| Seeking asylum, migrants report being turned back at — or possibly just past — U.S. border Posted: 07 Dec 2018 07:52 AM PST  President Trump's order cracking down on asylum seekers at the southern border has been stayed by a federal judge, but a small group of determined migrants who made it through the border fence discovered that at least some Border Patrol agents appear to be enforcing it anyway. On the afternoon of Dec. 1, about 10 women and children, a small part of one of the caravans that traveled hundreds of miles through Mexico from Honduras, crossed the border fence near its western end on the beach near San Diego.
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| Military officials unveil damage from powerful Alaska quake Posted: 07 Dec 2018 08:21 PM PST  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Last week's magnitude 7.0 earthquake near Anchorage caused multiple problems at the sprawling Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, including damage to steel frameworks, ceilings, and sprinkler and heating systems, military officials said Friday.
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| PHOTOS: Haunting images of abandoned places across Northern Ireland Posted: 08 Dec 2018 10:31 AM PST  These haunting images capture abandoned homes across Northern Ireland — complete with old prams, unopened food tins, toys and dusty wedding photographs.
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| Fox Business Slams GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert For Anti-Soros Screed -- On Fox Business Posted: 06 Dec 2018 09:52 PM PST  A Fox Business host has lashed Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) for using
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| Texts show manager firing student who asked off for funeral Posted: 07 Dec 2018 01:10 PM PST ![Texts show manager firing student who asked off for funeral]( "Texts show manager firing student who asked off for funeral") EWING, N.J. (AP) — A text exchange shows a New Jersey restaurant manager firing an employee after she asked for time off to attend a friend's funeral.
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| Paris braces for 'ultra-violent' riots as moderate 'yellow vests' urge protesters to stay away Posted: 07 Dec 2018 09:53 AM PST  Paris is bracing for a day of "ultra-violent" unrest on Saturday as moderate figureheads of the "yellow vest" movement urged protesters to stay away from the French capital on Saturday. The city is preparing for lock down with a string of stores, museums and landmarks, including the Louvre, Eiffel Tower and Galeries Lafayette shut for security reasons. Luxury boutiques, restaurants and businesses on the Champs-Elysees and around the presidential palace are under orders to close. Many were being boarded up around the capital. Six French league football games have been cancelled around France. "According to our information, radicalised and rebellious people will try to mobilise tomorrow," warned interior minister Christophe Castaner. While he said the numbers would only number "several thousand," he added: "Some ultra-violent people want to take part." He did not rule out "foreign" agitators being among them. Twelve gendarmerie armoured vehicle s are to be deployed in Paris against potential rioters Credit: ARNAUD JOURNOIS/AFP An unprecedented 89,000 police and gendarmes will be deployed around the country on Saturday, a third more than last weekend, in an attempt to avoid a repeat of those riots - the worst since the 1968 student uprising. One woman has been arrested in possession of two firearms after posting a message saying: "A good cop is a dead cop." Elsewhere in France, police said they seized 28 petrol bombs at a roundabout in Montauban near Toulouse, as well as three homemade bombs. Around 8,000 security forces will guard landmarks in Paris where rioters last weekend torched 200 cars, looted shops and vandalised the Arc de Triomphe. For the first time in decades, they will bring in 12 armoured vehicles able to clear burning barricades. Criticised for being too static, forces are expected to adopt a more mobile formation, though Mr Castaner said he would provide no details that would help vandals. Paris prosecutor Remy Heitz said police have also been given the power to carry out stop and search checks at any "sensitive points" in the city. Security forces were cited by French press as fearing a cocktail of far-Right and Left militants, infuriated provincial "yellow vests" with no prior history of clashing with police and looters from the deprived suburbs. Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo issued a plea to spare the City of Light, saying: "Take care of Paris on Saturday because Paris belongs to all the French people." Paris is bracing for violence on a par with last Saturday's rioting - not seen in 50 years Credit: Etienne De Malglaive/ Getty Images Given the warnings, a group of prominent protesters dubbed "the free yellow vests" urged people to stay away from the capital and called for "calm, respect of public assets and security forces". Turning up would be to fall into a "government trap" to lump together moderate demonstrators calling for lower taxes and higher purchasing power and "vandals", they said. "The government wants to pass us off as rioters, that's not the case, said Benjamin Cauchy one of the yellow vest "spokespeople" who have received death threats from more radical elements. "We're open to dialogue. We're waiting for a fiscal and social electroshock the government," he said after they were refused an audience at the Elysée Palace. Another high-profile "yellow vest" not part of Mr Cauchy's network was placed under investigation for "provoking committing a crime" after he urged protesters to try and storm the Elysée. Polls suggest that while 70 per cent of French support the "yellow vest" movement, six out of ten are now "worried" about violence. Emmanuel Macron has gone off the radar in recent days, leaving his PM to front the "yellow vest" crisis Credit: Thibault Camus/AP In the midst of his most dangerous crisis since being elected, Mr Macron has gone virtually off the radar in recent days, hunkered down at the presidential palace and reliant on his prime minister, Edouard Philippe, to make announcements and offer concessions. There was French press speculation that Mr Edouard may be sacrificed in an imminent reshuffle. He is not expected to speak before Monday. "The President will speak early next week. I think this is what the French people want, they want answers," transport minister Elisabeth Borne told Sud Radio on Friday. "The President will send a message to the French that he is listening to their anger...and that new answers have obviously to be found." But Mr Macron was facing another outbreak of unrest on Friday after widespread outrage over footage showing the arrest of lycee students protesting against education reforms outside Paris. Taken on Thursday at Mantes-la-Jolie, the film showed a group of students on their knees with their hands behind their head. They are being watched over by armed police officers whose faces are hidden by ski masks. Far-Left parties slammed what they called police brutality while Philippe Martinez, head of the leftist CGT union, said: "You don't hit kids." Mr Castaner said that 151 people were arrested in the small town, adding that some were adults, carried weapons and had thrown open gas canisters onto a burning barricade. While none of the students were injured, France's rights watchdog has opened an investigation into the arrests. In one positive development for the presidency, the CGT and FO unions dropped a threat to call a rolling lorry strike that threatened to cripple the country starting from Sunday. Two days after the government scrapping the green fuel tax that sparked the protests amid other sweeteners, the labour minister Muriel Penicaud held talks with bosses and unions on Friday, urging companies to consider boosting employees' wages. "Everyone can do something, so everyone must do something," she said.
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| The moment Chris Watts realizes he was caught on surveillance footage Posted: 07 Dec 2018 06:14 AM PST  Authorities say a neighbor's security video shows Chris Watts making three trips from the house to his truck carrying something the morning his wife and children disappeared.
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| 77th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack Posted: 07 Dec 2018 10:15 AM PST ![77th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack]( "77th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack") 77 years ago today on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, a Sunday, Japanese bombers flew across Oahu, Hawaii, and began their assault.
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| On a crucial day in Russia probe, Trump unleashes Twitter fury at the world Posted: 07 Dec 2018 07:22 AM PST  President Trump on Friday unleashed his Twitter fury at Robert Mueller's Russia investigation hours before new memos from the special counsel's office were due to be filed.
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| More Evidence Of Illegal Activity Emerges In North Carolina Congressional Race Posted: 07 Dec 2018 06:27 PM PST  ST. PAULS, N.C. -- The day after their absentee ballot arrived in the mail in
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| Jamie Lee Curtis Isn’t Impressed With Kevin Hart’s Apology For Homophobic Tweets Posted: 07 Dec 2018 06:02 AM PST  Jamie Lee Curtis is one of the many people in the entertainment industry who condemned comedian Kevin Hart after homophobic tweets of his surfaced, People is reporting. Hart was set to host the 91st Academy Awards when it came to the public’s attention that he had tweeted multiple homophobic comments from around 2009-2011. He often used derogatory terms.
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| Chrissy Teigen Sets Off Twitter Uproar Over Gummy Bears Posted: 07 Dec 2018 11:33 PM PST  Chrissy Teigen had Twitter users in turmoil Friday when she boldly said that
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| Suspect in model's strangulation death pleads not guilty Posted: 07 Dec 2018 02:15 PM PST  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man accused of strangling a model in an affluent Philadelphia suburb pleaded not guilty Friday to murder charges, days after a suspect in the burglary of her apartment was taken into custody.
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| You can get All-Clad cookware at amazing prices this weekend Posted: 07 Dec 2018 12:19 PM PST  All-Clad's 48-hour VIP sale is on this weekend--get your gifts while you can
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| U.S. accuses Huawei CFO of Iran sanctions cover-up; hearing adjourned Posted: 07 Dec 2018 07:31 PM PST  VANCOUVER/LONDON (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's chief financial officer faces U.S. accusations that she covered up her company's links to a firm that tried to sell equipment to Iran despite sanctions, a Canadian prosecutor said on Friday, arguing against giving her bail while she awaits extradition. The case against Meng Wanzhou, who is also the daughter of the founder of Huawei, stems from a 2013 Reuters report about the company's close ties to Hong Kong-based Skycom Tech Co Ltd, which attempted to sell U.S. equipment to Iran despite U.S. and European Union bans, the prosecutor told a Vancouver court.
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| Tennessee executes another inmate by electric chair after supreme court battle Posted: 06 Dec 2018 06:58 PM PST  A convicted killer who spent more than 36 years on death row in Tennessee was executed by electric chair on Thursday, the second time in five weeks that the state used electrocution to carry out a death sentence. Both Miller and Edmund Zagorski before him chose the electric chair over lethal injection, a process proponents said would be painless and humane. The execution came nearly two decades after the state adopted lethal injection as its preferred method.
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| AP PHOTOS: Editor selections from Latin America, Caribbean Posted: 06 Dec 2018 09:03 PM PST  This photo gallery highlights some of the top news images made by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean that were published in the past week.
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| One dead and five missing after US military aircraft crash off Japan Posted: 06 Dec 2018 08:00 PM PST  One American Marine was killed and rescue teams were searching for five others missing after two Marine Corps aircraft collided in mid-air and crashed into the sea off the coast of Japan during a refueling exercise, officials said on Thursday. Japanese and American officials said they had so far found two of the seven Marines who had been aboard the aircraft, an F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet and a KC-130 Hercules. "One of the recovered Marines is in fair condition and the other has been declared deceased by competent medical personnel," a US Marine Corps statement said. Takeshi Iwaya, the Japanese Defence minister, said: "US military and the Japanese Self-Defense planes and vessels are searching for those still missing... I hope all the members will be rescued safely as soon as possible." The marines were conducting "regularly scheduled training" when the crash occurred around 2:00 am local time, the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force said in a statement. A Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel sails on the water at the area where two US Marine Corps aircraft are thought to have crashed Credit: REUTERS The F/A-18 fighter jet with two crew onboard and a KC-130 refuelling tanker with five crew crashed into the sea around 100 kilometres (55 nautical miles) off the cape of Muroto in southwestern Japan, Mr Iwaya said. The crew member rescued had been in the fighter jet, the minister confirmed. Japan's SDF had deployed nine aircraft and three vessels for the search, he said. "We are thankful for the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force's efforts as they immediately responded in the search and rescue operation," the Marines said. A spokesman for the Japanese coastguard said six vessels and an aircraft had been dispatched separately to assist in the rescue efforts. There are few details about the circumstances of what the Marines described as a "mishap" and an investigation is underway. Public broadcaster NHK sent a helicopter to try to find the crash site but was unable to locate it due to heavy fog and rain. During a normal KC-130 refuelling operation, the tanker aircraft trails a hose from the back of the plane with a so-called "drogue", shaped a bit like a windsock, at the end. The fighter jet then inserts a probe inside the drogue to receive fuel, which it can do at a rate of up to 300 gallons per minute, according to globalsecurity.org. The US military has about 50,000 troops stationed in Japan and accidents are not uncommon. In November, a US navy fighter jet crashed into the sea off Japan's southern island of Okinawa and its two crew members were rescued alive. And in November 2017, a C-2A "Greyhound" aircraft with 11 people on board went down in the Philippine Sea - eight were rescued and the search was called off for the remaining three after a two-day search. The US military has also experienced difficulties with its Osprey helicopters, with several emergency landings, a deadly crash and a piece of chopper falling on the grounds of a Japanese school. Those incidents have stoked tensions between close military allies Washington and Tokyo and led to protests against the deployment of Ospreys by residents living near US bases. Iwaya said the incident was "regrettable but at this point we are doing our utmost to rescue those still missing". "Later, if we get to know the details of the accident, we will take appropriate measures," added Mr Iwaya. He said that there was no information that any passing vessels were affected by the crash. Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of Iwakuni that hosts the US base where the two aircraft were based, told the city assembly he had asked the military to halt operations until the cause of the accident became clear. "I will urge the government and the US military to take thorough measures in finding out the cause of the accident and preventing a repeat," said Mr Fukuda. The US ambassador to Japan, Bill Hagerty, said he was sending "heartfelt thoughts and prayers to families and colleagues of those still missing" and also praised the Japanese response.
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| Trump calls for end to Mueller probe despite Russian campaign bid findings Posted: 08 Dec 2018 12:11 PM PST  "Time for the Witch Hunt to END!" Trump said in a message on Twitter. It was the president's second tweet of the day about Special Counsel Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and whether Trump's campaign colluded with Russia.
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| In darkness and chaos, deputy killed by friendly fire Posted: 07 Dec 2018 03:26 PM PST  THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — As terrified people scrambled out of broken windows, screaming and bleeding and fleeing a mass shooting inside a California bar, Sgt. Ron Helus and a highway patrolman decided to try to stop the gunman, running in together with assault-style rifles to what turned out to be an ambush.
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| Guy responds to his own wanted mugshot on Facebook and hilarious romance ensues Posted: 07 Dec 2018 12:14 PM PST  A Facebook post led to an unexpectedly hilarious exchange between the Richland Police Department and a wanted criminal who was taking his sweet time. For its weekly "Wanted Wednesday," the Washington police department posted a mugshot of 38-year-old Anthony Akers, who allegedly violated his probation. When he didn't show up, the Richland Police Department tried reaching out again.
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| Iran's Rouhani: US sanctions are 'economic terrorism' Posted: 08 Dec 2018 12:09 AM PST  Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said US sanctions were "economic terrorism", as he sought to foster a united front from visiting regional officials on Saturday. Washington has reimposed an oil embargo and other damaging sanctions on Iran since pulling out in May from a landmark 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers. "America's unjust and illegal sanctions against the honourable nation of Iran have targeted our nation in a clear instance of terrorism," Rouhani said in a televised speech.
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| A Look Back At John Kelly's Turbulent Time In The White House Posted: 08 Dec 2018 11:06 AM PST  John Kelly will leave his post as White House chief of staff by the end of the
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| U.S. appeals court will not restore Trump asylum order Posted: 08 Dec 2018 03:48 AM PST  A U.S. appeals court handed President Donald Trump a defeat on Friday when it refused to allow his order barring asylum for immigrants who enter the country illegally to take effect, while a court challenge proceeds. Trump cited an overwhelmed immigration system for his recent proclamation that officials will only process asylum claims for migrants who present themselves at an official entry point. Civil rights groups sued, arguing that Trump's Nov. 9 order violated administrative and immigration law.
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| Tennessee electrocutes second inmate in 2 months Posted: 06 Dec 2018 08:56 PM PST  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee inmate became the second person to die in the state's electric chair in just over a month Thursday, nearly two decades after Tennessee adopted lethal injection as its preferred method of execution.
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| Pantone's 2019 Color Of The Year Holiday Gifts Posted: 07 Dec 2018 01:17 PM PST  Earlier this week, the Pantone Color Institute announced its 2019 color of the
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| Here's what happens to unsold Christmas trees Posted: 07 Dec 2018 04:44 PM PST  The afterlives of holiday trees and wreaths can be very dynamic. Some end up in lakes, others end up as mulch and more than a few wind up on beaches.
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| China summons Canada envoy over detained Huawei exec: state media Posted: 08 Dec 2018 09:58 AM PST  China on Saturday summoned the Canadian ambassador over the "unconscionable and vile" detention of telecom giant Huawei's chief financial officer in Vancouver, state media reported, in Beijing's latest angry response to the hot-button case. Meng Wanzhou has been held since December 1 in Canada on an American extradition request and faces US fraud charges related to sanctions-breaking business dealings with Iran. The 46-year-old executive was arrested in Vancouver while changing planes, ratcheting up tensions between the US and China just as the countries' leaders agreed to a truce in their trade war.
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| New Zealand police hold 'grave fears' for British tourist Posted: 06 Dec 2018 08:25 PM PST  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The father of a 22-year-old British tourist who has been missing in New Zealand for six days made a tearful plea for help in the case on Friday, but police say they now hold "grave fears" for her safety.
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| Heavy rains cause mudslides in areas in CA still recovering from wildfires Posted: 07 Dec 2018 09:29 AM PST  State of emergency declared after rain jammed traffic and loosened hillsides that have been affected by wildfires last month.
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| Federal Prosecutors Recommend Substantial Prison Sentence For Michael Cohen Posted: 07 Dec 2018 01:53 PM PST  Federal prosecutors and special counsel Robert Mueller's office filed court
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| Company Insiders Are Buying Home Improvement Stocks Posted: 07 Dec 2018 07:21 AM PST ![Company Insiders Are Buying Home Improvement Stocks]( "Company Insiders Are Buying Home Improvement Stocks") For the last few months, shares of home improvement stocks have been under pressure. Weakness in the housing market, driven by rising rates and higher material costs, was a main catalyst. First, some analysts think that the weakness in housing stocks is overdone, and the lower end of the housing market remains undersupplied.
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| Ukraine says will send naval ships through Kerch Strait soon Posted: 07 Dec 2018 05:27 AM PST  MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Ukraine's defense ministry warned Russia on Friday that it will soon send navy ships through the Kerch Strait where Russia fired on and seized three Ukrainian vessels two weeks ago.
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| Dwyane Wade Slams Critics Saying Gabrielle Union Was Acting Like She Gave Birth Posted: 07 Dec 2018 03:03 PM PST  In an interview with Oprah Winfrey set to air Dec. 8, actress Gabrielle Union
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| Is this Chevrolet Camaro the ultimate Christmas decoration? Posted: 07 Dec 2018 04:33 AM PST  Want to win the battle of the Christmas lights in your neighborhood? Check out this working Chevy Camaro complete with 1500 illuminations!
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| Huawei exec faces US fraud charges linked to Iran Posted: 07 Dec 2018 06:14 PM PST  Chinese telecom giant Huawei's chief financial officer faces US fraud charges related to sanctions-breaking business dealings with Iran, a Canadian court heard Friday, a week after she was detained on an American extradition request. Meng Wanzhou, 46, was arrested in Canada's Pacific coast city of Vancouver on December 1 while changing planes during a trip from Hong Kong to Mexico -- ratcheting up tensions between the United States and China just as the countries' leaders agreed to a truce in their trade war. Canadian government lawyer John Gibb-Carsley asked for bail to be denied, saying Meng has been accused of "conspiracy to defraud multiple financial institutions" and if convicted faces more than 30 years in prison.
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| Battle of wills: Tiny order of French nuns takes on Vatican Posted: 08 Dec 2018 06:36 AM PST  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has an unusual dilemma on its hands after nearly all the nuns in a tiny French religious order threatened to renounce their vows rather than accept the Holy See's decision to remove their superior.
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| Donald Trump Goes On All-Caps Twitter Rant About 'NO COLLUSION' Posted: 08 Dec 2018 05:14 AM PST  President Donald Trump went on an almost all-caps Twitter tear Saturday
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| University gets bacon vending machine just in time for finals Posted: 06 Dec 2018 09:56 PM PST  Ohio State University is temporarily hosting a bacon vending machine as a fundraiser through Dec. 13. The machine sells cooked bacon strips and bacon bits for $1.
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| Our 2018 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack Still Charms Midway through Its Long-Term Test Posted: 07 Dec 2018 11:50 AM PST  A trip to Montana gains the VW wagon another fan.
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