| 'That's unacceptable': Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stops person who insulted Republican Posted: 30 Mar 2019 08:13 AM PDT  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shut down an audience member at an MSNBC town hall after someone called former Rep. Bob Inglis a "moron."
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| Pound Slides as Parliament Fails to End Brexit Impasse Once More Posted: 29 Mar 2019 09:17 AM PDT  The failure of May's last-ditch effort to get her deal through Parliament leaves the U.K. with the choice between crashing out of the European Union without a deal in two weeks and seeking a long extension of its departure date. The British parliament will vote Monday on various alternatives to May's agreement. Implied volatility on two-week pound-dollar options, which cover the current April 12 deadline for the U.K.'s exit, have surged to the highest level since the immediate aftermath of the 2016 Brexit referendum amid increased anxiety about a no-deal outcome.
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| Autopsy: Migrant child who died in US custody had infection Posted: 29 Mar 2019 05:11 PM PDT  HOUSTON (AP) — A 7-year-old girl from Guatemala died of a bacterial infection while detained by the U.S. Border Patrol, according to an autopsy released Friday, in a case that drew worldwide attention to the plight of migrant families at the southern U.S. border.
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| Southeast Asia should be aware of Iran's tactics to evade oil sanctions: U.S. Posted: 28 Mar 2019 08:50 PM PDT  The United States is keen to see that Malaysia, Singapore and others are fully aware of illicit Iranian oil shipments and the tactics Iran uses to evade sanctions, a top U.S. sanctions official said on Friday. Sigal Mandelker, under-secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, told reporters in Singapore the United States had placed additional "intense pressure" on Iran this week.
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| Corporations are endangering Americans. Trump doesn't care Posted: 30 Mar 2019 03:00 AM PDT  From Boeing to Monsanto and beyond: this week has revealed the tip of the iceberg of regulatory neglect 'Trump and his appointees have unambiguously signaled to corporations they can now do as they please.' Photograph: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images Why didn't Boeing do it right? Why isn't Facebook protecting user passwords? Why is Phillip Morris allowed to promote vaping? Why hasn't Wells Fargo reformed itself? Why hasn't Monsanto (now owned by Bayer) recalled its Roundup weedkiller? Answer: corporate greed coupled with inept and corrupt regulators. These are just a few of the examples in the news these days of corporate harms inflicted on innocent people. To be sure, some began before the Trump administration. But Trump and his appointees have unambiguously signaled to corporations they can now do as they please. Boeing wanted to get its 737 Max 8 out quickly because airlines want to pack in more passengers at lower fuel costs (hence the "max"). But neither Boeing nor the airlines shelled out money to adequately train pilots on the new software made necessary by the new design. Nonetheless, Trump's FAA certified the plane in March 2017. And after two subsequent deadly crashes, the US was slower to ground them than other countries. Last week Facebook admitted to storing hundreds of millions of Facebook users' passwords in plain text that could be searched by more than 20,000 Facebook employees. The admission came just a year after the Cambridge Analytica scandal revealed that Facebook shared the personal data of as many as 87 million users with a political data firm. In reality, Facebook's business model is based on giving personal data to advertisers so they can tailor their pitches precisely to potential customers. So despite repeated reassurances by Mark Zuckerberg, the firm will continue to do what it wants with personal information. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the power to force Facebook to better guard users' privacy. But so far Trump's FTC has done nothing – not even to enforce a 2011 agreement in which Facebook promised to do just that. Altria (Phillip Morris) was losing ground on its sales of cigarettes, but the firm has recently found a future in vaping. Because inhaling nicotine in any form poses a health hazard, the FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb wanted to curb advertising of vaping products to teenagers. Gottlieb thought he had Altria's agreement, but then the firm bought the vaping company Juul. Its stock has already gained 14% this year. What happened to Gottlieb? He's out at the FDA, after barely a year on the job. Wells Fargo has publicly apologized for having deceived customers with fake bank accounts, unwarranted fees and unwanted products. Its top executives say they have eliminated the aggressive sales targets that were responsible for the fraud. But Wells Fargo employees told the New York Times recently that they're still under heavy pressure to squeeze extra money out of customers. Some have witnessed colleagues bending or breaking internal rules to meet ambitious performance goals. What has Trump's Consumer Financial Protection Agency done about this? Nothing. It's been defanged. This week, a federal jury awarded $80m in damages to a California man who blamed Monsanto's (now Bayer's) Roundup weedkiller for his cancer, after finding that Roundup was defectively designed, that Monsanto failed to warn of the herbicide's cancer risk, and that the company acted negligently. It was the second jury in eight months to reach the same conclusion about Roundup. Roundup contains glyphosate, a suspected carcinogen. Cases from more than 1,000 farmers and other agricultural workers stricken with non-Hodgkin lymphoma are already pending in federal and state courts. What has Trump's Environmental Protection Agency done about glyphosate? In December 2017 its office of pesticide programs concluded that glyphosate wasn't likely to cause cancer – although eight of the 15 experts on whom the agency relied expressed significant concerns about that conclusion, and three more expressed concerns about the data. These are just tips of a vast iceberg of regulatory neglect, frozen into place by Trump's appointees, of which at least 187 were lobbyists before they joined the administration. This is trickle-down economics of a different sort than Trump's corporate tax cuts. The major beneficiaries of this are the same big corporations, including their top executives and major investors. But these burdens are trickling down as unsafe products, fraudulent services, loss of privacy, even loss of life. Big money has had an inhibiting effect on regulators in several previous administrations. What's unique under Trump is the blatancy of it all, and the shameless willingness of Trump appointees to turn a blind eye to corporate wrongdoing. Trump and his Republican enablers in Congress yell "socialism!" at proposals for better balancing private greed with the common good. Yet unless a better balance is achieved, capitalism as we know it is in deep trouble. Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley and the author of Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few and The Common Good. He is also a columnist for Guardian US
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| Russia tells Trump its troops will stay in Venezuela for 'as long as needed' Posted: 28 Mar 2019 12:11 PM PDT  Russia has said its troops will remain in Venezuela "for as long as needed" in a blunt rejection of Donald Trump's demand they leave immediately.In the latest indication the crisis in Venezuela is taking on elements of a proxy battle between the former Cold War rivals, a spokeswoman for Russia's foreign ministry said the troops had been dispatched to fulfil "military contracts"."They are involved in the implementation of agreements in the sphere of military and technical cooperation," said Maria Zakharova, according to the AFP, adding that the troops would stay there "for as long as needed"."Russia is not changing the balance of power in the region, Russia is not threatening anyone," she said.Russia's comments came after Mr Trump this week told Russia to get out of Venezuela. At an event at the White House on Wednesday where he met Fabiana Rosales, wife of Juan Guaidó, the Venezuelan opposition leader who in January declared himself president and was quickly recognised by the US and around 50 nations, Mr Trump was asked about the presence of Russian troops."Russia has to get out. What's your next question," he said. Asked if that message had been delivered to Moscow, he replied: "They know. They know very well."The US has been seeking to force from office Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, who has accused Washington of trying to orchestrate a coup. Mr Maduro was sworn in for a second term in January, following an election last year that was boycotted by elements of the opposition.The US, UK and other Western nations claimed the election was not fair. Mr Maduro and his supporters have pointed to the testimony of independent election observers who said it was, and claim the main opposition intentionally boycotted the ballot in order to be able to allege it had no legitimacy.The US and Mr Guaidó have been seeking to use the issue of aid as a lever against Mr Maduro, who has until now critically retained the support of the armed forces. Last month, Mr Maduro refused to allow US aid into the country, pointing to previous incidents in Latin America when the US had smuggled weapons to anti-government forces in such shipments. His country has been working with the UN to increase the distribution of food and other supplies, amid claims of shortages of basic necessities.On Thursday, Reuters said an internal UN report suggested about a quarter of Venezuelans were in need of humanitarian assistance. The report painted a dire picture and estimated 94 per cent of its 28.8m people were living in poverty. It said 3.4m people had fled, with a further 1.9m expected to follow in this year."Much more action is required to meet the growing needs of the Venezuelan people," it said.At the same it, it called on both Mr Maduro and Mr Guaidó not to allow the issue of aid to become politicised. "The politicisation of humanitarian assistance in the context of the crisis makes delivery of assistance in accordance with the principles of neutrality, impartiality and independence more difficult," it said.In recent days, the misery for many in the country has become worse amid a second major power blackout this month. Up to 24 people died during the previous blackout in public hospitals.Mr Maduro, whose government accused Mr Guaidó's supporters of sabotaging the power system, announced a load management plan for the coming days. Meanwhile, Mr Guaidó called for more protests. "The time has come to agitate in every state, in every community, to get water back, get electricity back, get gas back," he said.At least 100 Russian troops and 35 tonnes of equipment were seen landing in Caracas last weekend. The BBC, quoting Russia's Sputnik news agency, said they were there to fulfil technical military contracts.
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| 'Hoarder' pleads guilty to potentially largest theft of classified information in history Posted: 29 Mar 2019 08:11 AM PDT  A former US National Security Agency contractor, portrayed as an eccentric hoarder by his lawyers, pleaded guilty on Thursday to stealing classified documents in a deal likely to put him in prison for nine years. Harold Martin, 54, who worked for several private firms and had clearances to access top secret information, was arrested over two years ago for what may have been the biggest breach of classified information in history. When Federal Bureau of Investigation agents raided his home south of Baltimore in 2016 they found stacks of documents and electronic storage devices amounting to 50 terabytes of files, including classified ones, prosecutors said. US Department of Justice prosecutors said in a statement that Mr Martin's actions risked the disclosure of top secret information to America's "enemies." One of their allegations was that Mr Martin talked online with people in Russian and other languages but they never found proof he shared stolen information with anyone. His lawyers said he was a hoarder who liked to take work home with him. "His actions were the product of mental illness. Not treason," lawyers Deborah Boardman and James Wyda said in a statement. Mr Martin and the government agreed that if the federal court in Baltimore accepted the plea agreement, he would be sentenced to nine years in prison on the charge of willful retention of national defense information, prosecutors said.
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| Investigators believe Boeing anti-stall system was activated in Ethiopian crash: Report Posted: 29 Mar 2019 06:20 AM PDT  In a preliminary finding, officials investigating the crash of an Ethiopian airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 believe that a flight control feature designed to prevent a stall was activated before the plane nose-dived and crashed, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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| The Latest: Gaza officials say 2nd teen killed in protests Posted: 30 Mar 2019 09:50 AM PDT  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Latest on protests at Gaza border with Israel (all times local):
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| "We started to smell gas in the plane": Passengers describe odor that diverted SFO-bound flight Posted: 29 Mar 2019 03:23 PM PDT  "We started to smell gas in the plane": Passengers describe the in-cabin odor that caused an SFO-bound flight to be diverted after takeoff.
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| Chance of UK 'no-deal' Brexit has risen 'sharply', says France Posted: 29 Mar 2019 09:45 AM PDT ![Chance of UK 'no-deal' Brexit has risen 'sharply', says France]( "Chance of UK 'no-deal' Brexit has risen 'sharply', says France") French President Emmanuel Macron's office said on Friday the risk of Britain leaving the European Union without a deal had risen "very sharply" following parliament's rejection of Prime Minister Theresa May's withdrawal agreement for a third time. "France is well prepared (for no deal) and will accelerate its preparations for such a scenario," the Elysee said in a statement. It said it was now up to Britain to present an alternative plan in the coming days -- whether new elections, a second referendum, or a proposal for a customs union -- otherwise the country would leave the EU with no deal.
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| Singapore airport still ranked best in the world Posted: 29 Mar 2019 09:56 AM PDT  Singapore's Changi Airport was voted world's best airport for the seventh consecutive year according to the Skytrax ranking, which is determined by around 13.73 million travellers voting in a global customer satisfaction survey.
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| New Australian laws could see social media execs jailed over terror images Posted: 29 Mar 2019 10:41 PM PDT  Australia pledged Saturday to introduce new laws that could see social media executives jailed and tech giants fined billions for failing to remove extremist material from their platforms. The tough new legislation will be brought to parliament next week as Canberra pushes for social media companies to prevent their platforms from being "weaponised" by terrorists in the wake of the Christchurch mosque attacks. Facebook said it "quickly" removed a staggering 1.5 million videos of the white supremacist massacre livestreamed on the social media platform.
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| $768M Powerball drawing is 3rd-largest US jackpot Posted: 28 Mar 2019 10:36 AM PDT ![$768M Powerball drawing is 3rd-largest US jackpot]( "$768M Powerball drawing is 3rd-largest US jackpot") A winning ticket was sold in Wednesday's Powerball drawing worth an estimated $768.4 million, the third-largest grand lottery prize in U.S. history.
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| Who is Adam Schiff and why does Donald Trump want him to resign? Posted: 28 Mar 2019 12:44 PM PDT  Donald Trump called on Rep. Adam Schiff to resign from his position as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee on Twitter, alleging the California Democrat "knowingly and unlawfully lying and leaking" information regarding special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.On Thursday morning, Mr Trump tweeted: "Congressman Adam Schiff, who spent two years knowingly and unlawfully lying and leaking, should be forced to resign from Congress!"Mr Schiff has come under fire for continuing to launch investigations into the president and the Trump campaign to determine whether there was any possible collusion with the Kremlin and if Mr Mueller had any limitations during his investigation.Since Mr Muller did not find the Trump campaign had colluded with Russia, according to a letter sent to Congress by Attorney General William Barr, many Republicans believe the California Democrat's continue investigation of the president to be an act of "congressional overreach" and an abuse of power to "knowingly promote false information."In addition to the president, nine other Republicans sitting on the House Intelligence Committee signed a letter calling on Mr Schiff to resign.> Congressman Adam Schiff, who spent two years knowingly and unlawfully lying and leaking, should be forced to resign from Congress!> > — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) > > March 28, 2019The letter read: "Your willingness to continue to promote a demonstrably false narrative is alarming. The findings of the Special Counsel conclusively refute your past and present assertions and have exposed you as having abused your position to knowingly promote false information, having damaged the integrity of this Committee, and undermined faith in U.S. government institutions."Rep. Mike Conaway, the Republican leading the House Intelligence Committee's Russia investigation, echoed calls for Mr Schiff's resignation at the beginning of the public committee hearing on money laundering. "Your actions both past and present are incompatible with your duty as chairman," Mr Conway said. "We have no faith in your ability to discharge duties." Who is Adam Schiff?Mr Schiff is a Democrat representative of California's 28th congressional district. He first assumed congressional office in January 2001 representing the Golden State's 27th District and then the 29th District. He was tapped to serve on the House Intelligence Committee in 2008 until earlier this year when he became chairman of the committee. What is the California Democrat's political background?Mr Schiff graduated from Stanford University in 1982 with a degree in political science before earning his law degree from Harvard University in 1985. In Los Angeles, Mr Schiff made headlines as an assistant US attorney for his successful prosecution of Richard Miller. Mr Miller was an FBI agent who leaked confidential US documents to the former Soviet Union. What was his role as House Intelligence Committee chairman like?Until recently, among Democrats, Mr Schiff was often seen as a heroic figure as a ranking member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, using his political prowess to bring forward concerns about the president and his campaign's possible collusion with the Kremlin.Mr Schiff was also credited for standing up against former House Intelligence Chairman Republican Rep. David Nunes. Despite working alongside him in the committee, Mr Schiff called on California Republican to step aside as the head of the Russia investigation after Mr Nunes appeared to safeguard the Trump administration. How is Mr Schiff responding to the president's call for his resignation?> Question: "What do you make of the President calling you a disgrace, calling for you to resign?" > > Rep. Adam Schiff: "It's nothing new from this president." > > EARLIER: Trump: Schiff should be forced out of office https://t.co/alSzyiTtby pic.twitter.com/Y1usBMKONr> > — The Hill (@thehill) > > March 28, 2019The California Democrat brushed it off. He said: "It's nothing new from this president.:
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| US woman kidnapped in Afghanistan says husband's abuse was just like captors' Posted: 29 Mar 2019 12:32 PM PDT  Caitlan Coleman says her Canadian husband, Joshua Boyle, was violent towards her before, during and after their kidnapping Caitlin Coleman leaves the Ottawa court house in Ottawa, Ontario, on Wednesday. Photograph: Lars Hagberg/AFP/Getty Images A Canadian man who was kidnapped with his wife in Afghanistan was controlling and violent towards her before, during and after their five-year hostage ordeal, she told a Canadian court on Friday. Caitlan Coleman, 33, gave testimony for a second day at the trial of Joshua Boyle, 35 who faces 19 criminal charges, including sexual assault, unlawful confinement and uttering death threats. Coleman was pregnant when she and Boyle were kidnapped by a Taliban-linked group while backpacking in Afghanistan in 2011. They spent five years as hostages, and had three children together before they were rescued by the Pakistani military. Coleman testified that during their captivity in the hands of the militant Haqqani network, Boyle dictated all aspects of her life. His behaviour "was just like my captors'", she told the court. "I was never to disagree with him, even on small things," she told the court. "In the past, he made it clear he didn't feel any guilt hurting me." Coleman, dressed in a white blazer, black dress and black headscarf, spoke through video link in an adjoining room in order to avoid being in the same room as Boyle. She had travelled from Pennsylvania, where she currently lives with her family, to testify. Boyle, wearing a navy blazer and maroon pants, sat at the front row of the courtroom, frequently taking notes on a yellow legal pad. He was briefly joined by his parents. Coleman described a pattern of abusive behaviour that culminated in a vicious assault after the couple had returned to Canada, in which Boyle demanded sex then hit her when she refused. She told the court she felt "very, very frightened" during the 27 November incident. "Josh told me to get on the bed. He took ropes he kept in a bag … and he started to tie my hands and legs." Boyle sexually assaulted her, then refused to release her, Coleman told the court. "He said he couldn't trust me, so he wasn't going to untie me," she said. She was only able to free herself after Boyle fell asleep, she told the court. "Looking back, I should have tried to leave," she said. "But I didn't." In her previous testimony, Coleman had described a "rollercoaster" relationship with Boyle, whom she met at age 16 in a Star Wars-themed online chatroom. "He was my first kiss," she told the court on Wednesday. Coleman quickly fell in love with Boyle, but she told the court that he became an emotionally and physically abusive partner, critiquing her drinking and interactions she had with men. Coleman told the court that the abuse continued in Afghanistan, where the final two years of captivity were the worst. He would choke, bite and spank her as punishment, she said. While in captivity, Boyle demanded she remain in a bathroom stall for extended periods of time – telling his wife he couldn't stand the sight of her. Coleman testified that Boyle also joked about killing her by lighting her on fire or spilling cooking oil on her. "This was probably the darkest period of my life," she told the court. During their five years as prisoners in Afghanistan, the couple and their small children are believed to have been shuttled between more than 20 locations. The court had previously heard that Boyle's violence continued after the couple returned to Canada. Coleman testified that he would often hit her and demand sex; on one occasion, he forced her to swallow powerful sleeping medication, she testified. "He stood in the bathroom and watched me take them that time … I took them because I knew that if I didn't he would hit me harder," she told the court on Wednesday. On Friday Coleman told the court that when the couple was back in Ottawa, Boyle gave her a detailed list of rules dictating her diet, weight, appearance and frequency of sex. "I would be punished if I did not follow this list," she testified, adding that Boyle withheld meals from her, and threatened corporal punishment if she did not comply. Coleman told the court that the rules required her to address her children as "Sir" and "Madam", "so I could understand I was beneath everyone." During her testimony, Coleman also said her former husband was paranoid about reports of the family in the media. "He was so focused on the fact that world's eyes were on us … he said we have to look like a happy family," she said. Coleman told the court that during interviews, Boyle – once an aspiring journalist – attempted to control the narrative of the couple's time in Afghanistan. "He would give verbal or physical instructions about what could be answered … what story we could tell or what part of captivity we could talk about," said Coleman. The 19 charges against Boyle are all related to alleged events after the family returned to Canada. Coleman was the alleged victim in 17 of the offences; a publication ban protects the identity of a second alleged victim. The trial is expected to last eight weeks.
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| Boeing Sued Over Ethiopia Crash as Plane Orders in Asia Waver Posted: 28 Mar 2019 06:21 PM PDT  Chicago-based Boeing is under intense scrutiny after two crashes since October killed 346 people. As the company finalizes a software upgrade for the grounded 737 Max, it's fighting to hang onto some customers whose confidence in the best-selling jet has been shaken. Boeing is also facing a criminal probe into how the plane was originally approved to fly.
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| Joe Biden leads Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke, Kamala Harris in latest Quinnipiac poll Posted: 28 Mar 2019 09:53 AM PDT  Joe Biden held a lead over Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke and Kamala Harris in latest Quinnipiac poll. Survey found 23 percent of voters viewed AOC unfavorably.
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| Court ruling in Puerto Rico bankruptcy fans revenue bond fears Posted: 28 Mar 2019 07:04 PM PDT  A decision this week by a U.S. Appeals Court in a lawsuit related to Puerto Rico's bankruptcy raises concerns over the payment of municipal bonds backed by specific revenues during future Chapter 9 cases, Fitch Ratings said on Thursday. The Boston-based First Circuit court on Tuesday determined that municipalities are not required to make payments on debt secured by special revenues while bankruptcy proceedings are ongoing, although municipalities can voluntarily opt to do so. The credit rating agency added that if the ruling stands, it could negatively affect ratings on certain bonds secured by utility, transportation and tax revenue.
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| Dubai court restores yacht to Russia tycoon, move disputed in divorce contest Posted: 28 Mar 2019 12:54 PM PDT  A $436 million superyacht belonging to a Russian billionaire at the center of one of the world's costliest divorce battles has been released by a Dubai court after being impounded last year, but legal wrangling over the fate of the vessel continued. Oil and gas tycoon Farkhad Akhmedov was ordered to pay about 40 percent of his fortune to his former wife Tatiana Akhmedova by London's High Court in 2016 in one of the largest divorce settlements in legal history. Luna, an expedition yacht built for Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich before Akhmedov bought it in 2014, has at least nine decks, space for 50 crew, two helipads, a vast swimming pool and a mini submarine.
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| The Manual-Transmission Mazda 6 Is No More for 2019, but It May Not Be Gone for Good Posted: 29 Mar 2019 08:25 AM PDT  Mazda says there's a possibility that the stick-shift 6 could be available by special order in the future.
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| Venezuela's Maduro announces ban on rival holding public office Posted: 29 Mar 2019 01:43 AM PDT  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's regime, bolstered by a Russian military deployment infuriating the US, on Thursday announced a ban on Washington-backed self-declared interim leader Juan Guaido holding public office. It was the latest scuffle between Maduro and Guaido, who lay rival claims to be the legitimate leader of the oil-producing South American nation of 30 million people.
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| Woman with YouTube channel pleads not guilty to abusing kids Posted: 29 Mar 2019 02:57 PM PDT  PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman who had a popular YouTube channel featuring children pleaded not guilty Friday to charges she abused some of her seven adopted children by pepper-spraying them, striking them with a clothes hanger and making them take ice baths.
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| Pet zebra shot and killed by owner in Florida after escaping Posted: 29 Mar 2019 06:47 AM PDT  A man has shot and killed his pet zebra after it escaped from his ranch in Callahan, a town in Florida.The animal, reportedly named Shadow, broke free from Cottonwood Ranch and ran down a main road, chased by several vehicles.Witnesses said the zebra was eventually cornered in a cul-de-sac around two miles from the ranch, where the owner shot and killed it.Bill Leeper, the local sheriff, said he understood that Shadow was injured during the escape and that the owner chose to euthanise the zebra while police officers were at the scene.Witnesses told WJXT-TV that the animal did not appear injured but the decision was made to kill it so that it could not hurt anyone."I had to stop and think a minute," Jenee Watkins told the news outlet."It's not every day you see a zebra trotting through your neighbourhood."Officials have confirmed that the owner did not have a valid license to keep a zebra on his ranch.A state permit is required to own and keep a zebra in Florida.It is unclear whether he will face charges over the lack of permit.Officials said the investigation into the animal's escape and death was ongoing.
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| Grounded Boeing 737 Max also grounds FAA reputation Posted: 28 Mar 2019 02:56 PM PDT  Ethiopian Airlines and Lion Air crashes are only the latest tragedies from Federal Aviation Administration's coziness with airline industry: Our view
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| Where the investigations related to President Trump stand Posted: 29 Mar 2019 06:53 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — A look at where the investigations related to President Donald Trump stand and what may lie ahead for him:
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| See Photos of the 2019 Mercedes-AMG E53 Sedan Posted: 29 Mar 2019 09:23 AM PDT |
| UPDATE 1-U.S. drillers cut most oil rigs in a quarter in three years -Baker Hughes Posted: 29 Mar 2019 10:25 AM PDT ![UPDATE 1-U.S. drillers cut most oil rigs in a quarter in three years -Baker Hughes]( "UPDATE 1-U.S. drillers cut most oil rigs in a quarter in three years -Baker Hughes") U.S. energy firms this week reduced the number of oil rigs operating to their lowest in nearly a year, cutting the most rigs in a quarter in three years despite a 30 percent hike in crude prices so far in 2019. Drillers cut eight oil rigs in the week to March 29, bringing the total count down to 816, the lowest since April 2018, General Electric Co's Baker Hughes energy services firm said in its closely followed report on Friday. More than half the total U.S. oil rigs are in the Permian basin, the nation's biggest shale field, where active units fell by five this week to 454, also the lowest since April 2018.
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| WTO confirms US failed to fully comply over Boeing subsidies Posted: 28 Mar 2019 12:02 PM PDT  The World Trade Organization confirmed Thursday that Washington failed to fully comply with a 2012 order to halt subsidies to Boeing, marking a partial victory for rival aircraft maker Airbus and the EU. The ruling from the WTO appeals body was the latest blow in the decade-long clash between the titans of the civil aircraft industry, which has seen both Airbus and Boeing score points along the way.
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| Philippines Journalist Maria Ressa Arrested Again Posted: 28 Mar 2019 10:43 PM PDT  Acclaimed Philippine journalist Maria Ressa was arrested at Manila's airport Friday for allegedly violating a ban on foreign media ownership, the latest legal backlash to sting the longtime critic of President Rodrigo Duterte.
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| Pope issues new child abuse legislation for Vatican City Posted: 29 Mar 2019 06:53 AM PDT  Pope Francis issued stringent child abuse legislation for Vatican City employees on Friday, as part of the Church's bid to address a wave of sex abuse allegations against priests. The legislation requires officials and employees in the Vatican City State as well the Roman Curia, the central administration of the Catholic Church, to immediately report any abuse against minors and vulnerable people or face fines or a prison sentence. Francis said in a letter released with his "motu proprio" decree that it was the duty of everyone "to generously welcome children and vulnerable persons, and to create a safe environment for them".
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| Five helicopters, 28 rescuers, 464 saved: Inside the Viking Sky cruise ship rescue Posted: 28 Mar 2019 02:22 PM PDT  A Viking Sky cruise ship needed all 1,373 passengers and crew on board to be evacuated last weekend. Here's the story of the rescue.
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| Israeli troops wound Palestinians, anniversary rally approaches Posted: 29 Mar 2019 12:34 PM PDT  Around 200 Palestinians have been killed and thousands injured by Israeli fire at the protests, Gaza medics say, as the demonstrations turned into an often deadly standoff between Gazans hurling rocks and petrol bombs and Israel troops on the other side of the fence. Israel defends its use of lethal force, saying that its troops are defending the border and Israelis living near it. With security already featuring prominently as an issue in Israeli elections due on April 9, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of Gaza will be a key issue as he seeks a fifth term in office.
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| The Latest: House chair still wants Russia report by April 2 Posted: 29 Mar 2019 05:07 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Mueller report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election (all times local):
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| This Immaculate 1975 Pontiac Firebird Formula Deserves A Home Posted: 29 Mar 2019 07:14 AM PDT  Every collection has to start somewhere, and with the values of classic cars often on an upward trend, now might be the time to begin your own automotive portfolio. This highly original 1975 Pontiac Firebird Formula is said to be 'an excellent way to begin your journey into the collector car or muscle car lifestyle'. Listed in our classifieds by RK Motors, the car really does appear factory fresh, a true testament to its previous custodians and their preservation of this classic.
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| Investigators believe anti-stall system activated in Ethiopia crash: WSJ Posted: 29 Mar 2019 01:17 AM PDT  Investigators probing the fatal crash of a Boeing 737 Max in Ethiopia have reached a preliminary conclusion that a suspect anti-stall system activated shortly before it nose-dived to the ground, the WSJ reported Friday citing people familiar with the matter. The findings were based on flight recorder data and represented the strongest indication yet that the system, known as MCAS, malfunctioned in both the Ethiopian Airlines crash on March 10 and the Lion Air crash in Indonesia last year, the Wall Street Journal said. US government experts have been analyzing details gathered by their Ethiopian counterparts for the past few days, the newspaper added, and the emerging consensus was relayed at a high-level briefing of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday.
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| 'Get rid of the fat': Why Betsy DeVos' plan to slash Special Olympics funding probably won't happen Posted: 28 Mar 2019 03:26 PM PDT  Education Secretary Betsy DeVos ignited a firestorm with her plan to eliminate funding for the Special Olympics, but the proposal is dead on arrival.
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| Instant Pot Duo60 7-in-1 vs. Instant Pot Max Posted: 28 Mar 2019 06:48 PM PDT  Face-Off: Instant Pot Duo60 7-in-1 vs. Instant Pot Max Following its December 2013 release, the Instant Pot Duo60 7-in-1 multi-cooker became an internet sensation and an Amazon best seller, insp...
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| Pope signs law to prevent child abuse in Vatican and its embassies Posted: 29 Mar 2019 06:20 PM PDT  Although the city state within Rome is tiny, and very few children live there, the sweeping legal changes reflect a desire to show that the Catholic Church is finally acting against clerical child abuse after decades of scandals around the world. It is the first time a unified and detailed policy for the protection of children has been compiled for the Vatican and its embassies and universities outside the city state. The law sets up procedures for reporting suspected abuse, imposes more screening of prospective employees, and sets strict guidelines for adult interaction with children and the use of social media.
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| Prosecutor: Charges not certain in 5th grader's fight death Posted: 29 Mar 2019 03:35 PM PDT ![Prosecutor: Charges not certain in 5th grader's fight death]( "Prosecutor: Charges not certain in 5th grader's fight death") COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — It could take weeks to unravel exactly what led to the death of a fifth grader after an elementary school fight in South Carolina and whether anyone should face criminal charges, a prosecutor said Friday.
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| U.S. readying sanctions on Russia over nerve-agent attack in Britain: Bloomberg Posted: 29 Mar 2019 12:10 PM PDT  The White House has received a package of new sanctions to be imposed on Russia in retaliation for the 2018 nerve-agent attack on a Russian double agent in Britain, Bloomberg reported on Friday. Officials at the U.S. Treasury and State Departments have vetted the sanctions and are awaiting approval from the White House to issue them, Bloomberg said, citing people familiar with the matter. Sergei Skripal, a former colonel in Russia's GRU military intelligence service, and his 33-year-old daughter, Yulia, were found unconscious on a bench in the southern English city of Salisbury in March 2018 after a liquid form of the Novichok type of nerve agent was applied to the front door of Skripal's home.
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| Tens of thousands of Gaza protesters join anniversary march Posted: 30 Mar 2019 08:28 AM PDT  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Tens of thousands of Palestinians on Saturday rallied at points near the Israeli border to mark the first anniversary of weekly protests in the Gaza Strip, as Israeli troops shot tear gas and opened fire at small crowds of activists who approached the perimeter fence. At least one Palestinian was killed and 46 protesters were wounded by live fire, according to Palestinian medical officials.
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