Barr spars with Nadler, threatens to skip testimony after dispute over hearing format

Attorney General Bill Barr won't show up to testify at a long-awaited hearing on Thursday before the Democrat-led House Judiciary Committee based on where ...

Barr warns House Dems he might not appear at hearing | TheHill

Attorney General William Barr has warned House Democrats that he might not appear as scheduled this week in front of the Judiciary Committee, The Hill has ...

Barr's appearance at House hearing now in doubt because of dispute with Democrats

Attorney General William Barr may pull out of this week's House Judiciary Committee hearing because of a dispute with the Democratic chairman over the format ...

Barr threatens to skip House Judiciary Committee hearing over proposed format

Attorney General William Barr threatened to skip a House Judiciary hearing this week because of issues with its format, a senior Democratic aide told NBC ...

Tennessee manhunt ends with suspect in custody for 5 deaths, authorities say

The suspect wanted in connection with five rural Tennessee slayings is in custody after being shot by an officer, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said.

Police searching for man accused of just killing five people

Authorities say they have found five bodies in two Tennessee homes and are searching for a possibly armed suspect.

TBI finds seventh body in Sumner Co. investigation; suspect in custody

TBI agents said four bodies were found at a home in Sumner County, and a fifth victim was found deceased at another location.

7 dead, 1 critical in Tennessee; suspect shot by police, in custody

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation tweeted earlier Saturday they were searching for Cummins after discovering five bodies in two homes in Sumner County.

Graham: 'I don't care' if Trump told McGahn to fire Mueller | TheHill

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Sunday that he doesn't care if President Trump told former White House ...

Pelosi was right about impeachment

The Post-ABC News poll shows a clear majorities of Americans oppose impeachment (56 percent), disapprove of President Trump's performance (54 percent), ...

Impeachment Would Be a Redundant Judgment

The Democrats' talk of impeachment is partly about 2020, but it's mainly about 2016, and their adolescent psychic need to believe that the presidential election ...

Trump's impeachment fate would depend on 18 Republican senators | TheHill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) recently urged the Democrats to focus on finding “the truth” before deciding whether to initiate impeachment proceedings ...

Former Senator Richard Lugar dies

Former Indiana GOP Sen. Richard Lugar died at age 87 early Sunday morning, the Lugar Center in Washington announced.

Former US Sen. Richard Lugar, foreign policy expert, dies

Former longtime U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana, a foreign policy expert who helped spur the dismantling and securing of thousands of nuclear weapons in ...

Former Sen. Richard Lugar dies at age 87

Six-term US Senator Richard G. Lugar dies at age 87 early Sunday morning

The six-term Senator was declared dead at 1.44am Sunday at the Inova Fairfax Heart and Vascular Institute in Virginia. He was surrounded by family, including ...

The Boeing 737 Max crashes show that 'deteriorating pilot skills' may push airlines to favour Airbus

Experts agree that modern airliners such as the Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320neo are designed to compensate for deteriorating pilot skills.

Boeing Didn’t Advise Airlines, FAA That It Shut Off Warning System

Boeing didn't tell airlines or federal authorities that it had shut off a safety system on its 737 MAX jets that warns pilots about malfunctioning sensors. Accident ...

Pilots demand better training if Boeing wants to rebuild trust in 737 MAX

CHICAGO (Reuters) - American Airlines pilots have warned that Boeing Co's draft training proposals for the troubled 737 MAX do not go far enough to address ...

FAA discussed grounding Southwest's Boeing 737 Max fleet, but didn't

Southwest Airlines and FAA officials overseeing the carrier never knew that Boeing turned off a standard safety feature on its 737 Max jets when Southwest ...

Cummings drops contempt threat against former W.H. security chief

House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings has pulled back from plans to initiate contempt proceedings against former White House security ...

White House approves ex-official’s testimony after contempt threat

The Trump administration has agreed to allow a former White House personnel security director, whom House Democrats had threatened with contempt, ...

House Oversight Committee chair postpones holding White House official in contempt

House Oversight Committee Chair Elijah Cummings is postponing holding a former White House official in contempt in the committee's review of the Trump ...

Trump caves on security clearances testimony only day after vowing to fight ‘all the subpoenas’

It took Donald less than a day to cave.The White House abruptly agreed to allow an official to testify at a Democratic-run Congressional hearing into the granting ...

Spain election: Socialists win amid far-right breakthrough

Spain's ruling Socialists have claimed victory in the third election in four years, but have fallen short of a majority. PM Pedro Sánchez's party polled 29% and will ...

Socialists win Spain election; far-right party to make debut in parliament

Spain's ruling socialist party won the most seats in the country's parliament Sunday but must seek support from smaller parties in order to stay in power.

Spain election 2019: How threat to Franco's grave sparked far-right comeback - REVEALED

SPAIN'S right-wing Vox party has been energised by plans to dig up the body of fascist dictator Francisco Franco - and is poised to make sweeping gains in ...

How the far right gained a foothold in Spain

With Vox's vote rocketing, the election has seen the end of Spanish exceptionalism – and Catalonia was the catalyst.

Explainer: Key ceremonies in Japan's imperial succession

Emperor Akihito's abdication on Tuesday, one of several ceremonies marking the transition to his heir Crown Prince Naruhito, will be a brief, relatively simple ...

Knives found at Japanese prince's desk days before Emperor's abdication

Japanese authorities are investigating a possible threat against 12-year-old Prince Hisahito, after a pair of knives were discovered near the boy's school desk ...

The Guardian view on time: a social construction

Editorial: The Japanese calendar resets with every emperor. This is an awkward but human way of organising history.

Emperor Akihito’s 30-year reign: A look back at his time on the throne as Japan readies itself for a new era

After 30 years on the Chrysanthemum Throne, Emperor Akihito is to abdicate on 30 April and his eldest son, Crown Prince Naruhito will officially succeed him ...

Trump, Japanese leader cap visit with golf outing

President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shared their love of golf on a sunny, windy Saturday at the president's northern Virginia ...

Amid Trade Talks, Donald Trump Takes Golf Buddy Shinzo Abe For Rematch

He played with Tiger Woods earlier this year, but on the golf course Saturday US President Donald Trump faced an easier -- and more familiar -- opponent: ...

Canadian and Japanese leaders tout benefits of Pacific trade deal that Trump abandoned

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The leaders of Canada and Japan on Sunday touted the benefits of a Pacific trade deal that U.S. President Donald Trump walked away ...

Trump pressed Japan's Abe to build more vehicles in the U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump pressed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to have Japanese automakers produce more vehicles in the United States, ...

Uber's fresh IPO plans capped off Lyft's brutal first month on the stock market. Here's everything we know since its debut.

Lyft shareholders haven't had much to cheer about since the ride-hailing company went public in its historic debut one month ago. With the stock down 20% from ...

Uber will soon join an ugly but exclusive club: Unprofitable companies worth more than $50 billion

When Uber starts trading publicly in the coming weeks, it will join a very exclusive but less-than-desirable club — companies worth at least $50 billion that are ...

What's behind Lyft?s failure to rise - Autoblog

Lyft debuted with a share price of $72 on March 29, and took off to a high of $87 before the initial exuberance wore off. It's been up and down since then, but ...

Uber is targeting a $90 billion IPO, receives $500M from PayPal

The time is ripe for Uber to have an IPO: they're facing stiff competition from Lyft (who also just went public) and made a titanic loss of over $1 billion this quarter.

Chinese electric car maker BYD's first-quarter profit up 632 percent

Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD Co Ltd, backed by U.S. investor Warren Buffett, reported on Sunday a 632 percent jump in its first-quarter net profit, buoyed ...

Apple poached Intel's 5G leader weeks ahead of Qualcomm truce

Intel's decision to bail on 5G modems may have gone hand-in-hand with Apple's truce with Qualcomm, but it's now clear there were hints of a shift weeks earlier.

Apple hired away Intel's 5G modem lead just prior to Qualcomm settlement

Intel's departure from the 5G modem business may have been dictated not just by Apple's settlement with Qualcomm, but its reported poaching of Intel's lead 5G ...

Apple poached Intel’s lead 5G engineer in February to expand its own smartphone modem team

According to a report, Apple poached Intel's lead 5G modem developer earlier this year. This is said to have greatly affected Intel's 5G efforts.

This Is Why Intel Killed Its 5G Modem Project

A couple of weeks ago following the speculation that Apple's 5G iPhones could be delayed to 2021 due to their apparent difficulty in...

Phil Schiller Lays Out Apple's Case for Cracking Down on Screen Time Monitoring Apps

Earlier today, a report from The New York Times highlighted Apple's removal of a number of App Store apps that had allowed users to monitor usage...

After launching Screen Time, Apple is interfering with competing third party parental control apps

With iOS 12, Apple introduced Screen Time, a feature that serves as a parental control tool and encourages periods away from the screen. Tim Cook said last ...

Phil Schiller Explains Why Apple Removed Third-Party Screen Time Apps from App Store

The New York Times posted a detailed report highlighting how Apple has been removing or restricting apps that provided functionality similar to Screen Time on ...

Apple accused again of anticompetitive behavior

Two developers are accusing Apple of anticompetitive behavior claiming the iPhone-maker removed their screen time and parental control apps.

Chicago's top prosecutor subpoenaed in Jussie Smollett case

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago's top prosecutor has been subpoenaed to appear in court by a retired appellate judge who's pushing for a special prosecutor to ...

Chicago's Top Prosecutor Subpoenaed in Jussie Smollett Case

Chicago's top prosecutor has been subpoenaed to appear in court by a retired appellate judge who's pushing for a special prosecutor to investigate the handling ...

Chicago’s top prosecutor Kim Foxx subpoenaed in Jussie Smollett case

CHICAGO — Chicago's top prosecutor has been subpoenaed to appear in court by a retired appellate judge who's pushing for a special prosecutor to ...

Kim Foxx hit with subpoena over Jussie Smollett case

Chicago's top prosecutor has been subpoenaed to appear in court by a retired appellate judge who's pushing for a special prosecutor to investigate the handling ...

KAWS Takes His 'HOLIDAY' Inflatable Sculpture to Something in the Water Festival

Pharrell William's Something in the Water Festival has already brought JAY-Z on stage, and now the Virginia Beach festival has also welcomed KAWS. The artist ...

Second day of Something in the Water festival hits the right note

People who didn't splurge on a festival wristband still came out to see what it was all about during the daytime. The college students also returned and were able ...

The rumors were true: Jay-Z performs with Pharrell at SITW festival

The rumors were true. Jay-Z has taken the stage to perform with at the Something in the Water festival.

VIDEO: Pharrell Williams talks about successful SITW fest

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) - The 3-day Something in the Water Festival at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront comes to a close Sunday night and all signs point ...

Celtics vs. Bucks score: Boston routs NBA playoffs' top-ranked team in shocking series opener for 1-0 second-round lead

Here are a few takeaways from the Celtics' statement win against the top-seeded Bucks in Game 1.

'I think it's over' - Paul Pierce after Celtics' Game 1 victory over Bucks | NBA Countdown

Milwaukee Bucks Bucks expecting another hard-fought matchup with Celtics KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer 3

Much has changed since the Celtics outlasted the Bucks during their seven-game slugfest in the first round of last year's NBA playoffs.

Photographer who captured Jaylen Brown's dunk on Giannis Antetokounmpo also took iconic photo of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade

Boston Celtics wing Jaylen Brown's dunk on Giannis Antetokounmpo was captured by a photographer who has a history of iconic photos.

NFL Draft pick Corey Ballentine injured and teammate Dwane Simmons killed in shooting

Washburn DB killed, Giants pick hurt in shooting

Washburn University defensive back Dwane Simmons was killed in a shooting Sunday morning that also injured college teammate Corey Ballentine, who was ...

Washburn football player killed, Giants draftee wounded in Kan. shooting

SHAWNEE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal shooting that took the life of a Washburn University football player and injured a ...

Shooting kills college football player, injures Giants' pick

Washburn University's joy over one of its own going to the pros quickly shifted to grief this weekend after a shooting killed a current Washburn football player and ...

Flores -- Rosen has to earn Dolphins' starting job

Dolphins coach Brian Flores expressed excitement over the addition of Josh Rosen, but said it would be "unfair" to give him the franchise QB label right off the ...

Josh Rosen gets standing ovation at Larry Fitzgerald’s softball game

Traded but not yet gone, former Cardinals quarterback Josh Rosen had one more thing to do before packing up his stuff and moving to Florida. He appeared at ...

Hyde: Dolphins' low-risk, high-reward move for Josh Rosen should be framed as that | Commentary

Here's the thing: I don't understand the furor. I don't get the big debate. I really don't understand how a low-risk, high-reward trade for Josh Rosen has been ...

Snubbing of defensive stud could haunt Arizona Cardinals

The decision to pass on edge rusher Nick Bosa for a quarterback they didn't need could haunt the Arizona Cardinals for years.

Port Canaveral open for SpaceX launch viewing on Wednesday, but without parking charge

Port Canaveral won't be charging a parking fee for those coming there to view the SpaceX launch scheduled for early Wednesday morning. That's a change ...

SpaceX targeting May 1 for next cargo Dragon launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Following a successful static test fire of its Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX is eyeing the beginning of May for its next cargo mission to the ...

Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket fires engines in pre-launch test at Cape Canaveral

Live coverage of SpaceX's preparations for the next Falcon 9 rocket launch from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The mission will launch ...

SpaceX now targeting Wednesday to launch its 17th resupply mission to the ISS

After a successful static fire test Saturday morning, SpaceX is now targeting May 1 for its 17th resupply mission to the International Space Station.

What If an Asteroid Was Going to Hit Earth? NASA Will Make Believe This Week

NASA personnel will pretend they've detected an asteroid due to hit Earth in 2027 — to make sure they're ready if any real asteroid threatens Earth.

NASA, World Experts to Hold Exercise for Possible Asteroid Strike

Officials from NASA, the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency and international experts meet to take part in a simulation of an asteroid hitting Earth.

NASA will simulate an asteroid impact scenario with live tweeting

NASA and its partners are gathering at the 2019 Planetary Defense Conference in May to investigate how to respond to a hypothetical asteroid impact.

This is how NASA would respond to an asteroid impacting Earth

If an asteroid were ever to be come hurtling towards Earth, what would be the plan to stop it from impacting the planet? That's the question NASA and its partners ...

Ocean contains nearly 200,000 species of viruses

New results, mainly from data from the Tara Oceans expedition (2009-2013), provide the most comprehensive catalog to date of viruses found in all the world's ...

Scientists on a Sailboat Just Found Nearly 200,000 Viruses Hiding in Earth's Oceans

Scientists aboard a single sailboat have identified nearly 200000 marine virus species, increasing the number of known marine viruses from the 15000 ...

Hundreds of thousands of viruses in oceans

The oceans contain almost 200,000 different viral populations, according to the latest count. Marine viruses were found from the surface down to 4,000m deep ...

Most detailed survey yet finds 200,000 species of viruses living in the oceans

The ocean is teeming with life — just probably not the kind of life you'd want around you. The schooner Tara in the Arctic. Image credits: Tara Foundation.

Los Angeles area is on 'high alert' after measles exposures

Southern California is dealing with an outbreak of the measles, and residents of the Los Angeles region are reportedly on high alert. The University of California, ...

Over 1,000 quarantined in measles scare at LA universities

More than 1000 students and staff members at two Los Angeles universities were quarantined on campus or sent home this week in one of the most sweeping ...

California college quarantines in place as lack of vaccinations leads to measles outbreak

There have been 38 confirmed cases of measles in California in 2019, and UCLA and Cal State students were placed in quarantines after students and staff may ...

Quarantine for two Los Angeles universities

UCLA and CSULA order measles quarantine due to prevent the spread of the highly contagious disease.