| House Republicans Reportedly Leaked Democratic Senator's Texts To Fox News Posted: 01 Mar 2018 02:54 PM PST  Two Senate committee members ― Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), whose texts were leaked, and Sen. Richard M. Burr (R-N.C.), the panel's chairman ― were "perturbed" by the findings and discussed them with House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) last month, the sources told the Times. The senators, whose committee is conducting an investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, reportedly relayed to Ryan their concern about the direction of the House panel under the leadership of its chairman, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.).
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| In exile with Bill Kristol, the Republican resister-in-chief Posted: 01 Mar 2018 02:00 AM PST  Bill Kristol is steadily launching an unrelenting assault on his own party's president. You could say he is the clearest and most credible voice of Republican resistance in Washington.
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| Top Volleyball Coach Raped Girls Hundreds Of Times, Lawsuit Alleges Posted: 01 Mar 2018 06:27 AM PST  An influential youth volleyball coach is accused in a new federal class-action lawsuit of raping at least six girls in the 1980s on hundreds of occasions. The Chicago-area coach, Rick Butler, used his position to manipulate young players and sexually abuse them, according to the suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago and first reported Wednesday by the Chicago Sun-Times.
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| Joshua Tree Case: 3 Children Allegedly Found Living in a Box in the California Desert Posted: 02 Mar 2018 07:00 AM PST  Mona Kirk, 51, and Daniel Panico, 73, were arrested in Joshua Tree National Park Wednesday.
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| Loans to Kushner business followed meetings at White House: NYT Posted: 28 Feb 2018 11:41 AM PST  Jesse Drucker, business and taxes reporter for The New York Times, talks with Rachel Maddow about new reporting that companies loaned hundreds of millions of dollars to the Kushner family business after meeting with Kushner at the White House.
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| Marine Le Pen charged in France for tweeting gruesome pictures of Isil violence Posted: 01 Mar 2018 04:18 AM PST  Marine Le Pen, the French far-Right leader, was charged on Thursday for posting graphic images of atrocities by Isil jihadists on Twitter — including a photograph of the decapitated body of an American reporter. The move by a judge in Nanterre, a Paris suburb, came after the National Assembly voted in November to strip the National Front president of her parliamentary immunity from prosecution for tweeting three photographs showing killings by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil). The images, tweeted in December 2015 with the caption "This is Daesh [the Arabic acronym for Isil]," included a picture of the beheaded journalist, James Foley, a man on fire in a cage and a tank driving over another victim. At the time, Foley's parents accused Ms Le Pen of using their son's "shamefully uncensored" image for political gain. Ms Le Pen later deleted the photograph from her account and claimed she did not know it showed Foley when she tweeted it. She said she removed it immediately after his family complained. Foley, a freelance reporter, was abducted in Syria in 2012 and beheaded in August 2014. Journalist James Foley in Aleppo, Syria, in July, 2012 Credit: AP Ms Le Pen, 49, has been placed under formal investigation — a stage in the French legal process equivalent to being charged in Britain — for "distributing violent images", which is an offence in France. If the case goes to trial and she is convicted, Ms Le Pen faces a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a fine of €75,000 (£66,515). Ms Le Pen said: "I am being charged for having denounced the horror of Daesh. In other countries that would have merited a medal. Political persecution is no longer limited by decency." In January, Gilbert Collard, another French MP allied with the FN, was charged with the same offence. Ms Le Pen was an MEP but not a French MP when she posted the images in December 2015. The European Parliament lifted her immunity in March last year at the request of French legal authorities. She was elected to the French parliament last June. The judge's decision came just over a week before the FN's annual conference at which Ms Le Pen is expected to present a new name for the party in an effort to distance it from racist and xenophobic associations. French far-right Front National (FN) party president Marine Le Pen, pets a cow at the 2018 Paris International Agriculture Fair, February 28 Credit: AFP The change is part of her plan to rebuild the FN after being trounced by Emmanuel Macron in last year's elections. The investigation is unlikely to affect her popularity with her core supporters. However, she appears increasingly isolated within the party. Many FN voters would prefer her niece, Marion Maréchal-Le Pen, 28, as leader. Others remain loyal to her estranged father, the party's 89-year-old founder, Jean-Marie Le Pen, who has spoken out against her leadership and the proposed name change. The FN also faces other investigations, including one into alleged misuse of EU funds, which have not dented its appeal among the party faithful.
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| Mudslide threat prompts mandatory-evacuation order for 30,000 in Southern California Posted: 01 Mar 2018 04:17 PM PST  The threat of deadly mudslides from an impending Pacific storm prompted authorities on Thursday to order mandatory evacuations for some 30,000 people living adjacent to fire-scarred foothills and mountain slopes along California's Santa Barbara coast. The evacuation was put into effect in the same general area where torrential rains on Jan. 9 unleashed cascades of mud, boulders and other debris that killed 21 people, injured dozens of others and damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes. The bulk of the devastation occurred in the affluent hillside community of Montecito, 85 miles (137 km) northwest of Los Angeles, in a region where vast swaths of the coastal landscape were stripped of vegetation by huge wildfires in December.
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| Protesters Descend On ICE San Francisco Headquarters After Immigration Raids Posted: 28 Feb 2018 03:49 PM PST  SAN FRANCISCO ― Hundreds of activists gathered on Wednesday outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building here to protest the arrests of more than 150 undocumented immigrants in recent days. Local activist groups organized the "emergency rally" to respond to the mass arrests in Northern California, just two weeks after more than 200 people were arrested in similar raids in the Los Angeles area. "We have come together today to show that the Northern California region stands together in denouncing the mass arrests that happened in the last three days," Blanca Vazquez, a media spokesperson for the protest, told HuffPost.
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| McDonald's Szechuan sauce is impossible to get -- and its causing an uproar on the internet Posted: 01 Mar 2018 11:49 AM PST  The McDonald's Szechuan sauce, a teriyaki-like dipping sauce that was released in 1998 in promotion with the movie 'Mulan', is a prime — if not THE prime — example of just that. Featured on an episode of popular adult cartoon 'Rick and Morty' in 2017, the once sought-after sauce surged in demand and hype, eventually leading to McDonald's releasing batches of the condiment in limited amounts last October.
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| Putin debuts animation of Russia striking Florida with nuclear missiles Posted: 01 Mar 2018 02:44 PM PST  President Vladimir Putin made a new claim that Russia's nuclear capabilities could reach the coast of Florida.
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| U.S. Ambassador To Mexico Becomes Latest Senior Official To Resign Under Trump Posted: 01 Mar 2018 02:25 PM PST  Roberta Jacobson will resign from her post as U.S. ambassador to Mexico after just over two years on the job, she announced Thursday. The Trump administration has not named a successor. The State Department's third-ranking official, Tom Shannon, announced his departure last month.
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| Virginia Mother TerriLynn St. John Found Dead, Covered in Leaves Not Far From Her Home Posted: 01 Mar 2018 04:20 PM PST  The 23-year-old mother vanished two days ago, leaving her toddlers home alone.
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| Puerto Rico power grid snaps, nearly 1 million in the dark Posted: 01 Mar 2018 12:02 PM PST  Puerto Rico's power grid broke down again on Thursday, leaving some 800,000 customers without power, as the US Caribbean possession struggles to recover five months after Hurricane Maria slammed the island. Justo Gonzalez, head of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), said that one of the island's main transmission lines was out of service. The government-owned utility has 1.5 customers out of a population of 3.5 million -- not counting the 500,000 Puerto Ricans who left since Maria struck on September 20, 2017.
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| Medical Student Stabbed to Death in Library Was 'The Little Engine That Could,' Mom Says Posted: 01 Mar 2018 12:28 PM PST  Deane Kenny Striker was killed at the Winchester Public Library. Jeffrey Yao is being held without bail after pleading not guilty to murder
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| CEO of gunmaker that produced Florida shooter's weapon: 'I share nation's grief' Posted: 01 Mar 2018 03:08 PM PST  American Outdoor Brands' profit fell sharply over the three months ending 31 January, it reported. James Debney, the British-born chief executive of the company that made the rifle used by the gunman in the school shooting in Florida last month, on Thursday said he "shared the nation's grief" over the massacre. Announcing American Outdoor Brands' (AOB) latest results, Debney called the shooting, which killed 17 at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, an "incomprehensible loss of life" but said the company would continue to support the right of Americans to carry firearms.
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| The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week Posted: 02 Mar 2018 05:47 AM PST  Kids may say the darndest things, but parents tweet about them in the funniest ways. So each week, we round up the most hilarious 280-character quips from moms and dads to spread the joy.
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| 16 Tweets That Will Make All Introverts Say 'Me' Posted: 01 Mar 2018 03:40 PM PST  If you're an introvert, you likely value your alone time. You think before you speak. You'd much rather socialize one-on-one than in a group. A phone call is probably your worst nightmare. But most of all, you are silently strong.
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| 28-year-old student tries to derail next German government Posted: 02 Mar 2018 01:52 AM PST  BERLIN (AP) — The young rebel behind a political campaign that could cause turmoil across Europe looks like a typical German university student — he's usually in sneakers, jeans and a hoodie, has soft features, short blond hair and an overall polite demeanor.
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| Mueller queries getting at heart of Russia collusion question Posted: 28 Feb 2018 12:30 PM PST  Carol Lee, national political reporter for NBC News, talks with Rachel Maddow about new reporting that special counsel Robert Mueller is asking interviewees whether Donald Trump knew about hacked DNC e-mails before they were released.
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| Hunter College files eviction lawsuit against dropout who refuses to move out of dorm room Posted: 01 Mar 2018 08:26 AM PST  A college has been forced to take legal action after a former student has refused to move out of her dorm room for two years. Lisa S Palmer, 32, enrolled in classes at Hunter College in New York to pursue a geography major in 2016 - but dropped out of classes shortly after moving into the dorms. According to an eviction lawsuit filed by the school, the former student refuses to move out of Room E579 in the college's co-ed dormitory, located on 25th street - and has ignored numerous notices informing her her occupancy has been terminated.
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| Vladimir Putin Boasts of New Russian Nuclear Weapons Posted: 01 Mar 2018 04:16 AM PST  "You have failed to contain Russia"
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| Georgia Lawmakers Pass Bill Punishing Delta For Cutting Ties With NRA Posted: 01 Mar 2018 02:05 PM PST  Georgia lawmakers passed a bill on Thursday effectively punishing Delta Air Lines for its decision to cut ties with the National Rifle Association in the wake of last month's school shooting in Parkland, Florida. The state's House and Senate passed a major a tax bill, which Republican lawmakers had amended to remove a sales tax exemption on jet fuel, The Associated Press reported. Delta, which is based in Atlanta, would have been the primary airline to benefit from the exemption.
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| South Korea's Moon says Japan cannot declare wartime crimes 'over' Posted: 28 Feb 2018 06:45 PM PST  South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday said Japan cannot declare the issue of its former wartime sex slaves "over", repeating calls for Tokyo to apologise over the issue and confront wrongdoings. The controversy of the so-called comfort women -- those forced into sexual slavery for Japanese troops during World War II -- has marred relations between the neighbours for decades. Park Geun-Hye, Moon's ousted predecessor, struck a deal in 2015 with Tokyo under which Seoul promised not to raise the issue again and Japan paid 1 billion yen ($8.9 million) to a foundation dedicated to supporting the victims.
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| Ben Carson Cancels $31,000 Furniture Order After Ethics Questions Posted: 01 Mar 2018 11:23 AM PST  WASHINGTON ― Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said Thursday that he would cancel an order for an expensive furniture set for his government office after it sparked ethics concerns and controversy in light of the agency's proposed budget cuts. Carson told CNN that he initially wasn't aware of the purchase.
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| Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal 'people's wedding': Hundreds of school children invited to Windsor Castle Posted: 02 Mar 2018 01:23 AM PST  Thousands of members of the public are to be invited to watch the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from inside the walls of Windsor Castle, as the couple invite charity workers, community champions and local school children to share their day. Kensington Palace has announced that 2,640 people are to be welcomed into the grounds of the castle to get a close-up look at the newlyweds, and be the first people to congratulate them outside St George's Chapel. Invitees will be made up of local Windsor school children, representatives from Prince Harry's key charities, and members of the public from all over the UK who have served their communities. The Prince and Ms Markle will also invite 530 members of staff from the Royal Household and Crown Estate, and more than 600 people from the Windsor Castle community. A spokesman for the couple said: "Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle have said they want their wedding day to be shaped so as to allow members of the public to feel part of the celebrations too. Prince Harry and Ms Markle, photographed on the day their engagement was announced Credit: AP "This wedding, like all weddings, will be a moment of fun and joy that will reflect the characters and values of the bride and groom." The wedding, on May 19, will see the newlyweds make a carriage ride through Windsor town centre to allowed them to greet as many people as possible. Royal wedding The 2,640 lucky invitees will be allowed inside the walls of the castle to watch the Prince and Ms Markle arrive at St George's Chapel: the first time the former American actress will be seen in her wedding dress. Among them will be 100 pupils from two local schools, The Royal School and St George's School, both of which have a strong affiliation with the Windsor Castle community. St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will have their wedding service Credit: Dominic Lipinski/Getty Another 200 people from a range of charities and organisations which Prince Harry and Ms. Markle have a close association with, including those which Prince Harry serves as Patron. They are likely to include the stars and staff from the Invictus Games, veterans, mental health charities, HIV awareness campaigns and seriously ill children. They may choose to invite representatives from homelessness charities, after controversial suggestions from a local councillor that beggars could be cleared from the streets for the wedding. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: The story of their relationship, in pictures The largest group will be made up of 1,200 members of the public "from every corner of the United Kingdom", nominated by nine regional Lord Lieutenant offices. "The couple has asked that the people chosen are from a broad range of backgrounds and ages, including young people who have shown strong leadership, and those who have served their communities," a spokesman said. Roger Jones, interim headmaster of St George's School, Windsor Castle, said: "We are delighted and honoured that a number of our pupils will be a part of the royal wedding. It will be an incredible experience; one that will create memories that will live with these boys and girls for the rest of their lives. "We will be working together over the coming weeks to decide which pupils will be in attendance." Colin Dyer, chief executive of WellChild, which has had Prince Harry as its patron since 2007, said: "We are thrilled that WellChild and the families we support will be represented at the wedding of Prince Harry and Ms Markle. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle meet schoolchildren in Cardiff Credit: Getty "We are delighted, but not surprised, that they have decided that their wedding day is an occasion to be shared as widely as possible, supporting the organisations and issues which matter to them. "We wish Prince Harry and Ms Markle a wonderful wedding day and married life together. We are very grateful that on their special day they have chosen to recognise among others, the work of WellChild, whose role as a critical lifeline to this growing population of children and young people is more important than ever." The Earl and Countess of Wessex travel through Windsor by carriage after their wedding Credit: PA The idea of inviting members of the public inside the ground of the castle sees the Prince and Ms Markle follow in the footsteps of the Earl and Countess of Wessex, who held a ballot system for their 1999 wedding. As well as taking a carriage ride through Windsor town, Prince Edward and Sophie welcomed 8,000 lucky people, drawn by public ballot, to come closer to the action.
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| Palestinian migrant gets life sentence for supermarket stabbing in Germany Posted: 01 Mar 2018 01:02 AM PST  A Palestinian asylum seeker and radicalized Islamist who killed one person and injured six others in a knife attack in a Hamburg supermarket in July has been sentenced to life in prison, a spokesman for a city court said on Thursday. Hamburg residents threw chairs and other objects at the attacker - who had been known to authorities - helping police to detain him, but a 50-year-old man died of his injuries. The asylum seeker could not be deported as he lacked identification documents and was psychologically unstable, Hamburg's Interior Minister Andy Grote said after the attack.
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| Will Trump Follow Through On Guns? He Didn't Do So On Immigration. Posted: 28 Feb 2018 04:22 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump convened lawmakers at the White House for something unusual in today's politics: a substantive, unscripted discussion of a contentious issue in which the president broke with party orthodoxy, all on camera. In the made-for-TV event on Wednesday, Trump struck a moderate tone and encouraged a group of Republicans and Democrats to act quickly on a comprehensive gun reform package. "I thought it was fascinating television, and it was surreal," Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas), who sat next to the president, told reporters afterwards.
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| Police Chase 2 Puppies on a Phoenix Highway in the Cutest Pursuit Ever Posted: 01 Mar 2018 08:01 AM PST  No dogs were injured in the chase.
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| NRA TV: inside the channel activists are urging Apple and Amazon to axe Posted: 28 Feb 2018 10:00 PM PST  The NRA's TV channel stresses the organization's size and the importance of guns to staying alive in the US. As the National Rifle Association has come under increased scrutiny since the Florida school shooting, so too has its television channel: NRATV. Activists and celebrities have led calls for Apple, Amazon, Google and Roku to remove NRATV from their streaming platforms, as companies have divested from the lobbying group.
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| Iran's Khamenei hails 'resistance' of Syria's Assad Posted: 01 Mar 2018 10:29 AM PST  Tehran (AFP) - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the last say on all state matters, on Thursday praised Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for his "resistance" after seven years of war.
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| West Virginia Teacher Strike Heads Into Uncharted Territory Posted: 01 Mar 2018 01:53 PM PST  The statewide strike by teachers and other school workers in West Virginia stretched into its second week on Thursday, as protesters filled the state Capitol for a sixth straight workday with no clear end to the work stoppage in sight. The standoff between workers and legislators appeared all but resolved just two days earlier, when Republican Gov. Jim Justice announced a deal with union leaders to hike pay for teachers and state employees. In a remarkable turn, workers bucked union leadership and vowed to return to the picket lines, carrying out what amounted to a wildcat strike. Schools in all 55 counties stayed closed on Thursday, a day Justice had expected everyone to return to work after a one-day "cooling off" period on Wednesday.
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| The One Way to Know If You're Officially a Millennial — Whether You Like It or Not Posted: 01 Mar 2018 12:52 PM PST  Wanna take a selfie?
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| The 9 best fridge freezers for 2018 Posted: 01 Mar 2018 03:22 AM PST  Fridge freezers are a kitchen essential, and a modern-day staple. But they come in various sizes and prices - and nowadays with numerous features - so finding the best fridge freezer for you can be tricky. Whether you're moving, looking for an upgrade or your current appliance is on its last legs, finding the right fridge freezer for your kitchen can be a tough task. With prices ranging from £300 into the thousands, you don't want to fork out on the wrong fridge. To find the best fridge freezer for you, you should first consider size. Make sure you get the dimensions right, and bear in mind a refrigerator needs space for the air to circulate. Another key aspect is the fridge-freezer ratio. If you buy lots of fresh food, a larger fridge is necessary; if ready meals or bulk cooking is more your thing, look for more freezer drawers. Also to look out for: sufficient space (a which.co.uk survey found some fridge freezers had 22pc less space than advertised); glass shelves and plastic draws for extra visibility; and humidity-controlled salad crisper draws to keep your veg fresh. High-tech additions like water dispensers and frost-free freezers are useful, but will up the price. As it's one of the most important appliances in your home, it's worth spending a little extra time researching the different brands and models so you can find one that best suits your needs. To make things a little bit easier, with the help of Good Housekeeping Institute, we've selected some of the best fridge freezers available at the moment. All are freestanding, but for the best integrated fridge freezers (situated within cupboards), try Beko, AEGand Bosch. 1. Hoover Wizard HF18XK £534.99, Argos This spacious fridge freezer - the Good Housekeeping Institute's top-rated fridge freezer - has plenty of shelf levels allowing you to customise and use space as needed. Reversible doors mean you can adapt it to your kitchen layout, too. It has an attractive exterior design with an LCD display for controlling the temperatures of the fridge and freezer. Temperatures can also be remotely controlled by tablet or smartphone through the free Hoover Wizard App, which is easy to set-up and use. There's a Super Freezing function for freezing large quantities of food quickly, which is easy to set. It also has a bright internal light for visibility and the door ajar alarm sounds after one minute, to remind you to close it. It has two spacious salad drawers, one slightly deeper than the other. One of the best American fridge freezers out there, the Hoover Wizard regulates temperature well, even when doors were left ajar, and it has a low energy consumption. Telegraph rating: 9/10 Buy now 2. Beko CFP1691W 50/50 fridge freezer £319.99, Currys PC World A sleek, spacious and affordable fridge freezer from household appliance specialists Beko. The white fridge has reversible doors, allowing it to adapt to different kitchen layouts. It also has one large salad drawer and an internal bottle rack. As a 50/50 fridge freezer, it's ideal for those who need more freezer space. The bright LED light at the top of the fridge illuminates the compartment well too. When tested, the fridge and freezer temperatures were a little uneven but when the doors were left ajar, they quickly returned to their optimum temperatures. Thanks to Beko Freezer Guard, this fridge freezer can be safely operated when located in areas with temperatures as low as -15C, so it's ideal for a garage or out-building. Telegraph rating: 8/10 Buy now 3. CDA FF660SC frost-free freestanding fridge freezer £492.97, Appliances Direct The CDA FF660SC is a spacious fridge freezer with plenty of shelf levels to customise and reversible doors. It has an attractive exterior design with an LCD display for controlling temperatures. It also has a non-plumbed water dispenser on the outside of the fridge, a spacious salad drawer - but no internal bottle rack. It features both a Super Cool and Super Freeze function for chilling/freezing large quantities of food as quickly as possible, which are easy to set. There's a bright internal light for great visibility, and a door ajar alarm that sounds after two minutes, to remind you to close it. This appliance regulated its fridge and freezer temperature well, even when doors were left ajar. However, the energy consumption was a little high compared to other models. Telegraph rating: 8/10 Buy now 4. AEG CustomFlex RCB83724MX 60/40 fridge freezer £729.99, Currys PC World Part of AEG's excellent fridge freezer line, this model features CustomFlex technology, which allows the user to personalise the fridge's layout - and it can be done as often as you like. Technology is the name of the game with this stainless-steel silver fridge freezer. TwinTech helps keep the fridge evenly chilled; and there's plenty of shelf space for jars and bottles too. As an added bonus, it comes with an A++ energy rating, making it an eco-friendly option. The only downside, really, is the price. Telegraph rating: 8/10 Buy now 5. Smeg FAB30RFC 70/30 fridge freezer £1,153, Currys Pc World This cream retro Smeg fridge freezer looks incredibly stylish and old-school, with its curved edges and freezer on top. It looks great, but is it any good? First things first, it has a 70/30 split, so is right for those who don't need much freezer space. But the fridge fits plenty of food. There's a chrome wine rack, and a bottle retainer. It may look like it's from the 1950s, but this Smeg appliance has all the latest technology. A fast cooling system ensures newly added items drop to the right temperature as soon as possible. Drawers are clear, so you can see everything, and the freezer has a rapid-freeze function. With its A++ energy rating, it's also a cost-effective fridge freezer (once you've spent the significant sum on the appliance itself, of course). Telegraph rating: 8/10 Buy now 6. Fisher & Paykel RF540ADUSX4 Goliath 3-door fridge freezer £1,999, John Lewis A very spacious, American-style fridge freezer with double fridge doors that open outwards and a large, pull-out drawer to access the huge freezer compartment. Inside the freezer are two drawers and one large compartment, providing ample space. There are plenty of shelf levels to customise and utilise space as needed, but no bottle rack. The bright internal light illuminates up the whole compartment well, though. In tests, it regulated its fridge temperature extremely well, even when doors were left ajar. However, the freezer was much slower at this, so you should avoid opening the drawer more than necessary. The thermostat is easily accessible and straightforward to operate. It has a water dispenser and ice maker, too. If you're willing to fork out two grand for a fridge freezer, this Fisher & Paykel model is certainly worth it. Telegraph rating: 8/10 Buy now 7. Bosch KGN36XW35G £589, Appliances Direct German home appliance specialists Bosch have created a top fridge freezer with this frost-free model. The fridge is very spacious at an advertised 237 litres, with a smaller freezer capacity of 87 litres, so it's a good fit for those who like to keep plenty of fresh food. It's very easy to use, and there are a number of excellent features. The frost-free function means you won't have to scrape off bits of frost, a painstaking task. The Super Cool and Super Freeze settings allow you to ensure food you've put in the fridge or freezer gets down to the right temperature as soon as possible. Telegraph rating: 8/10 Buy now 8. Samsung RB31FDRNSA frost free tall fridge freezer £429.99, Argos For a mid-range option this Samsung fridge freezer will do the trick, and it comes with a host of features befitting of a more pricey alternative. On its exterior is a water dispenser (not plugged into mains, so you'll have to top it up, and no ice dispenser function) and temperature display so you'll know if your fridge and freezer are at the right level. Inside, the fridge has four safety glass fridge shelves, which are adjustable and provide high visibility. Storage-wise, the fridge has a 210 litre capacity; 98 litres for the freezer. It has an A+ energy rating too. Telegraph rating: 8/10 Buy now 9. Zanussi ZRB23200WA frost-free freestanding fridge freezer £425, Debenhams Plus A spacious fridge freezer with plenty of shelves to customise. It has reversible doors, so that the fridge is accessible however your kitchen is laid out. It features two deep salad drawers and an internal rack for storing up to two bottles. It regulated its freezer temperature well, even when doors were left ajar. However, the fridge was slower at this, so you should avoid opening the door more than necessary. There are Super Cool and Fast Freeze functions for faster chilling/freezing of foods (particularly useful when restocking the fridge freezer). It was let down by slightly higher energy consumption compared to other models, and the fact the internal light was a little obscured by items on the top shelf. Telegraph rating: 7/10 Buy now Our favourites If you are willing to part with £2k on a fridge freezer, the Fisher & Paykel model is a top purchase. With more space than regular fridge freezers it's ideal for big houses and large families. But if you're after something thinner and more affordable, the Beko and the Hoover are your best bets. The Hoover just shades it, thanks to its remote temperature-control function. Black Friday products
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| Mennonite investigator who won't testify goes back to jail Posted: 28 Feb 2018 03:09 PM PST  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A defense investigator in a death penalty case has been jailed indefinitely for refusing to testify for prosecutors, saying that helping their effort to execute a defendant would violate her religious beliefs.
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| Jeff Sessions hits back at Donald Trump after president labels him a 'disgrace' over FBI allegations Posted: 28 Feb 2018 04:13 PM PST  Issuing a rare response to criticism from Donald Trump, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has defended his decision to launch an internal probe of alleged surveillance abuses by the FBI. The statement came hours after Mr Trump took to Twitter to lambaste Mr Sessions - whom he appointed and has the power to remove - for having the Department of Justice's internal watchdog investigate allegations that officials had misused their authority in surveiling former Trump campaign associate Carter Page. "We have initiated the appropriate process that will ensure complaints against this Department will be fully and fairly acted upon if necessary," Mr Sessions said in a statement.
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| People Will Find Any Way To Shame Khloe Kardashian While She's Pregnant Posted: 01 Mar 2018 07:58 AM PST  The Good American designer and sisters Kim and Kourtney are currently traveling in Japan for a girls trip before she's set to deliver sometime in March. The family's reality TV show "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" documented her troubles conceiving with ex-husband Lamar Odom.
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| South Africa's Ramaphosa says aims to resolve land issue "once and for all" Posted: 01 Mar 2018 05:38 AM PST  South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday he wants talks on the thorny topic of land expropriation to avoid panic but aims to resolve the issue of racial disparities in property ownership "once and for all". South Africa took a step on Tuesday to hasten the transfer of land from white to black owners when parliament backed a motion seeking to change the constitution to allow land expropriation without compensation. The ruling African National Congress (ANC) has long promised reforms to redress racial disparities in land ownership and the subject remains highly emotive more than two decades after the end of apartheid.
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| India trip controversy follows Trudeau back to Canada Posted: 01 Mar 2018 01:42 PM PST  Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced persistent criticism Thursday over a convicted Sikh extremist's attendance at a Canadian event in Mumbai, nearly a week after the premier's return from a trip to India. Opposition parties and editorialists heaped scorn on the prime minister and his Liberal government over the "fiasco" that dogged Trudeau during his first official visit to India to drum up trade and investment. Canadian-Indian businessman Jaspal Atwal was sentenced in Canada to 20 years in prison for a 1986 assassination attempt on an Indian politician, as part of a violent campaign to establish an independent Sikh state of Khalistan.
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| New Jersey lawmakers consider 7 bills aimed tightening gun laws Posted: 28 Feb 2018 02:41 PM PST  It's New Jersey's first legislative hearing on gun control since the fatal high school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy had already promised more "sensible" gun-control measures even before the shooting that killed 17 people.
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| UN official: Pauses in Syria suburb unilateral, 'not enough' Posted: 01 Mar 2018 12:13 PM PST  BEIRUT (AP) — The five-hour daily pauses in fighting in Syria's embattled eastern suburbs of the capital Damascus — laid out under a "unilateral" plan by Russia — are not enough to take in aid or evacuate civilians, a top U.N. aid official said Thursday.
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| Fox News Exec Who Wrote Inflammatory Olympics Op-Ed Retires Posted: 01 Mar 2018 06:45 PM PST  The Fox News executive editor who wrote an anti-diversity op-ed railing against the U.S. Olympic Committee for celebrating a diverse Team USA has retired from the network, CNN reported Thursday. The column was written in response to the USOC celebrating that Team USA's Winter Olympics delegation of athletes was the most diverse in the county's history. The team was overwhelmingly white and far less diverse than the 2016 Summer Olympics team.
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| Oprah's Fabulous Baby Gift for Mindy Kaling's Daughter Was So Big It Needed Its Own U-Haul Truck Posted: 28 Feb 2018 12:46 PM PST  Perks of being BFFs with Oprah
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