| Trump aides say U.S. forces can legally stay in Syria, Iraq indefinitely Posted: 22 Feb 2018 09:41 AM PST  President Trump has all the legal authority he needs to keep U.S. forces in Syria and Iraq indefinitely, the Pentagon and State Department told Sen. Tim Kaine, who has been pushing for a new AUMF.
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| 'How dare you': CNN's Camerota clashes with NRA's Loesch over her claim that media 'love' mass shootings Posted: 23 Feb 2018 07:17 AM PST  The national spokeswoman for the National Rifle Association on Friday doubled down on her claim that members of the media "love" mass shootings, like last week's school massacre in Parkland, Fla., because of the bump in television ratings that some networks experience.
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| We Need To Talk About Black Lives And Gun Violence After The Florida Shooting Posted: 22 Feb 2018 02:19 PM PST  In the week since a gunman killed 17 people at a high school in Parkland, Florida, there has been a national reckoning ― from student-led marches to wall-to-wall media coverage to White House events ― about gun violence and how to stop it.
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| Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Hit By Anthrax Scare Posted: 22 Feb 2018 04:34 AM PST  Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been targeted by an anthrax hoax, reports London's Evening Standard.
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| This Las Vegas Airport Is Letting People Dump Their Marijuana Before Flying Posted: 22 Feb 2018 09:39 PM PST  Cannabis is legal in Nevada but still banned by the U.S. government
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| Republican congresswoman: Many mass murderers are Democrats Posted: 21 Feb 2018 08:17 PM PST  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A Republican congresswoman from upstate New York said Wednesday that "many" people who commit mass murder turn out to be Democrats.
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| 'Pathetically Weak': Father Of Student Slain In Florida Excoriates Marco Rubio Posted: 21 Feb 2018 07:22 PM PST  Fred Guttenberg, the father of a student killed last week in the massacre at a Florida high school, slammed Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)
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| Author Eric Metaxas, evangelical intellectual, chose Trump, and he's sticking with him Posted: 23 Feb 2018 02:00 AM PST  Eric Metaxas, who wrote a bestselling biography of the anti-Nazi pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer, surprised his friends when he came out in support of Donald Trump. And nothing that has happened since the election has changed his mind. Jon Ward explores what led him to this position and how he deals with the suspicions that he is "a fundamentalist in an intellectual's clothing."
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| Families of Columbine and Sandy Hook school shooting victims think Parkland may be different: 'These kids are going to change the world' Posted: 23 Feb 2018 10:14 AM PST  Few of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students had even been born the day two gunmen shot and killed Coni Sanders' father in a massacre at Columbine High School in 1999 – the largest school shooting in America at the time. "This has been 18 years of, every time there is a mass shooting all of the adults start screaming at each other and telling each other why they're wrong," said Ms Sanders, who has worked as a forensic therapist for violent offenders since her father, Columbine High School teacher Dave Sanders, was murdered. Indeed, since the day of the shooting, many students of Stoneman Douglas have spoken up unequivocally about the need for more gun control.
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| Armed deputy at Florida school resigns after failing to engage shooter Posted: 22 Feb 2018 03:06 PM PST  The armed deputy assigned to the campus of a Florida high school during a deadly shooting last week stayed outside the building during the attack and failed to engage the shooter, the county sheriff said on Thursday. As a consequence, Scott Peterson, on duty as the school resource officer at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, resigned from the department, said Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, who earlier has suspended the officer from the force. Israel said he decided to suspend Peterson after viewing a video that showed the deputy's actions during the rampage that killed 17 people.
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| 12 Tweets On Gun Violence And Mental Health Everyone Should Read Posted: 23 Feb 2018 10:37 AM PST  If you mapped out the discussion about the major causes of gun violence following every mass shooting in the United States, it would almost certainly lead you to the same destination: mental illness.
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| Canada to accept bid from Boeing for new fighter jets Posted: 22 Feb 2018 04:16 PM PST  Canada said Thursday it was allowing Boeing to submit a bid to replace the country's aging F-18 fleet, after an earlier trade dispute between the American manufacturer and Ottawa. The announcement came a month after the US International Trade Commission rejected a complaint filed by Boeing against its Canadian rival Bombardier, demanding nearly 300 percent anti-dumping duties on the C Series passenger plane. Boeing, which makes the Super Hornet, is one of five manufacturers invited to submit proposals in spring 2019 for an order of 88 advanced fighter jets, which are to be delivered in 2025, according to a Canadian government statement.
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| Eni executive: drilling off Cyprus could be put on hold Posted: 22 Feb 2018 10:48 AM PST  NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The head of Italian energy firm Eni said Thursday that planned drilling in search of gas off Cyprus could be put on hold until Turkey can be convinced to pull back its warships preventing a rig from reaching the site.
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| GOP Doing All It Can To Keep Pennsylvania's Gerrymandered Congressional Map Posted: 22 Feb 2018 02:19 PM PST  Pennsylvania Republicans took another stab at blocking a court-ordered congressional map on Thursday by filing a new lawsuit that asks a three-judge federal panel to step in.
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| CNN Says It Didn't Ask Florida Shooting Survivor To Read A Scripted Question Posted: 22 Feb 2018 10:46 AM PST  CNN is denying reports that it asked a Florida school shooting survivor to read a "scripted" question during a town hall debate on gun violence that aired on the network Wednesday night.
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| Philippines: Suspect in Filipina's freezer death arrested Posted: 23 Feb 2018 06:35 AM PST  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — One of two suspects in the gruesome death of a Filipina maid whose body was found stuffed in a freezer in an apartment in Kuwait has been arrested in Lebanon, the Philippine foreign secretary said Friday.
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| Redemption time for Romney? Posted: 22 Feb 2018 02:00 AM PST  Too often, Mitt Romney has treated principled rhetoric like a stretchy suit he can change into in a phone booth, then throw into a trash can when no one's looking. But if he wins a Utah Senate seat, he could become something he's never managed to be: the most influential figure in the GOP outside of the White House.
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| Are Pickup Trucks Becoming the New Family Car? Posted: 22 Feb 2018 09:43 AM PST  Pickup truck sales are the hottest they've been in a decade, and it's no wonder: Driving one is no longer a bumpy, jarring experience that you have to endure. Truck makers today are building pick...
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| 2-Year-Old Found in Trash Bag, Nearly Decapitated in Chicago Home: Police Posted: 22 Feb 2018 01:00 PM PST  A person of interest was in custody Wednesday after police found the body of a 2-year-old boy in a Chicago home the day before.
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| The Best Costumes Of The Olympic Women's Figure Skating Competition, Ranked Posted: 23 Feb 2018 01:09 PM PST  The women's figure skating competition at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics has come to a close, with Russian athletes Alina Zagitova and Evgenia Medvedeva taking gold and silver respectively, and Canada's Kaetlyn Osmond earning the bronze.
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| Alabama postpones execution of inmate with damaged veins Posted: 22 Feb 2018 11:05 PM PST  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama on Thursday halted the execution of an inmate who had argued that his veins were too damaged for lethal injection, because medical staff did not think they could connect the intravenous line by the time the death warrant expired at midnight.
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| Pro-Kurdish party says Turkey lying about 'no civilian deaths' in Afrin Posted: 22 Feb 2018 07:07 AM PST  Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party accused the government of "spreading misinformation" about no civilian deaths in its latest Syrian offensive on Thursday, calling on Ankara to halt the operation. Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said earlier Thursday that no civilian had been killed -- or suffered so much as "a nose bleed" -- in Turkey's air and ground campaign in the Kurdish enclave of Afrin in northern Syria.
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| 35 Sleek & Inspiring Contemporary Kitchen Design Ideas Posted: 23 Feb 2018 11:05 AM PST |
| Russia's Man In The White House Posted: 22 Feb 2018 03:07 PM PST  First, did a presidential candidate compromise our interests in exchange for electoral help from a foreign adversary?
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| Citizenship agency removes description of US as 'nation of immigrants' Posted: 22 Feb 2018 03:34 PM PST  Immigrants become American citizens during a naturalization ceremony. The government agency in charge of granting citizenship to prospective Americans has removed a passage from its mission statement that describes the United States as a nation of immigrants. The move by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services agency was first revealed via an email shared with the Intercept, confirmed by the Guardian Thursday.
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| Correction: Obit-Billy Graham story Posted: 23 Feb 2018 06:53 AM PST  MONTREAT, N.C. (AP) — In a story Feb. 22 about the burial of Billy Graham, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Graham will be buried at the headquarters of his association in Charlotte. The burial will take place at the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, a separate location.
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| Gus Kenworthy Visits Dog Meat Farm in Korea: 'One of the Saddest Places I've Ever Been' Posted: 23 Feb 2018 08:34 AM PST  "I am honestly feeling heartbroken," the 2014 Olympic silver medalist said.
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| Ex-NFL Player In Custody After Instagram Post Prompts High School Closure Posted: 23 Feb 2018 04:22 PM PST  An Instagram post by former Miami Dolphins player Jonathan Martin prompted a private Los Angeles area high school to shut down Friday as authorities worked to understand the somewhat cryptic message.
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| German shepherd shot and beaten while protecting owner from burglars Posted: 23 Feb 2018 03:57 PM PST  A German shepherd was shot and beaten while it protected its teenage owner from burglars, according to local media reports. As the teenager hid in the closet, his dog, Rex, ran downstairs to confront the intruders. The thieves attacked the animal, leaving him badly injured, but as they proceeded into the bedrooms Rex continued to defend the teenager and threw himself at the intruders, KTLA reported.
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| Saudi Arabia to invest $64 bn in entertainment in next decade Posted: 22 Feb 2018 12:58 AM PST  Saudi Arabia is to invest $64 billion in its entertainment sector over the coming decade, an official said Thursday, as the kingdom pursues a programme of social and economic reforms. General Entertainment Authority chief Ahmad bin Aqeel al-Khatib said the money will come from both the government and the private sector. In recent months, Saudi Arabia has organised concerts, a Comic-Con popular culture festival and a mixed-gender national day celebration that saw people dancing in the streets to thumping electronic music for the first time.
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| Man convicted of attempted murder invited to Trudeau party Posted: 22 Feb 2018 07:28 PM PST  OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A stunning oversight that allowed a man convicted of attempted murder to be invited to a party in India with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is prompting many to say the Trudeau government is too close to Sikh separatists.
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| 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe: Bolder Looks and an Optional Diesel Posted: 22 Feb 2018 02:15 PM PST  The fourth-gen Santa Fe is once again offered in two sizes.
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| At Last, We May Get Our First Native American Woman In Congress Posted: 22 Feb 2018 04:00 AM PST  WASHINGTON ― Deb Haaland wishes people could just ignore President Donald Trump.
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| Iran says we do not want nuclear weapons, there is no sunset clause in nuclear deal Posted: 22 Feb 2018 03:22 AM PST  Iran's commitment to not seek nuclear weapons is permanent and there is no so-called sunset clause in the Iran nuclear deal, the country's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Thursday. The United States wants flaws in what it calls sunset clauses in the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal to be reworked. "There is no sunset clause in the JCPOA," Araqchi said.
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| Seriously Quick Tesla Semi Smokes its Tires Posted: 22 Feb 2018 09:30 AM PST  Now all we can think about is an 18-wheeler with Ludicrous Mode
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| Michael Dell Paid Record-Breaking Price For Manhattan’s One57 Penthouse Posted: 22 Feb 2018 10:26 AM PST  Cementing his status as one of the wealthiest people in the world, Dell reportedly paid $100.5 million for a 10,923-square-foot penthouse
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| VIDEO: Flight attendant helps mother of 3 calm down toddler on late-night flight Posted: 23 Feb 2018 02:11 PM PST  A caring flight attendant made a busy mom's flight a lot easier when she cared for her youngest, who wouldn't stop crying on the flight.
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| Adam Rippon Will Now 'Totally' Take Mike Pence's Telephone Call Posted: 23 Feb 2018 07:23 AM PST  Adam Rippon is now prepared to talk with Vice President Mike Pence.
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| Philippines summons US envoy over Duterte 'threat' report Posted: 23 Feb 2018 03:05 AM PST  The Philippine government summoned the US ambassador over an American intelligence report that listed President Rodrigo Duterte and his deadly war on drugs as a "regional threat", Manila said Friday. US envoy Sung Kim met Duterte's chief aide on Thursday to discuss the US "Worldwide Threat Assessment" released last week, the two nations said. Under a section headed "regional threats", the report listed Cambodian leader Hun Sen's crackdown on dissent, Duterte's war on crime and corruption as well as the flight of the Rohingya minority from Myanmar to Bangladesh.
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| Marine Le Pen's niece tells Trump supporters: We want our country back too Posted: 22 Feb 2018 10:54 AM PST  Marine Le Pen's niece has echoed Donald Trump as she called for a "France first" agenda and told US right-wingers: "Just like you, we want our country back." Marion Maréchal-Le Pen cited Mr Trump's election victory and the Brexit vote in 2016 as inspiration for France to distance itself from the European Union (EU). She used an address to the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday to praise the US president's success in putting conservatism at the top of the political agenda. And she claimed the French youth is right-leaning and believers in national identity as she issued a call to arms for the populist revolution. "Let me be clear here. I'm not offended when I hear President Donald Trump say 'America first'," Ms Le Pen said. "In fact, I want America first for the American people, I want Britain first for the British people and I want France first for the French people." Ms Le Pen, a 28-year-old National Front politician whose aunt led the party in last year's election, had faced controversy over her appearance from the US media given her hardline views. Taking to the stage, she joked away the row, saying she was "less terrifying" than the US newspapers had portrayed. In a 10-minute speech which saw mentions of the EU booed by the right-wing crowd, Ms Le Pen suggested she wanted to repeat in France what Mr Trump had achieved in America. "Just like you, we want our country back. I came here to tell you that there is a youth ready for this fight in Europe today," she said. "A youth who believes in hard work, who believe the flag means something, who want to preserve individual freedom and private property." Ms Le Pen repeatedly criticised the EU for "slowly killing" nation states and warned over the impact of "political correctness" and "massive immigration" in France. "The last two years have shown one thing: Never underestimate the people," she said. Ms Le Pen continued:"When the people are given the opportunity to take their country back, they will seize it. "Through your actions and your talents, you have succeeded in putting conservatism right back to the top of the political agenda. "Let us build on what you have achieved here so that both sides on the Atlantic a conservative agenda will remain."
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| The Navy Has One Nuclear Spy Submarine So Secret We Know Almost Nothing About It Posted: 22 Feb 2018 08:15 AM PST  The unit makes no mention of intelligence gathering. The service describes the spy ships it runs together with the U.S. Air Force as "missile range instrumentation ships." The squadron responsible for flying around the president and his staff is now simply called Marine Helicopter Squadron One, but still uses the acronym HMX-1—a nod to its "experimental" origins. On January 20, 2013, the Seawolf-class attack submarine USS Jimmy Carter left her home port in Bangor, Washington.
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| Oprah Surprised Tiffany Haddish, Who Responded Like Any Mere Mortal Would Posted: 22 Feb 2018 02:39 PM PST  Oprah Winfrey surprised actress Tiffany Haddish on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on Thursday, and it was quite a moment.
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| SpaceX boat tries to catch pricey rocket nosecone in the Pacific Ocean, but misses Posted: 22 Feb 2018 07:54 AM PST  After SpaceX successfully blasted three satellites into space early Thursday morning, the company tried to catch the Falcon 9 rocket's expensive nosecone, also known as a fairing, on a ship in the Pacific Ocean. The vessel, named "Mr. Steven," was outfitted with a giant net. According to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the boat missed catching the fairing by "a few hundred meters," but he thinks there's a simple fix: Bigger parachutes to better control the parachuting fairing. Missed by a few hundred meters, but fairing landed intact in water. Should be able catch it with slightly bigger chutes to slow down descent. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 22, 2018 The fairing, which sheltered and released the payload during the rocket launch, parachuted down to the Pacific Ocean. A GPS guidance system helped guide the parachute close to the long, outstretched metallic arms of the awaiting ship. Assuming the nosecone is in good shape, SpaceX may still try and retrieve it from the water. Falcon fairing half as seen from our catcher's mitt in boat form, Mr. Steven. No apparent damage from reentry and splashdown. A post shared by Elon Musk (@elonmusk) on Feb 22, 2018 at 7:36am PST Recovery of the rocket fairing is aimed at bringing down the cost of access to space, since this particular part of the rocket costs between $5 and $6 million dollars. SpaceX famously lands its rocket boosters back on Earth and reuses them in subsequent launches, but it never before attempted to catch a rocket's fairing. SpaceX plans to outcompete its rocket rivals by reusing most of its rockets, as opposing to building new components for each launch. SEE ALSO: Elon Musk's 'Starman' Tesla Roadster isn't your typical piece of space junk This launch, for example, featured a Falcon 9 rocket booster that had previously been to space in August 2017. SpaceX decided not to recover the rocket for a potential third launch, however. Going to try to catch the giant fairing (nosecone) of Falcon 9 as it falls back from space at about eight times the speed of sound. It has onboard thrusters and a guidance system to bring it through the atmosphere intact, then releases a parafoil and our ship, named Mr. Steven, with basically a giant catcher's mitt welded on, tries to catch it. A post shared by Elon Musk (@elonmusk) on Feb 22, 2018 at 6:07am PST Instead, the rocket fell back to Earth and crashed into the Pacific Ocean. According to SpaceX firmware engineer Tom Praderio, "SpaceX is making room for its next iteration of Falcon 9 rockets," so it had no reason to land and reuse the rocket for a third launch. A screenshot of the Falcon 9 rocket second stage heading towards low-Earth orbit. The curvature of the Earth can be seen in the background.Image: spacexThe Falcon 9 rockets have proven to be quite reliable, as SpaceX launched them into space 18 times last year, with no failures. The company plans to surpass these launch numbers this year. Besides the primary payload — a Spanish satellite that can capture extremely high-resolution images of Earth — SpaceX launched two of its own microsatellites. These satellites are a test, but likely the first of thousands of internet-beaming satellites called Starlink, which is intended to provide high-speed internet access to the web-deprived corners of the world, sometime in the early to mid 2020s. Today's Falcon launch carries 2 SpaceX test satellites for global broadband. If successful, Starlink constellation will serve least served. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 21, 2018 The Federal Communications Commission has yet to approve the SpaceX Starlink constellation, but last week FCC chairmen Ajit Pai urged commissioners to approve the bold space internet project. The PAZ satellite successfully separating from the Falcon 9 rocket.Image: spacex WATCH: Neil DeGrasse Tyson explains what 'shoot for the moon' actually means
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