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Airport police looking for traveler who left cremated human remains at TSA checkpoint in Alaska Police have already reached out to local funeral homes and cremation centers for assistance.

Instagram couple defends 'stupid' photo on edge of infinity pool They insist that were safe the entire time and that the image was edited for “dramatization.”

American Airlines passenger spots fellow travelers playing footsie over their seats The sweethearts have been officially "passenger-shamed."

Living near a national park or nature reserve can make you healthier and wealthier, study suggests There’s lots of talk about the importance of healthy diet, exercise, and work-life balance to maintain well-being, but not much is said about the value of living close to protected lands. Researchers at the University of Oregon set out to determine just that, finding that living close to protected lands — national parks, nature reserves, wilderness areas — had a positive impact on health.

American Airlines flight forced to return to New York airport after striking 'object' A Los Angeles bound American Airlines flight was forced to return to New York after the aircraft struck an "object" upon its departure late Wednesday, officials said.

Court temporarily blocks halt to Trump policy forcing asylum-seekers to stay in Mexico A federal appeals court on Friday temporarily halted a ruling that would have stopped the Trump administration from forcing asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico as they wait for immigration courts to hear their cases. 

Ocasio-Cortez coal-mine visit requires an apology to Crenshaw first, Ky. lawmaker says A Republican congressman from Kentucky says that if U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., wants to visit an underground coal mine in his state, she'll first have to apologize to a GOP congressman from Texas.

AOC faces backlash for using 'First they came ... ' Holocaust poem in defense of Omar U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., continues to ignite outrage while defending freshman colleague Rep. Ilhan Omar, this time by using a poem about the Holocaust to defend the Minnesota Democrat.

Homeland Security denies NYT report that Trump directed McAleen to close border and offered him a potential pardon A Department of Homeland Security official dismissed a report by The New York Times on Friday that alleged that the President pressured Acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan to close the southern border and that he would pardon him if necessary.

Jessica Tarlov: Ivanka Trump isn't a feminist, doesn't have 'policy chops' to run for president Democratic strategist Jessica Tarlov Friday said first-daughter and presidential advisor Ivanka Trump wasn’t a feminist while reacting  to criticism by model Chrissy Tiegen.

Chicago Mayor-elect Lightfoot says she’d welcome immigrants if Trump sends them

High-end cigar businesses fear going up in smoke because of ‘harsh’ FDA rules Once home to over 100 cigar factories, Tampa is down to its last one. Now its owners say their future is threatened after the FDA’s new regulations on the tobacco industry.

House oversight chairman will subpoena Trump's accountant The chairman of the House Oversight Committee said Friday he intends to subpoena President Donald Trump's accountant for his financial records.

Members of Congress allegedly sexually harassed night shift staff: report Members of Congress allegedly sexually harassed night shift custodial staff as they cleaned their offices, according to a recent inspector general’s report on sexual harassment within the Architect of the Capitol.

Elizabeth Warren described as ‘diehard conservative’ in school 2020 presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is known for her left-wing views on issues from healthcare-for-all to taxing the super-wealthy. But a new deep dive into the left-wing firebrand’s past finds that she was known as a “diehard conservative” in school.

Developers push to make gaming more inclusive for players with disabilities Multiple gaming companies are now making a big push to help physically, mentally, and emotionally disabled players thrive in the gaming community.

YouTube TV gets hefty price hike Good and bad news, YouTube TV subscribers.

Facebook wants to install a massive fiber optic cable around Africa Facebook's ambitious new project, reportedly dubbed 'Simba,' aims to install a massive underwater fiber optic cable around Africa in an effort to connect the entire continent to the internet.

New next-gen Army 50mm cannon destroys targets in live-fire demo As a small ball of fire shot out of the end of a new 50mm cannon, a cloud of smoke filled the air and, in what seemed like less than one second, an explosion of smoke and fire destroyed a mock enemy target from hundreds of yards away -- on the other side of an Arizona desert valley.

Google under fire for dubbing 'Unplanned' film 'propaganda' Google is the latest tech giant to be accused of bias against the newly released pro-life film “Unplanned,” with the search engine listing the movie as “propaganda.”

Report: Apple to split iTunes into separate apps The lumbering behemoth that is iTunes may finally be nearing the end of its life.

'Hitler would have loved social media,' says Disney chief Bob Iger Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger rebuked social media and the state of discourse in the United States while being honored with a humanitarian award on Thursday.

Democrats want US government to audit 'black box' of AI bias Can the algorithms powering innovation at Silicon Valley's largest companies, like Amazon, Facebook and Google, be audited for bias?

Air Force to test fire fighter jet-configured laser weapons pod from the ground The U.S. Air Force is preparing to fire a fighter-jet configured laser pod from the ground as a key step toward achieving its goal of firing lasers from jets on combat missions in the air.

Thousands of Amazon workers listen to recordings from Alexa: reports Alexa is like having your own personal assistant that never asks for a raise.

Space Launch System Ascent Testing Advances Understanding of Cargo Configuration from NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2Z7cRUT

Poll workers journey to reach India's most remote voters The figures involved in India's general election are staggering: 900 million voters, 83 million first-time voters, 11 million poll workers, nearly 4 million electronic voting machines, 1 million polling booths and 570 special trains for migrant laborers and security personnel.

Taliban ambush Afghan police convoy, killing 7 An Afghan official says the Taliban have ambushed a police convoy, setting off an hours-long battle that killed seven security forces, including a provincial police official.

Syria says Israeli airstrike on military position wounds 3 Syria's state news agency says an Israeli airstrike on a military position in the country's central province of Hama has wounded three soldiers and destroyed several buildings.

Migrants break border gate, force their way into Mexico Mexican authorities say that a group of about 350 migrants broke the locks on a border gate and forced their way into southern Mexico.

Bolivia's indigenous mark Palm Sunday with annual fair Thousands of indigenous people are marking Palm Sunday with an annual agricultural fair in the suburbs of one of Bolivia's largest cities.

Ace Swedish coder held by Ecuador was defender of Assange An ace Swedish programmer has been arrested in Ecuador in an alleged plot to blackmail the country's president over his abandonment of Julian Assange.

Kim Jong Un says he's open to another summit with Trump North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he's open to having a third summit with President Donald Trump if the United States could offer mutually-acceptable terms for an agreement by the end of the year.

Pompeo: China financing of Maduro prolongs Venezuela crisis U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says China's financing of President Nicolás Maduro's government is prolonging the crisis in Venezuela.

Syria's Assad: Last man standing amid new Arab uprisings It's Arab Spring, season II, and he's one of the few holdovers.

Yemen president returns home for a rare parliament session Yemeni government officials say President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi has returned home from Saudi Arabia to attend a rare session of parliament and elect a speaker.

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