PoliticsYahoo NewsIn farewell, Obama urges Americans to escape their ‘bubbles’President Obama acknowledges the crowd as he arrives to deliver his farewell address in Chicago. President Obama warned in his farewell address late Tuesday that only renewed citizen engagement can save American democracy from the threats of economic dislocation, racial resentment, and the toxic partisanship that fester inside insulated “bubbles” where everyone looks and thinks the same. Not just when there’s an election, not just when your own narrow interest is at stake, but over the full span of a lifetime,” Obama told a crowd of approximately 18,000 in his adoptive hometown of Chicago.
- NewsAssociated PressReward raised for capture of suspect in officer killing
Authorities raised to $100,000 the reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect in the fatal shooting of an Orlando police sergeant on Tuesday as he eluded hundreds of officers on the second day of a massive manhunt. Authorities advised that arrest warrants were being prepared for people who may have helped 41-year-old Markeith Loyd evade deputies in the past month as they searched for him for questioning in the slaying of his pregnant ex-girlfriend in December. Master Sgt. Debra Clayton was fatally shot Monday morning after she approached Loyd in the parking lot of a Wal-Mart store in northwest Orlando.
- NewsInside EditionFormer New York Senator Al D'Amato Booted Off Flight After Ranting About Flight Delay
Former New York Senator Al D’Amato was kicked off a Monday night JetBlue flight after complaining about the pre-take off delay at Fort Lauderdale airport, according to witnesses. According to Layla Delarmelina, the captain asked 10 people from the first nine rows to move to the back due to weight constraints on the plane, but people became irritated when no one was moving, so the former senator spoke up.
- PoliticsForeign Policy MagazineRex Tillerson, Pick for Secretary of State, Breaks with Trump on Key Issues
Testifying before lawmakers Wednesday, former ExxonMobil boss Rex Tillerson attempted to lend coherence to President-elect Donald Trump’s vision of foreign policy, a doctrine that has confused both Republicans and Democrats as it veers from hawkish military interventionism to dovish isolationism. Ultimately, Tillerson ended up revealing important differences between him and Trump on issues ranging from Russia to NATO to climate change. Tillerson, Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee just hours after the publication of an unverified dossier purporting to show that Russia had compromising information on the president-elect.
TechnologyBGR NewsThree different companies told the FBI they could hack the iPhoneOne of Apple’s most public bits of drama from 2016 was its clash with the FBI over an iPhone 5c belonging to a gunman who killed 16 people and injured a further 24. The government demanded that Apple help it in unlocking the shooter’s phone in the search for additional evidence, but Apple refused on the grounds that it would be a violation of the privacy of not just the suspect himself, but of all smartphone users. Now, as part of a lawsuit brought on by several news agencies who want to know how the FBI ended up breaking into the device without the company’s help, the government has disclosed a lengthy report on the entire investigation.
WorldAFP'People's traitor' named Germany's worst word of 2016A panel of German language experts on Tuesday chose "Volksverraeter" (traitor to the people) as the worst word of 2016, saying the term often used by right-wing activists to insult mainstream politicians had Nazi connotations. Chancellor Angela Merkel and Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel have both been labelled "Volksverraeter" by far-right hecklers over the government's liberal refugee policy that has seen more than a million asylum seekers arrive since 2015. The term is heavily loaded in Germany, where it evokes memories of Adolf Hitler and his henchmen going after those they labelled enemies of the nation.
- U.S.ABC News VideosDACA Beneficiary Shares Concerns During Confirmation Hearing for Gen. John Kelly
About one issue we've been hearing about a lot today for more on that we want to go to Juan Escalante. Immigration something has come up again and again all day Enid to confirmation hearing of senator Jeff Sessions it's gonna come up again in this Department of Homeland Security. During the day when he came to senator sessions hearing it will likely come up again in the Department of Homeland Security.
BusinessReutersAmazon halts sales of Indian flag doormat after visa threat"Amazon must tender unconditional apology," external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said on Twitter. "They must withdraw all products insulting our national flag immediately." "If this is not done forthwith, we will not grant Indian Visa to any Amazon official," she added. "We will also rescind the Visas issued earlier." The doormat, sold by a third-party on Amazon's Canadian portal, was taken down late on Wednesday.
WorldAssociated PressThe Latest: Serbia urges migrants to get out of frigid coldSerbia's authorities are urging all migrants to move to the Balkan country's asylum centers during the cold spell that has gripped the country bringing heavy snow and extremely low temperatures. Hundreds of migrants have remained in makeshift shelters for the past several days braving polar conditions with temperatures way below zero even during the day. Many migrants are reluctant to seek official help, fearing they wouldn't be able to move on toward Western Europe.
BusinessYahoo NewsFox News quietly settled with former host who accused Bill O’Reilly of sexual harassmentAround the time Fox News was settling an explosive lawsuit with former host Gretchen Carlson accusing ex-CEO Roger Ailes of sexual harassment, the top-rated cable news network quietly settled with another former host who reportedly accused one of its biggest stars, Bill O’Reilly, of sexual harassment. According to the website, the letter alleges that O’Reilly propositioned Huddy on numerous occasions, frequently made sexually charged comments to her and once tried to kiss her when she visited his Long Island home.
- NewsAssociated PressHostages 'fine,' suspect arrested near University of Alabama
A group of hostages was freed, unharmed, and a man with a gun was arrested Tuesday at a credit union branch near the University of Alabama, police said. Lt. Teena Richardson, a Tuscaloosa police spokeswoman, said the incident ended peacefully when about eight hostages believed to be credit union workers were released after officers entered the building. "The hostages are fine," she said.
- NewsMashable TechEdward Snowden issues heartfelt plea to Obama to pardon Chelsea Manning
Mr. President, if you grant only one act of clemency as you exit the White House, please: free Chelsea Manning. "Mr. President, if you grant only one act of clemency as you exit the White House, please: free Chelsea Manning.
- NewsInside EditionFormer New York Senator Speaks About Moment He Was Booted From JetBlue Flight: 'You're Out'
For the first time since he was kicked off a JetBlue flight held in Florida, former New York Senator Al D’Amato is speaking about the hours-long delay that led to his premature departure. "The decision to remove a customer from a flight is not taken lightly.
PoliticsInternational Business TimesMarijuana Advocacy Groups Want Jeff Sessions To Leave Weed AloneThe Senate Judiciary Committee began confirmation hearings Tuesday for President-Elect Donald Trump’s Attorney General pick, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. Sessions’ appointment has stirred up controversy among a slew of groups, including advocates pushing for marijuana reform, who staged a sit-in protest Tuesday during Sessions' hearing. DCMJ members were outside the Russell Senate Office building, where the committee hearings were being held, at 4:20 a.m. Activists sat quietly during Sessions’ hearing with signs and posters advocating for legal marijuana use with the slogan, "Smoke Sessions," according to the group’s Facebook page.
WorldAFPSwiss Muslim girls must take swimming classes with boys: Europe courtMuslim parents in Switzerland cannot refuse to send their daughters to school-run swimming lessons with boys, Europe's top rights court said Tuesday, dismissing a challenge by a Turkish-Swiss couple claiming the rule violated their beliefs. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) accepted that the refusal by Swiss authorities to exempt the couple's two daughters from the compulsory lessons interfered with their freedom of religion. School has become the focal point in several high-profile battles between Swiss authorities and Muslim families who say their religion prevents their children from participating in some mixed activities.
- U.S.Yahoo News Photo Staff‘No Safe Place’: Targeted by the Taliban, America’s Afghan allies struggle to make a new life in U.S.
Last month, President Obama signed his last federal defense budget for 2017, which included a provision to extend a program that provides Special Immigrant Visas to Afghan nationals who provided assistance to U.S. troops and now face retaliation from the Taliban. Last summer, spearheaded by photojournalist Renée C. Byer, the Sacramento Bee published a powerful series documenting the dismal living conditions of Afghan SIV holders in Sacramento, who've escaped the Taliban only to come face-to-face with a threadbare resettlement system that's left them desperate, disillusioned, and in some cases, suicidal in the States.
NewsBGR NewsCop tickets Michigan man for warming up his car in the drivewayAs someone who lives in Wisconsin, I can tell you that in the winter just about everyone with any sense takes a moment to start their car and leave it running for five or ten minutes before they actually depart. The same is true in Michigan, which shares Wisconsin’s habit of frigid winter. Nick Taylor, a Roseville, Michigan, resident left his vehicle idling in the driveway of his girlfriend’s house during the state’s recent cold snap.
WorldAssociated PressJournalist Clare Hollingworth, who broke news of WW II, diesAs German tanks encircled the Polish town of Katowice, rookie British newspaper reporter Clare Hollingworth picked up the phone and dialed the British Embassy. Hollingworth was 27, and just a week into her job with the Daily Telegraph of London. As the Nazis moved in, Hollingworth scrambled to get out of Poland, sometimes sleeping in cars, and eventually made her way to Romania.
- BusinessRoad & TrackNext Jeep Grand Cherokee Will Be Built on Alfa Romeo RWD Platform
Officially, Fiat Chrysler doesn't have much going on at the 2017 North American International Auto Show in Detroit-the automaker has no press conference and is not revealing any new vehicles or concepts at the major auto show. At a roundtable discussion with members of the media, Marchionne revealed that the upcoming Jeep Grand Cherokee will be built on a rear-wheel-drive platform developed by Alfa Romeo. To our ears, it sounds like Marchionne is referring to the platform currently being used in the Alfa Romeo Giulia-a platform which, in modified form, will underpin the upcoming Alfa Romeo Stelvio SUV and a number of additional new Alfa offerings.
- NewsAssociated PressRemains found in search for missing plane confirmed as human
A seat pulled out of Lake Erie from a plane carrying six people when it vanished more than a week ago near Cleveland contained the remains of a male, officials said Tuesday. The plane piloted by a Columbus businessman traveling with his family and two neighbors disappeared shortly after taking off from Burke Lakefront Airport in downtown Cleveland on Dec. 29. Crews searching for the wreckage are concentrating on an area about the size of a football field, said Khalid Bahhur, commissioner of Burke Lakefront Airport.
WorldReutersU.S. says might not shoot down North Korean ICBM, eying intelBy Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military might monitor a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile test and gather intelligence rather than destroy it, as long as the launch did not pose a threat, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Tuesday. North Korea declared on Sunday it could test-launch an ICBM at any time from any location set by leader Kim Jong Un, saying a hostile U.S. policy was to blame for its arms development. If it's not threatening, we won't necessarily do so," Carter said in his final news briefing before President Barack Obama's administration leaves office on Jan. 20.
- NewsInside EditionFort Lauderdale Shooter Initially Intended to Travel to New York Before Booking Florida Flight
The man accused of killing five people in Friday's Fort Lauderdale airport shooting originally made arrangements to travel to New York City, according to reports. A law enforcement source told CBS News that Esteban Santiago originally booked a flight from Anchorage to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport to New York’s JFK Airport with a final destination of San Juan, Puerto Rico. About 45 minutes after he arrived, cops say Santiago pulled a 9mm handgun out of his waistband and fired round after round in the Terminal 2 baggage claim area of the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
- PoliticsMashableTrump says he'll be the greatest job producer God has ever created, and Twitter is skeptical
During Donald Trump's rambling, self-referential and confrontational press conference on Wednesday, Trump made a humble admission. He would be the "greatest job producer God has ever created." Regardless of your religious beliefs, it was hard for many
WorldAFPThousands throng Tehran funeral of key moderate RafsanjaniHundreds of thousands of mourners attended the funeral on Tuesday of Iran's ex-president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, whose death leaves a hole in the upper reaches of power for the country's moderates. It took more than two hours for the cortege to make its way through the crowds to the south Tehran mausoleum where Rafsanjani was laid to rest. Tehran city officials estimated that at least two-and-a-half million people took to the streets to bid farewell, which would make it the largest funeral attendance since the death of the Islamic revolution's founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989.
- NewsInside EditionNYPD Detective Steven McDonald, Known for Forgiving Teen Shooter Who Left Him Paralyzed, Dies at 59
New York Police Detective Steven McDonald, who famously forgave the teen who left him paralyzed in a 1986 shooting, died Tuesday. The NYPD cop was investigating a bicycle theft in Central Park when he was shot three times on July 12, 1986. McDonald, 59, who loved cops/community/life & @NYRangers, has passed.
