| Democrat Asks Judge To Block Trump Voter Fraud Probe From Deleting Or Moving Records Posted: 09 Jan 2018 12:54 PM PST  A Democrat on President Donald Trump's now-defunct voter fraud commission is asking a federal judge to step in and block officials from deleting any of the panel's records or transferring voter data.
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| California rains cause mudslides after devastating wildfires Posted: 09 Jan 2018 04:01 AM PST  Thousands have been evacuated in California as heavy rains cause flooding and mudslides after the region's vegetation was destroyed in the recent wildfires.
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| Legendary French Actress Catherine Deneuve Decries #MeToo Movement As 'Puritanism' Posted: 09 Jan 2018 01:48 PM PST  French movie icon Catherine Deneuve thinks the #MeToo movement to hold sexual harassers accountable has gone too far, joining a group of other influential French women arguing that it amounts to "puritanism" and "a wave of purification" that has created "a climate of a totalitarian society."
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| 14-year-old girl pulled from 'tangled mess of a house' after California mudslide Posted: 09 Jan 2018 12:51 PM PST  Firefighters in Montecito, California, were able to rescue a 14-year-old girl trapped inside her mangled home on Tuesday following a deadly mudslide that claimed the lives of at least five people, according to NBC News.
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| Australian girl who was face of iconic Akubra hat commits suicide aged 14 after being bullied online Posted: 10 Jan 2018 03:25 AM PST  A 14-year-old girl who was once the face of Akubra– Australia's famous cowboy-style hat – has taken her own life after being harassed online, prompting calls by her family to "stop the bullies". The parents of Amy "Dolly" Everett, who appeared in a popular advertising campaign for Akubra when she was 8, said she was a "caring, beautiful soul" and expressed hope that her death would raise awareness about bullying and harassment. Tick Everett, her father, said in a Facebook post that Amy had taken her life "to escape the evil in this world". He did not reveal details of the bullying but appealed to those responsible to attend a memorial service for her in their home town of Katherine in outback central Australia. "If we can help other precious lives from being lost and the suffering of so many, then Doll's life will not be wasted," he wrote. "If by some chance the people who thought this was a joke and made themselves feel superior by the constant bullying and harassment see this post, please come to our service and witness the complete devastation you have created." Amy's father invited her bullies to attend her funeral to "witness the complete devastation you have created" Akubra, which has been making its trademark wide-rimmed hats for more than a century, released a statement, expressing condolences and denouncing bullying. "This is not an easy post to write," said the statement. "We were shocked and distressed to hear of the passing of "Dolly" - the young girl many of you will recognise from our past Christmas adverts… Bullying of any type is unacceptable. It is up to us to stand up when we see any kind of bullying behaviour." We are shocked and distressed to hear of the passing of "Dolly" - the young girl many of you will recognise from our past Christmas adverts. This beautiful photo was taken 8 years ago. Dolly chose to end her life to escape the bullying she was being subjected to. She was not even 15 years old. To think that anyone could feel so overwhelmed and that suicide was their only option is unfathomable. Bullying of any kind is unacceptable. It is abuse and it is time for us to stand up when we see any kind of bullying behaviour. Dolly could be anyone's daughter, sister, friend. We need to make sure that anyone in crisis knows there is always someone to talk to. Be a friend, check up on your mates. Our hearts go out to Dolly's family and friends. Amy 'Dolly' Everett 1.5.2003-3.1.2018 #stopbullyingnow #doitfordolly #justbekind A post shared by Akubra Hats Official (@akubraofficial) on Jan 9, 2018 at 12:13am PST The statement added: "Dolly could be anyone's daughter, sister, friend... Be a friend, check up on your mates." Dolly's death prompted an outpouring of support from friends, family and well-wishers across the country. Surveys in Australia have found about a quarter of students aged 8 to 14 have reported being bullied. "Dolly, beautiful girl your death has been a tragedy that we didn't foresee but your memory will make changes happen," said a message on Facebook. Numbers to call
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| China races to prevent environmental disaster from stricken tanker Posted: 08 Jan 2018 09:58 PM PST  China raced to contain oil leaking from an Iranian tanker stricken off its eastern coast Tuesday amid warnings the burning ship could spark an environmental disaster. The Sanchi was carrying 136,000 tonnes of light crude oil when it collided with a cargo ship on Saturday and erupted into flames 160 nautical miles east of Shanghai. If all the cargo from the Panamanian-flagged 274-metre (899-foot) tanker spills, it would be the biggest oil slick from a ship in decades and could kill marine life across a vast area, analysts have said.
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| 4 ex-fraternity members get jail in pledge's hazing death Posted: 08 Jan 2018 06:46 PM PST  STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Four New York City men were given jail sentences Monday in the death of an 18-year-old fraternity pledge during a 2013 hazing ritual in Pennsylvania, with a judge saying she believes they succumbed to "brainwashing" and "indoctrination" that is rampant at fraternities around the nation.
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| Trump, Congress reach deal to negotiate DACA, border security Posted: 09 Jan 2018 07:59 AM PST  A bipartisan meeting between President Donald Trump and members of Congress on Tuesday appears to have moved negotiations forward, however slightly, on how to address the fate of undocumented immigrants under the DACA program.
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| Photos Capture Brutal Devastation Of California Mudslides Posted: 10 Jan 2018 09:23 AM PST  The mangled frames of abandoned cars, drenched in mud.
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| A Highly Classified Spy Satellite Has Been Destroyed. Probably. Posted: 09 Jan 2018 03:06 PM PST  SpaceX launched a classified, multibillion-dollar spy satellite for the U.S. government on Sunday ― and then something went wrong.
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| Land Rover 70th anniversary marked by special restoration Posted: 10 Jan 2018 07:17 AM PST  When vehicle manufacturers celebrate a major milestone in their history, it's quite common for them to produce anniversary models that pay homage to a vehicle from the company's early days, or to roll out some historic models for an event or photoshoot. Well, Land Rover is going right back to the very beginning to celebrate its 70th anniversary in 2018, by restoring a vehicle that effectively started everything for the British brand. The vehicle being restored is one of three pre-production Land Rovers that were originally shown in 1948 at the Amsterdam Motor Show Launch.
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| Videos Of Mudslide-Ravaged Montecito Reveal Staggering Devastation Posted: 09 Jan 2018 08:01 PM PST  Rescue workers desperately scouring wreckage for survivors: The photos and videos out of Montecito, California, on Tuesday showed a town devastated by mudslides and debris flows mere weeks after it was ravaged by the Thomas fire.
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| Turkey urges Russia, Iran to stop Syrian army offensive in Idlib Posted: 10 Jan 2018 04:52 AM PST ![Turkey urges Russia, Iran to stop Syrian army offensive in Idlib]( "Turkey urges Russia, Iran to stop Syrian army offensive in Idlib") By Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey called on Russia and Iran on Wednesday to pressure Syrian authorities to halt a military offensive in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province, which Damascus launched despite an international deal to reduce hostilities there. As pro-government forces pressed the assault, the Russian defense ministry's newspaper said Moscow had asked the Turkish military to tighten control over armed groups in Idlib. Idlib has become a focal point of the Syrian war as government forces and allied militia have thrust toward an insurgent-held air base.
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| Ex-Idaho lawmaker facing sex-abuse inquiry kills himself Posted: 09 Jan 2018 01:39 PM PST ![Ex-Idaho lawmaker facing sex-abuse inquiry kills himself]( "Ex-Idaho lawmaker facing sex-abuse inquiry kills himself") BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former Republican state lawmaker from Idaho who was facing a sexual abuse investigation has shot and killed himself, authorities said Tuesday.
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| Donald Trump speaks at a fourth-grade level, the lowest of last 15 U.S. presidents, according to analysis Posted: 09 Jan 2018 10:16 AM PST  President Donald Trump connects with the American people by using a language that even a fourth grader could understand, according to a recently published analysis by Factbase on the speech patterns of the last 15 U.S. presidents.
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| Miss Trans America Founder Is The First Known Transgender Person Killed This Year Posted: 09 Jan 2018 05:33 PM PST  The founder of the Miss Trans America pageant is believed to be 2018′s first known victim of deadly violence against the transgender community.
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| French beef producers cheer chance for return to China Posted: 09 Jan 2018 08:14 PM PST  French beef producers on Tuesday hailed a deal reached by President Emmanuel Macron and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to end China's 2001 embargo on French beef. The accord, which would allow French producers back into the huge Chinese market within six months, came as Macron made a three-day visit to the country, his first destination in Asia as France's leader.
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| 7.6 magnitude earthquake shakes the Caribbean Sea, tsunami threat diminishes Posted: 10 Jan 2018 07:22 AM PST  A magnitude 7.6 earthquake shook the Caribbean Sea early Tuesday night. As of 10:48 p.m. CST, all tsunami advisories were canceled throughout the Caribbean and Central America.
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| One Of America's Key Voting Laws Is About To Face A Big Test At The Supreme Court Posted: 09 Jan 2018 02:47 AM PST  In November of 2015, Larry Harmon, a software engineer then in his late 50s, went to the polls to vote against an Ohio ballot initiative to legalize marijuana.
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| California storm: Cars swept away, body pinned against home Posted: 09 Jan 2018 04:30 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the dark of night, Thomas Tighe saw two vehicles slowly being swept away by a river of mud and debris flowing down the road in front of his house in Montecito, California. Daybreak brought a more jarring scene: a body pinned against his neighbor's home by a wall of muck.
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| Netanyahu: Israel helped stop terror attacks on planes in Europe Posted: 09 Jan 2018 10:06 AM PST  Israeli intelligence has helped stop terrorists from using civilian aeroplanes in Europe to carry out major attacks "of the worst kind", Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday. The Israeli prime minister told a group of ambassadors from Nato countries that his nation's intelligence agencies had "helped save many European" lives by passing on warnings of jihadist plots. He did not give details of the thwarted attacks but said they "involve civil aviation". "We have, through our intelligence services, provided information that has stopped several dozen major terrorist attacks, many of them in European countries. Some of these could have been mass attacks, of the worst kind that you have experienced on the soil of Europe and even worse, because they involve civil aviation," Mr Netanyahu said. Israel has a formidable intelligence apparatus and Mr Netanyahu often uses his country's intelligence gathering capabilities as a calling card as he tries to improve Israel's diplomatic standing around the world. He speaks often about how countries that were once hostile to the Jewish state now seek out its help in the fields of both intelligence and technology. Jihadist groups remain determined to try to smuggle bombs aboard civilian aircraft, according to assessments by both Western and Israeli intelligence agencies. Perhaps the most dangerous bomb makers are Al-Qaeda's Yemeni affiliate, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). The group was behind a failed plot to smuggle bombs into printer cartridges and get them aboard cargo planes in 2010. One bomb was discovered at East Midlands Airport in Leicestershire and another in Dubai. The plot was foiled after Saudi Arabia intelligence chief tipped off the US. A forensic officer removes a package from a UPS container at East Midlands Airport in Castle Donington in 2010 Credit: REUTERS/Darren Staples AQAP was also behind the failed "underpants bombing", when a young Nigerian man named Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab nearly blew up a flight to Detroit on Christmast Day 2009. Mr Netanyahu said that Israel was helping Europe by preventing the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) from setting up "an alternative territorial base" in the Egyptian Sinai desert following their battlefield defeats in Iraq and Syria. The jihadist group has a presence in the Sinai and has carried out deadly attacks against both Egyptian civilians and security forces. Israel has carried out strikes against the group in Sinai and shared intelligence with Egyptian forces as they battle the jihadists. He told ambassadors that Israel was also working to prevent Iran consolidating its position in Syria. "This is dangerous for you too because the conquest of the Middle East by Iran would eventually effect all of your interests," he said.
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| Aerial view shows aftermath of deadly flooding and mudslides in California Posted: 09 Jan 2018 04:21 PM PST  Over a dozen people are dead from weather-related incidents.
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| Trump urged by top advisers to waive Iran sanctions: official Posted: 10 Jan 2018 03:06 PM PST ![Trump urged by top advisers to waive Iran sanctions: official]( "Trump urged by top advisers to waive Iran sanctions: official") By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump is being urged by some top advisers not to bring back U.S. economic sanctions on Iran this week, a move by the president that would effectively end a 2015 deal to limit Tehran's nuclear ambitions. Two senior administration official told Reuters on Wednesday that Trump's top advisers were recommending that he not reimpose sanctions on Iran that were lifted under the agreement between Iran, the United States and other world powers.
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| Top-Tier Gymnast Maggie Nichols Says Larry Nassar Sexually Abused Her, Too Posted: 09 Jan 2018 07:33 AM PST  Gymnast Maggie Nichols alleged Tuesday that she was among the young women sexually abused by former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University doctor Larry Nassar.
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| Boeing logs record deliveries for 2017, upbeat on 2018 Posted: 09 Jan 2018 09:44 AM PST  Boeing reported record commercial plane deliveries for 2017 on Tuesday and said cargo and customer passenger trends continued to look strong for 2018. The gains were fueled by global economic growth of three percent and an increase in overall passenger traffic that has outpaced historical trends, said Boeing vice president of marketing Randy Tinseth. Boeing shares jumped 2.7 percent to $318.36 and was the biggest gainer in the Dow in midday trading.
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| Federal Court Strikes Down North Carolina Congressional Map As Unconstitutional Posted: 09 Jan 2018 03:08 PM PST  A three-court panel of federal judges in North Carolina struck down North Carolina's congressional map Tuesday, saying it went so far to benefit Republicans that it violated the U.S. Constitution.
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| Fox News host immediately fact checks Trump’s claim the Russia investigation is a hoax: ‘It is not’ Posted: 10 Jan 2018 01:53 PM PST  A Fox News anchor has fact checked President Donald Trump's claims that the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 campaign is a "hoax". The investigation is very real. "The President [is] again calling the Russia investigation a Democratic hoax.
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| Ford sued by truck owners alleging diesel emissions cheating Posted: 10 Jan 2018 02:06 PM PST ![Ford sued by truck owners alleging diesel emissions cheating]( "Ford sued by truck owners alleging diesel emissions cheating") By Nick Carey DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co installed software that enabled its F-250 and F-350 Super Duty trucks to cheat at passing federal emissions tests, according to a lawsuit by truck owners filed on Wednesday, a claim the No. 2 U.S. automaker described as "baseless." Ford manipulated the emissions system in violation of federal requirements and the affected trucks released twice the legal limits of emissions during normal driving, the lawsuit claimed. An emission-cheating scandal that came to light in 2015 cost German automaker Volkswagen tens of billions of dollars in settlements and fines. Ford said in a statement that all of its vehicles comply with all U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board emissions regulations.
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| A Federal Judge Has Blocked Trump's Plan to End the DACA Program for Young Immigrants Posted: 09 Jan 2018 11:37 PM PST  The judge granted a request to prevent President Donald Trump from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program while lawsuits play out in court
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| Vatican takes over scandal-hit Catholic group in Peru Posted: 10 Jan 2018 07:59 AM PST  The Vatican has taken control of a Catholic movement in Peru whose founder is accused of sexual abuse, just days before the pontiff visits the country. Pope Francis has been "following with concern" developments at the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (SCV) and the investigation into its scandal-hit founder Luis Fernando Figari, the Vatican said Wednesday.
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| What's The Deal With Depression Naps? Posted: 09 Jan 2018 12:27 PM PST  Spend some time scrolling through your social media feed and you're likely to come across the term "depression nap."
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| 39 Tweets That Sum Up Parenting Teens Posted: 09 Jan 2018 08:21 AM PST  Parents of young children often joke about the difficult teenage years ahead.
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| Couple with pot gifts again arrested in Nebraska Posted: 09 Jan 2018 03:34 PM PST ![Couple with pot gifts again arrested in Nebraska]( "Couple with pot gifts again arrested in Nebraska") LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A California couple arrested in Nebraska last month for carrying 60 pounds of marijuana they described as family Christmas gifts have again been arrested in Nebraska, this time on suspicion of carrying drug money.
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| Divided Supreme Court may allow Ohio voter purge policy Posted: 10 Jan 2018 01:06 PM PST ![Divided Supreme Court may allow Ohio voter purge policy]( "Divided Supreme Court may allow Ohio voter purge policy") By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices were joined by liberal Stephen Breyer on Wednesday in signaling sympathy toward Ohio's policy of purging infrequent voters from registration rolls -- a practice critics say disenfranchises thousands of people -- in a pivotal voting rights case. The nine justices heard about an hour of arguments in Republican-governed Ohio's appeal of a lower court ruling that found that the policy violated a federal law aimed at making it easier for Americans to register to vote. The 1993 National Voter Registration Act bars states from striking registered voters "by reason of the person's failure to vote." Indicating he potentially could join the court's conservatives in a ruling upholding Ohio's policy as lawful, Breyer noted that a state needs tools to clean up its voter rolls by eliminating people who have died or moved.
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| Autonom Cab to launch in Las Vegas Posted: 09 Jan 2018 04:42 AM PST  The Navya Autonom Cab is making its debut in America at CES 2018, with live demonstrations being carried out in the downtown Las Vegas Innovation District. The Autonom Cab will be operated by Navya's valued partner, Keolis, which will be the system's first operator in North America. Unlike many of the driverless cars and taxis we see at the moment undergoing testing, Autonom Cab has been designed as a truly autonomous vehicle from day one.
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| White House: Jared And Ivanka Are Sacrificing Their Personal Lives For America Posted: 09 Jan 2018 05:01 AM PST  Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, who are among President Donald Trump's closest advisers, deserve to be spared from criticism while they're "sacrificing in their service" working for Americans, according to the deputy White House press secretary.
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| Hyundai Nexo: A Bigger, Better Fuel-Cell SUV Posted: 09 Jan 2018 11:35 AM PST  The company's first dedicated fuel-cell platform makes its debut at CES.
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| Outrage Erupts Over Report That Mark Wahlberg Made Over 1000 Times More Than Michelle Williams Posted: 10 Jan 2018 02:39 AM PST  Celebrities are rushing to Michelle Williams' defense following a report that she was paid 100 times less than Mark Wahlberg to reshoot scenes of "All The Money In The World."
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