| Donald Trump Jr. To Testify Publicly In Russia Probe 'This Fall,' Top Democrat Says Posted: 17 Sep 2017 08:35 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― One of the congressional committees probing whether President Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russia in last year's election expects public testimony from Trump's eldest son and may subpoena the president's former campaign chairman, two key figures in the ongoing investigations, according to the top Democrat on the committee, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.).
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| Nearly a Week After Irma, Florida Keys Residents Begin Returning Home Posted: 16 Sep 2017 09:06 AM PDT  Hurricane Irma devastated the Florida Keys, overturning boats and toppling hundreds of homes. On Saturday, some residents were allowed to return home to see the damage.
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| Teacher Accused Of Assaulting Student For Sitting During Pledge Of Allegiance Posted: 16 Sep 2017 05:43 PM PDT  A school in eastern Michigan has placed a teacher on leave and launched an investigation after she allegedly "snatched" an 11-year-old student who sat during the Pledge of Allegiance.
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| Kevin Hart publicly apologizes to wife and children after woman threatens to release 'sexually suggestive' video Posted: 17 Sep 2017 10:13 AM PDT  Kevin Hart issued a very public apology on Saturday to his pregnant wife and kids after news broke that the actor is involved in a multimillion-dollar extortion attempt.
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| London Police Arrest Second Suspect in Subway Attack as Terror Threat Remains 'Critical' Posted: 17 Sep 2017 06:42 AM PDT  Britain's terror threat level remains "critical"
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| U.S. Supports Military Action Against North Korea: Poll Posted: 16 Sep 2017 06:00 AM PDT  Several top Trump administration officials spoke Friday about the situation with North Korea, with some stating military options are definitely on the table.
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| Aunt V, The World's Oldest Person, Dies In Jamaica At 117 Posted: 15 Sep 2017 07:27 PM PDT  Violet Mosse-Brown, the Jamaican woman believed to be the oldest person in the world, died Friday.
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| 'Natalee Holloway's Skull Burned In Aruba Cave In 2010' Posted: 17 Sep 2017 12:16 AM PDT  Holloway went missing in Aruba, a Dutch Carribean island off Venezuela. on May 30, 2005. She was officially declared dead in 2012.
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| Veteran Albuquerque TV reporter killed in helicopter crash Posted: 17 Sep 2017 02:58 PM PDT  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A longtime reporter-videographer at an Albuquerque TV station has died after the news helicopter he was piloting crashed in central New Mexico, authorities said Sunday.
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| Iran's Khamenei warns U.S. against 'wrong move' on nuclear deal Posted: 17 Sep 2017 12:42 PM PDT  Iran will not be bullied by the United States and will react strongly to any "wrong move" by Washington on Tehran's nuclear deal, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran was violating "the spirit" of the 2015 deal under which it got sanctions relief in return for curbing its nuclear program. State television quoted Khamenei as saying Iran was standing firm "and any wrong move by the domineering regime regarding the (nuclear accord) will face the reaction of the Islamic Republic." Washington extended some sanctions relief for Iran on Thursday under the nuclear deal with world powers, but said it had yet to decide whether to maintain the agreement.
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| Carnival worker falls from malfunctioning Ferris wheel Posted: 16 Sep 2017 01:19 PM PDT  A carnival worker fell from a malfunctioning ride in North Carolina on Friday night.
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| Blood Leaks Onto Road From Funeral Home Like A Scene From A Horror Movie Posted: 16 Sep 2017 01:55 AM PDT  Residents spotted the disturbing sight of blood seeping out onto a road from a Louisiana undertaker business on Thursday afternoon.
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| Full Interview: Tom Brokaw Speaks to Team Behind 'Vietnam War' Documentary Posted: 16 Sep 2017 08:38 AM PDT  Tom Brokaw sat down with "The Vietnam War" co-directors Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, two critically aclaimed documentary filmmakers whose films he said "tell us who we are as Americans."
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| Awash in protests — Trump supporters, counterprotesters and rap-group fans descend on Washington Posted: 16 Sep 2017 01:22 PM PDT ![Awash in protests — Trump supporters, counterprotesters and rap-group fans descend on Washington]( "Awash in protests — Trump supporters, counterprotesters and rap-group fans descend on Washington") President Donald Trump skipped town for the weekend, but that didn't stop demonstrators from making him the focus of competing rallies in the nation's capital.
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| Murder of 2 Black Men May Be 'Racially Motivated,' Police Say Posted: 17 Sep 2017 10:43 AM PDT  There's a suspect in custody
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| California Close To Banning Pet Shop Sales Of Non-Rescue Cats, Dogs And Rabbits Posted: 16 Sep 2017 01:37 PM PDT  California will become the first state to ban pet stores from selling cats, dogs or rabbits that don't come from a shelter or rescue group if Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signs the bill sent to him this week.
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| British journalist in Sri Lanka croc attack 'drowned' Posted: 16 Sep 2017 04:53 AM PDT  A British journalist believed to have been attacked by a crocodile in Sri Lanka died of drowning, police said Saturday following a post-mortem examination. The body of 24-year-old Paul McClean, who worked for the Financial Times, was found Friday in a coastal village lagoon a day after he went missing. British media reports said McClean was holidaying in Sri Lanka with friends.
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| Stowaway Koala Survives 10-Mile Ride Hidden Behind Car's Wheel Posted: 17 Sep 2017 10:36 AM PDT  A koala is alive after a driver unknowingly drove for about 10 miles while the animal clung to the inside of his car's wheel arch, animal officials said.
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| British police arrest London bomb suspect at Dover border point Posted: 16 Sep 2017 12:35 PM PDT  By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - Police arrested an 18-year-old man in the departure lounge of the port of Dover on Saturday in what they said was a "very significant" step in the hunt for whoever planted a bomb on a London commuter train that injured 30 people a day earlier. Prime Minister Theresa May put Britain on the highest security level of "critical" late on Friday, meaning another attack may be imminent, and deployed soldiers and armed police to strategic locations such as nuclear power plants. On Saturday morning officers in Dover, a ferry port on the southeast coast from which passenger ships sail to France, arrested a man and then partially evacuated the area, recovering a number of items, the police said without elaborating.
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| Duterte to Human Rights Chief: 'Are You a Pedophile?' Posted: 16 Sep 2017 08:46 AM PDT  Duterte had been challenged over the killing of teenagers in the country's anti-drugs campaign.
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| Wiener Werkstätte's Designs Are on Display at New York’s Neue Galerie Posted: 17 Sep 2017 05:00 AM PDT |
| The Powerful Reason Why This Artist Has Been Saving His Urine For The Last 200 Days Posted: 16 Sep 2017 05:07 AM PDT  Cassils spent a good chunk of this week trying to ensure that the 200-gallon tank of urine he was installing at Ronald Feldman Fine Arts didn't leak through the floor and destroy all of the priceless art that currently might be stored in the gallery's basement.
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| New Twitter Theories Emerge After Kenneka Jenkins’ Mysterious Death Posted: 16 Sep 2017 04:17 AM PDT  While the autopsy and toxicology test results are still awaited, Twitter has been flooded with conspiracy theories as users speculate about how the teen died.
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| Hamas agrees to steps toward Palestinian unity Posted: 16 Sep 2017 11:13 PM PDT  Hamas said on Sunday it would do away with a body seen as an alternative government in the Gaza Strip in a step towards reconciliation with rival Fatah following discussions with Egypt. Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist movement that runs the Gaza Strip, also said it was ready for talks with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah on forming a unity government and holding elections.
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| 'You Could Hear the Screaming.' Erratic Porsche Plows Into Crowd at Car Show, Injuring 11 Posted: 17 Sep 2017 06:15 AM PDT  At least 11 people were injured
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| 'Red flag' calls signaled post-Irma deaths at nursing home Posted: 16 Sep 2017 12:54 PM PDT  HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — The first 911 call from the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills didn't sound ominous: A nursing home patient had an abnormal heartbeat.
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| Fatal Baton Rouge Shootings Investigated As Racially Motivated: Police Posted: 17 Sep 2017 12:44 PM PDT  A 23-year-old Louisiana man is reportedly being held as a person of interest in the separate slayings of two black men who police say were gunned down last week in potentially racially motivated attacks.
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| British police arrest second man over London train bomb Posted: 17 Sep 2017 08:07 AM PDT  By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - British police arrested a second man over the bombing of a London commuter train on Friday that injured 30 people and the security services lowered the threat level for an attack from its highest setting. The 21-year-old man was detained under Britain's terrorism laws in the west London suburb of Hounslow just before midnight on Saturday, London police said in a statement. Police earlier arrested an 18-year-old man in the departure lounge of Dover port in what they called a "significant" step and then raided a property in Sunbury-on-Thames, a town near London and about four miles (six km) from Hounslow.
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| National Security Adviser McMaster says White House 'looking at' new travel ban Posted: 17 Sep 2017 06:33 AM PDT  White House National Security Adviser Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster tells George Stephanopoulos a new travel ban is something the Trump administration is "looking at."
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| Armed and masked men declare war on France’s bears Posted: 16 Sep 2017 07:21 AM PDT  A group of armed and masked men have issued a video in which they vow to start hunting bears in France's Pyrenees mountains following attacks on sheep. Brown bears, a protected species, were blamed for the deaths of about 450 sheep who tumbled over cliffs while being chased by bears in two separate incidents this summer. The threat to hunt them marks an escalation of a bitter dispute between farmers and conservationists over the predators. They were re-introduced into south-western France from Slovenia in the 1990s after hunters had all but wiped out native Pyrenean bears. The video, filmed outdoors at night and sent to news organisations, shows about 30 men holding shotguns or hunting rifles, their faces hidden by balaclavas. Brown bears are a protected species Credit: REUTERS/Gleb Garanich A deliberately distorted voiceover says: "By introducing Slovenian bears and establishing a nursery allowing them to multiply, the French state is implementing land management policies that are gradually restricting access by men and women of the mountains and their freedom to work." The voiceover adds: "The state has remained deaf to the requests of our elected representatives, our citizens' and trade organisations. We have decided to reopen bear hunting in Ariège [the local area] and to conduct active resistance against agents of the state." The video, which concludes with shots fired in the air, comes three weeks after farmers were accused of firing about 50 rounds to intimidate wildlife officials visiting the area to assess how many sheep the bears had killed. The government pays compensation for livestock killed, but many farmers say they can no longer co-exist with a bear population estimated at 39. A local group is campaigning for many of the beasts to be returned to Slovenia, with others restricted to a reserve so that livestock could graze in a "no-bear zone" without fear of attack. The authorities are taking the video seriously and prosecutors have opened an investigation. The local Préfecture described the threat to resume bear hunting as a "pathetic drift into violence and illegality." It added in a statement: "Play-acting as a terrorist organisation is not a joke. It harms all those who defend the development of rural and mountain territories."
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| Donald Trump To Campaign For Luther Strange In Alabama Posted: 17 Sep 2017 08:58 AM PDT  President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he plans to campaign next week for Sen. Luther Strange (R-Ala.),
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| Pot shampoo to cannabis sommeliers: Inside one of America's biggest marijuana business conventions Posted: 17 Sep 2017 07:22 AM PDT  Entrepreneurs looking to cash in on California's new marijuana gold rush flocked to Los Angeles this week for the city's Fourth Annual Cannabis World Congress & Business Exposition, taking in advice and pitches from venture capitalists to a marijuana "sommelier". Workshops were conducted, business cards were swapped with more than 200 bustling booths – exhibiting everything from pot paper, to shampoo and even suppositories – at the LA Convention Centre. It was a spirited free-for-all that anticipated one thing: 1 January 2018 – a date that puts dollar signs in many a Californian's eyes.
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| Russia strike wounds US-backed Syria forces, coalition says Posted: 16 Sep 2017 02:19 PM PDT  The US-led coalition said Saturday that Russian forces had bombed American-backed fighters battling the Islamic State group in eastern Syria, wounding several, despite denials from Moscow. The unprecedented strike was initially reported by the Syrian Democratic Forces, an alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters supported by Washington. The SDF accused Russian warplanes of bombing its fighters for the first time in the complex war, though Russia's military spokesman denied targeting the group.
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| A Man Survived After Caustic Beer Burned Up His Organs. He Just Got $750,000 Posted: 16 Sep 2017 07:15 AM PDT  He just got $750,000
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| Sign Language Interpreter Signed Nonsense During Hurricane Irma Press Conference Posted: 16 Sep 2017 12:07 PM PDT  The Deaf community is demanding an apology after a an alleged sign language interpreter failed to deliver a clear message during a press conference for Hurricane Irma
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| Teen wanted for deportation is accused of California killing Posted: 15 Sep 2017 06:34 PM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal immigration agents were tracking a teenager who was facing deportation when he fatally shot a popular community volunteer during a robbery in San Francisco, authorities said Friday.
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| Watch What Happened When These Two Men Swapped Grindr Profiles Posted: 17 Sep 2017 05:57 AM PDT  Popular dating app Grindr is using its new web series as a social experiment to take an honest, if lighthearted, look at how racism, ageism and other forms of discrimination play out in the queer community.
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| Merkel vows to restrict trade with Turkey over arrests Posted: 16 Sep 2017 04:50 AM PDT  Germany will have no choice but to restrict its economic ties with Turkey to pressure its NATO partner into releasing German citizens it imprisoned on political grounds, Chancellor Angela Merkel said in remarks published on Saturday. Relations between the two countries are strained by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's crackdown on opponents after a failed coup last year. Germany and its partners in the European Union say the crackdown undermines democracy.
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| Don't Look Now, But Full Obamacare Repeal Is Back On The Table Posted: 16 Sep 2017 05:07 PM PDT  Repeal of the Affordable Care Act is back on the agenda, with Republicans suddenly talking about a bill that, until recently, few people in either party had taken all that seriously.
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| United Nations has 'exhausted' options on North Korea, says top US diplomat Posted: 17 Sep 2017 02:15 PM PDT  The UN has run out of options for confronting an increasingly belligerent North Korea, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has said, presenting a unified front with Trump administration officials who continue to float a military option ahead of this week's summit in New York. "We have pretty much exhausted all the things that we can do at the Security Council at this point," Haley told CNN, adding that she had "no problem kicking to" Jim Mattis, the US defence secretary. By claiming that the UN had failed to alter North Korea's militaristic course, Ms Haley hinted at the limits of diplomacy as the world prepares to gather next week for the first UN General Assembly of Donald Trump's presidency.
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| The absolute worst pumpkin-related food crimes Posted: 17 Sep 2017 05:00 AM PDT  Some pumpkin foods are delicious: fresh pumpkin cupcakes, for example, frosted with cream cheese icing, or crumbly, barely-sweet pumpkin scones. Pumpkin pie! Others are sick crimes. SEE ALSO: People are mad at Starbucks for its confusing rollout of the Pumpkin Spice Latte While the primary focus of pumpkin-season debate remains the Pumpkin Spice Latte (which is more delicious over ice, by the way), I'd like to posit that there are far more egregious pumpkin products out there. Of course, we can technically blame the PSL for the existence of all these bad, bad foods. So ... maybe the anger is justified? 1. Pumpkin cider I purchased a six-pack of pumpkin cider in the fall of 2013, eager to sip something cold (it was still hot outside) that still tasted like autumn incarnate. Instead, the pumpkin cider tasted exactly like vomit — not just vomit, the noun, but the actual act of vomiting. Image: Totalwine.com2. Pumpkin spice gum This one is doubly offensive: not only must you taste the cloying flavor of the gum, but so must everyone around you when it is on your breath for the rest of the day. Friends, not chewing this gum is a public service. Image: Amazon3. Pumpkin Spice Oreos One Mashable staffer and Pumpkin Spice Oreo survivor compared the specialty cookies to "a Yankee Candle melting in your mouth." Seems bad! Image: Amazon4. Pumpkin pie spice butter A sponsored post about Land O Lakes Pumpkin Pie Spice Butter Spread recommends that you slather it not only on toast and English muffins, but on roasted carrots and pork chops. And a lot of people seem to like the stuff, so it's probably fine, right? Wrong. It is, again, way too sweet. Also, why would you put pumpkin spice butter on toast when cookie butter exists? Image: Land O Lakes5. Pumpkin spice oatmeal Pumpkin spice oatmeal is a bummer because it could have been subtle and nice, even wholesome. Instead, it is sickeningly sweet. A post shared by @doreenas_yums on Jul 22, 2017 at 5:22pm PDT 6. Pumpkin Spice Latte Peeps One of the best parts of fall is that Peeps, which are endorsed by Satan, aren't around to assail us. Unfortunately, Peeps has ruined this with Pumpkin Spice Peeps. To add insult to injury, they are dipped in white fudge. Image: Peeps & Company7. Pumpkin spice candy corn Candy corn is already bad, but pumpkin spice candy corn is truly ghastly. It's an important reminder that life can always get worse! Image: Amazon WATCH: How to respond when your coworker asks you, "How was your weekend?"
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| Lead carver of Mount Rushmore honored with plaque Posted: 16 Sep 2017 06:59 PM PDT  KEYSTONE, S.D. (AP) — The chief carver of Mount Rushmore who was responsible for refining the expressions on the faces of the monument's four presidents was honored Saturday with a plaque that recognizes his work.
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| Boyfriend Charged With Murder After Pregnant Teacher Found in Shallow Grave Posted: 16 Sep 2017 07:03 AM PDT  Court documents show he was also engaged to another woman
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| 1-Year-Old Dies After Dad Left Him Next To Hot Shower to Help His Cough Posted: 16 Sep 2017 08:25 AM PDT  When his mom when to check on him, he was unconscious.
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| Turkey summons German envoy over Kurdish rally in Cologne Posted: 16 Sep 2017 01:31 PM PDT  Turkey summoned the German ambassador to Ankara on Saturday over what it said was a Kurdish militant rally in Cologne, the foreign ministry said, in a further sign of strained relations between the NATO allies. "We condemn the organization of a rally in the German city of Cologne by the extensions of the PKK terrorist organizations, and the allowing of terror propaganda. State-run Anadolu news agency said some 3,000 Kurdish supporters demonstrated in Cologne on Saturday carrying posters calling for the release of Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which is listed as a terrorist group by the European Union and the United States, and is banned in Germany.
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| Rickshaws to jump start India's all-electric drive Posted: 17 Sep 2017 12:10 AM PDT  India will roll out nearly 100,000 battery-powered buses and autorickshaws onto its sulphurous city streets in the coming weeks, setting it on the bumpy road to making new vehicle sales all-electric by 2030. India, one of the world's most polluted nations, has one of the most ambitious plans to kick its fossil fuel addiction. Transport is a major source of India's carbon emissions and the Greenpeace group blames at least 1.2 million deaths a year in the country on pollution.
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| Sanders’ Single-Payer Proposal May Impact 'Healthy California Act' Posted: 16 Sep 2017 02:21 PM PDT  The Vermont senator wants to replace America's health-care system with a public system that doesn't include co-payments — a plan that could directly influence California's system.
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