NewsThe DriveAt the Stroke of Midnight, this Man Leapt Aboard a Police CarA man in Wisconsin decided to quite literally jump into 2017 by launching himself on top of a police car right at midnight Sunday morning, and it was all captured on dashcam video. A Menasha Police Department patrol car was parked when the Kimberly, Wisconsin man—who police say was under the influence—jumped on the hood and damaged the car's windshield.
- WorldAssociated PressIS makes unusual claim of responsibility for Turkey attack
The Islamic State group on Monday made an unusual claim of responsibility for a major terrorist attack in Turkey, saying a "soldier of the caliphate" carried out the mass shooting at an Istanbul nightclub that killed 39 people as they welcomed the new year. The group said Christian revelers were targeted in response to Turkish military operations against IS in northern Syria, but most of the dead were foreign tourists from Muslim countries. The claim came after a recent IS propaganda video urged attacks on Turkey, which is home to an air base used in the U.S.-led effort against the group in Syria and Iraq.
- BusinessThe DriveThe Missouri Auto Dealers Association Hates You, Tesla & America
America is under attack, but it’s not the Russians we need to be worried about. The worst of the lot, those of Texas, Michigan and Virginia, are now joined by Missouri’s MADA, whose legal victory over Tesla may deprive them of the right to sell cars in that state. Competition is how the United States won the Cold War.
WorldAFPSnap! Selfie-seeking tourist bitten by Thai crocA French tourist was bitten by a crocodile inside a Thai national park as she tried to get close to the fearsome animal to take a selfie, an official said on Monday. The incident took place on Sunday afternoon in Khao Yai, a popular national park filled with dense jungle hiking trails and waterfalls three hours north of Bangkok.
- NewsInternational Business Times3 More Women Disappear Near Sherri Papini Crime Scene
As the authorities struggle to piece together the mystery surrounding the November kidnapping of Northern California mom Sherri Papini, three more women have gone missing from the same region, News Corp Australia reported Monday. Papini, 34, vanished Nov. 2 while jogging in Mountain Gate, Shasta County, and was reported missing by her husband, Keith. Weeks later on Thanksgiving morning, she was found beaten, bound and branded when a passing motorist noticed her near a highway in Yolo County, more than 120 miles from home.
WorldReutersHundreds of migrants try to storm border into Spain's enclave of CeutaAt least 800 sub-Saharan African migrants tried to cross into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco on Sunday by storming a border fence, though most were eventually turned back, the Spanish and Moroccan governments said. Dozens of migrants made it to the top of the six-metre barbed wire fence early on Sunday before being lifted down by cranes, footage from local TV station Faro TV showed. Spain said about 1,100 migrants attempted the crossing.
SportsAssociated Press3 released in Dakota Access pipeline stadium protestThree people who were arrested after Dakota Access pipeline protesters rappelled from the roof of the Minnesota Vikings' stadium to unfurl a banner were released from jail Monday with charges pending. The Vikings' season finale against the Chicago Bears was not interrupted by the protest Sunday, but eight rows of fans seated below the banner at U.S. Bank Stadium were cleared as a precaution. The banner urged Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank to divest from the four-state, $3.8 billion pipeline.
- ScienceYahoo News Photo StaffStunning wildlife photos
Ready for some animal magic? This collection of images showcases some amazing moments in wildlife photography, capturing everything from the incredible to the downright ridiculous.From two bears wrestling as they fish for salmon, to a bird that looks
- NewsInside Edition4 Dead, Including 2 Small Children, in New Year's Murder-Suicide: Authorities
Four people were found shot to death, including a 4-year-old and a 12-month-old, inside a South Carolina home on New Year’s Day, authorities said. Read: Dad of Teen Who Jumped Off Bridge Released Message About Depression and Helping Others Lexington County
- LifestyleThe DriveThe 2018 Mercedes AMG E63 S Goes Like a Bat out of Hell
Like a delicious steam table at the most schickste buffet in the world, Mercedes-Benz is serving up a stunning 54 different model variants in 2017. Among them: the AMG GT S and lil' bro Mercedes AMG C63 S, which I slobbered over for two days in Pebble Beach. None of the Benzes I drove in 2016 made my ticker tick quite like the 2018 Mercedes AMG E63 S. Packed with AMG's fantastic new 4.0L twin-turbo V-8—the same one in the AMG GT and C63 S—this is Affalterbach's sleeper, a boxy midsize car-for-professionals that only appears to beckon with suburban subtlety.
- LifestyleMashableGroundbreaking Second Ave. subway station mural features a gay couple
New York City's newest subway line is here to inspire change in more ways than one. After nearly 100 years of discussion, the city's 2nd Avenue Subway line became a reality on New Year's Day, giving commuters much more than alternate transportation routes. The mosaic was inspired by a photograph taken more than three years ago in Brooklyn of Thor Stockman, 60, and his husband of three and a half years, Patrick Kellogg, 47.
- LifestyleThe DriveBallots Are In For North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle
The ballots are in for the North American Car of the Year, as well as the Truck and Utility Vehicle. Known mostly as NACOTY, the annual awards are bestowed by an independent group of veteran automotive writers from North America, and are considered among the most prestigious, because they’re immune from the influence of advertising dollars. Last week the final, blind voting took place, and even we won’t know who won until the announcement is made on the first press day at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, which starts next week.
WorldAFPRussian diplomats expelled from US arrive in Moscow: Russian mediaA plane carrying 35 diplomats expelled from the United States over Russia's alleged meddling in the US presidential election arrived in Moscow early Monday, Russian state television reported. A Russian Il-96 plane carrying the diplomats and their families landed at Moscow's Vnukovo airport at 2:05 am local time (23:05 GMT) after having taken off from Washington on Sunday, state television said. State television showed the diplomats and their families gathering their luggage on the tarmac in the rain before heading inside the terminal.
- BusinessInternational Business TimesFinland, Scotland Experiment With Universal Basic Income
In an effort to understand how to combat unemployment, poverty and social inequality, Finland and Scotland are embarking on bold and ambitious economic experiments that will have their governments pilot a Universal Basic Income (UBI) for every citizen, regardless of their employment status, albeit with a few caveats. The program has already begun in Finland and is restricted to 2,000 participants who were selected at random out of a pool of people who were receiving some sort of unemployment benefits or income subsidy. In Scotland, the plan is being considered for the councils in Fife and Glasgow, however, no figure has been computed as of yet.
- U.S.ABC News VideosDozens Killed in Attack on Istanbul Nightclub
ABC News' Jonathan Karl reports the latest details on the Istanbul nightclub attack. Breaking overnight a nightclub massacre in Turkey a gunman opened fire inside a crowded nightclub and Istanbul killing. At least 39 people in this surveillance footage you can see gunfire as the attacker shoots his way into the club.
NewsAssociated PressArmless Syrian boy thrives in US, hopes family can join himSHARON, Mass. (AP) — Ahmad Alkhalaf has had a busy year.He attended Democratic President Barack Obama's final State of the Union address as a special guest of a congressman. He learned to bike and rollerblade, took martial arts and gymnastics classes
NewsReutersU.S. judge rules South Carolina church gunman can act as own lawyerBy Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday ruled Dylann Roof was mentally fit to serve as his own lawyer in the penalty phase of his trial, when a jury will decide whether to sentence him to be executed for the 2015 massacre at a South Carolina church. Roof, 22, an avowed white supremacist, was found guilty in December on all federal charges in the shooting deaths of nine black parishioners at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in South Carolina in 2015. The shooting where Roof had waited for members of a Bible study group to close their eyes in prayer before opening fire sent shockwaves across the United States.
- BusinessThe DriveLone Survivor: 1995 Ferrari F50
The Ferrari F50 has a complicated legacy. It launched in 1995, something of a transitionary period at Maranello, and didn’t exactly set the world on fire. Too divisive, critics said, and too friendly. The F50 represented a major change of pace from the
- LifestyleThe DriveDodge's Entire Lineup Now Features AWD
With the recent introduction of the Challenger GT, every vehicle in the Dodge fleet has the option to spin all four wheels. That's a claim not even Subaru can make, and they've made built their whole history on the equipment. Dodge recently took all of
WorldAFPHuge wildfire burns homes in Valparaiso, ChileValparaíso (Chile) (AFP) - A wildfire ravaged woods and burned 100 homes in the hilly Chilean port city of Valparaiso on Monday, forcing authorities to evacuate hundreds of people. "Emergency protocols have been activated," President Michelle Bachelet said on Twitter. The flames destroyed 50 hectares (123 acres) of woodland, the National Emergencies Office said in a statement.
- WorldYahoo News Photo StaffAfrican migrants rescued off the Libyan coast
The Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms rescued migrants from an overcrowded raft as it drifted out of control in the central Mediterranean Sea, some 36 nautical miles off the Libyan coast, on Jan. 2, 2017. All 112 onboard, including two pregnant women and
- PoliticsMashableTrump's brief Twitter follow reveals possible love for adorable kittens
SEE ALSO: Who are the 41 lucky people Trump follows on Twitter? Donald Trump — soon to become the 45th president of the United States — followed 'Emergency Kittens' on Twitter for a few hours. On Sunday night, Trump followed the account, which lays claim to almost 2 million followers.
- WorldInternational Business TimesRussia Could Deploy Navy Into The Arctic
Russia plans on keeping its naval fleet in operation throughout 2017 to ensure that the country's interests in places like the Arctic and Mediterranean are supported by their forces on the water, an official with the Russian Navy said Monday. "In 2017, the Northern Fleet will continue to actively and deliberately support naval presence in the world's oceans," said Vadim Serga, the head of Russia’s Northern Fleet press operations, according to a state-run media organization. Russia's current operations include the presence of an aircraft carrier, a battlecruiser and an anti-submarine destroyer in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
- NewsChristian Science MonitorDo new 2017 state laws hint at momentum for federal changes as well?
A wide array of new state laws is now in effect, including new regulations involving marijuana, minimum wage, and gun control. The sweeping nature of the changes has some observers wondering whether these new state regulations could signal momentum for eventual changes to federal law as well. Recommended: How much do you know about marijuana?
- WorldABC News VideosMcDonald's Opens At The Vatican
The fast food restaurant, which is facing criticism for opening only 100 yards away from the Pope's home, is renting the space from the Church for over $30 thousand US dollars per month. You know there are some of us to come when we McDonald's Fries we feel as if it's a whole year piece of food items I don't I don't hate that right now. 100 yards from the Vatican on the fact that and so far it's problematic Madigan this is how would you lay out here you can see how close it is.
