Saturday, December 8, 2018

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More Evidence Of Illegal Activity Emerges In North Carolina Congressional Race

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 06:27 PM PST

More Evidence Of Illegal Activity Emerges In North Carolina Congressional RaceST. PAULS, N.C. -- The day after their absentee ballot arrived in the mail in


Read Michael Cohen Sentencing Recommendations From Robert Mueller

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 02:07 PM PST

Read Michael Cohen Sentencing Recommendations From Robert MuellerSpecial counsel Robert Mueller on Friday did not recommend a specific sentence


Texts show manager firing student who asked off for funeral

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 01:10 PM PST

Texts show manager firing student who asked off for funeralEWING, N.J. (AP) — A text exchange shows a New Jersey restaurant manager firing an employee after she asked for time off to attend a friend's funeral.


Exclusive: U.S. probe of China's Huawei includes bank fraud accusations - sources

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 04:29 PM PST

Exclusive: U.S. probe of China's Huawei includes bank fraud accusations - sourcesChinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's chief financial officer was arrested as part of a U.S. investigation into an alleged scheme to use the global banking system to evade U.S. sanctions against Iran, according to people familiar with the probe. The United States has been looking since at least 2016 into whether Huawei shipped U.S.-origin products to Iran and other countries in violation of U.S. export and sanctions laws, Reuters reported in April. More recently, the probe has included whether the company used HSBC Holdings Plc to conduct illegal transactions involving Iran, the people said.


EPA Eases Rules on Coal Industry Despite Climate Change Warnings

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 04:42 PM PST

EPA Eases Rules on Coal Industry Despite Climate Change WarningsActing EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler signed the proposal Thursday


You can get All-Clad cookware at amazing prices this weekend

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 12:19 PM PST

You can get All-Clad cookware at amazing prices this weekendAll-Clad's 48-hour VIP sale is on this weekend--get your gifts while you can


Amid fraud charges, North Carolina House race may be headed for a do-over

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 01:13 PM PST

Amid fraud charges, North Carolina House race may be headed for a do-overThe state's Board of Elections voted to not certify the results amid the ongoing investigation, and Nancy Pelosi, the favorite to be House speaker next year, said the House could refuse to seat the uncertified Republican.


The moment Chris Watts realizes he was caught on surveillance footage

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 06:14 AM PST

The moment Chris Watts realizes he was caught on surveillance footageAuthorities say a neighbor's security video shows Chris Watts making three trips from the house to his truck carrying something the morning his wife and children disappeared.


77th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 10:15 AM PST

77th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack77 years ago today on the morning of Dec. 7,  1941, a Sunday, Japanese bombers flew across Oahu, Hawaii, and began their assault.


Young Afghan Messi fan threatened by criminals, Taliban

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 08:51 AM PST

Young Afghan Messi fan threatened by criminals, TalibanKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A young Afghan soccer fan who shot to fame after he was photographed in a Messi shirt made from a plastic bag has been forced to flee with his family to the capital after criminal gangs and the Taliban threatened to kill or kidnap him, his mother said Friday.


Principal on leave after banning Christmas decorations, including candy canes and reindeer

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 02:11 PM PST

Principal on leave after banning Christmas decorations, including candy canes and reindeerThe principal of Manchester Elementary School - located near Omaha, Nebraska - sent her staff a memo outlining specific steps educators were expected to take during the holiday season to remain "inclusive and culturally sensitive."


Tennessee executes man on death row for 36 years

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 06:34 PM PST

Tennessee executes man on death row for 36 yearsTennessee on Thursday electrocuted a convicted murder who had been on death row for 36 years, in a case that renewed debate on use of the death penalty so long after a crime. David Earl Miller, 61, was put to death at 7:25 pm (0125 GMT) at a high security prison in Nashville, authorities said, over the beating and stabbing death of a young woman with a mental disability. Miller was physically and sexually abused as a child and living as a drifter in the early 1980s when a Tennessee pastor gave him shelter in exchange for sex.


Democrat Dan McCready Retracts Concession Amid North Carolina Election Fraud Probe

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 04:16 PM PST

Democrat Dan McCready Retracts Concession Amid North Carolina Election Fraud ProbeDan McCready, the Democratic candidate in North Carolina's 9th Congressional


Why USA Gymnastics' Bankruptcy Will Delay Abuse Survivors' Search for the Truth

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 12:01 PM PST

Why USA Gymnastics' Bankruptcy Will Delay Abuse Survivors' Search for the TruthFacing multiple lawsuits about its response to sexual abuse allegations made by hundreds of gymnasts, USA Gymnastics filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The abuse survivors say it's the latest tactic to avoid the truth


Lawyer for undocumented Trump Organization workers seeks investigation

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 01:26 PM PST

Lawyer for undocumented Trump Organization workers seeks investigationAnibal Romero says "many of the abuses" his clients received at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., "constitute crimes."


Live stream: U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree lighting

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 12:01 PM PST

Live stream: U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree lightingUSA TODAY is providing live coverage of the 2018 Capitol Christmas Tree lighting.


Moose uses doorbell to awaken a couple in Alaska

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 12:20 PM PST

Moose uses doorbell to awaken a couple in AlaskaVideo from a home security camera in Anchorage, Alaska, captured the moment a moose rang a doorbell, then calmly walked away.


Dollar Stores Sell More Food Than Whole Foods

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 12:00 PM PST

Dollar Stores Sell More Food Than Whole FoodsThey technically aren't even grocery businesses, but dollar stores are feeding


Pearl Harbor survivor and Navy veteran recalls 1941 attack

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 07:07 PM PST

Pearl Harbor survivor and Navy veteran recalls 1941 attackHONOLULU (AP) — Retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. Don Long was alone on an anchored military seaplane in the middle of a bay across the island from Pearl Harbor when Japanese warplanes started striking Hawaii on December 7, 1941, watching from afar as the attack that killed and wounded thousands unfolded.


Coal booster joins energy regulator, dealing setback to green movement

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 03:28 PM PST

Coal booster joins energy regulator, dealing setback to green movementBernard L. McNamee, who is now one of the nation's top energy regulators, took the opportunity last Earth Day to praise oil and coal.


Chrissy Teigen Sets Off Twitter Uproar Over Gummy Bears

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 11:33 PM PST

Chrissy Teigen Sets Off Twitter Uproar Over Gummy BearsChrissy Teigen had Twitter users in turmoil Friday when she boldly said that


10 IKEA Buys That Will Make the Holidays So Much Easier

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 11:54 AM PST

10 IKEA Buys That Will Make the Holidays So Much Easier


Autistic Student Dies After Being Restrained Face-Down By Staff At California School For Close To An Hour

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 10:42 PM PST

Autistic Student Dies After Being Restrained Face-Down By Staff At California School For Close To An HourThe incident took place at the Guiding Hands School in El Dorado Hills, California, where authorities say the 13-year-old was put in what was known as a "prone restraint" for close to an hour. As the Sacramento Bee reported, the boy stopped breathing at some point while he was restrained. The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office said the student, who was severely autistic, became violent and had to be placed in the restraint after attacking staff members.


France’s Gas Tax Debacle Bolsters The Case For Green New Deal-Style Climate Policies

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 04:15 PM PST

France's Gas Tax Debacle Bolsters The Case For Green New Deal-Style Climate PoliciesFrench President Emmanuel Macron reversed course on his controversial gas tax


New Zealand police: 22-year-old British tourist was murdered

Posted: 08 Dec 2018 01:58 AM PST

New Zealand police: 22-year-old British tourist was murderedWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand police said Saturday that they believe a 22-year-old British tourist who has been missing for a week was murdered, and they will lay charges against a man they detained earlier in the day for questioning.


U.S. accuses Huawei CFO of Iran sanctions cover-up; hearing adjourned

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 07:31 PM PST

U.S. accuses Huawei CFO of Iran sanctions cover-up; hearing adjournedVANCOUVER/LONDON (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's chief financial officer faces U.S. accusations that she covered up her company's links to a firm that tried to sell equipment to Iran despite sanctions, a Canadian prosecutor said on Friday, arguing against giving her bail while she awaits extradition. The case against Meng Wanzhou, who is also the daughter of the founder of Huawei, stems from a 2013 Reuters report about the company's close ties to Hong Kong-based Skycom Tech Co Ltd, which attempted to sell U.S. equipment to Iran despite U.S. and European Union bans, the prosecutor told a Vancouver court.


Detailed Photos of the 2018 Mercedes-AMG GLC63

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 12:13 PM PST

Detailed Photos of the 2018 Mercedes-AMG GLC63


Rep. Ted Lieu: It's 'Too Late' For Trump To Shut Down The Russia Probe

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 04:12 PM PST

Rep. Ted Lieu: It's 'Too Late' For Trump To Shut Down The Russia ProbeA prominent Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee says it's "too late" for


Guy responds to his own wanted mugshot on Facebook and hilarious romance ensues

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 12:14 PM PST

Guy responds to his own wanted mugshot on Facebook and hilarious romance ensuesA Facebook post led to an unexpectedly hilarious exchange between the Richland Police Department and a wanted criminal who was taking his sweet time. For its weekly "Wanted Wednesday," the Washington police department posted a mugshot of 38-year-old Anthony Akers, who allegedly violated his probation. When he didn't show up, the Richland Police Department tried reaching out again.


Heavy rains cause mudslides in areas in CA still recovering from wildfires

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 09:29 AM PST

Heavy rains cause mudslides in areas in CA still recovering from wildfiresState of emergency declared after rain jammed traffic and loosened hillsides that have been affected by wildfires last month.


Pantone's 2019 Color Of The Year Holiday Gifts

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 01:17 PM PST

Pantone's 2019 Color Of The Year Holiday GiftsEarlier this week, the Pantone Color Institute announced its 2019 color of the


Hawaiian Monk Seal With Eel Stuck Up Its Nose Makes Full Recovery — The Eel, Not So Much

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 01:36 PM PST

Hawaiian Monk Seal With Eel Stuck Up Its Nose Makes Full Recovery — The Eel, Not So MuchEarlier this week, the Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program (HMSRP) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) posted a bizarre and rather troubling photograph on social media. The snapshot, which amassed hundreds of comments on Facebook and was shared more than 1,000 times, showed a Hawaiian monk seal with a spotted eel stuck up its nose. The situation was resolved through "light restraint of the seal and a slow steady pull to get the eel out," notes Motherboard, citing sources from the seal program.


Lessons learned: Paris changes tack in 'yellow vest' riot control

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 07:08 AM PST

Lessons learned: Paris changes tack in 'yellow vest' riot controlA stone's throw from the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris on Friday, cyclists were being put on notice by municipal workers. Move your bikes before nightfall or the locks will be cut off and your wheels hauled away to keep them from being turned into weapons by protesters. The notice is part of a more proactive response promised by officials to contain rioting or looting during a fourth wave of "yellow vest" anti-government protests set for Saturday.


Feds won't pursue third trial against Border Patrol agent

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 02:47 PM PST

Feds won't pursue third trial against Border Patrol agentPHOENIX (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Thursday said they would not pursue another trial against a Border Patrol agent who fatally shot a Mexican teenager across a border fence but who was twice acquitted.


OPEC, Russia agree to slash oil output despite Trump pressure

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 10:20 AM PST

OPEC, Russia agree to slash oil output despite Trump pressureThe producer club will curb output from January by 0.8 million barrels per day versus October levels while non-OPEC allies contribute an additional 0.4 million bpd of cuts, in a move to be reviewed at a meeting in April. Oil prices jumped about 5 percent to more than $63 a barrel as the combined cut of 1.2 million bpd was larger than the minimum 1 million bpd that the market had expected. Saudi Arabia, de facto leader of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, has faced demands from Trump to help the global economy by refraining from paring supplies.


Dow Jones drop adds to losses, weekly gloom for stock investors

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 02:07 PM PST

Dow Jones drop adds to losses, weekly gloom for stock investorsFears about trade and the economy spurred relentless selling on Wall Street Friday, capping a dismal stretch. The Dow fell 4.5 percent for the week.


Here Are The Most Interesting Parts Of The Latest Mueller Filings

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 07:59 PM PST

Here Are The Most Interesting Parts Of The Latest Mueller FilingsThree documents filed in court Friday revealed new details in special counsel


Company Insiders Are Buying Home Improvement Stocks

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 07:21 AM PST

Company Insiders Are Buying Home Improvement StocksFor the last few months, shares of home improvement stocks have been under pressure. Weakness in the housing market, driven by rising rates and higher material costs, was a main catalyst. First, some analysts think that the weakness in housing stocks is overdone, and the lower end of the housing market remains undersupplied.


Military officials unveil damage from powerful Alaska quake

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 08:21 PM PST

Military officials unveil damage from powerful Alaska quakeANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Last week's magnitude 7.0 earthquake near Anchorage caused multiple problems at the sprawling Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, including damage to steel frameworks, ceilings, and sprinkler and heating systems, military officials said Friday.


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