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Former Top Intelligence Chiefs: Trump Being 'Played' By Putin

Posted: 12 Nov 2017 10:00 AM PST

Former Top Intelligence Chiefs: Trump Being 'Played' By PutinWASHINGTON ― Two former top U.S. intelligence officials on Sunday denounced President Donald Trump's repeated refusal to definitively affirm Russian meddling in the 2016 election, saying the president is being manipulated by Russian President Vladimir Putin.


Of Bill Clinton Allegations, Klobuchar: 'Both Sides' Have Work To Do

Posted: 12 Nov 2017 12:45 AM PST

Of Bill Clinton Allegations, Klobuchar: 'Both Sides' Have Work To DoSen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) denounces victim-shaming during an exclusive interview with Meet the Press.


Is ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, one of the most wanted militants in the world, dead or alive?

Posted: 11 Nov 2017 06:28 PM PST

Is ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, one of the most wanted militants in the world, dead or alive?The world's most wanted militant may still be alive.


Kansas Teens Too Young to Vote are Running for Governor Instead

Posted: 11 Nov 2017 08:07 AM PST

Kansas Teens Too Young to Vote are Running for Governor InsteadFour high school boys in Kansas, too young to vote themselves, are running for governor in a state that has no minimum age requirement for the position, hoping to get more young people involved.


NASA's Operation IceBridge studies ice loss in Antarctica

Posted: 12 Nov 2017 06:00 AM PST

NASA's Operation IceBridge studies ice loss in AntarcticaNASA's Operation IceBridge has been studying how polar ice has evolved over the past nine years and is currently flying a series of nine-hour research flights over West Antarctica to monitor ice loss aboard a retrofitted 1966 Lockheed P-3 aircraft. According to NASA, the current mission targets "sea ice in the Bellingshausen and Weddell seas and glaciers in the Antarctic Peninsula and along the English and Bryan Coasts." Researchers have used the IceBridge data to observe that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet may be in a state of irreversible decline, directly contributing to rising sea levels.


Q&A: US, Saudi Arabia accuse Iran over Yemen missile launch

Posted: 11 Nov 2017 05:45 PM PST

Q&A: US, Saudi Arabia accuse Iran over Yemen missile launchDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Both Saudi Arabia and the U.S. now accuse Iran of supplying ballistic missiles to Shiite rebels in Yemen, including one that targeted the kingdom's capital of Riyadh and its international airport.


Trump Sides With Putin Over U.S. Intelligence On Election Meddling

Posted: 11 Nov 2017 04:00 AM PST

Trump Sides With Putin Over U.S. Intelligence On Election MeddlingPresident Donald Trump said he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin's claim that the Kremlin did not attempt to interfere in the 2016 election, contradicting the conclusions of U.S. intelligence agencies and Congress.


Mountain Lion Captured In San Francisco Freed In California Wilds

Posted: 11 Nov 2017 10:20 PM PST

Mountain Lion Captured In San Francisco Freed In California WildsSan Francisco police and game wardens watched for hours for a young male mountain lion from the rooftops of a city neighborhood before bringing it down with tranquilizer darts.


Florida man accused of riding lawn mower while drunk

Posted: 12 Nov 2017 09:51 AM PST

Florida man accused of riding lawn mower while drunkA man has been arrested after police say they witnessed him riding a lawn mower on a Florida highway while carrying a case of beer. The police officer prevented Mr Alleshouse from continuing to drive the lawn mower and claimed he could detect a potent smell of alcohol coming from him. Investigators say Mr Alleshouse, who has now been arrested on a drunk driving charge, was carrying a case of beer and driving the red snapper lawn mower erratically.


60,000 Join Far-Right March on Poland's Independence Day

Posted: 12 Nov 2017 06:56 AM PST

60,000 Join Far-Right March on Poland's Independence DayNationalists marched in a demonstration organized by far-right groups


How The House GOP Tax Plan Soaks University Cooks, Custodians And Other Low-Paid Workers

Posted: 11 Nov 2017 03:43 PM PST

How The House GOP Tax Plan Soaks University Cooks, Custodians And Other Low-Paid WorkersThe tax reform plan introduced by House Republicans eliminates a number of tax deductions to pay for a series of tax cuts that mostly benefit the very wealthy.


United halts Newark-Delhi flights on poor air quality

Posted: 12 Nov 2017 03:48 PM PST

United halts Newark-Delhi flights on poor air qualityUnited Airlines has temporary suspended flights from Newark, New Jersey to New Delhi, India, on poor air quality concerns in the Indian capital, according to a company spokesman on Sunday. The third-largest U.S. airline added that it currently has waiver policies in place for customers who are traveling to, from or through Delhi. "We are monitoring advisories as the region remains under a public health emergency, and are coordinating with respective government agencies," the spokesman said in an email.


DNC chair Tom Perez on 2017 elections, future of Democratic Party

Posted: 12 Nov 2017 05:41 AM PST

DNC chair Tom Perez on 2017 elections, future of Democratic PartyDemocratic National Committee chair Tom Perez joins "This Week" after Democrats' victory in the Virginia governor's race.


Chiefs DT Miller arrested in Florida on battery charge

Posted: 11 Nov 2017 01:09 PM PST

Chiefs DT Miller arrested in Florida on battery chargeJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Roy Miller was arrested early Saturday in Florida on a domestic battery charge, according to Duval County jail records.


Trump Offers Remarks at Vietnam State Dinner

Posted: 10 Nov 2017 10:53 PM PST

Trump Offers Remarks at Vietnam State DinnerDuring his continuing Asia trip, President Donald Trump praised Vietnam and spoke about the U.S. stock market during a state dinner in Hanoi.


Mom and Boyfriend Charged After 3-Year-Old Found Dead in Woods: Police

Posted: 12 Nov 2017 08:16 AM PST

Mom and Boyfriend Charged After 3-Year-Old Found Dead in Woods: PoliceThe young mom's boyfriend allegedly kicked the child in the head.


Lebanon's Hezbollah accuses Saudi of detaining Hariri

Posted: 10 Nov 2017 10:19 PM PST

Lebanon's Hezbollah accuses Saudi of detaining HaririLebanon's powerful Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Friday accused Saudi Arabia of detaining prime minister Saad Hariri and of asking the Shiite movement's arch-foe Israel to launch strikes. Hariri's sudden resignation on November 4 in a statement made from Riyadh took the Lebanese political class by surprise and has sparked international concern. The United States warned against using the tiny country as a "venue for proxy conflicts" and the United Nations said it was "essential no new conflict erupt in the region".


The Coffee Pouring Puzzle That’s Messing With People’s Minds

Posted: 11 Nov 2017 03:09 AM PST

The Coffee Pouring Puzzle That's Messing With People's MindsPeople have been stewing over the correct answer to a coffee-themed puzzle.


'Saturday Night Live' Trolls The Stiff, Boring Democrats

Posted: 11 Nov 2017 11:21 PM PST

'Saturday Night Live' Trolls The Stiff, Boring Democrats"Saturday Night Live" has caught a glimpse of a possible Democratic future, and it's not a pretty sight .


Serena Williams Wishes Her Fiancé Would Stop Buying Their Daughter So Many Things

Posted: 12 Nov 2017 07:36 AM PST

Serena Williams Wishes Her Fiancé Would Stop Buying Their Daughter So Many ThingsSerena Williams wishes her fiance Alexis Ohanian would stop buying their 10-week-old daughter so many things


Investigators probe Trump knowledge of campaign's Russia dealings: sources

Posted: 10 Nov 2017 09:28 PM PST

Investigators probe Trump knowledge of campaign's Russia dealings: sourcesBy Mark Hosenball and John Walcott WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Special counsel Robert Mueller's team has questioned Sam Clovis, co-chairman of President Donald Trump's election campaign, to determine if Trump or top aides knew of the extent of the campaign team's contacts with Russia, two sources familiar with the investigation said on Friday. The focus of the questions put to Clovis by Mueller's team has not been previously reported.


'Are You Still Muslim?' Marine Drill Instructor Gets 10 Years in Prison for Tormenting Recruits

Posted: 11 Nov 2017 08:22 AM PST

'Are You Still Muslim?' Marine Drill Instructor Gets 10 Years in Prison for Tormenting RecruitsSgt. Joseph Felix tormented young recruits, including one who later killed himself


Brand New Frontman Jesse Lacey's Responds To Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Posted: 12 Nov 2017 05:01 PM PST

Brand New Frontman Jesse Lacey's Responds To Sexual Misconduct AllegationsBrand New frontman Jesse Lacey issued a lengthy yet vague apology following accusations that he engaged in sexual misconduct with minors when he was in 20s.


Indonesian museum removes Nazi-themed exhibit after outrage

Posted: 10 Nov 2017 09:45 PM PST

Indonesian museum removes Nazi-themed exhibit after outrageAn Indonesian museum that allowed visitors to take selfies with a life-size wax sculpture of Hitler against a backdrop of Auschwitz concentration camp has removed the exhibit following international outrage, the manager said Saturday. De ARCA Statue Art Museum in the Javanese city of Jogjakarta drew swift condemnation from rights groups after details of the controversial display were published in foreign media. The exhibit features a sure-footed Hitler standing in front of a huge photo of the gates of Auschwitz -- the largest Nazi concentration camp where more than 1.1 million people were killed.


George Takei 'Shocked And Bewildered' By Former Model's Sexual Assault Allegation

Posted: 11 Nov 2017 09:15 AM PST

George Takei 'Shocked And Bewildered' By Former Model's Sexual Assault AllegationA day after a former model said George Takei had sexually assaulted him 36 years ago, the "Star Trek" actor strongly denied any wrongdoing, saying that he was "shocked and bewildered" by the claims.


60,000 join far-right march on Poland's Independence Day

Posted: 11 Nov 2017 02:35 PM PST

60,000 join far-right march on Poland's Independence DayWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Tens of thousands of nationalists marched in a demonstration organized by far-right groups in Warsaw Saturday, as Poles celebrated their country's Independence Day.


Why Niger Proves America's Counterterrorism Tactics Are Failing

Posted: 11 Nov 2017 05:48 PM PST

Why Niger Proves America's Counterterrorism Tactics Are FailingHow many Niger-like tragedies will it take before America gets the message? The tragic loss of four American fighters in Niger reminds one that the United States has learned little from the wars in Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq. This is to be achieved not by the United States doing the fighting, but—the magic formula goes—by advising and training.


Raw: Iraqi Forces Find Mass Graves

Posted: 12 Nov 2017 12:46 PM PST

Raw: Iraqi Forces Find Mass GravesIraqi officials said Sunday up to 400 bodies of civilians and security forces had been found in an abandoned base near Hawija, a northern town retaken from the Islamic State group in early October. (Nov. 12)


Bahrain calls pipeline blast 'terrorism' linked to Iran

Posted: 11 Nov 2017 09:58 PM PST

Bahrain calls pipeline blast 'terrorism' linked to IranBy Reem Shamseddine KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Bahrain said an explosion which caused a fire at its main oil pipeline on Friday was caused by "terrorist" sabotage, linking the unprecedented attack to its arch-foe Iran, which denies any role in the Gulf island kingdom's unrest. A key Western ally and host to the U.S. Fifth Fleet, Sunni Muslim-ruled Bahrain has for years grappled with protests and sporadic violence coming from its Shi'ite majority. "Terrorist acts witnessed by the country in the recent period are carried out through direct contacts and instructions from Iran," the statement quoted Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah al-Khalifa as saying.


Family of 4, And Dog, Found Dead in Murder-Suicide: Cops

Posted: 11 Nov 2017 12:33 PM PST

Family of 4, And Dog, Found Dead in Murder-Suicide: CopsThey moved to Utah from Switzerland months ago.


Airport worker, one other, charged over crude bomb in North Carolina

Posted: 11 Nov 2017 08:56 AM PST

Airport worker, one other, charged over crude bomb in North CarolinaPolice in North Carolina have arrested and charged two men -- one an airport employee -- for possessing a homemade bomb, police said. Fells told police in Charlotte he had intended to use the bomb against a neighbor with whom he had been arguing, but changed his mind and gave it to Paul Dandon, 30, a full-time employee of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) based at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Police said Dandon's job gave him access only to an offsite air traffic control tower, but not to any restricted area in the airport terminal or to any aircraft.


5 Easy Kitchen Updates for $500 or Less

Posted: 11 Nov 2017 05:50 AM PST

5 Easy Kitchen Updates for $500 or LessIf your kitchen is looking a little shabby, there's still time for quick and inexpensive upgrades before the holidays arrive. Here are five ways to spruce it up to make it easier to work in and m...


AP source: 3 UCLA players stay in China; team returns to US

Posted: 11 Nov 2017 01:55 PM PST

AP source: 3 UCLA players stay in China; team returns to USLOS ANGELES (AP) — The UCLA basketball team is heading back to Los Angeles without three players arrested on shoplifting charges in China, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Saturday.


2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1: Here It Is

Posted: 12 Nov 2017 09:13 AM PST

2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1: Here It IsThe King of the Hill is back.


Cameroon separatist attacks kill four security forces: government

Posted: 11 Nov 2017 06:03 AM PST

Cameroon separatist attacks kill four security forces: governmentSeparatists from Cameroon's Anglophone region have killed four security forces in several attacks over the past few days, the government said on Saturday, an unprecedented violent turn to a movement that risks morphing into a full blown insurgency. A government crackdown on the separatists has killed dozens of people since October and driven many into the arms of a once-fringe separatist movement ahead of presidential elections in 2018. It followed on from demonstrations a year ago by English-speakers in the western region bordering Nigeria against what they see as a marginalization by the mostly French-speaking government of President Paul Biya, who has been in power for 35 years.


Man could face death sentence for 'rape and murder' of girlfriend's one-year-old daughter

Posted: 11 Nov 2017 06:51 AM PST

Man could face death sentence for 'rape and murder' of girlfriend's one-year-old daughterAn Ohio man has been charged with raping and killing his girlfriend's 13-month-old daughter. Joshua Gurto, 37, could face the death penalty if convicted of beating to death Sereniti Jazzlynn-Sky Blankenship-Sutley. A coroner said the toddler had died of blunt force trauma to her head and body.


Trump's long trip to Asia

Posted: 11 Nov 2017 08:30 AM PST

Trump's long trip to AsiaTrump's tour of Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines from Friday to Nov. 15 will take him out of Washington, where he has been beset by several issues.


Spain rescues 250 migrants in Mediterranean

Posted: 11 Nov 2017 01:04 PM PST

Spain rescues 250 migrants in MediterraneanSpanish authorities said they rescued over 250 migrants, including children, on Saturday who were making the perilous Mediterranean crossing to Europe. "We saved 251 people from five improvised vessels all in the Alboran Sea," Spain's maritime safety authorities said on Twitter, referring to the westernmost portion of the Mediterranean Sea. The number of migrants arriving by sea on Spanish shores has soared over last year, with the figure nearly tripling to 15,585 in 2017 by November 8, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).


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