| Donald Trump Fundraises Off Parkland Shooting Tragedy, Touts His 'Safer Schools' Posted: 24 Feb 2018 08:57 PM PST  A Donald Trump and Mike Pence "weekly newsletter" laments the horror of the Parkland school shooting that killed 17 people, then ends with a "contribute" button so people can give money ... to Trump and Pence.
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| FBI carries out largest coordinated sweep of elder abuse in history Posted: 24 Feb 2018 08:07 AM PST  The Justice Department announced a roundup of 200 people nationwide charged with targeting older Americans, cheating them out of a total of more than half a billion dollars.
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| The Supreme Court Should Honor Dr. King's Legacy On Labor Rights Posted: 25 Feb 2018 05:01 AM PST  In the early days of April 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, to join in a protest with 1,300 city sanitation workers who had gone on strike after two of their colleagues were killed on the job.
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| Major 7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea Posted: 25 Feb 2018 01:30 PM PST  A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea early Monday, with unconfirmed reports of blackouts and damage to buildings, officials said. The quake's epicentre was around 90 kilometres (55 miles) south of Porgera in Enga province, according to the US Geological Survey, and hit at a depth of 35 kilometres. Felix Taranu, a seismologist at the Geophysical Observatory in the capital Port Moresby said the quake was felt strongly at Mount Hagen, some 168 kilometres away.
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| UN unanimously demands a 30-day cease-fire across Syria Posted: 24 Feb 2018 03:54 PM PST  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Saturday demanding a 30-day cease-fire across Syria "without delay" to deliver humanitarian aid to millions and evacuate the critically ill and wounded.
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| When nature takes over: Abandoned America overgrown Posted: 25 Feb 2018 10:50 AM PST ![When nature takes over: Abandoned America overgrown]( "When nature takes over: Abandoned America overgrown") Photographer Johnny Joo has travelled the United States photographing overgrown derelict sites from fairgrounds to shopping malls.
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| Florida shooting survivor tells NRA supporters trying to discredit witnesses: 'We will outlive you' Posted: 25 Feb 2018 05:06 AM PST  A survivor of the Florida school shooting has told National Rifle Association supporters attempting to discredit witnesses that they should give up as he and classmates "are going to outlive" them. David Hogg has emerged as a powerful advocate for gun control after the Valentine's Day attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, which left 17 people dead. The 18-year-old and his classmates have been described as "pawns" who are being "coached" by activists aiming to restrict firearm ownership in the US.
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| British skier dies in French Alps while skiing off-piste Posted: 25 Feb 2018 05:46 AM PST  A British skier has died in the French Alps after he and two friends plunged hundreds of feet from a ridge while skiing off piste. In a separate incident, a 13-year-old boy died when both he and his brother fell off a cliff after they got lost while skiing with their family. The Briton, who has not been named, was with two friends in the resort of Oz-en-Oisans on Saturday when they decided to leave the marked slopes. Police said that all three men were in their 20s and were experienced skiers. "They were following ski tracks but they got lost when the tracks came to an end," a spokesman for the gendarme mountain rescue unit, based in nearby Grenoble, told the Telegraph. "They saw a marked slope in the distance and were trying to get to that. But the area they had to go through was very unstable, made up of ridges and a mixture of snow and rocks," he said. All three ended up falling, but not at the same time. The man who died fell somewhere between 100 and 200 metres, said the officer. "It looks like he died instantly. His body rolled down the ridge, bashing off rocks several times before it came to a halt," said the spokesman. One of two other skiiers emerged unscathed from his fall, while the other suffered minor injuries. They were later taken to safety by a gendarme mountain rescue team. Police did not give the men's names. In a separate incident, a 13-year-old French boy was found dead at the foot of a cliff after both he and his brother - who survived - fell from the precipice the night before after getting lost while skiing with their family in Avoriaz. The boys had wandered off piste on Saturday and, as night fell, ended up in a forest whose trees concealed the 490-foot cliff which they fell off. The younger brother, aged 10, spent the night in sub-zero temperatures beside his dead brother at the foot of the cliff. Rescuers eventually found the boys at dawn on Sunday. The younger brother was said to be be injured but in a stable condition. Earlier this week, a young British skier was killed after smashing into a tree at Les Diablerets, a Swiss ski resort, on the edge of a piste while on holiday with his family.
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| Perris torture case: District attorney adds new charges against David, Louise Turpin Posted: 23 Feb 2018 05:49 PM PST  New charges were added Friday in the case of the Perris couple accused of torturing their children and holding them captive.
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| Samuel L. Jackson Shreds 'Mothaf***a' Donald Trump Over Armed Teachers Idea Posted: 24 Feb 2018 10:59 PM PST  Hollywood actor Samuel L. Jackson has torn apart President Donald Trump's idea to arm some teachers in a bid to prevent school shootings.
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| Thousands in North Carolina bid farewell to Rev. Billy Graham Posted: 24 Feb 2018 07:57 AM PST  The funeral procession of Billy Graham made its way through North Carolina to his hometown of Charlotte as thousands came out to say goodbye to "America's Pastor."
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| All The Best Moments From The 2018 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony Posted: 24 Feb 2018 11:08 PM PST  The 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, end on Sunday.
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| Rohingya exodus still growing, six months into crisis Posted: 25 Feb 2018 03:46 AM PST  Hundreds of desperate Rohingya Muslims are still pouring over the Myanmar border into Bangladesh every week, bringing harrowing accounts of torture and murder, six months after a military crackdown sparked the massive refugee crisis. One of the recent arrivals, Nur Mohammad, said his village in Myanmar's Rakhine state was surrounded by Buddhist vigilantes for days before they were allowed to leave. Thirty-year-old Enayetullah was among the 200 Rohingya who crossed the Naf river into Bangladesh on Friday.
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| Iran says Damascus suburbs assault to continue as fighting rages Posted: 25 Feb 2018 07:50 AM PST  Iran said pro-Damascus forces would press ahead with attacks on an insurgent enclave near the Syrian capital, as ground fighting raged on there in defiance of a U.N. resolution demanding a 30-day truce across the country. Turkey, too, said its military operations in another theater of war in the north of Syria would not be affected by the unanimous Security Council vote demanding the truce to allow for aid access and medical evacuations. Anti-government rebels said they clashed with pro-government forces near Damascus on Sunday, as rescuers and residents said warplanes struck some towns in the eastern Ghouta pocket.
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| Red Cross: 21 Staffers Resigned or Fired in Sexual Misconduct Cases Since 2015 Posted: 24 Feb 2018 11:05 AM PST  The Red Cross joins the list of charities that have uncovered sexual misconduct
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| The NRA Wasn't Always A Front For Gun Makers Posted: 24 Feb 2018 05:01 AM PST  On Thursday, Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the National Rifle Association and unofficial leader of America's largest cult, took the stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) meeting in Washington, D.C.
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| Florida governor launches inquiry into Broward County sheriffs amid calls for resignation following Parkland shooting failures Posted: 25 Feb 2018 01:25 PM PST  The sheriff of Broward County is facing mounting calls for his resignation following a series of failures before and during the Parkland school shooting, with the governor of Florida announcing on Sunday he was launching an inquiry. Rick Scott, the Republican governor of the state, said serious questions had been raised about the sheriff's office's actions. "I have asked for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to immediately investigate the law enforcement response and will continue to review this matter as more facts come out," he said. "There must be an independent investigation and that is why I asked the FDLE Commissioner to immediately start this process." Last week it emerged that an armed sheriff's deputy, Scot Peterson, was on the campus of Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school when Nikolas Cruz opened fire – but he did not enter the building. "He's the only one with a gun, and a bulletproof vest, and he did nothing," said Brandon Huff, a student at the school. Mr Peterson has resigned. Students evacuated from the school on Valentine's Day Some reports suggested there were three other deputies outside the school when Coral Springs police arrived – but Scott Israel, sheriff of Broward County, denied that. "We will investigate every action of the deputies, and their superiors," said Mr Israel. "It's a voluminous investigation. We're taking hundreds and hundreds of statements. "While the killer was on campus, there was one armed person within the proximity of that school -and that was Peterson." Deputies received at least 18 calls regarding Cruz prior to the Valentine's Day shooting, which killed 17 people. Mr Israel said 16 of those calls were handled "as they should have been", but the remaining two are being investigated. "I can only take responsibility for what I knew of," said Mr Israel. "I've shown amazing leadership. These deputies received the training they needed. "In the five years I've been sheriff we've taken the Broward sheriff's office to a new level. At this point one person didn't do as he should, and it makes me sick to my stomach." Rick Scott, governor of Florida, with, on his right, Scott Israel, sheriff of Broward County Seventy four members of the Florida House have called on Mr Scott to suspend Mr Israel, including the speaker of the House, Richard Corcoran. Bill Hager, a Republican state politician for Boca Raton, went further, calling for Mr Israel to be fired. He wrote a letter to Mr Scott on Saturday, urging him to relieve Mr Israel from his duties for "neglect of duty and incompetence". Mr Hager also cited reports that there were "23 calls to the Broward Sheriff's Office relating to Nikolas Cruz and his home, as well as 39 visits by Broward Sheriff Deputies." He continued: "The sheriff was fully aware of the threat this individual presented to his community and chose to ignore it." But Mr Israel hit back, describing Mr Hager's letter as riddled with false accusations. "It was a shameful, politically-motivated letter and I will not resign," he said.
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| Cow Who Escaped Slaughter And Swam To Island Dies After Recapture Posted: 24 Feb 2018 10:13 AM PST  A cow in Poland celebrated as an icon of freedom for her dramatic escape from slaughter has died from stress after being recaptured.
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| Florida shooting a result of 'abdication of duty': NRA Posted: 25 Feb 2018 03:32 AM PST  NRA national spokesperson Dana Loesch tells ABC News' George Stephanopoulos the focus in the aftermath of the Parkland shooting should be local and FBI authorities.
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| From News to Shoes: How big is big tech? Posted: 24 Feb 2018 09:57 PM PST  In a world where modern communications technology is ubiquitous, Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon play an enormous role in every facet of American life.
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| Oakland Mayor Warns City Of Upcoming Immigration Raids After Receiving Intel Posted: 25 Feb 2018 01:16 AM PST  The mayor of Oakland on Saturday night warned the city's residents of potential raids being conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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| Bank of America takes aim at gun-making clients Posted: 24 Feb 2018 09:40 PM PST  Bank of America, the second-biggest U.S. bank by assets, said its request to makers of the military-style weapons was in line with those taken by other financial industry companies to help prevent deadly gun rampages. "An immediate step we're taking is to engage the limited number of clients we have that manufacture assault weapons for non-military use to understand what they can contribute to this shared responsibility," the Charlotte, North Carolina-based bank said in a statement. It did not name the clients who make assault rifles.
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| Syrian Kurd leader arrested in Prague on Turkish warrant: parties Posted: 25 Feb 2018 03:52 AM PST  One of the most prominent leaders of Syria's Kurdish community has been arrested in Prague on a Turkish warrant, Kurdish political parties said Sunday. Saleh Muslim, the former co-chair of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), was arrested late on Saturday in the Czech capital, according to a statement by a coalition of political parties that includes the PYD. Turkish state news agency Anadolu reported that Saleh was detained based on an Interpol red notice issued by Turkish authorities.
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| Trump's Defense Of Aide Accused Of Domestic Violence Is Cited In College Sexual Bias Lawsuit Posted: 23 Feb 2018 08:52 PM PST  A lawsuit accusing the Department of Education of discrimination in its revision of college sexual assault guidelines is now using as ammunition President Donald Trump's defense of his former staff secretary, Rob Porter.
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| Mueller investigation: Manafort accused of secretly funding European pro-Russia group Posted: 24 Feb 2018 08:00 AM PST  Paul Manafort released a statement defending himself against 'untrule piled up charges'. The investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 US election by the special counsel Robert Mueller has brought to light a secretly financed pro-Russian lobbying effort that employed former senior European politicians. According to new charges filed in a Virginia court on Friday, the Europeans known as the "Hapsburg Group" were led by a "former European chancellor" and allegedly covertly paid by Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's former campaign manager.
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| Florida shooting survivors return to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School for first time since tragedy Posted: 25 Feb 2018 03:35 PM PST  Students from a Florida high school where 17 of their classmates and teachers were killed in one of America's worst mass shootings, returned to the school for the first time on Sunday. Thousands of students joined their parents in walking past the three-story building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where the massacre took place. The school reopens on Wednesday, but the early opening was organised to ease into the return for students, and to allow some to gather up belongings that had been left in the rush to escape when the school was evacuated.
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| Romanians march in support of anti-corruption chief Posted: 25 Feb 2018 01:27 PM PST  Thousands of Romanians braved freezing temperatures on Sunday to show their support for the popular head of the country's anti-corruption investigation body, who the left-wing government is trying to oust. Justice Minister Tudorel Toader from the Social Democratic Party (PSD) launched a procedure on Thursday to sack Laura Codruta Kovesi, the chief prosecutor of the DNA anti-corruption body, accusing her of being "authoritarian". About 3,000 protesters gathered near the government building in capital Bucharest, according to news agency Agerpres, chanting "Codruta, don't forget, we are with you", and "Justice not corruption".
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| American in Custody After Severed Head Is Found in Japan Posted: 24 Feb 2018 08:02 AM PST  Police found footage of him entering a building with a missing Japanese woman
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| Artist Ai Weiwei’s journey following refugees takes him to Puerto Rico Posted: 24 Feb 2018 09:06 AM PST  Artist and activist, Ai Weiwei bears witness to what occurred in the island after Hurricane Maria.
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| What It Feels Like To Get A Bill For Your Miscarriage Posted: 24 Feb 2018 03:01 AM PST  "If you're having a mental health crisis, please hang up and call your PCM …" the robotic voice for my prior insurance trailed off, and I began to wonder whether I actually was having a mental health crisis.
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| Greek anarchist group smashes windows at Novartis office in Athens Posted: 25 Feb 2018 12:30 PM PST  Greek self-proclaimed anarchists threw paint and smashed windows at the entrance of the Athens headquarters of Swiss drugmaker Novartis on Sunday, police said. About 30 people were involved in the attack at 0515 local time (0315 GMT), a police official said. In a statement published on the Internet, the Rouvikonas group said the attack was linked to a probe into allegations of bribery by the drugmaker to doctors and public officials.
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| The Latest: Official: 18 soldiers killed in west Afghanistan Posted: 23 Feb 2018 11:01 PM PST  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Latest on bombing in Afghanistan capital and other violence (all times local):
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| Former RNC Chair Fires Back At Claim He Was Only Hired Because He Was Black Posted: 24 Feb 2018 11:10 AM PST  Former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele blasted Friday a leading conservative's speech that claimed that he had only been hired because he is black as "painfully stupid."
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| Mr. T Gave Team USA's Olympic Curlers A Fierce Pre-Final Pep Talk Posted: 24 Feb 2018 03:20 AM PST  There was no time for any jibber jabber when Mr. T got on the telephone with the U.S. men's Olympic curling team on Saturday morning.
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| Execution abandoned after death row prisoner 'repeatedly jabbed' by officials doing lethal injection Posted: 24 Feb 2018 04:04 AM PST  An attempted execution in Alabama was halted after medical personnel repeatedly jabbed the death row inmate in the ankles, lower legs and groin but failed to find a usable vein, according to a court filing by his lawyer. The dramatic night began with a temporary stay of execution at around 6pm local time – lifted by the US Supreme Court just three hours later – and ended in confusion as 61-year-old Doyle Lee Hamm was returned to his cell shortly before midnight on Thursday. Lawyer Bernard Harcourt, who has represented Hamm for 28 years, said he was seeking information about what happened during the attempted execution.
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| Woman Stabbed to Death With Hunting Knife at Public Library, Police Say Posted: 24 Feb 2018 04:34 PM PST  A man attacked a woman from behind at a public library near Boston on Saturday and stabbed her repeatedly with a hunting knife
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| Hero Dog Shot Several Times While Protecting Teen Owner During Home Invasion Posted: 25 Feb 2018 12:02 PM PST  Rex the German shepherd is expected to make a full recovery.
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| How to Avoid Vacation Rental Nightmares Posted: 24 Feb 2018 03:00 AM PST  Staying in a vacation rental can be riskier than staying in a hotel, which is part of the heavily regulated hospitality industry. "Most of the places you go, you're going to be fine," says Rob Wa...
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| Dropbox files for IPO of up to $500 million Posted: 23 Feb 2018 09:23 PM PST ![Dropbox files for IPO of up to $500 million]( "Dropbox files for IPO of up to $500 million") The San Francisco-based company, which started as a free service to share and store photos, music and other large files, competes with much larger technology firms such as Alphabet Inc's Google, Microsoft Corp and Amazon.com Inc as well as cloud-storage rival Box Inc. In its regulatory filing, Dropbox reported 2017 revenue of $1.11 billion, up 31 percent from $844.8 million a year earlier. "With over a $1 billion in revenues it speaks to Dropbox's success over the past few years and is an impressive number in a fertile space," said Daniel Ives at research firm GBH Insights.
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| Several bombs set off around troubled Myanmar state, 1 hurt Posted: 23 Feb 2018 09:28 PM PST  BANGKOK (AP) — One of several bombs targeting government offices and other places in Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state exploded Saturday morning, injuring a police officer, authorities said.
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| Mexican president postpones US visit after heated phone row with Donald Trump over border wall Posted: 25 Feb 2018 09:40 AM PST  Mexico's president has postponed his plans to visit the United States after a bad-tempered telephone conversation with President Donald Trump. Mr Trump refused to back down on his border wall rhetoric, according to sources in both countries, leading the exasperated Mexican president to decide against an imminent White House encounter. Mexico is usually one of the first stops for any new president, but Mr Trump is yet to visit as leader, and his Mexican counterpart has not travelled to Washington. On Tuesday, Enrique Pena Nieto spoke to Mr Trump in a 50-minute call in which it was expected that they would lay the foundations for a visit in March. Prior to their conversation, on February 14, Luis Videgaray, Mexico's foreign minister, travelled to Washington and believed he had secured assurances that Mr Trump would not broach the subject of the wall when Mr Pena Nieto visited. But Tuesday's conversation did not go well, both sides told The Washington Post. Mr Trump said he would not be bound by any such agreement and could not commit himself to not talking about the wall. "That was a dealbreaker for us," a Mexican official said, adding that Mr Pena Nieto and his administration were concerned in particular about a reporter asking a question about funding for the wall at a news conference and Trump answering it. Prototypes of the border wall, near San Diego One Mexican official said Mr Trump "lost his temper." US officials described him instead as being frustrated and exasperated, saying that Mr Trump believed it was unreasonable for Mr Pena Nieto to expect him to back off his crowd-pleasing campaign promise of forcing Mexico to pay for the wall. After the phone call, Jared Kushner, Mr Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, who is seen as the "point person" for Mexico, called Mr Pena Nieto and attempted to smooth things over. "The problem is that President Trump has painted himself, President Pena Nieto and the bilateral relationship into a corner," said Arturo Sarukhan, a former Mexican ambassador to the United States. "Even from the get-go, the idea of Mexico paying for the wall was never going to fly." Mr Trump has, in the past, conceded that Mr Pena Nieto was in a difficult position – telling him in a January 2017 phone call "we will work it out." But, he added: "The fact is, we are both in a little bit of a political bind because I have to have Mexico pay for the wall. "I have to. I have been talking about it for a two-year period. . . . If you are going to say that Mexico is not going to pay for the wall, then I do not want to meet with you guys anymore because I cannot live with that."
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| Facebook Finally Yanks Virtual Reality Shooting Game At CPAC, Apologizes Posted: 24 Feb 2018 06:08 PM PST  A tone-deaf Facebook finally pulled a controversial shooting virtual reality game demonstration from the Conservative Political Action Conference.
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| Readers write: Reporter’s experiences over the decades in China Posted: 24 Feb 2018 03:00 AM PST ![Readers write: Reporter's experiences over the decades in China]( "Readers write: Reporter's experiences over the decades in China") Regarding the Jan. 22 cover story, "My return to China": Rarely have I read such a remarkable essay as this one. The stories of Ann Scott Tyson's two visits are filled with keen observation, emotion, and compassionate comparisons of social norms past and present, leaving one with an early warning signal that demonstrates how quickly invasive governmental surveillance can cast a chill on a nation's populace, silencing natural desires to communicate in even the simplest conversations with others. Recommended: How much do you know about China?
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| Health officials: Tourist infected with measles visited Met, attractions in Manhattan, Brooklyn, upstate Posted: 25 Feb 2018 04:44 AM PST  Health officials warn that an Australian tourist, who is confirmed to have measles, visited several areas throughout New York, potentially exposing the illness to others in the area.
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| Both suspects in Kuwait murder of Filipina held Posted: 24 Feb 2018 11:04 AM PST  The employers of a Filipina maid found dead in a freezer in Kuwait were both arrested in the Syrian capital Damascus, Lebanese and Philippine officials said Saturday. Syrian authorities surrendered Nader Essam Assaf to Beirut on Friday because of his Lebanese citizenship but his Syrian wife Mona remains in custody in Damascus, a Lebanese judicial official said. The murder of Joanna Demafelis sparked outrage in the Philippines and prompted President Rodrigo Duterte to impose a departure ban on Filipinos planning to work in Kuwait.
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| CDC Wants $400 Million to Build a New Lab for the World's Deadliest Germs Posted: 24 Feb 2018 10:46 AM PST  The agency disclosed its plans for a new lab on Friday
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| Israeli navy kills Palestinian after boat breaches sailing limit, military says Posted: 25 Feb 2018 11:40 AM PST ![Israeli navy kills Palestinian after boat breaches sailing limit, military says]( "Israeli navy kills Palestinian after boat breaches sailing limit, military says") A Palestinian from the Gaza Strip died on Sunday after the Israeli navy fired on the boat he and two others were sailing in, a military spokeswoman said. The navy opened fire after the boat ignored warnings and strayed from a permitted fishing area in the northern Gaza Strip towards Israel, the spokeswoman said. The union and his family named the dead man as 18-year-old Ismail Saleh Abu Reyala.
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| Christians shutter famous Jerusalem church to protest taxes Posted: 25 Feb 2018 11:26 AM PST  JERUSALEM (AP) — The leaders of the major Christian sects in Jerusalem closed the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built on the traditional site of Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection, for several hours on Sunday to protest an Israeli plan to tax their properties.
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