| Illinois Gun Show Bans AR-15 And Bump Stock Sales After Protesters Speak Out Posted: 05 Mar 2018 06:06 PM PST  A monthly Illinois gun show may have become the first in the nation to ban sales of AR-15 rifles following complaints in the wake of the deadly Parkland, Florida, school shooting. Organizers of the gun show also halted a raffle offering an AR-15 as a prize. "We did the ban to try to calm the situation down and show them we are willing to work with" the protesters, Frank Cesare of the sportsman's group told The Washington Post.
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| CNN's Erin Burnett To Sam Nunberg: I Smell Alcohol On Your Breath Posted: 05 Mar 2018 06:15 PM PST  President Donald Trump's former campaign aide Sam Nunberg spent Monday afternoon sitting for a series of interviews on cable news shows, bombastically stating that he would not comply with a subpoena he received to appear before a federal grand jury regarding Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Here's CNN's Erin Burnett telling former Trump aide Sam Nunberg that she can smell alcohol on his breath.
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| Florida school removes teacher who hosted white supremacist podcast Posted: 05 Mar 2018 08:20 AM PST  Social studies teacher Dayanna Volitich is suspended from a Florida middle school after it was revealed that she reportedly secretly hosted a podcast embracing white supremacist ideas.
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| Check out Svart, an overwater, floating, ring-shaped hotel to open near the Arctic Circle Posted: 06 Mar 2018 04:45 AM PST |
| Dad forces son to run to school in rain as punishment for bullying other students Posted: 06 Mar 2018 08:11 AM PST  A video of a Virginia father's unorthodox punishment for his bullying son has gone viral. Bryan Thornhill shared a Facebook Live video on March 1 showing his 10-year-old son running to school in the rain as punishment after he was kicked off his school bus for three days for bullying another student. In the video, Thornhill says that he "does not tolerate" and "cannot stand" bullying, and refers to the unusual punishment as "old school, simple parenting." The father of two also claims that since his son has been running the mile trek to school every day, his attitude has vastly improved.
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| The Wreckage of One of America's World War II Aircraft Carriers Has Been Discovered Posted: 06 Mar 2018 07:04 AM PST  The crew of the Research Vessel Petrel found Lexington at a depth of 3,000 meters resting on the floor of the Coral Sea more than 500 miles off the eastern coast of Australia. A research team funded by billionaire Paul Allen has found the wreckage of the storied World War II aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-2), which was sunk during the Battle of the Coral Sea.
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| The 2019 Toyota Supra Will Sort Of Be a Turbo 86 Posted: 06 Mar 2018 10:00 AM PST  The man behind the 86 is in charge of the Supra. And yes, he's heard your calls for more power.
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| West Virginia teacher strike headed for a 9th day Posted: 05 Mar 2018 06:38 PM PST  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Striking teachers in West Virginia delivered yet another message to lawmakers Monday by packing the state Capitol to capacity, the eighth school day of the walkout.
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| The 10 Most Popular Recipes From February 2018 Posted: 06 Mar 2018 02:45 AM PST  Take one look at the HuffPost Taste Instagram account and you'll get a good sense of the landscape of recipes being created by the most popular food bloggers on the internet. Then take a look at the number of likes for each of those dishes, and you can tell what people are really craving.
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| North Korea 'willing to give up nuclear weapons' as summit agreed between Kim Jong-un and South Korean president Posted: 06 Mar 2018 06:39 AM PST  North Korea has vowed to halt nuclear and missile tests if it holds talks with the US, in a major diplomatic breakthrough that could lead to a peaceful resolution of military tensions on the Korean peninsula. The pledge was made during an unprecedented meeting between top South Korean security officials and the reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, on Monday evening. In another significant development, North and South Korea have agreed to hold their first joint summit in over a decade in late April, according to Chung Eui-yong, the leader of the South's two-day delegation to the North. US President Donald Trump welcomed the move, talking up the chance of progress as he praised the "serious effort" being made by the three nations. In a sign of softening rhetoric, Mr Trump tweeted on Tuesday morning: "Possible progress being made in talks with North Korea. "For the first time in many years, a serious effort is being made by all parties concerned. The World is watching and waiting!" However, Mr Trump added: "May be false hope, but the US is ready to go hard in either direction!" The summit, between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong-un, will be held in the border village of Panmunjom, in the highly militarised zone between the two countries who are still technically at war. Mr Chung said that North Korea had expressed its willingness to talk to the United States "in an open-ended dialogue to discuss the issue of denuclearisation and to normalise relations with North Korea". North Korean leader Kim Jong-un suprised many by personally hosting the South Korean delegation for dinner Credit: AFP Pyongyang had indicated that it would not need to keep its nuclear weapons if military threats against the country are resolved and it receives a credible security guarantee, said the South Korean envoy. The North Koreans, who dined with the South Korean delegation for four hours at their national party headquarters, had also vowed never to use nuclear and conventional weapons against their southern neighbours, Mr Chung added. The promise to freeze its nuclear programme, in an apparent reversal of earlier statements that the US demand to denuclearise was "ridiculous", opens the door for talks with the Trump administration, which has previously stated it will negotiate "under the right conditions". Former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, left, and then South Korean President Kim Dae-jung met in Pyongyang in 2000 Washington has yet to respond to North Korea's overture but will likely do so after senior officials are debriefed in full by the South Korean envoys later this week. Meanwhile Mr Chung said the South and North had agreed to set up a "hotline" between their leaders to allow "close consultations and a reduction of military tension." Possible progress being made in talks with North Korea. For the first time in many years, a serious effort is being made by all parties concerned. The World is watching and waiting! May be false hope, but the U.S. is ready to go hard in either direction!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 6, 2018 The April summit will be only the third in recent memory. The past two, in 2000 and 2007, led to a series of cooperative projects between the two Koreas but not, ultimately, peace.
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| George W. Bush Reportedly Sounds Off On Trump: 'Sorta Makes Me Look Pretty Good' Posted: 05 Mar 2018 10:57 PM PST  While Bush doesn't often address Trump or his policies directly, he does have a zinger he likes to deliver when the issue comes up. The relationship between Trump and the Bush family hasn't been a warm one.
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| This May Be The Last Photo Post About The Last Male Northern White Rhino Posted: 05 Mar 2018 03:59 PM PST  With news that the last male northern white rhino, Sudan, is gravely ill and may face euthanasia where he is being guarded in Kenya, it seemed like a good time to remember Sudan and those who kept him safe all these years. Sudan, one of three remaining northern white rhinos in the entire world, has been closely guarded at Kenya's Ol Pejeta Conservancy since 2009, along with two female rhinos. Sudan, a northern white rhinoceros, is protected by armed guards John Mugo and Daniel Maina at Ol Pejeta Conservancy on June 25, 2015, in Laikipia County, Kenya.
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| Two Dozen Arrests Made After Fights Erupt Outside of White Supremacist Speech at Michigan State University Posted: 05 Mar 2018 07:28 PM PST  Nearly 500 protesters showed up to Michigan State University to rally against a speaking event for Richard Spencer, an avowed white supremacist.
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| Moon to align with Jupiter, Mars and Saturn before dawn Thursday Posted: 06 Mar 2018 05:25 AM PST  Early risers will be greeted with a celestial alignment in March with the moon falling in line with several planets on the morning of March 8.
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| USS Lexington Aircraft Carrier Finally Found in Deep Sea Wreck Posted: 06 Mar 2018 06:18 AM PST  A mystery since WWII.
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| America Can Now Fly F-35s off of Assault Ships—Here's Why That's a Big Deal Posted: 06 Mar 2018 06:47 AM PST  This marks the first time the jet has deployed operationally onboard a large deck amphibious assault ship. The U.S. Marine Corps has deployed a detachment of Lockheed Martin F-35B Joint Strike Fighters onboard USS Wasp (LHD-1), marking the first time the jet has deployed operationally onboard a large deck amphibious assault ship. "Pairing F-35B Lightning II's with the Wasp represents one of the most significant leaps in warfighting capability for the Navy-Marine Corps team in our lifetime," Rear Adm. Brad Cooper, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 7, said.
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| AP NewsBreak: Miss. Sen. Thad Cochran resigning April 1 Posted: 05 Mar 2018 06:15 PM PST  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Longtime Republican Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi said Monday he will resign because of health problems — triggering what could be a chaotic special election to fill the seat he has held for a generation.
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| These Stunning GIFs Show St. Martin's Miraculous Recovery From Hurricanes Irma And Maria Posted: 06 Mar 2018 02:42 PM PST  Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria left a trail of destruction when they swept over the Caribbean last September. Recovery has been slow in places like Puerto Rico, but it's well on its way in St. Martin, an island that is controlled by France in the north and the Netherlands in the south. Six months after the passing of hurricanes Irma and Maria, St. Martin is slowly rebuilding, but the scars of the most powerful hurricane ever known in the West Indies remain clearly visible.
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| Japanese 'James Bond' volcano shoots to thrill Posted: 05 Mar 2018 10:51 PM PST  A Japanese volcano which featured in a 1960s James Bond movie shot smoke and ash thousands of meters into the sky on Tuesday, prompting the cancellation of flights to and from a nearby airport, with the eruption likely to continue for some time. Shinmoedake, in a largely rural area some 985 km (616 miles) from Tokyo on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu, had been erupting on a smaller scale since March 1, when entrance to the 1,421 meter-high peak was restricted. Television footage showed smoke and ash billowing high into the sky, with lava visible deep inside a crater at the mountain, which featured in the 1967 James Bond movie "You Only Live Twice".
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| Police looking for suspect who assaulted man at Times Square subway station Posted: 06 Mar 2018 12:14 PM PST  Police are searching for a suspect accused of beating up a subway rider at a station in Manhattan.
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| 30 killed as wedding party truck overturns in India Posted: 05 Mar 2018 04:27 PM PST  A truck carrying a wedding party plunged off a bridge in western India early Tuesday and killed at least 30 people, mostly women and children, officials said. Police in Gujarat state said the accident happened after the truck driver tried to overtake a van but lost control of the vehicle, plunging eight metres (26 feet) into a dry riverbed. Many passengers were trapped under the vehicle that overturned after it crashed through the bridge railing and nosedived into the ground.
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| Former Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg says he will now cooperate with Mueller's Russia investigation Posted: 06 Mar 2018 10:55 AM PST  Following a whirlwind 24 hours in which he refused to comply with a federal investigation, suggested President Donald Trump may have acted improperly during the election, and told the White House press secretary to "shut her mouth," former Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg has apologised and said he will cooperate after all. Mr Nunberg told CNN that he was pulling together the communications that special counsel Robert Mueller had subpoenaed from him as part of the investigation into possible Trump campaign ties to Russia. The day before, Mr Nunberg had refused to comply and challenged Mr Mueller to arrest him.
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| Stop Pretending America and Turkey Are Allies Posted: 05 Mar 2018 07:16 PM PST  There is no need for Ankara and Washington to be adversaries. Washington officials routinely call Turkey a vital ally, yet Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his government have threatened U.S. forces cooperating with Kurdish militias in northern Syria.
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| Probe finds deadly Niger mission lacked proper approval Posted: 06 Mar 2018 11:34 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — A military investigation into the Niger attack that killed four American service members concludes the team didn't get required senior command approval for their risky mission to capture a high-level Islamic State militant, several U.S. officials familiar with the report said. It doesn't point to that failure as a cause of the deadly ambush.
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| 'Black Panther' Cast Made Sandra Bullock Cry 'As A Mother' Posted: 05 Mar 2018 08:51 AM PST  Sandra Bullock says she "started to cry" when she saw the "Black Panther" cast on the 90th Academy Awards red carpet during an interview with "Access Hollywood" on Sunday. Bullock is the mother of two black children, Louis Bardo Bullock and Laila Bullock.
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| I'm Raising A Biracial Daughter In Japan, Where She's Surrounded By Blackface Posted: 05 Mar 2018 06:00 AM PST  I live in Tokyo, in a homogenous society where 98.5 percent of the population is Japanese. My wife Haruki is Japanese, and my 4-year-old daughter Kantra is the only black girl in her preschool class. I remember when the Japanese delivery nurse called her Halle Berry immediately after my wife gave birth to her.
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| Prosecutor: After boy, 8, shot sister, mom went back to work Posted: 06 Mar 2018 02:53 PM PST ![Prosecutor: After boy, 8, shot sister, mom went back to work]( "Prosecutor: After boy, 8, shot sister, mom went back to work") ASHLAND, Ohio (AP) — An 8-year-old boy loaded a rifle, repeatedly shot his 4-year-old sister at home and then informed their mother, who left work to check the girl's injuries, cleaned up a bloody bed cover and returned to work, leaving the children alone again, a prosecutor said.
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| Qualcomm requests national security review of Broadcom bid Posted: 05 Mar 2018 10:05 AM PST  US chipmaker Qualcomm postponed its annual shareholders' meeting after secretly requesting a national security review of Broadcom's bid to take over the company, the Singapore-based Broadcom announced Monday. Qualcomm shareholders were due to meet Tuesday, but Broadcom said it was informed Sunday night that Qualcomm secretly filed a voluntary request on January 29 for US regulators to investigate the deal, and was ordered to postpone the meeting for 30 days. "It should be clear to everyone that this is part of an unprecedented effort by Qualcomm to disenfranchise its own stockholders," Broadcom said in a statement.
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| Florida shooting survivor David Hogg 'hung up on White House call' inviting him to Trump listening session Posted: 05 Mar 2018 04:18 AM PST  A survivor of a shooting at Majory Stoneman Douglas High School has said he hung up on a phone call from the White House. David Hogg, a 17-year-old student, said he received a call asking if he was planning to attend a discussion with Donald Trump. Before he hung up, he said he told the White House official: "We don't need to listen to President Trump.
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| Moscow says U.S. trying to interfere in Russian election: RIA Posted: 05 Mar 2018 03:21 AM PST  Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Monday that Moscow had evidence that the United States was trying to interfere in the Russian presidential election, the RIA news agency quoted him as saying. Russia holds a presidential election on March 18, which polls show incumbent Vladimir Putin should comfortably win. The Interfax news agency cited Ryabkov as saying that the United States was trying to sow chaos in Russia and that U.S. sanctions were aimed at destabilizing Russia.
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| Russian cargo plane crashes in Syria, 39 dead Posted: 06 Mar 2018 09:44 AM PST  MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian military cargo plane crashed as it was descending to land at an air base in Syria on Tuesday, killing all 39 people onboard, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
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| Jemele Hill: Chris Berman 'Never Left Any Racially Disparaging Remarks On My Voicemail' Posted: 05 Mar 2018 07:36 PM PST  "Chris never left any racially disparaging remarks on my voicemail and our conflict was handled swiftly and with the utmost professionalism," Hill wrote on Twitter Monday night. The voicemail allegations surfaced Monday when former ESPN host Adrienne Lawrence filed a discrimination lawsuit against the network claiming "SportsCenter" anchor John Buccigross sexually harassed her.
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| 'Bachelor' fanatics are sending Becca Kufrin money for vacation and mozzarella sticks Posted: 06 Mar 2018 01:37 PM PST  In case you've managed to avoid what nearly the entire country and internet seem to be obsessing over, last night finale showed bachelor Arie Luyendyk Jr. break off his engagement with his fiancé and winner of Season 22, Rebecca 'Becca' Kufrin, in pursuit of the runner-up Lauren Burnahm. Kufrin, a 29-year-old publicist from Minnesota, handled the situation with grace and class — and loyal 'Bachelor' fans were quick to commend her and condemn Luyendyk Jr. by offering Kufrin money for wine, chocolate, and anything that her heart desires via the popular money-sharing app Venmo.
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| Man on 'jihad' admits to killing 4 in cross-country binge Posted: 06 Mar 2018 02:25 PM PST  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A man who said he was on a "jihad" to avenge U.S. policy in the Middle East made a surprise guilty plea Tuesday to killing a college student in New Jersey and confessed to killing three other people in Washington state in a crime binge that took investigators weeks to connect.
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| Emma Watson just dropped the mic on those stories about her Time's Up tattoo Posted: 06 Mar 2018 02:59 AM PST  Yep, Emma Watson has definitely seen all those stories about her tattoo's missing apostrophe. SEE ALSO: Alicia Vikander reacts to Time's Up and Frances McDormand's Oscars acceptance speech On Sunday, the actress attended Vanity Fair's Oscars after-party with a temporary "Time's Up" tattoo on her forearm. The following day plenty of news outlets, including Mashable, covered the tattoo. In many of the headlines, though, the focus was mainly grammatical. Image: sky news Image: mail online Image: huffington postClearly, those stories found their way back to Watson. Late on Sunday she took to Twitter to address the apostrophe issue head on. Fake tattoo proofreading position available. Experience with apostrophes a must. — Emma Watson (@EmmaWatson) March 5, 2018 Tattoo proofreader is a niche job, but someone's got to do it. WATCH: The inspiring reason your favorite stars wore black on the red carpet
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| Uncertain future for 'Dreamer' immigrants as deadline passes Posted: 05 Mar 2018 02:53 PM PST  US President Donald Trump claimed Monday he was "ready to make a deal" protecting hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the country illegally as children, as lawmakers missed an initial deadline for resolving their fate. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that shields nearly 700,000 of the so-called Dreamers from deportation was supposed to expire on March 5, six months after Trump announced he was ending it. Both those developments have taken the pressure off lawmakers.
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| Democrats turn up heat on EPA chief over contracts, moonlighting Posted: 06 Mar 2018 01:30 PM PST  By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday pressed Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt to explain how an agency contract was awarded last year to the business associate of a member of his personal security detail. In a letter to Pruitt, Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee raised concerns that the security detail member, Pasquale Perrotta, may have exercised improper influence in the awarding of the contract. Perrotta is also a principal at Sequoia Security Group.
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| Is America Preparing for a Nuclear War with China? Posted: 05 Mar 2018 06:59 AM PST  The NPR outlines a new "tailored deterrence" policy that seeks to persuade Chinese leaders to avoid miscalculations—but it could lead to war. Russia's leader Vladimir Putin unveiled several new nuclear weapons last week in a replay of the Cold War. China, meanwhile, is continuing a similar buildup of high-technology strategic nuclear forces that remains largely hidden from view.
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| Mercedes-AMG C 43 Gets 385 Horses for 2019 Posted: 05 Mar 2018 06:30 AM PST  A 23-horsepower boost and updated styling for AMG's six-cylinder sport sedan.
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| Oregon governor signs first gun law since Florida massacre Posted: 05 Mar 2018 09:38 PM PST  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A bill prohibiting domestic abusers and people under restraining orders from owning firearms became America's first new gun control law since the Feb. 14 Florida high school massacre.
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| Hollywood Barely Snubbed Ryan Seacrest, Because Of Course Posted: 04 Mar 2018 08:49 PM PST  Despite the sexual misconduct allegations leveled against him earlier this week by former personal stylist Suzie Hardy, everything was business as usual for Seacrest on Sunday. While his female co-host Giuliana Rancic set up at the nearby Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Seacrest parked on the red carpet ― no stage or special booth to prop him up, though. In fact, despite the Me Too mood of other awards shows this season, more than a few celebrities made their way over to Seacrest for a quick chat on Sunday. There was something eerie about watching women like Diane Warren, Allison Janney, Taraji P. Henson and Tiffany Haddish talk to Seacrest as if the recent reports just didn't exist.
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| Russian spy may have been targeted by deadly nerve agent, experts claim Posted: 06 Mar 2018 09:27 AM PST  The Russian spy fighting for his life after being exposed to an unknown substance in a Salisbury street, could have been targeted with a nerve agent similar to the one used to assassinate a North Korean dissident last year, experts have said. Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, 33, fell ill in a shopping centre in Salisbury on Sunday afternoon, following a suspected assassination attempt. The pair were rushed to Salisbury District Hospital, where a major incident was declared, amid fears that the mysterious substance involved could result in further casualties. Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, a former commander of the British Army's chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear regiment, said the attack had all the hallmarks of a toxic airborne nerve agent. Yulia Skripal was on holiday visiting her father when they both collapsed in a Salisbury street One theory being explored by counter terrorism experts is that the substance was contained in an aerosol that was sprayed in the faces of Mr Skripal and his daughter. Officials have said there is no danger to the wider public, but have warned emergency workers who attended the scene, to be wary if they develop itchy skin or eyes or suffer from breathing problems. Kim Jong Nam was killed at Kuala Lumpur airport in Malaysia Last year, Kim Jong Nam - the estranged half brother of the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un - was killed in an attack involving the deadly nerve agent, VX. Mr de Bretton-Gordon, who is now chief executive of Avon Protection Systems, told the Telegraph: "I certainly don't think it's a radiological isotope like polonium-210 that we saw with, Alexander Litvinenko, mainly because it takes considerable time to take effect. "With Litvinenko it wasn't obvious for two or three days. It would appear that whatever they took or were given or were attacked with, is rather quicker than that." Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned by a radioactive isotope Credit: PA Eyewitnesses reported seeing Mr Skripal holding his hands in the air and shaking violently after he collapsed. Mr de Bretton-Gordon said: "The shaking hands, and also I have also seen it described as him appearing to be frozen, that is sort of what nerve agents do, because they destroy your nerves." He also said the precautions taken by police, including the use of protection suits, is what would be expected, if they thought they were dealing with a toxin or nerve agent. Kim Jong Nam was assassinated with the nerve agent VX Kim Jong Nam was killed last February at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, when two women approached him and smeared cloths soaked with VX nerve agent across his face. The fast acting toxin began to attack his nervous system and despite being able to alert officials, he was dead within 20 minutes. VX, which is the most deadly of all nerve agents, was first developed in the 1950s and is a tasteless and odorless liquid, which can be fatal for humans on skin contact. It penetrates the skin and disrupts the transmission of nerve impulses, leading to a loss of consciousness, paralysis and eventually fatal respiratory failure. But other deadly toxins including the likes of Anthrax and Sarin, will be being tested for. A police tent covers the spot where Sergei Skripal and his daughter collapsed in Salisbury Credit: AP Anthrax, which is an infection caused by a bacteria, is invisible and odourless and can cause a painful death if inhaled into the lungs. In less concentrated doses it can cause severe itchiness and shortness of breath. Emergency workers, including the police who attended Mr Skripal, were warned be alert if they developed either of these conditions. Sarin, which was originally developed in Germany in the 1930s as a pesticide, is used in chemical warfare as a nerve agent. It can be absorbed through the skin, or by breathing it in and exposure to large amounts can lead to a painful death. People exposed to lower doses may experience eye pain , blurred vision, chest tightening, rapid breathing, diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.
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| Greek court rejects Turkish extradition request Posted: 06 Mar 2018 06:29 AM PST  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Turkish extradition request for the second of nine Turkish citizens who were arrested on terror charges in Athens days before a visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was rejected by a Greek court Tuesday.
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| New York Times Throws Vicious Oscars Shade At Kevin Spacey Posted: 05 Mar 2018 03:07 AM PST  The New York Times launched a Twitter zinger at actor Kevin Spacey during the Oscars' red-carpet procession on Sunday.Nice to see Kevin Spacey on the red carpet https://t.co/YBPk2kpWRA pic.twitter.com/EXxdqc7sEI— NYT Styles (@NYTStyles) March 4, 2018
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