| Trump donates 3 months’ salary to Interior Department, offsetting 0.005% of proposed budget cut Posted: 03 Apr 2017 02:14 PM PDT  The White House announced Monday that President Trump would be donating his first-quarter salary to the Department of the Interior, which stands to lose $1.6 billion under his budget proposal.
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| Devin Nunes returns home to protests over his Trump ties Posted: 03 Apr 2017 08:59 AM PDT  Republican Devin Nunes, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, represents Fresno and the agricultural Central Valley of California, a district he won over his Democratic challenger in 2016 by a whopping 36 percentage points. "Embattled Republican congressman Devin Nunes was met by about 300 angry protesters when he returned to his California district on Friday for a speaking engagement," reported ABC News.
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| Desperation sets in as flood death toll in Colombia tops 200 Posted: 02 Apr 2017 04:54 PM PDT  MOCOA, Colombia (AP) — Townspeople desperately searched their ruined homes and the local hospital for loved ones Sunday after a torrent of water, mud and debris swept through a city in southern Colombia, causing more than 200 deaths, many of them children, and leaving hundreds more missing and injured.
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| Fox News Hit With Another Sexual Harassment Suit Posted: 03 Apr 2017 08:48 AM PDT  Another high-profile female contributor has hit Fox News with a sexual harassment lawsuit.
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| How Many Pyramids Of Egypt Are There? At Least One More Posted: 03 Apr 2017 09:06 AM PDT  After a new discovery, there may have been at least one more ancient Egyptian pyramid that we thought.
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| Man Fatally Shoots Girlfriend, Her 8-Year-Old Son and Injures 4 Others: Cops Posted: 03 Apr 2017 02:55 PM PDT  Allen Cashe has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and four counts of attempted murder.
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| Little Badger Buries Entire Cow — on Camera Posted: 03 Apr 2017 08:46 AM PDT  The badger spent five days excavating a hole around the cow carcass and burying the animal in it, before lolling around near its cache of food for weeks. "Not to anthropomorphize too much, but he looks like a really, really, happy badger, rolling in the dirt and living the high life," University of Utah doctoral candidate in biology Evan Buechley, who discovered the footage, said in a statement. To document the behavior of scavengers like vultures, Buechley dragged seven calf carcasses out to the Grassy Mountains west of Salt Lake City.
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| US clashes with Russia on UN human rights debate Posted: 03 Apr 2017 03:02 PM PDT  Russia threw up a hurdle Monday in a US plan to hold a high-profile debate later this month on human rights during the US presidency of the UN Security Council. US Ambassador Nikki Haley wants to schedule the human rights debate for April 18, but the council adopted a program of work for the month without putting it on the agenda. Russian charge d'affaires Petr Iliichev said he was open to discussion on the scope of the debate and argued that the UN Human Rights Council -- not the Security Council -- was the venue for the meeting.
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| White House on Jared Kushner’s growing portfolio Posted: 03 Apr 2017 12:32 PM PDT  On Monday, April 3, White House press secretary Sean Spicer answered questions surrounding President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. He is currently in Iraq to meet with leaders and to be briefed in the fight against the Islamic State. Spicer also answered questions about Kushner's growing portfolio in recent weeks.
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| Democrats to filibuster Neil Gorsuch amid Supreme Court showdown Posted: 03 Apr 2017 11:36 AM PDT  Forty-one Senate Democrats have announced they will filibuster President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, setting up a partisan showdown over the hidebound institution's internal rules this week. In a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Monday afternoon, Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., became the latest Democrat to say he would vote no on cloture for Gorsuch. Senate precedent requires 60 votes to end a filibuster — an indefinite debate — and proceed to a vote for Supreme Court nominees.
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| Suspected Syria gas attack kills dozens, including children Posted: 04 Apr 2017 06:59 AM PDT ![Suspected Syria gas attack kills dozens, including children]( "Suspected Syria gas attack kills dozens, including children") A suspected chemical attack in a town in Syria's rebel-held northern Idlib province killed dozens of people on Tuesday, opposition activists said, describing the attack as among the worst in the country's six-year civil war.
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| Catch this recent episode of Charlie Rose Posted: 02 Apr 2017 05:00 PM PDT  Senator Mark Warner, ranking democrat and vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Carol Lee of The Wall Street Journal. Larry Summers, president emeritus of Harvard University.
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| China vows fresh smog crackdown as toxic air shrouds capital Posted: 02 Apr 2017 11:30 PM PDT  China's smoggiest cities have pledged to ramp up the battle on pollution after air quality deteriorated in the first few months of this year, the China Daily reported on Monday, as smog blanketed the capital, Beijing, and the surrounding region. Top officials from seven districts in Beijing, Tianjin and cities in Hebei and Shanxi provinces were scolded at the weekend by the environmental watchdog for lax control of pollution this year, the paper said. The officials promised to submit plans to the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) to resolve the problem within 20 days, it said.
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| Alleged kidnap victim cried out "Help me" after car crash Posted: 03 Apr 2017 06:31 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — An 11-year-old girl who was allegedly kidnapped from North Carolina cried out "Help me" when police officers in the U.S. capital found her wedged between the driver's and front passenger's seat after the car she was in crashed, court documents showed.
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| Trump rehashes Democratic primary debate controversy to deflect attention from Russia probe Posted: 03 Apr 2017 07:23 AM PDT  President Trump is pushing back against the ongoing investigations into his team's possible ties to Russia by rehashing the 2016 campaign. "Did Hillary Clinton ever apologize for receiving the answers to the debate?" Trump tweeted on Monday morning. The president's question refers to emails that showed former acting Democratic National Committee chair Donna Brazile had provided questions to the Hillary Clinton campaign in advance of a town hall and debate hosted by CNN during the Democratic primary.
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| In photos: The best Easter destinations in Europe 2017 Posted: 03 Apr 2017 07:23 AM PDT |
| Harrison Ford avoids action over near-miss plane landing Posted: 03 Apr 2017 05:57 PM PDT  Hollywood star Harrison Ford is to avoid punishment over a near-miss at a California airport as he was piloting his private plane, his lawyer told AFP on Monday. Ford, a seasoned pilot and vintage plane collector, was approaching John Wayne Airport in Orange County in February when he headed toward a taxiway rather than the runway, passing over a Boeing 737 with 110 passengers and six crew on board. The 74-year-old "Indiana Jones" star was captured on air traffic control recordings released subsequently by the Federal Aviation Administration calling himself a "schmuck," and saying he he had been distracted by two jets.
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| LuLaRoe Gets Slammed With Lawsuit for Faulty Leggings Posted: 03 Apr 2017 12:16 PM PDT  Fashion brand LuLa Roe is being slammed with a lawsuit over faulty merchandise.
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| College student dies after choking at pancake-eating contest Posted: 03 Apr 2017 11:26 AM PDT  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A college student whose father was killed in the Sept. 11 attacks has died after choking during a pancake-eating contest.
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| Brothers in arms: Iraqi armed groups grow as Islamic State shrinks Posted: 03 Apr 2017 07:37 AM PDT  By John Davison MOSUL, Iraq, April 3 (Reuters) - For Iraqi police officer Jassem and his brothers, the battle against Islamic State is personal. After the murder, Jassem's youngest brother signed up with the army and another joined a Shi'ite paramilitary group.
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| Tulsa cop facing trial for killing black man says race not a factor Posted: 02 Apr 2017 10:19 PM PDT  In an unusual appearance on CBS News' "60 Minutes" on Sunday, officer Betty Shelby insisted her actions, captured on videotape, were driven entirely by the behavior of the man she shot, Terence Crutcher. Although the footage showed Crutcher, 40, had his hands in the air as he stood beside his car in a roadway just before Shelby shot him, she said the video fails to show clearly that he suddenly reached into the vehicle in what she believed was an attempt to grab a weapon. It was that move, and his repeated failure to heed her commands, that led Shelby, 42, to use lethal force.
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| Second Lady Criticized For 'Thanking' Female Service Members Posted: 03 Apr 2017 10:23 AM PDT  Karen Pence made spoke and attended events honoring women in the military, but did not address the nude photo-sharing scandal.
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| Is Trump Russia’s Useful Idiot, or Has He Been Irreparably Compromised? Posted: 03 Apr 2017 02:17 PM PDT  That's the question that needs answering. Everything else is a distraction.
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| Man Nearly Electrocuted While Lying in Bed With iPhone: It Was God Who Saved My Life Posted: 03 Apr 2017 10:36 AM PDT  He drove himself to the doctor after the accident.
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| Emirates, Etihad to boost screening on Australia flights Posted: 03 Apr 2017 12:47 AM PDT  Emirates and Etihad airlines will tighten screening for passengers flying to Australia this week after the country imposed new requirements for enhanced explosives detection, the UAE companies said Monday. Australia on Friday announced it would increase screening of passenger baggage on flights from Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, as well as Doha, Qatar. While the directive stops short of the sweeping electronics ban introduced last month by the United States and Britain, it may include targeted screening of passengers' personal electronic devices.
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| The Easy Way to Make Old Luxury Cars Valuable Again Posted: 03 Apr 2017 09:53 AM PDT  The case for big-body buybacks.
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| Sentencings not the end of New Jersey bridge case saga Posted: 02 Apr 2017 02:38 PM PDT  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Fans of the long-running saga known as "Bridgegate," take heart: Last week's sentencing of two former associates of Republican Gov. Chris Christie wasn't the final installment.
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| Ecuador exit polls project different winners in presidential vote Posted: 02 Apr 2017 04:23 PM PDT  By Alexandra Ulmer and Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) - Two exit polls projected different winners in a tight presidential election in Ecuador on Sunday evening, sparking celebrations in the rival camps of a leftist government-backed candidate and a former banker. Final results could take days, the electoral council has warned, in a race that could extend a decade of leftist rule or usher in more business-friendly policies in the oil-rich Andean country. Conservative challenger Guillermo Lasso had 53.02 percent of votes versus 46.98 percent for government-backed Lenin Moreno, an exit poll by leading pollster Cedatos showed on Sunday afternoon.
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| Repeat offender who killed New York policeman sentenced to life Posted: 03 Apr 2017 10:13 AM PDT  By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City man was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Monday for gunning down a police officer in 2015, a murder that particularly incensed city officials, who said the repeat offender should have been in jail at the time of the killing. Tyrone Howard, 32, was convicted of killing Officer Randolph Holder, a crime that took place soon after Howard was sentenced to treatment on a drug charge despite a long history of offenses. "The shooting of a New York City police officer is in many ways an attack on the entire community," Judge Michael Obus said before handing down the sentence to Howard, whom he described as an "extremely dangerous individual." Howard declined to address the courtroom during the hearing.
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| Watch their steps: Track journey of Yosemite bears online Posted: 03 Apr 2017 02:30 PM PDT  FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Wildlife enthusiasts around the world can now follow the daily journey of Yosemite National Park's black bears from their laptops and smartphones, tracking the iconic animals as they lope up steep canyons and cross vast distances in search of food and mates.
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| Russia Nixes Former White House Aide for Top U.N. Job in Libya Posted: 03 Apr 2017 12:10 PM PDT  The Trump administration's torpedoing of a former Palestinian prime minister as U.N. envoy to Libya may have boomeranged on the White House.
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| S. Korea, Japan, US hold drill against N. Korea submarines Posted: 02 Apr 2017 07:37 PM PDT  South Korea, Japan and the US held a joint naval exercise Monday aimed at countering missile threats from North Korean submarines, Seoul's defense ministry said, amid mounting concerns over the hermit state's weapons programme. Pyongyang is on a quest to develop a long-range missile capable of hitting the US mainland with a nuclear warhead, and has so far staged five nuclear tests, two of them last year. The three-day drills involving more than 800 troops kicked off after US President Donald Trump warned Sunday that the United States is prepared to act unilaterally to deal with North Korea's nuclear program if China proves unwilling to help.
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| 4 Tips for Buying a Home in Downtown Las Vegas Posted: 03 Apr 2017 06:00 AM PDT ![4 Tips for Buying a Home in Downtown Las Vegas]( "4 Tips for Buying a Home in Downtown Las Vegas") Buying a home in downtown Las Vegas might have seemed out of the question not long ago. The downtown area bustles with new restaurants and cultural activity, abetted by easy access to public transportation, which is rare in Las Vegas. "There is no other part of the [Las Vegas] valley where you can walk or bike to the theater or to a dining establishment, have some cocktails afterward, and then walk or bike back home.
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| Leftist Moreno heading to disputed win in Ecuador election Posted: 02 Apr 2017 09:56 PM PDT  QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ruling party candidate Lenin Moreno looked headed to victory in Ecuador's presidential runoff Sunday but his rival refused to recognize the results, claiming he was the victim of fraud in what could set the stage for protests.
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| German court sentences extremist to life over bomb plot Posted: 03 Apr 2017 08:24 AM PDT  BERLIN (AP) — A German court handed lengthy prison sentences Monday to four Islamic extremists over plots to bomb a train station and kill a far-right politician.
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| Philippine soldiers kill 'more than 10' militants in bid to free captives Posted: 03 Apr 2017 05:16 AM PDT  Philippine soldiers killed "more than 10" Islamic State-linked Abu Sayyaf militants in an attempt to free Vietnamese captives held on a remote southern island as troops fired howitzer shells on rebel positions, an army general said on Monday. The small but violent militant group, known for extortion, beheading and kidnap-for-ransom activities, is holding more than two dozen captives on Jolo island. Major-General Carlito Galvez, military commander of western Mindanao, said 32 soldiers were also wounded in Sunday's assault on an Abu Sayyaf hideout in Talipao town, where the militants were believed to be holding six Vietnamese captives.
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| 'Selfie monkeys' are now endangered because people can't stop eating them Posted: 03 Apr 2017 11:39 AM PDT  Apparently, everyone's favorite adorable "selfie monkey" is cute enough to eat—literally, in Indonesia. The crested black macaque became legendary after one of them, Naruto, took a selfie of himself in 2011 and catapulted into internet stardom. Though approximately 2,000 of the macaques remain protected in one of the country's reserves, the primate is now critically endangered due to over-hunting, according to a new report from Seeker. SEE ALSO: You can now take selfies... with your feet? Activists on Sulawesi island have been trying to convince locals to stop consuming the crested black macaque. The population has dropped approximately 80 percent in the past four decades alone. Macaques play a key role in Indonesian ecosystems by helping to spread seeds. "I like the taste, hot and spicy, it is similar to wild boar or dog," Nita, a local from the area, told AFP. Celebes Crested Macaque Image: FLPA/REX/Shutterstock Fans of Naruto, now the mascot of the species, have responded with shock and horror. Of course, Americans eat and *enjoy* plenty of "versatile canned meat products"—are we really to judge? PETA filed a suit on behalf of Naruto in 2015, claiming that the macaque owned his selfie because of the Copyright Act. The judge in the case ruled in January 2016 that the act did not apply to animals, even obscenely adorable smiling ones like Naruto. It was, some speculated, a grotesque display of adorable animal-phobia. Or, you know, just logical. Hunting the macaque is punishable by up to five years in jail. WATCH: The first zero emissions ship looks pretty badass
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| 1,000-Year-Old Toy Viking Boat Unearthed in Norway Posted: 03 Apr 2017 08:40 AM PDT  A wooden toy discovered during an excavation of an Iron Age site in central Norway hints that 1,000 years ago, a child may have imagined ferocious Viking battles by playing with a carved replica of a ship. "This toy boat says something about the people who lived here," Ulf Fransson, a field leader for the dig and an archaeologist at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) University Museum, said in a statement. Not only does the wooden toy indicate that a child — or children — lived on the farm, it suggests what that child's lifestyle may have been like, Fransson said.
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| It’s Not Communism Holding China’s Youth Back. It’s Their Parents. Posted: 03 Apr 2017 06:54 AM PDT  Pressure to save, marry, and work leaves no room for democratic aspirations.
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| The Royal Gifts: 65 years of presents given to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II Posted: 03 Apr 2017 10:54 AM PDT ![The Royal Gifts: 65 years of presents given to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II]( "The Royal Gifts: 65 years of presents given to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II") A "royal" version of a London Underground sign, a bronze owl and a beaded throne are some of the gifts given to Queen Elizabeth II that will make up an exhibit to be shown during the annual summer opening of the state rooms at Buckingham Palace.
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| Pentagon reviewing how it counts troop numbers Posted: 03 Apr 2017 01:32 PM PDT  The Pentagon is reviewing how it counts US troop numbers in Iraq and Syria, an official said Monday, as it moves from Obama-era troop limits that critics said were misleading. Currently, the Pentagon provides "force management levels" that set limits on how many US troops are supposedly in each country. Former president Barack Obama, who tried to end US involvement in Middle East conflicts, set relatively low numbers to avoid the impression America was getting dragged back into new wars.
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| Mike Epps Sorry For Kangaroo Stunt, Feds To Get Involved? Posted: 03 Apr 2017 01:10 PM PDT  A stunt by comedian Mike Epps involving a real kangaroo could get him in trouble.
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