| Photos of the week: 8/17 - 8/24 Posted: 24 Aug 2018 01:20 PM PDT  The body of missing college student Mollie Tibbetts was found this week in
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| Weekly News Roundup: Trump Legal Troubles, Hurricane Lane, Me Too Bombshell Posted: 24 Aug 2018 02:06 PM PDT  This week's headlines saw some serious legal woes for President Donald Trump,
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| Pope to pay tribute to Ireland's 'holy drinker' who may become saint Posted: 24 Aug 2018 02:59 PM PDT  Now, he is on his way to sainthood. On Saturday, Pope Francis will pay tribute to him, but not by raising a glass. Francis will instead pray before the relics of the man sometimes called the "Holy Drinker" and who is known as the patron of those struggling get or stay on the wagon.
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| Zimbabwe opposition rejects ruling and 'false' inauguration Posted: 25 Aug 2018 09:55 AM PDT  HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's main opposition leader said Saturday he respectfully rejects the court ruling upholding the president's narrow election win and called the inauguration set for Sunday "false," while U.S.-based election observers said the country does not yet have a "tolerant, democratic" voting culture.
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| Facebook and Top Tech Companies Are Trying Not to Mess Up Another Election Posted: 24 Aug 2018 10:30 AM PDT  A dozen companies are forging an alliance.
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| China's transport ministry censures Didi after murder Posted: 26 Aug 2018 04:34 AM PDT  China's transport ministry on Sunday slammed Didi Chuxing's safety lapses as the ride-hailing giant said it would suspend its Hitch service after the rape and murder of a passenger, the second such killing this year. A 20-year-old female passenger was raped and killed by her driver on Friday in the eastern city of Wenzhou, barely three months after a similar incident in May. "These two vicious incidents that have violated the life and safety of passengers has exposed the gaping operational loopholes of the Didi Chuxing platform," the Ministry of Transport said in a statement.
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| Bear Defending Cub Attacks 10-Year-Old Boy at Yellowstone National Park Posted: 25 Aug 2018 05:36 AM PDT  The boy suffered multiple injuries in the attack, the first in the park since 2015.
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| Vietnam demands Monsanto pays compensation for Agent Orange victims Posted: 25 Aug 2018 04:17 PM PDT  Vietnam has demanded Monsanto pay compensation to the victims of Agent Orange, which the company supplied to the US military during the Vietnam War. It came in response to the firm being ordered to pay $289m (£226m) to a school groundsman who claims his use of its Roundup weedkiller contributed to his terminal cancer. "The verdict serves as a legal precedent which refutes previous claims that the herbicides made by Monsanto and other chemical corporations in the US and provided for the US army in the war are harmless," a spokesman for Vietnam's foreign ministry, Nguyen Phuong Tra said.
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| 6 children, 2 adults die in Chicago fire Posted: 26 Aug 2018 07:05 AM PDT  The Chicago Fire Department said an infant was among those killed in the pre-dawn blaze.
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| Prosecutors say boy denied medication at New Mexico compound Posted: 24 Aug 2018 11:42 PM PDT  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors on Friday charged the father and stepmother of a 3-year-old boy whose body was found at a ramshackle compound in northern New Mexico with child abuse charges that can carry a penalty of life in prison.
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| Ex-Vatican official accuses Pope of ignoring abuse claims Posted: 26 Aug 2018 02:56 AM PDT  A former ambassador to the Vatican has accused Pope Francis of ignoring sexual abuse claims against prominent US cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who was forced to resign last month. Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano said that he had told Francis, who is currently visiting Ireland, of the allegations in 2013, but that the pontiff instead lifted sanctions imposed on McCarrick by predecessor Pope Benedict.
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| Italy's interior minister faces kidnap charges after immigrants held for ten days at sea Posted: 26 Aug 2018 07:41 AM PDT  Italy's far-Right interior minister on Sunday dismissed possible kidnapping charges over the illegal detention of more than 100 migrants as a "badge of honour" as he geared up for a clash with the judiciary. The group of 150 migrants finally left the Italian coast guard ship Diciotti yesterday after spending 10 days stranded at sea when Italy refused permission for them to disembark, following an agreement for Ireland and Albania to take some of them in. The ship, also carrying 42 Italian crew members, initially rescued 190 migrants off the coast of Libya on 16 August. The sickest and youngest were allowed to leave earlier. But approximately a dozen of the mostly Eritrean migrants stranded on board were hospitalized after disembarking Sunday, some with symptoms of tuberculosis, pneumonia and scabies. Italian Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini speaks at a Lega party meeting in Pinzolo, Italy, Saturday Credit: Daniele Panato/ ANSA All 11 women on board had been victims of sexual violence, port medics said. The head of Italy's Medical Agency (AIFA) Stefano Vella resigned in protest on Sunday, saying that as a doctor he felt he could "no longer lead a public health body at a time when people are treated this way on our territory." Mr Salvini and another high-ranking member of the Italian government have been placed under formal investigation by prosecutors for potential "illegal arrest, illegal confinement and abuse of office". But Mr Salvini, the head of the far-Right League, which is in coalition with the anti-establishment Five Star Movement, has treated the episode as a boost to his anti-immigration credentials. "Every inquiry, lie, insult or threat because I defend the security, borders and future of Italians, is a medal for me," said Mr. Salvini in a tweet on Sunday. A migrant is helped by Red Cross members after disembarking from Italian coast guard vessel "Diciotti" Credit: ANTONIO PARRINELLO/ REUTERS Notified of the inquiry on Saturday while meeting with supporters in a northern Dolomite resort town, Mr Salvini taunted prosecutors to arrest him, saying he awaited them with a glass of local mulberry grappa. "They can arrest me, but not the wishes of 60 million Italians," he said. "Its incredible to live in a country where 10 days ago a bridge collapsed killing 43 people and still no one has been placed under inquiry, while they investigate a minister protecting the security of this country." Former Interior Minister Marco Minniti, Mr Salvini's predecessor, accused the far-Right leader of provoking an "unjustified and unprecedented conflict of state powers" in exchange for short-term political gain. Mr Salvini pointed to 100,000 tweets under the hashtag "No-one Touches Salvini" on Sunday as proof of his popular support should the fragile government coalition crumble. As his personal popularity rises, he is reportedly considering calling for fresh elections in the hope of consolidating his power. On Tuesday, Mr Salvini will holds talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, which has caused disquiet within the 5SM, who have asked why the Italian prime minister, a 5SM member, is not meeting with his Hungarian counterpart.
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| Elon Musk Emailed Tesla Employees His Reasons for Staying Public Posted: 25 Aug 2018 04:22 PM PDT  It took some convincing.
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| Black Patients Prescribed Opioids Are More Likely To Be Tested For Illicit Drugs Posted: 24 Aug 2018 02:23 PM PDT  Doctors are more than twice as likely to drug test black patients who take
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| Russian manufacturer Kalashnikov moves from AK-47s to an electric car Posted: 24 Aug 2018 12:00 PM PDT  Readers may not recognize the Kalashnikov name, but they will recognize one of its best-known products: the AK-47 assault rifle. Now, the same company has decided to gun for the electric car market. It's called the CV-1 and the Russian firm unveiled the car at the 2018 International Military Technical Forum in Kubinka, Russia.
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| Chris Watts Seemed Like a Warm Family Man, Friend Says: 'His Entire Life Was Those Girls' Posted: 25 Aug 2018 05:56 AM PDT  Chris Watts is accused of killing his pregnant wife and daughters.
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| Pope in Ireland decries abuse cover-up, meets with victims Posted: 25 Aug 2018 01:30 PM PDT  DUBLIN (AP) — Pope Francis faced a lukewarm reception and scattered protests Saturday on his trip to Ireland, with even his vow to rid the church of the "scourge" of sexual abuse and his outrage at those "repugnant crimes" dismissed as a disappointment by some of Ireland's wounded victims.
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| John McCain, unbridled titan of American politics Posted: 25 Aug 2018 05:45 PM PDT  John Sidney McCain III had but one employer throughout his iconic and tempestuous career: the United States of America. McCain was a direct descendant, he claimed, of a captain in George Washington's army during the Revolutionary War. McCain ejected, and parachuted into a small lake in the center of town, where he was nearly lynched by a furious mob.
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| US trophy-hunters import thousands of bones and skin parts from imperilled giraffes each year Posted: 24 Aug 2018 11:16 AM PDT  The US is allowing the import of tens of thousands of parts each year from endangered giraffes killed for their skin and bones. A populations plummet in Africa, investigators discovered that 40,000 pieces of skin and bone from the creatures were imported into America. The Humane Society of the United States said that the body parts were turned into pillows, knife handles, bible covers, gun-case covers, boots and other trinkets.
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| Franco family accepts dictator's body will be exhumed after feud Posted: 25 Aug 2018 10:14 AM PDT  The grandson of former Spanish dictator Francisco Franco has said the family will accept the dictator's remains if Spain's government carries out its plan to remove his body from a controversial mausoleum after a battle over his resting place. "Of course we will take care of my grandfather's remains. We won't leave it in the hands of the government," Francis Franco told the newspaper La Razón in an interview on Saturday. It came as Spain's socialist administration published a decree outlining its plan to exhume the dictator, who died in 1975. The new law states that the Valley of the Fallen basilica can only hold "the mortal remains of persons who died in the Spanish Civil War", making Franco the odd one out at the mausoleum he had built and which contains the bodies of more than 33,000 war dead from both sides of the conflict. The decree, which will be voted on by Congress next month, gives the Franco family until September 15 to respond and state whether they are prepared to receive the dictator's body. Generalissimo Francisco Franco ruled Spain. An estimated 500,000 people died in the civil war Credit: AP Photo/file The family opposes the decision to exhume Franco, but the dictator's grandson said he now believed the government would carry out its plan "legally or otherwise". Mr Franco said challenging the government in court would be pointless, although he held out the possibility that the Benedictine monks who run the Valley of the Fallen could refuse to allow the exhumation. "The inviolability of the basilica is beyond question. We have written a letter to [the monks] saying that we do not authorize the exhumation." The government believes it will win majority support for its plan in parliament and has also received assurances that Spanish Church authorities will not oppose the removal of the body from its place behind the main altar in the basilica. Assuming the exhumation does finally take place, possibly in late October or November, Mr Franco said the family had yet to decide where his grandfather would be reburied. He ruled out the family tomb near Madrid, which holds the remains of Franco's wife, Carmen Polo, because of a lack of security, suggesting the family will try to bury the dictator in a more private place.
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| Duesenberg becomes most expensive American car ever sold! Posted: 25 Aug 2018 12:01 PM PDT  One of just two SSJs built, owned by Hollywood star Garry Cooper and later by Briggs Cunningham, also becomes the most expensive pre-war car ever
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| Iran's defense minister meets Assad, Syrian counterpart in Damascus Posted: 26 Aug 2018 09:18 AM PDT ![Iran's defense minister meets Assad, Syrian counterpart in Damascus]( "Iran's defense minister meets Assad, Syrian counterpart in Damascus") (Reuters) - Iranian Defence Minister Amir Hatami arrived in Syria on Sunday for meetings with President Bashar al-Assad and senior defense and military officials as part of a two-day visit, according to the Tasnim news agency. Iranian forces have backed Assad in the country's civil war. "Not only the people of the region, but the people of the world are indebted to the battles that have taken place against terrorists in Syria," Hatami told Assad in a meeting, according to Tasnim.
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| Hurricane Lane churns towards Hawaiian Islands Posted: 24 Aug 2018 11:58 AM PDT  A brushfire on the island of Maui forced the relocation of a hurricane shelter as residents were evacuated.
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| Mollie Tibbett’s Friends And Family Push Back On Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Using Her Death Posted: 24 Aug 2018 03:56 PM PDT  The bereaved friends and family of slain Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts
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| Vegas Shooting Survivor Is Inspired to Become Police Officer: 'I Want to Be That Person for Someone Else' Posted: 25 Aug 2018 07:45 AM PDT  "I want them to see me and be like, 'OK, she's going to fix it. She's going to make it better,'" said Lauren Card.
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| Correction: Disabled Child Shot story Posted: 24 Aug 2018 11:12 AM PDT  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — In a story Aug. 22 about a mother accused of killing her 7-year-old son and then attempting suicide, The Associated Press misattributed the information about the boy's diagnosis. That information was provided by KTVZ-TV, not family friend Dianna Hansen.
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| 11 Punch Recipes Perfect For A Kids Party Posted: 24 Aug 2018 02:45 PM PDT |
| Turkey's Erdogan says will bring safety and peace to Syria, Iraq Posted: 26 Aug 2018 07:35 AM PDT  Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Sunday to bring peace and safety to Iraq and areas in Syria not under Turkish control and said terrorist organizations in those areas would be eliminated. Turkey, which has backed some rebel groups in Syria, has been working with Russia, which supports Syrian President Bashar al Assad, and Iran for a political resolution to the crisis. It has so far carried out two cross-border operations along its border with Syria and set up a dozen military observations posts in the northern Syrian region of Idlib.
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| Russian Opposition Leader Detained in Moscow Ahead of Anti-Government Rallies Posted: 25 Aug 2018 11:10 AM PDT  Alexei Navalny was detained Saturday outside his home
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| Classics for sale: Is this the most beautiful Alfa Romeo ever? Posted: 25 Aug 2018 12:00 AM PDT  Stop the world, we've found the best-looking Alfa of all time – which makes it the most beautiful car ever. This 1949 car is going up for auction today!
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| Twitter CEO to testify before U.S. House panel on September 5 Posted: 24 Aug 2018 02:59 PM PDT ![Twitter CEO to testify before U.S. House panel on September 5]( "Twitter CEO to testify before U.S. House panel on September 5") WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twitter Inc's chief executive will testify before a U.S. House of Representatives committee on Sept. 5, the panel said on Friday, after some Republicans raised concerns about social media companies removing content from conservatives.
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| What To Watch On Amazon Prime That’s New This Week Posted: 25 Aug 2018 07:05 AM PDT  Streamline recommends "Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan" as the thing you should watch
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| Automaker Tesla to remain a public company, CEO Musk says Posted: 25 Aug 2018 02:15 PM PDT  Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Friday that the company would continue to be publicly traded, weeks after suggesting that he would take the pioneering electric carmaker private. Musk met Tesla's board of directors on Thursday "and let them know that I believe the better path is for Tesla to remain public. The Board indicated that they agree," he wrote on the company blog.
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| Mother held after girl's body found in duffel bag in Vegas Posted: 24 Aug 2018 04:16 PM PDT  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A mother of four was arrested in Las Vegas after officers searching for her missing 3-year-old daughter found a child's body in a duffel bag in a closet in the woman's apartment, authorities said Friday.
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| 'My 600-lb Life' Star Lisa Fleming Dies at 50 Posted: 25 Aug 2018 04:59 AM PDT  Her daughter shared the news on Facebook.
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| 2019 Ford GT Heritage Edition Wears Gulf Livery of Le Mans–Winning GT40 Posted: 24 Aug 2018 01:43 PM PDT  There are certain color schemes that resonate with all enthusiasts.
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| The Mercedes-Benz EQ Silver Arrow Is a 750-HP Electric Single-Seater Throwback Posted: 24 Aug 2018 07:00 PM PDT  Paying homage to its 1930s W125 race car, the EQ Silver Arrow concept is a modern all-electric take on Mercedes's record-holder.
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| Suicide bomb attack kills two in eastern Afghanistan Posted: 25 Aug 2018 03:57 PM PDT  A suicide bomb attack killed at least two people Saturday in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, officials said, the latest violence to hit the war-torn country. The bombing -- claimed by the Islamic State group -- follows what has already been a bloody month with the Taliban ramping up assaults on security forces across the country and IS targeting the capital Kabul, with hundreds killed according to estimates. Jalalabad is the capital of Nangarhar province, the main IS stronghold in Afghanistan.
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| 12 Non-Alcoholic Summer Drinks That'll Get Any Party Started Posted: 24 Aug 2018 03:11 PM PDT |
| Tarboro child punished for calling teacher 'ma'am' Posted: 25 Aug 2018 07:08 AM PDT  Parents of a fifth-grader in North Carolina are concerned after their child was punished for referring to his teacher as "ma'am."
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| U.S. prosecutors grant Trump Organization CFO immunity in Cohen probe Posted: 24 Aug 2018 01:14 PM PDT  The immunity deal for the CFO, Allen Weisselberg, was first reported by the Wall Street Journal, which also reported he was called to testify before a federal grand jury earlier this year. Weisselberg was given immunity months ago, one of the people familiar with the matter told Reuters. A cooperation deal between Weisselberg and prosecutors could be damaging to the president given the CFO's longtime role in Trump's business affairs.
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| Pompeo asked by Trump to delay visit to North Korea Posted: 24 Aug 2018 09:31 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he has directed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to delay a planned trip to North Korea, citing insufficient progress on denuclearization.
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