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House Republicans Gear Up For Failure On Immigration

WASHINGTON ― Despite President Donald Trump's stated ― albeit, at times,

Migrant Children Report Physical, Verbal Abuse In At Least 3 Federal Detention Centers

Migrant children as young as 11 years old have reported suffering physical and

Tom Arnold says Michael Cohen is cooperating “100%” with prosecutors

Lawrence gets Tom Arnold to answer questions about Michael Cohen- and Tom Arnold says Michael Cohen will tell the truth about Donald Trump.

No Narcotics In Anthony Bourdain's System When He Died: Report

Anthony Bourdain had no narcotics in his system when he killed himself this

Portion of Kentucky bourbon warehouse collapses

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Thousands of bourbon barrels were piled in a massive heap Friday after a large section of a whiskey storage warehouse collapsed at a distillery in the heart of Kentucky bourbon country.

Saudi women prepare to get behind the wheel as driving ban comes to an end

The country announced an end to the ban on women drivers last fall, opening women-only driving schools. As of this weekend, women there will be able to drive on real roads.

Fox News Pundit Charles Krauthammer Dead At 68

Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Charles Krauthammer has died, The Washington

SEC judge appointments unconstitutional, U.S. high court says

By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court gave presidents more control over key jobs in federal agencies on Thursday, ruling that the way the Securities and Exchange Commission selected in-house judges who enforce investor protection laws violated the U.S. Constitution. The justices agreed with President Donald Trump's administration that the SEC, in having low-level staff install administrative law judges, infringed upon powers given to the president in the U.S. Constitution's "appointments clause" regarding the filling of certain federal posts. The ruling could reverberate through the federal government, which has nearly 2,000 administrative law judges who decide matters as varied as unfair trade practices, veterans benefits and patent infringement.

Five charity workers gang-raped in India

Five women working for a charity in remote eastern India were abducted and gang-raped at gunpoint, police said Friday, in the latest horrific sex assault in the country. The women said in their complaint they were performing a play to raise awareness about human trafficking in the largely tribal Khunti district of Jharkhand state on Tuesday when they were abducted. The women worked for the non-governmental organisation Asha Kiran which is supported by a local Christian missionary group, police officer Rajesh Prasad said.

President Trump's empathy-free week

This week in Trump’s America, the White House struggled to answer a simple question: Don't you have any empathy?

Democrats look to gain in Southern California as outrage mounts over family separations

Democrats are already plotting about how to motivate and mobilize the 66 percent of voters who oppose Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy.

Antwon Rose Police Shooting Sparks Second Night Of Pittsburgh Protests

Hundreds of protesters enraged over an East Pittsburgh police officer's fatal

Five Charity Workers Were Kidnapped and Gang-Raped in East India

Five women were kidnapped and gang-raped at gunpoint while doing charity work in a remote part of India.

Grandmother of migrant child heard on audio speaks out

Ana Enriques claims to be the grandmother of the six-year-old girl heard pleading to be reunited with her aunt on audio obtained by Pro Publica. The girl and her mother were leaving El Salvador to escape gang violence.

The Trauma Of Family Separation Will Haunt Children For Decades

On Wednesday, the Trump administration, under swelling public pressure,

Twitter Users Came Up With Some New And Improved Jackets For Melania

Well, this was inevitable.

UN, Russia call on US to rethink Human Rights Council move

MOSCOW (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the United States on Thursday to rethink its decision to pull out of the world's top human rights body, calling it a "key tool" in efforts to combat abuse.

Order on family separation offers no relief for thousands already being held 

Despite a federal policy change that will affect the detention of new families caught illegally entering the country, children who’ve already been separated from their parents will remain so.

S. Sudan says its 'had enough' of rebel leader as talks falter

South Sudan's government declared Friday it has "had enough" of opposition leader Riek Machar, dealing a blow to the latest effort to end more than four years of bloody civil war. Hopes of a breakthrough rose this week after Ethiopia brokered the first face-to-face meeting in nearly two years between Machar and his arch-rival President Salva Kiir. Regional heads of state also flew to Addis Ababa to apply pressure.

Retired U.S. Cardinal Disciplined In Former Altar Boy's Abuse

A retired Roman Catholic cardinal has been removed from public ministry and

Chevrolet unveils all-new Blazer SUV

Chevrolet has just unveiled a stunning new SUV called the Blazer. The Blazer looks a little like a cross between a Mazda CX-5 and a Lexus RX. As well as being an absolutely outstanding design, the all-new Chevy Blazer will offer levels of customization normally reserved for small models aimed at a largely youthful demographic.

Disturbing Video Shows California Police Officer Dragging Woman Out of Car

The woman, Samantha Luna, claims she did nothing to elicit such a reaction from the police officer.

ABC Pulls 'The Proposal' Episode After Woman Says Contestant Was Involved In Sexual Assault

ABC has only aired one episode of the new reality series "The Proposal" ―

U.S. centers force migrant children to take drugs: lawsuit

(Reuters) - Immigrant children are being routinely and forcibly given a range of psychotropic drugs at U.S. government-funded youth shelters to manage their trauma after being detained and in some cases separated from parents, according to a lawsuit. Children held at facilities such as the Shiloh Treatment Center in Texas are almost certain to be administered the drugs, irrespective of their condition, and without their parents' consent, according to the lawsuit filed by the Los Angeles-based Center for Human Rights & Constitutional Law. The Shiloh center, which specializes in services for children and youths with behavioral and emotional problems, did not respond immediately to a request for comment.

Protesters Outside Kirstjen Nielsen’s House Play Audio Of Detained Migrant Children

ALEXANDRIA, Va. ― Protesters gathered outside Homeland Security Secretary

Melania Trump Wore a Jacket That Said 'I Really Don't Care' on It Ahead of Visit to Child Detention Center

First Lady Melania Trump wore a jacket that read, “I really don’t care. Do U?” ahead of her unannounced visit to a child detention center in Texas, drawing criticism from those who saw the wardrobe choice as insensitive.

National Enquirer Consulted Cohen, Trump on 2016 Stories: WaPo

Rachel Maddow shares reporting from the Washington Post that the National Enquirer sent stories about Donald Trump to Michael Cohen for approval before publishing and took suggestions for stories about Hillary Clinton from Trump.

US moves 100 coffins to inter-Korean border for war remains

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.S. military said it moved 100 wooden coffins to the inter-Korean border on Saturday to prepare for North Korea's returning of the remains of American soldiers who have been missing since the 1950-53 Korean War.

Senior Netflix executive axed over use of the N-word

Netflix sacked its chief spokesman Jonathan Friedland, he revealed on Friday, after he used the N-word twice in the space of a few days during meetings with staff. The head of communications announced his departure after being upbraided for a second time for using the racial slur, which is controversial for its ubiquity in hip-hop culture and completely taboo in almost every other context. Former journalist Friedland -- not to be confused with Jonathan Freedland, a prominent columnist at the London-based Guardian newspaper -- had served in communications roles for Disney.

Appeals court grants new sentencing hearings for DC sniper

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A sniper serving life in prison for terrorizing the Washington, D.C., region as a teenager must get new sentencing hearings in Virginia, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.

In 2015, a Russian-Built Submarine Might Have 'Sunk' a Navy Nuclear Sub

The Virginia-class is orders of magnitude quieter and offers far better sensors and carries more weapons. The newer vessels are far more effective against threats like the Kilo than their Los Angeles-class predecessors. Buying as many Virginias as possible becomes especially important as more and more potential adversaries procure advanced diesel-electric boats like the Kilo or the even more capable Russian-built Amur.

Johnny Depp Reveals He Acts With An Earpiece And Other Bizarre Secrets

If Johnny Depp was ever concerned his new Rolling Stone profile might make him

House Passes Symbolic Food Stamp Cuts

WASHINGTON ― More poor people would have to get jobs in order to keep food

Ericsson needs industries to embrace 5G to underpin its recovery

STOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) - Ericsson needs a range of industries to embrace 5G network services if the equipment maker is to get a long-term boost that would allow it to progress from cost-cutting to expansion. For now, the Swedish company is focusing on a cost-savings plan running until 2020 to shore up profitability, hoping that growth will then return as the pace of 5G network upgrades picks up early in the following decade. Having struggled with flagging revenue since 4G sales peaked in the middle of the decade, Ericsson is pinning its hopes for revived growth on the emergence of new mobile businesses in 10 broad sectors such as manufacturing, energy and public safety.

How to Make Grilled General Tso's Chicken

This fun twist on barbecue chicken borrows flavors from a Chinese takeout favorite. We grill the chicken without any of the glazy sauce brushed on because you would lose all subtlety in the sauce if it were to char on the grill.

Democrat Ted Lieu Plays Audio Of Migrant Kids Crying On House Floor

On the House floor Friday, Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) played the infamous audio

China's Xi denounces 'protectionism, isolationism and populism'

Chinese President Xi Jinping Thursday lambasted "protectionism, isolationism and populism" and again vowed to open up Asia's largest economy, as Beijing faces an escalating trade dispute with the United States. Xi told a gathering of foreign business executives that after "signs of stability and improvement in the world economy" last year, "we must also stay vigilant because ... we have seen a surge of trade protectionism, isolationism and populism".

911 Call: Mom said ex-boyfriend had gun, 4 kids with him

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman who escaped her apartment after her ex-husband started beating her told a 911 dispatcher she didn't want to leave her four children alone with him too long "because he might do something."

Mystery extinct ape discovered in ancient Chinese imperial tomb 

An entirely new species of ape has been discovered buried in an ancient tomb in central China. The remains of the now-extinct gibbon, which researchers have named Junzi imperialis, were found in a burial chamber in Shaanxi Province that dates back around 2,300 years. Researchers believe it may be the first ape species to have perished as a direct result of human activities such as hunting. “All of the world’s apes - chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and gibbons - are threatened with extinction today due to human activities, but no ape species were thought to have become extinct as a result of historic hunting or habitat loss,” note scientists at the Zoological Society of London, who led the research. “However, the discovery of the recently extinct Junzi changes this, and highlights the vulnerability of gibbons in particular.” The skull of the extinct Junzi gibbon Credit: ZSL The Junzi are believed to have completely died out less than 300 years ago and could be one of a number of now-extinct gibbon species that once inhabited central China. Lead author Dr Samuel Turvey said the discovery suggests we are currently “underestimating the impact of humans on primate diversity”. “These findings reveal the importance of using historical archives such as the archaeological record to inform our understanding of conservation and stress the need for greater international collaboration to protect surviving populations of gibbons in the wild,” he added. A cranial reconstruction of the Junzi gibbon  Credit: ZSL The partial cranium and lower jawbone of the ape were found in the burial chamber believed to belong to Lady Xia, the grandmother of China’s first emperor, Qin Shihuang, who ordered the building of the Great Wall of China and the Terracotta Army sculptures. First excavated in 2004, the tomb contained 12 burial pits that contained animal remains, including leopards, lynx and black bears. Archaeologist Hu Songmei, of the Shaanxi institute, told Science that imperial Chinese burial chambers were commonly arranged in this manner so that the departed could “continue to enjoy the life they knew” in the afterlife. The Junzi gibbon was discovered in an ancient Chinese imperial tomb Credit:  ZSL Gibbons were also regarded as high-status pets and considered to be wise and noble animals during the period of Emperor Qin’s rule up until 210 BC. Today, gibbons are the most endangered of all the ape species due to a loss of their forest habitat, the illegal wildlife trade, the use of their body parts in Chinese medicines and poaching, according to the WWF. The world's most endangered species The Hainan gibbon, found on Hainan Island in southern China, is considered to be the world's rarest mammal, with only 26 still in existence. The full research has been published in the peer-reviewed journal Science. 

We Can Already See The Damage From The Masterpiece Cakeshop Ruling

In recent weeks, a lesbian couple in New York City reported that they were

'Star Wars' Director Cheers Fan Campaign To Remake His 'Last Jedi' Film

There is a sour group of "Star Wars" fans who really want us to forget about

Italy to pick up migrants, impound German charity ship

By Steve Scherer and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Italy appeared to relent on Thursday after at first refusing to accept 226 migrants on board a German charity rescue ship, saying later in the day it would take them in but would impound the vessel. Anti-immigrant interior minister Matteo Salvini initially said the Dutch-flagged ship Lifeline should take the people it plucked from the Mediterranean to the Netherlands and not Italy. "We will assume the humanitarian generosity and responsibility to save these people and take them onto Italian coastguard ships," Toninelli said in a video posted on Facebook.

Mother of 'Little Jacob' Dumped His Body at the Beach Because He 'Liked The Water': Affidavit

The 4-year-old boy's mother and her girlfriend have been charged in connection with his murder.

Crying Migrant Girl In Heartbreaking Photo Wasn't Separated From Her Mother

A photo of a sobbing 2-year-old Honduran immigrant girl that shocked the world

EU slaps retaliatory tariffs on US goods

The European Union has slapped tariffs on some $3.2bn(£2.4bn) worth of US goods, in retaliation for tariffs the Trump administration imposed on imported steel and aluminium earlier this month. The EU announced a 25 per cent tariff on American products such as whiskey, tobacco, Harley Davidson motorcycles and peanut butter on Friday. The tariffs come weeks after the Trump administration implemented a 25 per cent tariff on steel and 10 per cent tariff on aluminium, affecting trade partners like Canada, Mexico, and the EU.

The Latest: Pope stumbles after Mass, but aides prevent fall

GENEVA (AP) — The Latest on the pope's visit to Geneva (all times local):