| John Kasich Hints That He May Need To Leave The GOP Posted: 01 Oct 2017 10:25 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― Ohio governor John Kasich, a top Republican leader and former candidate for the party's presidential nomination, on Sunday said the GOP may be on a trajectory to lose supporters like him.
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| Philippines' Duterte says will snub graft probe Posted: 30 Sep 2017 09:25 PM PDT  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he would not cooperate with a special anti-corruption prosecutor's investigation into allegations he acquired ill-gotten wealth, vowing he would "not submit" to its authority. The ombudsman said last week it was investigating claims Duterte's bank accounts had hundreds of millions of pesos (millions of dollars) which he failed to disclose as required by law. Duterte responded by lashing out at the ombudsman, calling the agency "lousy" and saying allegations against him were "lies based on baseless" information.
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| Teacher admits sexually assaulting depressed 11-year-old boy she 'wanted to make happy' Posted: 01 Oct 2017 04:57 AM PDT  A primary school teacher has been sentenced to five years in prison for sexually assaulting an 11-year-old pupil because she wanted to make the "chronically depressed" boy "happy". Katherine Gonzalez, 25, from Wisconsin in the US, was arrested on 5 March and charged with one count of first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of 13. Ms Gonzalez, who worked as a fifth-grade teacher at Atlas Preparatory Academy, reportedly told police she wanted the child to see that someone cared.
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| Dunkirk-style evacuation as Vanuatu volcano pollutes drinking water Posted: 01 Oct 2017 02:37 AM PDT  By Alison Bevege SYDNEY (Reuters) - Vanuatu has launched a Dunkirk-style evacuation on the northern island of Ambae as a flotilla of boats rescues islanders from an erupting volcano. The eruption has polluted many of the island's water sources leaving thousands of people in need of safe drinking water, Red Cross delegate Joe Cropp told Reuters by phone on Sunday. "It's important to get on top of it right away." The Manaro Voui volcano, the nation's largest, was seen hurling steam and rocks into the air by New Zealand vulcanologist Brad Scott who flew over the volcano on Saturday.
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| Women forced to remove the veil on day one of Austrian burqa ban Posted: 01 Oct 2017 11:17 AM PDT  Muslim women in Austria were forced by police to remove their facial coverings on Sunday, as an anti-burqa law came into effect. The so-called 'burqa ban' prohibits facial coverings including niqabs and burqas, and also places restrictions on surgical masks, ski masks and clown make-up worn in public. Yesterday, a woman wearing a niqab facial veil, which only leaves the eyes uncovered, was seen being told to remove her veil by two police officers in Zell am See, a city south of Saltzburg. Austria's ban on full-face Islamic veils comes into force following similar measures in other European countries Credit: BARBARA GINDL/AFP/Getty Images Those who defy the ban could face a fine of €150 (£132). While the rule applies to some non-religious facial coverings, it is mostly perceived to be directed at the extremely modest clothes worn by a minority of Muslim women. Police officers ask a woman to unveil her face in Zell am See, Austria Credit: BARBARA GINDL/AFP/Getty Images Full veils remain rare in Austria despite the surge of migrants and refugees into Europe in 2015, but they have become a target for right-wing groups and political parties. The measures, similar to those in other European Union countries such as France, also apply to visitors even though large numbers of Arab tourists holiday in the Alpine country. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has previously indicated her support for a similar law in Germany, saying: "Our law takes precedence over codes of honor, tribal or family rules, and over sharia law." Some Muslim groups in Austria have criticised the ban. Carla Amina Bhagajati of the Islamic Religious Community in Austria said the "handful" of fully veiled women she knows of in Vienna "now are criminalized and... restricted to their homes." A model holds an information pamphlet about new Austrian restrictions Credit: JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images The legislation was brought in by the outgoing centrist government of Chancellor Christian Kern. The government said: "Acceptance and respect of Austrian values are basic conditions for successful cohabitation between the majority Austrian population and people from third countries living in Austria." However, the strong support for the new law could point towards political upheaval in Austria's general election on October 15. Austrian parties campaigning on anti-migrant messages are predicted to win and form a coalition government, reflecting a swing to the right in a country that has mainly had centrist governments since World War II. The election is expected to see the anti-immigration Freedom Party (FPOe) come second or third and potentially enter a coalition with Sebastian Kurz of the centre-right. Other measures that came into force Sunday include immigrants signing an "integration contract" and compulsory courses in the German language and "values".
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| NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week Posted: 01 Oct 2017 01:12 PM PDT  A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked these out; here are the real facts:
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| Man Proves His Innocence With Baseball Game Footage in New Netflix Documentary Posted: 30 Sep 2017 09:15 AM PDT  A man arrested for the murder of a 16-year-old girl proved his innocence through raw footage captured during the filming of HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm" that show him at an LA Dodgers game and not at the scene of a shooting.
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| Police Give All-Clear Over Active Shooter Reports At U.S. Air Force Academy Posted: 29 Sep 2017 11:18 PM PDT  The U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado is on lockdown following reports of an active shooter on its grounds.
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| Attacker kills two women at Marseille railway station Posted: 01 Oct 2017 08:56 AM PDT ![Attacker kills two women at Marseille railway station]( "Attacker kills two women at Marseille railway station") Two women were stabbed to death and their assailant shot dead by soldiers in the southern French port city of Marseille on Sunday in what police sources described as a "likely terrorist act".
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| 'SNL' Does Its Best To Catch Up On A Summer Of Trump Jokes Posted: 30 Sep 2017 09:39 PM PDT  "Saturday Night Live" returned with vengeance in its 43rd season Saturday, desperately trying to catch up on a summer of President Donald Trump changes.
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| A380 superjumbo makes emergency landing in Canada: Air France Posted: 30 Sep 2017 03:37 PM PDT  An Air France A380 superjumbo jetliner taking more than 500 people from Paris to Los Angeles made an emergency landing in Canada on Saturday following "serious damage" to one of its four engines, the airline said. "Flight 066 landed without further damage at the Goose Bay military airport in Canada and all of the 520 people on board were evacuated with no injuries," an Air France spokesman in Paris told AFP.
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| Protesters March in D.C. to Demand Racial Justice Posted: 30 Sep 2017 03:54 PM PDT  The March for Racial Justice and the March for Black Women came together to protest injustices in the black community.
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| Hezbollah says Israel pushing region to war Posted: 01 Oct 2017 04:57 AM PDT  Lebanon's Hezbollah accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government on Sunday of pushing the region to war in Syria, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, and said nowhere in Israel would be safe if such a conflict were to erupt. Tensions have risen this year between Iran-backed Hezbollah and its arch enemy Israel, which last fought a major conflict in 2006. Israel has said it would use all its strength from the start in any new war with Hezbollah.
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| Attorney: 'No doubt' OJ Simpson goes to Florida after prison Posted: 29 Sep 2017 07:14 PM PDT  OJ Simpson will live in Florida after he is released on parole from a Nevada prison where he has been held for the past nine years for a robbery conviction, his lawyer said Friday. Attorney Malcolm LaVergne didn't specify where the former sport and film star would live, although Tom Scotto, a close friend who lives in Naples, Florida, has offered his home. Scotto didn't respond to messages seeking comment. "He's going to Florida," LaVergne said. "There's no doubt he's going to Florida." However, the state attorney general doesn't want Simpson to come back. Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter Friday to the Florida Department of Corrections, urging it to tell Nevada officials that Florida objects to Simpson serving his parole in the southern state. OJ Simpson walks out of prison after nine years 00:17 "Floridians are well aware of Mr. Simpson's background, his wanton disregard for the lives of others, and of his scofflaw attitude with respect to the heinous acts for which he has been found civilly liable," Bondi said in the letter. "Our state should not become a country club for this convicted criminal." Simpson was acquitted of the 1994 killings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman in Los Angeles. But he was found liable for their deaths in a civil case in 1997 and ordered to pay the victims' families $33.5 million. Florida corrections officials have said in the past that they must accept the transfer if Nevada's request meets the established criteria. A Florida corrections spokeswoman, Ashley Cook, said her agency has not received a transfer request or documents about Simpson. OJ timeline He becomes eligible for release Sunday, but LaVergne said he doesn't know where or when it will happen. He expects to learn more when Simpson notifies him that he is being moved from Lovelock Correctional Center in northern Nevada. Release plans are in motion but need to be finalized for Simpson to be freed, perhaps as early as Monday in Las Vegas, Nevada prisons official Brooke Keast said. Citing safety concerns, she said the plans were not being made public. Simpson's attorney said he will begin pressing for answers if his client is not free by Oct. 8. LaVergne said he spoke with Simpson by telephone Thursday and that he is excited about his pending freedom. "He's really looking forward to the simple pleasures," LaVergne said. "Seeing his family on the outside, spending time with them, eating food that's not packaged." Simpson wants to eat steak and seafood and get a new iPhone, LaVergne told ABC's "Good Morning America." Simpson won parole in July after serving nine years of a possible 33-year sentence for his 2008 conviction on armed robbery, kidnapping and other charges.
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| As Puerto Rico Begs For Help, Trump Plans To Attend Golf Trophy Ceremony Posted: 01 Oct 2017 11:27 AM PDT  As millions of Puerto Ricans continue to go without basic necessities like food, water and medicine, President Donald Trump is expected to attend the trophy ceremony for the Presidents Cup golf tournament on Sunday.
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| The Latest: John Kelly given authority over Cabinet travel Posted: 29 Sep 2017 08:50 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price's resignation from the Trump Cabinet (all times local):
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| Jennifer Garner Posts Makeup-Free Photo After Surviving Her Kids' 'Yes Day' Posted: 29 Sep 2017 06:03 PM PDT  Jennifer Garner survived "Yes Day" — with a little help from her good friend coffee
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| The Navy Just Took Delivery Of Its Most Powerful Nuclear Attack Submarine Ever Posted: 01 Oct 2017 04:08 AM PDT  Earlier this month, the U.S. Navy took delivery of its newest Virginia-class attack submarine—the future USS Colorado (SSN-788). The new nuclear-powered submarine is the fifteenth Virginia–class vessel to be completed. Colorado will be formally commissioned into service early next year in the spring.
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| North Korea crisis: US in 'direct contact' with Pyongyang, says Rex Tillerson Posted: 30 Sep 2017 10:38 AM PDT  America's top diplomat has said his country is now in direct communication with North Korea amid an unprecdented deterioration in relations between Washington and Pyongyang. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made the revelation during a visit to China, where he is discussing the crisis on the Korean peninsula with President Xi Jinping and other leaders. "We have lines of communication to Pyongyang," Mr Tillerson said.
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| Police release videos of Michael Bennett Incident in Las Vegas Posted: 30 Sep 2017 10:08 AM PDT  The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department held a press conference Friday and announced that they found no evidence of excessive force in the August incident involving Michael Bennett.
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| Syrian Observatory: Islamic State captures town from government Posted: 01 Oct 2017 03:00 AM PDT ![Syrian Observatory: Islamic State captures town from government]( "Syrian Observatory: Islamic State captures town from government") The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Sunday that Islamic State fighters had captured a town in Homs province from government forces, part of a wider counter-attack by the jihadists as they come under intense pressure in eastern Syria. The town is located some 300 km (190 miles) from Deir al-Zor city, the current focus of the Syrian government's campaign against Islamic State. Syrian government forces and allied militia recovered Qaryatayn from Islamic State some six months ago.
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| Here's How Jews Observe Yom Kippur Posted: 30 Sep 2017 05:25 AM PDT  Jews observe the day by fasting, no food or drinks are consumed for 25 hours, and some people also wear white as a symbol of purity.
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| The Latest: Iraqis reach Turkey's border with Kurdish region Posted: 30 Sep 2017 08:18 AM PDT  IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The Latest on developments in Iraq (all times local):
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| Tight security as Cameroon awaits symbolic anglophone 'independence' Posted: 01 Oct 2017 08:48 AM PDT  Police patrolled empty streets in Cameroon's restive anglophone belt as a separatist group made a symbolic proclamation of independence on Sunday, a day after a young man was shot dead by security forces. In Buea, the main city in the English-speaking southwest, the streets were mostly deserted as security forces patrolled the streets including the area where the separatists were expected to gather, an AFP correspondent reported. "I can't go out, they asked us to stay home," said one city resident who identified herself just as Nancy.
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| Rumors of Secret Warplanes Preceded Mach 6 SR-72 Spyplane Reveal Posted: 01 Oct 2017 04:16 AM PDT  Has the SR-72—or something like it—been flying all along? Lockheed Martin's 2013 announcement of a proposed SR-72 reconnaissance and strike drone comes against a backdrop of decades of rumor about a replacement for America's high-speed SR-71 spy plane. The SR-72 reportedly appeared for the first time in plain view in July 2017.
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| ICE Arrests Nearly 500 Immigrants Posted: 30 Sep 2017 09:03 AM PDT  The individuals are from 42 different countries.
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| Stephen Colbert Finally Changes Jerry Seinfeld's Mind On Bill Cosby Posted: 30 Sep 2017 11:12 AM PDT  Plenty of words have been spent trying to reconcile Bill Cosby the wholesome entertainer and Bill Cosby the alleged sexual predator.
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| Friend: Slain Georgia Police Officer Was the 'Absolute Kindest Person' Posted: 30 Sep 2017 11:40 AM PDT  Officer Kristen Hearne was fatally shot while investigating a stolen vehicle
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| Myanmar refugee exodus tops 500,000 as more Rohingya flee Posted: 29 Sep 2017 08:31 PM PDT  TEKNAF, Bangladesh (AP) — He trekked to Bangladesh as part of an exodus of a half million people from Myanmar, the largest refugee crisis to hit Asia in decades. But after climbing out of a boat on a creek on Friday, Mohamed Rafiq could go no further.
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| 5 UNM players kneel during national anthem vs. Air Force Posted: 01 Oct 2017 08:00 AM PDT  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Five New Mexico football players knelt as the Lobos band played "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the conclusion of the first half of Saturday's game against Air Force.
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| Nigeria president denounces Biafran separatists Posted: 01 Oct 2017 10:29 AM PDT  President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday railed against separatists seeking Nigeria's "dismemberment" and called for "proper" dialogue after clashes between pro-Biafra activists and security forces in the restive southeast. Speaking as Nigeria marked its 1960 independence from Britain, Buhari also said that corruption remained the African oil giant's "number one enemy". The 74-year-old former general later flew out of the capital for a lightning surprise visit to Maiduguri, the city in northeastern Nigeria that is the epicentre of the bloody insurgency by Boko Haram Islamists.
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| Failure To Identify These Common Smells Could Lead To Dementia Posted: 30 Sep 2017 12:44 PM PDT  People who fail to identify common smells could be at risk for dementia, study says.
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| San Juan mayor calls hurricane disaster 'a people-are-dying' story Posted: 29 Sep 2017 07:26 PM PDT ![San Juan mayor calls hurricane disaster 'a people-are-dying' story]( "San Juan mayor calls hurricane disaster 'a people-are-dying' story") The mayor of Puerto Rico's hurricane-battered capital spoke on Friday of thirsty children drinking from creeks. In enumerable ways large and small, many of the 3.4 million inhabitants of Puerto Rico struggled through a 10th day with little or no access to basic necessities - from electricity and clean, running water to communications, food and medicine.
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| Country All-Stars To Stage Benefit For People Affected By 4 Hurricanes Posted: 30 Sep 2017 09:27 AM PDT  After a terrible hurricane season, country stars are turning out to lend a hand.
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| 5 Reasons Why a 2nd Korean War Won't Be Like the First (and Much Worse) Posted: 30 Sep 2017 06:20 PM PDT  If a Second Korean War were to erupt tomorrow, there is one thing we can be sure of. It won't be like the First Korean War of 1950-53. France lost in 1940 because they assumed World War II would be fought in the trenches like World War I. Israel almost lost in 1973 because they assumed the Arab armies would collapse as they did in 1967.
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| Mom-of-Two Charged With Murdering Boyfriend After Flagging Down Police Posted: 30 Sep 2017 01:13 PM PDT  The pair have two young children together.
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| Parolee Who Stabbed Man 90 Times Over Football Smiled and Said Victim Had It Coming Posted: 30 Sep 2017 09:09 AM PDT  If he "wasn't an (expletive), he'd still be alive"
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| Florida Nanny and Mother of 2 Found Dead in Apparently ‘Random’ Attack as Police Launch a Statewide Manhunt Posted: 01 Oct 2017 12:11 PM PDT  Jennifer Lynn Fulford, a nanny for a wealthy family and mother of two, disappeared in Florida and found dead three days later
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| California starts tackling huge affordable housing shortage Posted: 29 Sep 2017 07:08 PM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown put his signature Friday on bills aimed at tackling the affordable housing crisis in California, which needs an estimated 1.5 million more homes and apartments to satisfy demand from those priced out of the soaring market.
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| Syria's deadliest month of 2017 claims 3,000 lives Posted: 01 Oct 2017 11:11 AM PDT  It has since spiralled into a complex conflict involving world powers, with Russia-backed regime forces and a US-supported alliance separately battling the Islamic State jihadist group in the country. The 955 civilians killed in September included 207 children, said the Britain-based Observatory, which relies on a wide network of sources inside Syria for its information. "More than 70 percent of the civilians were killed in regime and Russian air strikes, or in air raids of the international coalition" fighting IS, the monitor's head Rami Abdel Rahman said.
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| Police dog accidentally fires gun as officers investigate car park fight Posted: 30 Sep 2017 06:26 AM PDT  A police dog in Canada accidentally fired a handgun when its handlers were investigation a fight outside a shop. Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers were called to a supermarket in Chestermere, Alberta, when witnessed reported two men assaulting another man with a handgun. The police dog was tracking the suspects who had fled the scene when it uncovered a gun in a bushy area near the store.
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| First "I do" as same-sex marriage comes to Germany Posted: 01 Oct 2017 05:38 AM PDT ![First "I do" as same-sex marriage comes to Germany]( "First \"I do\" as same-sex marriage comes to Germany") Same-sex couples married in Germany for the first time on Sunday, with several dozen couples tying the knot at civil registry offices that opened specially to mark the coming into force of a law passed by parliament in June. Among them were Karl Kreile, 59, and Bodo Mende, 60, who became Germany's first married gay couple, exchanging vows at the town hall in the Berlin borough of Schoeneberg on Sunday after 38 years together. "Yes, I do," said Kreile, to applause from guests, before kissing his new husband.
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| Seahawks Take On Trump's Attacks On NFL By Launching Charity For Equality Posted: 29 Sep 2017 08:03 PM PDT  While President Donald Trump continues to criticize the displays of protest and unity during the national anthem at NFL games, the Seattle Seahawks have decided to go one step further to promote equality for all. The team announced Friday that it is launching a charity fund that will benefit education and leadership programs that fight inequality and promote justice, according to its official announcement. The Seahawks announced its fund one week after the team skipped the national anthem, following the lead set by former San Fransisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who took a knee during the anthem in 2016 in response to the spike in police shootings of black people.
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| Tillerson says US has direct channels to talk to North Korea Posted: 30 Sep 2017 07:03 PM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson acknowledged on Saturday that the United State is maintaining direct channels of communications with North Korea even as tensions rise over the North's nuclear and missile programs and the countries' leaders spar through bellicose name-calling.
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| How the U.S. Navy Is Learning to Beat Anti-Ship Missiles Posted: 30 Sep 2017 04:47 AM PDT  When USS Mason fended-off several anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCMs) near Yemen a year ago, it was a minor event: a few shots fired, no one hurt, mission continued. On October 9, 2016, Mason's Aegis combat system detected two ASCMs launching thirty miles away in Yemen. It responded with two long range Standard Missile interceptors, one medium range Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile interceptor and a Nulka missile radar decoy.
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