| Paul Manafort's defense rests without presenting evidence Posted: 14 Aug 2018 12:47 PM PDT  The trial of President Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort is coming to a quieter than expected end.
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| Baltimore Police Officer Filmed Punching Man Is Charged With Felony Assault Posted: 15 Aug 2018 04:02 AM PDT  Two days after resigning from the Baltimore Police Department, a police
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| Randy Bryce Wins Wisconsin's Democratic Primary In Race For Paul Ryan's House Seat Posted: 14 Aug 2018 07:11 PM PDT  Randy Bryce, a union ironworker turned progressive rockstar, won the
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| 10 pieces to pack if you're planning a trip within your trip under $50 Posted: 15 Aug 2018 03:01 AM PDT  From cross-country road trips to intercontinental excursions, it's not out of
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| The Latest: Crowd protests death penalty at Nebraska Capitol Posted: 14 Aug 2018 04:42 PM PDT  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Latest on Nebraska's first execution since 1997 (all times local):
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| Sixth First Responder Dies Fighting Northern California Wildfires Posted: 14 Aug 2018 08:53 AM PDT  A sixth first responder has died battling this year's wildfires in California,
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| Most Expensive 2019 Ford Ranger Costs $47,020 Posted: 14 Aug 2018 08:36 AM PDT  That's for a fully loaded Lariat SuperCrew with four-wheel drive.
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| Freed in Turkey before spy trial, Greek soldiers await flight home Posted: 14 Aug 2018 01:53 PM PDT  Two Greek soldiers facing espionage charges in Turkey are due to fly home early on Wednesday after a provincial court released them, in a ruling Athens said would help to improve strained ties between the two NATO allies. The soldiers crossed into Turkey in March, in what Greece said was an accident while they were following the trail of suspected illegal migrants. The same court ruled for their release on Tuesday after they said in a defense statement they had crossed the border by mistake, state news agency Anadolu said.
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| Keith Ellison Wins Minnesota Attorney General Primary While Facing Abuse Accusations Posted: 14 Aug 2018 07:20 PM PDT  Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) won the Democratic primary for Minnesota attorney
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| 3 missing men at the Manafort trial Posted: 13 Aug 2018 10:20 AM PDT  The absence of three witnesses offers intriguing hints about potential ongoing investigations and additional prosecutions that could yet take place.
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| Trump calls Omarosa 'that dog' Posted: 14 Aug 2018 05:37 AM PDT  President Trump on Tuesday continued to lash out at Omarosa Manigault-Newman over explosive claims in his former "Celebrity Apprentice" co-star turned White House aide makes about him in her new book, "Unhinged."
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| The Death Toll From Italy's Genoa Bridge Collapse Has Risen to 39 Posted: 14 Aug 2018 10:22 PM PDT  Many in the city had said the 1967 bridge needed shoring up
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| Tibbetts family thinks search is narrowing for Mollie Posted: 14 Aug 2018 08:13 AM PDT  Mollie's father Rob Tibbetts and her boyfriend Dalton Jack believe she is still alive nearly a month after her disappearance.
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| US commando dies after explosion in southern Afghanistan Posted: 13 Aug 2018 03:18 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — An Army special forces soldier has died from wounds he received earlier this month in Afghanistan's southern Helmand Province, the Defense Department said Monday.
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| Ford to invest $740 million in Detroit train station, city development project Posted: 14 Aug 2018 04:11 PM PDT  Ford aims to turn the building into a campus of offices for up to 5,000 tech workers and software engineers focused on self-driving vehicles and ancillary technologies and services. The second largest U.S. automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, about 10 miles from Detroit, announced the project in June, but had not previously disclosed costs until a community meeting on Tuesday. The company said Tuesday in a statement it is "working with federal, state and local economic development groups and officials, seeking at least $250 million in tax or other incentives to support the development of the five Corktown sites Ford has purchased." Ford said total investment in the development of the train station and developing 45 acres of vacant land will cost approximately $740 million over the next four years.
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| Catholic Church Covered Up Child Abuse By 301 Priests In Pennsylvania: Report Posted: 14 Aug 2018 11:47 AM PDT  Pennsylvania's attorney general released on Tuesday the long-awaited results
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| Matt Lauer Sells Upper East Side Apartment for More Than Asking Price Posted: 13 Aug 2018 01:49 PM PDT  The apartment of the former news anchor had a $7.35 million asking price and a $7,776-a-month maintenance fee
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| Florida Declares State Of Emergency As Red Tide Spreads Posted: 15 Aug 2018 02:41 AM PDT  Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) declared a state of emergency on Monday as a
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| Turkey slaps retaliatory tariff hikes on key US products Posted: 15 Aug 2018 08:28 AM PDT  Turkey hiked Wednesday tariffs on imports of several key US products in retaliation for American sanctions against Ankara, as a bitter dispute between the two allies that has battered the Turkish lira showed no sign of ending. A court meanwhile rejected an appeal for the release of American pastor Andrew Brunson -- whose detention for almost two years sparked the crisis -- leaving no immediate solution to the Turkey-US row in sight. The lira's fall had raised fears Turkey was on the verge of a fully-fledged economic crisis, especially in its banking system, that could spill over into Europe and other markets.
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| Young Boy Found at a New Mexico Compound Died in a Ritual Ceremony, Prosecutors Say Posted: 13 Aug 2018 08:33 PM PDT  Relatives of the boy believed he would "return as Jesus" to guide their future attacks against financial and government targets, prosecutors alleged
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| Ilhan Omar Wins Democratic Primary For Congress In Minnesota Posted: 14 Aug 2018 07:00 PM PDT  Minnesota state Rep. Ilhan Omar won the Democratic primary on Tuesday for the
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| Israel eases Gaza restrictions amid cease-fire efforts Posted: 15 Aug 2018 02:58 AM PDT ![Israel eases Gaza restrictions amid cease-fire efforts]( "Israel eases Gaza restrictions amid cease-fire efforts") JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Wednesday opened its only cargo crossing with the Gaza Strip weeks after closing it amid a surge in violence with the Islamic militant group Hamas.
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| Yosemite reopens its valley, as flames and smoke linger Posted: 14 Aug 2018 01:42 PM PDT  The reopening of Yosemite Valley, by far the most heavily touristed area of the park, came as firefighters continued to make slow, steady progress containing the last hot spots of the Ferguson Fire, which erupted July 13 at the edge of Yosemite. The blaze, one of the largest of dozens that have burned across California this summer, has charred nearly 97,000 acres around the park's northwestern corner, but fire crews have carved containment lines around 86 percent of its perimeter. The road into Yosemite Valley was reopened on Tuesday for the first time since July 25, along with two highways into the park.
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| 'Stand Your Ground' Shooter Charged After Fatal Altercation Over Parking Space Posted: 14 Aug 2018 01:57 PM PDT  A Florida man who invoked the state's controversial "stand your ground" law
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| Bride doesn't let a flood get in the way of her wedding Posted: 13 Aug 2018 11:17 AM PDT  Love conquers all — and that includes storms. Jobel Delos Angeles didn't let heavy rain and flooding interfere with her wedding to her partner of seven years and father of her two children on Saturday. Instead, Jobel and her husband Jeff embraced it. The Philippines is currently in the midst of Monsoon season, bringing heavy rains and flooding to Manila and its many neighboring areas including Bulacan, where Delos Angeles lives, according to Channel News Asia. The rains flooded the church where the two wet slated to have their wedding, but despite the inclement weather, Delos Angeles was delighted to go through with her nuptials. SEE ALSO: Dramatic photos show the devastating flooding and landslides in Japan In a video posted to her aunt's Facebook, Delos Angeles can be seen smiling as she walks down a flooded church aisle in her wedding gown. "Even if it floods or it rains, nothing can stop me. You only get married once, will you postpone it? I was marrying the man I love," Delos Angeles told AFP. "My gown got wet and heavy but I told myself it was as if I was walking on a red carpet." Delos Angeles also told AFP that she had to take a boat to the church due to the intense flooding. Newly wed and happy as can be Delos Angeles has no regrets about the ceremony. WATCH: These windows won't shatter for anything
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| Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's trial in Alexandria, Va. Posted: 15 Aug 2018 05:00 AM PDT ![Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's trial in Alexandria, Va.]( "Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's trial in Alexandria, Va.") Closing arguments were expected Wednesday in the trial of Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign chairman accused of tax evasion and bank fraud.
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| Giuliani Offers Latest Version Of Comey-Trump Conversation About Flynn Posted: 13 Aug 2018 02:14 PM PDT  WASHINGTON -- Hoping to reconcile conflicting explanations about whether
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| Just Who Is Andy Chan, the Leader of Hong Kong's Independence Movement? Posted: 14 Aug 2018 01:04 AM PDT  The head of the Hong Kong National Party has infuriated Beijing with his calls for independence, but is curiously short on specifics
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| Sports Illustrated model posts facial scars caused by terrifying fall Posted: 14 Aug 2018 08:26 AM PDT  Australian Model Robyn Lawley posted photos on Instagram from an accident where she had a seizure and fell down a flight of steps, resulting in a large scar on her face.
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| Jahana Hayes Could Be Connecticut's First Black Democrat In Congress Posted: 14 Aug 2018 06:37 PM PDT  With her primary win in Connecticut's 5th Congressional District on Tuesday,
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| Lightning storms mass over California, Oregon as wildfires blaze Posted: 15 Aug 2018 02:45 AM PDT  The clouds carried little rain and offered little chance of a break from the bone-dry conditions plaguing the region, the National Weather Service said. Elsewhere, crews made slow but steady progress against wildfires including one, called the Mendocino Complex, which has become largest in California's history and killed one firefighter from Utah on Monday. Emergency crews had managed to set up containment lines around almost two thirds the fire which has raged through the southern end of the Mendocino National Forest, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said.
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| Judge denies request to move US trial for 'El Chapo' Posted: 14 Aug 2018 09:40 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. judge on Tuesday denied a request by notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to move his trial as a way to alleviate the public spectacle created by the intense security measures being used to transport him to court.
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| Pilot killed in small plane crash identified as Disney employee Posted: 14 Aug 2018 08:40 AM PDT  A Disney Imagineer, who programmed theme park rides all around the world, was killed in a small plane crash.
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| There's A Perfect Word For People Who Say 'I'm Not Racist, But...' Posted: 15 Aug 2018 01:51 AM PDT  There's a new form of 'splaining in town.
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| Two US Ospreys make emergency landings in Japan: media Posted: 14 Aug 2018 06:16 AM PDT  Two US military Osprey aircraft made separate emergency landings at airports on Japanese islands on Tuesday, with no injuries or damage reported, local media said. The other Osprey made an emergency landing further south at the US Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Friday afternoon, Kyodo said, quoting government sources. The Osprey, a hybrid helicopter-turboprop with a chequered safety record, has two engines positioned on fixed wingtips that allow it to land and take off vertically.
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| Seattle plane crash: Watch as stolen plane performs loop Posted: 13 Aug 2018 10:46 AM PDT  Richard Russell, the hijacker of the Horizon Air Turboprop plane, performed dramatic loops, before crashing in a nearby wooded area. Witnesses saw the aircraft go into a full loop before flying close to the water. An hour after his take off, Russell plunged into Ketron Island, 40 kilometres south-west of the airport.
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| The Navy Wants Lots of Ship-Killer Missiles to Fight Russia or China Posted: 14 Aug 2018 05:07 AM PDT  As recently as 2016 the Navy's warships were badly out-gunned by Russian and Chinese ships. In 2018, the U.S. fleet was on the cusp of reversing that dynamic.
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| Supporters Raise Nearly $200,000 For Fired FBI Agent Peter Strzok Posted: 13 Aug 2018 11:59 PM PDT  Supporters of fired FBI agent Peter Strzok rallied to his side on Monday and
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| Sea-through: Amazing underwater gallery captures transparent 'aliens' of the deep Posted: 15 Aug 2018 06:54 AM PDT ![Sea-through: Amazing underwater gallery captures transparent 'aliens' of the deep]( "Sea-through: Amazing underwater gallery captures transparent 'aliens' of the deep") Impressive images of these alien-like creatures were captured underwater — photographer Cai Songda is a keen diver and did not miss the chance to snap pictures of the unique "aliens." Cai, who is from Manila, Philippines, went on several diving trips this year and ended up with this beautiful collection of sea creatures, most of them in the area of Anilao.Cai loves blackwater diving and photography; he uses special lighting to illuminate his photos, as they are all taken in deep, dark waters. ...
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| Swedish police say suspect in car fires arrested in Turkey Posted: 15 Aug 2018 02:50 AM PDT  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A man suspected of arson in connection with dozens of car fires in Goteborg, Sweden's second largest city, has been arrested in Turkey, police said Wednesday.
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| Cosmos Bank loses $13.5 million in cyber attack Posted: 14 Aug 2018 06:40 AM PDT  Cyber criminals hacked the systems of India's Cosmos Bank and siphoned off nearly 944 million rupees ($13.5 million) through simultaneous withdrawals across 28 countries over the weekend, the bank has told police. The co-operative bank said unidentified hackers stole customer information through a malware attack on its automated teller machine (ATM) server, withdrawing 805 million rupees in 14,849 transactions in just over two hours on Aug. 11, mainly overseas. Apart from the ATM withdrawals, the hackers transferred 139 million rupees to a Hong Kong-based company's account by issuing three unauthorised transactions over the SWIFT global payments network, the bank said in a police complaint, a copy of which was seen by Reuters.
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| Twitter Has Finally Taken Action Against Alex Jones, But Only For 7 Days Posted: 15 Aug 2018 12:03 AM PDT  Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was suspended from Twitter for a week after
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| Bernie Sanders Definitely Won Vermont’s Democratic Senate Primary Posted: 14 Aug 2018 05:12 PM PDT  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) hasn't "won" a lot of the Democratic primaries
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| Hawaii's newest volcanic cone is over 100 feet tall. How will it be named? Posted: 13 Aug 2018 10:16 AM PDT  The town of Volcano is swaying, back and forth. "It's been rocking and rolling," Bobby Camara, a Volcano resident who spent decades working as a ranger at the nearby Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, said from his Big Island home. Though the tremors are mild, they still cause the lamps in Camara's house to gently swing. "You feel like you're drunk or on a boat — the quakes are quite subtle," Camara said. SEE ALSO: The ocean is cooking off the Southern California coast. Here's why. For over three months, the southeastern portion of Hawaii has been quaking and gushing lava, though the vigorously erupting lava recently took a pause. One of the more stark results of this activity — stoked by the movement of hot rock beneath the ground — has been the creation of a volcanic cone, appearing as a sort of blackened, miniature volcano. Fissure 8 spews lava into the air in June.Image: usgsCurrently standing at some 100 feet tall, it grew upwards as lava fountained high into the air, and then fell in heaps back to the ground. Volcano scientists informally call it Fissure 8, and it's known geologically as a "spatter cone." But what might this new Hawaiian feature be named? Many local Hawaiians — both native and those that came here from other lands — want to make sure that the cone gets a Hawaiian name. Hawaii County councilwoman Sue Lee Loy has even introduced legislation asking that the state confer with local community members to choose a meaningful name that reflects the history and character of the area where it formed. "We have a name for every wind, current, and ripple of the ocean," Piilani Kaawaloa, a local Hawaiian community member in the Puna District whose family has lived in the area for generations, said in an interview. Rivers of lava flowing to the coast from Fissure 8.Image: usgs"We have a name for every single cloud," added Kaawaloa, who also sits on the Hawaiian cultural advisory committee, Aha Moku. "Our kapuna [elders] were very observant." When a name for the new volcanic cone is eventually chosen, it will likely again come from the kapuna, who understand that this volcanism, while dramatic, is expected volcano behavior here. The Big Island's young volcano, Kilauea, is growing. The naming The U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS), which has been monitoring and researching Kilauea's activity for decades, is staying out of the naming process, completely. "It is not the responsibility of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) — or part of our mission — to name geologic/geographic features," Janet Babb, an HVO geologist, said over email. While that is the case today, the government has run into some problems in the past when naming volcanic features without input from local groups in Hawaii. The salmon-colored areas show lava flows over the Big Island since May 3, 2018.Image: usgsAmid a flurry of volcanic activity in 1983, a new volcanic cone formed, similar to Fissure 8. It fed rivers of lava, and it was given a name some local Hawaiians didn't appreciate: Pu'u O. "I gave it that name," admitted Camara without hesitation. He was a 30-year-old park ranger at the time. The cone had been erupting for a while, so rangers figured they ought to give it a name. Camara settled on "Pu'u O," a somewhat fitting name for a gushing volcanic vent, as "ō" means to "endure" or "continue." The first portion of the name wasn't the problem. "Pu'u," which means hill, bulge, or peak, is often used to describe volcanic cones around the Hawaiian islands. But the designation "ō" didn't sit well with everyone. "They didn't do due diligence to the community," Kaawaloa said. Puʻu ʻŌʻō" erupting in 1983. The cone would eventually reach 200 feet in height.Elders in the community (including Piilani Kaawaloa's grandmother) soon convened. They decided on another name: "Puʻu ʻŌʻō." "ʻŌʻō," is the digging stick of Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of fire and volcanoes. And with this formidable stick, Pele is said to have dug through the ground, unleashing the fire below. Decades after the naming of Puʻu ʻŌʻō, there is still no official rule or law requiring the government to seek guidance from Hawaiian kapuna before naming a new lava flow or geologic feature. Rather, it's more of a norm, or a show of cultural respect. "If anything, we can say the extent to which people who are well-versed in the places and the stories of the location are much more likely to be at play now than in the past," Samuel Ohu Gon lll, a senior scientist and cultural advisor at the Nature Conservancy of Hawaii, said in an interview. To name or not to name Councilwoman Lee Loy, with recently introduced legislation, is certainly moving the Fissure 8 naming process forward. But the evolving volcanic cone likely won't be named anytime soon. Lava from Fissure 8 meeting the ocean earlier in August.Image: usgsAnd that may be a good thing. Fissure 8 is just a few months old. It hasn't fully evolved, and therefore its character isn't fully understood. "It seems a bit premature to name the Fissure 8 cone, as it's ultimate fate is not known," said Babb, noting that Puʻu ʻŌʻō wasn't officially named for three years until after it formed. Some community members, like Kaawaloa, also believe it's a better idea to wait, and watch. "The local community is not in a hurry to name it," Kaawaloa said. "Because you have got to look at the characteristics of the lava flow, and the changes of the lava flow." Moving too quickly "defeats the purpose of 'pono' — making things right," Kaawaloa said. Although a well-known community member, Kaawaloa doesn't think she necessarily needs to be on the council that ultimately names Fissure 8. "It doesn't have to be me," she said. But if she does contribute, Kaawaloa said it's a serious undertaking. She would be naming a place for perpetuity — or, at least, until it gets smothered in a new lava flow. Fissure 8 feeding a river of lava on June 21."The question is, do I want to be responsible?" she said. It's not easy to choose a name for an evolving place. Volcanic cones can quickly collapse down into the dark, steaming underworlds whence they came. In February 1997, 14 years after it was born, Puʻu ʻŌʻō collapsed. "When the time is right, a name will reveal itself," said Camara, who noted he lives too far from Fissure 8 to be involved in such a hyper-local naming process. Camara just believes it should be a descriptive or poetic name, he said, pausing as another quake rocked his home. Anything can happen with a young volcano, he continued. So it's just best to watch, for now. "For all we know, the Fissure 8 cone is going to fall into a big-ass hole — and then what are you going to do?" WATCH: Ever wonder how the universe might end?
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