| Trump Marveled At Historic Hurricanes — Until Someone Brought Up Climate Change Posted: 14 Sep 2017 04:10 PM PDT  WASHINGTON — Days after expressing amazement at the size of hurricanes Harvey and Irma, President Donald Trump on Thursday suddenly didn't seem too impressed about their ferocity when asked about climate change's impact.
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| Newark Customs Officers Arrested For Alleged 'Rape Table' Assault Posted: 14 Sep 2017 01:18 AM PDT  Three Customs and Border Protection officers working at Newark Liberty International Airport were arrested on Wednesday over a disturbing ritual dubbed a "rape table."
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| Where The Trump/Russia Investigations Stand Posted: 13 Sep 2017 10:46 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― It can be difficult to follow the labyrinthine, constantly changing developments in the question of whether President Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russia in last year's election.
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| No country for migrant stowaways caught on ferry between Ukraine and Turkey Posted: 14 Sep 2017 11:13 AM PDT  By Julie Astrid Thomsen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Twelve migrants, apparently from North Africa, have been sailing to and fro on a Danish passenger ferry between Istanbul and Odessa for the last seven weeks locked in four cabins, with no country willing to take them. According to the Danish DFDS ferry operator, Turkey and Ukraine both refuse to accept the men, who have been violent and threatening suicide. "There has been a tendency to violence and aggressions and they have threatened to jump overboard... so there is no alternative to locking them inside the cabins," a DFDS spokesman told Reuters on Thursday.
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| Man who killed estranged wife, 7 others had drinking problem Posted: 13 Sep 2017 01:57 PM PDT  PLANO, Texas (AP) — Meredith Hight had gathered friends at her suburban Dallas home for a day of grilling and watching football when her estranged husband showed up and opened fire, killing her and seven others before a police officer killed him.
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| 7 Facts Surrounding The Death Of Kenneka Jenkins Posted: 13 Sep 2017 11:30 AM PDT  Here's what we know so far about the developing "death investigation" of 19-year-old Kenneka Jenkins.
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| Trump sees compromise on extending DACA; 'the wall will come later' Posted: 14 Sep 2017 07:15 AM PDT  Following a dinner meeting at the White House Wednesday, President Trump and Democratic leaders seemed close to a compromise on extending the DACA program in exchange for increased border security.
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| This Tiny Florida Island Village Is Pulling Together In Irma's Aftermath Posted: 14 Sep 2017 10:44 AM PDT  GOODLAND, Fla. - As Florida begins to recover from the impact of Hurricane Irma, residents of some small communities want the public to know that it's not only large cities like Miami or Tampa that were hit hard by the storm. "We're less than a dot on the map," Kelly Kirk told HuffPost. Kirk and her parents are the owners of Kirk Fish Company, a retail and wholesale seafood company in Goodland, which has about 400 year-round residents. "So it's easy to look at big cities that are highly populated and see that, and it's not as easy to see us down here," she added.
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| Flooded streets and shredded trees: Hurricane Irma's wrath in Florida Posted: 13 Sep 2017 08:32 AM PDT ![Flooded streets and shredded trees: Hurricane Irma's wrath in Florida]( "Flooded streets and shredded trees: Hurricane Irma's wrath in Florida")
Two days after Hurricane Irma engulfed the entire state of Florida with deadly winds and rains, residents are only beginning to assess the damage in the storm's wake. Though many agreed Irma could have been far worse, a wide swath of the state remained without power on Tuesday. And some communities near Naples and Fort Myers, Fla., remained underwater as local rivers and waterways were swelled to capacity from rain. At the same time, area residents continued to face a major fuel shortage, as gas stations slowly reopened. Photography by Holly Bailey See more news-related photo galleries and follow us on Yahoo News Photo Twitter and Tumblr.
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| 'We’re Having Gang Wars All Over Again' Posted: 14 Sep 2017 02:45 AM PDT  LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas ― Brian Silva, an unemployed African-American man from one of Little Rock's roughest neighborhoods, still struggles on a daily basis not to go back to the life of crime he knows so well.
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| Teacher Spends 70 Hours Creating Incredible 'Harry Potter'-Themed Classroom Posted: 14 Sep 2017 12:59 PM PDT  An Oregon teacher transformed his classroom into a magical oasis.
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| U.S. will not issue some visas in four nations in deportation crackdown Posted: 13 Sep 2017 01:51 PM PDT  By Arshad Mohammed and Yeganeh Torbati WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Wednesday will stop issuing certain kinds of visas to some citizens of Cambodia, Eritrea, Guinea and Sierra Leone because the nations are not taking back their citizens the United States wants to deport. The new policies, laid out in State Department cables reviewed by Reuters on Tuesday and described in a department news briefing, are the latest example of U.S. President Donald Trump's effort to crack down on immigrants who are in the United States illegally.
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| The Latest: Activists say 20 dead in east Syria strikes Posted: 14 Sep 2017 10:24 AM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local):
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| Chicago Newspaper Hits Back After Police Union Attacks Reporters For Doing Their Job Posted: 14 Sep 2017 12:34 PM PDT  The Chicago Sun-Times published a blistering editorial Wednesday night, denying a police union's demand that effectively told the newspaper's reporters to stop doing their job. "Chicago needs a great police force," the board wrote. On Tuesday, the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police sent a letter to Sun-Times investigative reporters Tim Novak and Robert Herguth and managing editor Chris Fusco, criticizing them over their recent piece on lax discipline for Chicago police officers who violate department policy on alcohol and drug use.
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| Bella Hadid shouts at security guard for pushing female paparazzo: 'Do not touch her!' Posted: 14 Sep 2017 11:14 AM PDT  Just days after saving sister Gigi on the runway during a New York Fashion Week show, Bella just gave us another reason to love her even more. Paparazzi swarmed the 20-year-old model while leaving the Michael Kors Spring 2018 show during New York Fashion Week on Wednesday. During Milan Fashion Week last year, Bella's sister Gigi found herself in a similar situation involving notorious internet prankster Vitalii Sediuk.
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| Clinton blasts Don Jr.'s 'absurd lie' about Russian lawyer meeting Posted: 13 Sep 2017 07:59 AM PDT  Hillary Clinton isn't buying Donald Trump Jr.'s latest explanation for meeting a Kremlin-connected lawyer during the presidential campaign.
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| Motel 6 Admits Arizona Sites Were Reporting Guests To ICE Without Chain's Approval Posted: 13 Sep 2017 09:56 PM PDT  Employees at Motel 6 locations in Phoenix have ceased working with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents in light of a new report that revealed motel staffers were reporting guests who appear to be undocumented immigrants, according to a spokeswoman for the motel chain.
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| Rangers Finally Spot Rare White Giraffe and Look-Alike Baby After Rumored Sightings Posted: 14 Sep 2017 01:54 PM PDT  After hearing rumors about the pair, the rangers finally spotted them in June.
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| The Definitive List of Epic Drives Around the World Posted: 13 Sep 2017 11:59 AM PDT |
| 2 Florida Men Accused Of Stealing Enormous Power Pole After Irma Posted: 14 Sep 2017 04:36 AM PDT  Police in Jacksonville, Florida have arrested two men for allegedly trying to steal a gigantic power pole in the wake of Hurricane Irma.
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| Ohio killer to be put to death Wednesday seeks age reprieve Posted: 12 Sep 2017 06:31 PM PDT ![Ohio killer to be put to death Wednesday seeks age reprieve]( "Ohio killer to be put to death Wednesday seeks age reprieve") The now 45-year-old inmate's appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court to halt his Wednesday execution at a Lucasville, Ohio, prison cites an August decision by a Kentucky circuit court that ruled as unconstitutional executing inmates younger than 21 at the time of their crimes. On Tuesday, that court denied a separate petition for a stay of execution filed on behalf of Otte.
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| Democrats capture GOP-held state seat in red Oklahoma Posted: 13 Sep 2017 02:48 PM PDT  A Democratic schoolteacher defeated a Republican businessman in a special election for an Oklahoma state House seat in a traditionally GOP district, making it the third GOP-held seat Democrats have captured in special elections in the red state this year.
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| Man Posts 'Slaves 4 Sale' Sign Next To Confederate Flag To Prove He's No Racist Posted: 13 Sep 2017 05:04 PM PDT  A Missouri man angered his neighbors by posting a "Slaves 4 Sale" sign right above his Confederate flag.
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| Trump blames delayed message to Mexican quake victims on bad phone reception Posted: 14 Sep 2017 01:24 PM PDT  Trump's message of condolence represents his first public comments on the earthquake. Donald Trump has offered condolences to Mexico's president one week after the country's worst earthquake in a century, claiming he had been unable to reach Enrique Peña Nieto for several days because of bad mobile phone reception.
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| 8 Foods That Contain Probiotics (And They Aren't Yogurt) Posted: 13 Sep 2017 03:01 AM PDT  Everybody knows that yogurt is a good source of probiotics ― even people who don't really know what probiotics are.
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| Scientists: Future of oldest tree species on Earth in peril Posted: 13 Sep 2017 06:08 PM PDT  FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — The bristlecone pine tree, famous for its wind-beaten, gnarly limbs and having the longest lifespan on Earth, is losing a race to the top of mountains throughout the Western United States, putting future generations in peril, researchers said Wednesday.
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| Wednesday's Morning Email: What You Need To Know About Bernie Sanders' Single-Payer Plan Posted: 13 Sep 2017 03:53 AM PDT  TOP STORIES (And want to get The Morning Email each weekday?
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| McDonald's workers 'tried to flush newborn baby down toilet’ after giving birth in branch bathroom Posted: 14 Sep 2017 03:45 AM PDT  A McDonald's employee tried to flush her newborn baby down the toilet after giving birth in one of the restaurant's bathrooms, a court has heard. Sarah Lockner, 25, clocked out from an evening shift at a branch of the fast-food chain in Redwood City, California and went to the toilet after saying she had stomach pains. A colleague who checked on her found a large pool of blood outside the cubicle, and when another co-worker peeked over the door she saw Lockner holding a newborn baby.
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| 'Fixer Upper' stars Chip and Joanna Gaines announce new Target line Posted: 13 Sep 2017 10:38 AM PDT  You can now decorate your home like Chip and Joanna Gaines!
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| Lifehacker Writer Whitesplains Chopsticks; Asian People Reject It Posted: 13 Sep 2017 08:03 PM PDT  A writer for Lifehacker, a popular tech and lifestyle blog, has issued an apology after running a short article about chopsticks that stirred up some feelings within the Asian community.
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| US-backed forces hold two-thirds of Syria's Raqa: monitor Posted: 14 Sep 2017 04:04 AM PDT  The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, an alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters, now controls more than two-thirds of the Islamic State group's former Syrian stronghold Raqa, a monitor said Thursday. The SDF entered Raqa in early June, after months of fighting to encircle the city with support from the US-led coalition against IS. The militia "controls 70 percent of Raqa after taking the Al-Thakana district in the centre of the city," said Rami Abdel Rahman, director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor.
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| Indian bullet train met with criticism as Modi celebrates with Japanese PM Posted: 14 Sep 2017 04:19 AM PDT  Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe laid the foundation stone of a £14.4bn high-speed train project in his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi's western home state of Gujarat on Thursday. Funded largely by a loan from Japan, the bullet train is expected to reduce the time of the 310-mile long journey between Gujarat's largest town of Ahmedabad and the port city of Mumbai to less than three hours, which currently takes eight. The 750-seat train travels at a speed of 217mph, more than twice the maximum speed of any Indian Rail locomotive, is scheduled to run from mid-August 2022 to mark the country's 75th Independence Day anniversary. Indian Rail officials said the major portion of the train's route would be elevated, except for a 4.3 mile stretch under the sea. Mr Abe and Mr Modi visit Ahmedabad Credit: HANDOUT/AFP/Getty Images "This enterprise will launch a revolution in Indian railways and speed up India's journey into the future" Mr Modi said, adding that it will be an engine of economic transformation for the country. But political allies of Mr Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), opposition leaders, analysts and economists strongly disagree. They question the necessity of the bullet train project at a time when money is desperately needed for other projects that have been starved of resources. "We are getting a bullet train without asking for it and do not know exactly what problems this will solve," said the Shiv Sena, the BJP's ultra Right-Wing ally in the federal government, that politically controls Mumbai. "Modi's dream is not of the common man, but of the rich" the party declared, adding the bullet train is being introduced at the cost of the cash-strapped and broken down local rail network. Founded by the Colonial administration in 1853, Indian Railway is the world's third largest network and transports 23 million people every day. Indian commuters at a railway station in New Delhi Credit: PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images Currently, however, it is broke due to decades-long recurring losses spawned by inefficiency and corruption. Senior officials admit Indian Railway barely has enough money to pay for itself, let alone invest in modernisation and safety measures, resulting in frequent accidents. The federal Railway Ministry recently told parliament that over 800 people had died in around 450 accidents between 2013 and 2017 due to poor maintenance, outdated rolling stock, corroded rail lines and bridges dating back to colonial times. Roughly 15,000 people a year were run over by speeding trains while crossing rail tracks, and around 3,000 of them were hit on Mumbai's busy suburban network, which transports over seven million commuters. "The big question that will not go away, is whether the same investment on upgrading the entire Indian Railway network would be more economically beneficial, than a single, high cost bullet train project," said economic and political analyst Mohan Guruswamy.
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| Laci Peterson's mother recalls last time she spoke to her Posted: 12 Sep 2017 07:03 PM PDT  Sharon Rocha told "20/20" that the last time she saw Laci, she let her feel the baby kick and said, "Scott doesn't like to do this."
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| APNewsBreak: Walruses in Alaska may have died in stampede Posted: 13 Sep 2017 05:12 PM PDT  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Thousands of Pacific walrus are coming to Alaska's northwest shore again in the absence of summer sea ice and not all are surviving.
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| Criminal probe opens into eight deaths at Florida nursing home after Irma Posted: 13 Sep 2017 04:22 PM PDT  By Andrew Innerarity HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (Reuters) - Eight elderly patients died on Wednesday after being left inside a stifling South Florida nursing home that lost power during Hurricane Irma, prompting a criminal investigation and adding a tragic new dimension to mounting loss of life from the storm. The overall death toll from Irma climbed to 81 on Wednesday, with several hard-hit Caribbean islands accounting for more than half the fatalities, and officials continued to assess damage inflicted by the second major hurricane to strike the U.S. mainland this year. Irma killed at least 29 people in Florida, plus seven more in Georgia and South Carolina combined, authorities said.
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| Two Muslim Teens On Navigating Girlhood And Islamophobia In Their America Posted: 13 Sep 2017 07:54 AM PDT  Welcome to "The Story We Share," a series of Q&As that profile two people with similar identities ― but who live in very different places.
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| Mother of 3 Injured by Falling Tree in Central Park to Sue for $200 Million Posted: 14 Sep 2017 09:51 AM PDT  Anne Monoky was walking with her three sons when a 75-foot-tall tree suddenly fell and landed on top of the family on Aug. 15.
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| Two Very Different Communities Show What It Can Look Like To Accept Trans Kids Posted: 13 Sep 2017 08:01 AM PDT  Welcome to "The Story We Share," a series of Q&As that profile two people with similar identities ― but who live in very different places.
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| Republicans want Hillary Clinton to vanish. We can't let that happen | Heather Cox Richardson Posted: 13 Sep 2017 03:00 AM PDT  The fight over Hillary Clinton's continued presence in public life is about more than her "likeability" or the fissures in the Democratic party. Clinton attracts such vitriol because she stands at the place where two conflicting political ideologies clash. Republicans today control all branches of the federal government and are poised to put their ideology of radical individualism into reality.
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| Plane Collides With Tug Vehicle On Charlotte Airport Posted: 13 Sep 2017 10:55 PM PDT  While none of the people present on the flight at the time were harmed, the woman who was driving the tug vehicle had to be hospitalized.
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| Jonathan Adler Outfits a Condo in Manhattan’s Trendy 70 Charlton Posted: 13 Sep 2017 10:56 AM PDT |
| Bernie Sanders unveils universal healthcare bill: 'This is where the country has got to go' Posted: 13 Sep 2017 06:47 AM PDT  Senator Bernie Sanders has rolled out a bill that would create a "single-payer", government-run healthcare system in the US as Republicans engage in a last-ditch effort to dismantle Obamacare. While President Donald Trump searches for a first major legislative win – whether on healthcare or tax reform – Republican and Democrat clashes over healthcare add another dimension to a full Congress schedule. At a news conference promoting his legislation, Mr Sanders said, "The American people want to know what we're going to do to fix a dysfunctional healthcare system, which costs us twice as much" per person as any other country.
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| Jitters in Europe as Russia-Belarus war games get underway Posted: 14 Sep 2017 11:12 AM PDT  MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Russia and Belarus began major war games Thursday, an operation involving thousands of troops, tanks and aircraft on NATO's eastern edge practicing how to hunt down and destroy armed spies, among other maneuvers.
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| Chainsaw-wielding nun helps with Hurricane Irma clean-up Posted: 13 Sep 2017 03:11 AM PDT  A nun with a chainsaw has been praised for pitching in to help her local community rebuild following Hurricane Irma. Kind-hearted Sister Margaret Ann was seen cutting up a tree which had fallen down on a road in storm-hit Florida. Sister Margaret said of her kind actions: "Do what you can to help other people, don't think of yourself." The Miami Dade police shared the footage on Facebook, explaining: "One of our off duty officers was happy to find Sister Margaret Ann pitching in by cutting trees to clear the neighbourhood roadways. "As we recover from Hurricane Irma, these acts of kindness remind us all that we are one community in Miami Dade County! "Thank you Sister and all of our neighbours that are working together to get through this! #MiamiDadeStrong." The clip has been a hit online, racking up more than 500,000 views, with one commenting: "Prayers are great, but prayer accompanied by action is powerful." "She's is truly an awesome example of a companionate servant of God. Thank you Sister Margaret Ann!," wrote another. Annette Zayas added: "She attends my parish and always has this warm smile with everyone she meets." Some major streets in Miami turned into rivers after flooding caused by the deadly Hurricane Irma. Hurricane Irma leaves path of destruction in Caribbean as it smashes into Cuba, in pictures
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