In 2009, Jaime Melendez raped and impregnated a 14-year-old girl in Massachusetts. He pleaded guilty, was sentenced to lengthy probation, and was ordered to pay child support. Then he pulled a familiar, and perfectly legal, maneuver: He demanded visitation rights, and offered to drop his demand if he no longer had to pay child support. A few years earlier, a North Carolina woman became pregnant as the result of rape and placed the baby for adoption. To complete the process, she was required to get permission from the father   who was in jail awaiting trial for the rape. He told her he would agree to the adoption if she didn't testify against him at the trial. "What do I do?" she later asked. "Protect society or protect the adoption?" The law provided no answer. For the one-third of rape victims who become pregnant and carry their pregnancies to term, the law can be cruel indeed. A father's right to be an active parent is no less hard-wired into the law than that of a mother. Rape victims are often forced to consult with their assailants on matters such as schools, summer camps and religious practices, and also to share custody. In about 15 states, rape victims have no legal protection against decades of intimate ties with the men they least want to associate with. Other states provide only minimal remedies. A woman's decision to keep the child can thus bring years of manipulation, harassment and intimidation, as well as interference with her efforts to recover from her rape. Women still have the right to terminate pregnancies that result from rape, but many victims' religious, moral or other beliefs make that simply not an option. As expressed by attorney-advocate Shauna Prewitt about her pregnancy, "My body   a body which felt so dead after my rape   had not only created life, but was nurturing life, and I was amazed … I chose to raise my rape-conceived child." It took years of court battles with Prewitt's attacker before his parental rights were finally cut off. "I got lucky," she wrote. About 35 states allow courts to terminate the parental rights of rapists, but most of them require that the men first be convicted. However, given that less than one-fifth of rapes are even reported, and only about 5 percent of those result in convictions, these laws might just as well not exist. About nine states don't require rape convictions, including Wisconsin, which also allows the mother to seek the termination of the father's parental rights without first notifying him. In May, after years of dithering, Congress passed the Rape Survivor Child Custody Act (RSCCA), which pledges money for states that pass laws denying parental rights to men if the mothers show (usually in family courts) that they have been raped. Notably, the victims need only prove that the rape occurred by "clear and convincing" evidence -- not the tougher "beyond a reasonable doubt" standard used in criminal courts. So far so good: Yet another gaping hole in rape law is starting to close and victims can now look forward to the day when their decisions to keep their children do not bring the ongoing presence of the rapist himself. What can possibly be wrong with that? In fact, several things, each of which shows why rape remains such a confounding area of the law, and why even the most well-intentioned measures can cause more problems. In the first place, it's ill-advised to conduct rape trials in the family courts, which are clogged to the rafters and not set up to handle such complex cases. True, family courts can cut off parental rights in contexts such as child abuse, but resolving the subtleties of rape claims without the " machinery or protections " of criminal courts is a formula for bad results. We are already seeing the chaos   and the lawsuits -- that result when universities try to adjudicate rape cases, particularly when the accused claims he didn't get a fair trial . In July, in a closely watched case, a California court threw out a University of California San Diego hearing panel's penalties against a male student for sexually assaulting a female classmate. The court found that the entire process was botched and unfair . No one is happy with the criminal courts in rape cases, but shifting such cases to less-equipped forums could compound the problem. Second, easy as it is to say that "rape is rape," not all cases are the same. The predatory stranger, husband or acquaintance does not equate, for example, with a man who had consensual sex with a minor. Statutory rape cases come up all the time, particularly when the female is underage, the male a young adult, and the girl's parents are hopping mad about the relationship. While the sex may technically be illegal, the accused man may still be ready and willing to fulfill his duties as a father. In these circumstance, it may well work an injustice   particularly to the child -- to bar the father from his child's life, regardless of whether the mother (or, more likely, her parents) wishes he would just go away. Too often lost in the discussion about rape-conceived children are the voices of the children themselves. Who speaks for them when, as infants, their fates are being decided? Nowhere in the RSCCA is there a requirement that they be represented by independent counsel. And what if they later wish, despite everything, to have contact with their fathers? Assuming that a father is able to have, for example, supervised contact with the child, is it right for the mother to block the relationship? In these circumstances, the mother's well-founded desire to avoid contact with the father may not coincide with the child's best interests. Of course, abortion is not in the child's best interests either, but as Prewitt points out in a brilliant law review article , the readiness of most pro-life advocates to embrace a "rape exception" implicitly expresses the view that a rape-conceived child is a "wicked product" of a crime and less deserving of life than other children. "After all," Prewitt writes with a heavy dose of irony, "What raped woman would willingly choose to give birth to her 'rapist's child'? What raped woman would choose to continue the victimization of her rape?" I am staunchly pro-choice, but once one takes the pro-life position, there should be no room for a rape exception. The issue of rapists' parental rights highlights a key, and uncomfortable, flaw in the mainstream pro-life argument. If life begins at conception, then the unborn child of a rapist must be valued equally with one conceived through consensual sex. And once the child is born, its interests may well diverge from the desires of the mother. Clearly, we need reliable mechanisms to prevent rapists from using their parental rights (and the paucity of court convictions) to continue their torment of their victims. In many circumstances, fathers should be barred from exercising parental rights for some period of time. But once rape victims choose not to terminate their pregnancies, then their own needs must be balanced against what is best, in the long term, for the children. In the end, the welfare of the child must prevail. Eric Berkowitz is a San Francisco-based human rights lawyer and the author, most recently, of "The Boundaries of Desire: A Century of Bad Laws, Good Sex, and Changing Identities" (Counterpoint 2015). This article was written by Eric Berkowitz from Salon and was legally licensed through the NewsCred publisher network.


Video by FOX News WASHINGTON (AP)   The House Oversight Committee voted along party lines Thursday to authorize subpoenas for personal emails and texts used for official business by top White House aides, including Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner. Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, the panel's chairman, said the committee has obtained "direct evidence" that the president's daughter, Kushner and other top aides were using personal accounts for official business in violation of federal law and White House policy. "What we do not yet know is why these White House officials were attempting to conceal these communications," Cummings said, adding that the White House has refused to produce a single piece of paper this year in response to the investigation. Republicans called the subpoenas unnecessary and said Ivanka Trump and Kushner are cooperating with the committee. The subpoenas were approved 23-16 on a party-line vote. Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, the panel's top Republican, said Democrats were frustrated after high-profile hearings Wednesday with former special counsel Robert Mueller failed to generate momentum to impeach President Donald Trump. Jordan called the Mueller hearings "a total bust" for Democrats and said they did not "waste any time" in "going after the emails of the first family" in a transparently political bid to create controversy. "You won't hear them say it, but their real goal is to go fishing through the personal and private emails of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner," Jordan said of Democrats. The subpoenas were being issued "purely for politics," he added. Cummings said Ivanka Trump has used private email accounts for official business while her husband has used the messaging application WhatsApp. Both are senior White House advisers. Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon also used private accounts for personal business, Cummings said. The use of private accounts for public business raises "security and federal records concerns," Cummings said, adding that, "White House records belong to the public, not the president." The committee's investigation comes after Ivanka Trump last year dismissed any comparison to the use of private email by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, which prompted an FBI investigation and inspired the "Lock Her Up" chant at Donald Trump's 2016 campaign rallies. While the top U.S. diplomat, Clinton sent thousands of emails using a private server set up at her home in Chappaqua, New York. The FBI found classified information in some of the emails that were sent or received on the nongovernment system, but federal authorities declined to pursue charges against Clinton. Last year, The Washington Post reported that Ivanka Trump sent hundreds of emails about government business from a personal email account to White House aides, Cabinet members and her assistant. The newspaper said many of those communications, during the early months of the administration, violated federal public records rules. Ivanka Trump's lawyer, Abbe Lowell, has said that since September 2017, his client always forwards official business to her White House account. Jordan, who served on the House Benghazi panel and was among Clinton's sharpest critics, said Clinton "exclusively used a private server" and destroyed more than 30,000 emails. Ivanka Trump, by contrast, "inadvertently" used a private account "on a few rare occasions" before correcting her actions, he said.


After nearly two weeks of jury selection, the trial for a man accused of kidnapping and killing an Altamonte Springs woman in 2017 began Monday. Scott Nelson is charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Jennifer Fulford, 56. Investigators said Fulford was taken from a home where she was working as a personal assistant in Winter Park. Her body was then found days later in some woods. Prosecutors said Monday that her body had been duct taped and her back and chest stabbed. Prosecutors pointed to several pieces of evidence they say will convince the jury that Nelson's guilty. Among them, they claim, are DNA samples found in her car and surveillance video of Nelson from multiple locations, including a Walmart. Prosecutors also said they have video of Nelson using Fulford's ATM card. Nelson's attorney kept his opening statement short and reminded the jury of his client's right to be tried by a fair and impartial jury. The prosecution called to the stand Monday a woman who was working at the school Fulford was supposed to pick up her boss's son, but didn't show up. Fulford's boss testified that her not showing up was unheard of throughout the time she worked for him. READ MORE: Testimony begins in trial for man accused of kidnapping, killing Altamonte Springs woman CHECK OUT WESH: Stay in the know with the latest Orlando news, weather and sports. Get the top stories and all the scores from the team at WESH.


Editor's note: The opinions in this article are the author's, as published by our content partner, and do not necessarily represent the views of MSN or Microsoft. Chastened Democrats win elections. In 2006, 2008, and 2018, Democrats humbled themselves before moderate and even conservative voters and triumphed. Arrogant Democrats lose these voters. Nancy Pelosi must have been watching the past two nights of Democratic primary debates in horror. In the 2018 midterm elections, Pelosi's Democrats far outdid Hillary Clinton's 2016 performance. Pelosi's Democrats won the popular vote over Republicans by 6.7 points nationwide. How? By relentlessly talking about pocketbook issues, particularly the Democrats' commitment to protecting voters' existing health-insurance arrangements. Attack ads against Republicans in 2018 focused on the provision of a bill that would have weakened protections for those with preexisting conditions. Pelosi's Democrats said Republicans would "raise your premiums" and "kick you off your health-care plan." For good measure they accused Republicans of "doubling the debt." Pelosi and Chuck Schumer tried to tamp down the story of the migrant caravan then traveling through Mexico, calling President Trump's focus on it a distraction from health care. Pelosi's Democrats retook the Rust Belt districts that Donald Trump had won in 2016. Her operation reminded me of the last time Democrats had been humbled: after the 2004 elections. In the following midterms in 2006 and the election of 2008, Democrats ran against Republican radicalism. Just twelve years ago, Democratic candidates for president competed with each other on how tough and realistic they could be on illegal immigration. The leading candidates for president advertised not just their opposition to same-sex marriage but also their opposition to drivers' licenses for illegal immigrants. Dennis Kucinich quoted from the Bible. Over the last two nights, we saw a completely different Democratic party. Several leading candidates, including Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Kamala Harris, vowed to kick 100 million Americans off their private insurance plans in favor of Medicare for All. This is a position supported by less than 15 percent of Americans. Just a tiny fraction of that number of cancellations in the wake of Obamacare caused an electoral earthquake for Democrats in 2010. Democratic candidates have committed to decriminalizing illegal entry, rendering it a civil offense. Those caught entering would be released and told to come to court at a future date. Democrats also say they would not deport anyone whose sole offense was illegally entering the country, because illegal immigrants are Americans. Taken together, these reduce illegal immigration to a speeding violation on the way toward guaranteed residence. That's not quite open borders, but it's close. In addition, every candidate on the debate stage of night two promised free health care for illegal immigrants, and some candidates have emphasized that free health care includes abortion. Trump promised a wall. Democrats are promising an inviting turnstile. Trump was hardly mentioned at all in the Democratic debates, despite the fact the job they are interviewing for is defeating Trump. Trump is an unusually unpopular incumbent even in a strong economy. Where were the inventive putdowns? Kamala Harris made some efforts at contrast when she promised, "I will release children from cages." Though, given her history as a prosecutor, I think she just intends to have fun catching them as truants later. The only candidate who spoke clearly about winning over voters who went for Donald Trump in 2016 was the fascinating fringe candidate Andrew Yang. He received just two minutes and 18 seconds of air time. Of course, we should have expected some freak flags flying. The people tuned in to the primary this early tend to be activists and highly engaged donors. And the electorate in 2020 will be younger and more progressive than the one that Nancy Pelosi had to win over in 2018, because turnout rises in presidential-election years. But as the hands went up unanimously for extremely disruptive and extremely unpopular policies, the thought kept coming to me: "This is why you're gonna get Trump."


Canada named its Gold Cup squad this week , but you didn't need to check a list to know one name was included on coach John Herdman's list: Alphonso Davies, the 18-year-old Bayern Munich youngster who scored his first Bundesliga goal this March. The Canadian teen hasn't necessarily been top of mind this side of the Atlantic since his transfer; He's being brought along slowly by Bayern, and didn't quite get the publicity worthy of his immense talent while with Vancouver in Major League Soccer, either. [ MORE: 3 key battles in UCL Final ] So what should we expect from Davies at the Gold Cup, as the 18-year-old looks to build off a 3-goal performance at the 2017 edition which labeled him the youngest goal scorer in tournament history? Pro Soccer Talk asked the man perhaps most responsible for Davies' development, former Whitecaps manager Carl Robinson, as part of a wide-ranging interview that touches on Davies, Tyler Adams, the future of MLS, and his desire to get back in a manager's chair. A former Norwich City, Toronto FC, and Welsh national team mainstay, Robinson is eight months removed from his first foray into management. From 2013-18 with Vancouver, Robinson led the 'Caps to the MLS Cup Playoffs thrice, earning 50-plus points on all three occasions, and the CONCACAF Champions League semifinals once. He also became part of a select group to win the Canadian Championship as a player and as a manager. PST: Let's start here, how did you go about the development of Alphonso Davies with Vancouver? Carl Robinson: "I used a plan that Arsene Wenger had with Aaron Ramsey , having known Aaron through the Wales set-up. When Aaron moved from Cardiff to Arsenal at age 17 for six million quid, he couldn't understand why after every fourth game he got left out no matter how well he played. When he went to speak to the manager, the manager explained to him that this is what he's done with young players, whether Cesc Fabregas or whomever. "I used that, not letter of the law, but I used that plan with Alphonso. When I sensed a little drop off in training, I'd leave him out. People thought he should play every minute of every game, but I disagreed. I knew the fans wanted to see him as a wonder kid, but I knew the right plan for him. We tried to keep him away from the media, because he needed to concentrate on his football only. Looking back on it, it was the correct way of dealing with it and all credit to him for understanding." PST: At 16, he was being linked with Chelsea, Liverpool, reports even went as far as a reported trial with Manchester United. How did Bayern Munich become his destination two years later? Robinson: "There were lots of rumors, but nothing ever concrete. The summer of 2018, everything went pretty quickly. A number of clubs explained their interest. Some were serious, some were very serious, and some weren't serious because when a top club like Bayern Munich comes in, it alerts the other top clubs. "Bayern did their homework. They watched the player, met the player, got references from people around him, then sat down with him and his representatives and laid down a five-year plan for him. In that plan was opportunities with first and second team, and that's what people don't understand with young players. It's not just about what they do on a Saturday in front of 30,000 people. It's what they do off the field. It's what they do from Monday to Friday. "When I saw the plan from Bayern Munich, and Alphonso saw it, it was an unbelievable opportunity for him. He's been part of lifting two trophies but there's still a lot left for his development. There are a lot of fantastic players in Bayern's U-23 side who haven't gotten a chance. He'll have a fight on his hands but he's got the right mentality to do it." PST: It can be difficult for those of us in MLS or American soccer circles to get a gauge for what we should expect from our phenoms, from Landon Donovan to Christian Pulisic to Diego Lainez? What should we be looking for when it comes to Davies? What's his ceiling? Robinson: "How good is he? He has got the potential to be an exceptional player. He's a very good player at the moment, but I've seen players with huge potential. Ravel Morrison with Manchester United, Tyler Adams with the Red Bulls. It can go different ways. "Tyler was in the German Cup final, Alphonso wasn't in the 18. Tyler's more suited now because of his positional awareness. The key element for Alphonso is attacking players are judged on outputs, goals and assists. He's not judged on he worked really hard. Midfield players we can talk about pass location, covering ground, how hard they work, because Tyler's as good as there is in relation to that. "Alphonso needs to take his game to the next level when it comes to scoring goals and making assists. And Bayern will help him with all that. He was able to beat players in MLS with his power and his pace, but there are going to be players in the Bundesliga who have his power and his pace. "Again, I don't get carried away with saying he's a superstar already. His football over there will make him a superstar. He's still got a lot of work ahead of him but he has the mindset and mentality to get there for sure. Look at (Liverpool's) Harry Wilson and (Chelsea's) Mason Mount at Derby, there are high value players who are playing in the Championship, so he needs to find regular football. He might need to go on loan. He may break in with Robben and Ribery leaving. "It's going to take him some time to adjust, but there might be a bigger upside at the end of it if he can get himself into a rhythm, a groove, and play to a level in which I know he can get. Knowing the kid, and probably being a bit biased, he can make it. But there are also better players than him who have not reached their potential, so I think Bayern is a wonderful place for him." PST: MLS is a lot different then 2007, when you arrived from Norwich City and became TFC's Player of the Season. What's changed most? What's your overall take on the league? Robinson: "Back in 2007, there was a lot of hullaballoo with David Beckham arriving a week after I came over. Since then we've had Thierry Henry, Rafa Marquez, David Villa… The league has grown dramatically. The insertion of high level DPs has been important. It's made people sit up and take notice. The addition of TAM money, even though it's complicated and like Monopoly money, is increasing the quality over the squad. "The way they've tried to build it slowly is correct. There still should be a big focus on development with the USL teams, which will help the Major League Soccer teams grow, and academies as well. It's probably grown quicker than I thought it would, but now people don't want to see it stagnate. That probably means more investment, and more TAM and more DPs. Given the new CBA, they have to figure out the way to do it right." PST: So there's no denying your debut foray into management was a success in Vancouver. For a club spending in the bottom half at best to be a regular threat to host home playoff games… that's pretty decent. Your numbers compare with the bigger American names in coaching: Vermes, Berhalter, Vanney. What's next? Robinson: "I've taken a much needed break. I wanted to spend more time with my family. I have two children, ages 17 and 11, and I missed a lot of their growing up because the commitment of being a player, coach, and manager. This is 24-7. I needed that time with them. "But I'm still watching more football and traveling everywhere. Learning is paramount and I've been able to do that more. Spending time with other managers has been refreshing and valuable. There are also some excellent people within MLS clubs that have been great with me. You earn respect and trust. 10 years over here has been great. I know MLS inside out now. Although rules are always changing… These things don't change. I'll start to look at opportunities I feel are right. There have a number of conversations I've had with a people and teams in different countries, but what I've said to my family is I'll take the right opportunity, not any opportunity. Being a manager for five years and inside one club for seven you understand how it works, and what you need to be successful I'm looking forward to wherever my next challenge. I'm in no rush but I know my passion is football." PST: One more odd note. Your playing resume reads like a list of teams who were playoff-bound or promoted this year: Norwich, Sheffield United, Sunderland, Portsmouth, Wolves. Do you still root for all of them? Any more than the others? "I follow all my former teams. I have friends and respect for them all. I still follow Red Bulls, Toronto. Wolves staying in the PL is a great opportunity. Norwich & Sheffield United getting promoted, that's brilliant. Sunderland, that's heartache. I know the Mackem fans will be absolutely devastated. Portsmouth too. What you learn in football is taking nothing for granted although people have short memories. I genuinely believe where I'm at at the moment, there's a reason. What I do next, there's a reason." Follow @NicholasMendola


Everyday at 3:30pm this woman takes her husky Kyra to the park. Check it out as Kyra loses her patience an hour early and hilariously debates with her owner. Priceless!


The Lakers' coaching-hire process appeared to be: 1. Pick Jason Kidd as assistant coach 2. Pick a head coach The Lakers offered the head-coaching job to Tyronn Lue then lost him because he didn't want Kidd on his staff. Lue would have dealt with Kidd for more money , but the Lakers wouldn't pay. So, they moved onto Frank Vogel with Kidd as an assistant. With the Lakers holding him in such high esteem, Kidd apparently took advantage. Shams Charania of The Athletic : Jason Kidd's contract with the Lakers made him the highest paid assistant coach in the NBA, sources with knowledge of the deal said. With a four-year, $6.5 million contract, Lue was the NBA's highest-paid assistant of all-time when the Cavaliers hired him in 2014. It's unclear who the highest-paid current assistant was before Kidd. Of course, Cleveland fired David Blatt and promoted Lue to head coach in 2016. More compensation usually means more power. Is Vogel still sure he's not worried about Kidd undermining him ? Kidd might be a fine assistant coach. He did creative things with the Bucks and Nets, and he was an incredibly smart player. But I don't see justification for the Lakers valuing him this much. His record of player development is mixed . He's too often stuck in dated thinking . There were interpersonal issues in Milwaukee. He's probably not going to lure Giannis Antetokounmpo to Los Angeles. Still, there's no cap on coaching salaries. Teams willing to spend can gain an advantage. The Lakers are giving themselves a better chance of having a quality assistant. I'm just not convinced Kidd was the right assistant to target. Related slideshow: Best of the NBA Finals (Provided by imagn)


Raising children who grow into successful adults takes time and attention and it certainly won't happen on accident. Raising children who grow into successful adults takes time and attention and it certainly won't happen on accident. Fortunately, there's no shortage of research on the subject. Here's what experts say the parents of kids who thrive do differently. INC. TODAY'S MUST READS: 9 Lessons All Great Leaders Can Learn From Baseball They teach them to pay attention Canadian researchers have found that kindergartners who are better at paying attention tend to grow into adults with higher earnings. They looked at data from a long-running study which rated 2,850 five- and six- year-olds on characteristics such as inattention, hyperactivity, aggression, opposition, anxiety and prosociality. They then looked at their income tax returns once those individuals were between 33 and 35 and found a correlation between inattention as a youngster with lower earnings as an adult. After crunching the numbers, the researchers surmise that in theory, if the kids who were inattentive could be moved one standard deviation closer to the attentive end of the spectrum, they could earn an extra $73,232 for men and $45,569 for women, over the course of a 40-year career. Great, but you may be wondering how exactly parents can help increase kids' attention spans. One simple approach: Read to them, and get them loving books so they read for pleasure as they mature. Reading books has been shown to activate all the major parts of the brain and strengthen selective attention and sustained attention. INC. TODAY'S MUST READS: American Airlines May Start Using Inferior Parts, Say Angry Employees They invite them into the kitchen Eating nutritious food and maintaining a healthy body weight certainly is correlated with success. Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and the University of Michigan studied 64 five to seven year olds and found that when they prepared food themselves, they ate more of it. They were asks to assemble either a salad or a dessert with the ingredients of their choice. When presented with a similar food put together by an experimenter, the kids tended to pick their own concoction. So, if you want your kids to eat healthier foods, ask them to help prepare them. Just be careful with the recipes you have them work on. The researchers found that kids also will eat any kind of food they create themselves, including unhealthy kinds. They limit screen time Researchers at the University of Calgary have found that preschool kids who spend too much time on video games, internet-connected devices and watching television often display delays and deficits in learning when they begin school at age five. They asked 2,500 Canadian families to report the number of hours their kids spend on these activities, and found that the kids spent, on average, 2.4, 3.6 and 1.6 hours of screen time per day at two, three and five years of age, respectively. All of those numbers are too high considering experts recommend that kids aged two to five spend no more than one hour a day looking at a screen, and when they do it should be on activities which help them learn and develop. The researchers also found a correlation between too much screen time and negative physical, behavioral and cognitive outcomes. Kids with excessive screen time generally were not meeting developmental milestones in language and communication, problem-solving, and fine and gross motor skills. INC. TODAY'S MUST READS: Black Holes, Hollywood, and Astrophysics: May the Fourth Be With You They talk to them about safe driving About 3,000 U.S. teens between 15 and 18 die every year in car crashes, the leading cause of death for the age group. But researchers at the University of Iowa found that when they trained parents to improve communication with their kids on the topic of safe driving they reduced the likelihood of accidents by as much as 80 percent. The study involved following 150 families for three years, with video monitoring systems installed in their vehicles. Participant vehicles were split into thirds, with 50 sending messages to parents when unsafe driving happened--events such as sudden braking, accelerating and swerving. Fifty parents did not receive notifications and the final third received notifications and were trained in communicating with their kids about unsafe driving. The latter group had 80 percent fewer subsequent unsafe driving incidents compared with the 100 drivers in the other two groups, and 65 percent fewer than the group that received only parental notifications. While your car probably doesn't have video monitoring equipment on board, there are apps you can install on your teenager's phone which will monitor things like speed and texting while driving. And all the major cellular companies offer devices which plug into a car's OBD port and will send parents alerts about how a vehicle is being driven. These technologies, coupled with a regular dose of lecturing and teaching on the subject of safe driving, will increase the likelihood that your teen reaches adulthood safely. Related video: How parents around the world raise their kids (Provided by Today)


Fighters from around the globe dream of the day they'll step into the UFC octagon for the first time. For two athletes, Saturday's UFC 239 marked that special moment in their career. Check out this week's rookie report to see what kind of first impression those fighters made on the sport's biggest stage from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. * * * * * Julia Avila Division: Women's bantamweight Result: Julia Avila def. Pannie Kianzad via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26) Record: (7-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) Grade: B+ With a nickname like "Raging Panda" already pegged, Julia Avila has some real upside in terms of marketing potential. Of course, victories have to come along with swagger. Avila got that done at UFC 239. Facing a late replacement in Pannie Kianzad, Avila showed a clear desire to stand and bang, happily standing in the pocket and firing big punches. Kianzad looked to be more focused on the grappling side of the game, and Avila showed her ability in the clinch, staying upright and battling off the cage throughout the 15-minute contest despite her opponent trying to make it a grinding affair. Avila's short elbows and big knees inside prove the perfect complement to her takedown defense. On the feet, Avila's aggressive striking did see her face a few big counter shots along the way. She'll want to shore up the head movement and defensive tactics needed for success at the highest level as she progresses up the ranks. But her forward movement earned the approval of the Las Vegas crowd and nearly won her the fight when a big shot sent Kianzad to the floor in the final round. Avila also impressed on the mic, using her first post-fight interview with Joe Rogan to give attention to the "real fighters" of the world, like single moms and those battling cancer. Overall, Avila has a magnetic personality and a fan-friendly fighting style, two ingredients that are necessary for UFC success. Nohelin Hernandez Division: Bantamweight Result: Marlon Vera def. Nohelin Hernandez via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 2, 3:25 Record: (10-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) Grade: B+ Nohelin Hernandez stepped into the octagon for the first time on just a week's notice, and he did so against a dangerous Marlon Vera, who was making his 12th UFC appearance. If he was overwhelmed by the occasion, it certainly didn't show. Hernandez has a bit of professional boxing experience, and the skills he boasts with his hands were evident during the exchanges on the feet. But perhaps even more impressively, Hernandez showed his resiliency on the floor, as well. In difficult spots early, Hernandez refused to go away easy, showing sound defense and impressive will. In the second round, Hernandez actually took the fight to the floor and was racking up points with some impressive top work before Vera scrambled up and landed a big knee that he turned into a takedown and, ultimately, a fight-ending rear-naked choke. But make no mistake - Vera had to battle through some adversity to get the result. Hernandez may have been a late-notice call-up, but with his performance on Saturday, he proved that he is deserving of a spot on the roster. For complete coverage of UFC 239 , check out the UFC Results section of the site. MORE: UFC 239: Fighters were in awe of Jorge Masvidal's insane, record-breaking KO WATCH: Jorge Masvidal Knocks Out Ben Askren in Five Seconds Check out Kenny Golladay's amazing Lions tattoo 3 reasons why the the NFL will never have an NBA-like offseason Flexibility ties together Packers' new-look pass-rushing group


When Zion Williamson woke up Tuesday morning, there were probably only three teams on his mind: the New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers and Phoenix Suns. The New Orleans Pelicans? No way. But 24 hours later, that's where he's headed . If NBA teams learned anything from the draft lottery Tuesday night, it's that tanking is no longer a guarantee for a top draft pick. After having a 14 percent chance at the top pick, the Cavaliers and Suns fell to Nos. 5 and 6, respectively, while the Pelicans and their 6 percent chance got the No. 1 overall pick. With the draft order decided, here's an updated look at where the top prospects might land. 1. New Orleans Pelicans F Zion Williamson, Duke, 6-8, 280 The basketball gods, a lucky tie and an angel figurine were all on David Griffin's side in Chicago for the draft lottery. Pelican fans can hope and pray that they will see Zion and Anthony Davis on the same team, but there were multiple reports that said Davis is still interested in a trade. It will hurt to lose AD, but getting Zion softens the blow and gives a struggling franchise some hope for the future . 2. Memphis Grizzlies PG Ja Morant, Murray State, 6-3, 175 Morant will be a perfect addition alongside last year's No. 4 overall pick, Jaren Jackson Jr. Morant is the best passing guard in the draft, and with Jackson's good hands and speed down the floor, this young point-forward tandem is the future for the Grizzlies. 3. New York Knicks SG RJ Barrett, Duke, 6-7, 270 The Knicks are landing a Duke player but not necessarily the one they wanted. Make no mistake, though: They're still getting a great player in Barrett. Before anyone saw Zion play a single game in college, Barrett was projected to be the No. 1 overall pick in this class. Barrett and Dennis Smith Jr. are highly competitive players with speed and athleticism, and it will be interesting to see how they jell next season. 4. Los Angeles Lakers F De'Andre Hunter, Virginia, 6-7, 225 Hunter is still the best option for the Lakers, even if they choose to package him in a trade or keep him. He shot 55 percent from the field and 44 percent from 3-point range in a competitive ACC conference and led his team to a national title. 5. Cleveland Cavaliers SG Jarrett Culver, Texas Tech, 6-6, 195 Jarrett Culver is a streaky shooter from behind the arc but his shot mechanics are there. With his size and length, Culver eventually will be a solid player alongside Collin Sexton. New head coach John Beilein is familiar with Culver's game after facing Texas Tech in the NCAA tournament. Culver had 22 points in a 63-44 win against Michigan. 6. Phoenix Suns PG Darius Garland, Vanderbilt, 6-2, 175 The Suns need a point guard, and even though it's not Morant, Darius Garland will be a good fit for this young talented group. Garland only played five collegiate basketball games before suffering a season-ending knee injury but his draft stock hasn't wavered. Garland is a true floor general who is a great passer, super quick in the lane and a solid defender. He might just be the missing piece alongside Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton. 7. Chicago Bulls G Coby White, North Carolina, 6-5, 185 White is the best shooting point guard in the draft, and the Bulls desperately need a point guard. White made 82 threes this past season at North Carolina while averaging 16 points per game. White can fit any system with his patience in a halfcourt set and his shooter's mentality. 8. Atlanta Hawks G/F Cameron Reddish, Duke, 6-7, 215 If Reddish finds his 3-point stroke again, he and Trae Young will form a dangerous duo in Atlanta. Both players are familiar with one another after playing together at multiple USA Basketball training camps in high school, so there is a familiarity with each other's games. Reddish struggled from behind the arc this past season at Duke, but he did win the McDonald's All-American 3-point contest, so there is hope. 9. Washington Wizards PF PJ Washington, Kentucky, 6-8, 235 Washington could have been a late second-round pick last year but elected to return to Kentucky to work on his game, and that paid off. Washington is a bully in the lane, good on defense and has a nice touch from 3-point range for a big. He'll need to get stronger to face the East's best big men. 10. Atlanta Hawks C Jaxon Hayes, Texas, 6-11, 220 Jaxon Hayes is a raw, talented player who will be a project for the Hawks. His ceiling is high and with added experience and the chance to learn under coach Lloyd Pierce, he could be an impactful center two or three years down the road. 11. Minnesota Timberwolves F Rui Hachimura, Gonzaga, 6-8, 235 Hachimura embodies the term "positionless basketball." He's a hybrid small forward/power forward who defends the perimeter well. Hachimura is a student of the game and will grow tremendously playing alongside Karl-Anthony Towns. 12. Charlotte Hornets C Bol Bol, Oregon, 7-2, 235 The son of Manute Bol has extreme upside with his size and natural talent but will be a project for any team. Charlotte is a great market for Bol to grow as an NBA player, and fans have a chance to see Bol at his best as he matures and adds weight to his lanky frame. Bol also is an elite rim protector. His timing on defense and blocks is probably only second to Zion. 13. Miami Heat SG Romeo Langford, Indiana, 6-6, 210 After Dwyane Wade's retirement, Langford is the ideal prospect to come in and fill Miami's hole at shooting guard. Langford played with a torn ligament in his thumb during his one year of college ball at Indiana but was one of the top shooting guards in high school, averaging 28 points per game his senior season. 14. Boston Celtics F Nassir Little, North Carolina, 6-6, 220 Little's minutes were limited at North Carolina, but he is a very talented prospect. Little was the MVP of the McDonald's All-American game (that featured Barrett and Zion) and is a pure athlete. The Celtics will have a little work to do with him, but he should find his footing under coach Brad Stevens' offensive structure. 15. Detroit Pistons SG Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Virginia Tech, 6-5, 205 16. Orlando Magic G/F Kevin Porter Jr., USC, 6-5, 220 17. Brooklyn Nets F Sekou Doumbouya, Limoges France, 6-9, 230 18. Indiana Pacers G/F Keldon Johnson, Kentucky, 6-6, 215 19. San Antonio Spurs PF Brandon Clarke, Gonzaga, 6-8, 215 20. Boston Celtics PG Carsen Edwards, Purdue, 6-0, 200 21. Oklahoma City Thunder SF Cameron Johnson, North Carolina, 6-8, 210 22. Boston Celtics G Ty Jerome, Virginia, 6-5, 200 23. Utah Jazz G Tyler Herro, Kentucky, 6-5, 195 24. Philadelphia 76ers G/F Matisse Thybulle, Washington, 6-6, 200 25. Portland Trail Blazers G Talen Horton-Tucker, Iowa State, 6-4, 230 26. Cleveland Cavaliers C Bruno Fernando, Maryland, 6-10, 240 27. Brooklyn Nets G/F KZ Okpala, Stanford, 6-8, 195 28. Golden State Warriors SG Luguentz Dort, Arizona State, 6-4, 215 29. San Antonio Spurs PF Grant Williams, Tennessee, 6-7, 220 30. Milwaukee Bucks PF/C Daniel Gafford, Arkansas, 6-10, 230 More from Yahoo Sports: Haynes: Blazers could be in for short series vs. Warriors Robinson: If Kraft walks, can NFL still go after him? Goodwill: Inside look as Pelicans win Zion sweepstakes Twitter on fire after Knicks lose out on Zion Related slideshow: Best of 2019 NBA playoffs (Provided by imagn)


BOSTON (AP) After trailing early by five runs, the Boston Red Sox slugged their way to a comeback victory. Xander Bogaerts hit a solo homer in the seventh inning, Boston's fifth long ball of the game, and the Red Sox rallied to beat the Texas Rangers 7-6 on Thursday night. ''We found a way to win today instead of finding a way to lose,'' manager Alex Cora said. Five players homered for Boston, which outlasted Texas to earn a split of the four-game series. The finale took 4 hours, 6 minutes. All seven runs for Boston came on homers. Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a three-run shot in the second and the Red Sox also got solo homers from J.D. Martinez, Michael Chavis and Rafael Devers. Bogaerts was the last to go deep for Boston, driving a pitch from Peter Fairbanks (0-1) out to left and completing a wild comeback for the Red Sox, who lost the first two games of the series. Brandon Workman (4-1) got the win with a scoreless seventh despite walking two as Red Sox pitchers struggled with their command throughout the long night. Josh Smith, the eighth pitcher for Boston, hit the first batter he faced in the ninth but managed to keep the Rangers off the board and picked up his first save. Elvis Andrus drove in three runs on three singles for the Rangers. Logan Forsythe hit a two-run double and Hunter Pence had an RBI double for Texas, which stranded 14 runners. It was the second straight night the Rangers lost by a single run. ''We had a chance, honestly, to win all four games. We had a chance to sweep them,'' manager Chris Woodward said. ''You've got a 6-1 lead against this team, you've got to beat them.'' Texas tagged lefty David Price for five hits and six quick runs. Price threw 49 pitches in just 1 1/3 innings before he was pulled. ''Obviously, we wanted David to go deep and pitch well but we never felt that we were out of the game,'' Cora said. ''Honestly, today it was a different vibe in the dugout. It was good.'' The Red Sox were able to slug their way back into it against Adrian Sampson, who won his previous five starts. Chavis homered in the fourth and Devers went deep in the fifth to tie it. Martinez also hit a solo shot in the first off Sampson, who allowed four homers in five innings. He gave up six runs and seven hits. Price struggled from the start, needing 38 pitches to get out of the first with the Rangers leading 4-0. He hit Shin-Soo Choo with a pitch and walked Delino DeShields before Elvis Andrus followed with an RBI single. Pence doubled off the top of the wall in right for a 2-0 lead, and Forsythe hit a two-run double. Price struck out Jeff Mathis to start the second, but didn't get another out. He plunked Choo again, DeShields doubled and Andrus drove in both with a single. The Rangers didn't score again. ''That's baseball,'' Pence said. ''You've got to play all nine and you've got to keep finding ways to get runs in. It just didn't happen tonight.'' MUCH APPRECIATED Price cheered on his teammates from the dugout as the Red Sox chipped away at the lead. ''The bullpen came in and did an unbelievable job,'' Price said. ''Our offense bailed me out and helped us win that game. That's the type of game we can rally around and keep going.'' OFF THE WALL Pence hit a drive in the first that bounced high off the top of the short wall in right field and came back into play for a double. Crew chief Angel Hernandez called for a review to see whether Pence had actually homered. The call stood after the review, and Pence stayed at second with his fifth RBI of the series. He finished the game 3 for 4. TRAINER'S ROOM Rangers: Choo also was hit by a pitch in the eighth inning Wednesday and scored the tying run before Boston rallied to win 4-3 in the ninth. Red Sox: 1B-DH Steve Pearce (lower back strain) will start a rehab assignment Friday with Class A Lowell. ... LHP Brian Johnson, on the injured list since April 6 with left elbow inflammation, will get a start this weekend in Baltimore, likely on Sunday but possibly Saturday. UP NEXT Rangers: RHP Jesse Chavez (2-2) will start Friday night when Texas opens a three-game set at Cincinnati. Red Sox: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (6-4, 5.00 ERA) faces Orioles RHP Andrew Cashner (6-2, 4.73) on Friday night at Camden Yards. Rodriguez is the only Boston starting pitcher with six wins this season. --- More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP-Sports


Traveling outside of the U.S. can be an incredible experience. New places, new people, new food   there are so many things to immerse yourself in and to educate yourself about in the process. With the world at your disposal, it is easy to be overwhelmed by the choices. Conde Nast Traveler's Contributing Editor Mark Ellwood shared three different destinations for first-time foreign travels that offer their own unique experiences. Where to go: Experience the best of the Mediterranean Why you should visit: Looking to go around (at least part of) the world in seven days? Cruises offer a chance to explore many different countries and cities often within a week's time. Surely a week or a few days is not enough time to see all that there is to see, but you just might return home with a little bit of the travel bug. How you should stay: Norwegian Cruise Line has a variety of excursions available for Mediterranean travel. Ellwood describes the cruise as being the perfect introduction to traveling abroad   you can pack in a day's worth of activities and return to the ship to regroup at night. There is no need for a visa prior to departure for the first-time traveler, and the trip "is like a tapas menu for your next trip abroad," Ellwood said. London, England Why you should visit: "Nowhere will help you better understand what's distinctly, and distinctively, American about you than London, whether the fries or the bars," Ellwood joked. If you're looking to get away for awhile across the Atlantic, London is a great city to spend some time in. Although English is the language spoken by a majority of the population across the United Kingdom, the Office for National Statistics reported that London had the highest proportion of the population with another main language across England and Wales   so you're more than likely to encounter a wide range of cultures. Additionally, you can really stretch your dollars, as the UK pound holds less weight than the US dollar at the moment. Where you should stay: Ellwood recommended The Bloomsbury for a great stay during your time in the largest city in the United Kingdom. Its location in West London and beautiful exterior will make you want to stay there for the photo opp alone! Tokyo, Japan Why you should visit: Ellwood noted that Tokyo is a great destination for the first-time traveler who wants to truly experience a different lifestyle than the one that they lead here in the U.S. "The meditative, contemplative approach to life that's characteristically Japanese is an extra boost and a contrast with our frantic pace," Ellwood said. From the public bathing houses (sentō) to the centuries-old temples and tea ceremonies to Tokyo's dim sum scene (Ellwood says the delicious food alone makes the journey worth it), the city offers a lot of historically rich experiences and new experiences alike. As the city will be home to next year's Olympics , preparation is already underway for foreign visitors. Where you should stay: Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills : This modern hotel was ranked one of the Top 10 Hotels in Japan by Condé Nast readers in 2018. With 164 rooms, this stay boasts a great reputation among travelers who rave about its great food and stunning views that overlook Tokyo. Claska : This contemporary hotel features 20 stylish rooms and intriguing designs in every corner. "The lobby is just as much an attraction for guests as locals," Condé Nast Contributing Writer, Keith Flanagan, wrote. This gem offers comfort and convenience at a reasonable price in a perfect location for travelers. You've picked the destination   now what? Once you've decided where and how to spend your first time abroad, all of the preparation comes into play. From obtaining your passport to booking your first activity, Ellwood shared a few tips to make sure things go smoothly. 1. Get your passport early The time it takes to get your passport will probably take longer than it takes to plan your trip (usually takes about eight weeks), so Ellwood recommends giving yourself ample time in preparation. If, by chance, you already have a passport, check the expiration date to make sure that it fits the requirements of the country that you will be traveling to, Ellwood noted. For more details on how to obtain your passport, check out the Government Information and Services resources page . 2. Call your credit card company Making sure you have enough funds while you're abroad is absolutely crucial to a successful trip abroad, but there's plenty of room for error while you are across the ocean. Ellwood recommended calling your credit card company to see if they charge a foreign transaction fee. "Many, like Capital One for example, do not," Elwood said. "It's the best way to pay for things, as you can keep track of expenses." He also noted the importance of notifying your bank that you will be out of the country so they know to approve your purchases. 3. Call your cell phone provider If you don't contact your provider prior to departure, you might find yourself glued to your phone looking for Wi-Fi rather than looking around you. " T-Mobile , for example, offers International Passes for as little as $5, though you'll also have slightly slowed down service overseas included in many plans," Ellwood said. Inquiring about an international data plan might also prove beneficial, as many apps can help you navigate new cities, order a ride-sharing service or make a table reservation at that local spot when you need it. 4. Book a tour The best way to see a new city or country for the first time is to have someone show you around! Ellwood recommended booking a tour with a local guide on your first day to best orient yourself with an unfamiliar destination. 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Days after the Philadelphia 76ers renounced the rights to Anzejs Pasecniks , the 2017 first-round pick is set to join the Washington Wizards ' summer league roster, a league source told The Athletic's Michael Scotto . Pasecniks' path to the Association has been unusual. Having remained in Europe with Spanish side Gran Canaria, the 7-foot-2 Latvian is the only player selected in the first round of the 2017 draft yet to make his NBA debut. Initially selected by the Orlando Magic with the No. 25 pick, Pasecniks was dealt to Philadelphia on draft day for a top-20 protected 2020 first-round pick (via the Oklahoma City Thunder) and a 2020 second-round pick belonging to the Brooklyn Nets or New York Knicks. Though not as ill-fated as then-executive Bryan Colangelo's move to trade up for No. 1 pick Markelle Fultz , the Pasecniks acquisition proved similarly unfruitful. With the 23-year-old angling to make the NBA this season, the costs associated with bringing in the former first-rounder proved prohibitive for an increasingly competitive 76ers team, The Athletic's Sam Amick reports. Pasecniks tallied 7.2 points and 3.6 rebounds in just under 17 minutes per contest across 22 appearances in the EuroLeague last season. Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license. Related slideshow: 2019 NBA offseason moves (Provided by imagn)


MINNEAPOLIS   The NFL suspended Vikings cornerback Holton Hill for four games on Tuesday for violating the league's substance abuse policy. Hill's suspension   which comes on top of the four-game ban he received for violating the NFL's rules on performance-enhancing drugs   means he will be out for the Vikings' first eight games. He is eligible to practice and play in the preseason, but will not be able to play until Nov. 3 against the Chiefs. The team signed Hill as an undrafted free agent in 2018, giving him more guaranteed money ($75,000) than they'd offered to any undrafted rookie in the Mike Zimmer era. After injuries forced Hill into the lineup, he started three games as a rookie, posting 36 tackles, seven pass breakups and an interception last season. Hill was reportedly suspended from Texas for failing a drug test, and reportedly failed a drug test at the 2018 NFL combine.     ©2019 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) Visit the Star Tribune (Minneapolis) at www.startribune.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.


A 1987 amendment exempts churches like the closing St. Adalbert from being landmarked without their consent The effort to add Pilsen's churches to the neighborhood's proposed historic district took on new urgency this week. On Sunday, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced that St. Adalbert Parish which has been listed for sale by SVN Commerical Chicago since last fall will hold its final mass on July 14. Now the fate of the 100,000 square-foot complex, which includes the Renaissance Revival church building designed by notable architect Henry J. Schlacks in 1912, is uncertain. Last month, the Chicago Landmarks Commission unanimously voted to recommend that the city establish a Pilsen Historic District to protect 850 "significant" buildings in the gentrifying near south side neighborhood. The city council is expected to vote on the district soon. But a 1987 amendment to city's Landmarks Ordinance exempts churches from being landmarked without their consent, with churches asserting that the laws may infringe on their ability to express their faith. Churches do have the ability to opt-in to the district, however. Ward Miller, executive director of Preservation Chicago, said his group has tried to convince the Archdiocese to add several Pilsen churches to the list, but that suggestion fell on deaf ears. "They would not consent to the designation and it's tragic and it's wrenching," said Miller. "Here was an opportunity for the Archdiocese to do the right thing and be part of the community instead of seprate themselves from community and instead they made this heavy-handed decision." The sanctuary of St. Adalbert Parish. The preservation advocacy group first put St. Adalbert on their list of Most Endangered buildings in 2014 due to the crumbling of the church's iconic 185-foot twin towers, which have been covered in scaffolding for years. The $3 million in repairs was cited as a factor in the Archdiocese's 2016 decision to close the church . The closing of St. Adalbert was part of a bigger plan to consolidate parishes in Pilsen from six to three. Also on the chopping block: St. Ann's at 1840 South Leavitt Street and St. Procopius at 1640 S. Allport St. In February, Block Club Chicago reported that the century-old St. Ann and an adjacent property was sold for $1.4 million and would be redeveloped into apartments or condos. Miller said he's working to make sure that the same doesn't happen to St. Adalbert. "We're hoping that it could be a shrine to Adalbert or other saints or could be repurposed into community centers or food pantries," said Miller. "It should stay a building that serves humanity in some way."


WELLINGTON, New Zealand   If it's confirmed that a wing fragment found on a remote island in the Indian Ocean is from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, lost more than 500 days ago, could scientists use their knowledge of ocean currents to trace back its path and pinpoint the bulk of the wreck? Australian oceanographer David Griffin says that would be akin to using modeling of big-city crowd flows to try to predict the travels of a random person encountered on the street. In short, next to impossible. While Griffin and other oceanographers say the discovery on the island of Reunion fits in with their large-scale modeling of how debris drifts across the Indian Ocean, there remain a mind-boggling number of variables in the journey of any single piece of flotsam. For instance, although Reunion is 4,200 kilometers (2,600 miles) from the current search site off the Australian coast, the wing fragment is likely to have zigzagged significantly farther than that. Oceanographers say currents in the Indian Ocean generally flow counterclockwise, meaning that if the plane crashed near where authorities suspect, the fragment may first have drifted north toward the Indonesian island of Sumatra before turning west, traveling past India and finally heading south toward Reunion. Even within that journey, there is likely to have been plenty of meandering. That's because of the numerous squalls and storms in the Indian Ocean, many of which aren't well recorded, not to mention tidal changes and the seemingly random channels of water that move counter to the general flow. Griffin says even variables like how much the debris protrudes above the water will affect how much wind it catches, and its shape will influence how well it surfs down wave faces. "The job we are trying to do now is to reverse the modeling and backtrack it," said Griffin, who works for Australia's national science agency, CSIRO. "But really, the source could be anywhere in the east Indian Ocean." Griffin was among the scientists tasked in the weeks after Flight 370 disappeared with trying to predict where any debris might be floating. But extensive aerial searches at the time failed to locate even a single piece. Since then, he said, any small errors or biases in their modeling would have compounded over time, even before other variables are taken into account. Professor Charitha Pattiaratchi, an oceanographer at the University of Western Australia, also used computer modeling last year, managing to predict that any debris might end up somewhere near Madagascar or Reunion about now. He is also trying to reverse his modeling, but says it may end up being little more than an academic exercise. "In terms of the search for the final resting place, this doesn't make much of a difference," he said. "It does help debunk the conspiracy theories, and give us confidence we are looking in the right place." Searchers have been using sonar and video to comb an expanse of remote ocean floor off Australia after an international team of investigators who analyzed transmissions between the airliner and a satellite calculated that Flight 370 most likely crashed there. But after months of searching, they have found no sign of the plane. Pattiaratchi said if searchers on the other side of the Indian Ocean find more debris, it could help triangulate a pattern of drift. A French law enforcement helicopter has been scouring the waters around the island in hopes of spotting more debris. Pattiaratchi said he hopes authorities expand the search into a broader area, including looking along the eastern coast of Madagascar. There could also be other aspects of the wing fragment that yield clues, said Robin Beaman, a marine geologist at Australia's James Cook University. He said it would be worth studying the barnacles attached to the fragment to gauge their age, which might indicate how long the fragment had been adrift, and whether the barnacles are unique to a certain part of the ocean. He said he suspects, however, the barnacles are likely to be of the "cosmopolitan" variety, found across many regions of the ocean. Oceanographer Arnold Gordon, of Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, said the amount of barnacles on the part are consistent with other debris he's seen which has been in the ocean for more than a year. "It's been 16 months from the crash and everything fits together," he said. "So I think the probability that it's from 370 is pretty high." Gordon said the discovery will give confidence to the ocean floor searchers that they are looking in the right area. He said it's possible, but unlikely, that more debris will wash ashore on Reunion. He also hopes that searchers will look at other nearby islands for debris. In fact, the search for Flight 370 may be literally turning full circle. Because of the ocean's counterclockwise currents, Gordon said, any remaining debris may have already moved around the clock and be heading east. That would take it back toward Australia and to where the search first began. ___ Associated Press writer Seth Borenstein in Washington D.C. contributed to this report.


Tom Ingram scored the first BTCC pole position for the new Toyota Corolla at Snetterton, edging practice pacesetter Dan Cammish by just 0.002 seconds. The Speedworks team has endured a difficult start to life as a manufacturer-supported team, but Ingram broke the circuit qualifying lap record to secure his third series pole. BMW duo 's practice benchmark, despite the rear-wheel-drive runners having to take a centre of gravity hit this weekend as well as all non-BMW-engine competitors gaining an extra 0.02-bar of turbo boost. Cammish and responded to Jordan emphatically, which meant the two Hondas were separated by just 0.041s at the top of times. Team Dynamics driver Cammish then added another fastest overall first sector and a personal best second and third loops to head the table on a 1m54.851s, almost 0.2s clear of Tordoff. But the session was briefly halted owing to a bizarre red flag waved for . The BMW 1 Series driver suffered a technical issue in his Team Parker Racing car and so briefly stopped on track, but the Oulton Park race three winner did get underway again. But after a delay, the session was stopped and so Jelley had his lap scrapped and was unable to take part in the rest of qualifying. At the restart, Ingram went fastest in the first sector and the remainder of his lap was strong enough to leapfrog Cammish by 0.075s on his eventual pole time of 1m53.737s. Cammish responded but was still 0.002s shy and chose not to continue in the session. Brought in for the Snetterton round, each driver must run all three dry compounds across the three races. It led to drivers exiting their cars prematurely and waiting out for the remainder of the session. Both Ingram and Cammish felt their lap times were strong enough, and so it proved it be as track activity quietened. AMD Tuning driver Tordoff held onto third place ahead of as front-wheel-drive machinery dominated on a track that has previously favoured front-driven and non-ballast laden cars. Points leader and defending champion Turkington   carrying the maximum of 54kg of success ballast   was the fastest rear-wheel-drive runner in fifth. . The 2017 champion,   running a sister FK8 Honda to Cammish and Neal's machinery. was 3.4s adrift of the pace as the Infiniti Q50 makes its return to the series after a four-year hiatus.


PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland   David Duval had relatively high expectations for this week's Open Championship, at least for a TV-analyst-turned-part-time-professional, and through four holes those expectations were well founded. The 2001 Open champion birdied his first two holes at Royal Portrush and was 2 under through four when disaster struck with a quadruple-bogey 8 at the fifth. Things got much worse two holes later. Duval lost his first two shots off the tee at the seventh. When he found, or at least thought he found, his third attempt in the deep rough he played it just short of the green. That's when a caddie in the group noticed that Duval was playing the wrong golf ball. Duval was instructed to go back to where the wrong ball was played, but he could not find the correct one. Full-field scores from the 148th Open Championship Full coverage of the 148th Open Championship "A couple of bad tee shots and then we thought the marshal had my ball, asked if it was a Titleist 2. I glanced and saw a 2 and went and played almost the entirety of the hole   and turns out   with the wrong ball," Duval said. Duval had to go back to the tee at the par-5 seventh lying eight strokes (first tee shot lost; penalty; second tee shot lost; penalty; third tee shot lost; penalty; two-stroke penalty for playing wrong ball). He teed off again   for a fourth time   and took six strokes to finish the hole from there, adding up to a nonuple-bogey 14. Duval called the episode a "god-awful nightmare" and things didn't get any better with five more bogeys and a triple-bogey 7 at the last that added up to a 20-over 91. "I have an obligation, and I don't know if it's more or less here. Maybe it is more because I have won. But you have an obligation that if you play, you post your score," he said. "Am I happy about that? Is there some hint of embarrassment to it? I don't know. I teed off in The Open and shot [91] so put it on the board." Duval said he's been slowed this week by tendinitis in his left arm but plans to play the second round regardless of his score on Thursday or his injury. "Obviously I'll be in last place," he said, "but maybe if I am feeling good I can try not to be in last place after the end of the week." Related slideshow: Best of the British Open (Provided by imagn)


A hydrogen-refueling station exploded outside Oslo, Norway, earlier this week, prompting a temporary shutdown of the nation's few hydrogen stations and an investigation. No one was hurt. Reportedly, Hyundai and Toyota have stopped selling hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles in Norway while the investigation continues. Hydrogen ignites easily and burns with a nearly invisible flame, which requires specialized systems to detect and prevent leaks, but is widely considered safe. Despite pro-EV blogs foreshadowing hydrogen's demise as an alternative fuel, consider that Norwegian authorities are still investigating Monday's explosion at a vehicle-refueling station outside Oslo. That means, as with a fire at a gasoline station or a battery-electric car burning down a garage, no one yet knows the unique factors that triggered the ignition. Initial news reports from Norway were that the explosion was large enough that residents across Sandvika, about 10 miles west of Oslo's city center, could hear it. No injuries have been documented. The fueling company Uno-X promptly closed all three of its stations, and it is likely that Norway's remaining seven stations will be closed until the investigation concludes. Other reports claim that Toyota and Hyundai have halted sales of their fuel-cell vehicles in Norway, but if true, sales of new hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles in Norway aren't much lower than they are across Southern California, where they're in the hundreds at most, and the publication Norway News in English reports there are currently only about 170 privately owned hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles in that country. According to the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Academy of Engineering, hydrogen can readily ignite in a much broader range of fuel-to-air concentrations than other gases. Compared to gasoline vapor (1 to 8 percent) and natural gas (5 to 15 percent), hydrogen can ignite at a fuel-to-air concentration between 4 and 75 percent. It also requires 12 times less energy to ignite than gasoline vapor, so heat sources or the smallest of sparks can turn hydrogen into a bomb. As the lightest element, hydrogen disperses into open air far more rapidly than other gases, which negates some of its combustibility dangers. But no one, even 82 years after it exploded over New Jersey, has ever forgotten the Hindenburg airship. The pro-EV website Electrek predicted immediate doom: "Does this spell the end of fuel cell hydrogen vehicles as a 'zero-emission' alternative?" Another such site, InsideEVs, wrote its opening line as if it were Pearl Harbor: "A hydrogen refueling station exploded and stood in flames yesterday in Sandvika, Norway, which could make June 10, 2019, the day when the perception about hydrogen stations and hydrogen fuel cell cars, in general, will forever change." This doesn't mean hydrogen can't be handled safely. It has been, it is, and continues to be a viable fuel for automakers and all sorts of heavy industries seeking to reduce emissions and comply with regulations that are limiting usage of fossil fuels. In March, a city bus exploded in Sweden after its natural-gas tanks struck the top of a tunnel opening. Boeing, to this day,has still never solved the root cause of lithium-ion battery fires, in flight, on its 787 Dreamliner jets (among other modifications, its major solution was enclosing the batteries in a fireproof box). Any fuel, regardless of its storage and chemistry, has inherent risks of flammability, and explosions like the one in Norway must be taken seriously. But to use a single incident to derail hydrogen as a transportation fuel won't help anyone.


Six of Seattle's 11 draft picks this April were defensive players, including two linemen, two linebackers and two safeties, who will compete for spots on the Seahawks roster. After just three days on the practice field during the rookie minicamp over the weekend, defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr. already likes what he sees. "They came in with a certain mindset, that they wanted to learn and get better and improve," Norton told 710 ESPN Seattle's John Clayton . "And I think they did that. From day one, they came in and I gave them some tasks and some goals and asked them some questions, and they were able to answer them with their play, with their ability to come together as a group and take it out on the field. And I think every single day they got better. "So as a group, I think this has to be one of our best groups we've had in a long time." Seattle also restocked after the draft, adding 12 undrafted free agents to the mix to strut their stuff in front of the coaching staff. But with the passing of Tuesday's compensatory pick deadline , which will allow teams to sign veteran free agents without impacting the comp pick formula, the Seahawks could also be looking to bring in a seasoned player or two. Making the 53-man roster at the end of the season will be no easy task in Seattle. "The central theme of our program is competition," Norton said. "We had such a young team last year and that team has really grown up to be a really good second-year team. So I feel like these guys coming in, they'll certainly compete, but it's going to be a hard team to make because we've got a really strong class of guys." MORE: Champions League: Fans crush Lionel Messi after Barcelona's shocking loss to Liverpool Four Eagles position battles to monitor NBA Free Agency 2019: The top players Charles Barkley to Kyrie Irving: 'Now you're your own man, and you're going on vacation Thursday morning' Ezekiel Elliott's support turned Michael Irvin around on Kellen Moore


Chevrolet 's soon-to-be-revealed mid-engine Corvette has nearly 70 years of Corvette history to contend with and learn from, but there's another history lesson hiding in the halls of General Motors. Thrity-five years ago, Pontiac introduced the Fiero, America's first and only mass-production mid-engine car (until the mid-engine Corvette gets here). Research the Chevrolet Corvette on MSN Autos | Find a Chevrolet Corvette near you The Fiero's story is long and complicated, but it contains a number of important lessons for the mid-engine Corvette. Here are the three biggest, straight from a former owner. Build the Right Car the First Time When the Fiero debuted in 1984, it was a cheery little economy car with a 92-hp four-cylinder engine and Chevy Citation and Chevette suspension parts. It wasn't the car Pontiac wanted to build, but it was the car GM's management would approve. It took years of work and untold millions to make it a proper sports car. By the time that happened, sales had plummeted and the car was canceled. Chevrolet, thankfully, has never had to lie about what kind of car the Corvette is, but there's still a lesson here, and it's a classic: You only get one chance at a first impression. The car that debuts on July 18 needs to be awesome. It can't be the cheap one or the one with the wimpy engine. It doesn't have to be the almighty ZR1, but whatever model it is needs to impress and set the stage for future higher-performance cars. There are a ton of expectations for this car, and Chevrolet can't afford to blow the intro, or the better cars coming later will never get the chance. Get the Story Straight John Z. DeLorean proposed a mid-engine Pontiac back in the '60s, but it took two decades to make it to the road. Along the way, smog laws and the oil embargo happened, vaporizing any support for new sports cars among GM's board. Pontiac had to pitch the car as a cheap, fuel-efficient runabout to get it approved, and first-year marketing reflected that. A sporty GT model was quickly introduced in the second model year, but by then the public knew it as an economy car, not a sports car, a reputation it would never fully shake. Here, again, you'd think this one's a no-brainer, but given how badly GM flubbed the CT4-V and CT5-V announcement recently, it bears repeating: Get the story straight before you reveal the car. Cadillac tried to get cute and introduce lower-performance V models first with a wink and a nod about higher-performance cars that might be coming later, and it completely backfired. Worse, it changed the V naming scheme without explaining it, leading everyone to conclude incorrectly that the V Series had been watered down. The mid-engine Corvette is a radical change after nearly 70 years of building Corvettes, and it's probably going to cost a lot more. Chevrolet needs to be crystal clear about the mid-engine Corvette's performance targets, its competitors, its pricing, and what's coming next. Read More 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Pricing Revealed! 2020 Chevrolet Camaro SS Gets a Face-Lift The Mid-Engine Chevrolet Corvette Has a New Logo Don't Get Hung-Up on Sales Figures The Fiero was an instant hit when it launched, but a small number of engine fires in the first-year cars and the unfortunate similarity between the words "Fiero" (which means "very proud" in Italian and "fierce" or "ferocious" in Spanish) and "fire" ruined the car's reputation and its sales momentum. Sales dropped from nearly 137,000 in 1984 to less than 27,000 in 1988, leading to its cancellation. Never mind it was still outselling a number of other GM vehicles (including the Corvette, which had seen its sales drop by half in the same time period), the numbers were dropping too fast and GM's board got nervous. Its death helped contribute to the axiom that GM kills cars as soon as it gets them right. The mid-engine Corvette will alienate some Corvette fans. If it costs significantly more than the current car, it's going to price some people out of the market. Chevrolet is used to selling tens of thousands of Corvettes in a good year, way more than any other sports car on the market. It'll sell fewer mid-engine cars, and the board needs to keep its nerve when the sales figures drop. GM isn't going to cancel the Corvette, of course, but nervous bean-counters might try to scale back future plans to save money, putting upcoming variants at risk and hurting the Corvette's reputation. Research the Chevrolet Corvette on MSN Autos | Find a Chevrolet Corvette near you


NEW YORK   The Oscar de la Renta luxury label on Tuesday held its first Fashion Week show since the designer's death in October, with his successor, Peter Copping, sending a bevy of luxurious, ultra-feminine looks down the runway on what he called "an emotional day for the house." De la Renta's widow, Annette, as well as his many clients and fans   among them, singer Taylor Swift and supermodel Karlie Kloss   packed into the late designer's showroom to see Copping's debut collection. They applauded it warmly at the end, though it was clear that all missed the familiar sight of de la Renta emerging from the wings, on a model's arm, with a huge grin on his face. De la Renta died of cancer at age 82, ending a career in which he dressed first ladies, socialites and Hollywood stars for more than four decades. Only days earlier, he had hired Copping as artistic director, and a week before that, first lady Michelle Obama had worn one of his dresses for the first time. "It obviously was a tough situation," Copping told reporters backstage after taking a shy bow, "but Oscar is a designer that I really respected, and we share a lot in terms of aesthetic." He added that the fact that de la Renta had personally chosen him "gave me a certain amount of confidence." Particularly, Copping has said he shares his predecessor's romantic sensibility. In a note distributed with the program, Copping, who is British, wrote that he was "immensely proud" to be in his new position. "Unfortunately things did not go according to our plans," he said, "and I never had the chance to work with Oscar, which is something I deeply regret." He spoke of beginning "a new chapter for the house" while still honoring de la Renta's legacy. The Dominican-born de la Renta was best known for glamorous gowns featuring intricate embroidery and made of the most luxurious materials. Copping, who previously was artistic director at the Nina Ricci fashion house, featured a number of those, but also showed an affinity for shorter lengths and daytime attire. His final garment down the runway was not a ballgown but a short cocktail dress, in black and peridot green, paired with elbow-length gloves in lilac leather. For daywear, Copping favored multi-patterned tweed suits   he has said he got the idea from looking outside his office window. Both day and evening wear featured vivid colors like violet, magenta and Bordeaux, though there was lots of navy and black, too. Jewelry included colorful chunky necklaces. One striking navy cocktail dress was made with ribboned organza for a beaded effect. Copping also spoke backstage of gaining confidence in his debut collection from the approval of his co-workers at Oscar de la Renta.


Video by Reuters Editor's note: The opinions in this article are the author's, as published by our content partner, and do not necessarily represent the views of MSN or Microsoft. A couple of months ago, Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduced a plan to make public colleges tuition-free while canceling outstanding student debt for the vast majority of borrowers. It was a thoughtful proposal that addressed some of the common criticisms of mass loan forgiveness namely, that it would waste a lot of money on corporate lawyers, doctors, and MBAs who borrowed for their professional degrees by capping relief at $50,000 per person and gradually tapering it off for households that earn six figures. As a result, its benefits were pretty well-targeted at the middle class. On Monday, Sen. Bernie Sanders released his own plan to make college tuition-free while canceling education debt. Unlike Warren's policy, Sanders' would forgive all $1.6 trillion worth of student loans that Americans currently owe, no exceptions. His broader, more generous approach will surely win him points with some some voters in the Democratic primary. But conceptually, it's kind of a mess. By itself, student loan forgiveness is sort of an odd priority for the left. It would do an enormous amount of good for many financially burdened young adults, but a disproportionate share of the relief would go to upper-middle-class and wealthy families. Currently, about one-third of the debt is held by households in the top quarter of the nation's income distribution. One reason for this is that people who go to college just generally tend to make more money than people who don't. Another is that a lot of student debt is held by people with advanced degrees in fields like law and medicine who borrow enormously for school, but tend to make a nice living. Last time I ran the numbers, about 39 percent of all new student loan dollars were being taken out for graduate school. Granted, a chunk of that cash is being borrowed by future teachers and social workers. But a ton of it is funding those business and medical degrees. If Republicans stood up and said they were going to pass a $1.6 trillion tax cut exclusively for people who had already attended college or grad school, and that the biggest benefits were going to people who trained to be surgeons, democratic socialist types would probably think it was insane. And yet, that's pretty much what universal student debt relief is at least if you look at it in isolation. Student debt forgiveness starts to look a whole lot more reasonable , however, if you make it part of a wider reform to higher education that eliminates tuition or at least makes school radically cheaper for tomorrow's students. In that context loan relief becomes part of a big reset, in which the government admits that our college finance policy over the last several decades has been a mistake, and wipes the slate clean for yesterday's borrowers while ensuring we don't repeat this failed experiment in the future. Some people would still probably find this grand bargain unfair: Those who chose to pay for college out of pocket, either with help from their parents or by working during school, might feel shortchanged. So would a lot of people who already paid their loans off, or who never went to college in the first place. But at least their own kids would stand to benefit going forward. This is the basic framework that both Warren and Sanders have embraced. The problem with Sanders' approach is that while it would forgive a lot of graduate school debt sitting on the books today, it does little to address the problem of graduate school debt going forward. His bill would cap interest rates on all student loans at 1.88 percent which, sure, would be helpful. But it wouldn't lessen the amount students need to borrow in the first place, and that's the more serious issue. There's nothing in his proposed legislation to prevent future generations from piling up ungodly amounts of debt trying to become legal-aid lawyers or high school principals or nurse practitioners. When it comes to grad school, there's no big reset. Philosophically, this doesn't make much sense. Some on the social-democrat left like to defend the idea of forgiving all student debt by arguing that simple, universal government programs are more popular, and thus more politically stable, than means-tested ones where benefits are limited to the poor. But student loan forgiveness isn't really a program it's a large, one-time cash transfer and by definition it isn't universal, since it excludes people who don't have any education debt. If the Department of Education unconditionally zeros out all of America's outstanding grad school loans, it'll be a one-off windfall skewed toward the upper-middle class. From a pure fairness perspective, this would be pretty questionable use of federal tax dollars. Worse yet, it would create some terrible incentives for colleges, which are increasingly relying on poorly regulated and pricey online masters degree programs to generate tuition. This is not just a problem in the dwindling for-profit sector: As New America's Kevin Carey has documented, nonprofit and public universities are also deep into the hustle as well. By forgiving all graduate school debt without putting any reforms in place for the future, Sanders would essentially be begging those schools to double-down on their existing shady practices. Warren's plan does suffer from this problem a bit as well. Just like Sanders' plan, her proposal would forgive loans whether they were borrowed for college or graduate school . But by capping the amount of debt anybody can have canceled and reducing it for high-earners, Warren at least focuses relief on people who need it most and limits the amount of money that will go to reducing six-figure law, medical, and businesses school debts. To be clear, there are reasonable arguments for reforming the way Americans pay for graduate school and forgiving some of that debt right now. At the moment, teachers who earn a master's in education which is a requirement in some states and a necessity to advance in others borrow an average of $55,000 . Social workers and public defenders also have to borrow an immense amount to pursue low-paying careers. Many of them should be able to have their balances wiped under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, which is supposed to clear student debt for people who spend about 10 years working in government or at a nonprofit. But that program is a bureaucratic disaster that, at the moment at least, is rejecting the vast majority of applicants. It might be time to think about ways people can have a career in K-12 education without acquiring a five-figure debt burden in the first place. But Sanders' bill doesn't really try to accomplish that. (He does have a separate plan to increase teacher pay, but that's not quite the same. After reading the candidate's new bill, I asked Sanders' team if there were any other plans to deal with the cost of graduate education going forward that I wasn't aware of; they haven't responded.) There are other things to like about Sanders legislation. It would require states to cover the full cost of attending school, including things like housing and books, for low-income students to ensure that they could truly graduate debt-free. Once tuition is taken care of, it creates a matching grant program that could funnel more money to higher ed to pay for more faculty and academic support. It's an ambitious vision. Its main fault may be that, when it comes to student debt, it's not quite ambitious enough. Sanders is thinking about yesterday's borrowers without thinking enough about tomorrow's. Jordan Weissmann is Slate's senior business and economics correspondent.


Following an incredibly successful season with Ajax, Matthijs de Ligt has become one of the most sought after players in world football. The Dutchman has led his side to a league and cup double, as well as the last four of the Champions League, where they were seconds away from making the final. Aged just 19, De Ligt has attracted interest from Barcelona , Manchester United and Manchester City to name a few. But now Daily Mail are reporting (via Tuttosport) that Juventus have joined the race, as they have launched a massive £75m bid for the centre-back. Ajax's Frenkie de Jong has already made the move to Barca, and De Ligt was expected to follow in his teammate's footsteps. However, Juve have now put a spanner in the works, as they hope their bid will fend off their rivals' interest in the defender. De Ligt was part of an Ajax team who knocked the Old Lady out of this season's Champions League , and it looks as though he made quite the impression in doing so. The Italian giants have not won European football's biggest prize since 1996, and despite the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo last summer, were knocked out when De Ligt scored Ajax's winning goal at the Allianz Stadium. Despite winning the club their eighth straight Serie A title, Massimiliano Allegri lost his job as manager due to their failure on the European stage, and Juve look set to make a fresh assault on the European Cup. Not only would the Ajax captain help Juve in their hunt for European glory, the Old Lady also see the 19-year-old as a long-term replacement for Giorgio Chiellini, who turns 35 in the summer. For De Ligt the season is still not over, as he prepares for UEFA Nations League action with the Netherlands. They take on England in the semi-final on Thursday, which will provide the centre-back with yet another stage on which to make his name.


Protesters in Puerto Rico have gathered outside the governor's mansion demanding he resign after last week's corruption arrests and a group chat scandal that led to the resignation of top government officials. Governor Ricardo Rossello is sticking firm as his administration is embroiled in a scandal that has forced cabinet level officials and close associates out of their roles. On Saturday, the non-profit journalism group Center of Investigative Journalism published nearly 900 pages of conversations that detail efforts to manipulate public narratives, operations to discredit negative press coverage and criticism of opposition leaders. The conversations, made through the Telegram app, also contain sexist, homophobic and misogynistic comments from the members of the group, according to the report. These messages have not been independently authenticated by ABC News. The very public display of these communications, obtained by the journalism group by an anonymous source, has caused a collapse in the credibility of a government that has struggled to hold onto one. Rossello announced on Saturday that two of the island's top officials had resigned. It also follows the federal indictment and arrests on Wednesday of six people, including two former high-ranking government officials, who were charged with conspiracy and other fraud-related charges in connection with millions of dollars in federal Medicaid and education funds. Rossello has vowed to keep working. (MORE: A year later, Puerto Rico still recovering from Hurricane Maria) "I was elected by the people and I will continue the mission that was granted to me, now more than ever," he said in a statement on Saturday. Sunday has been marked by protests and riot police standing off in the streets of old San Juan outside the gates of La Fortaleza, the governor's mansion, with some protesters sleeping outside the doors on Saturday night. On Sunday evening, Rossello released another statement saying he spent the day in meetings government officials and will spend the week working on "transparency initiatives to combat corruption." Rossello was the public face of the island during the 2017 landfall of Hurricane Maria that claimed thousands of lives and put on full display the island's weak infrastructure and crippling debt crisis. He was criticized by many on the island for not pressing the federal government harder in the weeks and months after the storm. Rossello is running for reelection. Senator Rick Scott, who stood with Rossello in the months following Hurricane Maria, tweeted Sunday night: "Puerto Rican families deserve better. I've made ten trips to Puerto Rico since Hurricane Maria. I've been there for the island and I remain committed to the families of Puerto Rico. But all credibility has been lost. It is clear that the families of Puerto Rico need leadership committed to creating better opportunities on the island."


Early returns from Washington Redskins training camp have had a common theme surrounding the quarterback position. Mostly, said theme suggests Colt McCoy is doing just fine in the competition. Perhaps more important to Redskins fans, first-round pick Dwayne Haskins has flashed some obvious massive upside, but struggled with rookie mistakes at the same time. The tide seemed to turn on the Haskins point Sunday, though, as noted by JP Finlay of NBC Sports Washington: "Most impressive 11v11 session from Haskins I've seen. Even correctly audibles on the last snap, handles the line of scrimmage and gets a quick gainer on the outside to Cam Sims." This impressive uptick continued near the end zone: Haskins now getting some rare work with the first team. Goal line drills. First play is TD to Quick. Second play was perfect ball to Trey Quinn for TD. Huge spike from Quinn to celebrate - JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) July 28, 2019 Redskins fans understand quite well that one good day like this isn't going to turn the tide of a likely lengthy quarterback battle. But being encouraged by the sudden leap? Perfectly understandable. If the playmaking ability and natural traits start to intersect well with an adaption to the speed of the game and understanding the playbook, Haskins might soon seriously contend for the top spot on the depth chart. If Haskins strings a few days like this together, it will be time to start talking about naming him frontrunner before preseason games start. MORE: Trevor Bauer angrily fired a baseball over the centerfield wall before being pulled from game Roundup: Miley Cyrus Not Performing At VMAs, VICE in Talks to Buy Refinery29, Triple H Turned 50 Steelers WR Diontae Johnson off to hot start at training camp N'Keal Harry embracing 'super-long' workdays learning Patriots offense Packers impressed with Rashan Gary's effort early at training camp


When 540 hp isn't enough, the R8 V10 Plus packs a 610-hp punch! When you take into account its supercar styling and blistering performance, the 2017 Audi R8 V10 Plus is definitely an awesome car, but seeing this one painted up in Blue Crystal with all the carbon fiber accents makes this car absolutely lust worthy. If you think you can handle this car, Lamborghini North Los Angeles has it listed for $155,999, which is a decent price compared to its original sales price of over $200,000! With a little over 8,000 miles on the odometer, this R8 is practically brand new, and its overall condition shows that. There are no scrapes on the wheels or front splitter, and the interior looks as pristine as when it rolled off the assembly line. If you like the blue exterior color, you'll love the black leather cabin with the blue contrast stitching and diamond pattern suede headliner. The Audi R8 is as luxurious as it is sporty with a cabin packed full of all the latest technology and entertainment. The gauge cluster is fully digital, and it can be reconfigured to show various information including the navigation map. Likewise, the sport bucket seats are as good at providing a comfortable ride as they are at keeping occupants in place when the car is being tossed into corners. Not only does the R8 deliver all of the amenities of a modern luxury vehicle, it also packs quite a punch in terms of performance and handling. While the base R8 is no slouch with its 5.2-liter V-10 rated at 540-horsepower and 398 lb-ft of torque, the V10 Plus ups the power output to 610 horsepower and 413 lb-ft of torque. Of course, Audi's Quattro all-wheel drive helps ensure that all this power is easily manageable. If you #WantAnR8, then you should certainly check out this 2017 Audi R8 V10 Plus! Read More... Why The Audi R8 RWS Is Better Without Its Quattro Heritage The Audi R8 V12 TDi Is A Diesel Supercar From A Parallel Universe