Headline News
Appeal rejected: Dozens of Russian athletes fail to join Olympics
CNN - 9 Feb 2018 05:10
An eleventh-hour attempt by dozens of Russian athletes to join the PyeongChang Winter Olympics has failed.
Ex-wife of embroiled White House aide Rob Porter: I told FBI he could be blackmailed
USA Today - 9 Feb 2018 04:00
In her first televised interview, one of Rob Porter's ex-wives said she told the FBI of his alleged abuse and that there was a possibility he could be blackmailed.
Trump to declassify Democratic rebuttal to controversial GOP memo
NY Daily News - 9 Feb 2018 03:56
"The White House understands that withholding the document is not the right response," the official said.
Bodies of 6 victims found on Toronto property connected to alleged serial killer
Fox News - 9 Feb 2018 04:15
The remains of at least six individuals were located on a Canadian property, reportedly connected to a man currently facing murder charges, authorities said Thursday.
Woman who streamed crash that killed sister gets prison time
NY Daily News - 9 Feb 2018 04:14
A Calif. woman convicted of driving drunk and killing her sister in a car crash she live streamed on social media was sentenced Thursday.
Chloe Kim has literally grown up with snowboarding
USA Today - 9 Feb 2018 16:43
Just 17, Kim has grown up in sport and has used nearly unparalleled amplitude and progressive tricks to become best women’s halfpipe rider in world
Thais arrest alleged Russian cybercrime market operator
Miami Herald - 9 Feb 2018 15:58
Police in Thailand announced Friday they have arrested a Russian national accused by U.S. authorities of running an online cybercrime marketplace where everything from stolen credit card information to hardware …
Rob Porter and the Team Trump men's club: Accused of mistreating women? You're hired.
USA Today - 9 Feb 2018 15:56Pressure Grows for U.S. Olympic Committee Chief to Step Down
The New York Times - 9 Feb 2018 04:56
Scott Blackmun, the chief executive, has been credited with stabilizing the U.S.O.C. but is facing a barrage of criticism over a sexual abuse scandal among gymnasts.
ICE grabs undocumented Ivory Coast man outside Bronx court
NY Daily News - 9 Feb 2018 04:06
Immigration agents grabbed an undocumented Ivory Coast man Thursday outside Bronx Criminal Court, sparking an impromptu protest.
'Hire the best and fire the worst': Trump proposes biggest civil service change in 40 years
USA Today - 9 Feb 2018 04:00Colombia and Brazil tighten Venezuela border control
Al Jazeera English - 9 Feb 2018 16:58
Countries announce stricter measures as they deal with a big influx of migrants from Venezuela.
Bermuda Wore Shorts to the Freezing Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony. The Internet Is Impressed.
Time - 9 Feb 2018 16:52
They were not the only islanders to be under-dressed
German arrested for applying to 3 foreign spy agencies
Miami Herald - 9 Feb 2018 16:46
German authorities say they have arrested a man who offered his services as an agent to three foreign intelligence services. Federal prosecutors said the 27-year-old German, identified only as Danny …
Shortest government shutdown ever ends
USA Today - 9 Feb 2018 16:46
The lapse in federal funding lasted less than 6 hours — with the government unfunded from 12:01 a.m. on Friday to about 5:30 a.m.
Calif. lawmaker and #MeToo advocate accused of sexual misconduct
NY Daily News - 9 Feb 2018 16:37
One of the staffers said he came forward because of her intense involvement in the anti-sexual harassment campaign.
Explosion at mosque in Libya's Benghazi kills 2, injures 75
Miami Herald - 9 Feb 2018 16:35
Libyan officials say twin bomb explosions at a mosque in the city of Benghazi have killed at least two people and wounded 75 others. Motaz Agouri, an official at Benghazi …
People trapped and suffering after four days of shelling by Syrian forces
CNN - 9 Feb 2018 16:01
Editor's Note: This story contains graphic images of injured children.
25 Ethiopian migrants missing off Yemen, forced into the sea
Miami Herald - 9 Feb 2018 15:59
Twenty-five Ethiopian migrants are missing off war-torn Yemen after being forced into the sea, the United Nations migration agency said Friday, highlighting the dangers of a well-traveled route from the …
President Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un show up at opening ceremony, sort of
USA Today - 9 Feb 2018 15:58
The lookalike leaders were escorted from the stadium, according to an NPR report.
Government shutdown ends with Trump signature on spending bill
USA Today - 9 Feb 2018 15:57Oily shirtless Tongan Olympian really came out oily and shirtless again
CNN - 9 Feb 2018 15:53
Pita Taufatofua, the Tongan athlete who became an instant Olympic icon when he emerged shiny and shirtless carrying his country's flag during the Olympic Opening Ceremonies in Rio two years ago, has done it again.