| A 70-year-old man was hospitalized with COVID-19 for 62 days. Then he received a $1.1 million hospital bill, including over $80,000 for using a ventilator. Posted: 13 Jun 2020 10:01 AM PDT  Michael Flor was billed $9,736 each day he stayed in the ICU, and $2,835 per day for use of a ventilator, the Seattle Times reported.
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| Airman may face death penalty in California cop killing Posted: 12 Jun 2020 05:46 PM PDT  The sheriff's deputy reached a house at the end of the narrow Northern California dirt road and decided getting help from more deputies would be a good idea. The van's driver, officials say, was U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Steven Carrillo, who lay in wait for more law enforcement to arrive before ambushing them from the steep hillside above in a barrage of gunfire and explosives. Carrillo, 32, was charged with 19 offenses, including murder and attempted murder of peace officers, and was calm and unflinching Friday during his first appearance in Santa Cruz Superior Court.
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| Arms seized by U.S., missiles used to attack Saudi Arabia 'of Iranian origin': U.N. Posted: 11 Jun 2020 07:17 PM PDT  Cruise missiles used in several attacks on oil facilities and an international airport in Saudi Arabia last year were of "Iranian origin," U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council in a report seen by Reuters on Thursday. Guterres also said several items in U.S. seizures of weapons and related materiel in November 2019 and February 2020 were "of Iranian origin."
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| Brazil overtakes UK to have second highest Covid-19 death toll in the world Posted: 13 Jun 2020 02:50 AM PDT  Brazil on Friday overtook the UK to claim the second-highest coronavirus death toll in the world, behind the United States. The country's health ministry recorded 909 deaths in the past 24 hours, putting the total at 41,828, ahead of the UK's 41,481. Unlike the UK, Latin America's biggest economy remains far off flattening its coronavirus infection curve, with experts warning a peak of daily deaths may not arrive until August. Observers believe the actual number of cases in Brazil could be far higher than the confirmed figure of 828,810. Gravediggers are working 12-hour shifts in a race to keep up with the toll, while images showing lines upon lines of empty graves waiting to be filled have shocked the world.
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| Head of Naval Aviation Schools Command, Another Navy Pilot Killed in Plane Crash Posted: 12 Jun 2020 02:47 PM PDT  Two naval aviators were killed when their civilian single-engine aircraft crashed in Alabama.
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| Hong Kong: City of two masks faces a new crisis Posted: 12 Jun 2020 09:42 PM PDT  A year after the protests began, amid a pandemic, Hong Kong faces another existential crisis. Will it survive?
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| The Biggest Threat To Russia's Borei-Class Submarine Comes From Within The Russian Navy Posted: 12 Jun 2020 06:00 PM PDT  On the surface, Borei vessels appear remarkably cost-effective.
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| Egypt accuses Ethiopia of holding it "hostage" in Nile dam talks Posted: 13 Jun 2020 09:46 AM PDT  Egypt said Saturday that tripartite talks with Ethiopia and Sudan over a controversial mega-dam on the River Nile were deadlocked because of Addis Ababa's "intransigence". The Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam (GERD) has been a source of tension in the Nile River basin ever since Ethiopia broke ground on it nearly a decade ago.
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| Cuomo: ‘You don’t need to protest — you won’ Posted: 13 Jun 2020 09:37 AM PDT  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo addressed protesters during a briefing on Saturday and asked, "What do you want the police department to be in New York City?"
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| Lawyers arrested for throwing Molotov cocktails during George Floyd protests could face life in prison Posted: 13 Jun 2020 11:54 AM PDT  Two Brooklyn lawyers and a woman from upstate New York have been indicted for throwing Molotov cocktails at police during protests over the killing of George Floyd.The three face up to life in prison for a variety of federal charges, including the use of explosives, arson and civil disorder.
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| Australian prime minister apologizes for 'no slavery' claim Posted: 12 Jun 2020 07:27 AM PDT  Australia's prime minister apologized on Friday to critics who accuse him of denying the country's history of slavery, as a state government announced it will remove a former Belgian king's name from a mountain range as part of a global re-examination of racial injustice. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has defended the legacy of British explorer James Cook, who in 1770 charted the site of the first British penal colony in Australia, which became present-day Sydney. Morrison, who represents the Sydney electoral district of Cook in Parliament, described the British naval hero on Thursday as "very much ahead of his time," and urged people calling for the district to be renamed to "get a bit of a grip on this."
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| U.S.'s Pompeo to meet China's top diplomat in Hawaii seeking to ease tensions: media Posted: 12 Jun 2020 07:01 PM PDT  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Hawaii, trying to ease tensions between the world's two largest economies over various issues, according to media reports. Pompeo was planning the trip "quietly" and the arrangements were not yet finalized, Politico said. The U.S. State Department and the Chinese embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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| 'They are blatantly snubbing us': Protesters feel at risk as some NYPD officers don't follow guidelines to wear masks Posted: 12 Jun 2020 12:37 AM PDT  "We have no masks and you police officers have no masks on, and we do not want to get infected," Ibrahima Mbaye said.
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| Trump admin erases health care protections for LGBT people Posted: 13 Jun 2020 05:06 AM PDT  The administration's decision to not acknowledge gender identity or sexual orientation has made it easier for health care workers to discriminate against the LGBTQ community.
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| Fresh China cluster raises fears for pandemic control Posted: 13 Jun 2020 01:59 PM PDT  Lockdowns were imposed in parts of Beijing on Saturday to try to prevent the spread of a new coronavirus cluster, highlighting the challenges that lie ahead even for places where outbreaks are under control. There are fears of a resurgence in local transmissions in China, where the outbreak curve has been months ahead of the rest of the world, and comes as many European nations are further lifting lockdowns. The pandemic is still surging elsewhere, particularly in Latin America, with Brazil claiming the unenviable position of having the world's second-highest death toll, behind the United States.
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| Zoom discloses it took down US-based activists' accounts at China's behest, says it won't enforce similar censorship requests going forward Posted: 12 Jun 2020 03:42 AM PDT  Zoom said from now on it would "not allow requests from the Chinese government to impact anyone outside of mainland China."
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| Minneapolis police officers condemn former colleague Derek Chauvin charged with killing George Floyd in open letter Posted: 13 Jun 2020 05:22 AM PDT  More than a dozen members of the Minneapolis police department have condemned their former colleague Derek Chauvin in an open letter on the death of George Floyd.Fourteen officers signed the letter on Thursday which is addressed to "everyone -- but especially Minneapolis citizens", following the killing of Floyd on 25 May.
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| Kim Jong Un's sister threatens S. Korea with military action Posted: 13 Jun 2020 12:05 AM PDT  The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened military action against South Korea as she bashed Seoul on Saturday over declining bilateral relations and its inability to stop activists from floating anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border. Describing South Korea as an "enemy," Kim Yo Jong repeated an earlier threat she had made by saying Seoul will soon witness the collapse of a "useless" inter-Korean liaison office in the border town of Kaesong. Kim, who is first vice department director of the ruling Workers' Party's Central Committee, said she would leave it to North Korea's military leaders to carry out the next step of retaliation against the South.
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| The woman who said she was fired from the Florida Health Department for refusing to alter coronavirus statistics is now publishing data on her own Posted: 13 Jun 2020 01:09 PM PDT  Rebekah Jones was fired for "repeated course of insubordination" according to the state, though she said it was for refusing to alter COVID-19 data.
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| The U.S. Navy's Electromagnetic Railgun Will Fire Supersonic Ammo Posted: 11 Jun 2020 10:00 PM PDT  The next-generation hypervelocity projectile — a supersonic shell capable of striking targets up to 100 nautical miles away at speeds approaching Mach 6.
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| Fresh Lebanon protests over spiralling economic crisis Posted: 13 Jun 2020 08:37 AM PDT  Dozens of demonstrators angered by a deepening economic crisis rallied for a third consecutive day on Saturday after a night of violent riots sparked condemnation from the political elite. In the northern city of Tripoli, young men scuffled with security forces who fired rubber bullets to disperse crowds. The stand-off began after young men blocked a highway to prevent a number of trucks carrying produce destined for Syria from passing through, according to the official National News Agency.
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| Protester hit in face by police rubber bullet wants answers Posted: 12 Jun 2020 02:21 PM PDT  LaToya Ratlieff remembers the blood spilling from her head, covering her clothes, the car ride from a stranger to the hospital and the 20 stitches sewn into her head after being shot in the face by a police officer with a rubber bullet during a Fort Lauderdale protest. The 34-year-old was getting ready to leave on May 31 after several hours at a peaceful protest sparked by the death of George Floyd. Further away, she could hear a group of angry protesters becoming more agitated.
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| Black Lives Matter protests: Chicago police face being kicked out of their union if they kneel Posted: 12 Jun 2020 06:34 AM PDT  Chicago's new police union head has warned that officers who kneel in solidarity with Black Lives Matter protesters could be kicked out of the union.John Catanzara, who was appointed to lead the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police last month, labelled officers who kneeled alongside protesters as "ridiculous".
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| Voter registration is soaring, but impact on November is unclear Posted: 13 Jun 2020 06:38 AM PDT  One group, Voter Participation Center, is seeing a 250% increase in online voter registration applications.
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| Melania Trump used White House move to renegotiate prenup, book claims Posted: 12 Jun 2020 07:34 AM PDT  * First lady delayed moving from New York for five months * Melania reportedly said aim was 'taking care of Barron'Melania Trump delayed coming to the White House after her husband Donald Trump won the 2016 election because she was renegotiating her prenuptial agreement, a new book has claimed.The delay after Trump was inaugurated in early 2017 was officially explained as the first lady not wanting to interrupt the schooling of the couple's son, Barron, in New York. It triggered a wave of media speculation that the couple's marriage was strained and criticism of the high cost of providing security for Melania and Barron as they lived away from the White House.But a new book by the Washington Post reporter Mary Jordan, of which her newspaper obtained a pre-publication copy, claims another reason for the delay in Melania moving into the White House was a renegotiation of their pre-marital financial agreement."Jordan reveals … that the first lady was also using her delayed arrival to the White House as leverage for renegotiating her prenuptial agreement with President Trump," a news report in the Post said."The incoming first lady needed time to cool off, and to amend her financial arrangement with Trump – what Melania referred to as 'taking care of Barron'," the report added.The book, called The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump, is based on more than a hundred interviews with people who know Melania from every stage of her life, from her childhood in Slovenia to her time in the White House.The portrait that reportedly emerges from its 286 pages is very different from the idea of Melania as a reluctant first lady. Far from being shy and retiring, she emerges as a force in her own right, backing her husband politically and determined to secure a place for Barron in the family business."What emerges is a picture of personal ambition similar to Trump's," the Post wrote.
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| Fauci on George Floyd protests: 'I'm concerned' about the possible spread of the coronavirus Posted: 12 Jun 2020 08:52 AM PDT  Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, tells Yahoo News National Correspondent Alexander Nazaryan that he is concerned that the widespread George Floyd protests could lead to a rise in coronavirus cases. Fauci also explains the possible risks of reopening without the proper infrastructure in place.
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| Historical Fact: North Korea Once Captured an Entire U.S. Navy Ship Posted: 12 Jun 2020 08:30 PM PDT  The USS Pueblo remains the only commissioned U.S. ship currently being held captive.
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| Mississippi faces reckoning on Confederate emblem in flag Posted: 13 Jun 2020 07:00 AM PDT  The young activists who launched a protest movement after George Floyd's death are bringing fresh energy to a long-simmering debate about the Confederate battle emblem that white supremacists embedded within the Mississippi state flag more than 125 years ago. Anti-racism protests have toppled Confederate statues and monuments across the United States in recent days, and even NASCAR banned the display of the rebel flag. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves rejects the idea of a legislative vote on erasing the symbol.
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| Far-right demonstrators gather in London to 'protect' statues Posted: 13 Jun 2020 11:58 AM PDT  'Winston Churchill, he's one of our own,' chanted right-wing demonstrators near the former prime minister's statue, which was sprayed with graffiti by anti-racism protesters last weekend.
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| NYPD lieutenant apologizes to colleagues for kneeling during protest Posted: 12 Jun 2020 11:11 AM PDT  The lieutenant told his colleagues he had trouble sleeping after he "made a horrible decision to give into a crowd of protesters demands and kneeled alongside several other officers."
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| Sen. Tim Scott on President Trump's on West Point commencement speech Posted: 13 Jun 2020 08:42 AM PDT  South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, Republican member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, joins 'CAVUTO Live.'
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| The Squad in the spotlight: AOC, progressive peers face primary challenges of their own Posted: 12 Jun 2020 03:08 AM PDT  Now the democratic socialist from New York City, best known by her initials AOC, must survive her own challenge from within the party in a June 23 primary election. Two other members of "the Squad" – four women of color who, in their first terms, have become the face of the U.S. House of Representatives' liberal wing – also face primary challengers. Like Ocasio-Cortez, Michigan's Rashida Tlaib and Minnesota's Ilhan Omar face opponents who have accused them of prioritizing their celebrity over their constituents.
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| Pence says he was "encouraged" to stay at White House, not join Trump at church Posted: 12 Jun 2020 05:03 PM PDT  The vice president gave an interview to CBS News Radio in Pittsburgh Friday.
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| Uncertainty as Spain puts virus death toll 'on hold' Posted: 13 Jun 2020 09:31 AM PDT  For days now, Spain's daily coronavirus death toll has been on hold, generating widespread uncertainty about the real state of the epidemic that has claimed more than 27,000 lives. The health ministry's emergencies coordinator Fernando Simon, who for months has given a daily briefing on the pandemic's evolution, acknowledged the "astonishment" and "confusion" generated by the figures. On May 25, the ministry changed its method of collecting data on confirmed cases and fatalities, initially giving a daily death toll of between 50 and 100.
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| William Sessions, FBI head fired by President Clinton, dies Posted: 12 Jun 2020 07:54 PM PDT  William S. Sessions, a former federal judge appointed by President Ronald Reagan to head the FBI and fired years later by President Bill Clinton, died Friday at his San Antonio home. Sessions died of natural causes not related to the novel coronavirus, said his daughter, Sara Sessions Naughton. Sessions was a career Justice Department attorney and federal judge until Reagan appointed him FBI director in 1987.
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| Letters to the Editor: Try this: Don't call the police. Use respect to de-escalate dangerous situations Posted: 13 Jun 2020 03:00 AM PDT  Defund the police? A reader who runs a nonprofit serving ex-prisoners says she has had to contact police only once in 30 years.
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| The US is not done with the coronavirus pandemic, and a Harvard expert says we need to shift the blame game from reopening to fixing our testing and contact tracing system Posted: 13 Jun 2020 12:25 AM PDT  One expert said blame for spikes in US coronavirus cases should be placed on the delay in testing and tracing, rather than a "rushed reopening."
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| Minneapolis City Council resolves to replace police with community-led model Posted: 12 Jun 2020 11:55 AM PDT  The move comes days after a veto-proof majority of the council voted to disband the police department after the country erupted in protest over the killing of Floyd, a black man who died when a white police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes. "The murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, by Minneapolis police officers is a tragedy that shows that no amount of reforms will prevent lethal violence and abuse by some members of the Police Department against members of our community, especially Black people and people of color," five council members wrote in the resolution.
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