
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| Sean Hannity Just Let Trump's Lawyers Host His Radio Show Posted: 10 Aug 2018 08:22 AM PDT  Jay Sekulow and Rudy Giuliani, lawyers for President Donald Trump, hosted Sean
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| Alt-Right Site Gab Says Microsoft Threatening Shutdown Over Anti-Semitic Posts Posted: 09 Aug 2018 11:06 AM PDT  The accusation follows a series of actions against conservative conspiracy site InfoWars.
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| Puerto Rico: 1,400 died from hurricane but toll still at 64 Posted: 09 Aug 2018 11:04 AM PDT  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico is estimating in a report to Congress that Hurricane Maria killed more than 1,400 people, though an island official said Thursday that the confirmed toll remains frozen at 64 pending a scientific review due out soon.
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| Baby Survives After Ohio Mom Gives Birth at Burger King While Allegedly Overdosing on Heroin: Report Posted: 10 Aug 2018 09:27 AM PDT  The mom was allegedly overdosing on heroin at the time.
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| Democratic Congressman In Tennessee Wants GOP Senate Candidate To Jump Off A Bridge Posted: 09 Aug 2018 05:25 PM PDT  Rep. Steve Cohen, a Tennessee Democrat, told a group of pastors last month he
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| ICE Withheld Deported Parents' Phone Numbers From Lawyers, ACLU Says Posted: 09 Aug 2018 07:36 PM PDT  The American Civil Liberties Union told HuffPost that the government finally
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