Durant leads NBA All-Star vote, Curry first among guards
Fan votes, worth 50 percent, are added to media and current players' votes to make up the pool of All-Star players. The NBA on Thursday officially released the first returns of the fan voting for the 2018 All-Star Game. 1/05/2018
FCC Chair Cancels Tech Conference Appearance Due to Death Threats
But the U-turn on the rules faces legal challenges, including one led by New York's attorney general, Eric Schneiderman. Update: Recode is reporting that Pai's cancelled CES appearance is the result of death threats being made against him. 1/05/2018
Death toll in terrorist attack in Kabul rises to 20 people
Embassy where security personnel are reported to have been carrying out an operation against illegal drugs and alcohol. In a statement Thursday, President Ashraf Ghani called the attack "inhumane" and against the tenets of Islam. 1/05/2018
Amazon Alexa will soon let users control ovens and microwaves
Now Amazon is making strides to expand that trend beyond lights, door locks and televisions, and into the kitchen. We don't want Microwaves or ovens blowing up or catching on fire. 1/05/2018
North Korea is 'in the early stages of another missile test'
Since April, North Korea has continued to launch missiles, including two intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) over Japan. North Korea launched an ICBM over Japan into the Pacific Ocean on September 14, and then again on November 29 of past year . 1/05/2018
MPs call for 'latte levy' on disposable coffee cups
A more focused target has thus been recommended: all single-use coffee cups placed in recycling bins to be recycled by 2023 . The figure is much less than the 25p suggested by MPs as the sort of levy that would drive people to stop using the cups. 1/05/2018
Khloe Kardashian wants to give birth in Cleveland
The Reality TV star revealed during the Kardashian Khristmas bash that she's 6 months pregnant . Adding, "I'm gonna try to not wear maternity clothes as long as possible". 1/05/2018
'Game Of Thrones' Will Officially Return In 2019 With Season 8
Of those, 12.1 million watched the episode as it aired, making it the most-watched episode in series history. Most of the seasons aired in Spring, but Season 7 wasn't available until the Summer of 2017. 1/05/2018
Storm Eleanor: Warning for wind gusts of 80-90mph
The Environment Agency warned earlier that strong winds and high tides could bring coastal flooding from Tuesday until Thursday. At 6pm on Tuesday, Met Eireann warned of increasingly strong winds and gusts that are battering the country. . 1/03/2018
Mega Millions jackpot at $361 million for Tuesday drawing
The Rolling Cash 5 jackpot for the next drawing is $130,000 for hitting all five numbers and the odds of winning are 1-in-575,757. The record Mega Millions jackpot is $656 million - three tickets shared that jackpot on March 30, 2012. 1/03/2018
Powerball ticket sold in central Iowa wins $1 million prize
Five Iowa Lottery players have now claimed prizes of at least $1 million in calendar year 2017, all of them in the Powerball game. It could be a mega-powerful New Year's Eve weekend with the drawing of a Powerball jackpot exceeding $300 million. 1/03/2018
Spotify hit with $1.6 billion lawsuit
The suit seeks damages of $150,000 apiece for more than 10,000 songs represented by Wixen that it says are unlicensed. The complaint alleges that as much as 21 percent of the 30 million songs on Spotify are not licensed for use. 1/03/2018
Idaho flu-related deaths jump to 13 | Public health officials 'concerned'
However, the 199 cases which have been reported so far this year are lower than the previous five seasons' average of 281. Chances are good that some of the advice friends and family gave you about avoiding or dealing with the flu is wrong. 1/03/2018
Utah Senator Orrin Hatch Won't Seek Re-election In 2018
His retirement raises speculation that Mitt Romney , the former governor of MA with deep roots in Utah, will seek the seat. Hatch would "continue to serve your state and your country in the Senate for a very long time to come". 1/03/2018
Haley says U.S. withholding $255 million aid from Pakistan
She added: "We are trying to promote the peace process, but if that will not happen, the president will not continue to fund it". Haley added that the General Assembly's vote condemning the announced USA embassy move to Jerusalem made a serious impression. 1/03/2018