Tesla Has Enough Orders to Set Delivery Record, Musk Writes

• Business/Economy
• 2019-06-26 08:23:43Z

(Bloomberg) -- Tesla Inc. could be on the verge of a quarterly record for vehicle deliveries, though the electric carmaker will need to go "all out" in the last few days of the month, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk wrote in an internal memo."There is a lot of speculation regarding our vehicle deliveries

Iran 'never seeks war' with US, says Rouhani

• World/Latin America
• 2019-06-26 06:24:00Z

President Hassan Rouhani said Iran "never seeks war" with the US, state media reported Wednesday amid a spike in tensions between the two countries. "Iran has no interest to increase tension in the region and it never seeks war with any country, including (the) US," the president said, quoted by state news agency IRNA. Rouhani was speaking by phone to his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, as Tehran and Washington engaged in an escalating war of words following Iran shooting down a US drone last week.

La Stella's inside-the-park HR powers Angels past Reds, 5-1

• Sports/Baseball
• 2019-06-26 06:18:33Z

Although the Cincinnati Reds didn't commit an actual error, they made a prolific number of boneheaded plays at Angel Stadium - losing fly balls in center, losing their way on the basepaths, possibly losing track of the outs, even losing their cool over balls and strikes. Tommy La Stella, Wilfredo

NBA Rumors: Lakers 'rooting' for Kyrie Irving to sign with Nets

• Sports
• 2019-06-26 03:33:38Z

NBA Rumors: Lakers 'rooting' for Kyrie Irving to sign with Nets originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com Kyrie-to-Brooklyn rumors have dominated the prelude to NBA free agency, and the Los Angeles Lakers likely are hoping those rumors turn out to be true. Can C's sell Kemba on Boston? That's because Irving to the Nets would open the door for guard D'Angelo Russell to return to L.A. If and when Irving signs with the Nets, they'd likely renounce Russell to make Irving their new star point guard and thus, Russell would become an unrestricted free agent.

China halts Canadian meat exports over fake certificates

• World
• 2019-06-26 02:51:40Z

China asked Canada on Tuesday to suspend all meat exports after discovering bogus veterinary health certificates attached to a batch of pork, while Canadian federal police launched a criminal probe. The forgery allegations against Frigo Royal Inc. come amid frosty relations between the two nations following Canada's arrest of a senior Chinese telecoms executive on a US warrant and China's detention of two Canadian nationals in apparent retaliation. In days, the US and China could also seek to relaunch talks to settle a trade dispute that may be key to resolving the Canada-China row.

Robert Mueller to testify publicly before Congress next month

• Business
• 2019-06-26 02:48:51Z

Former special counsel Robert Mueller will testify in open session before the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees on July 17.

Onstage, the queen of the Court reigns supreme, even in tragedy

• Business
• 2019-06-26 02:46:47Z

The audience goes wild, but Ruth Bader Ginsburg, matriarch of the United States Supreme Court, calls for quiet. This is no time for celebration -- she is here to judge Electra, the ancient Greek tragic heroine. "I am so excited," says one audience member as she sees the progressive pop culture icon, affectionately nicknamed "the notorious RBG," enter the scene.

NBA rumors: Warriors' DeMarcus Cousins on Knicks' radar in free agency

• Sports/Basketball
• 2019-06-26 01:33:45Z

Could Boogie be headed to the Big Apple?

Danny Green on fans trying to delegitimize Raptors title in light of Warriors injuries: 'We don't care'

• Sports
• 2019-06-26 01:07:39Z

Many fans feel as though there should be some kind of asterisk next to their championship in the record books. This is, frankly, is sour grapes at best and patently insane at worst. What-ifs are some of the more fun things to contemplate in a league like the NBA, but reality is inescapable.

Robbie Gould on trade request: It's a complicated situation

• Sports/Football
• 2019-06-26 00:58:05Z

Robbie Gould sounds as if he prefers a return to Chicago, where he and his family call home, if he had a say in where he plays. But San Francisco used the franchise tag on him, and despite the kicker having requested a trade, the 49ers have shown no inclination to move him. "It's a [more]

U.S. aims to restart China trade talks, will not accept conditions on tariff use

• Business/Economy
• 2019-06-26 00:14:08Z

The United States hopes to re-launch trade talks with China after President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping meet in Japan on Saturday, but Washington will not accept any conditions around the U.S. use of tariffs in the dispute, a senior administration official said on Tuesday. Trump has threatened

Report: Rockets to be "aggressive" going after Jimmy Butler, do sign-and-trade with Capela, Gordon

• Sports/Basketball
• 2019-06-26 00:13:53Z

Jimmy Butler, James Harden, and Chris Paul all in one locker room with a lame duck coach. What could possibly go wrong?

Closing arguments expected in Hawaii public corruption trial

• US
• 2019-06-26 00:01:43Z

The former police chief of Hawaii's largest city and his wife, a former deputy prosecutor, abused their positions in an attempt to silence a relative who could have exposed the financial fraud that funded their lavish lifestyle, prosecutors said. Closing arguments were being held Tuesday in the conspiracy trial against Louis and Katherine Kealoha, considered the largest public corruption trial ever in Hawaii. U.S. prosecutor Joseph Orabona said the defendants didn't need to have a written agreement to show they conspired to frame Katherine's uncle in a plot to steal their mailbox.

Prisoner survey: Filth, neglect in solitary confinement

• US
• 2019-06-25 23:21:19Z

More than 700 Louisiana state prison inmates who responded to a questionnaire said they'd been placed in solitary confinement, in some cases for years, with many complaining of poor food and health care, small and filthy rooms and overall conditions that drove some to self-harm and suicide attempts, criminal justice advocates said Tuesday. Loyola University's Jesuit Social Research Institute, the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana and the organization Solitary Watch released the report at a news conference Tuesday, where they issued recommendations calling for "immediate limits" on the use of solitary confinement. The report comes weeks after another research and policy group,...

Ocasio-Cortez on planned Wayfair walkout: 'This is what solidarity looks like'

• Business
• 2019-06-25 23:18:09Z

Wayfair employees are staging a walkout Wednesday after the company said it would not end its business relationship with a government contractor that has been managing migrant camps.

Wayfair Employees Threaten Walkout Over Sales to Migrant Detention Contractor

• Business
• 2019-06-25 23:09:43Z

Wayfair Employees Threaten Walkout Over Sales to Migrant Detention Contractor

Are you getting ready for the Democratic debates? Here is what you should know.

• Business
• 2019-06-25 23:09:43Z

The top Democratic candidates will officially kick off the 2020 presidential campaign with debates Wednesday and Thursday. Don't miss our quick guide on what to expect.

McConnell pledges vote on 9/11 bill after Stewart criticism

• Politics
• 2019-06-25 22:55:54Z

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has agreed to call a Senate vote on a bill ensuring that a victims' compensation fund for the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money. McConnell made the commitment after meeting Tuesday with a group of first responders. "We want to try to deal with (the legislation) before the August recess," the Kentucky Republican told ABC News, adding that he had a "good meeting" with the first responders and even received the shield of a retired New York City detective who now is suffering from cancer after working for weeks at the World Trade Center site.

San Francisco first major US city to ban e-cigarette sales

• Business
• 2019-06-25 22:30:19Z

San Francisco on Tuesday became the first major US city to effectively ban the sale and manufacture of electronic cigarettes. The city's legislature unanimously approved an ordinance which backers said was necessary due to the "significant public health consequences" of a "dramatic surge" in vaping among youths. The ordinance says e-cigarette products sold in shops or online in San Francisco would need approval by federal health authorities, which none currently has.

Sheriff: Mom abused her children, boiled puppies to death

• US
• 2019-06-25 20:24:43Z

A woman beat and tortured at least some of her 15 children and forced them to watch as she brutally killed their pets, authorities said in New Mexico, the latest place where the woman and her husband have been the subject of complaints. Martha Crouch and her husband Timothy of Aztec, New Mexico, were arrested Monday following interviews with a number of their adult and young children living in different states, according to court records. It was not immediately clear if all the allegations made by the children had been verified by authorities.

Countries pledge $110 million for UN Palestinian agency

• Business
• 2019-06-25 19:56:10Z

More than $110 million was raised Tuesday at a pledging conference to support the UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA, which has been struggling since the United States slashed funding. UNRWA chief Pierre Kraehenbuehl said the funding would allow the agency, which provides education and health services to Palestinians, to cover costs for the coming months and avoid a budget crisis. The conference was held on the same day as President Donald Trump's administration unveiled the economic component of a long-awaited Middle East peace plan, at a workshop in Bahrain boycotted by the Palestinian Authority.

Can Amanda Nunes be the first UFC champ-champ to defend at a lower weight? (video)

• Sports
• 2019-06-25 19:17:15Z

(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) Amanda Nunes is the UFC's first female champ-champ. She's not the UFC's first dual-division champion to put one of her belts on the line, but could become the first to return to a lighter weight class and defend her belt. The UFC has had four fighters

US border chief resigns amid outcry over treatment of migrant children

• World/Latin America
• 2019-06-25 18:59:15Z

The acting commissioner of the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency, John Sanders, is resigning and will leave his post on July 5, amid an outcry over the treatment of detained migrant children. His departure comes amid mounting public backlash over alarmingly unsanitary conditions at an overcrowded migrant facility in Clint, Texas where the discovery of poor care and lack of access to showers or clean clothing prompted the relocation of 250 detained children. The situation has led immigration activists and Democrats to step up criticism of President Donald Trump's hard-line immigration policies. Mr Sanders, whose resignation was first reported by The New York Times, has led the...

NBA rumors: Two teams have 'backed off' Kevin Durant pursuit due to Achilles

• Sports
• 2019-06-25 18:47:07Z

NBA rumors: Two teams have 'backed off' Kevin Durant pursuit due to Achilles originally appeared on nbcsportsbayarea.com NBA free agency officially will kick off Sunday, and most of the free-agent crop likely will await the decision of one Kevin Durant before choosing their next move. The Warriors' star forward ruptured his Achilles during Game 5 of Golden State's NBA Finals loss to the Toronto Raptors and will miss all of next season as he rehabs what could be a career-altering injury.

Rays owner tries to sell two-city concept, fails

• Sports/Baseball
• 2019-06-25 18:26:36Z

If you claim that you can pull off the improbable and the unorthodox, you have to actually tell people how you plan to do it.

Mitsubishi Motors to relocate North America HQ to Tennessee

• Business
• 2019-06-25 18:13:47Z

Mitsubishi Motors announced on Tuesday that it is relocating its North America headquarters from California to Tennessee, a move that will bring the Japanese automaker closer to its sister company Nissan and strengthen Tennessee's growing reputation as an epicenter of the automotive sector. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe - who made the announcement with Mitsubishi Motors North America - say the headquarters move from Cypress, California, to Franklin, Tennessee, will result in an $18.25 million investment in the region and approximately 200 jobs.

President Trump hires Stephanie Grisham to replace Sarah Sanders as press secretary

• Business
• 2019-06-25 17:54:34Z

Stephanie Grisham, who has been serving as first lady Melania Trump's communications director, will replace Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

The Latest: Acting head of border agency steps down

• World/Latin America
• 2019-06-25 17:11:57Z

The acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection says he's stepping down amid outrage over his agency's treatment of detained migrant children. John Sanders said in a message to CBP employees Tuesday that he would resign on July 5. CBP is the agency that apprehends and first detains migrant parents and children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.

Magic Johnson ready to welcome D'Angelo Russell back to Lakers

• Sports
• 2019-06-25 16:58:14Z

But now all those guys are gone and he's on another level now. This is peak Johnson - talking about players on other teams (no longer tampering), spinning the story to make himself look good and directing the Lakers' roster without having to take responsibility for it. There is truth to what Johnson is saying here.

Longtime Trump aide Stephanie Grisham will succeed Sanders as press secretary

• US
• 2019-06-25 16:56:26Z

Stephanie Grisham, the communications director for first lady Melania Trump and a longtime aide to President Donald Trump, will succeed Sarah Sanders as White House press secretary, Mrs. Trump announced on Tuesday. Melania Trump announced the development in a tweet to close out the president's search for a press secretary after Sanders decided to resign and go back home to Arkansas earlier this month.

2021 Ford Bronco to Get 2.3-Liter EcoBoost Engine, according to an Online Parts Configurator

• World/Latin America
• 2019-06-25 16:30:00Z

Multi-line retailer Canadian Tire inadvertently revealed the future Bronco's engine on its website.

House passes border spending package in win for Pelosi

• World/Latin America
• 2019-06-25 14:53:13Z

The speaker whipped her caucus behind closed doors amid initial resistance from the left.

14 Things You Didn't Know About Anthony Bourdain

• World/Latin America
• 2019-06-25 14:52:00Z

Turkey's leader vows to heed 'messages' of Istanbul election

• Business/Economy
• 2019-06-25 14:12:43Z

Addressing legislators from his ruling party in Parliament, Erdogan again congratulated opposition candidate Ekrem Imamoglu who garnered 54.21% of the vote in Istanbul on Sunday to become Istanbul's mayor. Erdogan had previously congratulated Imamoglu in a tweet.

Iran drone downing highlights limitations of US unmanned aircraft

• World/Europe
• 2019-06-25 14:04:08Z

US drones have been a key tool in conflicts against insurgent organizations such as the Taliban and the Islamic State group, but Iran's downing of one of the aircraft highlights their limitations against more sophisticated adversaries. While drones offer the significant attraction of not putting American lives at risk and can stay aloft for more than a day, allowing for extended surveillance missions, they can be vulnerable to air defenses, are often expensive, and their loss can lead to sensitive hardware falling into the wrong hands. "I believe sophisticated air defenses will continue to have good chances to shoot down an aircraft like an RQ-4 whenever it is in position to do...

Another American has died in the Dominican Republic, bringing total to at least 8 this year

• Sports/Tennis
• 2019-06-25 13:48:28Z

A 56-year-old man from Long Island, New York, has died in the Dominican Republic, according to multiple reports.

NATO to endorse measures against Russia over missile treaty

• US
• 2019-06-25 13:28:35Z

NATO defense ministers are set to endorse a list of measures that could be used against Russia should it refuse to comply with a major Cold War-era missile treaty, the military alliance's secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, said Tuesday. In February, the United States began the 6-month process of withdrawing from the landmark 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty agreed with the then Soviet Union, blaming Russia for refusing to comply with the pact. The INF treaty will end unless Russia changes its mind by August 2, and NATO ministers are weighing what steps to take in response.