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Sex Crimes Prosecutor Rachel Mitchell Tapped To Question Christine Blasey Ford In Senate

Posted: 25 Sep 2018 07:58 PM PDT

Sex Crimes Prosecutor Rachel Mitchell Tapped To Question Christine Blasey Ford In SenateSenate Republicans have tapped Rachel Mitchell, an Arizona prosecutor


Trump touts his own achievements, and the U.N. laughs

Posted: 25 Sep 2018 08:32 AM PDT

Trump touts his own achievements, and the U.N. laughsPresident Trump said he "didn't expect that reaction" when he spoke of "the extraordinary progress" the U.S. has made.


Target, Sam's Club among stores affected by 132,000 pound ground beef recall

Posted: 25 Sep 2018 06:27 AM PDT

Target, Sam's Club among stores affected by 132,000 pound ground beef recallProducts affected by a recent ground beef recall linked to a deadly E. coli


Texas Attorney General Defends Law Forcing Kids To Stand For Pledge Of Allegiance

Posted: 26 Sep 2018 01:53 PM PDT

Texas Attorney General Defends Law Forcing Kids To Stand For Pledge Of AllegianceThe Texas attorney general has jumped into a Houston area lawsuit to defend a


IS threatens more attacks against Iran 

Posted: 26 Sep 2018 10:03 AM PDT

IS threatens more attacks against Iran The Islamic State jihadist group on Wednesday threatened to carry out new attacks in Iran, days after it claimed a deadly shooting at a military parade in the country's southwest. Iran is "flimsier than a spider's web, and with God's help, what comes will be worse and more bitter", the group said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app. The border region, home to a large ethnic Arab community, was a major battleground of the conflict and saw ethnic unrest in 2005 and 2011.


China denies Hong Kong port visit for U.S. navy ship amid trade tensions

Posted: 25 Sep 2018 02:49 AM PDT

China denies Hong Kong port visit for U.S. navy ship amid trade tensionsHONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - China has denied a request for a U.S. warship to visit Hong Kong, the U.S. consulate in the Chinese city said on Tuesday, amid rising tension between Beijing and Washington over trade and a U.S. decision to sanction the Asian nation's military. The amphibious assault ship Wasp had been due to make a port call in the former British colony of Hong Kong in October, diplomatic sources said. "The Chinese Government did not approve a request for a U.S. port visit to Hong Kong by the USS Wasp," a consulate spokeswoman said.


Convicted Danish submarine killer loses appeal

Posted: 26 Sep 2018 07:58 AM PDT

Convicted Danish submarine killer loses appealCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish submarine inventor Peter Madsen, convicted of torturing and murdering Swedish reporter Kim Wall last year, lost his appeal against his life sentence Wednesday, shortly after he apologized to the victim's family.


'We need everyone involved': activist nuns pressure Smith & Wesson over gun safety

Posted: 25 Sep 2018 07:42 AM PDT

'We need everyone involved': activist nuns pressure Smith & Wesson over gun safetyThe school shooter who killed 17 people in Parkland, Florida, this February had an AR-15-style gun manufactured by Smith & Wesson. Now, a coalition of American nuns is pressuring Smith & Wesson, which rebranded itself as "American Outdoor Brands", to produce a report for shareholders outlining how the company is monitoring "violent events associated with" its products, and what efforts it is making to "produce safer guns". Sister Judy Byron, representing the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, is leading the shareholder resolution effort, backed by 10 other religious groups, including Catholic Health Initiatives, the Sisters of Bon Secours, USA and the Sisters of St Francis of Philadelphia.


Fiona Hill, Trump's top expert on Russia, is quietly shaping a tougher U.S. policy

Posted: 25 Sep 2018 02:00 AM PDT

Fiona Hill, Trump's top expert on Russia, is quietly shaping a tougher U.S. policyFor nearly two decades, British-American scholar Fiona Hill has followed Russian President Vladimir Putin's trajectory.


Man shot in head in road rage incident, police say

Posted: 26 Sep 2018 04:03 AM PDT

Man shot in head in road rage incident, police sayA Georgia man is recovering after he was shot in the head during an apparent road rage incident over the weekend, police said.


Beto O'Rourke Defends Senate Rival Ted Cruz After Restaurant Heckling Incident

Posted: 25 Sep 2018 09:29 AM PDT

Beto O'Rourke Defends Senate Rival Ted Cruz After Restaurant Heckling IncidentDemocratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke defended his rival in November's Texas Senate


House Republicans Are About To Subpoena Andrew McCabe's Memos

Posted: 26 Sep 2018 03:31 AM PDT

House Republicans Are About To Subpoena Andrew McCabe's MemosRepublicans on the House Judiciary Committee are preparing to subpoena the


Bolton says U.S. will be aggressive, unwavering on Iran sanctions

Posted: 25 Sep 2018 03:25 PM PDT

Bolton says U.S. will be aggressive, unwavering on Iran sanctionsWhite House national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday dismissed an EU plan for a special payments plan to circumvent U.S. sanctions against Iranian oil sales and pressed the SWIFT global payments messaging system to rethink dealing with Tehran. Speaking at a conference, Bolton also said the United States would be "aggressive and unwavering" in enforcing economic sanctions on Iran that are resuming after Washington withdrew from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.


US presses Hong Kong on freedoms after party ban

Posted: 25 Sep 2018 06:55 AM PDT

US presses Hong Kong on freedoms after party banThe United States on Tuesday urged Hong Kong to allow freedom of expression as it voiced concern over a ban on the pro-independence party. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a statement said the United States was "concerned" by the ban on the Hong Kong National Party, a first since Britain handed back the trading port 21 years ago to China which assured it would allow semi-autonomy.


Pope Francis Says Sex Abuse Crisis Has Driven Young Catholics Away From The Church

Posted: 25 Sep 2018 03:33 PM PDT

Pope Francis Says Sex Abuse Crisis Has Driven Young Catholics Away From The ChurchPope Francis on Tuesday acknowledged that young people are being driven away


Kavanaugh Releases Calendar In Effort To Prove He Didn't Assault Christine Blasey Ford

Posted: 26 Sep 2018 08:14 AM PDT

Kavanaugh Releases Calendar In Effort To Prove He Didn't Assault Christine Blasey FordLawyers for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Tuesday released pages of


Germany: Merkel won't call confidence vote after ally ousted

Posted: 26 Sep 2018 09:55 AM PDT

Germany: Merkel won't call confidence vote after ally oustedBERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel has no intention of calling a confidence vote after the German leader's party ousted a close ally as head of its parliamentary group, Merkel's spokesman said Wednesday.


Judge blocks Trump administration's decision to allow grizzly bear hunting

Posted: 25 Sep 2018 02:14 AM PDT

Judge blocks Trump administration's decision to allow grizzly bear huntingA US judge has reinstated protection for grizzly bears in and around the Yellowstone National Park, ending plans for the first licensed trophy hunts in the region for decades. District judge Dana Christensen ruled Donald Trump's administration failed to properly consider the long-term survival of the species when it stripped the bears of their endangered status. The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) lifted federal protections for the roughly 700 grizzlies in the Rocky Mountains in 2017, paving the way for hunting to resume in Idaho and Wyoming.


F-22 and F-35 'DNA': Why Lockheed Martin's F-16 Block 70 Could Be Something Special

Posted: 26 Sep 2018 04:55 AM PDT

F-22 and F-35 'DNA': Why Lockheed Martin's F-16 Block 70 Could Be Something SpecialAt the core of the F-16 Block 70 is the Northrop Grumman APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned Array radar, which is based on technology leveraged from the F-22 Raptor and the F-35 and can track more than 20 targets simultaneously. The radar can also generate 1ft resolution synthetic aperture radar maps and has a range greater than 160 nautical miles against ground targets.


US arrests Chinese national on spying charge

Posted: 25 Sep 2018 09:14 PM PDT

US arrests Chinese national on spying chargeA Chinese national who came to the US on a student visa was arrested and accused of helping Beijing attempt to recruit American scientists and engineers.


Death defying selfie gallery from daredevil across globe

Posted: 26 Sep 2018 09:10 AM PDT

Death defying selfie gallery from daredevil across globeThese daredevil travelers have scaled some of the world's tallest buildings, plunged to the bottom of the deepest oceans and even come face to face with dangerous animals.


AP FACT CHECK: O'Rourke 'Jim Crow' remark goes beyond police

Posted: 25 Sep 2018 11:09 AM PDT

AP FACT CHECK: O'Rourke 'Jim Crow' remark goes beyond policeAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Sen. Ted Cruz accused Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke of making offensive comments about police officers during their first debate of the Texas Senate race.


VIDEO: Florida man accused of throwing another man off bridge

Posted: 25 Sep 2018 01:09 PM PDT

VIDEO: Florida man accused of throwing another man off bridgePolice in Florida said a man and a woman whose bike had a flat tire were attacked as they tried to walk across the Main Street Bridge in Daytona Beach.


Kavanaugh’s Choir Boy Defense Raises Questions About His Credibility, Democrats Say

Posted: 25 Sep 2018 05:22 PM PDT

Kavanaugh's Choir Boy Defense Raises Questions About His Credibility, Democrats SayWASHINGTON ― Senators are expected to weigh the credibility of Dr. Christine


House Republicans Have Reportedly Called James Comey, Loretta Lynch And Sally Yates To Testify

Posted: 26 Sep 2018 02:44 AM PDT

House Republicans Have Reportedly Called James Comey, Loretta Lynch And Sally Yates To TestifyHouse Republicans have reportedly called several high-profile witnesses to


'Serial killer' suspected of beating homeless people to death in California

Posted: 26 Sep 2018 04:27 AM PDT

'Serial killer' suspected of beating homeless people to death in CaliforniaA man described as a "violent predator" has been arrested on suspicion of beating homeless men to death in California. Ramon Escobar, who allegedly fled to the West Coast state from Texas after being questioned over the disappearance of two Houston relatives, is accused of killing three people and seriously injuring four others. Los Angeles police Captain William Hayes said the 47-year-old was taken into custody after officers searched his car and recovered a wooden baseball bat and bolt cutters that they believe he used to carry out the attacks on random victims in Los Angeles.


Austrian fruit grower jailed over bee deaths

Posted: 26 Sep 2018 09:33 AM PDT

Austrian fruit grower jailed over bee deathsAn Austria fruit grower was handed a rare prison sentence Wednesday for having illegally spread an insecticide which led to the deaths of dozens of neighbouring bee colonies. The 47-year-old man had spread a powerful insecticide called chlorpyrifos over his trees in the Lavanttal area of Carinthia province, at a time when their blossoms were still attracting bees. The court in the city of Klagenfurt found the fruit grower guilty of "deliberately damaging the environment", pointing to his experience and role in training others in his field as evidence that he knew the consequences of his actions.


Man on Plane Tries to Open Exit Door in Ill-Advised Attempt to Find the Bathroom

Posted: 26 Sep 2018 09:02 AM PDT

Man on Plane Tries to Open Exit Door in Ill-Advised Attempt to Find the BathroomPolice say the mixup lead to 'pandemonium' onboard the plane


Russia's S-300 Play in Syria Is Creating Geopolitical Waves

Posted: 25 Sep 2018 12:44 PM PDT

Russia's S-300 Play in Syria Is Creating Geopolitical WavesThe Kremlin made the decision to supply Damascus with the potent S-300 air-defense system after a Syrian surface-to-air missile battery mistakenly shot down a Russian aircraft during an Israeli raid.


The Latest: Workers discovered cracked beam near ceiling

Posted: 25 Sep 2018 06:12 PM PDT

The Latest: Workers discovered cracked beam near ceilingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on the closure of San Francisco's new transit center (all times local):


Arizona Deputy Uses Taser Gun to Escape Big Black Cow Attacking Him

Posted: 25 Sep 2018 03:42 PM PDT

Arizona Deputy Uses Taser Gun to Escape Big Black Cow Attacking HimThe deputy was answering a call from a woman pinned on the ground by a cow.


Read Brett Kavanaugh's Prepared Testimony To Senate On Christine Blasey Ford's Accusation

Posted: 26 Sep 2018 09:30 AM PDT

Read Brett Kavanaugh's Prepared Testimony To Senate On Christine Blasey Ford's AccusationThe Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday released Supreme Court nominee


Skripal poisoning suspect is colonel in Russian GRU: report

Posted: 26 Sep 2018 12:26 PM PDT

Skripal poisoning suspect is colonel in Russian GRU: reportA suspect in the nerve agent poisoning of a Russian ex-spy in Britain in March is a colonel in Russia's GRU military intelligence agency, investigative website Bellingcat alleged on Wednesday. Bellingcat, a Britain-based team of investigators that specialise in trawling through online data to expose Russia's involvement in foreign conflicts, said the man identified as "Ruslan Boshirov" by Britain is in fact named Anatoly Chepiga.


Trump To Migrants: Stay Home

Posted: 25 Sep 2018 09:33 AM PDT

Trump To Migrants: Stay HomePresident Donald Trump delivered a speech to the United Nations General


Suspect in deadly California attacks was deported 6 times

Posted: 25 Sep 2018 10:17 PM PDT

Suspect in deadly California attacks was deported 6 timesLOS ANGELES (AP) — A Texas man suspected of killing three people and seriously injuring four in a string of attacks on sleeping Southern California men — most of them homeless — had a long criminal history and had been deported from the United States six times, immigration officials said Tuesday night.


New research shows the world’s ice is doing something not seen before

Posted: 26 Sep 2018 03:00 AM PDT

New research shows the world's ice is doing something not seen beforeDo you know how an ice sheet can move? Melt water on the Greenland ice sheet near camp Victor north of Ilulissat. First, melting ice can cause sea levels to rise and inundate coastal areas – it also makes storms like hurricanes and typhoons more destructive.  Melting ice also causes a feedback loop, which can cause more future warming and then more ice loss.


Police: Infant drowned in bathtub while father played video game

Posted: 26 Sep 2018 01:07 PM PDT

Police: Infant drowned in bathtub while father played video gameAuthorities say an Alabama man arrested in the suspected drowning death of his infant son told investigators he placed the child in a tub of running water and forgot about the baby while playing a video game.


China says plots to disrupt ties with Pakistan will fail

Posted: 25 Sep 2018 08:07 PM PDT

China says plots to disrupt ties with Pakistan will failAny plots to sow discord in China's ties with Pakistan will not prevail, the Chinese government's top diplomat said on Tuesday, as Beijing fends off criticism of its economic projects in Pakistan and a clampdown in China's western Xinjiang region. China has pledged $57 billion to build power stations, major highways, new railways and high capacity ports along the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a key part of Chinese President Xi Jinping's Belt and Road plan to further tie China to Eurasia.


The Latest Thing Millennials Are Being Blamed for Killing? Divorce

Posted: 25 Sep 2018 07:40 AM PDT

The Latest Thing Millennials Are Being Blamed for Killing? DivorceGeneration X and especially millennials are being pickier about who they marry


Read Christine Blasey Ford's Prepared Testimony To The Senate Judiciary Committee

Posted: 26 Sep 2018 02:56 PM PDT

Read Christine Blasey Ford's Prepared Testimony To The Senate Judiciary CommitteeThe testimony Christine Blasey Ford is prepared to give to the Senate


Syria says new air defences will make Israel think twice

Posted: 25 Sep 2018 05:00 PM PDT

Syria says new air defences will make Israel think twiceA top Syrian official has said a new air defence system from ally Russia will force Israel to "think carefully" before carrying out any more air strikes in the country. Moscow announced on Monday it would deliver the advanced S-300 air defence system, a week after the Syrian military downed a Russian plane by mistake following an Israeli air strike. Russia has blamed the friendly fire on Israeli pilots using the larger Russian plane as "cover".


Rod Rosenstein’s Fate Might Determine Whether You See The Mueller Report

Posted: 26 Sep 2018 02:45 AM PDT

Rod Rosenstein's Fate Might Determine Whether You See The Mueller ReportWASHINGTON ― If President Donald Trump fires Deputy Attorney General Rod


Elaborate throne for Japan's next emperor arrives in Tokyo

Posted: 26 Sep 2018 02:04 AM PDT

Elaborate throne for Japan's next emperor arrives in TokyoTOKYO (AP) — The monumental imperial throne for the coronation of Japan's new emperor has arrived in Tokyo from an ancient imperial palace in Kyoto more than a year ahead of time, officials said Wednesday.


New Volvo V60 Wagon Gets the Cross Country Treatment, and It Looks Great

Posted: 25 Sep 2018 08:26 AM PDT

New Volvo V60 Wagon Gets the Cross Country Treatment, and It Looks GreatVolvo backs up the more rugged appearance with three more inches of ground clearance, all-wheel drive, and a variety of legit off-road-focused features that add capability.


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