| Illinois Gun Show Bans AR-15 And Bump Stock Sales After Protesters Speak Out Posted: 05 Mar 2018 06:06 PM PST  A monthly Illinois gun show may have become the first in the nation to ban sales of AR-15 rifles following complaints in the wake of the deadly Parkland, Florida, school shooting. Organizers of the gun show also halted a raffle offering an AR-15 as a prize. "We did the ban to try to calm the situation down and show them we are willing to work with" the protesters, Frank Cesare of the sportsman's group told The Washington Post.
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| Nunberg says he'll comply, but won't 'make it easy' for Mueller Posted: 05 Mar 2018 12:19 PM PST  The world watched ex-Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg unravel over and over again on live television as he dared special prosecutor Robert Mueller to arrest him for refusing to comply with a subpoena.
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| Trump Pal Carl Icahn Unloaded Millions In Steel-Related Stock Days Before Tariff Posted: 05 Mar 2018 04:14 AM PST  Billionaire Carl Icahn, President Donald Trump's longtime friend and former special adviser, sold $31.3 million in shares of a steel-related company just before Trump announced tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. Icahn told CNBC Thursday that he hadn't had "much interaction" with Trump in the "past four or five months," and had no special knowledge of what Trump planned to do or when.
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| Dad forces son to run to school in rain as punishment for bullying other students Posted: 06 Mar 2018 08:11 AM PST  A video of a Virginia father's unorthodox punishment for his bullying son has gone viral. Bryan Thornhill shared a Facebook Live video on March 1 showing his 10-year-old son running to school in the rain as punishment after he was kicked off his school bus for three days for bullying another student. In the video, Thornhill says that he "does not tolerate" and "cannot stand" bullying, and refers to the unusual punishment as "old school, simple parenting." The father of two also claims that since his son has been running the mile trek to school every day, his attitude has vastly improved.
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| USS Lexington Aircraft Carrier Finally Found in Deep Sea Wreck Posted: 06 Mar 2018 06:18 AM PST  A mystery since WWII.
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| Florida school removes teacher who hosted white supremacist podcast Posted: 05 Mar 2018 08:20 AM PST  Social studies teacher Dayanna Volitich is suspended from a Florida middle school after it was revealed that she reportedly secretly hosted a podcast embracing white supremacist ideas.
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| Official US watchdog says top Trump aide Conway broke the law Posted: 06 Mar 2018 10:23 AM PST  Top White House aide Kellyanne Conway twice broke the law by endorsing Republican candidates while acting in her role as a taxpayer-paid civil servant, a government watchdog said Tuesday. The Office of the Special Counsel -- a government ethics body unrelated to Robert Mueller's investigation -- said the 51-year old who ran Trump's successful election campaign violated the Hatch Act on two occasions. In a report to the White House, the watchdog said Conway "impermissibly mixed official government business with political views about candidates in the Alabama special election" in December 2017.
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| Fights Erupt in Michigan Ahead of a Scheduled Speech by White Nationalist Richard Spencer Posted: 05 Mar 2018 03:35 PM PST  The incident was captured on video
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| These Stunning GIFs Show St. Martin's Miraculous Recovery From Hurricanes Irma And Maria Posted: 06 Mar 2018 02:42 PM PST  Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria left a trail of destruction when they swept over the Caribbean last September. Recovery has been slow in places like Puerto Rico, but it's well on its way in St. Martin, an island that is controlled by France in the north and the Netherlands in the south. Six months after the passing of hurricanes Irma and Maria, St. Martin is slowly rebuilding, but the scars of the most powerful hurricane ever known in the West Indies remain clearly visible.
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| China boosts defense spending, rattling its neighbors' nerves Posted: 05 Mar 2018 02:06 PM PST ![China boosts defense spending, rattling its neighbors' nerves]( "China boosts defense spending, rattling its neighbors' nerves") By Christian Shepherd and Michael Martina BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Monday unveiled its largest defense spending increase in three years, setting an 8.1 percent growth target this year, fuelling an ambitious military modernization program and making its neighbors nervous. The 2018 defense budget will be 1.11 trillion yuan ($175 billion), according to a report issued at the opening of China's annual meeting of parliament. The defense spending figure is closely watched worldwide for clues to China's strategic intentions as it develops new military capabilities, including stealth fighters, aircraft carriers and anti-satellite missiles.
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| The 2019 Toyota Supra Will Sort Of Be a Turbo 86 Posted: 06 Mar 2018 10:00 AM PST  The man behind the 86 is in charge of the Supra. And yes, he's heard your calls for more power.
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| 'Bachelor' fanatics are sending Becca Kufrin money for vacation and mozzarella sticks Posted: 06 Mar 2018 01:37 PM PST  In case you've managed to avoid what nearly the entire country and internet seem to be obsessing over, last night finale showed bachelor Arie Luyendyk Jr. break off his engagement with his fiancé and winner of Season 22, Rebecca 'Becca' Kufrin, in pursuit of the runner-up Lauren Burnahm. Kufrin, a 29-year-old publicist from Minnesota, handled the situation with grace and class — and loyal 'Bachelor' fans were quick to commend her and condemn Luyendyk Jr. by offering Kufrin money for wine, chocolate, and anything that her heart desires via the popular money-sharing app Venmo.
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| The 10 Most Popular Recipes From February 2018 Posted: 06 Mar 2018 02:45 AM PST  Take one look at the HuffPost Taste Instagram account and you'll get a good sense of the landscape of recipes being created by the most popular food bloggers on the internet. Then take a look at the number of likes for each of those dishes, and you can tell what people are really craving.
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| The 15 Hottest New Cars at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show Posted: 06 Mar 2018 01:48 PM PST |
| Things to know from Tuesday's Texas primaries Posted: 06 Mar 2018 04:21 PM PST  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas kicks off primary season ahead of the 2018 midterm election, with implications for Democrats and Republicans alike in an election year that could alter the direction of Congress and statehouses around the country for the final two years of President Donald Trump's term.
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| Moon to align with Jupiter, Mars and Saturn before dawn Thursday Posted: 06 Mar 2018 05:25 AM PST  Early risers will be greeted with a celestial alignment in March with the moon falling in line with several planets on the morning of March 8.
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| Man charged with shooting man in bulletproof vest at Heights party Posted: 05 Mar 2018 03:51 AM PST  Houston police have charged a man in connection with the deadly shooting in a Heights garage apartment early Sunday morning.
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| This May Be The Last Photo Post About The Last Male Northern White Rhino Posted: 05 Mar 2018 03:59 PM PST  With news that the last male northern white rhino, Sudan, is gravely ill and may face euthanasia where he is being guarded in Kenya, it seemed like a good time to remember Sudan and those who kept him safe all these years. Sudan, one of three remaining northern white rhinos in the entire world, has been closely guarded at Kenya's Ol Pejeta Conservancy since 2009, along with two female rhinos. Sudan, a northern white rhinoceros, is protected by armed guards John Mugo and Daniel Maina at Ol Pejeta Conservancy on June 25, 2015, in Laikipia County, Kenya.
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| Check out Svart, an overwater, floating, ring-shaped hotel to open near the Arctic Circle Posted: 06 Mar 2018 04:45 AM PST |
| Democrats turn up heat on EPA chief over contracts, moonlighting Posted: 06 Mar 2018 01:30 PM PST  By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday pressed Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt to explain how an agency contract was awarded last year to the business associate of a member of his personal security detail. In a letter to Pruitt, Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee raised concerns that the security detail member, Pasquale Perrotta, may have exercised improper influence in the awarding of the contract. Perrotta is also a principal at Sequoia Security Group.
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| America Can Now Fly F-35s off of Assault Ships—Here's Why That's a Big Deal Posted: 06 Mar 2018 06:47 AM PST  This marks the first time the jet has deployed operationally onboard a large deck amphibious assault ship. The U.S. Marine Corps has deployed a detachment of Lockheed Martin F-35B Joint Strike Fighters onboard USS Wasp (LHD-1), marking the first time the jet has deployed operationally onboard a large deck amphibious assault ship. "Pairing F-35B Lightning II's with the Wasp represents one of the most significant leaps in warfighting capability for the Navy-Marine Corps team in our lifetime," Rear Adm. Brad Cooper, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 7, said.
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| I'm Raising A Biracial Daughter In Japan, Where She's Surrounded By Blackface Posted: 05 Mar 2018 06:00 AM PST  I live in Tokyo, in a homogenous society where 98.5 percent of the population is Japanese. My wife Haruki is Japanese, and my 4-year-old daughter Kantra is the only black girl in her preschool class. I remember when the Japanese delivery nurse called her Halle Berry immediately after my wife gave birth to her.
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| Japanese 'James Bond' volcano shoots to thrill Posted: 05 Mar 2018 10:51 PM PST  A Japanese volcano which featured in a 1960s James Bond movie shot smoke and ash thousands of meters into the sky on Tuesday, prompting the cancellation of flights to and from a nearby airport, with the eruption likely to continue for some time. Shinmoedake, in a largely rural area some 985 km (616 miles) from Tokyo on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu, had been erupting on a smaller scale since March 1, when entrance to the 1,421 meter-high peak was restricted. Television footage showed smoke and ash billowing high into the sky, with lava visible deep inside a crater at the mountain, which featured in the 1967 James Bond movie "You Only Live Twice".
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| First polls close in Texas vote with Democratic turnout high Posted: 06 Mar 2018 05:38 PM PST  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrats in deep-red Texas kicked off the nation's 2018 midterm primary elections Tuesday with a surge in turnout, dozens of women seeking office and early signs of midterm anger toward President Donald Trump.
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| UN probe: Russia behind deadly airstrike on Syrian market Posted: 06 Mar 2018 05:53 AM PST  GENEVA (AP) — U.N. war crimes investigators said Tuesday that a Russian plane was apparently behind an airstrike in November on a Syrian market that killed 84 people, an attack which could amount to a war crime.
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| 30 killed as wedding party truck overturns in India Posted: 05 Mar 2018 04:27 PM PST  A truck carrying a wedding party plunged off a bridge in western India early Tuesday and killed at least 30 people, mostly women and children, officials said. Police in Gujarat state said the accident happened after the truck driver tried to overtake a van but lost control of the vehicle, plunging eight metres (26 feet) into a dry riverbed. Many passengers were trapped under the vehicle that overturned after it crashed through the bridge railing and nosedived into the ground.
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| Jemele Hill: Chris Berman 'Never Left Any Racially Disparaging Remarks On My Voicemail' Posted: 05 Mar 2018 07:36 PM PST  "Chris never left any racially disparaging remarks on my voicemail and our conflict was handled swiftly and with the utmost professionalism," Hill wrote on Twitter Monday night. The voicemail allegations surfaced Monday when former ESPN host Adrienne Lawrence filed a discrimination lawsuit against the network claiming "SportsCenter" anchor John Buccigross sexually harassed her.
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| Police looking for suspect who assaulted man at Times Square subway station Posted: 06 Mar 2018 12:14 PM PST  Police are searching for a suspect accused of beating up a subway rider at a station in Manhattan.
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| Stop Pretending America and Turkey Are Allies Posted: 05 Mar 2018 07:16 PM PST  There is no need for Ankara and Washington to be adversaries. Washington officials routinely call Turkey a vital ally, yet Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his government have threatened U.S. forces cooperating with Kurdish militias in northern Syria.
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| 'Black Panther' Cast Made Sandra Bullock Cry 'As A Mother' Posted: 05 Mar 2018 08:51 AM PST  Sandra Bullock says she "started to cry" when she saw the "Black Panther" cast on the 90th Academy Awards red carpet during an interview with "Access Hollywood" on Sunday. Bullock is the mother of two black children, Louis Bardo Bullock and Laila Bullock.
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| Florida shooting survivor David Hogg 'hung up on White House call' inviting him to Trump listening session Posted: 05 Mar 2018 04:18 AM PST  A survivor of a shooting at Majory Stoneman Douglas High School has said he hung up on a phone call from the White House. David Hogg, a 17-year-old student, said he received a call asking if he was planning to attend a discussion with Donald Trump. Before he hung up, he said he told the White House official: "We don't need to listen to President Trump.
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| AP NewsBreak: Miss. Sen. Thad Cochran resigning April 1 Posted: 05 Mar 2018 06:15 PM PST  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Longtime Republican Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi said Monday he will resign because of health problems — triggering what could be a chaotic special election to fill the seat he has held for a generation.
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| Russian cargo plane crashes in Syria, 39 dead Posted: 06 Mar 2018 09:44 AM PST  MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian military cargo plane crashed as it was descending to land at an air base in Syria on Tuesday, killing all 39 people onboard, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
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| Russian spy may have been targeted by deadly nerve agent, experts claim Posted: 06 Mar 2018 09:27 AM PST  The Russian spy fighting for his life after being exposed to an unknown substance in a Salisbury street, could have been targeted with a nerve agent similar to the one used to assassinate a North Korean dissident last year, experts have said. Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, 33, fell ill in a shopping centre in Salisbury on Sunday afternoon, following a suspected assassination attempt. The pair were rushed to Salisbury District Hospital, where a major incident was declared, amid fears that the mysterious substance involved could result in further casualties. Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, a former commander of the British Army's chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear regiment, said the attack had all the hallmarks of a toxic airborne nerve agent. Yulia Skripal was on holiday visiting her father when they both collapsed in a Salisbury street One theory being explored by counter terrorism experts is that the substance was contained in an aerosol that was sprayed in the faces of Mr Skripal and his daughter. Officials have said there is no danger to the wider public, but have warned emergency workers who attended the scene, to be wary if they develop itchy skin or eyes or suffer from breathing problems. Kim Jong Nam was killed at Kuala Lumpur airport in Malaysia Last year, Kim Jong Nam - the estranged half brother of the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un - was killed in an attack involving the deadly nerve agent, VX. Mr de Bretton-Gordon, who is now chief executive of Avon Protection Systems, told the Telegraph: "I certainly don't think it's a radiological isotope like polonium-210 that we saw with, Alexander Litvinenko, mainly because it takes considerable time to take effect. "With Litvinenko it wasn't obvious for two or three days. It would appear that whatever they took or were given or were attacked with, is rather quicker than that." Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned by a radioactive isotope Credit: PA Eyewitnesses reported seeing Mr Skripal holding his hands in the air and shaking violently after he collapsed. Mr de Bretton-Gordon said: "The shaking hands, and also I have also seen it described as him appearing to be frozen, that is sort of what nerve agents do, because they destroy your nerves." He also said the precautions taken by police, including the use of protection suits, is what would be expected, if they thought they were dealing with a toxin or nerve agent. Kim Jong Nam was assassinated with the nerve agent VX Kim Jong Nam was killed last February at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, when two women approached him and smeared cloths soaked with VX nerve agent across his face. The fast acting toxin began to attack his nervous system and despite being able to alert officials, he was dead within 20 minutes. VX, which is the most deadly of all nerve agents, was first developed in the 1950s and is a tasteless and odorless liquid, which can be fatal for humans on skin contact. It penetrates the skin and disrupts the transmission of nerve impulses, leading to a loss of consciousness, paralysis and eventually fatal respiratory failure. But other deadly toxins including the likes of Anthrax and Sarin, will be being tested for. A police tent covers the spot where Sergei Skripal and his daughter collapsed in Salisbury Credit: AP Anthrax, which is an infection caused by a bacteria, is invisible and odourless and can cause a painful death if inhaled into the lungs. In less concentrated doses it can cause severe itchiness and shortness of breath. Emergency workers, including the police who attended Mr Skripal, were warned be alert if they developed either of these conditions. Sarin, which was originally developed in Germany in the 1930s as a pesticide, is used in chemical warfare as a nerve agent. It can be absorbed through the skin, or by breathing it in and exposure to large amounts can lead to a painful death. People exposed to lower doses may experience eye pain , blurred vision, chest tightening, rapid breathing, diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.
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| Qualcomm requests national security review of Broadcom bid Posted: 05 Mar 2018 10:05 AM PST  US chipmaker Qualcomm postponed its annual shareholders' meeting after secretly requesting a national security review of Broadcom's bid to take over the company, the Singapore-based Broadcom announced Monday. Qualcomm shareholders were due to meet Tuesday, but Broadcom said it was informed Sunday night that Qualcomm secretly filed a voluntary request on January 29 for US regulators to investigate the deal, and was ordered to postpone the meeting for 30 days. "It should be clear to everyone that this is part of an unprecedented effort by Qualcomm to disenfranchise its own stockholders," Broadcom said in a statement.
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| All The Looks You Might've Missed From The Vanity Fair Oscars Party Posted: 05 Mar 2018 01:43 PM PST  Velvet suits, metallic gowns and ethereal white dresses dominated the Oscars red carpet on Sunday night.
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| George W. Bush Reportedly Sounds Off On Trump: 'Sorta Makes Me Look Pretty Good' Posted: 05 Mar 2018 10:57 PM PST  While Bush doesn't often address Trump or his policies directly, he does have a zinger he likes to deliver when the issue comes up. The relationship between Trump and the Bush family hasn't been a warm one.
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| Former Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg says he will now cooperate with Mueller's Russia investigation Posted: 06 Mar 2018 10:55 AM PST  Following a whirlwind 24 hours in which he refused to comply with a federal investigation, suggested President Donald Trump may have acted improperly during the election, and told the White House press secretary to "shut her mouth," former Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg has apologised and said he will cooperate after all. Mr Nunberg told CNN that he was pulling together the communications that special counsel Robert Mueller had subpoenaed from him as part of the investigation into possible Trump campaign ties to Russia. The day before, Mr Nunberg had refused to comply and challenged Mr Mueller to arrest him.
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| Man on 'jihad' admits to killing 4 in cross-country binge Posted: 06 Mar 2018 02:25 PM PST  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A man who said he was on a "jihad" to avenge U.S. policy in the Middle East made a surprise guilty plea Tuesday to killing a college student in New Jersey and confessed to killing three other people in Washington state in a crime binge that took investigators weeks to connect.
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| Ethiopia ruling coalition to nominate new prime minister Posted: 05 Mar 2018 07:04 AM PST  By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's ruling coalition is expected to meet this week to choose a new prime minister, most likely from the populous Oromo ethnic group to try and dampen the discontent behind recent anti-government demonstrations. The change in leadership follows the surprise resignation of Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn last month. The coalition is made up of four region-based parties but is dominated by the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front.
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| The 2019 Jaguar I-PACE Might Be the Best Valued All-Electric SUV on the Market Posted: 06 Mar 2018 03:08 PM PST  For starters, it's $10,000 cheaper than Tesla's Model X and can zip from zero to 60 m.p.h. in a mere 4.5 seconds
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| Rumble in the jungle: mother bear fights off Indian tiger Posted: 05 Mar 2018 06:51 AM PST  Tourists on a wildlife safari in central India were treated to a rare and vicious fight for survival between a sloth bear defending its young and a huge Bengal tiger. Akshay Kumar, who filmed the clash as he guided tourists through the reserve last week, said the tiger attacked the bear for a full five minutes before the mother slowly got the upper hand. "It went after the sloth bear, but she kept charging in order to protect her cub," he said.
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| Nicole Kidman And Sandra Bullock Have A 'Practical Magic' Moment At The Oscars Posted: 04 Mar 2018 06:42 PM PST  Bullock was being interviewed by ABC when Kidman appeared from behind. "We were talking about when we shot together and we asked her to get the tequila," Bullock, who looked stunning in a black-and-gold Louis Vuitton gown, said. Gesturing toward Kidman, she added, "She came back with her own tequila but we drank it anyway.
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