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Meager Unite the Right 2 rally exposes limits of white supremacist movement
Local Fisherman And Tourist Killed In Kenya Hippo Attacks
Family Of Airport Worker Who Crashed Plane 'Shocked, Devastated'
Parkland students bring the March for Our Lives summer tour to an end in Newtown
Off-the-grid dream becomes nightmare in New Mexico compound
Baltimore officer suspended after caught on video punching man
Koreas to hold Pyongyang summit in September
A Florida Legislature Candidate Reportedly Lied About Graduating From College
Protester Confronts Zinke On Climate Change, He Snaps: 'You Haven't Served'
The Big Reveal: Jason and Brittany Aldean Announce Gender Of Baby No. 2
Richard Russell: Family of Seattle plane hijacker speak of 'complete shock' at airline worker's death
The Navy Is Going To War Against Mines
John Oliver Finds Himself In 'Pure Straight-Up Opposite World'
Wildfire victims among those stung by Trump's trade war
Tesla: Musk's tweet a bridge too far?
The latest: Tupola wins GOP primary for Hawaii governor
Heather Heyer Remembered By Lawmakers, Activists On Charlottesville Anniversary
White man charged with fatally shooting black man in Florida
Seattle plane crash: Experts baffled by 'incredible manoeuvres’ performed by airline worker who hijacked aircraft
Weekend Rewind: Man steals plane
Turkey says has action plan to ease market concerns; lira firms from record low
Trump Tweets Support For Harley-Davidson Boycott
Fight for Afghan city rages despite govt claim of upper hand
70 Healthy Snacks That Are Way Better Than Anything in a Vending Machine
Lift-Off! NASA Launches Parker Solar Probe To 'Touch The Sun'
Puerto Ricans Seek To Rebuild A Shattered Health Care System After Hurricane Maria
Electrify America launches "Jetstones" ad campaign
Baltimore police officer caught on camera punching civilian on sidewalk resigns
The 10 Hikes Around the World Worth Traveling For
U.S. judge allows Mueller case against Russian company to proceed
Iran's problems 'internal, not just sanctions': Khamenei
PHOTOS: Over 100 hot air balloons take to the sky for the 40th annual Bristol International Balloon Fiesta
Orca back to feeding and frolicking after carrying dead calf for more than 2 weeks
Alaska's North Slope Hit by Strongest Quake Ever Recorded in the Region
The New Saudi Arabia Is A Lot Like The Old Saudi Arabia When It Comes To Women
The Latest: West Virginia justice impeached on more charges
They’re Running?!? The Rock And Elizabeth Warren Share The Love On Twitter
Nobel-winning writer V.S. Naipaul dies aged 85
Giuliani Offers Latest Version Of Comey-Trump Conversation About Flynn
Russia says will ditch U.S. securities amid sanctions: RIA
US investigators find black box of crashed Seattle plane
Devastating toxic algae bloom plagues Florida's Gulf Coast

Meager Unite the Right 2 rally exposes limits of white supremacist movement

Posted: 12 Aug 2018 07:34 PM PDT

The Charlottesville anniversary event drew a handful of white supremacists, who were far outnumbered by counterprotesters.

Local Fisherman And Tourist Killed In Kenya Hippo Attacks

Posted: 12 Aug 2018 06:22 PM PDT

A local fisherman and a Chinese tourist were killed in a single day by hippo

Family Of Airport Worker Who Crashed Plane 'Shocked, Devastated'

Posted: 11 Aug 2018 11:22 PM PDT

The family of the Seattle airport worker who crashed a stolen commercial plane

Parkland students bring the March for Our Lives summer tour to an end in Newtown

Posted: 12 Aug 2018 06:17 PM PDT

The organizers of the Road to Change tour have visited over 50 cities in an effort to register and mobilize voters ahead of the 2018 midterm elections — and to build a coalition of youth in communities affected by gun violence.

Off-the-grid dream becomes nightmare in New Mexico compound

Posted: 13 Aug 2018 05:56 AM PDT

Relatives and neighbors say things began to go downhill for Lucas Morton, 39, shortly after he arrived in this vast alpine valley about 40 miles (64 km) north of Taos in a white moving van last December. The families set up home on a 10-acre plot of land that was near to one owned by Morton, a carpenter, but which actually belonged to U.S. Army veteran Jason Badger. The vet filed a court complaint but the Morton and Wahhaj families stayed on the land.

Baltimore officer suspended after caught on video punching man

Posted: 12 Aug 2018 04:00 AM PDT

The Baltimore Police Department quickly moved to suspend an officer after he was caught on video repeatedly punching a man on the street who refused to show his ID.

Koreas to hold Pyongyang summit in September

Posted: 13 Aug 2018 02:00 AM PDT

North and South Korea agreed Monday to hold a summit in Pyongyang in September after high-level talks in the Demilitarized Zone that divides the peninsula. The two sides "agreed at the meeting to hold a South-North summit in Pyongyang in September as planned", the joint statement said, without giving a precise date. A trip by the South's President Moon Jae-in to the North's capital would be the first such visit for more than a decade, as the diplomatic thaw on and around the peninsula builds.

A Florida Legislature Candidate Reportedly Lied About Graduating From College

Posted: 12 Aug 2018 11:35 AM PDT

Miami University in Ohio claims Melissa Howard did not graduate

Protester Confronts Zinke On Climate Change, He Snaps: 'You Haven't Served'

Posted: 11 Aug 2018 09:08 PM PDT

A protester at a Colorado right-wing conference challeged Interior Secretary

The Big Reveal: Jason and Brittany Aldean Announce Gender Of Baby No. 2

Posted: 13 Aug 2018 02:37 AM PDT

> A post shared by Jason Aldean (@jasonaldean) on Aug 12, 2018 at 3:49pm PDT

Richard Russell: Family of Seattle plane hijacker speak of 'complete shock' at airline worker's death

Posted: 12 Aug 2018 02:19 AM PDT

The family of a "suicidal" airline employee who hijacked a passenger plane in Seattle have spoken of their shock and sadness at his death. Richard Russell, a ground service agent at Sea-Tac International Airport, took off in an empty 76-seater plane at the height of rush hour on Friday evening. The Horizon Airlines worker flew the plane for around an hour, committing a number of dangerous manoeuvres while being followed by military jets, before crashing into a small island in the Puget Sound at 8.47pm.

The Navy Is Going To War Against Mines

Posted: 13 Aug 2018 07:58 AM PDT

Could new technology make them obsolete?

John Oliver Finds Himself In 'Pure Straight-Up Opposite World'

Posted: 13 Aug 2018 07:16 AM PDT

John Oliver of "Last Week Tonight" wants to make sure Americans aren't fooled

Wildfire victims among those stung by Trump's trade war

Posted: 11 Aug 2018 05:57 PM PDT

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Add this to the challenges facing California

Tesla: Musk's tweet a bridge too far?

Posted: 11 Aug 2018 06:31 PM PDT

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk got into legal hot water this week after announcing on Twitter he had sufficient financing already in hand to take the electric automaker private. Many in US financial circles are wondering where he will he get all this money, and have turned skeptical despite the reverence in which they normally hold Musk, who founded the company in 2003 to transform cars into tech marvels. The transaction could amount to at least $50 billion if Musk keeps his 20 percent stake in the company.

The latest: Tupola wins GOP primary for Hawaii governor

Posted: 12 Aug 2018 12:46 AM PDT

HONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on the primary election (all times local):

Heather Heyer Remembered By Lawmakers, Activists On Charlottesville Anniversary

Posted: 12 Aug 2018 11:40 AM PDT

Politicians and activists shared tributes to Heather Heyer on Sunday, honoring

White man charged with fatally shooting black man in Florida

Posted: 13 Aug 2018 02:25 PM PDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors charged a white man with manslaughter Monday in the death of an unarmed black man whose video-recorded shooting in a store parking lot has revived debate over Florida's "stand your ground" law.

Seattle plane crash: Experts baffled by 'incredible manoeuvres’ performed by airline worker who hijacked aircraft

Posted: 13 Aug 2018 09:12 AM PDT

US aviation chiefs are struggling to work out how the ground crew worker who stole a plane at Seattle airport last week carried out a series of "incredible" loops and stunts before crashing off the coast of Seattle. Flight experts are still investigating how 29-year-old Horizon Air employee Richard Russell managed to start the Q400 turboprop aircraft, take off, then carry out a series of "incredible" manoeuvres. Audio recordings from the cockpit have revealed 29-year-old Horizon Air employee Richard Russell explaining how he picked up flight knowledge from video games.

Weekend Rewind: Man steals plane

Posted: 13 Aug 2018 01:50 AM PDT

A 29-year-old airline employee stole a plane from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and crashed on Ketron Island after an hour-long joyride.

Turkey says has action plan to ease market concerns; lira firms from record low

Posted: 12 Aug 2018 02:54 PM PDT

In an interview with Hurriyet newspaper published online, Albayrak described the lira's weakness as "an attack," echoing President Tayyip Erdogan - who is his father-in-law - and said the action plan was ready. "From Monday morning onwards our institutions will take the necessary steps and will share the announcements with the market," Albayrak said, without giving details on what the steps would be. Albayrak also said a plan has been prepared for banks and the real economy sector, including small to mid-sized businesses which are most affected by the foreign exchange fluctuations.

Trump Tweets Support For Harley-Davidson Boycott

Posted: 13 Aug 2018 02:10 AM PDT

President Donald Trump expressed support toward Harley-Davidson motorcycle

Fight for Afghan city rages despite govt claim of upper hand

Posted: 12 Aug 2018 08:46 AM PDT

The fight for the eastern Afghan city of Ghazni entered its third day as Taliban militants and security forces engaged in heavy clashes Sunday, despite Kabul's claim that the city was firmly under government control. Taliban fighters continued to roam the city, torching government offices, and were in control of several police checkpoints, as reinforcements deployed from Kabul slowly entered the area to confront the insurgents. "The situation is chaotic," Amanullah Kamrani, deputy head of the Ghazni provincial council, told AFP from Kabul.

70 Healthy Snacks That Are Way Better Than Anything in a Vending Machine

Posted: 13 Aug 2018 02:26 PM PDT

Lift-Off! NASA Launches Parker Solar Probe To 'Touch The Sun'

Posted: 12 Aug 2018 01:53 AM PDT

We just got one step closer to "touching" the sun.

Puerto Ricans Seek To Rebuild A Shattered Health Care System After Hurricane Maria

Posted: 13 Aug 2018 02:46 AM PDT

For more than six months after the storms, Ingrid Morales settled down to

Electrify America launches "Jetstones" ad campaign

Posted: 13 Aug 2018 06:30 AM PDT

If regular automakers aren't advertising their electric cars well enough, maybe purveyors of electric-car infrastructure can fill in the gaps. Electrify America, VW's court-mandated effort to build a nationwide DC fast-charge network, is launching its first ad campaign Monday on behalf of all electric cars. READ THIS: Electrify America switches on the first 350-kw Fast Charging station in Chicopee, Mass.

Baltimore police officer caught on camera punching civilian on sidewalk resigns

Posted: 13 Aug 2018 03:14 AM PDT

A Baltimore police officer who was caught on camera brutally beating a civilian has resigned. The Baltimore Police Department confirmed on 12 August that the unidentified police officer had stepped down, one day after the disturbing video led to his suspension. Although the victim, identified as 26-year-old Dashawn McGrier, tries to block punches being thrown at him, he doesn't appear to fight back and soon falls to the ground.

The 10 Hikes Around the World Worth Traveling For

Posted: 13 Aug 2018 08:04 AM PDT

U.S. judge allows Mueller case against Russian company to proceed

Posted: 13 Aug 2018 07:40 AM PDT

A U.S. judge on Monday backed Special Counsel Robert Mueller in the federal Russia investigation, allowing a case to proceed against a Russian company accused of helping fund a propaganda operation to sway the 2016 presidential election in Donald Trump's favor. Judge Dabney Friedrich, in an opinion filed in the U.S. District court for the District of Columbia, rejected an argument by the company, Concord Management and Consulting LLC, that Mueller was unlawfully appointed and lacked prosecutorial authority.

Iran's problems 'internal, not just sanctions': Khamenei

Posted: 13 Aug 2018 02:13 AM PDT

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Monday that the country's economic problems were the result of internal mismanagement by the government and not just US pressure. "Economic experts and many officials believe the cause of this issue is not foreign, it's internal," he said in a speech in Tehran, according to tweets released on his official account. Analysts say US hostility, including its withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal and reimposition of sanctions, helped fuel the run on Iran's rial.

PHOTOS: Over 100 hot air balloons take to the sky for the 40th annual Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

Posted: 12 Aug 2018 04:13 AM PDT

Winds calmed on Saturday morning allowing organizers to coordinate a mass ascent.

Orca back to feeding and frolicking after carrying dead calf for more than 2 weeks

Posted: 13 Aug 2018 03:01 PM PDT

Researchers say an endangered killer whale that drew international attention as she carried her dead calf on her head for more than two weeks is finally back to feeding and frolicking with her pod.

Alaska's North Slope Hit by Strongest Quake Ever Recorded in the Region

Posted: 12 Aug 2018 06:25 PM PDT

Alaska's North Slope was hit Sunday by the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in the region, the state's seismologist said

The New Saudi Arabia Is A Lot Like The Old Saudi Arabia When It Comes To Women

Posted: 12 Aug 2018 05:01 AM PDT

When Hala Al-Dosari told her father in 2013 that she planned to join the

The Latest: West Virginia justice impeached on more charges

Posted: 13 Aug 2018 04:44 PM PDT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Latest on an impeachment hearing in the West Virginia House of Delegates concerning members of the state Supreme Court (all times local):

They’re Running?!? The Rock And Elizabeth Warren Share The Love On Twitter

Posted: 13 Aug 2018 01:04 AM PDT

Who would've guessed?

Nobel-winning writer V.S. Naipaul dies aged 85

Posted: 12 Aug 2018 02:02 AM PDT

British author V. S. Naipaul, a famously outspoken Nobel laureate who wrote on the traumas of post-colonial change, has died at the age of 85. Naipaul, who was born in Trinidad and the son of an Indian civil servant, was best known for works including "A House for Mr Biswas" and his Man Booker Prize-winning "In A Free State". "He died surrounded by those he loved having lived a life which was full of wonderful creativity and endeavour," his wife Lady Nadira Naipaul said in a statement on Saturday.

Giuliani Offers Latest Version Of Comey-Trump Conversation About Flynn

Posted: 13 Aug 2018 02:14 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- Hoping to reconcile conflicting explanations about whether

Russia says will ditch U.S. securities amid sanctions: RIA

Posted: 12 Aug 2018 06:21 AM PDT

On Friday, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Russia would regard any U.S. move to curb the activities of its banks as a "declaration of economic war" and would take retaliatory action. Washington said on Wednesday it would impose fresh sanctions by the end of August after it determined that Moscow had used a nerve agent against a former Russian agent and his daughter in Britain, sending Russia's rouble currency to a two-year low. Speaking on a weekly TV talk show, Siluanov said the new U.S. sanctions, some of which could restrict purchases of Russian government bonds, were "unpleasant but not fatal".

US investigators find black box of crashed Seattle plane

Posted: 12 Aug 2018 08:59 PM PDT

US investigators on Sunday said they found the flight data recorder of the Horizon Air plane stolen by a troubled Seattle airport worker amid plane wreckage on a sparsely populated island in Washington state. After falling through several 100-foot (30-meter) lines of trees, the Bombardier Q400 plane broke up into pieces small enough to pick up by hand, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Western Pacific Region chief Debra Eckrote told CNN.