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Sacramento Police Said They Were Making Changes. Then They Killed Stephon Clark.

Posted: 22 Mar 2018 11:29 AM PDT

Sacramento Police Said They Were Making Changes. Then They Killed Stephon Clark.Twenty times. Sacramento Police officers shot Stephon Clark, a young black


With John Bolton, Trump's White House gets a 'bad cop' for foreign policy

Posted: 22 Mar 2018 06:33 PM PDT

With John Bolton, Trump's White House gets a 'bad cop' for foreign policyThe president's new national security adviser may have been brought on to play "bad cop" to Trump's "good cop" on foreign policy, a source familiar with the president's thinking says.


Surveillance video shows Vegas gunman methodically bringing suitcases of weapons to hotel room

Posted: 22 Mar 2018 08:59 AM PDT

Surveillance video shows Vegas gunman methodically bringing suitcases of weapons to hotel roomIn the week before the Las Vegas mass shooting, Stephen Paddock brought at least 21 suitcases to his room at the Mandalay Bay hotel as he gradually amassed 23 guns and thousands of rounds of ammo.


Toys R Us Founder Charles Lazarus, 94, Dies As His Empire Comes To A Close

Posted: 22 Mar 2018 03:06 PM PDT

Toys R Us Founder Charles Lazarus, 94, Dies As His Empire Comes To A CloseCharles Lazarus, the 94-year-old founder of Toys R Us, died Thursday, about a


Man dies after reclining movie theater seat closes on his head

Posted: 22 Mar 2018 07:20 AM PDT

Man dies after reclining movie theater seat closes on his headA man in Birmingham, England, died after he reportedly got his head trapped in


Smoky condo fire in Vietnam kills at least 13, injures 28

Posted: 23 Mar 2018 01:34 AM PDT

Smoky condo fire in Vietnam kills at least 13, injures 28HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Residents startled awake by loud noise and smoke signaled for help with lit mobile phones and crawled onto cranes from their balconies to escape a fire Friday at a large condominium complex in southern Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City. At least 13 people were killed and 28 injured, with police saying it was unclear if anyone was missing.


Taiwan says should educate its youth on dangers of China

Posted: 23 Mar 2018 03:15 AM PDT

Taiwan says should educate its youth on dangers of ChinaTaiwan should educate its youth about the risks presented by China where there is neither freedom nor democracy, Taiwan's main body in charge of policy making toward its giant neighbor said on Friday. China has been increasing its efforts to win over young Taiwanese, a key demographic to reach out to amid souring political relations between Beijing and Taipei, including offering incentives to set up businesses in China. China claims Taiwan as its sovereign territory and considers people from the self-ruled island to be Chinese citizens.


Video of Sacramento police shooting unarmed black man sparks mass protests

Posted: 23 Mar 2018 03:39 AM PDT

Video of Sacramento police shooting unarmed black man sparks mass protestsHundreds of demonstrators protested the death of Stephon Clark, who was shot by Sacramento police while holding a cellphone in his grandparents' backyard. ABC News' Diane Macedo reports.


Family Outraged After Police Fatally Shoot Man in Family's Backyard

Posted: 21 Mar 2018 09:00 PM PDT

Family Outraged After Police Fatally Shoot Man in Family's BackyardAuthorities said officers believed he had a gun; he was holding a cellphone.


U.S. Drops Charges Against Turkish Security Accused Of Attacking American Demonstrators

Posted: 22 Mar 2018 05:58 PM PDT

U.S. Drops Charges Against Turkish Security Accused Of Attacking American DemonstratorsThe U.S. has dropped criminal charges against nearly all of the Turkish


In world first, Air India crosses Saudi airspace to Israel

Posted: 22 Mar 2018 11:04 PM PDT

In world first, Air India crosses Saudi airspace to IsraelAir India launched on Thursday the first scheduled service to Israel to be allowed to cross Saudi airspace, a sign of a behind-the-scenes improvement in ties between the Arab kingdom and the Jewish state. "It is the first time that there is an official connection between the state of Israel and Saudi Arabia," he said in Hebrew. There will now be three flights weekly in each direction, ending a decades-long Saudi ban on the use of its airspace for commercial flights to Israel.


Critics 'dead to me', says Australian minister in SAfrica farmers row

Posted: 21 Mar 2018 06:51 PM PDT

Critics 'dead to me', says Australian minister in SAfrica farmers rowA senior minister vowed Thursday to press on with a plan to bring white South African farmers to Australia, hitting out at criticism from "crazy lefties" who he said were "dead to me". Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton sparked uproar last week by singling out the farmers' need to flee "horrific circumstances" for a "civilised country". It also set off claims at home that Dutton was a racist amid fears that it signalled a return to the "White Australia" policy, referring to laws in place for seven decades from 1901 that prevented non-white immigrants settling Down Under.


These Are The Biggest Marches In U.S. History

Posted: 22 Mar 2018 02:04 PM PDT

These Are The Biggest Marches In U.S. HistoryOn Feb. 14, a lone gunman entered the halls of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High


How police finally found the Austin bomber

Posted: 21 Mar 2018 10:03 PM PDT

How police finally found the Austin bomberAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The suspected Austin bomber is dead after terrorizing Texas' capital city for three weeks. And in the end the manhunt wasn't cracked by hundreds of phoned-in tips, the big pot of reward money or police pleading to the bomber through TV.


Shark alert as more than 130 beached whales die in Western Australia

Posted: 23 Mar 2018 02:18 AM PDT

Shark alert as more than 130 beached whales die in Western AustraliaAt least 135 short-finned pilot whales died after a mass beaching in Western Australia - with fears the carcasses will attract sharks - as rescuers worked to herd those still alive back out to sea. The stranding of 150 whales at Hamelin Bay, around 195 miles south of Perth, was spotted by a commercial fisherman at daybreak. Locals and tourists are being warned to stay out of the water due to a likely increase in sharks attracted by the dead whales. Western Australia state's Parks and Wildlife Service said its staff were on site and assessing the health and well-being of the 15 still alive. "Most of the whales beached themselves on dry land overnight and have not survived," said incident controller Jeremy Chick who added they they were awaiting support and equipment to help in a rescue attempt." Stranded whales on the beach at Hamelin Bay Credit: REUTERS He added: "The strength of the animals and the windy and possibly wet weather conditions will affect when and where we attempt to move them out to sea. "The main objectives are to ensure the safety of staff and volunteers as well as the whales' greatest chance of survival." Melissa Lay, manager at the Hamelin Bay Holiday Park, told Reuters on the phone that it was the second masse stranding she had witnessed during her 15 years in the area. "There are some that are still alive but barely," Lay said. "The last time it happened, none survived." Locals and tourists were being warned to stay out of the water due to a likely increase in sharks attracted by the dead whales. People there for the peak salmon fishing season were also advised to stay out of the shallows. When they beach, short-finned pilot whales do so en masse as they travel in their hundreds Credit: Reuters "It is possible the dead and dying animals will act as an attractant, which could lead to sharks coming close into shore along this stretch of coast," the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development said in a statement. It added: "While it's not uncommon for sharks to be present off the Western Australian coast throughout the year, people should exercise additional caution until the stranding incident is resolved." Short-finned pilot whales inhabit tropical and subtropical waters and are often seen in the hundreds and when they beach, it is usually en masse. The stranding happened at Hamelin Bay, around 200 miles south of Perth The reason why mass strandings occur is still unknown. There are many theories including the shape of the coastline being a contributing factor, whales responding to distress calls from other whales, or groups following a leader into shore. The largest mass stranding in Australia's west was at Dunsborough in 1996 when 320 long-finned pilot whales came ashore. All but 20 survived.


Best Used SUVs Under $10,000

Posted: 22 Mar 2018 07:14 AM PDT

Best Used SUVs Under $10,000


Protests Shut Down Sacramento Kings Game, Freeways Over Stephon Clark's Death

Posted: 22 Mar 2018 09:49 PM PDT

Protests Shut Down Sacramento Kings Game, Freeways Over Stephon Clark's DeathOutraged over the latest police shooting of an unarmed black man, hundreds of


Afghan migrant gets life sentence for raping, murdering German student

Posted: 22 Mar 2018 05:30 AM PDT

Afghan migrant gets life sentence for raping, murdering German studentA German court on Thursday sentenced an Afghan migrant to life in prison for raping and murdering a university student, as the country wrestles with security and integration concerns after taking in over a million migrants since 2015. In December 2016 police detained the young Afghan man, who had arrived in the country at the height of the refugee crisis a year earlier. A test determined that his DNA matched that found near the site where a 19-year-old German female student had died in the southwestern city of Freiburg two months earlier.


Trump Threatens To Veto Spending Bill Over Border Wall Funding, Then Signs It

Posted: 23 Mar 2018 06:10 AM PDT

Trump Threatens To Veto Spending Bill Over Border Wall Funding, Then Signs ItWASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump on Friday said he might veto the


Thirteen dead in Vietnam highrise apartment fire

Posted: 23 Mar 2018 12:42 AM PDT

Thirteen dead in Vietnam highrise apartment fireThirteen people were killed and several injured when a fire broke out at an apartment complex in Vietnam's southern commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City early Friday, authorities said.


Roseanne Barr’s outburst on ‘Kimmel’ wins cheers

Posted: 23 Mar 2018 02:02 PM PDT

Roseanne Barr's outburst on 'Kimmel' wins cheers"I've always liked Roseanne, she holds nothing back." "Finally someone on a talk show with a dissenting opinion." After her headline-making appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Rosie's got Newsroom commenters talking — and applauding. Things got a bit awkward during the Thursday appearance. Barr, who voted for President Trump (and makes no apologies), shut down the late-night host after he questioned her political views. A defiant Roseanne replied: "A lot of us, no matter who we voted for, we don't want to see our president fail." Then came the bleeps: "Because we don't want [Mike] Pence! Are you f***ing kidding me? You want Pence? You want Pence for the freaking president? Well, then, zip that f***ing lip." Newsroom has her back. See the video above for more responses. Kimmel and Barr's little debate ended with some laughs, and the two agreeing to disagree. What do you think of Roseanne Barr's outburst? Join the conversation in Newsroom.


If The Law Says Scott Walker Has To Call Early Elections, The GOP Will Rewrite It

Posted: 23 Mar 2018 03:21 PM PDT

If The Law Says Scott Walker Has To Call Early Elections, The GOP Will Rewrite ItA day after a judge said Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) was violating state


Fort Standard's Terrazzo Planters and Other Top Picks from the AD Design Show

Posted: 23 Mar 2018 11:42 AM PDT

Fort Standard's Terrazzo Planters and Other Top Picks from the AD Design Show


Lone Nigerian captive refused to convert for Boko Haram

Posted: 22 Mar 2018 01:04 PM PDT

Lone Nigerian captive refused to convert for Boko HaramLAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The mother of the only Nigerian schoolgirl still in Boko Haram captivity after the extremists released 104 classmates said Thursday her daughter was blocked from boarding the vehicle to freedom and told to convert to Islam.


Police bodycam shows Sacramento officers firing 20 shots at unarmed man, thinking he had a gun 

Posted: 22 Mar 2018 01:40 PM PDT

Police bodycam shows Sacramento officers firing 20 shots at unarmed man, thinking he had a gun Two officers shouted for a suspect to show his hands, then shouted "Gun! Gun! Gun!" moments before fatally shooting the man, who turned out to be unarmed, audio from body camera footage released by Sacramento police shows. Footage from body cameras and an overhead helicopter does not clearly depict what the man, who was only holding a mobile phone, was doing in the moments before the police fired on Sunday night. The shooting happened in the backyard of the man's grandparents' home, where he was staying. The police did not find a gun at the scene. The Sacramento Police Department said the man, who was black, was seen breaking into at least three vehicles and later into a neighbor's home. The break-ins were first reported by a 911 call also released by the police. The police said deputies in the helicopter saw the man break a neighbor's sliding glass door before jumping a fence. The helicopter video does not show the alleged break-in. It picks up as the man is running through a backyard and climbing over a fence into a neighboring property. It shows him looking into a truck in the driveway. The helicopter, flying over the house, then loses sight of the man. It briefly shows him in the backyard as the police are running up the driveway along the side of the house. "Show me your hands - gun!" one officer yells, according to the body camera footage released Wednesday. It is dark outside and a torch from one body camera briefly shows the backyard, but the man is not visible. "Gun, gun, gun," one of the officers yells before they begin shooting. The helicopter footage shows the man collapsing as they shoot. It's unclear from the helicopter and body camera video exactly how many shots were fired. Police previously said the officers fired 20 shots. The department had said he advanced toward the officers holding an object extended in front of him. The officers thought he was pointing a handgun, police said. After the shooting, the footage shows the officers taking turns reloading and keeping their guns trained on the man from a distance while they await backup. Victim Stephon Clark Credit: Getty Images When backup arrives, one of the officers who fired says, "We can't see his left hand." Someone suggests getting a nonlethal weapon before approaching. "Let's hit him a couple of times with that before we uh-" the officer says, though it appears the suggestion was heeded. "What'd he have on him?" someone asks. "Something in his hands, it looked like a gun from our perspective," one officer says. As several officers approach, the man is seen lying face down with an iPhone near his head. He's handcuffed and the officers discuss performing CPR. The officers who fired are taken to the street, where someone says "Hey mute" and the audio cuts out. The video continues without sound for about two minutes as the officers talk. "Based on the videos alone, I cannot second guess the split-second decisions of our officers and I'm not going to do that," Mayor Darrell Steinberg said in a statement. "The investigation must be completed. We need more information in addition to the video before we can render any final conclusions." A police officer points his weapon in this still image captured from police bodycam video footage released by Sacramento Police Department Credit: Sacramento Police Department via REUTERS Steinberg said appropriate questions have been raised about the protocols for using force and rendering emergency aid during police shootings and they must be answered in the investigation. Authorities have not released the man's name but a woman who said she was his fiancee identified him as Stephon Alonzo Clark, 22, the father of her two sons, ages 1 and 3. The shooting has ignited questions by relatives, activists and others after it turned out he was holding only a mobile phone. "We're mourning right now and so we need our time to mourn," Salena Manni, said Wednesday as the family gathered in his grandparents' home. "He was at the wrong place at the wrong time in his own backyard?" Clark's grandmother, Sequita Thompson, told The Sacramento Bee . "C'mon now, they didn't have to do that." The department could not say how many times Clark was hit, and the coroner's office was not releasing information until his relatives were notified. The department said the two officers have been with Sacramento police for two and four years, but each has four years' previous experience with other law enforcement agencies. Both are on paid administrative leave. Clark routinely helped care for his grandparents at their home in south Sacramento, his cousin, Sonia Lewis, told Capitol Public Radio. Black Lives Matter Sacramento called it a police murder and demanded answers. City Councilman Larry Carr decried the loss of life and said police must provide timely information.


This Old Donald Trump Tweet About Bush-Era Officials Has Not Aged Well

Posted: 23 Mar 2018 02:37 AM PDT

This Old Donald Trump Tweet About Bush-Era Officials Has Not Aged WellPresident Donald Trump's appointment of hawkish former UN ambassador John


Daughter of Uber autonomous vehicle victim retains lawyer

Posted: 22 Mar 2018 03:34 PM PDT

Daughter of Uber autonomous vehicle victim retains lawyerThe daughter of the woman killed by an Uber [UBER.UL] self-driving vehicle in Arizona has retained a personal injury lawyer, underlying the potential high stakes of the first fatality caused by an autonomous vehicle. The law firm of Bellah Perez in Glendale, Arizona, said in a statement it was representing the daughter of Elaine Herzberg, who died on Sunday night after being hit by the Uber self-driving SUV in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe. "As the first pedestrian death involving an Uber autonomous vehicle, the incident has sparked a national debate about the safety of self-driving cars, exposing the technology's blind spots and raising questions of liability," the law firm said in its statement.


The U.S. and Both Koreas Wrap Up 'Constructive' Talks in Finland Ahead of Landmark Summits

Posted: 21 Mar 2018 07:03 PM PDT

The U.S. and Both Koreas Wrap Up 'Constructive' Talks in Finland Ahead of Landmark SummitsThe Finnish foreign ministry said the talks were aimed at "building confidence and reducing tensions"


Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Scolds His Own Party For Trying To Impeach Justices

Posted: 22 Mar 2018 01:31 PM PDT

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Scolds His Own Party For Trying To Impeach JusticesThe chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, a Republican, spoke out


Former Cop Who Killed Sam DuBose Awarded $350,000 Settlement

Posted: 23 Mar 2018 01:54 PM PDT

Former Cop Who Killed Sam DuBose Awarded $350,000 SettlementThe University of Cincinnati on Thursday awarded the officer who shot and


Former Mormon Missionary Center Leader Accused Of Sexual Assault

Posted: 22 Mar 2018 04:07 PM PDT

Former Mormon Missionary Center Leader Accused Of Sexual AssaultYears-old sexual abuse allegations against a former Mormon missionary leader


Could America Stop a Cruise Missile or Hypersonic Weapons Attack by Russia or China?

Posted: 21 Mar 2018 06:46 PM PDT

Could America Stop a Cruise Missile or Hypersonic Weapons Attack by Russia or China?The Defense Department is looking at ways to prevent an enemy from being able to launch a weapon in the first place. With Russia and China developing advanced cruise missiles and weapons such as hypersonic boost-glide vehicles, the United States is looking at ways to defeat threats other than incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.


Exclusive: U.S. warship sails near disputed South China Sea island, officials say

Posted: 23 Mar 2018 09:07 AM PDT

Exclusive: U.S. warship sails near disputed South China Sea island, officials sayBy Idrees Ali and Ben Blanchard WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy destroyer carried out a "freedom of navigation" operation on Friday, coming within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built by China in the South China Sea, U.S. officials told Reuters. The operation, which infuriated Beijing, was the latest attempt to counter what Washington sees as China's efforts to limit freedom of navigation in the strategic waters. China has territorial disputes with its neighbors over the area.


In court, oil company admits reality of human-caused global warming, denies guilt

Posted: 22 Mar 2018 08:10 AM PDT

In court, oil company admits reality of human-caused global warming, denies guiltOn Thursday, in a packed federal courthouse in San Francisco, U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup donned a space-themed tie and listened as scientists and lawyers formally presented the fundamentals of climate science. The hearing, dubbed a "tutorial" by Judge Alsup, marked the first time a judge has ever asked for and heard a presentation of climate science for the purposes of deciding a court case. The case Alsup is presiding over involves several fossil fuel companies and two major cities — San Francisco and Oakland. The cities are suing the world's oil giants — Chevron, BP, Shell, and others — for extracting and selling fuels that the companies knew would stoke climate change and sea level rise.  Adapting to these changes requires massive infrastructure undertakings, such as building formidable concrete sea walls, and the coastal cities want Big Oil to pay. SEE ALSO: What you learn by giving 200 Senate speeches on climate change Judge Alsup gave each side two hours to present charts, data, and research on both the history of climate science and "the best science now available on global warming, glacier melt, sea rise, and coastal flooding."  Although Alsup made clear from the outset that the event was not a trial of climate science — but a climate lesson for himself — the evidence provided likely foreshadows the arguments both sides will make during the actual trial. While admitting the reality of human-caused global warming, lawyers for Chevron (the other oil giants have two weeks to tell Alsup if they agree with Chevron's science presentation) presented outdated science and repeatedly emphasized uncertainties about how fossil fuel emissions will affect global warming. They also presented climate change as a global problem requiring a global solution, foreshadowing a defense strategy of arguing that no single company should be held liable for climate change-related damages. "Oil companies basically went from a climate deniers playbook," said Kassie Siegel, director of the Climate Law Institute , in an interview . "They overemphasized and overstated really narrow issues of uncertainty about the effects of global warming." Glad I got here early! Big crowd for climate science hearing in SF today #ClimateTrial pic.twitter.com/5YvwUI0D9J — Amy Westervelt (@amywestervelt) March 21, 2018 For instance, the oil companies' lawyer, Ted Boutrous, cited a U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report from 1990, which stated that the observed increase in global temperature could just be due to natural shifts in the planet's climate.  Nearly three decades have since passed, however, and confidence has grown about tying increasing temperatures to fossil fuel burning. A federal climate report published in late 2017, for example, found that there is no natural explanation for recent global warming.  "This assessment concludes, based on extensive evidence, that it is extremely likely that human activities, especially emissions of greenhouse gases, are the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century," the report said. "For the warming over the last century, there is no convincing alternative explanation supported by the extent of the observational evidence." As Don Wuebbles, a former White House climate science advisor and atmospheric scientist, said during the tutorial, 17 of the last 18 years have been the warmest years on record. The instrumental climate record began in the late 1800s, although researchers have far longer climate timelines gleaned from tree rings, ice cores, and other so-called "proxy" sources. While three climate scientists presented climate science basics for the plaintiffs, the defendants relied exclusively upon Boutrous, who has previously defended both Walmart and the Standard Fire Insurance Company before the U.S. Supreme Court, to inform the judge about the nuances of climate science. "I don't know if Ted Boutrous has a background in climate science, but he has a background in spin," Siegel said. Alsup grilling Chevron on rate of change of sea level rise. Chevron says sea level has been rising for centuries, nothing new. Plaintiffs' experts presented evidence that it's dramatically increased in recent years, fueled by climate change. #ClimateTutorial @ClimateLawNews — Amy Westervelt (@amywestervelt) March 21, 2018 Chevron and the other oil companies may have a difficult time finding scientists who will, in a federal court, make scientific statements about climate change that oil companies find agreeable. "The oil companies are now in a real pickle," said Siegel, noting that climate scientists have previously made false or misleading statements on behalf of oil companies. Publicly, most of these companies now admit that climate change is occurring, even if they continue to sell more oil and gas that contributes to the problem.  "It's a lot harder to lie to the court under penalty of perjury," said Siegel. Richard Wiles, Executive Director of the Center for Climate Integrity, agrees. "The fact that Chevron's lawyer, rather than an actual climate scientist, provided the court with its version of climate history suggests that the industry could not find a scientist willing to carry its water," Wiles said in a statement.  NASA satellite data observations showing sea level rise from 1993 to the present.Image: nasaOnly scientists, however, presented evidence for the plaintiffs. Along with Wuebbles, geoscientist Myles Allen, who leads Oxford University's Climate Dynamics Group, and Gary Griggs, a professor of earth sciences at University of California at Santa Cruz, presented climate science information to Alsup.  Griggs noted that significant sea level rise has been measured just miles from the courthouse near the San Francisco shore, and Allen delivered quotes from Svante Arrhenius, a scientist who in 1895 noted that carbon dioxide emissions could have a warming effect on the Earth. As for what comes next, the oil companies have filed a motion asking Alsup to dismiss the case. If this were to happen, there would be no trial, said Michael Burger, executive director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University, via email.  But if things proceed, the next step will likely be discovery, wherein plaintiffs and defendants exchange information that will be used as evidence in the trial. During the past few years, as climate change-related litigation has increased, oil companies have gone to great lengths to avoid the discovery process, since it could reveal what oil companies knew about climate change, when they knew it, and what they told the public and their shareholders about it. The tutorial event may have been unprecedented, but the case is just one of many current lawsuits against oil companies. Across the country, New York City is also suing the same oil companies for damage caused by human-caused climate change.  "Taxpayers around the country should ask themselves whether they want to foot the bill for climate impacts that scientists now attribute directly to the oil and gas industry or demand that polluters pay for the damages they've caused," Wiles said. WATCH: 'Supercolony' of 1.5m penguins discovered in Antarctica  


Broadcom shareholders approve plan to move back to US

Posted: 23 Mar 2018 09:38 AM PDT

Broadcom shareholders approve plan to move back to USBroadcom said Friday that its shareholders overwhelmingly approved a plan to move the computer chipmaking giant back to the United States from Singapore. The company, which saw its huge buyout offer for rival Qualcomm blocked this month by President Donald Trump on national security grounds, said that the move will be completed on April 4, subject to approval by the High Court of the Republic of Singapore. Broadcom said more than 99 percent of its shareholders voted in favor of the plan.


The Kris Kobach Voter Fraud Trial Was About Much More Than Kris Kobach

Posted: 23 Mar 2018 08:57 AM PDT

The Kris Kobach Voter Fraud Trial Was About Much More Than Kris KobachSince the year 2000, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R) has found 129


Kellyanne Conway warns college kids to avoid fentanyl

Posted: 22 Mar 2018 02:14 PM PDT

Kellyanne Conway warns college kids to avoid fentanylOn Thursday, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, President Trump's pick to lead the fight against opioid abuse, warns an audience of college kids to avoid fentanyl.


Expert: No sign of foul play in US youth's death in Bermuda

Posted: 22 Mar 2018 03:04 PM PDT

Expert: No sign of foul play in US youth's death in BermudaHAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — A U.S. student who died while visiting Bermuda for a rugby tournament died from an apparent fall and there are no signs of any foul play, police and a forensic expert said Thursday.


A Fake Facebook Ad Killed Off William Shatner. Captain Kirk Was Not Happy.

Posted: 22 Mar 2018 06:16 AM PDT

A Fake Facebook Ad Killed Off William Shatner. Captain Kirk Was Not Happy."Star Trek" legend William Shatner set his phasers on Facebook after a


Spending Bill Would Prevent Employers From Pocketing Workers' Tips

Posted: 22 Mar 2018 09:07 AM PDT

Spending Bill Would Prevent Employers From Pocketing Workers' TipsWASHINGTON ― Tucked into the $1.3 trillion spending bill unveiled by


Africa agrees to giant trade bloc, but Nigeria, South Africa sit it out

Posted: 22 Mar 2018 12:45 AM PDT

Africa agrees to giant trade bloc, but Nigeria, South Africa sit it outBy Clement Uwiringiyimana KIGALI (Reuters) - African leaders agreed on Wednesday to form a $3 trillion continental free-trade zone encompassing 1.2 billion people, but its two biggest economies, Nigeria and South Africa, did not sign up, diminishing its impact. The African Union started talks in 2015 to establish a 55-nation bloc that would be the biggest in the world by member states, in a bid to increase intra-regional trade, which sits at a measly 15 percent of Africa's total commerce. Rwandan president Paul Kagame, host of an AU summit called to conclude the initial negotiations, declared the meeting a success after 44 African nations signed up to establish the free trade bloc within 18 months.


Texas bomber 'not sorry' on confession tape: report

Posted: 22 Mar 2018 06:20 PM PDT

Texas bomber 'not sorry' on confession tape: reportThe man behind a series of package bombs that terrorized Texas state capital Austin left a recorded confession expressing no remorse and describing himself as a "psychopath," a newspaper reported Thursday. Mark Conditt, who was wanted for a series of bombings over three weeks that killed two people and injured several others, died after detonating a bomb in his car Wednesday as police closed in. Police said the 23-year-old left a video recording on his phone, characterizing it as a "confession." They have not released the recording or described its contents in detail, citing an ongoing investigation.


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