| Bill Clinton remembers 'my friend' Aretha Franklin Posted: 31 Aug 2018 01:29 PM PDT  The former president was among the many politicians who paid their final respects to the legendary singer.
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| Ford Cancels Focus Crossover For U.S. Consumers After Trump's Trade War Tariffs Posted: 31 Aug 2018 11:16 PM PDT  Ford Motor Company announced on Friday it's ditching plans to bring its new
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| 2 Americans Stabbed on Train in Amsterdam in Alleged Terrorist Attack Posted: 01 Sep 2018 01:04 PM PDT  "Based on the suspect's first statements, he had a terrorist motive"
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| Couple who raised $400,000 for homeless man ordered to hand over money and account for spending Posted: 31 Aug 2018 09:43 AM PDT  A judge has ordered a couple who raised $400,000 for a homeless man to turn over the remainder of the funds and explain where they spent the rest. The judge's ruling stipulates a forensic accountant will review the couple's spending and the remaining $150,000 will be placed in a trust for the time being. Kate McClure and Mark D'Amico of New Jersey had begun a crowdfunding campaign last October for Johnny Bobbitt Jr, a homeless military veteran who had lent Ms McClure his last $20 for gas when she was stranded on the road.
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| Esports shooting survivor tells story, files lawsuit Posted: 30 Aug 2018 07:52 PM PDT  Jacob Mitich had made it to Round Two of the Madden NFL 19 tournament in Jacksonville when the shots rang out.
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| Moving Moments From John McCain's Capitol Hill Tribute Posted: 31 Aug 2018 11:21 AM PDT  The late Sen. John McCain was honored by his congressional colleagues and members of the public at the U.S. Capitol on Friday.
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| China evacuates 127,000 people as heavy rains lash Guangdong: Xinhua Posted: 01 Sep 2018 03:18 AM PDT ![China evacuates 127,000 people as heavy rains lash Guangdong: Xinhua]( "China evacuates 127,000 people as heavy rains lash Guangdong: Xinhua") China has evacuated 127,000 people in the southern province of Guangdong due to heavy rains, the official Xinhua news agency said Saturday, citing local authorities. Rains affecting more than 1.2 million residents across 27 counties in eastern Guangdong have left two people dead and two missing, and have caused more than 1 billion yuan ($146 million) worth of damage, including to 44,700 hectares of farmland, Xinhua said. China is forced to evacuate hundreds of thousands of residents of flood-prone regions every summer.
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| First Yellowstone grizzly hunt in decades blocked by judge after Trump administration ends protection for bears Posted: 31 Aug 2018 05:36 AM PDT  Dana Christensen ruled the hunting season, which had been due to open in Wyoming and Idaho this weekend, should be delayed while he considered whether the government was wrong to lift federal protections on the animals. "The threat of death to individual bears posed by the scheduled hunts is sufficient" to justify a delay in the states' hunting seasons, Judge Christensen said. The move was welcomed by wildlife protection campaigners, who joined Native American tribes in legal action over the US Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) decision to lift federal protections for the roughly 700 grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park.
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| Top Dem Swalwell: Exiting White House counsel McGahn coached aides on testimony Posted: 31 Aug 2018 02:00 AM PDT  If Democrats retake control of the House, White House counsel Don McGahn may be called to testify.
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| SB822 Passes California Assembly in Big Win for Net Neutrality Campaigners Posted: 31 Aug 2018 03:23 AM PDT  Fight for the Future hailed the result as a big win.
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| Here Comes the MQ-25A Stingray: Boeing Wins Big (And So Do Navy Aircraft Carriers) Posted: 31 Aug 2018 12:46 PM PDT  If all goes as planned, Boeing will complete the design, development, fabrication, test, delivery and support of four MQ-25A unmanned air vehicles—including integration into the carrier air wing—for an initial operational capability by 2024 under a fixed-price-incentive-firm-target contract with a ceiling price of $805.3 million. The service expects to buy 72 production MQ-25 aircraft at a total program cost of roughly $13 billion.
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| Death toll rises in New Mexico bus crash Posted: 31 Aug 2018 02:51 AM PDT  Authorities said at least 7 people were killed when a semi-truck crossed a median on a New Mexico interstate and hit a Greyhound bus head on. ABC News' Kendis Gibson reports.
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| The Latest: Man on pepper spray flight describes ordeal Posted: 31 Aug 2018 08:57 PM PDT  HONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on a can of pepper spray going off inside a Hawaiian Airlines flight. (all times local):
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| Nearly 500 Children Separated At Border From Parents Are Still In Government Shelters Posted: 31 Aug 2018 06:43 AM PDT  The news comes five weeks after the U.S. government failed to meet a federal judge's deadline.
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| Two US citizens hurt in Dutch 'terrorist' knife attack Posted: 01 Sep 2018 12:15 PM PDT  A knive-wielding man stabbed two bystanders at Amsterdam's main station before he was shot and wounded by police.
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| Germany urges Russia to help prevent humanitarian crisis in Syria Posted: 31 Aug 2018 05:23 AM PDT ![Germany urges Russia to help prevent humanitarian crisis in Syria]( "Germany urges Russia to help prevent humanitarian crisis in Syria") German Chancellor Angela Merkel expects the Kremlin to use its influence with the Syrian government to prevent a humanitarian disaster in the rebel-held northern region of Idlib, a government spokeswoman said on Friday. Merkel has raised the issue in recent days with both U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the German government is watching developments in the region with growing concern. "We expect ... Russia to prevent the Syrian government from escalating the situation and thereby prevent a humanitarian catastrophe," Merkel's spokeswoman Ulrike Demmer told a regular government news conference.
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| John McCain's 106-Year-Old Mother Bids Goodbye to Her Son With the Sign of the Cross Posted: 31 Aug 2018 11:08 AM PDT  The 106-year-old was seen consoling McCain's daughter, Meghan, during the emotional service.
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| Mueller given more time to decide whether to retry Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort Posted: 30 Aug 2018 06:01 PM PDT  Prosecutors from the US Office of the Special Counsel have been handed an extension to decide whether to push forward with a potential retrial for Paul Manafort. Judge TS Ellis III, who presided over Mr Manafort's trial that resulted in eight guilty counts and a mistrial for 10 other charges, gave the government an extension of one week after the court rules on Manafort's post-trial motions. The president's former campaign chairman was given one month to decide whether he would file for acquittal or appeal after his initial 21 August verdict.
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| What To Watch On Netflix That’s New This Week Posted: 01 Sep 2018 07:20 AM PDT  Streamline recommends "Marvel's Iron Fist" as the thing to watch on Netflix
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| China says not putting pressure on Taiwan's last Africa ally Posted: 31 Aug 2018 09:15 PM PDT  China has become increasingly vocal about its desire to win away the country, formerly known as Swaziland, from Taiwan, even as the eSwatini government has denounced Beijing for playing "mind games" and says it has no desire to ditch Taipei. Speaking at a news briefing, China's special envoy for Africa, Xu Jinghu, said the issue of eSwatini and its lack of ties to Beijing was "an important question", but it was up to them to take the initiative.
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| Deadly New Mexico bus crash prompts negligence claims Posted: 30 Aug 2018 10:24 PM PDT  A California-based trucking company and one of its drivers were accused of negligence Friday in a pair of lawsuits.
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| Saudi Arabia hints at plan to turn Qatar into an island Posted: 31 Aug 2018 02:43 PM PDT  A Saudi official hinted Friday the kingdom was moving forward with a plan to dig a canal that would turn the neighbouring Qatari peninsula into an island, amid a diplomatic feud between the Gulf nations. "I am impatiently waiting for details on the implementation of the Salwa island project, a great, historic project that will change the geography of the region," Saud al-Qahtani, a senior adviser to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, said on Twitter. The plan, which would physically separate the Qatari peninsula from the Saudi mainland, is the latest stress point in a highly fractious 14-month long dispute between the two states.
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| 23 Crazy Delicious Ways To Roast Sweet Potatoes Posted: 31 Aug 2018 11:05 AM PDT |
| California lawmakers pass bill on PG&E wildfire liability Posted: 01 Sep 2018 01:00 AM PDT  California's legislature passed a bill late on Friday that could help the utility Pacific Gas and Electric Corporation (PG&E) avoid potentially crippling liabilities for wildfires that ravaged northern parts of the San Francisco Bay Area last year. The bill, passed 29 to 4 in the Senate and 45 to 10 in the Assembly, requires approval by Democrat Governor Jerry Brown. Some fires in the north of the Bay area were caused by trees toppling into or making contact with PG&E power lines, a report released by state officials in June said.
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| GOP Lobbyist Helped Ukrainian Oligarch Purchase Trump Inauguration Tickets Posted: 31 Aug 2018 08:15 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― A Republican lobbyist admitted on Friday that he worked with a
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| Kylie Jenner brings beauty brand to Ulta Posted: 31 Aug 2018 02:01 AM PDT  Kylie Jenner is taking her beauty empire to the next level, via a new partnership with Ulta Beauty. The reality TV star and founder of Kylie Cosmetics took to Twitter recently to let her fans know that she is bringing her cult beauty brand to the mass retailer this holiday season. "This brand addition is yet another example of successful, digitally native brands valuing a brick-and-mortar partnership with Ulta Beauty to extend their reach with consumers," Ulta CEO Mary Dillon told WWD.
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| FBI Arrests 5 Residents of New Mexico Compound on Federal Firearms and Conspiracy Charges Posted: 31 Aug 2018 04:09 PM PDT  Local prosecutors dropped charges in the death of a 3-year-old boy at the property
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| At Least 8 Dead After Semi-Truck Smashes Into Greyhound Bus Posted: 31 Aug 2018 06:02 AM PDT  Authorities said the death toll will likely rise.
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| Queen officially unveils new Highland Games pavilion at annual Braemar Gathering Posted: 01 Sep 2018 11:07 AM PDT  The Queen has officially unveiled a new Highland Games pavilion at the annual Braemar Gathering. She joined 15,000 visitors at the event, which is held each year a short distance from the royals' summer retreat on the Balmoral estate. The Aberdeenshire town has hosted the event for 203 years and this year marked the 170th anniversary of Royal Family links. The Queen, wearing a striking jade-green dress suit, was joined by the Duke of Rothesay as well as the Princess Royal and her husband Sir Timothy Laurence at the Princess Royal and Duke of Fife Memorial Park. The Queen and Princess Anne were both presented with floral posies which they carried throughout their hour-long visit. Before leaving, the Queen and the Duke of Rothesay officially unveiled the newly-built Highland Games Pavilion, which will open to the public next year and will showcase the history of the Highland Games, not just in Braemar but across the world. The Queen and Princess Anne were both presented with floral posies Credit: Andrew Parsons / i-Images The £2.5 million heritage centre is named after the Duke of Rothesay and was partly funded and driven by the Prince's Foundation as well as numerous local donors. Leading the tour of the new property, David Geddes, president of Braemar Royal Highland Society, said he hopes the exhibition will become a draw for people from across the globe. He said: "Even members of the committee didn't know of the existence of many of the items that now feature in the exhibition. "It was nice to go through all the donated pieces - some of the finds have created a bit of a stir in the village." The Queen, wearing a striking jade-green dress suit, was joined by Prince Charles Credit: Andrew Parsons / i-Images Exhibits include items from Highland Games and Gatherings, such as medals and trophies, and partner The Scottish Tartans Authority will also contribute to the collection. The facility also provides a new headquarters for the Braemar Royal Highland Society, and is expected to open to the public early in 2019. A competitor takes part in the Putting the Heavy Stone competition at the Braemar Gathering Credit: Andrew Parsons / i-Images Marking its centenary, the RAF chose the Gathering as one of its main RAF100 events - a C130 Hercules from RAF Brize Norton performed a fly-by to the delight of the crowds. The Queen is the current, and longest serving, patron of the Braemar Royal Highland Society. Scottish Dancing at the Braemar Gathering Games Credit: Andrew Parsons / i-Images Having first attended with her parents and grandparents at the age of seven in 1933, she has only missed the Gathering four times since taking the throne in 1952. The day includes competitions in events including tossing the caber, hammer throwing and tug of war, as well as performances of pipe bands and Highland dancers.
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| The 20 Best Things in the Wayfair Labor Day Clearance Sale Posted: 31 Aug 2018 04:00 AM PDT |
| Donald Trump Gets Brutally Mocked Over 'Biggest Stadium' Pledge For Ted Cruz Posted: 31 Aug 2018 11:46 PM PDT  President Donald Trump was widely mocked on Twitter over his "complete and
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| One by one, fall of rebel chiefs in east Ukraine Posted: 31 Aug 2018 10:47 AM PDT  The leader of Ukrainian separatists in the east Alexander Zakharchenko, who died in an explosion in the centre of rebel hub Donetsk, is the latest rebel official to be slain in a series of apparent murders. Since the start of the conflict between the Moscow-backed separatists in eastern Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine, several field commanders and politicians in the so-called "people's republics" under rebel control have died in explosions and shootings. In February 2017, Mikhail Tolstykh, a rebel battalion commander known by his nom de guerre Givi was killed in an rocket attack on his office in Donetsk.
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| Palestinian refugees angry and dismayed at U.S. for halting funds to U.N. agency Posted: 01 Sep 2018 12:09 PM PDT  The U.S. announcement on Friday that it will no longer support the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has deepened a cash crisis at the agency, and heightened tensions with the Palestinian leadership. Most are descendants of the roughly 700,000 Palestinians who were driven out of their homes or fled the fighting in the 1948 war that led to Israel's creation.
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| Dallas police group head: Convicted officer held accountable Posted: 30 Aug 2018 05:50 PM PDT  DALLAS (AP) — The head of Dallas' oldest and largest police employee organization said Thursday that good officers want bad ones off the streets and that a former suburban officer convicted in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager was held accountable.
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| Beach or door? Check out the latest internet debate Posted: 31 Aug 2018 11:49 AM PDT  White and gold or black and blue? Yanny or Laurel? And now, beach or door?
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| Pregnant Survivor of Deadly New Mexico Bus Crash Delivers Twins Hours Later Posted: 31 Aug 2018 03:38 PM PDT  The mother was listed in stable condition and her twins were being treated in the NICU.
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| Founder sues Papa John's board to stop 'irreparable harm' Posted: 31 Aug 2018 09:49 AM PDT  John Schnatter has been in an escalating battle with the company's board since he stepped down as chairman in July after he apologized for using a racial slur during a media training call. Schnatter remains a member of the board and holds 30 percent of the company's shares. Schnatter is suing the board and CEO Steve Ritchie "to stop the irreparable harm those individuals are causing due to their repeated, and ongoing, breaches of the duties of loyalty and care they owe to the company," according to a statement from Schnatter.
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| Classics for sale: TV-featured Lotus Elan S2 Posted: 31 Aug 2018 12:00 AM PDT  If you're hunting down the best Elan S2 on the market, you've just found it. As a bonus, the car has also been on the TV…
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| McDonald's Corp. (MCD) Footprint Is Shrinking in the U.S Posted: 31 Aug 2018 08:16 AM PDT ![McDonald's Corp. (MCD) Footprint Is Shrinking in the U.S]( "McDonald's Corp. (MCD) Footprint Is Shrinking in the U.S") The total number of McDonald's Corp (NYSE: MCD) U.S. locations has been on the decline since 2014, but analysts say there's a good explanation for the decline and McDonald's will once again be expanding its U.S. footprint by 2020. Since that time, U.S. restaurant counts have steadily declined to 14,036 in 2017. Bank of America analyst Gregory Francfort expects that trend to continue through 2019, when he projects total U.S. restaurant count will dip to 13,905.
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| Turkey blacklists jihadist group as Idlib operation looms Posted: 31 Aug 2018 09:09 AM PDT  Turkey on Friday officially designated the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) jihadist group as a "terrorist" organisation, ahead of an anticipated operation by the Syrian regime in the province of Idlib, much of which is controlled by the group. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces have been massing for days around Idlib near the Turkish border and look poised to launch what could be a last major battle in the civil war that has torn Syria since 2011. Turkey, which has already listed Al-Nusra and Al-Qaeda as terror groups, updated its list of terror groups under a document published in the official gazette and included HTS on the new list.
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| Blast strikes north Syria town Posted: 01 Sep 2018 03:10 AM PDT  A blast killed at least one person in a region of north Syria controlled by Turkey-backed Syrian rebel groups, a witness and a war monitor said on Saturday. The explosion in Azaz was caused by a car bomb, said the war monitor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, and hit a sit-in to demand new elections to the local council, the witness said. The Observatory said one person was killed and others injured.
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