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• Sinn Fein declares N.Ireland talks over despite UK hopes

  26-03-2017 23:58
  
  Talks to resolve Northern Ireland's political stalemate have reached the "end of the road", the Sinn Fein party said, but London said it hoped a power-sharing government could be formed ahead of a Monday deadline.After three weeks of negotiations to form a power-sharing executive in the province, the Irish Republican party Sinn Fein said Sunday that no deal had been reached.Sinn Fein, representing Catholic Irish nationalists, and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) of the pro-British Protestants
  
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• Pentagon Weighs More Support for Saudi-led War in Yemen

  26-03-2017 23:58
  
  As the administration debates how to confront Iran, some in the Pentagon favor ratcheting up support for Saudi Arabia’s campaign against Tehran-backed Houthi rebels.
  
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• Meat-cooking video chef shares his latest triumph: Sloppy Joe Sliders

  26-03-2017 23:57 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Meat chef Christian Winkler likes nothing more than coming up with new recipes for cooking meat. He's passionate about grilling meat and making videos of his latest discovery, even when he doesn't get to BBQ.The post Meat-cooking video chef shares his latest triumph: Sloppy Joe Sliders appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Bahrain breaks Iran-linked 'terrorist' cell behind bus attack: report

  26-03-2017 23:43
  
  Bahrain said on Sunday it had broken an Iranian-linked "terrorist cell" suspected of involvement in a bomb attack on a police bus in February and plotting to assassinate senior officials, state news agency BNA reported.The agency quoted an Interior Ministry statement as saying that the 14-member cell was working under direct supervision from two exiled Bahrainis living in Iran, one of them recently designated by the United States as a "global terrorist".BNA said that six of the arrestees receive
  
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• Britain's May to press for strong union on Scotland visit

  26-03-2017 23:37
  
  By Elizabeth PiperLONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May will press her case on Monday for a strong union in Scotland, using a visit to staff working on international aid to say "there is no limit to what we can do" when Britain works together.May is battling to keep the United Kingdom together after Britain's vote to leave the European Union revealed deep divisions, with England and Wales voting for Brexit, while Scotland and Northern Ireland supported staying in the bloc.Just da
  
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• 'Still one of us': 92-year-old gets Purple Heart from WWII

  26-03-2017 23:34
  
  FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A 92-year-old North Carolina man has finally received the Purple Heart he earned more than 70 years ago while fighting in Belgium during World War II.
  
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• Photos of the day - March 26, 2017

  26-03-2017 23:00
  
  A man waves traditional daggers, or jambiyas, as he attends with supporters of the Houthi movement and Yemen’s former president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, a rally to mark the two-year anniversary since the military intervention by a Saudi-led coalition, in Sanaa, Yemen; police officers detain an opposition supporter during a rally in Vladivostok, Russia; Balinese people carry giant effigies in the form of the devil, whose local name is “Ogoh-ogoh,” during a parade before Nyepi Day, t
  
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• Apple's Claims That Hacking Tools Are Outdated Are False, Whistleblower Site Says

  26-03-2017 22:54
  
  WikiLeaks has been slowly releasing the CIA hacking tools, created to spy on people through smart televisions, smartphones and other household technological devices.
  
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• 2017 Volvo V90 Cross Country First Drive: A wagon America can love

  26-03-2017 22:30
  When is a wagon not a wagon? Why, when it’s a Volvo Cross Country, of course. The nameplate has graced several cars since it first appeared – in abbreviated “XC” form – back in 1997, building up no small fanbase along the way. Fast forward to today, and you’re looking at the 2017 V90 Cross Country, the car Volvo is … Continue reading
  
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• From ‘E.T.’ to ‘Interstellar,’ these are the best movie soundtracks of all time

  26-03-2017 22:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Whether you're a lover of beautifully composed original scores or a fan of the perfectly compiled background music, these are the thirty best movie soundtracks of all time — from Star Wars to Garden State.
  The post From ‘E.T.’ to ‘Interstellar,’ these are the best movie soundtracks of all time appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• NYC sanitation workers recover a woman's wedding rings against the odds

  26-03-2017 22:11
  
  The woman said she felt "helpless" after losing her wedding rings in the trash.
  
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• Protests nationwide bring thousands to Russia's streets

  26-03-2017 22:08
  
  Russia’s opposition, often written off by critics as a small and irrelevant coterie of privileged urbanites, put on an impressive nationwide show of strength Sunday with scores of protest rallies spanning the vast country. Hundreds were arrested, including Alexei Navalny, the anti-corruption campaigner who is President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent critic.
  
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• France's Le Pen says the EU 'will die', globalists to be defeated

  26-03-2017 21:56
  
  By Michaela CabreraLILLE, France (Reuters) - The European Union will disappear, French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen told a rally on Sunday, promising to shield France from globalisation as she sought to fire up her supporters in the final four weeks before voting gets underway.Buoyed by the unexpected election of Donald Trump in the United States and by Britain's vote to leave the EU, the leader of the eurosceptic and anti-immigrant National Front (FN) party, told the rally in Lille that
  
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• Syrian opposition 'fed up with terrorists', seeks help against Assad

  26-03-2017 21:53
  
  By Tom MilesGENEVA (Reuters) - The Syrian opposition rejects terrorism and is "fed up" with banned militants but they cannot be stopped if Syria continues evicting populations of besieged areas, opposition negotiator Basma Kodmani said on Sunday.Syria's government has always cited the fight against terrorism to justify its part in a six-year war that has killed hundreds of thousands, and brands all its opponents and their backers as terrorists and sponsors of terror.The opposition's chief negoti
  
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• Ted Koppel to Sean Hannity: You’re bad for America

  26-03-2017 21:47
  
  Ted Koppel says Fox News host Sean Hannity is bad for America.On “CBS Sunday Morning,” the veteran newsman told Hannity that the audience he attracts is unable to distinguish between the divisive political rhetoric that marked the 2016 presidential campaign and the truth.“You have attracted people who are determined that ideology is more important than facts,” Koppel told Hannity.
  
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• New arrest over London attack as govt eyes WhatsApp

  26-03-2017 21:44
  
  British police investigating a deadly attack on parliament made a new arrest Sunday as officials set their sights on accessing WhatsApp, the heavily-encrypted messaging service that was used by the killer.The latest arrest was a 30-year-old man who was detained in the central city of Birmingham on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, London's Metropolitan Police said.A dozen people have been arrested since Wednesday's attack by 52-year-old Khalid Masood who deliberately ran down pedestrians on
  
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• Britain's May to set out plans to reclaim legislative sovereignty

  26-03-2017 21:41
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May will set out how her government plans to restore sovereignty over Britain's laws on Thursday, publishing a detailed paper on ending "the supremacy of EU lawmakers".A day after the British leader is due to launch formal divorce negotiations with the European Union by triggering Article 50 of the bloc's Lisbon Treaty, May's government will publish a formal policy document on its "Great Repeal Bill".The repeal bill will convert EU law into British law, a process the gover
  
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• Syria US-backed fighters take IS-held airport: spokesman

  26-03-2017 21:34
  
  Fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces, a US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance, on Sunday seized a military airport from the Islamic State jihadist group in northern Syria, a spokesman said.The capture of Tabqa airbase comes as the alliance prepares an attack on IS's de facto Syrian capital Raqa, seeking to effectively surround the city before launching its assault.SDF forces are also battling for the nearby Tabqa dam, held by IS, which was forced out of service on Sunday after its power station
  
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• Egypt sentences 56 in migrant boat disaster case to prison

  26-03-2017 21:27
  
  CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court sentenced 56 defendants Sunday in the case of a boat carrying migrants that capsized off the coastal city of Rosetta in September, killing more than 200 people.
  
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• Track two sleep cycles at once with the non-invasive Sleeptracker

  26-03-2017 21:22 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Beautyrest's new Sleeptracker monitor is a non-invasive monitor that lays beneath a mattress to make any bed a smart bed. Up to two individuals can have a broad range of factors tracked simultaneously.The post Track two sleep cycles at once with the non-invasive Sleeptracker appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• This sleep monitor can track two people at once through any mattress

  26-03-2017 21:22 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Beautyrest's new Sleeptracker monitor is a non-invasive monitor that lies beneath a mattress to make any bed a smart bed. Up to two individuals can have a broad range of factors tracked simultaneously.The post This sleep monitor can track two people at once through any mattress appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Iraqis remove bodies from rubble in west Mosul

  26-03-2017 21:15
  
  Iraqi civil defence forces and volunteers removed bodies from the rubble of houses on Sunday in a west Mosul area where air strikes reportedly took a devastating toll on civilians.Hundreds of thousands of civilians are still trapped, caught between advancing Iraqi forces and the Islamic State group jihadists that they are fighting to defeat.Iraqi officials and witnesses said air strikes killed civilians in the Mosul al-Jadida area in recent days, but the number of victims -- said by some to numb
  
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• 36 must-have Pebble Time apps, watch faces, and games for your wrist

  26-03-2017 21:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The cool thing about Pebble's wears is that they allow for third-party support. The smartwatches can only hold a few apps, however, so we've picked 36 of favorite apps, games, and watch faces for you to choose from.
  The post 36 must-have Pebble Time apps, watch faces, and games for your wrist appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Judge says Pulse lawsuit may be tossed out of federal court

  26-03-2017 21:05
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A judge says a lawsuit brought by victims of the Orlando nightclub massacre against the gunman's employer and wife may be tossed out of federal court.
  
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• Biden regrets not being president, but stands behind decision not to run

  26-03-2017 21:05
  
  Former Vice President Joe Biden admits that when he looks at the White House, he can’t help but wonder what could have been.
  
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• New red iPhone 7 already modded with black display on front

  26-03-2017 21:00
  Apple‘s new (PRODUCT)RED iPhone 7 and 7 Plus have just launched, and it’s hard to argue against how awesome the color looks on the iconic smartphone. Well, on the back side, that is. What you can argue against is Apple’s choice to go with the white plate on the display side of the device as opposed to black. This is, … Continue reading
  
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• Fresh election or direct rule looms as Northern Ireland talks fall apart

  26-03-2017 21:00
  
  By Ian GrahamBELFAST (Reuters) - Northern Ireland could be set for a fresh election or a return to direct British rule of the province after the two main parties in negotiations to form a new government said on Sunday that talks had run their course without success.The British province's nationalist and unionist parties have until Monday to form a new power-sharing government after snap elections this month or risk decision-making being taken back to London for the first time since 2007.Sinn Fei
  
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• Merkel's party easily beats centre-left in state poll

  26-03-2017 20:52
  
  German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party easily won a regional election Sunday, dealing an early blow to centre-left hopes of ending her more than decade-long reign.In the Saarland state vote held six months before a general election, Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) won 40 percent against 30 percent for the Social Democrats (SPD), according to early results by public broadcasters.The result spelt a five-point boost for the CDU over the SPD, which has served as the unhappy junior partner to the
  
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• Galaxy S7 Just Hit Lowest Price Yet

  26-03-2017 20:44
  
  The Galaxy S8 is almost here, and you know what that means. The deals are starting to roll in for the Galaxy S7, which is still a great smartphone pick.The Galaxy S7 is still an awesome Android phone. Credit: Sam Rutherford
  
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• Tesla’s Model 3 dashboard won’t be as futuristic as we hoped

  26-03-2017 20:41
  
  This past Friday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk dashed the hopes and dreams of prospective Model 3 owners with just a few simple tweets. Tempering expectations, Musk emphasized that Tesla's upcoming Model 3 will not be more advanced -- in any capacity -- than the company's flagship Model S.
  "Model 3 is just a smaller, more affordable version of Model S [with] less range & power & fewer features," Musk said. "Model S has more advanced technology." Musk later added that the Model 3 will not fea
  
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• Who needs concrete? Short film shows skateboarders riding on frozen sand and ice

  26-03-2017 20:20 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A group of skateboarders decided to ditch concrete in favor of a more frigid setting, taking to the frozen sand and ice of Norway. Luckily, a film team was on hand to document every ollie, kickflip, and inevitable spill.The post Who needs concrete? Short film shows skateboarders riding on frozen sand and ice appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Rewriting the Rules of Presidential Succession

  26-03-2017 20:01
  
  A project begun after 9/11 assumes new urgency after the 2016 election—creating a more sensible plan for what happens when a chief executive steps aside.
  
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• Watch the US Navy test its ultra-powerful electromagnetic railgun

  26-03-2017 19:47
  
  Anyone who's played a futuristic shooter since the dawn of video games knows that when you see something called a "railgun" you're in for a real treat. Well, the US Navy built a railgun of its very own, and it just showed off its remarkably powerful creation in a new video of its test firing.https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=106&v=Pi-BDIu_umo
  Railguns like the one the Navy has built trade chemical propellants like gunpowder for the sheer power of electricity, generating e
  
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• Berkeley killing renews debate over gender pronouns

  26-03-2017 19:42
  
  BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Pablo Gomez Jr. was a University of California, Berkeley, senior majoring in Latino studies and a prominent campus activist when authorities say he stabbed to death a popular elementary-school teacher.
  
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• Boko Haram raids stoke fear of fresh attacks

  26-03-2017 19:40
  
  Boko Haram Islamists raided a village in northeast Nigeria, in the latest rampage to steal food and medical supplies, as fears grew of more attacks, locals and security personnel said on Sunday.Scores of fighters loyal to the faction headed by Abu Musab Al-Barnawi stormed Sabon Garin Kimba, some 140 kilometres (88 miles) southwest of the Borno state capital Maiduguri.The Islamic State group last year announced Barnawi was in charge of Boko Haram instead of its long-time leader Abubakar Shekau.
  
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• Blizzard unveils ‘StarCraft: Remastered,’ an authentic ode to its RTS classic

  26-03-2017 19:34 via digitaltrends.com
  
  At an event in South Korea, Blizzard revealed StarCraft: Remastered, which includes both the original and Brood War, and launches this summer. Besides a 4K re-skin and updated audio, the experience promises to mirror the original.The post Blizzard unveils ‘StarCraft: Remastered,’ an authentic ode to its RTS classic appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• AMC planning subscription streaming service that still requires cable

  26-03-2017 19:30
  These days, the streaming video market is varied and plentiful, with everything from Netflix and Hulu to HBO Now and PlayStation Vue. There’s also word that TV network AMC, home of The Walking Dead, is looking to get into the game with its own service. However, they might not have thought their strategy all the way through. Sources say the … Continue reading
  
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• 2017 Honda Civic Type R to have U.S. debut at AutoCon in Los Angeles

  26-03-2017 19:18 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Following its Geneva unveiling earlier this month, the first production 2017 Honda Civic Type R will make its American debut at AutoCon in Los Angeles. It will also come to the east coast for the New York International Auto Show in April.
  The post 2017 Honda Civic Type R to have U.S. debut at AutoCon in Los Angeles appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• iLive’s stylish Platinum speaker makes multiroom audio portable and affordable

  26-03-2017 19:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Outfitting your home with a wireless multiroom audio system just got a lot cheaper. We checked out iLive's new Platinum Wi-Fi speakers, which offer impressive portable sound at a great price.The post iLive’s stylish Platinum speaker makes multiroom audio portable and affordable appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Iran strikes back at US with 'reciprocal' sanctions

  26-03-2017 19:14
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Sunday sanctioned what it described as 15 American companies, alleging they support terrorism, repression and Israel's occupation of land Palestinians want for a future state, likely in retaliation for sanctions earlier announced by the U.S.
  
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• Trump ally Stone offers to testify in Russian meddling probe

  26-03-2017 19:12
  
  By Doina ChiacuWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Roger Stone, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, said on Sunday he has offered to testify before a congressional committee investigating possible Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and ties to the Trump campaign.Stone, an informal adviser to Trump, told ABC's "This Week" he had not received a reply from the House of Representatives intelligence committee on his offer of public testimony.Along with former Trump campaign manager Paul Man
  
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• Turkey summons Swiss envoy over Kurdish rally

  26-03-2017 19:08
  
  Turkey summoned the Swiss ambassador on Sunday to protest at a Kurdish rally in Bern which Ankara dubbed a "terrorist gathering", a diplomatic source said."Walter Haffner has been summoned to our (foreign) ministry where he has been made aware of our displeasure... The ambassador has been told those responsable must face justice," the source said.Several thousand people attended Saturday's rally called by Kurdish associations and Swiss political parties in Bern.
  
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• Trump and the question of truth

  26-03-2017 19:08
  
  Just three months after Time magazine chose Donald Trump as 2016 Person of the Year, it has published a cover story – with the headline “Is Truth Dead?” – that charges the president is a “strategic misleader.” The article details many of Mr. Trump’s unproven accusations but then concludes his strategy will decline.News outlets now fact-check other media.
  
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• Gunfire in crowded Ohio nightclub kills one, wounds 15

  26-03-2017 18:51
  
  By Joe WesselsCINCINNATI (Reuters) - Gunfire erupted inside a packed nightclub in Cincinnati, Ohio, early Sunday morning, killing one person and injuring 15 others, as an apparent argument that may have started earlier in the day turned violent, authorities said.Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley said there was no evidence of "a terrorist attack," as with last year's Pulse nightclub slaughter in Orlando, Florida that killed 49 people in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history."However to the vict
  
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• GOP health care bill fails before vote

  26-03-2017 18:40
  
  George Stephanopoulos reports the latest on President Donald Trump's monumental week.
  
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• Dowd: Democrats would be smart to call 'the president's bluff' on Obamacare

  26-03-2017 18:37
  
  The Powerhouse Roundtable debates the week in politics on "This Week."
  
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• This Week Fast Forward 03.26.2017

  26-03-2017 18:36
  
  Speed through the highlights from the latest "This Week."
  
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• Former Teacher, 50, And 15-Year-Old Teen He Disappeared With Allegedly Wrote Love Letters to Each Other

  26-03-2017 18:36
  
  Police are still searching for the pair.
  
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• UK targets WhatsApp encryption after London attack

  26-03-2017 18:25
  
  The British government said Sunday that its security services must have access to encrypted messaging applications such as WhatsApp, as it revealed that the service was used by the man behind the parliament attack.Khalid Masood, the 52-year-old Briton who killed four people in a rampage in Westminster on Wednesday before being shot dead, reportedly used the Facebook-owned service moments before the assault.Home Secretary Amber Rudd told Sky News it was "completely unacceptable" that police and s
  
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• What if Apple already told us what it’s going to call the iPhone 8?

  26-03-2017 18:24
  
  Apple will release three new iPhones this year, including the iPhone 7s, the iPhone 7s Plus, and the iPhone 8. The last one will be the iPhone everybody wants, thanks to a fresh new design and a bunch of features never seen before in an iPhone. There are various leaks that seem to be in agreement on what the iPhone 8 will have to offer, but not all of them agree on the product’s commercial name. iPhone 8 is the most popular moniker people use, but we’ve also seen a bun
  
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