- HealthYahoo NewsTexas lawmaker who introduced bill criminalizing abortion: Women should be more ‘personally responsible’ for sex
A Texas lawmaker who wants to criminalize abortion says he believes women ought to be “more personally responsible” for their sexual behavior. “Right now, it’s real easy,” Rep. Tony Tinderholt, R-Arlington, told the Texas Observer this week. “Right now, they don’t make it important to be personally responsible because they know that they have a backup of, ‘Oh, I can just go get an abortion.’ Now, we both know that consenting adults don’t always think smartly sometimes.
WorldYahoo NewsBana Alabed asks Trump to help Syrian children: ‘If you can, I will be your best friend’Bana Alabed, the 7-year-old girl whose tweets about life in Aleppo touched hearts around the world, penned an open letter to President Trump beseeching him to do something to help children still suffering in Syria. “I know you will be the President of America so can you please save the children and people of Syria? You must do something for the children of Syria because they are like your children and deserve peace like you,” she wrote.
- NewsInside EditionPuppies on the Loose! State Troopers Round Up 103 Pups From Wrecked Truck
More than 100 puppies have been rescued by state troopers after a truck carrying them crashed in upstate New York, authorities said. The precious cargo was rounded up on Interstate 86 in the Finger Lakes region. The driver of the box van, who was speeding, lost control of her vehicle and flipped on the slick highway, authorities said.
WorldAFPUS judge orders 'El Chapo' to appear by video linkA US judge has ordered that Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman appear by video link at his next court hearing to avoid unnecessary transfers for one of the world's most notorious criminals. The 59-year-old Guzman, accused of running one of the world's biggest ever drug empires, was extradited to the United States on January 19 after twice escaping from prison in Mexico. US media say he is being incarcerated at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York, a two-mile (three-kilometer) drive from the federal court house across the river in Brooklyn.
- NewsAssociated PressGun rights activists sue over Massachusetts firearms laws
Gun rights activists aided by the National Rifle Association are suing Massachusetts over its firearms laws, saying the state's assault weapons ban is preventing law-abiding residents from buying and possessing some of the most popular rifles in the country, as well as most standard-capacity magazines. The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court by the Gun Owners' Action League of Massachusetts and other groups, specifically targets the state's 1998 assault weapons ban, which mirrors a federal ban that expired in 2004. Massachusetts has some of the strictest guns laws in the country.
- WorldYahoo News Photo StaffPhotos of the day - January 26, 2017
A Palestinian uses a sling shot against Israeli troops during clashes following a protest at checkpoint 300 in the West Bank city of Bethlehem; People walk on a street decorated with Chinese lamps to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Bangkok, Thailand;
- TechnologyUPROXXWhy Trump's Unsecured Android Phone Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen
Amid what would seemingly be considered a puff piece by the New York Times about how Trump is enjoying the White House, a side note has alarmed tech researchers, security experts, and national security employees alike: Trump still owns, and regularly uses, an unsecured Android phone. While the President is still a private citizen, and can legally use any phone he wishes, an unsecured Android is an enormous security risk, and likely a disaster waiting to happen. Security experts have been taking Google and Android device manufacturers in general to task for years over security problems.
- NewsMashableScary helmet cam footage catches Smart car dodging around traffic
The clip shows a Smart car driver weaving in and out of cars — at one point nearly going up on the pavement — in an attempt to get ahead of a queue of traffic. Definitely not one we'd recommend trying at home.
- BusinessRoad & TrackHere's Why We Think the 2018 Mustang GT Could Make 455 Horsepower
When we first saw the 2018 Ford Mustang last week, Ford was being coy about exact specifications. Both the GT and the EcoBoost will get horsepower and torque increases Ford said, though the automaker didn't reveal big those increase will be. Autoguide first noticed a tweet from a Ford communications rep, pointing out easter eggs in an image of the 2018 Mustang's new digital gauge cluster.
PoliticsGreen Car ReportsTrump EPA ordered to remove climate science; gag order, grant freeze tooFollowing the removal of all mentions of climate change from the White House website, the new administration has apparently trained its sites on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA and a handful of other government agencies are now reportedly under gag orders: employees are forbidden to discuss ongoing changes, post new material on agency websites, communicate on social media, or respond to queries from media or the public. This morning, further reports emerged that the agency has been told to remove all mentions of climate change from its website.
- NewsYahoo NewsFrom a perch on a crane overlooking the White House, protester explains the resistance to Trump
Greenpeace USA activists scaled a construction crane to unfurl a giant banner reading “Resist” several blocks from the White House Wednesday morning. Branding acts of protest and dissent as part of a larger “resistance” has become increasingly common in the months since Donald Trump was elected president. The 70-by-35-foot banner, 300 feet in the air, appears to dangle above the White House when viewed from the Ellipse of the South Lawn.
- NewsInside EditionParents Introduce Twins Born With Completely Different Skin Tones: 'These Are My Miracle Babies'
As this Illinois couple welcomed their twins into the world in April, they were flabbergasted to find their new babies looked remarkably different — and were even of different races. Kalani has light skin and blue eyes and her twin sister, Jarani, has brown skin and brown eyes. The babies were born in April to Whitney and her boyfriend, Thomas Dean.
- EntertainmentABC News VideosAmerican Airlines Eliminating Seatback Screens
The carrier announced new Boeing 737's will not come with seatback screens since the majority of passengers carry their own devices for entertainment. Bring their own devices to view movies and TV shows in flight so the airline's new 730 sevens will not come with seat back screens.
WorldAFPItaly avalanche toll hits 24 as search nears endThe number of bodies recovered from the ruins of an Italian hotel buried by an avalanche rose to 24 on Wednesday, local authorities said. The deadly avalanche followed the heaviest snowfall seen in the mountains of central Italy in decades and may have been triggered by a series of powerful earthquakes which rocked the region earlier the same day.
- NewsInternational Business TimesVirginia Woman, 2 Kids Found Safe After Mom Went On Blind Date
A Virginia mother and her two young children, who disappeared after her blind date Saturday, have been found safe, Virginia Beach Police said. Police issued a missing and endangered alert for the mother, Monica Bogart Lamping, 29, and her children earlier this week after family members said she had stopped responding to their text messages and calls. At about 11:54 a.m. Wednesday, police said Lamping and her two children — Kai, 7, and Oria, 9 months, were found safe “in an adjoining state," police wrote in an update on the department's website earlier today.
- NewsAssociated PressThe Latest: 2nd inmate who escaped California camp detained
California authorities say they have captured the second of two inmates who walked away from a minimum security facility in Northern California. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says 27-year-old Brian Schueren of Orange County was taken into custody without incident Wednesday near the Alder Conservation Camp.
NewsMashablePSA: This Zoo wants your help to catch deadly spiders and nope, we're goodThe Australian Reptile Park has issued out a country-wide call out for "responsible adults" to embrace their fears and capture deadly funnel-web spiders, in an effort to solve a serious anti-venom shortage. Funnel-web venom is a key ingredient in the antidote used to treat bites from the spider, and last year venom supplies began to run dangerously low.
- BusinessRoad & TrackThe New Ford GT Makes 647 HP, 550 Lb.-Ft., And Tops Out at 216 MPH
Ford has been playing the slow game with the all-new GT. Today, we finally-finally-get to find out some important numbers on the third revival of Ford's world-beater: Horsepower, torque, weight, and top speed. All that twin-turbo power motivates a vehicle with a dry curb weight of 3054 lbs. to a top speed of 216 mph.
- WorldReutersU.S. adds extra aircraft to Marine force in Australia
By Tom Westbrook SYDNEY (Reuters) - The United States will send extra military aircraft to Australia's tropical north this year, a U.S. Marine Corps spokesman said on Wednesday, bolstering its military presence close to the disputed South China Sea. The Marines' deployment in the strategic city of Darwin, agreed in 2011, was a critical part of former U.S. President Barack Obama's "pivot" to Asia amid China's increased assertiveness in the region.
- ScienceUPROXXThe Doomsday Clock Jumped Closer To Midnight In Light Of Donald Trump's Comments About Nukes
Of the many frightening things President Donald Trump has said and done since taking office, perhaps the most alarming is his fascination with America’s nuclear capabilities. Throughout the campaign, the unlikely Republican presidential candidate turned party nominee referenced everything from renewing the country’s nuclear arms race to “[bombing] the sh*t” out of ISIS targets — all of which predictably caused plenty of concern among Trump’s critics. Not to mention the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which announced its so-called “Doomsday Clock” was now a significant 30 seconds closer to midnight.
- NewsInside EditionHave You Seen Her? Red Panda Goes Missing From Virginia Zoo Overnight
A search is underway for a red panda that vanished from the Virginia Zoo Monday, according to reports. “Red pandas are reddish-brown in color, with thick fur and a long tail, and similar in size to a raccoon. Sunny came to the Virginia Zoo in May 2016 from Front Royal, the Smithsonian’s Conservation Biology Institute.
WorldAFPAs dust of war settles, east Mosul buries its dead anew"We buried them under the orange trees," said Abdulrahman, 18. Iraqi forces have in recent days completed their reconquest of eastern Mosul, a key step in the battle to retake the country's second city from the Islamic State group. Many of those killed in the fighting had to be hastily buried in improvised plots -- like Abdulrahman's family -- and now many residents are looking to hold proper reburials.
ScienceAssociated PressNASA displays Apollo capsule hatch 50 years after fatal fireA relic from America's first space tragedy is finally going on display this week, 50 years after a fire on the launch pad killed three astronauts at the start of the Apollo moon program. The scorched Apollo 1 capsule remains locked away in storage.
- NewsInternational Business Times57 Pets Living In 'Inhumane Conditions' Die In Florida House Fire
A couple in central Florida was charged with four counts of animal cruelty Monday after a fire at their home killed 45 cats, five dogs, two raccoons and a macaw. Jacquelyn Traum, 67, and Daniel Brantley, 55, were accused of holding the animals in “inhumane and unsanitary living conditions.” Bond was set at $45,000. Law enforcement officers who responded to the fire at the couple’s Merritt Island, Florida, home on Jan. 11 were able to save the lives of one cat and 14 dogs.
NewsAssociated PressSentencing delayed for man convicted of Texas attack plotSentencing was postponed Tuesday for an American-born Muslim convert convicted of supporting the Islamic State group and helping to plot a 2015 attack on a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas. Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem appeared for an hour-long sentencing hearing in a federal court in Phoenix, but U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton delayed imposing his punishment and instead ordered attorneys to hand in legal briefs in preparation for a new sentencing hearing on Feb. 8. Kareem provided the guns that two friends used to open fire outside the anti-Islam event in suburban Dallas and hosted the two Islamic State followers at his home to discuss the upcoming attack, authorities have said.
