| Mueller indictment sheds new light on Russia timeline Posted: 14 Jul 2018 11:16 PM PDT  The Special Counsel investigation released new information about Russian interference in the 2016 campaign with the indictment of 12 Russian nationals.
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| Protests Erupt After Chicago Police Fatally Shoot Man Identified As Local Black Barber Posted: 14 Jul 2018 09:37 PM PDT  An intense protest broke out in Chicago on Saturday evening after a police
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| Massive Rogue Iceberg Threatens Greenland Community Posted: 14 Jul 2018 10:43 PM PDT  A monumentally huge iceberg is floating dangerously close to a Greenland
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| President Trump greeted by protesters in Scotland Posted: 14 Jul 2018 08:46 AM PDT  The president played golf during a trip to Scotland ahead of his Monday summit with Vladimir Putin, while protesters gathered in Edinburgh and near the golf course.
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| Judge commends family reunification, eyes next deadline Posted: 14 Jul 2018 12:25 AM PDT  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Friday commended Trump administration efforts to reunify young children and families separated at the border but also said he plans to watch closely as a deadline approaches involving older children.
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| Thai football team rescued from cave to be discharged from hospital next week Posted: 13 Jul 2018 10:14 PM PDT  Twelve Thai boys rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand will be discharged from hospital next week, health minister Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn said on Saturday. The last group of the 12-member "Wild Boars" soccer team and their coach was brought out of the Tham Luang cave, near the border with Myanmar, on Tuesday night, safely ending a dangerous rescue and evoking international relief and joy. The 12 and their coach are recovering both physically and mentally and will be discharged from hospital on Thursday, July 19, Piyasakol told reporters. "We need to prepare both the children and their families for the attention they will receive when they come out," he said. The hospital in northern Thailand where the 12 boys and their soccer coach are quarantined said Friday they are basically healthy, aside from some minor infections. A psychiatrist said their mental state seems fine. Family members, first able to reunite with them only through a glass window, now can meet face-to-face though still not touch, to ensure any illnesses don't spread. The boys now recuperating and the rescuers who brought them to safety are starting to share stories of the dangers and their survival. The team meant to explore the cave for just an hour, a casual jaunt to relax after soccer practice, but the waters rose. The boys climbed higher, using their hands to feel the walls for a crawl space that would lead to safer, higher ground. Those handprints were among the first signs of where the boys were, what they had done to escape the floods, and what dangers rescuers would face in their mission to save them and their coach. Banphot Konkum, father of 13-year-old Duangpetch Promthep, told The Associated Press his son - better known by his nickname, Dom - said the team members didn't know rain had started falling after they had entered the cave on June 23. But the rain caused flooding in the cave, blocking them from exiting. "After an hour when they wanted to leave, the water level was rising. They ran farther inside the cave to escape from the water. The water flow was strong," said Banphot. Thailand cave rescue, in pictures In their search for a safe haven, the boys were reported to have used their hands to feel the walls for an opening to take them to a higher, safer spot. Searchers later found what they thought were the boys' handprints, giving them confidence the boys were alive and that the searchers were on the right path. "They, all 13 of them, saw a small passage or a crawl space, so they all dug the hole to get through to another spot, until they found Nen Nom Sao," Banphot said, referring to the sandy slope on which they ended up sheltering. There was nowhere else to go. Dom's grandmother, Kameay Promthep , said she would tell Dom never to go near the cave or water again because she doesn't want anything to happen to him or for him to cause trouble to others again. "I will tell Dom that he has to thank all the Thai people from all over the country and people from all over the world who were kind enough to come and help Dom. Without the (Thai navy) SEALs, the officials, and everyone who came and helped, Dom wouldn't be here today. He would not be seeing his Grandma, and Grandma wouldn't see his face again. From now on, Dom will have to be a good person." Thai cave rescue | Read more Banphot said all 13 rescued team members will enter the monkhood to pay tribute to Saman Kunan, a former Thai navy SEAL who died while diving to place essential supplies along the rescue route. Becoming a monk at a temple for at least a short period is a way of making merit in Thai Buddhist tradition. "We are planning the date and will do it whenever all the families are all ready," said Banphot.
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| U.S., North Korea to resume search for remains from Korean War Posted: 15 Jul 2018 09:38 AM PDT  By Hyonhee Shin and Daphne Psaledakis SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that talks on Sunday between U.S. and North Korean officials to discuss the return of remains of U.S. service members killed in the 1950-53 Korean War "resulted in firm commitments" and that there would be a follow-up meeting on Monday. It was the first time in nine years that U.S. and North Korean generals held talks. The two sides met on the inter-Korean border and agreed to resume joint field activities to search for the remains of Americans missing from the war, Pompeo said in a statement.
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| Woman berated for Puerto Rico shirt speaks out Posted: 14 Jul 2018 09:01 AM PDT  "I am proud of being able to say I'm an American and I am Puerto Rican," Mia Irizarry, who was harassed in a Chicago park last month over her Puerto Rico shirt, said. She tells NBC News' Ron Mott how and why she kept so calm during the verbal attack.
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| Over 400 items found in UK nerve agent poison probe Posted: 14 Jul 2018 10:04 AM PDT  LONDON (AP) — British police said Saturday that search teams have found over 400 items as part of the investigation into the poisoning of two Britons by the nerve agent Novichok — but searches will likely take many more weeks as officers seek further evidence.
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| Pro-Trump rally by English far-right activists in London Posted: 14 Jul 2018 12:56 PM PDT ![Pro-Trump rally by English far-right activists in London]( "Pro-Trump rally by English far-right activists in London") English far-right activists cheered on Saturday when a large cut out picture of Trump was unveiled during a march through central London. The few thousand strong group were made up of those who were on a "Welcome Trump" march and another larger one in support of the jailed far-right activist, Tommy Robinson.
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| Thai Cave Rescuer Explains Why Elon Musk's Rescue Idea Wouldn't Have Worked Posted: 14 Jul 2018 04:33 PM PDT  Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk inserted himself into the dramatic
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| White CVS manager calls police after not recognizing black woman's coupon Posted: 15 Jul 2018 10:09 AM PDT  The incident went viral after Chicago resident Camilla Hudson wrote about it on Facebook.
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| Multi-Vehicle Crash in New Mexico Leaves 3 Dead and Dozens Injured: Reports Posted: 15 Jul 2018 10:41 AM PDT  The collision involved a rollover passenger bus.
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| Florida town closes beaches after two shark bites reported within minutes of each other Posted: 14 Jul 2018 08:02 AM PDT  Several Florida beaches have been closed after two people were reportedly bitten by sharks within a few minutes of each other. The City of Fernandina Beach announced the water would be off limits on Friday after officials responded to two reported attacks within the space of five minutes. Tia Walker, who witnessed the first incident, said she had been in the water for just five minutes when she heard another swimmer screaming.
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| Israel pummels Gaza with biggest daytime bombardment against Hamas since 2014 war Posted: 13 Jul 2018 09:52 PM PDT  Israel's air force carried out the largest daytime airstrike campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip since the 2014 war on Saturday, killing two teenagers in an escalation of violence in the region after months of deadly protests. The Israeli air strikes came as Hamas intensified its attacks, firing dozens of mortar rounds at Israel on Friday night and throughout Saturday, some of which were intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome air defence system. Witnesses said the Israeli air strike hit an empty building in Gaza City and the two casualties were passers-by. A further 15 Palestinians were also reported to have been injured, as well as three Israelis. An Israeli government official said it had decided "to take strong action against Gaza aggression". The escalation follows violent protests on the Gaza border on Friday in which two Palestinians were also killed - a 15-year-old and a 20-year old - and more than 220 injured, according to Gaza's health ministry. Israel said one of its soldiers was injured. About | The two-state solution The Israeli army said it conducted strikes against Hamas "in response to the terror acts instigated during the violent riots that took place along the security fence" on Friday, as well as what it described as daily arson attacks from the Gaza strip into Israeli territory. Israeli fighter jets hit 40 Hamas targets across the Gaza Strip in four military compounds, according to the IDF, in strikes that began in the early hours of Saturday morning and continued through the day. In a relatively rare admission, Hamas said it fired the rockets and mortars - 60 as of Saturday night - to deter Israel from further action, as an "immediate response". Palestinian rockets being fired from Gaza City towards Israel Credit: STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images The military attacks eclipsed similar clashes in May, and come after weeks of warnings from Israel that it does not want to pursue a new conflict to add to three wars over the past decade, but it would not tolerate Hamas militants' continued efforts to breach the border and target Israeli border communities. Palestinians in Gaza have been demonstrating for months against Israel's decade-long blockade and for their right to return to lands they lost in the 1948 establishment of Israel. Since protests began, at least 141 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire. No Israelis have been killed.
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| A Mystery Congressional Candidate Asked Russian Intelligence For Dirt On Their Opponent Posted: 14 Jul 2018 11:26 AM PDT  A little more than halfway through the new 29-page indictment handed up by the
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| Police officer, bystander die from gunshot wounds Posted: 15 Jul 2018 02:16 PM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts police officer and bystander died Sunday from wounds sustained when a suspect allegedly took the officer's gun and fired following a vehicle crash and a foot chase.
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| Trump Awkwardly Blocks Queen Elizabeth At British Military Inspection Posted: 13 Jul 2018 09:04 PM PDT  The royal family adheres to a strict code of etiquette and behavior. So when
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| Suspect dead, three officers wounded in Kansas City shootouts Posted: 15 Jul 2018 02:32 PM PDT ![Suspect dead, three officers wounded in Kansas City shootouts]( "Suspect dead, three officers wounded in Kansas City shootouts") (Reuters) - Police shot and killed a man on Sunday after a series of shootouts on the streets of Kansas City in which three officers were wounded and hospitalized in stable condition, officials said. Undercover and tactical officers were following a person of interest in the murder of a university student when suddenly and unexpectedly he fired on them with a rifle, according to police in Kansas City, Missouri. This was the first time we laid eyes on him," Police Chief Rick Smith told reporters near the scene.
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| Hungary's Orban denounces EU sanctions on Moscow Posted: 15 Jul 2018 04:23 AM PDT  Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Sunday denounced European Union sanctions imposed on Russia, during a visit to President Vladimir Putin in Moscow ahead of the Moscow World Cup final. Hungary has unusually warm ties with Russia for an EU member state, and Orban and Putin visit each other regularly.
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| Serena Williams Loses 2018 Wimbledon Final Posted: 14 Jul 2018 09:34 AM PDT  After battling her way to the Wimbledon final, Serena Williams has come up
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| Haitian Prime Minister Resigns Amid Unpopular Fuel Price Protests Posted: 14 Jul 2018 01:46 PM PDT  Jack Guy Lafontant had said price hikes were needed to balance Haiti's budget
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| Cops and K9s Pray With 9-Year-Old Boy Ahead of Risky Brain Surgery Posted: 15 Jul 2018 11:49 AM PDT  Local police officers paid Jalen Manns, 9, a home visit with their K9s after hearing he likes German shepherds.
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| Six-year-old heard in ProPublica US border separation tape reunited with mother Posted: 14 Jul 2018 08:18 AM PDT  A six-year-old girl who was recorded crying in a detention centre after being separated from her mother at the US-Mexico border has been reunited with her. The mother, Cindy Madrid, who had fled from El Salvador, was reunited with her daughter Alisson at Houston airport after weeks apart. Last month Alisson was heard on a tape published by ProPublica, reciting a phone number for her family as she was detained. At a press conference in Houston, Alisson, speaking though an interpreter, said: "I was away from her for a month and I was really happy when I saw her. I was happy because I was able to see her and hug her." Her mother said: "It's so hard for a parent to be away from their kids. I was so desperate." The family's lawyer said they would be living together in Houston before an asylum hearing at an as yet unknown date. The mother had been held at a detention centre in Houston and her daughter had been taken to one in Arizona. Under the "zero tolerance" policy employed by US President Donald Trump they were separated after crossing the border illegally. Mr Trump later reversed the policy. Donald Trump's shameful border policy is alienating his supporters It came as a judge in California ordered the Trump administration to pay the costs of reuniting illegal immigrant parents with children separated from them at the border, rather than forcing the parents to pay. The US government is still working to reunite more than 2,500 children with their parents.
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| Where is the second Bullitt Mustang now? Posted: 15 Jul 2018 02:10 PM PDT  The 'hero' car is now big news but what about the stunt car? Was it really found in Mexico? And where is it now? We tell the story of the second Bullitt Mustang
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| Chris Christie on High Court pick: 'My guess is he gets 56 or 57 votes' Posted: 15 Jul 2018 09:37 AM PDT  The "This Week" Powerhouse Roundtable debates the week in politics, including Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
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| Rand Paul Says He's 'Concerned,' 'Worried' About Brett Kavanaugh's Privacy Views Posted: 15 Jul 2018 09:02 AM PDT  Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is once again threatening to withhold support for one
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| Alexis Ohanian Pays Emotional Tribute To Serena Williams After Wimbledon Loss Posted: 15 Jul 2018 04:39 PM PDT  Serena Williams made it to the Wimbledon final after giving birth to her
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| Massachusetts Police Officer and Bystander Die After Suspect Takes Officer's Gun Posted: 15 Jul 2018 11:54 AM PDT  Weymouth officer Michael Chensa was allegedly shot multiple times before 8 a.m.
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| Israel exchanges intense fire with Hamas militants in Gaza Posted: 14 Jul 2018 05:03 PM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military carried out its largest airstrike campaign in Gaza since the 2014 war Saturday as Hamas militants fired dozens of rockets into Israel throughout the day, threatening to trigger an all-out war after weeks of growing tensions along the volatile border.
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| Porsche 911 Speedster Brings Its Retrolicious Body To Goodwood Posted: 14 Jul 2018 11:55 PM PDT  Hopefully, Porsche will follow up with a production car.
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| Germany agrees to take share of 450 migrants awaiting fate on ships off Italy Posted: 15 Jul 2018 11:21 AM PDT  Germany has agreed to take 50 of 450 migrants rescued from an overcrowded boat in the Mediterranean following a plea from Italy for EU states to share responsibility. Sunday's show of goodwill came after France and Malta had already agreed to take 50 migrants each in response to letters sent to the governments of the 27 other EU members by Giuseppe Conte, the Italian prime minister, asking them to share responsibility with Rome. It also came as Horst Seehofer, the German interior minister, confirmed that Bavarian state police would be given the power to patrol the state's southern border with Austria as a part of a series of new measures aimed at clamping down on migrant arrivals. Mr Seehofer said on Sunday that Bavarian police would be able to conduct checks at the Austrian border "at the request or with the consent of federal police," after it was questioned whether it was legal for such power to be granted to them. The number of people crossing the German-Austrian border illegally has dropped sharply since a dramatic influx of migrants in 2015. However, with the Bavarian regional elections in October, Mr Seehofer's Christian Social Union (CSU), which governs in Bavaria, is under pressure to take a hard line on migration. Earlier this month Mr Seehofer threatened to resign if chancellor Angela Merkel failed to come up with a European solution, or to allow him to implement tougher border controls. The migrants were saved by two ships, one operated by EU border agency Frontex and one owned by Italy's tax police Credit: JORGE GUERRERO/ AFP Following the row, which threatened to tear apart the coalition government, Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and her Bavarian counterparts reached an agreement on how to control migration at the German-Austrian border. Germany is also under pressure to share the burden of accepting and hosting new migrant arrivals from outside the bloc, as was pledged at an EU summit in Brussels last month. In light of the talks, the German government on Sunday agreed to take in its migrants who were picked up near the Italian island of Linosa, close to Malta, having sailed from Libya in a single wooden vessel. "Germany and Italy have agreed that, in view of the ongoing talks on closer bilateral cooperation on asylum, Germany is ready to accept 50 people in this case," a German government spokeswoman said on Sunday. Immigrant relations map migrant immigration Europe Italy Mr Conte said his country would help the migrants, but needed other members of the EU to share the burden. "This is the solidarity and responsibility that we have always asked of Europe and now, after the results obtained at the last European Council, they are beginning to become reality," Mr Conte wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday afternoon. "Let's continue on this path with firmness and respect for human rights," he added. However the Czech Republic refused his request and Andrej Babis, the prime minister, tweeted that the approach was the "road to hell". Boats should instead be stopped and turned back, he said, and migrants should be helped in their own countries. The migrants were saved by two ships, one operated by EU border agency Frontex and one owned by Italy's tax police. As they awaited to learn their destiny, another day's worth of food and beverages was sent to the ships on Sunday. By late afternoon, passengers suffering from dehydration, pregnant women and some babies, including a newborn a few days old, had been taken ashore in Pozzallo. Italian media said a woman weighing 35 kilos (77 pounds) after months of malnourishment in Libya was among them. Sky TG24 TV reported that many of the rescued passengers originally are from Eritrea. On Sunday night Matteo Salvini, Italy's interior minister, said he will allow some but not all migrants to disembark in Sicily from the overcrowded boat. "I am monitoring the situation of two ships travelling in Italian waters... there are 16 mothers and 11 children who will disembark in the next few minutes, hours...," Mr Salvini told TV channel RaiNews24.
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| Aviation giants fly into Farnborough under Brexit cloud Posted: 13 Jul 2018 11:39 PM PDT  Top global plane makers land at the Farnborough airshow in England next week, hoping to pick up speed on demand for passenger jets while charting a path through Brexit and trade war turbulence. This year's sector showpiece event, opening Monday, will be buzzing on the back of rapid changes in the industry, as US titan Boeing and European arch rival Airbus vie for superiority in the skies. Chicago-headquartered Boeing could signal plans for its new midsize airplane (NMA), but reports suggest this could be derailed by the festering global trade war spearheaded by US President Donald Trump.
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| Egypt uncovers mummy burial site near Great Pyramids Posted: 14 Jul 2018 07:17 AM PDT  Egyptian archaeologists revealed on Saturday the details of an ancient burial shaft and a mummification workshop that were discovered 30 meters underground, near the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo. Archaeologists are hoping the mummification workshop will provide fresh insight into the chemical make-up of the oils used by ancient Egyptians to mummify their dead. Hundreds of small stone statues, jars, and vessels used in the mummification process were all found inside the burial chambers and excavated.
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| John Bolton Claims Indictments Help Trump With Putin Posted: 15 Jul 2018 09:57 AM PDT  The indictment of 12 Russian intelligence officers on allegations of meddling
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| Cuba to recognise private property and free market for first time under new constitution Posted: 15 Jul 2018 04:16 AM PDT  Cuba is set to officially recognise the free market and private property for the first time under sweeping reforms to its constitution intended to boost the island's economy. Property sales were banned after Fidel Castro came to power in 1959, but are now allowed following a law change in 2011. The new reforms also include the introduction of the presumption of innocence in the island's justice system and the creation of the position of prime minister, alongside the existing president.
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| Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton Make a Dynamic Duchess Duo at Wimbledon Posted: 14 Jul 2018 08:51 AM PDT  It's ladies' day, and the duchesses have arrived
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| The Week's Most Important Car Numbers Posted: 14 Jul 2018 06:00 AM PDT  From a Toyota Supra prototype to a V8-powered Cygnet.
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| Violence continues in Nicaragua as OAS leaders seek solution Posted: 13 Jul 2018 09:05 PM PDT  MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Clashes between supporters and opponents of Nicaragua's Sandinista government raged as regional leaders held a session in Washington to find a solution to the crisis.
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| Syria rebels evacuate 'cradle' of uprising as Israel strikes north Posted: 15 Jul 2018 02:45 PM PDT  Hundreds of Syrian rebels and their relatives left the southern city of Daraa on Sunday under a deal to bring the "cradle" of the country's uprising back under government control. Just hours after the transfers, Syria accused its longtime enemy Israel of trying to support the rebels by targeting a Syrian army position in the war-ravaged country's north. After securing Damascus in May, President Bashar al-Assad turned his attention to rebels in the strategic south, where protests against his rule first erupted in 2011.
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| See Justin Verlander's Message to Kate Upton As She Announces Her Pregnancy Posted: 15 Jul 2018 01:11 PM PDT  Supermodel Kate Upton and baseball pitcher Justin Verlander were married last November.
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| Fighter Showdown: Air Force F-22 Raptor vs. F-14 Tomcat (That Iran Still Flies) Posted: 15 Jul 2018 05:32 PM PDT  A shootout in the sky that could happen.
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| All Kurdish YPG have left Syria's Manbij: local militia Posted: 15 Jul 2018 12:54 PM PDT ![All Kurdish YPG have left Syria's Manbij: local militia]( "All Kurdish YPG have left Syria's Manbij: local militia") The last Syrian Kurdish YPG fighters left the northern Syrian town of Manbij on Sunday, the militia controlling the town said, fulfilling a longstanding Turkish demand that the YPG withdraw. It views the YPG as a terrorist group and an extension of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which has waged a three-decade insurgency on Turkish soil. Washington sees the YPG as a key ally in the fight against Islamic State.
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| Trump Responds To New Mueller Indictments Posted: 14 Jul 2018 07:21 AM PDT  President Donald Trump responded to the recent indictment of 12 Russian
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| Protests erupt after deadly shooting in Chicago Posted: 15 Jul 2018 05:59 AM PDT  A violent clash broke out Saturday in Chicago's predominantly black South Side neighborhood after police shot and killed a man whom they believe was armed. Linda So reports.
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