| ‘I am a child of refugees’: New Yorkers stage tent protest of Trump travel ban Posted: 29 Mar 2017 09:02 AM PDT  Trump's initial travel ban was met with a swift backlash and stymied by the courts. "We're spending just one night here and we can always go inside if we get cold, if we get wet, but refugees don't have that option available to them," said Amaha Kassa, executive director of African Communities Together, as rain began to beat down on the makeshift tent city. "Trump's executive orders are going to cut the heart out of these programs," said Kassa, who came to the U.S. from Ethiopia at age 4 as an asylum seeker.
|
| Pricey New Drug Promises Eczema Relief Posted: 28 Mar 2017 08:42 AM PDT  The FDA has approved a new drug to treat serious cases of the skin condition, but the twice-per-month injections come with a big price tag: $37,000 per year for patients.
|
| Democrat Adam Schiff, probing Trump-Putin ties, has gone up against Russia (and Stephen Colbert) before Posted: 28 Mar 2017 02:00 AM PDT  WASHINGTON — Congressman Adam Schiff, increasingly the Democratic point man on the investigation into allegations of overly cozy ties between President Trump and Russia, is a soft-spoken former federal prosecutor and a critic of government surveillance who may be the only lawmaker ever to draw blood from comic Stephen Colbert — literally. Now Schiff is locked in a tense, headline-making standoff with the Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Devin Nunes, over how to proceed with a multi-tiered investigation into Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 election, a probe that the White House sees as a dagger aimed at Trump's legitimacy even though Schiff hasn't drawn blood yet.
|
| Ex-Christie aides to be sentenced in New Jersey bridge case Posted: 29 Mar 2017 08:14 AM PDT  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Two former aides to Gov. Chris Christie will be sentenced Wednesday for their roles in the 2013 George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal, the closing chapter of a traffic jam that sank the Republican's presidential aspirations.
|
| 3-Year-Old Sits Down to Have Dinner With Police Officer Who Was Eating Alone Posted: 29 Mar 2017 10:51 AM PDT  The two have a future "playdate" planned.
|
| Video of 13-Year-Old Boy’s ‘Excessive’ Pat Down at Dallas Airport Goes Viral Posted: 28 Mar 2017 08:34 AM PDT  The TSA is facing a public backlash on social media after a mother filmed her son being patted down at a security checkpoint at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
|
| Boeing airliner catches fire in Peru, no serious injuries reported Posted: 28 Mar 2017 06:05 PM PDT ![Boeing airliner catches fire in Peru, no serious injuries reported]( "Boeing airliner catches fire in Peru, no serious injuries reported") A Boeing jet operated by Peruvian Airlines caught fire on Tuesday while landing at an airport near the Andean town of Jauja in central Peru after it swerved on the runway, but there were no serious injuries, a government minister said. Peruvian Airlines said in a statement that the Boeing 737-300 jet drove off the runway for unspecified reasons during the scheduled landing, after swerving to the right. Authorities are investigating the incident, which occurred about 4:30 p.m., involving the Boeing 737-300 jet at the high-altitude airport in an agricultural valley some 265 kilometers from Lima, the capital.
|
| DNC Chairman Tom Perez Asks For Staff Resignations Posted: 28 Mar 2017 02:58 PM PDT  Perez is in the midst of trying to rebuild the party in the wake of November's stunning election defeat.
|
| Trump promises deal on health care will be done 'quickly' and 'easily' Posted: 29 Mar 2017 08:11 AM PDT  Despite the defeat of the American Health Care Act, President Trump told senators Tuesday night that he's "going to make a deal on health care." He promised that it will be done "quickly" and "easily."
|
| Argentinian Immigrant Blasted After Shaming Trump in Facebook Post That Shows She Pays Her Taxes Posted: 29 Mar 2017 01:55 PM PDT  She received several hate messages afterward.
|
| 'Carlos the Jackal' sentenced to life for 1974 attack Posted: 28 Mar 2017 08:34 AM PDT  PARIS (AP) — A French court on Tuesday convicted the man known as "Carlos the Jackal," once the world's most-wanted fugitive, of a deadly 1974 attack on a Paris shopping arcade and sentenced him to life in prison for the third time.
|
| 3 Iraqis living in US accused of hiding ties to kidnapper Posted: 28 Mar 2017 02:06 PM PDT ![3 Iraqis living in US accused of hiding ties to kidnapper]( "3 Iraqis living in US accused of hiding ties to kidnapper") ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Adil Hasan and his wife, Enas Ibrahim, came to the U.S. in 2008 as refugees from Iraq, and have been living peacefully in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., ever since.
|
| S.African anti-apartheid icon Ahmed Kathrada dead at 87 Posted: 27 Mar 2017 10:47 PM PDT  Leading South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada, one of Nelson Mandela's closest colleagues in the long struggle against white rule, died early Tuesday aged 87, his eponymous charity foundation said. Kathrada was among those tried and jailed alongside Mandela in the Rivonia trial in 1964, which drew worldwide attention and highlighted the brutal legal system under the apartheid regime. Kathrada spent 26 years and three months in prison, 18 of which were on Robben Island.
|
| South Korean media slam government over ferry 'remains' Posted: 29 Mar 2017 01:46 AM PDT  South Korean authorities faced a deluge of criticism Wednesday for announcing that human remains had been found from the sunken Sewol ferry, only to correct itself within hours to say they were animal bones. Newspapers said relatives of the missing had been put through "heaven and hell", and accused the maritime ministry of recklessness. The maritime ministry raised their hopes Tuesday when it said that human remains had been found by workers and were "suspected to be one of the missing victims".
|
| Kremlin: Child Protesters Were Paid Posted: 28 Mar 2017 11:44 AM PDT  Russian officials trot out an old tactic to minimize protests
|
| Brain implant lets paralyzed man feed himself using his thoughts Posted: 28 Mar 2017 08:02 PM PDT  By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - A paralyzed man in Cleveland fed himself mashed potatoes for the first time in eight years, aided by a computer-brain interface that reads his thoughts and sends signals to move muscles in his arm, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. The research, published in the journal Lancet, is the latest from BrainGate, a consortium of researchers testing brain-computer interface technology designed to give paralyzed individuals more mobility. Prior tests of the technology allowed paralyzed people to move a robotic arm or a cursor on a keyboard just by using their thoughts.
|
| Rising Sea Levels Threaten South California Beaches Posted: 27 Mar 2017 11:38 PM PDT  A study by researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey said 31 to 67 percent of the beaches in Southern California could be completely eroded by 2100 if the sea rose 1 to 2 meters.
|
| How to Build Your Budget in Retirement Posted: 28 Mar 2017 07:02 AM PDT ![How to Build Your Budget in Retirement]( "How to Build Your Budget in Retirement") The earlier you look at how much you will need during retirement, the more time you will have to adjust your current routine. Conventional wisdom is your spending will go down in retirement. For most, spending stays the same or increases, especially at the start of retirement, says Thomas J. O'Connell, president of International Financial Advisory Group in Parsippany, New Jersey.
|
| OAS discusses Venezuela crisis, Caracas protests Posted: 28 Mar 2017 06:38 PM PDT  The Organization of American States held a special meeting on the crisis in Venezuela on Tuesday, triggering a furious reaction from the Venezuelan government and its staunchest regional allies. It comes after 14 countries in the OAS, including the United States, urged Venezuela's leftist government last week to release political prisoners and "reestablish democracy" by holding elections. In a sign that Venezuela is increasingly cornered, a total of 20 countries voted to open Tuesday's special session of the OAS Permanent Council in Washington.
|
| Company: Oil in pipeline under Missouri River reservoir Posted: 27 Mar 2017 09:05 PM PDT  The Dakota Access pipeline developer said Monday that it has placed oil in the pipeline under a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota and that it's preparing to put the pipeline into service.
|
| White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's daily briefing on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 Posted: 29 Mar 2017 10:07 AM PDT  On Wednesday, March 29, 2017, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer holds his daily press briefing with the White House press corp.
|
| U.S. attorney general escalates pressure on 'sanctuary' cities Posted: 27 Mar 2017 06:33 PM PDT  Attorney General Jeff Sessions threatened on Monday to cut off U.S. Justice Department grants to cities that fail to assist federal immigration authorities, moving the Trump administration closer to a potential clash with leaders of America's largest urban centers. Sessions' statements were aimed at a dozens of cities and other local governments, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, that have joined a growing "sanctuary" movement aimed at shielding illegal immigrants from stepped-up deportation efforts. Police agencies in those jurisdictions have barred their officers from routinely checking on immigration status when making arrests or traffic stops.
|
| British soldier's sentence for killing injured Taliban cut Posted: 28 Mar 2017 03:22 AM PDT  A British court on Tuesday cut a soldier's sentence for killing an injured Taliban fighter to seven years after his murder conviction was reduced to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. Veterans hugged, cheered and waved flags bearing former Royal Marine Alexander Blackman's image outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London after the ruling, which means he could be released within weeks. Blackman was sentenced in 2013 for shooting the fighter at close range in Afghanistan's Helmand Province on September 15, 2011, after the man was seriously injured by fire from an Apache helicopter.
|
| Melania Trump Shines In Pumps And White Coat Posted: 29 Mar 2017 09:49 AM PDT  In a rare, major public appearance, the first lady kept it simple fashion-wise.
|
| Elon Musk will reveal new details about Tesla’s Model Y next week Posted: 29 Mar 2017 12:27 PM PDT 
Over the next few months, Tesla will have all-hands-on-deck as it attempts to meet its ambitious delivery deadline for the Model 3. If all goes according to plan, mass production on the Model 3 will begin in July with deliveries slated to begin before the end of the year. Tesla's plans for EV domination, however, extend far beyond the Model S, the Model X and the Model 3. While Elon Musk has previously implied that a Tesla truck of some sort is an inevitability, the next new vehicle design from Tesla will likely be a crossover version of the Model 3 that will be dubbed the Model Y.
Musk initially confirmed the Model Y's existence via Twitter back in late 2015. Additionally, the following slide was part of a presentation given by Tesla CTO JB Straubel a few years ago. 
Since that time, though, we haven't heard much of anything about what a Tesla Model Y might bring to the table. This past Friday, however, Musk launched an all-encompassing tweetstorm where he indicated that the Model Y is still a few years away. Not to worry, more details about this mysterious crossover vehicle are on the way. Earlier this week, Musk had a private Twitter exchange with Ars Technica where he revealed that more information about the Model Y will be disclosed next week. Finally, we've had the closest thing to official confirmation that a cheaper electric SUV—the so-called Model Y—is happening. We asked Musk (via Twitter direct message) whether there was any truth to recent rumors of the fourth model. The reply? An enigmatic "Next week."
While Tesla is likely a ways off from actually coming up with any serious Model Y concepts, Autocar a few weeks ago published its own render of what Tesla's Model Y might look like. In effect, imagine a Model 3 mixed together with a Model X and you get something that looks like this. 
|
| Storm Chasers Killed in Collision While Tracking Tornado Posted: 29 Mar 2017 09:41 AM PDT  All three men involved - Kelley Gene Williamson, Randall Delane Yarnall and Corbin Lee Jaeger - were pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.
|
| California immigration forum highlights state's red-blue divide Posted: 28 Mar 2017 07:49 PM PDT  Supporters and critics of President Donald Trump's deportation policy packed a gymnasium in California's heartland on Tuesday, trading jeers and ridicule during a raucous town hall meeting attended by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement chief. Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones, a pro-Trump Republican who enjoys strong backing in the region's conservative suburbs, invited acting ICE Director Thomas Homan to address the public forum in the state capital.
|
| 2017 Ford Transit Connect Wagon LWB Posted: 29 Mar 2017 03:10 PM PDT  It's a van called a wagon that drives like a car.
|
| Virginia's 'Dr. Doolittle' gives amputated animals new lease on life Posted: 29 Mar 2017 07:21 AM PDT ![Virginia's 'Dr. Doolittle' gives amputated animals new lease on life]( "Virginia's 'Dr. Doolittle' gives amputated animals new lease on life") Angel Marie the pony was stepped on by her mother shortly after she was born. Her front legs were so severely damaged, she was too crippled to walk.It was a challenge Derrick Campana, the so-called "Dr. Doolittle" of Animal prosthetics, was ready to tackle. The certified orthotist at Animal Ortho Care in Sterling, Va., fashioned prosthetic front legs using highly durable, medical grade plastics.He says watching Angel Marie take her first steps was emotional. "Seeing her walk, and having her here today walking is just a dream come true. A miracle. ...
|
| Ahmed Kathrada, anti-apartheid activist and Mandela prison mate Posted: 27 Mar 2017 11:50 PM PDT  South Africa's anti-apartheid icon Ahmed Kathrada, who was jailed alongside Nelson Mandela, was feted as a humble liberation hero who shunned the power and glory that came with freedom. Unlike many struggle veterans, Kathrada, who was imprisoned on Robben Island, never held public political office after the fall of apartheid and Mandela's election as president in 1994. When Mandela left office in 1999, after serving a single four-year term, Kathrada also stepped away from politics -- immersing himself in activism through his Ahmed Kathrada Foundation.
|
| Former coal miner’s reaction to Trump’s executive order unwinding Obama’s climate policies Posted: 29 Mar 2017 12:02 PM PDT  On Wednesday, March 29, Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric spoke with Bo Copley, an out of work coal miner, who got the attention of presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail when he pressed her on her policies concerning coal mining jobs. Copley and Couric discussed President Trump's new executive order that unwinds former President Obama's policies to curb carbon emissions that contribute to climate change and his thoughts on the future of the coal mining industry as renewable energy and automation are on the rise.
|
| ICE Raid Shooting Victim Was Wrong Person, Lawyer Says Posted: 28 Mar 2017 07:29 AM PDT  A spokesman for ICE said ICE Homeland Security Investigations agents had an arrest warrant and burst into the home.
|
| DeVos says her predecessor wasted money on school reform Posted: 29 Mar 2017 10:58 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday accused her predecessor of wasting billions of dollars trying to fix traditional public schools and said that school choice was the way to reform the system.
|
| Photos of the day - March 29, 2017 Posted: 29 Mar 2017 12:27 PM PDT ![Photos of the day - March 29, 2017]( "Photos of the day - March 29, 2017") A protester wearing a European Union flag themed beret takes part in an anti-Brexit demonstration after Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May triggered the process by which the United Kingdom will leave the European Union, in Birmingham, Britain; sunrise is seen behind a streetlight pole in Kuwait City, Kuwait, and Malaysian tiger cubs play with resident nursery dog Blakely at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Cincinnati. These are some of the photos of the day. (AP/EPA/Getty/Reuters)
|
| 14-Year-Old Dies After Being Pinned Under Log at Beach While Snapping Pictures With Friends Posted: 28 Mar 2017 02:18 PM PDT  Her family believes she broke her neck.
|
| Senate intelligence leaders pledge bipartisan Russia election probe Posted: 29 Mar 2017 03:48 PM PDT  By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican chairman of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday promised a thorough investigation into any direct links between Russia and Donald Trump during his successful 2016 run for the White House. Committee chairman Richard Burr and Mark Warner, its top Democrat, pledged at a joint news conference that they would work together, in contrast with the partisan discord roiling a similar probe by the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee. Burr was asked if the Senate panel wants to determine if there is anything suggesting a direct link to Trump and responded, "We know that our challenge is to answer that question for the American people." Trump's young presidency has been clouded by allegations from U.S. intelligence agencies that Russia sought to help him win while connections between his campaign personnel and Russia also are under scrutiny.
|
| Did an astroid strike a Martian ocean and create a cataclysmic tsunami? Posted: 27 Mar 2017 06:01 PM PDT 
There's no shortage of theories about what Mars was like billions of years ago. The prevailing guess is that water was abundant, and there may have even been enough to form huge oceans. New research into an existing geographical feature on the red planet could provide new evidence of not only the existence of a massive body of water, but also an astroid impact that could have generated multiple devastating tsunamis.
Evidence that water existed on Mars is ample, and many researchers believe that telltale signs of tsunamis are also present. In an effort to explain how a tsunami might have been generated, scientists have been looking for the spot (or spots) on the Martian surface where an astroid or other celestial object could have come crashing down. One particularly interesting spot on the planet, which NASA describes as "thumbprint-looking," was long thought to be the result of mud or other debris sliding downward after being pushed up by a glacier or other geographical shift. It's called the Lomonosov crater, and new research supports a very different theory as to how it got there. Instead of being simply the result of gravity pulling dirt downhill, scientists now believe it could very well be the last remaining mark of an astroid that violently struck Mars billions of years ago. What's more, the characteristics of the crater support the idea that when the rock struck the planet, the spot it hit was actually an ocean, leading to multiple huge tidal waves as the displaced water was pushed from and pulled into resulting crater.
|
| How to make $10,000 traveling the world and staying in luxury homes Posted: 29 Mar 2017 03:37 AM PDT  It's the final stretch for a competition that comes with a $10,000 jackpot and the chance to travel the world and stay in million-dollar luxury vacation homes around the world.
|
| Japan ruling party urges strike capability amid N. Korea threat Posted: 29 Mar 2017 07:37 AM PDT  Japan's ruling party said Wednesday the government should consider developing the capability to strike enemy bases if the country is attacked, citing North Korea's missile and nuclear threats. North Korea conducted two nuclear tests last year and test-fired four ballistic missiles just this month, three of which landed off Japan's coast. "North Korea's provocative acts are reaching levels our country can simply no longer overlook," a Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) security panel said in a proposal to be submitted to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as early as Thursday.
|
| U.S. judge says arrested Mexican 'Dreamer' can be released Posted: 29 Mar 2017 11:01 AM PDT ![U.S. judge says arrested Mexican 'Dreamer' can be released]( "U.S. judge says arrested Mexican 'Dreamer' can be released") Daniel Ramirez Medina was arrested near Seattle last month by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers who subsequently alleged Ramirez had gang ties and should be deported. Ramirez, among illegal immigrants known as "Dreamers," came to the United States with his parents when he was about 10 years old. The case is being closely watched by other Dreamers who worry that they could be swept up in more aggressive immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump.
|
| Woman charged in Sandy Hook parent threat a court no-show Posted: 29 Mar 2017 08:10 AM PDT  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman charged with threatening the parent of a boy killed in the 2012 mass shooting at a school in Newtown, Connecticut, was a no-show Wednesday at change-of-plea hearing and now faces a more severe punishment if convicted.
|
| Lamborghini won't target Nürburgring SUV record with Urus Posted: 28 Mar 2017 01:00 PM PDT  It's been a long time coming, but the Lamborghini Urus SUV is nearly a reality. Motoring reports Lamborghini doesn't have much interest in proving the Urus around the Nürburgring, as the Italian brand did with the Huracán Performante which just set the lap record at the German track. In fact, the Urus will house a completely different set of objectives than the brand's super cars.
|
| 2017 Audi S6 Posted: 28 Mar 2017 03:18 PM PDT  Drama free and wickedly quick.
|
| Central European leaders vow not to be blackmailed by EU on migration Posted: 28 Mar 2017 10:06 AM PDT  By Pawel Sobczak WARSAW (Reuters) - The leaders of four Central European countries vowed on Tuesday not to be blackmailed by threats of financial punishment from Brussels if they don't join in the relocation of thousands of Middle Eastern and African refugees. Austria also said it will seek an exemption from having to accept more asylum-seekers, arguing that it has already taken in its fair share during Europe's migration crisis. The prime ministers of the Visegrad Group (V4) -- Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and the Czech Republic -- said they have a sovereign right to decide how to deal with the migrants who have flooded into the continent mainly from the war in Syria.
|
