| Trump Has Changed His Mind A Lot On What He Knew About The Trump Tower Meeting Posted: 27 Jul 2018 08:25 AM PDT  President Donald Trump on Friday denied having prior knowledge of his son's
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| Colombian Cartel Puts $70,000 Price On The Head Of Drug-Sniffing Dog Posted: 27 Jul 2018 04:31 AM PDT  A drug-sniffing dog that helped law-enforcement authorities in Colombia find
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| Arson Suspect Arrested as Wildfire Burns 4,700 Acres in Southern California Posted: 26 Jul 2018 05:16 AM PDT  Thousands of people were forced to evacuate their homes on Wednesday
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| GOP Congressman Insults Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Then Fundraises Off Of It Posted: 26 Jul 2018 05:21 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― If Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) ever leaves politics, he should
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| 700 separated children still in US custody after deadline Posted: 26 Jul 2018 04:21 PM PDT  The US government said Thursday that hundreds of families it broke up at the border with Mexico have not been reunited as a court-ordered deadline to return all children to their parents elapsed. A federal judge in California had ordered that all eligible migrant families be brought back together by 6:00 pm (2200 GMT) and officials said in a court filing that 1,442 children aged five and older had been reunited with their families. A further 378 children had already been released under other "appropriate circumstances," the filing said, but more than 700 children remain in custody.
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| I've never been in favor of Wikileaks' activities, says Ecuador president Posted: 27 Jul 2018 04:17 AM PDT  By Sonya Dowsett MADRID (Reuters) - Ecuador's president, signaling his government's desire to end the long sojourn of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in its London embassy, said on Friday he had never supported Assange's leaking activities. President Lenin Moreno confirmed a July 15 report in London's Sunday Times that Ecuador and Britain were in talks to try to end Assange's stay at the embassy where he successfully sought asylum in 2012. Moreno said any eviction of Assange from the embassy had to be carried out correctly and through dialogue, but he displayed no sympathy for Assange's political agenda as a leaker of confidential documents.
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| Japan hangs 6 more members of cult behind subway gas attack Posted: 25 Jul 2018 09:18 PM PDT  TOKYO (AP) — The last six members of a Japanese doomsday cult who remained on death row were executed Thursday for a series of crimes in the 1990s including a sarin gas attack on Tokyo subways that killed 13 people.
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| Orca mother keeps her dead calf afloat in extraordinary display of grief Posted: 26 Jul 2018 08:20 PM PDT  Her calf is dead but an orca mother has been spotted in a heartbreaking exhibition of maternal care - or grief - gently trying to keep her offspring afloat. As the carcase sinks in the water she has been gently using her forehead to prop it out of the water and nudge it onwards in choppy seas for the past two days, according to researchers who say the population of whales along the British Columbia coastline is struggling to reproduce. Ken Balcomb of the Centre for Whale Research, said food shortages - including the endangered Chinook salmon - meant females were unable to deliver healthy offspring. The calf only survived for about 45 minutes and was the first born to the pod off the West Coast in the past three years, he told ABC News. "They should be having nine babies a year -- anywhere from six to nine babies a year," he said. Grieving mothers can keep their dead calf afloat for up to a week Credit: David Ellifrit/Centre for Whale Research via AP However, this cow had not given birth in the past three years after previously having several each year. "It's very sad," he said. "We know that it's food." The newborn calf was born to J35, as the mother is known, while the pod passed along the shore of Victoria. But by the time researchers scrambled to photograph and document the new arrival it had died. Since its death, the population has travelled several miles towards the US territory of San Juan Island. 10 of the best whale watching destinations A resident told the Centre for Whale Research, that five or six females appeared to move in a tight-knit circle, rotating for almost two hours.pod engaged in what appeared to be a moonlit ceremony. "As the light dimmed, I was able to watch them continue what seemed to be a ritual or ceremony," they said. "They stayed directly centered in the moonbeam, even as it moved. The lighting was too dim to see if the baby was still being kept afloat. It was both sad and special to witness this behaviour." Scientists have document previous examples of whales mourning dead calves, sometimes keeping them afloat on the heads or in their mouths. The orca population of the Pacific North West has reached a 30-year low of 75.
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| States join to halt EPA's reversal on "glider" semi trucks Posted: 26 Jul 2018 08:15 AM PDT  Sixteen states joined an effort this week to petition courts to review a rollback of an Obama-era regulation that capped the number of "glider" trucks, Transport Topics reported. Glider trucks are new bodies fitted with older diesel engines that predate emissions controls. Attorneys general from California, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washington, and the District of Columbia asked a U.S. appeals court to consider the EPA's decision to stop enforcing a limit of 300 glider kit trucks per manufacturer.
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| Amazon’s Face Recognition Tool Confused 28 Lawmakers With Arrestees Posted: 26 Jul 2018 09:16 AM PDT  Amazon's facial recognition tool incorrectly matched the faces of 28 lawmakers
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| Iraqi Airways suspends pilots who fought in-flight over food Posted: 26 Jul 2018 06:21 AM PDT  Iraqi Airways has suspended two of its pilots for getting into a fight -- over a food tray -- during an international flight with more than 150 passengers on board. "Conversation with the pilot became heated because he forbade an air hostess from bringing me a meal tray, under the pretext that I hadn't asked him for authorisation," the co-pilot said in a letter addressed to Iraqi Airways management, seen by AFP. The duo went on to land the plane safely in Baghdad, only to continue their quarrel after landing.
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| Disneyland Resort proposes to raise minimum wage for California park workers Posted: 27 Jul 2018 12:14 AM PDT  The agreement with Master Services Council, provides for a minimum wage rate increase of 40 percent within two years of the deal, making it one of the highest minimum wages in the country, Disneyland Resort said. Subsequently, hourly wages will increase to $15 in January and rise further to $15.45 in mid-June 2020, Disneyland said. Disneyland Resort, which features two theme parks – Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, said the agreement also includes at least 3 percent increases to wage rates for each year of the contract term for those near or above the minimum rates.
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| Brock Turner Says Sexual Assault Conviction Should Be Thrown Out Because He Was Having 'Outercourse' Posted: 26 Jul 2018 12:05 PM PDT  A former prosecutor called Turner's argument "ridiculous"
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| Violent wildfire jumps a major river, enters California city home to over 90,000 Posted: 27 Jul 2018 01:00 PM PDT  After leaping over California's Sacramento River, the swiftly-moving Carr Fire entered the City of Redding, home to more than 90,000 people, on Thursday night. The firestorm melted transmission lines, sent a towering, mushroom-like cloud into the sky, and prompted the evacuation of entire communities in the western part of the city. And two people have already lost their lives while fighting the fire. "It easily moved across the river," Brenda Belongie, lead meteorologist of the U.S. Forest Service's Predictive Services in Northern California, who works and lives in Redding, said in an interview. SEE ALSO: The heat waves scorching Europe were given a serious boost by climate change "The river is reasonably wide in that location," Belongie added. "It's normally a significant barrier — but not when you have that sort of fire." Redding sits in a heavily-forested region of the state, a place rife in dry vegetation, like much of parched California. Making matters worse, the National Weather Service predicts temperatures in Redding will hit 110 degrees Fahrenheit on Friday, prompting the service to issue an "excessive heat warning." "It is extreme fire behavior — and dramatic — just like you would see in the Hollywood movies, if you will," said Belongie. "It's quite the disaster." #CarrFire burned extremely bright overnight as captured by nighttime satellite imagery. The fire has burned more than 44,000 acres. More fire information can be found at: https://t.co/Mbom7xdDNV #cawx pic.twitter.com/xg1zTWIHVR — NWS Sacramento (@NWSSacramento) July 27, 2018 The forests around Redding are particularly fire-prone, as extended periods of warm weather have dried out the grasses and vegetation, turning them to tinder, said Belongie. The Western U.S., and California specifically, have been besieged by powerful fires this summer, which recently forced the closure of a smoke-filled Yosemite National Park. This follows on the heels of California's worst fire season on record — in 2017. This is part of a growing trend, as wildfires now burn substantially more land than they did 30 years ago. Burned forests are now releasing so much fine, burned material into the air that, during the worst events, a vast swathe of the Western U.S. now experiences worsening air quality, while the rest of the nation's air gradually improves. Wildfires may be common in the Western U.S. — sparked by lightning, downed power lines, or people acting foolishly — but their acceleration into massive, dominant fires is further stoked by human-caused climate change, say scientists. Warm air further dries out the land and provides blazes with more fuel, though gusty winds are hugely important contributors — if not the most important factor. Historic mismanagement of forests also play a significant role. If you live in NW #Redding GET OUT NOW, ! Run, walk just get out, streets are bottlenecked and clogged do not wait! #Carrfire — Bernie Deyo (@EPN473) July 27, 2018 As of Tuesday, the Carr Fire, which started on July 23, had expanded to over 44,000 acres, with barely any containment. Conditions are ripe for the continued spread of the blaze, as the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) noted that "continued hot, dry weather is forecasted for the remainder of the week with triple digit temperatures." Belongie said she has prepared for the worst, if flames, edged on by winds pushing flames over parched land, continue moving through Redding. "I'm one of the luckier ones, as we got everything important to us out of the house," she said. "If it goes, it goes." WATCH: Ever wonder how the universe might end?
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| North Korea returns remains of US soldiers killed during Korean War Posted: 27 Jul 2018 01:34 AM PDT  North Korea has returned what are believed to be the remains of US soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War, the latest gesture of goodwill between the two nations following the Singapore summit in June. A US military plane made a rare trip into North Korea to retrieve 55 small, flag-draped cases of remains on Friday. The repatriation is seen as a modest diplomatic victory for Donald Trump, because it was one of the agreements reached when he met with North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un.
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| Samantha Bee Uses NRA's Own Scare Tactics Against It In Pitch-Perfect Parody Posted: 26 Jul 2018 02:09 AM PDT  Samantha Bee spent Wednesday night tearing into the NRA for remaining silent
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| The 20 Funniest Tweets From Women This Week (July 20-27) Posted: 27 Jul 2018 06:01 AM PDT  The ladies of Twitter never fail to brighten our days with brilliant ― but
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| Trump Denies He Knew Of His Son's Trump Tower Meeting With Russians Posted: 27 Jul 2018 05:17 AM PDT  President Donald Trump on Friday denied reports that his longtime personal
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| Engineer of Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam shot dead: police Posted: 26 Jul 2018 07:51 AM PDT  The head of a controversial Ethiopian scheme to dam the waters of the Blue Nile was shot in the head on Thursday in a daylight killing in Addis Ababa, police said. Simegnew Bekele was the project manager and public face of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a massive scheme that has triggered fears among downstream users of the Nile, including Egypt. Federal police commissioner Zeynu Jemal said Simegnew was shot in the right side of his head, and a gun was later found nearby.
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| Taiwan denounces China moves to limit its global profile Posted: 26 Jul 2018 02:22 AM PDT  TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan on Thursday denounced China's latest moves to increase its global isolation, saying residents of the self-governing island would reject attempts to deny its existence.
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| UK blood moon:World looks to the skies as lunar eclipse begins Posted: 27 Jul 2018 02:12 PM PDT  The longest "blood moon" eclipse this century has begun Friday night, coinciding with Mars' closest approach in 15 years to treat skygazers across the globe to a thrilling celestial spectacle. For about half the world, the moon will be partly or fully in Earth's shadow from 1714 to 2328 GMT - six hours and 14 minutes in all. The period of complete eclipse - known as "totality", when the moon appears darkest - will last from 1930 to 2113 GMT. At the same time, Mars will hover near the moon in the night sky, easily visible to the naked eye. Amateur astronomers in the southern hemisphere will be best-placed to enjoy the spectacle, especially those in southern Africa, Australia, India and Madagascar, though it will also be partly visible in Europe and South America. The blood moon: a rare lunar eclipse, in pictures Celestial bodies align Our neighbouring planet will appear unusually large and bright, a mere 57.7 million kilometres (35.9 million miles) from Earth on its elliptical orbit around the sun. "We have a rare and interesting conjunction of phenomena," Pascal Descamps, an astronomer with the Paris Observatory, told reporters. "We should have a coppery red tint on the moon with Mars the 'Red Planet' just next to it, very bright and with a slight orange hue itself." A total lunar eclipse happens when Earth takes position in a straight line between the moon and sun, blotting out the direct sunlight that normally makes our satellite glow whitish-yellow. The moon travels to a similar position every month, but the tilt of its orbit means it normally passes above or below the Earth's shadow - so most months we have a full moon without an eclipse. When the three celestial bodies are perfectly lined up, however, the Earth's atmosphere scatters blue light from the sun while refracting or bending red light onto the moon, usually giving it a rosy blush. This is what gives the phenomenon the name "blood moon", though Mark Bailey of the Armagh Observatory in Northern Ireland said the colour can vary greatly. The blood moon rises over Tel Aviv, Israel Credit: Ariel Schalit/AP It depends partly on "how cloudy or transparent those parts of the Earth's atmosphere are which enable sunlight to reach the moon", he told AFP. "During a very dark eclipse the moon may be almost invisible. The long duration of this eclipse is partly due to the fact that the moon will make a near-central passage through Earth's umbra - the darkest, most central part of the shadow. Cloud puts dampener on UK spectable Rain clouds and thunderstorms prevented some skygazers in Britain from seeing the "blood moon" lunar eclipse as forecasters warn of torrential downpours across eastern parts of Great Britain. The Met Office has issued a thunderstorm warning from Friday afternoon due to last until just before midnight. Moonrise will be at 8.49pm BST in London, 9.46pm in Glasgow, 9.02pm in Cardiff and 9.27pm in Belfast, with mid-eclipse occurring at 9.21pm and the "total" phase ending at around 10.13pm. But torrential downpours are forecast in places, with as much as 1.2 inches (30mm) expected to fall in just an hour and 2.4 inches (60mm) in three hours. What time can you see the blood moon? Met Office spokesman Grahame Madge said: "It's quite tricky at the moment to be precise but there is a potential for showers to develop across the eastern half of the UK. "There may be large areas where the sky is effectively covered by thunderclouds. "They will move through reasonably quickly but if that coincides with the peak moment of the eclipse, they could obscure the moon." Weather - Friday 27 July The warning area extends from Cambridge and Peterborough up to the Scottish Borders, Mr Madge said, adding that Wales, the south and west of England and most of Northern Ireland should have clear skies. Although the lunar eclipse is expected to last 103 minutes, observers in the UK and Ireland will not be able to catch the start as the moon will still be below the horizon. However, the partial eclipse will be visible for almost four hours. Dr Gregory Brown, of the Royal Observatory Greenwich, said: "We miss a section of the eclipse due to the moon being below our horizon when it starts. "South-eastern observers will be able to see the eclipse for somewhat longer than north-western ones." The rising full moon will also change from shining silver to deep blood-red during the eclipse. Dr Brown said: "At this time, the moon passes into the shadow of the Earth, blocking the light from the sun. "However instead of turning black as you might expect, the atmosphere of the Earth bends the light of the sun onto the moon causing it to turn a deep red colour." People set up telescopes to witness a rare lunar eclipse near National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taiwan Credit: Billy H.C. Kwok/Getty How to view the eclipse Unlike with a solar eclipse, viewers will need no protective eye gear to observe the rare display. "All you have to do is... go outside!", the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) in London said, adding that binoculars will be useful to observe the phenomenon up close. Dr Brown said: "As the entire eclipse will occur when the moon is fairly close to the horizon, the main thing to ensure is that you have a clear sightline to the south east. "Try to find an open space or high hilltop clear of trees and tall buildings around you." Blood moon, lunar eclipse explainer What you will see Mars will add to the spectacle shining brightly below the blood moon as it reaches perihelic opposition - where the Red Planet and the sun are on directly opposite sides of Earth. And those awake after 11pm will be able to catch a glimpse of the International Space Station (ISS), as it moves quickly across the sky from west to east. It will appear like a bright star, before fading from sight a few minutes later. For those living in thunderstorm warning areas hoping to catch a glimpse of the eclipse, Mr Madge says having a clear night sky could be down to luck. Blood Moon Myths He added: "The thunderstorms will be quite widespread but not necessarily close together and it's going to be down to fortune whether people in certain locations are able to see this astronomical spectacle. "It's likely some people will miss the event because of the storms but, still, it's worth looking out for and being hopeful." The next total lunar eclipse in the UK will take place on January 19 2019.
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| Elon Musk Finally Deletes "Hannah Montana" Tweet About Montana Skeptic Posted: 26 Jul 2018 02:48 PM PDT  The internet is weird and gross.
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| Over 600 migrants force entry into North African Spanish enclave Posted: 26 Jul 2018 10:06 AM PDT  By Sam Edwards MADRID (Reuters) - More than 600 African migrants forced their way through the heavily fortified border fence separating the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco on Thursday, using circular saws, shears and mallets to cut through the wire. Around 800 migrants tried to push through the barrier at dawn, the Interior Ministry said in a statement, deterring police from intervening by hurling plastic bottles of excrement, quick lime and using makeshift flame throwers. Migration has become a political issue in Spain since Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez took office in June and shortly thereafter agreed to receive more than 600 migrants aboard a charity-run ship rejected by Italy and Malta.
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| Arson arrest made as Cranston Fire forces evacuations, burns 11,500 acres in Southern California Posted: 26 Jul 2018 06:28 AM PDT  A fast-moving fire in Riverside County, California, has burned 11,500 acres and five structures since it began on Wednesday. The fire has threatened hundreds of homes and forced evacuations.
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| White House Bans CNN Reporter Who Asked Trump About Cohen And Putin Posted: 25 Jul 2018 07:30 PM PDT  The White House banned CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins from a press event on
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| Baby saved from Laos dam disaster by Thai cave rescue volunteers Posted: 27 Jul 2018 06:33 AM PDT  The rescue of a baby boy, terrified and hungry after days without food, has been captured in a viral video showing the infant survivor of a dam collapse in southern Laos being carefully carried through swirling flood waters and waist-high mud. Footage of volunteers from Thailand rescuing 14 people, including the baby, was widely shared online when it was released Friday as an increasingly international relief mission scrambles to save lives in a disaster that has left scores dead or missing. The Thai rescue team, who waded several kilometres (miles) through rushing water containing uprooted trees and debris, are fresh from efforts to help free a youth football team trapped in a cave in the north of their country.
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| Sergio Marchionne’s top five greatest achievements Posted: 26 Jul 2018 01:58 AM PDT  After the sudden death of former Fiat Chrysler boss Sergio Marchionne aged 66, AutoClassics looks at five of the motor industry legend's finest achievements
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| Israel vows to expand settlements after Israeli father stabbed to death by Palestinian teen Posted: 27 Jul 2018 06:06 AM PDT  Israel will build hundreds of new settlement homes in response to the killing of an Israeli father by a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank, Israel's defence minister said. A 17-year-old Palestinian crept into the settlement of Adam on Thursday night and stabbed Yotam Ovadia, 31, to death. He wounded two other Israelis before being shot dead. Mr Ovadia was a father to two young children and was reportedly on his way home to cook a meal for his wife when he was killed. Avigdor Lieberman, Israel's defence minister, said the government would respond by approving 400 new homes in the settlement. "The best answer to terrorism is the expansion of settlements," Mr Lieberman said. Israel's government often responds to attacks against settlements by promising to expand the settlements even further. Britain and most of the international community believes the settlements are illegal. Mr Ovadia's killer was identified in Palestinian media as Mohammed Youssef, from the Palestinian village of Kauber. Relatives and friends gather around the body of Yotam Ovadia during his funeral in Jerusalem Credit: AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner The Israeli military raided the village on Friday morning and questioned several members of Youssef's family. The army will demolish the family's house as part of a widely-criticised Israeli policy of destroying the homes of Palestinian attackers to try to deter future assaults. A crowd of around 150 people resisted the military's incursion into the village with rocks and fire bombs, the military said. The two other Israeli men wounded in the stabbing attack in Adam are expected to survive their injuries. Jason Greenblatt, Donald Trump's peace envoy, denounced the killing as "another barbaric attack" and asked when Palestinian leaders would condemn the stabbing. Yet another barbaric attack tonight. When will President Abbas and Palestinian leaders condemn the violence? Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families tonight.— Jason D. Greenblatt (@jdgreenblatt45) July 26, 2018 Israeli ministers also blamed the Palestinian Authority for the violence, saying it was fueled by the Palestinian policy of making payments to the families of attackers. The Palestinian Authority is yet to condemn the attack. It defends the policy of payments as part of a justified resistance to Israeli occupation. Hamas praised the attack as a "heroic action". The killing of Mr Ovadia and the army raid on Koubar came amid heightened tensions across the Holy Land. Palestinians clashed with Israeli police outside the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on Friday. Video showed young men shooting fireworks towards police while officers responded with stun grenades. Largescale Palestinian protests are also expected at the Gaza border on Friday, after a week of on-off fighting between Israel and Hamas. Six Hamas fighters have been killed since last Friday, while one Israeli soldier was killed and another was wounded.
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| Cairo Zoo Denies Its Zebras Are Really Donkeys With Painted Stripes Posted: 26 Jul 2018 01:41 PM PDT  A zoo in Cairo is allegedly showing its true stripes by passing off painted
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| Planned boss of regional National Park Service office quits Posted: 26 Jul 2018 01:57 PM PDT ![Planned boss of regional National Park Service office quits]( "Planned boss of regional National Park Service office quits") JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (AP) — The employee tapped to take over the National Park Service's Intermountain regional office in Denver has quit.
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| BRICS bloc signs declaration reaffirming multilateral trade as per WTO rules Posted: 26 Jul 2018 06:22 AM PDT  Leaders of the BRICS bloc signed a declaration supporting an open and inclusive multilateral trading system as envisaged by the World Trade Organisation at a summit on Thursday in South Africa. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have found a collective voice championing global trade at the three-day summit, vowing to fight unilateralism and protectionism in the wake of tariff threats by U.S. President Donald Trump. "We recognise that the multilateral trading system is facing unprecedented challenges.
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| Pakistan election in disarray as incumbent rejects result Posted: 26 Jul 2018 04:18 AM PDT  'Our democratic process has been pushed back by decades', says Shahbaz Sharif (centre), the younger brother of the ousted Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Pakistan's general election has been plunged into chaos after the incumbent Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) said it would reject the result amid widespread allegations that the military was rigging the ballot in favour of the party led by the former cricketer Imran Khan.
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| North Korea Returns Remains Of Americans, White House Says Posted: 26 Jul 2018 08:46 PM PDT  What are thought to be the remains of 55 American servicemen killed during the
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| Florida police officer arrested for allegedly kicking 8-month pregnant woman in stomach Posted: 27 Jul 2018 09:27 AM PDT  Police charged 26-year-old Ambar Pacheco with aggravated battery after they said she accosted a pregnant woman on a street corner in South Beach. Ms Pacheco has worked as a uniformed police officer with the North Miami Beach Police Department for almost a year, according to a department spokesperson. "I saw red and beat the s*** out of her," Ms Pacheco, who was off-duty at the time, allegedly told police.
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| Tesla Model 3 Performance Edition Reaching Customers: What to Know Posted: 27 Jul 2018 04:13 AM PDT  The high-powered car is launching now.
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| House Republicans Move To Impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Posted: 25 Jul 2018 04:38 PM PDT  A group of conservative lawmakers on Wednesday filed articles of impeachment
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| Northern California wildfires forces thousands to evacuate Posted: 27 Jul 2018 07:12 AM PDT ![Northern California wildfires forces thousands to evacuate]( "Northern California wildfires forces thousands to evacuate") Wildfires throughout the state have burned through tinder-dry brush and forest, forced thousands to evacuate homes and forced campers to pack up their tents at the height of summer. Gov. Jerry Brown declared states of emergency for the three largest fires, which will authorize the state to rally resources to local governments. Stiff winds drove walls of flames into the historic Gold Rush-era town of Shasta, where state parks employees had worked through the early morning to rescue historic artifacts from a museum as the blaze advanced.
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| Shark Week: Divers Surrounded by Man-Eating Sharks for Terrifying Stunt Posted: 26 Jul 2018 11:38 AM PDT  The two divers agreed to be a part of the experiment for Discovery's Shark Week.
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| Amazon beats estimates, Wall Street breathes sigh of relief Posted: 26 Jul 2018 02:46 PM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall St breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday after Amazon.com's quarterly results beat estimates, sending the online retailer's stock to a record high and alleviating fears of deepening troubles across the FANG group after Facebook's results sent its shares reeling.
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| 3 Israelis wounded in West Bank knife attack: army Posted: 26 Jul 2018 02:41 PM PDT  Three Israelis were wounded Thursday in a knife attack in a West Bank settlement close to Ramallah, the Israeli army said. Israeli army spokesman Jonathan Conricus said the attacker was aged 17 and from the Palestinian village of Kobar in the Ramallah area. According to emergency services, two of the injured Israelis were evacuated to Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem.
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| Inflation-hit Venezuela unveils new money with 5 fewer zeros Posted: 25 Jul 2018 06:41 PM PDT  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicola Maduro unveiled plans Wednesday for combatting runaway inflation in Venezuela — by printing new paper money with five fewer zeros.
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| Slaying at scenic mountain inn rattles seasonal workers Posted: 26 Jul 2018 02:55 PM PDT  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A woman working a summer job at a North Carolina mountain lodge was out hiking when, authorities say, a co-worker attacked her and left her lifeless body steps from a famed scenic highway.
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