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• Sex Crimes Prosecutor Rachel Mitchell Tapped To Question Christine Blasey Ford In Senate
• Trump touts his own achievements, and the U.N. laughs
• Target, Sam's Club among stores affected by 132,000 pound ground beef recall
• Texas Attorney General Defends Law Forcing Kids To Stand For Pledge Of Allegiance
• IS threatens more attacks against Iran 
• China denies Hong Kong port visit for U.S. navy ship amid trade tensions
• Convicted Danish submarine killer loses appeal
• 'We need everyone involved': activist nuns pressure Smith & Wesson over gun safety
• Fiona Hill, Trump's top expert on Russia, is quietly shaping a tougher U.S. policy
• Man shot in head in road rage incident, police say
• Beto O'Rourke Defends Senate Rival Ted Cruz After Restaurant Heckling Incident
• House Republicans Are About To Subpoena Andrew McCabe's Memos
• Bolton says U.S. will be aggressive, unwavering on Iran sanctions
• US presses Hong Kong on freedoms after party ban
• Pope Francis Says Sex Abuse Crisis Has Driven Young Catholics Away From The Church
• Kavanaugh Releases Calendar In Effort To Prove He Didn't Assault Christine Blasey Ford
• Germany: Merkel won't call confidence vote after ally ousted
• F-22 and F-35 'DNA': Why Lockheed Martin's F-16 Block 70 Could Be Something Special
• US arrests Chinese national on spying charge
• Death defying selfie gallery from daredevil across globe
• AP FACT CHECK: O'Rourke 'Jim Crow' remark goes beyond police
• VIDEO: Florida man accused of throwing another man off bridge
• Kavanaugh’s Choir Boy Defense Raises Questions About His Credibility, Democrats Say
• House Republicans Have Reportedly Called James Comey, Loretta Lynch And Sally Yates To Testify
• 'Serial killer' suspected of beating homeless people to death in California
• Austrian fruit grower jailed over bee deaths
• Man on Plane Tries to Open Exit Door in Ill-Advised Attempt to Find the Bathroom
• Russia's S-300 Play in Syria Is Creating Geopolitical Waves
• The Latest: Workers discovered cracked beam near ceiling
• Arizona Deputy Uses Taser Gun to Escape Big Black Cow Attacking Him
• Read Brett Kavanaugh's Prepared Testimony To Senate On Christine Blasey Ford's Accusation
• Skripal poisoning suspect is colonel in Russian GRU: report
• Trump To Migrants: Stay Home
• Suspect in deadly California attacks was deported 6 times
• New research shows the world’s ice is doing something not seen before
• Police: Infant drowned in bathtub while father played video game
• China says plots to disrupt ties with Pakistan will fail
• The Latest Thing Millennials Are Being Blamed for Killing? Divorce
• Read Christine Blasey Ford's Prepared Testimony To The Senate Judiciary Committee
• Syria says new air defences will make Israel think twice
• Rod Rosenstein’s Fate Might Determine Whether You See The Mueller Report
• Elaborate throne for Japan's next emperor arrives in Tokyo
• New Volvo V60 Wagon Gets the Cross Country Treatment, and It Looks Great

Sex Crimes Prosecutor Rachel Mitchell Tapped To Question Christine Blasey Ford In Senate Posted: 25 Sep 2018 07:58 PM PDT Senate Republicans have tapped Rachel Mitchell, an Arizona prosecutor

Trump touts his own achievements, and the U.N. laughs Posted: 25 Sep 2018 08:32 AM PDT President Trump said he "didn't expect that reaction" when he spoke of "the extraordinary progress" the U.S. has made.

Target, Sam's Club among stores affected by 132,000 pound ground beef recall Posted: 25 Sep 2018 06:27 AM PDT Products affected by a recent ground beef recall linked to a deadly E. coli

Texas Attorney General Defends Law Forcing Kids To Stand For Pledge Of Allegiance Posted: 26 Sep 2018 01:53 PM PDT The Texas attorney general has jumped into a Houston area lawsuit to defend a

IS threatens more attacks against Iran  Posted: 26 Sep 2018 10:03 AM PDT The Islamic State jihadist group on Wednesday threatened to carry out new attacks in Iran, days after it claimed a deadly shooting at a military parade in the country's southwest. Iran is "flimsier than a spider's web, and with God's help, what comes will be worse and more bitter", the group said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app. The border region, home to a large ethnic Arab community, was a major battleground of the conflict and saw ethnic unrest in 2005 and 2011.

China denies Hong Kong port visit for U.S. navy ship amid trade tensions Posted: 25 Sep 2018 02:49 AM PDT HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - China has denied a request for a U.S. warship to visit Hong Kong, the U.S. consulate in the Chinese city said on Tuesday, amid rising tension between Beijing and Washington over trade and a U.S. decision to sanction the Asian nation's military. The amphibious assault ship Wasp had been due to make a port call in the former British colony of Hong Kong in October, diplomatic sources said. "The Chinese Government did not approve a request for a U.S. port visit to Hong Kong by the USS Wasp," a consulate spokeswoman said.

Convicted Danish submarine killer loses appeal Posted: 26 Sep 2018 07:58 AM PDT COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish submarine inventor Peter Madsen, convicted of torturing and murdering Swedish reporter Kim Wall last year, lost his appeal against his life sentence Wednesday, shortly after he apologized to the victim's family.

'We need everyone involved': activist nuns pressure Smith & Wesson over gun safety Posted: 25 Sep 2018 07:42 AM PDT The school shooter who killed 17 people in Parkland, Florida, this February had an AR-15-style gun manufactured by Smith & Wesson. Now, a coalition of American nuns is pressuring Smith & Wesson, which rebranded itself as "American Outdoor Brands", to produce a report for shareholders outlining how the company is monitoring "violent events associated with" its products, and what efforts it is making to "produce safer guns". Sister Judy Byron, representing the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, is leading the shareholder resolution effort, backed by 10 other religious groups, including Catholic Health Initiatives, the Sisters of Bon Secours, USA and the Sisters of St Francis of Philadelphia.

Fiona Hill, Trump's top expert on Russia, is quietly shaping a tougher U.S. policy Posted: 25 Sep 2018 02:00 AM PDT For nearly two decades, British-American scholar Fiona Hill has followed Russian President Vladimir Putin's trajectory.

Man shot in head in road rage incident, police say Posted: 26 Sep 2018 04:03 AM PDT A Georgia man is recovering after he was shot in the head during an apparent road rage incident over the weekend, police said.

Beto O'Rourke Defends Senate Rival Ted Cruz After Restaurant Heckling Incident Posted: 25 Sep 2018 09:29 AM PDT Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke defended his rival in November's Texas Senate

House Republicans Are About To Subpoena Andrew McCabe's Memos Posted: 26 Sep 2018 03:31 AM PDT Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee are preparing to subpoena the

Bolton says U.S. will be aggressive, unwavering on Iran sanctions Posted: 25 Sep 2018 03:25 PM PDT White House national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday dismissed an EU plan for a special payments plan to circumvent U.S. sanctions against Iranian oil sales and pressed the SWIFT global payments messaging system to rethink dealing with Tehran. Speaking at a conference, Bolton also said the United States would be "aggressive and unwavering" in enforcing economic sanctions on Iran that are resuming after Washington withdrew from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

US presses Hong Kong on freedoms after party ban Posted: 25 Sep 2018 06:55 AM PDT The United States on Tuesday urged Hong Kong to allow freedom of expression as it voiced concern over a ban on the pro-independence party. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a statement said the United States was "concerned" by the ban on the Hong Kong National Party, a first since Britain handed back the trading port 21 years ago to China which assured it would allow semi-autonomy.

Pope Francis Says Sex Abuse Crisis Has Driven Young Catholics Away From The Church Posted: 25 Sep 2018 03:33 PM PDT Pope Francis on Tuesday acknowledged that young people are being driven away

Kavanaugh Releases Calendar In Effort To Prove He Didn't Assault Christine Blasey Ford Posted: 26 Sep 2018 08:14 AM PDT Lawyers for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Tuesday released pages of

Germany: Merkel won't call confidence vote after ally ousted Posted: 26 Sep 2018 09:55 AM PDT BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel has no intention of calling a confidence vote after the German leader's party ousted a close ally as head of its parliamentary group, Merkel's spokesman said Wednesday.

F-22 and F-35 'DNA': Why Lockheed Martin's F-16 Block 70 Could Be Something Special Posted: 26 Sep 2018 04:55 AM PDT At the core of the F-16 Block 70 is the Northrop Grumman APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned Array radar, which is based on technology leveraged from the F-22 Raptor and the F-35 and can track more than 20 targets simultaneously. The radar can also generate 1ft resolution synthetic aperture radar maps and has a range greater than 160 nautical miles against ground targets.

US arrests Chinese national on spying charge Posted: 25 Sep 2018 09:14 PM PDT A Chinese national who came to the US on a student visa was arrested and accused of helping Beijing attempt to recruit American scientists and engineers.

Death defying selfie gallery from daredevil across globe Posted: 26 Sep 2018 09:10 AM PDT These daredevil travelers have scaled some of the world's tallest buildings, plunged to the bottom of the deepest oceans and even come face to face with dangerous animals.

AP FACT CHECK: O'Rourke 'Jim Crow' remark goes beyond police Posted: 25 Sep 2018 11:09 AM PDT AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Sen. Ted Cruz accused Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke of making offensive comments about police officers during their first debate of the Texas Senate race.

VIDEO: Florida man accused of throwing another man off bridge Posted: 25 Sep 2018 01:09 PM PDT Police in Florida said a man and a woman whose bike had a flat tire were attacked as they tried to walk across the Main Street Bridge in Daytona Beach.

Kavanaugh’s Choir Boy Defense Raises Questions About His Credibility, Democrats Say Posted: 25 Sep 2018 05:22 PM PDT WASHINGTON ― Senators are expected to weigh the credibility of Dr. Christine

House Republicans Have Reportedly Called James Comey, Loretta Lynch And Sally Yates To Testify Posted: 26 Sep 2018 02:44 AM PDT House Republicans have reportedly called several high-profile witnesses to

'Serial killer' suspected of beating homeless people to death in California Posted: 26 Sep 2018 04:27 AM PDT A man described as a "violent predator" has been arrested on suspicion of beating homeless men to death in California. Ramon Escobar, who allegedly fled to the West Coast state from Texas after being questioned over the disappearance of two Houston relatives, is accused of killing three people and seriously injuring four others. Los Angeles police Captain William Hayes said the 47-year-old was taken into custody after officers searched his car and recovered a wooden baseball bat and bolt cutters that they believe he used to carry out the attacks on random victims in Los Angeles.

Austrian fruit grower jailed over bee deaths Posted: 26 Sep 2018 09:33 AM PDT An Austria fruit grower was handed a rare prison sentence Wednesday for having illegally spread an insecticide which led to the deaths of dozens of neighbouring bee colonies. The 47-year-old man had spread a powerful insecticide called chlorpyrifos over his trees in the Lavanttal area of Carinthia province, at a time when their blossoms were still attracting bees. The court in the city of Klagenfurt found the fruit grower guilty of "deliberately damaging the environment", pointing to his experience and role in training others in his field as evidence that he knew the consequences of his actions.

Man on Plane Tries to Open Exit Door in Ill-Advised Attempt to Find the Bathroom Posted: 26 Sep 2018 09:02 AM PDT Police say the mixup lead to 'pandemonium' onboard the plane

Russia's S-300 Play in Syria Is Creating Geopolitical Waves Posted: 25 Sep 2018 12:44 PM PDT The Kremlin made the decision to supply Damascus with the potent S-300 air-defense system after a Syrian surface-to-air missile battery mistakenly shot down a Russian aircraft during an Israeli raid.

The Latest: Workers discovered cracked beam near ceiling Posted: 25 Sep 2018 06:12 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on the closure of San Francisco's new transit center (all times local):

Arizona Deputy Uses Taser Gun to Escape Big Black Cow Attacking Him Posted: 25 Sep 2018 03:42 PM PDT The deputy was answering a call from a woman pinned on the ground by a cow.

Read Brett Kavanaugh's Prepared Testimony To Senate On Christine Blasey Ford's Accusation Posted: 26 Sep 2018 09:30 AM PDT The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday released Supreme Court nominee

Skripal poisoning suspect is colonel in Russian GRU: report Posted: 26 Sep 2018 12:26 PM PDT A suspect in the nerve agent poisoning of a Russian ex-spy in Britain in March is a colonel in Russia's GRU military intelligence agency, investigative website Bellingcat alleged on Wednesday. Bellingcat, a Britain-based team of investigators that specialise in trawling through online data to expose Russia's involvement in foreign conflicts, said the man identified as "Ruslan Boshirov" by Britain is in fact named Anatoly Chepiga.

Trump To Migrants: Stay Home Posted: 25 Sep 2018 09:33 AM PDT President Donald Trump delivered a speech to the United Nations General

Suspect in deadly California attacks was deported 6 times Posted: 25 Sep 2018 10:17 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Texas man suspected of killing three people and seriously injuring four in a string of attacks on sleeping Southern California men — most of them homeless — had a long criminal history and had been deported from the United States six times, immigration officials said Tuesday night.

New research shows the world’s ice is doing something not seen before Posted: 26 Sep 2018 03:00 AM PDT Do you know how an ice sheet can move? Melt water on the Greenland ice sheet near camp Victor north of Ilulissat. First, melting ice can cause sea levels to rise and inundate coastal areas – it also makes storms like hurricanes and typhoons more destructive.  Melting ice also causes a feedback loop, which can cause more future warming and then more ice loss.

Police: Infant drowned in bathtub while father played video game Posted: 26 Sep 2018 01:07 PM PDT Authorities say an Alabama man arrested in the suspected drowning death of his infant son told investigators he placed the child in a tub of running water and forgot about the baby while playing a video game.

China says plots to disrupt ties with Pakistan will fail Posted: 25 Sep 2018 08:07 PM PDT Any plots to sow discord in China's ties with Pakistan will not prevail, the Chinese government's top diplomat said on Tuesday, as Beijing fends off criticism of its economic projects in Pakistan and a clampdown in China's western Xinjiang region. China has pledged $57 billion to build power stations, major highways, new railways and high capacity ports along the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a key part of Chinese President Xi Jinping's Belt and Road plan to further tie China to Eurasia.

The Latest Thing Millennials Are Being Blamed for Killing? Divorce Posted: 25 Sep 2018 07:40 AM PDT Generation X and especially millennials are being pickier about who they marry

Read Christine Blasey Ford's Prepared Testimony To The Senate Judiciary Committee Posted: 26 Sep 2018 02:56 PM PDT The testimony Christine Blasey Ford is prepared to give to the Senate

Syria says new air defences will make Israel think twice Posted: 25 Sep 2018 05:00 PM PDT A top Syrian official has said a new air defence system from ally Russia will force Israel to "think carefully" before carrying out any more air strikes in the country. Moscow announced on Monday it would deliver the advanced S-300 air defence system, a week after the Syrian military downed a Russian plane by mistake following an Israeli air strike. Russia has blamed the friendly fire on Israeli pilots using the larger Russian plane as "cover".

Rod Rosenstein’s Fate Might Determine Whether You See The Mueller Report Posted: 26 Sep 2018 02:45 AM PDT WASHINGTON ― If President Donald Trump fires Deputy Attorney General Rod

Elaborate throne for Japan's next emperor arrives in Tokyo Posted: 26 Sep 2018 02:04 AM PDT TOKYO (AP) — The monumental imperial throne for the coronation of Japan's new emperor has arrived in Tokyo from an ancient imperial palace in Kyoto more than a year ahead of time, officials said Wednesday.

New Volvo V60 Wagon Gets the Cross Country Treatment, and It Looks Great Posted: 25 Sep 2018 08:26 AM PDT Volvo backs up the more rugged appearance with three more inches of ground clearance, all-wheel drive, and a variety of legit off-road-focused features that add capability.

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