| Robert Bowers, alleged Pittsburgh synagogue gunman, left trail of chilling, anti-Semitic social media posts Posted: 27 Oct 2018 11:36 AM PDT  The man who authorities say opened fire in a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Saturday morning had a long history of posting anti-Semitic messages on the Twitter alternative Gab.
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| Bomb Suspect Cesar Sayoc 'Wanted To Go Back To The Hitler Days,' Former Boss Says Posted: 27 Oct 2018 02:27 PM PDT  FORT LAUDERDALE ― The man accused of mailing bombs to two former presidents
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| Saudi FM says global outcry over Khashoggi 'hysterical' Posted: 27 Oct 2018 11:37 AM PDT  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia's top diplomat said Saturday that the global outcry and media focus on the killing of a Saudi journalist earlier this month has become "hysterical" as he urged the public to wait for the results of an investigation before ascribing blame to the kingdom's top leadership.
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| Palestinian dies of wounds after Gaza clashes Posted: 28 Oct 2018 02:14 AM PDT  A Palestinian has died two days after suffering gunshot wounds in clashes on the Israel-Gaza border, the health ministry in the enclave said Sunday. The death raises to seven the number of Palestinians killed as a result of Friday's clashes when thousands again approached the border fence. Yahya al-Hassanat, 37, was shot in the head along the border near Al-Bureij in central Gaza, the ministry said.
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| Mural depicting Beto O'Rourke as a superhero is vandalised days after being unveiled Posted: 28 Oct 2018 12:07 PM PDT  A mural depicting the American senate candidate Beto O'Rourke as a superhero has been vandalised just days after it was unveiled. It comes as the hotly contested race to be Texas senator between the Democrat candidate and Republican Ted Cruz was described as a "toss-up" by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. Initially, the mural, created by the artist Chris Rogers, featured Mr O'Rourke in front of a Texas flag with his shirt unbuttoned and revealing the letter B reminiscent to that of Superman's S.
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| EXCLUSIVE: Mail bombing suspect seen on surveillance footage night before arrest Posted: 28 Oct 2018 12:43 AM PDT  Cesar Sayoc was seen looking at clippings on surveillance from a club in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2018, hours before his arrest for allegedly mailing suspected explosive devices.
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| Megyn Kelly was meant to bridge the partisan divide. She failed Posted: 27 Oct 2018 07:26 AM PDT  Following Megyn Kelly's latest demonstration of poor judgment and ignorance by condoning the wearing of blackface for Halloween, NBC is now set to part ways with her. In early 2017, NBC News chief Andrew Lack hired Kelly from Fox News with the hope that she could appeal to conservative viewers without alienating their more liberal MSNBC viewers.
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| Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Victims Include 2 Brothers, Husband & Wife Posted: 28 Oct 2018 06:45 AM PDT  Eight men and three women, ranging in age from 97 to 54, were killed at a
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| 10 days until the midterm elections: Where things stand Posted: 26 Oct 2018 09:01 PM PDT  Beto O'Rourke raises more than Ted Cruz as their Senate race tops $100 million in combined donations.
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| Cramer, Heitkamp turn rapid-fire debate into lively exchange Posted: 26 Oct 2018 08:45 PM PDT  FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Senate candidates Heidi Heitkamp and Kevin Cramer on Friday turned what was supposed to be a debate with rapid-fire questions into heated arguments about health care, Social Security and trade.
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| Hundreds of Salvadorans form new US-bound caravan Posted: 28 Oct 2018 11:30 AM PDT  A group of around 300 migrants left the El Salvador capital on foot on Sunday heading for the border with Guatemala in the hope of eventually realizing the "American dream" and reaching the United States. The group, made up mostly of men, has been inspired by the much larger Honduran caravan already in Mexico and striving to reach the US. "We're a little more than 300 people, but as we walk we hope more compatriots will join us," Hernan Quinteros, a 48-year-old retired army sergeant, told AFP.
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| RIP INF Treaty: Welcome to the New Arms Race Posted: 28 Oct 2018 01:00 AM PDT  Withdrawal from the INF Treaty will likely result in billions of dollars spent on new American and Russian weapons despite the unrivaled nuclear stockpiles both nations already possess.
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| NYC pups in cute and creative costumes for annual Halloween Dog Parade Posted: 28 Oct 2018 01:16 PM PDT ![NYC pups in cute and creative costumes for annual Halloween Dog Parade]( "NYC pups in cute and creative costumes for annual Halloween Dog Parade") New York City's annual Halloween Dog Parade almost didn't happen because of problems with insurance. But sponsors saved the fun event in which hundreds of canines compete in front of thousands of spectators. This year's festivities took place at the East River Park Amphitheater rather than its traditional home, Tompkins Square Park in the city's East Village neighborhood. Despite these shakeups, the dogs' outfits were just as adorable and imaginative as ever. (Michael Walsh/Yahoo News)
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| Elon Musk says tweet which cost him $20m was 'worth it' Posted: 28 Oct 2018 09:12 AM PDT  Elon Musk has said the tweet that cost him $20m (£15.5m) in fines by US Securities and Exchange Commissions was "worth it". Tesla's chief executive landed himself in hot water when he used the social media site to announce that he was thinking about taking the company private at $420 (£327) a share, adding that the "funding secured". The tweets, which were found to have no basis according to regulators, caused market fluctuation and as a result, the SEC charged Musk for "misleading investors".
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| LeBron James Dons Beto O'Rourke Hat Before Lakers Game In San Antonio Posted: 27 Oct 2018 04:51 PM PDT  If we ever needed a clearer sign that LeBron James isn't going to just "shut
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| Trump Touts Death Penalty After Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Posted: 27 Oct 2018 05:25 PM PDT  President Donald Trump on Saturday encouraged a revival of the death penalty
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| Top Saudi prosecutor expected in Turkey over writer's death Posted: 28 Oct 2018 12:46 AM PDT  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia's attorney general is scheduled to arrive in Turkey on Sunday to hold talks with investigators looking into the slaying of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi, who was killed in the kingdom's Istanbul consulate earlier this month.
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| Jair Bolsonaro: Far-right candidate wins Brazil presidential election Posted: 28 Oct 2018 03:44 PM PDT  Far-right former army captain Jair Bolsonaro has won Brazil's presidential election, official results show. With 96 per cent of ballots counted, Mr Bolsonaro had 55.5 per cent of the votes against 44.5 per cent for leftist Fernando Haddad of the Workers' Party. In an acceptance address in which he vowed to carry out his campaign promises to stamp out corruption after years of leftist rule, Mr Bolsonaro said: "We cannot continue flirting with communism.
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| China's defence minister to visit Washington: Mattis Posted: 27 Oct 2018 06:30 AM PDT  US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe would visit Washington next week, following tensions between the two powers. "I would just point out that (our) strategic competition does not imply hostility," Mattis said at a Middle East security conference in Bahrain, in response to a question about tensions. "I have met with my counterpart in Beijing a month ago, I have met with him again in Singapore a week ago.
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| Meghan and Harry Receive Traditional Maori Welcome as Royal Tour Continues in New Zealand Posted: 28 Oct 2018 10:03 AM PDT  The royal couple was treated to a dance called a haka and greeted elders with a pressing of noses called a hongi.
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| Shooting triggers lockdowns, then locked arms in Pittsburgh community Posted: 28 Oct 2018 04:42 PM PDT  The gunshots that tore through a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday first triggered lockdowns in houses of worship across the city. Following the deadliest attack ever on the Jewish community in the United States, residents rushed to provide comfort, give blood, organize vigils and bring therapy dogs to a Jewish community center. The Tree of Life synagogue, where 11 people were killed by a gunman who burst into a morning service, is home to three congregations in Squirrel Hill, the heart of Pittsburgh's tight-knit Jewish community.
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| Central American caravan moves on in spite of Mexico jobs offer Posted: 27 Oct 2018 11:23 AM PDT  Mexican police in riot gear briefly blocked the march of men, women and children as they neared Oaxaca state before dawn, to relay the offer of temporary identification papers, jobs or education for those seeking asylum in Mexico. Trump has threatened to send troops to the U.S. border and cut aid to Central America to try to stop the group of several thousand people that left Honduras two weeks ago. Estimates vary significantly on the group's size, which has morphed as some migrants return home and newcomers join.
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| The Latest: Migrants on Bosnia border start hunger strike Posted: 27 Oct 2018 08:54 AM PDT  MADRID (AP) — The Latest on Europe's migration crisis (all times local):
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| At Least 1 Trump Supporter Still Thinks Obama, Clintons Sent Bombs To Themselves Posted: 27 Oct 2018 12:51 PM PDT  Even after a suspect was arrested, some supporters of President Donald Trump
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| N. Korea hospital director rejects Warmbier torture charges Posted: 27 Oct 2018 08:16 PM PDT  The director of the North Korean hospital that treated Otto Warmbier, the US student who died after being held in the country, rejected fresh allegations that he was tortured in custody. The 22-year-old was jailed in the North for more than a year and was released in a comatose state in 2017 but died shortly after returning home. The director of the Pyongyang Friendship Hospital -- which treated Warmbier -- slammed the claims as a "total distortion of the truth" in a statement carried by the North's official KCNA news agency late Saturday.
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| Fresh test for Merkel as Christian Democrats look set to lose control of Hesse Posted: 27 Oct 2018 11:00 PM PDT  Angela Merkel's political future looks increasingly precarious with voters on Sunday predicted to deliver her party its second major electoral blow within a month. German Chancellor's conservative Christian Democrats are predicted to receive just 28 percent of the vote in Hesse, a bellwether state home to Frankfurt, the nation's financial hub. It would mark a 10-point drop from the state's last election in 2013, according to the latest poll from German broadcaster ZDF, and cement a larger trend in Germany of voters abandoning the chancellor for smaller fringe parties. Two weeks ago, Mrs Merkel's Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union, had its worst showing in six decades in the state's elections, while the Green Party won an historic 17.5 per cent of the vote. The Greens in Hesse are currently polling at 20 per cent, up from 11 per cent in 2013. The right-wing, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany also made significant gains in Bavaria, entering the state's regional parliament for the first time with 10 percent of the vote. The party is expected to secure 12 per cent today in Hesse, matching their numbers on the federal level, where they are the nation's third-largest political force. Another blow to Mrs Merkel's conservative bloc would present more difficulties for her as she heads to the Christian Democrats party convention in December, where a vote of confidence in her leadership will take place. Her government coalition with the centre-left Social Democrats almost toppled twice this summer due to internal squabbling over refugee policy.
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| Caravan migrants: Single mother explains why she left her two children behind to journey to the US Posted: 28 Oct 2018 09:07 AM PDT  Ruth Gomez had been calling home to her mother in Honduras every evening, but it was a bittersweet experience. Earlier this month, Ms Gomez and two of her brothers heard about the migrant caravan on television and decided on the spot to join. "There are no opportunities for us in Honduras," she said, wiping away tears as she talked of the decision to leave her children and showing a photograph of them.
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| Pittsburgh City Council member: 'We're not going to be afraid ' Posted: 28 Oct 2018 06:39 AM PDT  Pittsburgh City Council members respond to the deadly tragedy and discuss how they plan to move forward.
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| DR Congo Ebola death toll rises to 164 Posted: 27 Oct 2018 02:52 PM PDT  The Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed 164 lives, according to health authorities. In mid-October, Congolese authorities said they were facing a "second wave" of the outbreak centred on Beni, a town in North Kivu near the border with Uganda. The epicentre had earlier been focussed on Mangina, a town around 20 kilometres (12 miles) from Beni.
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| Turkey strikes Kurdish positions in northern Syria Posted: 28 Oct 2018 10:58 AM PDT ![Turkey strikes Kurdish positions in northern Syria]( "Turkey strikes Kurdish positions in northern Syria") ISTANBUL (AP) — The Turkish army shelled on Sunday positions held by the U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria, east of the Euphrates River, in a new spike in tension along the borders.
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| US tourist helps stop thief who tried to steal Magna Carta Posted: 27 Oct 2018 08:46 AM PDT  LONDON (AP) — An American tourist from Louisiana helped stop a hammer-wielding thief who unsuccessfully tried to steal the Magna Carta at Salisbury Cathedral, working in tandem with a church employee to prevent the man from escaping.
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| Trump Attacks Mail Bomb Target Tom Steyer As 'Crazed & Stumbling Lunatic' Posted: 28 Oct 2018 11:20 AM PDT  President Donald Trump on Sunday, just days after calling for civility on "all
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| IBM buys software company Red Hat for $34bn: statement Posted: 28 Oct 2018 01:21 PM PDT  IBM said Sunday it has reached a deal to buy software company Red Hat for $34 billion, a move the computing giant said would enhance its cloud offerings, a key area of growth. The deal will see IBM acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Red Hat for $190.00 per share in cash, more than $70 above the $116.68 at which Red Hat was trading on close of business Friday. Red Hat said it was the biggest involving a software company.
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| Trump says media uses bomb case to score political points against him Posted: 26 Oct 2018 05:52 PM PDT ![Trump says media uses bomb case to score political points against him]( "Trump says media uses bomb case to score political points against him") Hours after a Trump supporter, Cesar Sayoc, was arrested in Florida in the bomb case, Trump told a political rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, that political violence must never be tolerated. "We have seen an effort by the media in recent hours to use the sinister actions of one individual to score political points against me and the Republican Party," Trump said. Trump appeared to be commenting on cable news blanket coverage of the bomb case and how the people targeted are frequently criticized by the president.
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| Jaguar XK8/XKR Buying Guide Posted: 28 Oct 2018 05:42 AM PDT  Potent yet sensuous, the XK8 is as adept as it is stunning, while the supercharged XKR delivers even more performance. Here's how to find your perfect match
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| German SPD leader gives Merkel an ultimatum after state vote losses Posted: 28 Oct 2018 01:10 PM PDT  Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) came home first in the election in the western state of Hesse, but polled just 27.2 percent of the vote, projections for broadcaster ZDF based on preliminary results showed. The center-left Social Democrats (SPD) fared even worse, winning just 19.6 percent of the vote, down from 30.7 percent and its worst result in the western state since 1946. SPD leader Andrea Nahles said she would use a roadmap with which to measure the progress of the ruling coalition, which has been plagued by infighting, at a mid-term review next year.
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| Goleadores y marcador de la 10ª jornada de la Premier League Posted: 28 Oct 2018 11:03 AM PDT ![Goleadores y marcador de la 10ª jornada de la Premier League]( "Goleadores y marcador de la 10ª jornada de la Premier League") Goleadores y marcador de la décima jornada de la Premier League:
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| IS repels US-backed forces from east Syria holdout: monitor Posted: 28 Oct 2018 03:52 AM PDT  The Islamic State group has ousted a US-backed coalition of Kurdish and Arab forces from its holdout in eastern Syria, killing dozens of fighters, a monitoring group said Sunday. A Syrian Democratic Forces commander, asking not to be named, confirmed the SDF retreat from the Hajin pocket near the Iraqi border seven weeks into an offensive. The SDF, who are backed by air strikes of the US-led coalition, launched its campaign to retake the IS holdout on September 10.
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| Lindsey Graham stumps for Blackburn Senate bid in Tennessee Posted: 28 Oct 2018 03:33 PM PDT ![Lindsey Graham stumps for Blackburn Senate bid in Tennessee]( "Lindsey Graham stumps for Blackburn Senate bid in Tennessee") NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina rallied support Sunday in Tennessee for Rep. Marsha Blackburn's Senate bid, saying the fellow Republican "represents good old common sense."
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| Prince Harry and Meghan welcomed to New Zealand for final leg of Pacific tour Posted: 27 Oct 2018 10:15 PM PDT  Britain's Prince Harry and wife Meghan were treated to a ceremonial welcome in New Zealand on Sunday where they arrived for the final leg of their Pacific tour, their first international royal tour since marrying in May. The royal couple, who have already visited Australia, Fiji and Tonga, were received at Wellington airport by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. The official welcome ceremony took place on the lawns of Government House - the residence of the Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy.
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| Viral clip of Donald Trump and his umbrella is a metaphor for his whole presidency Posted: 28 Oct 2018 10:36 AM PDT  Donald Trump did more than just play the victim-blaming game after Saturday's horrific synagogue shooting. He also abandoned an umbrella as he climbed aboard Air Force One. In a clip that quickly went viral, Trump is seen walking up the stairs leading to his presidential jet, umbrella in hand. As he reaches the door, Trump's hand drops lower and lower until the umbrella is scraping the floor. Seconds later, he ditches it entirely and disappears into the plane. Unbelievable — Trump doesn't know how to close an umbrella, so inside of closing it and bringing it aboard Air Force One with him, he just dropped it outside the plane. pic.twitter.com/G5AtmPaRvz — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 27, 2018 SEE ALSO: Donald Trump's election was a 'traumatic experience' for many college students If video shares are any indication, the American public loves seeing Trump play the part of a buffoon. Probably because those moments offer a momentary distraction from the fact the he's still the U.S. president. And so it went that this video surfaced and many in the Twitter peanut gallery seized on the most obvious angle for razzing the president: LOL Trump can't close an umbrella. Which, fair! He doesn't close that umbrella. Tip: if you're gonna to join a cult try to find one where the leader knows how to close an umbrellaTrump today.When you can't figure it out, just drop it pic.twitter.com/Ksw1m8LtEr — ☇RiotWomenn☇ (@riotwomennn) October 27, 2018 But there's more going on here. See, this whole ditching of the umbrella is a metaphor. Right? Trump is TrumpThe plane is moneyThe umbrella is our well being https://t.co/JCkkrhS69v — amber ruffin (@ambermruffin) October 27, 2018 This umbrella is violence in the USA. Trump built it up, left it at the door, and then calmly just walked away from it while it does it's thing... https://t.co/AufsxLTXKt — Charlie McEwan (@CharMcew) October 27, 2018 Metaphor alert. Trump cannot close his umbrella as he boards his plane. Just leaves it there. An upturned, abandoned umbrella, rolling about in the wind. pic.twitter.com/4mOsSdfkz2 — SimonNRicketts (@SimonNRicketts) October 27, 2018 Personally, I look at this viral umbrella clip and see a perfect reflection of the man we've come to know since he settled into the Oval Office. Trump is in this for no one other than himself (and maybe his family, I guess). He plays to his base and riles progressives to maintain chaos. He proposes destructive policies with an eye toward lining his pockets. He's not here to "own the libs" specifically, but doing so is useful sleight of hand. It keeps his voting base focused on the vague idea of an enemy at home, rather than the politicians who continue to grift their way around Washington's as-yet-undrained swamp. And now we have this umbrella. A useful tool in the moment as Trump holds it over his head to shield himself from the rain. Then, once he gets to the moment of boarding Air Force One, he drops the umbrella without any care or thought. It's just an umbrella, his defenders will no doubt scream. And they're right, it is. But the lack of regard shown in this one instance says so much about the man who was carrying that umbrella. Sometimes things go viral because they're cute, or horrifying, or incredible, or in some other way highly noteworthy. And sometimes they just resonate with the moment. On a day when the nation and the world were focused on the horrors unfolding in Pittsburgh, Trump's stupid umbrella moment resonated. WATCH: Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No. It's an inflatable Trump baby flying around London
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| New video shows transgender student was bullied before alleged brutal attack at Tomball High School Posted: 27 Oct 2018 09:38 PM PDT  A student's mother, who did not want to be identified, came forward with a new video she says shows the bullying Tra'vez Perry endured while transitioning from male to female.
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| A Blue Ripple in Georgia? Posted: 28 Oct 2018 03:30 AM PDT ![A Blue Ripple in Georgia?]( "A Blue Ripple in Georgia?") Griffin, Ga. — "Life happens," Stacey Abrams instructs a small but boisterous crowd in a sun-drenched park south of Atlanta. In her campaign to be the first Democrat elected Georgia's governor since 1998, and America's first African-American female governor, she, even more than most Democrats, is depending on "low-propensity voters," prodding to the polls many who have rarely voted in midterm elections. Chatting on her campaign bus, she exudes Yale Law School and the University of Texas's Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, fluent about issues and droll about her mother's reaction to "my trajectory of downward economic mobility" when she left the practice of law to enter politics, rising to be minority leader of the state house of representatives.
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| US gay student Matthew Shepard laid to rest 20 years after murder Posted: 26 Oct 2018 05:41 PM PDT  More than two decades after his savage murder shocked America and launched a reckoning about homophobic violence, Matthew Shepard was finally laid to rest Friday at Washington National Cathedral. There were plenty of tears but also a few laughs -- and a few political jabs -- as hundreds of people including Shepard's parents Judy and Dennis gathered to say a final farewell to the Wyoming man, who became a symbol for the gay rights movement. "It's so important that we now have a home for Matt, a home that's safe, a home that others can visit, a home that is safe from haters, a home that he loved dearly," Dennis Shepard said at the towering Episcopal church.
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