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• Democrats pile on Nunes as intrigue swirls around House Russia probe
• Bill Nye On Trump's Climate Orders: 'Clean Coal Is a Myth'
• Pricey New Drug Promises Eczema Relief
• Boeing airliner catches fire in Peru, no serious injuries reported
• Argentinian Immigrant Blasted After Shaming Trump in Facebook Post That Shows She Pays Her Taxes
• Video of 13-Year-Old Boy’s ‘Excessive’ Pat Down at Dallas Airport Goes Viral
• 3 Iraqis living in US accused of hiding ties to kidnapper
• Embattled Nunes Paralyzes House Intel Committee
• DNC Chairman Tom Perez Asks For Staff Resignations
• Watch Amazing Makeup Transformation of Model With Vitiligo
• Kim Jong Nam's body still in Malaysia amid talk of deal with North Korea
• China Southern, American Airlines announce tie-up
• iOS 10.3 fixes a nasty Safari bug and includes hundreds of other security fixes
• Ex-Christie aides to be sentenced in New Jersey bridge case
• Democrat Adam Schiff, probing Trump-Putin ties, has gone up against Russia (and Stephen Colbert) before
• Trump White House a Poor Source for Facts
• Rising Sea Levels Threaten South California Beaches
• Company: Oil in pipeline under Missouri River reservoir
• U.S. attorney general escalates pressure on 'sanctuary' cities
• British soldier's sentence for killing injured Taliban cut
• How to Build Your Budget in Retirement
• Storm Chasers Killed in Collision While Tracking Tornado
• 2017 Ford Transit Connect Wagon LWB
• Hong Kong-style waffles make their way to American weddings
• How to Stop ISPs from Selling Your Private Data
• 'Carlos the Jackal' sentenced to life for 1974 attack
• Russia probe should focus on Trump financial ties: senator
• Queen Elizabeth Needs Help With Her Curtains And Cushions
• Did an astroid strike a Martian ocean and create a cataclysmic tsunami?
• OAS discusses Venezuela crisis, Caracas protests
• Central European leaders vow not to be blackmailed by EU on migration
• How to make $10,000 traveling the world and staying in luxury homes
• EU urges Hungary to ensure migrant holding camps comply with asylum rules
• How to Make Strawberry-Rhubarb Ginger-Chia Jam
• Search For Missing Teen Allegedly Kidnapped By Teacher Continues
• Family of Chinese man killed by Paris police calls for calm
• Virginia's 'Dr. Doolittle' gives amputated animals new lease on life
• DeVos says her predecessor wasted money on school reform
• 14-Year-Old Dies After Being Pinned Under Log at Beach While Snapping Pictures With Friends
• McConnell criticizes Iran nuke deal as 'windfall' for Tehran
• Hidden changes in iOS 10.3 will give your iPhone a speed boost
• EU court lifts EU sanctions on Libyan dictator's daughter

Democrats pile on Nunes as intrigue swirls around House Russia probe Posted: 28 Mar 2017 07:31 AM PDT House intelligence committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., is resisting growing calls for him to step aside over the revelation he had gone to the White House grounds to receive classified information related to committee's investigation into Russian interference in last year's election. "We've been investigating Russia for many, many years," he said.

Bill Nye On Trump's Climate Orders: 'Clean Coal Is a Myth' Posted: 28 Mar 2017 12:52 PM PDT Bill Nye the Science Guy joins Lawrence to react to Trump's rollback of Obama climate change rules, Spicer's non-answer about whether the president still believes climate change is a hoax, and the Trump budget's proposed cuts to U.S. science agencies

Pricey New Drug Promises Eczema Relief Posted: 28 Mar 2017 08:42 AM PDT The FDA has approved a new drug to treat serious cases of the skin condition, but the twice-per-month injections come with a big price tag: $37,000 per year for patients.

Boeing airliner catches fire in Peru, no serious injuries reported Posted: 28 Mar 2017 06:05 PM PDT A Boeing jet operated by Peruvian Airlines caught fire on Tuesday while landing at an airport near the Andean town of Jauja in central Peru after it swerved on the runway, but there were no serious injuries, a government minister said. Peruvian Airlines said in a statement that the Boeing 737-300 jet drove off the runway for unspecified reasons during the scheduled landing, after swerving to the right. Authorities are investigating the incident, which occurred about 4:30 p.m., involving the Boeing 737-300 jet at the high-altitude airport in an agricultural valley some 265 kilometers from Lima, the capital.

Argentinian Immigrant Blasted After Shaming Trump in Facebook Post That Shows She Pays Her Taxes Posted: 29 Mar 2017 01:55 PM PDT She received several hate messages afterward.

Video of 13-Year-Old Boy’s ‘Excessive’ Pat Down at Dallas Airport Goes Viral Posted: 28 Mar 2017 08:34 AM PDT The TSA is facing a public backlash on social media after a mother filmed her son being patted down at a security checkpoint at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

3 Iraqis living in US accused of hiding ties to kidnapper Posted: 28 Mar 2017 02:06 PM PDT ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Adil Hasan and his wife, Enas Ibrahim, came to the U.S. in 2008 as refugees from Iraq, and have been living peacefully in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., ever since.

Embattled Nunes Paralyzes House Intel Committee Posted: 27 Mar 2017 06:20 PM PDT Congressman Jim Himes, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, talks with Rachel Maddow about how Committee Chairman Devin Nunes has not kept the committee updated on intelligence he talked with the media and White House about and more.

DNC Chairman Tom Perez Asks For Staff Resignations Posted: 28 Mar 2017 02:58 PM PDT Perez is in the midst of trying to rebuild the party in the wake of November's stunning election defeat.

Watch Amazing Makeup Transformation of Model With Vitiligo Posted: 28 Mar 2017 12:09 PM PDT Brooklyn-based beauty influencer Tameeca Dieujuste, better known as Khloe Dosh shared a stunning makeup transformation on Instagram that she did on a model named Carlene John, who has vitiligo.

Kim Jong Nam's body still in Malaysia amid talk of deal with North Korea Posted: 28 Mar 2017 01:48 AM PDT The body of Kim Jong Nam, who was murdered in Malaysia last month, is still in Kuala Lumpur, health minister Health Minister Subramaniam Sathasivam said on Tuesday, amid reports the remains of the estranged half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will soon leave the country. What Malaysia eventually does with the body, and how far it pursues three North Koreans wanted for questioning, and believed to be hiding in the North Korean embassy, are central to negotiations to resolve a diplomatic row between the two formerly friendly governments, sources aware of the talks have told Reuters.

China Southern, American Airlines announce tie-up Posted: 28 Mar 2017 03:53 AM PDT American Airlines on Tuesday confirmed it will purchase $200 million in China Southern Airlines stock, the first step in a planned "long-term relationship" between two of the world's biggest carriers. American Airlines, the world's largest by scheduled passengers carried, will buy 8.83 percent of the Hong Kong-listed shares of China Southern, which is fourth globally and the biggest in Asia. The two airlines said the tie-up would allow American to tap into China's rapidly growing air travel market, while boosting China Southern's ambitions of raising its global profile, including in the world-leading US market.

iOS 10.3 fixes a nasty Safari bug and includes hundreds of other security fixes Posted: 28 Mar 2017 01:55 PM PDT Apple yesterday released iOS 10.3 for the iPhone and iPad, an update that brought with it a number of interesting new features, including a new "Find My AirPods" feature and a brand new file system dubbed APFS (complete with full disk encryption) that Apple originally introduced at WWDC last year. Lurking beneath the surface of iOS 10.3, however, are a number of important security updates worth highlighting. iOS has always been a rather robust OS, but as the recent CIA leak from Wikileaks demonstrates, there are always hackers and government agencies dead set on unearthing and exploiting iOS security holes. As a prime example, iOS 10.3 fixes a Safari security vulnerability that allowed hackers to prevent affected users from browsing the web (via an endless stream of pop-ups) without ponying up some cash in the form of an iTunes gift card code. Lookout, the security firm which first discovered the attack a few weeks ago, writes of the patch: Lookout found this attack in the wild last month, along with several related websites used in the campaign, discovered the root cause, and shared the details with Apple. As part of the iOS 10.3 patch released today, Apple closed the attack vector by changing how Mobile Safari handles website pop-up dialogs, making them per-tab rather than taking over the entire app. All told, iOS 10.3 introduces hundreds of security fixes, a tally which makes iOS 10.3 an update you'd be well advised to download sooner rather than later. While some of the fixes are rather obscure, a good number of them address exploits that allow for arbitrary code execution with root privileges. A full list of Apple's numerous security fixes in iOS 10.3 can be viewed over here.

Ex-Christie aides to be sentenced in New Jersey bridge case Posted: 29 Mar 2017 08:14 AM PDT NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Two former aides to Gov. Chris Christie will be sentenced Wednesday for their roles in the 2013 George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal, the closing chapter of a traffic jam that sank the Republican's presidential aspirations.

Democrat Adam Schiff, probing Trump-Putin ties, has gone up against Russia (and Stephen Colbert) before Posted: 28 Mar 2017 02:00 AM PDT WASHINGTON — Congressman Adam Schiff, increasingly the Democratic point man on the investigation into allegations of overly cozy ties between President Trump and Russia, is a soft-spoken former federal prosecutor and a critic of government surveillance who may be the only lawmaker ever to draw blood from comic Stephen Colbert — literally. Now Schiff is locked in a tense, headline-making standoff with the Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Devin Nunes, over how to proceed with a multi-tiered investigation into Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 election, a probe that the White House sees as a dagger aimed at Trump's legitimacy even though Schiff hasn't drawn blood yet.

Trump White House a Poor Source for Facts Posted: 28 Mar 2017 11:00 AM PDT Rachel Maddow looks at the facility with which the Donald Trump White House lied about their desire to produce a military spectacle as part of the inauguration ceremony.

Rising Sea Levels Threaten South California Beaches Posted: 27 Mar 2017 11:38 PM PDT A study by researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey said 31 to 67 percent of the beaches in Southern California could be completely eroded by 2100 if the sea rose 1 to 2 meters.

Company: Oil in pipeline under Missouri River reservoir Posted: 27 Mar 2017 09:05 PM PDT The Dakota Access pipeline developer said Monday that it has placed oil in the pipeline under a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota and that it's preparing to put the pipeline into service.

U.S. attorney general escalates pressure on 'sanctuary' cities Posted: 27 Mar 2017 06:33 PM PDT Attorney General Jeff Sessions threatened on Monday to cut off U.S. Justice Department grants to cities that fail to assist federal immigration authorities, moving the Trump administration closer to a potential clash with leaders of America's largest urban centers. Sessions' statements were aimed at a dozens of cities and other local governments, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, that have joined a growing "sanctuary" movement aimed at shielding illegal immigrants from stepped-up deportation efforts. Police agencies in those jurisdictions have barred their officers from routinely checking on immigration status when making arrests or traffic stops.

British soldier's sentence for killing injured Taliban cut Posted: 28 Mar 2017 03:22 AM PDT A British court on Tuesday cut a soldier's sentence for killing an injured Taliban fighter to seven years after his murder conviction was reduced to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. Veterans hugged, cheered and waved flags bearing former Royal Marine Alexander Blackman's image outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London after the ruling, which means he could be released within weeks. Blackman was sentenced in 2013 for shooting the fighter at close range in Afghanistan's Helmand Province on September 15, 2011, after the man was seriously injured by fire from an Apache helicopter.

How to Build Your Budget in Retirement Posted: 28 Mar 2017 07:02 AM PDT The earlier you look at how much you will need during retirement, the more time you will have to adjust your current routine. Conventional wisdom is your spending will go down in retirement. For most, spending stays the same or increases, especially at the start of retirement, says Thomas J. O'Connell, president of International Financial Advisory Group in Parsippany, New Jersey.

Storm Chasers Killed in Collision While Tracking Tornado Posted: 29 Mar 2017 09:41 AM PDT All three men involved - Kelley Gene Williamson, Randall Delane Yarnall and Corbin Lee Jaeger - were pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.

2017 Ford Transit Connect Wagon LWB Posted: 29 Mar 2017 03:10 PM PDT It's a van called a wagon that drives like a car.

Hong Kong-style waffles make their way to American weddings Posted: 29 Mar 2017 03:26 AM PDT ABC News' Charli James discovers a new sweet treat taking weddings and social media by storm.

How to Stop ISPs from Selling Your Private Data Posted: 29 Mar 2017 05:15 AM PDT The Internet may seem like an apolitical entity, but the fact is, the United States government has a great deal of influence over it. On Thursday (Mar. 23), the U.S. Senate voted to overturn an important broadband privacy rule instituted under the Obama administration. Your ISP will continue to be able to collect and sell your online data with reckless abandon, and frankly, unless you're willing to kneecap your own Internet access, you can't do much about it.

'Carlos the Jackal' sentenced to life for 1974 attack Posted: 28 Mar 2017 08:34 AM PDT PARIS (AP) — A French court on Tuesday convicted the man known as "Carlos the Jackal," once the world's most-wanted fugitive, of a deadly 1974 attack on a Paris shopping arcade and sentenced him to life in prison for the third time.

Russia probe should focus on Trump financial ties: senator Posted: 29 Mar 2017 07:22 AM PDT By Dustin Volz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate investigation into Russia's meddling during the U.S. election should include a thorough review of any financial ties between Russia and President Donald Trump and his associates, Democratic senator Ron Wyden said Wednesday. In a formal written request made to the leaders of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, Wyden said financial relationships between Trump, a real estate developer with properties around the world, and Russia are deserving of scrutiny because of resistance by Trump and some in his orbit have not been forthcoming about their finances.

Queen Elizabeth Needs Help With Her Curtains And Cushions Posted: 28 Mar 2017 03:36 AM PDT Queen Elizabeth II is hiring a new "Curtain Maker and Soft Furnishing Upholsterer," who will be offered an annual salary of nearly $30,000.

Did an astroid strike a Martian ocean and create a cataclysmic tsunami? Posted: 27 Mar 2017 06:01 PM PDT There's no shortage of theories about what Mars was like billions of years ago. The prevailing guess is that water was abundant, and there may have even been enough to form huge oceans. New research into an existing geographical feature on the red planet could provide new evidence of not only the existence of a massive body of water, but also an astroid impact that could have generated multiple devastating tsunamis. Evidence that water existed on Mars is ample, and many researchers believe that telltale signs of tsunamis are also present. In an effort to explain how a tsunami might have been generated, scientists have been looking for the spot (or spots) on the Martian surface where an astroid or other celestial object could have come crashing down. One particularly interesting spot on the planet, which NASA describes as "thumbprint-looking," was long thought to be the result of mud or other debris sliding downward after being pushed up by a glacier or other geographical shift. It's called the Lomonosov crater, and new research supports a very different theory as to how it got there. Instead of being simply the result of gravity pulling dirt downhill, scientists now believe it could very well be the last remaining mark of an astroid that violently struck Mars billions of years ago. What's more, the characteristics of the crater support the idea that when the rock struck the planet, the spot it hit was actually an ocean, leading to multiple huge tidal waves as the displaced water was pushed from and pulled into resulting crater.

OAS discusses Venezuela crisis, Caracas protests Posted: 28 Mar 2017 06:38 PM PDT The Organization of American States held a special meeting on the crisis in Venezuela on Tuesday, triggering a furious reaction from the Venezuelan government and its staunchest regional allies. It comes after 14 countries in the OAS, including the United States, urged Venezuela's leftist government last week to release political prisoners and "reestablish democracy" by holding elections. In a sign that Venezuela is increasingly cornered, a total of 20 countries voted to open Tuesday's special session of the OAS Permanent Council in Washington.

Central European leaders vow not to be blackmailed by EU on migration Posted: 28 Mar 2017 10:06 AM PDT By Pawel Sobczak WARSAW (Reuters) - The leaders of four Central European countries vowed on Tuesday not to be blackmailed by threats of financial punishment from Brussels if they don't join in the relocation of thousands of Middle Eastern and African refugees. Austria also said it will seek an exemption from having to accept more asylum-seekers, arguing that it has already taken in its fair share during Europe's migration crisis. The prime ministers of the Visegrad Group (V4) -- Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and the Czech Republic -- said they have a sovereign right to decide how to deal with the migrants who have flooded into the continent mainly from the war in Syria.

How to make $10,000 traveling the world and staying in luxury homes Posted: 29 Mar 2017 03:37 AM PDT It's the final stretch for a competition that comes with a $10,000 jackpot and the chance to travel the world and stay in million-dollar luxury vacation homes around the world.

EU urges Hungary to ensure migrant holding camps comply with asylum rules Posted: 28 Mar 2017 06:15 AM PDT By Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary must ensure that its new policy of detaining migrants on its border does not break EU rules on protecting people in need of asylum, the European Commission said on Tuesday as the legislation came into force. The European Commissioner in charge of migration issues said the government has agreed to work with EU experts regarding the legislation under which migrants will be held in camps while their asylum requests are processed. "In a very friendly spirit of positive cooperation we decided to work together through our experts and ensure that EU rules also are complied with," Dimitris Avramopoulos told a news conference after his meeting in Budapest.

How to Make Strawberry-Rhubarb Ginger-Chia Jam Posted: 29 Mar 2017 08:10 AM PDT This recipe takes less than 15 minutes to make, and the final product is a jam perfect to spread on toast, a nut butter sandwich, or healthy muffins.

Search For Missing Teen Allegedly Kidnapped By Teacher Continues Posted: 28 Mar 2017 03:06 AM PDT Law enforcement officials believe 15-year-old Elizabeth Thomas' teacher Tad Cummins kidnapped her. A warrant has been issued against him for kidnapping and having sexual contact with her.

Family of Chinese man killed by Paris police calls for calm Posted: 29 Mar 2017 08:27 AM PDT The family of a Chinese man shot dead by French police called for calm Wednesday following two nights of violent protests over his killing. Liu Shaoyo was shot on Sunday by a police team that was called to his apartment in northeast Paris over a suspected domestic dispute. The police said the officer who fired the shots acted in self-defence after the 56-year-old father of five attacked another officer with a knife.

Virginia's 'Dr. Doolittle' gives amputated animals new lease on life Posted: 29 Mar 2017 07:21 AM PDT Angel Marie the pony was stepped on by her mother shortly after she was born. Her front legs were so severely damaged, she was too crippled to walk.It was a challenge Derrick Campana, the so-called "Dr. Doolittle" of Animal prosthetics, was ready to tackle. The certified orthotist at Animal Ortho Care in Sterling, Va., fashioned prosthetic front legs using highly durable, medical grade plastics.He says watching Angel Marie take her first steps was emotional. "Seeing her walk, and having her here today walking is just a dream come true. A miracle. ...

DeVos says her predecessor wasted money on school reform Posted: 29 Mar 2017 10:58 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday accused her predecessor of wasting billions of dollars trying to fix traditional public schools and said that school choice was the way to reform the system.

14-Year-Old Dies After Being Pinned Under Log at Beach While Snapping Pictures With Friends Posted: 28 Mar 2017 02:18 PM PDT Her family believes she broke her neck.

McConnell criticizes Iran nuke deal as 'windfall' for Tehran Posted: 28 Mar 2017 05:49 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Aiming to prove their commitment to Israel, senior U.S. lawmakers are backing bipartisan legislation that would slap Iran with new sanctions while maintaining rigorous enforcement of the landmark nuclear deal.

Hidden changes in iOS 10.3 will give your iPhone a speed boost Posted: 28 Mar 2017 07:43 AM PDT After releasing a few hundred different beta versions over the past month or so, Apple on Monday finally released iOS 10.3 to the public. Eager iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users rushed to download and install the update, and they were greeted with some nifty new features. In a post on Monday afternoon, we went through the eight best new features in iOS 10.3, including a new Find My AirPods feature, updates to the Maps app, Apple's new file system and more. There was one feature in particular that we listed in the post that deserves more attention though, and not many people realize it's even there. When Apple releases any new iOS software, hardcore Apple fans always rush to download and install it immediately, regardless of what new features Apple adds. This is a good thing for many reasons, not the least of which is the fact that new iOS software always includes security updates that are crucial. iOS 10.3 is no different — it's packed full of security fixes that users should be eager to install immediately. Of course, the user-facing features are typically the main draw for new iOS updates, and iOS 10.3 has a few nice additions and changes. One set of changes in particular is worth noting, but it's hiding in plain sight so most iPhone and iPad users won't even notice it's there. Apple engineer Renaud Lienhart‏ tweeted on Monday afternoon about something that we mentioned in passing in our post covering the best new features in iOS 10.3. "iOS 10.3 feels 'snappier,'" he said, "because many animations were slightly tweaked & shortened, for the better." https://twitter.com/NotoriousBUGS/status/846539233305124865 Long story short, Apple has made a number of small adjustments to the animations that are played when the user does things like opening an app, closing an app, or switching from one app to another. Longtime iPhone users may recall that Apple did something similar back in 2014 with iOS 7.1. The speed difference back then was much more dramatic and noticeable, but the improvements in iOS 10.3 are still nothing to scoff at. If you have an iPhone or iPad and haven't yet updated to iOS 10.3, a faster UI should be reason enough to install the update as soon as you can. iOS 10.3 is available to download in iTunes, or as an over the air (OTA) update accessing in the Settings app by navigating to General > Software Update.

EU court lifts EU sanctions on Libyan dictator's daughter Posted: 28 Mar 2017 08:48 AM PDT Europe's second-highest court on Tuesday lifted sanctions on the daughter of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, arguing the changed situation in Libya no longer justified the measures. As part of sanctions imposed in 2011 over serious human rights violations in Libya, Aisha Muammer Mohamed El-Gaddafi was included on a list of people subjected by EU governments to a travel ban and a freeze on their financial assets. At the time, the European Union's General Court, only lower than the Court of Justice, approved the sanctions based on "closeness of association with (the) regime." Oman granted asylum to some of Gaddafi's family in 2013, including Aisha and her brother Hannibal who were both wanted by Interpol.

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