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Trump calls Comey memo leaks ‘cowardly!’

Posted: 11 Jun 2017 07:45 AM PDT

Trump calls Comey memo leaks 'cowardly!'The president tweeted that the former FBI director's disclosure of memos detailing their conversations may be illegal — and more damning than what was in them.


A Look at One of Russia’s Thousands of ‘Ghost Villages’

Posted: 11 Jun 2017 08:39 AM PDT

A Look at One of Russia's Thousands of 'Ghost Villages'The Russian countryside was once a symbol of the Soviet Union's agricultural might. Today, according to the latest census, 20,000 villages are completely abandoned. Another 36,000 have fewer than 10 residents.


Stunning Video Shows Rescue of Kala Brown from Alleged South Carolina Serial Killer

Posted: 11 Jun 2017 08:34 AM PDT

Stunning Video Shows Rescue of Kala Brown from Alleged South Carolina Serial KillerIn a video — taken last November — released by prosecutors in South Carolina late Friday, officers enter a sealed shipping container to find Kala Brown. Brown had been held hostage by alleged serial killer Todd Kohlhepp.


Gun control efforts stalled in Orlando following largest mass shooting in US history

Posted: 11 Jun 2017 03:10 PM PDT

Gun control efforts stalled in Orlando following largest mass shooting in US historyA year after 49 party-goers were gunned down by a man with a assault-style rifle at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando – the worst mass shooting in modern US history – Democrats in Florida say just about every attempt to pass gun control legislation in the wake of the massacre has been blocked. "These types of weapons are the gold standard of mass murders," said State Representative Carlos Guillermo-Smith, who sponsored an assault weapons ban in tandem with a state senator. Mateen, who had previously been investigated by the FBI on two occasions, walked into a gun store and bought a Sig Sauer MCX just nine days before the killings.


Qatar says Gulf citizens can stay despite crisis

Posted: 11 Jun 2017 01:47 PM PDT

Qatar says Gulf citizens can stay despite crisisQatar moved Sunday to avoid an escalation of its feud with Gulf neighbours by telling their citizens they are welcome to stay, while boasting of "business as usual" for vital gas exports. Iran also announced it had sent tonnes of vegetables to Qatar, which has seen food imports threatened after its neighbours cut air, sea and land links with the country. Nearly a week after Saudi Arabia and several of its allies severed ties with Qatar in an unprecedented Gulf diplomatic crisis, there were no signs of the bitter dispute being resolved.


Puerto Rican nationalist booed, cheered at New York parade

Posted: 11 Jun 2017 04:53 PM PDT

Puerto Rican nationalist booed, cheered at New York paradeNEW YORK (AP) — Oscar Lopez Rivera may not have officially been honored as a National Freedom Hero in the city's Puerto Rican Day Parade, but the fervent nationalist who spent decades in prison for his involvement with a group responsible for bombings in the 1970s and '80s still got to ride on a float.


A Look Into Anne Frank's Amsterdam Home Where She Wrote Her Diary

Posted: 11 Jun 2017 10:02 PM PDT

A Look Into Anne Frank's Amsterdam Home Where She Wrote Her DiaryHer diary of her time in captivity in the home continues to be read by millions around the world.


Man Freed After 17 Years in Jail When Cops Find His Doppelganger Who Shares The Same Name

Posted: 11 Jun 2017 12:35 PM PDT

Man Freed After 17 Years in Jail When Cops Find His Doppelganger Who Shares The Same Name"When I saw that picture, it made sense to me," said Richard Anthony Jones, who spent 17 years jailed for a crime he did not commit.


Trump vs. Comey: Lawmakers turn up heat on president about contradictory claims

Posted: 11 Jun 2017 12:31 PM PDT

Trump vs. Comey: Lawmakers turn up heat on president about contradictory claimsTrump's statements contradicting Comey's testimony about their conversations put new pressure on the president to offer proof of his charges.


LGBTQ Rally, Trump Silent

Posted: 11 Jun 2017 01:12 PM PDT

LGBTQ Rally, Trump SilentThe president has not made any formal reference to Pride events.


Greek families left struggling after successive cuts

Posted: 10 Jun 2017 08:24 PM PDT

Greek families left struggling after successive cutsIn the living room of his small Athens flat, 40-year-old Dimitris Voutsinos scours the web for job ads -- one of thousands struggling to cope as Greece's economic crisis endures. In May, under pressure from its creditors, the government slashed pensions again and cut tax breaks for 2019 and 2020, even for income just above the poverty level.


Gadhafi's son released after more than 5 years of detention

Posted: 11 Jun 2017 10:27 AM PDT

Gadhafi's son released after more than 5 years of detentionBENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Seif al-Islam, the son and one-time heir apparent of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, has been released after more than five years in detention, his captors said on Saturday.


Girl uses first aid learned by reading 'Hunger Games' to help friend who tore leg open

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 10:17 AM PDT

Girl uses first aid learned by reading 'Hunger Games' to help friend who tore leg openA 12-year-old girl remembered a technique she read about in one of The Hunger Games novels and used it to tie a tourniquet around a friend's open leg wound. Megan Gething and friend Mackenzie George were playing a marsh in Gloucester, Massachusetts when Mackenzie fell and cut her calf open on a steel pump. Megan quickly used a pair of shorts to fashion a tourniquet on the wound and applied pressure to stem the bleeding.


Tributes mark the one-year anniversary of Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 05:30 AM PDT

Tributes mark the one-year anniversary of Pulse nightclub shooting in OrlandoA year after a gunman killed or injured more than a hundred people in a nightclub that has never reopened, Orlando paused to remember.


June 12, 2017 is the 75th Anniversary of Anne Frank's Diary

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 09:41 AM PDT

June 12, 2017 is the 75th Anniversary of Anne Frank's DiaryOn this day, 75 years ago, Anne Frank was given her now-famous diary as a 13th birthday gift.


Boy, 15, Arrested in Death of 10-Year-Old Missing Girl

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 01:17 PM PDT

Boy, 15, Arrested in Death of 10-Year-Old Missing GirlKiaya Campbell was last seen leaving her father's home with his girlfriend's 15-year-old son to walk to a nearby shopping center Wednesday.


What The Puerto Rico Election And Voting To Be A US State Really Mean

Posted: 11 Jun 2017 03:00 AM PDT

What The Puerto Rico Election And Voting To Be A US State Really MeanAre Americans ready to add a 51st star to their flag?


15 Unexpected Ways To Use Rice Krispies

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 10:10 AM PDT

15 Unexpected Ways To Use Rice Krispies


North Korea Is About to Test a Missile That Can Reach Trump Tower

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 01:19 PM PDT

North Korea Is About to Test a Missile That Can Reach Trump TowerIs the U.S. president ready to put some muscle behind his tough talk?


Taliban's No. 2 denies role in Kabul bombing

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 12:51 AM PDT

Taliban's No. 2 denies role in Kabul bombingKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban's second in command and head of the militant Haqqani network has denied any involvement in recent deadly attacks in Kabul and western Afghanistan.


The Note: The Comey saga adds new players

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 03:39 AM PDT

The Note: The Comey saga adds new playersAttorney General Jeff Sessions is supposed to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee and Donald Trump Jr. may have an invitation on its way after appearing to back up James Comey's account more than his father's.


Man released from prison after 17 years when police find his doppelganger

Posted: 11 Jun 2017 11:31 AM PDT

Man released from prison after 17 years when police find his doppelgangerRichard Anthony Jones, from Kansas City in Missouri, was convicted of aggravated robbery in 1999, based largely on eyewitness evidence. Johnson County District Judge Kevin Moriarty ordered Jones's release on Thursday, reported the Kansas City Star. Mr Jones, who had unsuccessfully tried to appeal his case numerous times, learned of the existence of his look-alike from fellow inmates.


U.S. Navy Approves Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet Upgrades

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 10:37 AM PDT

U.S. Navy Approves Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet UpgradesThe Navy's flagship carrier-based fighter is getting a major tune-up.


Pope gives rebel Nigeria priests ultimatum over bishop

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 06:41 AM PDT

Pope gives rebel Nigeria priests ultimatum over bishopPope Francis has given church officials in southern Nigeria a 30-day ultimatum to obey him by accepting the nomination of a bishop -- or face being suspended from office. During talks with a Catholic delegation from Nigeria, the pope demanded that priests and church members in the southern diocese of Ahiara write to him personally to "ask his forgiveness", the Holy See said in a statement at the weekend. "Whoever does not do this will be ipso facto suspended a divinis and will lose his current office," it warned.


Great White Shark Wounded, Caught On Camera In Shallow Waters

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 02:45 AM PDT

Great White Shark Wounded, Caught On Camera In Shallow WatersCalifornia resident Dale Pearson came too close to a 14-foot-long great white shark near his house in the town of Puertecitos in Baja California, Mexico.


10 Ways to Generate Income After You Retire

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 06:52 AM PDT

10 Ways to Generate Income After You RetireFinancing retirement has become more challenging than ever. While Social Security may be part of the equation for financing retirement, it does not provide the whole answer. You can retire and collect Social Security anytime between 62 and 70.


Republicans Are Hiding Health Care Plan Because They're 'So Ashamed,' Schumer Says

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 03:09 PM PDT

Republicans Are Hiding Health Care Plan Because They're 'So Ashamed,' Schumer SaysWASHINGTON ― Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has a pretty good idea why Senate Republican leaders are withholding the details of their health care repeal bill from the public ― because "they are so ashamed," Schumer said on Monday. After more than a half-dozen Senate Republicans declared they would never pass the measure the House passed earlier this year to repeal the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, legislators in the upper chamber have been working behind closed doors to come up with their own bill in hopes of finding the minimum 50 votes they need.


Israel to reduce Gaza power, feeding fears of unrest

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 09:16 AM PDT

Israel to reduce Gaza power, feeding fears of unrestIsrael will reduce electricity supplies to the Gaza Strip after funding cuts by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, an Israeli minister said Monday, worsening an already severe shortage in the Hamas-run enclave. The move has raised fears of a new upsurge in violence, with Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza having fought three wars since 2008.


What is Dry Drowning? Know the Symptoms to Avoid Becoming a Victim

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 08:23 AM PDT

What is Dry Drowning? Know the Symptoms to Avoid Becoming a VictimThese are the signs parents should look for.


Pair in Illinois dead child case appear in Las Vegas courts

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 11:00 AM PDT

Pair in Illinois dead child case appear in Las Vegas courtsLAS VEGAS (AP) — A mother and father accused in Illinois of concealing the death of a child whose body was found in the garage of an abandoned St. Louis-area house made separate appearances Monday in different Las Vegas courts.


The Air Force Could Be Losing 3 Squadrons of A-10 Warthogs

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 10:38 AM PDT

The Air Force Could Be Losing 3 Squadrons of A-10 WarthogsIf the Pentagon cannot figure out how to pay for new wings, that is.


You’ve never seen anything like this massive Amazon sale on Echo, 10 different Kindles, more

Posted: 11 Jun 2017 05:54 AM PDT

You've never seen anything like this massive Amazon sale on Echo, 10 different Kindles, more

Did you really think that Amazon would let Father's Day 2017 slip by without offering a massive sale on just about all the Amazon devices you can think of? No, of course you didn't. And when we say "all the Amazon devices you can think of," we're not joking. This huge week-long Amazon sale kicks off today, and it covers the Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, Amazon Tap, and no fewer than 10 different Kindle models and Kindle bundles. This sale is truly nuts, and you'll find all of the links and details you need below. These prices are good through the end of the day on June 17.


2018 Ford Focus RS Limited Edition priced at $41,995

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 08:45 AM PDT

2018 Ford Focus RS Limited Edition priced at $41,995The current Ford Focus is on its way out, and sadly that means the Focus RS, which only arrived as a 2016 model, will soon be gone as well. To mark the end of the latter car's run, Ford announced in May a new Focus RS Limited Edition. Cars Direct has learned via order guides that the Focus RS Limited Edition will be priced at $41,995.


Giant panda born in Tokyo zoo, survival uncertain

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 12:07 AM PDT

Giant panda born in Tokyo zoo, survival uncertainTOKYO (AP) — A giant panda cub was born in a Tokyo zoo Monday, but its gender, weight and even whether it will survive are uncertain.


Le Pen's far-right surge loses momentum in France

Posted: 11 Jun 2017 02:46 PM PDT

Le Pen's far-right surge loses momentum in FranceMarine Le Pen's far-right National Front suffered a severe setback on Sunday, as her success in reaching the French presidential runoff failed to translate into support in parliamentary polls. Le Pen won 10.7 million votes as she lost to Emmanuel Macron last month, but her party's first-round result on Sunday saw it falling way short of its aim of getting a stronger voice in parliament. The anti-EU, anti-immigration National Front (FN) is on course to win between one and 10 seats in the 577-seat National Assembly in the June 18 runoff.


Bobbi Kristina Brown's Ex Arrested on Domestic Violence Charges Involving New Girlfriend: Cops

Posted: 11 Jun 2017 07:49 AM PDT

Bobbi Kristina Brown's Ex Arrested on Domestic Violence Charges Involving New Girlfriend: CopsNick Gordon, 28, was accused of "hitting and punching" his girlfriend, 26-year-old Laura Leal, according to a police report.


Jana Duggar Has Yet To Find The One

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 11:02 AM PDT

Jana Duggar Has Yet To Find The OneJana Duggar is the last adult Duggar daughter still single.


Sessions to appear before Senate intelligence committee

Posted: 10 Jun 2017 06:47 PM PDT

Sessions to appear before Senate intelligence committeeWASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions, whose contacts with Russia's ambassador to the U.S. during the presidential campaign have sparked questions, agreed Saturday to appear before the Senate intelligence committee as it investigates alleged Russian meddling in the election.


Driving The Alfa Romeo Giulia QV With A Manual Box

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 10:38 AM PDT

Driving The Alfa Romeo Giulia QV With A Manual BoxThe Giulia Quadrifoglio deserves to be in Race mode all the time, because it's a proper Alfa Romeo, and the sports sedan we've been waiting for.


24 Rainbow-Inspired Recipes To Celebrate Pride Month

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 10:12 AM PDT

24 Rainbow-Inspired Recipes To Celebrate Pride Month


The Latest: UN chief working to resolve Gulf dispute

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 11:25 AM PDT

The Latest: UN chief working to resolve Gulf disputeDOHA, Qatar (AP) — The Latest on developments related to the diplomatic crisis engulfing energy-rich Qatar (all times local):


2018 Volkswagen Atlas Is an SUV Done the American Way

Posted: 12 Jun 2017 11:48 AM PDT

2018 Volkswagen Atlas Is an SUV Done the American WayConsumer Reports has no relationship with any advertisers on this website. For years Volkswagen chose to market European-developed, driver-focused vehicles at a premium price rather than build th...


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