| Suspect in Ocala, Florida school shooting: ‘I want to be put away’ Posted: 21 Apr 2018 09:23 AM PDT  As students around the country rallied against gun violence on Friday, one student was injured in a shooting at a Florida high school. The suspect spoke to local NBC reporter Matt Lupoli.
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| North Korea says it’s suspending nuclear and missile tests Posted: 21 Apr 2018 09:07 AM PDT  The announcement said the suspension will continue so long as there are no nuclear threats against North Korea and contained no indication that the country would give up its nuclear weapons.
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| Missouri governor charged with felony computer data tampering Posted: 20 Apr 2018 07:13 PM PDT  Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, already facing an invasion-of-privacy trial next month in connection with an extramarital affair, was charged separately on Friday with felony computer tampering tied to his political fund-raising. The new case was brought by the same St. Louis prosecutor two days before the statute of limitations deadline for the charge, which stems from Greitens' alleged theft of a donor list from the military veterans charity he created and ran for several years. Greitens, a Republican under mounting pressure from Missouri politicians of both parties to resign since the sex scandal broke earlier this year, called the latest case part of a "smear" campaign orchestrated by St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, a Democrat.
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| FAA Orders Emergency Engine Inspections After Deadly Southwest Accident Posted: 20 Apr 2018 06:44 PM PDT  Three days after a fatal accident on a Southwest Airlines flight involving a
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| 'Overwhelmed' Letter Carrier Allegedly Held Onto 17,000 Pieces Of Mail Posted: 21 Apr 2018 08:48 AM PDT  An "overwhelmed" New York City postal worker stashed more than 17,000 pieces
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| Armenian protest leader says to meet PM to discuss his 'resignation' Posted: 21 Apr 2018 02:23 PM PDT  Armenian anti-government protests leader Nikol Pashinyan said he would meet Prime Minister and ex-president Serzh Sarkisian on Sunday, after nine days of mass demonstrations against an alleged power-grab. Tens of thousands of people earlier flocked to Republic Square in the capital Yerevan to protest against new premier Sarkisian's rule, according to AFP journalists at the scene. "I will meet Serzh Sarkisian to discuss the conditions of his resignation and of (a) peaceful transfer of power," Pashinyan said in a video address published on his Facebook page.
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| Avoid romaine lettuce, CDC warns, amid E. coli outbreak Posted: 21 Apr 2018 09:01 AM PDT  The warning stems from romaine lettuce grown in Yuma, Arizona and shipped across the country, the with CDC telling grocery stores, restaurants, and consumers not to eat the lettuce unless they can be certain it didn't come from that area.
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| Korean Air boss apologises as hot-tempered daughters resign Posted: 22 Apr 2018 03:35 AM PDT  Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho on Sunday apologised for the "immature" behaviour of his two daughters and said they would both immediately resign from their company posts following separate controversies. Cho Hyun-min, the younger daughter who is marketing executive at the South Korean flag carrier, is under police investigation for assault after she was accused of throwing water into a man's face at a business meeting. Four years ago her older sister Cho Hyun-ah made global headlines for angrily kicking a cabin crew member off a plane after being served macadamia nuts in a bag rather than a bowl -- an incident quickly dubbed "nut rage".
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| GOP strategist says Cohen investigation 'could be the end of (Trump's) presidency' Posted: 22 Apr 2018 09:35 AM PDT  The "This Week" Powerhouse Roundtable debate the week in politics, including the legal issues facing President Trump.
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| R. Kelly's Lawyer, Publicist And Assistant Flee From Singer Amid Scandals Posted: 21 Apr 2018 03:40 PM PDT  Singer R. Kelly's scandals may be too much for the people he employs. Since
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| New Body Camera Footage Shows Officers Did Not Leave Patrol Car While Searching for Kyle Plush Posted: 21 Apr 2018 09:29 AM PDT  The teen was later found dead by his father.
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| Man killed in random knife attack at California steakhouse Posted: 21 Apr 2018 04:22 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A homeless man who randomly stabbed a patron in a crowded Southern California restaurant to death as he was holding his daughter was reported just a few hours earlier for disruptive behavior, but police ultimately determined he was not a threat, authorities said Saturday.
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| Syrian rebels withdraw from enclave northeast of Damascus Posted: 21 Apr 2018 08:42 AM PDT  By Tom Perry and Suleiman Al-Khalidi BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian rebels began withdrawing from an enclave northeast of Damascus on Saturday and will go to northern Syria, state TV and a rebel official said, in a surrender agreement that marks another victory for President Bashar al-Assad. The withdrawal will restore state control over the eastern Qalamoun enclave, some 40 km (25 miles) from Damascus.
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| My Son Suddenly Stopped Talking And I Wasn't Sure If He'd Ever Speak Again Posted: 21 Apr 2018 05:30 AM PDT  At the age of 3, my son suddenly stopped speaking ― for hours, then days, then
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| Tweeters Furious Over Trump Calling Mar-a-Lago The 'Southern White House' Posted: 21 Apr 2018 10:24 PM PDT  Twitter was incensed Saturday after Donald Trump used Barbara Bush's funeral
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| Iran ex-prosecutor jailed months after sentence: media Posted: 22 Apr 2018 01:16 AM PDT  A former Iranian prosecutor has finally been taken to prison months after being sentenced over the death in custody of a protestor, the judiciary's news agency said Sunday. The delay in starting Saeed Mortazavi's two-year sentence had caused anger and ridicule in recent weeks, with mocked-up "Wanted" posters appearing for the notorious former prosecutor online and around Tehran. The former chief prosecutor for Tehran was sentenced last year over the death of a protester who had been jailed for taking part in the mass protests over alleged election-rigging in 2009.
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| Martin Lewis to sue Facebook over fake ads which scam people out of thousands Posted: 22 Apr 2018 04:01 PM PDT  MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis is to sue Facebook over scam adverts using his image. The commentator and financial journalist is claiming defamation over allegations that the site is publishing scam adverts using his image causing vulnerable people to hand over thousands of pounds to criminals. He said the company had hosted more than 50 of the scam ads and that it had failed to act because it was motivated by "greed". Mr Lewis said the legal action, due to be launched on Monday, was the result of months of frustration with scammers who were piggybacking on his reputation and preying on Facebook users with outlandish get-rich-quick scams. Supporters have handed over thousands of pounds in good faith, only to find the advert has nothing to do with Mr Lewis or his company. "Vulnerable people are the ones being scammed and the ones being hurt," he told the Daily Telegraph. "It has to take some responsibility." "It is not worth Facebook's while improving its systems. The company who is the leader in facial recognition, when it's been put on notice by someone that there is a scam and that that person never does adverts, it is not beyond its wit and wisdom to notify me of these adverts, and ask if they are legitimate. "But its processes don't work like that - it wants to make it flexible and easy for anyone to be able to advertise - and it has done, including criminal scammers. "Facebook has become this big agglomerated organisation where no-one seems to take care and responsibility." Any damages won through the lawsuit will be donated to charity, by Mr Lewis said the legal action was not designed to win the case itself, but to force the company to change its policy on advertising, for example by having inbuilt settings notifying well-known people every time their image was used in an advert, requiring their approval. It's distressing, and genuinely makes me feel physically sick when I hear someone has lost money because of this, and because they trusted me, and now they blame me.Martin Lewis He said he has repeatedly reported the adverts, only for new, almost identical ones to appear days later. "I don't do ads, so an ad with me in it, does not have my permission. These are companies warned about by the FCA, warned about by Action Fraud - this is about as clear cut as it gets," he said. "Why do I have to go through the time, cost and stress of doing the work? I have people spending half their week doing this. I'm not being paid by Facebook. It's making the money - if I'm going to have to do that can it pay me a fee to police it? "It sees each advert as discrete, and the next day there's another one. They're not identical but it's the same thing. They say 'it's a new advert, you've got to report it'. "It's distressing, and genuinely makes me feel physically sick when I hear someone has lost money because of this, and because they trusted me, and now they blame me. It is very upsetting, personally - not as upsetting as it is for the people who have lost money." He said "fake ads" needed to be taken seriously alongside "fake news" as a threat to civil society. "Our democracy is failing to protect vulnerable from scammers by appeasing one of the world's biggest and richest companies. That is a bit of a threat as well. There isn't enough focus on fake ads." Solicitor Mark Lewis of Seddons, leading the lawsuit, said: "Facebook is not above the law - it cannot hide outside the UK and think that it is untouchable. "Exemplary damages are being sought. This means we will ask the court to ensure they are substantial enough that Facebook can't simply see paying out damages as just the 'cost of business' and carry on regardless. "It needs to be shown that the price of causing misery is very high." A Facebook spokesperson said: "We do not allow adverts which are misleading or false on Facebook and have explained to Martin Lewis that he should report any adverts that infringe his rights and they will be removed. "We are in direct contact with his team, offering to help and promptly investigating their requests, and only last week confirmed that several adverts and accounts that violated our Advertising Policies had been taken down."
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| The end of the Castro era? Raúl's exit likely to change little in Cuba Posted: 21 Apr 2018 12:01 AM PDT  A child holds a Cuban flag marking the 59th anniversary of the arrival of Fidel Castro and his rebel army on the outskirts of Havana in January. As pundits around the globe proclaimed the end of the Castro era this week, Cuba's new president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, promptly dismissed such a notion. "Raúl Castro … will lead the decisions of greatest transcendence for the present and the future of this country," said Díaz-Canel in a speech marking the official changing of the guard on Thursday.
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| NASA Releases Astounding Video Of The Lagoon Nebula To Celebrate Hubble's Birthday Posted: 21 Apr 2018 08:08 PM PDT  Ever wanted to zoom near that central bulge in the Milky Way in the
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| 'Smallville' actress charged with sex trafficking for cult-like group Posted: 21 Apr 2018 08:27 AM PDT  An actress from the popular TV series "Smallville" has been arrested on sex trafficking charges for allegedly recruiting women to a purported self-help group which forced them to have sex with its leader, US prosecutors say. Allison Mack, 35, who was arrested Friday, recruited women for what was described as a female mentorship group, US attorney Richard Donoghue said in a statement from the Justice Department. The leader of the group was one Keith Raniere, also known as "Vanguard," the statement said.
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| Israel hints it could hit Iran's 'air force' in Syria Posted: 22 Apr 2018 04:26 AM PDT ![Israel hints it could hit Iran's 'air force' in Syria]( "Israel hints it could hit Iran's 'air force' in Syria") (This April 17 story corrects to change the media source in paragraph 8 to The Israeli News Company.) By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel released details on Tuesday about what it described as an Iranian "air force" deployed in neighboring Syria, including civilian planes suspected of transferring arms, a signal that these could be attacked should tensions with Tehran escalate. Iran, along with Damascus and its big-power backer Russia, blamed Israel for an April 9 air strike on a Syrian air base, T-4, that killed seven Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) members. Israeli media ran satellite images and a map of five Syrian air bases allegedly used to field Iranian drones or cargo aircraft, as well as the names of three senior IRGC officers suspected of commanding related projects, such as missile units.
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| Colin Kaepernick Receives Amnesty International's Highest Honor For Activism Posted: 21 Apr 2018 01:30 PM PDT  Amnesty International on Saturday named former San Francisco 49ers quarterback
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| Militarized Cops At Tiny Georgia Neo-Nazi Rally Arrest Counterprotesters For Wearing Masks Posted: 21 Apr 2018 08:59 PM PDT  NEWNAN, Ga. -- A heavily militarized police force of some 400 officers
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| When Calling the Police Is a Privilege Posted: 21 Apr 2018 05:00 AM PDT ![When Calling the Police Is a Privilege]( "When Calling the Police Is a Privilege") The call was brief, and had the relaxed feel of someone making a reservation at a restaurant. "I have two gentlemen at my cafe who are refusing to make a purchase or leave," the manager of the Starbucks told the 911 dispatcher. She calmly gave her address, and after being reassured that law enforcement would be on the way shortly, she thanked the dispatcher and hung up. The call, of which audio was released by the Philadelphia police department, lasted roughly 20 seconds.
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| Jeep Wrangler Scrambler Pickup Caught In Motion On The Highway Posted: 22 Apr 2018 01:08 AM PDT  Expected to arrive in showrooms in about a year from now.
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| Saudi security shoots down recreational drone near royal palace Posted: 21 Apr 2018 03:47 PM PDT ![Saudi security shoots down recreational drone near royal palace]( "Saudi security shoots down recreational drone near royal palace") By Rania El Gamal and Stephen Kalin DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian security forces said they had shot down a recreational drone in the capital on Saturday after online videos showing gunfire in a neighborhood where royal palaces are located sparked fears of possible political unrest. The Riyadh police spokesman, quoted by the official Saudi News Agency (SPA), said a security screening point noticed the flying of a small unauthorized recreational drone at 7:50 p.m. local time (1650 GMT), leading security forces to deal with it according to their orders and instructions. There were no casualties, and King Salman was not at his palace at the time, a senior Saudi official told Reuters.
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| Netflix Sought To Purchase A Chain Of Movie Theaters Posted: 22 Apr 2018 01:04 PM PDT  Streaming service Netflix has been looking to buy its own series of movie
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| High holiday: Pot fans join 420 smoke-out in San Francisco Posted: 20 Apr 2018 06:23 PM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thousands of marijuana enthusiasts simultaneously exhaled a giant cloud of smoke that rose above San Francisco's Golden Gate Park precisely at 4:20 p.m. Friday, the annual April 20 high holiday.
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| Iran rejects US rights report as 'biased' Posted: 21 Apr 2018 09:51 AM PDT  Iran rejected the latest US human rights report as hypocritical on Saturday, saying it was "biased by political objectives". "Iran considers the annual report by the US State Department and in particular allegations raised about human rights in Iran as absolutely biased by political objectives, which depicts a distorted and unrealistic image of our country's situation," said foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi in a statement on the ministry website.
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| 13 Billboards Call Out How Much Money Politicians Got From The NRA Posted: 20 Apr 2018 06:21 PM PDT  On the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School mass shooting in
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| The Latest: Walkouts spark protests against gun violence Posted: 20 Apr 2018 05:58 PM PDT  The Latest on national school walkouts protesting gun violence (all times local):
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| 570S Spider Design Edition Is Customized By McLaren's Styling Team Posted: 21 Apr 2018 11:46 PM PDT  Why bother personalizing your droptop supercar when McLaren can do it for you?
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| Michael Bloomberg to write $4.5 million check for Paris climate pact Posted: 22 Apr 2018 10:20 AM PDT  Former New York mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg said on Sunday he will write a $4.5 million check to cover this year's U.S. financial commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement. President Donald Trump last year pulled the United States out of the pact, making the country the only one opposed to it. Bloomberg, in a CBS interview, said he hopes by next year Trump will have changed his mind.
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| Could a Mold Allergy Be Making You Miserable? Posted: 21 Apr 2018 03:06 AM PDT  Are you having episodes of sneezing accompanied by a drippy or stuffy nose? Are your eyes, lips, mouth, or nose itchy? If you're experiencing these kinds of allergy symptoms even when pollen coun...
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| Ranking The Best New Shows On Netflix You Can Stream Right Now Posted: 21 Apr 2018 06:02 AM PDT  For the weekend of April 21, Streamline recommends "Collateral" in the top
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| Death of Gaza teenager at border protest sparks condemnation Posted: 21 Apr 2018 01:57 PM PDT  The death of a Palestinian teenager during protests along Gaza's border with Israel sparked condemnation and international calls for restraint on Saturday. Rescue services and relatives said Mohammed Ayoub, aged 15, was killed by Israeli gunfire on Friday. The Israeli army said Saturday it was opening an investigation into the death of the young Palestinian, who was killed during demonstrations that have brought thousands of Palestinians to the border for four consecutive Fridays.
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| Tens of thousands of Hungarians rally in new anti-Orban protest Posted: 21 Apr 2018 01:39 PM PDT  Tens of thousands of Hungarians took to the streets in Budapest for a second consecutive Saturday to protest against newly reelected Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Campaigning hard against immigration, the 54-year-old Orban's overwhelming victory April 8 saw his Fidesz party secure around half the vote. As part of sweeping reforms since he came into power in 2010, Orban has turned the public media channels into what his critics call "government mouthpieces".
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| 2,000-HP Nissan Qashqai Becomes Fastest SUV In The World: 237.8 MPH Posted: 22 Apr 2018 02:31 AM PDT  It has dethroned the 230-mph Toyota Land Cruiser.
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| Myanmar evicts kin of officer who told of reporters' setup Posted: 21 Apr 2018 06:56 AM PDT  NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar police on Saturday evicted the family of a police officer who had testified a day earlier that he and others were ordered to entrap two Reuters news agency reporters facing charges that could get them up to 14 years in prison, the officer's wife said.
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| 4 dead, several injured in Waffle House shooting Posted: 22 Apr 2018 07:16 AM PDT  One person at the restaurant wrestled the rifle away from the gunman, police said.
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| Romney facing complex Utah nominating system in Senate race Posted: 21 Apr 2018 09:59 AM PDT ![Romney facing complex Utah nominating system in Senate race]( "Romney facing complex Utah nominating system in Senate race") SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Senate hopeful Mitt Romney will speak to thousands of Utah Republicans gathering Saturday at a party convention to vote for candidates ranging from Congress to state Legislature.
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| U.S. calls China, Russia, Iran, North Korea 'morally reprehensible' on rights Posted: 21 Apr 2018 07:38 AM PDT ![U.S. calls China, Russia, Iran, North Korea 'morally reprehensible' on rights]( "U.S. calls China, Russia, Iran, North Korea 'morally reprehensible' on rights") By Lesley Wroughton and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States labeled China, Russia, Iran and North Korea on Friday as "morally reprehensible" governments that it said violated human rights within their borders on a daily basis, making them "forces of instability". In releasing the State Department's global human rights report for 2017, acting Secretary of State John Sullivan also singled out Syria, Myanmar, Turkey and Venezuela as nations with a poor human rights record.
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| Fans on Royal Baby Watch Set up Camp Outside of Hospital Posted: 22 Apr 2018 11:14 AM PDT  They're hoping the baby will come soon.
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| Kipchoge wins third London Marathon as Farah breaks British record Posted: 22 Apr 2018 06:32 AM PDT  LONDON (Reuters) - Eliud Kipchoge defied soaring temperatures to win the London Marathon for a third time on Sunday, while Mo Farah finished in an impressive third place, breaking the British record in the process. Kipchoge raced out of the start, with the leading group registering a blistering opening mile of four minutes 22 seconds, but the Kenyan could not maintain that pace as temperatures rose over 20 degrees Celsius. ...
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| Saudis down new missile from Yemen rebels: state media Posted: 22 Apr 2018 09:43 AM PDT  Saudi air defences on Sunday intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemeni rebels at the kingdom's southern border city of Najran, which set a farm ablaze, state media said. "Saudi forces were able to intercept (the missile)," the Saudi Press Agency said, citing the Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed Huthi rebels. The missile was launched from Saada, the Huthi stronghold in northern Yemen, the coalition was cited as saying.
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| Turkey's Erdogan chides Austria over election campaigning Posted: 21 Apr 2018 12:55 PM PDT  President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Saturday criticised Austria for planning to ban any possible campaigning for the June elections, saying that countries attempting to undermine his country's democratic struggle would "pay a price". Erdogan this week called snap elections for June 24, bringing the polls forward by a year and a half. Both Austria and the Netherlands have announced their governments would not look warmly to any possible campaigning on their soil by Turkish politicians.
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