| House judiciary's top Republican urges hearings into Russian election meddling Posted: 04 Jun 2019 10:06 AM PDT  The top Republican on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday called for hearings into interference by Russia and others in the 2016 election and beyond, on the heels of a statement https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-text/u-s-special-counsel-muellers-statement-on-russia-probe-idUSKCN1SZ23Q by former U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller and ahead of presidential elections next year. The request comes as the judiciary panel continues to seek documents and evidence stemming from the report written by Mueller, who headed investigations into Russian interference in the U.S. election, whether the Trump campaign colluded with Moscow and if President Donald Trump had obstructed justice.
|
| Military judge removes prosecutor from Navy SEAL murder case Posted: 03 Jun 2019 11:30 PM PDT  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A military judge took the rare step Monday to remove a prosecutor accused of misconduct from the war crimes case of a decorated Navy SEAL.
|
| Turkey's Erdogan says no backtracking on S-400 deal with Russia Posted: 04 Jun 2019 04:25 AM PDT  President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said Turkey would not withdraw from a deal made with Russia to buy an S-400 missile defence system despite US threats of "devastating" consequences. Ankara's desire to buy the S-400 has been a major source of contention between NATO allies Turkey and the United States, which has threatened sanctions after months of warnings. "We have made an agreement (with Russia).
|
| Two more migrants die in US custody after crossing Mexico border Posted: 04 Jun 2019 12:41 PM PDT  The death of a transgender woman from El Salvador resparked fears that transgender women and gay men are being mistreated at federal facilities.
|
| Sanders crashes Walmart meeting, blasts 'starvation wages' Posted: 05 Jun 2019 11:02 AM PDT  Sanders called out Walmart's CEO for the "grotesque level of income and wealth inequality."
|
| Pelosi on impeachment: 'We know exactly what path we're on' Posted: 05 Jun 2019 11:31 AM PDT  Nancy Pelosi denies she feels pressured as House tees up contempt package.
|
| Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Buys San Francisco House for $21.9 Million Posted: 04 Jun 2019 02:56 PM PDT  The billionaire already owns the midcentury modern abode next door to his new purchase
|
| Missouri subpoenas abortion clinic doctors amid legal battle Posted: 04 Jun 2019 09:49 AM PDT  ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis judge on Tuesday weighed whether physicians from Missouri's only abortion clinic can be forced to testify amid a legal fight over the facility's license.
|
| Clothes, Sponges Stained With Missing Mom Jennifer Dulos’ Blood Found in Trash Cans: Police Posted: 03 Jun 2019 06:20 PM PDT  New Canaan Police DepartmentAs authorities carry out a feverish search for missing Connecticut mom Jennifer Dulos, court records released Monday show that investigators have recovered clothes and sponges stained with her blood from trash cans in Hartford and based on cellphone tracking placed her estranged husband near the cans the night she disappeared.The new details were released in arrest warrant affidavits for Dulos' husband, Fotis Dulos, and his girlfriend, Michelle Troconis, who were formally charged in court Monday with tampering with or fabricating physical evidence and hindering prosecution, The Hartford Courant reports. The duo was held on $500,000 bond, and prosecutors told a judge they plan to file additional charged in the case. Troconis is reportedly out on bail, while Dulos is not. The newspaper reports that both have declined to cooperate in the investigation.Dulos, who has five children with Fotis Dulos and has been enmeshed in a bitter divorce proceeding for two years, has been missing since May 24.He'll 'Harm Me': Connecticut Mom Jennifer Dulos Missing Amid Two-Year Divorce BattleAccording to the warrants, police went to the mom's home after she failed to show up to multiple doctor's appointment in New York and concerned friends contacted police in New Canaan around 7 p.m. on May 24.Arriving officers found no one home but were able to gain access after friends encouraged a nanny to let police inside. During the search, officers found stains on the garage floor and on a vehicle in the garage, and evidence that someone had tried to clean up the crime scene, the warrants say.The also located a Chevy Suburban registered to Jennifer Dulos about three miles from her home, but no sign of her in or near the vehicle, the documents say.Based on what was recovered from the crime scene, "investigators came to the consensus that a serious physical assault had occurred at the scene and Jennifer Dulos was the suspected victim," the affidavit says.The next day, officers briefly interviewed Fotis Dulos, who met investigators with his attorney at his side and declined to assist in the investigation, but handed his iPhone X to a detective who seized the cellphone, believing it contained evidence of a crime, the affidavit says. Search warrants for the phone place the estranged husband in north Hartford on the night of May 24, the affidavit states. Investigators coupled the cellphone data with footage from surveillance cameras monitored by the Hartford Police Department that show a man who looks like Dulos and a passenger who resembles Troconis driving in a pickup truck that makes more than 30 stops along a four-mile stretch of Albany Avenue discarding trash bags that appear to be stained with blood, the affidavit says. The license plate on the truck appears to match one owned by Fotis Dulos and a sticker matching one on his truck appears in the surveillance footage as well, the affidavit says. The footage shows the bags being thrown into various trash receptacles and in once instance something being pushed through a storm grate, the affidavit states. Investigators responding to the storm grate recovered an envelope that contained two Connecticut license plates that were registered to a SUV owned by Fotis Dulos, the affidavit says. Investigators searched for the trash bags and recovered bags that are consistent with those seen on surveillance cameras, the affidavit says. Inside they recovered clothing that appeared to contain blood, kitchen items including a bloody sponge, and other pieces of evidence that are not detailed.A crime lab determined the blood from items recovered from the trash was that of Jennifer Dulos, the affidavit said.Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast hereGet our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
|
| Trump: 'I don't see any protests' in London, so they're fake news Posted: 04 Jun 2019 07:44 AM PDT  As thousands of protesters flooded the streets of London to rally against President Trump's state visit to the U.K., Trump dismissed reports of the demonstrations as "fake news."
|
| UPDATE 5-U.S. cruise operators stop sailing to Cuba, travelers vent anger online Posted: 05 Jun 2019 06:40 AM PDT ![UPDATE 5-U.S. cruise operators stop sailing to Cuba, travelers vent anger online]( "UPDATE 5-U.S. cruise operators stop sailing to Cuba, travelers vent anger online") The new restrictions are aimed at pressuring Cuba's Communist government to reform and stop supporting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. "Due to changes in U.S. policy, the company will no longer be permitted to sail to Cuba effective immediately," Carnival Corp said. A spokesman for Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd said the company had ceased all calls to Cuba and was modifying previously scheduled sailings.
|
| World War II D-Day: Five things to know on the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings Posted: 04 Jun 2019 08:38 AM PDT  Major events are planned to commemorate the anniversary of the invasion, including at the Normandy beaches and cliffs where the battles took place.
|
| Walmart’s CEO Calls on Congress to Boost Minimum Wage Posted: 05 Jun 2019 10:50 AM PDT  Calling the current $7.25 minimum wage "too low," Walmart Chief Executive Officer Doug McMillon said Wednesday it's "time for Congress to put a thoughtful plan in place" to boost it. Walmart has raised its starting wage several times in recent years to the current $11 an hour, but that's still below rivals like Target Corp. and Costco Wholesale Corp.
|
| The NSA is urging Windows users to update their computers ASAP Posted: 05 Jun 2019 03:04 PM PDT  If you're a Windows user who has yet to update your operating system after the discovery of the Bluekeep vulnerability a few weeks ago, then maybe a warning from the NSA will be enough to spur you on.Bluekeep is a vulnerability that's been compared to the devastating 2007 malware WannaCry that wreaked havoc on computer systems around the world, resulting in millions of dollars' worth of damage. There's concern that systems running older versions of Windows like Windows 7 are especially vulnerable to Bluekeep.The NSA's advisory, which you can read in full here, notes that Bluekeep is a vulnerability in the remote desktop feature on legacy versions of Windows. "The National Security Agency is urging Microsoft Windows administrators and users to ensure they are using a patched and updated system in the face of growing threats," the advisory reads.Microsoft, it continues, has warned that the Bluekeep flaw "is potentially 'wormable,' meaning it could spread without user interaction across the internet. We have seen devastating computer worms inflict damage on unpatched systems with wide-ranging impact, and are seeking to motivate increased protections against this flaw."The advisory notes that these are the affected versions of Windows: * Windows XP * Windows Server 2003 * Windows Vista * Windows Server 2008 * Windows 7 * Windows Server 2008 R2Microsoft has issued a patch, but millions of machines are reportedly still vulnerable. The NSA says it's concerned that hackers will use this vulnerability in ransomware and exploit kits that contain other known exploits, increasing their capabilities against other unprotected systems. The Bluekeep vulnerability could also be used to conduct denial of service attacks, according to the agency."NSA urges everyone to invest the time and resources to know your network and run supported operating systems with the latest patches," the advisory continues, also noting that Windows 10 systems are protected against the flaw and that it only affects the named older versions of Windows. "This is critical not just for NSA's protection of National Security Systems but for all networks."
|
| San Francisco to force treatment on mentally ill drug users Posted: 04 Jun 2019 06:06 PM PDT  San Francisco officials decided Tuesday to force some people with serious mental illness and drug addiction into treatment, even if it goes against the spirit of a city known for its fierce protection of civil rights. Several members of the Board of Supervisors voiced deep concerns Tuesday about the possibility of taking away a person's civil liberties, but the proposal for a pilot program passed 10-1. Mayor London Breed and other supporters say the move — known as conservatorship — is necessary to help people who are often homeless, addicted to drugs and have a mental illness, making them a danger to themselves.
|
| EXCLUSIVE-GM CEO defends plan to sell Ohio plant to startup Posted: 05 Jun 2019 10:56 AM PDT ![EXCLUSIVE-GM CEO defends plan to sell Ohio plant to startup]( "EXCLUSIVE-GM CEO defends plan to sell Ohio plant to startup") General Motors Chief Executive Mary Barra on Wednesday defended the automaker's plan to sell an assembly plant in Ohio, arguing the plan to sell the plant to an electric vehicle start-up was thoroughly vetted and had a chance of success. Barra told Reuters in a brief interview Wednesday after a series of meetings on Capitol Hill that the company did not plan to add a new vehicle to its Lordstown, Ohio, assembly plant that ended production in March because it has additional unused U.S. capacity. Last month, GM announced it was in talks to sell the plant to EV startup Workhorse Group Inc and an affiliated, newly formed entity.
|
| Trump reports progress, but not enough, in tariff talks with Mexico Posted: 05 Jun 2019 04:48 PM PDT  President Donald Trump said some progress -- but not enough -- was made Wednesday in talks with Mexico on averting the tariffs he threatens to impose unless the southern neighbor stems the flow of undocumented migrants into the US. Ahead of the high-stakes negotiations Wednesday, the Trump administration laid out tough demands for Mexico City to crack down on hundreds of thousands of Central American migrants traversing the country to the US Mexican border in recent months.
|
| The New Audi A6 Allroad Wagon Might Be Coming to the U.S. Posted: 05 Jun 2019 05:00 AM PDT  Audi USA says it's still deciding whether to bring this ruggedized wagon to America, and we're hoping the answer is yes.
|
| China issued a travel warning for the U.S. on Tuesday, saying Chinese visitors have been harassed by U.S. officials Posted: 04 Jun 2019 06:26 AM PDT  China issued a travel warning for the U.S. on Tuesday, saying Chinese visitors have been interrogated, interviewed and subjected to other forms of what it called harassment by U.S. law enforcement agencies.
|
| U.S. to Ensure Rare-Earth Supply Amid Trade War With China Posted: 04 Jun 2019 02:47 PM PDT ![U.S. to Ensure Rare-Earth Supply Amid Trade War With China]( "U.S. to Ensure Rare-Earth Supply Amid Trade War With China") The U.S. will take steps to ensure it doesn't get cut off from the supply of rare earths used in everything from the production of computer screens to missile systems and mobile phones, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said. The Commerce Department on Tuesday released a report requested by President Donald Trump in December 2017, when he asked officials to look into U.S. access to so-called rare earths, a group of 17 elements including lanthanum and terbium. "These critical minerals are often overlooked but modern life without them would be impossible," Ross said in a statement.
|
| UPDATE 1-Boeing's 777X faces engine snags, questions rise over delivery goal Posted: 05 Jun 2019 01:44 PM PDT ![UPDATE 1-Boeing's 777X faces engine snags, questions rise over delivery goal]( "UPDATE 1-Boeing's 777X faces engine snags, questions rise over delivery goal") Boeing Co's effort to build the world's largest twin-engined jet, the 777X, continues to be hampered by challenges with General Electric Co's new GE9X turbine engine, a top Boeing executive said on Wednesday. Boeing is facing testing glitches on the GE9X after assembly delays on the engine and the plane's carbon-composite wings. Dubai's Emirates has said it expects to fly its first 777X in June 2020, a date now widely seen in doubt.
|
| 5 genius Father's Day gifts that Dad will actually use Posted: 05 Jun 2019 02:22 PM PDT  Welcome to "Add to Cart," a video series that features must-have products forevery occasion from graduations and weddings to holiday essentials
|
| House contempt resolution targeting Barr, McGahn may ease Democrats' suit for Trump tax returns Posted: 04 Jun 2019 12:23 PM PDT  Democrats have not decided how they intend to proceed when it comes to authorizing the suit, an aide said.
|
| US Congress presses China on Tiananmen anniversary Posted: 04 Jun 2019 04:58 PM PDT  The US House of Representatives urged China on Tuesday to end its wall of silence over the crushed Tiananmen Square movement, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowing on the 30th anniversary to keep the memory alive. The House approved a resolution that urged China to provide a "full, transparent and independent accounting" of the Tiananmen crackdown, in which hundreds if not more than 1,000 pro-democracy protesters were killed on June 4, 1989 as the communist rulers sent in tanks and troops. It also urged China to "cease the censoring of information and discussion about the Tiananmen Square massacre" including at Confucius Institutes, the centers for Chinese studies that Beijing has supported at universities around the world.
|
| The 302-HP Mercedes-AMG CLA35 Is Now Available as a Sleek Shooting Brake Posted: 05 Jun 2019 08:26 AM PDT  The wagon version of the CLA35 won't come to the U.S., but we're drooling over it anyway.
|
| Apple asks developers to place its login button above Google, Facebook Posted: 04 Jun 2019 06:22 PM PDT  The move to give Apple prime placement is significant because users often select the default or top option on apps. Apple unveiled its login button on Monday, emphasizing users' privacy and also introducing a feature that randomly generates an email address to avoid revealing the person's true email.
|
| Pennsylvania woman died at Dominican Republic hotel chain days before Maryland couple found dead Posted: 05 Jun 2019 03:33 PM PDT  Days before a Maryland couple was found dead in a Dominican Republic hotel room, a woman from Pennsylvania died at a hotel in the same area.
|
| After massacre, Virginia governor demands action on guns Posted: 04 Jun 2019 01:58 PM PDT  Northam, a Democrat faced with a gun-friendly, Republican-controlled General Assembly in the middle of a legislative election year, also said he wants every lawmaker to go on record for or against his proposals during the special session, rather than avoid tough votes by quietly killing the bills in subcommittee. "The nation will be watching," the governor said, four days after Virginia Beach employee DeWayne Craddock used two semi-automatic handguns, a silencer and extended ammunition magazines to slaughter 12 people at a municipal building.
|
| UPDATE 2-Ford expected to announce closure of Welsh engine factory- source Posted: 05 Jun 2019 10:34 AM PDT ![UPDATE 2-Ford expected to announce closure of Welsh engine factory- source]( "UPDATE 2-Ford expected to announce closure of Welsh engine factory- source") Carmaker Ford is expected to announce on Thursday that it is closing its engine facility in Bridgend, Wales, a source told Reuters, in what would be another blow to Britain's car industry. More than 2,000 people work at the site, according to Ford's website, which is one of two Ford engine plants in Britain.
|
| This is the biggest Galaxy Note 10 leak so far Posted: 04 Jun 2019 06:26 AM PDT  With the Galaxy Note 10 set to launch in just 2 months, we've seen plenty of leaks over the past few weeks. Truth be told, however, there hasn't been much news that has surprised us. Given Samsung's history with Galaxy Note phones, we know that the Galaxy Note 10 will basically be a Galaxy S10 Plus with a slightly different design and S Pen stylus support. It'll be powered by the same Snapdragon 855 and Exynos 9825 processors, it'll have the same triple-lens rear camera system, and it'll sport the same Dynamic AMOLED screen in a slightly different size with slightly better tuning. In fact, the only surprises so far have probably been the revelations that there will be multiple versions of the Note 10 for the first time in the history of the Galaxy Note series and the fact that the phones will support lightning-fast 45W fast charging.While it might not be the most surprising new smartphone in the world, there are still tons of Samsung fans out there who can't wait to get their hands on the company's next-generation Note phone. The Galaxy Note 10 won't make its official debut until sometime in early August, but a new leak confirms that there will be an ultra high-end version of the phone, and it even tells us exactly how powerful the new Note will be.We already know that Samsung plans to launch a new entry-level version of the Galaxy Note 10 this year. Flagship phones have gotten so ridiculously expensive that market leaders like Apple and Samsung decided to offer stripped-down versions that cost hundreds less than the high-end models. Apple's iPhone XR started the trend in 2018, and this year's Galaxy S10e must be doing well too, because Samsung is following it with a similar Note 10 model. We're not sure if it'll be called the "Galaxy Note 10e," but we are certain that it'll be far more affordable than the main version of the Note 10. But there's another Note 10 model in the works as well, and it'll be even more expensive than the standard Galaxy Note 10.Rumors of the Galaxy Note 10 5G's existence have popped up repeatedly over the past few weeks, and now the phone's upcoming release is all but confirmed. Two different versions of the Galaxy Note 10 5G were spotted Tuesday morning by a blog called Nashville Chatter on the well-known benchmark test site Geekbench.SM-N970 and SM-N975 are reportedly the model numbers reserved for Samsung's regular Galaxy Note 10 with either a Snapdragon or an Exynos processor, while SM-N971 and SM-N976 were rumored to be another version of that model with 5G support. Those rumors are now confirmed because an SM-N976V headed for Verizon and an SM-N976B headed for Telstra in Australia were just spotted on Geekbench. Here are screenshots of their impressive scores:The details on the Geekbench website confirm that the SM-N976V will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, while the SM-N976B sports an Exynos 9825. As is the case with Samsung's Galaxy S10 phones, the Snapdragon version that will be sold in the United States and China appears to be a bit more powerful than the Exynos model.Samsung's Galaxy Note 10 5G is expected to be unveiled alongside the Galaxy Note 10 and "Galaxy Note 10e" in early August, and the phones should go on sale around the middle of the month.
|
| Deadly chain-reaction crash on Calif. freeway captured on video; DUI suspect arrested Posted: 05 Jun 2019 04:34 AM PDT  One person was killed and three others were injured after a DUI suspect lost control of a pickup truck on the 15 Freeway in Temecula and struck several cars.
|
| Volvo Will Tow Your Classic Car For Free Posted: 05 Jun 2019 04:17 AM PDT  Breaking down at the side of the road is never a nice experience, especially in classic cars when such a disastrous event is more likely. Stranded miles from home, you pray for a reliable recovery service to come to the rescue. If you're driving a Volvo in America, fear not, as the marque has just launched an intriguing pledge to tow any and all Volvos to their nearest dealer — free of charge!
|
| Everything You Need to Know about Car Safety Features Posted: 04 Jun 2019 02:30 AM PDT |
| Pompeo statement on Tiananmen met with sharp China response Posted: 03 Jun 2019 11:43 PM PDT  China responded pointedly to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's comments on the 30th anniversary of the Chinese army's bloody suppression of student-led pro-democracy protests centered on Beijing's Tiananmen Square. The dueling statements underscore the vast divide in perceptions of the events of three decades ago, which Beijing considers a taboo subject that the West only raises in order to embarrass and de-legitimize China as part of a strategy to contain its development.
|
| Pride Month isn't just rainbow flags but pansexual flags, transgender flags and more: Here's what they mean Posted: 04 Jun 2019 08:19 AM PDT  Pride Month brings rainbow flags, but you may see others waving, too. Pansexual flags, transgender flags and others are growing in visibility.
|
| Federal Judge Blocks House Dems’ Challenge to Trump’s Border Wall Posted: 04 Jun 2019 05:12 AM PDT  A federal judge in Washington, D.C. ruled Monday against House Democrats in their bid to block President Trump from reallocating Defense Department funds for the construction of his long-promised border wall.U.S. district judge Trevor McFadden found that Congress should rely on a legislative approach to stop the president from funding the construction of his border wall through a national emergency declaration, rather than challenging the administration in court."Congress has several political arrows in its quiver to counter perceived threats to its sphere of power," McFadden wrote in the decision. "These tools show that this lawsuit is not a last resort for the House. And this fact is also exemplified by the many other cases across the country challenging the administration's planned construction of the border wall."Trump declared a national emergency in February in order to unilaterally appropriate $2.5 billion from the Defense Department's anti-drug trafficking funds and $3.6 billion from its construction budget for the construction of a border wall.Pelosi and fellow House Democrats argued in their suit that the allocation of those funds harmed Congress's institutional authority by depriving it of the power of the purse granted to it under the Administrative Procedures Act.The Department of Justice celebrated the decision on Monday as a defense of the administration's constitutional prerogatives."The court rightly ruled that the House of Representatives cannot ask the judiciary to take its side in political disputes and cannot use federal courts to accomplish through litigation what it cannot achieve using the tools the Constitution gives to Congress," a DOJ spokesman said. "The Department looks forward to continuing to defend the administration's lawful actions to address the crisis at the southern border."While the ruling is a positive development for the administration, it does not guarantee the wall's construction. It comes roughly one month after a federal judge in California temporarily blocked the administration from reallocating certain Pentagon funds for the wall's construction, further impeding efforts to secure the $8.5 billion the president claims is necessary to build a satisfactory wall.
|
| Is This The Perfect R32 Nissan Skyline GT-R? Posted: 04 Jun 2019 06:23 AM PDT  The Nissan Skyline GT-R holds a fearsome reputation for supercar slaying even to this day. Brought into America by import specialist Toprank Motorworks, this 1990 car can now be freely driven stateside thanks to being over 25 years-old.
|
| The U.S. Navy's Latest Aircraft Carrier Won't Have F-35s? Posted: 04 Jun 2019 12:38 AM PDT  The U.S. Navy's newest aircraft carrier won't be able to deploy with the service's newest warplane. At least not at first.And Congress is unhappy about that, according to Ben Werner at USNI News.The House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee included in its version of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act a ban on the Navy taking delivery of the Ford-class carrier John F. Kennedy unless the carrier can deploy with F-35C Lighting II stealth fighter, Ben Werner reported for USNI News.The Navy decided to omit the gear for the F-35 in order to keep Kennedy under the $11-billion cost cap that Congress has imposed on the ship's construction. The sailing branch plans to christen Kennedy in late 2019 and add F-35-compatibility at a later date.The Navy in February 2019 declared its first F-35C squadron to be combat-ready."Cost caps imposed by Congress on the Ford-class program to keep the price of these ships from escalating have accomplished the opposite effect," a committee staff member told Werner, "with the Navy accepting delivery of unfinished carriers and intending to pay more money later on to add critical capabilities in the future.".The jet-compatibility problem is only the latest to afflict the Ford program.
|
