| ‘He’s My Kind Of Guy’: Trump Celebrates Congressman Who Body-Slammed Reporter Posted: 18 Oct 2018 06:48 PM PDT  President Donald Trump celebrated Republican Rep. Greg Gianforte during a
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| Cory Booker says the U.S. needs to ‘reexamine’ its ‘entire relationship’ with Saudi Arabia Posted: 18 Oct 2018 02:13 PM PDT  The Democratic New Jersey senator said the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi is just one of many concerns he has about Saudi Arabia and America's close ties to the Gulf country.
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| New York Man Arrested For Threatening To Kill Senators Over Kavanaugh Confirmation Posted: 19 Oct 2018 12:25 PM PDT  Long Island resident Ronald DeRisi, 74, was arrested Friday and charged with
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| Best Bites: Roasted brussel sprouts with parmesan sauce Posted: 19 Oct 2018 05:00 AM PDT  Welcome to Best Bites, a twice-weekly video series that aims to satisfy your
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| Migrant Caravan's Arduous Journey Through Central America Toward U.S. Captured In Photos Posted: 19 Oct 2018 06:18 AM PDT  A caravan of thousands of migrants continues to slalom its way through Central
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| Lotto fever grips U.S. as Mega Millions jackpot hits $1 billion Posted: 19 Oct 2018 02:29 PM PDT  The winner of such a prize would be worth more than Vera Bradley Inc and easily have enough money left over to buy a full set of the company's trademark paisley purses and luggage. Mega Millions tickets are sold in 44 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands. If more than one winner is picked, the jackpot would be divided proportionately, as happened when the previous Mega Millions record of $656 million was drawn in March 2012 and was shared by winners in Kansas, Illinois and Maryland, a lottery official said.
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| Crimea mourns Kerch school shooting victims Posted: 19 Oct 2018 01:05 PM PDT ![Crimea mourns Kerch school shooting victims]( "Crimea mourns Kerch school shooting victims") Students wept over the coffins of classmates Friday at the funeral of 20 people killed in a school shooting in Crimea dubbed the "Russian Columbine," the worst massacre of its kind in the region's history.
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| The Republican who shocked the world 4 years ago could lose because of redistricting Posted: 18 Oct 2018 12:11 PM PDT  The Virginia congressional district that Dave Brat took in 2014 is now less favorable to the GOP.
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| Putin Hails Sunset of U.S. Global Domination Due To Mounting 'Mistakes' Posted: 18 Oct 2018 07:08 PM PDT  Russian President Vladimir Putin gloated Thursday about what he sees as the
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| Paul Manafort Appears In Wheelchair At Court Hearing For Sentencing Date Posted: 19 Oct 2018 05:01 PM PDT  Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort appeared in court in a wheelchair
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| At least 50 dead in India train disaster: police Posted: 19 Oct 2018 09:09 AM PDT  At least 50 people were killed Friday after a train plowed into revellers gathered to watch a Hindu festival in India's northern Amritsar city, police said. The train hit a crowd standing on the railway line to watch a fireworks show during Dussehra celebrations, police and eyewitnesses said. The priority now is to take the injured to the hospital," Amritsar city police commissioner S. S. Srivastava told reporters.
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| Cardi B swarmed as she hands out free winter coats in Brooklyn Posted: 19 Oct 2018 07:19 AM PDT  Metal barricades could barely contain the hundreds of fans lined up in Brooklyn on Thursday as superstar Cardi B handed out free winter coats to the assembled masses.
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| EU looks to African nations, border control to stop migrants Posted: 18 Oct 2018 10:44 AM PDT  BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders agreed Thursday to pursue the cooperation of countries in North Africa and to beef up the bloc's external borders to stop large numbers of migrants from entering Europe.
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| The Kavanaugh Hearings Just Won't Leave Me Alone Posted: 19 Oct 2018 02:40 PM PDT  This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in
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| Top Afghan police chief killed in shooting, U.S. general unhurt Posted: 18 Oct 2018 11:28 AM PDT  General Scott Miller, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan who had been at a meeting with Razeq and the governor of the southern province of Kandahar only moments earlier, was not injured in the attack. Kandahar Governor Zalmay Wesa was severely wounded and contradictory reports about whether he had survived could not immediately be resolved. Taliban militants claimed responsibility for the assault, which decapitated the security command in one of the country's most strategically important and contested provinces.
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| 'Active shooter' in Virginia puts major defence company building on lockdown Posted: 18 Oct 2018 11:28 AM PDT  Police are investigating reports of reports of an "active shooter" at a defence company General Dynamics in Portsmouth, Virginia. The call was received earlier in the day fro a security guard on site and Portsmouth police have called for people to stay clear of the area. Police are investigating a report of an active shooter at 2 Harper Ave. Dispatch received the 911 call at 1146am.
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| Facebook `Delighted’ by War Room Response to Brazil Election Posted: 18 Oct 2018 01:27 PM PDT  As they monitored trends on the company's sites -- like articles that were going viral and spikes in political-ad spending -- they noticed a suspicious surge in user reports of hate speech. The data scientists in the room told the policy experts that the malicious posts were targeting people in a certain area of Brazil, the poorer Northeast -- the only region carried by the leftist presidential candidate. The policy folks determined that what the posts were saying was against Facebook's rules on inciting violence.
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| Carly Fiorina Says Trump Has Reached A 'New Low' With Stormy Daniels Attacks Posted: 18 Oct 2018 09:04 PM PDT  Carly Fiorina said on Thursday that President Donald Trump has reached "a new
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| 9-Year-Old Falsely Accused Of Groping White Woman Says He 'Felt Humiliated' Posted: 19 Oct 2018 08:36 AM PDT  Jeremiah Harvey, the 9-year-old boy accused of groping a woman at a Brooklyn
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| Enterprising Girl Guide sells cookies to Canadians waiting in line at cannabis store Posted: 18 Oct 2018 10:49 PM PDT  Canada's recent marijuana legalization is set to bring a wave of economic benefits. While the country's government is set to benefit from taxes, and the cannabis industry is sure to grow, the policy has already done wonders for a Girl Guide in Edmonton. SEE ALSO: A cheerleader attempted to swap pot brownies for homecoming votes Elina Childs, 9, sold C$120 worth of sandwich cookies and mint thins to a line of people waiting to buy legal marijuana at Nova Cannabis on Wednesday, as reported by CBC. It took her less than 45 minutes to sell all 30 boxes, compared to how slow it was selling cookies to people in her neighborhood. "It amazed me how quickly they went," her dad Seann Childs told the broadcaster. "Even people in cars driving on the avenue there would stop and roll down their window and ask for cookies." God bless this girl selling girl guide cookies outside of nova cannabis. ������������#yeg pic.twitter.com/dnI9HdBXPc — Emily Fitzpatrick (@_emilyfitzCBC) October 17, 2018 Edmonton Girl Guide sells out of cookies outside cannabis store https://t.co/QmTDd3h3Yb pic.twitter.com/NDTBQ3NbFF — CBC Edmonton (@CBCEdmonton) October 18, 2018 While a clever business scheme, it was also an opportunity for dad to teach Elina, who has cystic fibrosis, about cannabis and its recent legalization. The Girl Guides were also cool with it. "Good on her and her family for thinking of it," Edmonton commissioner Heather Monahan told the Canadian Press. "It's fun and it's different and what better way to get rid of cookies." In February, a girl scout in San Diego did the same thing outside a dispensary, managing to sell 300 boxes in six hours. Smart cookies, both of them. WATCH: This 11-year-old genius is also an award-winning DJ — Mashable Originals
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| 'We built it for the big one': How this Mexico Beach house survived Hurricane Michael Posted: 18 Oct 2018 07:51 AM PDT  Mexico Beach, Florida, was almost completely flattened by Hurricane Michael. However, one home stood high on stilts above the wreckage, appearing largely untouched from the storm.
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| Police search Saudi consul's home in Khashoggi case Posted: 17 Oct 2018 10:17 PM PDT  ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish crime-scene investigators searched the home of the Saudi consul general in Istanbul on Wednesday in the disappearance of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi, and a pro-government newspaper published a gruesome account of the journalist's alleged slaying.
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| Dear Abby, Here's What It’s Really Like To Have A 'Foreign' Name In America Posted: 18 Oct 2018 02:25 PM PDT  It's tradition for Sikh parents to turn to the Guru Granth Sahib, our holy
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| Israel steps up armored deployment on Gaza border Posted: 18 Oct 2018 07:48 AM PDT  Israel ramped up its armored forces along the Gaza border on Thursday in a daylight show of force, a day after a Palestinian rocket destroyed a home in southern Israel. With the deployment clearly visible from main Israeli roads near the Gaza Strip, senior Egyptian security officials met leaders of the enclave's ruling Hamas to try to calm tensions. Hamas and the smaller Islamic Jihad militant group quickly denied firing the rockets.
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| Elle Magazine shares fake Kanye West and Kim Kardashian news to push for voter registration Posted: 18 Oct 2018 01:55 PM PDT  If there is one thing Elle Magazine should learn from their latest Twitter gimmick, it's this: Voting is cool. Fake news is bad. Tricking people with fake stories will get everyone mad.
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| US mobster Skinny Joey gets two years in prison – and agrees with Trump on 'flippers' Posted: 18 Oct 2018 08:40 AM PDT  Purported crime kingpin Joseph Merlino, 56, sentenced to two years in prison for operating an illegal gambling business Joseph 'Skinny Joey' Merlino leaves court earlier this year. On Wednesday he was sentenced to two further years in prison. Photograph: Kathy Willens/AP
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| Texas emergency crew rescues pony from storm drain Posted: 18 Oct 2018 08:46 AM PDT  Emergency responders have rescued a pony that was found trapped in a storm drain in southwest Houston. (Oct. 18)
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| Saudis Claim Jamal Khashoggi Died During A Physical Altercation Posted: 19 Oct 2018 03:31 PM PDT  The missing Saudi journalist and U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi was killed
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| Afghan 'torturer in chief' killed in Taliban attack Posted: 18 Oct 2018 12:19 PM PDT  General Abdul Raziq once boasted he had survived "countless" Taliban attempts to kill him. The controversial Kandahar police chief, described by Human Rights Watch last year as the southern province's "torturer in chief", had risen through the ranks to become one of the most powerful security heads in Afghanistan. Widely seen as a bulwark against the Taliban insurgency, Raziq's death has left a dangerous security vacuum that one observer said could lead to a "meltdown" in the south, the Taliban movement's birthplace.
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| Illegal immigrants overwhelming US Border Patrol Posted: 19 Oct 2018 06:48 AM PDT  Families being released due to court decisions and a lack of shelter space; William La Jeunesse reports.
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| More precaution than promotion for Canadian cannabis tourism Posted: 19 Oct 2018 04:05 AM PDT  Canada's move to legalize recreational marijuana is unlikely to immediately trigger a flood of pot-fueled tourism.
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| Houston Chronicle Endorses Beto O'Rourke For U.S. Senate Posted: 19 Oct 2018 01:57 PM PDT  After a long history of endorsing Republican candidates, the Houston Chronicle
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| California surgeon, girlfriend face new rape, other charges Posted: 17 Oct 2018 07:01 PM PDT  NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A California surgeon and his girlfriend were charged Wednesday with crimes against five additional victims in addition to two women they were previously charged with drugging and sexually assaulting.
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| President Trump Praises Melania for Staying 'So Cool' During Plane Mishap Posted: 19 Oct 2018 11:18 AM PDT  First lady Melania Trump was not scared as the flight was forced to return to Andrews Air Force Base, the president said.
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| Nikki Haley Jokes She's Not An 'Indian Woman' In Swipe At Elizabeth Warren Posted: 19 Oct 2018 07:02 AM PDT  Nikki Haley, the outgoing U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, drew laughter
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| Sen. Dianne Feinstein Would 'Absolutely' Reopen Kavanaugh Investigation Posted: 19 Oct 2018 09:05 AM PDT  Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) made some waves Wednesday when she said she
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| Porsche Mission E Cross Turismo Concept: It's an Electric Porsche Wagon Posted: 19 Oct 2018 07:07 AM PDT  The electric Porsche wagon we didn't know we needed.
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| French foie gras makers say they are ready if bird flu returns Posted: 18 Oct 2018 09:30 AM PDT  French foie gras makers, still recovering from two severe bird flu crises that ravaged flocks, said on Thursday they would be able to face any new outbreak thanks to strict security measures but prices will remain high to make up for increased costs. France, which has one of the largest poultry flocks in the European Union, is one of the countries that was most affected by the H5N8 bird flu virus that spread through wild birds across the continent last year. Of course some cases may break out at any time but by no means we will be in the same situation, we'll be able to deal with it very quickly," Marie-Pierre Pe, director of French foie gras makers group CIFOG, told reporters.
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| Jamal Khashoggi died in fight at consulate, according to Saudi state media Posted: 19 Oct 2018 05:15 PM PDT  Saudi Arabia on Friday night admitted that the missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in its Istanbul consulate, according to state media. "The discussions between Jamal Khashoggi and those he met at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul... devolved into a fistfight, leading to his death," the Saudi Press Agency said, citing the public prosecutor. So far, 18 Saudi nationals have been arrested and deputy intelligence chief Ahmad al-Assiri and Saud al-Qahtani, a senior aide to Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince, have been dismissed, state TV reported. The Saudi government has been under days of intense pressure to explain what happened to the dissident journalist after he entered the consulate more than two weeks ago. Turkish government sources alleged the Washington Post columnist was tortured, murdered and his body dismembered by a Saudi hit squad flown in from Riyadh. However, reports circulated for days that the kingdom was preparing to suggest it was an interrogation or rendition effort that spiralled out of control - an explanation that would insulate the crown prince from responsibility for the journalist's death. And the release of a statement suggesting a fight was met with immediate incredulity by critics of Saudi Arabia. Lindsey Graham, an American senator, wrote on Twitter: "To say that I am sceptical of the new Saudi narrative about Mr Khashoggi is an understatement." Antonio Guterres, UN secretary-general, is "deeply troubled" by the admission, said a spokesman. The UN chief called for a "prompt, thorough, transparent" probe into the circumstances of Khashoggi's death and urged full accountability for those who were involved. The White House offered its deepest condolences to Khashoggi's family. "We will continue to follow the international investigations into this tragic incident and advocate for justice that is timely, transparent, and in accordance with all due process," it said. Mohammed bin Salman's reputation as a reformer has come under scrutiny amid questions over Khashoggi's death Credit: Francois Mori/AP One of the dismissed figures, Al-Assiri was reputedly one of the crown prince's favourite generals. According to reports in Saudi Arabia, he at some point attended Sandhurst military academy in the UK. He gained a high profile as a spokesman for the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen. As well as the dismissal of key security officials, on Friday night King Salman ordered the restructuring of the command of the general intelligence agency under the supervision of the crown prince. The official Saudi press agency added the order also included updating regulations, determining the agency's powers, and evaluating its methods and procedures. The moves suggest an effort to limit damage the diplomatic fall-out. The alleged killing has sent shockwaves through the world, dwarfing outrage over the kingdom's recent arrest of women's rights activists and its involvement in the deaths of civilians in the war in Yemen. The disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi In the past few days, foreign diplomats have suspended scheduled visits to the kingdom and more than two dozen senior officials and executives from the US and Europe have cancelled plans to attend the Future Investment Initiative, dubbed the "Davos of the Desert". The announcement that Khashoggi was killed at the consulate will heap more pressure on Britain to act against Saudi Arabia. Jeremy Hunt had earlier warned there would be "consequences" for the UK's relationship with Saudi Arabia if it was found the journalist was murdered. The Foreign Secretary said the Government remained "extremely concerned" about his fate after he went missing when he visited the consulate more than two weeks ago to get paperwork so he could marry. His warning came as former MI6 chief Sir John Sawers said "all the evidence" suggested that Mr Khashoggi had been murdered on the orders of someone close to the crown prince.
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| The Latest: Man gets life for Walmart shooting that killed 3 Posted: 19 Oct 2018 02:53 PM PDT  BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — The Latest on the sentencing of a man who shot and killed three people in a suburban Denver Walmart (all times local):
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| WHO says Zika risk low in Pacific ahead of Meghan visit Posted: 19 Oct 2018 01:01 AM PDT  As Prince Harry and his expectant wife Meghan prepare to tour Fiji and Tonga next week, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the risk of contracting Zika virus in the Pacific nations is low. The British royals, currently in Australia, arranged their trip before Meghan's pregnancy was known, sparking fears she and her unborn baby could be vulnerable in the island nations, where Zika is officially listed as a risk.
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| Joe Biden Says He Hopes Democrats Don't Act To Impeach Trump While Mueller Investigating Posted: 17 Oct 2018 10:01 PM PDT  Former Vice President Joe Biden says he hopes Democrats don't move forward
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