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• Bill Gates Warns Tech Giants: Tone It Down -- Or Get Regulated
• Mother sobs in court while testifying about 8-year-old daughter's rape and murder
• Trump warns of 'last chance' to pass immigration deal
• ANC orders Zuma to step down as South African president
• Police officer fired for not shooting black suspect wins $175,000 compensation
• Omarosa Dishes On Mike Pence: 'He Thinks Jesus Tells Him To Say Things'
• Grocery delivery startup Instacart raises $200 million and prepares to battle Amazon
• People Are Going Hog Wild Over A Monstrous Wild Boar Dubbed 'Pigzilla'
• S.Africa's ANC to remove Zuma as head of state: local media

Bill Gates Warns Tech Giants: Tone It Down -- Or Get Regulated Posted: 13 Feb 2018 01:05 PM PST From: Bill Gates Memo: Dial back the Silicon Valley hubris, or the government will do it for you. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Mother sobs in court while testifying about 8-year-old daughter's rape and murder Posted: 13 Feb 2018 10:06 AM PST The mother of a young girl who was abducted by a man posing as a good Samaritan in 2013 sobbed in court as she faced her daughter's accused killer. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Trump warns of 'last chance' to pass immigration deal Posted: 13 Feb 2018 09:10 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump warned Democrats Tuesday that it's now or never when it comes to extending protections for young immigrants living in the country illegally. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

ANC orders Zuma to step down as South African president Posted: 13 Feb 2018 07:24 AM PST By Alexander Winning and James Macharia JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's ruling party ordered Jacob Zuma on Tuesday to step down as head of state after marathon talks over the fate of a leader whose scandal-plagued years in power darkened and divided Nelson Mandela's post-apartheid 'Rainbow Nation'. Leading members of the African National Congress now want new party leader Cyril Ramaphosa to replace Zuma as president, ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule told a news conference. There was no word from Zuma or his spokesman but Magashule said the president had promised to respond to the order by Wednesday. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Police officer fired for not shooting black suspect wins $175,000 compensation Posted: 13 Feb 2018 05:27 AM PST A former police officer who claimed he was fired for not shooting an armed black suspect during a standoff has settled a wrongful termination suit with his former department for $175,000 (£126,000). "At the end of the day, I'm happy to put this chapter of my life to bed," said Stephen Mader, 27, in a statement. Mr Mader was the first officer to respond to an incident, when he arrived at a home in Weirton, West Virginia, on 6 May 2016, where he found Ronald Williams, 23, distraught and wanting to commit "suicide by cop," according to his lawsuit. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Omarosa Dishes On Mike Pence: 'He Thinks Jesus Tells Him To Say Things' Posted: 13 Feb 2018 05:06 AM PST Omarosa Manigault-Newman issued a dire warning about Vice President Mike Pence. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Grocery delivery startup Instacart raises $200 million and prepares to battle Amazon Posted: 13 Feb 2018 01:42 AM PST Grocery delivery service Instacart has raised $200 million in fresh funding, the company said on Monday, boosting its valuation and providing new resources for the startup to compete against heavyweight Amazon.com Inc. Instacart, a San Francisco-based company that shops for and delivers groceries from about 200 retailers including Target Corp and Costco Wholesale Corp, said the new funding values the company at about $4.2 billion. The new round was led by Coatue Management and included Glade Brook Capital Partners and existing investors. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

People Are Going Hog Wild Over A Monstrous Wild Boar Dubbed 'Pigzilla' Posted: 12 Feb 2018 11:06 PM PST A massive wild boar dubbed "Pigzilla" was caught on video in Hong Kong going through some trash near a school, according to CBS News. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

S.Africa's ANC to remove Zuma as head of state: local media Posted: 12 Feb 2018 09:42 PM PST South Africa's ruling ANC party resolved Tuesday to oust scandal-tainted President Jacob Zuma from office after he refused to resign, local media reported following marathon closed-door talks. The party's powerful 107-member national executive committee (NEC) met for 13 hours at a hotel outside Pretoria, and decided it would "recall" Zuma from his post, several local media outlets said. "It took a brutal 13 hours, but the ANC's national executive committee has decided to recall President Jacob Zuma as head of state," the Times Live news website said, citing unnamed sources in the talks. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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