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• Photos of the day - March 17, 2017
• Apple Will Receive 75 million OLED Panels For iPhone 8 Release This Year
• Woman Celebrating 21st Birthday Killed After NYPD Traffic Agent Drunkenly Crashes Car: Cops
• The Latest: Man claims innocence in ambulance driver's death
• China to build on disputed shoal in South China Sea
• Iraqi forces edge into Mosul's Old City, Nuri mosque in sight
• A crystal clear look at the Galaxy S8 in a crystal clear case
• New York court to determine if chimp is legally a person
• Second person held over French school shooting
• Welp, humanity had a good run: Humpback whales organize into mysterious 'super-groups'
• More than 40 refugees dead in attack on boat off Yemen
• Israeli Fighter Jet Shoots Down Anti-Aircraft Missile In Syria
• Syria says shot down Israeli plane after raids near Palmyra
• Leading Republicans, Democrats reject Trump's Obama wiretap assertion
• SitRep: Tillerson Hints at Pre-Emptive Strikes in North Korea; WH Apologizes to UK for Spicer Spy Claim; Budget Season Hits
• 20 Best Trader Joe's Finds Under $5
• Samsung has done the impossible with the Galaxy S8
• Google could have three Pixel handsets in store for late 2017
• UK says U.S. claims about spying will not be repeated
• In backing Syria's Assad, Russia looks to outdo Iran
• UK grants 1st license to make babies using DNA from 3 people
• Man gets 40 years after kidnap victim describes 'hell'
• Spicer defends Trump's wiretapping claims, despite having no evidence
• Trump budget chief defends aid cuts for children, elderly
• Israeli warplanes hit targets in Syria as tensions flare

Photos of the day - March 17, 2017 Posted: 17 Mar 2017 01:27 PM PDT A woman and a child get rescued after a massive landslide and flood in the Huachipa district of Lima, Peru; President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington; and, A boy joins participants as they take part in the St Patrick's Day parade on the streets of Dublin, Ireland. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Apple Will Receive 75 million OLED Panels For iPhone 8 Release This Year Posted: 17 Mar 2017 01:12 PM PDT Apple will receive 14 percent of the total global OLED panel production this year for its iPhone 8 launch. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Woman Celebrating 21st Birthday Killed After NYPD Traffic Agent Drunkenly Crashes Car: Cops Posted: 17 Mar 2017 12:52 PM PDT Amanda Miner, who turned 21 Wednesday, was in the back seat of a grey 2013 Infiniti sedan when it slammed into the median of the Williamsburg Bridge. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

The Latest: Man claims innocence in ambulance driver's death Posted: 17 Mar 2017 12:35 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on a New York City emergency medical technician who was fatally struck by a stolen ambulance (all times local): This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

China to build on disputed shoal in South China Sea Posted: 17 Mar 2017 12:00 PM PDT China will begin preparatory work this year for an environmental monitoring station on Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, an official said, as two U.S. senators introduced a bill to impose sanctions on its activities in the disputed waterway. Last month, a Philippine minister said Chinese President Xi Jinping had promised his Philippine counterpart China would not build structures on the rocky outcrop both countries claim, but China called the comments "baffling and regrettable". China seized the shoal, which is northeast of the Spratly islands, in 2012 and denied access to Philippine fishermen. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Iraqi forces edge into Mosul's Old City, Nuri mosque in sight Posted: 17 Mar 2017 11:23 AM PDT By John Davison and Ahmed Rasheed MOSUL, Iraq/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi forces battling Islamic State in Mosul edged into the Old City and around the al Nuri mosque on Friday trying to seal off a main road to prevent militants sending in suicide bombers to attack their positions. Troops are meeting fierce resistance as militants retreat into the Old City, where street fighting is expected in the narrow alleyways and around the mosque where Islamic State declared its caliphate nearly three years ago. A helicopter fired rockets into the area and heavy gunfire and mortar blasts echoed as troops made forays in districts near the Nuri mosque, where Islamic State's black jihadist flag hangs from its leaning minaret. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

A crystal clear look at the Galaxy S8 in a crystal clear case Posted: 17 Mar 2017 11:05 AM PDT It's hard to imagine that Samsung has anything at all in store for us on March 29th that hasn't already been covered by all of the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ leaks we've seen so far. A trickle of rumors and reports led up to BGR's exclusive unveiling of the Galaxy S8 during MWC 2017, and the floodgates opened after that. Now we know almost everything there is to know about the Galaxy S8 and S8+, and we've seen leaked images of the new flagship phones time and time again. Of course, Android fans can't get enough of the Galaxy S8 duo no matter how many times they've seen these upcoming phones already. Samsung's new premium smartphones are undoubtedly two of the hottest new handsets of 2017, and they sport what may very well be the sleekest and most stunning smartphone design of all time. Now, a fresh leak gives us one of our clearest looks yet at Samsung's hot new Galaxy S8 design. With all of the leaks and rumors having spilled just about all the beans there are to spill, some smartphone accessory makers have given up on waiting for Samsung to actually announce the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. Instead, they're listing S8 accessories on their websites now, and some have even made accessories available for preorder. Such is the case with a company called VRS Design, which has gone ahead and listed a number of its Galaxy S8 cases on its website. In doing so, the company has posted a number of images that show the unreleased Galaxy S8 in its cases. Again, we're not really seeing anything new here, but these crystal clear renders do give us a very good look at what to expect from Samsung's upcoming new flagship phones. The clearest look at these S8 renders comes from the Galaxy S8 Crystal Clear Bumper page, since the clear case doesn't obscure any parts of the phone. Here are the images from the VRS Design site: You can also see bits and pieces of the Galaxy S8 on VRS' Simpli Mod case page and its Damda Folder case page. Samsung will officially unveil the new Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ during a press conference on March 29th, and the phones are expected to go on sale about a month later. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

New York court to determine if chimp is legally a person Posted: 17 Mar 2017 10:49 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Should a chimpanzee be treated as a person with legal rights? This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Second person held over French school shooting Posted: 17 Mar 2017 10:32 AM PDT A second person was being held Friday over a shooting at a French school where a heavily armed teenager opened fire, slightly wounding three fellow pupils and a teacher, a judicial source said. The shooter, who was described by investigators as unstable and obsessed with guns, surrendered to police after Thursday's attack in the southeastern town of Grasse. Armed with a rifle, two handguns and grenades he caused panic at Alexis de Tocqueville high school, firing several shots. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Welp, humanity had a good run: Humpback whales organize into mysterious 'super-groups' Posted: 17 Mar 2017 10:14 AM PDT Huge groups of humpback whales have been seen gathering in the Southern Hemisphere, and it's leaving scientists and people on the internet a little confused.  Usually, humpbacks are pretty solitary creatures, but a study published on March 1 in the journal PLOS One details multiple "super-groups" of whales gathering in 2011, 2014 and 2015.  SEE ALSO: Hundreds of whales mysteriously die — and scientists have a few theories as to why The groups range in size from 20 to 200 individuals, and, according to the study, the large gatherings appear to be associated with feeding behavior.  Of course, that didn't stop people on Twitter from wildly speculating about the whales' real motives. A running theme is that they have a plan — perhaps to take on the Trump administration or overthrow humanity.  I wanna go on the record as someone with tremendous respect for humpback whales. No one has more respect for them than me. — Ashley C. Ford (@iSmashFizzle) March 15, 2017 super-groups, ranked:4. derek and the dominos3. crosby stills nash and young2. cream1. these humpback whales https://t.co/QCiyY7EsAC — darth™ (@darth) March 15, 2017 teen vogue, the national parks service, and now humpback whales leading the resistance https://t.co/7gfLwemn0I — linds (@lindsaythebrave) March 15, 2017 #RESIST https://t.co/IWJwNkNlQo — Kate Marvel (@DrKateMarvel) March 15, 2017 humans do not read this,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,humpback whales hello, i know their weaknesses lets build https://t.co/xRYmKK0CaJ — Trill Withers (@TylerIAm) March 15, 2017 Roses are redOceans are blueThese humpback whalesAre plotting a coup https://t.co/rUXw5RI4Tl — Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) March 15, 2017 I hope this is the first step in a plan for humpback whales to rise up and get rid of the human race https://t.co/uceSnHzvwy h/t @darth pic.twitter.com/8bSOn6Sng2 — Sonya Mann (@sonyaellenmann) March 15, 2017 Humpback whales are pretty amazing animals in general.  They live in all of the major oceans of the world, taking advantage of tropical and subtropical waters, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).  After years of whaling, their populations are now back on the rise in many habitats, NOAA added. So, hey, are these super-groups of humpbacks out for revenge on all humans? Probably not, but best keep your distance just in case ...  WATCH: Watching this mother whale and her calf in the wild will bring you the peace you need This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

More than 40 refugees dead in attack on boat off Yemen Posted: 17 Mar 2017 09:58 AM PDT More than 40 people including women and children have been shot dead aboard a boat carrying Somali refugees in the Red Sea off war-torn Yemen, officials said on Friday. The refugees were hit by light weapons fire in waters off rebel-held Hodeida but the boat managed to dock in the city's port, an official there said. The International Organization for Migration, which has operations in Yemen, said 42 bodies had been recovered. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Israeli Fighter Jet Shoots Down Anti-Aircraft Missile In Syria Posted: 17 Mar 2017 09:23 AM PDT This is believed to be the most serious incident between Israel and pro-Assad forces since the beginning of the civil war in Syria. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Syria says shot down Israeli plane after raids near Palmyra Posted: 17 Mar 2017 09:06 AM PDT Syria's army said Friday it shot down an Israeli plane that had been carrying out pre-dawn raids on a military target near Palmyra, the famed desert city it recently recaptured from jihadists. "Four Israeli planes penetrated our air space at 2:40 am (0040 GMT) via Lebanese territory and hit a military target on the way to Palmyra," the army said in a statement carried by state news agency SANA. The incident is the most serious between the two countries, which remain technically at war, since civil war broke out in Syria in 2011. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Leading Republicans, Democrats reject Trump's Obama wiretap assertion Posted: 17 Mar 2017 08:49 AM PDT By Ayesha Rascoe and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leaders of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee issued a bipartisan statement on Thursday rejecting President Donald Trump's assertion that the Obama administration tapped his phones during the 2016 presidential campaign. The top Republican in Congress, House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan, added his voice to a growing chorus of lawmakers saying there was no sign of a wiretap. In a testy briefing with reporters, White House spokesman Sean Spicer forcefully defended the president, citing news reports of intelligence collection on possible contacts between Trump associates and Russia in the presidential campaign. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

SitRep: Tillerson Hints at Pre-Emptive Strikes in North Korea; WH Apologizes to UK for Spicer Spy Claim; Budget Season Hits Posted: 17 Mar 2017 08:30 AM PDT New Nominees for Pentagon; Flynn Has More Ties to Russia; China Keeps Building in the SCS; And Lots More This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

20 Best Trader Joe's Finds Under $5 Posted: 17 Mar 2017 08:14 AM PDT Pick up these Eat This, Not That!-approved foods next time you hit up this budget-friendly grocery store. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Samsung has done the impossible with the Galaxy S8 Posted: 17 Mar 2017 07:58 AM PDT In the smartphone market, Samsung found success not by differentiating and carving its own path, but by taking a page out of Apple's playbook. Or should we say, 132 pages. Apple turned the cell phone industry on its head in 2007 when it released the original iPhone. There was certainly no better company to model its devices and strategy after, and Samsung's sales skyrocketed once it began retooling its devices to look and function more like Apple's smartphones and tablets. Samsung still takes pages out of the Apple playbook from time to time — case in point — but it has truly elevated its game in recent years, with several recent generations of flagship phones that contend with the iPhone on every level. There is one are where Samsung flagships have never managed to compete with iPhones, but it looks like that will change with the upcoming new Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. In just a week and a half, Samsung will unveil its next-generation flagship smartphones at a press conference in New York City. The wait has felt like an eternity considering how long Galaxy S8 details have been leaking. We know almost everything there is to know about the S8 and S8+, including exactly what they look like and when they'll be released. And now, we know how remarkably powerful these hot new handsets are going to be. Each year when Samsung launches new Galaxy S phones, they're instantly become the most powerful widely available Android phones in the world. Note the inclusion of the word "Android," however. Samsung's phones are never the most powerful phones, period, because they simply can't measure up to iPhones in terms of power. Apple's in-house chips and its silky smooth iOS software reign supreme each and every year until the next new iPhones are released. This year, however, it looks like things will be different. Two separate Geekbench 4 benchmark test results for the unreleased Galaxy S8 smartphone appeared on the Primate Labs website on Thursday night. Long story short, they're very impressive. The S8 managed single-core scores of 1913 and 1978 in the two tests, and the multi-core scores came in at 6119 and 6375. Both sets of test results come from the international version of the Galaxy S8, which is powered by Samsung's own Exynos 8895 processor, though earlier test results showed similar performance from the US version of the Galaxy S8+, which is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset. In terms of single-core performance, the Galaxy S8 doesn't even come close to touching Apple's latest iPhones — the iPhone 7 Plus racks up a score of nearly 3500. But in multi-core Geekbench 4 tests, the S8 handily beats the latest iPhones, which always score under 5800. This is a big victory for Samsung on paper, but it remains to be seen how it will translate as far as real-world performance. As we're sure you'll recall, earlier Samsung phones have come close to matching Apple's iPhones on paper, but iPhones absolutely obliterate Galaxy phones in performance tests that gauge real-world power and speed. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Google could have three Pixel handsets in store for late 2017 Posted: 17 Mar 2017 07:43 AM PDT Google could be working on three different versions of its next-generation Pixel smartphone, reports the Droid Life website, although there's no word yet on what to expect from the spec sheets. The upcoming Pixel line will apparently still include 5" and 5.5" models (codenamed "Walleye" and "Muskie"), but these could now be joined by a larger and even more ambitious version, codenamed "Taimen." This makes an interesting parallel with rumors surrounding the next-generation iPhone, which point to two "classic" 4.7" and 5.5" versions plus a more show-stopping 5.8" model with a slightly curved OLED screen. Expected at the end of 2017, Google's new Pixels are likely to be dust- and water-resistant. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

UK says U.S. claims about spying will not be repeated Posted: 17 Mar 2017 07:05 AM PDT By Elizabeth Piper and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May has received assurances from the White House it would not repeat allegations that Britain's GCHQ spy agency had helped former U.S. President Barack Obama eavesdrop on Donald Trump, her spokesman said on Friday. A spokesman for May said that the charge, made on Tuesday by Fox News analyst Andrew Napolitano, that the UK's signals intelligence agency GCHQ had helped Obama to wire tap Trump after his victory in last year's U.S. presidential election, was "ridiculous". This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

In backing Syria's Assad, Russia looks to outdo Iran Posted: 17 Mar 2017 06:50 AM PDT The rivalry between the two primary backers of the Syrian government is becoming increasingly palpable, according to Syrian officials and a Russian analyst. Iran is proud to have intervened early on in Syria's six-year war, bolstering the Assad regime with men, weapons, and economic aid. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

UK grants 1st license to make babies using DNA from 3 people Posted: 17 Mar 2017 06:32 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — Britain's Newcastle University says its scientists have received a license to create babies using DNA from three people to prevent women from passing on potentially fatal genetic diseases to their children — the first time such approval has been granted. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Man gets 40 years after kidnap victim describes 'hell' Posted: 17 Mar 2017 06:18 AM PDT SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California woman who was drugged along with her boyfriend and then dragged from their home described the "hell that we have survived" in emotional testimony before her abductor was sentenced to 40 years in prison in a crime so elaborate and bizarre that police initially dismissed it as a hoax. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Spicer defends Trump's wiretapping claims, despite having no evidence Posted: 17 Mar 2017 05:59 AM PDT Press secretary Sean Spicer says President Trump still stands by his allegation that former President Barack Obama ordered wiretapping of Trump Tower, even though the intelligence community has found no proof that it happened. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Trump budget chief defends aid cuts for children, elderly Posted: 17 Mar 2017 05:43 AM PDT President Donald Trump's budget chief defended the proposed elimination of after-school programs that support children particularly in high-poverty US districts, saying "there's no demonstrable evidence" that they improve student performance. After-school programs are "supposed to help kids who don't get fed at home, get fed so they do better in school," Mick Mulvaney, director of the federal Office of Management and Budget, told a White House press briefing. Trump's 2018 budget outline would cut the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program, which funds academic enrichment programming before and after school as well as in the summers. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Israeli warplanes hit targets in Syria as tensions flare Posted: 17 Mar 2017 05:26 AM PDT Israeli warplanes struck several targets in Syria early Friday, prompting retaliatory missiles launches, in the most serious incident between the two countries since the Syrian civil war began six years ago. Syria's military said it had downed an Israeli plane and hit another as they were carrying out pre-dawn strikes near the famed desert city of Palmyra that it recaptured from jihadists this month. The Israeli army denied any planes had been struck and the Syrian government has made similar unfounded claims in the past. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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