- LifestyleThe DriveAll-American: Steve McQueen's Vintage Harley-Davidson Racer
Steve McQueen's affinity for foreign sports cars and motorcycles is well documented, both on the silver screen and in his personal collection. Hardly surprising, then, that McQueen had a taste for old-school Milwaukee metal. Now, the man's vintage Big Twin is up for grabs.
WorldReutersAt least four killed in Palestinian truck attack in JerusalemBy Jeffrey Heller and Ori Lewis JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A Palestinian rammed his truck into a group of Israeli soldiers on a popular promenade in Jerusalem on Sunday, killing four of them in an attack that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said was likely inspired by Islamic State. It was the deadliest Palestinian attack in Jerusalem in months and targeted officer cadets as they disembarked from a bus that brought them to the Armon Hanatziv promenade, which has a panoramic view of the walled Old City. The military said a female officer and three officer cadets were killed and that 17 others were injured.
NewsAssociated PressWorld travelers, social butterfly among Fla. airport victimsAt least four of the five people killed in the Fort Lauderdale airport shooting were on vacation, headed for cruises that promised sun, sand and fun. An official list of victims had not been released by Saturday afternoon. Tragedy struck an Ohio family when Shirley Timmons was slain and her husband critically injured during the airport attack.
PoliticsForeign Policy MagazineUpcoming Trump Cabinet Confirmations Already Consumed by ChaosWith ethics reviews steamrolled, financial disclosures uncertified, FBI background checks incomplete, and nine confirmation hearings squeezed into three days, President-elect Donald Trump faces the very real possibility that few of his cabinet picks will be in place by the time he’s sworn in next Friday. Before the Senate confirmations have even begun, the process of approving Trump’s picks for the top perches in his administration has been rushed and disorganized, fruit of the dysfunction of his transition team, plus an uneasy relationship with Congress. Tuesday kicks off the first leg of the confirmation marathon on Capitol Hill this week, beginning with Sen. Jeff Sessions (R.-Ala.), the nominee for Attorney General, followed by retired Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly, the pick for Director of Homeland Security.
- NewsInside EditionCalifornia's Famed Giant Sequoia Destroyed by Heavy Flooding
As the northwest is pummeled by the region's strongest winter storm in a decade, the wild weather has been blamed for the destruction of a beloved and historic sequoia tree. Read: Frozen in Time: 7 of the Worst Blizzards Ever to Hit America Melting snow
TechnologyBGR NewsAs the iPhone turns 10, here are what the first reviews looked like in 200710 years ago today, Steve Jobs walked on stage and introduced the world to the iPhone. Without exaggeration, the iPhone forever changed the way we interact with technology, and more broadly speaking, how millions of people across the world live their lives. Everything we use our smartphones for today, whether it be browsing the web, watching movies, downloading apps on the cheap, taking eye-popping photographs, none of it would have been possible without the original iPhone.
WorldAFPMexico arrests American in US consular official's shootingThe suspect in the shooting of a US consular official in Mexico's western city of Guadalajara is an American who will be deported back to his country, officials said on Sunday. The official was shot on Friday in a brazen attack by a man wearing a black wig and a blue nurse uniform outside a shopping center's garage in Mexico's second biggest city. Officials have not indicated the possible motive nor revealed the identities of the victim or the suspect.
WorldReutersScotland's Sturgeon says 'unacceptable' lack of knowledge on BrexitScotland's first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, said on Sunday she knew little of Britain's plan to leave the European Union, a situation that was "unacceptable" six months after the Brexit vote. Sturgeon, the leader of the Scottish National Party which campaigned to remain in the bloc, told the BBC that the British government needed to compromise in negotiations with the EU to keep Scotland on side, rather than focusing on immigration. "Don't disregard Scotland," Sturgeon told the Andrew Marr programme.
BusinessBGR NewsGoogle’s self-driving cars will hit public roads this monthWaymo, the new company formed when Google spun off its autonomous car division in 2016, announced that its first fleet of self-driving minivans will hit public roads later this month. Waymo gave the world a brief first look at its next-generation fleet of autonomous automobiles just last month. “As we get fully self-driving cars ready for the road, we’ll need more types of vehicles to refine and test our advanced driving software,” Waymo CEO John Krafcik wrote.
- NewsMashableViolent storm flips over trucks and trees in trail of destruction
A violent storm, connected to the atmospheric river event hitting California, tore across El Paso County, Colorado on Monday. High winds descending from the Rockies ploughed through cars and buildings in a trail of destruction while wind gusts were reportedly
- NewsAssociated PressWounds re-open as Dylann Roof's sentencing nears
Survivor Jennifer Pinckney talked about the life of her husband, church pastor and state Sen. Clementa Pinckney. The Rev. Anthony Thompson cried as he described a conversation with his wife, Myra, about their future plans to move and pursue studies and careers in the church. Survivor Felicia Sanders, who gave powerful testimony during the guilt phase of Roof's trial, wrapped up prosecutors' case Wednesday, talking about her creative, 26-year-old son, the youngest victim, and his commitment to his faith and Emanuel.
- NewsAssociated PressTravelers lose 25,000 items in Florida airport rampage
Dan and Janice Kovacs and their two children were passing through airport security when the gunfire erupted. Now they're among stranded travelers at Fort Lauderdale trying to recover what the airport director says are 25,000 pieces of luggage, cellphones and other belongings separated from their owners during Friday's shooting rampage. "We have no IDs, we have no passports, no money," Janice, 39, said Saturday afternoon, wearing sandals borrowed from a brother-in-law.
- PoliticsForeign Policy MagazineTrump Doesn’t Know What He Doesn’t Know About Foreign Policy
Donald Trump’s backers seem convinced he is going to give the United States something close to the realist foreign policy that I (and others) have been advocating for some time. They are confident that Trump will play hardball with free-riding allies
WorldAFPSuicide bombers kill 18 in Baghdad market attacksSuicide bombings at two Baghdad markets killed at least 18 people on Sunday, the latest attacks to hit the capital as Iraqi forces battle the Islamic State jihadist group in Mosul. Iraqi forces have pushed IS out of much of the territory the group once held, but a wave of recent bombings have highlighted the danger the jihadists pose to civilians even as they lose ground. Sunday's first attack took place at Jamila, the main wholesale vegetable market in Baghdad's Sadr City, a vast, mostly Shiite neighbourhood in the northeast of the capital that has been targeted repeatedly.
StyleMarie Claire VideosChrissy Teigen Literally *Sat* on the Golden Globes Red Carpet and More NewsChrissy Teigen literally *sat* on the Golden Globes red carpet, Kylie & Kendall ate pizza at the Golden Globes afterparty, Emma Stone reacts to Andrew Garfield kissing Ryan Reynolds at the Golden Globes, and suspects in Kim K.’s Paris robbery have been arrested. Get all the details at MarieClaire.com!
- NewsInside EditionMan Cleared of Drug Charge After Cops Mistake Kitty Litter for Meth
A Texas man has been cleared of drug possession charges after authorities say they mistook kitty litter in his car for methamphetamine. Ross Lebeau was arrested last month, fingerprinted and had his mugshot taken after cops say he admitted to having marijuana in his car during a traffic stop.
- U.S.Yahoo News Photo StaffPhotos of the day - January 9, 2017
The Jefferson Memorial is reflected on the frozen surface of the Tidal Basin at daybreak on a cold morning in Washington; Esteban Santiago is taken from the Broward County main jail as he is transported to the federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla
TechnologyInternational Business TimesNokia 6 Android Smartphone: 5 Interesting FeaturesNokia finally announced its first Android smartphone, called the Nokia 6, on Sunday. The Android Nougat 7.0 smartphone was earlier expected to launch at the Mobile World Congress Event in February. Juho Sarvikas, Chief Product Officer, HMD Global, has given indications in the official Nokia 6 press release, that the Nokia 6 isn’t the only Nokia smartphone that would be launched this year.
- ScienceLiveScience.comClimate Change Could Trigger Collapse of Major Ocean Current
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a deep-sea system that circulates warm water and helps to regulate Earth's climate, is far less stable than scientists once thought, according to a new study. Under climate-change pressures such as dramatic increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), the AMOC could even collapse entirely, resulting in a much colder Northern Hemisphere and a wetter tropical Atlantic region.
- NewsReutersJewish centers report bomb threats in several U.S. states
Jewish community centers in several U.S. states were evacuated on Monday after they reported receiving bomb threats, according to the organizations and national umbrella organization, though no explosives were found and no injuries reported. Fifteen JCCs across the United States reported the calls and all resumed normal operations by 4:30 p.m. ET (2130 GMT), after police determined there was no threat, the JCC Association of North America said in a statement. Kaplen JCC in the New York City suburb of Tenafly, New Jersey, said on its Facebook page that it received a bomb threat in the afternoon and had reopened as of 2:00 p.m. (1900 GMT).
WorldAssociated PressEU Commission: 'untenable' situation in Greek refugee campsConditions for refugees on Greek islands and in other camps where they are housed in tents despite severe cold weather are "untenable," the European Commission said Monday. Heavy snowfall has hit large swaths of Greece, including the eastern Aegean islands where thousands of refugees are stranded, with temperatures falling well below freezing. Giorgos Kyritsis, spokesman for the government's crisis committee on migration, told Greece's Skai television that just under 1,000 people remain housed in tents on the islands.
- U.S.ABC News VideosPresident Obama on Toughest Decision He Made in Office
The president discusses the Democratic Party, and the toughest decision he made while in office. During the campaign. Maybe speeches you see all the progress we've made in the last two years go out the window. If we don't win. Still think that. No I
WorldAFPAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani: Iran's evolving revolutionaryIran's former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who died on Sunday, was a pivotal figure in the foundation of the Islamic republic in 1979 and he continued to shape it. Rafsanjani's presidency, a breathing space after the end of the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war, was marked by reconstruction, cautious reform and repairs to Iran's relations with its Arab neighbours. After serving a maximum two consecutive terms, Rafsanjani played an important role in the election of the reformist Mohammad Khatami, who succeeded him as president from 1997 to 2005.
- BusinessCar and Driver2018 Toyota Camry: America's Favorite Sedan Is All-New
It’s no stretch whatsoever to imagine that the team creating the 2018 Toyota Camry, just revealed at the 2017 Detroit auto show and bound for dealerships this summer, had to confront some severe performance anxiety. CEO Akio Toyoda has demanded more adventurous, stirring designs across the board as part of his aim to purge the boring cars from Toyota Motor Corporation’s lineup. The 2018 Camry is within an inch of the 2017 model in length and width, but Toyota hasn’t yielded to the crossover crowd by making the new Camry taller or more upright.
- NewsReutersMassachusetts triple murderer sentenced to death for 2001 rampage
A Massachusetts man who admitted to killing three people in a multiday 2001 rampage in two states was sentenced to death by a federal jury on Monday after a two-month trial. It was the second time that former drifter Gary Lee Sampson, 57, has faced the possibility of execution for the stabbing and strangling murders. A 2004 death sentence was overturned by a judge in 2011 after it emerged that one of the jurors had lied about being a victim of domestic abuse.
