| The Latest: California official seeks update from Air Canada Posted: 17 Jul 2017 02:13 PM PDT ![The Latest: California official seeks update from Air Canada]( "The Latest: California official seeks update from Air Canada") WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the investigation into a near-collision at San Francisco airport (all times local):
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| Who is Ty Cobb? The top corruption lawyer just hired by Donald Trump Posted: 17 Jul 2017 01:17 PM PDT  Ty Tobb, a close descendent of a celebrated but controversial baseball player, has left his job with the Washington DC law firm Hogan Lovells. Unlike the slew of other outside lawyers retained by either the White House or by Donald Trump personally, Mr Cobb will work from inside 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The decision to hire Mr Cobb came as administration officials seek someone to enforce discipline in the White House regarding Russia matters, including the President, who frequently vents his frustrations about the investigations on Twitter, according to Bloomberg News.
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| Colorful photos show auroras dancing in skies around the world this weekend Posted: 17 Jul 2017 12:21 PM PDT  Green and purple curtains of light danced in the skies around the world this weekend. The strong aurora showing was sparked by a mass of hot plasma burped from the sun and sent on a crash-course with Earth. SEE ALSO: Beautiful timelapse of the southern lights is the most soothing thing you'll see all day While the auroras weren't particularly strong in New England and some other parts of the U.S., the curtains of light did put on a good show for people in the high latitudes of the Southern and Northern Hemispheres. Faint #aurora captured early this morning in Southampton, Ontario on Lake Huron during a brief break in the heavy cloud cover. July 17, 2017 pic.twitter.com/VEbAbwaN93 — Scott Rock (@scottrockphoto) July 17, 2017 Gorgeous aurora display south of Edmonton, Alberta tonight. @FOX23 @WeatherNation pic.twitter.com/nOZ2Gy2zcm — Greg McLaughlin (@tornadoGregMc) July 17, 2017 #Aurora time lapse from 7/16. @SleepingBearNPS @MidwestNPS @TamithaSkov @TweetAurora @AuroraNorthWI #FindYourPark @NatlParkService pic.twitter.com/fPdyx3AuwK — Scott S (@qtrocub) July 17, 2017 WOW! Northern Lights seen early this morning from Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota. Photo credit: John Cory Andrew. #Aurora #NorthernLights pic.twitter.com/pKMpXUZpui — Mark Tarello (@mark_tarello) July 17, 2017 Northern lights, cameras and little action: Clouds mar rare appearance for Aurora Borealis https://t.co/F08KQELzcl pic.twitter.com/hZSfoE2k0Z — CTV News (@CTVNews) July 17, 2017 Scientists in Antarctica even caught sight of the southern lights this weekend. Full moon illuminates Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station with Aurora Australis above https://t.co/neJWFznb1D @NSF @uw_icecube pic.twitter.com/IXuhNCkcFR — The Antarctic Report (@AntarcticReport) July 16, 2017 Auroras occur when streams of charged particles are sent out from the sun into the rest of the solar system. Those particles can impact Earth's magnetic field and get drawn down into the planet's upper atmosphere. Once in the atmosphere, those solar particles can interact with neutral particles, creating the glowing lights we call the auroras. Most of the time, the auroras can only be seen in a relatively small part of the world because the bits of solar plasma are drawn down along magnetic field lines. But sometimes, when solar storms are more intense, the oval of the aurora can become larger, bathing other parts of the world in green, purple, and red light. Video: Dustin Dilworth/Storyful WATCH: Sleep right under the Northern Lights in this futuristic glass igloo
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| Knife-wielding man kills two in southern China Wal-Mart: Xinhua Posted: 16 Jul 2017 06:36 PM PDT ![Knife-wielding man kills two in southern China Wal-Mart: Xinhua]( "Knife-wielding man kills two in southern China Wal-Mart: Xinhua") A knife-wielding man has killed two people and injured nine in a Wal-Mart supermarket in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing local police. Xinhua said the injured had been sent to hospital but did not give any details of the victims from the attack on Sunday evening. In May, two people were killed in southwest China by a knife-wielding man suspected of suffering from mental illness.
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| Merkel tells voters: Brexit, French poll changed my view on Europe Posted: 16 Jul 2017 06:03 PM PDT  German Chancellor Angela Merkel told voters on Saturday that Britain's decision to leave the European Union and France's election of President Emmanuel Macron had changed her view on the bloc, adding it was worth fighting for a stronger Europe. Merkel's comments, made in a speech in the Baltic Sea resort town of Zingst two months before a federal election, underline her personal determination to deepen European integration if she is re-elected for a fourth term. Calling European Union membership one of Germany's biggest strengths, Merkel said last year's Brexit decision and elections in France and the Netherlands, in which pro-European parties defeated populist candidates, had changed her perspective.
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| Detroit at crossroads 50 years after riots devastated city Posted: 16 Jul 2017 05:28 PM PDT  DETROIT (AP) — Deborah Chenault Green is 62, a writer. But 50 years ago she was a pre-teen, sleeping on the porch to escape the oppressive heat, awakening to see a sky that glowed unnaturally.
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| Police hunt man who 'tried to pull off woman's hijab' at Baker Street Tube station Posted: 16 Jul 2017 04:52 PM PDT  Police are investigating a suspected hate crime after a man tried to pull off a Muslim woman's hijab and spat at her friend. The woman, who posted about the incident on Twitter, was waiting for a Tube at Baker Street in the early hours of Saturday morning when she was set upon. Tweeting under the name Aniso Abdulkadir, she posted a picture of the man who allegedly attacked her, writing: "This man at Baker Street station forcefully attempted to pull my hijab off and when I instinctively grabbed ahold of my scarf he hit me." She continued: He proceeded to verbally abuse my friends and I, pinning one of them against the wall and spitting in her face— Aniso.safiaadya (@AnisoAbdulkadir) July 15, 2017 Ms Abdulkadir added that a woman who was present was also threatened and verbally abusive. She urged others to share the image in order to identify the suspect, earning more than 24,000 retweets by Sunday afternoon. A man claiming to be the man in the image later identified himself on Twitter and hit back at the allegations. Pawel Uczciwek, 28, from London, said he was sticking up for his girlfriend and attempting to defuse what he called a "racist attack from three random females". Mr Uczciwek wrote: "I would like to confirm I never hit or attacked anyone I simply defused the situation by separating them. "The police is fully cooperating with me and will be able to obtain CCTV footage showing the three women attempting to attack my partner because we are in an interracial relationship." @standardnews@Independent@DailyMailUK@MetroUK@metpoliceuk I did not try to take off her scarf or ask to see her hair— Pawel Uczciwek (@PawelUczciwek) July 16, 2017 A British Transport Police spokesman said the force were investigating the incident and had been sent the statement from Mr Uczciwek. The BBTP spokesman added the matter is being treated as a hate crime. "Behaviour like this is totally unacceptable and will not be tolerated. This incident has been reported to us and we're investigating." Inquiries are ongoing and anyone with information is asked to get in touch by texting 61016 or calling 0800 40 50 40.
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| Venezuela opposition votes against Maduro, woman shot dead Posted: 16 Jul 2017 03:41 PM PDT  By Alexandra Ulmer and Andreina Aponte CARACAS (Reuters) - Gunmen in Venezuela shot into a crowd of voters on Sunday, activists said, killing one woman and wounding three others during an unofficial referendum organized by the opposition to push for an end to two decades of socialist rule. Graphic: Venezuela's dark days: http - //tmsnrt.rs/2pPJdRb The opposition Democratic Unity coalition said a pro-government "paramilitary" gang opened fire in Caracas' poor neighborhood of Catia, where thousands were participating in the opposition event. "The day was stained by the killing of a Venezuelan woman who protesting and exercising her rights," said opposition leader Freddy Guevara of the killing of Xiomara Escot.
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| Congo votes for parliament with opposition calling foul Posted: 16 Jul 2017 03:05 PM PDT  Voters went to the polls in legislative elections in the oil-rich Republic of Congo on Sunday, the first since a violence-marred presidential poll last year which returned Denis Sassou Nguesso to power. The first round of polling to elect National Assembly members as well as local councils went ahead despite the opposition calling foul, accusing the ruling Congolese Labour Party (PCT) of giving its candidates an unfair advantage. Electoral officials said voting passed off calmly although some polling stations opened more than a hour late because of a delay in receiving voting materials.
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| NATO urges Turkey, Germany to settle air base row Posted: 16 Jul 2017 02:27 PM PDT  BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - NATO's Secretary General has urged the Turkish and German foreign ministers to resolve their differences over visits to Turkish air bases, part of a wider row between the two allies. Germany has refused to extradite asylum seekers Turkey says were involved in a coup attempt last year, Berlin is demanding the release of a Turkish-German journalist, and Ankara has refused to let German lawmakers visit soldiers at two air bases. German soldiers contribute to a NATO air surveillance mission at Konya, 250 km (150 miles) south of the Turkish capital Ankara, and its troops stationed at another air base, in Incirlik, have already been moved to Jordan.
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