| Michael Flynn Asks To Avoid Prison Because He Cooperated With Russia Investigation Posted: 12 Dec 2018 03:55 AM PST  President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn has
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| Trump administration asks top court to restore asylum order Posted: 12 Dec 2018 04:44 AM PST  The U.S. Justice Department asked the court to lift a temporary restraining order against the asylum rules issued by San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar. Trump has taken a hard line toward legal and illegal immigration since taking office last year. Citing what he called an overwhelmed immigration system, Trump issued a proclamation on Nov. 9 that authorities process asylum claims only for migrants crossing the southern U.S. border at an official port of entry.
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| US nuns who stole money to gamble in Vegas facing criminal charges Posted: 11 Dec 2018 10:59 AM PST  Two California nuns who stole around $500,000 dollars from the school where they worked and splashed out on travel and gambling in Las Vegas are facing criminal charges, their order confirmed Tuesday. Sisters Mary Margaret Kreuper and Lana Chang, who are said to be best friends, reportedly embezzled the huge sum over the course of a decade from St James Catholic School in Torrance, south of Los Angeles. The Archdiocese of Los Angeles said the money was discovered missing during a routine audit after Kreuper, who was principal at the school for 29 years, retired earlier this year.
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| Canada Goose shares slide amid Beijing-Ottawa row over Huawei CFO arrest Posted: 12 Dec 2018 11:29 AM PST  The company's slide in the stock market comes amid reports that former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig has been detained in China. Growing tensions between Beijing and Ottawa over the arrest of a senior Huawei executive have inflicted damage on the luxury clothing retailer Canada Goose, as Chinese consumers call for a boycott of the brand. Shares in the company have plunged nearly 20% since the arrest last week of Huawei's chief financial officers Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver.
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| US military identifies 5 dead in warplanes crash off Japan Posted: 12 Dec 2018 05:59 AM PST  TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. military has identified five Marines who were declared dead after their refueling plane collided with a fighter jet last week off Japan's southern coast.
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| Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent’s Sprawling Hancock Park Home Officially Hit the Market at $13.795 Million Posted: 11 Dec 2018 01:47 PM PST  The couple purchased the estate, featured in AD, from Friends creator Marta Kauffman in 2016
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| Former Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison Posted: 12 Dec 2018 09:21 AM PST  Cohen said his loyalty to Trump led him "to take a path of darkness"
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| Wisconsin And Michigan Activists Are Resisting GOP Power Grabs Pretty Much On Their Own Posted: 11 Dec 2018 04:24 PM PST  Hundreds of progressive Michigan activists plan to mount a rally at the state
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| FBI investigating alleged neo-Nazi white supremacist attack on black DJ Posted: 11 Dec 2018 12:25 PM PST  The FBI is joining a hate crimes investigation into an attack on a black DJ, allegedly carried out by self-confessed members of a neo-Nazi skinhead group. Eight individuals have been arrested as part of the investigation launched by the Snohomish County Sheriff's office in Washington state, and the FBI. Among those arrested was Travis Condor, a former soldier from Pittsburgh who in 2010 was sentenced to 90 days in jail for beating a homeless man with a baseball bat in Cincinnati.
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| Turkey vows to take on US-backed Kurdish militia in Syria Posted: 12 Dec 2018 02:32 PM PST  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey will launch a new military operation against U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria "within a few days," President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday, a move likely to further strain ties between NATO allies Turkey and the United States.
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| Defying Trump, U.S. Senate advances measure to end support for Saudis in Yemen Posted: 12 Dec 2018 04:58 PM PST  Eleven of Trump's fellow Republicans joined Democrats to provide the 60 votes needed to advance the war powers resolution in the Republican-led chamber. The nearly unprecedented break the 11 Republicans made from Trump was largely symbolic because the House of Representatives is not expected to take the matter up this year. Trump has threatened a veto.
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| Washington says observation posts in place on Syria-Turkey border Posted: 11 Dec 2018 05:06 PM PST  The Pentagon announced Tuesday that American observation posts in northern Syria, meant to prevent altercations between the Turkish army and US-supported Kurdish militia, have been erected, despite Ankara's request to scrap the move. US support for the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) has strained relations with Turkey, which fears the emergence of an autonomous Kurdish region on its southern border. "At the direction of Secretary (James) Mattis, the US established observation posts in the northeast Syria border region to address the security concerns of our NATO ally Turkey," Department of Defense spokesman Rob Manning said.
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| The Latest: Insurance claims at $9 billion from fires Posted: 12 Dec 2018 10:39 AM PST  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on California wildfires all times local):
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| Pope removes two cardinals linked to sex abuse allegations from his inner circle Posted: 12 Dec 2018 08:15 AM PST  Two leading cardinals allegedly linked to sexual abuse have been dismissed from Pope Francis' inner circle. Australian Cardinal George Pell and Chilean Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz have been removed from the so-called C9 Council of Cardinals, an advisory body set up by Francis, the Vatican said on Wednesday. Cardinal Pell, appointed head of the Vatican's economic secretariat by the pope in 2014, has taken a leave of absence to fight allegations of historic sexual misconduct in Australia. He is still officially in charge of Vatican finances, a position considered one of the most powerful in the Catholic hierarchy. Francisco Errazuriz Ossa has been accused of covering up allegations against abusive priests in Chile. Congolese Laurent Monsengwo, 79, who retired as archbishop of Kinshasa in November, is also leaving the advisory council. Vatican spokesman Greg Burke announced the changes on Wednesday, saying Francis had written to the three prelates individually in October, "thanking them for the work they have done for the past five years." In a statement Mr Burke said the Pope had reflected on "the work, structure and composition" of the council after meeting council members in September. Chile's Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz Ossa has also been removed Credit: AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File At its latest meeting this week the advisory body discussed a variety of issues from Vatican spending constraints to the special conference on the protection of minors to be held at the Vatican at the end of February next year. The Catholic Church has been hit by a series of child abuse scandals in recent years in countries including the US, Ireland, Chile and Ireland, with widespread allegations of cover-ups against clergy, including the pope himself. Mr Errazuriz, long considered a close papal ally, was archbishop of Santiago from 1998-2010. He has come under fire in recent months amid claims that he hid the crimes of Chile's allegedly abusive priests including Fernando Karadima, who has been accused of a string of child sex offenses going back to 1984. Profile | Pope Francis Mr Pell, former archbishop of Sydney, has consistently denied allegations of sexual abuse made against him. Specific details of the accusations have been suppressed by a court order and Australian law strictly limits reporting on proceedings. Mr Burke declined to comment on court proceedings against 77-year-old Mr Pell saying: "The Holy See has the utmost respect for Australian judicial authorities. We are aware that there is a suppression order in place by the court and we respect that order." The Pope created the council of cardinals after his election in 2013, tasking the group with helping him reform the Vatican bureaucracy known as the Roman Curia. Mr Burke said the three cardinals would not be replaced immediately, leaving the council temporarily with six members.
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| Middle School Student Dumps Trump From His Name After Relentless Bullying Posted: 12 Dec 2018 09:58 PM PST  A middle school student in Delaware has been allowed to change his surname
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| Exclusive: Trump says standing by Saudi crown prince despite pleas from Senate Posted: 11 Dec 2018 04:57 PM PST  Trump refused to comment on whether Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was complicit in the murder, but he provided perhaps his most explicit show of support for the prince since Khashoggi's death more than two months ago. Asked by Reuters if standing by the kingdom meant standing by the prince, known as MbS, Trump responded: "Well, at this moment, it certainly does." Some members of Saudi Arabia's ruling family are agitating to prevent MbS from becoming king, sources close to the royal court have told Reuters, and believe that the United States and Trump could play a determining role.
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| Charges dropped against mother after police rip 1-year-old son from her arms in video Posted: 11 Dec 2018 12:03 PM PST  Jazmine Headley remained incarcerated as of Tuesday morning, four days after New York City police yanked her infant son from her arms in Brooklyn.
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| Democrat Julián Castro Takes Step Toward 2020 Presidential Run Posted: 12 Dec 2018 09:42 AM PST  An exploratory committee allows Castro to raise and spend a limited amount of money to test whether he can generate support for an official bid for the Democratic nomination through the months-long slog of caucuses and primaries set to get underway in February 2020. While he may be the most serious Latino candidate for the Democratic Party, it won't be easy for Castro to stand out in a wide field of more than a dozen contenders that could include senators, governors, mayors and wealthy entrepreneurs.
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| Introducing the 2019 AD100 Posted: 12 Dec 2018 03:30 AM PST |
| Sanctions Will Harm Only the Iranian Regime, Not the Iranian People Posted: 12 Dec 2018 11:41 AM PST  That is why Washington must maintain them.
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| Jailed former Venezuela oil minister dies in state custody Posted: 12 Dec 2018 05:10 PM PST  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Nelson Martinez, the jailed former head of Venezuela's state-run oil giant PDVSA who was arrested last year as part of anti-corruption purge, died in state custody Wednesday, authorities said.
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| Christine Blasey Ford Emerges to Honor Gymnast Who Spoke Out Against Larry Nassar Posted: 12 Dec 2018 09:39 AM PST  Christine Blasey Ford made a rare appearance when she presented the Sports Illustrated Inspiration of the Year award to Rachael Denhollander
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| Brazilian couple get light sentences in grandson's abduction Posted: 12 Dec 2018 04:52 PM PST  HOUSTON (AP) — A wealthy Brazilian couple were sentenced Wednesday to minimal U.S. prison terms for helping their daughter keep her son in Brazil for the past five years in violation of the terms of her divorce to the boy's American father.
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| US Senate advances vote on ending military support for Saudis in Yemen Posted: 12 Dec 2018 05:25 PM PST  The US Senate sent a fresh warning to President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia Wednesday by greenlighting a vote that could end US military support for Riyadh's war in Yemen. Anger at the human cost of the war, as well as outrage over the killing of US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, have prompted a harder line in Congress about the US military's role in backing the Saudi-led coalition fighting to bolster the Yemeni government against Huthi rebels. The Senate voted to advance the resolution that ends US backing for the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen by 60 votes to 39, with 11 Republicans joining Democrats to back the measure.
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| Iraq seeks exemption from U.S. sanctions on Iran, PM says Posted: 11 Dec 2018 10:44 AM PST  Washington gave Iraq a 45-day waiver for imports of gas from Iran when it reimposed sanctions on Iran's oil sector on Nov. 5. "The American side is cooperating with Iraq to find solutions that would remove pressure on Iraq because the (Iranian) gas is linked to a very sensitive issue which is electricity," Abdul Mahdi told a news conference. Washington is seeking to roll back Iranian influence in the Middle East, including in Iraq, where Iran holds broad sway over politics and trade.
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| Deadly terror attacks in France since 2015 Posted: 11 Dec 2018 03:04 PM PST  Strasbourg was the latest French city to be rocked by a deadly attack after a gunman opened fire at its famed Christmas market on Tuesday before fleeing the scene. Here is a recap of jihadist attacks that have killed more than 245 people across France since the 2015 Charlie Hebdo shootings. - May 12: A knifeman shouting "Allahu akbar" (God is greatest) is shot dead by police in central Paris after he kills one person and injures four, prompting a terror probe.
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| Shooting near West Bank settlement kills at least 2 Israelis Posted: 13 Dec 2018 07:48 AM PST  JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian gunman got out of a car and opened fire at a bus stop outside a West Bank settlement on Thursday, killing two Israeli soldiers before speeding away, the Israeli military said.
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| Lalanne Chairs, a Frank Lloyd Wright Urn, and a $2 Million Tiffany Lamp: The Best of This Week's Design Auctions Posted: 11 Dec 2018 05:44 PM PST |
| Trump 'may intervene' in Huawei case, as concerns rise over detention of former Canadian diplomat Posted: 12 Dec 2018 05:59 AM PST  Donald Trump, the US president, has said he would intervene in the case of arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou if it would help secure a trade deal with Beijing. "If I think it's good for the country, if I think it's good for what will be certainly the largest trade deal ever made – which is a very important thing – what's good for national security – I would certainly intervene if I thought it was necessary," he said in an interview on Tuesday with Reuters. Ms Meng, 46, the chief financial officer of the Chinese telecoms giant and daughter of its founder, was granted a £6m bail deal, also on Tuesday, by a Canadian court while she awaits an extradition hearing to the US following her arrest on December 1 at Vancouver airport. She has been accused of conspiracy to defraud banks after the company allegedly violated sanctions against Iran. The charges have been denied. China on Sunday summoned the US ambassador to Beijing to lodge its "strong protests", calling the case "extremely egregious." Her contentious arrest comes amid an increasingly bitter trade dispute between Washington and Beijing, and the growing row over the case destabilised stock markets further last week. Protestors gather outside the Supreme Court in Vancouver Credit: James McDonald/Bloomberg Ms Meng's detention has also soured Beijing's relations with Canada, with China warning Ottawa of "grave consequences" if she was not immediately released. China's arrest on Monday of Michael Kovrig, a former Canadian diplomat, immediately prompted speculation of a retaliatory move by Beijing. The detention of Mr Kovrig, a China expert currently working for the International Crisis Group as its North East Asia adviser, was being taken "very seriously" said Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister. China's foreign ministry on Wednesday said it had no information about his case, but then claimed that the ICG, where Mr Kovrig is a Hong-Kong-based analyst, was not registered in China and that its activities in the country were illegal. "I do not have information to provide you here," spokesman Lu Kang said when asked about Mr Kovrig. "If there is such a thing, please do not worry, it is assured that China's relevant departments will definitely handle it according to law." US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are having a trade spat Credit: Jim Watson/AFP Because Mr Kovrig's organisation is not registered as a nongovernmental organisation in China, "once its staff become engaged in activities in China, it has already violated the law," Mr Lu said, in comments reported by the Associated Press. He also repeated China's demand for the immediate release of Ms Meng, whose company has strong connections to the country's government and military. "Our request is very clear, that is, the Canadian side should immediately release the detained Ms. Meng Wanzhou and to protect her legitimate rights and interests," he said. Mr Kovrig was previously a diplomat in China and elsewhere. His current employer said he was taken into custody by the Beijing Bureau of Chinese State Security, which handles intelligence and counterintelligence matters, during one of his regular visits to China's capital. Rob Malley, president of the Brussels-based group, said Canadian consular officers had not been given access to Mr Kovrig, who he believed had travelled to Beijing on personal matters. His sudden detention sent chills through the foreign charity, research and journalist communities, many of whom rose to his defence on social media. Michael Kovrig, a former Canadian diplomat, has been arrested in China Credit: AP "Those who track human-rights cases in China worry that people around the world are becoming numb to their concerns," wrote journalist Joanna Chiu, who declared herself to be a friend of Mr Kovrig, in the Vancouver Star. "Please, pay attention to what is happening with Michael's case." In her opinion piece, Guy Saint-Jacques, a former Canadian ambassador to China, said he believed the case was "part of China's efforts to put pressure on Canada on the Huawei case." Others pointed to similarities with the arrest of Canadians Julia and Kevin Garrett in 2014, in a move widely seen as a reprisal for Canada's apprehension of Chinese citizen Su Bin, who was later sentenced by the US to nearly four years in prison for his role in the hacking of technical data for military aircraft. Meanwhile, what appeared to be a screenshot of a bailed Ms Meng, who may now reside in one of her luxury Vancouver properties, thanking Huawei and her country, generated praise on Chinese social media. In a statement on Sina Weibo, China's answer to Twitter, Huawei stressed it had complied with all international laws and sanctions. "We look forward to a timely and fair closure of this incident from the American and Canadian governments... We believe the Canadian and American legal systems will draw a fair conclusion." Additional reporting: Paula Jin
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| Trump administration official defends tear gas use at Mexico border Posted: 11 Dec 2018 04:23 PM PST  "Pepper spray and CS gas are authorized to address assaultive behavior," Kevin McAleenan, commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.
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| Fiance Of Missing Colorado Mom Is Cooperating With Police, Lawyer Says Posted: 12 Dec 2018 11:41 AM PST  The fiance of a Colorado mother missing since Thanksgiving is praying for her
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| Texas executes killer over 1993 attack on newlyweds Posted: 11 Dec 2018 06:34 PM PST  The southern US state of Texas on executed a convicted killer and rapist Tuesday over a 1993 attack on a newlywed couple. Alvin Braziel, 43, died by lethal injection at the Texas state prison in Huntsville. The couple were walking on a trail in the Dallas suburbs when Braziel, aged 18 at the time, attempted to rob them at gunpoint.
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| 401(k): How does the stock market drop affect my retirement savings? Posted: 12 Dec 2018 09:13 AM PST  401(k) retirement plans are taking a hit from the stock market drop. Declines are steeper for all-stock portfolios.
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| GOP chairman: Vote tally sharing would warrant new election Posted: 11 Dec 2018 06:48 PM PST  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's Republican Party chairman said Tuesday that the state should order a new election in an unresolved congressional race if an affidavit alleging some early voting totals were improperly shared before Election Day is accurate.
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| Democrat Pelosi agrees to term limits, smoothing road to be House speaker Posted: 12 Dec 2018 04:54 PM PST ![Democrat Pelosi agrees to term limits, smoothing road to be House speaker]( "Democrat Pelosi agrees to term limits, smoothing road to be House speaker") Nancy Pelosi, the top Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, said on Wednesday she supports a proposal that would limit the terms of senior Democratic leaders, likely paving the way for her to reclaim the speaker's post in January when her party takes control of the chamber. "For some time, there have been a number of conversations to advance a proposal to institute term limits for senior leadership positions in our caucus," Pelosi said in a statement announcing her support for the plan. After Pelosi's announcement, a group of seven House Democrats who had not previously pledged their support said they would back her when the full House votes on Jan. 3.
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| Alaska moose poacher fined $100,000, sentenced to jail Posted: 11 Dec 2018 03:18 PM PST  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska man who poached three moose and left most of the meat to rot has been sentenced to nine months in jail and fined more than $100,000.
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| Trump Says He Never Directed Michael Cohen to Break the Law Posted: 13 Dec 2018 06:20 AM PST  "I never directed Michael Cohen to break the law. It is called 'advice of counsel,' and a lawyer has great liability if a mistake is made," Trump said Thursday on Twitter. Cohen drew a three-year prison sentence Wednesday after pleading guilty to breaking campaign-finance laws by arranging hush payments to women who alleged affairs with Trump, as well as lying to Congress and banks.
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| Is China's AIIB Developing Asia, Or Just Propping Up China's State-Owned Banks with Extra Cash? Posted: 11 Dec 2018 01:15 PM PST  The AIIB was supposed to lend $30 to $40 billion in its first three years. It has disbursed just $1 billion. Something doesn't add up.
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| Love Triangle, Not Alligators, Caused Florida Man's Death, Confessed Killer Testifies Posted: 12 Dec 2018 04:52 PM PST  A Florida man testified this week about fatally shooting his best friend ― who
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| The Latest: Slain woman's mom 'content' with life sentence Posted: 11 Dec 2018 10:58 AM PST  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The Latest on a jury's recommended sentence of life plus 419 years for a man convicted of murder for driving his car into counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally (all times local):
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| What next for Brexit as May wins leadership battle? Posted: 12 Dec 2018 01:42 PM PST  What happens to the Brexit process now Prime Minister Theresa May has defeated Wednesday's challenge to her leadership? May's 200 to 117 win over her rebel Conservative MPs was closer than expected, but means she cannot face another no-confidence challenge from within her party for 12 months, giving her some breathing space as she attempts to tweak her deal and get it through parliament. The British leader has said she still plans to bring her Brexit deal to a parliamentary vote some time before January 21, but Wednesday's result shows the daunting task which lies ahead.
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