| U.S. weighs complete withdrawal of troops from Syria - U.S. officials Posted: 19 Dec 2018 06:50 AM PST  The U.S. is considering withdrawing all its forces from Syria as it nears the end of a campaign to retake territory held by Islamic State, officials said.
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| Flynn’s Risk of Prison Resurfaces Posted: 18 Dec 2018 12:04 PM PST  The startling turn of events in a Washington federal court came after the sentencing judge, Emmet Sullivan, pressed prosecutors for more details about Flynn's illegal deeds and expressed "disgust" and "disdain" for the seriousness of Flynn's offenses. Flynn pleaded guilty to lying during an early 2017 FBI interview about his conversations with the Russian ambassador.
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| Cruise line: Autistic man climbed deck rail, went overboard Posted: 19 Dec 2018 01:58 PM PST ![Cruise line: Autistic man climbed deck rail, went overboard]( "Cruise line: Autistic man climbed deck rail, went overboard") MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — An autistic man missing at sea since Sunday, when he disappeared from a Carnival Cruise Line ship traveling from Alabama to the western Caribbean, went overboard after climbing over a deck rail, the company said Wednesday. The family says he is presumed dead.
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| A Judge Ruled Obamacare is Unconstitutional, Here's How it Could Impact Your Health Insurance Posted: 18 Dec 2018 11:23 AM PST  Signing up for the Affordable Care Act? Here's how a federal judge ruling that Obamacare is unconstitutional affected open enrollment for 2019.
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| These are quite possibly the worst Christmas holiday candies ever created by man, ranked Posted: 20 Dec 2018 08:05 AM PST  Here are the Top Ten Christmas holiday candies every created by man, according to the customers of CandyStore.com. Yes, hard candy made the list.
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| Border Enforcement Head Should Resign Over Migrant Child Death, Rep. Castro Says Posted: 18 Dec 2018 02:29 PM PST  The head of Customs and Border Protection, Kevin McAleenan, should lose his
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| US reverses policy on migrant children's sponsors Posted: 18 Dec 2018 05:59 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is changing the way it reviews sponsors who want to care for migrant children in government custody — backing off a requirement that all people in the house are fingerprinted.
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| This restomod 1989 Porsche 944 Turbo has had $200k spent on it Posted: 19 Dec 2018 12:41 PM PST  Would you spend $200,000 modifying Porsche's entry-level model from the late 1980s? Two owners of this 944 have – and they've created a restomod monster
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| U.S. imposes fresh Russia sanctions for election meddling Posted: 19 Dec 2018 03:13 PM PST  The U.S. Treasury Department twinned that development with an announcement that it would lift sanctions on major aluminum company Rusal and two other firms tied to Oleg Deripaska after a deal was struck to sever the Russian oligarch's control over them. Deripaska himself will remain under sanctions, Treasury said. The fresh sanctions targeted 15 members of a Russian military intelligence service and four entities involved in the alleged election interference, the hacking of the World Anti-Doping Agency and other "malign activities" around the world, the Treasury said in a statement on its website.
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| Nissan's Carlos Ghosn Could Be Out on Bail Soon, Still Faces Prison in Japan; Renault Keeps Him On Posted: 20 Dec 2018 06:43 AM PST  In Japan, the former Nissan, Renault, and Mitsubishi chief faces as much as 10 years in prison, while Renault keeps him on as chairman and CEO after finding he did not break French finance laws.
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| House Republicans Keep Giving James Comey Chances To Call Donald Trump A Liar Posted: 19 Dec 2018 04:43 PM PST  A little more than a week after former FBI Director James Comey spent six
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| Elon Musk bores tunnel to revolutionize city driving Posted: 18 Dec 2018 11:54 PM PST  Elon Musk on Tuesday took a break from futuristic electric cars and private space travel to unveil a low-cost tunnel he sees as a godsend for city traffic. The billionaire behind Tesla and SpaceX late Tuesday put the spotlight on the a 1.14 mile (1.8 kilometer) tunnel created by his Boring Company for about $10 million. The sample tunnel is part of Musk's vision to have an underground network that cars, preferably Teslas, can be lowered to by lifts, then slotted into tracks and propelled along at speeds up to 150 mph (241 kmh).
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| Top 5 places people are traveling to this holiday season Posted: 19 Dec 2018 07:47 AM PST  AAA has release their top 5 year-end travel destinations for 2018, and the list shows that most people are seeking to escape the cold.
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| Bank apologizes for calling police on black man who was trying to cash his paycheck Posted: 19 Dec 2018 06:03 PM PST  A man attempted to cash a check from a new employer at a Cleveland area bank. Police got involved after the bank had trouble verifying the check.
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| Peeps, Peppermint Bark make list for America's least favorite Christmas candy Posted: 20 Dec 2018 03:16 AM PST  The 10 least favorite Christmas candies include Peeps, Peppermint Bark, White Peppermint M&Ms; and Old-Fashioned Hard Candy Mix.
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| The 14 Most Anticipated Buildings of 2019 Posted: 18 Dec 2018 12:20 PM PST |
| Believers of Conversion Therapy Upset with Expected Ban in Denver Posted: 19 Dec 2018 06:29 PM PST  A city council committee advanced a proposed ban on conversion therapy for minors on Wednesday.
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| Israel says Hezbollah closed precision-guided missile plants Posted: 19 Dec 2018 06:37 AM PST  Netanyahu spoke hours before the U.N. Security Council was due to discuss Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed Lebanese group, and appeared aimed at swaying world powers to order stronger intervention by U.N. peacekeepers. Israel deems Hezbollah, against which it fought an inconclusive war in 2006, its most potent foe. Israeli forces have repeatedly struck suspected Hezbollah arms transfers via Syria during its civil war, but avoid such action in Lebanon.
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| LA bishop resigns 13 years after church learned of sex claim Posted: 19 Dec 2018 05:39 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a Los Angeles auxiliary bishop, Monsignor Alexander Salazar, following an allegation of sexual misconduct with a child in the 1990s, officials said Wednesday.
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| Trump Ordering His Cabinet To Search For Spare Change To Fund His Wall Posted: 18 Dec 2018 02:10 PM PST  WASHINGTON -- Frustrated that neither Mexico nor Congress will pay for his
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| UN General Assembly ratifies migrant pact Posted: 19 Dec 2018 10:50 AM PST  The UN General Assembly on Wednesday formally ratified a UN deal on migration by a large majority -- but without the support of the United States and a string of other countries. Twelve countries abstained while five nations voted against it -- the United States, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland and Israel.
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| UK opposition leader accused of calling PM 'stupid woman' Posted: 19 Dec 2018 07:44 AM PST  The UK parliament erupted in anger on Wednesday when Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn appeared to mouth the words 'stupid woman' after a lively exchange with Prime Minister Theresa May.
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| The Porsche 718 Boxster T and 718 Cayman T Are for Purists Posted: 18 Dec 2018 04:46 PM PST  These slightly stripped-out versions of the base-model mid-engine Porsches have our attention already.
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| The Best Smart Coffee Makers of 2018 Posted: 19 Dec 2018 12:24 PM PST |
| Here's How Heavy Storms Could Disrupt Your Holiday Travel Plans Posted: 19 Dec 2018 11:52 AM PST  The weather outside could be frightful along the East Coast, Pacific Northwest and other regions in the coming days
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| Storms halt SpaceX's first U.S. national security space mission Posted: 20 Dec 2018 09:38 AM PST  SpaceX said its Falcon 9 rocket and payload, a roughly $500 million GPS satellite built by Lockheed Martin Corp, were "in good health" and that it was now targeting a Saturday morning launch from Florida's Cape Canaveral. Patrick Burke, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland, said the weather might not clear up until Saturday. A successful launch would be a significant victory for Musk, a billionaire and Tesla Inc chief executive, who spent years trying to break into the lucrative market for military space launches, long dominated by Lockheed and Boeing Co.
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| The Latest: LA bishop had been accused of child sex abuse Posted: 19 Dec 2018 03:12 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the resignation of Los Angeles auxiliary bishop Monsignor Alexander Salazar (all times local):
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| House Democrats Push Trump to Answer GOP's Leftover Questions Posted: 19 Dec 2018 10:26 AM PST ![House Democrats Push Trump to Answer GOP's Leftover Questions]( "House Democrats Push Trump to Answer GOP's Leftover Questions") Maryland Representative Elijah Cummings is flexing the new power Democrats will gain when they take control of the House on Jan. 3 to collect responses to 51 separate requests for answers that Republicans declined to enforce while they ran the panel. "As Democrats prepare to take the reins in Congress, we are insisting -- as a basic first step -- that the Trump Administration and others comply with these Republican requests," Cummings said in a statement. The letters were sent to the White House and multiple federal agencies requesting compliance on matters that touch on a range of potential inquiries, including staff and cabinet member travel, administration policy on immigrant child separations, security clearances and payments from foreign governments.
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| UN find Hezbollah tunnels under Israeli side of border Posted: 19 Dec 2018 12:03 PM PST  A UN investigation showed Wednesday that two tunnels allegedly dug by the Lebanese militia group Hezbollah snaked under the Israel side of the tense border -- but the probe did not find any exits located there. It called the findings a "serious violation" of a UN resolution that ended the brutal 2006 war between Israel and Lebanon, which was triggered by a Hezbollah raid on the same border. "A thorough investigation to establish the trajectories and points of origin of the identified tunnels is a complex task," said Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the deputy head of UN peacekeeping operations.
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| Third Canadian arrested in China as Huawei diplomatic rows continue Posted: 19 Dec 2018 02:50 AM PST  A third Canadian citizen has been detained in China following the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver. A spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada said on Tuesday that they are "aware of a Canadian citizen" who has been taken into custody in China. An anonymous official later briefed that the department had "reason to believe that this case is linked to other recent cases of Canadians detained in China" Nevertheless there was speculation that the move was retaliation for the arrest of Ms Meng, who is facing extradition to the US. David Mulroney, a former ambassador to China, said it would be highly unusual if the third arrest was a coincidence. "One detention is bad enough. Two is terrible. Three underlines how ruthless China can be," he told AFP. Ms Meng's arrest has been seen as politically motivated as it comes amid hightened security tensions between the US and China, and accusations that Huawei is a vehicle for state spying. Canada declined to name the latest person arrested or provide further details, citing a national privacy act. However, the National Post, which first reported the story on Wednesday, cited third-party sources who apparently spoke to the family of the person arrested and confirmed they are neither a diplomat nor an entrepreneur working in China. Hua Chunying, spokesman for China's foreign ministry, denied any knowledge of the latest arrest in a daily press briefing in Beijing this morning. Two other Canadians — former diplomat and current advocacy group advisor Michael Kovrig, and businessman Michael Spavor — were arrested in China last week on charges of endangering the country's national security. Beijing has not said if the two arrests were made in retaliation for Meng's detention, and the Canadian government has stressed that there is no explicit link between the cases. However, Western diplomats in Beijing and commentators have called the move "tit-for-tat" reprisals. Adrian Zenz, an independent China researcher and lecturer at Columbia International University, told The Telegraph: "This [the third arrest] indicates that China is willing to escalate this delicate situation even further, and shows how important Huawei as a company is for the Chinese state. "Beijing is very concerned that Huawei's reputation in the West will deteriorate further. Also, China has been increasingly bold in its stance towards Western governments, notably in its strong rebuttal of a request of 15 diplomats to visit the re-education camps in Xinjiang. "Beijing's willingness to arbitrarily detain Canadian citizens in order to put pressure on Ottawa is in line with this new approach to the West, which is increasingly characterised by a use of sharp power instead of soft power." The relationship between Ottawa and Beijing has become evermore important amid the ongoing trade war between China and the US, but news of a third arrest will heighten tensions further. After Ms Meng was detained China's government and state-run media said Canada would face serious consequences, putting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's hopes for free trade talks in jeopardy. Mr Trudeau's government has been under pressure to bar Huawei, one of the world's leading mobile technology giants, from developing a 5G network in Canada due to cyber security and espionage concerns. The UK government and universities are also facing questions over contracts involving Huawei hardware. Ms Meng, who is accused by US prosecutors of putting multinational banks at risk by misleading them into trading with Iran in violation of US sanctions, was released on December 12 on C$10m (£6m) bail, but will return to court next year to face further legal proceedings. The 46-year-old, daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, denies the charges.
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| Southwest wouldn't let a pet fish fly so Denver airport workers are babysitting it Posted: 19 Dec 2018 08:04 AM PST  Southwest Airlines wouldn't let a fish on a flight last week. Denver Airport workers are now caring for it until its owner returns from her trip.
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| Kroger releases first fleet of unmanned delivery vehicles Posted: 19 Dec 2018 04:09 AM PST  After testing an autonomous delivery system since August with human supervision, US supermarket chain Kroger is officially employing completely driverless vehicles to transport groceries. In August, Kroger began testing an autonomous delivery service consisting of self-driving Toyota Prii. Each vehicle was accompanied by a passive driver who could oversee the safety of the transportation.
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| The Pence holiday decorations are here and thankfully there are no blood trees Posted: 19 Dec 2018 07:53 AM PST  Karen Pence, the woman known for her unique towel charm business and for being married to the Vice President (in that order), gave the Associated Press an exclusive tour of the Pence residence all dolled up for the holidays. The theme for the VP's 2018 holiday decorations is "Twas the Night Before Christmas," and though the decorations were so classic they bordered on boring, at least there were no controversial blood red cranberry trees. Each room is based after a different stanza from the poem, which means you get to see the Pence stockings and traditional Twas the Night Before Christmas book, a statue of Saint Nick holding a "Nice List," and a high-key morbid room dedicated to Santa's reindeer that features a tree decorated with antler ornaments and topped with a deer's head.
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| This Porsche 911 Targa is trapped in paradise - at 31mph Posted: 19 Dec 2018 06:50 AM PST  Over 1000 miles away from any other Porsche lives a classic 911 Targa, on a remote island with a blanket speed limit of 31mph across all its roads. So how did it get there?
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| New Zealand warns Google over naming murder accused Posted: 18 Dec 2018 06:44 PM PST  New Zealand warned Google to "take responsibility" for its news content Wednesday, after the internet giant broke a court order suppressing the name of a man charged with murdering a British backpacker. An Auckland court granted the man interim name suppression this month 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.
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| The Latest: Shutdown threat recedes as Trump softens stance Posted: 18 Dec 2018 06:08 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on negotiations over funding President Donald Trump wants for a U.S.-Mexico border wall and the possibility of a partial government shutdown (all times local):
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| Mueller to Save Trump for Later as Prosecutor Readies Next Steps Posted: 20 Dec 2018 01:00 AM PST  Mueller is planning to continue building out his case brick-by-brick in a set of legal filings, as he offers his most detailed narrative yet of Russia's election interference. Mueller is also looking into whether the president sought to obstruct justice. "Real-life cases, especially complex ones like this, rarely have one piece of irrefutable smoking-gun evidence," said Elie Honig, a former federal prosecutor.
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| Flight troubles brewing? Storm moves in right at peak of Christmas air travel Posted: 20 Dec 2018 08:42 AM PST  The busy Christmas air-travel period kicks into high gear Thursday. A developing storm threatened to complicate flight schedules with rain and wind.
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| U.S. pledges billions in aid to develop Central America, curb migration Posted: 18 Dec 2018 03:55 PM PST  Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has been seeking to persuade U.S. counterpart Donald Trump to work with Mexico to develop Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, as well as Mexico's impoverished south, to stem the flow of migrants. Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said the United States is committing $5.8 billion toward development in Central America.
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| Amazon will deliver last-minute gifts on Christmas Eve if you order them by 9 p.m. Posted: 19 Dec 2018 01:21 PM PST  Whether you're a Type-A planner or not, there never seems to be enough time
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| Edmunds: Why pickups are becoming the new family car Posted: 19 Dec 2018 08:22 AM PST  What's America's favorite family vehicle? The SUV? The minivan? These days, it could very well be the pickup truck.
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| Uber gets approval from Pennsylvania to resume self-driving testing Posted: 18 Dec 2018 02:11 PM PST  Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] received approval from Pennsylvania to resume self-driving car testing on public roads this week, state records show, nine months after it suspended the programme following a deadly accident in Arizona. A company spokeswoman said on Tuesday Uber has not yet resumed testing. In November, Uber said it was seeking permission from Pennsylvania to resume testing more than seven months after a deadly self-driving crash in Arizona.
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| Inside Polo Storico: Where classic Lamborghinis are reborn Posted: 18 Dec 2018 12:00 PM PST  Polo Storico is Lamborghini's in-house restoration program that can facilitate everything – from vehicle history to complete rebuilds using original parts. We went for a closer look
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| Airbus shares plunge on reported US corruption probe Posted: 20 Dec 2018 03:39 AM PST  Shares in European aircraft maker Airbus tumbled nearly nine percent Thursday after French daily Le Monde reported that it could face fines of several billion dollars under a US corruption inquiry. The newspaper said the US Department of Justice opened a probe for "improper practices" at the end of 2017 and informed Airbus it was under investigation at the end of the summer. The inquiry stems from Airbus's disclosure in early 2016 that it had neglected to inform authorities about payments to middlemen in securing several contracts, in particular in Asia.
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| For Martha McSally, a Never-Ending Campaign Continues Posted: 18 Dec 2018 01:51 PM PST  Martha McSally could end up facing three Senate elections in six years in one of the trickiest states in U.S. politics.
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| Oklahoma Teen Arrested for Allegedly Pointing Loaded AR-15 at Car at Stop Light Posted: 18 Dec 2018 04:50 PM PST  Residents in south Oklahoma City are on edge after a teen was arrested for allegedly pointing an assault rifle at a man and his nephew.
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| See Photos of the Porsche 718 Boxster T and 718 Cayman T Posted: 19 Dec 2018 06:31 AM PST |
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