| China Landslide: at Least 15 Dead, 140 Buried in Sichuan Mountain Village Posted: 24 Jun 2017 08:39 AM PDT  After days of torrential rains, nearly 300 million cubic feet of rock and soil — equivalent to some 3,000 Olympic-sized pools —covered the village and a hotel in the worst landslide to hit the region since 2008.
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| Sanders: 'Massive Amount of Demoralization' Among Voters Posted: 24 Jun 2017 11:18 PM PDT  In an exclusive interview on Meet the Press, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) tells Chuck Todd that widespread Democratic loses are a sign that voters are pessimistic about both parties.
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| Suicide Bomber Planning To Attack Mecca's Grand Mosque Blew Himself Up Posted: 24 Jun 2017 01:25 AM PDT  Just days ahead of Eid Al-Fitr, Saudi Arabia law enforcement officials said a man who was planning to attack Mecca's Grand Mosque blew himself up after being surrounded by police.
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| Some House Democrats mull over how to oust Pelosi as leader Posted: 24 Jun 2017 12:29 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — A dozen or so House Democrats want Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to go after a dispiriting loss in a House election in Georgia. They just don't know how to make it happen.
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| Banned Bahraini newspaper fires staff Posted: 25 Jun 2017 03:56 AM PDT  A independent Bahraini newspaper has sacked its staff three weeks after Sunni-dominated authorities banned it on accusations that it "sows division" in the Shiite-majority Gulf kingdom. "We regret to inform you that the board of directors... has decided to terminate the employment contracts with the employees," board chairman Adel al-Maskati wrote in English in a message addressed to "all staff" on Saturday. The information ministry banned Al-Wasat in early June "until further notice" for its "violation of the law and repeatedly publishing information that sows division in society and affects Bahrain's relations with other states," said BNA state news agency.
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| Donald Trump defies calls to appoint envoy to combat anti-Semitism around the world Posted: 24 Jun 2017 10:44 AM PDT  Donald Trump has defied calls to appoint a special envoy to combat anti-Semitism across the world despite growing pressure from Jewish groups and Congress. The two remaining staffers in the US State Department's office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism are reportedly set to be reassigned next month, which will leave the branch completely unstaffed after 1 July. President Trump is legally required to appoint a Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, a position created under former president George W. Bush.
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| Tallest building west of Mississippi River opens in LA Posted: 23 Jun 2017 09:43 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The tallest building west of the Mississippi River opened its doors on Friday in once-stodgy downtown Los Angeles, which is sprouting a crop of new skyscrapers.
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| Hot Car Deaths up As Extreme Heat Sweeps Country Posted: 24 Jun 2017 08:31 AM PDT  Nationwide, hot car deaths are up and there's a push for new legislation in Congress that would require all passenger motor vehicles to be equipped with a child safety alert system.
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| Invasive Asian carp found near Great Lakes beyond electrified barrier Posted: 24 Jun 2017 09:26 AM PDT  Asian carp can weigh up to 100lbs and often outcompete other fish. An Asian carp has been found just miles from the Great Lakes, beyond an electrified barrier designed to keep the invasive species from entering the ecosystem and wreaking the sort of damage seen elsewhere in the US. The carp was sent to Southern Illinois University for further analysis.
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| Stray cats, killers and no regrets: Duterte's drug-war foe on life in jail Posted: 25 Jun 2017 09:06 AM PDT  By Clare Baldwin and Andrew R.C. Marshall MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine police have arrested more than 80,000 people during President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs, but few as prominent or defiant as Leila de Lima. A Philippine senator and Duterte's long-time foe, de Lima was arrested in February on drugs charges she says were trumped up as part of a presidential vendetta. Held at police detention facility in Manila that she shares with murder suspects and mangy cats, the 57-year-old lawyer remains implacably critical of the anti-narcotics campaign and Duterte, who will complete his first year in office this week.
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| Not Just Coal: Retail Jobs Fall Despite Lower Unemployment Posted: 25 Jun 2017 12:38 AM PDT  A close look at labor statistics shows that retail jobs are falling, even as the national unemployment figure stays low.
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| Colombian police arrest eight in mall bombing probe Posted: 24 Jun 2017 06:33 PM PDT  By Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA (Reuters) - Eight people from a little-known urban guerrilla group have been arrested in connection with a bombing last week at an upscale mall in the Colombian capital Bogota, the police said on Saturday. Four men and four women, members of The People's Revolutionary Movement (MRP) rebel group, were captured - half in Bogota and half in El Espinal in Tolima province, national police director Jorge Nieto told journalists.
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| Giant sequoia move on schedule in Idaho, tree doing well Posted: 24 Jun 2017 03:30 PM PDT  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A massive Idaho tree that grew over more than a century from a seedling sent by a noted naturalist has been uprooted and is poised to travel about two blocks Sunday to a new location.
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| Martin Shkreli Goes To Trial Posted: 24 Jun 2017 01:58 PM PDT  'The Most Hated Person' set to stand trial for security fraud.
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| CIA knew in August that Putin sought to boost Trump: report Posted: 23 Jun 2017 07:41 PM PDT  The CIA had top-level intelligence last August that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally ordered an operation to help Donald Trump win the US presidential race, the Washington Post reported on Friday. The intelligence shocked the White House and put US security chiefs on a top-secret crisis footing to figure out how to react. After Trump's shock victory, there were strong regrets among administration officials that they had shied from tough action.
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| A Look at a New, Bold Experiment at UPenn for Organ Transplants Posted: 24 Jun 2017 08:46 AM PDT  Doctors at the University of Pennsylvania treated 10 patients on the organ transplant waiting list with a Hepatitis C infected kidney. All 10 got the virus and were treated with one pill for 12 weeks. Today, all 10 are healthy with functioning kidney.
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| Strong earthquake injures 2, knocks off roof tiles in Japan Posted: 24 Jun 2017 11:07 PM PDT  TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake shook residents Sunday in a mountainous region of central Japan, injuring at least two people and knocking roof tiles off homes.
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| Martha The Neapolitan Mastiff Is Crowned 'World's Ugliest Dog' Posted: 25 Jun 2017 11:04 AM PDT  Martha beat out 13 dogs at this year's Sonoma-Marin Fair in California.
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| Dallas officer charged with aggravated assault for killing of 21-year-old woman Posted: 24 Jun 2017 04:00 AM PDT  Mary Dawes (center), Genevive's mother, becomes emotional during a news conference. A grand jury has indicted a Dallas police officer on a charge of aggravated assault for firing into a moving car and killing a 21-year-old woman. Christopher Hess, a 10-year veteran of the department, has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal affairs investigation into the death of Genevive Dawes, Dallas police said in a statement on Friday.
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| How Democrats Gerrymandered Their Way to Victory in Maryland Posted: 25 Jun 2017 03:00 AM PDT ![How Democrats Gerrymandered Their Way to Victory in Maryland]( "How Democrats Gerrymandered Their Way to Victory in Maryland") New documents show how when given the opportunity, the Democratic Party was as ruthless as their GOP counterparts in trying to redistrict their rivals out of existence.
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| Syria says Israel strike kills civilians Posted: 24 Jun 2017 11:45 AM PDT  Israel said on Saturday it had targeted Syrian military installations after shells landed in the occupied Golan Heights but a Syrian military source said the Israeli strikes killed some civilians. Rebels including hardline Islamist factions fought the Syrian army on Saturday in Quneitra province, bordering the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Syrian state media and a war monitor reported. Israel's military said 10 projectiles from inside Syria had hit the Golan and it responded with air strikes on the position they were launched from and on two Syrian army tanks, one as it was preparing to fire. Aerial video footage released by the Israeli military purporting to show the strikes showed a machine gun and two tanks targeted and hit.
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| Animal Hope And Wellness Saves 5,000 Dogs From Yulin Posted: 24 Jun 2017 06:58 PM PDT  "I never knew what a hero was. Never met one, until the day I first walked into a slaughterhouse," Ching wrote on Instagram.
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| Emmanuel Macron teams up with Arnold Schwarzeneggar to take swipe at Donald Trump on climate change Posted: 24 Jun 2017 07:06 AM PDT  Former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzeneggar has teamed up French President Emmanuel Macron in a new video pledging to make "the planet great again" in a swipe at US President Donald Trump. Both Mr Macron and Mr Schwarzeneggar are known for their outspoken criticism of Mr Trump's decision to pull the US out of the Paris climate change agreement. Mr Macron - who along with a number of other European leaders has decried the decision to have America withdraw from the deal - has called on US scientists to emigrate to France.
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| 9 dead, 28 missing after tourist boat sinks in Colombia Posted: 25 Jun 2017 05:32 PM PDT  GUATAPE, Colombia (AP) — A tourist boat packed with about 170 passengers for the holiday weekend capsized Sunday on a reservoir near the Colombian city of Medellin, leaving nine people dead and 26 missing, officials said.
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| One Dead and One Injured After Small Plane Crashed Into Daycare Center Posted: 24 Jun 2017 09:59 AM PDT  The daycare was not open during the crash and no employees were on scene.
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| Lawyer: Race a factor in St. Louis cop being mistakenly shot Posted: 24 Jun 2017 03:42 PM PDT ![Lawyer: Race a factor in St. Louis cop being mistakenly shot]( "Lawyer: Race a factor in St. Louis cop being mistakenly shot") An off-duty black St. Louis police officer's race factored into him being mistakenly shot by a white officer who didn't recognize him after a shootout with black suspects this week, the wounded officer's lawyer contends.
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| This Super Common Beauty Product Could Be Linked to Breast Cancer Posted: 24 Jun 2017 03:41 AM PDT  A new study conducted by Rutgers School of Public Health found a connection between hair dye and relaxer usage and an increased chance of developing breast cancer. The results show that way these products affect you has a lot to do with your race. The study found that African-American women who used dark brown or black hair dyes saw a 51 percent increased risk of developing breast cancer. These products also led to a 72 percent increase specifically in estrogen-positive ...
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| If Baghdadi is dead, next IS leader likely to be Saddam-era officer Posted: 24 Jun 2017 03:49 AM PDT  By Maher Chmaytelli BAGHDAD (Reuters) - If Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is confirmed dead, he is likely to be succeeded by one of his top two lieutenants, both of whom were Iraqi army officers under late dictator Saddam Hussein. Experts on Islamist groups see no clear successor but regard Iyad al-Obaidi and Ayad al-Jumaili as the leading contenders, though neither would be likely to assume Baghdadi's title of "caliph", or overall commander of Muslims. Russia's defense ministry said last week Baghdadi may have been killed in an air strike in Syria and Interfax news agency quoted a senior Russian parliamentarian on Friday as saying the likelihood that he had been killed was close to 100 percent.
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| Obama kicks off tropical holiday in Indonesia Posted: 23 Jun 2017 11:22 PM PDT  Barack Obama kicked off a 10-day family holiday in Indonesia that will take in Bali and Jakarta, the city where he spent part of his childhood, officials said on Saturday. The casually dressed former president arrived in the resort island of Bali with his wife Michelle and their two daughters, a local military commander said. "They arrived late last night and went straight to the hotel in Ubud," a local military commander, I Gede Widiyana, told AFP.
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| These 4 Animals Are Real Extinct American Creatures Posted: 24 Jun 2017 07:00 AM PDT  They sound like mythical creatures but these prehistoric American animals were very real before they went extinct thousands of years ago.
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| Vietnam police detain dissident for deportation: wife Posted: 24 Jun 2017 01:17 AM PDT ![Vietnam police detain dissident for deportation: wife]( "Vietnam police detain dissident for deportation: wife") Vietnamese police detained a French dissident of Vietnamese descent for deportation on Friday after the Communist state revoked his Vietnamese citizenship last month, his wife said. Pham Minh Hoang, a 61-year-old activist and mathematics lecturer, had dual French and Vietnamese citizenship before Vietnam canceled his citizenship without giving a reason, a move that drew criticism from human rights groups. Despite sweeping reforms to the economy and growing openness to social change, the Communist Party retains tight media censorship and tolerates no criticism.
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| After string of defeats, Democrats rudderless in Trump era Posted: 24 Jun 2017 11:53 PM PDT  Frozen out of power in Washington and having lost a string of congressional races this year, Democrats are struggling to craft winning strategies to convert disillusionment with President Donald Trump into victory in 2018's midterm elections. Most recently Democrats nominated a young novice in Georgia, where the party, judging it had its best pick-up opportunity, threw millions of dollars into the race. "They're definitely licking their wounds," Kerwin Swint, professor and chair of the political science department at Georgia's Kennesaw State University, told AFP.
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| Utah evacuees watched flames draw closer, smoke get thicker Posted: 23 Jun 2017 08:58 PM PDT  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A wildfire menacing a southern Utah ski town for nearly a week flared again, doubling in size for the second night in a row and torching more homes after residents fled the flames, officials said Friday.
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| LA-area father arrested on suspicion of killing missing son Posted: 23 Jun 2017 08:14 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The father of a Southern California 5-year-old who has been missing for two months was arrested Friday afternoon in Las Vegas on suspicion of his son's murder, authorities said.
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| How To Make the Best Iced Coffee Of Your Life Posted: 25 Jun 2017 08:00 AM PDT  If your idea of "iced coffee" is "letting my hot coffee get cold" then, honey, we need to talk—you deserve better. There are myriad ways to make iced coffee, but if you want to do anything well, you've got to pare down your options and really focus: Hone your skills at one or two techniques rather than dabbling with a dozen different brewers. Think of them as the poached egg and the scrambled egg of iced coffee.
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| Iran arrests Islamic State-linked group planning attacks: state TV Posted: 24 Jun 2017 09:53 AM PDT ![Iran arrests Islamic State-linked group planning attacks: state TV]( "Iran arrests Islamic State-linked group planning attacks: state TV") Iranian security forces have arrested members of a group linked to Islamic State which had planned bombings and suicide attacks in religious centers, state television reported on Saturday. Intelligence Ministry agents "were able to arrest a group linked to Daesh (Islamic state) that intended to carry out terror operations in religious cities ..., and (seized) explosive and suicide attack equipment," the television said. The arrests came days after Iranian Revolutionary Guards fired missiles from western Iran into eastern Syria, aiming at bases of the Islamic State which had claimed responsibility for twin attacks that killed 18 people in Tehran on June 7.
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| AirAsia plane 'shaking like washing machine' returns to Australia Posted: 25 Jun 2017 12:13 AM PDT  An AirAsia flight to Malaysia was forced back to Australia Sunday due to a technical problem, with one passenger saying the plane was "shaking like a washing machine". The Airbus A330 from Perth to Kuala Lumpur experienced problems about 90 minutes into the journey. It landed safely, with Perth Airport reporting a "technical issue".
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| Find Out If ’90 Day Fiancé’ Star Mohamed Got Deported Posted: 24 Jun 2017 09:25 PM PDT  "It's my decision to leave. If there were no TV show my marriage could be much better."
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| How the CIA hacks computers that aren’t even connected to the internet Posted: 25 Jun 2017 12:01 PM PDT 
Air-gapped computers are supposed to be ultra-secure PCs that can't be infected with malware that spreads with the help of the internet. That's because of these computers, often connected to sensitive machines, aren't also connected to the internet. You'd think these systems would be impenetrable by remote attacks and would require a hacker to be in the same room with the PC. But, unsurprisingly, the CIA developed tools that can infect air-gapped computers.
Wikileaks on Thursday published more than 150 pages of materials that explain how the CIA used USB drives to sneak malware to the air-gapped machines. After all, even these computers need to exchange data, and the only way to do it is using USB drives or external hard drives. A platform called Brutal Kangaroo contains tools that can be used to target computer systems not connected to the internet, Ars Technica explains. Drifting Deadline is a tool installed on a computer of interest. When a USB drive is connected to it, the tool will infect it with malware that would then be passed to the air-gapped computer. These advanced malware versions would be able to infect air-gapped computer immediately after the USB drive is plugged in. Some of them required no user interaction and could be activated by default behaviors in Windows, such as Windows Explorer displaying icons, or the letter corresponding to the thumb drive that was just inserted. Microsoft said it patched some of these vulnerabilities, and they don't work on any of the supported versions of Windows. The documentation says that the first infection — the deployment of Drifting Deadline — might need manual access to a computer, but Ars argues that intrepid hackers could find ways to deliver the malware to the computer that would be used to transmit it to a USB stick.
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| Labour leader gets rapturous music festival welcome Posted: 24 Jun 2017 09:21 AM PDT  British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn got a rapturous welcome from tens of thousands of revellers at the Glastonbury music festival on Saturday. The Labour leader took to the stage just before the Kaiser Chiefs at a festival that took a political turn this year, two weeks after a general election. Corbyn also pledged his support for refugees and young people and said that the politics of US President Donald Trump would be "put back in a box".
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| Clue to Gorsuch's ideology seen in pairings with Thomas Posted: 24 Jun 2017 02:21 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — To see where Justice Neil Gorsuch might fit on the Supreme Court, watch the company he keeps.
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| At least eleven die in Colombia coal mine explosion Posted: 24 Jun 2017 06:50 PM PDT  At least eleven miners at an underground coal mine in Colombia have died and two remain missing after an explosion caused by methane gas, the government said on Saturday. The explosion took place on Friday in the Cucunuba municipality in Cundinamarca province, an area where illegal underground coal mining is widespread and accidents are not uncommon. "The last three bodies have been located and will be taken to the mouth of the mine to be handed over to the relevant authorities." Legal coal mining in the mountainous Andean country, the world's fifth-largest exporter of coal, is dominated by Cerrejon, Drummond Co Inc [DRMND.UL] and Glencore PLC [GLEN.L].
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| A 2nd mistrial: Jury deadlocks in Ohio cop's murder retrial Posted: 23 Jun 2017 05:43 PM PDT  CINCINNATI (AP) — A second mistrial was declared Friday in the case of a white University of Cincinnati officer who killed an unarmed black motorist during a traffic stop. It's the latest racially charged police shooting case to show the reluctance of U.S. jurors to convict officers.
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| Which is the best Haribo candy? Posted: 25 Jun 2017 06:00 AM PDT  It's not just the bears. Friends, let us repeat: it's not just the bears. The (wonderful) world of Haribo is rife with unimaginably delicious, squishy, delightful candies ... and a few duds. Such is the world of the sweet treat. So we grabbed a bunch of Haribo candies available in the U.S. — FYI, some of the labels are in German because that was the deal at Economy Candy — tasted each, then judged away. SEE ALSO: Dogs, ranked You may disagree with these rankings. That's okay! It's subjective. But if you catch yourself feeling angry, please promise us you'll get yourself a packet of Haribo to make yourself feel better. And now: The embarrassing Berries: Berries are aesthetically pleasing, but they do not taste good. In fact, they taste bad — far too sugary with no flavor payoff — and leave a sweater-y film on your teeth. Just put them in a clear jar and leave them there. Image: Mashable/Lili Sams Gummi Frogs: Taste like plastic. Impossible to chew. And the frog speaking German on our bag reminded us of Pepe, which is frankly a real bummer. Image: Mashable/Lili Sams Mini Rainbow Frogs: Unfortunately, the white marshmallow-y section has ruined what was otherwise a perfectly good gummy. Also, Rainbow Frogs are so small that popping one in your mouth isn't super satisfying. Image: Mashable/Lili Sams Tropifruitti: Oh my god, these suck so much! They taste like a hospital smells. Bad! Give these to your enemies. Image: Mashable/Lili SamsThe fine Dinosaurs: Cool shapes, but the flavors are not particularly distinguishable. Said one staffer, "I would never want to eat more than three of these." Image: Mashable/Lili Sams Smurfs: Smurfs are strawberry and raspberry flavored, which are generally great flavors anyway, so it works out fine. They do get stuck in your teeth easily and are maybe too chewy. Smurfs are fine. Image: Mashable/Lili Sams Fizzy Cola: Sadly, Fizzy Cola is inferior to Happy Cola because of whatever lemon-lime business it is attempting. Verdict: fine. Image: Mashable/Lili Sams Alphabet Letters: Fun to spell with, but it's hard to remember anything else about them. Fine. Image: Mashable/Lili Sams The good Rattle-Snakes: Here, some flavors are clearly better than others. Take it from us: the white and red gummies are bright and fruity without being overly saccharine — a delightful experience. The other ones are a little more ... whatever. Image: Mashable/Lili Sams Happy Cherries: A classic fave in a lovely shape. Highly Instagrammable. However, it must be said: Happy Cherries are polarizing. Said one staffer, "They taste like bad breath to me." Surprising! Image: Mashable/Lili Sams Fruit Salad: The way these candies rattle around in the bag is unnerving. The grapefruit ones are the best. Image: Mashable/Lili SamsThe *chef's kiss* Sour S'ghetti: This tart, delicate masterpiece is the perfect candy to eat when you're watching TV alone in bed. Just shovel it into your mouth by the palmful. Image: Mashable/Lili Sams Happy Cola: A cola flavored gummy sounds weird, but the flavor here is surprisingly subtle and nice. Good for people who like Coke Icees. Image: Mashable/Lili Sams Gold-Bears: These little friends are classic, and the red ones are objectively the best. FYI, Gold-Bears taste even better when they're a little old and a little chewy — or after they've been in the fridge for a while. (You should also try this with Australian-style licorice, by the way.) Image: Mashable/Lili Sams Sour Gold-Bears: The green apple Sour Gold-Bear alone is enough to catapult these guys over their classic counterparts. If you'd like to exfoliate the inside of your mouth, eat a whole bag. Image: Mashable/Lili Sams Ginger-Lemon: Very refreshing and not super sweet — like if cough drops tasted good. Gift these to your favorite adult. Image: Mashable/Lili Sams Twin Snakes: Two snakes diverge in a distant wood. Just kidding! They stay together forever and become delicious Twin Snakes: one sour, one sweet. The sour doesn't involve a coating of sugar, either — those sneks are tangy and fruity all on their own. Image: Mashable/Martha TesemaThe #1 best Peaches: Peaches are as close as a gummy can get to an actual slice of peach (which is not very close, but still). Friends, they are so good — sugary on the outside and delightfully gooey on the inside. You will exclaim when you eat them. Image: Mashable/Lili SamsIn conclusion, . WATCH: Introducing the sushi donut
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| Iraqi forces free hundreds of civilians in Mosul Old City battles as death toll mounts Posted: 24 Jun 2017 08:17 AM PDT  By Marius Bosch MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi forces opened exit routes for hundreds of civilians to flee the Old City of Mosul on Saturday as they battled to retake the quarter from Islamic State militants mounting a last stand in what was the de facto capital of their self-declared caliphate. U.S.-trained urban warfare units were channeling their onslaught along two perpendicular streets that converge in the heart of the Old City, aiming to isolate the jihadist insurgents in four pockets. The week-old battle in the Old City is turning into the deadliest of the eight-month U.S.-backed campaign to take back the northern city, which fell to the militants in June 2014.
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| Vegan Recipes for the 4th of July Grill Posted: 25 Jun 2017 07:00 AM PDT  This article, Vegan Recipes for the 4th of July Grill, originally appeared on Chowhound.
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| North Korean Women Declare War On The US Posted: 24 Jun 2017 02:43 AM PDT  With their fists held high in what was described as the traditional Communist salute, the women called for "class education" to be intensified to spread the message of the U.S. being the "principal enemy" of North Korea.
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