| Trump defends personal charity accused of illegal activities Posted: 19 Dec 2018 08:50 AM PST  US President Donald Trump defended his personal charity, the Trump Foundation, on Wednesday after the New York authorities said it had engaged in a "shocking pattern of illegality" and agreed to shut it down. "The Trump Foundation has done great work and given away lots of money, both mine and others, to great charities over the years -- with me taking NO fees, rent, salaries etc," Trump tweeted. Attorney general Barbara Underwood said it had been agreed with lawyers for the Trump Foundation that it would be dissolved and its remaining assets distributed to other charities.
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| Officials say two Honduran migrant youths killed in Mexico Posted: 18 Dec 2018 09:09 PM PST ![Officials say two Honduran migrant youths killed in Mexico]( "Officials say two Honduran migrant youths killed in Mexico") The prosecutors' office in Tijuana said in a statement it was investigating the deaths of the two youths, who showed signs of having been stabbed and strangled. The victims, who were staying at a shelter for migrant youths in Tijuana, were headed to another shelter when they were intercepted by people who apparently intended to rob them, it said. The incident did not appear to be related to organized crime, said Jorge Alvarez Mendoza, a prosecutor in Tijuana.
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| Carnival Panorama: Construction of giant new Carnival ship hits milestone Posted: 18 Dec 2018 06:36 AM PST  The construction of cruise giant Carnival's next new ship has hit a major milestone as the vessel's exterior outfitting has come to an end.
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| Steve McQueen’s 1979 Pontiac Trans Am pulled from Illinois barn Posted: 18 Dec 2018 03:18 AM PST  Steve McQueen's final on-screen car – a 1979 Pontiac Trans Am from 1980's The Hunter – has been liberated from an Illinois barn after 39 years in storage
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| In ‘disgust,’ judge threatens Flynn with prison, but delays sentencing Posted: 18 Dec 2018 01:20 PM PST  The sentencing for former national security adviser Michael T. Flynn, scheduled for Tuesday morning, was unexpectedly postponed after a federal judge said Flynn's conduct left him with "disgust," and indicated he was considering a prison sentence — even though prosecutors had recommended no jail time for the retired three-star general. Flynn's admitted crime of lying to the FBI while occupying a top post in the Trump administration, and his acceptance of a six-figure lobbying contract from a foreign government while serving as a national security adviser to Trump during the campaign "undermines everything this flag stands for," Judge Emmet Sullivan lectured the defendant in a blunt tirade that startled the packed courtroom. Former national security adviser Michael Flynn arrives for sentencing hearing at U.S. District Court in Washington.
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| US surgeon general urges crackdown on e-cigarettes 'epidemic' among teenagers Posted: 18 Dec 2018 09:07 AM PST  The US surgeon general has urged an aggressive clamp down on e-cigarettes, recommending punitive taxes and bans on them being used at indoor public venues. It followed an explosion in "vaping" - inhaling e-cigarettes - among teenagers, with figures showing one in five high school pupils were using them. Jerome Adams, America's top doctor, said action was needed to prevent millions of teenagers becoming hooked on the high-nicotine devices. In a rare public advisory he said parents, teachers and doctors must work together to address an epidemic of underage vaping, which was putting the health and brain development of young people at risk. E-cigarettes and other vaping devices have been sold in the US since 2007 and are now a $6.6 billion business. Most devices heat a flavored nicotine solution into an inhalable vapour, and have been marketed to adult smokers as a less-harmful alternative to cigarettes. Jerome Adams, the US surgeon general Credit: AP However, some research suggests that teenagers who vape are more likely to then try regular cigarettes. US law bans the sale of e-cigarettes to people under 18. But a government survey found an estimated 3.6 million US teenagers currently use e-cigarettes. In the past year use increased by 78 per cent among high school pupils, with one fifth of them now using the devices. For 17 and 18-year-olds the figure rose to 37 per cent. Mr Adams singled out Juul, a Silicon Valley company, which has come to dominate the e-cigarette market with devices featuring flavours like mango and cucumber. The surgeon general said each Juul cartridge contains as much nicotine as a pack of cigarettes. He said: "We do know that these newer products, such as Juul, can promote dependence in just a few uses. "We must take aggressive steps to protect our children from these highly potent products that risk exposing a new generation of young people to nicotine." He added: "E-cigarette aerosol is not harmless. Nicotine exposure during adolescence can harm the developing brain which continues to develop until about age 25." Mr Adams said e-cigarettes could also potentially expose bystanders to other harmful substances, including heavy metals, Last month Juul shut down its social media accounts and halted in-store sales of its flavoured cartridges to deter use by under-18s. In a statement the company said: "We are committed to preventing youth access to Juul products." The surgeon general's warning came as Andrew Cuomo, the governor of New York, said he would aim to legalise cannabis for recreational use there next year. It would mean America's most populous city being added to the list of places that allow use of the drug. So far, 10 US states and the District of Columbia have legalised cannabis for recreational use.
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| Every Photo You Need to See of the 2019 Ford Ranger Pickup Posted: 18 Dec 2018 02:50 AM PST |
| AZ gov names McSally to U.S. Senate seat Posted: 18 Dec 2018 09:48 AM PST  Republican U.S. Representative Martha McSally will become Arizona's second U.S. senator at the end of the year, replacing the retiring Jon Kyl, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey said on Tuesday. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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| Skyrocketing seat selection fees enrage flyers, enrich airlines Posted: 19 Dec 2018 06:28 AM PST  Airline seat assignments used to be free Now you'll pay to reserve certain economy seats, no extra legroom included, on United, Delta and American.
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| Trump Foundation To Shut Down Amid Lawsuit Against The Charity Posted: 18 Dec 2018 08:22 AM PST  President Donald Trump's personal charity has agreed to shut down amid an
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| Markets Right Now: Another steep drop pulls Dow down 500 Posted: 17 Dec 2018 01:23 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
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| Standoff over Trump border wall puts Congress in budget 'pickle' Posted: 17 Dec 2018 12:57 PM PST  Trump has demanded $5 billion as a down-payment on construction of a huge wall that he argues is the only way to keep illegal immigrants and drugs from entering the United States. "Anytime you hear a Democrat saying that you can have good Border Security without a Wall, write them off as just another politician following the party line!" Trump wrote in a Twitter posting on Monday. "Time for us to save billions of dollars a year and have, at the same time, far greater safety and control." Democrats and some Republicans argue there are less costly, more effective border controls.
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| New Zealand warns Google after internet giant breaches court order in Grace Millane murder case Posted: 19 Dec 2018 02:02 AM PST  New Zealand warned Google to "take responsibility" for its news content on Wednesday, after the internet giant broke a court order suppressing the name of a man charged with murdering a British backpacker. Jesse Kempson, 26, has been charged with the murder of Grace Millane, a 22-year-old from Essex who was last seen alive in Auckland on December 1. A week later, her body was found in the Waitakere Ranges 10 metres away from the road. The defendant's name is not allowed to be published in New Zealand. The judge refused to grant a suppression order, but the media are not allowed to name him because the accused sought to appeal. But Google revealed his identity in an email to subscribers of its "what's trending in New Zealand?" service. Justice Minister Andrew Little said the breach was unacceptable and he had made his views known to Google executives at a meeting in parliament on Tuesday night. While Google has argued the breach was inadvertent and it was unaware of the court order when the automatically generated email went out, Mr Little said that was not good enough. Judge Evangelos Thomas granted the suspect interim name suppression this month pending appeal Credit: Getty "I put the ball back in their court," he told commercial radio on Wednesday. "If they choose to set up their algorithms and distribute news, they've got to take responsibility for that." Mr Little said he met two local Google executives, and a senior legal counsel from the company's California headquarters joined them by video. He said they appeared genuinely concerned about the breach and assured him they were working to ensure it did not happen again, with another meeting scheduled for early 2019 to assess their progress. Mr Little conceded that controlling information on the internet and social media was challenging but said court orders were made for a reason and must be respected. "We can't just stand back and say this is all too hard," he said. "The price of that (would be) we have to capitulate and concede what are very important rights that anyone going through the courts has." He said the case highlighted the potential need for an international agreement if Google "won't do anything (or) can't do anything" to resolve the issue. "They can expect us to talk to partner countries around the world who have a similar interest... about reaching an agreement to enforce each others' orders in each others' countries," he said. "That may well happen inevitably anyway because it's not just Google, there are others as well and we have to protect the integrity of our court system."
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| General Dynamics Warns Trudeau Over Exit Penalties in Saudi Deal Posted: 17 Dec 2018 12:18 PM PST  In a television interview Sunday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government was looking for a way to halt the sale of armored vehicles manufactured by a unit of U.S.-based General Dynamics Corp. "We are engaged with the export permits to try and see if there is a way of no longer exporting these vehicles to Saudi Arabia," Trudeau told CTV, without elaborating. The company's Canadian unit, in a written statement Monday, warned that doing so could leave the government on the hook for penalties.
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| No one can 'dictate' to China what it should, shouldn't do: Xi Posted: 17 Dec 2018 08:52 PM PST  President Xi Jinping vowed Tuesday to push ahead with China's "reform and opening up" but warned that no one can "dictate" what it does, as the Communist Party celebrated the policy's 40th anniversary. While he pledged to press forward with the economic reforms initiated under late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping in December 1978, Xi indicated that there would be no change to the one-party system. "The leadership of the Communist Party of China is the most essential feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics and the greatest advantage of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics," he said.
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| White Christmas 2018 forecast: Who has the best shot at snow? Posted: 18 Dec 2018 07:13 AM PST  Following far-reaching snowstorms from November and early December, a lack of Arctic air will generally limit the chances of a white Christmas to the northern tier states and the mountains of the West for Dec. 25, 2018.
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| EU implements Brexit 'no deal' contingency plans Posted: 19 Dec 2018 03:58 AM PST  The European Union on Wednesday adopted back-up plans to protect essential air transport and finance in the event that Britain leaves the bloc without a Brexit deal in 100 days. The European Commission said it was acting "to ensure that the necessary contingency measures can enter into application on 30 March 2019 in order to limit the most significant damage caused by a 'no-deal' scenario". The package covers 14 areas where a "no-deal" Brexit "would create major disruption for citizens and businesses" including in financial services, air transport, customs and climate policy.
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| Milwaukee airport adds unlimited free Wi-Fi service Posted: 18 Dec 2018 05:30 AM PST  Milwaukee County executive says free Wi-Fi has been one the of the most requested passenger amenities at Mitchell International.
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| Russian Social Media Amassed Millions Of Followers In Support Of Trump: Reports Posted: 17 Dec 2018 11:57 AM PST  Two new reports analyzing the scope of Russian interference in the 2016
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| Trump willing to look at extraditing Turkish cleric, but noncommittal Posted: 18 Dec 2018 01:42 PM PST  "The only thing he said is that we would take a look at it," White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told reporters. "Nothing further at this point beyond that ... nothing committal at all in that process." Turkey's foreign minister said on Sunday that Trump told Erdogan that Washington was working on extraditing the cleric, Fethullah Gulen, a former Erdogan ally who has lived in self-imposed U.S. exile for nearly two decades. Asked about the comment on Monday, another White House official said only that Trump did not commit to extraditing Gulen when he spoke to Erdogan at the Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires last month.
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| Congressman says migrant woman tear-gassed with kids in viral photo applies for asylum Posted: 18 Dec 2018 06:04 AM PST  The image sparked worldwide outrage and appeared to contradict the Trump administration's claim the caravan was comprised of dangerous criminals.
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| Off-Road-Oriented GMC Sierra AT4 Gains a Performance Package with More Power Posted: 18 Dec 2018 06:25 AM PST  The $4940 option gives the 6.2L V-8 15 more horsepower and 9 more lb-ft of torque.
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| Ford unveils chic noise-cancelling kennel just in time for New Year's fireworks Posted: 18 Dec 2018 03:21 AM PST  Ford is taking its Active Noise Control tech out of the car and into a kennel prototype to create a safe place for pets while we celebrate the New Year with fireworks. To kick off Ford's new series of initiatives -- called Interventions -- that apply automotive tech to non-automotive applications, the company unveiled a prototype of a new Quiet Kennel, a place where dogs and their ultra-sensitive hearing can be safe and feel at ease when fireworks or thunder starts sounding. Nearly half of dogs in the UK show signs of fear upon hearing fireworks, the sounds of which can be difficult to muffle even inside a home.
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| The best and worst times to travel for Christmas Posted: 18 Dec 2018 05:32 AM PST  AAA predicts that more than one-third of Americans will travel this holiday season, so knowing the best and worst times for traffic and weather can cut down your trip time.
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| British Airways to resume Pakistan flights after a decade Posted: 18 Dec 2018 08:48 AM PST  British Airways will resume flights to Pakistan next year after a 10-year absence following an Islamist militant truck bomb that killed more than 50 people at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad. As Pascale Davies reports, BA will be the first Western carrier to restart flying to Pakistan.
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| Donald Trump moves to ban bump stocks used in America's worst mass shooting Posted: 18 Dec 2018 08:41 AM PST  Donald Trump has officially moved to to ban bump stocks, the controversial devices that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like automatic firearms. Bump stocks were used by gunman Stephen Paddock who killed 58 people at a music festival in Las Vegas in October last year, the worst mass shooting in modern US history. A senior Justice Department official said bump stocks will be banned from late March next year. Following the Las Vegas shooting the devices became a focal point in the national gun control debate. Paddock rained a hail of bullets from his 32nd-floor Las Vegas hotel room, killing 58 people at a concert. Following the shooting Mr Trump said he would ban the devices. However, opposition from the National Rifle Association prevented a law being passed by Congress. Instead, a regulation was signed by Matthew Whitaker, the acting attorney general, on Tuesday. It will go into effect 90 days after being formally published, which is expected to happen on Friday, the Justice Department official said. In March, Mr Trump said his administration would "ban" the devices, which he said "turn legal weapons into illegal machines." Shortly after his comments the justice department announced it had started the process to amend firearms regulations to define bump stocks as machine guns. That reversed a decision in 2010 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives[ATF] that bump stocks were not machine guns. Since the Las Vegas shooting at least 10 US states have introduced their own restrictions on the devices. Under the new regulation owners of bump stocks will have to surrender them to the ATF, or destroy them, by late March. Paddock was armed with assault weapons, 14 of them fitted with bump stocks which increased their rate of fire. After killing the concert-goers Paddock shot himself dead. The largest maker of bump stocks, Slide Fire Solutions, announced in April that it was going to stop taking orders and shutting down its website.
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| Hungary protests spark opposition coalition - but will it last? Posted: 18 Dec 2018 11:15 AM PST  Passage of two laws last week backed by the prime minister's Fidesz party angered a variety of domestic voter groups, galvanizing the weak and divided opposition to act with a unity rarely seen in his eight years in power. The protests in Budapest raised the question of whether such fledgling cooperation can last long enough to put down roots and offer viable opposition to a charismatic politician normally adept at side-lining dissent. While no substantial shift in Hungary's domestic balance of power appears on the cards for now, there is a sense among some Hungarians that Orban overplayed his hand by pushing through the two laws that drew such a concerted opposition response.
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| Cher ditches Facebook, Google for 'conspiring with Russia to destroy our democracy' Posted: 18 Dec 2018 04:35 PM PST  Cher, 72, vowed to boycott the two tech giants Tuesday because she says Facebook and Google's alleged love of money trumps their "(love) of country."
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| The Latest: Car driver charged in North Carolina bus crash Posted: 17 Dec 2018 04:00 PM PST ![The Latest: Car driver charged in North Carolina bus crash]( "The Latest: Car driver charged in North Carolina bus crash") TAYLORSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on a North Carolina bus crash that injured 13 students (all times local):
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| CNN's Don Lemon And Chris Cuomo Shred Fox News' Tucker Carlson Over Racist Rhetoric Posted: 19 Dec 2018 12:34 AM PST  CNN anchors Don Lemon and Chris Cuomo jointly blasted Fox News counterpart
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| 'I Don't Know Where My Fish Is At.' Airline Bans Student's Pet From Flight Posted: 18 Dec 2018 08:43 AM PST  Here's what you need to know
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| Transcript released from James Comey's second closed-door testimony Posted: 18 Dec 2018 12:49 PM PST  Comey testified before a House panel about 2016 FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton's private emails; Peter Doocy reports from Capitol Hill.
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| Eastern US travel to be slammed by storm with heavy rain, flooding and gusty winds into Friday night Posted: 19 Dec 2018 05:49 AM PST  A storm packing mostly rain but also flooding, gusty winds, severe thunderstorms and some snow will hit travel hard at time when millions are beginning their Christmas journey to end this week.
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| Factbox: Mueller and other probes posing risk for Trump Posted: 18 Dec 2018 04:51 AM PST ![Factbox: Mueller and other probes posing risk for Trump]( "Factbox: Mueller and other probes posing risk for Trump") A special counsel investigation into possible collusion between Russia and the 2016 presidential campaign of Donald Trump has already secured more than 30 indictments and guilty pleas and has spawned at least four federal probes. With less than three weeks to go before they take control of the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrats are jockeying to lead overlapping investigations into the president. Trump denies any collusion and has long denounced the investigation being led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller as a "witch hunt." Moscow has denied it interfered in the election.
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| Pope accepts US bishop's resignation over 'misconduct' with minor Posted: 19 Dec 2018 06:43 AM PST  Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Los Angeles auxiliary bishop Alexander Salazar over his "misconduct" with a minor, the Vatican said Wednesday. The case is the latest in a litany of child sexual abuse scandals to have rocked the Roman Catholic Church and its 1.3 billion followers around the world. Pope Francis has struggled to resolve the problem as the steady drip of scandal corrodes the church's authority but fresh cases surface regularly against a background of sharp divisions in Rome over the issue.
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| New Russian barracks on disputed islands draws protest from Japan Posted: 18 Dec 2018 04:17 AM PST ![New Russian barracks on disputed islands draws protest from Japan]( "New Russian barracks on disputed islands draws protest from Japan") Russia's Ministry of Defence said it planned to shift troops next week into four housing complexes on two of the four disputed islands, known as the Southern Kurils in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan. Japan's defense ministry says 3,500 Russian troops are deployed on the two larger islands as part of a military buildup. The news came after the Kremlin said Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe might visit Russia on Jan. 21 as the two countries step up efforts to defuse the territorial dispute that has prevented them from signing a World War Two peace treaty.
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| Popeyes is jumping on emotional support bandwagon with its new 'Emotional Support Chicken' Posted: 18 Dec 2018 04:03 PM PST  Popeyes is offering Philadelphia travelers its own brand of comfort and reassurance in the air with the launch of its "Emotional Support Chicken."
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| Detailed Photos of the Updated-For-2019 Nissan Murano Posted: 18 Dec 2018 08:09 AM PST |
| Pence misses launch but treated to new SpaceX crew capsule Posted: 18 Dec 2018 12:56 PM PST  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence missed seeing a SpaceX rocket soar Tuesday. But he still got to view the company's new crew capsule, designed to carry astronauts to the International Space Station as soon as next year.
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| One of Norwegian Cruise Line's biggest ships to move to Florida's Port Canaveral Posted: 18 Dec 2018 07:44 AM PST  Norwegian Cruise Line on Tuesday announced that one of its biggest ships, Norwegian Escape, would move to Port Canaveral, Florida.
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| Rare 1970 Pontiac GTO Judge convertible for sale Posted: 19 Dec 2018 06:25 AM PST  Convertible muscle cars are relatively rare beasts, and this Pontiac makes the most of its uncommon status
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| Washington careens toward government shutdown with no deal in sight Posted: 17 Dec 2018 06:32 PM PST  An intensifying spending standoff sent US lawmakers scrambling Monday to avert a partial government shutdown, with Republican and Democratic leaders deadlocked over President Donald Trump's demands for border wall funding. As Washington barreled toward a shuttering of key federal agencies in just four days, the White House appeared dug in on Trump's call for Congress to budget $5 billion in 2019 to fund a wall on the US-Mexico border that he insists will check illegal immigration. If no breakthrough is reached, the shutdown would occur over the Christmas holiday -- when most lawmakers flee the US Capitol -- leaving Washington red-faced at the end of the year.
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