| ‘He colluded or obstructed’: Trump turns Russia suspicions against Obama Posted: 26 Jun 2017 07:30 AM PDT  Continuing a theme he has pushed lately, the president took issue with his predecessor's lack of response to Russian interference in the election.
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| White House tells ‘Obamacare victims’ that ‘help is on the way’ amid Senate push Posted: 26 Jun 2017 03:43 PM PDT  On Monday, Vice President Mike Pence held a "listening session" in his office with people who said they had negative experiences with Obamacare.
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| Philando Castile's family reaches $3M settlement in death Posted: 26 Jun 2017 02:13 PM PDT  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The mother of Philando Castile, a black motorist killed by a Minnesota police officer last July, has reached a nearly $3 million settlement with the city that employed the officer, avoiding a federal wrongful death lawsuit that attorneys said could have taken years to resolve.
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| Chinese passenger chucks coins into plane's engine for luck Posted: 27 Jun 2017 06:05 AM PDT  A superstitious passenger delayed a flight from Shanghai for several hours Tuesday after throwing coins at the plane's engine for good luck, Chinese officials said. The elderly woman was detained by police at Shanghai Pudong International Airport following the bizarre incident, forcing nearly 150 passengers to be evacuated from the plane bound for Guangzhou in southern China. The 80-year-old threw nine coins at an engine of China Southern Airlines flight CZ380 as she was boarding on the tarmac.
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| Katherine The Great White Shark Has Been Spotted Again Posted: 26 Jun 2017 03:58 PM PDT  Scientists saw the great white shark making its way off the coast of Virginia. The species isn't out to attack humans on purpose — but may take a bite just to see how they rate as food.
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| Nigeria's Buhari sends first message since taking sick leave on May 7: presidency sources Posted: 26 Jun 2017 05:54 AM PDT  By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has delivered an audio message to mark the Islamic Eid al-Fitr holiday, two senior presidency sources said, his first public statement since he left for Britain on medical leave on May 7. Buhari, a Muslim from the north, made the address, calling for peace and unity, in the Hausa language spoken widely in that part of the country. The presidency did not release video footage or photographs of Buhari making the recording heard by Reuters in which the president's voice sounds weak.
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| Al Franken: Democrats ‘gotta stop riding in limousines’ Posted: 26 Jun 2017 09:45 AM PDT  The Minnesota senator admits his party has a public perception problem — but not as big as the GOP's when it comes to health care.
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| Police: Girl's actions caused her to fall from NY park ride Posted: 26 Jun 2017 02:08 PM PDT  QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (AP) — A teenage girl's actions, not mechanical malfunctions, caused her to slip under a restraining bar on an amusement park gondola ride before falling into the arms of bystanders below, police said Monday.
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| Trump: 'Modi and I Are World Leaders in Social Media' Posted: 26 Jun 2017 07:33 AM PDT  During a joint statement int he Rose Garden with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Trump praises the pairs prowess of social media.
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| London apartment tower fire triggers emergency inspections, evacuations Posted: 27 Jun 2017 07:36 AM PDT ![London apartment tower fire triggers emergency inspections, evacuations]( "London apartment tower fire triggers emergency inspections, evacuations") The deaths of 79 people in a London apartment tower have triggered emergency inspections, evacuations and soul searching among British officials who failed to prevent the tragedy.
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| Basically Everyone but Russia Now Looks on the U.S. Less Favorably Posted: 27 Jun 2017 07:46 AM PDT  The U.S. is less popular under Trump.
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| Man Held Teen Girl Captive For More Than a Year: Cops Posted: 27 Jun 2017 06:07 AM PDT  Michael Wysolovski, 31, was arrested and charged with holding Hailey Burns captive after her parents received a tip from a woman in Romania.
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| Rare spate of bear attacks leaves two dead in Alaska Posted: 27 Jun 2017 10:50 AM PDT  A warning sign in Anchorage, Alaska, after a 16-year-old runner was recently killed by a black bear. There have only been six fatal bear attacks in the state in 130 years. Alaska is experiencing a spate of bear attacks, with four people attacked in less than a week, resulting in two fatalities.
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| Two U.S. studies differ over effects of marijuana on drivers Posted: 27 Jun 2017 10:01 AM PDT ![Two U.S. studies differ over effects of marijuana on drivers]( "Two U.S. studies differ over effects of marijuana on drivers") (This June 22 story has been refiled to correct study author's name to "Aydelotte" instead of "Adedoyte" in third paragraph.) By Taylor Harris (Reuters) - Two U.S. studies on the effects of marijuana on drivers in states where it is allowed for recreational use came to different conclusions about whether it increases risks behind the wheel. A study by the American Journal of Public Health published on Thursday looked at motor vehicle fatalities and found no significant increase in Colorado and Washington State, where recreational marijuana use is legal, compared with eight states where it is not legal that have similar populations, vehicle ownership, and traffic laws. "Our study focused on deaths and actually found what we expected going into this," Jason Aydelotte, lead author of the study said in a telephone interview.
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| SitRep: CIA’s Secret Syria Contacts; Tillerson Bashed by Anonymous WH Officials; State Shuttering Afghan Office Posted: 26 Jun 2017 05:13 AM PDT  Pentagon Push in Africa; Israel and Syria Spar; U.S. Arming Jets in South Korea
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| Mystery of missing Chinese scholar shakes up Illinois school Posted: 26 Jun 2017 02:08 PM PDT  CHICAGO (AP) — Yingying Zhang, the daughter of a working-class factory driver from China, took the same career path as many other young Chinese academics before her: She travelled to a university in the U.S. with dreams of one day landing a professorship and being able to help her parents financially.
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| GOP lawmakers scramble to defend health care bill Posted: 26 Jun 2017 09:21 AM PDT  Yahoo News' continuing coverage of the Republican efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare. We'll combine our own reporting with the best insights from around the Internet to give you the latest on the future of health care in America.
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| Dreaded WWII Zero fighter takes to the skies over Japan Posted: 27 Jun 2017 02:41 AM PDT  Salvaged from the Papua New Guinean jungle, a restored World War II Japanese Zero fighter has taken to the skies over the land that gave birth to the once-feared warplane. The aircraft -- emblazoned with tell-tale rising sun symbols -- is one of just a few airworthy Zero fighters left in the world, nearly eight decades after they struck fear into the hearts of Allied pilots. The plane flew near Tokyo this month, watched by businessman and aviation buff Masahide Ishizuka who bought the plane for 350 million yen ($3.1 million) in 2008.
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| North Carolina man gets life in prison for plotting Islamic State attack Posted: 27 Jun 2017 01:09 PM PDT  Justin Sullivan, 21, of Morganton, was sentenced in federal court in Asheville on one count of attempting to commit an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries, the Justice Department said in a statement. Sullivan had pleaded guilty in November 2016, and the agreement with prosecutors called for the life sentence. Prosecutors said Sullivan conspired with Junaid Hussain, a British hacker who was an online recruiter of people to carry out attacks on behalf of the militant group Islamic State.
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| 4 Dead, Liverless Sharks Wash Ashore in Weird Whodunit Posted: 27 Jun 2017 06:15 AM PDT  Orca whales have claimed the life of another great white shark by eating its liver and leaving it for dead, making it the fourth such gristly death in less than two months. During a four-day period in early May, researchers reported finding the bodies of three great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) that had washed ashore along South Africa's Western Cape province. Now, a fourth dead, liverless shark has washed ashore, according to a post today (June 26) on the Marine Dynamics blog, a site hosted by a shark cage diving company.
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| New flying car concept seeks to revolutionize personal transport Posted: 26 Jun 2017 10:00 AM PDT  While some automakers look towards today's infrastructure of roads for the future of transportation, multiple companies are instead looking towards the sky. One of these is Neva Aerospace which used last week's 2017 Paris auto show to reveal its take on the future of transportation, and it's yet another flying car. Neva Aerospace says its flying car will be capable of flying for up to 20 or 30 minutes, travel at speeds up to 50 mph, and climb 3,000 feet in the air.
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| Saudis Shrug Off Arms Sale Freeze, Convinced Qatar Will Bend Posted: 27 Jun 2017 12:37 PM PDT  As the diplomatic rift drags on, neither side shows much willingness to budge.
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| White House warns Syria may be readying chemical attack Posted: 26 Jun 2017 07:16 PM PDT  The White House warned strongman Bashar Assad that his regime would pay heavily for the slaughter of civilians.
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| Brave Dad Describes Moment He Caught Girl Who Fell Out of Ride: 'God Dropped an Angel' Posted: 26 Jun 2017 01:23 PM PDT  Matthew Howard was clearly at the right place in the right time.
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| China's verdant 'forest city' will fight pollution with a million plants Posted: 27 Jun 2017 01:17 PM PDT  If tree-covered skyscrapers act like enormous air filters, this cluster of buildings will be a clean air oasis. China has broken ground on a "forest city" in the southern city of Liuzhou. The development, which will span two-thirds of a mile along the Liujiang River, involves blanketing offices, apartments, hotels, and schools with more than a million plants and about 40,000 trees. SEE ALSO: How drones are helping to plant trees The verdant towers will help soak up urban air pollution, produce clean oxygen, and boost local biodiversity. The greenery also provides shade on sunny days and acts as an insulating blanket during winter, allowing tenants to use less heating and electricity. Liuzhou Forest City will span 175 hectares, or 0.67 miles, along the Liujiang River.Image: stefano boeri architettiIf the concept sounds familiar, that's because these buildings are the work of Stefano Boeri Architetti, the same architecture firm behind the two "vertical forest" buildings planned for Nanjing in eastern China. Liuzhou city officials commissioned the Italian company to build the development, which will host about 30,000 people and be connected to the main Liuzhou city — population 3.8 million — via a fast-rail line used by electric cars. The forest city, now under construction, is expected to be completed by 2020, the Milan-based architects confirmed by email. 'Vertical forest' buildings in the Liuzhou development.Image: stefano boeri architettiThe development is a flashy but tiny effort to combat the dangerous smog and toxic air pollution that's choking China's industrialized cities. It comes as China is building more wind and solar power than any country in the world to slash emissions from coal plants, factories, and vehicles, and to combat climate change. Stefano Boeri's firm, which recently completed two verdant towers in Milan, is planning to expand into other smoggy cities, including China's Shijiazhuang, Guizhou, Shanghai, and Chongqing. In the Liuzhou Forest City, buildings, parks, and gardens will absorb almost 10,000 tons of carbon dioxide and 57 tons of fine dust pollutants per year, while producing about 900 tons of oxygen, the architects said in a press release. By comparison, the two green towers in Nanjing will absorb 25 tons of carbon dioxide and produce 0.06 tons of oxygen. An electric railway will link the 'forest city' to the main Liuzhou city.Image: stefano boeri architettiBeyond sucking up toxic air, the urban greenery is also expected to stifle noise pollution and support biodiversity by providing a habitat for the local birds, insects, and small animals that inhabit Liuzhou. The project will include residential areas, commercial and recreational spaces, plus two schools and a hospital. Along with plants, the buildings will also feature rooftop solar panels to produce clean electricity and use geothermal energy systems for interior air-conditioning. Stefano Boeri Architetti said the Liuzhou Forest City represents its broader effort to design a "new generation" of architecture and urban environments to address climate change. WATCH: China's big, beautiful, green 'vertical forests' will suck up toxic smog
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| Factbox - Companies hit by global ransomware attack on June 27 Posted: 27 Jun 2017 04:36 PM PDT  (Reuters) - A global ransomware attack on Tuesday hit computers at Russia's biggest oil company, Ukraine's international airport, global shipping firm A.P. Moller-Maersk and the world's biggest advertising agency WPP . Following is a list of companies and organisations that have reported being hit by cyber attacks: ROSNEFT Russia's top oil producer Rosneft said its servers had been hit been a large-scale cyber attack but its oil production was unaffected.
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| Over 150 dead as overturned fuel truck explodes in Pakistan Posted: 25 Jun 2017 09:50 PM PDT  BAHAWALPUR, Pakistan (AP) — Alerted by an announcement over a mosque's loudspeaker that an overturned tanker truck had sprung a leak, scores of villagers raced to the scene with fuel containers Sunday to gather the oil. Then the wreck exploded, engulfing people in flames as they screamed in terror.
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| Emmett Till Mississippi civil rights memorial vandalised for second time in two months Posted: 27 Jun 2017 10:47 AM PDT  An sign marking the site where black teenager was accused of whistling at a white woman - something that would subsequently result in him being lynched - has been vandalised for the second time in two months. The marker on the Mississippi Freedom Trail was damaged last month when someone scratched on it. Allan Hammons, whose company manages the Mississippi Freedom Trail, more than a dozen signs established in 2011 to mark seminal moments and locations in the civil rights movements, said the incident was deeply disturbing.
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| The U.S. Air Force Just Had an Awful Week Posted: 27 Jun 2017 10:57 AM PDT  Crashes, ground accidents, and tornadoes, and crippled aircraft were all on the menu last week.
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| Donald Trump Does Away With White House Iftar Tradition Posted: 26 Jun 2017 01:14 AM PDT  The president could have used the annual dinner tradition to bridge the distrust between his administration and the Muslim community, a Muslim cleric told Newsweek.
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| Woman Stabbed to Death While Walking Home Through Park Behind School: 'No One Deserves That' Posted: 27 Jun 2017 02:51 PM PDT  Debra Gulliver, 33, was stabbed at least 12 times.
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| The Queen is getting a massive pay rise and Twitter isn't impressed Posted: 27 Jun 2017 02:39 AM PDT  At 91, the Queen might be well beyond her pension age, but that hasn't stopped her from getting a massive pay rise. SEE ALSO: Baby survives Grenfell, or not: Facebook's fake news problem continues apace A record-breaking performance by the Crown Estate, which owns residential properties, commercial offices, businesses, and land across Britain, means the Queen will get an 8% increase in income from public funds. The Sovereign Grant, which funds the monarch's household, official travel, and upkeep of palaces, will increase from £76 million ($97 million) in 2017-18 to £82.2 million ($104.9 million) next April. Not bad, huh? It's a £6 million pay rise. Now, before the French revolutionary in you starts ranting about royal privilege and taxpayers' money, it has to be reiterated that the Queen's funding is based on the profits of the Crown Estate, whose profits rose by £24 million to reach a new high of £328.8 million. Sir Alan Reid, whose title is "Keeper of the Privy Purse," defended the Queen, claiming she represents "excellent value for money." "When you look at these accounts, the bottom line is the Sovereign Grant last year equated to 65p per person, per annum, in the United Kingdom. That's the price of a first class stamp," he said. Also, Queen's pay rise will take place as refurbishment is taking place at Buckingham Palace, costing £369 million. However, people on Twitter weren't happy, to say the least, about the new funding, linking it to the Grenfell Tower fire: Glad we can find more taxpayer money to fix up Buckingham Palace while hundreds of tower blocks are dangerous. Priorities, hey? — Mic Wright (@brokenbottleboy) June 27, 2017 It would appear Austerity is only for poor peopleQueen to receive £6m pay increase from public funds - https://t.co/IY8ZGRlTxt — codfather (@codfather) June 27, 2017 The Queen is getting a £6m pay rise LOL beginning to see a theme here with the Conservatives' spending priorities #MagicMoneyTree — Political Hipster (@escofree) June 27, 2017 So the Queen is getting a payrise to £82mil per tax year - to help pay for refurbishments to Buckingham Palace..... pic.twitter.com/Uvs6IJqa78 — Barcho (@LouisMarch) June 27, 2017 Queen gets £82m pay rise to pay for Buckingham Palace works but we need to cut benefits for the poor to save money 樂https://t.co/gsLXFzSuUV — Parveen Agnihotri (@Parveen_Comms) June 27, 2017 If the government wants to save money on the Buckingham Palace refurb, there are some very good deals to be had these days on cladding — Aunt Olive (@HelpfulOlive) June 27, 2017 WATCH: How 'The Walking Dead' show left the original comic behind
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| Official: Los Angeles officer had dozens of illegal guns Posted: 26 Jun 2017 07:45 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles police officer who was arrested last week and suspected of having sex with a teenage cadet had dozens of illegal guns in his home, a law enforcement official said Monday.
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| Iraqi forces seize more ground in Mosul from Islamic State, PM sees victory soon Posted: 27 Jun 2017 09:32 AM PDT  By Stephen Kalin MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi forces on Tuesday pushed towards the river side of Mosul's Old City, their key target in the eight-month campaign to capture Islamic State's de-facto capital, and Iraq's prime minister predicted victory very soon. Iraqi forces, battling up to 350 militants dug in among civilians in the Old City, said federal police had dislodged IS insurgents from the Ziwani mosque and were only a few days away from ousting militants completely from the Old City.
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| 2018 Audi RS5 Coupe Posted: 26 Jun 2017 03:50 PM PDT  A stoic beast.
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| Pro-Isis hackers break into US government websites leaving chilling messages for Donald Trump Posted: 26 Jun 2017 01:41 AM PDT  Isis supporting hackers broke into US government websites and issued chilling warnings to Donald Trump. It is just the latest pro-Isis attack to be launched on government pages by a group that apparently seek to disrupt organisations and deface their websites. "You will be held accountable Trump, you and all your people for every drop of blood flowing in Muslim countries," read one message, posted on Ohio governor and unsuccessful presidential candidate John Kasich's website.
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| China accuses Indian border guards of crossing into its territory Posted: 26 Jun 2017 09:01 PM PDT ![China accuses Indian border guards of crossing into its territory]( "China accuses Indian border guards of crossing into its territory") China has accused Indian border guards of crossing into its territory from the state of Sikkim on India's northeastern border with Tibet, the Chinese foreign and defence ministries have said, complicating an already difficult relationship. Geng Shuang, a spokesman with China's foreign ministry, said Indian guards "obstructed normal activities" by Chinese forces on the border and called on India to withdraw immediately, according to a ministry statement late on Monday.
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| Samsung Building New Plant In The US? Posted: 26 Jun 2017 03:18 AM PDT  Samsung is reportedly announcing its plan of building a new production facility in the United States later this week.
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| U.S.-backed fighters advance in Raqqa, Syria Posted: 26 Jun 2017 05:00 AM PDT ![U.S.-backed fighters advance in Raqqa, Syria]( "U.S.-backed fighters advance in Raqqa, Syria") Islamic State group jihadists wage fierce battles in their Syrian stronghold Raqqa in a bid to repel US-backed fighters advancing towards the walls of the Old City.
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