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Explosion rattles Bogot , one policeman killed

An explosion in the center of Colombia’s capital killed a police officer and injured more than two dozen others, according to media reports and eyewitnesses. Andres Felipe Arias Leiva, Colombia’s former agriculture minister who faces possible extradition for alleged corruption, said Tuesday that the case is of a political nature because he opposed the strategy of the current Colombian president, Juan Manuel Santos, to agree with the Forces Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia .

Atlanta, other cities eye test tracks for self-driving cars

Self-driving vehicles could begin tooling down a bustling Atlanta street full of cars, buses, bicyclists and college students, as the city vies with other communities nationwide to test the emerging technology. Atlanta would become one of the largest urban areas for testing self-driving vehicles if plans come together for a demonstration as early as September.

Man’s ‘snoring’ in bed was actually his dying breaths

‘I am coping’: Emotional Angelina Jolie speaks for the first time about ‘difficult’ split from Brad and insists ‘we’ll always be a family’ Three former Team USA gymnasts come forward to describe their horrifying sexual abuse at the hands of the team doctor as he faces trial – and say they stayed silent out of fear of their tyrannical trainers Trump is set to SOFTEN his immigration ban: New executive order will exempt green card holders and dual citizens but target the SAME Muslim countries Does Trump have ‘cabin fever’? Report claims the President is complaining that living cooped up in the White House is giving him headaches ‘The Earth is flat.

Resumption of Senate EJK probe depends on Gordon

It will be up to the chair of the Senate Justice Committee, Sen. Richard Gordon, to call for a resumption on the Senate inquiry into alleged extrajudicial killings, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Monday. [FILE] Senator Richard Gordon during the Senate Blue Ribbon hearing on the P50-million bribery case of gambling operator Jack Lam to officials of Bureau of Immigration at the Senate in Pasay City on Tuesday, January 31, 2017.

Paul Massey demands probe of de Blasio’s legal representation 0:0

Republican mayoral candidate Paul Massey is formally demanding the Manhattan DA US attorney probe Mayor de Blasio’s legal representation, describing it as “an arrangement no ordinary person or business entity could secure.” Massey, a real-estate developer, sent letters to District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. and US Attorney Preet Bharara on Friday.

Draft DHS guidelines sharpen focus on those here illegally

The Homeland Security Department has drafted sweeping new guidelines aimed at aggressively detaining and deporting immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, according to a pair of memoranda signed by DHS Secretary John Kelly. The memos dated Friday seek to implement President Donald Trump’s broad directive to crack down on illegal immigration.

Trump’s first month augurs stormy trans-Atlantic relations

Europeans have reacted to President Donald Trump’s first month in office with demonstrations, counter-barbs and sheer angst that a century of trans-Atlantic friendship may be sinking. The governments of some traditional allies have gone a step further, uniting with fundraising plans and a special conference to balance the new U.S. administration’s reverse tack from Barack Obama’s presidency on abortion policies.

Trump’s proposed big military budget no sure thing

Republicans control Congress so President Donald Trump’s pledge to boost the Pentagon budget by tens of billions of dollars should be a sure bet. Trump faces skeptical Democrats whose support he’ll need and resistance from fiscal conservatives opposed to repealing a 2011 law that set firm limits on military and domestic spending.

Trump seeks national security adviser, health care strategy

President Donald Trump’s holiday weekend featured a raucous campaign rally, a health care strategy session, interviews for a new national security adviser – and even a few holes of golf. Trump brought four contenders to his private club Mar-a-Lago club in Florida on Sunday as he seeks a replacement for retired Gen.

An idea whose time has come?

There’s a new idea that might be the solution to runaway populism. Well, it’s not that new, really – it has been kicking around in left-wing circles for a least a quarter-century – but it has suddenly gone mainstream.

How early should you really arrive for your flight?

This is the time of year when emptier airport terminals are making a lot of passengers question the conventional wisdom about check-in times. This is the time of year when emptier airport terminals are making a lot of passengers question the conventional wisdom about check-in times.

River watcher: Search for still water

Before the break in the dam spillway, levels were already reaching “road closure” status along the river through Oroville, and effectively scattering the winter waterfowl bunch and leaving few still pools for leisurely lingering. There is no relaxing on turbulent waters that race downstream as if eager to wipe out everything in order to reach the ocean.

Departing election commissioner Ravel urges Trump to change system

A Democratic member of the U.S. Federal Election Commission said she will resign and called on President Donald Trump to fix a system that has allowed unaccountable money to flow into politics “from a tiny, highly unrepresentative segment of the population.” Ann Ravel said she’ll step down March 1 from a term that would otherwise have run through April 30. Her exit means that Trump can select her replacement, allowing him to influence how election laws are enforced for several years.

‘Poisoned’ Russian opposition activist leaves hospital for treatment abroad

A well-known Russian opposition activist who was left in a critical condition this month after an apparent poisoning has now left Russia for treatment abroad, his lawyer said. The case of Vladimir Kara-Murza attracted international attention and condemnation on Capitol Hill earlier this month when he was rushed to the hospital – poisoned, his doctors said, with an unknown substance.

Canadian police intercept 22 people on U.S.-Manitoba border overnight

The small town of Emerson has become a hotspot for asylum seekers seeking refuge in Canada since the election of President Trump, who made reducing illegal immigration and decreasing the number of refugees entering the U.S. a central part of his platform. The border town of 671 has been galvanized to help asylum seekers, as the issue has brought an influx of media attention from across the globe, according to the CBC .

Earth will survive, but probably not humanity

To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: I felt a need to respond to the letter, “ Spaceship Earth endangered, not that Trump cares ,” . First to drag in a man who has been president for 15 days simply means the letter isn’t about climate change, but about another disappointed Hillary Clinton supporter.

White House confirms adviser reassigned after disagreeing with Trump

A senior National Security Council adviser was reassigned to his old job at the National Defense University, a White House spokeswoman confirmed Sunday, after he criticized the Trump administration’s Latin American policies. Craig Deare was removed from his role as a senior adviser at the National Security Council’s Western Hemisphere division Friday and “sent back to his original position,” said Sarah Sanders, a White House spokeswoman.

AARP seeks to protect Medicare

AARP has launched a campaign to protect Medicare in the face of proposals by some in Congress that would hurt West Virginians who have paid into the program their entire working lives, AARP officials said in a news release. Congressional proposals to change Medicare into a voucher system would dramatically increase health care costs and risks for current and future retirees, AARP said.

Donald Trump changing nature of nation’s highest office

It’s a Presidents Day like no other as Donald Trump – having redefined campaigning as a brash, tweeting populist – redefines the Oval Office and its relationship to the media, trade partners and foreign governments. But politicos say it’s an open question whether this approach will end when Trump’s term does, or if he is fundamentally transforming the White House, and the march to it, for future candidates and presidents.

How to build an autocracy? Obama showed us how

An Atlantic magazine article by Washington journalist David Frum frets about a coming autocracy engineered by President Donald Trump, and the amazing thing is that the author did not notice the past eight years. It’s as if Noah’s Ark had finally landed and the understood message was that a flood was only now on its way.

Celeste Barber creates Emily Ratajkowski dog walk picture

‘I am coping’: Emotional Angelina Jolie speaks for the first time about ‘difficult’ split from Brad and insists ‘we’ll always be a family’ I did NOT make up a terror attack in Sweden! Trump cites Fox News report as he hits back in feud with Scandinavian nation and insists he was talking about immigration ‘Take it seriously’: White House chief of staff says Trump wasn’t kidding when he called the press ‘the enemy of the American people’ It’s open season on illegal immigrants: Trump declares that ANYONE in the US illegally can be deported, regardless of whether they’ve committed a crime Does Trump have ‘cabin fever’? Report claims the President is complaining that living cooped up in the White House is giving him headaches NFL star Greg Olsen’s bad-boy college quarterback brother is charged with rape after years of being kicked off teams for DUI, drugs and breaking team rules Mother who … (more)

Bono thanks Pence for support in combating AIDS crisis in Africa

The two men met at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday after Pence pledged “unwavering” commitment to NATO and vowed that President Trump will “hold Russia accountable.” Bono, who called the Vice President “the second busiest man on Earth,” thanked Pence for voting twice to pass the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief – once in 2003 when introduced by George W. Bush and then to renew it in 2008.

Now Javid claims fury is just based on ‘myths’

Inside the $11m Kim Kardashian heist crime scene: Chilling images emerge of a gag used to silence star and ripped tape used to bind her as suspects are filmed at a cafe three miles from Paris hotel I did NOT make up a terror attack in Sweden! Trump cites Fox News report as he hits back in feud with Scandinavian nation and insists he was talking about immigration ‘Take it seriously’: White House chief of staff says Trump wasn’t kidding when he called the press ‘the enemy of the American people’ It’s open season on illegal immigrants: Trump declares that ANYONE in the US illegally can be deported, regardless of whether they’ve committed a crime Does Trump have ‘cabin fever’? Report claims the President is complaining that living cooped up in the White House is giving him headaches Fears for troubled pop idol David Cassidy as he appears on stage ‘drunk’ struggles to remember his songs, … (more)

Zakaria: ‘Rocking-Horse Presidency’ Has Done ‘Hardly Anything’

President Donald Trump is running a “rocking-horse presidency” and has “hardly done anything” other than giving us “the circus,” CNN host Fareed Zakaria claimed Sunday. “The first few weeks of the Trump administration have been an illustration of that line from the writer Alfred Montapert: Do not confuse motion with progress, a rocking horse keeps moving but does not make progress,” the “Fareed Zakaria GPS” host “We are witnessing a rocking-horse presidency in which everyone is jerking back and forth furiously; yet, there is no forward movement.”

Point-blank with Cope North 2017 military exercise

Cope North 2017 is officially underway. It’s one of the largest military exercises in the Pacific Region, as Lieutenant Colonel Rafael Vargas told KUAM News, “This exercise gives us the opportunity for us air force to not only integrate with our brothers and sisters from the marines and the Navy, but it also gives us a unique opportunity for us to share our tactics, techniques and procedures with our friends and allies from Japan and Australia.”

Gov. Sununu On His Budget, Voter Fraud Claims, Cultivating 21st Century Education System

N.H. Republican Governor Chris Sununu reinforced his support for President Trump, even as he acknowledged during a recent Exchange interview that certain matters could have gone more smoothly in recent weeks. On President Trump’s allegations of widespread fraud involving busloads of voters coming to New Hampshire to sway the election, Sununu appeared highly doubtful but also unwilling to criticize the President — as other prominent Republicans and Democrats have done.