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Women's Group Shines Light On Trump Sexual Assault Allegations Before State Of The Union

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 04:04 PM PST

Women's Group Shines Light On Trump Sexual Assault Allegations Before State Of The UnionA women's rights group used the occasion of Donald Trump's first State of the Union address to bring renewed attention to allegations of sexual assault against the president.


Military blames 'human error' for hidden Afghan war data

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 11:17 AM PST

Military blames 'human error' for hidden Afghan war dataThe Defense Department is withholding important figures about how the nation's longest war is going, a watchdog office says. The latest quarterly report omits such data as the size of Afghan forces and the number of districts under Taliban control.


GOP Congressman Calls For Undocumented SOTU Guests To Be Arrested On The Spot

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 02:04 PM PST

GOP Congressman Calls For Undocumented SOTU Guests To Be Arrested On The SpotWASHINGTON ― About 30 young undocumented immigrants are attending the State of the Union on Tuesday as guests of lawmakers ― and one of their colleagues wants to use the opportunity to have those guests arrested.


Correction: Deadly Car Wash Shooting story

Posted: 31 Jan 2018 03:41 PM PST

Correction: Deadly Car Wash Shooting storyIn a story Jan. 28 about the shooting deaths of four people at a car wash, The Associated Press, relying on information from state police, misspelled the first name of one of the female victims. She was Cortney Snyder, not Courtney.


Nearly 80 undocumented immigrants found crammed in truck near US-Mexico border

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 06:53 AM PST

Nearly 80 undocumented immigrants found crammed in truck near US-Mexico borderImmigration authorities have found nearly 80 people crammed into the back of a truck trying to enter the US without proper documents. The truck was travelling on highway in Laredo, Texas, near the US-Mexico border when the driver was pulled over. At least 13 were found to be unaccompanied children.


Iranian Women To U.S.: Our Protest Isn’t About The Hijab. It Is About Freedom.

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 03:12 PM PST

Iranian Women To U.S.: Our Protest Isn't About The Hijab. It Is About Freedom.Protests have swept across Iran in recent weeks, the largest in almost a decade, as Iranians take to the streets to protest abysmal economic conditions and allegations of widespread corruption.


Hamas official dies three weeks after 'accidental' shooting

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 01:09 AM PST

Hamas official dies three weeks after 'accidental' shootingA senior Hamas official has died in Gaza three weeks after shooting himself in the head in what officials described as an accident, the Palestinian Islamist group announced Tuesday. Imad al-Alami, a former member of Hamas's highest political body and its ambassador to Iran, died overnight, a Hamas statement said. Alami was wounded on January 9 while "inspecting his personal weapon in his home" in Gaza, Hamas said at the time.


State Officials Fire Employee Who Sent False Missile Alert In Hawaii

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 09:03 AM PST

State Officials Fire Employee Who Sent False Missile Alert In HawaiiThe emergency worker responsible for sending a false missile alert to people in Hawaii earlier this month actually believed there was an incoming ballistic missile, The Washington Post reports.


'Dreamers' turn their backs on Trump’s immigration policy

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 09:28 PM PST

'Dreamers' turn their backs on Trump's immigration policyThe small group of immigrants who gathered for a State of the Union watch party in Queens Tuesday night didn't technically plan on watching the president speak. "When he starts talking, we're going to turn our backs to the screen," explained Antonio Alacaron, a DACA recipient and immigration youth organizer at Make the Road New York, a nonprofit that advocates for immigrant rights and Latino communities. "This is insane," Alacaron said softly, shaking his head as Trump talked about his proposed plan to create a 12-year pathway to citizenship for "1.8 million illegal immigrants who were brought here by their parents at a young age," in exchange for "building a great wall on the southern border" and other increased security measures.


Twitter erupts after Melania Trump didn't stand when Trump mentioned "family & faith" during the State of the Union

Posted: 31 Jan 2018 06:58 AM PST

Twitter erupts after Melania Trump didn't stand when Trump mentioned "family & faith" during the State of the UnionThings appeared to get pretty awkward between President Donald Trump and the first lady during his first State of the Union address Tuesday night.


Top Republican Admits Gerrymandering Could Help GOP Keep Control Of The House

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 01:08 PM PST

Top Republican Admits Gerrymandering Could Help GOP Keep Control Of The HouseThe congressman running the National Republican Congressional Committee, the campaign arm of the House GOP, just said openly that partisan gerrymandering could help his party retain control of the House in November.


Mom of guilty teen in 'Slender Man' case on hearing daughter admit to stabbing

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 04:46 PM PST

Mom of guilty teen in 'Slender Man' case on hearing daughter admit to stabbingMorgan Geyser's mother Angie Geyser told ABC's David Muir that her daughter's police interrogation tape "is very difficult to watch... I couldn't believe what I was hearing."


Second Person Of Interest Related To Las Vegas Massacre Admits Selling Gunman Ammo

Posted: 31 Jan 2018 11:15 AM PST

Second Person Of Interest Related To Las Vegas Massacre Admits Selling Gunman AmmoA second person of interest related to last year's mass shooting at a Las Vegas music festival was identified as an ammunition dealer who sold to gunman Stephen Paddock, according to newly unsealed court documents.


FEMA criticized for plan to end storm aid in Puerto Rico

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 02:56 PM PST

FEMA criticized for plan to end storm aid in Puerto RicoWASHINGTON (AP) — Plans by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to halt hurricane relief supplies to Puerto Rico drew criticism Tuesday from members of Congress and the mayor of the island's largest city.


Turkey detains top medical group members over Syria criticism

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 01:31 AM PST

Turkey detains top medical group members over Syria criticismTurkey on Tuesday detained all the top members of the country's main medical association, including its chief, after they criticised Ankara's offensive against Kurdish militia in Syria. The arrests came after the Turkish Medical Association (TTB), which represents 80 percent of the country's physicians, issued a statement saying that conflicts lead to "irreparable problems" and that "war is a man-made public health problem". The TTB ended its statement on Wednesday with the words: "No to war, peace right now".


Trump borrows Clinton's words for State of the Union address

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 04:55 PM PST

Trump borrows Clinton's words for State of the Union addressPresident Trump is set to borrow a term from a 2010 Hillary Clinton speech in his State of the Union address. "This is our 'new American moment,'" Trump will say, according to an excerpt of the speech released by the White House Tuesday evening. "There has never been a better time to start living the American Dream."


Lockheed Martin Has Delivered 265 F-35s (And the Profits are Pouring In)

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 05:08 PM PST

Lockheed Martin Has Delivered 265 F-35s (And the Profits are Pouring In)The future is looking bright for Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, which is set for massive growth as the program finally reaches maturity and enters into full rate production. "Our F-35 program, during the fourth quarter we met our joint government and industry commitment by delivering the 66 aircraft in 2017," Marillyn Hewson, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Lockheed Martin, told investors. Lockheed Martin expects that the program will continue to expand in 2018.


Breathtaking Photos Show The 'Super Blue Blood Moon' Around The World

Posted: 31 Jan 2018 10:04 AM PST

Breathtaking Photos Show The 'Super Blue Blood Moon' Around The WorldA rare "super blue blood moon" had space enthusiasts across the world in awe Wednesday.


Russia's Putin: U.S. 'oligarch list' is an unfriendly act

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 04:41 AM PST

Russia's Putin: U.S. 'oligarch list' is an unfriendly actPresident Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday the release of a U.S. list of Russian businessmen close to the Kremlin was an unfriendly act, but Moscow did not currently plan to retaliate. The U.S. Treasury Department named major Russian businessmen in a so-called "oligarchs' list" which was released earlier on Tuesday. It will complicate the difficult situation Russian-American relations are already in, and of course harm international relations as a whole," Putin said.


Second Hong Kong WW2 bomb in a week sparks evacuation

Posted: 31 Jan 2018 07:03 AM PST

Second Hong Kong WW2 bomb in a week sparks evacuationA second wartime bomb was discovered at a construction site in the heart of Hong Kong within a week, prompting thousands of people to evacuate on Wednesday and stores to shutter. Police sealed off parts of the busy Wan Chai district and ferry services crossing the Victoria Harbour were suspended as experts worked to unearth the explosive, an operation that would likely continue overnight. The bomb was found at the same construction site along the harbour front as a 450-kilogram explosive that was successfully defused on Saturday.


Joe Kennedy III carries the Kennedy legacy into the fight against Trump

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 02:00 AM PST

Joe Kennedy III carries the Kennedy legacy into the fight against TrumpRep. Joe Kennedy III, Bobby Kennedy's grandson, who will deliver the Democratic response to President Trump's State of the Union, has the burden of living up to his family's legacy without seeming to trade on it.


Fact Check: State of the Union's standout lines

Posted: 31 Jan 2018 12:44 AM PST

Fact Check: State of the Union's standout linesABC News' MaryAlice Parks investigates some of the statements made during President Trump's first State of the Union address.


Iranian opposition cleric accuses Khamenei of abuse of power

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 05:09 AM PST

Iranian opposition cleric accuses Khamenei of abuse of powerBy Bozorgmehr Sharafedin LONDON (Reuters) - Instead of blaming others Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei should take responsibility for Iran's economic and political shortcomings, an opposition leader under house arrest said in a letter published on Tuesday. In rare public criticism of Khamenei, Mehdi Karroubi accused Iran's hardline top authority of abusing power and urged him to change the way he runs the Islamic Republic before it is too late. "You have been Iran's top leader for three decades, but still speak like an opposition," Karroubi said in an open letter to Khamenei published on Saham News, the official website of his reformist political party.


Lawyer: Ammo dealer saw nothing suspicious in Vegas gunman

Posted: 31 Jan 2018 04:51 PM PST

Lawyer: Ammo dealer saw nothing suspicious in Vegas gunmanLAS VEGAS (AP) — An Arizona man who sold ammunition to the gunman in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history was disturbed that he didn't spot any suspicious signs about his one-time customer, the man's lawyer said Wednesday.


Correction: Ex-Stanford Swimmer Rape story

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 08:55 AM PST

Correction: Ex-Stanford Swimmer Rape storySAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a story Jan. 29 about a sexual assault victim deciding not to participate in the creation of a plaque marking where she was attacked on the Stanford University campus, The Associated Press reported erroneously when her assaulter was sentenced. Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky sentenced Brock Turner in June 2016, not in January 2016.


Russian fighter jet flies within 5ft of US Navy surveillance aircraft

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 04:58 AM PST

Russian fighter jet flies within 5ft of US Navy surveillance aircraftA Russian fighter jet came within 5ft of a US surveillance plane as it flew over the Black Sea, in what the US called an "unsafe interaction". The flight path of the Russian jet forced the US Navy aircraft, which was flying in international airspace, to end its mission prematurely, a US official said. "This is but the latest example of Russian military activities disregarding international norms and agreements," the US State Department said in a separate statement.


Late Night Hosts Dissect State Of The Union

Posted: 31 Jan 2018 10:03 AM PST

Late Night Hosts Dissect State Of The UnionLate night TV hosts had plenty of fun covering President Trump's first State of the Union address.


Lawmakers Wear Black To Donald Trump’s State Of The Union Address

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 05:35 PM PST

Lawmakers Wear Black To Donald Trump's State Of The Union AddressDemocratic lawmakers wore black and sported pins in solidarity with victims of sexual harassment and assault on Tuesday as President Donald Trump was set to deliver his first State of the Union address.


Rocky Syria talks in Russia end, ignore key opposition demands

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 01:46 PM PST

Rocky Syria talks in Russia end, ignore key opposition demandsBy Kinda Makieh and Maria Tsvetkova SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - A Syrian peace conference in Russia ended on Tuesday with a statement calling for democratic elections, but ignoring key opposition demands after a day marred by squabbles and heckling of the Russian foreign minister. The participants also agreed to set up a committee to rewrite the Syrian constitution at the conference, which much of the opposition said aimed to serve the interests of President Bashar al-Assad and his close ally, Moscow. A final statement said Syrians must decide their future through elections, but did not say whether Syrian refugees would be allowed to take part, something sought by Assad's opponents and Western states.


BP discovers North Sea oil and gas

Posted: 31 Jan 2018 07:35 AM PST

BP discovers North Sea oil and gasBritish energy major BP on Wednesday announced oil and gas discoveries in the North Sea, in a boost for the company and local industry. The discoveries were made in Capercaillie in the central North Sea, and in Achmelvich, west of Shetland, the company said in a statement. BP fully owns the Capercaillie well, while the Achmelvich well is a partnership between operator BP (52.6 percent), Royal Dutch Shell (28 percent) and US peer Chevron (19.4 percent).


Louvre displays art looted by Nazis, hopes to find owners

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 05:27 AM PST

Louvre displays art looted by Nazis, hopes to find ownersPARIS (AP) — The Louvre Museum is putting 31 paintings on permanent display in an effort to find the rightful owners of those and other works of art looted by Nazis during World War II.


'They're Shelling the City, for God's Sake': How the Tet Offensive Began

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 06:30 AM PST

'They're Shelling the City, for God's Sake': How the Tet Offensive Began"The blast of strings of exploding firecrackers jerked me awake"


2019 Jeep Cherokee

Posted: 31 Jan 2018 07:50 AM PST

2019 Jeep CherokeeEasier on the eyes, even easier to drive.


Paris Hilton Impersonates Kim Kardashian for Kanye West Fashion Line

Posted: 31 Jan 2018 07:17 AM PST

Paris Hilton Impersonates Kim Kardashian for Kanye West Fashion LineParis Hilton has done her part to promote the Yeezy Season 6 fashion line, further proving her feud with Kim Kardashian is history.


Trump Executive Order Helps Cement Guantanamo's Status As A Forever Prison

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 06:20 PM PST

Trump Executive Order Helps Cement Guantanamo's Status As A Forever PrisonPresident Donald Trump has signed an executive order to keep the military prison at Guantanamo Bay open, reversing an Obama-era order to close the facility as soon as possible.


Lotus boss reveals plans for two new models

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 02:46 AM PST

Lotus boss reveals plans for two new models2020 may seem like a long way off at the moment but for the motor industry it's just around the corner as new models take years to bring to fruition. With that in mind, Lotus has revealed it will be bringing two new sports cars to the market in 2020, and an SUV will be following them in either 2021 or 2022. For the sports car brand this is quite an ambitious program as they will be the first all-new vehicles the brand will have launched since it brought us the Evora back in 2009.


Suspect faces murder charges in killing of Missouri couple, daughter

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 09:35 AM PST

Suspect faces murder charges in killing of Missouri couple, daughterDrew Atchison, 24, was charged with three counts of first degree murder, kidnapping and other crimes, after the bodies of the three victims were found on Monday in Butler County, Missouri, about 130 miles south of St. Louis, authorities said. The couple, Harley Million, 24 and Samara Kitts, 23, were murdered at their home in neighboring Wayne County on Thursday following a dispute between Atchison and Million, the Butler and Wayne County Sheriff's Offices said. Atchison is currently being held in Wayne County, the Sheriff's office said.


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