| Nationalist autocrats are on the march. Trump yawns. Posted: 08 Mar 2018 02:00 AM PST  President Trump leaves the impression that his administration isn't interested in checking the brazen power of dictators, mainly because it's true.
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| FBI opens criminal probe over police beating of North Carolina man for jaywalking Posted: 08 Mar 2018 07:59 AM PST  Body camera footage shows two police officers confronting Johnnie Rush, who was accused of jaywalking — with an officer tackling, punching and tasering Rush.
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| NRA Sues To Block Brand-New Gun Law In Florida Posted: 09 Mar 2018 03:44 PM PST  The National Rifle Association filed a lawsuit in federal court on Friday to block a new gun law in Florida just over an hour after it was signed by Republican Gov. Rick Scott, who is an NRA member. The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act — passed three weeks after a mass shooting at the school killed 17 people — raises the minimum legal age for buying any guns in Florida from 18 to 21 and would allow some teachers and other staff in the Florida school system to be armed after training. SB 7026 also prohibits gun ownership by people mental health problems and expands the three-day waiting period that had applied only to handguns to now include long gun purchases.
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| U.S. Government barring employees from traveling to Playa Del Carmen Posted: 08 Mar 2018 08:08 AM PST  American are still free to travel to the popular Mexican resort city, but after last month's ferry explosion that injured at least 25 people, the U.S. Government is urging caution.
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| Baltimore Mayor Vows To Send 3,000 Students To Anti-Gun Rally In D.C. Posted: 08 Mar 2018 03:08 PM PST  Ahead of the student march for gun control in Washington, D.C., planned for this month, Baltimore's mayor vowed that thousands of her city's students will be among the protestors. Mayor Catherine E. Pugh said Tuesday that she will provide 60 buses to transport students to the "March for Our Lives" rally on March 24, which was organized by survivors of last month's deadly shooting at a Florida high school.
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| Democrats push 'Medicare for All' bills, but not all in the party are onboard Posted: 08 Mar 2018 06:45 PM PST  Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders have introduced bills for universal health care, which will be a tough sell for many in their own party.
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| Second Ankle Bracelet for Manafort After Plea on Latest Charges Posted: 08 Mar 2018 12:55 PM PST  Rachel Maddow reports on Paul Manafort pleading not guilty to his second set of charges in Virginia, earning him a second ankle bracelet as he faces potentially 23 to 30 years in prison if he is convicted in both cases.
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| US jobs rise at fastest rate in two years in February, but wage growth cools Posted: 09 Mar 2018 05:50 AM PST  The US added an impressive 313,000 jobs in February, but wage growth cooled, according to the latest official employment report. It was the biggest monthly increase in American non-farm payrolls since July 2016. The January wage growth figure was revised down to 2.8 per cent.
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| Japan punishes crypto exchanges after hack Posted: 07 Mar 2018 07:48 PM PST  Japanese authorities Thursday ordered two cryptocurrency exchanges to suspend operations as part of a clampdown following a massive hack that saw thieves steal hundreds of millions of dollars in virtual currency. The Financial Services Agency (FSA) said in a statement it had ordered FSHO and Bit Station, exchanges based in Yokohama and Nagoya, to temporarily halt their operations for a month from Thursday. Immediate comments from the two exchanges were not available.
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| Gunman takes hostages at California veterans home Posted: 09 Mar 2018 12:23 PM PST  Officials say an armed man has taken at least two people hostage at a veterans home in Northern California. Authorities are responding to the scene in Yountville, north of San Francisco. Reena Ninan reports.
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| North Korea Experts Stunned Yet Cautiously Optimistic About Trump-Kim Meeting Posted: 08 Mar 2018 09:26 PM PST  North Korea policy analysts reacted with a mixture of cautious optimism and outright disbelief after South Korean officials announced Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump would meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un sometime over the next few months. As the news broke on Thursday evening, some foreign policy experts reacted with stunned missives posted to social media and immediately began contemplating just what the North Koreans hoped to gain from the meeting, and why now. Trump has long pledged to wage a campaign of maximum pressure on North Korea in an effort to convince the regime to abandon its rapidly developing nuclear weapon program.
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| Interior Department Spending $138,670 To Replace Doors In Zinke's Office Posted: 08 Mar 2018 02:12 PM PST  The agency awarded the contract to Conquest Solutions LLC, a Greenbelt, Maryland-based company that specializes in automation systems. The Interior Department also did not respond to HuffPost's inquiry.
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| 21 People Sought Medical Attention After Former Russian Spy Was Poisoned Posted: 08 Mar 2018 09:50 PM PST  Sergei Skripal, his daughter and a British police officer remain hospitalized
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| Exclusive: U.S. has ordered Broadcom to give notice of steps to redomicile - sources Posted: 09 Mar 2018 02:44 PM PST  The previously undisclosed requirement shows that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which reviews foreign acquisitions of U.S. companies for potential national security risks, is aware that its jurisdiction could be contested if Broadcom redomiciles to the United States. The panel on Sunday ordered San Diego-based Qualcomm Inc to postpone its shareholder meeting by 30 days so it could investigate Broadcom's $117 billion hostile bid for Qualcomm.
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| Charlize Theron Explains How Her Mom Became Her Weed Dealer Posted: 08 Mar 2018 08:27 AM PST  The 42-year-old "Gringo" actress revealed during an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Wednesday that her mom, Gerda, recently started buying her weed. It all started because the two have trouble sleeping, Theron said. They wanted to try a strain of weed that would help, rather than their usual sleep medication. "Last week she showed up at my house, literally drove in in her little tennis outfit, and brought me a little container and just left it on my kitchen table," Theron said.
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| Fact box about the trial of Danish inventor Peter Madsen Posted: 08 Mar 2018 01:30 AM PST ![Fact box about the trial of Danish inventor Peter Madsen]( "Fact box about the trial of Danish inventor Peter Madsen") COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish inventor Peter Madsen goes on trial Thursday for the killing of journalist Kim Wall in his submarine. A look at the key facts in the case:
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| Christina Morris Case: Remains of Texas Woman Missing Since 2014 Found Posted: 09 Mar 2018 08:02 AM PST  Christina Morris was 23 years old when she vanished on Aug. 30, 2014.
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| Adam Rippon says he will talk to Mike Pence Posted: 08 Mar 2018 01:58 AM PST  U.S. Olympic medalist Adam Rippon says he turned down an invitation to meet Vice President Mike Pence during the Olympics but now he's open to a discussion.
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| Oakland Mayor Dings Trump After He Calls It A 'Disgrace' That She Tipped Off Immigrants Posted: 08 Mar 2018 07:19 PM PST  "I'm so appreciative of the Oakland community ... the feelings of being supported, of being heard, of being stood up for, those have been really wonderful for me to hear," she added. After learning late last month that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was planning local raids, Schaaf warned residents to take precautions, saying it was her "duty and moral obligation" to warn her constituents. Oakland is a "city of law-abiding immigrants and families who deserve to live free from the constant threat of arrest and deportation," Schaaf said.
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| Woman discovers she has a twin she was separated from at birth Posted: 09 Mar 2018 06:29 AM PST  Sharon Morello, who was adopted as a baby, learned that she was separated at birth from her twin sister, who was adopted by a different family.
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| Pennsylvania Republicans make case for scrapping new Congress map Posted: 09 Mar 2018 01:09 PM PST  By David DeKok HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - A panel of three federal judges heard arguments on Friday in the latest attempt by Pennsylvania Republicans to block a court-imposed map of voting districts that could boost Democrats' chances of winning control of the U.S. Congress this year. Lawyers for the Republicans requested an injunction to stop the implementation of the new map and instead grant the Republican-controlled state legislature two months to come up with congressional districts that the court would find acceptable. The state's Supreme Court issued the revised map last month after finding the Republican-controlled legislature had drawn districts to marginalize Democratic voters in violation of the Pennsylvania Constitution.
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| The 20 Funniest Tweets From Women This Week Posted: 09 Mar 2018 08:15 AM PST  The ladies of Twitter never fail to brighten our days with their brilliant ― but succinct ― wisdom. Each week, HuffPost Women rounds up hilarious 280-character musings. To see this week's great tweets from women, scroll through the list below. Then visit our Funniest Tweets From Women page for our past collections.
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| China's Air Force May Soon Get More Russian Su-35 Fighters Posted: 09 Mar 2018 07:09 AM PST  Moscow and Beijing may have struck a deal. Multiple sources within Russia and the People's Liberation Army Air Force suggest that Beijing and Moscow may have struck a preliminary deal for procurement by the PLAAF of more of Russian-made Sukhoi Su-35 fighters. Hong Kong-based military monthly Kanwa Defense Review reported in February that the second batch of the highly maneuverable aircraft with thrust-vectoring engines had already descended on PLA airbases in southern China.
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| Frida Kahlo Is Being Made Into a Barbie Doll. But One of Her Relatives isn’t Happy Posted: 08 Mar 2018 07:03 PM PST  A relative of the late Mexican artist says Mattel doesn't have the rights
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| 'Booth babes' on verge of extinction at Geneva Motor Show Posted: 08 Mar 2018 09:07 AM PST  Long synonymous with scantily-clad women draped over pricy vehicles, this year's Geneva Motor Show is almost void of "booth babes", as automakers strive to polish their images following the #MeToo movement. Carmakers have for several years been scaling back the use of skin-flashing models to draw in an overwhelmingly male audience at events like the one in Geneva. "I'm very glad because we are not objects," said Julie, a hostess wearing a knee-length beige dress and heels at one of the stands in Geneva.
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| Exclusive: Here's Jeff Sessions’ Draft Master Plan For The Justice Department Posted: 08 Mar 2018 02:54 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― Attorney General Jeff Sessions is rapidly shifting the Justice Department's focus from Obama-era goals such as civil rights enforcement and criminal justice reform to conservative priorities. A draft version of the department's five-year strategic plan obtained by HuffPost shows the Trump administration's plans for the DOJ include cracking down on undocumented immigrants, aggressively prosecuting national security leaks, zeroing in on campus speech issues, targeting the MS-13 gang and restoring the "rule of law" throughout the country. The special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and President Donald Trump's attacks on Sessions have grabbed headlines in the attorney general's first year in office.
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| Philippine president needs 'psychiatric evaluation': UN rights chief Posted: 09 Mar 2018 02:10 AM PST  The UN human rights chief said Friday that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who has launched profanity-laced diatribes against United Nations rapporteurs, needs "psychiatric evaluation". Zeid and other UN rights officials have focused significant attention on Duterte's controversial drug war.
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| 4 Things to Look for During the Job Interview Posted: 08 Mar 2018 08:41 AM PST ![4 Things to Look for During the Job Interview]( "4 Things to Look for During the Job Interview") Are you obsessed with how you'll sell yourself during the interview? Highlighting your skills, talents and abilities is certainly important, but equally important is finding a job that will be a good fit for you. You are interviewing to assess the job opportunity, your potential manager and the company. So how do you do this? You ask questions. You can, and should, level the playing field by asking questions which will turn the interview into a mutually beneficial exchange of information.
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| Turkey's Erdogan says Syria's Afrin town under siege, entry imminent Posted: 09 Mar 2018 09:00 AM PST  Turkey's military and its rebel allies have besieged the northern Syrian town of Afrin and were nearing its town center, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, in what would mark a major advance in Turkey's military operation. Turkey launched its operation, dubbed "Olive Branch", in northern Syria nearly seven weeks ago to sweep the Syrian Kurdish YPG from the Turkish border. Turkey sees the YPG as a terrorist group and an extension of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
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| Dramatic Video Captures Rescue of Woman Who Went Overboard While Taking Cruise Ship Selfie Posted: 09 Mar 2018 11:44 AM PST  The 53-year-old woman had been in the water off the Bahamas for more than an hour.
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| IBM's Michelle Peluso Thinks Men Play a Key Role in the Fight for Gender Equality Posted: 08 Mar 2018 06:00 AM PST  We must all roll up our sleeves
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| The Latest: Lawyer: Not charging LAPD officer was right call Posted: 08 Mar 2018 02:51 PM PST ![The Latest: Lawyer: Not charging LAPD officer was right call]( "The Latest: Lawyer: Not charging LAPD officer was right call") LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on prosecutors' decision against filing charges against a Los Angeles police officer over the shooting of an unarmed homeless man (all times local):
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| Malaysia says MH370 report to be released after latest search ends Posted: 07 Mar 2018 07:51 PM PST ![Malaysia says MH370 report to be released after latest search ends]( "Malaysia says MH370 report to be released after latest search ends") The full investigation report into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will be released after the latest search efforts are completed, officials said on Thursday, four years after the aircraft first went missing. Flight MH370, carrying 239 people onboard, became one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries when it disappeared on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014. Malaysia agreed in January to pay U.S. firm Ocean Infinity up to $70 million if it found the plane during an offshore search effort that is underway and expected to end in June.
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| Florida passes bill to restrict guns, arm some teachers Posted: 08 Mar 2018 12:18 AM PST  The US state of Florida, scene of America's latest school shooting, on Wednesday passed bill that raises the minimum age to buy firearms to 21 while funding a program that allows some teachers and school employees to be armed. The "Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act," which takes its name from last month's mass shooting in which 17 people including 14 students were killed, passed the legislature's lower house a day after clearing the senate. It will now be sent to Governor Rick Scott to sign.
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| Ben Carson Backpedals On Removing Anti-Discrimination Language From HUD Mission Statement Posted: 08 Mar 2018 12:37 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― In a message to employees at the Department of Housing and Urban Development Thursday, Secretary Ben Carson assured them he was committed to ensuring fair and discrimination-free housing ― despite his proposal to remove such language from the agency's mission statement. "The Department's mission statement has changed from time to time to capture the dynamic nature of our work. Now, in 2018, we are considering another change to our mission statement and are seeking comments and ideas from our senior staff," Carson said.
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| Latino Parents Fear Trump's ICE Posted: 08 Mar 2018 07:17 AM PST ![Latino Parents Fear Trump's ICE]( "Latino Parents Fear Trump's ICE") The Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement policies are causing widespread psychological distress among many Latino parents of adolescents, including not just undocumented mothers and fathers, but parents who are in the country legally and aren't at risk for deportation, according to a study published this month in the Journal of Adolescent Health. The negative psychological effects over fear of enforcement actions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are being felt most acutely by undocumented parents and parents who have temporary protected status (established by Congress in 1990 to shield deportations to countries experiencing war or a natural catastrophe), a program that Trump is rescinding.
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| 9 Incredible Bars and Restaurants That Used to Be Other Things Posted: 09 Mar 2018 05:00 AM PST |
| Lloyd Blankfein, Wall Street’s brash survivor, to call time on his leadership of Goldman Sachs Posted: 09 Mar 2018 10:24 AM PST  Goldman Sachs boss Lloyd Blankfein, one of the industry's great survivors, and the institution's longest-serving boss in nearly half a century, is reportedly preparing to step down after 12 years at the top. Rejected by the big names, including Goldman, he found a job with a small trading firm that came to be bought by Goldman where it, and its staff, were seen as the poor relations. The trading business exploded and Blankfein the gambler, who had a fondness for Las Vegas casinos in his legal days, was swept all the way up to the top as a result, assisted by his skill as a salesman, and his ability as a manager of traders.
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| Oil Companies Agree on a Climate Change Solution That Would Help Their Bottom Line Posted: 08 Mar 2018 10:46 AM PST  But environmentalists worry it would lead to more oil and gas being used
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| LAPD officer won't face charges in killing of unarmed man Posted: 08 Mar 2018 03:52 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly three years after a police shooting that sparked protests in Los Angeles, prosecutors said Thursday they will not file charges against the officer who killed an unarmed homeless man, despite a recommendation for charges from the police chief.
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| States' rights rancher Ryan Bundy to run for Nevada governor Posted: 08 Mar 2018 05:16 PM PST  Ryan Bundy, who was at the forefront of two armed confrontations between right-wing militia activists and the U.S. government over the past four years, said on Thursday he planned to run for Nevada governor on a states' rights platform. Bundy, 45, said in a telephone interview he would mount a petition drive to qualify for the November ballot as an independent candidate, and canvass the state to gather support in "face-to-face conversations" with voters. "I intend to secure the sovereignty of the state of Nevada and its land and resources for the people of Nevada," he said.
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| Kenya president, opposition leader pledge reconciliation Posted: 09 Mar 2018 09:03 AM PST  President Uhuru Kenyatta met opposition leader Raila Odinga in public on Friday for the first time since last year's hotly-disputed elections, with the pair promising to heal the country's divisions. The surprise meeting at Kenyatta's downtown office on Friday ended with the symbolic appearance of the two men standing side-by-side to deliver a joint statement. "We have come to a common understanding, an understanding that this country of Kenya is greater than any one individual, and that for this country to come together leaders must come together," Kenyatta said.
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