| White House Briefing Resumes Tuesday Posted: 19 Feb 2018 02:24 PM PST  Rachel Maddow alerts viewers that while the White House briefing in the Trump administration is usually not worth watching, Tuesday's will be the first one after a dense week of news the White House has yet to address.
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| Florida School Shooting Suspect Obtained 10 Rifles In Roughly The Past Year Posted: 19 Feb 2018 03:43 PM PST  The suspect in last week's mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, obtained 10 rifles in the past year or so, an unnamed law enforcement source told CNN Monday.
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| Home surveillance shows a cougar walking up to a couple's window in Wisconsin Posted: 18 Feb 2018 09:00 PM PST  Researchers say that in its very early stages, a blood test has diagnosed autism with 92 percent accuracy, and home surveillance shows a cougar walking up to a couple's window in Wisconsin.
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| Florida Shooter's Former Friend Says She Reported Him To School 'Multiple' Times Posted: 20 Feb 2018 06:15 AM PST  A former friend of Nikolas Cruz, the 19-year-old who confessed to opening fire on a Florida high school last week, says she told school officials that she was concerned about his behavior "multiple" times over the last several years.
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| Man who says he could have been 'school shooter' tells his story Posted: 20 Feb 2018 03:52 AM PST  MSNBC's Katy Turn interviews Aaron Stark, who says he could have been a school shooter in 1996 if he had access to guns.
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| 5 officers killed in overnight Sufi protests in Iran Posted: 20 Feb 2018 01:14 AM PST  Iranian police said Tuesday the number of security officers killed in overnight protests by a Sufi sect had risen to five, with around 300 people arrested. Footage on state television showed a bus ploughing into a group of policemen in northern Tehran, which police said led to three deaths. On Tuesday, police spokesman Saeed Montazer Almehdi said two members of the hardline Basij militia, which is linked to the Revolutionary Guards, were also killed.
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| Day turns into night as Indonesia's Mount Sinabung spews towering ash cloud in biggest eruption this year Posted: 19 Feb 2018 09:38 PM PST  Mount Sinabung in Indonesia has erupted once again shooting plumes of smoke and hot ash over 23,000 feet into the air. The volcano had not been active for four centuries until 2010 and since then it has displaced 30,000 people. Indonesia on Monday raised flight warnings around the volcano on Sumatra island to their highest level after its biggest eruption this year. Mount Sinabung erupts thick volcanic ash in Karo on Sumatra island on February 19, 2018. Credit: TIBTA PANGIN/Source: AFP Areas around the crater of the volcano, located about 1,181 miles northwest of the capital, Jakarta, have been off-limits for several years because of frequent volcanic activity. The Bureau of Meteorology's Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VACC), in Australia's northern city of Darwin, issued maps on Monday showing an ash cloud heading in three directions from Sinabung, to the north, northwest and south-southeast. Indonesia also upgraded its Volcano Observatory Notice for Aviation (VONA) to red, its highest warning, and said the ash-cloud top had reached 23,872 feet, according to a ground observer. An Indonesian man takes picture of Mount Sinabung volcano as it spews thick volcanic ash into the air in Karo, North Sumatra, on February 19, 2018 Credit: ENDRO RUSHARYANTO/AFP Sinabung is about 47 miles southwest of Kualanamu International Airport in Medan. Nur Isnin Istianto, head of the regional airport authority, said Kutacane airport in Aceh province had been closed, but the wind direction allowed the airport of Kualanamu, Meulaboh and Silangit to remain open. Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman for Indonesia's Disaster Agency, said the eruption began on Monday morning, accompanied by multiple earthquakes and showering surrounding villages with small rocks. "In five districts it became dark with a visibility of about 5 metres," he said in a statement. School children walk as Mount Sinabung erupts in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018 Credit: Sarianto/AP No casualties were reported. The agency urged the public to stay out of a 4-mile exclusion zone around the crater, and watch for further warnings, which could cover floods. The 8,071-ft tall volcano is among Indonesia's most active. When Sinabung erupted in 2014, more than a dozen people were killed and thousands were evacuated.
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| Carnival probes security personnel's response to brawl in South Pacific cruise Posted: 18 Feb 2018 10:18 PM PST  By Jonathan Barrett SYDNEY (Reuters) - Carnival Corp , the world's largest cruise operator, said on Monday it was investigating the response of its security personnel to a brawl that broke out on one of its South Pacific cruises that resulted in 23 passengers being removed. The American-British company said in a statement that it was investigating "all aspects including the security response" of the incident, which was captured on video and posted on social media. The 10-day cruise to the South Pacific returned to the Australian southern city of Melbourne on Saturday, a day after 23 people were removed in the New South Wales (NSW) town of Eden for what the company described as "disruptive and violent acts".
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| Students protest outside White House after deadly school shooting Posted: 18 Feb 2018 09:00 PM PST  Trump's press secretary said he supports efforts to improve the federal background check system, and students protest outside White House after deadly school shooting.
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| Aurora borealis turns the sky greener than the ground Posted: 20 Feb 2018 08:56 AM PST ![Aurora borealis turns the sky greener than the ground]( "Aurora borealis turns the sky greener than the ground") These Northern Lights "rainbows" have turned the sky greener than the Earth below. Vitaly Istomin, 26, spent several nights in freezing conditions under the stars in northern Russia's Khibiny Mountains to capture the aurora's "rainbows." (Caters News)
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| Abbas slams Trump on Jerusalem, calls for peace conference Posted: 20 Feb 2018 08:32 AM PST  During a rare address to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called for an international Middle East peace conference to be convened by the middle of this year and slammed the Trump administration for its recognition last December of Jerusalem as Israel's capital . Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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| Clarence Thomas Sexually Harassed Me. Yes, He Should Be Impeached. Posted: 19 Feb 2018 02:48 PM PST  The impeachment of Clarence Thomas is a pipe dream.
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| Iranian Rescue Teams Reach the Site of the Plane Crash That Likely Killed All 65 People on Board Posted: 18 Feb 2018 10:56 PM PST  Aseman Airlines said all on board Flight EP3704 were killed, including six crew members
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| Israel's Syria Strikes Revealed Its Red Lines Posted: 20 Feb 2018 04:22 PM PST  The strikes in Syria demonstrate to Iran, Assad, Hezbollah and any other anti-Israel party that Israel has red lines it will enforce. During a trip to the Israel-Syria border in the Golan Heights on February 6—after commiserating with the Israeli military officers defending the frontier and inspecting the equipment—Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a warning through the press to the Iranians, the Assad regime, Hezbollah, the Islamic State and any other actor on the Syrian battlefield that sought to challenge the Jewish state.
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| Robert Mueller charges lawyer with lying in Russia election meddling probe Posted: 20 Feb 2018 07:00 AM PST  Robert Mueller, the man leading the Russian election meddling investigation, has charged a lawyer with making false statements to his team. Alex Van Der Zwaan was charged with "willfully and knowingly making materially false, fictitious and fraudulent statements" to investigators. Mr Van Der Zwaan was an attorney with a law firm which worked with Ukraine's justice ministry in a case against the politician Yulia Tymoshenko. The lawyer had communications with Robert Gates, a Donald Trump campaign aide who was charged alongside colleague Paul Manafort by Mr Mueller's team last year. Alex Van Der Zwaan arrives at Federal District Court in Washington Credit: AP Photo/Susan Walsh There have been reports over the weekend that Mr Gates has struck a bargain with investigators and is prepared to plead guilty – though nothing has been announced. Mr Van Der Zwaan was charged on February 16 in federal court in Washington and news of the move emerged on Tuesday. It is unclear exactly how Mr Van Der Zwaan fits into Mr Mueller's wider investigation, which is looking into how Russia interfered in the US election of 2016. Mr Van Der Zwaan, 33, worked in London with the New York law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.
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| The Latest: Most evacuations over California wildfire end Posted: 19 Feb 2018 03:34 PM PST  BISHOP, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a wildfire burning in central California (all times local):
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| Swiss Skier Joel Gisler Plunges 15 Feet In Brutal Crash During Olympic Halfpipe Posted: 19 Feb 2018 11:37 PM PST  There was a scary moment during the halfpipe event at the Winter Olympics on Tuesday when a Swiss skier crashed into the wall hard enough to knock the skis off his feet.
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| Anderson Cooper Shreds Trump: ‘He Went To Play Golf While They Held Funerals’ Posted: 19 Feb 2018 09:33 PM PST  CNN's Anderson Cooper took Donald Trump to task on Monday for a weekend in which the president fired off angry messages on Twitter about Democrats, the Russia investigation, Oprah Winfrey and more.
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| Man Assaults Gas Station Cashier With Hot Dogs After Refusing to Let Him Buy Beer: Cops Posted: 20 Feb 2018 10:27 AM PST  A corn dog stick was allegedly also involved.
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| Rep. Tom Rooney Is the Latest Republican Who Isn't Seeking Reelection in 2018 Posted: 19 Feb 2018 05:24 PM PST  The Florida Republican will retire at the end of his term.
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| Sheet Pan Chicken Recipes For Everyone Who Hates Doing Cleanup Posted: 20 Feb 2018 02:45 AM PST  Some people are just not emotionally equipped to handle kitchen cleanup with any level of chill.
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| Iranian official threatens to flatten Tel Aviv if Israel attacks Posted: 19 Feb 2018 08:21 PM PST  Iran issued a fiery warning to Israel on Monday threatening to raze Tel Aviv if Benjamin Netanyahu followed through on his recent threat to act against it. "About Netanyahu's unwise words, I should say that if they carry out the slightest unwise move against Iran, we will level Tel Aviv to the ground and will not give any opportunity to Netanyahu to flee," said Mohsen Rezaie, Iran's expediency council secretary, according to the semi-official Fars News Agency. With tensions increasing in the Middle East over Iran's role in Syria and Yemen and as US President Donald Trump presses for a tougher approach on Tehran, Israel is seeking wider support to contain its regional nemesis. The two countries traded harsh words during the Munich Security Conference at the weekend. Mr Netanyahu brandished a piece of what he said was an Iranian drone after its incursion into Israeli airspace earlier this month and said: "Israel will not allow the regime to put a noose of terror around our neck. "We will act if necessary not just against Iran's proxies but against Iran itself." He also urged his audience to help contain Iran and made his point with a map which he said illustrated Iran's growing influence across the Middle East. But Mr Rezaie played down the remarks as a theatrical move and a childish game, according to Fars, and added: "The US and Israeli leaders don't know Iran and don't understand the power of resistance and therefore, they continuously face defeat." At a glance | Islamic Republic of Iran The tough words on both sides at the international event come as Israel is increasingly seeking to cooperate with Sunni Arab states that share its worries about Shia Iran. For months, Mr Netanyahu has touted what he describes as unprecedented levels of behind-the-scenes cooperation. Among Israel's main concerns is Lebanon, where the heavily armed Iran-backed Shi'ite militia Hezbollah is part of a coalition government. Telegraph view: The theatre of war Israel last fought a war against Hezbollah in 2006. Tension between Israel and Lebanon has increased as Hezbollah has gained strength fighting in Syria, and the two countries also have a maritime border dispute. Israel has carried out air strikes in Syria against suspected Iranian arms shipments to Hezbollah and has accused Tehran of planning to build missile factories in Lebanon.
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| Funerals: Grieving teens, raw emotions after school shooting Posted: 19 Feb 2018 10:08 PM PST  PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Each funeral for the victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High massacre is different, yet the same: the mourning relatives, teens walking in clutches wearing black, politicians paying their respects, media cameras pointing at the entrance from across the parking lot.
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| R. Kelly Evicted From Atlanta Homes For Unpaid Rent Posted: 20 Feb 2018 09:30 AM PST  We're not tryin' to be rude, but ... singer R. Kelly has been evicted from two Atlanta homes for unpaid rent.
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| Medium intensity earthquake shakes SW Mexico, scaring residents Posted: 19 Feb 2018 12:13 AM PST  Mexico City (AFP) - A medium intensity earthquake struck southwestern Mexico early Monday morning, scaring residents already shaken by a powerful quake two days earlier, though there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
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| Harley-Davidson to Close Down Kansas Plant Despite Pleas from Congress Posted: 20 Feb 2018 05:33 AM PST  Harley-Davidson to Close Down Kansas Plant Despite Pleas from Missouri Congressional Leaders US Senators and Congressman's last-ditch-effort to keep H-D's Kansas plant open, to no avail Over the last year or so we've reported on Harley-Davidson's
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| Man Accused Of Breaking Off Terra-Cotta Warrior’s Thumb For Souvenir Posted: 19 Feb 2018 01:56 PM PST  Some people's idea of justice is an eye for an eye, but China wants "severe punishment" for a man who stole a clay thumb.
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| Ex-Workers at Russian Troll Factory Say Mueller Indictments Are True Posted: 19 Feb 2018 03:20 PM PST  Despite denial from the Russian government
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| VIDEO: 3 gray whales splash around in Los Angeles Harbor shallows Posted: 19 Feb 2018 06:03 PM PST  Three large gray whales were spotted in the Los Angeles Harbor putting on a show in the shallow waters.
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| Idaho senator shouts at students lobbying for birth control Posted: 19 Feb 2018 07:50 PM PST  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Republican state senator who shouted at University of Idaho students in the Capitol to lobby for a birth control bill on Monday now faces an ethics complaint after a tweet from an account presenting as the lawmaker's directed students to discuss "killing babies" with a Democratic colleague.
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| Gus Kenworthy Shuts Down Homophobic Twitter Troll In Olympic Medal-Worthy Style Posted: 20 Feb 2018 03:12 AM PST  U.S. skier Gus Kenworthy is taking no garbage from homophobic internet trolls.
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| Depraved UK academic who blackmailed victims into sending abuse photos jailed for 32 years Posted: 19 Feb 2018 07:10 PM PST  A British academic who blackmailed victims into sending him increasingly depraved images which he shared on dark web forums was jailed for 32 years on Monday after admitting 137 offences which included encouraging the rape of a four-year-old boy. Dr Matthew Falder, 29, a geophysicist employed as a researcher at Birmingham University in central England, duped victims by masquerading as a depressed female artist on forums and mainstream online advertising websites. Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA), said he approached more than 300 people worldwide, with 45 victims represented in the charges against him.
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| This Supreme Court Case Is The Biggest Threat To Organized Labor In Years Posted: 19 Feb 2018 06:47 AM PST  Mark Janus doesn't want to pay fees to the labor union that represents him.
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| Florida students to march on Washington in call for gun reform Posted: 18 Feb 2018 06:11 PM PST  Students who survived a mass shooting at their Florida school on Sunday announced plans to march on Washington in a bid to "shame" politicians into reforming laws that make firearms readily available. Nikolas Cruz, 19, a troubled former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, confessed to killing 17 people with a legally-purchased AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, the latest such atrocity in a country with more than 30,000 gun-related deaths annually. Among the students announcing the march was Emma Gonzalez, who captured worldwide attention with a powerful speech in which she assailed President Donald Trump over the multi-million-dollar support his campaign received from the gun lobby.
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| Struck by Parkland Shooting Tragedy, Gun Owner Saws His AR-15 in Half Posted: 20 Feb 2018 11:57 AM PST  Scott Pappalardo's Facebook video has been viewed nearly 18 million times.
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| The Latest: Turkey denies reports that Syria will aid Kurds Posted: 19 Feb 2018 10:00 AM PST  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local):
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| 'Black Panther' Marks A New Kind Of Black Superhero Movie Posted: 20 Feb 2018 10:08 AM PST  We have never seen a black superhero movie quite like "Black Panther."
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| U.S. Ice Dancing Team Breaks Down After 'Heartbreaking' Mistake Posted: 19 Feb 2018 08:41 PM PST  The dream of an Olympic medal came to a crashing end Tuesday for U.S. ice dancing team Madison Chock and Evan Bates.
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| FBI charge British engineer with murdering wife on yacht in Caribbean Posted: 20 Feb 2018 09:14 AM PST  A British engineer has been charged by the FBI with murdering his wife after she disappeared at sea as they cruised around the Caribbean on a belated honeymoon. Lewis Bennett, 41, who holds dual British and Australian citizenship and is originally from Poole, Dorset, was accused of second-degree murder over the death of Isabella Hellmann, 41, on May 15 last year. He was charged in a Miami court where, according to local television station WPTV, he was also sentenced to seven months in jail for transporting valuable rare coins. After his wife's disappearance Bennett told investigators she was lost at sea when their 37ft catamaran, Surf into Summer, was struck by an unknown object near the Bahamas. According to to the FBI Bennett said he had gone below deck and left Ms Hellmann above to keep watch. He described being woken up at 1am by a jolt and the vessel was taking on water. Bennett told investigators he could not find his wife and had to abandon ship on a life raft. In an affidavit FBI special agent James Kelley said the bureau now believed Bennett "knowingly and unlawfully killed" Ms Hellmann. The FBI affidavit claimed Bennett had damaged the inside of the boat causing it to flood. Isabella Hellman and her British husband Lewis Bennett. She went missing during a honeymoon sailing trip. When Ms Hellmann disappeared the couple, who had a daughter now aged 17 months, were sailing back from Havana, Cuba to their home in Delray Beach, Florida. The daughter was not on the boat. Bennett made an SOS call in the early hours and was later spotted by a US Coast Guard helicopter. He was rescued alone from the life raft. The search for Ms Hellmann was called off three days later and her body was never found. When Bennett was rescued nine plastic tubes of silver coins were found in the life raft. They included 158 English "Year of the Horse" one-ounce silver coins and 77 Canadian Maple Leaf coins, worth about £3,200. The coins were among a batch that had been reported stolen from another boat in St Martin the previous year. Bennett had been a crew member on that boat. According to the owner of the boat the total value of the coins stolen in 2016 was around $100,000. After he was rescued Bennett said of his wife: "She is my soulmate. I thought we were going to be together forever. "I understand why they have to investigate and that is fair enough. I have got nothing to hide. They have to do what they have to do."
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| Netanyahu confidants named as suspects in new corruption probe Posted: 20 Feb 2018 04:18 AM PST  By Jeffrey Heller and Tova Cohen JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli police revealed on Tuesday they had arrested the controlling shareholder and CEO of the country's biggest telecoms company, as well as two former officials with close ties to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a corruption case. The arrests in the investigation dubbed "Case 4000" came just days after police recommended Netanyahu himself be indicted for bribery and fraud in other cases, known as "1000" and "2000". Shaul Elovitch, a family friend of Netanyahu's who controls telecoms firm Bezeq through his Eurocom holding company, was arrested along with his wife, his son and Bezeq's CEO Stella Handler.
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