| 'It’s about time to accept the results': Former AG Jeff Sessions speaks out on Mueller report Posted: 24 Apr 2019 07:41 PM PDT  Former AG Jeff Sessions said Wednesday the conclusion of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation meant it was time for the nation to move on.
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| Leader of self-styled U.S. citizen border patrol attacked in jail Posted: 24 Apr 2019 06:40 PM PDT ![Leader of self-styled U.S. citizen border patrol attacked in jail]( "Leader of self-styled U.S. citizen border patrol attacked in jail") Larry Hopkins, 69, whose group of self-styled citizen border cops drew condemnation from civil liberties advocates, suffered broken ribs in the beating by fellow inmates on Tuesday at the Dona Ana County Detention Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico, according to his attorney, Kelly O'Connell. Hopkins was arrested on Saturday by the FBI on an outstanding warrant accusing him of being a felon in illegal possession of firearms, a charge dating back to a 2017 search of his home. The detention facility, about 200 miles south of Albuquerque, confirmed that Hopkins was "the alleged victim" of a Tuesday night attack and said the incident was under investigation.
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| AP EXCLUSIVE: At Walmart, using AI to watch the store Posted: 24 Apr 2019 11:58 PM PDT  LEVITTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Inside one of Walmart's busiest Neighborhood Market grocery stores, high resolution cameras suspended from the ceiling point to a table of bananas. They can tell how ripe the bananas are from their color.
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| Death toll from Sri Lanka bombing attacks rises to 359: police Posted: 23 Apr 2019 09:14 PM PDT  The death toll from the Easter Sunday suicide bombing attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka rose to 359, police said on Wednesday without providing any further details. Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera released the toll but did not give a breakdown of casualties from the three churches and four hotels hit by suicide bombers. The attacks were claimed on Tuesday by the Islamic State militant group, which said they were carried out by seven attackers but gave no evidence to support the claim.
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| UK dismisses Iran prison swap offer Posted: 25 Apr 2019 08:59 AM PDT  British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt on Thursday dismissed the suggestion of a prisoner swap for a British-Iranian mother being held in Tehran as a "vile" diplomatic ploy, while her husband told AFP the idea was "almost impossible". In New York, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday suggested a swap between Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who is in jail in Tehran for alleged sedition, and Negar Ghodskani, an Iranian woman held in Australia on a US extradition warrant. "The woman in jail in Australia is facing due process, a proper legal procedure, and she is alleged to have committed a very serious crime," he told reporters in London.
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| Pete Buttigieg faces backlash for saying people in prison should not be allowed to vote Posted: 24 Apr 2019 08:16 AM PDT  Democratic frontrunners are facing scrutiny for their stance on voting rights for incarcerated felons - after Bernie Sanders said he supports voting rights 'even for terrible people'.In one of five CNN town halls that aired Tuesday night, Senator Sanders was asked by a Harvard student specifically on whether those currently serving a prison sentence should be allowed to vote."This is a democracy and we have got to expand that democracy," the Vermont senator said, "and I believe every single person does have the right to vote."Vermont is one of two states, the other being Maine, where incarcerated felons have always retained their right to vote. In Sanders's adopted state, voters must be citizens of Vermont and register at their previous home address, preventing prisons from becoming voting blocs. A 2018 report from NBC on the practice claimed that it's had a "profound" effect on prisoners re-entering free society. As of 2018, neither states tracks the number of votes from prison.Still, allowing prisoners to vote became an unexpected, and hotly contested, issue. Senators Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren both told audiences that they'd like to have a "conversation" about that practice. Each added that restoring voting rights for felons after they leave prison remains important to them. Meanwhile, South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg came out strongly against the notion."You lose your freedom and I think during that freedom it does not make sense to have an exception for it the right to vote," Buttigieg said.His response was mostly met with applause in the town hall, but a swift response from viewers at home criticised the Midwestern mayor for his unwavering stance."I've been working in prisons for five years now & there is not a single person in there who doesn't deserve the right to vote," wrote author and Harvard PhD candidate Clint Smith on Twitter. "To suggest otherwise is to have a myopic, regressive view of who & is not deserving of citizenship.""Buttigieg said that it was a matter of punishment," wrote organiser and photographer Kelly Hayes in the midst of a Twitter thread responding to the mayor's position. "But if to punish a human being, you must remove their ability to have any voice in what happens to them in the largest of matters, in addition to the smallest of matters, that's not mere punishment. That's utter dehumanisation."Others pointed out hat at least one member of the town hall audience seemed perplexed by the mayor's statement. "What's the reason NOT to let incarcerated people vote?" wrote Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's chief of staff Saikat Chakrabarti in a tweet Wednesday morning. "Shouldn't the people most affected by unjust laws have some say in electing people to change them?"Senator Amy Klobuchar, who also had a town hall on CNN Tuesday night, was not asked about her stance on the matter.
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| Royal baby name odds: what will Meghan and Harry call their first child? Posted: 25 Apr 2019 09:46 AM PDT  Last year was one of the most eventful for the Royal family, with the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle, Princess Eugenie to Jack Brooksbank, and the birth of Prince Louis. And while 2019 won't be as jam-packed for the Windsors, there's a whole new reason to celebrate on the horizon - the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's first child this spring. As royal watchers in the UK and abroad wait for the latest arrival, speculation is mounting as to what he or she could be called - and whether the Queen will allow the child to become a Prince or Princess. Latest predictions on what the Royal baby will be called The duke and duchess may decide to go with a traditional name like Alice, Grace or Victoria for a girl or James, Edward or Arthur for a boy. However, the pair are forward-thinking royals and may decide to surprise everyone when naming their first child. Canadian-born Autumn Phillips, and husband Peter Phillips, opted for a non-traditional name for their daughter Savannah - the Queen's first great-grandchild - in 2010. Princess Charlotte stands next to Savannah Phillips and Prince George at Trooping The Colour 2018 Credit: Karwai Tang/WireImage The Duchess may also seek inspiration from her friends. Her confidante and stylist Jessica Mulroney has twin boys Brian and John, and a daughter Isabel Veronica, who is known as Ivy - who were pageboys and bridesmaid at the royal wedding. In the US, the most popular name for a baby girl is Emma and Liam for a baby boy. In the UK, the most popular name for a girl born in 2017 was Olivia, and for a boy Oliver. Harry and Meghan's child, who will be seventh in line to the throne, is extremely unlikely ever to be king or queen, meaning the couple have more freedom with their choices. In comparison, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge chose to give their children traditional names, picking George for their firstborn, who is likely to one day be king. One option - considered a favourite for a girl - is Diana, in honour of Harry's mother. William and Kate paid tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales in 2015 by choosing it as one of Charlotte's middle names. Prince Harry was just 12 when the Princess Diana was killed in a car crash in Paris in 1997. Meghan's mother, to whom she is close, is called Doria, and the ex-Suits star may want to pay tribute to her as well. Royal christenings through the years, in pictures What are the Royal baby name odds? These odds from William Hill were last updated on April 25, 2019. Girls names Diana 4/1 Victoria 7/1 Alice 12/1 Grace 12/1 Isabella/Isobella 12/1 Elizabeth 14/1 Alexandra 20/1 Harriett 20/1 Rose 20/1 April 25/1 Boys names Arthur 16/1 James 16/1 Edward 25/1 Albert 33/1 Alexander 33/1 Christopher 33/1 Daniel 33/1 Henry 33/1 Phillip 33/1 Joseph 40/1 Royal baby | Meghan and Harry expecting their first child What title will the Royal baby have (and why the baby won't necessarily be a Prince or Princess) The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's baby will not be a prince or a princess unless the Queen steps in. King George V - Harry's great-great-grandfather - limited titles within the royal family in 1917. If the child is a boy, he could instead become Earl of Dumbarton - one of the subsidiary titles the prince received from the Queen on the morning of his wedding. The eldest son and heir apparent of a duke can use one of his father's lesser grade peerage titles by courtesy, according to Debrett's. A daughter could be Lady (first name) Mountbatten-Windsor, and any subsequent sons Lord (first name) Mountbatten-Windsor. The 1st Earl of Dumbarton, George Douglas, was a Scottish nobleman and soldier. He was badly injured in a duel with the duc de Normandie in 1669 and papers reported him dead due to the severity of his injuries. History behind the favourite baby names The nation has put its money on the baby being called Diana (presumably after Prince Harry and William's mother). While Diana Spencer was the only member of the royal family with that name, the moniker has regal connotations. In Roman mythology, Diana was the goddess of hunting and chastity, and daughter of Jupiter, king of the gods. Victoria, the second-favourite name, has a more clear royal history. The most iconic royal who springs to mind is, of course, Queen Victoria - although (as fans of the ITV show will know), this was not her real name. She was born Alexandrina Victoria, but changed her name when she became queen. If the baby is a boy, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex may call him Arthur - a name with a similarly impressive heritage. The most recent royal Arthur was Queen Victoria's son, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn. Before him, there was Henry VIII's younger brother, Arthur, who tragically died at the age of just 15. The most famous Arthur, of course, is the one we aren't sure existed: romantic hero King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. Edward and James have been popular names for kings in the past, but Philip is more of a rogue contender. The first royal Philip was James VII's brother-in-law Prince Philippe I, Duke of Orleans. Since then, there has not been another royal Philip - until Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Naming their child Philip may be a way for the Duke of Sussex to pay tribute to his grandfather. A look back at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's baby photos Keep up to date with the Royal family by signing up to our weekly newsletter, Your Royal Appointment.
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| Texas woman who suffered third-degree burns after falling on curling iron stays positive Posted: 25 Apr 2019 08:32 AM PDT  Texas woman who suffered third-degree burns, had multiple operations after falling on curling iron stays positive and is inspiring others.
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| Barr Will Testify on Mueller Report Next Week to Senate Posted: 24 Apr 2019 04:09 PM PDT  Attorney General William Barr will testify next week on Wednesday to the Senate Judiciary Committee and answer questions about special counsel Robert Mueller's final report, released last week.Barr will appear at 10am on May 1 before the Senate committee, chaired by Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, according to a press release from the committee. He is expected to testify to the Democrat-led House Judiciary Committee the next day.The redacted version of Mueller's report, which sent shockwaves through Washington when it was released Thursday, concluded that "the evidence was not sufficient to support criminal charges" related to the Trump campaign's contacts with Russia but left up to Congress the decision of whether to charge Trump with obstruction of justice.Lawmakers will likely grill Barr on the origins of the probe, including the infamous "Steele Dossier," as well has his claim to Congress earlier this month that "spying did occur" on the Trump campaign."I am reviewing the conduct of the investigation and trying to get my arms around all the aspects of the counterintelligence investigation that was conducted during the summer of 2016," Barr told Congress earlier this month.The attorney general has been excoriated by Democrats for handling the report in a way that they say unfairly favors the president, from his four-page summary of the 448-page report to his decision to hold a press conference before instead of after the report's release, which they said misrepresented the gravity of Mueller's findings.During his press conference minutes prior to the rollout of the report, Barr said Trump was "frustrated and angered by a sincere belief that the investigation was undermining his presidency, propelled by his political opponents and fueled by illegal leaks" to the press.
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| Some women of color frustrated by Biden's presidential bid Posted: 25 Apr 2019 04:14 PM PDT  HOUSTON (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden's decision to enter the Democratic presidential race is causing consternation among some Democrats, particularly women of color, who have been hoping for a nominee who better reflects the nation's diversity.
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| #FeelingCute challenge: Texas prison guards fired after probe into 'inappropriate' posts Posted: 24 Apr 2019 06:55 PM PDT ![#FeelingCute challenge: Texas prison guards fired after probe into 'inappropriate' posts]( "#FeelingCute challenge: Texas prison guards fired after probe into 'inappropriate' posts") The trend often involves uniformed workers posting selfies coupled with captions joking about what their work day may entail.
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| UPDATE 3-T-Mobile US profit beats estimates as it signs up more customers Posted: 25 Apr 2019 01:21 PM PDT ![UPDATE 3-T-Mobile US profit beats estimates as it signs up more customers]( "UPDATE 3-T-Mobile US profit beats estimates as it signs up more customers") T-Mobile US Inc first-quarter revenue and profit jumped from a year earlier, beating Wall Street's estimates, as competitive pricing lured new subscribers to its monthly cellphone plans. The company said it added a net 656,000 phone subscribers in the first quarter, up from 617,000 additions a year earlier and substantially more than the 612,000 new subscribers analysts had expected, according to research firm FactSet. T-Mobile, the third-largest U.S. wireless carrier by subscriber count, is awaiting approval of its $26 billion deal to buy smaller rival Sprint Corp, which it has said will give it scale to compete with market leaders Verizon Communications Inc and AT&T Inc.
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| 13-year-old Houston girl dies after fight at middle school Posted: 24 Apr 2019 11:14 AM PDT  A 13-year-old girl who was placed on life support after being attacked bythree other girls has died, according to ABC 13
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| Scared Muslim refugees flee Sri Lankan homes over attack fears Posted: 25 Apr 2019 06:27 AM PDT  Hundreds of Muslim refugees in western Sri Lanka have taken refuge in mosques and a police station after facing intimidation following the deadly Easter bombings, activists said Thursday. At least 359 people died in Sunday's coordinated suicide blasts, including more than 100 Christians attending mass at St Sebastian's church in Negombo on the island's west coast. The attacks have been condemned by leaders of the country's Muslim minority who have said mosques will not bury the bombers, and the community has been left in fear of a backlash.
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| Check Out This Picture: You Are Looking at the Greatest Aircraft Carrier Ever Posted: 23 Apr 2019 10:00 PM PDT  Shortly before USS Enterprise went to the breakers, a new ship bearing the name was laid down; CVN-65, the world's first nuclear aircraft carrier. The latter USS Enterprise served for fifty years, before decommissioning in 2012. Another USS Enterprise, CVN-80, is scheduled for completion by 2025.In May 1938, the U.S. Navy commissioned the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, the seventh ship to bear the name in American service. The second of three sisters, Enterprise made a central—perhaps the central—contribution to the war effort in 1942. The U.S. Navy began 1942 with six fleet carriers (excluding the small Ranger, which served in the Atlantic). Over the course of the year, Japanese aircraft and submarines would sink four of those carriers and put a fifth (USS Saratoga) out of action for long periods of time. Enterprise fought with distinction in most of the major battles of 1942, and survived to contribute for the rest of the war.(This first appeared several years ago.)In short, USS Enterprise (CV-6) was the finest ship ever to serve in the U.S. Navy.Construction
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| Boeing 737 Max: Southwest preps for return, expects some traveler anxiety Posted: 25 Apr 2019 01:32 PM PDT  Airline executives concede some travelers will be concerned after the plane's grounding but say they don't think it will be a "massive issue.''
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| NASA's Insight lander detects first "marsquake" Posted: 24 Apr 2019 02:00 PM PDT  For the first time, NASA has confirmed the first "marsquake" detected by the Insight lander on the Red Planet on April 6. Marsquakes differ from earthquakes back home, let's find out how
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| Trump: Mueller report 'didn't lay a glove on me' Posted: 24 Apr 2019 06:57 AM PDT  The president continues to fume about special counsel Robert Mueller's report amid a debate among Democrats whether Trump's repeated attempts to interfere with the probe justify pursuing his impeachment.
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| Iranian Foreign Minister Proposes a Prisoner Swap With the U.S. Posted: 25 Apr 2019 12:30 AM PDT  "Let's have an exchange. I'm ready to do it," he said.
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| UPDATE 3-Visa profit jumps, lower cross-border volume weighs on shares Posted: 24 Apr 2019 01:22 PM PDT ![UPDATE 3-Visa profit jumps, lower cross-border volume weighs on shares]( "UPDATE 3-Visa profit jumps, lower cross-border volume weighs on shares") Visa Inc reported higher expenses and lower spending by people using its cards abroad on Wednesday even as increased overall consumer spending drove quarterly profit 14 percent higher. Shares of the company were trading lower after the bell as investors worried over a slide in cross-border volume growth, which measures the value of transactions made on a Visa card outside a customer's home country. The company and its rival Mastercard had recently come under fire for charging high fees on tourist cards in the European Union.
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| Russian-North Korean relations since the Korean War Posted: 24 Apr 2019 08:05 PM PDT  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin gives an intriguing twist to the global diplomatic push to resolve the nuclear standoff with North Korea, which appeared to hit a wall after a summit between Kim and President Donald Trump collapsed in February.
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| Chevrolet Prepares for C8 Corvette Production by Adding Workers at Bowling Green Factory Posted: 25 Apr 2019 12:42 PM PDT  GM is adding more than 400 jobs and a second shift in preparation for the next-gen Corvette.
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| Who were the Sri Lanka bombers? Everything we know so far about the Easter Sunday attacks Posted: 25 Apr 2019 01:05 AM PDT  Easter Day bomb blasts at three Sri Lankan churches and four hotels killed 359 people and wounded hundreds more, following a lull in major attacks since the end of the civil war 10 years ago. The explosions, some of which officials said were suicide bomb attacks, led to an immediate clampdown, with the government declaring a curfew and blocking access to most major social media and messaging sites. What happened? The powerful blasts - six in quick succession and then two more hours later - wrought devastation, including at the capital's well-known St Anthony's Shrine, a historic Catholic Church. The three hotels hit in the initial attacks were the Shangri-La Colombo, Kingsbury Hotel in Colombo and the Cinnamon Grand Colombo. pic gallery The first six explosions were all reported within a short period in the morning just as church services were starting. Hours later there were two further attacks in the outskirts of Colombo. Police the attacks were carried out by suicide bombers. Who were the victims? The death toll rose to 359 on Wednesday after several people died of their injuries overnight, a police spokesman said. There were hundreds of people injured in hospitals. There were eight British citizens killed in the attack, two of whom had dual US nationality. Ben Nicholson said his wife Anita, 42, son Alex, 14, and daughter Annabel, 11, had been killed as they sat at a table for breakfast in the Shangri-la Hotel in Colombo on Easter Sunday. "Mercifully, all three of them died instantly and with no pain or suffering," Mr Nicholson said. Ben Nicholson (right) with the other members of his family who were killed Daniel Linsey, 19 and his younger sister Amelie, 15, were having breakfast with their father Matthew at the luxury Shangri-La Hotel when the suicide bomber struck. Dr Sally Bradley and her husband Bill Harrop were staying in the Cinnamon Grand Hotel when one of the seven suicide bombers struck. The Manchester couple had been living in the Australian city of Perth since 2013 where Dr Bradley was practising medicine, but were due to return to the UK soon. Read more | Sri Lanka attacks Lorraine Campbell, 55, was staying at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo when it was targeted by suicide bombers during a series of co-ordinated attacks on Easter Sunday. Ms Campbell, from Manchester, was in Sri Lanka on a business trip and was living in Dubai at the time of her death. Tulip Siddiq, the Labour MP for Hampstead and Kilburn, said she lost a relative in the attacks. "It is all so devastating," she wrote on Twitter. "Solidarity with the people of Sri Lanka." The first American victim of the Sri Lanka terror attack has been named as 40-year-old Dieter Kowalski. Mr Kowalski, from Denver, Colorado, checked into the luxury Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo just hours before it was targeted by the bombers. Sri Lanka's foreign ministry said the nationalities of 11 foreigners killed in the Easter Sunday blasts have been verified. Three Indians, one Portuguese and two Turkish nationals were killed, while a further nine foreigners were also reported missing. A Dutch national and a Chinese national also have been reported among the victims. Read more about the victims. Who was behind the attacks? Sri Lankan authorities have blamed a local extremist group, National Towheed Jamaat, whose leader, alternately named Mohammed Zahran or Zahran Hashmi, became known to Muslim leaders three years ago for his incendiary online speeches. On Wednesday, junior defence minister Ruwan Wijewardene said the attackers had broken away from National Towheed Jamaat and another group, which he identified only as "JMI." The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the attacks. Authorities remain unsure of the group's involvement, though authorities are investigating whether foreign militants advised, funded or guided the local bombers. All of the bombers were Sri Lankan citizens, but authorities suspect foreign links, Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne said at a news conference. Who were the attackers? Abdul Lathief Jameel Mohamed One of the masterminds behind the Sri Lanka suicide bombings, Abdul Lathief Jameel Mohamed lived in London and spent a year at Kingston University on an aerospace engineering course, The Telegraph can disclose. The Islamic State terrorist spent a year at the university in south west London in the academic year 2006 to 2007, according to well-placed sources, before travelling to Melbourne in Australia for a postgraduate course. Intelligence agents are now combing through connections made in the UK to examine whether he could have been radicalised in this country - and whether he could have been in contact with jihadists at that time. A group of men claiming to be the the Sri Lanka bomb attackers appear in an Isil propaganda video Jameel Mohamed is thought to have died in the blast at the Tropical Inn in Dehiwala, a suburb in Colombo, in a second wave of suicide bombings on Easter Sunday. Two people were killed when he detonated the bomb at the guesthouse near the zoo, five hours after the first wave. The former Kingston University student's expertise in aerospace and mechanical engineering will inevitably raise questions over whether he could have been the chief bomb-maker involved in the operation. It may also explain why he was not involved in the first wave of attacks and that he acted after the net began closing in. Inshaf Ahamed Ibrahim Ibrahim, 33, blew himself up at the Cinnamon Grand just before 9am local time in a third-floor restaurant. He is believed to have been "brainwashed" by his radical younger brother, the Telegraph can disclose. Security services are understood to be examining his links to Britain after a source confirmed he had travelled to the UK frequently in recent years. Documents show that Inshaf was a successful businessman who acted as export director at his father's spice firm, but also ran a copper factory. In 2016 he was pictured accepting a Presidential Export Award alongside his father at a ceremony in Colombo. Sri Lankan suicide bomber Inshaf Ahamad, pictured far right alongside his successful businessman father Mohamed Ibrahim in 2016 Credit: Daily News Neighbours said he was married to the daughter of a wealthy jeweller, drove upmarket cars and wore Western fashions. A source at the spice firm told the Telegraph that Inshaf had been "totally normal" until around three years ago, when he began to fall under the influence of his younger brother. Ilham Ibrahim The younger brother of Inshaf killed himself when he detonated a suicide bomb at the Shangri-La Hotel, also in the capital Colombo. As police raided their mansion, in an exclusive and wealthy part of Colombo, hours later, Ilham's pregnant wife Fatima also detonated a bomb, killing herself, her three children and three officers. Ilham Ibrahim The brothers belonged to one of the wealthiest Muslim families in the capital, with connections to the country's business and political elite. Their father is Mohamed Ibrahim, a prominent businessman who runs Colombo-based Ishana Exports, described on its website as the "largest exporter of spices from Sri Lanka since 2006." Ilham, who was younger, was described as more aloof, awkward and more overtly religious. "Ilham is one of the directors of the business but later he stopped being involved and only stayed at home," a source at the spice firm told the Telegraph. "He was the one who brainwashed Inshaf and took him to their group." How did Sri Lanka react? The government beefed up security and imposed an immediate and indefinite curfew across the country. It also put in place a "temporary" ban on social media platforms "in order to prevent incorrect and wrong information being spread". Security at Colombo's airport was also enhanced, according to Sri Lankan Airlines, which advised its passengers to arrive four hours before their flights. It added that passengers with passports and tickets will be able to reach the airport during the curfew. he front page of a Sri Lankan newspaper, showing coverage of the Easter Sunday blasts, hangs at a newsstand in Colombo Credit: AFP The Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, called on Sri Lanka's government to "mercilessly" punish those responsible "because only animals can behave like that." Two Muslim groups in Sri Lanka also condemned the church attacks. The Muslim Council of Sri Lanka said it mourned the loss of innocent people in the blasts by extremists who seek to divide religious and ethnic groups. The All Ceylon Jammiyyathul Ulama a body of Muslim clerics, said targeting Christian places of worship cannot be accepted. Embassies in Sri Lanka have warned their citizens to shelter in place. Here is a round-up of the world's reaction to the atrocity.
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| The Eames-Designed Meyer House Is On the Market Posted: 25 Apr 2019 01:02 PM PDT |
| Former Texas tennis coach pleads guilty in court in college admissions scandal Posted: 25 Apr 2019 06:44 AM PDT  Michael Center, a former tennis coach at the University of Texas, pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in the college admissions scandal.
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| See this Aircraft Carrier? It Was One of the Worst To Ever Set Sail. Posted: 24 Apr 2019 06:33 AM PDT  On September 15th, 1942 USS Wasp was struck by three torpedoes from the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-19. Wasp at first though survivable and was even able to remain under her own power, but gasoline fires swept through the ship and made her recovery impossible. After five hours the order was given to abandon ship, and Wasp was scuttled by three torpedoes fired by the destroyer USS Lansdowne. Of the ship's 2,247 crew, 193 were killed and 366 wounded.(This first appeared last month.)The U.S. Navy rose to prominence during World War II from just one of many major naval powers to the undisputed greatest in just four short years. This was in large part due to the expansion and effective use of its aircraft carrier fleet. Although most American flattops that fought in the war were highly successful designs one, USS Wasp, was fatally compromised by the need to conform to international treaty obligations. The result was a carrier that was quickly sunk early on in the war, making only a modest contribution to the overall effort.A Treaty Like No Other: One of the most ambitious conventional arms control treaties ever signed was the Washington Naval Treaty. The multinational treaty was negotiated between 1921 and 1922 and resulted in limits in the size of individual warships and the overall tonnage of the navies of the United Kingdom, United States, Italy, and France.
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| Deutsche Bank handing over Trump loan documents: source Posted: 24 Apr 2019 01:44 PM PDT  Deutsche Bank has begun to provide documents on financing for some of President Donald Trump's projects to New York State authorities, a source familiar with the matter told AFP on Wednesday. In mid-March, New York Attorney General Letitia James subpoenaed the German bank, demanding records related to loans and lines of credit granted to the Trump Organization. The money was intended to finance projects such as Trump hotels in Washington, DC, Miami and Chicago, another source told AFP last month on the condition of anonymity.
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| Australia leader plays down terror threat at Gallipoli event Posted: 25 Apr 2019 02:43 AM PDT  CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's prime minister played down Thursday any potential link between the arrest of a suspected Islamic State group member in Turkey and a World War I battle commemoration in Gallipoli attended by hundreds of Australians and New Zealanders.
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| The Latest: Sri Lanka revises down death toll from attack Posted: 25 Apr 2019 10:13 AM PDT  COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Latest on the Easter attacks in Sri Lanka (all times local):
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| 'Do Hard Things.' Fred Swaniker Gives Inspirational Toast at 2019 TIME 100 Gala Posted: 23 Apr 2019 08:20 PM PDT  'The most difficult thing is to keep going'
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| Grassed up: Facebook leads Myanmar police to weed-growing Americans Posted: 24 Apr 2019 11:57 PM PDT  Myanmar police have arrested one American and two locals after photos on Facebook led them to a huge plantation of towering marijuana plants near Mandalay. Pictures of the fields of weed started circulating on the platform last week -- a rare sight online in a country where police photos of seized heroin and methamphetamine are far more common. Police raided the 20-acre site in Ngunzun township Monday to find nearly 350,000 marijuana plants -- some up to two metres tall -- 380 kilograms of seeds and 270 kilograms of marijuana, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) announced Wednesday.
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| 'We're fighting all the subpoenas.' Congress and Trump prepare to battle over wide-ranging probes Posted: 24 Apr 2019 01:55 PM PDT  The House Democrats have opened wide-ranging inquiries into President Trump's conduct. The White House signaled it will fight on almost everything.
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| The U.S. Navy Wants Frigates That Can Pack a Punch Posted: 24 Apr 2019 09:00 PM PDT  The Navy soon could select a shipyard to build the new class of frigate starting in 2020.The U.S. Navy might tweak its force-structure goals in order to boost the number of frigates.That's what Vice Adm. Bill Merz, the deputy chief of naval operations, told a House of Representatives subcommittee on March 27, 2019. "We're expecting a pretty hard look at the mix of ships this year," Merz said, according to USNI News.In rewriting the force-structure plan to include more small surface combatants, the Navy could signal its intention to acquire larger numbers of smaller ships at the expense of bigger ships.This first appeared in earlier in April 2019.The idea would be to distribute U.S. naval power across a greater number of less-expensive vessels, reversing a decades-long trend toward larger, and fewer U.S. warships."We know we are heavy on large surface combatants, and we'd like to adjust that to a more appropriate mix, especially with the lethality we're seeing coming along with the frigate," Merz said.
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| The 2020 Jaguar F-Pace SVR in Photos Posted: 24 Apr 2019 11:11 AM PDT |
| Russia offers passports to east Ukraine, president-elect decries 'aggressor state' Posted: 24 Apr 2019 05:26 PM PDT ![Russia offers passports to east Ukraine, president-elect decries 'aggressor state']( "Russia offers passports to east Ukraine, president-elect decries 'aggressor state'") Russia's move is an early test for the Ukrainian president-elect, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who won a landslide victory in Sunday's presidential election and has pledged to find a peaceful solution to the conflict. Zelenskiy said Putin's action showed Russia was waging war in Ukraine and brought the two sides no closer to peace. Outgoing President Petro Poroshenko said Russia might try to annex the Donbass region.
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| Amazon’s hosting the most massive sale we’ve ever seen on board games, today only Posted: 24 Apr 2019 10:12 AM PDT  Whether you love board games and play them every chance you get or you just like to have a few lying around to pull out at parties, today is your lucky day. Amazon is running a massive one-day sale spanning hundreds of different board games, and it has some of the lowest prices we've ever seen. Everything from obscure games to wildly popular ones like Exploding Kittens: NSFW Edition, Spot It!, and Pandemic. There's even a Game of Thrones board game included in the sale!You can shop the entire sale right here on Amazon's site, and check out a few of our favorite deals below. Just remember that this sale only lasts until the end of the day on Wednesday.
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| Florida House closer to passing felon voting rights bill Posted: 23 Apr 2019 07:28 PM PDT  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Legislation that would restore voting rights to convicted felons who complete their sentences except murderers and felony sex offenders moved another step Tuesday toward passage in the Florida House.
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| Tesla Model S and X get new drivetrains, longer range Posted: 24 Apr 2019 06:11 AM PDT  Without changing or upgrading the battery, Tesla has updated the Model S and Model X to increase each vehicle's driving range to 370 miles and 325 miles respectively. On Tuesday, Tesla announced that it has upgraded the powertrains of the Model S liftback and Model X SUV to increase the range by 10 percent for each, and significantly improve the power and torque for all model variants. The new drive unit technology increases the drivetrain efficiency by 93 percent, according to Tesla.
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| Elizabeth Warren's plan for student loan forgiveness: Don't bank on it Posted: 24 Apr 2019 12:23 PM PDT  Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to roll out a broad plan to cancel up to $50,000 of college debt for lose making less than $100,000.
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| Conway: Executive privilege on the table for Trump Posted: 24 Apr 2019 10:45 AM PDT  Kelley Anne Conway, counselor to the president, said Wednesday that 'executive privilege is on the table' for the president as Congress pushes to continue the Russia investigation. (April 24)
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| Trump says sending 'armed soldiers' to US-Mexico border Posted: 24 Apr 2019 08:04 AM PDT  President Donald Trump said Wednesday the US is sending armed soldiers to the southern border after Mexican soldiers recently "pulled guns" on US troops. Trump appeared to be referring to an April 13 incident in which Mexican troops reportedly questioned and pointed their weapons at two US troops conducting surveillance on the border.
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| Police: Man killed baby after learning he wasn't the dad Posted: 24 Apr 2019 03:22 PM PDT ![Police: Man killed baby after learning he wasn't the dad]( "Police: Man killed baby after learning he wasn't the dad") MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man beat an infant to death after discovering that he wasn't the child's father, police said.
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| Glenn Close, Hasan Minhaj and Naomi Campbell Reveal Their Most Positive Influences at the TIME 100 Gala Posted: 23 Apr 2019 07:46 PM PDT  Glenn Close, Naomi Campbell and Trevor Noah talk about who influences them most at the 2019 TIME 100 Gala in a moving video.
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