| Pelosi: Kim Jong Un the 'big winner' of summit with Trump Posted: 28 Feb 2019 09:52 AM PST  The House speaker was keeping score on the summit in Hanoi, Vietnam, and said that the North Korean dictator had scored a victory simply by sitting down with the leader of the "most powerful person in the world."
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| Mountain lion killed by Colorado trail runner was a kitten, necropsy report says Posted: 28 Feb 2019 12:36 PM PST  The final necropsy report of the mountain lion killed by Colorado trail runner Travis Kauffman estimates the age of the lion at three to four months.
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| The Latest: Pakistan hands over captured pilot to India Posted: 01 Mar 2019 08:06 AM PST  ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Latest on escalating India-Pakistan tensions (all times local):
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| In U.S. charm offensive, China's Huawei launches ad to combat dark image Posted: 28 Feb 2019 01:10 PM PST  Huawei Technologies ran a full page ad in major U.S. newspapers on Thursday urging readers not to believe "everything you hear," about the Chinese tech firm, as it defends itself against government accusations its equipment can be used to spy. The world's largest telecommunications equipment maker, which has been charged with bank fraud related to U.S. sanctions against Iran, touted its relief efforts in disaster-torn countries like Chile and Indonesia, and its work to connect the undeserved around the world. The advertisement ran in the Washington Post, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Politico, USA Today and the Los Angeles Times, said Huawei spokesman Chase Skinner.
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| Marine Corps confirms investigation into apparent 'blackface' video Posted: 01 Mar 2019 06:53 AM PST  The Marines have launched an investigation after two men appeared on a social media posting appearing to wear blackface.
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| Key Asia-Europe Air Route Closed on India-Pakistan Tensions Posted: 28 Feb 2019 01:15 AM PST  Singapore Airlines Ltd.'s Europe-bound flights on Thursday will take off as planned, but will be re-routed to avoid the affected airspace, without any refueling stops, the carrier said in an email. After scrapping all 10 flights from Europe to Bangkok as well as those to Pakistan that were due to depart late Wednesday and early Thursday, Thai Airways International Pcl said it has resumed normal operations by skirting the South Asian country. Pakistan airspace is the primary route for Southeast Asia and Europe, with about 220 services connecting the regions daily, according to the International Air Transport Association.
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| Hyundai, Kia recall over 500K vehicles as fire risk spreads Posted: 28 Feb 2019 10:09 AM PST  DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai and Kia have added more than a half-million vehicles to 3 ½-year string of U.S. recalls for engine failures and fires.
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| Hollywood Madam: Want to stop human trafficking? Legalize consensual sex for money. Posted: 27 Feb 2019 11:14 AM PST  Why would a wealthy and powerful man like Robert Kraft allegedly pay for sex from women at a Florida strip-mall massage parlor? Don't overthink it.
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| In questioning Cohen, Ocasio-Cortez focuses on potential Trump fraud Posted: 27 Feb 2019 03:01 PM PST  In a day filled with theatrics, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., the youngest woman to be elected to the House, focused her allotted five minutes for questioning Michael Cohen on details that could fuel future fraud investigations of the president.
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| AOC Threatens to Put Moderate Dems on a Primary ‘List’ If They Vote With GOP Posted: 01 Mar 2019 05:36 AM PST  Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) threatened her moderate colleagues during a Thursday Democratic caucus meeting, telling the lawmakers she plans to provide progressive activists searching for primary targets with a list of Democrats who work across the aisle.Speaker Nancy Pelosi began the meeting by chastising the two dozen moderates who voted on Tuesday in favor of a Republican amendment to a gun control bill that requires gun retailers to report illegal immigrants who attempt to buy a gun."We are either a team or we're not, and we have to make that decision," Pelosi said, two people who were present told the Washington Post.Ocasio-Cortez, who routinely wields her massive social media following to pressure her establishment colleagues into supporting her agenda, sought to add force to Pelosi's call for unity by threatening to expose to the ire of progressive activists any Democrats willing to compromise with Republicans.Corbin Trent, a spokesman for Ocasio-Cortez, told the Post that any Democrats who cooperate with Republicans "are putting themselves on a list.""She said that when activists ask her why she had to vote for a gun safety bill that also further empowers an agency that forcibly injects kids with psychotropic drugs, they're going to want a list of names and she's going to give it to them," Trent said, referring to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.The rift between the establishment and the younger, more progressive wing of the party was brought into sharp relief this week moments before the House passed legislation that would require a federal criminal background check for all gun purchases, including private transactions. While the bill's passage represented a significant victory for the Democratic majority, the inclusion of a provision that will facilitate deportations at the hands of ICE agents incensed progressives, many of whom have called for the agency to be abolished.
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| Tesla debuts $35,000 Model 3, sees loss in first quarter Posted: 01 Mar 2019 08:37 AM PST  Tesla Inc said on Thursday it would not be profitable in the first quarter, as it offered for the first time a $35,000 version of its Model 3 sedan and said its global sales would now be online-only, steps designed to increase demand and cut overhead costs for the electric vehicle maker. Chief Executive Elon Musk's warning on profit during a conference call with members of the media, which did not include Reuters, contrasted with Tesla's statements last month that it was expecting a "very small" net profit in the first quarter. Shares of Tesla fell 3.4 percent after hours.
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| Pakistan promises to free Indian pilot as 'peace gesture' Posted: 28 Feb 2019 02:55 PM PST  Pakistan promised to free a captured Indian pilot on Friday as a "peace gesture" aimed at its nuclear arch-rival, but New Delhi insisted it would remain on "heightened" military alert for attacks. Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was shot down in an aerial engagement over the disputed region of Kashmir on Wednesday, had become the centrepiece of the latest conflict between the neighbours. "As a peace gesture we are releasing the Indian pilot tomorrow," Prime Minister Imran Khan told the Pakistan parliament in the first sign of a potential thaw since Tuesday when Indian fighter jets launched a raid inside Pakistani territory.
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| Photos of the Ford Bronco Prototype Posted: 28 Feb 2019 01:00 PM PST |
| Upland mother charged in killing infant daughter, throwing toddler son from balcony Posted: 28 Feb 2019 07:40 PM PST  An Upland mother has been charged with causing the death of her infant daughter and serious injuries to her son.
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| Patriots owner pleads not guilty to prostitution charges Posted: 28 Feb 2019 12:26 PM PST  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has pleaded not guilty to two counts of misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution in a Florida case, according to court documents released Thursday.
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| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lays groundwork for more subpoenas against Trump, attributing Cohen questioning to bartending experience Posted: 28 Feb 2019 06:11 AM PST  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was busily writing notes throughout Michael Cohen's explosive testimony before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, as the progressive newcomer awaited her chance to cross-examine Donald Trump's former lawyer about the president's alleged lies and criminal conduct.
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| Pompeo says North Korea not clear on scope of closing Yongbyon facility Posted: 01 Mar 2019 02:23 AM PST  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday that North Korea had asked for full sanctions lifting during a summit in Hanoi but lacked complete clarity on what it was prepared to offer on dismantling the Yongbyon nuclear facility. "They were pretty expansive with respect to what they are prepared to do at Yongbyon but there was still not complete clarity with respect to full scope of what it is they were prepared to offer," Pompeo told a news conference during a short stop in Manila. Pompeo said North Korea had "basically asked for full sanctions relief".
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| The India-Pakistan crisis: What we know Posted: 28 Feb 2019 03:32 PM PST  A string of violent escalations have pushed India and Pakistan to the brink of conflict, sparking global alarm and calls for restraint between the nuclear-armed neighbours. On February 14, 40 paramilitaries were killed in a suicide bomb attack in the Indian-administered part of Kashmir, igniting outrage. A ceasefire line divides it between India and Pakistan, but both claim the Himalayan region in its entirety.
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| In-Depth Photos of the 2019 Audi A8L Posted: 27 Feb 2019 11:44 AM PST |
| Apple self-driving car layoffs give hints to division's direction Posted: 27 Feb 2019 07:48 PM PST  The tech firm said in a filing with state regulators that it planned to lay off people from eight different Santa Clara County facilities near its Cupertino, California, headquarters, as of April 16. A company spokesman confirmed that the reduction was from the self-driving car program. Among those laid off were at least two dozen software engineers, including a machine learning engineer, and 40 hardware engineers, according to a letter sent by Apple to California employment regulators earlier this month.
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| PG&E likely started the Camp Fire and expects a $10.5B impact to its bottom line, it tells regulators Posted: 28 Feb 2019 11:59 AM PST ![PG&E likely started the Camp Fire and expects a $10.5B impact to its bottom line, it tells regulators]( "PG&E likely started the Camp Fire and expects a $10.5B impact to its bottom line, it tells regulators") Amid PG&E's bankruptcy, the company notified investors that the evidence points to its transmission equipment, In a regulatory filing.
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| Stuck on a plane: American, Delta fined for lengthy tarmac delays Posted: 28 Feb 2019 03:07 PM PST  American was fined $1 million, Delta $750,000 for exceeding the time limits on tarmac delays.
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| New solutions for the old problem of illegal massage parlors Posted: 27 Feb 2019 07:33 PM PST  BOSTON (AP) — They're nestled amid bustling downtowns and tucked into nondescript strip malls across quiet suburbs. Brothels posing as massage parlors and Asian spas have been part of the American landscape for decades, hidden in plain sight.
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| Hush Money. Stolen Emails. Bank Fraud. Michael Cohen Showed Where the Trump Investigations Are Headed Next Posted: 27 Feb 2019 04:55 PM PST  The President's former "fixer" testified before Congress on Wednesday
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| Upland school calls police on 5-year-old boy Posted: 28 Feb 2019 05:04 PM PST  An Upland mother is wondering why her 5-year-old son's elementary school called the police when he acted out and destroyed a classroom instead of contacting her first.
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| Pakistan will free downed pilot to ease India stand off, Imran Khan pledges Posted: 28 Feb 2019 08:30 AM PST  Pakistan will today (FRI) release an Indian airman shot down over Kashmir in what Imran Khan said was a peace gesture to ease tensions in an escalating military crisis with India. The promise to release Wg Cdr Abhinanda Varthaman followed two days of air strikes and clashes which had raised fears the nuclear-armed neighbours were on the brink of war. India on Thursday said it welcomed the return of its officer, but said its troops would remain on high alert as the adversaries traded fire across their disputed frontier in Kashmir. "We have captured a pilot of India. As a gesture of peace we are going to release him to India tomorrow," Mr Khan told the country's parliament. "But this de-escalation effort should not be considered as weakness." India had demanded the immediate safe return of Wg Cdr Varthaman after his MiG-21 was shot down, and protested Pakistan's release of video showing his captivity. India called for the immediate and safe return of Wg Cdr Abhinandan Varthaman Donald Trump said America had been trying to get the two sides to climb down from their confrontation. "I think hopefully that's going to be coming to an end," the US president said in Hanoi where he was holding talks with Kim Jong un. The regional rivals have been brought to their most severe confrontation in nearly two decades after a suicide bombing in Indian-controlled Kashmir killed at least 40 police of February 14. India blames the Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad and has demanded that Islamabad take action. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged his countrymen on Thursday to "unite, fight, live, work and win as one" against an unnamed enemy "seeking to destabilise India". "In the face of their objective [to destabilise], every Indian should stand like a wall against them" he said while talking to more than 10 million of his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata (BJP) supporters via a mass video conference. Pulwama suicide attack - Map "We have to show the enemy that this nation will neither stop, nor will its development stop" he said, but without naming Pakistan. Jet fighters from both sides clashed on Wednesday. Pakistan said it had shot down two Indian jets, with one landing inside its territory. India said only one of its jets was missing and it had in turn shot down a Pakistani F-16. That was denied by Pakistan. The son of a decorated fighter pilot, 36-year old Wg Cdr Varthaman was hailed in India as a hero. The captured pilot's father, a former air marshal, was a consultant for a film two years ago about an Indian Air Force pilot whose combat aircraft is downed in Pakistan. The senior retired officer had said he hoped his son "does not get tortured and comes home safe and sound in body and mind". Those living close to the disputed line of control dividing Kashmir continued to endure shelling. Habibullah Khan, a 55-year-old in the town of Mendhar just inside Indian territory, said on Thursday shells had landed in wheat fields near his home. Schools and markets had closed as residents were driven indoors. "Everything is in the hands of God. None dies without the will of the Almighty. But at the same time, we are in the line of fire. We are lucky that shells didn't land in our house and instead fell in the fields. But I don't know how long will I and my family survive," he told the Telegraph. Haji Munawar Hussain, a resident of Mankote, said Indian and Pakistani troops traded heavy mortar and gunfire with shells landing in a market and near houses as well. "it is a terrible situation here, the 65-year-old said. "The shells are falling everywhere, in the ravines, in the fields and outside the houses. We are terribly scared." With additional reporting by Ishfaq Naseem in Srinagar
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| Netanyahu says graft allegations a 'witch hunt' to topple him Posted: 28 Feb 2019 11:07 AM PST  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday called corruption allegations a "witch hunt" meant to topple him after the attorney general announced plans to indict him. Speaking in a televised statement a couple of hours after the attorney general's announcement, Netanyahu said he planned on being prime minister for a long time to come despite the allegations. "The left knows it cannot beat us at the polling booth, so for the past three years they have been carrying out an unprecedented witch hunt which has one aim: to topple the right-wing government which I lead," he said.
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| Toyota Corolla Hybrid vs. Honda Insight: How These Fuel Sippers Measure Up Posted: 27 Feb 2019 01:40 PM PST  Both Honda and Toyota now have hybrid sedans that look far more conventional than the Prius, and here's how they compare.
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| China expresses 'deep concern' over India-Pakistan conflict Posted: 27 Feb 2019 03:53 PM PST  A senior Chinese diplomat expressed "deep concern" over the escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan on Wednesday, after the two countries said they shot down each other's fighter jets. State Councillor Wang Yi, the Chinese government's top diplomat made the comments in a telephone conversation with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, China's foreign ministry said in a statement on its website on Thursday. Qureshi telephoned Wang to inform him of the latest developments in the conflict and to express hope that China would continue to play a "constructive role" in easing tensions, the statement said.
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| Kroger ban on Visa credit cards: What you need to know Posted: 01 Mar 2019 08:23 AM PST  Kroger's expansion of a ban on Visa credit cards could lead to lower prices but also cause shoppers in search of convenience to shop elsewhere.
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| Will Your Kids Be Able to Retire? Posted: 28 Feb 2019 07:28 AM PST ![Will Your Kids Be Able to Retire?]( "Will Your Kids Be Able to Retire?") Many milllennials are burdened with student debt, suffer from lagging wage growth, probably do not benefit from a company retirement plan and can look forward to rising health care costs. Millennials have approached work a little differently, and they may do retirement their own way as well. Here are seven reasons your children will probably be fine in retirement.
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| Church sex abuse scandal: Vatican opens investigation into Cardinal George Pell Posted: 27 Feb 2019 01:02 PM PST  Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican's third-most powerful official, was remanded to prison in Australia for sexually abusing two choirboys.
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| Big ask: North Korea's Kim answers first questions from foreign journalists Posted: 28 Feb 2019 02:47 AM PST  In an unexpected first, Kim spoke to foreign journalists on Thursday during a photo opportunity in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi. "I won't make a premature judgment, but my sense is that there will be good results," Kim said of his meeting with Trump, in response to a question from Washington Post reporter David Nakamura. While Kim's optimism was misplaced, it marked the first time the North Korean leader has ever answer a question from a foreign journalist, and there was more to come.
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| US seeks UN vote for new Venezuela election and needed aid Posted: 27 Feb 2019 03:17 PM PST  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States is calling for a vote on a U.N. resolution urging "the peaceful restoration of democracy" in Venezuela, free and fair presidential elections, unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid to all people in need — and making clear its support for opposition leader Juan Guaido.
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| Boeing lands huge British Airways order, after Airbus ends A380 Posted: 28 Feb 2019 09:18 AM PST  British Airways announced a multi-billion dollar order for up to 42 Boeing 777 fuel-efficient passenger jets on Thursday, just two weeks after Airbus said it would no longer make its A380 superjumbo. Separately, UK engineering group Rolls-Royce said it dived into a net loss last year as its Trent jet engines were hit by costly repairs -- as well as the decision by Boeing's European rival Airbus to pull the plug on the A380. IAG on Thursday said the 777s would replace BA's Boeing 747s, which were seen as a competitor to the A380.
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| Pakistan releases captured Indian pilot as confrontation cools Posted: 01 Mar 2019 09:04 AM PST  Television footage showed Wing Commander Abhinandan walking across the border near the town of Wagah just before 9.00 p.m. (1600 GMT). Abhinandan's MiG-21 jet was shot down by a Pakistani fighter during an aerial clash over the disputed Kashmir region on Wednesday as two weeks of growing tensions between the two countries erupted into open hostilities. The plane crashed on the Pakistani side of the de facto border that separates the two sides of Kashmir, a Himalayan region that has been a source of hostility between the two countries ever since independence from Britain in 1947.
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| 5 of the Best Stocks to Buy for March Posted: 28 Feb 2019 09:40 AM PST ![5 of the Best Stocks to Buy for March]( "5 of the Best Stocks to Buy for March") While markets didn't look so appetizing heading into 2019 -- stocks had corrected sharply in previous months and some market-watchers were wary of recession -- the cold months of winter have been red hot for Wall Street. First on the list is an appropriately hot name for a hot market: NXP Semiconductors, the global chip powerhouse whose products are integral in areas like connected cars, radio frequency identification, and the so-called "internet of things". Never fear, though: NXP is still a cheap stock, trading at less than 14 times earnings and 10.5 times forward earnings.
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| The 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLC Crossover Gets Refreshed Styling and a New Engine Posted: 27 Feb 2019 03:01 PM PST |
| Trump says Kim 'felt very badly' after Otto Warmbier death Posted: 28 Feb 2019 02:32 AM PST  President Trump says Kim Jong Un "tells me that he didn't know about" the treatment of Otto Warmbier, the U.S. college student who died in 2017 after being held in a Pyongyang prison. "And I will take him at his word."
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| Video shows deputy punch theft suspect: 'You haven't seen excessive force yet' Posted: 28 Feb 2019 10:34 AM PST  A Minnesota sheriff's deputy who was convicted last year of disorderly conduct in connection with the assault of an unruly inmate has resigned. Video of the encounter was released Monday.
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| Venezuela's Guaido to visit Brazil in bid to keep pressure on Maduro Posted: 27 Feb 2019 06:31 PM PST ![Venezuela's Guaido to visit Brazil in bid to keep pressure on Maduro]( "Venezuela's Guaido to visit Brazil in bid to keep pressure on Maduro") Guaido last month invoked constitutional provisions to assume an interim presidency, arguing Maduro's re-election was fraudulent. The congress chief has organized nationwide protests over the past month while the United States has imposed crippling sanctions on Venezuela's key oil industry and government officials. Guaido will travel to Brasilia for a two-day visit from Bogota, where he attended a meeting with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and the regional Lima group about how to resolve the political and economic crisis in Venezuela.
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| Mexican president urges reason in wage demands Posted: 28 Feb 2019 12:01 PM PST  MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador tried Thursday to close the Pandora's box of wage demands he helped unleash when he doubled the minimum wage along Mexico's northern border.
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