| Trump Tries To Clean Up After Disastrous Putin Summit Posted: 17 Jul 2018 11:52 AM PDT  President Donald Trump on Tuesday responded to the widespread condemnation of
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| CVS Employees Fired After Calling Cops On Black Woman Over A Coupon Posted: 17 Jul 2018 12:36 PM PDT  Two employees at a CVS store in Chicago are out of a job after one of them
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| Israel hits Hamas posts in response to arson kites Posted: 16 Jul 2018 09:45 AM PDT  An Israeli aircraft hit two Hamas posts in the Gaza Strip on Monday in response to balloons carrying firebombs over the border fence to burn Israeli farmland, the army said. The strikes signalled a tougher Israeli response to the hundreds of balloons and kites carrying firebombs that have been launched from the blockaded Gaza Strip since April. Gazan security sources and residents said the strikes occurred in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip and caused no injuries.
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| Papa John's Founder Accuses Media Agency Of Extorting Him Over Racial Slur Posted: 16 Jul 2018 02:15 PM PDT  Better ingredients, better pizza and now better scapegoats?
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| Chinese woman 'detained' after tossing ink on Xi poster: activists Posted: 16 Jul 2018 10:30 PM PDT  A woman who live-streamed herself throwing ink onto a picture of Chinese President Xi Jinping has been detained, according to activists who accuse authorities of suppressing speech to protect a "cult of personality" around the country's leader. The US-based Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) activist network said authorities have also taken the woman's father and a Chinese artist into custody after they sought to publicise her plight on social media.
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| NRA-linked Russian aide arrested, charged as foreign agent Posted: 16 Jul 2018 03:22 PM PDT  Just hours after the disastrous summit in Helsinki, the FBI arrested a Russian gun-rights activist with links to the NRA and the Trump campaign and charged her as a foreign agent.
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| At Least 23 Injured In Hawaii After Lava From Kilauea Volcano Hits Tour Boat Posted: 16 Jul 2018 03:27 PM PDT  A lava explosion off the coast of Big Island in Hawaii injured 23 people on
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| Photo: Kīlauea volcano's lava forms new land off Hawaii's coast Posted: 16 Jul 2018 07:43 AM PDT  The ongoing Kilauea volcano eruptions in Hawaii have led to the formation of a tiny, new piece of land made of lava, which was initially considered to be an island.
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| Amazon Prime Day Vacuum Deals That Don't Suck Posted: 16 Jul 2018 03:04 PM PDT  Buying a new vacuum cleaner doesn't necessarily sit at the top of the list for
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| Delayed arraignment for suspect in Massachusetts police shooting Posted: 16 Jul 2018 11:59 AM PDT ![Delayed arraignment for suspect in Massachusetts police shooting]( "Delayed arraignment for suspect in Massachusetts police shooting") A Massachusetts man suspected of killing a police officer and a bystander with the officer's pistol will not be formally charged on Monday because he is still recovering from wounds sustained during a gunfight with police, officials said. Suspect Emanuel Lopes, 20, was arrested early Sunday after police in Weymouth, Massachusetts, received a report of a person driving erratically. "The Norfolk District Attorney's Office has now been informed that Emanuel Lopes will not be medically available for arraignment today," David Traub, a spokesman for the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office, said in a statement.
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| Strikes blamed on Israel killed 9 pro-regime fighters in Syria: monitor Posted: 16 Jul 2018 12:49 AM PDT  At least nine pro-regime fighters died in a suspected Israeli missile strike overnight in northern Syria, a monitor said Monday. Syrian state media had accused Israel of bombing a military position in Aleppo province late Sunday, in what would be a rare Israeli strike so far north in the war-ravaged country. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor, said the base was being used by the Syrian regime's arch-ally Iran.
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| British caver considering legal action after Elon Musk 'pedo' tweet Posted: 16 Jul 2018 01:27 PM PDT  A British caver hailed a hero for helping to save the lives of 12 boys and their football coach trapped deep inside a Thai cave has said he may take action against Elon Musk after the billionaire entrepreneur called him a "pedo" online. The Tesla CEO lashed out on Sunday evening at Vernon Unsworth, 63, in an extraordinary tirade on Twitter after the cave diver scoffed at Mr Musk's offer of a specialised miniature submarine to evacuate the boys through a twisted and dangerously flooded underground passageway. Mr Unsworth, who has mapped the Tham Luang cave network for years and who played a pivotal role in the daring rescue operation to dive the boys to safety dismissed the submarine idea as a "PR stunt" in an interview with CNN, quipping that the entrepreneur could stick the invention "where it hurts." The Briton said that the six-foot submarine "wouldn't have made the first 50 metres in the cave" as it was rigid and would not have gone round any corners or obstacles in the difficult terrain. His comments were not well-received by Mr Musk, who had travelled to Thailand last week at the height of the crisis to present his submarine to the rescue teams. In a stream of bizarre tweets Mr Musk first told his 22 million-strong Twitter following that he "never saw this British expat guy who lives in Thailand (sus) at any point when we were in the caves." By "sus" Mr Musk was presumed to have meant "suspect", implying that a British man living in Thailand is in itself dubious. Musk later deleted the tweets calling Unsworth a pedo Credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP He went on to dispute Mr Unsworth's claim that the submarine concept was unworkable, arguing that he would produce a video to prove that the device would have reached the children. "Sorry pedo guy, you really did ask for it," he said, without directly naming Mr Unsworth or providing any justification or explanation for the slur. Doubling down on his comments as criticisms rolled in, he said: "Bet ya a signed dollar it's true." The tweets have since been deleted and Musk has not responded to media requests for comment. Mr Unsworth told AFP on Monday he had not reviewed the tweets in full and had only heard about them. Asked if he would take legal action against the billionaire over the allegation, he said: "If it's what I think it is yes." The caver added that he would make a decision when he flies back to the UK this week, but said the episode with Musk "ain't finished". Mr Unsworth who lives close to the caves, in the city of Chiang Rai with his wife, was instrumental in forming the elite team of international divers who spearheaded a mission by the Thai Navy Seals to rescue the 'Wild Boars' football team who were sheltering in a dark cavern 2.5 miles inside the cave. When he realised the scale of the problem facing Thai rescue teams, Mr Unsworth immediately called on British world-class divers John Volanthen, Rick Stanton and Robert Harper, who were the first to discover the emaciated boys ten days after they had gone missing. Musk released images of a device by SpaceX and The Boring Company designed to help in the Thai cave rescue bid Credit: REUTERS The Brits were joined by specialists from Belgium, Scandinavia and Australia, including Dr Richard Harris, an anaesthetist tasked with assessing whether the boys were medically capable of making the life-threatening dive. The perilous mission was considered to be a last resort as looming monsoon rains threatened to flood the cave even further. Some divers have since admitted that they did not expect all of the boys, aged 11-16, to survive. It has now emerged that Dr Harris and Craig Challen, a retired vet and his diving buddy, were given diplomatic immunity ahead of the risky operation "in case something went wrong" , after negotiations between Australian and Thai government officials. "Doctor Richard Harris did his utmost on the medical mission he was responsible for, but if something went wrong he needed protection," Don Pramudwinai, the Thai Foreign Minister, said. "We provided this only to Dr. Richard Harris and two medical assistants. Only to the Australian medical team." All 12 boys and their coach, Ekapol Chanthawong, 25, beat the odds and survived. They are now recovering in hospital and are expected to be released on Thursday.
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| Trump blames Russia rift on US probe, Moscow agrees Posted: 16 Jul 2018 03:57 AM PDT  Donald Trump on Monday blamed bad relations between Moscow and Washington on the US investigation into alleged Russian election meddling -- and Russia promptly agreed. Setting the scene just hours ahead of his summit with Vladimir Putin, Trump took to Twitter to lash out at US special prosecutor Robert Mueller's probe. "Our relationship with Russia has NEVER been worse thanks to many years of U.S. foolishness and stupidity and now, the Rigged Witch Hunt!" Trump tweeted, with a swipe at his White House predecessors.
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| Future Lexus F Models Could Be Hybrids, Possibly For New GT Model Posted: 16 Jul 2018 08:20 AM PDT  A fully electric Lexus UX might be on the way, too.
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| Judge Orders Government To Temporarily Stop Deporting Reunited Families Posted: 16 Jul 2018 10:19 AM PDT  A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Monday to temporarily stop
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| Prime Day Fashion Deals No One Will Know You Bought On Amazon Posted: 17 Jul 2018 08:54 AM PDT  If you were looking for some mega deals on top fashion brands this Prime Day,
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| The Latest: Zoo cites break in steel cable barrier in escape Posted: 16 Jul 2018 01:31 PM PDT  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on the weekend escape of a jaguar from its enclosure at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans (all times local):
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| These 6 Stores Are Having Mega Sales To Compete With Prime Day 2018 Posted: 16 Jul 2018 09:32 AM PDT  Unless you've taken a digital detox in the last week, you probably know that
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| Texas executes convicted killer despite plea by victim's family Posted: 17 Jul 2018 04:54 PM PDT  Texas executed a man on Tuesday for murdering a store owner during a robbery in 2004, despite calls from some relatives of the victim that his life be spared. Christopher Young, 34, was put to death by lethal injection at the state's death chamber in the city of Huntsville for the murder of Hasmukh Patel at his convenience store in San Antonio, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said. Young became the 13th U.S. inmate put to death this year, and the 553rd in Texas since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976, the most of any state.
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| Anger over 'callous' Magufuli remarks on prisoners Posted: 16 Jul 2018 08:28 AM PDT  Amnesty International on Monday slammed Tanzanian President John Magufuli for ordering that prisoners be made to work "day and night" and be kicked if lazy. "All people deprived of their liberty must be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person," Amina Hersi, Amnesty International's East Africa campaigner told AFP. "President Magufuli's statement that lazy inmates should be 'kicked' is not only callous but if implemented would amount to cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment," she added.
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| Trump sends envoys to Afghanistan to open talks directly with Taliban over peace deal Posted: 16 Jul 2018 03:20 AM PDT  President Donald Trump's administration has ordered American envoys to seek direct talks with the Taliban to end the country's longest ever war, in a major shift after years of US diplomatic policy on the conflict. The change in White House stance rolls back a long-held position that any talks must be led and controlled by the Afghan government. Mike Pompeo, the US Secretary of State, has now told diplomats to seek initial talks with the militant insurgent movement to try to kick start a wider peace process to end the 17-year-long conflict. The shift marks a significant concession to Taliban demands and comes amid frustration in the White House that Mr Trump's decision last year to ramp up the war has so far yielded few results. "Our Secretary of State, Mr Pompeo, has said that we, the United States, are ready to talk to the Taliban and discuss the role of international forces," said General John Nicholson, the top US commander in Afghanistan, as he confirmed the news, first reported by the New York Times, on Monday. "We hope that they realise this and that this will help to move the peace process forward." Taliban leaders have long said they will not talk with the Kabul government, which they see as a puppet regime, and will instead only talk with America, which ousted the movement from power in 2001. A soldier from Recce Platoon 3rd battalion of the Royal Canadian regiment battle group from the NATO-led coalition patrols a village in the Taliban stronghold of Arghandab in 2009 Credit: Stefano Rellandini/REUTERS In a statement last month the Taliban said: "The invading American party must realise and understand the reality of the situation, stop pointless stubbornness, sit directly for dialogue with the Islamic Emirate to find a solution for the ongoing imbroglio and withdraw their occupying forces from Afghanistan." Senior American officials including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, have met major players in the region in recent weeks to lay the foundations for talks, the paper reported. Sohail Shahin, a spokesman for the Taliban's political office in Qatar, said he was still waiting for confirmation but welcomed signs of the new approach. "This is what we wanted and were waiting for, to sit with the US directly and discuss the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan," he said. The move is likely to be met with deep suspicion in Kabul. Under the previous president, Hamid Karzai, several tentative peace initiatives failed because of Afghan fears a deal would be done behind the government's back. After dramatically scaling down forces as part of the withdrawal of Nato combat forces in 2014, Mr Trump last year agreed to send more troops and said they would now "fight to win" against the Taliban and Islamic State group. Under more aggressive rules of engagement, troop numbers have been increased and the number of air strikes has dramatically risen. Yet the Afghan government has been unable at the same time to extend its writ, with Kabul still only in control of half the country's districts, according to a an independent US congressional watchdog. It comes as a United Nations report found the number of civilian deaths in the country had reached a record in the first half of the year, with a surge in suicide attacks claimed by the Islamic State terrorist group (Isil). The report followed an apparent suicide attack close to a government building in Kabul on Sunday which killed at least seven people and wounded more than 15. Deaths rose one per cent to 1,692 from the same period last year, although overall civilian casualties were down by three per cent, according to the UN assistance mission in Afghanistan's latest civilian casualty report. The main causes of casualties were ground engagements between security forces and militants, roadside bombs, as well as suicide and other "complex attacks", which caused 22 per cent more casualties, the UN's latest civilian casualty report found. Isil was said to be responsible for 52 per cent of casualties from suicide and complex attacks, while 40 per cent were attributed to the Taliban.
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| Parade Of 70 Land Rovers Celebrates 70 Years At Goodwood Posted: 16 Jul 2018 02:16 AM PDT  Examples of all of the company's previous models were on hand.
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| Eritrea reopens embassy in Addis Ababa in fresh sign of thaw with Ethiopia Posted: 16 Jul 2018 05:27 AM PDT  By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Eritrea reopened its embassy in Ethiopia on Monday in further evidence of a rapid thaw between two countries that a week ago ended two decades of military stalemate over a border war in which tens of thousands died. Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki re-opened the embassy in the capital Addis Ababa in a brief ceremony, a Reuters witness said. One week ago the leaders declared their "state of war" over and Isaias spent the weekend in Ethiopia.
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| Chicago protests continue after police shooting of Harith Augustus Posted: 17 Jul 2018 11:48 AM PDT ![Chicago protests continue after police shooting of Harith Augustus]( "Chicago protests continue after police shooting of Harith Augustus") After release of the shooting video, protests on Sunday evening were peaceful. But the community remains tense and a "demonstration against the police murder of Harith Augustus" organized by a group called the Chicago Alliance Against Racism and Political Repression was scheduled for Monday evening at the scene of the shooting.
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| Watch flash flood in Utah roar right up to storm chaser Reed Timmer's camera Posted: 16 Jul 2018 08:34 AM PDT  AccuWeather storm chaser, Reed Timmer is in Utah where several flash floods have occurred after torrential rain. Flash floods like this occur after torrential rains unleash several inches of water that has nowhere to go but across the dry ground.
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| Astronomers Serendipitously Discover 12 Moons Around Jupiter Posted: 17 Jul 2018 12:42 PM PDT  Astronomers who were searching for a planet beyond Pluto discovered 12
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| Thai cave rescue divers given diplomatic immunity: report Posted: 15 Jul 2018 09:15 PM PDT  Two Australian divers who helped extract the young football team trapped in a Thai cave obtained diplomatic immunity before the rescue in case it failed, national broadcaster ABC reported Monday. The "Wild Boars" team were stuck in the cave in northern Thailand for 18 days before Thai Navy SEALs and international cave diving experts successfully removed them in a highly risky, three-day-long operation. Anaesthetist Richard Harris and his diving partner Craig Challen, both cave diving specialists, played key roles in the rescue.
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| Aston Martin Takes to the Skies with Volante Vision Concept Posted: 16 Jul 2018 08:49 AM PDT  Aston Martin Volante Vision concept
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| Trump meets Putin in Helsinki Posted: 16 Jul 2018 08:41 AM PDT ![Trump meets Putin in Helsinki]( "Trump meets Putin in Helsinki") The outcome of the first summit between the unpredictable first-term American president and Russia's steely-eyed longtime leader is anybody's guess. What Trump wants from Russia has long been one of the great mysteries of his presidency.
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| Muslim candidates run in record numbers but face backlash Posted: 16 Jul 2018 02:34 PM PDT  SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A liberal woman of color with zero name recognition and little funding takes down a powerful, long serving congressman from her own political party.
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| Las Vegas police officer filmed shooting at suspects through his windscreen Posted: 17 Jul 2018 08:42 AM PDT  A shoot-out caught on a US police officer's body camera ended with the suspects being fired at through a patrol car windscreen. The incident between police officer William Umana and two men suspected of a homicide took place in Las Vegas on 11 July. Mr Umana is seen on camera shooting while driving, first using his open window and then blowing holes in his own windscreen.
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| I Deleted All My Social Media Accounts Last Year. Here’s How My Life Has Changed. Posted: 17 Jul 2018 05:31 AM PDT  In the seven years since I first begged my mom for permission to create a
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| NASA commercial crew program for space station faces delays, report says Posted: 16 Jul 2018 07:27 AM PDT ![NASA commercial crew program for space station faces delays, report says]( "NASA commercial crew program for space station faces delays, report says") Plans to launch the first NASA astronauts since 2011 to the International Space Station from the United States look set to be delayed due to incomplete safety measures and accountability holes in the agency's commercial crew program, according to a federal report released on Wednesday. SpaceX and Boeing Co are the two main contractors selected under the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's commercial crew program to build spacecraft that had been expected to send U.S. astronauts to space as soon as 2019.
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| 2019 Genesis G70 Posted: 15 Jul 2018 09:01 PM PDT  2019 Genesis G70
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| Trump Begins Helsinki Summit With Putin With Hope For 'Extraordinary Relationship' Posted: 16 Jul 2018 04:54 AM PDT  President Donald Trump commenced a bilateral summit with Russian President
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| Woman survives for a week after crashing car off 200-foot cliff Posted: 16 Jul 2018 04:50 AM PDT  An Oregon woman has a spectacular story of survival to tell after she crashed her Jeep off a cliff and survived for a week before being discovered by hikers on Friday.
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| Syrian regime advances fast on rebels in south Posted: 16 Jul 2018 11:25 AM PDT  Syrian regime forces backed by Russia made sweeping advances on Monday against rebels holding out in the country's vital southern zone. For nearly one month, Syria's government has worked to capture the provinces of Daraa and Quneitra with a mix of heavy bombardment, ground attacks and surrender deals brokered by Moscow. Despite an international outcry, government forces have retaken swathes of the area including the border with Jordan and are inching closer to the sensitive frontier with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
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| Day care owner gets probation for trying to kill toddler Posted: 16 Jul 2018 07:00 PM PDT  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis day care owner was sentenced Monday to 10 years of probation for trying to kill a toddler in her home by hanging him.
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| Singapore Airlines named world's best airline 2018: Skytrax Posted: 17 Jul 2018 06:53 AM PDT  Singapore Airlines has been named the world's best airline for the fourth time at the 2018 Skytrax World Airline Awards, which bills itself as the "Oscars of the aviation industry."
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