| Donald Trump Tied To Putin's Leash On Sassy California Billboard Posted: 16 Nov 2017 09:16 PM PST  President Donald Trump and Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.)
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| Franken backs ethics investigation after woman accuses him of groping her Posted: 16 Nov 2017 08:37 AM PST  Sen. Al Franken apologized to radio anchor Leeann Tweeden after she said he groped her in 2006. She posted a photo of the incident.
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| Ohio Lawmaker Quits After Having 'Inappropriate Conduct' With Man In His Office Posted: 17 Nov 2017 11:16 AM PST  An Ohio lawmaker known for his devotion to "family values" has stepped down after allegedly engaging in "inappropriate conduct with another man" in his office.
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| Newly Flipped Witness May Have Info on Flynn Posted: 16 Nov 2017 12:17 PM PST  Tom Winter talks with Rachel Maddow about new reporting that Reza Zarrab, a Turkish-Iranian national wanted by Turkey and charged in the U.S. for sanctions violations is talking with prosecutors and may have information about Mike Flynn.
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| Oklahoma Science Teacher, 22, Charged with Rape of Teenage Student After Police Barge In Posted: 17 Nov 2017 08:17 AM PST  Sheriff's deputies barged in on a tryst she had allegedly set up with the teenage student
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| ‘Glad It’s Out’: Moore Accuser Says ‘Community knew’ Posted: 16 Nov 2017 08:46 AM PST  Becky Gray says Roy Moore would hang out at the local mall, ogling young woman, and claims he was eventually banned from establishments because of his "creepy" behavior.
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| Woman with crude anti-Trump truck decal arrested Posted: 17 Nov 2017 10:52 AM PST  The driver of a pickup displaying an expletive-filled message to President Donald Trump and his supporters in the Houston area was arrested Thursday on an outstanding warrant.
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| Some People Think Starbucks Is Promoting 'Gay Agenda' On Holiday Cups Posted: 17 Nov 2017 01:17 PM PST  It seems like outrage over Starbucks cups is almost as much of a holiday tradition as crowded malls, Mariah Carey and sappy movie marathons.
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| Grace Mugabe: the office worker who wanted to rule Zimbabwe Posted: 17 Nov 2017 07:57 AM PST ![Grace Mugabe: the office worker who wanted to rule Zimbabwe]( "Grace Mugabe: the office worker who wanted to rule Zimbabwe") By Joe Brock HARARE (Reuters) - The spectacular rise and fall of Zimbabwe's uncompromising First Lady, Grace Mugabe, had an unusual beginning: an office affair. It was the early 1990s when President Robert Mugabe's eye fell upon one of his shy young typists. President Mugabe is trying to cling to power after the military took over this week in response to his purge of vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa, 75, a liberation war fighter and Grace's sworn enemy.
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| Robert Mueller 'subpoenas Trump election campaign for Russia documents' Posted: 17 Nov 2017 07:33 AM PST  Special counsel Robert Mueller is said to have subpoenaed President Donald Trump's election campaign for documents regarding Russia. Mr Mueller, currently leading an investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with the Kremlin, reportedly requested documents and emails from over a dozen top campaign officials that include several keywords related to Russia. A source told the Wall Street Journal the subpoena would not compel testimony before a grand jury.
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| Senate Dems Leave No Room For Ambiguity In Denouncing Al Franken Posted: 16 Nov 2017 12:30 PM PST  Democratic senators were unequivocal on Thursday in their calls for an investigation into sexual assault allegations against Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.),
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| Woman Dies After Cleaning Scene Of Son's Suspected Drug Overdose Posted: 16 Nov 2017 03:19 PM PST  A Pennsylvania mother caring for her son after his suspected drug overdose is believed to have accidentally overdosed on the same substance while cleaning his home, leading to her death.
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| Experts: Puerto Rico may struggle for more than a decade Posted: 16 Nov 2017 08:45 PM PST  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico could face more than a decade of further economic stagnation and a steep drop in population as a result of Hurricane Maria, experts said on Thursday.
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| Ivanka Trump warned to stay quiet after speaking out about sexual assault allegations Posted: 16 Nov 2017 07:02 PM PST  First daughter Ivanka Trump's harsh statement about Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore drew some backlash from Breitbart this week.
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| Injured defector's parasites and diet hint at hard life in North Korea Posted: 17 Nov 2017 04:07 AM PST  By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - Parasitic worms found in a North Korean soldier, critically injured during a desperate defection, highlight nutrition and hygiene problems that experts say have plagued the isolated country for decades. At a briefing on Wednesday, lead surgeon Lee Cook-jong displayed photos showing dozens of flesh-colored parasites - including one 27 cm (10.6 in) long - removed from the wounded soldier's digestive tract during a series of surgeries to save his life. The parasites, along with kernels of corn in his stomach, may confirm what many experts and previous defectors have described about the food and hygiene situation for many North Koreans.
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| School cancels Muslim speaker after teacher organising presentation receives threats Posted: 16 Nov 2017 06:03 PM PST  A teacher at Northeastern Middle School in Bristol, Connecticut, had invited a local Muslim woman to speak about her faith and sent a note to parents informing them of the event. The letter, which was posted online, introduced the speaker as a New York City native who resided in Connecticut and had founded an organisation devoted to "empowerment of Muslim women". In a statement to NBC, Bristol Public Schools superintendent Susan Kalt Moreau said despite the cancellation "there was an outpouring of support for bringing a speaker in to support our curriculum which includes religions of the world".
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| Immigrants Anxiously Await Citizenship As Processing Times Nearly Double Posted: 17 Nov 2017 01:56 PM PST  For immigrants, the road to U.S. citizenship has always been a long and difficult one.
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| US nets 214 arrests in MS-13 gang sweep Posted: 16 Nov 2017 02:08 PM PST  US authorities announced Thursday that 214 members of the notorious MS-13 gang had been arrested in a one-month sweep around the country. More than half of those picked up in the action which was led by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, were arrested on immigration violations. The largest part of the group, 135, were from El Salvador, followed by Honduras and Mexico.
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| Tesla Unveils World's Fastest Production Car In Surprise Announcement Posted: 17 Nov 2017 12:34 AM PST  Tesla on Thursday night unveiled its electric semi truck, but the massive new vehicle was overshadowed by what it was hauling inside.
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| Millions of People May Die if Saudi Arabia Doesn't Allow Aid to Enter Yemen Immediately Posted: 16 Nov 2017 09:51 PM PST  A humanitarian crisis is rapidly deepening in Yemen, where millions of aid-reliant people have been cut off from assistance since Saudi Arabia closed the country's ports on Nov. 5.
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| Supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga clash with police in Nairobi, Kenya Posted: 17 Nov 2017 05:37 AM PST ![Supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga clash with police in Nairobi, Kenya]( "Supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga clash with police in Nairobi, Kenya") Two people were killed on Friday as Kenyan police tried to disperse supporters cheering a convoy carrying opposition leader Raila Odinga in Nairobi.
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| Democratic Candidates Are Hanging Roy Moore Around The Necks Of Their GOP Opponents Posted: 16 Nov 2017 10:58 AM PST  WASHINGTON ― Democrats are seizing on the controversy surrounding Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore in state and local races around the country, attacking GOP opponents over their stance regarding the former judge, who has been accused of sexual assault and inappropriate advances by multiple women.
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| Russia's Next Big Nuclear Missile Submarine Launches Tomorrow Posted: 16 Nov 2017 05:59 PM PST  Russia's first Project 995A Borei-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) is set to be launched on November 17 in Severodvinsk. The vessel, called Prince Vladimir (Князь Владимир—transliterated as Knyaz Vladimir) is an improved version of the original Project 955 SSBN, three of which have been completed for the Russian Navy. Compared to the three older Project 995 boats, Prince Vladimir has a better acoustical stealth, better electronics and improved living spaces for the crew.
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| Injured defector's parasites and diet hint at hard life in N.Korea Posted: 17 Nov 2017 04:13 AM PST  Parasitic worms found in a North Korean soldier, critically injured during a desperate defection, highlight nutrition and hygiene problems that experts say have plagued the isolated country for decades. At a briefing on Wednesday, lead surgeon Lee Cook-jong displayed photos showing dozens of flesh-coloured parasites - including one 27 cm (10.6 in) long - removed from the wounded soldier's digestive tract during a series of surgeries to save his life. The parasites, along with kernels of corn in his stomach, may confirm what many experts and previous defectors have described about the food and hygiene situation for many North Koreans.
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| Joe Biden says Barack Obama is 'like family' as he reveals favourite White House meme Posted: 16 Nov 2017 08:00 AM PST  Joe Biden has spoken of his relationship with Barack Obama, describing the pair as "like family" and saying many of the memes of them that circulated online are accurate. The former US Vice President revealed his favourite of the thousands of memes that were posted on social media during and after his time in the White House. In them, the pair are portrayed as good friends, with Mr Biden often shown as having a humorous and mischievous approach in contrast to a more serious and sober Mr Obama.
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| The Latest: 7 hospital staff on unpaid leave after escape Posted: 15 Nov 2017 07:20 PM PST  HONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on a dangerous Hawaii man who escaped from the state psychiatric hospital (all times local):
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| The Absolute Worst Excuses Ever For Calling In Sick Posted: 17 Nov 2017 02:46 AM PST  CareerBuilder's annual survey, which covered a 12-month period ending in September, found that 40 percent of workers had claimed to be sick when they actually weren't, and 38 percent of employers had checked up on workers who called in sick.
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| After Leonardo Da Vinci Painting Is Sold for an Incredible $450 Million, Who Is the Mystery Buyer? Posted: 16 Nov 2017 11:49 AM PST  Gasps were audibly heard in the room as the bidding war escalated, but the buyer remains shrouded in secrecy.
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| The Kurdish Explosion Is Unleashing Demons Posted: 16 Nov 2017 01:22 PM PST  The United States needs to put a stop to this flashpoint before it's too late.
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| Hariri Paris trip is 'start of solution': Lebanon president Posted: 16 Nov 2017 10:24 AM PST  Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri's decision to accept an invitation to Paris is the "start of a solution" to the crisis sparked by his resignation in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon's president said Thursday. Hariri has been in Riyadh since announcing his shock resignation from there on November 4, and Lebanon's President Michel Aoun on Wednesday accused Saudi authorities of "detaining" the premier. "We hope that the crisis is over and Hariri's acceptance of the invitation to go to France is the start of a solution," Aoun said on the official presidential Twitter account.
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| Every Car We've Tested to Hit 60 MPH In Under 3.0 Posted: 16 Nov 2017 01:14 PM PST |
| Roy Moore Uses Title Of Teen Cheerleader Movie In Attempt To Defend Himself Posted: 15 Nov 2017 08:56 PM PST  Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore's latest defense is raising eyebrows in all the wrong ways.
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| How the U.S. Military Could Soon Have a New Way to Crush North Korea's ICBMs Posted: 17 Nov 2017 04:28 AM PST  A US military upgraded Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle, or EKV, a kinetic-force weapon that slams into its targets, destroyed an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time during a Missile Defense Agency test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system several months ago. The Missile Defense Agency's first-ever successful intercept of an ICBM target using a Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, using the kinetic force of an Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) to destroy the target, is paving the way toward advanced future kill vehicles able to discern and attack multiple approaching threats, industry and Pentagon officials said.
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| Report: Mueller Issued Subpoena To Trump Campaign For Russia Documents Posted: 16 Nov 2017 05:20 PM PST  Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigators reportedly issued a subpoena to President Donald Trump's campaign last month, requesting Russia-related documents from over a dozen top officials, reports the Wall Street Journal.
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| Correction: Deadly-California-Shootings story Posted: 17 Nov 2017 02:24 PM PST  RANCHO TEHAMA RESERVE, Calif. (AP) — In a story Nov. 16 about a deadly shooting rampage in Northern California, The Associated Press, relying on information from law enforcement, reported erroneously the name of a shooting victim. The coroner's office said Diana Steele, who was previously involved in an altercation with shooter Kevin Neal, was killed in the shooting. Hailey Poland was not among the dead.
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| Polish Woman Says She Was Dragged Out Of Church After Unfurling Anti-Racism Banner Posted: 17 Nov 2017 09:39 AM PST  A Polish woman says she was booted out of a Catholic church service in Warsaw while protesting against racism and far-right nationalist groups.
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| Argentina's navy searches for missing submarine with 44 crew on board Posted: 17 Nov 2017 03:22 PM PST  Argentina's navy has launched a huge search-and-rescue operation for a military submarine with 44 crew members that has been missing off the coast of Patagonia for more than two days. The last radio contact with the San Juan submarine was on Wednesday, when it was 430km off the coast of the southern province of Chubut, in the area of San Jorge bay, a naval spokesman said on Friday. The spokesman, Enrique Balbi, told local television that as there was no indication of problems from the submarine, it could not yet be termed lost.
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| 23 Unique Gifts For Your Wife That Don’t Totally Suck Posted: 17 Nov 2017 09:01 AM PST  Finding the right holiday gift for your wife can be stressful. Everything's either too cheesy, too pricey or just plain boring.
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| Rohingya can return only if Myanmar's 'real citizens' accept: army Posted: 16 Nov 2017 01:45 AM PST  Rohingya refugees cannot return to Rakhine state until "real Myanmar citizens" are ready to accept them, the country's army chief said Thursday, casting doubt over government pledges to begin repatriating the persecuted Muslim minority. More than 600,000 Rohingya are languishing in Bangladeshi refugee camps after fleeing a brutal Myanmar army campaign launched in late August. The UN says the scorched-earth operation, which has left hundreds of villages burned to ash in northern Rakhine state, amounts to ethnic cleansing of the stateless minority.
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| New $200,000 Tesla Roadster speeds in front of electric big-rig truck Posted: 16 Nov 2017 11:05 PM PST  Tesla Inc upstaged its own debut of an electric heavy duty truck on Thursday when a red Roadster pulled out of the big rig's trailer and Chief Executive Elon Musk said the new $200,000 sports car would be the fastest production car ever. As the presentation appeared to end, the Tesla Semi opened its trailer, and the Roadster drove out. The sports car with a removable glass roof is an updated version of Tesla's first production vehicle.
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| Florida Man Killed Ex, Her New Boyfriend and Her Parents -- Then Left His Son Alone With Their Bodies Posted: 17 Nov 2017 03:37 PM PST  On Thursday, a 32-year-old Florida man was convicted of the 2014 quadruple murders of his ex-girlfriend, her new boyfriend and her parents, according to news reports.
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| Japan's Underwater Aircraft Carriers: Crazy Enough to Work? Posted: 16 Nov 2017 05:58 PM PST  A bold plan to attack the United States came too late in the war. Japan's Underwater Aircraft Carriers: Crazy Enough to Work? As soon as Colonel James Doolittle's B-25 raid struck Japan in April 1942, Japan sought to wreak revenge on the United States, but by 1944 devastating aerial bombings on Japan by the Americans had become all too regular.
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| In Post-Weinstein Era, Trump Sexual Assault Accusers Await His Downfall Posted: 17 Nov 2017 06:56 AM PST  The women who have accused President Donald Trump of sexual assault are patiently awaiting his undoing.
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| Gunman ran victims off road, chased them on foot Posted: 16 Nov 2017 09:15 PM PST  Michelle McFadyen was driving to the store with her husband when the couple strayed into the path of a shooting rampage in their small Northern California town.
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