| North Korea Returns Remains Of Americans, White House Says Posted: 26 Jul 2018 08:46 PM PDT  What are thought to be the remains of 55 American servicemen killed during the
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| Judge Says Suit Challenging Citizenship Question On 2020 Census Can Advance Posted: 26 Jul 2018 09:41 AM PDT  A federal judge in New York ruled Thursday that a lawsuit challenging the
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| The Latest: California wildfire burns dozens of homes Posted: 26 Jul 2018 09:30 PM PDT  SHASTA CITY, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on California's wildfires (all times local):
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| Colombian Cartel Puts $70,000 Price On The Head Of Drug-Sniffing Dog Posted: 27 Jul 2018 04:31 AM PDT  A drug-sniffing dog that helped law-enforcement authorities in Colombia find
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| I've never been in favor of Wikileaks' activities, says Ecuador president Posted: 27 Jul 2018 04:17 AM PDT  By Sonya Dowsett MADRID (Reuters) - Ecuador's president, signaling his government's desire to end the long sojourn of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in its London embassy, said on Friday he had never supported Assange's leaking activities. President Lenin Moreno confirmed a July 15 report in London's Sunday Times that Ecuador and Britain were in talks to try to end Assange's stay at the embassy where he successfully sought asylum in 2012. Moreno said any eviction of Assange from the embassy had to be carried out correctly and through dialogue, but he displayed no sympathy for Assange's political agenda as a leaker of confidential documents.
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| Engineer of Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam shot dead: police Posted: 26 Jul 2018 07:51 AM PDT  The head of a controversial Ethiopian scheme to dam the waters of the Blue Nile was shot in the head on Thursday in a daylight killing in Addis Ababa, police said. Simegnew Bekele was the project manager and public face of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a massive scheme that has triggered fears among downstream users of the Nile, including Egypt. Federal police commissioner Zeynu Jemal said Simegnew was shot in the right side of his head, and a gun was later found nearby.
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| UK blood moon:World looks to the skies as lunar eclipse begins Posted: 27 Jul 2018 02:12 PM PDT  The longest "blood moon" eclipse this century has begun Friday night, coinciding with Mars' closest approach in 15 years to treat skygazers across the globe to a thrilling celestial spectacle. For about half the world, the moon will be partly or fully in Earth's shadow from 1714 to 2328 GMT - six hours and 14 minutes in all. The period of complete eclipse - known as "totality", when the moon appears darkest - will last from 1930 to 2113 GMT. At the same time, Mars will hover near the moon in the night sky, easily visible to the naked eye. Amateur astronomers in the southern hemisphere will be best-placed to enjoy the spectacle, especially those in southern Africa, Australia, India and Madagascar, though it will also be partly visible in Europe and South America. The blood moon: a rare lunar eclipse, in pictures Celestial bodies align Our neighbouring planet will appear unusually large and bright, a mere 57.7 million kilometres (35.9 million miles) from Earth on its elliptical orbit around the sun. "We have a rare and interesting conjunction of phenomena," Pascal Descamps, an astronomer with the Paris Observatory, told reporters. "We should have a coppery red tint on the moon with Mars the 'Red Planet' just next to it, very bright and with a slight orange hue itself." A total lunar eclipse happens when Earth takes position in a straight line between the moon and sun, blotting out the direct sunlight that normally makes our satellite glow whitish-yellow. The moon travels to a similar position every month, but the tilt of its orbit means it normally passes above or below the Earth's shadow - so most months we have a full moon without an eclipse. When the three celestial bodies are perfectly lined up, however, the Earth's atmosphere scatters blue light from the sun while refracting or bending red light onto the moon, usually giving it a rosy blush. This is what gives the phenomenon the name "blood moon", though Mark Bailey of the Armagh Observatory in Northern Ireland said the colour can vary greatly. The blood moon rises over Tel Aviv, Israel Credit: Ariel Schalit/AP It depends partly on "how cloudy or transparent those parts of the Earth's atmosphere are which enable sunlight to reach the moon", he told AFP. "During a very dark eclipse the moon may be almost invisible. The long duration of this eclipse is partly due to the fact that the moon will make a near-central passage through Earth's umbra - the darkest, most central part of the shadow. Cloud puts dampener on UK spectable Rain clouds and thunderstorms prevented some skygazers in Britain from seeing the "blood moon" lunar eclipse as forecasters warn of torrential downpours across eastern parts of Great Britain. The Met Office has issued a thunderstorm warning from Friday afternoon due to last until just before midnight. Moonrise will be at 8.49pm BST in London, 9.46pm in Glasgow, 9.02pm in Cardiff and 9.27pm in Belfast, with mid-eclipse occurring at 9.21pm and the "total" phase ending at around 10.13pm. But torrential downpours are forecast in places, with as much as 1.2 inches (30mm) expected to fall in just an hour and 2.4 inches (60mm) in three hours. What time can you see the blood moon? Met Office spokesman Grahame Madge said: "It's quite tricky at the moment to be precise but there is a potential for showers to develop across the eastern half of the UK. "There may be large areas where the sky is effectively covered by thunderclouds. "They will move through reasonably quickly but if that coincides with the peak moment of the eclipse, they could obscure the moon." Weather - Friday 27 July The warning area extends from Cambridge and Peterborough up to the Scottish Borders, Mr Madge said, adding that Wales, the south and west of England and most of Northern Ireland should have clear skies. Although the lunar eclipse is expected to last 103 minutes, observers in the UK and Ireland will not be able to catch the start as the moon will still be below the horizon. However, the partial eclipse will be visible for almost four hours. Dr Gregory Brown, of the Royal Observatory Greenwich, said: "We miss a section of the eclipse due to the moon being below our horizon when it starts. "South-eastern observers will be able to see the eclipse for somewhat longer than north-western ones." The rising full moon will also change from shining silver to deep blood-red during the eclipse. Dr Brown said: "At this time, the moon passes into the shadow of the Earth, blocking the light from the sun. "However instead of turning black as you might expect, the atmosphere of the Earth bends the light of the sun onto the moon causing it to turn a deep red colour." People set up telescopes to witness a rare lunar eclipse near National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taiwan Credit: Billy H.C. Kwok/Getty How to view the eclipse Unlike with a solar eclipse, viewers will need no protective eye gear to observe the rare display. "All you have to do is... go outside!", the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) in London said, adding that binoculars will be useful to observe the phenomenon up close. Dr Brown said: "As the entire eclipse will occur when the moon is fairly close to the horizon, the main thing to ensure is that you have a clear sightline to the south east. "Try to find an open space or high hilltop clear of trees and tall buildings around you." Blood moon, lunar eclipse explainer What you will see Mars will add to the spectacle shining brightly below the blood moon as it reaches perihelic opposition - where the Red Planet and the sun are on directly opposite sides of Earth. And those awake after 11pm will be able to catch a glimpse of the International Space Station (ISS), as it moves quickly across the sky from west to east. It will appear like a bright star, before fading from sight a few minutes later. For those living in thunderstorm warning areas hoping to catch a glimpse of the eclipse, Mr Madge says having a clear night sky could be down to luck. Blood Moon Myths He added: "The thunderstorms will be quite widespread but not necessarily close together and it's going to be down to fortune whether people in certain locations are able to see this astronomical spectacle. "It's likely some people will miss the event because of the storms but, still, it's worth looking out for and being hopeful." The next total lunar eclipse in the UK will take place on January 19 2019.
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| Brock Turner Says Sexual Assault Conviction Should Be Thrown Out Because He Was Having 'Outercourse' Posted: 26 Jul 2018 12:05 PM PDT  A former prosecutor called Turner's argument "ridiculous"
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| What Tesla's New Patent Can Tell Us About Elon Musk's Future Models Posted: 27 Jul 2018 09:41 AM PDT  Tesla's working on making safer batteries.
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| Amazon’s Face Recognition Tool Confused 28 Lawmakers With Arrestees Posted: 26 Jul 2018 09:16 AM PDT  Amazon's facial recognition tool incorrectly matched the faces of 28 lawmakers
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| Taiwan denounces China moves to limit its global profile Posted: 26 Jul 2018 02:22 AM PDT  TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan on Thursday denounced China's latest moves to increase its global isolation, saying residents of the self-governing island would reject attempts to deny its existence.
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| Samantha Bee Uses NRA's Own Scare Tactics Against It In Pitch-Perfect Parody Posted: 26 Jul 2018 02:09 AM PDT  Samantha Bee spent Wednesday night tearing into the NRA for remaining silent
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| Orca mother keeps her dead calf afloat in extraordinary display of grief Posted: 26 Jul 2018 08:20 PM PDT  Her calf is dead but an orca mother has been spotted in a heartbreaking exhibition of maternal care - or grief - gently trying to keep her offspring afloat. As the carcase sinks in the water she has been gently using her forehead to prop it out of the water and nudge it onwards in choppy seas for the past two days, according to researchers who say the population of whales along the British Columbia coastline is struggling to reproduce. Ken Balcomb of the Centre for Whale Research, said food shortages - including the endangered Chinook salmon - meant females were unable to deliver healthy offspring. The calf only survived for about 45 minutes and was the first born to the pod off the West Coast in the past three years, he told ABC News. "They should be having nine babies a year -- anywhere from six to nine babies a year," he said. Grieving mothers can keep their dead calf afloat for up to a week Credit: David Ellifrit/Centre for Whale Research via AP However, this cow had not given birth in the past three years after previously having several each year. "It's very sad," he said. "We know that it's food." The newborn calf was born to J35, as the mother is known, while the pod passed along the shore of Victoria. But by the time researchers scrambled to photograph and document the new arrival it had died. Since its death, the population has travelled several miles towards the US territory of San Juan Island. 10 of the best whale watching destinations A resident told the Centre for Whale Research, that five or six females appeared to move in a tight-knit circle, rotating for almost two hours.pod engaged in what appeared to be a moonlit ceremony. "As the light dimmed, I was able to watch them continue what seemed to be a ritual or ceremony," they said. "They stayed directly centered in the moonbeam, even as it moved. The lighting was too dim to see if the baby was still being kept afloat. It was both sad and special to witness this behaviour." Scientists have document previous examples of whales mourning dead calves, sometimes keeping them afloat on the heads or in their mouths. The orca population of the Pacific North West has reached a 30-year low of 75.
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| Florida police officer arrested for allegedly kicking 8-month pregnant woman in stomach Posted: 27 Jul 2018 09:27 AM PDT  Police charged 26-year-old Ambar Pacheco with aggravated battery after they said she accosted a pregnant woman on a street corner in South Beach. Ms Pacheco has worked as a uniformed police officer with the North Miami Beach Police Department for almost a year, according to a department spokesperson. "I saw red and beat the s*** out of her," Ms Pacheco, who was off-duty at the time, allegedly told police.
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| Iraqi Airways suspends pilots who fought in-flight over food Posted: 26 Jul 2018 06:21 AM PDT  Iraqi Airways has suspended two of its pilots for getting into a fight -- over a food tray -- during an international flight with more than 150 passengers on board. "Conversation with the pilot became heated because he forbade an air hostess from bringing me a meal tray, under the pretext that I hadn't asked him for authorisation," the co-pilot said in a letter addressed to Iraqi Airways management, seen by AFP. The duo went on to land the plane safely in Baghdad, only to continue their quarrel after landing.
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| Pakistan's Imran Khan declares victory as rivals cry foul Posted: 26 Jul 2018 09:11 AM PDT  By Idrees Ali and Saad Sayeed ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani cricket legend Imran Khan declared victory on Thursday in a divisive general election, and said he was ready to lead the nuclear-armed nation despite a long delay in ballot counting and allegations of vote-rigging from his main opponents. Supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who accuse Khan of colluding with the still powerful army, said the vote count was rigged in what it termed an assault on democracy in a country with a history of military rule. Oxford-educated Khan, in the past a fierce critic of U.S. policy in the region, called for "mutually beneficial" ties with Pakistan's on-off ally the United States, and offered an olive branch to arch-foe India, saying the two nations should resolve their long-simmering dispute over Kashmir.
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| States join to halt EPA's reversal on "glider" semi trucks Posted: 26 Jul 2018 08:15 AM PDT  Sixteen states joined an effort this week to petition courts to review a rollback of an Obama-era regulation that capped the number of "glider" trucks, Transport Topics reported. Glider trucks are new bodies fitted with older diesel engines that predate emissions controls. Attorneys general from California, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washington, and the District of Columbia asked a U.S. appeals court to consider the EPA's decision to stop enforcing a limit of 300 glider kit trucks per manufacturer.
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| GOP Congressman Insults Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Then Fundraises Off Of It Posted: 26 Jul 2018 05:21 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― If Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) ever leaves politics, he should
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| Rep. Jim Jordan Is Running To Be Speaker Of The House. He's Also Accused Of Covering Up Sexual Abuse. Posted: 26 Jul 2018 11:46 AM PDT  Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) announced his bid to run for House speaker on
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| Slaying at scenic mountain inn rattles seasonal workers Posted: 26 Jul 2018 02:55 PM PDT  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A woman working a summer job at a North Carolina mountain lodge was out hiking when, authorities say, a co-worker attacked her and left her lifeless body steps from a famed scenic highway.
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| The 20 Funniest Tweets From Women This Week (July 20-27) Posted: 27 Jul 2018 06:01 AM PDT  The ladies of Twitter never fail to brighten our days with brilliant ― but
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| Could a parasite carried by your cat make you more entrepreneurial? Posted: 26 Jul 2018 02:55 AM PDT  Possibly, according to new US research, which found that a parasite carried by our furry friends could make infected humans more entrepreneurial and more likely to pursue business-related activities. Although infected humans often don't show any acute symptoms, growing evidence suggests that T. gondii may influence behavior, with previous research linking it to more impulsive behaviors, an increased risk of car accidents, road rage, mental illness, neuroticism, drug abuse, and even suicide. In addition, when the researchers carried out a survey of 197 adult professionals attending entrepreneurship events, they found that T. gondii-positive individuals were 1.8 times more likely to have started their own business compared with other attendees.
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| Baby saved from Laos dam disaster by Thai cave rescue volunteers Posted: 27 Jul 2018 06:33 AM PDT  The rescue of a baby boy, terrified and hungry after days without food, has been captured in a viral video showing the infant survivor of a dam collapse in southern Laos being carefully carried through swirling flood waters and waist-high mud. Footage of volunteers from Thailand rescuing 14 people, including the baby, was widely shared online when it was released Friday as an increasingly international relief mission scrambles to save lives in a disaster that has left scores dead or missing. The Thai rescue team, who waded several kilometres (miles) through rushing water containing uprooted trees and debris, are fresh from efforts to help free a youth football team trapped in a cave in the north of their country.
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| Pakistan Election 2018: Imran Khan declares victory as rivals decry 'rigging' Posted: 26 Jul 2018 12:14 PM PDT  Imran Khan declared victory in Pakistan's rancorous general election on Thursday as rivals alleged he had benefited from widespread vote rigging. The cricketer-turned-opposition politician appeared set to be prime minister after unofficial forecasts gave him a commanding lead. The 65-year-old given the nicknamed 'Captain' by supporters looked just short of a full majority, but was expected to find small coalition partners easily and declared he had been given a popular mandate. In a speech broadcast from his Bani Gala estate outside Islamabad, he restated his populist promises, vowing a new Pakistan where he would crackdown on corruption and build an Islamic welfare state. However there were fears last night of political paralysis, or even violence after his unexpectedly strong performance at the polls was rejected by rival parties. Khan declared victory in a televised speech on Thursday afternoon Credit: REUTERS The Pakistan Muslim League party of jailed prime minister Nawaz Sharif said the result was based on "massive rigging" that "will cause irreparable damage to the country". Mr Khan said he was prepared to cooperate in any investigation into vote fraud, but claimed the poll had been "the cleanest elections in Pakistan's history". Reaching out to his country's arch rival, he said he wanted talks with India to resolve their simmering dispute over Kashmir. He said the Indian media had made him feel like a Bollywood villain but "if India takes one step towards us, we will take two steps towards them". Imran Khan has had to be very flexible indeed on his long climb to power in Pakistan He went on: "Right now, it is one-sided where India is constantly just blaming us." "The leadership of Pakistan and India now need to come to the table to resolve this and end blame games. We are stuck at square one." He said he wanted peace in Afghanistan and "mutually beneficial" relations with then US, which he has often berated for its foreign policy in the region. The cricketer-turned-politician who began his political struggle 22 years ago added, "God has given me the chance to make my dream come true." Imran Khan interview Supporters of his Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (Pakistan Justice Movement) party had been celebrating all day and gathered outside his hill-top estate as the day wore on. " I haven't slept all night, I am so excited" said 27-year-old Khurram Shahzad. "He is an honest man and a great man. He will be the greatest leader we have had in our history." Mr Khan's election marks the end of a long transformation from night-clubbing sportsman to a conservative, nationalist leader of the world's sixth most populous nation. His declaration in the mid -1990s that he would trade his sporting popularity for the brutal world of Pakistan's politics caused scorn at the time and he spent years at the political margins. Shahbaz Sharif shows a document as he speaks during a press conference at his political office in Lahore Credit: AFP His former wife, Jemima Goldsmith, yesterday added her congratulations, but appeared to offer a warning that he must not become corrupted by power. She said his victory followed 22-years of "humiliations, hurdles and sacrifices". "It's an incredible lesson in tenacity, belief and refusal to accept defeat. The challenge now is to remember why he entered politics in the first place." The suicide bomber struck outside a crowded polling station in Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta Credit: Arshad Butt/ AP European Union poll monitors are on Friday due to give their verdict on whether polling was free and fair. The military establishment which has ruled Pakistan directly or indirectly for much of its history has been accused of sabotaging rivals to favour Mr Khan. Shahbaz Sharif, the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) since his brother Nawaz was ousted and jailed, said voting had seen "outright rigging and the results based on massive rigging will cause irreparable damage to the country." His party would use "all political and legal options for redressal of these glaring excesses," he vowed.
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| Disneyland Resort proposes to raise minimum wage for California park workers Posted: 27 Jul 2018 12:14 AM PDT  The agreement with Master Services Council, provides for a minimum wage rate increase of 40 percent within two years of the deal, making it one of the highest minimum wages in the country, Disneyland Resort said. Subsequently, hourly wages will increase to $15 in January and rise further to $15.45 in mid-June 2020, Disneyland said. Disneyland Resort, which features two theme parks – Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, said the agreement also includes at least 3 percent increases to wage rates for each year of the contract term for those near or above the minimum rates.
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| Trump Has Changed His Mind A Lot On What He Knew About The Trump Tower Meeting Posted: 27 Jul 2018 08:25 AM PDT  President Donald Trump on Friday denied having prior knowledge of his son's
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| Cairo Zoo Denies Its Zebras Are Really Donkeys With Painted Stripes Posted: 26 Jul 2018 01:41 PM PDT  A zoo in Cairo is allegedly showing its true stripes by passing off painted
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| Georgia police officers filmed using coin-toss to decide whether to arrest woman fired Posted: 27 Jul 2018 09:21 AM PDT  Two Georgia officers seen on video using a coin-toss app to decide on an arrest during a traffic stop have been fired, the city's police department said. Rusty Grant, police chief of the Roswell Police Department, fired officers Kristee Wilson and Courtney Brown on 26, July for violating the department's policies, the department's community relations manager Julie Brechbill confirmed to The Independent.
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| Inflation-hit Venezuela unveils new money with 5 fewer zeros Posted: 25 Jul 2018 06:41 PM PDT  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicola Maduro unveiled plans Wednesday for combatting runaway inflation in Venezuela — by printing new paper money with five fewer zeros.
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| Tesla Model 3 Performance Edition Reaching Customers: What to Know Posted: 27 Jul 2018 04:13 AM PDT  The high-powered car is launching now.
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| Japan hangs 6 more members of cult behind subway gas attack Posted: 25 Jul 2018 09:18 PM PDT  TOKYO (AP) — The last six members of a Japanese doomsday cult who remained on death row were executed Thursday for a series of crimes in the 1990s including a sarin gas attack on Tokyo subways that killed 13 people.
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| Israel to build new settler homes after deadly knife attack Posted: 27 Jul 2018 11:54 AM PDT  Israel is to build hundreds of new homes in a settlement in the occupied West Bank where a Palestinian stabbed three Israelis, one fatally, Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Friday. "The best answer to terrorism is the expansion of settlements," Lieberman wrote on Twitter, announcing 400 new housing units in the Adam settlement north of Jerusalem a day after the deadly stabbing. The teenage attacker sneaked into the settlement on Thursday evening by climbing a fence, Israeli media reported.
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| BRICS bloc signs declaration reaffirming multilateral trade as per WTO rules Posted: 26 Jul 2018 06:22 AM PDT  Leaders of the BRICS bloc signed a declaration supporting an open and inclusive multilateral trading system as envisaged by the World Trade Organisation at a summit on Thursday in South Africa. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have found a collective voice championing global trade at the three-day summit, vowing to fight unilateralism and protectionism in the wake of tariff threats by U.S. President Donald Trump. "We recognise that the multilateral trading system is facing unprecedented challenges.
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| Trump Denies He Knew Of His Son's Trump Tower Meeting With Russians Posted: 27 Jul 2018 05:17 AM PDT  President Donald Trump on Friday denied reports that his longtime personal
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| Shark Week: Divers Surrounded by Man-Eating Sharks for Terrifying Stunt Posted: 26 Jul 2018 11:38 AM PDT  The two divers agreed to be a part of the experiment for Discovery's Shark Week.
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| Hundreds of migrant children still not returned to parents amid warnings they are disappearing into 'black hole' Posted: 26 Jul 2018 04:55 PM PDT  More than 700 migrant children remain in custody after being separated from their families despite a court order that they be reunited with relatives by Thursday evening. In a court filing, the Trump administration said more than 1800 migrant children had been handed back to family members in time for a deadline set by a federal judge in San Diego. That still leaves more than 700 children who were not "eligible" to be reunited, including 431 with parents who have already been deported. The American Civil Liberties Union, which brought the case against the government, said the data showed "dozens of separated children still have not been matched to a parent". And immigration campaigners said the government's attempts to meet the deadline were characterised by confusion and risked leaving children in a "black hole". Lutheran Social Services workers link arms to obscure children arriving with adults in Phoenix to be reunited Credit: Matt York/AP Maria Odom, vice president of legal services for Kids in Need of Defence, said two children who were represented by the group were sent from New York to Texas to be reunited with their mother. When they arrived, they learned their mother had already been deported, she said. Her group now cannot find the children, aged 9 and 14. It was an example, she added, "of how impossible it is to track these children once they are placed in the black hole of reunification." The story behind photograph that revealed a scandal The Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy toward illegal immigration led to the separation of about 2,500 children while their parents, some asylum seekers, went through a legal process. An outcry at home and abroad forced President Donald Trump to order a halt to the separations in June. US Judge Dana Sabraw in San Diego ordered the government to reunite the families and set Thursday as the deadline. Mr Sabraw has criticised some aspects of the process, but in recent days, he has praised government efforts. As of Monday, 900 people had received final orders of removal, and civil rights groups said they must decide if they want to return home as a family or leave their child in the United States to fight for asylum separately. Government lawyers told a federal judge this week that 917 parents may not be eligible for prompt reunification because they have already been deported, have waived reunification, have criminal backgrounds, or are otherwise deemed unfit. The group included 463 the government said are no longer in the United States. Rights activists said some may have been coerced or misled into returning home, believing it was the only way to see their child. Government officials have said everyone in an immigration detention center has been given notice of their rights and contact information for a lawyer. One immigrant, Douglas Almendarez, told Reuters he believed that returning to Honduras was the only way to be reunited with his 11-year-old son. "They told me: 'He's ahead of you'," said Mr Almendarez, 37, in the overgrown backyard of his modest soda shop several hours drive from the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa. "It was a lie." As he has previously stated during his time in office, Jeff Sessions, attorney general, on Thursday said voters backed Mr Trump, who made his hardline immigration stance a keystone of his 2016 election campaign. "We have a very generous legal immigration system," he said in Boston. "But the illegality must end. That's what the American people want."
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| The 2019 Mercedes A220 Sedan Is America's New Baby Benz Posted: 25 Jul 2018 05:30 PM PDT  The A220 is the 190E reincarnate.
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| Northern California wildfires forces thousands to evacuate Posted: 27 Jul 2018 07:12 AM PDT ![Northern California wildfires forces thousands to evacuate]( "Northern California wildfires forces thousands to evacuate") Wildfires throughout the state have burned through tinder-dry brush and forest, forced thousands to evacuate homes and forced campers to pack up their tents at the height of summer. Gov. Jerry Brown declared states of emergency for the three largest fires, which will authorize the state to rally resources to local governments. Stiff winds drove walls of flames into the historic Gold Rush-era town of Shasta, where state parks employees had worked through the early morning to rescue historic artifacts from a museum as the blaze advanced.
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| Planned boss of regional National Park Service office quits Posted: 26 Jul 2018 01:57 PM PDT ![Planned boss of regional National Park Service office quits]( "Planned boss of regional National Park Service office quits") JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (AP) — The employee tapped to take over the National Park Service's Intermountain regional office in Denver has quit.
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| Third arrest made in killing of rapper XXXTentacion: officials Posted: 26 Jul 2018 09:03 AM PDT  The third of four men indicted last week in the killing of up-and-coming rapper XXXTentacion was arrested in Georgia on Wednesday, officials said. Robert Allen, 22, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was being held on Thursday in southern Georgia awaiting transfer to Broward County, Florida, where the 20-year-old "Sad" rapper was killed in an apparent robbery in broad daylight, the Broward sheriff's office said. Allen was one of four men indicted a week ago for the June 18 murder of XXXTentacion, who was born and raised as Jahseh Onfroy in Plantation, Florida.
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| North Korea marks war anniversary as US remains flown out Posted: 27 Jul 2018 04:39 AM PDT  In mist-covered hills, North Korean soldiers, sailors and civilians gathered Friday at a heroes' cemetery to commemorate their brothers in arms on the anniversary of the end of the Korean War. Hostilities between the US-led United Nations forces and the North Koreans and their Chinese allies ceased 65 years ago with an armistice rather than a peace treaty, leaving the peninsula technically still in a state of conflict. The two sides had fought each other to a standstill after the North invaded the South, Seoul had changed hands four times, millions were dead and Korea was a divided, war-ravaged ruin but the North's self-proclaimed victory has long constituted a key plank of the Kim dynasty's claim to legitimacy.
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| White House Bans CNN Reporter Who Asked Trump About Cohen And Putin Posted: 25 Jul 2018 07:30 PM PDT  The White House banned CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins from a press event on
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