| Who is Patrick Shanahan? Trump's acting replacement for Mattis came to the Pentagon after decades with defense contractor Boeing Posted: 23 Dec 2018 11:16 AM PST  President Trump's choice to take over for outgoing Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has spent more than 30 years working for Boeing, a major defense contractor.
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| British police scramble for clues in London airport drone chaos Posted: 23 Dec 2018 12:38 PM PST  British police scrambled for answers Sunday after releasing their only suspects in the London Gatwick Airport drone mystery that brought Christmas getaway flights to a standstill. Nearly 140,000 passengers were affected over three days of disruption Wednesday through Friday as Britain's second-busiest airport shut down because of repeated reports of drone sightings. A damaged drone found near the airport was being forensically examined, police said, but it was not immediately clear whether it was connected to the sightings.
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| Indonesia hunts for survivors as volcano tsunami toll nears 400 Posted: 24 Dec 2018 07:06 AM PST  Thick clouds of ash spewed from Anak Krakatau, a volcanic island where a crater collapse at high tide late on Saturday set off waves that smashed into coastal areas on both sides of the Sunda Strait between the islands of Sumatra and Java. Earthquakes flattened parts of the island of Lombok in July and August, and a double quake-and-tsunami killed more than 2,000 people on a remote part of Sulawesi island in September. "At least 373 people have died, while 128 people are currently missing," Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman for the disaster mitigation agency, said on Monday evening.
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| The Latest: Pope's Christmas wish is "fraternity" Posted: 25 Dec 2018 03:31 AM PST  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Latest on Pope Francis' Christmas celebrations (all times local):
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| North Carolina affidavits released in alleged election fraud case Posted: 24 Dec 2018 01:33 PM PST ![North Carolina affidavits released in alleged election fraud case]( "North Carolina affidavits released in alleged election fraud case") It is illegal in North Carolina for anyone except the voter or a near relative to deliver an absentee ballot in person. Voters in Bladen County said McCrae Dowless, who worked for Mark Harris, the Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District, collected their ballots and they did not know what he did with them, according to the affidavits, which were released on Sunday.
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| Most popular Yahoo News photo galleries of 2018 — the countdown Posted: 25 Dec 2018 06:00 AM PST  Check back in because we'll be counting down the top 10 until New Year's Eve.
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| Severe weather poised to threaten southern US immediately after Christmas Posted: 24 Dec 2018 07:50 AM PST  After drizzle puts a damper on Christmas Day, the threat for severe weather is expected to ramp up from Texas to the lower Mississippi Valley Wednesday into Thursday.
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| U.S. Wrangling to Destroy Christmas Calm Across Emerging Markets Posted: 23 Dec 2018 07:03 PM PST  (Bloomberg) -- If emerging markets had their way, this Christmas week would be like any other: quiet, with just a handful of economic releases and low trading volumes. But political dramas playing out in the U.S. are keeping investors on tenterhooks.
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| Detained China lawyer to stand trial on Boxing Day Posted: 24 Dec 2018 02:16 AM PST  A Chinese human rights lawyer charged with state subversion over two years ago will make a court appearance the day after Christmas, his wife said Monday. Li Wenzu, who last week shaved her head in protest of her husband's indefinite detention, posted on Twitter that Wang Quanzhang would be going to trial in two days in the northern city of Tianjin. "On December 24, 2018, Christmas Eve, I found out: the trial starts the day after Christmas," Li wrote.
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| The best-selling Instant Pot cooker is discounted today in all three sizes Posted: 25 Dec 2018 06:12 AM PST ![The best-selling Instant Pot cooker is discounted today in all three sizes]( "The best-selling Instant Pot cooker is discounted today in all three sizes") If you didn't get the Instant Pot you had been hoping for as a Christmas gift this year, it's time to give yourself the gift you've been waiting for. The Instant Pot Duo is the company's best-selling model ever, and it just so happens that it's on sale today on Amazon in all three sizes. That means you can pick up a 3-quart Instant Pot Duo Mini for just $67.99, the medium-sized Instant Pot Duo 60 is on sale for $76.49, and the large 8-quart Instant Pot Duo 80 is $50 off at just $89.99. That's $10 less than what the 6-quart model typically sells for, so you know it's a great deal. This is a limited-time sale though, so grab one while you still can. Here's more info from the product page: * Duo, the number 1 selling multi-cooker, combines 7 kitchen appliances in 1, Pressure Cooker, Slow Cooker, Rice Cooker, Steamer, Saute, Yogurt Marker and Warmer, prepares dishes up to 70% faster to support your busy lifestyle * Features 14 Smart Programs - Soup, Meat/Stew, Bean/Chili, Poultry, Saute/Simmer, Rice, Multigrain, Porridge, Steam, Slow Cook, Keep Warm, Yogurt, Manual, and Pressure Cook. Now, your favorite dishes are as easy as pressing a button * Healthy, stainless steel (18/8) inner cooking pot made from food grade 304, no chemical coating, 3-ply bottom for even heat distribution, fully sealed environment traps the flavours, nutrients and aromas within the food * Built with the latest 3rd generation technology, the microprocessor monitors pressure, temperature, keeps time, and adjusts heating intensity and duration to achieve your desired results every time.Product Dimensions: 14.17 x 14.84 x 13.31 inches * UL and ULC certified with 10 safety mechanisms to provide you with added assurance, designed to eliminate many common errors.Accessories include, stainless steel steam rack with handles, rice paddle, soup spoon, measuring cup, condensation collector and recipe booklet * Power supply: 120V - 60Hz
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| Pope: Forgo greed and gluttony of Christmas for simple love Posted: 24 Dec 2018 01:35 PM PST  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis urged Christians on Monday to forgo the greed, gluttony and materialism of Christmas and to focus instead on its message of simplicity, charity and love.
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| Poker player turns $5 bet into $1 million at Borgata in Atlantic City Posted: 24 Dec 2018 07:37 PM PST  A man playing poker at an Atlantic City casino won $1 million on a $5 bet.
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| Central US to be slammed by heavy, wind-swept snow in wake of Christmas Posted: 24 Dec 2018 01:00 PM PST  As people hit the road and take to the sky in the days following Christmas, a snowstorm is expected to take shape over part of the central United States.
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| London airport open, but location of drone culprit up in air Posted: 23 Dec 2018 06:56 PM PST  LONDON (AP) — London's Gatwick Airport operated without problems Sunday, but the fugitive drone operators who brought incoming and outgoing flights to a standstill over multiple days remained at large — and a potential threat — after police cleared two local residents who were arrested as suspects.
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| Early winter weather puts U.S. safe-haven corn planting in doubt Posted: 23 Dec 2018 11:21 PM PST  Illinois farmer Brent Johnson had planned to bump up his corn acreage by 10 percent in 2019 and plant fewer soybeans as a way to shelter himself from the lower soy prices caused by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff war with China. As soybeans are far more affected by the U.S. trade war with China than corn, the trend adds to economic risk across a U.S. farm belt the Trump administration recently said would get up to $12 billion in aid to make up for trade related losses. China resumed buying U.S. soybeans in December as part of a trade war truce following a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump, but the amount of purchases remains well behind the pace of previous years.
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| National Christmas Tree Relit in Time for Christmas After Last-Minute Funding Posted: 24 Dec 2018 07:57 AM PST  The tree sustained some damage on Friday when a man climbed it
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| Video: Watch a Tesla on Autopilot slam on the brakes and avoid a crash Posted: 24 Dec 2018 11:31 AM PST ![Video: Watch a Tesla on Autopilot slam on the brakes and avoid a crash]( "Video: Watch a Tesla on Autopilot slam on the brakes and avoid a crash") More often than not, stories involving Tesla's Autopilot feature tend to make the news when something goes awry. Whether it's a Model S on Autopilot crashing into a stationary car or a Tesla on Autopilot almost careening into a highway divider, there's no question that activating the feature still requires drivers to pay close attention to surrounding road conditions at all times. All the same, Tesla's Autopilot feature has improved considerably over the past few years. And truth be told, there are many instances where Tesla's Autopilot feature works exactly as designed. The only thing is, we don't often hear about the crashes Autopilot prevents, unless of course it happens to be caught on video. With that said, a newly uploaded video to YouTube shows a Tesla on Autopilot automatically apply the brakes and avoid what was certain to be a rear-end collision. Notably, the video below was captured using Tesla's Dashcam feature which records video via the car's front-facing camera. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrTCG-mIv1Y Of course, this isn't the first time Tesla's Autopilot managed to save the day. Just a few months ago, a Model 3 owner uploaded footage which showed Tesla's Autopilot feature preventing what could easily have been a very serious crash, video of which can be seen below. https://youtu.be/9cFJI6Qf9GA The truth is, Tesla's Autopilot feature tends to get a lot of bad press because Elon Musk, in characteristic fashion, hyped up its capabilities early on. If we can put aside some of Musk's sensational claims for a second, there's no denying that Tesla has done a rather impressive job of bringing this somewhat futuristic technology into the mainstream. As a final note, you may recall that Musk last year promised that a Tesla on Autopilot would drive itself from California to New York with no user interaction whatsoever before 2018. That obviously hasn't come to pass and there's no indication it will anytime soon.
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| France's Macron says deeply regrets Trump decision on troops in Syria Posted: 23 Dec 2018 11:32 AM PST ![France's Macron says deeply regrets Trump decision on troops in Syria]( "France's Macron says deeply regrets Trump decision on troops in Syria") N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he deeply regretted U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria. In an abrupt policy shift, Trump announced on Wednesday that Washington would withdraw the roughly 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria, upending a pillar of American policy in the Middle East and alarming U.S. allies. "I very deeply regret the decision made on Syria," Macron said during a news conference in Chad.
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| Nissan executive linked to Ghosn case released on bail Posted: 25 Dec 2018 07:07 AM PST  Japanese authorities Tuesday released on bail a Nissan executive accused of a key role in the financial misconduct case involving auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn, who remains in detention. Greg Kelly, wearing a casual zip-up jacket and looking tired, walked out of the Tokyo Detention Centre more than a month after his arrest and got into a waiting taxi without speaking to the media.
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| Christmas cheer at Jesus's traditional birthplace of Bethlehem Posted: 24 Dec 2018 05:01 AM PST  Filing past a 16-meter (52-ft) Christmas tree in Manger Square, visitors from all over the world made a Christmas Eve pilgrimage to Bethlehem, the town revered as the birthplace of Jesus. The Palestinian town in the Israeli-occupied West Bank is enjoying its busiest Christmas in years, with hotels nearly fully booked and the security situation relatively calm. Lines of pilgrims squeezed through a narrow sandstone entrance to the Church of the Nativity to visit the grotto where Christian faithful believe Jesus was born.
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| Attackers hit Libya foreign ministry in Tripoli Posted: 25 Dec 2018 01:26 AM PST  Gunfire and at least one explosion rocked Libya's foreign ministry on Tuesday as attackers stormed the building in the capital Tripoli, witnesses and government media said. The assault was carried out by several "terrorist attackers", according to the Libyan unity government's official TV channel, which cited foreign and interior ministry sources. Torn apart by power struggles and undermined by chronic insecurity, Libya has become a haven for jihadists since the ouster and killing of Moamer Kadhafi in 2011.
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| Trump's coalition cracking over his policies and personality Posted: 24 Dec 2018 09:25 AM PST  BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Jill Mott doesn't like the tweets. The hard line on the border is too hard. And when asked whether she will vote for President Donald Trump a second time, she lets out a long, deep sigh.
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| Minnesota Attorney General sues Comcast for allegedly overcharging customers Posted: 24 Dec 2018 08:07 PM PST ![Minnesota Attorney General sues Comcast for allegedly overcharging customers]( "Minnesota Attorney General sues Comcast for allegedly overcharging customers") We know this will come as a shock to many of you, but the cable giant Comcast has become synonymous among the general public with price hikes that squeeze customers for every extra cent available, and then some. Indeed, the company has even been raising prices as much as it can at what you could argue is exactly the wrong time -- a period when a growing number of customers are cutting the cord, saying goodbye to traditional pricey cable packages and going all-in on Internet-based TV. And now, along comes Minnesota's attorney general, who on Friday filed a lawsuit against Comcast/Xfinity that lays a host of allegations at the company's feet, like the notion that it's overcharged thousands of customers for TV packages and even failed to come through on promised gift cards. ABC News reports that the state's attorney general Lori Swanson took more than two years to investigate the company before filing the suit because of what she says was a lack of cooperation from Comcast. Also, Swanson contends that Comcast started doing business as Xfinity some years ago to get out from under the poor reputation among customers that the Comcast brand enjoys. Her suit, among other things, asks a court to force Comcast to stop what Swanson contends are deceptive business practices. From ABC's reporting: Swanson "said Comcast often promises customers fixed prices for a year or two for cable packages, then tacks on 'an array of undisclosed fees' that can jack up the bill by 30 percent or more. Comcast then raises those fees, Swanson said, pointing out that a fee charged to most customers for regional sports has gone up 700 percent since 2015, from $1 a month to $8 this year. That's an additional $84 a year. "'It's hard to shop around for cable services if the company is playing hide-the-ball on fees,' Swanson told reporters." The report goes on to note Swanson pointing to other customers who got charged for equipment and services they didn't order -- some who got charged for those things even after turning them down. And that Comcast had failed to give thousands of customers promotional gift cards worth up to $300 in exchange for signing up with the company. Comcast, of course, disputes the allegations in the suit. Explains company spokeswoman Jill Hornbacher in a statement: "We fully disclose all charges, fees and promotional requirements. The facts do not support the Minnesota Attorney General's allegations and we'd like nothing more than to work collaboratively with the Minnesota Attorney General's Office; however, they've raised complaints about matters that date back several years and have largely ignored our efforts to work together to address them." As the ABC report notes, Comcast also recently agreed to settle a case with similar allegations in Massachusetts. Comcast agreed as part that settlement to take steps including absorbing $950,000 in refunds or debt cancellations for more than 20,000 subscribers.
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| Eat avocados without washing them? That's an avoca-don't, FDA says Posted: 23 Dec 2018 10:55 AM PST  The concern is that when you cut into an avocado, the knife could bring pathogens on the peel to the edible fleshy part.
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| No reserve 1989 Porsche 911 Speedster is a collector's dream Posted: 24 Dec 2018 11:00 AM PST  The Porsche 911 Speedster is classic car royalty with its distinctive shape and rarity. This perfectly preserved example with under 4000 miles is particularly appealing
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| Introducing the World's Most Secretive Nuclear Weapons Program (Not North Korea) Posted: 24 Dec 2018 07:39 PM PST  Who could that be?
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| Elon Musk promises Tesla will pay customers who miss federal tax credit Posted: 24 Dec 2018 07:15 AM PST  'Tesla will cover the tax credit difference' on cars not delivered before Jan. 1.
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| Susan Collins Delivered 2018's Most Shameful Hijacking Of Feminism Posted: 24 Dec 2018 05:00 AM PST  To mark the end of 2018, we asked writers to revisit some of the year's most
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| Santa gets pushed out as China's leaders emphasize tradition Posted: 24 Dec 2018 04:54 PM PST  SHANGHAI (AP) — It took less than 24 hours for all the Christmas trees, lights and bells to disappear from a 27-story shopping and office complex in the Chinese city of Nanyang.
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| Body of Guatemalan migrant girl who died in US custody returns home Posted: 24 Dec 2018 02:44 AM PST  The body of a Guatemalan migrant girl, who died in US custody after illegally crossing the border with her father, returned home Sunday in a white casket. The December 8 death of Jakelin Caal, seven, reignited a debate in the United States on immigration policy and the treatment of migrants. Guatemalan foreign ministry officials at the airport in Guatemala City received Jakelin's casket, adorned with gold-colored trim, before a hearse carried it on the 10-hour journey to her village of San Antonio Secortez, about 150 kilometers (93 miles) north of the capital.
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| Turkey-backed fighters prepare to replace US forces in Syria Posted: 24 Dec 2018 02:10 PM PST  BEIRUT (AP) — Turkish-backed fighters said Monday they are preparing to move into eastern Syria alongside Turkish troops once American forces withdraw and are already massing on the front line of a town held by Kurdish-led forces.
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| 'I feel like Santa today': Delivery drivers race to get packages under the tree by Christmas Posted: 24 Dec 2018 02:26 PM PST  They don't ride sleighs but the job is still a jolly one: delivering Christmas cheer to families across the Triangle.
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| Tokyo stocks dive more than 5% on fears over US economy Posted: 24 Dec 2018 07:43 PM PST  Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index plunged more than five percent in morning trade Tuesday amid rising doubts about the US economy and fears sparked by a US government funding crisis. At the midday break, the Nikkei index was down 5.05 percent or 1,018.74 points at 19,147.45, after dipping to as low as 19,138.88 -- the lowest level since April 2017. The dollar fetched 110.13 yen in midday Tokyo time, down from 110.43 yen in New York on Monday and 111.38 yen in Asian trade on Friday.
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| This 1973 Dodge Challenger might be a post-Christmas bargain Posted: 24 Dec 2018 06:57 AM PST  Currently listed on eBay, a 440 equipped 1973 Challenger is likely to send bidders in a frenzy, given it's listed without a reserve price
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| China accuses Britain, EU of hypocrisy over Canada detention concerns Posted: 24 Dec 2018 04:49 AM PST  Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Saturday Canada will maintain a high-level campaign in the coming days to seek support from allies as it pressures China to free the two detained Canadians, who China says are suspected of endangering state security. Freeland spoke a day after the United States joined Canada in calling on Beijing to release the pair, who were held after Canadian authorities arrested a senior Chinese executive on a U.S. extradition warrant. Britain and the European Union have also expressed support for Canada.
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| The 64 Key Home and Appliance Recalls of 2018 Posted: 24 Dec 2018 12:36 PM PST  Roughly 34 million products were recalled in the U.S. in 2018. As overwhelming as that number might seem, zero in on what it means for you: Perhaps you, or members of your family, are using produ...
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| RIP B-2, F-22 and F-35?: The Next Generation of Stealth Might Be a Game-Changer Posted: 23 Dec 2018 05:33 PM PST  Here is everything we know.
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| Biblical city of Bethlehem boasts largest Christmas in years Posted: 24 Dec 2018 03:06 PM PST  BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Pilgrims from around the world flocked to Bethlehem on Monday for what was believed to be the biblical West Bank city's largest Christmas celebrations in years.
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| After Gatwick chaos, UK minister says detection systems can combat drones Posted: 24 Dec 2018 11:59 AM PST  "I can say that we are able to now deploy detection systems throughout the UK to combat this (drone) threat," Wallace said in a tweet http://bit.ly/2QQO72E. Three days of drone sightings caused chaos at Britain's second busiest airport, thought to be the most disruptive incident of its kind, revealing a vulnerability that will be scrutinized by security forces and airport operators worldwide.
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