| In Rob Porter Case, Trump Sends A Message: We Will Protect Powerful Alleged Abusers Posted: 12 Feb 2018 06:16 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― Domestic abuse victims often worry their experiences won't be taken as seriously if the offender is powerful or well-liked professionally.
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| Police investigating suspicious envelope addressed to Trump Jr. Posted: 12 Feb 2018 02:23 AM PST  Multiple senior law enforcement officials say that a suspicious letter mailed to an apartment belonging to Vanessa Trump and addressed to Donald Trump Jr. was opened this morning and is being investigated by police. NBC's Tom Winter reports.
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| Everything You Need To Know About Michelle Obama's Portrait Dress Posted: 12 Feb 2018 12:44 PM PST  If you saw artist Amy Sherald's portrait of former first lady Michelle Obama and thought, "Tell me all the things about that gown," then you're in luck.
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| Facebook Messenger's latest update unlocks never-before-seen features for one group of people this Valentine's Day Posted: 13 Feb 2018 05:00 AM PST  Millennials often take flak for not being able to accurately or openly express themselves, especially when it comes to romantic endeavors and relationships.
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| 2 Brothers and Girlfriend Killed in Grand Canyon Helicopter Crash: 'We Are Absolutely Devastated' Posted: 12 Feb 2018 08:30 AM PST  They were with friends celebrating a birthday when the helicopter went down.
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| Mother sobs in court while testifying about 8-year-old daughter's rape and murder Posted: 13 Feb 2018 08:40 AM PST  The mother of a young girl who was abducted by a man posing as a good Samaritan in 2013 sobbed in court as she faced her daughter's accused killer.
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| Chrissy Teigen Politely Explains Why Tweet About Mirai Nagasu Was Insensitive Posted: 13 Feb 2018 11:51 AM PST  After New York Times writer Bari Weiss stirred up controversy on social media with a tweet about figure skater Mirai Nagasu's historic performance at the Olympics, supermodel Chrissy Teigen weighed in and set the record straight.
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| Let us remember how very bad presidential portraits were until the Obamas Posted: 13 Feb 2018 10:47 AM PST  The Obamas presidential portraits just came out, and they are amazing. SEE ALSO: The internet is enthralled by the Obamas' official portraits I want a print of each one for my home. Everyone wants a print of each one for their home. Barack Obama's portrait should be every album cover from now on. The Obamas portraits are made even better by the fact that until them, presidential portraits were either the most boring or the strangest creations of all time, and nothing in between. If I weren't from America and looked at these presidential portraits without knowing anything else, I would think it was a list of potential actors to be cast as the lead of Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. So let us take a trip down memory lane at how presidential portraits past were simply nothing until the Obamas came along. George W. Bush Image: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian InstitutionAh yes, George W. Bush. There he is. There he is looking like a tall Bilbo Baggins after he finished "There and Back Again: A Hobbit's Tale." The only thing helping this photo is the fact that there is at least a vase of flowers in the background. Otherwise, very boring portrait that looks like it was taking from my living room, as if I'm on the other side of that couch watching HGTV. And it's George W. Bush, renowned artist. They couldn't have let him paint his own portrait? John F. Kennedy Image: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian InstitutionTo this I must say, what the hell. I mean, the guy was shot two years into his presidency and you memorialize him with this? This is an insult! It's as if he died and no one could remember what he looked like so they had a fourth grader who met him once scribble down their best effort. It's as if he testified in court but the courtroom sketch artist didn't have enough time so they just tried their best. If I were there when this portrait was unveiled, I would say "Ah yes, I can't wait to remember JFK as someone with a hamburger bun for hair and literally no feet." A stylistic choice perhaps, but whose? JFK's middle school bully? Didn't Jackie go through enough? Lyndon B. Johnson Image: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian InstitutionAh yes, a portrait of Lyndon B. Johnson who historically walked to work every morning with one book in his hand, I guess. He looks like he's playing hooky but since he's not rebellious at heart is just going to take his homework to a Barnes & Noble and get work done there. This is one of the better portraits, but still. What's going on here? Harry S. Truman Image: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian InstitutionI will say things got a little more exciting with Harry S. Truman, which is odd because his portrait was before all of these other presidents, so why didn't they follow his lead. Truman looks like he was placed in an enchanted forest just outside of Washington D.C. and handed some papers that look like they're right out of Harry Potter. But seriously? Three blank papers? I'm assuming they illustrate the fact that, as president, one must sign things? Abraham Lincoln Image: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian InstitutionThis just looks like no one would let Lincoln use the bathroom until they were finished. All I can say is, thank God for Obama, who will now be remembered as someone who always shoved a chair into a wall of bushes to watch cars pass by the White House, and looked great while doing it. WATCH: Trump threw shade at Obama during his first Thanksgiving turkey pardon
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| 11 Awesome Sweet & Savory Apricot Recipes Posted: 13 Feb 2018 01:25 PM PST |
| The hallelujah cure: Trump campaign adviser says pray away the flu Posted: 12 Feb 2018 02:06 AM PST  Trump campaign adviser Gloria Copeland says to "inoculate yourself with the word of God" in order to protect against the flu. That's dangerous advice.
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| Teen Said He Killed His Father, Kissed His Bunny, Then Shot Up a Playground Posted: 13 Feb 2018 07:47 AM PST  The teen is charged with killing his dad and a first-grader
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| The Latest: Russia says US trying to control east Syria Posted: 13 Feb 2018 04:36 AM PST  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on Syria's conflict (all times local):
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| How Chloe Kim became America’s snowboarding superstar Posted: 12 Feb 2018 07:52 AM PST  Chloe Kim started snowboarding when her father decided he wanted to learn -- and by age 5, he says she was already better than him. "He was still falling off the chairlift and I was cruising by him," she said.
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| Opioid makers paid millions to advocacy groups: U.S. Senate report Posted: 12 Feb 2018 07:28 PM PST  Five opioid manufacturers including OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP have paid more than $10 million to advocacy groups and doctors tied to them, many of whom amplified industry messages supporting the use of the painkillers, a U.S. Senate report said on Monday. The report, released by Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill, said groups who received the donations aligned themselves with industry goals and may have played a role in an epidemic that in 2016 led to 42,000 opioid overdose deaths. The report released by McCaskill, the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's ranking Democrat, said the groups issued guidance promoting opioids for chronic pain and lobbied against laws to curb their use.
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| Bill and Melinda Gates urge Trump to respect people and to not cut foreign aid Posted: 13 Feb 2018 02:32 PM PST  Bill and Melinda Gates discussed the importance of foreign aid and the state of US politics. Donald Trump should treat people – especially women – with more respect, and continue investments in poorer countries for the sake of global security, the world's leading philanthropic couple Bill and Melinda Gates said on Tuesday.
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| 30 Rustic Barn-Style House Ideas & Photos to Inspire You Posted: 13 Feb 2018 11:49 AM PST |
| GOP Lawmaker Devin Nunes Reportedly Made His Own Fake News Website Posted: 11 Feb 2018 11:30 PM PST  A Republican lawmaker from California has been reportedly operating his own news website.
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| 'Roseanne' star on how the show's set really 'felt like home' Posted: 13 Feb 2018 06:36 AM PST  Michael Fishman, who played D.J. Conner, said, "We've always kind of taken naps on that couch."
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| The Latest: India's defense minister warns Pakistan Posted: 12 Feb 2018 07:28 AM PST  SRINAGAR, India (AP) — The Latest on militant attacks in the India-controlled portion of Kashmir (all times local):
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| Lions Kill And Eat Suspected Poacher Posted: 13 Feb 2018 02:03 AM PST  A suspected poacher was found dead last week after being killed and partially eaten by lions, according to reports out of South Africa.
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| Catholic School Fired Gay Teacher Because She Got Married, Church Says Posted: 13 Feb 2018 07:41 AM PST  "They treated her like a criminal"
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| White House dismisses idea of U.S.-Israel discussing settlement annexation Posted: 12 Feb 2018 03:21 PM PST  By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United States dismissed as false an Israeli assertion on Monday that the two countries were discussing the possibility of Israel annexing Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, in a rare display of discord between U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "On the subject of applying sovereignty, I can say that I have been talking to the Americans about it for some time," Netanyahu told a closed-door meeting of his right-wing Likud party's legislators, according to the party's spokesman. Netanyahu was referring to applying Israeli law to the settlements, a step tantamount to annexation.
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| US judge awards $6.75 mn in damages to graffiti artists Posted: 13 Feb 2018 07:06 AM PST  In a landmark ruling that graffiti art should be protected by US federal law, a New York judge has awarded $6.75 million in damages to 21 artists whose work was whitewashed by a developer in 2013. In a written decision filed Monday, Judge Frederic Block awarded the maximum possible amount of statutory damages, $150,000 for each of 45 works obliterated at the 5Pointz site in Queens.
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| Myanmar's presence downplayed at Thai-US military exercise Posted: 13 Feb 2018 07:57 AM PST  U-TAPAO AIR BASE, Thailand (AP) — Thailand and the United States downplayed the presence of a Myanmar military officer at the opening Tuesday of the largest annual joint military exercise in Southeast Asia.
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| Bill Gates Warns Tech Giants: Tone It Down -- Or Get Regulated Posted: 13 Feb 2018 10:41 AM PST  From: Bill Gates Memo: Dial back the Silicon Valley hubris, or the government will do it for you.
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| Inmates accused in Rikers Island correction officer attack due in court Posted: 12 Feb 2018 08:02 AM PST  The correction officer, 39-year-old Jean Souffrant, remains in the ICU with a fractured spine and bleeding on his brain.
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| Teen's Dying Words Lead Cops to Her Alleged Killers Posted: 13 Feb 2018 09:47 AM PST  Police say the victim gave the names of her two killers.
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| South Africa's Ruling Party Has Given President Jacob Zuma 48-Hours to Resign Posted: 12 Feb 2018 07:56 PM PST  Zuma has refused repeated calls to relinquish the presidency amid mounting graft scandals
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| Russia hunts for body fragments, clues after fatal plane crash Posted: 12 Feb 2018 08:30 AM PST  By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) - Hundreds of emergency workers in Russia scoured snow-covered fields outside Moscow on Monday, collecting body fragments and clues after a plane crash a day earlier that killed all 71 people on board. President Vladimir Putin has ordered a special commission to investigate what caused the AN-148 plane operated by Saratov Airlines to crash outside Moscow shortly after taking off for the city of Orsk about 900 miles (1,500 km) southeast of the capital. Experts on Monday started studying the plane's two flight recorders, as well as some of the around 500 plane fragments recovered so far.
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| Do You Like Paying Tolls? You're Gonna Love Trump's Infrastructure Plan Posted: 12 Feb 2018 10:57 AM PST  WASHINGTON ― If you like paying tolls, you're going to love Donald Trump's infrastructure plan.
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| Adam Rippon Talks Eating Disorders, Life As A Starving Figure Skater Posted: 13 Feb 2018 12:17 PM PST  U.S. Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon opened up to The New York Times about his fraught relationship with food, his lifelong journey to be "thin," and the repercussions of starvation.
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| Frozen puppy rescued from river adopted by police officer Posted: 12 Feb 2018 05:13 PM PST  A pitbull puppy left to die in freezing waters has been nursed back to health and adopted by a police officer. The dog, now named River, was left under a bridge in Daytona Beach, Florida, in below freezing temperatures. Thankfully an anonymous call was made and animal control officers John Pearson and James Lee rescued the shivering pup.
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| Powerball winner who demands anonymity to get money Posted: 13 Feb 2018 04:32 PM PST  NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire woman who won a $559.7 million Powerball jackpot should be able to collect the winnings soon while a judge decides whether to let her remain anonymous.
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| 14 Blueberry Cakes To Eat All Day Long Posted: 13 Feb 2018 01:25 PM PST |
| Iran Is Playing With Fire in Syria Posted: 13 Feb 2018 10:45 AM PST  The downing of an Israeli jet won't fundamentally alter the Middle East's strategic balance.
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| Kamiyah Mobley Case: Gloria Williams Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping Infant Nearly 20 years Ago Posted: 12 Feb 2018 04:27 PM PST  Under a plea agreement, Gloria Williams admits in court she kidnapped infant more than 20 years ago.
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| Exclusive: U.S. pushes motion to put Pakistan on global terrorist - financing watchlist Posted: 13 Feb 2018 11:12 AM PST  By Drazen Jorgic and Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The United States has put forward a motion to place Pakistan on a global terrorist-financing watchlist with an anti-money-laundering monitoring group, according to a senior Pakistani official. Pakistan has been scrambling in recent months to avert being added to a list of countries deemed non-compliant with terrorist financing regulations by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a measure that officials fear could hurt its economy. The United States has been threatening to get tough with Islamabad over its alleged ties with Islamist militants, and last month President Donald Trump's administration suspended aid worth about $2 billion.
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| FBI head contradicts White House over Rob Porter background check Posted: 13 Feb 2018 01:52 PM PST  The FBI director, Chris Wray, contradicted the White House on Tuesday about when the bureau had completed a background investigation of former Donald Trump aide Rob Porter, who resigned last week following allegations of domestic violence. The White House has claimed ignorance of allegations of spousal abuse against Porter, who was promoted to become a close aide to the president, until the moment photos of one of his ex-wives, Colbie Holderness, were published last week showing her with a badly bruised eye.
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| Wall Street Journal's Chloe Kim Joke Falls Flat Posted: 13 Feb 2018 01:34 AM PST  Superstar snowboarder Chloe Kim not only nabbed a gold medal at Tuesday's women's snowboard halfpipe final at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, she nailed a near-perfect score and shattered a record by becoming the young athlete ever to win the event.
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