- NewsYahoo NewsWhite House denies Trump filled front rows with supporters during CIA HQ visit
White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Monday rejected reports that President Trump’s visit to CIA headquarters during the weekend hurt his already troubled relationship with the U.S. intelligence community. On Saturday, Trump gave a freewheeling speech at the CIA while standing before a wall memorializing fallen officers. Former CIA Director John Brennan called the appearance shameful, and CBS reported that the visit was “uncomfortable” and not welcomed enthusiastically by CIA officials there.
- PoliticsYahoo NewsHillary Clinton calls the Women’s March ‘awe-inspiring’
One day after attending Donald Trump’s inauguration, Hillary Clinton thanked the millions of women who participated in the Women’s March in protest of his presidency. “Thanks for standing, speaking & marching for our values @womensmarch,” Clinton tweeted Saturday. Clinton, who has kept a relatively low public profile since her stunning loss to Trump in the November election, tweeted several messages in support of the demonstrations over the weekend.
- NewsInside EditionGood Samaritan Shot Dead While Trying to Stop Mall Robbery
Jason Pietro, 34, and another suspect were fleeing after allegedly robbing the Kay Jewelers store in the Rolling Oaks Mall when they encountered two people who tried to stop them, according to police. Jonathan Murphy, 42, was shot dead by one of the suspects, according to police, before the other citizen, who had a concealed carry license, pulled out his gun and shot one of the suspects, leaving him in critical condition. Pietro then allegedly ran through the mall and continued shooting, leaving two more people with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds, police said.
- PoliticsAssociated PressOfficial: 236 dead at camp bombed by Nigeria's air force
The death toll from the bombing of a refugee camp by Nigeria's air force has climbed to 236, a local official said Monday — a sharp increase from earlier counts. On Jan. 17, Nigeria's air force bombed the camp housing Boko Haram refugees near the Cameroonian border multiple times. In a rare admission, air force officials said it was an accident and formed a panel of senior officers to investigate.
- HealthReutersUK scientists give cancer risk warning on overdone chips, toast
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Potatoes and bread cooked at high temperatures for a long time could increase the risk of cancer in people who eat them regularly, British government scientists said on Monday. The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) said a substance called acrylamide, produced when starchy foods are roasted, fried or grilled for too long at high temperatures, has been found in animal studies to increase the risk of cancer. In a statement that drew criticism from some independent experts, the FSA said that, to reduce the danger, consumers should cook these foods at lower temperatures and eat them when they are cooked to a golden color rather than browned.
TechnologyBGR NewsGalaxy S8 announcement set for late MarchSamsung this week revealed what caused the Galaxy Note 7 explosions that eventually led to a global recall, saying that one of the immediate side effects of the battery disaster is the Galaxy S8’s launch delay. The phone was expected to arrive at MWC in Spain for a public debut, but Samsung may only show it behind closed doors to partners attending the show. According to Italian gadget leaker @Ricciolo1, Samsung is planning a multi-city Galaxy S8 event.
U.S.Yahoo News VideoGeorge H.W. Bush's health: Houston Methodist Hospital gives an updateOn Monday, January 23, 2017, officials at Houston Methodist Hospital give an update on the health of the 41st president.
WorldAFPErdogan asks Tanzania to act against Gulen networkTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday asked his Tanzanian counterpart John Magufuli to take action against the network of an exiled cleric he blames for last year's failed coup. The Hizmet movement run by US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, is linked to a network of schools across the world, including in Africa, and the Turkish president is rallying leaders on the continent to help him fight the influence of his longtime rival. "The party that wants to overthrow me isn't only in Turkey... I am convinced that Tanzania will from now on take measures against this terrorist organisation," Erdogan said after meeting Magufuli.
BusinessAFP Relax NewsDelivery of Japan passenger jet pushed back by 2 yearsMitsubishi Heavy Industries said Monday it would postpone delivery of its long-awaited regional jet by two years, and warned over soaring development costs for the problem-plagued plane. This is the fifth time that the company has pushed back the commercial rollout of its Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), Japan's first domestically produced passenger plane for over half a century. The decision to move back the first customer delivery to mid-2020 from mid-2018 comes after local media reports said the plane needed more design changes to ensure it was safe.
- NewsYahoo NewsWhite House falsely claims recent ‘dramatic expansion of the federal workforce’
White House spokesman Sean Spicer was only a few minutes into his press conference Monday afternoon before he made a statement that appears unsupported by the facts. It is an article of Republican faith since the New Deal that Democrats have expanded the federal workforce, but statistics do not bear this out, at least in recent years.
WorldAFPNo sign of breakthrough on first day of Syria talksPeace talks with Syrian rebels and the war-torn country's government got off to a rocky start Monday, while Washington said President Donald Trump was open to joint operations with Russia against Islamic State jihadists in Syria. The Syrian rebels' representatives vowed to keep fighting if peace negotiations with the government of President Bashar al-Assad fail, as the first day of talks in the Kazakh capital Astana ended with no apparent breakthrough.
- U.S.Yahoo News Photo StaffSevere storms hit the South
The storm, which unleashed deadly twisters in Mississippi and Georgia over the weekend, turned cooler as it advanced on the Northeast, where residents faced potential flooding, downed power lines and high surf late on Monday and early Tuesday, said Tim Morrin, the National Weather Service’s New York observation program leader.. Thunderstorms and tornadoes spawned by the same weather system killed 16 people on Sunday in Georgia, according to a tally by the Storm Prediction Center in Oklahoma. Four of those fatalities were confirmed, and a toddler was reported missing, in Dougherty County after a twister left a path of destruction up to a half mile wide.
- NewsInside EditionMom and 2 Children Vanish Following Alleged Blind Date and House Fire; Father Speaks Out
A father has appealed to the public for help after a Virginia mother and her two children mysteriously vanished after an alleged blind date she had. Monica Lamping, 29, and her two children, 7-year-old Kai and her 9-month-old Oria, were reported missing by family members Sunday at 9:30 a.m., according to police. A fire broke out at Lamping’s home just after 3 a.m. on Sunday, but no one was found inside, according to police.
NewsAssociated PressMinnesota Gov. Dayton, 69, collapses during speechGov. Mark Dayton collapsed while delivering his State of the State speech on Monday, striking his head on a lectern. Dayton's chief of staff Jaime Tincher said Dayton quickly recovered after fainting roughly 40 minutes into his annual address. Monday night's episode raises new questions about Dayton's health as he is about to turn 70 — his birthday is Thursday — and as he moves into his final two years in office facing a newly GOP-controlled Legislature.
- BusinessPopular MechanicsThe Sig P320 is the U.S. Army's New Sidearm
After a two-year, $17 million dollar search involving 12 contestants, the U.S. Army has finally picked its first new handgun in 32 years. The Sig Sauer P320 Compact pistol is now the M17 handgun, replacing the M9 Beretta. In 2014, the Army announced a coming competition for a new handgun to replace the M9.
- NewsReutersGun rights activists sue Massachusetts over assault weapons ban
Gun rights advocates have sued Massachusetts over the state's ban on assault weapons, saying that a crackdown begun last year on "copycat" assault rifles is a vague and unconstitutional violation of gun ownership rights. The group of gun owners, dealers and the state's Gun Owners Action League, who have the backing of the National Rifle Association, said the July decision by Attorney General Maura Healey banned guns that had been purchased legally in the state over the past two decades and infringed on the right to bear arms protected by the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. "Massachusetts prohibits firearms it pejoratively defines as 'assault weapons,' which is a non-technical, entirely fabricated, and political term of uncertain definition and scope," the 33-page lawsuit contends.
WorldAFPFrench presidential favourite under fire over wife's jobsThe British-born wife of French presidential candidate Francois Fillon was paid around 500,000 euros ($538,000) over nearly a decade out of parliamentary funds, a satirical weekly reported Wednesday. The Canard Enchaine, which mixes satire with investigative reporting, detailed various periods during which Penelope Fillon was paid from money available to her husband as a longstanding MP for the central Sarthe region. Fillon's wife had "indeed" worked for him, said Fillon spokesman Thierry Solere, as well as at a literary magazine owned by a friend.
- HealthLiveScience.comCould Eating Chili Peppers Help You Live Longer?
People who eat hot red chili peppers may be more likely to live longer, a new study suggests. In the study, researchers found that eating these peppers was associated with a 12 percent lower risk of death, particularly from heart problems or stroke, over the 19-year study period. It's unclear "if actually eating chili peppers is what caused the results, or if simply people who eat chili peppers are more likely to engage in overall healthier lifestyle behaviors," said Keith Ayoob, a nutritionist and associate clinical professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, who was not affiliated with the study.
- NewsYahoo NewsWhite House spokesman Sean Spicer defends integrity after false claims about inauguration crowd size
Newly minted White House press secretary Sean Spicer had a tense exchange Monday in his first official briefing about whether he intends to be truthful in his job. “Will you pledge never to knowingly say something that is not factual?” ABC News’ Jon Karl asked. Spicer insisted he would never deliberately tell a lie in his capacity as White House press secretary.
- BusinessInternational Business TimesFoxconn Considering Setting Up $7 Billion Plant In The US
Foxconn, the world’s largest electronics manufacturer that makes smartphones for the likes of Apple and Samsung, is considering setting up a $7 billion U.S.-based plant, company CEO and Chairman Terry Gou told reporters Sunday. The announcement follows President Donald Trump’s “America First” pledge in his inauguration speech on Friday. Gou said that the move was being actively considered after his meeting with the head of Japan’s SoftBank Group, Masayoshi Son, who is also a partner for Foxconn.
- NewsAssociated PressSnake catchers from India hunt pythons in Florida Everglades
Florida has gone halfway around the world to get help with its python problem. Wildlife officials recruited tribesmen from India to hunt the Burmese pythons believed to be decimating native mammals in the Everglades. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission hopes the Irula tribesmen — well-known for their snake-catching skills — reveal a reliable way to track and spot the tan, splotchy snakes that all but disappear in the wetlands unless they're basking in the sun alongside a road or canal.
NewsReutersMichigan man whose sentence was commuted by Obama killed: mediaDemarlon Thomas, 31, was shot and killed on Monday night by a man with an assault-style rifle in Saginaw, Michigan, around 100 miles (160 km) northwest of Detroit, according to local CBS affiliate WNEM. A spokesman for the Michigan State Police did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters. Two masked men with assault-style rifles entered the facility where around two dozen people were staying, Michigan State Police Lt. David Kaiser told local news website MLive.com.
WorldAFPFears for Mosul civilians as Iraq plans west bank assaultThree quarters of a million civilians living in west Mosul are at "extreme risk", the United Nations warned Tuesday as Iraqi forces prepared for a push into the jihadist bastion. A hundred days into a massive offensive to retake the Islamic State group's last major stronghold in Iraq, federal forces and jihadists took up positions on either side of the Tigris River that divides Mosul. The three months it took to reconquer Mosul's east saw some tough fighting but even deadlier battles are expected on the city's west bank, which is home to the narrow streets of the Old City and some of IS's traditional redoubts.
TechnologyBGR NewsiPhone 7 Plus vs Google Pixel ‘bokeh’ shootout isn’t even closeEspecially in the camera space, Apple has spent a great deal of time and money ensuring that the camera technology and performance packed into each successive iPhone model is best in class. One of the more compelling camera innovations Apple delivered last year was a new Portrait Mode feature available exclusively on the iPhone 7 Plus. With two 12 megapixel sensors — one a wide angle lens and the other a telephoto lens — the iPhone 7 Plus can deliver a “bokeh” effect similar to what one might see on high-end DSLR cameras.
TechnologyRoad & TrackTesla Limits Newest Vehicles to a Maximum Self-Driving Speed of 45MPHLast October, Tesla rolled out a more advanced hardware suite for its Autopilot semi-autonomous driving program. This hardware will eventually allow for full autonomy, Tesla promises. Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed this weekend that Autopilot will be rolling out to cars equipped with the company's newest hardware suite, dubbed HW2, via over-the-air updates.
