Friday, March 31, 2017

Gilbert Baker, inventor of gay rights rainbow flag, dies at 65

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Gilbert Baker, inventor of gay rights rainbow flag, dies at 65

Gilbert Baker, inventor of gay rights rainbow flag, dies at 65Clive Baker gave the world the rainbow flag, he gave me forty years of love and friendship," Cleve Jones said on Twitter. No details were immediately available on the cause of Baker's death or where he died. Jones also tweeted a photo of Baker with former President Barack Obama, inviting mourners to meet him under a rainbow flag in the Castro district of San Francisco on Friday evening to remember his friend.


The Latest: Family speaks after remains of girl found

The Latest: Family speaks after remains of girl foundTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on the case of a Tucson girl who went missing nearly five years ago (all times local):


Mylan says EpiPen manufacturing partner to expand device recall

Mylan says EpiPen manufacturing partner to expand device recall(Reuters) - Generic drugmaker Mylan NV said on Friday that its manufacturing partner for EpiPen devices had expanded a recall of the life-saving allergy shot in the United States and other markets. The announcement comes a week after Mylan said it had recalled about 81,000 EpiPen devices in countries outside the United States following two reports of the company's allergy treatment failing to work in emergencies. The recall is being initiated in the United States and will extend to Europe, Asia, North and South America, Mylan said.


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The Latest: 3 arrested in connection with overpass collapse

The Latest: 3 arrested in connection with overpass collapseATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on the collapse of a section of an interstate in Atlanta (all times local):


Gilbert Baker, inventor of gay rights rainbow flag, dies at 65

Gilbert Baker, inventor of gay rights rainbow flag, dies at 65Clive Baker gave the world the rainbow flag, he gave me forty years of love and friendship," Cleve Jones said on Twitter. No details were immediately available on the cause of Baker's death or where he died. Jones also tweeted a photo of Baker with former President Barack Obama, inviting mourners to meet him under a rainbow flag in the Castro district of San Francisco on Friday evening to remember his friend.


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Tucson police: Remains of missing 6-year-old found

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Tucson police: Remains of missing 6-year-old found

Tucson police: Remains of missing 6-year-old foundTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Police have found the remains of a 6-year-old girl who went missing from her bedroom in Tucson nearly five years ago, putting an end to an exhaustive search that roiled the community and beyond.


New Grill Brands Want to Take Over Your Backyard

New Grill Brands Want to Take Over Your BackyardWeber and Char-Broil have been making grills for more than 60 years and dominate the market. That hasn't stopped newcomers from trying to win over grilling enthusiasts with innovative designs and...


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Tucson police: Remains of missing 6-year-old found

Tucson police: Remains of missing 6-year-old foundTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Police have found the remains of a 6-year-old girl who went missing from her bedroom in Tucson nearly five years ago, putting an end to an exhaustive search that roiled the community and beyond.


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Serial killer died from head injuries; Ohio inmate suspected

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Serial killer died from head injuries; Ohio inmate suspected

Serial killer died from head injuries; Ohio inmate suspectedTOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A fellow inmate is suspected of fatally beating a serial killer dubbed the "Angel of Death" inside the cell where he was serving multiple life sentences, authorities said Friday.


New York mayor backs plan to shut Rikers Island jail complex: NY Times

New York mayor backs plan to shut Rikers Island jail complex: NY TimesNew York Mayor Bill de Blasio has dropped his objections to closing the city's Rikers Island jail complex after being presented with a special panel's recommendation to phase out the violence-marred facility, the New York Times reported on Friday. A 27-member panel, which has been studying the matter for more than a year, is recommending a $10.6 billion plan to close the detention hub and replace it with smaller jails in each of the city's five boroughs, the newspaper said, citing a draft of the still-unreleased report. "The commission believes that the use of Rikers Island must be phased out over the next 10 years and its facilities demolished," the Times quoted the report as saying.


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Spicer: U.S. must face ‘political reality’ of Assad in Syria

Spicer: U.S. must face ‘political reality’ of Assad in SyriaWASHINGTON — Under heavy fire for dropping U.S. demands for Syrian President Bashar Assad’s ouster from power, the White House declared Friday that it’s time to face “political reality” in Syria.


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Correction: Overpass Collapse-Fire story

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Correction: Overpass Collapse-Fire story

Correction: Overpass Collapse-Fire storyATLANTA (AP) — In a story March 30 about an interstate overpass collapse, The Associated Press reported erroneously the name of a woman who was trying to get home. Her name is Rose Diggs, not All Rose Diggs.


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Teacher, Missing Student Spotted in Out-of-State Walmart Days After Disappearing

Teacher, Missing Student Spotted in Out-of-State Walmart Days After DisappearingElizabeth Thomas, 15, and Tad Cummins, 50, were seen at a Wal-Mart on East I-240 Service Road in Oklahoma City, Okla.


South Africa's ANC divided, Zuma undermined by cabinet reshuffle

South Africa's ANC divided, Zuma undermined by cabinet reshuffleBy Mfuneko Toyana and Tanisha Heiberg JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - President Jacob Zuma's midnight sacking of his finance minister shook South African markets on Friday, undermining his authority and threatening to split the African National Congress (ANC) that has governed since the end of apartheid. Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is one of the leading candidates to replace Zuma as ANC president, described the decision to remove Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan as "totally, totally unacceptable". The comments by Ramaphosa, who usually publicly backs Zuma, were a sign of deepening divisions in the ANC that are likely to worsen until the party elects a new leader in December.


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Clinton calls Trump’s budget ‘a blow to women and children’

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Clinton calls Trump’s budget ‘a blow to women and children’

Clinton calls Trump’s budget ‘a blow to women and children’Hillary Clinton took aim on Friday at President Trump’s proposed cuts to U.S. foreign aid and diplomacy. According to Reuters’ tabulation, Trump’s proposed budget contains a 28 percent cut for U.S. diplomacy and foreign aid next year. Clinton made her position clear.


Pregnant Giraffe Keeps Anxious Viewers Waiting

Pregnant Giraffe Keeps Anxious Viewers WaitingBy the morning of March 27, April was "relaxed," and the animal frequently raised and lowered her tail, and experienced "significant mammary change," her caregivers posted on Facebook. Giraffe mothers carry their young for about 15 months, and while April's caregivers observed breeding behavior between April and her mate, Oliver, in the middle of October 2015, it is hard to tell for sure if conception occurred, AAP owner Jordan Patch told Live Science in February. AAP shared photos on March 27 on Facebook that showed the whitish plugs, which look "like dried toothpaste at the end of a tube," Patch added.


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Pregnant Giraffe Keeps Anxious Viewers Waiting

Pregnant Giraffe Keeps Anxious Viewers WaitingBy the morning of March 27, April was "relaxed," and the animal frequently raised and lowered her tail, and experienced "significant mammary change," her caregivers posted on Facebook. Giraffe mothers carry their young for about 15 months, and while April's caregivers observed breeding behavior between April and her mate, Oliver, in the middle of October 2015, it is hard to tell for sure if conception occurred, AAP owner Jordan Patch told Live Science in February. AAP shared photos on March 27 on Facebook that showed the whitish plugs, which look "like dried toothpaste at the end of a tube," Patch added.


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Commuters scramble to find routes after bridge collapse

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Commuters scramble to find routes after bridge collapse

Commuters scramble to find routes after bridge collapseATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta's notoriously tangled commutes were thrown into disarray Friday after a massive fire caused a bridge on Interstate 85 to collapse, completely shutting down the heavily traveled highway through the heart of the city.


Welcome to New York's Finest: Police academy graduates 100s of new men and women in blue

Welcome to New York's Finest: Police academy graduates 100s of new men and women in blueOver 600 men and women were sworn in as New York City police officers during their graduation ceremony at Madison Square Garden, March 30, 2017, in New York.


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This is probably going to make Galaxy S8 owners furious

This is probably going to make Galaxy S8 owners furious

What a week, Samsung fans. You finally got to kiss the persistent flow of leaks and rumors good-bye now that the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ are official. Better yet, Samsung's new flagship phones actually managed to live up to the hype. In fact they didn't just live up to the hype, they somehow ended up being even more impressive than Android lovers were hoping.

There is no question whatsoever that the Galaxy S8 and S8+ are the two most stunning smartphones the world has ever seen. As we noting in our hands-on Galaxy S8 preview, Samsung finally managed to out-design Apple. These phones truly are masterpieces, and Samsung is expecting them to fly off store shelves when they're released next month on April 21st. We're expecting them to fly off store shelves as well. But unfortunately, many of the more savvy users out there who plan to buy a Galaxy S8 are about to learn something they may find troubling, or even infuriating in some cases.

When it comes to specs, Samsung's work inside the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ is almost impressive as the company's work on the phones' new design. These will be the first widely available phones to feature new 10nm processors, either the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 or the Samsung Exynos 8895, depending on region. The S8 and S8+ also pack the best displays the world has ever seen, the latest flash storage and RAM modules, and a number of nifty new features like DeX desktop mode support, an iris scanner and more.

But let's rewind a bit and focus on those flash storage and RAM modules.

With the Galaxy S8, Samsung has decided to move away from Apple's iPhone strategy and offer just one storage option in each market. That means you'll only have one price option, and it'll ship with 64GB of onboard storage as well as 4GB of RAM. The Galaxy S8 and S8+ have microSD card slots, so you can always pop in a card up to 256GB in size if you want to add more storage. What you might not know, however, is that there's an even better version of the Galaxy S8 out there, but you can't have one.

Rumors ahead of the Galaxy S8 unveiling suggested that China might get a better version of the phone than any other market, and it turns out that is indeed the case, as GizmoChina confirmed. While the rest of the world is stuck with 64GB handsets that pack 4GB of RAM, the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ sold in China will include 128GB of storage and 6GB of RAM.

Expandable storage means people probably won't care very much about the China models having twice the storage as other models. But specs-hounds are going to be furious about the fact that they can't enjoy 50% more RAM in their Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+.


Welcome to New York's Finest: Police academy graduates 100s of new men and women in blue

Welcome to New York's Finest: Police academy graduates 100s of new men and women in blueOver 600 men and women were sworn in as New York City police officers during their graduation ceremony at Madison Square Garden, March 30, 2017, in New York.


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SpaceX launches its first recycled rocket in historic leap

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SpaceX launches its first recycled rocket in historic leap

SpaceX launches its first recycled rocket in historic leapCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX successfully launched and then retrieved its first recycled rocket Thursday, a historic feat and the biggest leap yet in its bid to drive down costs and speed up flights.


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Indian abattoirs end strike on assurances of no Hindu party crackdown

Indian abattoirs end strike on assurances of no Hindu party crackdownBy Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Abattoirs in India called off a four-day strike after the most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party, gave assurances that mainly Muslim-run, unlicensed slaughter houses would not be shut down or attacked. Separately, in Modi's western home state of Gujarat, lawmakers of his ruling party stiffened the punishment for cow slaughter to life imprisonment, the toughest such measure aimed at protecting cows, widely considered holy by Hindus. State elections are due by year-end in Gujarat, where 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, were killed in 2002 after a wave of Hindu-Muslim riots when Modi was chief minister.


8 Things Emily Ratajkowski Does to Stay in Shape

8 Things Emily Ratajkowski Does to Stay in ShapeWant to know the secret to Emily Ratajkowski’s killer body? Check out 8 things she does to stay fit.


Senate kills rule meant to protect family planning funds

Senate kills rule meant to protect family planning fundsFor the second time on Thursday, Vice President Mike Pence took the rare step of breaking a tie in the U.S. Senate, as he cast the deciding vote in rolling back protections for federal funds for family planning and reproductive health. In a 51-50 vote, senators approved killing a rule intended to keep federal grants flowing to clinics that provide contraception and other services in states that want to block the funding. Earlier in the day, Pence was called upon to end the deadlock over advancing the resolution to a final vote.


Hiker Who Saved Baby Bear With CPR Has No Regrets Despite Jail Threat: 'He Was Fighting to Survive'

Hiker Who Saved Baby Bear With CPR Has No Regrets Despite Jail Threat: 'He Was Fighting to Survive'Corey Hancock could have been fined $6,000 and even gone to jail for a year for interfering with wildlife.


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Fire causes portion of I-85 in Atlanta to collapse

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Fire causes portion of I-85 in Atlanta to collapse

Fire causes portion of I-85 in Atlanta to collapseTraffic in the Atlanta metro area is at a standstill as firefighters battle the blaze.


Correction: Man kills 3 home burglars; woman arrested

Correction: Man kills 3 home burglars; woman arrestedIn a March 28 story about the killing of three burglars during a home invasion, The Associated Press incorrectly reported the name of an organization. The correct name is the National Conference of State Legislatures, not National Council of State Legislatures.


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8 Things Emily Ratajkowski Does to Stay in Shape

8 Things Emily Ratajkowski Does to Stay in ShapeWant to know the secret to Emily Ratajkowski’s killer body? Check out 8 things she does to stay fit.


U.S. priority on Syria no longer focused on 'getting Assad out': Haley

U.S. priority on Syria no longer focused on 'getting Assad out': HaleyBy Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States' diplomatic policy on Syria for now is no longer focused on making the war-torn country's president, Bashar al-Assad, leave power, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said on Thursday, in a departure from the Obama administration's initial and public stance on Assad's fate. The view of the Trump administration is also at odds with European powers, who insist Assad must step down. "You pick and choose your battles and when we're looking at this, it's about changing up priorities and our priority is no longer to sit there and focus on getting Assad out," U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley told a small group of reporters.


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Thursday, March 30, 2017

The Latest: Governor declares state of emergency in Fulton

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The Latest: Governor declares state of emergency in Fulton

The Latest: Governor declares state of emergency in FultonATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on the collapse of an interstate overpass in Atlanta (all times local):


Officials: Callers saw a pickup swerving before Texas crash

Officials: Callers saw a pickup swerving before Texas crashNEW BRAUNFELS, Texas (AP) — Law enforcement officials from two departments say they received phone calls about a pickup driving erratically shortly before a collision between a truck and church bus in southwest Texas that killed 13 people returning from a retreat.


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The Latest: Governor declares state of emergency in Fulton

The Latest: Governor declares state of emergency in FultonATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on the collapse of an interstate overpass in Atlanta (all times local):


Officials: Callers saw a pickup swerving before Texas crash

Officials: Callers saw a pickup swerving before Texas crashNEW BRAUNFELS, Texas (AP) — Law enforcement officials from two departments say they received phone calls about a pickup driving erratically shortly before a collision between a truck and church bus in southwest Texas that killed 13 people returning from a retreat.


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Senate kills family-planning rule; Pence breaks tie

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Senate kills family-planning rule; Pence breaks tie

Senate kills family-planning rule; Pence breaks tieBy Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Mike Pence took the rare step of breaking a tie in the U.S. Senate on Thursday, casting the deciding vote to roll back protections for reproductive health funds. Using the Congressional Review Act, which allows lawmakers to repeal recently minted regulations, senators killed a rule intended to keep federal grants flowing to clinics that provide contraception and other services in states that want to block the funding. The rule was enacted in the final weeks of former President Barack Obama's administration, giving lawmakers the opening to nullify it under the review law.


U.S. priority on Syria no longer focused on 'getting Assad out': Haley

U.S. priority on Syria no longer focused on 'getting Assad out': HaleyBy Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States' diplomatic policy on Syria for now is no longer focused on making the war-torn country's president, Bashar al-Assad, leave power, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said on Thursday, in a departure from the Obama administration's initial and public stance on Assad's fate. The view of the Trump administration is also at odds with European powers, who insist Assad must step down. "You pick and choose your battles and when we're looking at this, it's about changing up priorities and our priority is no longer to sit there and focus on getting Assad out," U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley told a small group of reporters.


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Senate kills family-planning rule; Pence breaks tie

Senate kills family-planning rule; Pence breaks tieBy Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Mike Pence took the rare step of breaking a tie in the U.S. Senate on Thursday, casting the deciding vote to roll back protections for reproductive health funds. Using the Congressional Review Act, which allows lawmakers to repeal recently minted regulations, senators killed a rule intended to keep federal grants flowing to clinics that provide contraception and other services in states that want to block the funding. The rule was enacted in the final weeks of former President Barack Obama's administration, giving lawmakers the opening to nullify it under the review law.


U.S. priority on Syria no longer focused on 'getting Assad out': Haley

U.S. priority on Syria no longer focused on 'getting Assad out': HaleyBy Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States' diplomatic policy on Syria for now is no longer focused on making the war-torn country's president, Bashar al-Assad, leave power, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said on Thursday, in a departure from the Obama administration's initial and public stance on Assad's fate. The view of the Trump administration is also at odds with European powers, who insist Assad must step down. "You pick and choose your battles and when we're looking at this, it's about changing up priorities and our priority is no longer to sit there and focus on getting Assad out," U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley told a small group of reporters.


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Kansas governor vetoes Medicaid expansion bill

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Kansas governor vetoes Medicaid expansion bill

Kansas governor vetoes Medicaid expansion billThe governor of Kansas on Thursday vetoed a bill expanding eligibility for Medicaid for the poor under the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) because the measure was not fiscally responsible and would still fund Planned Parenthood. State lawmakers in the Republican-controlled senate voted in favor of the measure on Tuesday, just days after President Donald Trump's efforts to repeal and replace the ACA, also known as Obamacare, ended with the bill being pulled from a vote.


This Is the 2018 Jeep Wrangler, Can You Spot the Changes?

This Is the 2018 Jeep Wrangler, Can You Spot the Changes?JL Wrangler Forums seems to have gotten images of the all-new 2018 Jeep Wrangler in production form. It looks, well, familiar.


A window into the plight of America’s railways: Are Amtrak’s long-distance routes coming to an end?

A window into the plight of America’s railways: Are Amtrak’s long-distance routes coming to an end?Earlier this month, President Trump proposed $16.2 billion for the Department of Transportation’s discretionary budget for fiscal year 2018, a reduction of 13 percent. The budget proposal would affect the California Zephyr and other long-distance rail lines run by national rail operator Amtrak.


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This Is the 2018 Jeep Wrangler, Can You Spot the Changes?

This Is the 2018 Jeep Wrangler, Can You Spot the Changes?JL Wrangler Forums seems to have gotten images of the all-new 2018 Jeep Wrangler in production form. It looks, well, familiar.


A window into the plight of America’s railways: Are Amtrak’s long-distance routes coming to an end?

A window into the plight of America’s railways: Are Amtrak’s long-distance routes coming to an end?Earlier this month, President Trump proposed $16.2 billion for the Department of Transportation’s discretionary budget for fiscal year 2018, a reduction of 13 percent. The budget proposal would affect the California Zephyr and other long-distance rail lines run by national rail operator Amtrak.


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'Angel of Death' serial killer dies after attack in prison

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'Angel of Death' serial killer dies after attack in prison

'Angel of Death' serial killer dies after attack in prisonTOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A serial killer known as the "Angel of Death" after he admitted killing three dozen hospital patients in Ohio and Kentucky died Thursday, two days after investigators said he was attacked in prison, Ohio's prisons department said.


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'Angel of Death' serial killer dies after attack in prison

'Angel of Death' serial killer dies after attack in prisonTOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A serial killer known as the "Angel of Death" after he admitted killing three dozen hospital patients in Ohio and Kentucky died Thursday, two days after investigators said he was attacked in prison, Ohio's prisons department said.


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China says 'no such thing' as man-made islands in South China Sea

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China says 'no such thing' as man-made islands in South China Sea

China says 'no such thing' as man-made islands in South China SeaThere was "no such thing" as man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea, China's Defence Ministry said on Thursday, and reiterated that any building work was mainly for civilian purposes. China, which claims most of the resource-rich region, has carried out land reclamation and construction on several islands in the Spratly archipelago, parts of which are also claimed by Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam. "Most of the building is for civilian purposes, including necessary defensive facilities." The South China Sea is generally stable at present, but some countries outside the region are anxious about this and want to hype things up and create tensions, Wu said, using terminology that normally refers to the United States.


Boko Haram faction seeks grassroots support in NE Nigeria

Boko Haram faction seeks grassroots support in NE NigeriaA Boko Haram faction led by the son of the group's founder is trying to win over civilians by shunning the indiscriminate violence of its longtime figurehead that has alienated locals. Eyewitnesses to a spate of recent raids attributed to Islamist fighters loyal to Abu Musab Al-Barnawi in northeast Nigeria have said they repeatedly told villagers they would not be harmed. Others say mass violence has been reduced in parts of the northern Borno state around Lake Chad now controlled by Barnawi and Mamman Nur, his right-hand man who is seen by some as the real leader.


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China says 'no such thing' as man-made islands in South China Sea

China says 'no such thing' as man-made islands in South China SeaThere was "no such thing" as man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea, China's Defence Ministry said on Thursday, and reiterated that any building work was mainly for civilian purposes. China, which claims most of the resource-rich region, has carried out land reclamation and construction on several islands in the Spratly archipelago, parts of which are also claimed by Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam. "Most of the building is for civilian purposes, including necessary defensive facilities." The South China Sea is generally stable at present, but some countries outside the region are anxious about this and want to hype things up and create tensions, Wu said, using terminology that normally refers to the United States.


Boko Haram faction seeks grassroots support in NE Nigeria

Boko Haram faction seeks grassroots support in NE NigeriaA Boko Haram faction led by the son of the group's founder is trying to win over civilians by shunning the indiscriminate violence of its longtime figurehead that has alienated locals. Eyewitnesses to a spate of recent raids attributed to Islamist fighters loyal to Abu Musab Al-Barnawi in northeast Nigeria have said they repeatedly told villagers they would not be harmed. Others say mass violence has been reduced in parts of the northern Borno state around Lake Chad now controlled by Barnawi and Mamman Nur, his right-hand man who is seen by some as the real leader.


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Exclusive: Malaysia mistook slain Kim Jong Nam for South Korean

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Exclusive: Malaysia mistook slain Kim Jong Nam for South Korean

Exclusive: Malaysia mistook slain Kim Jong Nam for South KoreanBy Tom Allard, Emily Chow and James Pearson KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian authorities wrongly identified the slain half-brother of North Korea's leader as a South Korean national and first alerted Seoul's embassy in Kuala Lumpur soon after his death, sources familiar with the incident told Reuters. The police error did have a silver lining: It enabled Seoul to quickly inform Kuala Lumpur the dead man was probably Kim Jong Nam, half-brother to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.


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Exclusive: Malaysia mistook slain Kim Jong Nam for South Korean

Exclusive: Malaysia mistook slain Kim Jong Nam for South KoreanBy Tom Allard, Emily Chow and James Pearson KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian authorities wrongly identified the slain half-brother of North Korea's leader as a South Korean national and first alerted Seoul's embassy in Kuala Lumpur soon after his death, sources familiar with the incident told Reuters. The police error did have a silver lining: It enabled Seoul to quickly inform Kuala Lumpur the dead man was probably Kim Jong Nam, half-brother to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.


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