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• George W. Bush: U.S. should be tough on Russia — 'not belligerent, but forceful'
• State of emergency, rescues in Hawaii after severe flooding
• What The Southwest Flight Can Teach Us About Oxygen Masks
• Federal Judge Holds Kris Kobach In Contempt For Failing To Follow Court Order To Register Voters
• Three Employees Fired at L.A. Fitness After Black Men Kicked Out of New Jersey Gym
• 2018 Ford F-150 Power Stroke Diesel Returns 30 MPG Highway
• FAA orders jet engine inspections after Southwest explosion
• Pope speaks out for terminally-ill British toddler
• Raul Castro retires as Cuban president, outlines future
• Canadian Woman Who Instagrammed Her Cocaine-Smuggling Cruise Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison
• Tennessee Republicans Punish Memphis For Removing Confederate Statues
• EPA's Pruitt under spending probe; senators urge his ouster
• Listen to how Tammie Jo Shults, hero pilot of Southwest 1380, kept calm and saved her passengers
• More than 300 sentenced to death in Iraq for IS links
• Trump calls sketch released by Stormy Daniels a 'total con job'
• The Latest: British regulator considers Russian broadcaster
• The Navy's Stealth Destroyer is a Giant Missile 'Carrier' (And It Will Soon Fire Some Missiles)
• Missing Teen Back After 2 Years Traveling the Country Under Assumed Name: 'Nice to See Y'all'
• Stores Pulling Romaine Lettuce Off Shelves Amid E. Coli Outbreak
• Military Officers Punished After Guardsman Appears To Re-Enlist Using Dinosaur Puppet
• Southwest Emergency: Passengers Thought They'd Be Next After Engine Explosion Killed Mother of 2
• All over the world! Couple capture their global dip-kisses at landmark locations
• Muslims flee village at centre of India's rape crisis
• Flag at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago Wasn't Flying at Half-Staff for Barbara Bush
• White House adviser apologizes for saying Haley was confused
• 7 Students Involved in 'Cutting Incident' at Maryland Elementary School
• GOP Spending Against Obamacare Plummets In 2018 Elections
• Destiny's Child Singer Michelle Williams Got Secretly Engaged Before Coachella Reunion
• Trump Needs a Plan for Israel’s Confrontation With Iran
• 'Angels' and training help former fighter pilot save Southwest flight
• 'Killer Nanny' Yoselyn Ortega Found Guilty on All Counts in Stabbing Deaths of 2 Children
• Attacker in Berlin skullcap case turns himself in to police
• Honda Small RS Concept Is An Absolutely Adorable Hot Hatch
• 'Civility, grace': What Washington could learn from Barbara Bush
• Ex-U.S. soldier, two others convicted of murder-for-hire plot in Philippines
• Trump told Russia sanctions were off but US Ambassador to UN Nikki Haley did not know
• 28 Too-Cute Photos Of British Royal Babies Through The Years
• Iran's Khamenei quits Telegram
• Hero Southwest Pilot Was Among U.S. Navy's First-Ever Female Fighter Pilots
• California city sued over vote to opt out of 'sanctuary'
• Vision Mercedes-Maybach Ultimate Luxury New Teaser Shows Tea Set
• U.N. team fired upon in Syria while visiting suspected chemical sites
• LISTEN: Philadelphia police release call from Starbucks employee
• Justice Department watchdog to report on Clinton-related FBI leaks

George W. Bush: U.S. should be tough on Russia — 'not belligerent, but forceful' Posted: 18 Apr 2018 09:34 AM PDT Former President George W. Bush said on Monday that he has "always felt" the United States should be tough in countering Russian President Vladimir Putin's aggression.

State of emergency, rescues in Hawaii after severe flooding Posted: 18 Apr 2018 09:05 AM PDT More than 340 people have been airlifted to safety after nearly 30 inches of rain hit the Hawaiian island of Kauai, with another storm on its way.

What The Southwest Flight Can Teach Us About Oxygen Masks Posted: 18 Apr 2018 03:45 PM PDT Photos and video footage from Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 indicate that

Federal Judge Holds Kris Kobach In Contempt For Failing To Follow Court Order To Register Voters Posted: 18 Apr 2018 02:34 PM PDT A Kansas federal judge ruled Wednesday that Kansas Secretary of State Kris

Three Employees Fired at L.A. Fitness After Black Men Kicked Out of New Jersey Gym Posted: 18 Apr 2018 07:51 PM PDT Three workers at a New Jersey gym have been fired after they allegedly kicked out two black men and called the police on them.

2018 Ford F-150 Power Stroke Diesel Returns 30 MPG Highway Posted: 18 Apr 2018 10:00 PM PDT The fuel economy numbers are in, and Ford says these are best in class.

FAA orders jet engine inspections after Southwest explosion Posted: 19 Apr 2018 05:56 AM PDT U.S. airline regulators have ordered inspections on engine fan blades like the one that snapped off a Southwest Airlines plane, leading to the death of a woman who was partially blown out a window. The Federal Aviation Administration's announcement late Wednesday comes nearly a year after the engine's manufacturer recommended the additional inspections, and a month after European regulators ordered their airlines to do the work. Pressure for the FAA to act grew after an engine on a Southwest plane blew apart on Tuesday, showering the aircraft with debris and shattering a window.

Pope speaks out for terminally-ill British toddler Posted: 18 Apr 2018 04:49 AM PDT Pope Francis made a fresh plea on Wednesday against a British court ruling that authorises doctors to turn off a terminally ill British toddler's life-support. Alfie Evans, 23 months old, has been in a coma for over a year and needs a ventilator to keep him breathing due to a rare degenerative neurological condition. The parents, Tom Evans and Kate James, attended the pope's weekly general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday.

Raul Castro retires as Cuban president, outlines future Posted: 19 Apr 2018 05:09 PM PDT Raul Castro turned over Cuba's presidency Thursday to a 57-year-old successor he said would hold power until 2031, a plan that would place the state the Castro brothers founded and ruled for 60 years in ...

Canadian Woman Who Instagrammed Her Cocaine-Smuggling Cruise Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison Posted: 19 Apr 2018 12:27 AM PDT Melina Roberge and her accomplice posted photos of their cruise on social media

Tennessee Republicans Punish Memphis For Removing Confederate Statues Posted: 18 Apr 2018 10:38 AM PDT Tennessee's Republican-controlled House on Tuesday retaliated against Memphis

EPA's Pruitt under spending probe; senators urge his ouster Posted: 18 Apr 2018 03:28 PM PDT By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House budget office said on Wednesday it was probing whether a $43,000 soundproof phone booth installed for Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt violated the law, while dozens of Democratic senators called for him to resign over allegations of ethics lapses. Pruitt has been under fire for potential ethics lapses, including flying first class, excessive spending on security, and the rental of a room in a Washington condominium owned by the wife of an energy lobbyist. The Office of Management and Budget is reviewing whether spending on the booth installed in Pruitt's office broke a law prohibiting federal agencies from incurring expenses in excess of available funds, known as the Anti-Deficiency Act.

Listen to how Tammie Jo Shults, hero pilot of Southwest 1380, kept calm and saved her passengers Posted: 18 Apr 2018 03:35 AM PDT Audio of the Southwest Airlines incident has emerged, showing how pilot Tammie Jo Shults remained completely calm after an engine exploded and a woman passenger was nearly sucked out of the plane. It is believed that one woman, Jennifer Riordan, died in the initial engine explosion, which sent shrapnel smashing into the Boeing 737-700, but Ms Shults, whose experience includes being one of the first female fighter pilots in the US Navy, was able to get all the other passengers to safety.

More than 300 sentenced to death in Iraq for IS links Posted: 18 Apr 2018 03:53 AM PDT Iraqi courts have sentenced to death a total of more than 300 people, including dozens of foreigners, for belonging to the Islamic State group, judicial sources said Wednesday. The suspects are being tried by two courts, one near the former jihadist stronghold of Mosul in northern Iraq and another in Baghdad which is dealing notably with foreigners and women. Since January in the capital, 103 foreign nationals have been condemned to death -- including six Turks sentenced on Wednesday -- and 185 to life in prison, according to a judicial source.

Trump calls sketch released by Stormy Daniels a 'total con job' Posted: 18 Apr 2018 06:13 AM PDT President Trump suggested on Wednesday that the man adult-film star Stormy Daniels says threatened her in a Las Vegas parking lot and warned her to stay silent about her alleged sexual encounter with Trump is "nonexistent."

The Latest: British regulator considers Russian broadcaster Posted: 18 Apr 2018 04:37 AM PDT THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Latest on the poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Britain (all times local):

The Navy's Stealth Destroyer is a Giant Missile 'Carrier' (And It Will Soon Fire Some Missiles) Posted: 18 Apr 2018 09:39 AM PDT In preparation for all of this, the ship is now going through combat activation in San Diego, Calif., to pave the way toward preparing the weapons systems for the ship's planned move to operational status in 2020, Navy officials say. This process will also carefully refine many of the ship's other technologies, such as its advanced Integrated Power System and Total Ship Computing Environment, multi-function, volume-search SPY-3 radar and sonar systems. Navy developers of the new high-tech, stealthy USS Zumwalt destroyer are widening the mission envelope for the ship, exploring new ammunition for its guns and preparing to fire its first missiles next year.

Missing Teen Back After 2 Years Traveling the Country Under Assumed Name: 'Nice to See Y'all' Posted: 19 Apr 2018 05:34 AM PDT The anguished family now has answers about Aubrey Carroll, who was last seen leaving his Georgia high school

Stores Pulling Romaine Lettuce Off Shelves Amid E. Coli Outbreak Posted: 18 Apr 2018 03:49 PM PDT Costco, Walmart, Kroger, and other retailers are pulling romaine lettuce products off their shelves in response to warnings from federal investigators about the nationwide E. coli outbreak blamed...

Military Officers Punished After Guardsman Appears To Re-Enlist Using Dinosaur Puppet Posted: 18 Apr 2018 05:10 PM PDT An airman in the Tennessee National Guard has been removed from her position

Southwest Emergency: Passengers Thought They'd Be Next After Engine Explosion Killed Mother of 2 Posted: 18 Apr 2018 05:37 AM PDT Jennifer Riordan of New Mexico was killed after a Southwest Airlines jet engine exploded.

All over the world! Couple capture their global dip-kisses at landmark locations Posted: 19 Apr 2018 10:04 AM PDT Rob and Joli Switzer go on a minimum of four international holidays per year to ensure that they get their unique dip-kiss photograph.

Muslims flee village at centre of India's rape crisis Posted: 18 Apr 2018 03:23 AM PDT There are no Muslims left in the village of Rasana, which has become a symbol of India's rape crisis after the brutal murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl blamed on Hindu men. Police say the girl was raped and killed as part of an attempt by some of the village's majority Hindus to evict Bakarwal Muslim nomads, who graze their cattle in the hills in the summer months. Other Muslim families in the community of around 100 people all left after the rape in January.

Flag at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago Wasn't Flying at Half-Staff for Barbara Bush Posted: 18 Apr 2018 07:13 AM PDT It was later lowered, the White House said

White House adviser apologizes for saying Haley was confused Posted: 17 Apr 2018 06:17 PM PDT PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The new White House economic adviser apologized Tuesday to U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley after suggesting she was suffering from "momentary confusion" when she announced over the weekend that new sanctions against Russia were imminent.

7 Students Involved in 'Cutting Incident' at Maryland Elementary School Posted: 18 Apr 2018 08:11 AM PDT A Maryland elementary school says seven students removed the blades found in pencil sharpeners to cut themselves in class.

GOP Spending Against Obamacare Plummets In 2018 Elections Posted: 18 Apr 2018 12:38 PM PDT WASHINGTON ― Since the Affordable Care Act's passage in 2010, repealing

Destiny's Child Singer Michelle Williams Got Secretly Engaged Before Coachella Reunion Posted: 19 Apr 2018 12:48 PM PDT Can you keep up, baby boy? Apparently so. Days after the history-making

Trump Needs a Plan for Israel’s Confrontation With Iran Posted: 18 Apr 2018 03:23 PM PDT Tehran and Moscow are becoming the arbiters of the Middle East — and Israel's relationship with both is growing increasingly tense.

'Angels' and training help former fighter pilot save Southwest flight Posted: 17 Apr 2018 10:01 PM PDT Tammie Jo Shults, 56, may have drawn on her Navy skills when one of the two engines on her Boeing 737-700 blew and broke apart at 32,000 feet on Tuesday, forcing her to implement a rapid descent toward Philadelphia International Airport. One of the first female fighter pilots in the U.S. Navy, Shults calmly told air traffic control that part of her plane was missing, and she would need ambulances on the runway.

'Killer Nanny' Yoselyn Ortega Found Guilty on All Counts in Stabbing Deaths of 2 Children Posted: 18 Apr 2018 01:48 PM PDT Jurors deliberated for just one day in the trial of nanny Yoselyn Ortega.

Attacker in Berlin skullcap case turns himself in to police Posted: 19 Apr 2018 07:16 AM PDT BERLIN (AP) — A 19-year-old Syrian asylum-seeker turned himself in to police Thursday after his violent attack on a man wearing a Jewish skullcap in Berlin caused outrage across Germany.

Honda Small RS Concept Is An Absolutely Adorable Hot Hatch Posted: 19 Apr 2018 07:09 AM PDT The teeny, tiny concept previews the upcoming new Brio.

'Civility, grace': What Washington could learn from Barbara Bush Posted: 19 Apr 2018 10:53 AM PDT In an era of hyper-partisan feuding and noxious personal attacks, the life and lengthy marriage of former first lady Barbara Bush serve as poignant reminders in power-obsessed Washington that decency and grace can win out. Bush's death Tuesday at age 92 triggered an outpouring of affection for the snowy-haired matriarch of one of America's storied political dynasties. Smart, tough and quick-witted, Bush had a no-frills style, a focus on family, and a willingness to engage across the political aisle that endeared her to millions.

Ex-U.S. soldier, two others convicted of murder-for-hire plot in Philippines Posted: 18 Apr 2018 04:23 PM PDT A former U.S. Army sergeant and two other U.S. citizens were found guilty by a jury in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday of taking part in a plot to murder a woman in the Philippines for money, prosecutors said. Ex-soldier Joseph Manuel Hunter, Adam Samia and Carl David Stillwell were convicted of charges including murder-for-hire, which carries a mandatory life sentence, according to the office of U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman in Manhattan. "Obviously, we're disappointed, but respect the jury's verdict," said Robert Ray, a lawyer for Stillwell, adding he planned to appeal.

Trump told Russia sanctions were off but US Ambassador to UN Nikki Haley did not know Posted: 19 Apr 2018 07:48 AM PDT President Donald Trump informed Russian officials he had reversed a decision to impose new sanctions of Russia in the wake of US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announcing the exact opposite - but Ms Haley had only announced the sanctions based on information she received from the White House. The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed that a Trump administration official called the Russian Embassy in Washington, DC, about the change in policy on Sunday after Ms Haley had made the announcement about new sanctions earlier that day.

28 Too-Cute Photos Of British Royal Babies Through The Years Posted: 17 Apr 2018 07:50 PM PDT There'll be a new addition to the British royal family any day now when

Iran's Khamenei quits Telegram Posted: 18 Apr 2018 12:51 PM PDT Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced Wednesday that he would no longer use the hugely popular messaging app Telegram, shifting instead to domestic services. President Hassan Rouhani quickly followed suit, announcing that he too was giving up Telegram shortly after issuing a directive banning the government and administration workers from using foreign messenger apps to communicate, according to the official IRNA news agency. The announcements came as rumours continued that Iran would soon block Telegram, built by Russian tech guru Pavel Durov and the most popular social media service in the country with some 40 million users -- roughly half the population.

Hero Southwest Pilot Was Among U.S. Navy's First-Ever Female Fighter Pilots Posted: 18 Apr 2018 08:03 AM PDT Tammie Jo Shults safely landed Southwest flight 1380 after an engine explosion.

California city sued over vote to opt out of 'sanctuary' Posted: 18 Apr 2018 12:26 PM PDT SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Residents sued the tiny Southern California city of Los Alamitos on Wednesday to challenge a vote by elected officials to exempt the community from a state law that limits police collaboration with U.S. immigration authorities.

Vision Mercedes-Maybach Ultimate Luxury New Teaser Shows Tea Set Posted: 19 Apr 2018 04:10 AM PDT The concept is expected to preview a Maybach-branded GLS being prepared for the SUV's next generation.

U.N. team fired upon in Syria while visiting suspected chemical sites Posted: 18 Apr 2018 12:06 PM PDT By Anthony Deutsch and Tom Perry THE HAGUE/BEIRUT (Reuters) - A U.N. security team came under fire in Syria while doing reconnaissance for inspectors to visit sites of a suspected chemical weapons attack, and officials said it was no longer clear when the inspectors would be able to go in. The inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons are in Syria to investigate an April 7 incident in which Western countries and rescue workers say scores of civilians were gassed to death by government forces.

LISTEN: Philadelphia police release call from Starbucks employee Posted: 18 Apr 2018 11:37 AM PDT Philadelphia police have released a recording of the call from the Starbucks employee that led to the arrest of two black men.

Justice Department watchdog to report on Clinton-related FBI leaks Posted: 19 Apr 2018 11:44 AM PDT By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A long-awaited U.S. Justice Department internal watchdog report on former FBI chief James Comey's public disclosures on Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while secretary of state and whether FBI employees leaked information to try to hurt her 2016 presidential bid is expected to be issued next month. The report from Michael Horowitz, the department's inspector general, arises from an investigation he launched about a week before Republican President Donald Trump, who defeated Democrat Clinton in the election, took office in January 2017.

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