| Rep. Omar says it is about one Benjamin: Netanyahu Posted: 26 Mar 2019 09:09 AM PDT  After weeks of fending off accusations of anti-Semitism, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., responded to a gibe by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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| To kiss pope's hand - or not - enters the Catholic culture wars Posted: 26 Mar 2019 08:20 AM PDT  On Monday, when Pope Francis visited a Catholic shrine in Loreto, he repeatedly withdrew his right hand as a long line of people bowed and tried to kiss the ring on it. Rorate Caeli, a website read by Catholic traditionalists, Tweeted: "Francis, If you don't want to be the Vicar of Christ, then get out of there!" Papal biographer Austen Ivereigh, a supporter of Francis, countered by Tweeting: "He's making sure that they engage with him, not treat him like a sacred relic. Some Vatican watchers noted that even former Pope Benedict, a hero to nostalgic conservatives, and his predecessor John Paul, did not like having their hands kissed - at least not by long lines of people, for the sake of expediency.
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| Examining the troubled resume of attorney Michael Avenatti Posted: 26 Mar 2019 06:36 PM PDT  Avenatti accused of attempting to extort Nike; Independent Women's Voice president Tammy Bruce weighs in on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight.'
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| House passes bills meant to pressure Venezuela's Maduro Posted: 26 Mar 2019 12:40 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved three bills aimed at stepping up U.S. pressure against the government of Venezuela's embattled president, Nicolas Maduro.
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| Boeing 737 Max 8 makes emergency landing in Florida, Southwest Airlines says Posted: 26 Mar 2019 09:49 AM PDT  A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 has made an emergency landing in Florida after suffering what officials described as an "engine-related problem". The plane, the same model of which has been grounded around the world following two crashes that appeared to indicate problems with a new anti-stall system, was not carrying passengers when it was forced to make the emergency landing at Orlando International Airport. Rather, two pilots were flying the plane to Victorville, California, where it was to have been stored.
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| In 2017, Did a Russian Anti-Aircraft Missile Hit a New Israeli F-35 Stealth Fighter? Posted: 26 Mar 2019 12:45 AM PDT  The evidence cited by seems rather tenuous. Here is what we know.
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| Bahrain to use Huawei in 5G rollout despite U.S. warnings Posted: 26 Mar 2019 07:38 AM PDT  Bahrain, headquarters of the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, plans to roll out a commercial 5G mobile network by June, partly using Huawei technology despite the United States' concerns the Chinese telecom giant's equipment could be used for spying. Washington has warned countries against using Chinese technology, saying Huawei could be used by Beijing to spy on the West. China and Huawei have strongly rejected the allegations.
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| This website keeps track of every product and service that Google has ever killed Posted: 26 Mar 2019 01:14 PM PDT  We're still a few months away from the halfway mark of 2019, and already Google has sent some pretty high-profile products to an early grave -- products that the company had high initial hopes for, like its Inbox email service and its failed Facebook killer Google+. But this, as we all know, is really par for the course when it comes to the search giant, which has tried so many experiments over the years with products, apps and services that didn't quite work out as planned that it's ended up building quite a crowded graveyard of failed ambitions.Maybe there's even a few of those that you loved and are still frustrated with Google for killing them.To keep track of it all, one developer created an open source list called "Killed by Google" that serves as a kind of running tally of all these efforts -- everything from Google Zeitgeist to Buzz -- that the company killed early.The list is simply a rundown of all those former Google properties, listed with a tombstone icon next to them and the years they existed. "Killed by Google is a Free and Open Source list of dead Google products, services, and devices," reads some boilerplate language at the bottom of the site, which continues: "It serves to be a tribute and memorial of beloved products and services killed by Google."The Twitter account associated with the list, @killedbygoogle, notes that it's the product of Minneapolis-area developer Cody Ogden. In a blog post explaining the list's creation, he writes that the early buzzy around the project both surprised him and served as a reminder of "how much we can bond with the technology that we introduce into our lives. We grow accustomed to the apps, services, and devices we use as a part of our routine. We come to know their characteristics, their quirks, and like a relationship, it deeply affects us, even for years after they are no longer with us."As proof, he then goes on to highlight some of the comments from a Reddit post about the "Killed by Google" list which shows how much passionate support many of the products had and still enjoy:https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/b592jc/killed_by_google_a_tribute_and_log_of_beloved/ejc6jcq/https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/b592jc/killed_by_google_a_tribute_and_log_of_beloved/ejc2byd/https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/b592jc/killed_by_google_a_tribute_and_log_of_beloved/ejbwazw/
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| The Never-ending Collusion Story Posted: 27 Mar 2019 03:30 AM PDT  The story is not over. It may never be over in our lifetimes. But an important chapter has come to an end, and it had a happy ending for the president.Contrary to what we're already beginning to hear from some quarters of the left, the Mueller probe almost certainly puts to rest the extreme version of the Russia-collusion narrative.If there were compelling evidence that Donald Trump clandestinely conspired with the Russian government, it's safe to assume that special counsel Robert Mueller would have found it. And if he had found it, he would have put it in his report. And if he had put it in his report, attorney general Bill Barr would have indicated as much in his summary.Even if Barr were inclined to cover up such findings, he knows that the truth would come out -- and that his career and reputation would be utterly destroyed.But it does not -- and really cannot -- put to rest the softer versions of the collusion charge. Candidate Trump publicly called on the Russians to keep hacking away at Hillary Clinton's emails. Don Jr. and the entire senior leadership of the Trump campaign took a meeting with a self-declared emissary of the Russian government to get dirt on Hillary (and then lied about it later at the president's direction). Trump's campaign manager, currently in prison, worked with Russian-aligned oligarchs in Ukraine. Various campaign peons and hangers-on were eager to cultivate relations with Russia.Moreover, the ironclad conclusion of the intelligence community as well as the Mueller investigation found that Russia did indeed work to get Trump elected. The Trump campaign may have been dishonorably happy for the help, but that's not collusion.And let's be clear: That is very good news. If you believed that Trump was a traitor, it's one thing to want that exposed, quite another to want it to be true, which is where a lot of people ended up.Those people will not go away, nor will they lose their adamantine convictions about the president's fitness or legitimacy.Which is one of the reasons why this will remain a never-ending story.Like Hillary Clinton, Trump is an avatar in a broader culture war. We're still hearing about Clinton's emails. Why should we expect the clamor over Trump's alleged collusion to end any time soon?Beto O'Rourke, who, like most of his competitors for the Democratic nomination, is trying to personify the collective liberal id, simply ignored the news and proclaimed that he believed "beyond the shadow of a doubt" that Trump sought to collude with Russia.Similarly, just as there are people irretrievably locked into the idea that Trump is illegitimate, there are legions of people equally committed to the idea that the probe itself was an illegitimate witch hunt, or, in the president's words, an attempted "illegal takedown."Never mind that the same people who insisted that Mueller was a dirty deep-state operative doing the Clintons' bidding are now celebrating Mueller's integrity and thoroughness. (Last July, Rudy Giuliani called the probe "the most corrupt investigation I have ever seen.")Both the collusion and the deep-state narratives have always been subordinate to the larger and deeper motives driving and sustaining political polarization.New facts -- Trump didn't collude, Mueller wasn't corrupt -- are like rocks in a river. They will divert the water here or there, and perhaps create some froth and churn, but the torrent won't stop, particularly when there are so many fresh avenues for the waters to follow.The watchword on the right these days is "reckoning" -- as in, there needs to be one for anyone who believed Trump colluded or even supported an investigation. On the left, there is a clamor for Congress to pick up where Mueller left off and a hunger for new saviors, such as the Southern District of New York.The idea that the Mueller report itself will remain secret is a childish fantasy. And although Barr's summary may be technically accurate, one can be sure it is not comprehensive.It is too tempting a treasure trove of anti-Trump spoils for Democrats and journalists to ignore. Likewise, all of the documents -- warrants, internal memos, etc. -- that birthed the investigation in the first place are too delicious for those seeking a reckoning to remain warehoused like the Ark of the Covenant in the first Indiana Jones movie.A chapter has closed, but the story goes on. Because too many people need it to.© 2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
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| Verizon to release free features this week to help stop robocalls and catch spam calls Posted: 27 Mar 2019 11:13 AM PDT ![Verizon to release free features this week to help stop robocalls and catch spam calls]( "Verizon to release free features this week to help stop robocalls and catch spam calls") Verizon is just the latest carrier to help consumers stop unwanted robocalls. Its blocking app and spam alert feature is due later this week.
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| Father of Sandy Hook victim latest apparent suicide after deadly school shootings Posted: 25 Mar 2019 05:34 PM PDT  The father of one of the 20 first-grade students killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook School shooting was found dead of an apparent suicide Monday.
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| Apple, Qualcomm gird for next phase of patent battle after mixed U.S. rulings Posted: 26 Mar 2019 06:30 PM PDT  The International Trade Commission, a government agency empowered to hear disputes over patented technology, issued a final ruling in one case that went in Apple's favor while an ITC administrative judge made a non-binding recommendation that supported Qualcomm in another. In both cases Qualcomm Inc sought to have imports of Apple Inc iPhone 7, 8 and X models containing chips made by Intel Corp banned. Because iPhones are made overseas, banning imports would choke Apple's sales of the phones in the United States.
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| View Photos of the 2020 Mercedes-AMG A35 Sedan Posted: 26 Mar 2019 04:00 PM PDT |
| Venezuela hit by fourth massive blackout in less than three weeks Posted: 27 Mar 2019 06:15 AM PDT  Government blames 'criminal imperialist attack' but many suspect blackouts are result of crumbling infrastructure caused by years of corruptionThe dark skyline at dawn in Caracas, Venezuela on Wednesday. Photograph: Natacha Pisarenko/APVenezuela has suffered its fourth massive blackout in less than three weeks, leaving at least of 12 of its 23 states without electricity and reinforcing the sense of crisis in the country.Many of the cities and regions affected by Wednesday's outage had yet to recover from two other crippling blackouts on Monday that forced the government to close schools and businesses and left the country's biggest airport in the dark.Nicolás Maduro and his inner circle have put a brave face on the latest calamity, which comes less than three weeks after the start of a six-day nationwide blackout."United Venezuela will prevail," tweeted shortly Delcy Rodríguez, the vice-president, before Wednesday's power failure. She denounced the "criminal imperialist attack" her administration accuses of attacking the national grid in order to topple Maduro.But there was anger and on the streets of Venezuela's capital – where many citizens are now living without water as well as light – as citizens faced up to another period of profound uncertainty and deprivation.Despite government claims, many people suspect the blackouts are the result of crumbling infrastructure caused by years of corruption, incompetence and under-investment."I feel hopelessness and despair," said Nohelia van Praag, a 43-year-old pre-school teacher from Caracas.What was the solution? "For this man to go," Van Praag said of Maduro.Franklin Piccone, a teacher and activist from eastern Caracas who works in the city's slums, said: "There is no way this government can last six years. They have shown they have no answers. It's just failure after failure.""We are talking about a failed state," Piccone added. "We are in a situation of total lawlessness."The internet monitoring organisation NetBlocks reported that 91% of Venezuela was knocked offline by Wednesday's blackout.Additional reporting by Patricia Torres in Caracas
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| New Gaza rocket threatens truce after Netanyahu warning Posted: 26 Mar 2019 10:51 PM PDT  Palestinian militants fired a rocket at Israel late Tuesday prompting further retaliation strikes from the Israeli army, with the late-night exchanges threatening claims of a truce. It comes hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was prepared for further military action in Gaza, at a highly sensitive time ahead of Israel's April 9 elections. The latest severe flare-up began early Monday when a rare long-distance rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit a house north of Tel Aviv, wounding seven Israelis.
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| EXPLAINER-Boeing 737 MAX: What to expect at Capitol Hill, Boeing meetings Posted: 26 Mar 2019 05:54 PM PDT ![EXPLAINER-Boeing 737 MAX: What to expect at Capitol Hill, Boeing meetings]( "EXPLAINER-Boeing 737 MAX: What to expect at Capitol Hill, Boeing meetings") Wednesday will be a pivotal day for aircraft maker Boeing Co and federal aviation safety regulators as they try to rebuild trust following two deadly crashes of Boeing 737 MAX airliners. Boeing has scheduled a briefing on Wednesday for about 200 pilots and airline representatives in Renton, Washington, home of its 737 assembly complex. Also on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., a U.S. Senate panel plans to question the acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Transportation Department's inspector general and the head of the National Transportation Safety Board about how thoroughly the 737 MAX's automated flight control system was tested, and what will be done to assure that any fixes work.
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| Pilot: Cruise ship woes off Norway started with engine snags Posted: 26 Mar 2019 09:05 AM PDT  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Norwegian pilot on the cruise ship carrying more than 1,300 people that was caught in a hefty storm off the coast of Norway said Tuesday the situation worsened when engine problems appeared.
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| Pentagon approves $1bn for Trump’s border wall as Congress set to vote on emergency declaration Posted: 26 Mar 2019 12:13 AM PDT  The Pentagon has authorised army engineers to begin construction of additional fencing on the US-Mexico border, diverting an initial $1bn after President Donald Trump declared a national emergency to bypass Congress on the matter. The army would begin planning and building 57 miles of 18-foot-high fencing in Yuma, Arizona, and El Paso, Texas, according to a statement by acting defence secretary Patrick Shanahan. Mr Trump declared the emergency on 15 February after Congress refused his request for $5.7bn (£4.4bn).
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| May Plans to Step Down Once Divorce Deal Agreed: Brexit Update Posted: 27 Mar 2019 10:52 AM PDT  Key Developments:May announces plan to step down in meeting of influential 1922 Committee of Tory MPsMay's aiming for a vote on her deal this week, with Friday the likeliest day. Theresa May's office has just released a partial transcript of her speech to rank-and-file Tory lawmakers and she made a very clear commitment to go.
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| Repeal, but not replace?: Today's Toon Posted: 26 Mar 2019 06:16 PM PDT  Want to keep up with USA TODAY's editorial cartoons? Bookmark this page. We'll update it frequently.
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| CORRECTED-EXCLUSIVE-Fearful of fake news blitz, U.S. Census enlists help of tech giants Posted: 27 Mar 2019 04:00 AM PDT ![CORRECTED-EXCLUSIVE-Fearful of fake news blitz, U.S. Census enlists help of tech giants]( "CORRECTED-EXCLUSIVE-Fearful of fake news blitz, U.S. Census enlists help of tech giants") The U.S. Census Bureau has asked tech giants Google, Facebook and Twitter to help it fend off "fake news" campaigns it fears could disrupt the upcoming 2020 count, according to Census officials and multiple sources briefed on the matter. The push, the details of which have not been previously reported, follows warnings from data and cybersecurity experts dating back to 2016 that right-wing groups and foreign actors may borrow the "fake news" playbook from the last presidential election to dissuade immigrants from participating in the decennial count, the officials and sources told Reuters.
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| US weather: Midwest braces for further floods after deadly storms hit Nebraska and Iowa Posted: 26 Mar 2019 04:50 AM PDT  Heavy flooding could return to the midwest this week with rain predicted to pummel the US region, forecasters warn. Floods were unleashed last week by a 'bomb cyclone' storm, forcing thousands from their homes in Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri, killing at least three. Although floodwaters have receded in recent days, more damage is possible as spring rains arrive and more snow in northern states melts and flows into rivers.
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| British Parliament considers its own Brexit plans Wednesday Posted: 26 Mar 2019 03:50 PM PDT  The government, which usually controls the scheduling of votes in Parliament, said the lawmakers' move "sets a dangerous, unpredictable precedent for the future."
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| Records: Police paid for hotel for brothers in Smollett case Posted: 27 Mar 2019 05:15 PM PDT  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police provided a six-night hotel stay with separate rooms and 24-hour security to two brothers who said they were paid by "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett to stage a racist, anti-gay attack on him, according to investigative reports released Wednesday to several media outlets.
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| Ethiopian official: Preliminary report on Boeing 737 MAX 8 crash due out this week Posted: 26 Mar 2019 03:04 PM PDT  A preliminary report on the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 will be released this week, a spokesman for the country's transport ministry said.
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| Tusk urges European Parliament to consider long Brexit delay Posted: 27 Mar 2019 07:33 AM PDT  EU leaders granted Britain a short extension to the March 29 Brexit day last week, saying if Britain's parliament did not back the divorce deal agreed with Prime Minister Theresa May this week, then the British government would have to indicate what it wished to do before April 12. Tusk said April 12 was the "new cliff-edge date" and Britain still had a choice between a deal, no deal, a long extension or the revoking of Article 50, Britain's notification that it plans to leave the European Union.
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| The quick rise and rapid fall of Michael Avenatti Posted: 26 Mar 2019 08:48 AM PDT  Stormy Daniels' lawyer made his intent to take down Trump public, but he soon went from liberal hero to alleged extortionist Stormy Daniels and Michael Avenatti in New York City on 16 April 2018. Photograph: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AFP/Getty Images When celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti stepped into a Manhattan federal courtroom about 6pm on Monday, he lacked the sass and razzmatazz that had secured his roles as a media darling and vociferous social media foe of Donald Trump. As usual, Avenatti sported a slate suit, crisp white shirt and powder blue tie, but his smart clothes couldn't mask the fact that his arrest hours earlier – for allegedly trying to extort more than $20m from Nike – had taken its toll on him. The one-time lawyer for the adult film actor Stormy Daniels, who claimed she was paid $130,000 by Michael Cohen to keep her alleged affair with Trump secret, was quietly led to a table by US marshals through a side door in this courtroom. Salt-and-pepper stubble on the back of Avenatti's always-shaved head was more pronounced than during his many media rounds. Avenatti's lips were pursed in what could have been a tight grin, or perhaps a mark of resignation, and his skin seemed dry. Prosecutors allege that Avenatti, who had made a splashy and very different appearance with Daniels in the same courthouse less than one year ago, threatened to reveal embarrassing information about the shoe giant, unless the company paid up. Avenatti, 48, also faces federal fraud charges in California related to alleged embezzlement from a client. The criminal complaint against Avenatti describes him as having a "large public following due to, among other things, his representation of celebrity and public figure clients, as well as frequent media appearances and use of social media". The complaint's mention of social media, along with the bombastic barrister's ill-timed missive, show how his web-fueled fame might have turned him into an Icarus of the Twitter age. A breathless biography on Avenatti's website says he "routinely appears on television and in the print media as a commentator on a range of issues and is widely considered one of the foremost trial lawyers in the nation". "Michael often works closely with the press and media in connection with his legal practice – an area in which most lawyers falter and under-utilize," the blurb also says. Avenatti recently told the Guardian that the president's alleged affair with Daniels – which Trump has denied – could bring him down. "Ultimately, he is going to be forced to resign," Avenatti said. Such pronouncements often infuriated Trump and his supporters – and delighted many liberals – and turned Avenatti into an activist lawyer seemingly determined to topple Trump (and maybe even replace him). Avenatti went so far as to describe his motivation in going after Trump by paraphrasing a question from the Watergate proceedings, saying "It's a search for the truth about what the president knew, when he knew it and what he did about it." Avenatti was feted in West Hollywood several weeks later on "Stormy Daniels Day", which aimed at celebrating the resistance against Trump, with chants of "Mi-chael! Mi-chael!" Avenatti, who races cars when he is not sparring with someone in court or on TV, even flirted with the idea of a presidential run in the Democratic race and travelled to the key early voting state of Iowa last August. While there, he addressed a crowd of activists at a high-profile political dinner and received a raucous and warm reception. "I believe that our party, the Democratic party, must be a party that fights fire with fire," he told the crowd and advocated using rough tactics against Republican opponents, saying Democrats too often had a "tendency to bring nail clippers to a gunfight". Avenatti's swift ascent started wavering soon thereafter. In October, Daniels' defamation lawsuit against Trump was thrown out. Avenatti was arrested on 14 November on suspicion of alleged domestic violence. (Prosecutors later announced that they would not pursue charges against him, according to reports.) Later in November, Daniels alleged that Avenatti filed the defamation suit against Trump "against my wishes". Daniels told the Daily Beast: "He repeatedly refused to tell me how my legal defense fund was being spent. Now he has launched a new crowdfunding campaign using my face and name without my permission and attributing words to me that I never wrote or said." A federal judge on 7 March dismissed Daniels' lawsuit, seeking to void the non-disclosure agreement she had signed that barred her from discussing Cohen's payment. Less than one week later, Daniels and Avenatti were reported to have parted ways. Then came Avenatti's federal arrest this week. As Avenatti waited for his lawyers and prosecutors to appear in the courtroom, he exuded a mildly nervous-yet-pensive energy; sometimes cupping or scratching his chin, sometimes tapping a hand against his knee. When the judge went through pro forma questions with Avenatti – did he understand his rights? did he have a copy of the complaint? – he stood and answered: "Yes, your honor, I do." Avenatti was released on a $300,000 personal recognizance bond. His travel would be limited to the New York City area and central California, and he had to turn in his US and Italian passports. After Avenatti left the courthouse at about 8.30pm, he said: "I am highly confident that when all the evidence is laid bare in connection with these cases, when it is all known, when due process occurred, that I will be fully exonerated and justice will be done." He was already back on Twitter at 3.06am, reiterating his claims against Nike and thanking his supporters.
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| Parliament Will Take Its Time to Find a Plan B: Brexit Update Posted: 26 Mar 2019 09:53 AM PDT  Brexit hardliner Jacob Rees-Mogg indicated he's willing to back Theresa May's deal, a move that could be a game-changer for the prime minister if others follow suit. It's now a race between May, who is still fighting to get her deal through, and members of Parliament who have seized control of the agenda and could force the government to seek a softer divorce.
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| Modi declares India 'space superpower' as satellite downed by missile Posted: 27 Mar 2019 02:14 PM PDT  India said Wednesday it destroyed a low-orbiting satellite in a missile test that proved the nation was among the world's most advanced space powers. In a rare address to the nation just weeks out from a national election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India had joined the United States, Russia and China in accomplishing the feat. A missile fired from a testing facility in Odisha, eastern India, downed the satellite at around 300 kilometres (185 miles) in "a difficult operation" that lasted around three minutes, Modi said.
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| UPDATE 3-Russian deployment in Venezuela includes 'cybersecurity personnel' -U.S. official Posted: 26 Mar 2019 12:47 PM PDT ![UPDATE 3-Russian deployment in Venezuela includes 'cybersecurity personnel' -U.S. official]( "UPDATE 3-Russian deployment in Venezuela includes 'cybersecurity personnel' -U.S. official") A Russian military contingent that arrived in Venezuela over the weekend, drawing U.S. condemnation, is believed by the U.S. government to be made up of special forces including "cybersecurity personnel," a U.S. official told Reuters on Tuesday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the United States was still assessing the Russian deployment, which Washington has called a "reckless escalation" of the situation in Venezuela. Two Russian air force planes landed outside Caracas on Saturday carrying nearly 100 Russian troops, according to local media reports, two months after the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump disavowed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
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| Top Reasons Your Dishwasher Isn't Drying Posted: 26 Mar 2019 12:37 PM PDT  You'd think that cleaning would be the most difficult—and important—task for a dishwasher. It turns out, maybe not. "Drying is harder than cleaning because dishes and glasses have areas that trap...
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| Amazon sale gets you an extra large $150 air fryer for just $90 Posted: 26 Mar 2019 01:37 PM PDT ![Amazon sale gets you an extra large $150 air fryer for just $90]( "Amazon sale gets you an extra large $150 air fryer for just $90") If you want a well-reviewed air fryer that has huge capacity that costs less than most models half it's size, we've got just what the doctor ordered. The Power Air Fryer XL 5.3 Quart Fryer retails for $150, and it's worth every penny. It cooks up wonderfully crispy food with little or even no oil, so it's much healthier than traditional deep fryers. It also has plenty of capacity -- 5.3 quarts is enough room to feed a large family, and then some. The $150 price tag is more than fair, but hurry up and you can snag one on Amazon for $90.Here are the key details from the product page:> The secret to the Power AirFryer XL is Rapid Air Technology. The Power AirFryer XL surrounds your food with Turbo Cyclonic Air instead of oil. Your meals are cooked in a whirlwind of superheated air, not oil or lard. That means any of your favorite fast foods can be made with fewer calories from added cooking fat/oil, without sacrificing taste. You get the same, crispy fried taste & texture you love. With little to no oil, no trans fats, and no greasy mess! The best part is the state-of-the-art digital touchscreen & 7 one-touch easy pre-sets for French fries, chicken, steak, roasts, shrimp & baked goods. Making your favorite waffle fries from childhood? Just press the French Fries button, and the Power AirFryer XL does the rest!
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| The 2020 Hyundai Sonata in Photos Posted: 26 Mar 2019 05:00 PM PDT |
| Maker of OxyContin agrees to $270M settlement in Oklahoma Posted: 26 Mar 2019 03:20 PM PDT  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The maker of OxyContin and the company's controlling family agreed Tuesday to pay a groundbreaking $270 million to Oklahoma to settle allegations they helped create the nation's deadly opioid crisis with their aggressive marketing of the powerful painkiller.
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| Bump stocks, which allow rifles to mimic automatic weapons, are now illegal to own, buy or sell Posted: 26 Mar 2019 08:28 AM PDT  An October 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas that killed 58 prompted action on bump stocks by President Donald Trump.
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| U.S. envoy hints at peace deal with Israeli security control in West Bank Posted: 26 Mar 2019 09:44 AM PDT  The U.S. ambassador to Israel said on Tuesday the Trump administration understands a need for Israel to have "overriding security control" in the occupied West Bank in any future peace deal with the Palestinians. The envoy, David Friedman, is part of a White House team spearheading a still-secret Israeli-Palestinian peace plan that Washington has said will be unveiled after Israel's election on April 9. Palestinians, who seek statehood in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, with East Jerusalem as its capital, have called any peace proposal by President Donald Trump a non-starter.
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| Boeing holds test flights for 737 MAX fix: sources Posted: 26 Mar 2019 07:16 PM PDT  US aviation authorities will defend their certification methods for new planes before lawmakers Wednesday, two weeks after grounding the Boeing 737 MAX over two deadly crashes in less than five months. Boeing has flown test flights of its 737 MAX to evaluate a fix for the system targeted as a potential cause of the crashes, two sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday. Boeing needs authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) before the MAX can return to service.
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| Emmanuel Macron Keeps a Door Open for the British Posted: 26 Mar 2019 12:15 AM PDT  A postponement that might impact EU elections in May? More help to get Theresa May's deal past her divided parliament? Behind the scenes, in the thick of the fraught summit, Macron was open about finding ways to play a tactical game to help Prime Minister Theresa May. His opposition to an unconditional delay was dropped. The double-pronged "Brextension" that he backed did not rule out something even longer eventually, possibly into the summer or through to 2020.
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| Olive tree with soil from Ethiopia crash site unites mourners Posted: 26 Mar 2019 10:06 AM PDT  Kenya, Canada and Ethiopia suffered the biggest losses of life and their representatives and others joined about 100 relatives and friends at the memorial ceremony. "Angela was a bright, compassionate, beautiful woman whose smile was infectious," Roland Rehhorn from Canada said, describing his daughter, 24. "In 2011 Angela fell in love with Kenya after being there for 14 days on a high school mission.
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| These Easy Lunch Ideas Are Perfect for Entertaining Posted: 26 Mar 2019 10:16 AM PDT |
| Google, McClatchy collaborating on local news experiment Posted: 26 Mar 2019 02:16 PM PDT ![Google, McClatchy collaborating on local news experiment]( "Google, McClatchy collaborating on local news experiment") NEW YORK (AP) — Google and the McClatchy publishing company say they will work together on an experiment launching three digital-only outlets to provide local news in U.S. communities that are currently news "deserts."
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| Mercedes-Benz Recalls Cars Over Seat Lock Issue Posted: 26 Mar 2019 01:02 PM PDT  Mercedes-Benz Recalls Cars Because Seats Don't Lock Into Place Mercedes-Benz is recalling 22,637 cars and convertibles because the front seats might not lock into place as expected. As a result,...
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| Trump: Mueller report 'could not have been better' Posted: 26 Mar 2019 12:03 PM PDT  The president continues to portray the report he hasn't yet seen as a "total exoneration."
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| Kathie Lee Gifford talks 'crippling loneliness' of losing her husband and mother Posted: 26 Mar 2019 05:59 AM PDT  "I found myself dealing with crippling loneliness," Gifford told AARP's magazine after losing husband Frank Gifford and mother Joan Epstein within two years of each other. "I had to make moves and spiritual moves. You gotta make new memories or the old ones are going to kill you."
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| U.S. House fails to override Trump veto, upholding border wall emergency Posted: 26 Mar 2019 03:02 PM PDT  Democrats who control the House did not attract enough Republican support, falling some three dozen votes short of the two-thirds majority vote needed to overturn Trump's veto. Just 14 Republicans joined 234 Democrats in voting to override, one more Republican than had bucked Trump in a previous House vote on the border wall emergency. With the 248-181 tally, Trump is now likely to continue scouring federal accounts for money he wants redirected to building a border wall, which he says is needed to curb illegal immigration and drug trafficking.
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| Severe Flooding Hits South Dakota American Indian Reservation Posted: 26 Mar 2019 06:36 PM PDT  Flooding that has hit parts of the Midwest hard has nearly paralyzed an American Indian reservation in southern South Dakota, swamping roads, trapping people in homes and cutting off water supplies to thousands.
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| Lawmakers Seek Outside Review of 737 Max Fixes Prior to Flights Posted: 26 Mar 2019 08:54 AM PDT  Oregon Democrat Peter DeFazio said the panel will send a bipartisan letter to the Federal Aviation Administration later on Tuesday requesting the agency bring on an independent, third-party to evaluate the proposed fix and ensure that pilots receive adequate information and training on the system. "This all must be done before the 737 MAX is certified to return to service," DeFazio said in a statement. Boeing is preparing software updates for anti-stall countermeasures on the 737 Max that investigators said in a preliminary report malfunctioned and repeatedly pushed a Max operated by Lion Air into a dive prior to crashing into the Java Sea near Indonesia in October.
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