| Gianforte wins Montana special House election despite being charged with assault Posted: 25 May 2017 09:47 PM PDT  Republican Greg Gianforte claimed a narrow victory in Montana's special election for the state's at-large congressional seat, defeating Democrat Rob Quist one day after being charged with misdemeanor assault.
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| Sea Lion Attack: Child Victim’s Father Speaks Out Posted: 25 May 2017 08:51 AM PDT  The father told the CBC that his family was not feeding the sea lion when it dragged his daughter underwater, but did confirm that his daughter is being treated for a possible infection.
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| Obama in Berlin: ‘We can’t hide behind a wall’ Posted: 25 May 2017 07:21 AM PDT  Former President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend a discussion at the German Protestant Kirchentag in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on May 25. Former President Barack Obama seemed to take a subtle swipe at his successor Thursday, telling a Berlin audience that the world cannot "hide behind a wall" — an apparent reference to President Trump's signature campaign promise to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Obama was in Germany for Kirchentag, a conference affiliated with the Protestant church that he attended at the invitation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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| Man Charged With Trying to Bite Flight Attendant, Jumping Out of Plane: Cops Posted: 26 May 2017 10:56 AM PDT  Tun Lon Sein tried to bite a flight attendant's hand to get to the plane's service door.
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| 'What you need to know': Jared Kushner Posted: 26 May 2017 11:06 AM PDT  Jared Kushner now a focus of FBI Russian investigation.
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| San Bernardino attack suspects shot up to 27 times Posted: 25 May 2017 06:39 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities released a report Thursday detailing the manhunt and shootout with a husband and wife who killed 14 people and wounded 22 others in the San Bernardino attack in December 2015.
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| G7 masks, Zuckerberg, volcano and more — it happened today: May 25 in pictures Posted: 25 May 2017 12:19 PM PDT ![G7 masks, Zuckerberg, volcano and more — it happened today: May 25 in pictures]( "G7 masks, Zuckerberg, volcano and more — it happened today: May 25 in pictures") Protesters wear masks depicting the leaders of the G7 countries, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg during Harvard University commencement exercises and more of today's news from around the world in pictures.
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| US deaths from Alzheimer's soar 55 percent since 1999 Posted: 25 May 2017 09:49 PM PDT  Deaths from Alzheimer's in America have soared 55 percent since 1999, as the burden of this fatal form of dementia grows and the population ages, a federal health report said Thursday. Experts say the data shows more caregivers are needed, along with more resources to help people suffering from Alzheimer's disease, the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. "Millions of Americans and their family members are profoundly affected by Alzheimer's disease," said CDC Acting Director Anne Schuchat.
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| Woman jumps onto the hood of moving car to prevent carjacking at petrol station Posted: 25 May 2017 03:02 PM PDT  A Wisconsin woman has become a viral sensation after she jumped on the hood of her own moving car to prevent a carjacking. Melissa Smith, 27, was printing her receipt at a petrol station in Milwaukee when a stranger jumped into her car and began driving away. "I had my, 'Oh no this isn't happening to me today moment,'" Ms Smith told local news station WISN 12.
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| British Officials Blame US Officials, Not White House For Manchester Attack Details Posted: 25 May 2017 12:31 AM PDT  British officials are furious after the New York Times published photographs Wednesday from the scene of attack, which happened at an Ariana Grande concert on Monday at the Manchester Arena.
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| Mother of Manchester attack victim pays tribute to daughter with a tattoo Posted: 26 May 2017 09:53 AM PDT  The mother of a 15-year-old schoolgirl who was killed in the Manchester suicide attack attended a vigil on Friday bearing a fresh tattoo of her daughter's name on her chest. Family and classmates attended the vigil for Olivia Campbell who was one of 22 victims in Monday's attack at an Ariana Grande concert, at Tottington high school in Bury, 8 miles (13 km) north of Manchester city center.
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| Trump berates NATO for dodging defence dues Posted: 25 May 2017 08:35 PM PDT  US President Donald Trump on Thursday launched an extraordinary broadside at NATO allies for failing to pay their fair share of the defence bill. The billionaire leader used the highest possible profile platform of his first NATO summit in Brussels to accuse members of the alliance of owing "massive amounts of money". Unveiling a memorial to the 9/11 attacks at NATO's new headquarters, Trump also urged the alliance to get tougher on tackling terrorism and immigration in the wake of the Manchester attack.
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| Fallen Navy pilot's children hug as remains brought home Posted: 26 May 2017 05:16 PM PDT  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Deborah Crosby touched her father's flag-draped casket as her three brothers hugged her in a tearful embrace on the tarmac at the San Diego airport Friday — ending a more than half century search to find and bring home the remains of Lt. Cmdr. Frederick P. Crosby, shot down as a Navy pilot in the Vietnam War.
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| GM sued over excess emissions in Chevrolet Silverado & GMC Sierra Duramax Diesel Posted: 26 May 2017 07:41 AM PDT  Today's auto news headlines read like a warped version of Oprah Winfrey's infamous car giveaway: "You're getting sued for excess diesel emissions! And you're getting sued for excess diesel emissions! Everyone's getting sued for excess diesel emissions!" We say that because General Motors is now being sued for excess diesel emissions. Fenner et al v General Motors LLC et al The suit filed in Detroit's federal court yesterday alleges that GM illegally outfitted 705,000 pickups with defeat devices similar to those deployed by Volkswagen in 11 million cars worldwide, including 565,000 registered in the U.S. The suit covers 2011-2016 models of the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra Duramax Diesel. Unlike the lawsuit filed earlier this week against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, this one comes from consumers, not the U.S. Department of Justice. It alleges that GM employed at least three defeat devices that allowed trucks to emit up to five times the legal limit of pollutants while on the road but to keep emissions within legal limits during regulatory tests. Fenner et al v General Motors LLC et al alleges that GM broke a number of racketeering and consumer protection laws. Plaintiffs seek a wide range of compensation, including payouts for lost resale value and buybacks of their vehicles. They're also seeking punitive damages against the automaker. Interestingly, the suit also names German supplier Bosch as a defendant. If the case goes to trial, that could be significant, since Bosch was very closely linked to the Volkswagen scandal. If you follow car news, it probably won't surprise you to learn that plaintiffs in the GM case are represented in part by Hagens Berman law firm, which has been a key player in the Dieselgate settlement and many other auto-related suits. GM has issued a brief statement about the lawsuit that reads, in full: "These claims are baseless and we will vigorously defend ourselves. The Duramax Diesel Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra comply with all U.S. EPA and CARB emissions regulations." It's worth noting that this is one of at least two cases being brought by consumers against GM over its diesel vehicles--the other involving emissions in the Chevrolet Cruze diesel. Our take Who will prevail? We can't say because, much to some of our mothers' chagrin, we're not lawyers. However, we do know that the case puts GM in an awkward position. If the case goes to trial, it might prove GM's innocence, but GM's name would remain in the headlines for months and potentially years. Being associated with a high-profile case related to diesel emissions fraud at this time in history wouldn't do much for GM's diesel sales. That's a real problem, as GM appears to have banked on cornering the diesel market as other automakers retreat. On the other hand, settling this case (and the one involving the Cruze for that matter) out of court wouldn't do anything to exonerate GM. However, in terms of publicity, it might be for the best. Either way, shareholders will want GM to put the case to rest as soon as possible: stock prices took a plunge yesterday after the lawsuit was filed, though some of that value could be regained in trading today.
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| The Latest: Coroner's office IDs skydiver as California man Posted: 25 May 2017 01:36 PM PDT ![The Latest: Coroner's office IDs skydiver as California man]( "The Latest: Coroner's office IDs skydiver as California man") LODI, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a skydiving death in Northern California (all times local):
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| Jesse Ventura's Fight to Legalize Marijuana Posted: 25 May 2017 02:50 PM PDT  The following material contains mature subject matter. Viewer discretion is advised.
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| NASA's Juno probe forces 'rethink' on Jupiter Posted: 25 May 2017 12:26 PM PDT  An unmanned NASA spaceship circling Jupiter has spotted massive cyclones at the gas giant's poles, revealing stunning new details about our solar system's largest planet, researchers said Thursday. A NASA statement described the planet as "a complex, gigantic, turbulent world" that is far different than scientists previously thought. Two papers in the journal Science and 44 papers in Geophysical Research Letters describe a trove of discoveries made since Juno began orbiting Jupiter last year.
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| Indian police arrest 150 from Modi's party in Kolkata clashes Posted: 25 May 2017 05:09 AM PDT  Indian police arrested around 150 people protesting against a breakdown in law and order in the eastern city of Kolkata on Thursday, after street battles broke out during a march to police headquarters and police cars were set ablaze. Regional and national leaders from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged the march to protest against a perceived deterioration in security in the state of West Bengal, which is ruled by a rival left-wing party. West Bengal, with a population of nearly 100 million, has a long history of political violence.
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| Here's Why Bitcoin Prices Are Skyrocketing Posted: 25 May 2017 10:28 AM PDT  Cryptocurrency... so hot right now. Bitcoin surges above $2,700. Economic shifts in China are one of many factors propelling cryptocurrency to record-breaking prices.
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| Hillary Clinton subtly mocks Trump about his inauguration crowd and, oh, it feels so good Posted: 26 May 2017 09:56 AM PDT  Hillary Clinton couldn't help but notice a few things when she went to Donald Trump's inauguration, especially *cough cough* the size of his crowd. Clinton delivered the commencement speech at her alma mater Wellesley College on Friday, 48 years after she delivered their student graduation address. While the range of her concerns were broad, Clinton zeroed in on the current administration's non-stop lying — and couldn't help but deliver a dig about Trump's inauguration crowd size, too. SEE ALSO: Give Trumpcare a break: Here are all the pre-existing conditions it will cover "Some are even denying the things we see with our own eyes, like the size of crowds," Clinton said. "And then defending themselves by talking about, quote unquote, 'alternative facts.'" At the time of his inauguration, Trump slammed the media for allegedly underestimating the size of his crowds, claiming they reached all the way back to the Washington Monument. Photo evidence later proved the president wrong, but that didn't stop him. Remember that scandal? How young we all were then. Clinton stressed to graduates that Trump's lying was part of a larger culture of disinformation, with politics becoming increasingly untethered from the truth. Seems that the former Secretary of State's best material comes after she's spent some time wandering in the woods. WATCH: Forget pottery class, 3D printing glass is so much cooler
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| El Salvador captures escaped female killer "Boss" Posted: 25 May 2017 03:30 PM PDT  Security forces in El Salvador on Thursday captured the female leader of a hit-squad-for-hire two weeks after she escaped from a Guatemalan prison where she was serving a 94-year sentence, officials said. Marixa Lemus, a 45-year-old Guatemalan who went by the nickname "The Boss," was arrested in the west of El Salvador near the Guatemalan border. Lemus had escaped her military-run prison north of Guatemala City on May 11.
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| Officials: Manchester bomber passed through Germany, Turkey Posted: 25 May 2017 09:01 AM PDT  BERLIN (AP) — The suspected bomber in the concert attack in Britain passed through Germany and Turkey before the attack, authorities said Thursday.
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| Trump literally pushes his way to the front of the world stage at NATO summit Posted: 25 May 2017 01:24 PM PDT  President Trump literally pushed his way to the front of the world stage at the Brussels NATO summit Thursday. He shoved NATO leader Prime Minister Dusko Markovic of Montenegro out of the way, which happens to be the newest alliance member.
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| Report yields new details in 2014 Yosemite air tanker crash Posted: 25 May 2017 06:16 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 2014 fatal crash of an air tanker fighting a forest fire in Yosemite National Park came just after the pilot was warned to avoid a tree to the right but then struck trees to the left, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report.
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| Cat visits every national park Posted: 26 May 2017 07:53 AM PDT ![Cat visits every national park]( "Cat visits every national park") This adventurous feline really is an outdoors cat — as he is currently making his way around every national park in the United States.
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| New Zealand launches into space race with 3D-printed rocket Posted: 25 May 2017 02:16 AM PDT  By Charlotte Greenfield WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Rocket Lab, a Silicon Valley-funded space launch company, on Thursday launched the maiden flight of its battery-powered, 3-D printed rocket from New Zealand's remote Mahia Peninsula. Team delighted," Rocket Lab said on its official Twitter account. The successful launch of a low cost, 3D-printed rocket is an important step in the commercial race to bring down financial and logistical barriers to space while also making New Zealand an unlikely space hub.
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| Chris Cornell Had Fresh Track Marks On His Arm: Report Posted: 25 May 2017 10:41 PM PDT  While authorities ruled the Audioslave and Soundgarden frontman took his own life last week Thursday, his family raised doubts over the findings.
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| Trump: North Korea 'will be solved' Posted: 26 May 2017 04:03 AM PDT  US President Donald Trump promised Friday that North Korea "will be solved", as G7 powers opened a summit that will confront a series of missile tests by the nuclear-armed nation. Trump's tough talk came in a meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, which along with South Korea is most immediately threatened by North Korean belligerence.
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| Arrested Joker-Lookalike Speaks Out After Gun Charges Posted: 25 May 2017 12:13 AM PDT  Lawrence Patrick Sullivan has his face tattooed that makes him look like a mix of Heath Ledger's Joker character and also Jared Leto's version from "Suicide Squad."
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| Duterte warns of 'contamination' by Islamic State group Posted: 26 May 2017 05:00 AM PDT  ILIGAN, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered his troops to crush militants who are fighting street battles with government forces in the south, warning Friday that the country is at a grave risk of "contamination" by the Islamic State group.
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| NATO attempts to contain Russia, raising conflict risk: Moscow Posted: 26 May 2017 03:49 AM PDT  Russia on Friday accused NATO of increasing the threat of conflict, insisting attempts by the US-led alliance to curb Moscow have left ties at their lowest ebb since the USSR collapsed. "At present NATO-Russian relations are at their worst since the end of the Cold War," the foreign ministry in Moscow said in a statement. The ministry said NATO was pursuing a policy of "containment" towards Russia that has seen it bolster its forces along the country's border in eastern Europe.
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| The Latest: Alabama executes man for 1982 murder-for-hire Posted: 25 May 2017 10:22 PM PDT  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Latest on the execution of Alabama prisoner Tommy Arthur (all times local):
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| Smooth waves bursting with color give inside view of surfer’s paradise Posted: 25 May 2017 08:32 AM PDT ![Smooth waves bursting with color give inside view of surfer's paradise]( "Smooth waves bursting with color give inside view of surfer's paradise") Ever wondered what Hawaii's famous waves look like from the inside? Photographer and non- commissioned officer in the United States Army, Marco Mitre shares the beauty of the shore on the island of Oahu in Hawaii.
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| DARPA reveals design of its space plane for faster, cheaper satellite launches Posted: 25 May 2017 07:17 PM PDT  Launching satellites into orbit could get a lot cheaper thanks to an experimental space plane. SEE ALSO: NASA's new space fabric looks like chain mail and can protect astronauts This week, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) revealed the design for the XS-1, which is set to be built by Boeing. The hypersonic aircraft would launch vertically, deploy a second stage to carry a satellite into orbit, and then land like a normal airplane. Although the aircraft is still in the concept phase, DARPA believes the final result will be a vehicle that will provide "short-notice, low-cost access to space" for both military and commercial use. Initial tests of the XS-1 technology will attempt 10 flights over the course of 10 days with the ultimate goal being routine low-Earth orbit flights for around $5 million or less per launch. (Currently, it costs SpaceX about $62 million to launch its Falcon 9 rocket into orbit.) "We're delighted to see this truly futuristic capability coming closer to reality," DARPA's Brad Tousley said in a statement on the agency's website. "Demonstration of aircraft-like, on-demand, and routine access to space is important for meeting critical Defense Department needs and could help open the door to a range of next-generation commercial opportunities." And while this futuristic space plane and the opportunities it may afford sound exciting, actual flight tests aren't scheduled to happen until 2020. For now, you'll have to use the concept video (above) to imagine this very near future of space travel. WATCH:
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| How to Maintain and Repair Your Gas Grill Posted: 26 May 2017 06:25 AM PDT  Consumer Reports has no relationship with any advertisers on this website. Whether you've been using it all year or haven't touched it in months, you should give your grill the once-over before t...
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| Iran says it has built third underground ballistic missile factory Posted: 25 May 2017 04:18 AM PDT  By Parisa Hafezi ANKARA (Reuters) - Iran has built a third underground ballistic missile production factory and will keep developing its missile program, the semi-official Fars news agency quoted a senior commander of the elite Revolutionary Guard as saying. The development is likely to fuel tensions with the United States in a week when President Donald Trump, on his first foreign trip, has called Iran a sponsor of militant groups and a threat to countries across the Middle East. "Iran's third underground factory has been built by the Guards in recent years ... We will continue to further develop our missile capabilities forcefully," Fars quoted Amirali Hajizadeh, head of the Guard's airspace division, as saying.
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| Advertisers Pull Out Of Sean Hannity’s Show Over Seth Rich Conspiracy Theory Posted: 25 May 2017 03:03 AM PDT  The Fox News host has maintained his support to the theory, which said DNC staffer Seth Rich leaked thousands of emails to WikiLeaks last July because of which he was killed.
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| 'Racially motivated' fight leaves Arizona prison on lockdown Posted: 25 May 2017 05:36 PM PDT  PHOENIX (AP) — A privately run prison in Arizona remained on lockdown Thursday after four inmates were injured in a brawl involving about 80 prisoners that authorities had to use pepper spray to break up.
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| Everest rescuers retrieve bodies of two Indian climbers Posted: 25 May 2017 04:15 AM PDT  Rescuers have retrieved the bodies of two Indian climbers who died on Mount Everest last year but whose remains could not be moved due to bad weather, an official said Thursday. A team of Nepali climbers retrieved the bodies of Goutam Ghosh and Paresh Nath from the balcony, an area just below the summit of the 8,848-metre (29,029-foot) mountain. Ghosh's remains were only located this year by other climbers on the mountain.
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| Day care worker charged with killing baby in recorded attack Posted: 25 May 2017 02:04 PM PDT  BALTIMORE (AP) — A day care worker in Maryland was captured on video "torturing" an 8-month-old girl who later died, authorities said Thursday. She has been charged with murder.
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| Brand new Model 3 spy shot surfaces online Posted: 25 May 2017 01:47 PM PDT 
It's probably fair to say that Tesla's upcoming Model 3 is the most anticipated vehicle release in years, if not decades. While new car releases from luxury car makers often drum up excitement, it's rare to see an immense level of curiosity and excitement surrounding the release of a $35,000 car designed for the mass market. And yet, Tesla has managed to create an air of intrigue for the Model 3, a feat made all the more impressive given that Tesla hasn't marketed the car at all. In fact, Elon Musk recently said that Tesla will be "anti-selling" the Model 3, which is to say that it won't even be offering prospective buyers test drives.
Now the reason why the Model 3 has engendered so much interest isn't too hard to figure out. Put simply, Tesla is promising to give users a taste of its luxury Model S for just a fraction of the price, albeit in a slightly smaller design and with fewer bells and whistles. Nonetheless, interest in the Model 3 went through the roof immediately after its unveiling, with early reservations quickly reaching the 380,000 threshold, a feat that surprised even Tesla executives. With so much interest in the Model 3 -- a dynamic partially attributable to the fact that Tesla has yet to reveal what the final version will look like -- it's become something of an activity for Tesla enthusiasts to take photos of Model 3 vehicles out on the open road during testing. Not surprisingly, the frequency with which Model 3 spy shots now seem to surface has increased as we get ever closer to mass production, which Tesla maintains will still begin in July. The most recent Model 3 spy shot comes to us via Reddit and features a white Model 3 with roof racks. The photo isn't terribly revealing but it does give us a really great view of the Model 3's slightly altered front design. 
Some additional Model 3 photos and spy shots that you might have missed over the past few weeks are embedded below. 
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| Bernie Sanders and MIck Mulvaney battle over estate tax Posted: 25 May 2017 07:44 AM PDT  At a hearing before the Senate Budget Committee, Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney took part in a spirited exchange with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders over details of President Trump's proposed budget.
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| Republican wins Montana special election despite assault charge Posted: 25 May 2017 11:26 PM PDT  By Justin Mitchell BOZEMAN, Mont. (Reuters) - Republican Greg Gianforte defeated a political novice to win Montana's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, barely 24 hours after he was charged with assaulting a reporter who asked him about the Republican healthcare bill. A race that was expected to be a test of President Donald Trump's political influence ahead of next year's U.S. congressional elections was jolted by the charge against Gianforte, a wealthy technology executive who had urged voters to send him to Congress to help Trump. "I should not have treated that reporter that way." Gianforte beat Democrat Rob Quist, a banjo player and first-time candidate who had focused his campaign on criticism of the Republican effort to repeal and replace former President Barack Obama's healthcare law.
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| Scientists Watch Star Collapse Into Black Hole Posted: 25 May 2017 01:19 PM PDT  A star suffered an epic fail when it quietly collapsed into a black hole instead of exploding in a brilliant supernova.
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| Judge: No Confederate flag T-shirt in officer's retrial Posted: 26 May 2017 12:39 PM PDT  CINCINNATI (AP) — The jury in the murder retrial of a white Ohio police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black motorist will not see the officer's undershirt depicting a Confederate battle flag, because a judge ruled Friday that the garment is too prejudicial.
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