| John Kasich Hints That He May Need To Leave The GOP Posted: 01 Oct 2017 10:25 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― Ohio governor John Kasich, a top Republican leader and former candidate for the party's presidential nomination, on Sunday said the GOP may be on a trajectory to lose supporters like him.
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| Full Corker: Won't Support GOP Tax Plan If It Adds to Deficit Posted: 30 Sep 2017 11:00 PM PDT  In an exclusive interview on Meet the Press, Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) tells Chuck Todd that if the GOP's new tax reform plan adds a penny to the deficit he won't support it.
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| Philippines' Duterte says will snub graft probe Posted: 30 Sep 2017 09:25 PM PDT  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he would not cooperate with a special anti-corruption prosecutor's investigation into allegations he acquired ill-gotten wealth, vowing he would "not submit" to its authority. The ombudsman said last week it was investigating claims Duterte's bank accounts had hundreds of millions of pesos (millions of dollars) which he failed to disclose as required by law. Duterte responded by lashing out at the ombudsman, calling the agency "lousy" and saying allegations against him were "lies based on baseless" information.
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| Teacher admits sexually assaulting depressed 11-year-old boy she 'wanted to make happy' Posted: 01 Oct 2017 04:57 AM PDT  A primary school teacher has been sentenced to five years in prison for sexually assaulting an 11-year-old pupil because she wanted to make the "chronically depressed" boy "happy". Katherine Gonzalez, 25, from Wisconsin in the US, was arrested on 5 March and charged with one count of first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of 13. Ms Gonzalez, who worked as a fifth-grade teacher at Atlas Preparatory Academy, reportedly told police she wanted the child to see that someone cared.
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| Dunkirk-style evacuation as Vanuatu volcano pollutes drinking water Posted: 01 Oct 2017 02:37 AM PDT  By Alison Bevege SYDNEY (Reuters) - Vanuatu has launched a Dunkirk-style evacuation on the northern island of Ambae as a flotilla of boats rescues islanders from an erupting volcano. The eruption has polluted many of the island's water sources leaving thousands of people in need of safe drinking water, Red Cross delegate Joe Cropp told Reuters by phone on Sunday. "It's important to get on top of it right away." The Manaro Voui volcano, the nation's largest, was seen hurling steam and rocks into the air by New Zealand vulcanologist Brad Scott who flew over the volcano on Saturday.
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| One Photo Stands Out After Trump Says Puerto Rico Wants 'Everything Done For Them' Posted: 30 Sep 2017 07:10 PM PDT  When President Donald Trump went after local officials in Puerto Rico, accusing them of wanting "everything to be done for them," one TV writer had the perfect response.
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| Catalan nationalists and Spanish pro-unity demonstrators protest in Barcelona Posted: 30 Sep 2017 12:28 PM PDT ![Catalan nationalists and Spanish pro-unity demonstrators protest in Barcelona]( "Catalan nationalists and Spanish pro-unity demonstrators protest in Barcelona") Pro-independence and pro-unity demonstrators gathered in Barcelona in a sign of how the disputed banned referendum on Catalonian independence from Spain has divided the country.
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| Jennifer Garner Posts Makeup-Free Photo After Surviving Her Kids' 'Yes Day' Posted: 29 Sep 2017 06:03 PM PDT  Jennifer Garner survived "Yes Day" — with a little help from her good friend coffee
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| Women forced to remove the veil on day one of Austrian burqa ban Posted: 01 Oct 2017 11:17 AM PDT  Muslim women in Austria were forced by police to remove their facial coverings on Sunday, as an anti-burqa law came into effect. The so-called 'burqa ban' prohibits facial coverings including niqabs and burqas, and also places restrictions on surgical masks, ski masks and clown make-up worn in public. Yesterday, a woman wearing a niqab facial veil, which only leaves the eyes uncovered, was seen being told to remove her veil by two police officers in Zell am See, a city south of Saltzburg. Austria's ban on full-face Islamic veils comes into force following similar measures in other European countries Credit: BARBARA GINDL/AFP/Getty Images Those who defy the ban could face a fine of €150 (£132). While the rule applies to some non-religious facial coverings, it is mostly perceived to be directed at the extremely modest clothes worn by a minority of Muslim women. Police officers ask a woman to unveil her face in Zell am See, Austria Credit: BARBARA GINDL/AFP/Getty Images Full veils remain rare in Austria despite the surge of migrants and refugees into Europe in 2015, but they have become a target for right-wing groups and political parties. The measures, similar to those in other European Union countries such as France, also apply to visitors even though large numbers of Arab tourists holiday in the Alpine country. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has previously indicated her support for a similar law in Germany, saying: "Our law takes precedence over codes of honor, tribal or family rules, and over sharia law." Some Muslim groups in Austria have criticised the ban. Carla Amina Bhagajati of the Islamic Religious Community in Austria said the "handful" of fully veiled women she knows of in Vienna "now are criminalized and... restricted to their homes." A model holds an information pamphlet about new Austrian restrictions Credit: JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images The legislation was brought in by the outgoing centrist government of Chancellor Christian Kern. The government said: "Acceptance and respect of Austrian values are basic conditions for successful cohabitation between the majority Austrian population and people from third countries living in Austria." However, the strong support for the new law could point towards political upheaval in Austria's general election on October 15. Austrian parties campaigning on anti-migrant messages are predicted to win and form a coalition government, reflecting a swing to the right in a country that has mainly had centrist governments since World War II. The election is expected to see the anti-immigration Freedom Party (FPOe) come second or third and potentially enter a coalition with Sebastian Kurz of the centre-right. Other measures that came into force Sunday include immigrants signing an "integration contract" and compulsory courses in the German language and "values".
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| Man Proves His Innocence With Baseball Game Footage in New Netflix Documentary Posted: 30 Sep 2017 09:15 AM PDT  A man arrested for the murder of a 16-year-old girl proved his innocence through raw footage captured during the filming of HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm" that show him at an LA Dodgers game and not at the scene of a shooting.
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| Police Give All-Clear Over Active Shooter Reports At U.S. Air Force Academy Posted: 29 Sep 2017 11:18 PM PDT  The U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado is on lockdown following reports of an active shooter on its grounds.
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| A380 superjumbo makes emergency landing in Canada: Air France Posted: 30 Sep 2017 03:37 PM PDT  An Air France A380 superjumbo jetliner taking more than 500 people from Paris to Los Angeles made an emergency landing in Canada on Saturday following "serious damage" to one of its four engines, the airline said. "Flight 066 landed without further damage at the Goose Bay military airport in Canada and all of the 520 people on board were evacuated with no injuries," an Air France spokesman in Paris told AFP.
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| Transcripts detail plot to bomb Somali refugees in Kansas Posted: 01 Oct 2017 08:01 AM PDT  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Three men accused of conspiring to bomb a Kansas mosque and an apartment complex housing Somali refugees also allegedly discussed killing the refugees' white landlord because he rented to Muslims, a move prosecutors say was meant to ensure the attack fully conveyed their anti-Muslim message.
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| U.S. directly communicating with North Korea, seeks dialogue Posted: 01 Oct 2017 04:57 AM PDT ![U.S. directly communicating with North Korea, seeks dialogue]( "U.S. directly communicating with North Korea, seeks dialogue") By Phil Stewart and Ben Blanchard BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States said on Saturday it was directly communicating with North Korea on its nuclear and missile programs but Pyongyang had shown no interest in dialogue. The disclosure by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during a trip to China represented the first time he has spoken to such an extent about U.S. outreach to North Korea over its pursuit of a nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile.
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| NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week Posted: 01 Oct 2017 01:12 PM PDT  A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked these out; here are the real facts:
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| Paul Ryan On Trump And Race: 'His Heart's In The Right Place' Posted: 01 Oct 2017 08:19 AM PDT  defended President Donald Trump's approach to race relations amid accusations that the president has fueled discord with his attacks on peacefully protesting football players and officials trying to help the millions of Puerto Ricans affected by Hurricane Maria.
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| Protesters March in D.C. to Demand Racial Justice Posted: 30 Sep 2017 03:54 PM PDT  The March for Racial Justice and the March for Black Women came together to protest injustices in the black community.
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| Attorney: 'No doubt' OJ Simpson goes to Florida after prison Posted: 29 Sep 2017 07:14 PM PDT  OJ Simpson will live in Florida after he is released on parole from a Nevada prison where he has been held for the past nine years for a robbery conviction, his lawyer said Friday. Attorney Malcolm LaVergne didn't specify where the former sport and film star would live, although Tom Scotto, a close friend who lives in Naples, Florida, has offered his home. Scotto didn't respond to messages seeking comment. "He's going to Florida," LaVergne said. "There's no doubt he's going to Florida." However, the state attorney general doesn't want Simpson to come back. Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter Friday to the Florida Department of Corrections, urging it to tell Nevada officials that Florida objects to Simpson serving his parole in the southern state. OJ Simpson walks out of prison after nine years 00:17 "Floridians are well aware of Mr. Simpson's background, his wanton disregard for the lives of others, and of his scofflaw attitude with respect to the heinous acts for which he has been found civilly liable," Bondi said in the letter. "Our state should not become a country club for this convicted criminal." Simpson was acquitted of the 1994 killings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman in Los Angeles. But he was found liable for their deaths in a civil case in 1997 and ordered to pay the victims' families $33.5 million. Florida corrections officials have said in the past that they must accept the transfer if Nevada's request meets the established criteria. A Florida corrections spokeswoman, Ashley Cook, said her agency has not received a transfer request or documents about Simpson. OJ timeline He becomes eligible for release Sunday, but LaVergne said he doesn't know where or when it will happen. He expects to learn more when Simpson notifies him that he is being moved from Lovelock Correctional Center in northern Nevada. Release plans are in motion but need to be finalized for Simpson to be freed, perhaps as early as Monday in Las Vegas, Nevada prisons official Brooke Keast said. Citing safety concerns, she said the plans were not being made public. Simpson's attorney said he will begin pressing for answers if his client is not free by Oct. 8. LaVergne said he spoke with Simpson by telephone Thursday and that he is excited about his pending freedom. "He's really looking forward to the simple pleasures," LaVergne said. "Seeing his family on the outside, spending time with them, eating food that's not packaged." Simpson wants to eat steak and seafood and get a new iPhone, LaVergne told ABC's "Good Morning America." Simpson won parole in July after serving nine years of a possible 33-year sentence for his 2008 conviction on armed robbery, kidnapping and other charges.
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| The Navy Just Took Delivery Of Its Most Powerful Nuclear Attack Submarine Ever Posted: 01 Oct 2017 04:08 AM PDT  Earlier this month, the U.S. Navy took delivery of its newest Virginia-class attack submarine—the future USS Colorado (SSN-788). The new nuclear-powered submarine is the fifteenth Virginia–class vessel to be completed. Colorado will be formally commissioned into service early next year in the spring.
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| Thousands rally for unity across Spain ahead of Catalonia vote Posted: 30 Sep 2017 12:49 PM PDT  In Barcelona, the capital of the northeastern region, a crowd of several thousand filled a square in front of the headquarters of the regional government which is pushing ahead with the vote even though the courts have ruled it unconstitutional. "Catalonia is Spain!" and "We are also Catalans!" they chanted in the rain. "I am tired of this fracture, tired of this anti-democracy, tired of these impositions, of this law-breaking," said 54-year-old Maria Jose Moreno.
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| Florida Nanny and Mother of 2 Found Dead in Apparently ‘Random’ Attack as Police Launch a Statewide Manhunt Posted: 01 Oct 2017 12:11 PM PDT  Jennifer Lynn Fulford, a nanny for a wealthy family and mother of two, disappeared in Florida and found dead three days later
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| San Juan mayor calls hurricane disaster 'a people-are-dying' story Posted: 29 Sep 2017 07:26 PM PDT ![San Juan mayor calls hurricane disaster 'a people-are-dying' story]( "San Juan mayor calls hurricane disaster 'a people-are-dying' story") The mayor of Puerto Rico's hurricane-battered capital spoke on Friday of thirsty children drinking from creeks. In enumerable ways large and small, many of the 3.4 million inhabitants of Puerto Rico struggled through a 10th day with little or no access to basic necessities - from electricity and clean, running water to communications, food and medicine.
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| The Latest: Iraqis reach Turkey's border with Kurdish region Posted: 30 Sep 2017 08:18 AM PDT  IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The Latest on developments in Iraq (all times local):
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| Here's How Jews Observe Yom Kippur Posted: 30 Sep 2017 05:25 AM PDT  Jews observe the day by fasting, no food or drinks are consumed for 25 hours, and some people also wear white as a symbol of purity.
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| Stephen Colbert Finally Changes Jerry Seinfeld's Mind On Bill Cosby Posted: 30 Sep 2017 11:12 AM PDT  Plenty of words have been spent trying to reconcile Bill Cosby the wholesome entertainer and Bill Cosby the alleged sexual predator.
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| Rumors of Secret Warplanes Preceded Mach 6 SR-72 Spyplane Reveal Posted: 01 Oct 2017 04:16 AM PDT  Has the SR-72—or something like it—been flying all along? Lockheed Martin's 2013 announcement of a proposed SR-72 reconnaissance and strike drone comes against a backdrop of decades of rumor about a replacement for America's high-speed SR-71 spy plane. The SR-72 reportedly appeared for the first time in plain view in July 2017.
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| North Korea crisis: US in 'direct contact' with Pyongyang, says Rex Tillerson Posted: 30 Sep 2017 10:38 AM PDT  America's top diplomat has said his country is now in direct communication with North Korea amid an unprecdented deterioration in relations between Washington and Pyongyang. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made the revelation during a visit to China, where he is discussing the crisis on the Korean peninsula with President Xi Jinping and other leaders. "We have lines of communication to Pyongyang," Mr Tillerson said.
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| Syria's deadliest month of 2017 claims 3,000 lives Posted: 01 Oct 2017 11:11 AM PDT  It has since spiralled into a complex conflict involving world powers, with Russia-backed regime forces and a US-supported alliance separately battling the Islamic State jihadist group in the country. The 955 civilians killed in September included 207 children, said the Britain-based Observatory, which relies on a wide network of sources inside Syria for its information. "More than 70 percent of the civilians were killed in regime and Russian air strikes, or in air raids of the international coalition" fighting IS, the monitor's head Rami Abdel Rahman said.
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| Myanmar refugee exodus tops 500,000 as more Rohingya flee Posted: 29 Sep 2017 08:31 PM PDT  TEKNAF, Bangladesh (AP) — He trekked to Bangladesh as part of an exodus of a half million people from Myanmar, the largest refugee crisis to hit Asia in decades. But after climbing out of a boat on a creek on Friday, Mohamed Rafiq could go no further.
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| Trump defends Puerto Rico effort, but his tweets draw new criticism Posted: 01 Oct 2017 05:08 PM PDT  San Juan (AFP) - President Donald Trump on Sunday defended US efforts to bring relief to storm-battered Puerto Rico, even as one island official said Trump was trying to gloss over "things that are not going well."
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| First "I do" as same-sex marriage comes to Germany Posted: 01 Oct 2017 05:38 AM PDT ![First "I do" as same-sex marriage comes to Germany]( "First \"I do\" as same-sex marriage comes to Germany") Same-sex couples married in Germany for the first time on Sunday, with several dozen couples tying the knot at civil registry offices that opened specially to mark the coming into force of a law passed by parliament in June. Among them were Karl Kreile, 59, and Bodo Mende, 60, who became Germany's first married gay couple, exchanging vows at the town hall in the Berlin borough of Schoeneberg on Sunday after 38 years together. "Yes, I do," said Kreile, to applause from guests, before kissing his new husband.
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| Failure To Identify These Common Smells Could Lead To Dementia Posted: 30 Sep 2017 12:44 PM PDT  People who fail to identify common smells could be at risk for dementia, study says.
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| Ryan Gosling Can't Control His Laughter While Kate McKinnon Manhandles Him On 'SNL' Posted: 01 Oct 2017 07:32 AM PDT  "Saturday Night Live" returned for its 43rd season this weekend with host Ryan Gosling and musical act Jay-Z.
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| Parolee Who Stabbed Man 90 Times Over Football Smiled and Said Victim Had It Coming Posted: 30 Sep 2017 09:09 AM PDT  If he "wasn't an (expletive), he'd still be alive"
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| How the U.S. Navy Is Learning to Beat Anti-Ship Missiles Posted: 30 Sep 2017 04:47 AM PDT  When USS Mason fended-off several anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCMs) near Yemen a year ago, it was a minor event: a few shots fired, no one hurt, mission continued. On October 9, 2016, Mason's Aegis combat system detected two ASCMs launching thirty miles away in Yemen. It responded with two long range Standard Missile interceptors, one medium range Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile interceptor and a Nulka missile radar decoy.
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| Hezbollah says Israel pushing region to war Posted: 01 Oct 2017 04:57 AM PDT  Lebanon's Hezbollah accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government on Sunday of pushing the region to war in Syria, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, and said nowhere in Israel would be safe if such a conflict were to erupt. Tensions have risen this year between Iran-backed Hezbollah and its arch enemy Israel, which last fought a major conflict in 2006. Israel has said it would use all its strength from the start in any new war with Hezbollah.
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| More trafficking victims turn to hotline with pleas for help Posted: 01 Oct 2017 08:48 AM PDT  The tipster's account was grim. A woman had suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung at the hands of a man who for nine years had been forcing her into prostitution.
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| Trump policies at stake in US Supreme Court session Posted: 30 Sep 2017 06:26 PM PDT  The US Supreme Court on Monday opens its 2017-2018 session, facing thorny issues that include gay and labor rights, voter restrictions and limits on gathering private information. On many of these issues the Republican administration of President Donald Trump has taken the exact opposite position from that of the previous Democratic administration under Barack Obama. Unlike in its last session, when the nine-justice court operated with a four-four ideological split with one seat vacant, Trump can now count on Justice Neil Gorsuch, a firm conservative vote who in April took over the position created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.
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| China says U.S. should respect concerns on Taiwan Posted: 30 Sep 2017 06:01 AM PDT ![China says U.S. should respect concerns on Taiwan]( "China says U.S. should respect concerns on Taiwan") The United States must respect China's concerns on Taiwan to avoid causing disturbances in Sino-U.S. ties, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told visiting U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Saturday. China considers democratic Taiwan to be a wayward province and has never renounced the use of force to bring the island under its control. The United States has no formal ties with Taiwan but is bound by law to help it defend itself and is the island's main source of arms.
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| Police dog accidentally fires gun as officers investigate car park fight Posted: 30 Sep 2017 06:26 AM PDT  A police dog in Canada accidentally fired a handgun when its handlers were investigation a fight outside a shop. Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers were called to a supermarket in Chestermere, Alberta, when witnessed reported two men assaulting another man with a handgun. The police dog was tracking the suspects who had fled the scene when it uncovered a gun in a bushy area near the store.
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| Country All-Stars To Stage Benefit For People Affected By 4 Hurricanes Posted: 30 Sep 2017 09:27 AM PDT  After a terrible hurricane season, country stars are turning out to lend a hand.
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| Model's Eye Tattoo Could Now Leave Her Blind: 'I Don't Want This To Happen To Anyone Else' Posted: 30 Sep 2017 06:57 AM PDT  She got the white of her eye tattooed purple.
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| Iran Wants America to Ignore Its Nuclear Ambitions Posted: 30 Sep 2017 06:28 PM PDT  Once the nuclear deal expires, Iran will ironically be much better positioned to move to nuclear weapons than it was before the deal was negotiated. The starting point for any assessment of the Iran nuclear deal—or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)—is the recognition that Iran remains a determined nuclear proliferator, and that the deal does not prevent it from achieving its nuclear goal. In fact, if the international community is lulled into believing that the deal "is working," this will actually provide Iran with much needed breathing space to strengthen itself economically, regionally and in the nuclear realm.
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| Syrian Observatory: Islamic State captures town from government Posted: 01 Oct 2017 03:00 AM PDT ![Syrian Observatory: Islamic State captures town from government]( "Syrian Observatory: Islamic State captures town from government") The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Sunday that Islamic State fighters had captured a town in Homs province from government forces, part of a wider counter-attack by the jihadists as they come under intense pressure in eastern Syria. The town is located some 300 km (190 miles) from Deir al-Zor city, the current focus of the Syrian government's campaign against Islamic State. Syrian government forces and allied militia recovered Qaryatayn from Islamic State some six months ago.
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