| Trump accuses congresswoman of fabricating what he said to dead soldier's widow Posted: 18 Oct 2017 06:01 AM PDT  Florida congresswoman Frederica Wilson's account of what the president said to a military widow on Tuesday was disputed by the president on Wednesday, but the congresswoman fired back.
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| Judge Orders Trump Administration To Allow Undocumented Teen To Have Abortion Posted: 18 Oct 2017 03:14 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to allow an undocumented immigrant teenager in its custody to get an abortion, which officials have obstructed for weeks while instead sending her to a religious crisis pregnancy center to dissuade her from terminating the pregnancy.
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| Cub Scout Ousted From Den After Asking Politician Tough Questions Posted: 19 Oct 2017 04:18 PM PDT  A cub scout in Colorado has been cast out of his den after he asked a state legislator pointed questions about racially charged comments she made about African-Americans in 2013 and a gun bill she co-sponsored.
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| Air Berlin pilots suspended after saying 'dignified goodbye' with fly-by stunt at Düsseldorf Airport Posted: 18 Oct 2017 04:46 PM PDT  The pilots of an Air Berlin flight that performed a fly-past during the insolvent carrier's last long-haul flight to its hub in Düsseldorf have been suspended, the airline said on Wednesday. When coming into land from Miami on Monday morning, the A330 jet flew low across the runway, then pulled up and banked sharply to the left before landing on its second approach. Pilots are trained in such "go-around" procedures for aborted landings, but the manoeuvre was unusual and the German aviation authorities are investigating. "In aviation, safety always comes first. We are taking the incident very seriously," an Air Berlin spokesman said. The Air Berlin pilot had requested permission from the tower to make a left turn should a go-around be necessary. "We wanted to make a mark, a dignified and emotional goodbye," the Air Berlin pilot was quoted as saying by German broadcaster ZDF. His identity was not given. Another pilot for a different carrier told Reuters that a go-around should be performed only for operational or safety reasons. "Electing to do one if it is known not to be required adds an unnecessary risk," he said. Several videos of the incident can be viewed online. In one, control tower staff can be heard exclaiming as the plane flies past, with one person saying: "We are all in awe." The Air Berlin spokesman said the videos raised questions that had to be answered as part of the investigation. Air Berlin filed for insolvency on August 15 and Lufthansa has signed a deal to buy large parts of its operations. The airline will fly its final short-haul flights under the Air Berlin brand at the end of this month.
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| China's Jiang rises from the 'dead' for Communist meeting Posted: 18 Oct 2017 12:23 AM PDT  Rumoured to have died a few months ago, 91-year-old former Chinese president Jiang Zemin roused social media users Wednesday by taking a prominent place at the ruling Communist Party's leadership Congress. Proving that reports of his demise were greatly exaggerated, the former leader sat next to President Xi Jinping and stood for the national anthem as the twice-a-decade congress opened on national television in Beijing's vast Great Hall of the People. Many Chinese internet users gushed over the elderly "Frog" -- an affectionate nickname inspired by Jiang's wide grin and prominent bespectacled eyes -- marvelling over the apparently still hale nonagenarian in postings sprinkled with frog emojis.
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| Zimbabwe First Lady sues in dispute over $1.35 million ring: state media Posted: 18 Oct 2017 09:24 AM PDT  Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's wife Grace has sued a Belgium-based businessman for failing to deliver a $1.35 million ring she ordered for a wedding anniversary, state media reported on Wednesday. Grace, 52, an influential figure in Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF party and seen as a potential successor to her husband, is nicknamed "Gucci Grace" for her reputed dedication to shopping. The Herald, a government-controlled newspaper, reported that Grace was suing businessman Jamal Hamed after a deal to have Hamed supply the First Lady with a diamond ring turned sour.
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| Reddit user reveals what the 2017 Starbucks holiday cups supposedly look like Posted: 18 Oct 2017 12:17 PM PDT  It may only be October, but Starbucks is already on their Christmas game.
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| CIA Fires Dog From Bomb Sniffer Program Because It Just Wasn't For Her Posted: 19 Oct 2017 01:32 AM PDT  Lulu the black Labrador wasn't cut out for a career as a bomb sniffer dog.
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| Trump Fight With Gold Star Families Shocking Posted: 18 Oct 2017 11:00 AM PDT  Rachel Maddow struggles to process how it could be reality that Donald Trump has picked a fight with the families of people who died in service to the United States, to whom Americans owe a debt, not an insult.
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| Iraqi gov't assumes control after Kurds leave disputed areas Posted: 17 Oct 2017 07:32 PM PDT  BAGHDAD (AP) — Kurdish fighters pulled out of disputed areas across northern and eastern Iraq on Tuesday, one day after giving up the vital oil city of Kirkuk — a dramatic redeployment of forces that opened the way for government troops to move into energy-rich and other strategically important territories.
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| FBI Rescues More Than 80 Children In Nationwide Human Trafficking Sting Posted: 19 Oct 2017 03:05 AM PDT  The FBI, along with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, recovered 84 children and arrested 120 suspected traffickers as part of a nationwide initiative to clamp down on the sex trafficking of minors.
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| Uranus will be visible to the naked eye tonight -- here's how to see it Posted: 19 Oct 2017 08:12 AM PDT  Grab a pair of binoculars and your lamest jokes because Uranus will be visible to the naked eye on Thursday night.
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| Southwest Celebrates First 'Unmanned' Max 8 Flight While Shutting Down Haters Posted: 18 Oct 2017 08:46 PM PDT  Southwest Airlines on Wednesday celebrated its first "unmanned" flight on the company's new fleet of Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft.
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| Recently Released American Taliban Hostage Rushed to the Hospital Posted: 18 Oct 2017 08:03 AM PDT  An American woman who was recently rescued along with her husband and children after being held hostage by the Taliban was rushed to the hospital. Susana Victoria Perez (@susana_vp) has more.
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| Amazing photographs of rare white animals Posted: 19 Oct 2017 08:14 AM PDT ![Amazing photographs of rare white animals]( "Amazing photographs of rare white animals") This collection of photographs shows an array of amazing and rare white animals.
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| McCain says he is on the rocks with Mattis and McMaster Posted: 19 Oct 2017 07:23 AM PDT  Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain on Tuesday painted a dire picture of his relationship with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster.
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| Ted Cruz Made A Painfully Awkward 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Joke Last Night Posted: 19 Oct 2017 12:45 AM PDT  Ted Cruz to Bernie Sanders: "As some might say, 'curb your enthusiasm'" #CNNDebateNight https://t.co/T25wUQrDZk—
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| Gretchen Carlson wants sexual harassment legislation on Trump's desk Posted: 18 Oct 2017 09:07 AM PDT  Author and former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson has become a champion and prototype for speaking out against workplace sexual harassment, and now she is determined to take her advocacy to the next level by putting sexual harassment legislation on President Donald Trump's desk.
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| No Plans to Withdraw U.S. Troops Even After ISIS Defeat Posted: 18 Oct 2017 03:07 PM PDT  A 'tactical campaign masquerading as strategy' needs to find one now.
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| 'If I Do Not Leave Now, I Will Die': Model Shares Chilling Story of Bloody Beating by 'War Machine' Posted: 18 Oct 2017 03:30 PM PDT  Christy Mack suffered numerous injuries at the hands of the MMA fighter, who nearly beat her to death when he found her in bed with another man.
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| List of missing people shrinking as California fires ease Posted: 18 Oct 2017 04:08 PM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The number of people missing in the deadliest and most destructive series of wildfires in California history peaked at more than 2,000 in the hardest hit county but now stands at 50, with authorities believing nearly all of them will be found alive.
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| Missing Fla. Woman’s Remains Found a Year Later Thanks to Ring She Was Wearing Engraved with ‘MOM’ Posted: 18 Oct 2017 03:47 PM PDT  Tia Bonta was by all accounts a doting mother living in Orlando, Florida, with her baby boy — so when the 25-year-old vanished last August, her family prepared for the worst
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| Jeff Sessions Once Again Dodges Questions About Trump's Firing Of Former FBI Director Posted: 18 Oct 2017 08:41 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― Attorney General Jeff Sessions once again dodged questions about his discussions with President Donald Trump about the firing of former FBI Director James Comey.
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| Deadly shooting at business park in Edgewood, Md. Posted: 18 Oct 2017 08:55 AM PDT ![Deadly shooting at business park in Edgewood, Md.]( "Deadly shooting at business park in Edgewood, Md.") Three people have been killed and two were wounded during a shooting at the Emmorton Business Park in Edgewood, Md.
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| Huge cave found on moon, could house astronauts: Japan scientists Posted: 19 Oct 2017 12:29 AM PDT  Scientists at Japan's space agency have discovered a huge moon cave that could one day house a base that would shelter astronauts from dangerous radiation and wild temperature swings, officials said Thursday. Data taken from Japan's SELENE lunar orbiter has confirmed the existence of the 50 kilometre (31 miles) long and 100 metre wide cavern that is believed to be lava tube created by volcanic activity about 3.5 billion years ago. The major finding was published this week in US science magazine Geophysical Research Letters.
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| Lara Trump becomes face of Donald Trump's 2020 re-election campaign Posted: 19 Oct 2017 02:17 PM PDT  An image of an American flag waves and the graphic promises "Real News Update." The re-election campaign of President Donald Trump, already sprung to life two-and-a-half years before his name is back on the ballot, is pushing its own online news source to counteract what it believes is an oppositional media. And its face is a rising star in the president's orbit: his daughter-in-law Lara Trump. Lara Trump, married to Eric Trump, was viewed by many on the last campaign as a secret weapon after helping deliver her home state of North Carolina for her father-in-law, and she has become a central figure in a nascent re-election bid that already is fundraising, staging rallies and helping the president challenge the credibility of the news media. "People who voted for Donald Trump want to hear about the things he's doing for the country and they deserve to hear the things he is doing for the country," she said in a recent interview. "Part of the reason the campaign is still here is to let them know what is going on so they don't have to just rely on the mainstream media." The videos, available on the campaign's Facebook, Twitter and YouTube accounts, take on the feel of a newscast while delivering the campaign's message. In the most recent, Lara Trump delivered a rosy update on the administration's response to the California wildfires before recapping the president's speech to truckers in Pennsylvania and urging viewers to contact their representatives to make "the middle-class miracle a reality this year." She then saluted the administration's efforts to repeal the Clean Power Plan, calling the environmental protection order "a federal overreach." She signed off by saying "and that is the real news." In less than 24 hours, the video had been viewed more than 1.5 million times on Facebook. "Those videos are doing really well and are really important for us," said Brad Parscale, the campaign's digital media guru and a key player in Trump's win. "Lara has a great personality and a great following, and continuing to get the president's message out helps drive donations to our war chest." The videos are shot in a ragtag studio at campaign headquarters on the 15th floor of Trump Tower. They've gotten enough attention to be spoofed on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon." And while other Trump allies have taken turns in front of the camera, particularly after Lara gave birth to the couple's first child last month, she is the central figure of an effort meant to complement the at-times haphazard communications strategy emanating from the White House. Eric Trump, left, fixes his tie as Lara Trump, right, smiles while they tape a segment of "Justice With Judge Jeanine," at the Fox Studios in New York, Friday, October 13, 2017 Credit: AP "There is a space out there for this," she said. "There is no one on television talking about the accomplishments of the president because there is always other news the media would prefer to focus on." It's not unusual for presidents to try to go around the traditional media, but Trump is being "strikingly overt," said Tobe Berkovitz, a communications professor at Boston University. "Trump, being the modern, mobile president with a media background, sets up his own channel," said Berkovitz. "It makes a lot of sense. He complains the media misinterprets, misquotes. But if you have your own channel, you have total control, and you get to claim to be the authentic news source." #RealNews ���� tune in: https://t.co/fmuoNGEBfO#MAGA— Lara Trump (@LaraLeaTrump) October 15, 2017 Lara Trump, who married Eric in 2014, was working as a producer at "Inside Edition" when her father-in-law announced his candidacy for president. After helping along the campaign's edges, she dove headlong into the effort in August 2016 when she accompanied the Republican nominee to a rally in her home state. Trump was frustrated about something that happened in the state, so "he asked my opinion and I told him what I thought," she recalls. "And, in only the way that Donald Trump can, he said, 'You know what, I want to put you in charge of winning North Carolina.'" Deeming the opportunity "amazing and frightening at the same time," Lara Trump split her time between the Tarheel State and other battlegrounds, organised a "Women for Trump" bus tour and pushed back against the perception that her father-in-law was going to fare poorly with women voters, particularly after the release of the 2005 "Access Hollywood" video. "I don't think I've ever been as relieved as the second when they called North Carolina for Donald Trump," she said. "In the moment after they called the state, my father-in-law turned to me and said, 'We won because of you.'" She never returned to "Inside Edition," instead going to work for Parscale's company on the burgeoning re-election bid. The campaign, though still small, is aggressively fundraising and selling merchandise, and has staged a half dozen rallies, with another tentatively slated for Michigan in the coming weeks. As activity increases in the months ahead, Lara Trump expects to play an even larger role than she did a year ago. "Lara truly believes in my father's message and is passionate about fighting for the American people," says Eric Trump. "She is authentic and is truly one of the hardest working people I know."
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| 6 Wacky Ways Cities Are Trying to Win Amazon's New Headquarters Posted: 18 Oct 2017 01:40 PM PDT  The open request for proposals has caused a frenzy at city halls around the country
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| On Iran, U.S. asks U.N. Security Council: 'Where's the outrage?' Posted: 18 Oct 2017 12:24 PM PDT  By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States accused Iran on Wednesday of violating several United Nations Security Council resolutions, saying it would no longer "turn a blind eye" and asking the 15-member council of Tehran's behavior: "where's the outrage?" U.S. President Donald Trump struck a blow on Friday against a 2015 Iran nuclear deal when he refused to formally certify that Tehran is complying with the accord curbing its nuclear program, even though international inspectors say it is. "Judging Iran by the narrow confines of the nuclear deal misses the true nature of the threat.
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| GOP Lawmaker Says Emergency Rooms Should Be Able To Turn People Away Posted: 18 Oct 2017 09:30 AM PDT  proposed on Friday that hospital emergency rooms should be able to turn patients away to help keep health care costs down.
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| NATO vs. Russia: Why Europe's Greatest Risk for War Is in the Baltics Posted: 18 Oct 2017 04:41 PM PDT  Since 2014, the NATO alliance has made numerous posture changes on its eastern flank to deter Russia. Essentially, the alliance's goal is to change Russian behavior, but how does one measure such policy modifications in Moscow? "Despite its overall military advantages, NATO faces an imbalance in conventional capabilities in regions bordering Russia, such as the Baltics," reads the report.
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| Jury convicts ex-Oklahoma police officer in 4th murder trial Posted: 18 Oct 2017 10:02 PM PDT  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A white former Oklahoma police officer was convicted of first-degree manslaughter late Wednesday in the off-duty fatal shooting of his daughter's black boyfriend after jurors in three previous trials couldn't decide whether to find him guilty of murder.
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| Meghan Markle reportedly meets Queen Elizabeth for palace tea in her 'private sitting room' Posted: 19 Oct 2017 09:03 AM PDT  Prince Harry's girlfriend (and rumored fiance) Meghan Markle was recently privy to an afternoon most could never even dream of.
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| 22 Greek Recipes That'll Transport You To The Aegean Posted: 19 Oct 2017 10:56 AM PDT |
| Trump Freaks Out After FBI Confirms Comey Wrote Clinton Exoneration Letter Posted: 18 Oct 2017 05:05 AM PDT  President Donald Trump still can't seem to move past last year's FBI investigation into 2016 election opponent Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server.
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| 7 Tips to Fund College With Scholarships Posted: 19 Oct 2017 07:00 AM PDT ![7 Tips to Fund College With Scholarships]( "7 Tips to Fund College With Scholarships") As the oldest of five children, Jocelyn Paonita Pearson knew her parents didn't have a lot of money to pay for her college education. "I basically wasted an entire year and had almost nothing to show for it," Pearson says. The one success story she had that year was a local organization's essay-based scholarship, which led Pearson to change her strategy.
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| Mom Battling Breast Cancer Welcomes Baby Boy In Stunning Birth Photos Posted: 19 Oct 2017 02:05 PM PDT  Each year, photographer Bonnie Hussey hosts giveaways for a free birth photography session for two or three women.
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| University chief: Security cost for Spencer speech 'unfair' Posted: 18 Oct 2017 01:03 PM PDT  GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A day before white nationalist Richard Spencer is scheduled to speak at the University of Florida, its president affirmed his belief in free speech but said the security costs of holding such an event at a public university put an unfair burden on taxpayers.
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| Toddler Makes Amazing Face On 'Frozen' Ride At Disney World Posted: 19 Oct 2017 06:55 AM PDT  Walt Disney World is a gold mine for epic photos ― especially when it comes to those on-ride shots.
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| TV Star Launches Bid For Russia's Presidency Posted: 18 Oct 2017 04:20 PM PDT  Russian television star and journalist Ksenia Sobchak announced Wednesday she will run for president in the country's 2018 election ― a bid that may spark voter interest but hinder efforts to unseat Vladimir Putin.
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| Attorney General Jeff Sessions Says He Urged Firing of Former FBI Director James Comey Posted: 18 Oct 2017 07:57 AM PDT  Sessions said he urged Comey's firing for the handling of the Clinton email probe
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| Food & Wine Kitchen Hacks: Poached Eggs Posted: 19 Oct 2017 11:12 AM PDT  Justin Chapple of Food & Wine demonstrates an easy way poach eggs.
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