| First Person Sentenced In Robert Mueller's Russia Investigation Posted: 03 Apr 2018 09:03 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced Alex van der Zwaan to 30
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| Scott Pruitt Buffeted By Growing Pressure To Resign From EPA Posted: 02 Apr 2018 12:22 PM PDT  Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt faces mounting
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| Papadopoulos reportedly says Sessions “encouraged” him to find out about hacked Clinton emails Posted: 02 Apr 2018 02:11 PM PDT  Former US Attorney Barbara McQuade speaks to Joy about new developments in the Mueller investigation involving George Papadopolous, Jeff Sessions and Alexander van der Zwaan.
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| Teenager accepted by all 20 top-ranked universities he applied to — with full scholarships Posted: 03 Apr 2018 10:50 AM PDT  A high school senior from Houston, Texas, was accepted by each of the 20 top-
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| Ted Kennedy and Chappaquiddick: A new film looks at the accident that ended a political dynasty Posted: 03 Apr 2018 04:00 AM PDT  How accurate is the new film "Chappaquiddick" in recounting the drowning death of Mary Jo Kopechne and the scandal surrounding Sen. Ted Kennedy in 1969?
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| Elephants loose on Spanish motorway after circus lorry overturns Posted: 02 Apr 2018 11:08 AM PDT  One elephant died and several others ended up loose on a Spanish motorway on Monday after the circus lorry they were in overturned. Police had to close the A30 in Pozo Canada near Albacete south east of Madrid after the extraordinary crash. Motorists filmed the animals strolling towards waste ground and feeding by the side of the road. The dead animal was removed from a ditch by the side of the motorway where its body ended up following the drama around 4pm. Motorists in Spain were treated to the extraordinary sight of elephants grazing by the side of the road after a circus lorry carrying at least five of the animals overturned Credit: ASA Police released pictures of the elephants appearing to feed on grass by crash barriers before being led to a safer area. They revealed, in a tweet: "The A30 has been closed because a lorry has overturned. Elephants are loose on the tarmac. "The motorway has been closed around the Pozo Canada area heading towards Murcia." The accident is believed to have happened after the HGV they were in overtook another vehicle and the driver lost control as he headed back into the slow lane. One of the elephants - pictured lying in a ditch by the roadside after the crash - died, but the other elephants - and the lorry driver - survived unharmed Credit: ASA Spain's Road Safety Authority the DGT confirmed one of the elephants had died in the incident. Four other animals escaped the crash with their lives along with the driver of the vehicle. Two of the four-legged survivors are said to have suffered injuries although it was not immediately clear how serious they were. DGT spokesman Gregorio Serrano said: "The elephants injured in the accident that has happened in Albacete are being assisted and removed. "Of the five animals one has died and two have been injured. Shortly the A30 will be reopened." The crash happened on the A30 near the city of Albacete Credit: ASA One stunned motorist, who filmed the animals wandering around on the tarmac seconds after the accident, said in a running commentary over his home-made video: "Accident on the A30 motorway near Albacete. "A circus lorry has overturned. Four elephants are loose and one looks in a very bad way. I'm not sure if it's dead or not." Silvia Barquero, the president of Spanish animal welfare political party PACMA, said the animals belonged to the Gottani Circus, which has performed several shows in the area over Easter. She tweeted: "The lorry that has overturned was carrying Circo Gottani elephants. Show them more kindness. We treat animals like slaves. Enough of circuses that use animals." There was no immediate response from the circus owners. Civil Guard officers will now send a report on the accident to a local investigating judge who will be tasked with a routine probe into the incident.
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| Shooting at YouTube's California headquarters Posted: 03 Apr 2018 03:16 PM PDT ![Shooting at YouTube's California headquarters]( "Shooting at YouTube's California headquarters") A woman opened fire at YouTube's headquarters near San Francisco on Tuesday, sending employees scrambling into the street and at least three victims to local hospitals before taking her own life, police said. Police did not release any further information on the suspect or speculate on her motives for the shooting at the offices of YouTube, which is owned by Google. It's a female," San Bruno Police Chief Ed Barberini said at a news conference, describing the person police believe was the shooter.
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| Israel Reverses Course Hours After Signing U.N. Deal To Resettle African Migrants Posted: 02 Apr 2018 05:08 PM PDT  Less than a day after the Israeli government announced a deal with the United
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| Iran, Russia, Turkey team up to hold sway in Syria Posted: 02 Apr 2018 08:29 AM PDT  Iran, Russia and Turkey have teamed up to forge a strong if brittle tripartite alliance aimed at holding ascendancy in Syria, taking advantage of the West's reluctance to engage militarily in the country. The presidents of the three countries, long seen as regional rivals rather than strategic allies, will meet Wednesday in Ankara for their second three way summit on Syria in a striking demonstration of unity. This meeting, which follows the first tripartite summit between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Vladimir Putin of Russia and Iran's Hassan Rouhani in Sochi last November, comes with Turkey seeking a louder voice after launching an offensive against Kurdish militia inside Syria.
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| Nvidia is a buy according to Bank of America, Apple reportedly dives deeper into augmented reality, Facebook responds to video bug Posted: 03 Apr 2018 08:00 AM PDT  Nvidia, Apple, Facebook CBS and Viacom are the companies to watch.
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| Trump Defends Conservative Media Company After It Orders Anchors To Bash 'Biased' News Posted: 02 Apr 2018 07:57 AM PDT  President Donald Trump on Monday defended Sinclair Broadcasting Group amid
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| Hart Family's 100-Foot Plunge Off California Cliff Was Likely Intentional, Authorities Say Posted: 02 Apr 2018 08:06 AM PDT  The Hart family crash investigation has taken a shocking turn.
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| Matt Barnes Launches Scholarship Fund For Stephon Clark's Sons Posted: 02 Apr 2018 08:41 AM PDT  Ex-NBA player Matt Barnes announced that he will be launching a scholarship
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| US Rep. Esty won't seek re-election amid harassment queries Posted: 02 Apr 2018 03:16 PM PDT  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty announced on Monday she will not seek re-election this year amid calls for her resignation over her handling of the firing of a former chief of staff accused of harassment, threats and violence against female staffers in her congressional office.
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| Most distant star ever detected sits halfway across the universe Posted: 02 Apr 2018 04:17 PM PDT  By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have detected the most distant star ever viewed, a blue behemoth located more than halfway across the universe and named after the ancient Greek mythological figure Icarus. Researchers said on Monday they used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to spot the star, which is up to a million times more luminous and about twice as hot as our sun, residing 9.3 billion lights years away from Earth. It is a type of star called a blue supergiant.
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| YouTube shooting: Female suspect dead, four wounded - what we know so far Posted: 03 Apr 2018 02:17 PM PDT  Police Chief Ed Barberini said during a news conference that the female victim found was "believed to be the shooter" but that police and other law enforcement agencies are continuing to investigate the "active" situation. One staff member at the San Bruno campus - located 11 miles from San Francisco - said he barricaded himself in a room after hearing shots. Another reported seeing "blood drips" on the floor and stairs as he fled the building as armed police swarmed the site.
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| Sinister Apple phone prank just won Twitter, Easter, and April Fool's Day Posted: 02 Apr 2018 07:10 AM PDT  This year Easter occurred on April 1, turning Easter baskets and bunny suits into the perfect opportunity for parents to prank their kids. We've already covered a few possible pranks for this bizarre crossover holiday, but comedian and apparent dad-joker Joe Heenan executed one of the meanest pranks yet. SEE ALSO: Find out which Easter candy is the most popular — or polarizing — in your state #AprilFoolsDayTold my son I got him an Apple phone for Easter pic.twitter.com/6oMO9mPWC3 — joe heenan (@joeheenan) April 1, 2018 Creating the ultimate dad joke/prank, Heenan gave his excited son an Apple iPhone box, which was disappointingly filled with a literal apple. The Apple phone pun has become one of the most retweeted April Fool's pranks this year, largely because of the poor kid's face. He ages 30 years between the two photos, falling from near disbelief to complete annoyance. Considering his dad is a standup comedian, the poor guy has probably witnessed enough dad jokes to last several lifetimes' worth of bad Easter jokes. He should have known he's way too young for an iPhone, and to get such a pricey gift on Easter (sorry, Jesus)?! Nope. But one can dream... and promptly have those dreams crushed for retweets. It's OK little dude, one day you'll get to choose your dad's retirement home. WATCH: Can your puppers hold an egg in its mouth without breaking it?
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| Trump's Climate Change Denial Is Already Reshaping Public Opinion Posted: 03 Apr 2018 06:00 AM PDT  A new Gallup survey shows that independent voters are less concerned about
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| Confessions Of A Former Sinclair News Director Posted: 02 Apr 2018 05:53 PM PDT  I was a Sinclair news director. For a few months, at least.
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| Submarine Dog Fight: America's Virginia Class vs. Russia's New Yasen Submarine (Who Wins?) Posted: 02 Apr 2018 04:20 AM PDT  Like its Russian counterpart, a Virginia's main sonar is a spherical, bow-mounted type. Complementing them are arrays on the port and starboard flanks, also known as Light Weight Wide Aperture Arrays, comprising two banks of three fiber-optic acoustic sensors. LWWAA is particularly attuned to detecting diesel electric submarines. Rearward detection is covered by the TB-29(A) towed passive array.
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| Migrant caravan stops in field in southern Mexico Posted: 02 Apr 2018 07:38 PM PDT  MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump is warning about "caravans" of migrants heading to the U.S., though the caravan of Central American migrants supposedly moving across Mexico toward the border was strikingly immobile Monday.
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| Suspected Boko Haram militants kill at least 15 in Nigeria's Maiduguri Posted: 02 Apr 2018 08:23 AM PDT  By Ahmed Kingimi and Ola Lanre MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - A Boko Haram attack in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri killed at least 15 people and wounded 83, a military spokesman said on Monday, in the biggest strike since the government said it was in talks with the Islamist militant group. The military said the incident occurred late on Sunday and included gun battles between government troops and the militants as they tried to enter Maiduguri, a city in northeast Nigeria which is the epicentre of a nine-year conflict with Boko Harm that has caused the deaths of more than 20,000 people. President Muhammadu Buhari has prioritized improving security and has previously declared the defeat of Boko Haram, which is trying to establish an Islamic state and which split into two factions in 2016.
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| Multiple People Injured In Shooting At YouTube Headquarters, Female Suspect Dead Posted: 03 Apr 2018 01:20 PM PDT  A suspected lone shooter is dead following reports of gunfire Tuesday
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| It’s Not Just China's Retaliatory Tariffs That Should Worry U.S. Businesses Posted: 02 Apr 2018 01:44 AM PDT  The U.S. hasn't felt the blow of 1.3 billion angry Chinese consumers, but it might
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| Gay dating app Grindr scorched for handling of HIV data Posted: 03 Apr 2018 04:44 AM PDT  Gay dating app Grindr was under fire on Monday for sharing information about users' HIV status or locations with two companies enlisted to optimize its software. Grindr chief technology officer Scott Chen said in a Tumblr post that sharing data with partners such as Apptimize and Localytics was "industry practice" and that steps were taken to protect people's privacy. "As a company that serves the LGBTQ community, we understand the sensitivities around HIV status disclosure," Chen said.
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| Seth Meyers Brutally Dissects One Of Donald Trump's Weirdest Speeches Yet Posted: 03 Apr 2018 12:35 AM PDT  Seth Meyers couldn't resist ridiculing President Donald Trump over his bizarre
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| Oklahoma teachers go on strike and rally at state Capitol Posted: 02 Apr 2018 11:20 AM PDT ![Oklahoma teachers go on strike and rally at state Capitol]( "Oklahoma teachers go on strike and rally at state Capitol") Teachers carried signs and marched during a rally at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City on Monday calling for higher wages.
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| Mexico is no ‘piñata,’ election frontrunner says after Trump tweets Posted: 02 Apr 2018 07:37 AM PDT  Mexico's presidential frontrunner launched his campaign close to the U.S. border on Sunday, demanding respect for Mexicans hours after U.S. President Trump again threatened to scrap a key trade pact and erect a wall between the countries.
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| The 10 Most Popular Instagram Recipes From March 2018 Posted: 02 Apr 2018 02:45 AM PDT  March is supposed to come in like a lion and out like a lamb. But in the world
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| A one-armed baseball catcher is inspiring people across U.S. -- and he's only in middle school Posted: 03 Apr 2018 08:37 AM PDT  A one-armed middle school baseball player from Lewisburg, Tennessee, has made catching an art form -- and hundreds of thousands of people have now seen his skills.
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| Manhunt on for Phoenix man in girlfriend's San Diego killing Posted: 03 Apr 2018 01:45 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The mother of a Phoenix woman killed in San Diego pleaded for the public's help Tuesday to find her daughter's boyfriend, a former Marine charged with murder in the case.
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| Britain wants 'proportionate' response to Russia after spy poisoning Posted: 03 Apr 2018 03:57 AM PDT  Britain is looking for a "proportionate way" to respond to the threat posed by Russia, a spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday, after a retired Russian army official said the poisoning of a former spy could start a new world war. "We need to respond in a proportionate way to this aggressive behavior from Russia and that's what we're doing," the spokesman said when asked if there was a real risk of triggering a war. Evgeny Buzhinsky, a retired lieutenant general, was quoted in British newspapers on Tuesday as saying the fallout of the attack could trigger "the last war in the history of mankind".
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| News Anchor At Sinclair-Owned Station Hits Back At Trump Posted: 02 Apr 2018 04:02 PM PDT  An evening news anchor at a Sinclair Broadcast Group-owned station in Seattle
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| US-backed fighters on high alert in Syria's Manbij Posted: 02 Apr 2018 09:37 PM PDT  On the outskirts of Syria's Manbij, Kurdish-led fighters have dug trenches and US-led coalition soldiers patrol from land and sky after Turkey threatened to overrun the northern city. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly threatened to launch an attack on the city, near which US troops are stationed as part of their support to a Kurdish-led alliance fighting jihadists. Pro-Ankara Syrian rebels control territory to the north and west of the city held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) alliance.
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| Armed guard bars woman from Disney Cruise Line ship because she's a week over their pregnancy limit Posted: 03 Apr 2018 04:10 AM PDT  A pregnant woman was blocked from boarding a Disney Cruise Line ship by an armed guard with an assault rifle. Although she is 25 weeks into her term, Emily Jackson had a doctor's note permitting her to travel. Like a number of other cruise lines, the company does not permit women over 24 weeks pregnant to board the ship.
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| Japanese couple apologise for ignoring work pregnancy timetable by conceiving ‘before their turn’ Posted: 03 Apr 2018 01:59 PM PDT  A Japanese worker has been reprimanded by her boss for "selfishly breaking the rules" after she became pregnant before it was her "turn", according to media reports. The woman was working at a private childcare centre in Aichi prefecture, north Japan, when she found out she was pregnant. However, the timing reportedly clashed with "shifts" drawn by the childcare centre director, which listed when female staff were allowed to marry and have children. The plight of the woman, who has not been identified, highlights the unsettling practice of some Japanese companies dictating when female staff are allowed to marry and have children, depending on their level of seniority. Her experiences came to light after her husband, aged 28, wrote a letter outlining their plight to Mainich Shimbun, one of Japan's leading newspapers. Yuka Ogata was banned from feeding her baby in the Kumamoto City council chamber earlier this year in another blow to maternity rights Credit: KYODO/ REUTERS Describing how his wife felt "glum and anxious" after finding out she was pregnant, the husband wrote: "The director at the child care center where she works had determined the order in which workers could get married or pregnant, and apparently there was an unspoken rule that one must not take their 'turn' before a senior staff member..." The couple formally met with the director to apologise about the pregnancy in person, but the husband claimed that his wife has since been "chided" for "selfishly" breaking the rules of the child care center. He added: "Childcare providers sacrifice their own children to care for the children of others. It is a noble profession that nurtures children who will forge the future of this country. "I respect my wife for her commitment to her profession, and continue to encourage her. The conditions of those working to nurture and care for children are evidence of a backward country." Why has a generation given up on having children? The case has prompted a flood of support in Japan, a nation famed for both its shrinking birth rate and a chronic shortage of public childcare establishments. Many commentators were critical of the nursery, claiming such rules are a violation of human rights - although some were sympathetic to the challenges faced by childcare centres due to widespread staffing shortages. Japanese women have long had a tough time in the workplace, due to widespread gender discrimination, with the nation slipping to 114th place out of 144 countries in last year's World Economic Forum global gender equality rankings. Maternity harassment – known as "matahara" in Japan – is also a major issue, with a 2015 government survey revealing that half of the nation's working women suffered some kind of harassment after becoming pregnant, with one in five dismissed from their job. Japan is placed 114 of 144 in the World Economic Forum's global gender equality rankings Credit: ISSEI KATO/ REUTERS The practice of telling female employees exactly when they are allowed to have children – and when they cannot - is reportedly not confined to the childcare industry in Japan. Another woman, aged 26, from Tokyo also reportedly spoke out about how a female supervisor at a cosmetics-related company told her she would not be allowed to have a child until she was around 35. She reportedly received a document detailing childbirth and childrearing schedules which was circulated among 22 female colleagues via email, with the warning: "Selfish behaviour will be subject to punishment." The married woman, who has fertility issues, told Mainichi Shimbun: "I already have trouble getting pregnant. How are they going to take responsibility if I put off getting pregnant and lose my chances to have children altogether?" The outdated postwar concept of "gendered division of labour" still lingers in many Japanese companies, according to Dr Brigitte Steger, an expert on modern Japanese studies at Cambridge University. Generations apart | How pregnancy advice has changed "The term matahara is used frequently," she told the Telegraph. "Women are being harassed for being selfish for taking time out to have children or look after them and for being inconsiderate towards their fellow employees - while women are also criticised for being selfish and not having children." Referring to the prime minister Shinzo Abe's so-called policies of "womenomics", she added: "The main aim of this politics is to allow more women to combine career with having children, encouraging fathers' involvement in childcare, allowing maternity and paternity leave, providing more childcare facilities, etc. "But there are no real structural changes and industries have not all changed their attitudes and demands towards their workforce."
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| China's Xi tells Zimbabwe president they should write 'new chapter' in ties Posted: 03 Apr 2018 05:55 AM PDT  Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday told President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe that they should work towards a new chapter in ties, during the African leader's first state visit to China since he seized power last year. Mnangagwa, who was sworn in as president in November after a de facto military coup ended Robert Mugabe's 37-year rule, has vowed to rebuild his country's ravaged economy and re-engage with the international community. China had considered Mugabe a "good friend" in a relationship dating back to its support for Zimbabwe's independence war, but pointedly failed to support him when he was ousted.
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