General news

• Louis Vuitton makes a splash in Palm Springs

  07-05-2015 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Luxury brand Louis Vuitton lured a bevy of stars to the California desert to see its latest cruise collection by Nicolas Ghesquiere -- further evidence of the Los Angeles area's rise on the world fashion scene. Their hair flowing in the wind, towering models strolled between the chairs set up on the estate's patio, sporting long flared gowns in muted desert hues, with cut-outs at the hips, belts and studs, or lace accents.
  
  Read more

• Wizards' Wall has broken wrist and hand

  07-05-2015 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Washington point guard John Wall has five fractures in his left wrist and hand that could sideline him for the rest of the Wizards' second-round NBA playoff series against Atlanta. The team announced the diagnosis on Thursday, days after Wall was hurt in Washington's victory over the Hawks on Sunday in the series opener. Eastern Conference top seeds Atlanta struck back in game two to level the series at one game apiece, and the loss of All-Star Wall is a hard blow to the Wizards'
  
  Read more

• FBI sent out bulletin about gunman before Texas attack

  07-05-2015 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal investigators learned several hours before a provocative cartoon contest in Texas that a man under investigation for extremist activities might show up and alerted local authorities there, but had no indication that he planned to attack the event, FBI Director James Comey said Thursday.
  
  Read more

• Grandal drives in 8, homers twice as Dodgers rout Brewers

  07-05-2015 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Yasmani Grandal drove in eight runs, hitting two homers and reaching base six times Thursday to power the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Milwaukee Brewers 14-4.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• #BigRedBus: Scotland's big day

  07-05-2015 23:44 via edition.cnn.com
  
  CNN's Richard Quest speaks to Lord Digby Jones from aboard CNN's Big Red Bus about how the expected success of the Scottish National Party will impact Parliament.
  
  Read more

• Exit polls: Big surprises in UK vote

  07-05-2015 23:42 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Counting begins in the UK general election -- with exit polls suggesting big Conservative gains and a huge day for nationalists in Scotland.
  
  Read more

• Christie billed state $85K to entertain in sports VIP boxes

  07-05-2015 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie used $85,000 in public money to entertain in luxury boxes at sports venues between 2010 and early 2012.
  
  Read more

• The Latest: UK exit poll shows big disappointment for Labour

  07-05-2015 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — 10:35 p.m. (2135 GMT, 5:35 p.m. EDT)
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Correction: Baltimore-Police Death story

  07-05-2015 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  BALTIMORE (AP) — In stories on May 1-3 about charges against six police officers involved in the arrest of Freddie Gray, who was fatally injured in police custody, The Associated Press reported erroneously that State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby said there was no reason for police to stop Gray. She said only that Gray was illegally arrested.
  
  Read more

• Blue Bell: Several months before ice cream back in stores

  07-05-2015 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BRENHAM, Texas (AP) — Blue Bell Creameries says it will be at least several months before its products are back in stores as the Texas-based company works to resume operations after a series of listeria illnesses linked to its ice cream prompted a total product recall.
  
  Read more

• Exit poll: Conservatives surprisingly strong in UK election

  07-05-2015 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — An exit poll projected a surprisingly strong showing for Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative Party in Britain's election Thursday, suggesting it is within touching distance of forming a new government.
  
  Read more

• Drone use poised to expand to newsrooms despite FAA limits

  07-05-2015 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Newsgathering by drone is gaining traction as an industry practice, but how the technology can actually be used to cover the news of the day is murky given its legal limitations.
  
  Read more

• Belarus stun USA, Sweden struggle past Germany

  07-05-2015 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The USA lost their first points at the ice hockey world championships on Thursday after losing to underdogs Belarus 5-2 in their fourth game at the tournament. In the eastern Czech city of Ostrava, Artur Gavrus, Artyom Volkov and Alexander Kitarov scored from breaks within five minutes of the second period to hand Belarus a 3-0 lead. New York Islanders forward Brock Nelson scored his third goal at the tournament and his team's first 38 minutes into the game.
  
  Read more

• FBI sent out bulletin about gunman hours before Texas attack

  07-05-2015 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal investigators learned several hours before a provocative cartoon contest in Texas that a man under investigation for extremist activities might show up, but had no indication that he planned to attack the event, FBI Director James Comey said Thursday.
  
  Read more

• Dover police officer charged with assault, video released

  07-05-2015 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — A police dash-cam video shows a black suspect being kicked in the face by a white Dover police officer who was charged this week with assault.
  
  Read more

• Injured Chris Paul works out on court for Clippers

  07-05-2015 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Paul has worked out on the court, a positive sign in his struggle to overcome a strained left hamstring, though it's not determined whether he can play for the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 3 against the Houston Rockets.
  
  Read more

• The Latest: Exit poll: Nationalist landslide in Scotland

  07-05-2015 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — 10:15 p.m. (2115 GMT, 5:15 p.m. EDT)
  
  Read more

• Wearable-device maker Fitbit to go public

  07-05-2015 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Fitbit on Thursday filed paperwork with US regulators to go public with a stock offering on the New York Stock Exchange. The San Francisco-based company known for wearable devices designed to promote healthy lifestyles by tracking activity gave a preliminary target of about $100 million for the initial public offering, but the figure will likely change by the time shares are released. Fitbit planned to list shares under the symbol "FIT" on the New York Stock Exchange, according to a fi
  
  Read more

• Ohio St.'s Jones tweets: Yay Cavs, boo to Noah, c'mon Tribe

  07-05-2015 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cardale Jones, who came from nowhere to lead Ohio State to the national championship in January, has had a busy 24 hours on Twitter.
  
  Read more

• UK's Cameron close to majority after election: exit poll

  07-05-2015 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  By David Milliken and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives are on course to win the most seats in parliament but will be just shy of an outright majority, an exit poll showed on Thursday after voting closed in a national election. The poll put the Conservatives on 316 seats and the main opposition Labour Party on 239. The Scottish National Party (SNP) is set to win 58 seats, all but wiping Labour out in its former Scottish stronghold. The centr
  
  Read more

• Cameron close to majority after election - exit poll

  07-05-2015 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By David Milliken and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives are on course to win the most seats in parliament but will be just shy of an outright majority, an exit poll showed on Thursday after voting closed in a national election. The poll put the Conservatives on 316 seats and the main opposition Labour Party on 239. The Scottish National Party (SNP) is set to win 58 seats, all but wiping Labour out in its former Scottish stronghold. The centrist Libe
  
  Read more

• Instant analysis of UK exit polls

  07-05-2015 23:14 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Exit polls show that although the Conservatives have won the majority of seats, the UK Parliament will be hung. CNN analyst Robin Oakley explains.
  
  Read more

• Yelp may put out 'for sale' sign after 1st quarter letdown

  07-05-2015 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yelp may be heading for the auction block amid concerns about the online business review service's ability to compete against larger Internet companies for digital advertising.
  
  Read more

• Lohan gets jail warning over community service deadline

  07-05-2015 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan was warned by a judge Thursday she could face jail time if she fails to complete 125 hours of community service over a reckless driving offense within the next three weeks. The US actress, currently living in London, has only completed about nine of the hours so far, and US judge Mark Young said there will be "consequences" if she fails to finish the sentence by May 28. Lohan's attorney Shawn Holley said the actress was having trouble completing her
  
  Read more

• New York cab driver jailed over Pakistan murders

  07-05-2015 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A New York cab driver was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for ordering a double murder in Pakistan after his daughter fled a loveless, arranged marriage. Mohammad Choudhry, 62, will spend the rest of his life behind bars for conspiring in two deaths carried out nearly 8,000 miles (13,000 kilometers) away from his Brooklyn home in 2013, US prosecutors said. US prosecutors say Choudhry's American daughter, Amina Ajmal, was sent to Pakistan and held against her will for more than three
  
  Read more

• The Latest: UK Exit poll projects Conservatives at 316 seats

  07-05-2015 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — 10 p.m. (2100 GMT; 5 p.m. EDT)
  
  Read more

• Cameron's Conservatives to be biggest party, close to majority: UK exit poll

  07-05-2015 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  British Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives are on course to win the most seats in parliament but will be just shy of an outright majority, an exit poll showed on Thursday after voting closed in a national election. The poll put the Conservatives on 316 seats and the opposition Labour Party on 239. The Scottish National Party (SNP) is set to win 58 seats and the centrist Liberal Democrats 10 seats in the 650-seat Westminster parliament, according to the poll, released by national b
  
  Read more

• Conservatives to be biggest party, close to majority - exit poll

  07-05-2015 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives are on course to win the most seats in parliament but will be just shy of an outright majority, an exit poll showed on Thursday after voting closed in a national election. The poll put the Conservatives on 316 seats and the opposition Labour Party on 239. The Scottish National Party (SNP) is set to win 58 seats and the centrist Liberal Democrats 10 seats in the 650-seat Westminster parliament, according to the poll, released by national broadcast
  
  Read more

• Google's home campus dreams dashed by local officials

  07-05-2015 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Google on Thursday was stinging from a decision by local officials to reject the bulk of a proposed plan for a grand expansion of its Silicon Valley home campus. Council members instead endorsed plans by career-focused social network LinkedIn to build a new headquarters, along with a cinema and shops in a more traditional architectural style in that part of Mountain View. "We know the city council had a tough decision to make and thank them and our community for more than six hours of debat
  
  Read more

• Polls close in UK's closest election

  07-05-2015 23:06 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Counting begins in the UK general election -- with exit polls indicating Conservative gains but not enough for outright win.
  
  Read more

• Judges to Eye Past Arrests as Police Texting Probe Expands

  07-05-2015 23:05 via abcnews.go.com
  Judges to eye thousands of past arrests as probe of San Francisco police texting case expands
  
  Read more

• Bank Robber Apparently Posted Alleged Crime on Instagram

  07-05-2015 23:05 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A man who has been charged for robbing a Virginia Beach bank on Monday apparently posted a photo of the note he gave the teller and two videos of the incident to Instagra
  
  Read more

• Police Responding to Home Invasion Call Shoot Home's Resident

  07-05-2015 23:04 via abcnews.go.com
  A man who called police for help with a home invasion was shot by a deputy and has "life-threatening" shooting injuries, police in South Carolina said.
  
  Read more

• U.S. military starts training Syrian fighters to combat Islamic State

  07-05-2015 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Phil Stewart and Dasha Afanasieva WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The United States has begun a long-awaited program to train Syrian fighters to go into combat against Islamic State, the Pentagon said on Thursday, deepening America's role in Syria's civil war after eight months of airstrikes against the Sunni militants. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the military was starting small, training a first group of just 90 Syrians, who would be paid a stipend and could expect some still
  
  Read more

• Exit Poll: Conservatives to Win 316 Seats, Labour 239 in UK's 650-Seat Parliament

  07-05-2015 23:04 via abcnews.go.com
  Exit poll: Conservatives to win 316 seats, Labour 239 in UK's 650-seat parliament
  
  Read more

• 6th and Final Season of Hudson River PCB Dredging Begins

  07-05-2015 23:03 via abcnews.go.com
  General Electric begins 6th and final season of upper-Hudson River PCB dredging
  
  Read more

• FBI Chief: 'Thousands' of Online ISIS Followers Inside US

  07-05-2015 23:03 via abcnews.go.com
  
  James Comey sounded the alarm today.
  
  Read more

• Jury Starts Deliberations in Drug Squad Corruption Trial

  07-05-2015 23:03 via abcnews.go.com
  Jury starts weighing drug squad corruption trial; 6 accused of stealing $400k during raids
  
  Read more

• Indiana officials hopeful HIV outbreak may be subsiding

  07-05-2015 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — After months of mounting HIV cases, a rural county that's facing Indiana's worst-ever HIV outbreak is seeing a dwindling number of new infections, possibly signaling that the outbreak is winding down, a state health official said Thursday.
  
  Read more

• Bill Cosby accuser says she wants her good name restored

  07-05-2015 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A Florida woman suing comedian Bill Cosby for defamation says she wants her reputation restored after she was branded a liar by his representatives when she came forward with decades-old sexual assault allegations.
  
  Read more

• Family Hit With Home Security Bill They Tried to Cancel

  07-05-2015 22:58 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Vivint takes care of nearly $2,000 problem when ABC News Fixer starts asking.
  
  Read more

• For marketers, e-sports enticing to reach millennials

  07-05-2015 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — The latest ally in competitive gaming's fight for mainstream awareness just might be marketers.
  
  Read more

• US appeals court says no to NSA bulk data sweep

  07-05-2015 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The NSA's massive collection of phone records of Americans goes far beyond what Congress authorized, an appeals court ruled Thursday, in a decision that pressures Congress to enact reforms. The laws used as a basis for the National Security Agency's bulk data collection "have never been interpreted to authorize anything approaching the breadth of the sweeping surveillance at issue here," the Second Circuit Court of Appeals said in a 97-page opinion. The ruling ups the pressur
  
  Read more

• Palestinian statehood: Fears Israel's new coalition government will 'bury' the possibility of a two‑state solution

  07-05-2015 22:55
  Palestinian officials have warned that the newly formed, and potentially unstable, government in Israel would “bury” the possibility of a two‑state solution between the two sides – one of a number of issues that threatens to damage Israel’s standing in the international community.
  
  Read more

• Wearable fitness tracker maker Fitbit files for $100M IPO

  07-05-2015 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Fitbit, the maker of a popular line of wearable fitness-tracking devices, on Thursday filed for an initial public offering worth up to $100 million.
  
  Read more

• FBI warned local police gunmen had interest in Texas cartoon event

  07-05-2015 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation warned police in Garland, Texas, about three hours before a shooting at an exhibit of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad that a gunman who launched a failed attack was interested in the event, FBI Director James Comey said on Thursday. The FBI issued a bulletin to the police department saying Elton Simpson had an interest in the event held in the Dallas suburb but gave no indication that he planned an attack, Comey told reporters in Washington, ac
  
  Read more

• Royal Navy rescues more than 100 migrants off Libyan coast

  07-05-2015 22:49
  
  A Royal Navy vessel has rescued more than 100 migrants off the shores of Libya just as their dingy was in danger of sinking.
  
  Read more

• State Department will not review Clinton ethics pledge breaches

  07-05-2015 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The U.S. State Department will not review the breaches of the 2008 ethics agreement Hillary Clinton signed in order to become secretary of state after her family's charities admitted in March that they had not complied, a spokesman said on Thursday. Clinton, now the Democratic front-runner in the 2016 presidential election, had promised the federal government that the Clinton Foundation and its associated charities would name all donors annually while she was the nation's top diplomat.
  
  Read more

• Facebook studies news feed balance

  07-05-2015 22:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Our own choices stop us from reading ideologically challenging content more than Facebook's algorithms, according to a study by Facebook researchers.
  
  Read more

• Saudis propose a 5-day cease-fire in Yemen, if rebels agree

  07-05-2015 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Thursday it is prepared to begin a five-day, renewable cease-fire in Yemen so that humanitarian aid can reach millions of civilians caught up in the conflict that has killed more than 1,400 people.
  
  Read more

Follow @newslock_news on Twitter!