| Woman's Elaborate Scheme To Discredit Washington Post 'Dated Back Months': Report Posted: 30 Nov 2017 12:48 AM PST  A woman whose effort to trick the Washington Post into believing she had been sexually abused by Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore schemed for months in an elaborate effort to discredit the newspaper and other mainstream media outlets, according to a Post report published Wednesday.
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| Yugoslav war criminal dies after drinking 'poison' to end UN court hearing Posted: 29 Nov 2017 07:56 AM PST  Yugoslav war criminal Slobodan Praljak reportedly died after his 20-year prison sentence was upheld by a UN war crimes tribunal and declaring he had drunk poison.
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| Suspected Tampa Serial Killer is Behind Bars Posted: 29 Nov 2017 08:17 AM PST  Tampa police said Wednesday that they are confident a 24-year-old man taken into custody the night before is the man wanted in a string of shooting deaths.
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| Trump Completely Botches New York Times Attack Over Tax Bill Tweets Posted: 30 Nov 2017 06:49 AM PST  President Donald Trump failed miserably Thursday in his attempt to call out the The New York Times for violating its own guidelines.
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| Surveillance video captures missing teen with her soccer coach in gas station Posted: 30 Nov 2017 07:48 AM PST  A 17-year-old girl who was last seen at her Florida home on Saturday night was recorded at a gas station in Georgia with her high school soccer coach on Sunday, according to police.
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| Jared Kushner Was Questioned by Robert Mueller's Team About Michael Flynn Posted: 29 Nov 2017 08:43 PM PST  President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner has been questioned by special counsel Robert Mueller's team of investigators about former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
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| Correction: Congress-Sexual Misconduct-Conyers story Posted: 30 Nov 2017 12:31 PM PST  DETROIT (AP) — In a story Nov. 29 about sexual harassment claims against U.S. Rep. John Conyers, The Associated Press misspelled the name of a congressman who suggested Conyers should resign. He is U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, not Blumenhauer.
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| Germany to cut diplomatic mission in North Korea Posted: 30 Nov 2017 02:45 PM PST  Germany will reduce its diplomatic mission in Pyongyang and require North Korea to shrink its presence in Berlin, Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said Thursday after meeting his US counterpart. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson welcomed Gabriel to the State Department as Washington is turning up the pressure on its allies to do more to isolate Kim Jong-Un's defiant nuclear-armed regime. "We have already reduced our embassy staff in North Korea and will do so once more," Gabriel told reporters afterwards, adding that two diplomats have been withdrawn and one more will follow.
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| Randi Zuckerberg Says Alaska Air Staff Enabled Drunk Passenger To Harass Her Posted: 29 Nov 2017 10:14 PM PST  Randi Zuckerberg, founder of Zuckerberg Media and sister to the founder of Facebook, is accusing Alaska Airlines staff of enabling a drunk first class passenger to continue harassing her during a three-hour flight, even after she asked for help.
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| Marcus by Goldman Sachs introduces game-changing new lending platform to consumers Posted: 30 Nov 2017 12:52 PM PST  Whether you're eighteen or eighty-three, you've probably come to the realization that sometimes things in life just, well, happen.
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| Thursday's Morning Email: Inside Matt Lauer's Downfall Posted: 30 Nov 2017 04:42 AM PST  TOP STORIES (And want to get The Morning Email each weekday?
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| ‘Bully’ who sucker-punched man with cerebral palsy sentenced to prison Posted: 30 Nov 2017 08:24 AM PST  The tears Barry Robert Baker Jr shed in court as he begged for mercy on Wednesday did nothing to change what the judge thought of him. You are a predator," said Judge William P Mahon, of the Court of Common Pleas in Chester County, Pennsylvania, according to the Daily Local News. For his crimes - assault and fleeing authorities - the state generally recommends between three and 14 months in prison, with six months probation.
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| Same-sex parental rights case reaches top Mississippi court Posted: 28 Nov 2017 08:10 PM PST  PEARL, Miss. (AP) — A lesbian couple who had a son through in-vitro fertilization and later divorced will argue over whether the woman who didn't give birth should have status as a legal parent.
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| How did Joe Scarborough's intern Lori Klausutis die? Here's what the authorities say Posted: 30 Nov 2017 02:01 AM PST  President Donald Trump on Wednesday brought a conspiracy theory surrounding one of his frequent critics and media rivals, former congressman and current TV host Joe Scarborough, back into the national spotlight on Wednedsay.
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| FDA Warns Dog Owners to Avoid Bone Treats After 15 Dogs Die Posted: 29 Nov 2017 06:53 AM PST  These potentially dangerous bone treats are available at pet retailers across the country
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| Earthquake hits near Dover, Delaware; Shaking felt in major cities along I-95 Posted: 30 Nov 2017 02:12 PM PST  An earthquake shook the mid-Atlantic late on Thursday afternoon with shaking felt from Washington, D.C. to New York City.
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| Rich San Francisco Residents Got Their Street Back After a Tax Dispute Posted: 29 Nov 2017 09:54 AM PST  Officials voted to rescind the sale of the tax-defaulted gated community
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| 'The Walking Dead' Characters Are Killing Zombies All Wrong Posted: 30 Nov 2017 01:58 PM PST  In AMC's "The Walking Dead," stabbing a zombie in the head is an efficient and stealthy way to eliminate the undead.
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| Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy declines release from jail during trial Posted: 30 Nov 2017 04:11 AM PST  Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy won a court order releasing him from jail to home confinement for the duration of his federal conspiracy and assault trial in Las Vegas, but he has opted to remain locked up on principle, his attorney said on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro has ruled that the 71-year-old cattleman and three others on trial with him, including sons Ammon and Ryan Bundy, may remain essentially under house arrest, rather than behind bars, while the case proceeds in court. Ryan Bundy had already been released from jail to a halfway house earlier this month before he was permitted transfer to detention in the home of a court-approved host for the rest of the trial, which is expected to run through February.
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| The Latest: Keillor says his firing is 'bewildering' Posted: 29 Nov 2017 08:41 PM PST  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on the firing of Garrison Keillor over an allegation of inappropriate behavior (all times local):
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| Libya allows emergency migrant 'evacuations' after slavery uproar Posted: 29 Nov 2017 04:21 PM PST  Libya agreed Wednesday with key EU and African leaders to allow migrants facing abuse in detention camps to be evacuated within days or weeks, mostly to their home countries, French President Emmanuel Macron said. The decision was taken after Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara called for "all urgent measures" to end slave trading and other migrant abuses in Libya at an EU-Africa summit in Abidjan. The leaders of Libya, France, Germany, Chad, Niger and four other countries "decided on an extreme emergency operation to evacuate from Libya those who want to be," Macron told reporters after their emergency talks on the summit sidelines.
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| Donald Trump's aides 'terrified' over President's mental health, says Art of the Deal co-author Posted: 30 Nov 2017 01:14 AM PST  The co-author of Donald Trump's memoir The Art of the Deal has claimed White House aides are "terrified" over the President's mental health. Tony Schwartz, who shadowed and interviewed Mr Trump over an 18 month period in the 1980s, has been a fierce critic of the 71-year-old since he took office in January. Speaking to MSNBC, Mr Schwartz suggested Mr Trump was "deeply mentally ill" and "no longer connected to reality" following reports the billionaire has been peddling a series of conspiracy theories during private conversations.
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| 13 Insanely Flavorful Ways To Make Jambalaya Posted: 30 Nov 2017 11:05 AM PST |
| All the Women Who Have Accused Sen. Al Franken of Sexual Misconduct Posted: 30 Nov 2017 11:15 AM PST  Two more women accused Sen. Al Franken of sexual misconduct on Thursday
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| Senior Saudi prince freed in $1 billion settlement agreement: official Posted: 29 Nov 2017 01:57 AM PST  By Saeed Azhar RIYADH (Reuters) - Senior Saudi Arabian prince Miteb bin Abdullah, once seen as a leading contender to the throne, has been freed after agreeing to pay over $1 billion to settle corruption allegations against him, a Saudi official said on Wednesday. Miteb, 65, son of the late King Abdullah and former head of the elite National Guard, was among dozens of royal family members, high officials and senior businessmen rounded up this month in a crackdown on graft that has strengthened the power of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The official, who is involved in the crackdown and spoke on condition of anonymity, said Miteb was released on Tuesday after reaching "an acceptable settlement agreement".
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| We Finally Know Why Adam Driver Hasn't Talked About Emo Kylo Ren Posted: 29 Nov 2017 02:30 PM PST  Following the release of "Star Wars: Episode VII," there was a great disturbance in the Force.
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| Nevada high-rise suspected gunman dead, hostage safe Posted: 28 Nov 2017 10:22 PM PST  RENO, Nevada (AP) — A gunman with a hostage opened fire from the eighth floor of a luxury high-rise condominium in Nevada onto the streets below, authorities said. No injuries were reported.
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| 'Bookkeeper of Auschwitz', 96, fit to serve jail term: German court Posted: 29 Nov 2017 03:30 AM PST  A former Nazi SS guard known as the "Bookkeeper of Auschwitz", now 96, is fit to serve his four-year prison sentence, a German court ruled Wednesday. Oskar Groening was found guilty in July 2015 of being an accessory to the murders of 300,000 people at the Nazi death camp. "Based on expert opinion, the superior regional court finds that the convicted individual is fit to serve out the term despite his advanced age", said the court in Celle in northern Germany.
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| Donald Trump and Britain First: US president attacks Theresa May and tells her to focus on 'Radical Islamic Terror' in UK, not him - as it happened Posted: 29 Nov 2017 05:31 AM PST  Donald Trump has hit back at British Prime Minister Theresa May after she condemned the US president for sharing a series of anti-Muslim tweets from far-right extremist group Britain First. Ms May's said Mr Trump was "wrong" to retweet the videos contained in the posts - but Mr Trump tweeted that she should focus focus "on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United Kingdom". Downing said had also said before Mr Trump's latest tweet that an invitation for him to make a state visit to the UK would not be withdrawn, despite calls to do so from MPs.
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| Is China Helping North Korea Build Ballistic Missile Submarines? Posted: 29 Nov 2017 10:09 AM PST  North Korea may be receiving technical assistance from outside powers to develop its submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM) technology. Pyongyang currently has one experimental Sinpo-B diesel electric ballistic missile submarine (SSB) that it uses for testing while a more advanced Sinpo-C is currently thought to be under construction.
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| Jim Nabors, TV’s Gomer Pyle and Singer, Dies at 87 Posted: 30 Nov 2017 12:01 PM PST  Jim Nabors, whose name is synonymous with the genial bumpkin Gomer Pyle, whom he played on TV, has died. He was 87.
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| 2019 Mercedes-Benz CLS-class: Pretty Again, and Powered by an Inline-Six Posted: 29 Nov 2017 10:00 AM PST  Underneath the shapely new skin, a pioneering powertrain.
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| Wall Street gains, Dow tops 24,000 as tax bill gains steam Posted: 30 Nov 2017 01:58 PM PST  By Sinead Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P closed at a record high and the Dow Jones Industrial Average broke above the 24,000 mark for the first time on Thursday as investors gained confidence that the Republican party's push for a U.S. tax overhaul would succeed. Republican Senator John McCain's decision to back the tax bill provided a new jolt of momentum for the legislation. McCain had helped defeat Republicans' efforts to repeal Obamacare, and a "yes" vote by him on the tax measure was considered crucial.
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| Israeli, Palestinian killed in two violent incidents Posted: 30 Nov 2017 01:26 PM PST  An Israeli and a Palestinian were killed on Thursday in two separate incidents in Israel and the occupied West Bank, officials said. An Israeli man was stabbed to death in the southern Israeli city of Arad in what police said was "most probably a terrorist attack". "The investigation is continuing and police units are searching for the suspect who fled the scene," said a police spokesman.
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| Castile's girlfriend reaches settlement over police shooting Posted: 29 Nov 2017 09:50 AM PST  ST. ANTHONY, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota city that employed a police officer who fatally shot black motorist Philando Castile during a traffic stop last year has reached a settlement with Castile's girlfriend and her daughter, who were in the car with him when he was killed.
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| Police arrest suspected Florida serial killer Posted: 29 Nov 2017 03:52 AM PST  US police arrested a suspected serial killer on Tuesday who faces charges of murdering four people over a period of several weeks in Tampa, Florida. The murders took place between October 9 and November 14 in a seven-block area of the city's working-class Seminole Heights neighborhood, prompting the offer of a $100,000 reward for information to help solve the case. Howell Emmanuel Donaldson III, aged 24, was arrested after police received a tip that he had a firearm at a McDonald's fast food restaurant where he worked.
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| China's New J-16D Aircraft Might Have a Terrifying New Military Capability Posted: 30 Nov 2017 04:20 AM PST  The United States Navy's EA-18G Growler electronic attack fighters are one of a small number of military aircraft types dedicated to the task of jamming—and potentially destroying—hostile radars that could guide deadly surface-to-air missiles against friendly aircraft. This mission is known as Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD). Basically, if a modern air force wants to attack an adversary with significant antiaircraft defenses, it needs an effective SEAD game to avoid insupportable losses.
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| 21 Creole Recipes For The Zestiest Mardi Gras Ever Posted: 30 Nov 2017 10:05 AM PST |
| How Meghan Markle Shook the Advertising World as a Young Girl With Letter Challenging Gender Roles Posted: 30 Nov 2017 10:16 AM PST  Procter & Gamble made a change to a soap ad after she challenged the company over its 'sexist' undertones.
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| 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Convertible: Extreme, Extroverted, Expensive Posted: 28 Nov 2017 08:30 PM PST  The first droptop ZR1 since 1970 has us thinking triple-ex words.
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