| Scott Stearney, Top U.S. Naval Commander In Middle East, Found Dead In Bahrain Posted: 02 Dec 2018 05:25 AM PST  Vice-admiral Scott Stearney, the head of U.S. Navy operations in the Middle
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| PHOTOS: The world remembers George H.W. Bush Posted: 02 Dec 2018 12:53 PM PST  Photos pay tribute to George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States, who died at 94 on Friday.
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| Roger Stone: I would never 'bear false witness' against Trump Posted: 02 Dec 2018 09:02 AM PST  Former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone said Sunday morning that he would never testify against the president.
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| Best Bites: Butter pecan cupcakes Posted: 03 Dec 2018 05:00 AM PST  Welcome to Best Bites, a twice-weekly video series that aims to satisfy your
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| The Smashed Face of This Statue Symbolizes the Fury of the Paris Protests Posted: 02 Dec 2018 08:05 PM PST  Protesters raided the world famous Arc de Triomphe over the weekend
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| Egyptian Actress Rania Youssef Faces Jail Time For Wearing Sheer Red Carpet Dress Posted: 03 Dec 2018 08:43 AM PST  Egyptian actress Rania Youssef is facing up to five years in prison for
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| Pompeo: no intelligence directly links Saudi prince to Khashoggi killing Posted: 01 Dec 2018 12:00 PM PST  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday he has seen all the intelligence possessed by the United States on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and repeated that no direct evidence links Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the incident. "I have read every piece of intelligence that is in the possession of United States government," Pompeo said in an interview with broadcaster CNN in Buenos Aires on the sidelines of the G20 summit. "When it is done, when you complete that analysis, there's no direct evidence linking him to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
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| Parkland Dad Praises George H.W. Bush For His Rejection Of The NRA Posted: 01 Dec 2018 12:53 PM PST  The father of a teenage girl killed in this year's mass shooting at a Florida
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| Key Democrats Say Cohen Plea Shows Russia ‘Compromised’ Trump Posted: 02 Dec 2018 10:14 AM PST  The relationship between Trump and Russia outlined in a guilty plea last week by former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, "is so deeply compromising," said Representative Adam Schiff, who is expected next year to take over the House Intelligence Committee.
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| Experts: Alaska quake damage could have been much worse Posted: 01 Dec 2018 01:33 PM PST  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The magnitude 7.0 earthquake that rattled Alaska's largest city cracked roads and collapsed highway ramps, but there were no reports of widespread catastrophic damage or collapsed buildings.
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| 'Start Here' podcast: Remembering the 41st President Posted: 03 Dec 2018 02:55 AM PST  A former George H.W. Bush photographer recounts historic moments spent with the president.
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| The 25 Best Gifts for the Car Lover in Your Life Posted: 03 Dec 2018 09:15 AM PST |
| Israeli software company 'shared hacked messages' from Khashoggi with Saudi, lawsuit claims Posted: 03 Dec 2018 02:10 AM PST  A friend of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is suing an Israeli software company he believes helped the kingdom intercept messages sent to him from the dissident criticising Mohammed bin Salman. Omar Abdulaziz, a Saudi national who now lives in exile in Canada, filed a lawsuit on Sunday against NSO Group alleging its spyware helped the Saudi government gain access to his smartphone. The spyware allows its customers to secretly listen to calls and read messages on a targeted phone. The lawsuit, filed in Tel Aviv, accuses NSO Group of breaking international laws by selling its software to oppressive regimes. "The hacking of my phone played a major role in what happened to Jamal, I am really sorry to say," Mr Abdulaziz said. "The guilt is killing me." Quebec-based Saudi activist Omar Abdulaziz exchanged messages with Khashoggi in the months before his death Credit: YouTube In messages sent to Mr Abdelaziz, Khashoggi called Crown Prince Mohammed, the de-facto ruler of the kingdom, a "beast" and likened him to a "Pac-Man" who devours everything in his path. "The more victims he eats, the more he wants," said Khashoggi in one message sent in May, just after a group of Saudi women's rights activists were arrested. "I will not be surprised if the oppression will reach even those who are cheering him on." Saudi officials would have been able to see the more than 400 message exchanged between the pair on encrypted apps such as WhatsApp. Khashoggi and Mr Abdulaziz, 27, who sought asylum in Montreal, began to talk about plans to form an "electronic army" of young Saudis living in the country to try to undermine the government's online propaganda, according to messages seen by CNN. Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud meets with British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, in Riyadh Credit: Reuters In early August, Mr Abdulaziz discovered the Saudi government was aware of their project. "How did they know?" asked Khashoggi in a message. "There must have been a gap," says Mr Abdulaziz. Three minutes later Khashoggi writes back: "God help us." Khashoggi was killed two months later on Oct 2 in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. The CIA has concluded that the murder of the Washington Post columnist was ordered by the crown prince himself. Mr Abdulaziz revealed last month that researchers at the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab reported his phone had been hacked by military-grade spyware. According to them, the software was the invention of NSO Group, and deployed at the behest of the Saudi Arabian government. NSO Group has previously faced lawsuits from citizens from Mexico and Qatar, who say the technology was used to hack their smartphones. The human rights group Amnesty International has also recently accused the NSO Group of helping Saudi Arabia spy on a member of the organisation's staff. In a statement, the group says its technology helps governments fight crime, and is fully vetted and licensed by the Israeli government. "Our products have a long track record of assisting governments in preventing suicide bombers, stopping drug lords and sex traffickers, and helping safely return victims of kidnapping," the statement said. "If there is suspicion of misuse, we investigate it and take the appropriate actions, including suspending or terminating a contract."
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| George H.W. Bush Funeral Details Released Posted: 02 Dec 2018 11:36 AM PST  Former President George H.W. Bush will be laid to rest on Thursday at his
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| Mexican city shuts down migrant shelter near US border, blaming 'bad sanitary conditions' Posted: 02 Dec 2018 05:16 PM PST  The city of Tijuana has closed down a migrant shelter close to the US border where as many as 6,000 Central American migrants have been staying as they wait for their asylum claims to be processed. The migrants are now being moved from the sports centre where the shelter had been located to a former concert venue that is much further from the US-Mexico border, officials have said. The facilities were designed to hold about half as many people as had been placed there as the migrants arrived from their long journeys north through Mexico.
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| Kamala Harris To Decide On 2020 White House Run 'Over The Holiday' Posted: 02 Dec 2018 12:45 PM PST  Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) said Saturday she'll decide whether to launch a
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| Woman shot dead by husband's ex-wife as she decorated Christmas tree with his children Posted: 02 Dec 2018 09:30 AM PST  A woman who was shot to death in Utah while making Christmas decorations with her boyfriend's young children was allegedly killed by his ex-wife, according to local police officers. Lisa Vilate Williams had been in a relationship with Travis Cook, her alleged killer's ex-husband, for six months. Mr Cook took his ex-wife's gun away and pinned her to a wall to stop her escaping until police arrived, officials said.
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| Airstrike kills 10 civilians in eastern Afghanistan Posted: 02 Dec 2018 06:26 AM PST ![Airstrike kills 10 civilians in eastern Afghanistan]( "Airstrike kills 10 civilians in eastern Afghanistan") KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — At least ten civilians were killed following an airstrike in the eastern Paktia province bordering Pakistan, Afghan officials said Sunday.
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| India Stocks Fluctuate as Oil, Polls Offset Trade Truce Cheer Posted: 03 Dec 2018 02:34 AM PST  (Bloomberg) -- Indian stocks were volatile on Monday as as the biggest surge in oil prices in two years and uncertainty around the outcome of state elections offset cheer from a U.S.-China trade truce.
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| Shell to set sector-leading emissions targets after investor pressure Posted: 03 Dec 2018 09:16 AM PST  Rivals BP and Total have already set short-term targets on reducing carbon dioxide emissions, but these are limited to their own operations. Shell's targets, which will be introduced in 2020, will be more extensive with inclusion of the so-called Scope 3 emissions from the burning of fuels sold to millions of customers around the world, the company said. Monday's move marks a change of tack for Shell Chief Executive Ben van Beurden, who had previously resisted setting hard goals, saying it would be "foolhardy" to expose Shell to legal challenges.
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| En el G20 de Buenos Aires comparan al Primer Ministro de India con Apu Posted: 01 Dec 2018 12:13 PM PST  Una televisora de noticias en Argentina enfrento una reaccion violenta despues
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| I Took A Mental Health Day At Work And Lied About It. Here’s Why. Posted: 01 Dec 2018 11:49 AM PST  In September, I started spiraling with anxiety at work. I was having a tough
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| Mattis reveals Russian government attempted to interfere in U.S. midterm elections Posted: 01 Dec 2018 04:12 PM PST  Defense Secretary James Mattis revealed that the Russian government attempted to interfere in the U.S. midterm elections last month during remarks at the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, CA.
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| Detailed Photos of the New 2019 Subaru Forester Posted: 03 Dec 2018 09:31 AM PST |
| Saudi crown prince to head to Algeria amid outcry Posted: 01 Dec 2018 11:49 AM PST  Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will arrive in Algiers on Sunday, Algerian state media said, for a visit that has been roundly criticised due to the killing of a dissident journalist. The trip is meant to give "new impetus to biliteral cooperation (and) the realisation of partnerships and investment projects", the statement said. Khashoggi's killing has put mounting pressure on Riyadh and Prince Mohammed, who Turkish officials -- and reportedly the CIA -- have concluded was behind the critic's death.
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| The Latest: Mexico readies presidential jet for sale Posted: 02 Dec 2018 04:03 PM PST  MEXICO CITY (AP) — The latest on Mexico's new president (all times local):
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| Fuel supplies, schools hit on Week 3 of 'yellow vest' protests Posted: 02 Dec 2018 04:16 PM PST  Dozens of French "yellow vest" demonstrators blocked access to a major fuel depot and several highways on Monday on the third week of anti-government protests which led to major riots in Paris at the weekend. Around 50 people blocked the fuel depot in the port of Fos-sur-Mer, near Marseille, where police have repeatedly intervened to dislodge demonstrators since small-town and rural France erupted in protests over rising living costs on November 17. Traffic was also backed up on highways leading to the southern cities of Aix-en-Provence, Orange, Montpellier, Nimes and Sete as the movement, which began over fuel tax increases but has morphed into a broader wave of resistance to Macron's pro-business policies, rumbled on.
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| Merkel protege suggests reducing gas flow through Nord Stream 2 pipeline Posted: 02 Dec 2018 03:16 PM PST  Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, a top candidate to replace Chancellor Angela Merkel as leader of the Christian Democrats, told public broadcaster ARD it would be "too radical" to withdraw political support for the project, but Berlin could reduce the amount of gas to flow through the pipeline. Russia is resisting international calls to release three Ukrainian ships seized last weekend in the Kerch Strait near the Crimea region that Moscow illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014. Moscow has accused the 24 sailors of illegally crossing the Russian border, which Ukraine denies.
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| Portugal, Peru and Armani-designed hotel big winners at 'Oscars' of travel world Posted: 03 Dec 2018 02:36 AM PST  The Oscar for world's best hotel 2018 goes to a five-star hotel in Dubai designed by Armani, while the Oscar equivalent for best destination this year has gone to Portugal, one of the most trending holiday destinations of 2018.
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| Is America's Harpoon Missile Hopelessly Obsolete? Posted: 02 Dec 2018 02:00 AM PST  Washington should fight smarter not harder.
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| The 2019 Volvo V60 Wagon Has a Nice Price but Is Special-Order-Only Posted: 03 Dec 2018 06:58 AM PST  Styling, powertrains, and tech mimic its big brother.
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| Thomas O'Brien's New Rug Collection and Other Products to Source Now Posted: 03 Dec 2018 06:44 AM PST |
| George HW Bush's presidential campaign was nothing to be proud of Posted: 03 Dec 2018 08:56 AM PST  The 1980 conversation aboard the small campaign plane was off the record, but I wish I had written up some notes afterwards. Shuttling from Iowa to New Hampshire during the Republican primary season, a wary George Bush found himself seated across a table from his entire traveling press corps – a network correspondent and me. Like many men of his generation, Bush filled the gaps in what he regarded as an awkward conversation with second world war stories.
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| Damaging police report looms over Netanyahu re-election bid Posted: 02 Dec 2018 11:43 AM PST  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police on Sunday recommended indicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on bribery charges, adding to a growing collection of legal troubles that have clouded the longtime leader's prospects for pursuing re-election next year.
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| Arc de Triomphe: site of joy, pride and tear gas Posted: 02 Dec 2018 07:26 AM PST  The image of the Arc de Triomphe, which pays homage to France's war dead, has appeared on television screens across the world through a cloud of tear gas, as violent protests erupted in Paris. The Arc is located in the 8th arrondissement in Paris on the Place de l'Etoile, at the top end of the famed Champs-Elysees avenue, lined today with high-end shops and restaurants. The final design is attributed to Jean Chalgrin.
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| Bouteflika unable to receive Saudi crown prince due to flu: presidency Posted: 03 Dec 2018 09:13 AM PST  The Saudi heir, Mohammed bin Salman, had arrived late on Sunday for a two-day visit to Algeria. The cancellation of the meeting is likely to fuel speculation over whether Bouteflika will run for a fifth next in presidential elections next year. Bouteflika, in office since 1999, has rarely appeared in public since suffering a stroke in 2013 which has bound him to a wheelchair.
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| Qualcomm says NXP deal is dead, even as China seen open to okaying it Posted: 02 Dec 2018 10:39 PM PST  Qualcomm, the world's biggest smartphone-chip maker, walked away in July from the mammoth deal to buy NXP after failing to secure Chinese regulatory approval, becoming a high-profile victim of the China-U.S. trade dispute. After high-stakes talks on Saturday between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Argentina, the White House said that China was "open to approving the previously unapproved" deal for Qualcomm to acquire NXP "should it again be presented".
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| French government holds crisis talks after 'yellow vest' rioters wreak destruction in Paris Posted: 03 Dec 2018 12:58 AM PST  French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe holds talks with party leaders on Monday as Paris scrambles to forge a response to violence by anti-government protesters that has left hundreds injured nationwide and caused widespread destruction around the capital. The talks follow a crisis meeting chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday as he surveyed the damage from a day of riots across Paris that saw violence "on a level not seen in decades." Philippe has been asked to meet protest organisers and party leaders as part of a "constant wish for dialogue," the Elysee Palace said. Environment Minister Francois de Rugy met representatives of the so-called "yellow vest" protesters last week but failed to convince them to end the demonstrations that have taken place over the last two weeks. The government has not ruled out imposing a state of emergency to combat the protests, which began over fuel taxes but have morphed into a broad opposition front to Macron, 40, a pro-business centrist elected in May 2017. President Emmanuel Macron of France has promised to punish all those behind violence in Paris Credit: Cover Images The president on Sunday assessed the damage at the Arc de Triomphe, the massive monument to France's war dead at the top of the Champs-Elysees avenue, where rioters scrawled graffiti and ransacked the ticketing and reception areas. Inside, rioters smashed in the iconic face of a sculpture, a partial reproduction of the frieze "La Marseillaise" by Francois Rude. Macron also saw the wreckage of burnt-out cars and damaged buildings from rioting at other sites, where he praised the police but was also booed by sections of the crowd. Paris police said 412 people were arrested on Saturday during the worst clashes for years in the capital and 378 remained in custody. Paris police chief Michel Delpuech said the violence had been "on a level not seen in decades." A total of 263 people were injured nationwide, including 133 in the capital, 23 of them members of the security forces. Emmanuel Macron met police and firemen after Saturday's riots in Paris but made no statement Credit: GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/ AFP "I will never accept violence," Macron said. "No cause justifies that authorities are attacked, that businesses are plundered, that passers-by or journalists are threatened or that the Arc du Triomphe is defiled." The violence has caused deep concern in the French business community which claims it has already lost billions of euros, and representatives are set to attend a meeting at the economy ministry on Monday. "Our worst fears have been confirmed: this is the third consecutive weekend of (protest) blockades which amounts to a major loss for the whole business community," Jacques Creyssel, representative of a federation of retail businesses, told AFP. Three people have died in incidents linked to the anti-government protests, which were sparked initially by a rise in taxes on diesel. In Paris on Sunday as groups of workers set about cleaning up the mess from the previous day, the scale of the destruction became clear. Around famous areas including the Champs-Elysees, the Louvre museum, the Opera and Place Vendome, smashed shop windows, broken glass and the occasional burnt-out car were testament to the violence. Dozens of cars were torched by the gangs of rioters, some of whom wore gas masks and ski goggles to lessen the effects of police tear gas. One person is still in a coma after being crushed by a railing in Paris' violence Credit: AFP One person was in a critical condition after protesters pulled down one of the huge iron gates of the Tuileries garden by the Louvre, crushing several people. Nearly 190 fires were put out and six buildings were set alight, the interior ministry said. Graffiti was daubed at the Arc de Triomphe, with one slogan saying: "The yellow vests will win." Some 136,000 people joined demonstrations nationwide on Saturday, most of them peaceful, the interior ministry said. The figure was well below the first day of protests on November 17, which attracted around 282,000 people, and also down on the revised figure of 166,000 who turned out last Saturday. Interior Minister Christophe Castaner attributed the violence to "specialists in destruction". Referring to the possibility of imposing a state of emergency - a demand made by the police union Alliance - Castaner declared: "Nothing is taboo for me. I am prepared to examine everything." Paris' mayor Anne Hidalgo said the capital hasn't seen such violent demonstrations since May 1968 Credit: ABDULMONAM EASSA/AFP Macron faces a dilemma over how to respond, not least because the "yellow vests" are a grassroots movement with no formal leaders and a wide range of demands. "We have said that we won't change course. Because the course is good," government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux told BFM television defiantly on Sunday morning. Jacline Mouraud, one of the protest movement's prime instigators over social media forums, told AFP that scrapping the fuel tax was a "prerequisite for any discussion" with the government. Macron insists the taxes are needed to fund the country's transition to a low-emission economy.
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| How to Retire by 30: 5 Steps to Financial Independence Posted: 03 Dec 2018 06:54 AM PST ![How to Retire by 30: 5 Steps to Financial Independence]( "How to Retire by 30: 5 Steps to Financial Independence") In August 2010, Grant Sabatier had $2.26 in his bank account. Although his story may be one of the more extreme, Sabatier, who shares the knowledge he gained through his early retirement journey on MillennialMoney.com and in the book "Financial Freedom," due to release in February 2019, is not the only person retiring by 30. Early retirement is becoming so popular, an entire movement has sprung up around it called FIRE, which stands for "financial independence, retire early." The idea behind it is that retirement needn't be defined by the candles on your birthday cake but rather can occur whenever you've accumulated enough savings to no longer be beholden to your job.
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| Dutch Court Rejects 69-Year-Old Man's Request To Be 20 Years Younger Posted: 03 Dec 2018 05:43 AM PST  Dutch motivational speaker Emile Ratelband may feel like a 49-year-old but according to Dutch law he is still 69.
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