| GOP Rep. Sanford on Va. shooting: Trump partially responsible ‘for the demons that have been unleashed’ Posted: 15 Jun 2017 06:44 AM PDT  President Trump's rhetoric is "partially" to blame ratcheting up political tensions in the U.S., Rep. Mark Sanford, R-S.C., said Thursday, connecting the commander in chief to Wednesday's shooting.
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| The Latest: $115,000 for info leading to escapees' arrest Posted: 14 Jun 2017 05:42 PM PDT  The Latest on the manhunt of Georgia inmates accused in the slaying of prison guards. (all times local):
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| 5-Year-Old Dies After Being Left in Day Care Van in Arkansas Posted: 15 Jun 2017 01:38 AM PDT  The staff at the day care center did not follow the company policies and procedures, Ascent Children's Health Services CEO Dan Sullivan said in a statement.
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| Terry McAuliffe: 'There are too many guns on the street' Posted: 14 Jun 2017 08:43 AM PDT  After a shooting on a baseball field in Alexandria, Va., wounding House Majority Whip Steve Scalise among others, Gov. Terry McAuliffe, D-Va., said, "There are too many guns on the street." He also addressed the political climate.
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| North Korea says US student released 'on humanitarian grounds' Posted: 14 Jun 2017 10:22 PM PDT  North Korea released US student Otto Warmbier "on humanitarian grounds", state media said Thursday, two days after he was evacuated from Pyongyang after falling into a coma while imprisoned in a labour camp. The 22-year-old University of Virginia student from Cincinnati spent more than a year in North Korean detention after being arrested for stealing a political poster from a hotel. "Otto Frederick Warmbier, who had been in hard labour, was sent back home on June 13, 2017 on humanitarian grounds according to the adjudication made on the same day by the Central Court of the DPRK," the state-run Korean Central News Agency said in a one-line statement.
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| London residents demand answers in deadly high-rise blaze Posted: 14 Jun 2017 03:22 PM PDT  LONDON (AP) — With smoke still swirling around the charred remains of Grenfell Tower in west London, residents and community leaders demanded to know Wednesday how a ferocious fire could have swept through the high-rise apartment block with such speed that it killed at least 12 people.
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| Two Men Arrested in Connection With Turkish Embassy Brawl Posted: 14 Jun 2017 12:04 PM PDT  Both men live in the United States.
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| 4 People Dead, Including Gunman, in Shooting at UPS Facility: Cops Posted: 14 Jun 2017 01:12 PM PDT  A United Parcel Service employee opened fire inside a sprawling distribution center, authorities said.
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| Sailor missing from US warship in Japanese waters found Posted: 15 Jun 2017 07:21 AM PDT ![Sailor missing from US warship in Japanese waters found]( "Sailor missing from US warship in Japanese waters found") TOKYO (AP) — An American sailor whose disappearance at sea last week prompted a search by American and Japanese ships of thousands of square miles (square kilometers) of ocean was found alive onboard his ship on Thursday, the U.S. Navy said.
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| Kazakh man dies in fire after Russian rocket launch Posted: 15 Jun 2017 01:59 AM PDT  A Kazakh man died and another was hospitalised after they were caught in a fire on the steppes triggered by falling debris from a Russian space launch, Russian and Kazakh authorities said Thursday. The blaze, reaching 15 kilometres (9.5 miles) across, was unleashed by parts of a rocket that fell to earth on Wednesday after a launch from the nearby Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan's emergency situations committee spokesman Ruslan Imankulov told AFP. The rocket had been used to successfully launch a supply ship destined for the International Space Station (ISS), according to Russia's space agency Roscosmos.
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| Climate Change Cancels Research On Climate Change, Canadian Team Says Posted: 14 Jun 2017 01:38 PM PDT  Canadian scientists say the environmental conditions they want to study are the same ones that caused ice conditions so dangerous they had to cancel their expedition.
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| Russian hackers broke into voting systems in almost every US state, report claims Posted: 14 Jun 2017 05:37 PM PDT  A Russian cyber attack on the US electoral system affected almost 40 states during the 2016 election, sources have revealed. The cyber attack – which targeted software used by poll workers on election day – hit 39 states, sources familiar with the US investigation into the matter told Bloomberg. The Intercept recently published a top-secret National Security Agency document detailing an attempted launch of a Russian spear-phishing campaign on local governments in advance of the US election.
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| 10-Month-Old Twins Joined at the Top of Their Heads Are Separated in Delicate Surgery Posted: 13 Jun 2017 05:51 PM PDT  At 10 months old, a set of twins joined at the head were successfully separated.
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| London tower fire: What do we know? Posted: 14 Jun 2017 09:34 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — Firefighters are battling a huge blaze at a west London high-rise block that houses more than 100 apartments. Here is what we know about the fire so far:
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| Desperation builds for civilians in war-torn Philippine city Posted: 14 Jun 2017 11:58 PM PDT  Camalia Baunto keeps a desperate vigil for news of her husband, trapped just a short walk away in brutal fighting between Islamist militants and government forces that has ruined a Philippine city. Some have made a two-kilometre (1.2-mile) sprint to safety during the three weeks of conflict, risking being shot at by the militants, and Camalia waits every day at a secured government building nearby hoping her husband will run into her arms. The fighting began on May 23 when hundreds of militants rampaged through Marawi, the most important Muslim city in the mainly Catholic Philippines, waving the black flags of the Islamic State (IS) group.
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| Trump praises cops after Va. shooting, says America best when ‘unified’ Posted: 14 Jun 2017 09:07 AM PDT  President Trump on Wednesday hailed the "heroic actions" of Capitol Police who took down the gunman and urged Americans to look past their frequently toxic political divisions.
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| Bodycam shows shooting of black man by Milwaukee officer Posted: 15 Jun 2017 12:11 PM PDT  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bodycam video from a former Milwaukee police officer on trial for killing a black man shows the officer yelling "stop reaching" even as the man was not moving on the ground.
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| Authorities: 3 Alaska hikers injured in bear run-in Posted: 14 Jun 2017 05:04 PM PDT  EAGLE RIVER, Alaska (AP) — Three juveniles were mauled Wednesday after coming across a grizzly bear and her two cubs while they were hiking in a heavily wooded area just north of Alaska's largest city, in an area were two aggressive bears have already been killed this week.
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| Key iPhone 8 Feature Just Confirmed Posted: 15 Jun 2017 05:40 AM PDT  Some of the earliest rumors about Apple's next iPhone suggested that it would include wireless charging, a feature that's long been missing from Apple's smartphones.
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| How clean energy is transforming the world, in 5 charts Posted: 14 Jun 2017 12:23 PM PDT  Take it straight from a major fossil fuel supplier: The world's energy mix is changing, and it's shifting toward lower-carbon fuels. BP, the British oil and gas giant, said global efforts to slash greenhouse gas emissions and boost efficiency are having a tangible effect on global energy markets, with two main narratives playing out: the decline of coal, and the rapid rise of wind and solar power. SEE ALSO: Apple is investing $1 billion in clean energy with this unique approach This week, BP released its Statistical Review of World Energy on 2016 data. For 66 years, this annual report has served as an energy industry statistical bible of sorts, painting the broad picture of global energy development. In an opening letter, BP CEO Bob Dudley stressed the need to "keep our focus and efforts on reducing carbon emissions." He also voiced support for the Paris Climate Agreement, an international pact that commits nearly all countries to fighting global warming. This puts BP in opposition to President Donald Trump, who on June 1 announced he would withdraw the U.S. from the agreement. Here are some of the biggest takeaways from BP's annual report: Renewable energy is the "leading light of the energy transition" Image: BP statistical review of world energyRenewable power generation grew by 14.1 percent last year, according to BP, which doesn't include hydropower in this group. While that's slightly below the 10-year average, it's the still the largest annual addition yet. Solar power in particular jumped 29.6 percent, while wind power grew by 15.6 percent. Renewables' share of the global energy mix is still fairly small — about 3.2 percent — but last year's strong growth meant that solar, wind, and other sources accounted for nearly one-third of the increase in energy supplies. Image: BP statistical review of world energyChina was the biggest force in this sector. The world's most populous country and top greenhouse gas emitter contributed more than 40 percent of global renewable energy growth in 2016, which helped it surpass the United States as the largest renewable power producer. The U.S. isn't likely to reclaim the top spot anytime soon. China is vowing to invest $361 billion in renewables by 2020, yet the Trump administration is doubling down on fossil fuel production, all while criticizing China for not doing enough to control its emissions. Coal's fortunes have taken "a decisive break from the past" Image: BP Statistical Review of World EnergyAs these charts show, coal has hardly disappeared, and it won't anytime soon. But the coal industry is facing pressure from many sides that are contributing to its long-term decline, BP said. Natural gas and, to a lesser extent, renewables are replacing coal in the power sector as both become more widely available and cost-competitive. Stronger government limits on carbon emissions in many countries, as well as air and water pollution rules, are also fueling the broader shift away from coal. However, the biggest near-term factor is, once again, China. The country last year said it would cancel or postpone plans for 200 coal power plants, and it restricted the number of days that coal mines can operate. The measures are meant to not only reduce toxic urban air pollution and carbon emissions, but also shrink excess capacity in China's coal sector. Image: BP Statistical Review of World EnergyIn 2016, Chinese coal production fell by 7.9 percent — a record drop — while coal consumption declined for the third consecutive year, falling 1.6 percent. Coal prices shot up in response, by 60 percent for thermal coal (the kind used in power plants). As China is the world's largest coal user, these dynamics spilled over into the global market. Higher global coal prices further depressed coal demand in the power sector, to the benefit of natural gas and renewables. Global coal consumption slipped by 1.7 percent while production fell by a "whopping" 6.2 percent, BP said. In the U.K., coal supply and demand plummeted to levels not seen since the start of the Industrial Revolution, nearly 200 years ago. Carbon emissions, and energy demand, are essentially flat Image: BP statistical review of world energyWe're becoming more efficient in using energy. Global energy markets saw weak growth for the third consecutive year, with energy demand notching up by just 1 percent in 2016. BP credited the "relentless drive to improve energy efficiency" for the deceleration. Relatively slow economic growth was another factor, including a slowdown in industrial production. All this meant that carbon emissions were essentially flat in 2016, BP said. It's the third consecutive year in which carbon emissions have barely budged from the previous year. BP's economists said it's unclear whether the past three years signal a "decisive break from the past" that means we're on track to limit global warming — or if the flat emissions are largely driven by cyclical factors that could unwind over time, putting our climate at an even higher risk. WATCH: It's official, 2016 was Earth's warmest year on record
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| Under the neon glow Posted: 15 Jun 2017 11:54 AM PDT ![Under the neon glow]( "Under the neon glow") London gallery "God's Own Junkyard" is filled with hundreds of bright neon artworks and kitsch memorabilia that shine a light on the luminescent craft. (Reuters)
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| The Koch Brothers Want To Rewrite The Constitution. They May Succeed. Posted: 14 Jun 2017 09:30 AM PDT  The conservative billionaire activists and their allies are bankrolling the drive to convene a new Constitutional convention, and legal experts say the effort is not as far-fetched as you might think.
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| Massive Fire At 27-Storey Residential Building In London Posted: 13 Jun 2017 08:36 PM PDT  About 200 firefighters are struggling to control the blaze at Grenfell Tower, which began in the early hours of the morning.
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| Polish PM under fire for remarks at Auschwitz Posted: 14 Jun 2017 04:00 PM PDT  Poland's prime minister came under heavy fire Wednesday for appearing to defend her rightwing government's anti-migrant policy during a memorial service at the former Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi German death camp. Beata Szydlo said that "in our troubled times, Auschwitz is a great lesson that everything must be done to defend the safety and the lives of citizens" at ceremonies marking the 77th anniversary of the Nazis' first transport of Polish prisoners to the camp. Polish government spokesman Rafal Bochenek said Tuesday that the refugee relocation plan posed a security "threat" to EU members, echoing earlier fiery rhetoric by Szydlo linking refugees and migrants with terror attacks in Europe.
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| Members of Congress ask for more security after Scalise shot at baseball practice Posted: 14 Jun 2017 11:20 AM PDT  Some members of Congress are asking for more security after a gunman wounded House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., and four others at a congressional Republican baseball team's practice in Virginia Wednesday morning.
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| Pilot injured when blimp goes down at US Open in Wisconsin Posted: 15 Jun 2017 12:05 PM PDT  ERIN, Wis. (AP) — The pilot of a small blimp that crashed Thursday near the U.S. Open in Wisconsin during the opening round of the golf tournament suffered serious injuries, including burns, investigators said.
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| Hospital spokeswoman: U.S. student released from N. Korea suffered ‘severe neurological injury’ Posted: 15 Jun 2017 09:26 AM PDT  A spokeswoman from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center said that Otto Warmbier, the U.S. student in a coma who was released from North Korea, has "suffered a severe neurological injury." Warmbier's father expressed relief to have his son home, and also said he doesn't believe North Korea's explanation for his son's coma.
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| Donald Trump under investigation for potential obstruction of justice – reports Posted: 15 Jun 2017 02:56 AM PDT  Donald Trump is reportedly being investigated for potential obstruction of justice by the special counsel looking into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election. This marks the first time that the investigation, which has hung over Trump since his inauguration, has potentially implicated the president himself.
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| At 87, he hopes to eventually see execution of wife's killer Posted: 15 Jun 2017 05:52 AM PDT  NEW CONCORD, Ohio (AP) — At age 87, Norman Stout may not have a lot of time left to witness the execution of the man who killed his wife more than three decades ago. He's determined to be there if possible.
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| 19 Epic, Endangered Places You Should Visit Before It's Too Late Posted: 14 Jun 2017 09:55 AM PDT  The world is full of beautiful places, but not all of them will stay that way.
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| This Simulator Will Give You An Idea Of What The Solar Eclipse Will Look Like In Your Backyard Posted: 14 Jun 2017 02:44 PM PDT  Google created a simulator that models what the 2017 August eclipse will look like in any location in the United States.
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| Milwaukee prosecutor: Ex-officer shot man 'point blank' Posted: 13 Jun 2017 06:25 PM PDT  MILWAUKEE (AP) — A black man killed by Milwaukee police after fleeing a traffic stop was unarmed and defenseless when an officer shot him "point blank," a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday, while defense attorneys said the officer believed the man still had a gun.
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| A Wendy's in Texas is embroiled in intense sign beef with neighbor Posted: 14 Jun 2017 09:26 AM PDT  A fast food restaurant. A tea company. A beef hotter than a fresh Baconator. At local outposts for Wendy's and Pure Water Ice and Tea Company in Lubbock, Texas, an ongoing war is brewing between the two companies, which are located across the street from one another. SEE ALSO: The Oakland A's just ended Wendy's on Twitter while defending the Warriors' honor As local station KCBD reports, the rivalry began when an assistant manager at Pure Water Ice and Tea Company brought a little Texas college football into the mix, posting, "Kliff Kingsbury drinks for free," on his sign. Kingsbury is the current football coach at Texas Tech. The Wendy's response: "Hey Kliff, hungry and thirsty? We got you." From there, it was on. Soon local Twitter users noticed and started sharing photos of the sign war for the rest of the country's viewing pleasure. The beef's cooking: Battle of 4th and Frankford cracks me up lol. Pure Water said "hey Wendy's that sign looks familiar" before this @Wendys vs @PureWaterIce pic.twitter.com/rT7cRaFpRs — Riley Lookingbill (@rileylookingbil) May 22, 2017 But Wendy's refuses to stay in its lane: @Wendys is an above average savage. #amirite pic.twitter.com/sByx05HWu9 — Keely McMillan ((: (@keely_mcmillan) June 4, 2017 Things are heating up: Y'all wild @Wendys @PureWaterIce pic.twitter.com/vHUBfPybl8 — Bryan Tyler Bass (@Bbass27) June 6, 2017 Wow, wow, wow: #4thStreetSignWar pic.twitter.com/YMa0dDiG1F — Dylan Bruton (@dylanmonroeTTU) June 10, 2017 Congrats on such solid sign game, everyone. May the best sign win. WATCH: Start printing your breakfast with this pancake bot
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| Who is James Hodgkinson, the Virginia shooting suspect who wrote 'It’s Time to Destroy Trump & Co' on Facebook? Posted: 14 Jun 2017 01:15 PM PDT  Media reports paint James Hodgkinson, the 66-year-old suspect, as a man angry at the surprise election of President Donald Trump in November, with an increase in the number of anti-Trump messages he posted in anti-Republican Facebook groups coming recently. Mr Hodgkinson's interest in politics, however, is not a new development.
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| Every single one of Amazon’s Kindles is on sale right now for Father’s Day Posted: 15 Jun 2017 05:20 AM PDT 
If there's a better gift you can give your father for Father's Day than a brand new Kindle, we don't know what it is. In fact, considering how great the discounts are that Amazon is currently offering on every single Kindle in its lineup, we can't think of a better gift you can buy for yourself either. From now through the end of the day on June 17, Amazon is offering discounts of up to $90 on its various Kindles and Kindle bundles. You read that right… $90! You'll find the complete list of Amazon's Kindle deals below.
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| Judge faces legal quagmire in teen texting suicide trial Posted: 14 Jun 2017 09:31 PM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — Michelle Carter and Conrad Roy III are both sad figures in a teenage tragedy that ended with Roy killing himself and Carter charged with manslaughter.
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| Here Are The Cutest Harry Potter Baby Products For Your Little Muggle-Born Posted: 14 Jun 2017 10:29 AM PDT  This June marks 20 years since Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was first published.
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| Foxconn U.S. Might Be Built In Wisconsin: Report Posted: 15 Jun 2017 01:51 AM PDT  President Donald Trump who visited Waukesha County Technical College, in Milwaukee on Wednesday, indicated that a manufacturer might set up a plant in the state.
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| Iran says two members of armed group killed, five arrested Posted: 15 Jun 2017 01:54 AM PDT  Iranian forces have killed two suspected members of an armed group in a Sunni-majority southeastern region and arrested five others, a minister said, accusing Saudi Arabia of "sponsoring terrorists" in the country. "A group of seven terrorists who wanted to attack a barracks in Chabahar (in Sistan Baluchistan province) was dismantled" on Wednesday, Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi said, quoted by the official news agency IRNA. Sistan-Baluchistan province, which borders Afghanistan and Pakistan, has seen repeated attacks by Sunni militants against the security forces of mainly Shiite Iran.
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| Oklahoma deputy in fatal shooting once shot woman in face Posted: 15 Jun 2017 05:06 PM PDT  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — One of the three Oklahoma officers involved in last week's fatal shooting of a mentally distressed black man was sued in federal court in 2008 after shooting a woman in the face, court records and the woman's former attorney said Thursday.
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| China fines Emirates for flying at wrong altitude Posted: 15 Jun 2017 03:00 AM PDT  China's civil aviation authority has fined Dubai-based Emirates airline for violating safety rules and banned it from adding new routes in the country for six months. On April 17, an Emirates plane flew at the wrong height over the city of Urumqi in far-western Xinjiang, causing "serious flight conflict," the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said in a statement. In another "unsafe event" also over Urumqi on May 18, an Emirates plane lost radio communications during its flight, the regulator said.
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| 2019 Jeep Wrangler Pickup: Everything We Know Posted: 14 Jun 2017 10:59 AM PDT  We can't wait for this truck.
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| Massive fire in west London high-rise Posted: 13 Jun 2017 10:13 PM PDT ![Massive fire in west London high-rise]( "Massive fire in west London high-rise") A nighttime fire raced through a 24-story apartment tower in London early Wednesday. Here are photos of the blaze and the aftermath.
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| Samsung Galaxy S8 vs. Apple iPhone 7 Posted: 15 Jun 2017 03:32 AM PDT  Consumer reports says that Samsung Galaxy S8 is much better than latest Apple smartphones.
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