| Trump fires the guy investigating his alleged Russia ties | | President Trump just fired FBI Director James Comey . While political reporters are busy picking their jaws off the floor, let's take a look at why this is big deal. The FBI is probing potential contacts between Trump and Russia, which has led some to suggest Comey's firing is suspicious. But Comey hasn't exactly been a popular guy recently. First, Republicans were furious when he announced the FBI would not recommend charges against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server during her tenure as secretary of State. Then the Democrats were fit to be tied after Comey's announcement, less than two weeks before the November election, that the FBI was reopening its email investigation into Clinton — an announcement Clinton cited as one of the reasons for her defeat. And finally, he infuriated Republicans by telling the world about the FBI investigation into alleged ties between Trump's campaign and Russia. And Comey didn't do himself any favors by giving inaccurate testimony last week about a top Clinton aide's handling of her boss' emails. Trump said Comey's firing "will mark a new beginning for our crown jewel of law enforcement." | | South Korea's new president wants to make nice with his nuclear neighbor | | Can't we all get along? That's what South Korea's new president-elect, Moon Jae-in, is saying about his country's relations with communist neighbor North Korea. Moon, who won South Korea's presidential election Tuesday, wants to strengthen diplomatic and economic ties with the North, saying "we must lead the efforts to solve problems related to the (Korean) peninsula." Reminder: The border between North and South Korea is one of the most militarized in the world, according to the State Department. Before saying, "good luck with that," Moon wants the U.S. to get on board, too. That might be a hard sell. North Korea recently accused the CIA of plotting to assassinate leader Kim Jong Un with "biochemical substances." Plus, North Korea is detaining four Americans. President Trump has said a "major, major conflict" with North Korea is possible because of its recent missile and nuclear tests, but he is open to diplomatic solutions. Right now, Trump might be more concerned with Turkey relations. | | Carter gets his nuggs | | Carter Wilkerson's short run at fast food glory came to a fabulous end. Carter got his nuggs. A whole year's worth. The 16-year-old officially broke the Guinness World Record on Tuesday for most retweets with a little more than 3.4 million, enough for Wendy's to honor its commitment to grant the him a year of free chicken nuggets. His quest for free nuggets began in April, when he pleaded with the Internet to give him 18 million retweets. The #NuggsforCarter campaign launched the Colorado teen to pseudo-celebrity status, even earning him an appearance on "Ellen." Because of his mega-milestone, $100,000 will be donated to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. | | The airport craziness won't stop | | Furious fliers and tired airline employees broke into an all-out melee at the Fort Lauderdale airport on Monday after Spirit Airlines canceled several flights. The chaos captured on camera led to three arrests and could be tied to contract negotiations between Spirit and a pilot's union. The airline alleges, in a lawsuit, that the union's members are purposely disturbing the airline's operations and caused 300 flights to be canceled. The Air Line Pilots Association denies the accusations. The fisticuffs come on the heels of other recent incidents in which passengers and crew have come, or nearly come, to fisticuffs. |  | | Homo naledi, just like us! | | Turns out the recently discovered Homo naledi species could have been cave dwelling at the same time as our direct ancestors, Homo sapiens. And, they were cultured. In fact, the Homo naledi purposefully placed their dead in the caves, meaning they were pretty smart, according to researcher John Hawks. Remains of Homo naledi were discovered in caves near Johannesburg in 2013, but researchers just announced that some of the bones are less than a quarter of a million years old, just like us. | | Yes, Fox News' Shepard Smith is homosexual. No, don't invite him to brunch. | | Didn't know Shepard Smith is gay? You aren't the only one. It's taken two solid weeks for Shepard Smith's comments at the University of Mississippi about his homosexuality to get national pickup. That's fitting for a man who for the last decade never really saw himself as being in the closet. The news anchor spoke about avoiding conversation about his sexuality for the first two decades of his career. Smith started "living his truth" a few years ago, but says his sexuality is both important and a non-issue. "It's not a thing. I go to work. I manage a lot of people. I cover the news. ... I go home to the man I'm in love with." Plus, he's so over the stereotypes, saying he'll take ESPN over brunch any day. | | You'll poke your ear out | | Drop the cotton swabs and move your hand away from your ear. Cleaning wax out of your ear canal is not only unnecessary, it's also dangerous. And, you're modeling a bad habit for your children. Emergency rooms treated about 34 children per day for cotton tip applicator injuries between 1990-2010 , researchers from Nationwide Children's Hospital found. "Children are learning these hygiene habits from older siblings or adults," said Kris Jatana, a pediatric otolaryngologist at the hospital. | | This is a compilation of stories from across USA TODAY. | |
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