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Trump 'plays right into Putin's hands' at NATO meeting
Paul Manafort Mug Shot Released After Transfer To Alexandria Jail
Firefighter dies after natural gas explosion in Wisconsin, wife speaks out
Thailand Cave Rescue: Boys Seen in Hospital Video After Daring Rescue
Firefighter Killed in Wis. Explosion a 'Hero'
Thai boys wave to the world in first video since their rescue
An American Rescuer Details the High-Risk Mission to Save the Thai Soccer Team Trapped in a Cave
Neighbors vow to fight access to gated California beach
Republicans Vote To Send Trump A Message On Tariffs
Manafort judge not amused, orders move to new jail
The Latest: Australian medic, last to leave cave, loses dad
Taliban attacks on Afghan forces cause 'heavy casualties': officials
5-year-old boy writes his own obituary before dying from rare cancer
Ted Lieu Mocks Trump's NATO Attacks With Super Basic 'Reminder' Memo
Rep Schiff: World’s Authoritarians like Trump’s NATO grandstanding
Second man arrested in Florida shooting death of rapper XXXTentacion
A Discovery in China Suggests That Human-Like Species Left Africa 250,000 Years Earlier Than Believed
Ocasio-Cortez spars with Crowley over 3rd party nomination
16 Chicken Casseroles To Spice Up Weeknight Dinners Without Much Work
5 Early Amazon Prime Day Deals Available Now
US first lady welcomed in Belgium with music and fashion
After meeting her sister for first time, woman finally meets her biological father
Papa John's Founder John Schnatter Resigns From Pizza Chain's Board After Using N-Word
Israeli air strikes hit southwest Syria after drone 'infiltration'
Emmett Till Murder Investigation Reopened 62 Years After Slaying
Political 'turncoats' boost Imran Khan's prospects in Pakistan poll
Exhausted and subdued, reunited families return to Guatemala
President Trump Kicks Off NATO Summit By Claiming Germany Is ‘Controlled’ by Russia
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Elon Musk goaded into promising to fix Flint water problems
Chairman Of Papa John's Resigns After Report That He Used Racial Slur
US asks UN to cut off oil products to North Korea
NASA commercial crew program for space station faces delays, report says
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Trump 'plays right into Putin's hands' at NATO meeting

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 03:25 PM PDT

President Trump is reorienting America away from the West-East divide of the past half century, and aligning himself with nationalist autocrats in Eastern Europe and Russia.

Paul Manafort Mug Shot Released After Transfer To Alexandria Jail

Posted: 12 Jul 2018 11:29 AM PDT

Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort changed jails Thursday

Firefighter dies after natural gas explosion in Wisconsin, wife speaks out

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 09:14 AM PDT

The fallen hero's wife says she feels like his death isn't real. In total, six firefighters were taken to the hospital, including the firefighter that died and another who was seriously injured.

Thailand Cave Rescue: Boys Seen in Hospital Video After Daring Rescue

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 01:23 PM PDT

The members of the Thai soccer team, rescued after more than two weeks trapped inside the dark cave, appear safe and sound in hospital video.

Firefighter Killed in Wis. Explosion a 'Hero'

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 05:38 PM PDT

A fire chief and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker are remembering Cory Barr, a firefighter killed in a natural gas explosion. Walker says Barr is a "hero" because without his service and that of other responders, the tragedy would have been greater. (July 11)

Thai boys wave to the world in first video since their rescue

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 10:00 AM PDT

By Panu Wongcha-um and Patpicha Tanakasempipat CHIANG RAI, Thailand (Reuters) - The first video of the Thai boys rescued from a flooded cave after 17 days was released on Wednesday, showing them smiling and waving from their hospital beds, looking thin but fine after an ordeal that has gripped the world. Rescue mission chief Narongsak Osottanakorn told a news conference the boys were just being children when they got lost and no one was to blame. A video of the boys in hospital was shown at the news conference.

An American Rescuer Details the High-Risk Mission to Save the Thai Soccer Team Trapped in a Cave

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 10:47 PM PDT

12 young soccer players and coach were trapped in cave for more than 2 weeks

Neighbors vow to fight access to gated California beach

Posted: 12 Jul 2018 02:33 PM PDT

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A neighborhood group rejected a plan by California regulators seeking to open up access to a gated beach south of San Jose that is popular with surfers, saying it is willing to take the fight to court.

Republicans Vote To Send Trump A Message On Tariffs

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 10:07 AM PDT

WASHINGTON ― The Senate on Wednesday sent President Donald Trump a message on

Manafort judge not amused, orders move to new jail

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 02:00 PM PDT

Rachel Maddow explains the story of former Donald Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort complaining about the location of his jail, getting the judge to agree to a move, withdrawing his request for a move.

The Latest: Australian medic, last to leave cave, loses dad

Posted: 10 Jul 2018 08:57 PM PDT

MAE SAI, Thailand (AP) — The Latest on the rescue of a youth soccer team from a flooded cave in Thailand (all times local):

Taliban attacks on Afghan forces cause 'heavy casualties': officials

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 05:10 PM PDT

Taliban attacks on Afghan security forces in the country's north have caused "heavy casualties", officials said Thursday, putting the number of soldiers killed as high as 40 in ongoing fighting. Militants using night-vision goggles launched simultaneous raids on several Afghan military bases and posts in Dashte Archi district in Kunduz province overnight, defence ministry spokesman Mohammad Radmanish and other Afghan security sources told AFP. "We have suffered casualties, the Taliban have also suffered casualties," Radmanish said.

5-year-old boy writes his own obituary before dying from rare cancer

Posted: 12 Jul 2018 09:32 AM PDT

A five-year-old Iowa boy who suffered from a rare form of cancer penned his

Ted Lieu Mocks Trump's NATO Attacks With Super Basic 'Reminder' Memo

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 05:33 PM PDT

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) reacted to President Donald Trump's attacks on fellow

Rep Schiff: World’s Authoritarians like Trump’s NATO grandstanding

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 05:29 AM PDT

Rep. Adam Schiff, D- Calif., who is the ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, speaks with MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell about the president's continuing harsh words for NATO and what it possibly says about his views on Putin.

Second man arrested in Florida shooting death of rapper XXXTentacion

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 09:14 AM PDT

Suspect Michael Boatwright, 22, was already in police custody on unrelated charges when officials charged him for an alleged role in killing XXXTentacion, whose real name is Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, while he was leaving a car and boat dealership in Deerfield Beach, about 40 miles (64 km) north of Miami, on June 18. XXXTentacion's hit "Sad," rose to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts following his death. Investigators said Boatwright had been arrested July 5 on unrelated drug charges and was being held at Broward County Jail.

A Discovery in China Suggests That Human-Like Species Left Africa 250,000 Years Earlier Than Believed

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 06:55 PM PDT

The artifacts were dug up in the Loess Plateau, north of the Qinling mountains, which divide the north and south of China

Ocasio-Cortez spars with Crowley over 3rd party nomination

Posted: 12 Jul 2018 03:12 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the insurgent Democrat who beat 10-term congressman Joseph Crowley in a primary last month, is now criticizing him for not getting his name off the ballot in the general election.

16 Chicken Casseroles To Spice Up Weeknight Dinners Without Much Work

Posted: 12 Jul 2018 02:14 PM PDT

5 Early Amazon Prime Day Deals Available Now

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 09:34 AM PDT

If you haven't heard, Amazon Prime Day kicks off this year mid-day July 16.

US first lady welcomed in Belgium with music and fashion

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 02:37 PM PDT

BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. first lady Melania Trump returned to the international stage Wednesday as she mingled with the spouses of America's closest allies over classical music, fashion and chocolate.

After meeting her sister for first time, woman finally meets her biological father

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 12:54 PM PDT

In an emotional meeting, Andrea Klug-Napier and her sister finally came face to face with their biological father and two brothers.

Papa John's Founder John Schnatter Resigns From Pizza Chain's Board After Using N-Word

Posted: 12 Jul 2018 07:11 AM PDT

The founder of the Papa John's pizza chain resigned amid reports that he used the N-word during a conference call.

Israeli air strikes hit southwest Syria after drone 'infiltration'

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 07:27 PM PDT

Israel launched air strikes against three military posts in Syria Wednesday, its army said, after intercepting what it described as the incursion of an unarmed drone into its territory. The attack came hours after Israel's military fired a Patriot missile to knock down an unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV, that strayed across Syria's ceasefire line with its neighbour.

Emmett Till Murder Investigation Reopened 62 Years After Slaying

Posted: 12 Jul 2018 09:08 AM PDT

Federal authorities have reopened the lynching case of Emmett Till, a black

Political 'turncoats' boost Imran Khan's prospects in Pakistan poll

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 07:15 AM PDT

By Drazen Jorgic MIANWALI QURESHIAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar, a Pakistani landowner and politician, recently switched to his third party in a decade. "We've lived here for eight centuries," said Bakhtyar, who will contest the seat under the banner of ex-cricket hero Imran Khan's opposition party, after abandoning the outgoing ruling party of ousted former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. "If you live in an area for that long, you tend to develop social and political capital," he told Reuters in an interview at his marble-floored mansion, nestled among the rolling mango plantations of Mianwali Qureshian, a village in southern Punjab.

Exhausted and subdued, reunited families return to Guatemala

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 09:23 PM PDT

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Donelda Pulex stepped off the airplane into the sun, clutching her 5-year-old daughter's hand and burst into heaving sobs. Fourteen-year-old Hermelindo Juarez hid his face as his father comforted him. Efildo Daniel Vasquez walked cautiously behind his 8-year-old son.

President Trump Kicks Off NATO Summit By Claiming Germany Is ‘Controlled’ by Russia

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 01:33 AM PDT

President Donald Trump took issue with the U.S. protecting Germany when the European nation is making deals with Russia

Cadillac Keeps Testing The Refreshed XT5 In Europe

Posted: 12 Jul 2018 04:07 AM PDT

Getting ready for a debut early next year.

Elon Musk goaded into promising to fix Flint water problems

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 11:54 PM PDT

Elon Musk has been goaded into using his vast amount of wealth to fix Flint's water problems. Many people that argued that the billionaire could use his huge wealth more effectively, by paying for civil or charitable projects. Flint's water crisis came to public attention in 2014, when it was reported that the city's piping was leaking dangerous levels of lead into people's water supply.

Chairman Of Papa John's Resigns After Report That He Used Racial Slur

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 08:51 PM PDT

John Schnatter, the founder of pizza chain Papa John's, resigned as chairman

US asks UN to cut off oil products to North Korea

Posted: 12 Jul 2018 12:19 PM PDT

The United States asked the UN Security Council on Thursday to order an immediate halt to all deliveries of refined oil products to North Korea after accusing Pyongyang of violating sanctions with illegal imports of fuel, according to documents seen by AFP. A confidential US report sent to a UN sanctions committee estimated that at least 759,793 barrels of oil products had been delivered to North Korea between January 1 and May 30, well above the annual quota set in a UN resolution at 500,000 barrels. The illegal supplies were provided through ship-to-ship transfers at sea using North Korean tankers that have delivered their cargo at least 89 times, according to the report.

NASA commercial crew program for space station faces delays, report says

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 04:43 PM PDT

Plans to launch the first NASA astronauts since 2011 to the International Space Station from the United States look set to be delayed due to incomplete safety measures and accountability holes in the agency's commercial crew program, according to a federal report released on Wednesday. SpaceX and Boeing Co are the two main contractors selected under the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's commercial crew program to send U.S. astronauts to space as soon as 2019, using their Dragon and Starliner spacecraft respectively.