| At Least 19 Dead at Ariana Grande Concert in Manchester, England Posted: 22 May 2017 09:00 PM PDT  A reported explosion at the Manchester Arena soon after the concert was over sent people in the crowd running for the doors.
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| Father of Times Square car crash victim thanks New York in emotional letter Posted: 22 May 2017 11:24 AM PDT  At an impromptu memorial in Times Square, the father of the young woman who was killed there last week has placed a letter of thanks to the city.
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| Trump asked two intel chiefs to deny Russia collusion: report Posted: 22 May 2017 04:55 PM PDT  President Donald Trump asked two top US intelligence officials in March to help push back against the FBI investigation into his campaign's possible links with Russia, The Washington Post reported Monday. In the newest report suggesting the White House sought to tamp down the Russia probe, the Post said Trump urged National Security Agency chief Michael Rogers and to Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats to publicly deny any evidence of collusion between his campaign and Russia during last year's presidential election.
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| Turkey summons U.S. envoy over Washington street brawl Posted: 22 May 2017 11:50 AM PDT  Turkey summoned the U.S ambassador on Monday to protest the treatment of Turkish security officials in the United States during a visit by President Tayyip Erdogan last week, the foreign ministry said. A brawl erupted between protesters and Turkish security personnel outside the Turkish ambassador's residence during Erdogan's visit to Washington to meet U.S. President Donald Trump. Turkey blamed the violence on demonstrators linked to the militant Kurdistan Workers Party while Washington's police chief described the incident as a "brutal attack" on peaceful protesters.
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| Sanders and Schumer say Trump’s budget takes a ‘sledgehammer to the middle class’ Posted: 23 May 2017 01:05 PM PDT  Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., criticized President Trump's 2018 budget proposal for cuts to domestic programs. Schumer said, "The Trump budget takes a sledgehammer to the middle class and to working-class Americans."
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| Sick dog to reunite with family 2 years after disappearing Posted: 22 May 2017 07:30 PM PDT ![Sick dog to reunite with family 2 years after disappearing]( "Sick dog to reunite with family 2 years after disappearing") HOWELL, N.J. (AP) — A dog found near death will be reunited with her owners two years after she disappeared.
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| Jakarta governor dropping appeal 'for sake of nation' Posted: 23 May 2017 12:38 AM PDT  The wife of Jakarta's Christian governor told a tearful press conference Tuesday her husband had withdrawn his appeal against a blasphemy conviction and two-year jail term for the good of Indonesia. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama was jailed this month for insulting the Koran while campaigning for re-election, a shock decision that stoked concern about rising religious intolerance in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation. The blasphemy allegations against Purnama, Jakarta's first non-Muslim governor for half a century and first ethnic Chinese leader, sparked mass protests spearheaded by radicals.
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| Times Square driver says he tried to get mental help Posted: 21 May 2017 05:59 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of mowing down pedestrians in Times Square, killing a teenage Michigan tourist and injuring 22 others, said he had been trying to get psychiatric help.
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| Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be regretting forcing his ministers to meet Donald Trump Posted: 22 May 2017 06:55 AM PDT  The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was forced to strong-arm reluctant members of his government into greeting Donald Trump at the airport – but several of them managed to embarrass him within minutes of the US president's arrival. On learning that they would have to cancel existing work commitments to travel from Jerusalem and undergo lengthy security checks just to witness the event from the sidelines, several ministers reportedly told Mr Netanyahu in Sunday's weekly cabinet meeting they had decided not to attend. Shortly afterwards, his office issued instructions demanding the presence of all government ministers.
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| Mississippi lawmaker 'sorry' he urged lynching for statue removal Posted: 22 May 2017 01:19 PM PDT  A Mississippi state lawmaker who called for the lynching of Louisiana officials for removing pro-slavery era monuments apologized on Monday after his comments sparked a firestorm of criticism. Republican Representative Karl Oliver had taken to Facebook on Saturday to criticize the removal of monuments in New Orleans that city leaders deemed racially offensive. The last of the four statues, of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, was taken down on Friday.
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| Man dies after contracting botulism from Northern California gas station's nacho cheese Posted: 22 May 2017 12:38 PM PDT  The family of a man battling a severe case of botulism after eating food at a Sacramento-area gas station says he has passed away. Martin Galindo was one of five confirmed cases of the rare disease, which officials say appears to have come from nacho cheese sauce.
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| Massive slide covers stretch of iconic California highway Posted: 22 May 2017 08:32 PM PDT ![Massive slide covers stretch of iconic California highway]( "Massive slide covers stretch of iconic California highway") BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) — A major new rockslide has buried a stretch of California's iconic Highway 1 in up to 40 feet of stone and dirt, the latest hit in a soggy winter of slides, floods and road closings along the winding Central California coast road, state transportation officials said Monday.
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| Suicidal Man 'Unintentionally' Kills Girlfriend With Bullet That First Went Through His Own Head: Cops Posted: 23 May 2017 01:07 PM PDT  Victor Sibson survived the suicide attempt and was charged with second degree murder on Friday.
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| Elephant crushes S. African hunter to death: reports Posted: 22 May 2017 07:39 AM PDT  A South African big-game hunter was crushed to death when an elephant picked him up and then fell on him after being shot, Zimbabwean officials and media reports said Monday. Theunis Botha, 51, a professional hunter who specialised in hunting with hounds, died on Friday in western Zimbabwe. One elephant lifted Botha up with her trunk, and a fellow hunter shot the animal dead, the News24 website said.
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| Gambian authorities seize ex-president Jammeh's bank accounts Posted: 22 May 2017 01:01 PM PDT  Gambian authorities have seized assets including 86 bank accounts and 131 properties linked to former president Yahya Jammeh, an official said on Monday, as an investigation into the veteran ruler's wealth gathers pace. The new government has accused Jammeh of massive fraud including siphoning off public money during his 22-year rule that ended in election defeat and disgraced exile in Equatorial Guinea in January. Jammeh has been out of contact since leaving for exile and his associates no longer respond to journalists' queries about the accusations against him.
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| Elon Musk told Donald Trump what to do about the Paris Climate Agreement Posted: 23 May 2017 09:27 AM PDT  The Trump administration may finally be nearing a decision on whether to stay in the Paris Climate Agreement. Now we know that visionary businessman Elon Musk, who founded SpaceX, Tesla, and a new, mysterious tunnel-building firm called the Boring Company, is talking to President Donald Trump about what to do regarding this agreement. Given his role in alternative energy, it's no surprise that Musk is in favor of the 2016 treaty. SEE ALSO: Elon Musk's Boring Company isn't waiting any longer The Paris agreement was negotiated under former president Barack Obama. And for the first time in decades of climate diplomacy, all nations agreed to take steps to cut emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases based on their own timetables. If the U.S. were to withdraw from the treaty, it's likely to have global repercussions, potentially encouraging other nations to relax their emissions reduction commitments or leave the pact entirely. In a tweet on Monday night, Musk said he has spoken with Trump and is urging him to stay in the agreement. @BigDAK54 I spoke directly with The President three weeks ago about Paris. Many others have too. Cautiously optimistic of a positive decision. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 22, 2017 Musk is part of Trump's business advisory council, for which he has received considerable criticism. He says he is remaining on it as a way to ensure that a diversity of views on particular matters, including climate change, make it to Trump's desk. Various advisors have been vying for the president's ear on this landmark climate deal, from the secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, to chief strategist Steve Bannon. Some observers think the president will announce his decision about the Paris agreement later this week at the Group of 7 major industrialized nations' summit in Sicily. While there, the U.S. will come under pressure from world leaders like German Chancellor Angela Merkel and new French President Emmanuel Macron to act on global warming, as it is a clear priority for other major industrialized nations. Trump, for his part, has called climate change a hoax, vowed during the campaign to "cancel" the Paris agreement, and on Tuesday proposed a federal budget that zeroes out funding for international climate change assistance programs. The budget also slashes spending for U.S. climate research at the Environmental Protection Agency, Energy Department, and other agencies. WATCH:
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| Manchester terror attack: What we know Posted: 23 May 2017 12:18 PM PDT  Twenty-two people, including children, were killed in a suicide bombing at a pop concert packed with teens in the British city of Manchester late Monday. Here is what we know so far about the terror attack, the deadliest in Britain since 2005. Police said they were called at 10:33 pm (2133 GMT) Monday to reports of an explosion at Manchester Arena during a concert by US pop star Ariana Grande, who is popular with teenagers and pre-teens.
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| The Latest: Leaders attack lawsuit over schools for blacks Posted: 23 May 2017 10:48 AM PDT  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Latest on a lawsuit alleging that Mississippi is breaking federal law by providing unequal schooling to black students (all times local):
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| Member of online hate group accused of knifing young black soldier to death on campus Posted: 22 May 2017 01:10 AM PDT  The "totally unprovoked" murder of a young black soldier was committed by a white man who was a member of a "despicable" Facebook group, police have said. Richard W Collins III, a newly commissioned Army officer, was allegedly stabbed to death by Sean Christopher Urbanski. Mr Collins, 23, was black and a student at Bowie State University in Maryland, due to graduate tomorrow.
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| Chinese Fighters Intercept Nuke-Detecting Plane Over East China Sea Posted: 22 May 2017 10:30 AM PDT  The U.S. military is describing the interaction as "unprofessional."
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| Jana Duggar Gets The Spotlight Posted: 23 May 2017 06:54 AM PDT  Jana Duggar gets praised for her child rearing skills.
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| The 750-HP Shelby F-150 Super Snake Is a $100,000 Thundertruck Posted: 22 May 2017 10:32 AM PDT  Only 150 will be built, each with a starting price just under $97,000.
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| Fossils cast doubt on human lineage originating in Africa Posted: 22 May 2017 03:08 PM PDT ![Fossils cast doubt on human lineage originating in Africa]( "Fossils cast doubt on human lineage originating in Africa") By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fossils from Greece and Bulgaria of an ape-like creature that lived 7.2 million years ago may fundamentally alter the understanding of human origins, casting doubt on the view that the evolutionary lineage that led to people arose in Africa. Scientists said on Monday the creature, known as Graecopithecus freybergi and known only from a lower jawbone and an isolated tooth, may be the oldest-known member of the human lineage that began after an evolutionary split from the line that led to chimpanzees, our closest cousins. The premolar was found in south-central Bulgaria in 2009.
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| Trump budget calls for deep cuts to social safety net Posted: 23 May 2017 02:44 PM PDT  The White House delivered to Congress Tuesday a proposed 2018 budget that would deeply cut programs for the poor and rural America, as well as diplomacy and foreign aid, while boosting defense and border security. The plan claims it would help balance the budget within 10 years -- in large part by rolling back benefits that have helped tens of millions of lower-income people, including many of those who helped send Donald Trump to the White House. The plan, a reported $4.1 trillion for 2018, is certain to undergo major changes on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers rarely approve a president's budget wish list in its original form.
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| Husky Caught on Surveillance Shoplifting a Loaf of Bread, Then Returning With an Accomplice Posted: 23 May 2017 09:06 AM PDT  Cops said the dog will not be facing any charges.
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| Manchester terror attack suspect identified Posted: 23 May 2017 09:40 AM PDT  Police in Manchester, England confirm 22 people are dead and nearly 60 injured after an explosion at an Ariana Grande concert. Police are treating the incident as a terrorist attack.
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| Philippine official downplays alleged China war threats Posted: 21 May 2017 11:14 PM PDT  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines' top diplomat sought Monday to downplay President Rodrigo Duterte's pronouncement that Chinese President Xi Jinping told him China would go to war with Manila if it insists on drilling for oil in the disputed South China Sea, saying they were not threatening each other but talking about preventing conflict.
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| India fires on Pakistani military posts, army says Posted: 23 May 2017 06:00 AM PDT  India announced Tuesday it had fired mortars at Pakistani army posts across their disputed border in Kashmir, a rare public disclosure of such a pre-emptive assault against its neighbour. Troops fired at military camps in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir which were being used to harbour militants, an Indian army spokesman said. "As part of our counter-terror operations, punitive fire assaults across LoC (Line of Control, the de facto border) are being undertaken by the Indian army," Major-General Ashok Narula told a briefing in New Delhi.
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| President Trump’s first trip abroad Posted: 23 May 2017 12:00 PM PDT ![President Trump's first trip abroad]( "President Trump's first trip abroad") In contrast to George W. Bush and Obama, President Trump's first overseas trip is a highly ambitious venture. Here's a look at some of the highlights.
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| Scandal-plagued Fox News hit with more lawsuits in U.S. court Posted: 22 May 2017 12:21 PM PDT  New York City lawyer Douglas Wigdor filed lawsuits in federal court in Manhattan on behalf of Kathleen Lee, a Fox News Radio shift editor who says she was sexually harassed and subjected to "unceasing retaliation" for complaining, and Naima Farrow, who maintains she was fired from her job as an accounts payable coordinator after telling supervisors she was pregnant. In a third case in the same court, Vidya Mann, a Fox News accounts receivable specialist, said she was taken on as a temporary employee but passed over for permanent jobs in favor of white coworkers.
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| Disruptive passenger in Trump cap delays Shanghai flight Posted: 22 May 2017 10:42 PM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — A disruptive passenger on a United Airlines flight from Shanghai to New Jersey was asked to get off the plane in a politically tinged altercation, resulting in an unscheduled stop in San Francisco and an arrival delayed by eight hours.
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| New Details About Aaron Hernandez's Prison Time Emerge Posted: 21 May 2017 11:31 PM PDT  Hernandez was found dead in his prison cell at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, Massachusetts, April 19.
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| Engineering Student With No Female Friends Has All Male Bridesmaids Posted: 22 May 2017 09:41 AM PDT  Rebeca Abrantes had a dilemma: what does a bride do when all her friends are men?
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| University students walk out of Pence speech Posted: 21 May 2017 09:56 PM PDT  Dozens of students at Indiana's Notre Dame University protested White House policies on Sunday by walking out of a commencement speech by Vice President Mike Pence, who criticized political correctness at American colleges. The members of the graduating class -- dressed in cap and gowns together with some two thousand classmates -- stood up and quietly left the school's football stadium when Pence began delivering his speech, videos posted online showed.
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| Explosions strike Syria's Damascus and Homs, 4 killed Posted: 23 May 2017 08:05 AM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — An explosion claimed by the Islamic State group in the central Syrian city of Homs on Tuesday killed at least four people and wounded more than two dozen, Syria's state media and the militant group reported.
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| Christina El Moussa Got the Sweetest Tattoo Honoring Her Kids Posted: 23 May 2017 11:43 AM PDT  Check out her new ink.
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