| Wisconsin flipped for Trump. Minnesota nearly did. What do their primaries predict for the midterms? Posted: 15 Aug 2018 03:42 PM PDT  The results of Tuesday's primaries in Minnesota and Wisconsin were the latest in a series of revealing soundings from the region — tremors on the electoral Richter scale that help delineate the underlying forces shaping American politics.
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| Masterpiece Cakeshop Owner Sues Colorado After Refusing To Bake Trans Woman's Cake Posted: 15 Aug 2018 12:10 PM PDT  Months after winning a Supreme Court case over his refusal to make a wedding
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| Bodies of missing Colorado girls allegedly killed by dad found in oil and gas tanks: report Posted: 17 Aug 2018 07:10 AM PDT  The bodies of two missing Colorado girls who disappeared along with their
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| Michigan Lawmaker Under Fire For Alleged Racial Slurs Against Asian Opponent Posted: 16 Aug 2018 02:29 PM PDT  Michigan state Rep. Bettie Cook Scott is facing calls from 19 groups to
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| 'Devastating' dolphin loss in Florida red tide disaster Posted: 15 Aug 2018 03:51 PM PDT  A state of emergency has been declared in Florida as the worst red tide in a decade blackens the ocean water, killing dolphins, sea turtles and fish at a relentless pace. More than 100 tons of dead sea creatures have been shoveled up from smelly, deserted beaches in tourist areas along Florida's southwest coast as a result of the harmful algal bloom this month alone. In just the past week, 12 dolphins washed ashore dead in Sarasota County, typically the toll seen in an entire year.
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| Is Ford's 10 Millionth Mustang Really Number 10 Million? Posted: 15 Aug 2018 02:22 PM PDT  We get the lowdown on how the Blue Oval counts its cars.
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| China sacks top official over vaccine scandal, firm may de-list Posted: 16 Aug 2018 07:51 PM PDT ![China sacks top official over vaccine scandal, firm may de-list]( "China sacks top official over vaccine scandal, firm may de-list") China has sacked a senior provincial official and is probing a former top drug regulator after a safety scandal at vaccine maker Changsheng Biotechnology Co Ltd, which again warned it could be delisted over the scandal. The company was accused in July of falsifying data for a rabies vaccine and manufacturing an ineffective vaccine for babies, sparking widespread consumer anger. While there were no known reports of people being harmed by the vaccines, regulators ordered Changsheng to halt their production and recall the rabies vaccine.
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| Trump revokes security clearance of former CIA director who has criticized the White House Posted: 15 Aug 2018 02:38 PM PDT  White House press secretary Sarah Sanders began her briefing on Wednesday by reading a statement from President Trump announcing his decision to revoke the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan, a prominent critic of the current administration. The statement went on to list other current and former officials whose clearances would be under review.
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| 12 Ways Teachers Save Money on Back-to-School Shopping Posted: 15 Aug 2018 02:31 PM PDT |
| Catholics On Twitter Call For Drastic Reform After Pennsylvania Sexual Abuse Report Posted: 16 Aug 2018 04:49 PM PDT  Pennsylvania's newly released grand jury report on clerical sexual abuse
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| Closing Arguments Were High Stakes for Manafort's Defense Team. They May Be Higher for Robert Mueller Posted: 15 Aug 2018 03:53 PM PDT  Trump continues to refer to the Mueller investigation as a "witch hunt," a conviction in the Manafort trial could help the investigators prove its legitimacy to a skeptical public
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| Israel: No criminal action in deadly Gaza 2014 war incident Posted: 15 Aug 2018 01:07 PM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said on Wednesday its investigation into one of the bloodiest incidents of the 2014 war in the Gaza Strip found no criminal wrongdoing by Israeli forces and there were no grounds to prosecute any troops.
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| Bayer presses on with Monsanto integration as stock suffers Posted: 16 Aug 2018 07:27 AM PDT  German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer said Thursday it would finally begin integrating US seeds and pesticides maker Monsanto into its business, after meeting competition authorities' final conditions for the merger. Two months after it bought the US firm, "the integration of Monsanto into the Bayer Group can begin," the Leverkusen-based company said. Thursday saw Bayer complete the sale of a final tranche of crop science businesses worth 5.9 billion euros ($6.7 billion) to rival BASF under concessions imposed by cartel watchdogs.
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| The Internet Schools GOP Senate Candidate Chris McDaniel About Robert E. Lee And Slavery Posted: 16 Aug 2018 11:23 AM PDT  Republican Chris McDaniel, running to represent Mississippi in the U.S.
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| As newspapers unite to defend press freedom, Trump accuses them of 'COLLUSION' Posted: 16 Aug 2018 08:14 AM PDT  President Trump on Thursday accused national newspapers that are participating in a Boston Globe-led editorial campaign protesting his attacks on the press of colluding against him.
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| Muppets in Space? NASA’s High-Res Image of Mars Comes With Pareidolia Posted: 16 Aug 2018 09:53 AM PDT  Finally, justice for Beaker.
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| John Brennan Says Trump's 'No Collusion' Claims Are 'Hogwash' Posted: 16 Aug 2018 04:06 AM PDT  Former CIA Director John Brennan says Donald Trump's oft-repeated claims of
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| Daily Digit: This aircraft is five times faster than the speed of sound. Posted: 16 Aug 2018 10:03 AM PDT  Daily Digit is the story behind the numbers that make our world work. Today we're looking at the world's first hypersonic aircraft. The China Academy of Aerospace Dynamics says it has tested an aircraft with a top speed of 4,564 mph. That's almost six times the speed of sound, and would make the Starry Sky-2 China's first hypersonic aircraft. While the technology is still very much in the experimental stages, Boeing is planning a hypersonic future for passenger aircraft. Someday, flights from New York to London could take as little as two hours. Don't miss your flight!
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| California high court rules for immigrant kids in visa fight Posted: 16 Aug 2018 05:14 PM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier for some immigrant children who are abused or abandoned by a parent to seek a U.S. visa to avoid deportation in a ruling that advocates said would help thousands of children.
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| Taiwan hotel axes Marriott contract over China naming row Posted: 15 Aug 2018 11:37 PM PDT  The owner of a Starwood-branded hotel in Taiwan said Thursday it will terminate its contract with Marriott International, in protest over the US group caving in to Beijing pressure to list the island as part of China. Marriott was strongly criticised by Chinese authorities in January for listing Taiwan -- along with Tibet and Hong Kong -- as separate countries, all regions which Beijing claims under its authority.
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| Boy Repeatedly Stabs 14-Year-Old Girl During School Assembly in Oklahoma, Police Say Posted: 16 Aug 2018 10:59 AM PDT  The 14-year-old girl was stabbed 'multiple times ... five, six, seven times'
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| Russia's S-500: How Putin Could Kill Air Force F-22s and B-2 Stealth Bombers? Posted: 16 Aug 2018 06:02 AM PDT  Russia's fearsome new S-500 air and missile defense system has apparently entered production—and is setting new records for missile engagement range.
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| Presidents pay tribute to Aretha Franklin Posted: 16 Aug 2018 11:05 AM PDT  The current and former presidents are paying tribute to soul legend Aretha Franklin, who died Thursday of pancreatic cancer at her home in Detroit. She was 76.
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| 91 Insanely Awesome Dessert Bars Posted: 15 Aug 2018 12:18 PM PDT |
| Do not call us Mormons or LDS Church, leaders of faith ask Posted: 16 Aug 2018 07:04 PM PDT  An online guide accompanying a pronouncement from the church president also asked people to stop referring to followers of the religion as Mormons and not to use the name "LDS" as a shorthand way of describing the faith. "The Lord has impressed upon my mind the importance of the name He has revealed for His Church, even The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints," church President Russell Nelson said in a statement. Leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have long proclaimed their faith as Christian and fought any association with polygamy, which was practiced by early members of the church before they abandoned it more than 100 years ago.
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| Republicans Are Using An Unprecedented Partisan Vetting Process To Rush Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Posted: 16 Aug 2018 12:54 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― Republicans are circumventing the normal vetting process for
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| The Latest: Tesla shares fall as Musk says stress takes toll Posted: 17 Aug 2018 06:39 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on Tesla CEO Elon Musk (all times local):
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| US judge receives death threats in child abuse case Posted: 15 Aug 2018 12:23 PM PDT  A US judge has received death threats after granting bail to five suspects in a case involving nearly a dozen allegedly malnourished children found at a remote compound in New Mexico. Judge Sarah Backus granted the three men and two women -- described by authorities as Muslim extremists -- bail on Monday on grounds that prosecutors had failed to present clear and convincing evidence that they posed a threat. Prosecutors say the suspects in the case had trained some of the children -- aged between one and 15 -- to use weapons and carry out school shootings.
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| Couple whose caravan wheel sparked California wildfire told ‘it’s not your fault’ Posted: 15 Aug 2018 11:37 AM PDT  A couple whose caravan accident started one of the largest wildfires in California history have been told by local residents told:: "It's not your fault". Authorities have not identified the owners of the mobile home vehicle, but that has not stopped the community affected by the Carr wildfire to send an outpouring of support in Facebook posts, letters, and cards. The trailer experienced a flat tyre on 23 July near Redding, California, and the steel rim of the wheel scraped against the asphalt, creating the spark which ignited dry brush near the side of the road.
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| Sean Spicer Tries Roasting Andrew Cuomo And Gets Burned By Twitter Users Posted: 15 Aug 2018 04:41 PM PDT  Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer thought he had a clear shot to
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| China Is Sending a Trade Envoy to Washington Amid Tariff Dispute Posted: 15 Aug 2018 09:34 PM PDT  The delegation led by a deputy commerce minister will visit in late August to discuss "issues of mutual concern"
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| U.S. F-22 stealth jets simulate dogfights with Norway's F-35 warplanes Posted: 15 Aug 2018 11:38 AM PDT  The two U.S. F-22s are among 13 in Europe for a series of short-term deployments in places such as Greece and Poland, with further training missions planned in undisclosed locations in coming days. The Norwegian deployment lasted just one day but will lay the groundwork for NATO allies as they work to integrate their stealth warfare capabilities, Colonel Leslie Hauck, chief of the fifth generation integration division at the U.S. Air Force's headquarters in Europe, told reporters in Norway. Growing numbers of Lockheed Martin Corp F-35s are arriving in Europe as the world's most advanced warplane and most expensive weapons program matures following a raft of cost increases and technical challenges in its early years.
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| Washington cardinal entangled in two sex-abuse scandals Posted: 16 Aug 2018 01:17 PM PDT  Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the Roman Catholic archbishop of Washington, is facing a storm of criticism and calls for his resignation after becoming entangled in two major sexual abuse scandals roiling the church that he has served with distinction since 1966.
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| Beware, Russia: Air Force F-22s and European F-35s Are Training Together Posted: 16 Aug 2018 04:44 PM PDT  The United States Air Force's 95th Fighter Squadron, which flies the stealthy fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor air superiority fighter, has deployed to Europe to deter Russia and to train with NATO allies.
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| Rising sea levels threatens coastal cities with more tsunamis, scientists warn Posted: 15 Aug 2018 10:00 PM PDT  Tsunamis will become more common and more ferocious with global warming, scientists have warned after a study found that global sea level rises will increase the risk of coastal cities being wiped out. Smaller earthquakes that currently pose no serious tsunami threat could unleash waves capable of inundating coastal cities, researchers found in a study focusing on the city of Macau in China. Currently it is considered safe from tsunamis, despite lying within a major earthquake zone. At today's sea level, it would take a very powerful earthquake tipping past magnitude 8.8 to cause widespread tsunami flooding in Macau. But a half-metre rise in sea level - predicted to occur in the region by 2060 - could more than double the chances of a huge tsunami swamping the territory, according to the research. A three-foot sea level rise, expected by 2100, would increase the risk up to 4.7 times. The source of the earthquake danger is the Manila Trench, a massive crack in the floor of the South China Sea formed by the collision of two tectonic plates. It has generated numerous earthquakes, though none larger than magnitude 7.8 since the 1560s. A modest rise in sea levels would greatly amplify the tsunami threat from smaller earthquakes, the computer simulation study showed. Cities most prone to natural disaster Lead researcher Dr Robert Weiss, from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in the US, said: "Our research shows that sea-level rise can significantly increase the tsunami hazard, which means that smaller tsunamis in the future can have the same adverse impacts as big tsunamis would today. "The South China Sea is an excellent starting point for such a study because it is an ocean with rapid sea-level rise and also the location of many mega cities with significant worldwide consequences if impacted." The team's findings are reported in the journal Science Advances.
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| Yazidi 'ex-sex slave' trapped both in Iraq and in German exile Posted: 17 Aug 2018 03:33 AM PDT  A young Yazidi woman who fled to Germany but returned home to northern Iraq says she cannot escape her Islamic State group captor who held her as a sex slave for three months. Ashwaq Haji, 19, says she ran into the man in a German supermarket in February. Traumatised by the encounter, she returned to Iraq the following month.
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| Arizona Teen Defends Father Accused of Fatally Beating Man Who Tried Entering Her Bathroom Stall Posted: 16 Aug 2018 10:20 AM PDT  elvin Harris is being held on suspicion of second-degree murder.
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| Top 10 American car shows revealed Posted: 17 Aug 2018 08:10 AM PDT  The readers of the USA Today newspaper have voted on the best car shows in America, ranging from classics to vans. Here are the results…
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| Trump Administration May Sell Or Transfer Land Cut From Utah Monument Posted: 15 Aug 2018 12:54 PM PDT  The Trump administration is considering transferring or selling more than
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| 28 Crazy Good, Quick Dinners For Kids Posted: 15 Aug 2018 01:51 PM PDT |
| Kellyanne Conway tries to criticize her husband anonymously, but it backfires Posted: 16 Aug 2018 06:15 AM PDT  Kellyanne Conway, President Trump's chief counselor, found a unique way to let her husband know how she feels about his public bashing of her boss.
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| Italy hunts for blame in bridge collapse that killed 39 Posted: 15 Aug 2018 06:14 PM PDT  GENOA, Italy (AP) — As more bodies were pulled Wednesday from a mountain of jagged concrete and twisted steel left by a highway bridge collapse that killed 39, prosecutors focused on possible design flaws and past maintenance of the heavily used span, and politicians squabbled over blame.
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| The U.S. Military Is Worried About China's Moves in Africa Posted: 15 Aug 2018 04:59 PM PDT  The Pentagon and US State Department are reinforcing their commitment to African security and influence amid numerous reports of stepped up Chinese military and economic incursions into the region.
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