| Jeff Flake Slams Trump’s Attacks On Press As Stalinist Posted: 14 Jan 2018 09:53 AM PST  Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) says President Donald Trump's attacks against the press are reminiscent of similar tactics employed by Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin.
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| Major Earthquake Strikes Southern Peru Posted: 14 Jan 2018 02:17 PM PST  A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the coast of southern Peru early Sunday morning, leaving at least one dead and injuring dozens of others, authorities said.
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| FBI Knew Las Vegas Mass Shooter Kept Gun Stashes, Records Show Posted: 13 Jan 2018 08:18 AM PST  Agents knew Stephen Paddock had big caches of weapons when they sought warrants
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| Doctors say new Medicaid rules 'like asking people to work with an anchor on their back' Posted: 13 Jan 2018 09:09 AM PST  As many as 6.3 million people could lose Medicaid benefits as a result of the new change. Dr Gary Leroy's patients are "salt of the earth": inner-city people working in Dayton, Ohio as dishwashers, car mechanics and patient care assistants. Although the vast majority have jobs, most qualify for Medicaid, a public health insurance program which serves 74 million poor and disabled Americans.
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| Leader of Britain's UKIP faces calls to quit over girlfriend's remarks Posted: 14 Jan 2018 05:50 AM PST ![Leader of Britain's UKIP faces calls to quit over girlfriend's remarks]( "Leader of Britain's UKIP faces calls to quit over girlfriend's remarks") The leader of Britain's eurosceptic UK Independence Party faced calls on Sunday to stand down after a newspaper published racist messages sent by his girlfriend about Prince Harry's fiancee Meghan Markle. Last year, Henry Bolton was the fourth leader in a year to be appointed to the helm of UKIP, a party which helped bring about a Brexit vote. The Mail on Sunday published a series of messages sent by Jo Marney to a friend in which she made offensive comments about Markle and black people.
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| Most of mudslide-stricken California town told to empty out Posted: 12 Jan 2018 07:34 PM PST  MONTECITO, Calif. (AP) — Most residents of mudslide-ravaged Montecito were under orders to clear out Friday as the search for victims dragged on and crews labored to clean up massive debris and repair power, water and gas lines.
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| For 38 Minutes, Hawaii Panicked: 'This Could Be The End' Posted: 13 Jan 2018 04:09 PM PST  HONOLULU, Hawaii ― For a half-hour on Saturday morning, individuals in Hawaii believed the state was under attack.
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| Saudi Binladin Group denies govt takeover after chief detained Posted: 13 Jan 2018 05:04 AM PST  Saudi construction giant Binladin Group denied Saturday any state takeover after its chairman was detained, but said some shares may have been transferred to the government. The firm, which has been forced to lay off tens of thousands of workers due to financial problems, said it remained a private shareholding company and was undergoing restructuring. International media this week reported Saudi Arabia's government had taken over the firm after chairman Bakr bin Laden was detained.
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| 2019 Ford Ranger: The Return of a Beloved Pickup Posted: 13 Jan 2018 09:01 PM PST  MIA no longer, the Ranger returns to reclaim its share of the mid-size-pickup market.
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| Rand Paul Says Calling Trump 'A Racist' Hurts Immigration Talks Posted: 14 Jan 2018 10:12 AM PST  Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) says politicians and members of the media who call President Donald Trump "a racist" are imperiling a potential immigration deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers.
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| Tunisia considers aid for poor as president hosts emergency talks on anti-austerity protests Posted: 13 Jan 2018 07:38 AM PST  The Tunisian government may increase aid for poor families in a bid to defuse tensions following anti-austerity protests that saw hundreds arrested and left at least one man dead. Beji Caid Essebsi, Tunisia''s president, hosted emergency talks with trade unions, employers associations, and political parties on Saturday. "We discussed the general situation in the country and the reforms, especially socio-economic, that must be adopted to overcome the current problems," Wided Bouchamaoui, the head of the UTICA employers association, told reporters after the meeting. Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi (C) attends a meeting with political parties, unions and employers following unrest triggered by austerity measures Credit: FETHI BELAID/AFP Noureddine Taboubi, the secretary general of UGTT, the country's main trade union, said no specific moves had been agreed but that measures "must be adopted" to aid needy families and improve the social safety net. A Tunisian government source told Reuters that a package of measures would include extra aid to poor families and people in need, but did not give further detail. Peaceful protests broke out across Tunisia after the government adopted a new budget that raised taxes and pushed up the cost of living on January 1. Demonstrations escalated on Monday night as youths burned tires to block streets and clashed with security forces. The unrest largely tailed off after the military was deployed on the streets of several cities on Thursday, but tensions remain high. Police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators at a small protest in the central city of Sidi Bouzid overnight on Friday. Khlifa Chibani, a spokesman for the Interior ministry, said on Saturday a total of 803 people suspected of taking part in acts of violence, theft and looting have been arrested since last Sunday. Police intervene during a protest in Tunis on January 12, 2018 Credit: Anadolu He said 97 policemen and members of the security forces had been injured over the week. It is unclear how many protesters have been injured. A man in his 40s died in disputed circumstances during unrest in the northern town of Tebourba on on Monday night. The unrest comes ahead of Sunday's seventh anniversary of the revolution that toppled the dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in 2011, an event that sparked similar uprisings in Egypt, Libya, and Syria. While the other revolutions have descended into violence or given way to authoritarianism, Tunisia is widely seen as a success story of the Arab Spring. Its democracy remains for the most part intact and a secular party currently leads the government in coalition with a moderate Islamist group. But frustration has grown among many Tunisians over economic stagnation and unemployment. Tunisia agreed to take decisive economic measures to bring down the country's deficit. in return for a $2.9 billion loan (£2.2 billion) from the International Monetary Fund.
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| A Man Is Holding a 10-Year-Old Boy Hostage and Firing at Officers, Police Say Posted: 13 Jan 2018 12:58 PM PST  Authorities outside Cincinnati say a man is holding a 10-year-old boy hostage at an apartment complex and has been shooting at officers
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| Iran oil tanker explodes off coast of China with no survivors Posted: 14 Jan 2018 10:22 AM PST ![Iran oil tanker explodes off coast of China with no survivors]( "Iran oil tanker explodes off coast of China with no survivors") A burning Iranian oil tanker exploded and sank Sunday after more than a week listing off the coast of China, as an Iranian official acknowledged there was "no hope" of missing sailors surviving the disaster. The collision and disaster of the Sanchi, which carried 30 Iranians and two Bangladeshis, had transfixed an Iran still reeling from days of protests and unrest that swept the country at the start of the year. Families of the sailors wept and screamed at the headquarters of the National Iranian Tanker Co. in Tehran, the private company that owns the Sanchi.
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| Sixteen injured from a tourist boat explosion in southern Thailand Posted: 14 Jan 2018 03:15 AM PST ![Sixteen injured from a tourist boat explosion in southern Thailand]( "Sixteen injured from a tourist boat explosion in southern Thailand") A tourist speedboat carrying 31 passengers exploded in front of Phi Phi Le island in the southern Thailand province of Krabi on Sunday, injuring 16, mostly tourists from China, the Phi Phi police told Reuters. The speedboat, named "King Poseidon", was ferrying 27 Chinese tourists from the nearby resort island of Phuket to Phi Phi before its engine caught fire and exploded injuring 14 tourists and two crew members, the police said, adding that the authority is still investigating the cause of the explosion. Out of the 16 injured, six are in a severe condition, Phi Phi hospital staff told Reuters, adding that seven people have been sent to hospitals in Phuket for further treatment and nine have been discharged.
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| Cornell student says Fox News interview led to harassment Posted: 14 Jan 2018 04:42 AM PST  Student speaks out on 'Fox & Friends' about liberal bias on campus.
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| Native Americans Who Can't Afford Heat Take Desperate Measures To Stay Warm Posted: 13 Jan 2018 07:40 AM PST  As temperatures dropped below zero on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation earlier this month, one young girl felt she had had enough.
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| Qatar exile says he's held by UAE; Abu Dhabi denies claim Posted: 14 Jan 2018 10:27 AM PST  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An exiled Qatari ruling family member once promoted by Saudi Arabia amid its ongoing dispute with Doha appeared in an online video Sunday claiming he's being held against his will in the United Arab Emirates, an allegation denied by Abu Dhabi.
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| Hawaii told to fix emergency notification system after false ballistic missile warning Posted: 14 Jan 2018 01:35 PM PST  Federal Communication Commission Chairman Ajit Pai told the state that it didn't have proper safeguards in place to ensure that a notice like that wouldn't be sent out, engulfing residents in panic. This was "absolutely unacceptable," Mr Pai remarked. Residents and visitors of the island state were shocked Saturday morning when they received the notification — sent to mobile phones in the area — indicating that a ballistic missile was on-course to hit the state.
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| Japan's Abe seeks Baltic support against North Korea Posted: 13 Jan 2018 05:38 PM PST  Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday urged Baltic NATO states to support pressure on North Korea, as he hammered home his hawkish message that Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programmes pose a global threat. Despite a recent cooling of tensions in the run-up to the Winter Olympics in South Korea, Shinzo Abe has insisted on "maximising pressure" on the North. "We should work closely together to maintain and strengthen a rule of law-based international order on North Korea, which is now a threat to the global community", Abe told reporters in Lithuania's capital Vilnius.
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| Protesters Try To Arrest London's Mayor For Disrespecting Donald Trump Posted: 13 Jan 2018 10:43 PM PST  A group of right-wing protesters wheeled a home-made gallows outside a hall where London's Muslim mayor was about to speak and tried to arrest him for disrespecting Donald Trump, The Washington Post reported.
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| Texas Man Charged With Capital Murder In Adopted Daughter's Death Posted: 14 Jan 2018 08:46 AM PST  A Texas man has been charged with capital murder in the death of his 3-year-old adoptive daughter, who was found to have died from "homicidal violence."
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| Iran Releases Hundreds of Anti-Government Protesters From Detention, Officials Say Posted: 14 Jan 2018 06:41 AM PST  At least 25 people have reportedly been killed during the recent unrest
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| China Appears to Have Secretly Sold Pakistan a Large Combat Drone, Says Report Posted: 13 Jan 2018 04:43 AM PST  China appears to have secretly sold Pakistan a large combat drone, according to new satellite images. Citing satellite images from November 2017, the Center reported on January 5th that there was a medium-altitude long-endurance drone spotted at the Alam Air Base in Mianwali, Pakistan.
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| 2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt Posted: 14 Jan 2018 05:10 PM PST  Putting the 'lit' in Bullitt.
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| Illinois nursing homes sue state over low Medicaid rates Posted: 12 Jan 2018 06:54 PM PST ![Illinois nursing homes sue state over low Medicaid rates]( "Illinois nursing homes sue state over low Medicaid rates") By Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO (Reuters) - A handful of Illinois-based nursing homes sued the state's Department of Healthcare and Family Services on Friday, saying low Medicaid rates are jeopardizing their ability to provide adequate quality of care. In a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, five groups that jointly operate more than 100 skilled nursing facilities across the state said Illinois' reimbursement rates and methodologies violated certain requirements under the Medicaid Act. The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the governor's office did not immediately return requests for comment.
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| Tavelers shatter tourism records around the world in 2017 Posted: 13 Jan 2018 04:46 AM PST  The numbers are trickling in from tourism offices and it seems that 2017 was a banner year for many parts of the world.
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| Hawaii missile alert: Tears 'streamed down children's faces' as terrified crowds sought shelter from ballistic missile that never was Posted: 13 Jan 2018 03:46 PM PST  A woman who ran for shelter in Hawaii after receiving an alert about an imminent missile attack has told of tears running down the faces of young children as their parents tried to reassure them. As officials launched an investigation into how the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency issued a warning to cell phones reading BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. One resident posted video footage of parents lifting children into storm drains, until officials took another 40 minutes before sending a second alert to say there was actually no threat.
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| Bitcoin fever hits US real estate market Posted: 13 Jan 2018 08:00 PM PST  Bitcoin fever has hit the US real estate market, especially that of Florida, offering foreign investors a way to dodge currency controls at home and US economic sanctions. As of the end of last year, the digital currency was listed as a way to pay for some 75 properties for sale, especially in south Florida and California, according to the real estate firm Redfin. "Bitcoin accepted" is a message now seen in the description of homes for sale in the Miami area.
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| On earthquake anniversary, Haitians trying to rebuild Posted: 12 Jan 2018 09:02 PM PST  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Eight years ago, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake upended life in Haiti, killing more than 300,000 people by some estimates and destroying hundreds of thousands of homes. For many of those left homeless, life hasn't yet returned to normal.
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| Man convicted of 3 killing civil rights workers dies in jail Posted: 12 Jan 2018 07:37 PM PST  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Edgar Ray Killen, a 1960s Ku Klux Klan leader who was convicted decades later in the "Mississippi Burning" slayings of three civil rights workers, has died in prison at the age of 92, the state's corrections department announced.
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| Trump: DACA may be dead because the Dems don't want it Posted: 14 Jan 2018 02:14 PM PST  Jeff Mason discusses the impact of President Trump's latest statement on DACA.
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| David Harbour Hijacks Student's Senior Photos After Twitter Joke Goes Viral Posted: 13 Jan 2018 05:51 AM PST  This "Stranger Things" fan will forever treasure her high school senior photos.
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| A Car Somehow Crashed Into the Second Story of a California Building Posted: 14 Jan 2018 01:25 PM PST  Officials said the driver was driving at a high speed when the crash occurred
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| Fear and doubt should not determine response to immigrants, Pope says Posted: 14 Jan 2018 04:53 AM PST ![Fear and doubt should not determine response to immigrants, Pope says]( "Fear and doubt should not determine response to immigrants, Pope says") Mutual fears between immigrants and their new communities are understandable, but must not prevent new arrivals from being welcomed and integrated, Pope Francis said on Sunday in a special Mass to mark the World Day of Migrants and Refugees. Francis, a keen defender of the rights of migrants, was addressing a congregation including migrants and refugees from some 50 countries, whose flags festooned the area around the altar in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. "Local communities are sometimes afraid that the newly arrived will disturb the established order, will "steal" something they have long laboured to build up," he said, while "the newly arrived ... are afraid of confrontation, judgement, discrimination, failure." "Having doubts and fears is not a sin.
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| A New American Leader Rises in ISIS Posted: 13 Jan 2018 01:07 PM PST ![A New American Leader Rises in ISIS]( "A New American Leader Rises in ISIS") The clues are out there, if you know where to look. Scattered across far-flung corners of the internet, there is evidence that Zulfi Hoxha, the son of an Albanian-American pizza-shop owner from New Jersey, had sinister plans.
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| Whistleblower Manning seeks US Senate seat Posted: 13 Jan 2018 02:37 PM PST  Whistleblower Chelsea Manning, jailed for leaking classified information, is seeking election in the US state of Maryland, a document seen on Saturday says. The Federal Election Commission document, filed Thursday, lists Chelsea Elizabeth Manning of North Bethesda, Maryland, as a Democratic candidate for the United States senate. Manning, now 30, was an army intelligence analyst sentenced to 35 years in prison in 2013 for leaking more than 700,000 classified documents related to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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| Trump responds to 's***hole' controversy with Twitter attack on Democrats Posted: 13 Jan 2018 06:44 AM PST  Donald Trump has attacked Democrats and accused them of not wanting to agree a deal on immigration reform, as controversy continued to swirl over his alleged description of Haiti and African nations as "s***hole countries". As the African Union – representing 55 nations – and many high-profile Haitian-Americans demanded an apology, the President claimed Democrats did not want to work with him to secure a deal. "I don't believe the Democrats really want to see a deal on DACA," he said on Twitter, referring to the programme established by Barack Obama to provide thousands of thousands immigrants protection from deportation.
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| Israel says it destroys Hamas tunnel under key Gaza crossing Posted: 13 Jan 2018 11:05 PM PST ![Israel says it destroys Hamas tunnel under key Gaza crossing]( "Israel says it destroys Hamas tunnel under key Gaza crossing") JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Sunday it destroyed an attack tunnel built by the Hamas militant group that stretched from the Gaza Strip, though Israel and into Egypt, and that ran past Israeli military posts as well as gas and fuel pipelines.
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| Ranking The Best New Shows On Netflix You Can Stream Right Now Posted: 13 Jan 2018 05:58 AM PST  For the weekend of Jan. 13, Streamline recommends "Black Mirror" in the top Netflix spot for the second time.
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| #Metoo reaches China: As claims are made against two professors, Beijing struggles to keep a lid on movement Posted: 13 Jan 2018 09:55 AM PST  A new chapter in #MeToo appears to be emerging in China after a university professor was sacked and another is facing an investigation over sexual misconduct allegations. The #MeToo campaign spread rapidly in the West in October after multiple accusations against Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. Allegations have been made against men in China – particularly within academia - but the movement has struggled to gain momentum in a country where the media and Internet are controlled by a stability-obsessed, male dominated Communist Party. However, on Thursday a Beijing university said it had sacked one of its top scholars after he was accused of sexual misconduct by a group of women. Beihang University said on its official microblog that an investigation found that Chen Xiaowu's behavior had violated professional ethics and created an "odious influence on society." The university said: "Morality and ability, and actions and talent are as one. This is the demand of Beihang's values and the school has zero tolerance for violations of professorial ethics," A placard with the hashtag "MeToo" is seen on a European Parliament member's desk during a debate Credit: Reuters Beihang also pledged to upgrade mechanisms to identify such cases. The initial allegation against Chen came from one of his former doctoral students, Luo Qianqian, who posted on Sina Weibo, China's Twitter, that the professor had tried to pressure her into sex 12 years ago. Ms Luo, who lives in the US, tagged the post #WoYeShi, the Chinese translation of #MeToo, and said in her online comments that the campaign had inspired her to act. Several other alleged victims came forward with accounts of Chen's behaviour. Ms Luo wrote on her Weibo after Chen's dismissal: "Women who have awoken to themselves are even more powerful! "Kindness and bravery are our most beautiful expressions." Chen's case was covered widely in Chinese media, possibly because the allegations originated overseas. And then on Friday, another Beijing professor was at the centre of sexual misconduct claims. Xue Yuan, a professor from the University of International Business and Economics, was accused of sexual harassment in an online posting by an anonymous college student. The student also sent emails to China's graft body, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Commerce, the China Daily said. A vendor sells #MeToo badges a protest march for survivors of sexual assault and their supporters in Hollywood, Los Angeles Credit: Reuters The university said that it had immediately formed an "investigative team". It said: "The working team has exchanged emails with the Internet user (who made the allegations), inviting her to supply authentic, correct and original evidence under the condition of protecting her privacy and personal safety." Meanwhile, Xue Yuan, who is carrying out a short term academic project overseas was called back for further investigation. The two cases are being widely discussed on Chinese social media, raising hopes among many that more women might speak out. However, Leta Hong Fincher, an expert on feminism in China, said the authorities will act before the movement becomes too powerful. "So far, students at around 60 universities in China have joined in the #MeToo campaign, many of them using their real names," said Hong Fincher, author of Betraying Big Brother: The Feminist Awakening in China. "Women are posting the letters on social media, but censors delete them very quickly. There's no question that the Communist Party is frightened by the prospect of a viral #MeToo movement galvanising Chinese university students." The men have not yet responded to the allegations. Additional reporting by Christine Wei
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| South Africa to target investment, graft under new ANC leader Posted: 13 Jan 2018 08:57 AM PST ![South Africa to target investment, graft under new ANC leader]( "South Africa to target investment, graft under new ANC leader") By Ed Stoddard EAST LONDON, South Africa (Reuters) - South Africa wants to attract foreign investors to help it kick-start economic growth and will crack down on corruption, the new leader of the ruling African National Congress said on Saturday. Cyril Ramaphosa, who narrowly won the race to succeed President Jacob Zuma as ANC leader last month, also used a speech to mark 106 years since the founding of Africa's oldest liberation movement to call for party unity after a bitter leadership contest. South Africa's economy has slowed to a near-standstill over Zuma's two presidential terms, as allegations of influence-peddling in government and mismanagement of state-owned enterprises have dented consumer and business confidence.
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| At least four dead in Indian chopper crash: navy Posted: 13 Jan 2018 03:27 AM PST  India's navy said four bodies had been recovered on Saturday after search teams located the wreckage of a helicopter that went missing earlier in the day. The aircraft, carrying five employees of India's state-run oil exploration arm ONGC and two pilots, lost contact with air traffic control 15 minutes after taking off from the western city at around 10:30 am (0500 GMT) Saturday. "Four bodies recovered till now," the Indian navy said on Twitter, adding that a search for the remaining three was underway.
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| 2019 Volkswagen Jetta: New Almost Everything Posted: 14 Jan 2018 05:00 PM PST  A more modern platform and tech, and you can still get it with a manual.
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| Shelter Makes Tinder Profile for 3-Year-Old Dog Struggling to Get Adopted Posted: 14 Jan 2018 07:44 AM PST  He has been at the shelter for more than two years.
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| African Union demands Donald Trump apologise for 'sh**hole' comments Posted: 13 Jan 2018 04:57 AM PST  The African Union, representing all 55 nations in the continent, has demanded that Donald Trump apologise for his alleged "sh**hole countries" remarks. In a blistering statement, the union's diplomatic mission in Washington also accused Mr Trump of dishonouring America by supposedly using foul language to describe Haiti, El Salvador and unspecified African nations during a discussion about immigration. The Washington Mission of the African Union said the US President didn't just need to apologise to Africans, he should be saying sorry to all people of African descent, all over the world.
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| Stepdaughter in kill-for-hire case: 'Working on forgiveness' Posted: 13 Jan 2018 08:10 AM PST  EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — It was hard enough for Kimberly Pack dealing with the killing of her mother five years ago, but the way in which prosecutors say it happened was almost too much to bear. Her stepfather, a doctor, is charged with arranging for his wife to be shot in her home to prevent her from exposing an illegal drug distribution ring he was operating with an outlaw biker gang.
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| Bomb placed in car wounds Palestinian in southern Lebanon Posted: 14 Jan 2018 08:49 AM PST  BEIRUT (AP) — A Palestinian member of the militant group Hamas survived an attempt on his life Sunday after a bomb planted in his car in southern Lebanon on Sunday detonated, wounding him, the Lebanese military and the group said.
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| Tourist in Hawaii describes panic caused by false alarm Posted: 13 Jan 2018 01:21 PM PST  State officials say emergency alert that said a missile was inbound was sent out by mistake.
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