| The North Korea Crisis Looms Over Trump's Visit To Japan Posted: 05 Nov 2017 07:16 AM PST  Shortly after dawn on Aug. 29, residents of the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido awoke to sirens, emergency alerts and breaking news banners urging them to take cover and brace for an imminent attack.
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| Devin Patrick Kelley Identified As Texas Church Shooting Suspect: Reports Posted: 05 Nov 2017 03:13 PM PST  Several new outlets have identified Devin Patrick Kelley, 26, as the suspect in Sunday's shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.
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| Poll: Americans oppose Republican tax plan by 17-point margin Posted: 04 Nov 2017 03:00 AM PDT  President Donald Trump has been extolling the virtues of the Republican tax plan, but according to a new poll, the American public doesn't love the plan.
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| Full Warner Interview: 'Russians Had a Fairly Organized Effort' to Influence 2016 Election Posted: 04 Nov 2017 11:16 PM PDT  Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), ranking member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, joins Meet the Press to talk about his committee's investigation into Russia's influence campaign on the 2016 election.
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| Man who believes current air quality is 'too clean' named to US Environmental Protection Agency advisory board Posted: 04 Nov 2017 02:46 PM PDT  A man who once claimed that the air in America was "a little too clean for optimum health", has been appointed to an advisory board of America's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Robert Phalen once claimed that children's lungs need to breathe irritants so their bodies can learn to fight them. The former director of the Air Pollution Health Effects Laboratory at the University of California Irvine was appointed to the agency's critical Scientific Advisory Board by EPA Director Scott Pruitt.
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| Florida Woman Arrested For Allegedly Riding A Horse While Drunk Posted: 04 Nov 2017 07:39 AM PDT  Police in Florida arrested a 53-year-old woman on Thursday afternoon for allegedly riding a horse while drunk.
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| Leaks show US commerce chief, UK queen's offshore investments Posted: 05 Nov 2017 03:13 PM PST  US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has business ties to a shipping firm linked to Vladimir Putin's inner circle, according to a vast leak of financial documents that also revealed Britain's Queen Elizabeth II's investments in tax havens. It was also revealed that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's top fundraiser and senior advisor Stephen Bronfman, heir to the Seagram fortune, moved some $60 million to offshore tax havens with ex-senator Leo Kolber.
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| United Airlines Flight Turns Around After Passenger ‘Initiated an Altercation’ with Flight Crew Posted: 05 Nov 2017 12:32 PM PST  A United Airlines flight heading to Washington, D.C. from Beijing was turned around during the flight after an altercation occurred between a passenger and a member of the flight crew, PEOPLE can confirm.
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| FSU Fraternity Suspended After Student Dies at Off-Campus Party Posted: 04 Nov 2017 06:43 AM PDT  He was found unresponsive after an off-campus party
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| Experts Urge Trump: 'Stick To The Script' In Asia, Don't Provoke North Korea Posted: 04 Nov 2017 03:00 AM PDT  As President Donald Trump makes his journey to Asia for a 12-day, five-country trip, international security experts are urging him to "stick to the script" and avoid making incendiary comments while discussing North Korea.
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| Typhoon kills 27, leaves 22 missing along Vietnam coast Posted: 04 Nov 2017 09:59 PM PDT  HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A powerful typhoon battering Vietnam has killed at least 27 people and left 22 others missing amid extensive damage along the south-central coast, officials said Sunday.
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| Iran displays missile, calls Trump 'crazy' in marking 1979 U.S. embassy takeover Posted: 04 Nov 2017 05:18 AM PDT  By Babak Dehghanpisheh BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iran put a ballistic missile on display as thousands marched on Saturday to mark the anniversary of the 1979 seizure of the U.S. embassy, with a senior official accusing President Donald Trump of a "crazy" return to confrontation with Tehran. Turnout for the annual Iranian street rallies commemorating the embassy takeover, a pivotal event of the Islamic Revolution, appeared higher than in recent years when Trump's predecessor Barack Obama pursued detente with Tehran. Last month, Trump broke ranks with European allies, Russia and China by refusing to re-certify Iran's compliance with its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, reached during Obama's tenure.
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| Under Trump, Obamacare Shopping Is Even More Confusing. We're Here To Help. Posted: 04 Nov 2017 06:43 PM PDT  Choosing health insurance can be a hassle under the best of circumstances.
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| American woman arrested in Zimbabwe for allegedly calling Mugabe 'a sick man' on Twitter Posted: 04 Nov 2017 08:15 AM PDT  An American woman has been arrested in Zimbabwe for allegedly insulting President Robert Mugabe on Twitter. Martha O'Donovan is charged with subversion and insulting the president for allegedly calling Mr Mugabe a "sick man" in a tweet, according to the Associated Press. Ms O'Donovan is accused of tweeting "We are being led by a selfish man and sick man," and posting a photo suggesting Mr Mugabe is surviving on a catheter.
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| Leaks show US commerce chief's ties to Putin-linked businesses Posted: 05 Nov 2017 12:32 PM PST US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has business ties to a shipping firm linked to Vladimir Putin's inner circle, leaked documents showed Sunday. Ross, a billionaire investor, holds a 31 percent stake in Navigator Holdings through a complex web of offshore investments detailed in leaked documents from a law firm examined by nearly 100 news organizations as part of an international collaboration. The 79-year-old reduced his stake when he took public office, according to public filings.
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| Bahrain orders citizens to leave Lebanon as Saudi Arabia and Iran spar for influence in Beirut Posted: 05 Nov 2017 09:50 AM PST  Bahrain has ordered its citizens to leave Lebanon amid mounting tensions between regional Sunni powers and Iran that have left the government in Beirut on the brink of collapse. The order from Bahrain's Foreign Ministry reflects growing fears for Lebanon's stability following the shock resignation of Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri on Saturday. Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Hizbollah, accused Saudi Arabia of forcing Mr Hariri to resign Credit: AFP/HO Bahrain is often seen as a bellweather for the Saudi Arabia-dominated Gulf Cooperation Council, which regularly announces sanctions and travel bans targeting countries seen as friendly with Iran. The Bahraini order and an additional ban on travel to Lebanon marks the latest escalation in a multi-fronted confrontation between Saudi Arabia and Iran which is playing out on political and military battlefields throughout the region, including Lebanon, Syria and Yemen. Mr Hariri delivered his resignation speech from the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, where he claims to have fled for his own safety, citing a foiled assassination attempt by Iran on his way out of Lebanon. A man shouts for help after the Beirut car bombing that killed Rafik al-Hariri in 2005 Credit: MOHAMED AZAKIR/Reuters He accused Iran of meddling in Lebanese politics and taking the country "as hostage". He said the atmosphere in Lebanon now was similar to that in 2005, when his father, former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri, was assassinated in a car bombing. Iran's Foreign Ministry described Mr Harisi's resignation as a "plot jointly designed by Saudi Arabia and Israel" and denied being behind any attempt on his life. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Lebanese Shia militia Hizbollah, on Sunday accused Saudi Arabia of meddling in Lebanese affairs by orchestrating the resignation. "The resignation was a Saudi decision dictated to prime minister Saad al-Hariri and forced on him," Nasrallah said in a televised broadcast. Portraits of Iranian-born Lebanese cleric Musa al-Sadr (top L), Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (top R) and Hizbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah outside a mosque in Lebanon Credit: MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP Iran and Saudi Arabia have long sparred in the Lebanese political arena. Hizbollah is allied to and backed by Tehran, and is widely seen as a projecting Iranian influence. Mr Hariri, scion of a Sunni Lebanese polity dynasty, was seen to have extended an olive branch to Hizbollah when he formed a national unity government less than a year ago. The president of that government, Michel Aoun, who is a political ally of Hizbollah, said he would not accept Mr Hariri's resignation until the prime minister returns to Lebanon. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, meets with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in October Credit: Dalati Nohra via AP While many analysts saw Mr Hariri's resignation as evidence that Hizbollah was being pushed back, some fear it will lead to further instability in an already fragile country. "The situation is open to all scenarios, including violence," said Hanin Ghaddar, a Lebanon analyst with the Washington Institute. With no "substantial" Sunni leader likely to want to take Mr Hariri's place in a Hizbollah-dominated government, further power grabs by Iranian-backed elements are a near-certainty, she said. "The Iranians have so many people in Lebanon, I wouldn't be surprised if they kill again. This is their strategy. They do that, they kill people. They do not stop."
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| Man Meets Biological Sister For First Time After She Was Switched At Birth 39 Years Ago Posted: 05 Nov 2017 09:41 AM PST  The family could not believe the rumors they'd heard all these years had been true.
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| DNC Chairman Promises To Reform Party's Presidential Nominating Process Posted: 05 Nov 2017 06:04 AM PST  In a Saturday blogpost, Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez vowed to enact reforms to the party's presidential nominating process aimed at ensuring that "the new DNC will work to rebuild trust with the people we represent."
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| Smog blankets Pakistan, India, causing accidents, illness Posted: 05 Nov 2017 01:59 AM PDT  ISLAMABAD (AP) — Smog has enveloped much of Pakistan and neighboring India, causing highway accidents and respiratory problems, and forcing many residents to stay home, officials said Saturday.
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| China to expand corruption supervision pilot scheme nationwide: Xinhua Posted: 04 Nov 2017 10:00 PM PDT  China will expand a pilot project for anti-graft supervision reforms nationwide next year that will consolidate existing corruption agencies, state-run news agency Xinhua reported, as President Xi Jinping expands his signature policy drive. Xinhua said in a report published late on Saturday China's top legislature adopted a decision calling for new supervisory commissions to be set up by the People's Congresses at provincial, city and county-levels to "supervise those exercising public power". Xi's signature anti-graft drive has jailed or otherwise punished nearly 1.4 million Communist Party members since 2012.
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| At Least 26 Dead In Shooting At Texas Baptist Church Posted: 05 Nov 2017 11:28 AM PST  Authorities reportedly responded to a shooting at a church outside of San Antonio, Texas, on Sunday that left several people wounded and a gunman dead.
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| Hurricane Maria death toll 'much higher than officially reported', mayor in Puerto Rico says Posted: 04 Nov 2017 06:55 AM PDT  The mayor of the Puerto Rican capital San Juan has warned the death toll from Hurricane Maria is far higher than the official figure. Carmen Yulín Cruz said the true number of deaths following the disaster could be as high as 500 rather than the official toll of just 54. Hurricane Maria made landfall on the island on the morning of 20 September and caused devastation to the country's already fragile infrastructure.
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| UK Queen's private estate invested in offshore funds: leaks Posted: 05 Nov 2017 01:55 PM PST  Millions of pounds from the private estate of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II have been invested in offshore tax haven funds, a huge new leak of financial documents revealed on Sunday. Around £10 million ($13 million, ⠬11.3 million) of the Queen's private money was placed in funds held in the Cayman Islands and Bermuda, according to the leaked papers, which were first reported in Britain by the BBC and the Guardian newspaper. The investments, which were entirely legal, were made through the Duchy of Lancaster, which provides the monarch with an income and handles investments of her vast estate and remain current, the media outlets said.
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| The U.S. Army Wants to Put Big Guns on Small Tanks Posted: 04 Nov 2017 05:42 AM PDT  The Pentagon hopes to get a new lightweight armored combat vehicle. Recently, the U.S. Army has been putting forth a requirement for a new lightweight armored combat vehicle, under the project name of Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF).
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| The Right Way to Use a Fire Extinguisher Posted: 04 Nov 2017 01:45 PM PDT  The recent recall of 40 million Kidde fire extinguishers affected households across the country. Though Kidde is replacing the faulty fire extinguishers, the recall serves as a reminder that you ...
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| Asia Argento Tells Uma Thurman ‘We Need’ Your Voice After Her Response to Weinstein Goes Viral Posted: 05 Nov 2017 08:42 AM PST  She's shared credits with him in seven movies, but when it comes to the flood of sexual misconduct allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, Uma Thurman is staying mum… for now.
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| Islamic State on verge of defeat after fresh losses in Syria, Iraq Posted: 04 Nov 2017 03:42 AM PDT ![Islamic State on verge of defeat after fresh losses in Syria, Iraq]( "Islamic State on verge of defeat after fresh losses in Syria, Iraq") By Angus McDowall and Raya Jalabi BEIRUT/ERBIL (Reuters) - Islamic State's self-proclaimed caliphate was on the verge of final defeat on Friday, with Syrian government forces capturing its last major city on one side of the border and Iraqi forces taking its last substantial town on the other. The losses on either side of the frontier appear to reduce the caliphate that once ruled over millions of people to a single Syrian border town, a village on a bank of the Euphrates in Iraq and some patches of nearby desert. Iraq's Prime Minister Haidar Abadi announced that government forces had captured al-Qaim, the border town where the Euphrates spills from Syria into Iraq.
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| Neighbor Arrested After Rand Paul Is Assaulted At His Kentucky Home Posted: 04 Nov 2017 06:48 PM PDT  A neighbor was arrested after Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was attacked at his home in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Friday afternoon, according to a police report.
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| Report: 6 Florida Women Accuse State Senator Of Sexual Harassment Posted: 03 Nov 2017 06:55 PM PDT  Florida Sen. Jack Latvala (R-Clearwater) is facing allegations of sexual misconduct from six women, Politico reports.
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| Netanyahu associates grilled in German submarine graft probe: report Posted: 05 Nov 2017 03:36 AM PST  Two lawyers close to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were questioned Sunday over their roles in suspected corruption around the purchase of German submarines, media reports and police said. Police said they had detained "two senior lawyers for questioning as part of the (submarine) affair," refusing however to confirm their identity at this stage. Israeli media identified both as being close to Netanyahu, naming one as David Shimron, a relative of Netanyahu and his family lawyer who also represented German industrial giant ThyssenKrupp in Israel.
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| Terror attack highlights de Blasio's strained relationships Posted: 04 Nov 2017 09:03 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — With the election only about a week away, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was supposed to be preparing for his final debate. Instead, the Democrat was addressing the nation on national television, shoulder-to-shoulder with the governor and the police commissioner, as the city grappled with a deadly terror attack.
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| Multiple People Killed in Texas Church Shooting Posted: 05 Nov 2017 12:29 PM PST  A sheriff says a man walked into a Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, and started shooting, leaving multiple people dead.
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| US special forces 'fought Niger ambush alone after local troops fled' Posted: 04 Nov 2017 02:00 AM PDT  Johnson and three other US soldiers were killed in Niger on 4 October. The US special forces detachment ambushed in the Niger last month fought alone for hours after the local Nigerien forces they were accompanying fled in the first minutes of the engagement, retired and serving special forces officers with knowledge of events have said. Four US Green Berets and five Nigerien troops died in the incident, which has been the focus of an intense debate in Washington over the executive branch's extensive powers to use military force abroad without congressional approval and with little oversight.
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| Terminally ill woman gives daughter life advice in poignant farewell letter Posted: 04 Nov 2017 05:32 AM PDT  An emotional letter that a mother wrote to her daughter before she died from terminal cancer has been shared by thousands online. Margaret Peggy Summers, 55, had been diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney cancer in June 2016 before passing away in October of the same year. Hannah, 18, a nursing student in Indiana, US, told how being in receipt of the letter so soon after her parent's death felt like a connection was still there.
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| This Wisconsin Bill Would Let Toddlers Hunt With Guns Posted: 04 Nov 2017 01:06 PM PDT  Wisconsin's GOP-controlled state Assembly has passed a bill that would get rid of minimum age restrictions on hunting as long as a child is accompanied by an adult who follows certain rules, the Associated Press reported on Friday.
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| Man Allegedly Used Ice Cream Truck To Lure And Sexually Assault Children: Police Posted: 05 Nov 2017 10:18 AM PST  He is being held on $1 million bond.
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| Lebanon's Hariri: political scion and Hezbollah critic Posted: 04 Nov 2017 06:58 AM PDT  Saad Hariri, who resigned from Lebanon's premiership Saturday, is a son of assassinated billionaire Rafik Hariri who never achieved his father's aura but fears he could suffer the same fate. The 47-year-old's political career, which has included two stints as prime minister, has been marked by his opposition to Syrian influence in Lebanon. Hezbollah, which is also part of Lebanon's government, is a key backer of the Assad regime.
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| No prison for U.S. Army deserter Bergdahl, who Trump wanted dead Posted: 04 Nov 2017 04:10 AM PDT ![No prison for U.S. Army deserter Bergdahl, who Trump wanted dead]( "No prison for U.S. Army deserter Bergdahl, who Trump wanted dead") U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl on Friday was spared prison for endangering his comrades in arms when he deserted in Afghanistan in 2009, a sentence swiftly condemned by President Donald Trump, who while seeking election had called for his execution. "The decision on Sergeant Bergdahl is a complete and total disgrace to our Country and to our Military," Trump posted on Twitter from Air Force One as he flew to Asia at the start of a lengthy tour of the region. A military judge recommended that Bergdahl should be dishonorably discharged from the service, demoted to private and forfeit $10,000 in pay.
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| 1 family has survived 5 generations of Houston storms: Mine Posted: 05 Nov 2017 05:29 AM PST  HOUSTON (AP) — I returned to the city of my birth a few weeks ago, to a place that had drowned after a monster storm brought more than a year's worth of rain and sent its bayous and reservoirs overflowing. Hurricane Harvey had long left Houston, but its legacy lived on — in the ashy floors of Aunt Christine's home and the mold of Cousin Esther's house and the buckets that still sat scattered across the living room at Mom and Dad's to catch leaks.
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| Koenigsegg's Top Speed Was 285 MPH on a Highway Posted: 05 Nov 2017 04:38 AM PST  That's 457 km/h, while the Agera RS also bested its own 0-400-0 record with a new one at 33.29 seconds. Using a single set of Michelins the entire day.
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| U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan: U.S. military Posted: 04 Nov 2017 12:25 PM PDT ![U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan: U.S. military]( "U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan: U.S. military") A U.S. service member was killed in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, the military said, without giving details of his identity or the circumstances of his death, which occurred as American forces have stepped up operations against the Taliban. A statement from U.S. Forces Afghanistan Command in Kabul said the service member had died of wounds sustained during operations in Logar, the eastern province where another service member was killed last week after a helicopter crash. "Despite this tragic event, we remain steadfast in our commitment to the Afghan people and to support them in our mutual fight against terrorism," Gen. John Nicholson, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said in the statement.
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| Man Found Guilty of Murdering 16-Year-Old Who Identified as Both Male and Female Posted: 04 Nov 2017 10:21 AM PDT  Investigators say bleach had been poured on the bullet-riddled body in an apparent attempt to destroy DNA evidence
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| Richard Dreyfuss' Son Says Kevin Spacey Groped Him As A Teen Posted: 05 Nov 2017 11:50 AM PST  Actor Harry Dreyfuss, the son of Academy Award-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss, says that actor Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted him as a teen, adding his name to a growing list of accusers.
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| Barack Obama's electrifying speech remembered on anniversary of historic election win Posted: 05 Nov 2017 03:57 AM PST  Nine years after Barack Obama's election as the 44th President of the United States, supporters of the former leader are sharing footage of the "electrifying" speech he gave marking the historic victory. America's first black President was met with cheers and screams as he recognised the diversity of the electorate who turned out to vote. "If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer," he said.
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