| Shades of 2000: With ballots still uncounted, Florida races are going to recounts Posted: 08 Nov 2018 01:08 PM PST  Gov. Rick Scott and former Rep. Ron DeSantis hold leads in their respective races that have been shrinking since Election Day.
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| Wind-Driven Fire Barrels Through Northern California's Butte County Posted: 08 Nov 2018 01:23 PM PST  An 18,000-acre fire in Northern California's Butte County forced thousands to
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| Thousand Oaks shooting survivor: 'I heard what I thought was a balloon pop' Posted: 08 Nov 2018 06:01 AM PST  A woman who survived Wednesday's deadly mass shooting at a California country
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| Matt Whitaker's Appointment May Be Illegal, Fox News' Andrew Napolitano Says Posted: 07 Nov 2018 11:48 PM PST  President Donald Trump's appointment of Matthew Whitaker as Acting Attorney
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| Trump overestimated impact of anti-immigrant rhetoric on the midterms, exit polls show Posted: 08 Nov 2018 02:00 AM PST  In most polling, the percentage of voters who listed health care as their most important issue was twice that of those who said immigration was their greatest concern.
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| California Wildfires Kill 5 People Trapped In Vehicles Posted: 09 Nov 2018 01:21 PM PST  Devastating wildfires scorching large sections of California have killed five
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| For Democrats looking to future, 2020 looms large Posted: 09 Nov 2018 12:34 PM PST  "People are looking too much at what got flipped and not at long-term directional trends," said Jessica Alter of Tech for Campaigns, which connects tech and campaign experts with candidates.
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| Fast-moving wildfire ravages Paradise, Calif. Posted: 09 Nov 2018 06:40 AM PST ![Fast-moving wildfire ravages Paradise, Calif.]( "Fast-moving wildfire ravages Paradise, Calif.") A fast-moving wildfire that ravaged a Northern California town Thursday sent residents racing to escape on roads that turned into tunnels of fire as thick smoke darkened the daytime sky. Several thousand buildings were destroyed by flames, a California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection official said."We were surrounded by fire, we were driving through fire on each side of the road," said police officer Mark Bass, who lives in the hard-hit town of Paradise, where harrowing tales of escape and heroic rescues emerged after the entire community of 27,000 was ordered to evacuate. (AP)
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| Father confirms son, 22, was among Thousand Oaks shooting victims Posted: 08 Nov 2018 11:15 AM PST  Jason Coffman, who was desperately searching for his son, Cody, in the hours after the deadly mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, Calif., received the heartbreaking news on Thursday that the 22-year-old was among the victims of the massacre.
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| Man tearful over mass shooting: 'I should have stayed' Posted: 08 Nov 2018 05:30 AM PST  Tim Dominguez was at the Thousand Oaks, California, bar with his stepson when the young victims were "out having a great time" before being shot.
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| Twitter Is Rallying Behind Black Female Journalists After Trump's 'Loser' Comment Posted: 09 Nov 2018 12:15 PM PST  People on social media are shedding light on the important work by black
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| Flight Attendant Breastfeeds Passenger's Crying Baby Posted: 09 Nov 2018 11:16 AM PST  A young passenger got a very special in-flight meal aboard Philippine Airlines
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| Walmart is throwing an in-store party on Thanksgiving with free food Posted: 09 Nov 2018 08:03 AM PST  Ain't no party like a Walmart party … well, on Thanksgiving, at least!
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| Boeing jet crash-lands at Guyana airport, 10 injured Posted: 09 Nov 2018 01:11 PM PST  Ten people were injured in scenes described as "chaos" as a Boeing airliner carrying 126 people, most of them Canadians, crash-landed in Guyana's capital Georgetown on Friday, skidding to a halt just before a steep drop. The Fly Jamaica Airways plane was bound for Toronto when it suffered a hydraulic problem shortly after takeoff and returned to the airport, crashing and careening off the runway, Transportation Minister David Patterson said. "Everyone was going crazy, screaming, crying for their lives, everything," said passenger Invor Bedessee, describing how some people were injured getting off the flight.
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| The Latest: Sinema pads narrow lead in tight Senate race Posted: 09 Nov 2018 04:55 PM PST  PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest on the Senate election in Arizona (all times local):
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| 'Camp Fire' inferno: North California town of Paradise 'wiped out' as thousands flee Posted: 08 Nov 2018 09:09 PM PST  Tens of thousands of people fled a fast-moving wildfire on Thursday in Northern California, some clutching babies and pets as they abandoned vehicles and struck out on foot ahead of the flames that destroyed hundreds of structures. Driven by strong winds and dry conditions, the blaze dubbed the Camp Fire roared through the town of Paradise, about 85 milesnorth of Sacramento, forcing the population to flee in a chaotic mass evacuation. "Pretty much the community of Paradise is destroyed, it's that kind of devastation," said Cal Fire Capt. Scott McLean late on Thursday. "The wind that was predicted came and just wiped it out." Mr McLean estimated that a couple of thousand structures were destroyed in the town of 27,000 residents about 290 kilometres northeast of San Francisco. The extent of the injuries and specific damage count was not known as officials could not access the dangerous area. Butte County CalFire Chief Darren Read said at a news conference that two firefighters and multiple residents were injured. Flames consume a car and building as the Camp Fire tears through Paradise, California Credit: Noah Berger/AP As she fled, Gina Oviedo described a devastating scene in which flames engulfed homes, sparked explosions and toppled utility poles. "Things started exploding," Ms Oviedo said. "People started getting out of their vehicles and running." Dozens of businesses and homes were levelled or in flames, including a liquor store and gas station. "It's a very dangerous and very serious situation," Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said. "I'm driving through fire as we speak. We're doing everything we can to get people out of the affected areas." Patients are quickly evacuated from the Feather River Hospital as it burns down during the Camp fire in Paradise, California Credit: JOSH EDELSON/AFP The blaze erupted as windy weather swept the state, creating extreme fire danger. A wind-whipped fire north of Los Angeles in Ventura County burned about 15,000 acres and at least one home in a matter of hours. It prompted evacuations of a mobile home park, a state university campus and a small community. A nearby blaze was smaller at less than 1,000 acres (1.5 square miles) but moving quickly. Acting California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for the fire-stricken area in Northern California. Shari Bernacett said her husband tried to get people to leave the Paradise mobile home park they manage. He "knocked on doors, yelled and screamed" to alert as many residents as possible, Ms Bernacett said. "My husband tried his best to get everybody out. The whole hill's on fire. God help us!" she said before breaking down crying. She and her husband grabbed their dog, jumped in their pickup truck and drove through flames before getting to safety, she said. A vintage car rests among debris as the Camp Fire tears through Paradise Credit: Noah Berger/AP Terrifying videos posted on social media showed cars driving along roads that looked like tunnels of fire with flames on both sides of the road. Concerned friends and family posted frantic messages on Twitter and other sites saying they were looking for loved ones, particularly seniors who lived at retirement homes or alone. Among them was Kim Curtis, who was searching for her grandmother, who told family at 8 a.m on Thursday that she would flee her Paradise home in her Buick with her cat. Her grandmother, who is in her 70s and lives alone, never showed up up at a meeting spot in Chico, though. "We've just been posting all over social media. And just praying for a miracle, honestly," said Curtis, who lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. Vehicles are seen during an attempt to evacuate the Camp Fire in Paradise, California Credit: Reuters Officials were sending as many firefighters as they could, Cal Fire spokesman Rick Carhart said. "Every engine that we could put on the fire is on the fire right now, and more are coming," he said. "There are dozens of strike teams that we're bringing in from all parts of the state." The sheriff confirmed reports that evacuees had to abandon their vehicles. Rescuers were trying to put them in other vehicles, he said. "We're working very hard to get people out. The message I want to get out is: If you can evacuate, you need to evacuate," Honea said. A firefighter looks on as a home is consumed by the Camp Fire Credit: Getty The wildfire was reported around daybreak. Within six hours, it had grown to more than 26 square miles, Gaddie said. Thick gray smoke and ash filled the sky above Paradise and could be seen from miles away. Fire officials said the flames were being fuelled by winds, low humidity, dry air and severely parched brush and ground from months without rain. "Basically, we haven't had rain since last May or before that," said Read, the fire chief. "Everything is a very receptive fuel bed. It's a rapid rate of spread." The Feather River Hospital burns down during the Camp fire in Paradise Credit: AFP At the hospital in Paradise, more than 60 patients were evacuated to other facilities and some buildings caught fire and were damaged. But the main facility, Adventist Health Feather River Hospital, was not, spokeswoman Jill Kinney said. Some of the patients were initially turned around during their evacuation because of gridlocked traffic and later airlifted to other hospitals, along with staff, Kinney said. Four hospital employees were briefly trapped in the basement and rescued by California Highway Patrol officers, Kinney said. The National Weather Service issued red-flag warnings for fire dangers in many areas of the state, saying low humidity and strong winds were expected to continue through Friday evening.
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| Just days from retirement, sheriff leads response to Thousand Oaks shooting Posted: 08 Nov 2018 08:25 AM PST  Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean's last major effort before retiring on Friday is giving information about the shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
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| Trade players to watch in Congress after Democrats retake House Posted: 08 Nov 2018 02:39 PM PST  The trade landscape in the U.S. House of Representatives will shift significantly next year following Democrats' seizure of control in Tuesday's elections. In the Senate, the Republicans strengthened their majority. Here is a look at key congressional trade players to watch: NANCY PELOSI House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi has announced her intention to return as House speaker and so far has no challengers.
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| Melania Trump Raises Eyebrows With Tweet About Brett Kavanaugh's 'Honor' Posted: 09 Nov 2018 03:34 AM PST  Melania Trump was criticized after she tweeted about the "honor" of new
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| What Experts Want You To Know About Being In An Active Shooter Situation Posted: 09 Nov 2018 02:43 PM PST  It's a dreadful reality of living in America right now that there are, and
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| PayPal bans prominent UK far-right figure from using its services Posted: 09 Nov 2018 06:23 AM PST  PayPal has banned Tommy Robinson, former leader of the far-right, anti-Muslim group English Defence League (EDL), from it's platform. In a statement sent to Mashable, the online payments company said that it doesn't comment on individual cases, but that they carefully review accounts to make sure that they fit user guidelines. SEE ALSO: PayPal makes it harder to buy shady supplements from Infowars "We do not allow PayPal services to be used to promote hate, violence, or other forms of intolerance that is discriminatory," PayPal wrote, adding that "we work hard to achieve the right balance and to ensure that our decisions are values-driven and not political." Robinson, who was banned from Twitter in March for reportedly violating Twitter's hateful conduct policy, posted a reaction video to Facebook, where he has 967,000 followers. "It is simply fascism," Robinson said in response to being blocked from ever using PayPal again. Robinson (real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon) is a former member of the British National Party. He co-funded the controversial far-right group English Defence League in 2009, and was the group's leader up until 2013. After attempting to form a UK branch of the German far-right populist party Pegida in 2016, Robinson joined the Canadian website Rebel Media the following year. Robinson went to prison for contempt of court after filming four men outside a court room. He has a history of broadcasting himself on social media outside trials involving Muslim defendants. WATCH: iPhone XR reviews, Amazon cashierless stores in NY, and election hacking: A tech news roundup — Technically Speaking
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| Student Journalists Report From Thousand Oaks Shooting Where Classmates Partied Posted: 08 Nov 2018 08:23 AM PST  A team of student journalists was among those delivering live coverage from
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| Yemen troops advance deeper into rebel-held Hodeida Posted: 08 Nov 2018 10:35 AM PST  Yemeni pro-government forces backed by Saudi-led coalition warplanes advanced inside rebel-held Hodeida Thursday, leaving hundreds of thousands of civilians bracing for fighting in the streets of the Red Sea port city. After a week of intense battles with the Iran-backed Huthi insurgents on the outskirts of Hodeida, loyalist troops reached residential neighbourhoods, using bulldozers to remove concrete road blocks installed by the rebels. Flashing victory signs, troops of the United Arab Emirates-trained Giants Brigade armed with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades rolled down the city's streets in pickup trucks bearing their brigade logo spray-painted in red, a journalist working for AFP reported.
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| Captain of duck boat that killed 17 in July accident indicted Posted: 09 Nov 2018 03:07 AM PST  Kenneth Scott McKee was indicted Thursday in connection with the duck boat sinking that killed 17 people, including nine members of one family.
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| 8 of the World's Most Lavish Hotel Bathtubs Posted: 09 Nov 2018 11:18 AM PST |
| The Latest: Wildfire triggers evacuation order for Malibu Posted: 09 Nov 2018 07:30 AM PST  CAMARILLO SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on Southern California wildfires (all times local):
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| 'Everything destroyed' as wildfire scorches Paradise, California Posted: 08 Nov 2018 08:57 PM PST  Driven by strong winds and dry conditions, the blaze dubbed the Camp Fire roared through the town of Paradise, about 85 miles (240 km) north of Sacramento, forcing the population to flee in a chaotic mass evacuation. "The town is devastated, everything is destroyed," said California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) spokesman Scott Maclean, who spent much of the day in Paradise. "There's nothing much left standing." The town of Chico, population 93,000, could be next in the path of the wildfire, as flames were driven westward by 35-mile-per hour (56 km-per-hour) winds, said Butte County Fire Chief Darren Read.
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| Trump’s Dismissal Of Jeff Sessions Sets Up Ugly Battle Over Mueller Probe Posted: 07 Nov 2018 08:36 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump's dismissal of former Attorney General
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| NBA Coach Steve Kerr Offers New Condolences, Slams Unrelenting Mass Shootings Posted: 08 Nov 2018 08:27 PM PST  > Steve Kerr offers condolences for those killed in Thousand Oaks shooting.
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| Migrant caravan fragments as hundreds return to the road Posted: 09 Nov 2018 11:19 AM PST  The caravan of Central American migrants whose trek toward the United States became a hot-button issue in the US mid-term elections fragmented Friday as hundreds left Mexico City to resume their journey. Around 5,500 migrants had been camped out in a shelter set up at the weekend inside a stadium in the capital. The caravan set out on October 13 from San Pedro Sula, Honduras, and has covered more than 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) so far.
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| Bernie Sanders Says Not All Voters Who Feel 'Uncomfortable' With Black Candidates Are Racist Posted: 08 Nov 2018 01:25 PM PST  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) drew criticism Thursday after saying many white
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| Driver opened fire at vehicle with teens inside after one of them pulls gun, Harris Co. sheriff says Posted: 09 Nov 2018 01:35 PM PST  Authorities say the suspected shooter opened fire at an 18-year-old who had pulled an apparent weapon in southwest Houston.
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| Santa Ana winds fuel firestorm as firefighters battle Hill, Woolsey fires in Southern California Posted: 09 Nov 2018 01:58 AM PST  As a strong Santa Ana wind event continues in Southern California, evacuations are mounting in Ventura and Los Angeles counties as a pair of life-threatening wildfires rage.
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| California Has A Law That Might've Prevented The Thousand Oaks Shooting. It Wasn't Used. Posted: 09 Nov 2018 11:57 AM PST  Few might have been able to predict that Ian David Long would walk into a bar
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| We Want All of Society6’s Holiday Line in Our Stockings Posted: 08 Nov 2018 02:28 PM PST |
| Trump Says George Conway Is Trying To Get Publicity: 'I Really Don't Know The Guy' Posted: 09 Nov 2018 10:26 AM PST  President Donald Trump lashed back at an op-ed written by George Conway,
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| Incoming Mexico government sends marijuana bill to Congress Posted: 08 Nov 2018 12:23 PM PST  Mexico's incoming government submitted a bill on Thursday to create a medical marijuana industry and allow its recreational use, part of a crime-fighting plan that would make Mexico one of the world's most populous countries to legalize the drug. The bill would permit companies to grow and commercialize marijuana. People would also be allowed to cultivate plants for private use, as long as they register in an anonymous government listing and produce no more than 480 grams (1 lb) of marijuana per year.
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| Google outlines steps to tackle workplace harassment Posted: 08 Nov 2018 08:30 PM PST  Google on Thursday outlined changes to its handling of sexual misconduct complaints, hoping to calm outrage that triggered a worldwide walkout of workers last week. "We recognize that we have not always gotten everything right in the past and we are sincerely sorry for that," chief executive Sundar Pichai said in a message to employees, a copy of which was shared with AFP. Arbitration of harassment claims will be optional instead of obligatory, according to Pichai, a move that could end anonymous settlements that fail to identify those accused of harassment.
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| Florida’s Race For Governor Is In Recount Territory Posted: 08 Nov 2018 10:31 AM PST  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The tight gubernatorial race between Tallahassee Mayor
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| The 2020 BMW M8 Coupe Will Be a 600-Plus-HP Beast Posted: 09 Nov 2018 08:31 AM PST  Like the M5, it'll have a V-8 and an AWD system with a rear-biased drift mode.
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| Midterms 2018: The best comments from our Reddit AMA on the US elections Posted: 09 Nov 2018 10:20 AM PST  The 2018 midterm elections ended with a historic slate of Democrats — including first-time politicians, women and other diverse candidates — taking back control of the US House of Representatives.
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| The Latest: IS claims responsibility for Australia attack Posted: 09 Nov 2018 04:02 AM PST  SYDNEY (AP) — The Latest on a knife attack in Melbourne (all times local):
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| Wildfires Rage Across Northern California And Thousand Oaks Posted: 09 Nov 2018 02:18 AM PST  A series of wildfires continued their tear through California on Friday,
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