| US wants Syria 'safe zone' to protect Turkey, Kurds: Pompeo Posted: 14 Jan 2019 05:00 AM PST  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that talks were under way on Washington's proposal to establish a "safe zone" in flashpoint border areas of northeastern Syria, where tensions are rising between Turkey and Kurdish militia. "We want to make sure that the folks who fought with us to down the (Islamic State group) have security... and also that terrorists acting out of Syria aren't able to attack Turkey," Pompeo said.
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| Indonesia to resume search for crashed Lion Air jet's cockpit voice recorder Posted: 13 Jan 2019 08:18 PM PST  "If the weather is good, the ship will start to depart today," National Transporation Safety Commission (KNKT) Chief Soerjanto Tjahjono told Reuters on Tuesday. Investigators last week said they planned to use a navy ship for a fresh search for the crashed jet's second "black box" after a 10-day effort funded by Lion Air failed to find the cockpit voice recorder (CVR). A KNKT source, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters the team will have seven days using the ship KRI Spica to find the CVR, which could hold vital clues giving investigators insight into the actions of the doomed jet's pilots.
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| Granddad: Wisconsin girl has no link to suspected kidnapper Posted: 12 Jan 2019 12:57 PM PST  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The grandfather of a northwestern Wisconsin girl who authorities say was abducted during a home invasion that left her parents dead said Saturday that the family has no connection to the suspect and doesn't understand why he targeted her, deepening a mystery that has captivated the state for months.
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| U.S. Recession Warning Signs, China's 2019 To-Do List: Eco Day Posted: 13 Jan 2019 01:52 PM PST  Here's the latest news and analysis from Bloomberg Economics to help get your day started:Many financial markets are already signaling that the U.S. is more likely than not hurtling toward recession.
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| In-Depth Photos of the 2019 Hyundai Elantra GT N Line Posted: 14 Jan 2019 09:05 AM PST |
| Los Angeles teachers strike, shutting classes in second-largest U.S. system Posted: 14 Jan 2019 09:55 AM PST ![Los Angeles teachers strike, shutting classes in second-largest U.S. system]( "Los Angeles teachers strike, shutting classes in second-largest U.S. system") More than 30,000 Los Angeles teachers demanding higher pay and smaller class sizes walked off the job in the second-largest U.S. school system on Monday, union officials said, leaving 640,000 students in limbo. Students arriving for classes at some 900 campuses in the Los Angeles County School District were met by teachers carrying picket signs and rallying in the rain for higher salaries, increased staff and smaller classes, the city's first teachers' strike in three decades. While those cases represented unions battling Republican-dominated state legislatures that had focused on cutting spending, the Los Angeles strike is the largest targeting a Democratic-controlled government.
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| Israel says all Hezbollah cross-border tunnels found Posted: 13 Jan 2019 10:10 AM PST  Israel said Sunday it had uncovered all cross-border attack tunnels dug by Hezbollah from Lebanon and will bring its operation to find and destroy them to an end after more than a month. The operation had raised concerns that Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based Shiite group and enemy of Israel, would respond and spark a new conflict between them, but the border has remained calm throughout. An Israeli military spokesman declined to say how many tunnels had been discovered in total, but the army has announced six since the operation was launched.
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| 'I never worked for Russia': Trump hits out at 'dirty cops' who launched probe after he sacked FBI chief Posted: 14 Jan 2019 08:38 AM PST  Donald Trump, the US president, declared on Monday that he has "never" worked for Russia as he hit out at reports that he was investigated by the FBI over alleged ties to the Kremlin. The US president delivered a definitive rejection of claims that the FBI investigated whether he was acting on Russia's behalf when he sacked James Comey, the bureau's director, in 2017. It came after he refused to say "no" when asked if he was working for Russia in a Saturday night interview, instead saying: "I think it's the most insulting thing I've ever been asked". On Monday morning Mr Trump said: "I never worked for Russia… I think it's a disgrace that you even ask that question because it's a big fat hoax." Mr Trump's comments followed a New York Times report over the weekend that the FBI's senior officials became so concerned by the president's behaviour they began investigating why he was taking steps that appeared to benefit Russia and were against American interests. Trump tells reporters he never worked for Russia https://t.co/GSGKn0wqaupic.twitter.com/npzuP6pUAh— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 14, 2019 The fact that the FBI is investigating whether Mr Trump obstructed justice by firing Mr Comey has long been public knowledge, but these are the first claims of a wider investigation into the president and his motives. According to the NYT, counterintelligence officers looked into whether the president's actions posed a potential threat to national security and whether Mr Trump was knowingly acting in Russia's interests or had unwittingly fallen under its influence. Mr Trump described the FBI leaders who launched the probe as "known scoundrels". He added: "I guess you can say they are dirty cops." It is not clear what conclusions the FBI probe reached and what its status might be now. The Fake News gets crazier and more dishonest every single day. Amazing to watch as certain people covering me, and the tremendous success of this administration, have truly gone MAD! Their Fake reporting creates anger and disunity. Take two weeks off and come back rested. Chill!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 14, 2019 Speaking outside the White House, Mr Trump told reporters that it was good to have strong relationships with Russia, China and India. "I have relationships with almost everybody and that's a good thing not a bad thing," he said. In a separate development on Monday, CNN said it had obtained transcripts of two FBI officials' closed-door interviews with the US Congress interviews which appeared to confirm that the FBI leadership looked at whether Mr Trump fired the Mr Comey "at the behest of" Russia. According to document seen by CNN, James Baker, the FBI's top legal adviser at the time, told congressmen that the FBI officials were considering whether Mr Trump was "acting at the behest of [Russia] and somehow following directions, somehow executing their will." "That was one extreme. The other extreme is that the president is completely innocent, and we discussed that too," Mr Baker told an investigation by the House of Representatives last year. "There's a range of things this could possibly be. We need to investigate, because we don't know whether, you know, the worst-case scenario is possibly true or the president is totally innocent and we need to get this thing over with - and so he can move forward with his agenda."
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| The Latest: Police: Fentanyl a cause of overdoses at house Posted: 12 Jan 2019 07:29 PM PST ![The Latest: Police: Fentanyl a cause of overdoses at house]( "The Latest: Police: Fentanyl a cause of overdoses at house") CHICO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a mass drug overdose at a house in Chico, California (all times local):
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| Jet slides off taxiway near Cincinnati, nation's capital under siege as winter storm roars east Posted: 13 Jan 2019 11:28 AM PST  A jet slid off a taxiway in Cincinnati and power outages climbed in North Carolina as a deadly winter storm roared east.
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| Phoenix shooting: At least one dead and five injured after shots fired at hotel Posted: 13 Jan 2019 03:58 PM PST  An 18-year-old woman has been killed and five others injured after shots were fired outside a hotel in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, according to authorities. Two adult males arrived at the hotel and got into an argument with a group on the second floor, Mr Carbajal said. Mr Carbajal described the victims as three males and three females ranging from 18 to 41 years old.
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| Absences among U.S. airport screeners jump as shutdown drags on Posted: 13 Jan 2019 04:37 PM PST  Unscheduled absences among federal airport security screeners jumped on Sunday, forcing a checkpoint and ticket counter to close in Houston, as a partial government shutdown that has frozen pay checks moved into its 23rd day. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the agency responsible for airport security screening, said unscheduled absences among its employees rose to 7.7 percent from 5.6 percent on Saturday. The TSA said in a statement on Sunday that security had not been compromised at U.S. airports.
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| Hundreds of people attend vigil for slain rookie Davis Officer Natalie Corona Posted: 12 Jan 2019 08:07 PM PST  Hundreds of people gathered to honor the rookie officer, 22-year-old Natalie Corona, who police say was murdered in an ambush attack.
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| Saudi energy minister concerned about oil price volatility Posted: 13 Jan 2019 06:30 AM PST  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia's energy minister said Sunday that major oil producers need to do better to narrow swings in prices that dip below $60 a barrel and rise above $86.
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| Hindus gather in India for world's largest festival Posted: 12 Jan 2019 04:11 PM PST  Hindu devotees began gathering Sunday in northern India for the world's largest religious festival, with millions of pilgrims travelling to bathe in holy rivers for the spectacular Kumbh Mela. State authorities in Uttar Pradesh are expecting 12 million visitors to descend on Allahabad for the centuries-old festival, which officially begins Tuesday and continues until early March. The ancient city rises alongside the banks of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, and the meeting point of the three is considered highly sacred in Hinduism.
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| Pompeo says Trump's Turkey threat will not alter Syria troop withdrawal Posted: 14 Jan 2019 03:10 AM PST  Asked what Trump meant by economic devastation, Pompeo told reporters in Riyadh: "You'll have to ask the president." "We have applied economic sanctions in many places, I assume he is speaking about those kinds of things. You'll have to ask him," Pompeo said, adding he had not spoken with Ankara since Trump's comment. "I don't think it changes the president's decision for our 2,000 uniformed personnel to depart Syria," he added.
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| Mark Warner: 'It is a very real question' whether Trump acted as a Russian agent Posted: 13 Jan 2019 08:58 AM PST  Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said it's worth asking whether President Trump acted as an agent for the Russian government during his presidential campaign — wittingly or unwittingly.
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| Iran summons Polish envoy in protest against upcoming summit Posted: 13 Jan 2019 10:42 AM PST  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Angered by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's announcement that Poland will host an international conference on Iran in mid-February, Iranian authorities on Sunday summoned Warsaw's top diplomat in the country and called off a Polish film festival.
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| PG&E plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as Camp Fire investigation continues Posted: 14 Jan 2019 05:21 AM PST ![PG&E plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as Camp Fire investigation continues]( "PG&E plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as Camp Fire investigation continues") Pacific Gas & Electric plans to enter bankruptcy as investigators continue to look into the utility's possible involvement in causing the Camp Fire.
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| Photos: Deadly winter storm wreaked havoc across the central US, mid-Atlantic region Posted: 13 Jan 2019 06:35 PM PST  A deadly winter storm that claimed the lives of at least nine people pummeled the central and eastern United States, leading to power outages, canceled flights and hundreds of car accidents.
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| Police shoot armed man at New Jersey UPS facility, no other injuries: local media Posted: 14 Jan 2019 09:44 AM PST ![Police shoot armed man at New Jersey UPS facility, no other injuries: local media]( "Police shoot armed man at New Jersey UPS facility, no other injuries: local media") The two hostages who had been held at a UPS mail sorting facility in Logan Township, New Jersey, were not injured and the wounded suspect was rushed to a hospital, NBC10 TV in Philadelphia reported. "The matter has been resolved," the station reported Gloucester County Prosecutor Charles Fiore as saying shortly after noon (1700 GMT). Police had earlier dispatched a SWAT team to the location after the armed man fired shots and took a woman and another person hostage, authorities and local media said.
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| Here Are All the 2020 Toyota Supra's Prices, Trim Levels, Colors, and Options Posted: 14 Jan 2019 06:50 AM PST  Toyota's coupe with a standard inline-six costs about the same as its four-cylinder BMW Z4 sibling.
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| The Latest: Shooting near Utah mall possibly gang related Posted: 13 Jan 2019 02:57 PM PST  MURRAY, Utah (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at a Utah mall (all times local):
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| New York students are reportedly losing their beanies at school, costing around $350 Posted: 13 Jan 2019 05:04 AM PST  The principal of the school is asking students to just leave the expensive hats at home.
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| Palestinian dies after Israel border clashes: Gaza ministry Posted: 14 Jan 2019 01:11 AM PST  A Palestinian teenager succumbed to his wounds on Monday three days after being shot by Israeli forces during clashes on the Gaza border, the health ministry in the coastal enclave said. In a statement, health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said Abdul Raouf Salha, 14, "died as a result of his injuries from (Israeli) occupation fire last Friday east of Jabalia" in the northern Gaza Strip. Palestinians have been taking part in often violent protests at least weekly since March along the Gaza-Israel border.
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| Ted Cruz: Americans outside D.C. don't care about Russia investigation Posted: 13 Jan 2019 01:09 PM PST  Sen. Ted Cruz said Americans do not care much about special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe outside of Washington, D.C.
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| A look at the Nissan IMs Concept Posted: 14 Jan 2019 07:40 AM PST |
| Woman riding cart while drinking wine from Pringles can barred from Texas Walmart, police say Posted: 13 Jan 2019 10:56 AM PST ![Woman riding cart while drinking wine from Pringles can barred from Texas Walmart, police say]( "Woman riding cart while drinking wine from Pringles can barred from Texas Walmart, police say") Wichita Falls police received a rather unique call Friday morning involving a woman drinking wine in a Walmart parking lot.
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| Austria avalanche kills 3; Ski patrollers killed in France Posted: 13 Jan 2019 06:31 AM PST  BERLIN (AP) — Three German skiers have been killed in an avalanche in Austria and a fourth is still missing, police said Sunday as snowfall set in again in the northern Alps. In France, two ski patrollers were killed when the devices they use to trigger avalanches exploded.
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| Britain pledges legislation in 2019 to combat deadly air pollution Posted: 13 Jan 2019 04:13 PM PST  Britain on Monday pledged to fight air pollution and introduce new legislation this year on air quality to save lives and billions of pounds for the economy. The government said Britain would become the first major economy to adopt air quality goals based on World Health Organization recommendations regarding people's exposure to particulate matter. "Air pollution continues to shorten lives, harm our children and reduce quality of life.
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| Apple supplier Dialog sees sales fall to low end of target range as smartphone market stagnates Posted: 14 Jan 2019 03:50 AM PST  Apple supplier Dialog Semiconductor faced a slump on Monday, posting end of year revenues towards the lower end of its earlier predictions as the company grapples with lower appetite for Apple's iPhones in the huge Chinese market. The UK-based semiconductor firm failed to reach the top end of its projections as its fourth quarter sales came in at $431m, highlighting the knock-on impact Apple's dwindling sales are having on its supply chain. At the end of October, Dialog estimated sales for the final three months of 2018 to come in at a range of $430m to $470. Estimations for Dialog's preliminary revenue for last year are currently at $1.4bn. Dialog specialises in the supply of key components such as integrated circuits and solid state lighting, a technology that makes use of LED lights. The company has seen its shares face a bumpy few weeks after Apple slashed its revenue forecast following a slowdown in iPhone sales in China. Technology intelligence - newsletter promo - EOA The smartphone maker's revised outlook, which came after chief executive Tim Cook sent a letter to shareholders, has sent its market capitalisation tumbling to around $720.3bn despite having topped a $1tn valuation last year. Apple is planning to release a trio of cheaper new smartphones to combat sluggish sales. However, Dialog's results mark year-on-year revenue growth, which it attributes in part to strong sales in technologies around connectivity and new contribution from its acquisition of Silego Technology, a Silicon Valley-based chipmaker. The buyout deal was completed November 2017. In a research note, analysts at investment bank Credit Suisse said that Dialog's valuation "remains compelling" and noted that the company was one of "few Apple supply chain companies that has not issued a profit warning" for the fourth quarter. Shares in the company listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange first fell 2.3pc in pre-market trading but have since recovered. The company will publish its finalised results for the year on 6th March and said that it remains "a highly cash generative business".
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| Lexus RC F gets new 2020 street and track editions Posted: 14 Jan 2019 03:59 AM PST  Since 2014 when the very first model was unveiled at the annual North American International Auto Show, Lexus has been refining and refreshing the RC F coupe, trying to draw its audience to the sporty model.
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| From the archives: The shah leaves Iran for the last time Posted: 13 Jan 2019 06:25 PM PST  On January 16, 1979, Iran's pro-Western Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi went into exile, ending 2,500 years of monarchy. After stays in several countries, the shah ended up in Cairo, where he died on July 27, 1980. TEHRAN, January 16, 1979 (AFP) - Iran is at a crossroads.
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| Trump tweets incorrect immigrant crime statistics in defence of Mexico border wall Posted: 12 Jan 2019 11:32 AM PST  Donald Trump has tweeted incorrect criminal statistics on immigration in as effort to support his border wall and publicly pressure Democrats to hand over $5.6bn (£4.4bn) for its construction.
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| If China Tech Thought 2018 Was Bad, Wait Till This Year Unfolds Posted: 13 Jan 2019 01:00 PM PST  Many of China's proudest technology champions were only too glad to put 2018 behind them. China's deceleration will create ripple effects across the corporate landscape. There's still macro uncertainty, regulatory headwinds, competition in China internet where everyone needs to invest more to counter slower user growth," said Jerry Liu, an analyst with UBS.
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| 37 years ago: The horror and heroism of Air Florida Flight 90 Posted: 13 Jan 2019 06:57 PM PST  A storm Jan. 13, 1982, led to one of the most haunting tragedies in Washington, D.C., history: the crash of Air Florida Flight 90, which killed 78.
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| Atlanta airport: More than 1 hour of waiting at checkpoints Posted: 14 Jan 2019 10:09 AM PST  ATLANTA (AP) — Air travelers endured waits of more than an hour to get through domestic checkpoints at the world's busiest airport in Atlanta on Monday, the first business day after security screeners missed paychecks for the first time due to partial government shutdown.
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| The 2020 Lexus RC F and RC F Track Edition in Photos Posted: 13 Jan 2019 09:01 PM PST |
| Worst is over for winter storm that clobbered U.S. Midwest, D.C. and New England Posted: 14 Jan 2019 09:26 AM PST  All Washington D.C. federal offices would be closed on Monday, but train and bus service in the metro D.C. area would resume after being shut down on Sunday, officials said. "There's some digging out to do," Jim Hayes, a forecaster with the National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland, said early Monday. "In Virginia, D.C. and Maryland, 6-to-12 inches of snow fell with some places getting 13 inches," he said.
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| Yemen ceasefire under strain as Houthi rebels boycott talks, threaten further drone attacks Posted: 13 Jan 2019 06:12 AM PST  A nascent truce in the Yemeni city of Hodeidah was dealt a fresh blow over the weekend as Houthi rebels boycotted a UN-brokered peace talks and threatened further drone strikes against pro-government forces. The threat came days after a Houthi drone attack on a government military parade in the southern province of Lahaj killed several people. A senior intelligence official injured in that attack died of his wounds on Sunday. Yahya Sarea, a Houthi spokesman, called the strike a "legitimate operation against aggression." He said Houthis were working to amass a stockpile of locally manufactured drones. "Soon there will be enough in the strategic stockpile to launch more than one drone operation in multiple battle fronts at the same time," Sarea told reporters in the Houthi-held capital Sanaa. Leaders of the Iran-backed rebel faction also refused to attend a meeting with the head of the UN ceasefire monitoring team in the strategic port of Hodeida on Sunday. Houthi fighters in Hodeidah in December Credit: ABDULJABBAR ZEYAD/REUTERS Mohammed Abdelsalam, a Houthi negotiator, said his delegation boycotted the meeting because Patrick Cammaert, the retired Dutch general who heads the monitoring team, had steered "from the course of the agreement by implementing other agendas". Writing on Twitter, he appealed to Martin Griffiths, the UN envoy for Yemen, to deal with the issue, and warned that if left unaddressed, "it is going to be difficult to discuss any other matter". The diplomatic hold-up came after fighting erupted between Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces in Hodeidah on Saturday, shattering a fragile ceasefire. The rebel-held port city, which is a lifeline for the delivery of desperately needed humanitarian aid, was for months the main front line in war after government forces supported by Saudi Arabia and its allies launched an offensive to capture it in June. The sides agreed to a ceasefire for Hodeida in talks chaired by Mr Griffiths in Sweden in December. The talks in Rimbo, Sweden, were the first face-to-face meeting between the chief belligerents in years. Yemen has experienced a humanitarian meltdown since a Saudi-led coalition began an aerial campaign against Houthi rebels in March 2015. Around 24 million Yemenis, or 80 percent of the population, are in need of aid. As many as 85,000 children are thought to have starved to death since the war began.
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| Chase ends in crash, fatal officer-involved shooting on 101 Freeway in Calabasas Posted: 13 Jan 2019 07:18 AM PST  A man was killed in an officer-involved shooting on the 101 Freeway in Calabasas after a chase ended in a crash and armed standoff, authorities said.
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| Iran foreign minister in Baghdad for talks Posted: 13 Jan 2019 11:43 AM PST  Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with his Iraqi counterpart in Baghdad on Sunday for wide-ranging talks, including on US sanctions against Tehran. The visit came just days after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a surprise stop on his regional tour to urge Iraq to stop relying on Iran for gas and electricity imports. Washington has granted Baghdad a waiver until late March to keep buying Iranian gas and power, despite reimposing tough sanctions on Tehran in November.
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| Russian lawyer at Trump Tower meeting says she won't come to U.S. to fight charges Posted: 12 Jan 2019 11:34 AM PST  Natalia Veselnitskaya,the Russian lawyer who played a key role in the infamous Trump Tower meeting with Trump campaign officials, including Donald Trump Jr., tells Yahoo News she won't return to the United States to face charges that she lied in an unrelated court case.
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| Daughter's plea draws 50,000 birthday cards for US veteran Posted: 13 Jan 2019 11:21 AM PST  FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — When Sue Morse requested on Facebook that friends send her father well-wishes for his Dec. 30 birthday, she expected maybe 160 cards.
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| XT6 SUV debuts an evolution of Cadillac’s styling theme Posted: 13 Jan 2019 05:48 AM PST  The XT6 makes Cadillac a player in a popular and profitable part of the luxury SUV market.
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| In Washington, three weddings (whew!) and a shutdown Posted: 12 Jan 2019 06:15 PM PST  There doesn't seem to be much love in the air in Washington these days, as a long and bitter government shutdown drags on with no end in sight. The city's Marriage Bureau, part of the US capital's federally funded court system, had been deemed "nonessential" and shuttered as part of the thorny standoff between President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats. "They can shut down the US government, but they cannot shut down love in the District of Columbia," City Council member Brandon Todd said when he introduced the measure.
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