| 7 Myths About The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Posted: 17 May 2018 10:41 AM PDT  On Monday, one day prior to the 70th anniversary of Israel's founding, the
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| White House says Trump's use of 'animals' to describe MS-13 wasn't strong enough Posted: 17 May 2018 11:51 AM PDT  White House press secretary Sarah Sanders on Thursday sharply defended President Trump's characterization of undocumented immigrants who commit violent crimes as "animals."
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| Who is the suspected Texas school shooter? Posted: 18 May 2018 05:33 AM PDT  NBC News' Pete Williams talks about suspected Santa Fe High School gunman Dimitrios Pagourtzis, who reportedly complained about being bullied before opening fire.
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| Prince Charles Will Walk Meghan Markle Down The Aisle At The Royal Wedding Posted: 18 May 2018 02:06 AM PDT  Prince Charles will walk Meghan Markle down the aisle at her royal wedding to
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| Cases against bikers struggle 3 years after Waco shootout Posted: 17 May 2018 04:31 PM PDT  WACO, Texas (AP) — Texas prosecutors who have failed to convict a single person in the three years since a Waco shooting left nine bikers dead are trying a new tack of targeting fewer cases, but attorneys for the bikers say the evidence is so shaky and the lead prosecutor's credibility so damaged that it will be difficult to make the remaining charges stick.
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| Sen. Tom Udall wants EPA to ban neurotoxic chemical: 'Scott Pruitt doesn't listen to science' Posted: 17 May 2018 09:19 AM PDT  Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., is calling on the EPA to follow through on its plan to prohibit a toxic pesticide that's been linked to brain damage in children. One of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's first actions in office was to reject his scientists' conclusion that it put children and farmworkers at risk and strike down a ban his agency had proposed two years earlier.
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| Republican candidate films herself lashing out at transgender woman in bathroom Posted: 18 May 2018 07:12 AM PDT  A Republican candidate has filmed herself confronting and lashing out at a transgender woman using the woman's toilet at a restaurant in Los Angeles. Jazmina Saavedra, who is currently running for Congress in California, misgendered the trans woman and branded her a "stupid guy" in the Denny's diner. Ms Saavedra, who is campaigning for a seat in California's 44th district, documented the incident in a Facebook Live on Tuesday.
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| Malaysia's Anwar says Najib likely headed to jail Posted: 17 May 2018 04:40 AM PDT  Newly released Malaysian political heavyweight Anwar Ibrahim said Thursday he expects ex-premier Najib Razak to be jailed over multi-billion-dollar graft claims. In an interview with AFP a day after he walked free from custody -- where he had languished since 2015 on what supporters say were trumped-up charges levelled at Najib's behest -- Anwar also said he would be back in parliament very soon. Anwar's release on Wednesday capped an astonishing week in Malaysian politics that saw Najib's long-ruling Barisan Nasional coalition booted from power in a revolution at the ballot box.
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| Cuba Plane Crash Reportedly Kills Over 100 Posted: 18 May 2018 10:46 AM PDT  A Boeing 737 airliner crashed shortly after taking off from Havana's Jose
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| How the Trump team's story has evolved on their New York meeting with the Russians Posted: 18 May 2018 02:00 AM PDT  The explanations about a 2016 meeting between members of the Trump campaign and a Russian lawyer have continually changed.
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| 'Appalled' Trudeau calls for inquiry after Canadian doctor wounded in Gaza Posted: 17 May 2018 09:04 AM PDT  More than 60 Palestinians were killed and at least 2,700 were injured by Israeli fire on Monday. About 16 paramedics were injured and one doctor later died. Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister, has deplored the shooting of a Canadian doctor by an Israeli sniper on the Gaza border and added his voice to calls for an independent investigation into Israeli fire that killed 60 Palestinians and injured thousands more during mass border protests.
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| Gun Owners And Non-Gun Owners Actually Agree On A Lot Of Gun Reforms Posted: 17 May 2018 05:32 PM PDT  When it comes to addressing gun violence in the U.S., the general consensus
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| Air Force apologizes for tone-deaf 'Yanny-Laurel' tweet Posted: 17 May 2018 11:08 AM PDT  The U.S. Air Force walked back a tweet about the viral debate over whether a sound clip sounds like the word "Yanny" or "Laurel."
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| New York man caught on camera threatening to get Spanish-speaking restaurant workers deported Posted: 17 May 2018 07:41 AM PDT  A New York man has sparked outrage by assailing restaurant workers who were speaking Spanish with customers. "My guess is they're not documented, so my next call is to [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] to have each one of them kicked out of my country," he says, waving his cell phone. Video of the incident posted to Facebook by Edward Suazo had been viewed more than 4.7m times by Thursday morning.
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| Fox News' First Female CEO Was Named In Sexual Harassment Complaints Posted: 17 May 2018 10:06 AM PDT  Fox News, dogged by years of sexual harassment claims, has named Suzanne Scott
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| Whistleblower Leaked Michael Cohen's Financials Over Potential Cover-Up: Report Posted: 17 May 2018 01:16 AM PDT  The whistleblower who reportedly leaked the financial records of President
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| Republican Immigration Fight Derails Food Stamp Bill Posted: 17 May 2018 01:52 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― The most conservative Republicans in Congress say they won't vote
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| Windsor gears up for royal wedding, embraces Harry, Meghan Posted: 18 May 2018 03:32 PM PDT  WINDSOR, England (AP) — Meghan Markle will have an heir to the British throne walk her down the aisle — and have her mother and friends on hand for support — when she marries Prince Harry at Windsor Castle.
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| What to Know About the Santa Fe High School Shooting Suspect Dimitrios Pagourtzis Posted: 18 May 2018 12:01 PM PDT  A 17-year-old male student was arrested by police after at least 10 people were killed
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| Pakistan-India border gunbattle leaves nine dead Posted: 18 May 2018 04:51 AM PDT  Indian and Pakistani forces exchanged fire across the tense, heavily militarised Kashmir border Friday, leaving eight civilians and an Indian soldier dead, officials said. The heavy weapons fire along a rare stretch of frontier that India and Pakistan do not argue over also left 22 people wounded. It came a day ahead of a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Kashmir.
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| Woman jumps off building with 7-year-old boy in Manhattan Posted: 18 May 2018 09:06 AM PDT  The 46-year-old woman jumped from the The Gotham Hotel with a 7-year-old boy just after 8:30 a.m. on East 46th Street.
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| What Is Elderflower? How To Replicate The Flavor Of The Royal Wedding Cake Posted: 18 May 2018 02:45 AM PDT  Ever since Kensington Palace announced that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's
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| Why Mike Pence won't be president Posted: 17 May 2018 02:00 AM PDT  Mike Pence is busy building his own political operation. But close as he is to the presidency, his chances of ever getting the job fall somewhere between remote and imaginary.
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| Going Off Birth Control Cured My Depression And Gave Me Back My Sex Drive Posted: 18 May 2018 08:13 AM PDT  I'm 27 years old, and like a lot of women, I was put on birth control pills
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| Farm bill fails in U.S. House as immigration spat roils Republican Party Posted: 18 May 2018 11:08 AM PDT  By Amanda Becker and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives rejected a sweeping $867 billion farm bill on Friday after Republican leaders failed to appease conservative lawmakers who had asked them not to hold the vote until they were given the chance to consider a bill to clamp down on immigration. The next steps are unclear for the farm bill, which failed in a 198-to-213 vote. The farm bill's passage through the House has been entangled in the debate over immigration, as the conservative House Freedom Caucus sought to pre-empt a move by moderate Republicans and Democrats to use procedural tactics to force a wide-ranging immigration debate on the House floor.
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| Texas school shooting: Dimitrios 'Dimitri' Pagourtzis named as teenage suspect Posted: 18 May 2018 07:14 AM PDT  The suspected shooter taken into custody by police in Santa Fe, Texas, after ten people were shot dead at a high school, has been identified as teenager Dimitrios "Dimitri" Pagourtzis, who apparently posted a picture of a T-shirt on social media bearing the words "Born to Kill". Galveston County Sheriff Henry Trochesset says in a statement that Pagourtzis, is being held without bond in the Galveston County jail. Texas Governor Greg Abbott said information found on the teenager's computer suggested he wanted to not only kill others, but also wished to kill himself.
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| Oklahoma Woman Killed in Attack by Pack of Small Dachshund Dogs Posted: 17 May 2018 08:55 AM PDT  Tracy Garcia, 52, died after being attacked by seven dogs
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| 'Excited and scared': Hawaii volcano spews huge cloud of ash Posted: 17 May 2018 10:23 PM PDT  VOLCANO, Hawaii (AP) — A volcano on Hawaii's Big Island erupted anew Thursday with little sound and only modest fury, spewing a steely gray plume of ash about 30,000 feet (9,100 meters) into the sky that began raining down on a nearby town.
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| Iran says China group ready to replace Total on gas deal Posted: 17 May 2018 12:35 AM PDT  Chinese state-owned oil company CNPC will replace Total on a major gas field project in Iran if the French energy giant pulls out over renewed US sanctions against Tehran, Iran's oil minister has said. "Total has said that if it doesn't get an exemption from the United States to continue its work, it will begin to pull out of the deal," Bijan Namdar Zanganeh was quoted as saying by his ministry's Shana news service. Total started the $4.8-billion South Pars 11 project in July 2017, two years after Western powers signed a nuclear deal with Tehran prompting the return of many businesses to Iran.
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| Jeff Sessions Uses Exceptional Power Over Immigration Courts To Limit Judges' Authority Posted: 17 May 2018 07:42 PM PDT  Attorney General Jeff Sessions used his office's vast power over immigration
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| Trump faces North Korea dilemma after Bolton infuriates Pyongyang Posted: 17 May 2018 03:12 AM PDT  Could the inevitable compromise at a Kim Jong-un summit could force a parting of the ways between Donald Trump and his third national security adviser? North Korea's denunciation of John Bolton has forced Donald Trump to decide whether to stick with his national security adviser and his hardline tactics, or push ahead with a summit with Kim Jong-un that will provide historic spectacle but an uncertain outcome.
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| Crisis-hit Venezuela prepares to vote Posted: 18 May 2018 09:48 AM PDT  Venezuela holds a presidential election on Sunday with incumbent leftist leader Nicolas Maduro expected to win, amid a boycott by the mainstream opposition which says the vote is rigged to perpetuate a "dictatorship." Havovi Cooper reports.
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| Former WWF Wrestler Severely Beaten Outside California Home Posted: 18 May 2018 02:24 PM PDT  A former pro wrestler was brutally beaten and kicked by a group of young men
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| Dog Overjoyed to Be Reunited With Military Mom Who Rescued Her From Iraq Posted: 17 May 2018 02:28 PM PDT  Erby the dog bounded over to U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Tracy McKithern as they reunited at Tampa Airport after seven months apart.
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| A Florida Man’s Death Was Caused by an Exploding E-Cigarette, According to His Autopsy Posted: 16 May 2018 09:13 PM PDT  An autopsy determined his death was caused by a "projectile wound"
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| China first home-built aircraft carrier completes sea trials Posted: 17 May 2018 10:51 PM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — China said Friday its first home-built aircraft carrier has completed five days of sea trials, putting it closer to joining its sister flattop in the country's increasingly powerful fleet.
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| Maersk Tankers ends Iran shipping after renewed US sanctions Posted: 17 May 2018 04:55 AM PDT  Danish shipping group Maersk Tankers on Thursday said it would cease its activities in Iran due to the US decision to leave a landmark nuclear deal and reimpose sanctions against Tehran. Maersk Tankers would honour customer agreements entered into before May 8, but then wind them down by November 4, "as required by the reimposed US sanctions," the company told AFP. The group said it "has been transporting cargoes for customers in and out of Iran on a limited basis," without providing precise figures for its activities.
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| 23 of Shelby's Personal Cars Up For Auction Posted: 17 May 2018 12:30 PM PDT |
| Oxford student wrongly accused of rape endured two years of hell because police were too busy with Jimmy Savile cases Posted: 17 May 2018 05:49 AM PDT  An Oxford University student spent two years on bail accused of rape because police claimed they were too busy dealing with other reports in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal, a damning report has revealed. Oliver Mears, 19, was accused of raping a woman at a house party in July 2015, but was not charged until June 2017. Just days before he was due to stand trial in January this year, prosecutors announced they were dropping the case due to insufficient evidence. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has admitted the police and lawyers had made a string of blunders which had prolonged Mr Mears' ordeal. Details of the failings have now been revealed after a letter of explanation sent to the trial judge was obtained through a Freedom of Information request. In the letter a senior prosecutor explained that Mr Mears - who was studying Chemistry at St Hugh's College, Oxford - had been accused of rape in July 2015, but Surrey Police had not passed a file of evidence to the CPS, for a charging decision until May 2017. Oliver Mears was put through two years of hell before the case against him was dropped Credit: INS The letter said: "Surrey Police have accepted that the investigation was protracted and subject to various delays. "The delay in the investigation was as a result of the rapid rise in complaints being made to the Surrey Police force post Savile." A 'rape specialist prosecutor' then authorised the decision to charge, Mr Mears, weeks later on 21 June 2017. After the case collapsed, the trial judge Jonathan Black at Guildford Crown Court, demanded an explanation as to what had gone wrong. In a report sent to the the court in February, a senior crown prosecutor wrote: "I fully accept that this case was not properly handled from the beginning and acknowledge the distress and impact that the proceedings and the late decision not to proceed have had on both the defendant and the complainant which cannot be underestimated." Oliver Mears was charged two years after the original allegation but was cleared before the trial began Credit: INS The prosecutor went on: "Having analysed the case and the material upon which the decision to charge was made, I am of the opinion that this case was charged too early. "It was apparent from the initial material supplied by Surrey Police that Facebook messaging and other communications over social media had relevance to the case. "These had been exhibited within the statements of the witnesses and so were clearly available." It also emerged that despite the victim keeping a diary, only one page of its contents was shared with the defence team. The letter acknowledged that the prosecutor who authorised the charges against Mr Mears should have made further enquiries about messages exchanged on Facebook. When the case was reviewed on 5 January 2018, the reviewing lawyer concluded there was 'insufficient evidence' to proceed, according to the report. When the full copy was provided on 15 January this 'served to weaken the case further'. Oliver Mears had been studying at St Hugh's College, Oxford The senior crown prosecutor said: "I took the view that the case should not have been charged due to there being insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction. "The information contained in the diary and the confirmation that Surrey Police had failed to seize the digital devices of the complainant and the resultant impact that had on the integrity of the police investigation only served to confirm this view." Mr Mears, from Horley in Surrey, was arrested just weeks after celebrating his 17th birthday, decided to leave Oxford as a result of the strain he was under and to concentrate on proving his innocence. The alleged incident had taken place at a large house party in his hometown. The college said he would be welcomed back. A St Hugh's College spokesman said: "It was the student's choice to suspend his studies. Students who suspend their studies can make the choice whether to come back or not."
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| Santa Fe High School Shooting: Alleged Gunman Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 17, in Custody, at Least 10 Dead Posted: 18 May 2018 07:31 AM PDT  A witness described the weapon as a shotgun.
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