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North Korea Plans To Dismantle Nuclear Test Sites By End Of May
Video Shows Security Guard Choking Black Teen Accused Of Shoplifting In New York
Candidate says ‘f*** the NRA’ to spark gun control debate
Michael Bloomberg Slams 'Epidemic' Of Political Lies As Danger To Democracy
McQuade: Were payments to Michael Cohen ‘crime' or 'slime’?
Mutual admiration as Parkland students celebrate milestones
Iraq holds first nationwide election since IS defeat
How Amazon Is Holding Seattle Hostage
Two dead in Paris attack, including knifeman: security sources
Possible Autopilot Use Probed After Tesla Crashes At 60 MPH
John Bolton: Trump Sanctions On European Companies "Possible" Over Iran
China's first home-built carrier sets out for sea trials
Episcopal Church leader to speak at royal wedding ceremony
Aston Martin SUV Could Have Over 700 Horsepower
Iraqis vote in first national election since ISIS defeated
Car transporting illegal immigrants races through Border Patrol checkpoint
College Costs Are America's Cruel Graduation Gift
Fire breathing dragon at Disney World parade bursts into flames
Michael Che's Stepmom Melissa McCarthy Embarrasses Him On 'Weekend Update'
Officer arrested after video shows him hitting daughter at school
Kumar: Trump's immigration plan is 'hurting people at scale’
Elon Musk promises free rides through tunnel, but to where?
Gina Haspel Has Reignited the Torture Debate in America
Stalking Cheetahs Give Oblivious Family A Scare When They Exit Car At Safari Park
Wisconsin group wants officer charged for punching teen
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Berated Staffers Over McCain Leak
Fox Is Bringing Back Tim Allen's Last Man Standing This Fall
Ford Wants You To Consider Mustang Over Challenger, Camaro
Trump administration reverses Obama-era prison rules to protect transgender inmates
Record abstention in Iraq's first vote after defeating IS
Grandparents, mum and kids shot dead in Australia murder-suicide
Pompeii excavation finds ancient thoroughbred racehorse
Trump declares 'major disaster' in Hawaii following volcano's eruption
LGBTQ Groups Call New Oklahoma Adoption Law Discriminatory
How Many Toy Cars Are Needed To Pull A Jeep Grand Cherokee
Irish anti-abortion activists rally ahead of referendum
Malaysia bars scandal-ridden ex-leader from leaving country
Three killed in attack linked by security services to Iraq's election
A few good women: Female filmmakers at Cannes
Airbus, Boeing fly into lucrative services market
Pakistan bars U.S. diplomat from leaving amid tense relations: media
The Week's Most Important Car Numbers
‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Finds New TV Home, Stars And Fans Rejoice

North Korea Plans To Dismantle Nuclear Test Sites By End Of May

Posted: 12 May 2018 08:07 AM PDT

SEOUL ― North Korea has scheduled the dismantlement of its nuclear test site

Video Shows Security Guard Choking Black Teen Accused Of Shoplifting In New York

Posted: 12 May 2018 08:54 PM PDT

New York police officers arrested a department store security guard on Friday

Candidate says ‘f*** the NRA’ to spark gun control debate

Posted: 12 May 2018 09:58 AM PDT

Pat Davis, a Democratic candidate in a New Mexico Congressional race, says being polite just gets "thoughts and prayers" from the NRA. The former police officer and shooting survivor aired the advertisement to "keeps the conversation moving forward."

Michael Bloomberg Slams 'Epidemic' Of Political Lies As Danger To Democracy

Posted: 12 May 2018 06:40 PM PDT

Billionaire and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg lashed out

McQuade: Were payments to Michael Cohen ‘crime' or 'slime’?

Posted: 12 May 2018 09:46 AM PDT

Former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade said the criminality of Michael Cohen's advising to President Donald Trump depends on if payments from AT to Cohen changed the actions of the president.

Mutual admiration as Parkland students celebrate milestones

Posted: 12 May 2018 08:05 PM PDT

MIAMI (AP) — Samantha Fuentes, one of the Parkland school shooting survivors who gave emotional speeches at the March for Our Lives in Washington, has something to celebrate: Three months after the attack, she says "My face is finally shrapnel free!"

Iraq holds first nationwide election since IS defeat

Posted: 12 May 2018 09:25 AM PDT

Iraq voted Saturday in its first parliamentary election since declaring victory over the Islamic State group, with growing tensions between neighbouring Iran and the United States threatening a power struggle. Turnout appeared weak as polling stations closed across the country after 11 hours of voting that took place under tight security given the ongoing threat posed by the jihadists. There were no major incidents reported across the country, with the only flareup coming when, a local official said, shelling killed a policeman and wounded five others in eastern Iraq.

How Amazon Is Holding Seattle Hostage

Posted: 12 May 2018 05:00 AM PDT

SEATTLE ― The 9:30 a.m. meeting of the Seattle City Council's Finance and

Two dead in Paris attack, including knifeman: security sources

Posted: 12 May 2018 02:36 PM PDT

One person was killed and four injured Saturday night in central Paris by a man armed with a knife, who was shot dead by police, security sources said. Two were in serious condition and all the victims are in hospital. Shocked tourists and residents looked on from behind the security perimeter.

Possible Autopilot Use Probed After Tesla Crashes At 60 MPH

Posted: 12 May 2018 10:06 PM PDT

A Tesla Model S sedan equipped with a semi-autonomous Autopilot system plowed

John Bolton: Trump Sanctions On European Companies "Possible" Over Iran

Posted: 13 May 2018 11:19 AM PDT

WASHINGTON ― White House national security adviser John Bolton warned on

China's first home-built carrier sets out for sea trials

Posted: 12 May 2018 07:28 PM PDT

China's first domestically developed aircraft carrier left its northeastern port to begin sea trials on Sunday, state media said, the latest milestone in the country's efforts to modernize its military. The official Xinhua news agency confirmed the ship had left for trials with a short announcement. "Our country's second aircraft carrier set sail from its dock in the Dalian shipyard for relevant waters to conduct a sea trial mission, mainly to inspect and verify the reliability and stability of mechanical systems and other equipment," Xinhua said.

Episcopal Church leader to speak at royal wedding ceremony

Posted: 12 May 2018 01:04 PM PDT

LONDON (AP) — Kensington Palace says the head of the Episcopal Church, the Most Rev. Michael Bruce Curry, will speak at the wedding of Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle.

Aston Martin SUV Could Have Over 700 Horsepower

Posted: 12 May 2018 12:04 AM PDT

Reports suggest the hybrid version of the upcoming Aston SUV could pack a punch.

Iraqis vote in first national election since ISIS defeated

Posted: 12 May 2018 12:55 PM PDT

Iraqis voted on Saturday for the first time since the defeat of Islamic State.

Car transporting illegal immigrants races through Border Patrol checkpoint

Posted: 12 May 2018 02:04 PM PDT

A Border Patrol Agent was seriously injured after the car struck a steel-framed stop sign.

College Costs Are America's Cruel Graduation Gift

Posted: 13 May 2018 05:00 AM PDT

Springtime at the school where I teach is usually a celebration of how far so

Fire breathing dragon at Disney World parade bursts into flames

Posted: 13 May 2018 06:10 AM PDT

"I think we have a problem, the dragon's literally on fire," says one shocked onlooker in a video circulated on social media. The float was supposed to represent 'Maleficent' from Disney classic Sleeping Beauty. Onlookers, including many children, saw the motorised beast continued to lift its head up and down while the flames made their way down its neck.

Michael Che's Stepmom Melissa McCarthy Embarrasses Him On 'Weekend Update'

Posted: 13 May 2018 10:00 AM PDT

As much as she might embarrass him, Michael Che loves his stepmom Melissa

Officer arrested after video shows him hitting daughter at school

Posted: 12 May 2018 01:31 PM PDT

Surveillance video shows police officer beating his daughter at school while school workers do nothing to stop him.

Kumar: Trump's immigration plan is 'hurting people at scale’

Posted: 12 May 2018 11:54 AM PDT

Marisa Teresa Kumar, president of Voto Latino, says President Trump's approach to immigrants is harmful because of his penchant for creating more undocumented immigrants.

Elon Musk promises free rides through tunnel, but to where?

Posted: 11 May 2018 11:22 PM PDT

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Billionaire businessman Elon Musk is promising the public "free rides" in the next few months through the first high-speed passenger tunnel drilled beneath Los Angeles by his aptly named underground transit venture, the Boring Company. The question is whether the tunnel as advertised by Musk on social media will live up to the sensation he stirred by suggesting commuters will soon get to sample a new subterranean traffic system he has under development in the nation's second-largest city. The tunnel shown in an attention-getting video clip Musk posted to Instagram on Thursday actually runs not under Los Angeles but beneath the tiny, adjacent municipality of Hawthorne, where his Boring Company and SpaceX rocket firm are both headquartered.

Gina Haspel Has Reignited the Torture Debate in America

Posted: 12 May 2018 07:23 PM PDT

Until a few days ago, few people, even in Washington, had heard of Gina Haspel. Now she is the talk of the town for her nomination to direct the Central Intelligence Agency. As the only member of Congress to have suffered torture, Sen. John McCain, emerged in the opening of the debate and regarding the Haspel nomination as the conscience of the nation on the question.

Stalking Cheetahs Give Oblivious Family A Scare When They Exit Car At Safari Park

Posted: 11 May 2018 06:10 PM PDT

A French family had a very close call when the parents foolishly exited their

Wisconsin group wants officer charged for punching teen

Posted: 13 May 2018 03:18 PM PDT

WAUWATOSA, Wis. (AP) — A community organization is calling for a Wisconsin police officer to be fired and charged after a video surfaced showing a white officer punching a black teenager in the face outside a mall during an arrest.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Berated Staffers Over McCain Leak

Posted: 12 May 2018 05:45 PM PDT

The White House could have fired the aide who said that the opinion of Sen.

Fox Is Bringing Back Tim Allen's Last Man Standing This Fall

Posted: 12 May 2018 06:33 AM PDT

After cancelling 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' and 'The Last Man on Earth'

Ford Wants You To Consider Mustang Over Challenger, Camaro

Posted: 13 May 2018 07:00 AM PDT

Because subtlety is so last summer.

Trump administration reverses Obama-era prison rules to protect transgender inmates

Posted: 12 May 2018 11:53 AM PDT

The Trump administration is reversing Barack Obama-era measures aimed at protecting transgender jail inmates, after four women prisoners challenged the policies in court. The Bureau of Prisons has rolled back rules that allowed transgender inmates to use facilities that match their gender identity, including cell blocks and bathrooms.

Record abstention in Iraq's first vote after defeating IS

Posted: 12 May 2018 02:23 PM PDT

Iraqis on Saturday inflicted a blow on a political class they view as corrupt by shunning the first legislative elections since victory over Islamic State jihadists. More than half of the nearly 24.5 million voters did not show up at the ballot box in the parliamentary election, the highest abstention rate since the first multiparty elections in 2005, although it passed off largely peacefully. One policeman was killed and five wounded by mortar in eastern Iraq, a local official said, but there were no major incidents.

Grandparents, mum and kids shot dead in Australia murder-suicide

Posted: 12 May 2018 12:35 AM PDT

Three generations of a single family were identified Saturday as the victims of Australia's worst mass shooting in 22 years, a murder-suicide which left seven people dead. Miles' mother Cynda Miles, 58, was found in the main house at the property and her father Peter Miles, 61, was found outside, Police Commissioner Chris Dawson told reporters.

Pompeii excavation finds ancient thoroughbred racehorse

Posted: 11 May 2018 05:54 PM PDT

The villa and its stable were buried after Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD.

Trump declares 'major disaster' in Hawaii following volcano's eruption

Posted: 12 May 2018 07:59 AM PDT

Hawaii tourism officials are hoping Kilauea's eruption won't deter travelers from visiting the state's largest island, even as geologists warn the volcano could soon shoot large boulders out of its summit.

LGBTQ Groups Call New Oklahoma Adoption Law Discriminatory

Posted: 12 May 2018 08:51 AM PDT

A new "faith-based" adoption law signed by Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin on Friday

How Many Toy Cars Are Needed To Pull A Jeep Grand Cherokee

Posted: 13 May 2018 09:00 AM PDT

Of course it worked.

Irish anti-abortion activists rally ahead of referendum

Posted: 12 May 2018 04:59 PM PDT

Thousands gathered in Dublin on Saturday for the final major pro-life rally ahead of Ireland's referendum on whether it should liberalise its tight abortion laws. Demonstrators held up placards reading "Compassion for both" showing a mother and baby, "No abortion on demand" and "Also your niece, your friend, your grandchild". Others read: "Where there is life, there is hope", "There's always a better answer than abortion", "Voice for the voiceless", "My heartbeat started at 22 days" and "Repeal kills.

Malaysia bars scandal-ridden ex-leader from leaving country

Posted: 12 May 2018 03:52 AM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's new leader, Mahathir Mohamad, said Saturday that defeated scandal-tainted Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife have been barred from leaving the country to prevent them from fleeing from possible prosecution over a massive corruption scandal.

Three killed in attack linked by security services to Iraq's election

Posted: 12 May 2018 10:15 AM PDT

Three men were killed by a bomb attached to their car in a Sunni Arab region south of the oil city of Kirkuk on Saturday in an attack which security sources linked to Iraq's parliamentary election. Two of the dead were voters and the third an observer in a voting station near the town of al-Khan, the sources said. Islamic State earlier claimed responsibility for the attack.

A few good women: Female filmmakers at Cannes

Posted: 12 May 2018 07:37 AM PDT

In a year dominated by the #MeToo movement, the Cannes film festival is feeling the heat to address glaring gender imbalances in the competition for its top prize, the Palme d'Or. Of the 268 filmmakers who have claimed one of Cannes' top three prizes, only 11 -- or four percent -- have been women, an analysis by AFP shows. New Zealand's Jane Campion remains the only female director to have received the highest accolade, the Palme d'Or, awarded for her masterpiece "The Piano" in 1993.

Airbus, Boeing fly into lucrative services market

Posted: 12 May 2018 09:40 PM PDT

Airbus and Boeing may have built their global success on the back of the transcontinental airliners but they are now eyeing a lucrative if rather less glamorous side of the aviation sector in their battle to dominate the skies -- parts and repairs. The European and American firms have long done some business in after-sales support, but they are now moving to win greater market share and take on other players like Germany's Lufthansa Technik and US-based AAR. "The services market is more lucrative than actual aircraft sales because it has more potential and it covers many different spectrums," said Shukor Yusof, an analyst with aviation research firm Endau Analytics in Malaysia.

Pakistan bars U.S. diplomat from leaving amid tense relations: media

Posted: 12 May 2018 11:20 AM PDT

Pakistani authorities have barred a U.S. diplomat involved in a fatal traffic accident from leaving the country, forcing an American military aircraft flown in for his departure to leave without him, local media reported on Saturday. The move came a day after Pakistan said it would restrict the movements of all American diplomats in the country in response to Washington's similar restrictions on Pakistani embassy diplomats. A spokesman for the U.S. embassy in Islamabad declined to comment on the media reports, and a U.S. State Department spokesperson in Washington would neither confirm nor deny them.

The Week's Most Important Car Numbers

Posted: 12 May 2018 06:00 AM PDT

From a new luxury SUV to the world's fastest GTI, these are the most important numbers of the week.