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Rep. Keith Ellison Has A Lesson On The Constitution For Roy Moore
Indiana teen allegedly tried to kill infant niece by lacing breast milk with pills
Parents of Toddler Killed in Disney Resort Alligator Attack Launch Foundation
9 Numbers That Put Puerto Rico's Daunting Recovery Into Perspective
Coroner's Report Finds No Clear Evidence Of Torture On Otto Warmbier's Body
Melania Trump means business in stylish look for session on opioid crisis
Here Is Everything We Know (And Don't) About Russia's Mysterious ICBM Tests
Susan Smith, Who Drowned Her 2 Young Sons in 1994, Appears in New Mugshot
Almost 17,000 people prevented from voting in key swing state won by Trump, study finds
Christian to head Syria parliament for first time in decades
Police Release 15 Dash and Body Camera Angles of Sept. 7 Shooting in Sacramento
Kushner Again: How He Helped Push Trump Into A Ditch In Alabama
Couple's delay in fleeing Myanmar left them open to attack
How To Turn Soba Noodles Into Your Dream Dinner
Relatives of Former Cheer Coach Accused of Killing Newborn Say Baby Was Stillborn
Yom Kippur eve
Remains Found in Septic Tank Belong to Woman, 21, Missing for More Than 10 Years
GOP Senate Candidate Roy Moore Pulled Out A Gun At A Campaign Rally
The last thing comet probe Rosetta saw
Michelle Obama Has Some Words For Women Who Voted Against Hillary Clinton
By The Time You Finish Reading This Story, Someone Will Have Been Arrested For Weed
Supreme Court grants temporary stay of execution in Georgia
World's first self-flying drone taxi takes off in Dubai
Seth Meyers Calls Out 'Sh** Landlord' Trump Over Puerto Rico Response
Japan opposition unites in election bid to topple Abe
Four People Charged In Relation To Death And Mutilation Of Transgender Teen
One Dead After Rockfall On Yosemite's Famed El Capitan
US Ambassador: Israel occupies just 2 percent of West Bank
Police Officer Shot in the Face During Gunfight Leaves Hospital: 'She Knows How to Handle Herself'
'We Were Destroyed': Ricky Martin Goes On 'Ellen' To Ask For Help For Puerto Rico
N.Y. Woman Allegedly Stabbed Pregnant Friend on Her Wedding Day And Stole Baby From Her Womb
Donald Trump Deleted Some Embarrassing Tweets After Alabama Loss
Scientists Say They've Found 'Oldest Evidence' Of Life On Earth
Preaching security after deadly Tennessee church shooting
Student Says She Doesn't Regret Running Off With Her Teacher
A toddler was sneakily stealing popcorn from Prince Harry -- and the photos of him realizing it are priceless
School says it will ban student athletes from playing if they take a knee during national anthem
Tweeters Skewer 'Feeble' Donald Trump For Deleting Posts After Alabama Loss

Rep. Keith Ellison Has A Lesson On The Constitution For Roy Moore

Posted: 27 Sep 2017 01:10 PM PDT

If Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), the first Muslim elected to Congress, were to run into U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore on Capitol Hill, Ellison "would be happy to tell him why he's wrong" about Islam and how his Islamophobic views conflict with the Constitution, Ellison told HuffPost on Wednesday.

Indiana teen allegedly tried to kill infant niece by lacing breast milk with pills

Posted: 28 Sep 2017 07:40 AM PDT

Police say a 19-year-old from Indiana has been wanted on an arrest warrant for months after allegedly trying to kill her 11-week-old niece old using poisonous breast milk.

Parents of Toddler Killed in Disney Resort Alligator Attack Launch Foundation

Posted: 27 Sep 2017 08:57 AM PDT

The parents of Lane Graves announced that the foundation, named in honor of their son, would help other parents pay expenses like electrical bills or the mortgage, while their children endure organ transplants.

9 Numbers That Put Puerto Rico's Daunting Recovery Into Perspective

Posted: 27 Sep 2017 01:40 PM PDT

It's been seven days since Puerto Rico suffered a direct hit from Hurricane Maria, the strongest storm it's seen in nearly 90 years.

Coroner's Report Finds No Clear Evidence Of Torture On Otto Warmbier's Body

Posted: 27 Sep 2017 02:21 PM PDT

New details have emerged surrounding the mysterious death of Otto Warmbier, a 22-year-old college student from Ohio who was imprisoned and reportedly abused in North Korea.

Melania Trump means business in stylish look for session on opioid crisis

Posted: 28 Sep 2017 11:11 AM PDT

Melania Trump has dazzled us in recent weeks with her casual ensembles -- like the $650 Calvin Klein shirt she wore after a weekend at Camp David or the $1,380 Balmain flannel she wore while gardening -- but it seems she has also mastered the art of business attire as well.

Here Is Everything We Know (And Don't) About Russia's Mysterious ICBM Tests

Posted: 27 Sep 2017 04:54 PM PDT

Russia's Strategic Missile Forces tested a RS-12M Topol intercontinental ballistic missile on September 26. The missile was launched from Kapustin Yar to the Sary-Shagan test site. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the launch was designed "to test an advanced combat payload" which is designed to "overcome missile defenses." The data gathered from the experiment will be used to develop future Russian ballistic missiles technology to counter missile defenses.

Susan Smith, Who Drowned Her 2 Young Sons in 1994, Appears in New Mugshot

Posted: 27 Sep 2017 03:17 PM PDT

Smith was disciplined in the past for having sex with two different prison guards.

Almost 17,000 people prevented from voting in key swing state won by Trump, study finds

Posted: 27 Sep 2017 02:54 AM PDT

Nearly 17,000 registered Wisconsin voters — potentially more — were kept from the polls in November by the state's strict voter ID law, according to a new survey of nonvoters by two University of Wisconsin political scientists. The survey, summarized Monday on the university's website, is certain to further roil an ongoing debate over whether President Donald Trump's narrow victory in Wisconsin over Hillary Clinton was a result of efforts to depress Democratic turnout. Trump defeated Clinton by 22,748 votes out of more than 2.9 million ballots cast.

Christian to head Syria parliament for first time in decades

Posted: 28 Sep 2017 07:17 AM PDT

A Christian legislator was Thursday elected speaker of parliament in predominantly Muslim Syria for the first time in decades. Hammudeh Sabbagh, a 58-year-old Syriac Orthodox Christian graduate in law and member of President Bashar al-Assad's Baath party from Hasakeh province in northeast Syria, won 193 votes out of 252 cast, state media reported. Before the 2011 outbreak of war in Syria, Christians of 11 different denominations made up about five percent of the population.

Police Release 15 Dash and Body Camera Angles of Sept. 7 Shooting in Sacramento

Posted: 26 Sep 2017 09:00 PM PDT

Police were following Eric Arnold, a man wanted in connection with a double murder.

Kushner Again: How He Helped Push Trump Into A Ditch In Alabama

Posted: 28 Sep 2017 07:02 AM PDT

Once again, President Donald Trump finds himself in trouble after taking political advice from his son-in-law.

Couple's delay in fleeing Myanmar left them open to attack

Posted: 27 Sep 2017 08:20 PM PDT

BALUKHALI, Bangladesh (AP) — When their nine children fled to Bangladesh to escape recent violence and persecution in Myanmar, a Rohingya Muslim couple made the tough decision to stay behind. They did not want to leave their land or the grocery store they ran in their village.

How To Turn Soba Noodles Into Your Dream Dinner

Posted: 28 Sep 2017 06:16 AM PDT

When it comes to comforting noodle dishes, many people turn to pasta for baked ziti and lasagna.

Relatives of Former Cheer Coach Accused of Killing Newborn Say Baby Was Stillborn

Posted: 28 Sep 2017 01:24 PM PDT

Relatives and friends of the 18-year-old Ohio woman accused of killing her newborn baby before burying it in a shallow grave behind her parent's home have opened up about the allegations — and they insist the child was stillborn

Yom Kippur eve

Posted: 28 Sep 2017 01:01 PM PDT

Jewish worshipers in Israel performed the Tashlich ritual and Kaparot ritual on Yom Kippur eve, the Day of Atonement, the most important day in the Jewish calendar, which will start at sunset on Sept. 29.

Remains Found in Septic Tank Belong to Woman, 21, Missing for More Than 10 Years

Posted: 28 Sep 2017 08:04 AM PDT

The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office in Texas identified the victim as Leona Johnson, who vanished in 2004.

GOP Senate Candidate Roy Moore Pulled Out A Gun At A Campaign Rally

Posted: 26 Sep 2017 07:48 PM PDT

Alabama Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Roy Moore donned a cowboy hat and leather vest and waved around a revolver at a campaign event on Tuesday, hours before defeating Sen. Luther Strange in a primary runoff.

The last thing comet probe Rosetta saw

Posted: 28 Sep 2017 10:34 AM PDT

Robotic comet explorer Rosetta sent home a last-gasp photo of her target's rocky facade before crashing into its surface to end a 12-year deep-space odyssey, ground controllers said Thursday. Almost a year to the day since Rosetta's demise on September 30 last year, the European Space Agency (ESA) issued the fuzzy image of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, pieced together from the final bursts of data relayed by the orbiter. The image of a one-square-metre (3.3 foot by 3.3 foot) section of comet presumed to be Rosetta's boulder-strewn, dusty resting place, was taken from a distance of about 20 metres.

Michelle Obama Has Some Words For Women Who Voted Against Hillary Clinton

Posted: 27 Sep 2017 02:45 PM PDT

Fifty-three percent of white women and 42 percent of women overall voted for President Donald Trump rather than Hilary Clinton in the 2016 election.

By The Time You Finish Reading This Story, Someone Will Have Been Arrested For Weed

Posted: 27 Sep 2017 01:05 PM PDT

Even as states continue to push for recreational marijuana reform, 2016 saw a shocking increase in drug arrests, with marijuana arrests at the forefront.

Supreme Court grants temporary stay of execution in Georgia

Posted: 26 Sep 2017 08:46 PM PDT

JACKSON, Ga. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court granted a temporary stay of execution Tuesday night for a Georgia inmate whose attorneys argue that the 59-year-old black man's death sentence was tainted by a juror's racial bias.

World's first self-flying drone taxi takes off in Dubai

Posted: 27 Sep 2017 09:06 AM PDT

The world's first self-flying taxi has lifted off in Dubai. The Autonomous Air Taxi (AAT) made its maiden flight over the city, taking to the air close to the Jumeirah Beach Park.

Seth Meyers Calls Out 'Sh** Landlord' Trump Over Puerto Rico Response

Posted: 26 Sep 2017 11:26 PM PDT

Seth Meyers trashed President Donald Trump Tuesday night for his response to the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria.

Japan opposition unites in election bid to topple Abe

Posted: 28 Sep 2017 01:02 AM PDT

Japan's main opposition Thursday decided not to run candidates in the upcoming election, effectively joining forces with a new party formed by popular Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike in a bid to topple Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The move capped a stunning few days on Japan's sleepy political scene that has seen the calling of a snap election, the creation of Koike's dynamic new "Party of Hope" and the effective unification of opposition to Abe's conservative government. The centre-left Democratic Party (DP) approved its leader Seiji Maehara's proposal not to field candidates in the October 22 poll.

Four People Charged In Relation To Death And Mutilation Of Transgender Teen

Posted: 27 Sep 2017 10:45 AM PDT

Three people were charged with first-degree murder and a fourth is facing other charges after authorities discovered the burned body of a transgender teen in southern Missouri.

One Dead After Rockfall On Yosemite's Famed El Capitan

Posted: 27 Sep 2017 05:48 PM PDT

One person died and another was injured Wednesday after a rockfall on a popular climbing route in Yosemite National Park, the National Park Service said.

US Ambassador: Israel occupies just 2 percent of West Bank

Posted: 28 Sep 2017 02:39 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Israel raised eyebrows Thursday by saying that Israel occupies a tiny portion of the West Bank — just 2 percent — and that settlements there are part of the Jewish state proper.

Police Officer Shot in the Face During Gunfight Leaves Hospital: 'She Knows How to Handle Herself'

Posted: 27 Sep 2017 12:09 PM PDT

Officer Kayla Maher was shot in the face during a shootout with two suspects, police said.

'We Were Destroyed': Ricky Martin Goes On 'Ellen' To Ask For Help For Puerto Rico

Posted: 28 Sep 2017 07:12 AM PDT

Hurricane Maria has left Puerto Rico in dire need of assistance and Ricky Martin is trying to recruit more people to help.

N.Y. Woman Allegedly Stabbed Pregnant Friend on Her Wedding Day And Stole Baby From Her Womb

Posted: 27 Sep 2017 05:48 PM PDT

A Bronx woman is on trial for allegedly stabbing a pregnant woman to death on her wedding day and cutting the unborn child out of her abdomen.

Donald Trump Deleted Some Embarrassing Tweets After Alabama Loss

Posted: 26 Sep 2017 09:18 PM PDT

President Donald Trump claimed on Tuesday that Sen. Luther Strange was "shooting up" in the Alabama polls thanks to his endorsement.

Scientists Say They've Found 'Oldest Evidence' Of Life On Earth

Posted: 28 Sep 2017 04:01 AM PDT

In a remote corner of eastern Canada — polar bear country, miles from the nearest village — researchers say they may have found the "oldest evidence" of life on Earth embedded in rocks dating back billions of years.

Preaching security after deadly Tennessee church shooting

Posted: 27 Sep 2017 09:33 AM PDT

When a masked gunman killed a woman and wounded six people at a Tennessee church last weekend, it drew national attention — as did the 2015 massacre of nine black church members in Charleston, South Carolina, the 2014 slayings of three people at a Kansas Jewish center and retirement home and the 2012 killings of six at a Wisconsin Sikh temple.

Student Says She Doesn't Regret Running Off With Her Teacher

Posted: 27 Sep 2017 12:18 PM PDT

Elizabeth Thomas's disappearance sparked a nationwide manhunt for teacher Tad Cummins earlier this year.

A toddler was sneakily stealing popcorn from Prince Harry -- and the photos of him realizing it are priceless

Posted: 28 Sep 2017 07:47 AM PDT

While we're thrilled that Prince William and Duchess Kate are expecting their third child, a new crop of photos has us clamoring for Prince Harry to jump on the fatherhood wagon.

School says it will ban student athletes from playing if they take a knee during national anthem

Posted: 28 Sep 2017 12:34 PM PDT

A Louisiana high school is ordering student athletes to stand during the national anthem, echoing Donald Trump's calls to prohibit athletes from standing or kneeling in protest. In a letter to students and parents, Parkway High School Principal Waylon Bates said that the school "requires student athletes to stand in a respectful manner" and warned students who don't bend to the rule would be punished with a loss of playing time or "removal from the team". By mandating athletes rise for the anthem, Mr Bates thrust his high school into a national furor provoked by Mr Trump's comments.