| Kamala Harris attracts crowds in Iowa, but leaves questions about what she believes Posted: 24 Feb 2019 06:11 AM PST  Sen. Kamala Harris of California is attracting big crowds as she campaigns for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
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| Pence in Colombia announces new sanctions on Maduro Posted: 25 Feb 2019 02:36 PM PST  BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The Trump administration announced new sanctions Monday on allies of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro as it struggles to find new ways to boost his opponent after an effort to deliver humanitarian aid to the economically devastated nation faltered amid strong resistance from security forces loyal to the socialist leader.
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| Every Angle of the 2019 Nissan Leaf Plus Posted: 25 Feb 2019 04:00 AM PST |
| Trump-Kim summit: What can we expect from second meeting? Posted: 25 Feb 2019 09:00 AM PST  Kim Jong-un has set off from Pyongyang for his second meeting with Donald Trump on a rail journey which will take over 60 hours to Vietnam's Dong Dang station before a road move of another three hours to Hanoi. It is unclear why the North Korean leader did not take a flight of three and half hours instead of the train, which is particularly slow because it is heavily armoured. Kim had to borrow a plane from the Chinese government to meet Trump at their first summit last year in Singapore.
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| United Airlines: Three new routes for fast-growing Denver hub Posted: 24 Feb 2019 09:00 PM PST ![United Airlines: Three new routes for fast-growing Denver hub]( "United Airlines: Three new routes for fast-growing Denver hub") United Airlines will add three new domestic routes at its Denver hub, all of which will go head-to-head against budget rival Frontier Airlines.
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| Robert Kraft prostitution scandal exposes depth of modern slavery, sex trafficking industry Posted: 25 Feb 2019 10:00 AM PST  Sex trafficking won't stop until the costs are high enough to make rich, powerful men feel that buying Chinese girls from a local spa isn't worth it.
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| May Delays Brexit Vote to Buy Time as Ministers Threaten Revolt Posted: 24 Feb 2019 09:31 AM PST  Theresa May pushed back the deadline for Parliament to vote on her Brexit deal, in a gamble she hopes will buy more time for negotiations but which risks inflaming the revolt against her. The British prime minister confirmed she won't bring a new divorce deal back to the House of Commons for a final vote this week. Instead, she's asking already skeptical members of Parliament to give her more time to renegotiate, promising they will get a vote by March 12.
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| 5 Tax Tips Investors Can Use Now Posted: 25 Feb 2019 08:16 AM PST ![5 Tax Tips Investors Can Use Now]( "5 Tax Tips Investors Can Use Now") Investors still have ways to save at tax time. In addition, investors can use tax season as an opportunity to address charitable giving and estate planning. As deadlines approach for 2018 contributions to qualified vehicles, such as individual retirement accounts, investors should take some time now to review whether or not they are eligible to contribute before April 15.
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| The Long Flight Home of Hoover Jones Posted: 25 Feb 2019 02:00 AM PST  Science and diplomacy led the remains of Private Hoover Jones to be returned to his family, decades after his death in the Korean War.
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| It's not just the Florida spa investigation allegedly tied to Robert Kraft. Sex trafficking is rampant across US Posted: 25 Feb 2019 04:00 PM PST  Sex trafficking accounted for 6,081 of over 8,500 reported cases of human trafficking in 2017, according to the National Human Trafficking Hotline.
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| U.S. returns to Bitfinex exchange fraction of bitcoin stolen in 2016 heist Posted: 25 Feb 2019 01:39 AM PST  The U.S. government has recovered stolen bitcoin worth around $110,000 and returned it to cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, the company said on Monday, a fraction of the total stolen but a rare example of law enforcement successfully recovering stolen cryptocurrency. U.S. federal law enforcement agencies have returned 27.7 bitcoin stolen in August 2016, Bitfinex said in a statement.
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| British Steel May Face $130 Million Hit From Brexit Carbon Hitch Posted: 24 Feb 2019 06:39 AM PST ![British Steel May Face $130 Million Hit From Brexit Carbon Hitch]( "British Steel May Face $130 Million Hit From Brexit Carbon Hitch") The costs relate to the private equity-owned steelmaker's carbon pollution bill for 2018, which is due by March 15, according to the people, who declined to be identified discussing a commercially sensitive matter. British Steel is the most prominent name on an official analysis detailing U.K. companies affected by a European Union decision to freeze the allocation of free carbon permits that can be used to comply with the rules. The steelmaker's financial headache highlights the difficulties that Brexit uncertainty is causing British industry.
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| Unvaccinated French boy reintroduces measles to Costa Rica Posted: 25 Feb 2019 06:21 AM PST  An unvaccinated French boy is suspected of reintroducing measles to Costa Rica after the Central American country had been free of the disease for five years. The five-year-old boy, who was on holiday with his parents, had never had a measles jab and the arrival of the highly contagious disease has sparked concern about the anti-vaccine movement. It is not clear why the child was not vaccinated. The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned last month that "vaccine hesitancy" was among the 10 most serious threats to human health. "Some countries that were close to eliminating measles have seen a resurgence," the WHO warned. Agnès Buzyn, the French health minister, last year made vaccinations against measles and 11 other diseases compulsory for children. Ms Buzyn has made extending vaccination coverage one of her top priorities. Computer illustration of the measles virus Credit: Kateryna Kon Measles caused 110,000 deaths worldwide in 2017, the WHO said, despite the widespread availability of a vaccine. The majority of those who died were children under five. The Costa Rica Star reported that neither the boy nor his mother, 30, had been vaccinated. The father, 35, is reportedly not up to date with his vaccinations. The newspaper said the parents told a doctor in Costa Rica that other children at the boy's school in France had contracted measles. A spokeswoman for the French health ministry confirmed that a French five-year-old boy in Costa Rica was suffering from measles. She said the measles vaccination had only been compulsory in France for children born on or after 1 January 2018, and the boy affected was therefore not covered by the requirement introduced by the current government Costa Rican authorities said they had informed their French counterparts so that they can track whether others in France have been infected. Costa Rica has not had a domestic measles case since 2006. The last recorded case brought in from another country was in 2014. The boy is being treated and both he and his parents will be held in quarantine for at least seven days at the Monseñor Sanabria Hospital in the port town of Puntarenas, near the Santa Teresa beach resort where they were staying. The family arrived in Costa Rica on 18 February. Andrew Wakefield was struck off in 2010 Credit: Jane Mingay The Costa Rican health authorities are trying to establish who may have come into contact with the boy at the resort, on his flight, or at a hotel in the capital, San José, where the family spent one night. The Costa Rican health ministry said 26 people known to have had contact with family have now been vaccinated. In a statement, the ministry said: "Our country enjoys very good vaccination coverage in general. However, in order to avoid particular cases and their possible complications, it is important that those in charge of minors ensure that children have the complete vaccination scheme." In Britain, a paper published by a doctor in 1998 linking autism with the MMR vaccine (measles, mumps and rubella) raised anxiety about the jab. The doctor, Andrew Wakefield, was struck off the UK medical register in 2010 for dishonesty and failing to act in the best interests of child patients.
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| Democrats ready to fight to make Mueller report public Posted: 24 Feb 2019 11:11 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — A top House Democrat has threatened to call special counsel Robert Mueller to Capitol Hill, subpoena documents and sue the Trump administration if the full report on Mueller's Russia investigation is not made public.
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| See Inside the Tupelo Automobile Museum Collection Posted: 25 Feb 2019 11:05 AM PST |
| Venezuela: at least four dead and hundreds injured in border standoff Posted: 23 Feb 2019 07:50 PM PST  At least four people have been killed and hundreds injured in a wave of violence that convulsed Venezuela's border regions on Saturday, as opposition activists tried to defy a government ban to bring food and medical supplies into the country. After the failed attempt to breach government blockades, opposition leader Juan Guaidó declared the fight would continue, and said "we must keep all our options open for the liberation of our homeland". Florida senator Marco Rubio responded to Guaidó's comments, saying he had spoken to regional leaders.
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| N. Korea state media slams US critics of Trump-Kim summit Posted: 24 Feb 2019 03:05 AM PST  Pyongyang's state media on Sunday slammed US critics of the planned meeting between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un a day after the North Korean leader boarded an armoured train en route to the summit venue in Vietnam. The two leaders are due to meet next week in Hanoi after their groundbreaking first summit in Singapore last June, which produced a vague statement on the "denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula".
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| The Latest: Vatican City to get a child protection policy Posted: 24 Feb 2019 05:00 AM PST  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Latest on Pope Francis' summit at the Vatican on preventing clergy sex abuse (all times local):
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| I-95 crash leaves Millville teen dead, 4 others injured in Philadelphia Posted: 24 Feb 2019 04:12 PM PST  A South Jersey teen has died after a multi-vehicle accident on I-95 in Philadelphia.
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| Weak investment climate main 5G risk, not security fears: Ericsson Posted: 25 Feb 2019 04:59 AM PST  Europe risks falling behind other regions in rolling out 5G mobile services because of onerous regulation and weak investment rather than any security concerns about Chinese equipment, Ericsson CEO Borje Ekholm said on Monday. High spectrum fees, regulatory uncertainty and a lack of investment were more pressing concerns, Ekholm said, alluding to calls by the United States to ban Chinese network vendors on national security grounds. "The debate here often becomes: it's the lack of technology for operators, that's what slowed down Europe.
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| Weekend beauty highlights from Milan Fashion Week Posted: 25 Feb 2019 02:02 AM PST  Milan Fashion Week put a sophisticated spin on catwalk beauty over the weekend, mixing quirky details with tried-and-tested classics for Fall/Winter 2019. At Giorgio Armani the hair was twisted and pinned in rope-like coils to the head, for a child-like, textured look that was exacerbated by spiky, doll-like lashes and rosy pink lips. At Missoni a peach-hued blusher was dabbed high on the cheekbones for a flushed look that was teamed with a nude, glossy lip and -- in supermodel Bella Hadid's case -- shiny, tidy bangs.
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| Unvaccinated French boy brings measles to Costa Rica for the first time in five years Posted: 24 Feb 2019 03:07 PM PST  A French boy on vacation is suspected of bringing measles to Costa Rica, which last saw a case of measles in 2014.
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| Japan's Okinawa votes against controversial US base move Posted: 24 Feb 2019 08:46 AM PST  Voters on the Japanese island of Okinawa have rejected the relocation of a controversial US military base, according to official results from a non-binding referendum Sunday. Some 72 percent voted against the move with 19 percent in favour from a 52 percent turnout, the local government said. Opponents of the relocation -- some 434,000 -- had turned out in sufficient numbers to meet the threshold required for Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki to "respect" the result of the symbolic referendum, it said.
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| U.S. to announce 'concrete steps' for Venezuela crisis on Monday: official Posted: 24 Feb 2019 12:31 PM PST ![U.S. to announce 'concrete steps' for Venezuela crisis on Monday: official]( "U.S. to announce 'concrete steps' for Venezuela crisis on Monday: official") The official declined to comment on what the new measures would entail ahead of Pence's speech, to be delivered to a summit of the Lima Group around 10:30 a.m. EST (1530 GMT) after he meets with Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido. The meeting come after convoys of U.S. aid were blocked at the Venezuelan border by forces and gangs loyal to President Nicolas Maduro. The United States and most other Western nations no longer recognize Maduro as the country's leader.
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| Pope's sex abuse summit: What it did and didn't do Posted: 25 Feb 2019 02:50 AM PST  Pope Francis' summit on preventing sexual abuse was never going to meet the expectations placed on it by victims groups, the media and ordinary Catholics outraged over a scandal that has harmed so many and compromised the church's moral authority so much. In his final speech to the summit Sunday, Pope Francis even fell back on the hierarchy's frequent complaint of unfair press coverage.
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| Cargo jet with three on board crashes near Houston airport Posted: 23 Feb 2019 07:36 PM PST  A Boeing 767 cargo jetliner with three people on board crashed into a bay near Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Saturday, police and officials say. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
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| Taxes 2019: When to file and what big changes to expect Posted: 25 Feb 2019 02:53 PM PST ![Taxes 2019: When to file and what big changes to expect]( "Taxes 2019: When to file and what big changes to expect") Tax filers need to realize, though, that it won't be business as usual when it comes to filing their 2018 tax returns.
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| Buffett says wealthy Americans are 'definitely undertaxed' Posted: 25 Feb 2019 06:23 AM PST  Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said on Monday that the wealthy, including himself, are not paying enough taxes.
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| Indian police detain hundreds in Kashmir sweeps Posted: 24 Feb 2019 06:19 AM PST  Indian authorities have detained hundreds of separatist leaders and Muslim activists in an escalating crackdown in disputed Kashmir with the region remaining on high alert following a suicide bomb attack. Police said about 400 arrests had been made over the weekend in late-night raids aimed at weakening support for groups resisting Indian rule in the Himalayan territory also claimed in full by Pakistan. The sweeps follow the February 14 attack on an Indian convoy in Pulwama district which killed 40 soldiers and was claimed by Pakistan-based Islamist group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).
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| General Electric continues to shrink, selling off its biopharma business Danaher Corp. Posted: 25 Feb 2019 05:39 AM PST ![General Electric continues to shrink, selling off its biopharma business Danaher Corp.]( "General Electric continues to shrink, selling off its biopharma business Danaher Corp.") General Electric is selling its biopharma business Danaher Corp. in a $21.4 billion deal that furthers goal of shrinking to bolster its bottom line.
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| Photos of the New Peugeot 208 Posted: 25 Feb 2019 03:15 PM PST |
| Trump Vents Frustration With Trade Czar as China Talks Continue Posted: 24 Feb 2019 07:31 AM PST  The exasperation between the two erupted into the open during an unusual public exchange in front of China's top negotiator, assembled U.S. officials and journalists on Friday, during which Trump took issue with Lighthizer's explanation that any deal would take the form of a memorandum of understanding. "I don't like MOUs because they don't mean anything,'' the president said, before shooting down Lighthizer when the career lawyer described such documents as legally binding. After Friday's exchange, said two people familiar with the events, the president complained that Lighthizer had embarrassed him by publicly correcting him in front of the Chinese delegation and the press.
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| Pope vows 'all-out battle' saying child sex abuse like 'human sacrifice' Posted: 24 Feb 2019 07:12 AM PST  Pope Francis on Sunday vowed to tackle every single case of sexual abuse by priests in the Roman Catholic Church, comparing paedophilia to "human sacrifice" in a speech that left victims cold. "If in the Church there should emerge even a single case of abuse – which already in itself represents an atrocity – that case will be faced with the utmost seriousness", Francis promised.
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| This Twitter thread of dads texting the bare minimum will make you say 'OK' Posted: 25 Feb 2019 08:06 AM PST  Dads are not known for being prolific texters. While there are exceptions to the rule, we suspect that all dads have, at some point, received secret instructions to only respond with "OK."Now, this phenomenon has been immortalized in an extremely good Twitter thread. It was started by user @zenuhhh, who tweeted her text history with her dad on Saturday.> deep convos with ur dad >>>> pic.twitter.com/6OBpBvMCaX> > -- zena (@zenuhhh) February 24, 2019SEE ALSO: This Twitter thread of people who forgot words will make your dayLook familiar? It did to a lot of other people, too. The thread quickly filled up with people whose dads cannot seem to text in complete sentences. They would rather talk on the phone, OK? What is it with kids and all this texting?> relatable?? pic.twitter.com/HoFf7WVZzd> > -- (@BenitaHasani) February 25, 2019> The only reason I would talk to my dad was when he was picking me up from school lmaoooo pic.twitter.com/sl36vmnM6W> > -- FROG LESBIANS UNITE!!! ✊ (@CrabnotLobster) February 24, 2019> I felt this tweet in my core pic.twitter.com/thrKqJwMw7> > -- roma (@deyumafrica) February 24, 2019> Relate to this so hard pic.twitter.com/aXw5jDzrok> > -- Silaan (@SilanCicek3) February 25, 2019> pic.twitter.com/EzV2rVmyeQ> > -- JewishMamba (@GoniHarNov) February 24, 2019We encourage you to send this thread to your dad and see what he says. It will probably be "OK." WATCH: Ariana Grande's tattoo flub continues to get roasted
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| Tornado tears through Columbus, Mississippi, leads to first tornado death of 2019 Posted: 24 Feb 2019 02:13 PM PST  Stunned residents of Columbus, Mississippi, were picking up the pieces Sunday after a violent tornado ripped through town, leaving one person dead.
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| Roche 'steps up' for gene therapy with $4.3 billion Spark bet Posted: 25 Feb 2019 04:21 AM PST  Roche will pay $114.50 per share for Spark, more than twice the U.S. company's closing price on Feb. 22, for a portfolio that includes a blindness treatment that has U.S. and European approval and other projects for hemophilia and neurodegenerative disorders like Huntington's disease. Basel-based Roche is buying Spark as rivals, including Novartis, also move aggressively into gene therapy, where treatments for rare, inherited diseases command some of the highest prices in medicine. Spark's blindness therapy Luxturna is priced at $850,000 per patient.
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| Gaza protesters call on Palestinian leader to quit Posted: 24 Feb 2019 07:21 AM PST  Thousands of protesters in the Gaza Strip Sunday called on Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to resign after attempts to pressure his rival Hamas with financial cuts in the impoverished enclave. "Leave!" yelled crowds made up mainly of supporters of Hamas and Mohammed Dahlan, an Abbas rival expelled from the president's Fatah party and who now lives in exile.
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| Tesla stock falls after Consumer Reports drops Model 3 recommendation Posted: 24 Feb 2019 05:59 PM PST ![Tesla stock falls after Consumer Reports drops Model 3 recommendation]( "Tesla stock falls after Consumer Reports drops Model 3 recommendation") Consumer Reports announced Thursday that it is no longer recommending the Tesla Model 3 all-electric sedan. Tesla's stock slid afterwards.
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| British PM May signals she is ready to fight on Posted: 24 Feb 2019 02:20 PM PST  May told her governing Conservatives in December last year she would not lead the party into the next election, part of a message to ease concerns among her lawmakers before they mounted, and then lost, a no confidence vote against her. "I was very clear in December with the Conservative Party as far as I am concerned ... my job is not only about delivering Brexit, actually there's a domestic agenda that I am delivering on," she told reporters before arriving in Egypt for a summit.
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