| National Security Aide Fired 1 Day After Melania Trump Called For Her Dismissal Posted: 14 Nov 2018 04:28 PM PST  Deputy national security adviser Mira Ricardel has been fired, barely 24 hours
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| Wisconsin company gives employees handguns for Christmas: 'The perfect gift' Posted: 14 Nov 2018 07:34 AM PST  A Wisconsin family-owned company decided to forgo traditional cash bonuses
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| Democrats and Republicans offer dueling narratives in recount as Thursday deadline nears Posted: 14 Nov 2018 01:15 PM PST  Democrats protested at the Broward County elections office Wednesday, demanding that every vote be counted, while a small group of Republicans chanted "stop the steal."
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| Dozens Have Died In The California Wildfires. Here Are Some Of Their Stories. Posted: 13 Nov 2018 09:54 PM PST  At least 50 people have been killed in the wildfires raging at both ends of
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| Fatal infernos: California blazes grow as hundreds go missing Posted: 15 Nov 2018 05:15 AM PST ![Fatal infernos: California blazes grow as hundreds go missing]( "Fatal infernos: California blazes grow as hundreds go missing") The toll in the deadliest wildfires in recent California history climbed to 59 on Wednesday as authorities released a list of 130 people still missing. Most of those unaccounted for are from the Butte County town of Paradise, in northern California, which was virtually erased from the map by the so-called "Camp Fire" blaze that erupted last week. Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea told journalists Wednesday evening that 461 search and rescue personnel and 22 cadaver dogs were involved in the effort to locate those missing and DNA testing was being expedited to identify the victims.
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| Yahoo News Explains: Is the Vatican doing enough to address sexual abuse in the church? Posted: 14 Nov 2018 07:26 AM PST  The Vatican halted a plan by U.S. bishops to address the age-old sexual abuse issues plaguing the Roman Catholic Church.
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| Best Bites: Traditional Thanksgiving cranberry sauce 3 ways Posted: 14 Nov 2018 05:00 AM PST  Welcome to Best Bites, a twice-weekly video series that aims to satisfy your
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| Stormy Daniels’ Attorney Michael Avenatti Arrested After Domestic Violence Allegations Posted: 14 Nov 2018 03:29 PM PST  Michael Avenatti, the lawyer who represents adult film star Stormy Daniels,
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| Some Of The First Migrants From Caravan To Reach U.S. Border Are LGBTQ Asylum Seekers Posted: 14 Nov 2018 03:18 AM PST  Several hundred members of the migrant caravan moving through Central America
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| Morning Brief: The top news and buzzy moments you need to know Posted: 15 Nov 2018 07:49 AM PST  Welcome to the Morning Brief where we give you a rundown of everything you may
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| Israeli elections seem likely after Lieberman's resignation Posted: 15 Nov 2018 10:03 AM PST  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's defense minister officially submitted his resignation on Thursday, leaving the government with the narrowest of parliamentary majorities and paving what looks like a clear path to early elections.
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| Trevor Noah Provides 'Presidential Harassment' Training For House Democrats Posted: 14 Nov 2018 08:05 PM PST  With Democrats taking control of the House of Representatives, Trevor Noah
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| Ryan Zinke Says California Wildfires Are Getting Worse But Won’t Mention ‘Climate Change’ Posted: 14 Nov 2018 04:29 PM PST  After Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke visited Northern California communities
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| Ford, Walmart to collaborate on designing automated-vehicle delivery Posted: 14 Nov 2018 04:08 AM PST  Ford Motor Co, Walmart Inc and delivery service Postmates Inc will collaborate to design a service for delivering groceries and other goods to Walmart customers that could someday use autonomous vehicles, the companies said on Wednesday. The project is the latest to grow out of Ford's broader effort to develop businesses that could use automated delivery vehicles. Ford was working with San Francisco-based Postmates already to develop delivery services that could employ automated vehicles.
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| Turkey calls for international probe into Khashoggi murder Posted: 14 Nov 2018 11:28 AM PST  "At the current stage we believe an international investigation is a must," Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was quoted as saying by the state-run Anadolu news agency. Khashoggi, 59, a Washington Post columnist and critic of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was last seen entering the kingdom's consulate on October 2 to obtain paperwork for his marriage.
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| Macron in Morocco for opening of high-speed railway Posted: 15 Nov 2018 08:20 AM PST  French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Morocco on Thursday to take part in the inauguration of a high-speed railway line that boasts the fastest journey times in Africa or the Arab world. The French leader, who was invited by King Mohammed VI, will attend a grand ceremony at Tangiers' newly renovated train station, with heavy security measures put in place. Macron will travel with the monarch on the high-speed train from Tangiers, a major port linking Africa and Europe, to the capital Rabat.
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| Report: America Could Lose a War Against Russia or China Posted: 15 Nov 2018 08:55 AM PST  "Put bluntly, the U.S. military could lose the next state-versus-state war it fights."
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| Judge in infamous 2000 Florida recount: 'I had a job to do' Posted: 14 Nov 2018 10:33 PM PST  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Retired Judge Robert Rosenberg was front and center 18 years ago in Florida's infamous recount in the presidential contest between Republican George W. Bush and Democrat Al Gore.
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| Northern California Fire Victims Are Suing The Power Company Posted: 14 Nov 2018 03:26 PM PST  Northern California's Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has once again found itself
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| California wildfires: Fears radioactive waste could be caught in destructive blaze Posted: 14 Nov 2018 09:08 AM PST  An organisation of physicians fear radioactive waste could become a major issue after southern California's huge wildfire burned near a former nuclear test site. The organisation of Physicians for Social Responsibility said it was likely that smoke and ash from the fire spread radiological and chemical contamination that was in soil and vegetation near the Santa Susana Field Laboratory. Regulators in California said initial testing found no elevated levels of radiation of hazardous compounds after the blaze near the site.
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| 'Read The Room': Empire State Building Gets Ripped Over Amazon HQ Celebration Posted: 14 Nov 2018 01:01 AM PST  The Empire State Building was dragged on social media Tuesday over its
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| 'Trump the Grump': Moody US president challenged Theresa May over Brexit during phone call Posted: 14 Nov 2018 01:20 PM PST  Donald Trump challenged Theresa May over her Brexit plan and its impact on a possible UK-US free trade deal during a fractious recent call as he travelled on Air Force One. Well-placed UK sources told The Daily Telegraph that the US president was in a "bad mood" and acting like "Trump the Grump" during their conversation last Friday. Mrs May called to congratulate Mr Trump on the Republicans' better-than-expected results at the US midterm elections but received an irritated response from the president, who reportedly berated her on a string of topics. There is concern among some British figures who work closely on the US-UK relationship that Mr Trump is echoing the "Farage-Bannon line" on Mrs May's Brexit proposals. That refers to fierce criticism from Nigel Farage, the former Ukip leader, and Steve Bannon, the former White House chief strategist, about the Prime Minister's Chequers plan. One UK government source said: "Everyone knows he was throwing a complete wobbly for two solid days in France. Quite what caused it … we don't know. "Had there been a call on that day with anybody it would have been tetchy. From what I understand, it was Trump the Grump that day, but we all have bad days." The source added on Mr Trump's Brexi views: "There is a Farage-Bannon line which is in his head and we know that's his mentality. But that's fine, we live with that." Mr Trump made clear during his visit to Britain in July that he thought Mrs May should have taken a tougher line on Brexit talks. It later emerged he proposed she hire lawyers to sue Brussels. He also said that Mrs May's Chequers deal would "kill" the chance of a trade deal – criticism delivered in an interview with The Sun which he then walked back in a press conference. Four well-placed sources in Washington DC and London gave this newspaper an insight into the testy phone call between Mrs May and Mr Trump, first reported by The Washington Post. It was initiated by the Prime Minister, apparently to curry favour with the US president by congratulating him on the US midterm election results. The Republicans managed to increase their majority in the US Senate, thought they lost control of the House of Representatives. However during the call the pair made clear their differences on the Iran nuclear deal, which Mr Trump withdraw America from but Britain and the other signatories are fighting to keep alive. Mrs May briefed the president on the Brexit negotiations as well as discussing the chances of a US-UK free trade deal, with formal talks due to begin once the UK is formally outside of the EU. The Washington Post reported that Mr Trump 'lost his cool' with Mrs May, adding: "He berated the British prime minister on Iran, trade and Brexit, among other topics." One UK official played down how heated the call had been, making clear there were differences of opinion but that the clashes had not been as "extreme" as the Washington Post's report suggested.
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| Michelle Obama Says She And Barack Are 'Finding Each Other Again' In Post-White House Romance Posted: 14 Nov 2018 09:26 AM PST  Michelle Obama is getting candid about her relationship with her husband of
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| Veteran’s Rejected Ballot Becomes Part of Florida Senate Lawsuit Posted: 14 Nov 2018 02:11 PM PST  (Bloomberg) -- Democratic Florida Senator Bill Nelson's lawyers cited a veteran's rejected ballot in court to make the case that state laws let election workers arbitrarily reject ballots, amid a recount of last week's voting that left Republican Rick Scott with a narrow lead.
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| U.S. troops help fortify southern border as migrant caravan approaches Posted: 15 Nov 2018 08:56 AM PST ![U.S. troops help fortify southern border as migrant caravan approaches]( "U.S. troops help fortify southern border as migrant caravan approaches") Defense Secretary Jim Mattis defended the use of active duty troops on the U.S.-Mexican border, saying that in some ways it provides good training for war. The Pentagon chief said that within a week to 10 days the 5,800 troops currently deployed for the border mission will have accomplished all the tasks initially requested by Customs and Border Protection, although additional tasks are now being worked out between the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security. In addition to the 5,800 active duty troops in the border area, about 2,100 National Guard troops have been providing border support since April.
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| What To Buy On Black Friday At Walmart Posted: 14 Nov 2018 04:03 PM PST  Black Friday and Cyber Monday are near, but that doesn't mean there aren't
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| Pilots says Boeing didn't disclose jet's new control feature Posted: 13 Nov 2018 07:51 PM PST  Boeing didn't tell airline pilots about features of a new flight-control system in its 737 MAX that reportedly is a focus of the investigation into last month's deadly crash in Indonesia, according to pilots who fly the jet in the U.S.
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| PG&E Cash Sweep Sends Distress Sign to California Lawmakers Posted: 14 Nov 2018 01:34 PM PST  The state enacted a law earlier this year to help utilities cover costs of last year's wildfires, including by selling bonds backed by customer bills. PG&E, owner of California's largest utility, has lost more than $12 billion in market value, about half, since the deadliest wildfire in state history broke out Nov. 8. PG&E put its utility subsidiary through bankruptcy after the California power crisis of 2000-2001.
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| Authorities: Custody dispute played role in family's slaying Posted: 13 Nov 2018 07:31 PM PST  WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — Authorities arrested a family of four Tuesday in the gruesome 2016 slayings of eight people from another family in rural Ohio, a crime that prosecutors suggested stemmed from a custody dispute.
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| Can Sneakers Made From Recycled Plastic Save Our Planet? Posted: 14 Nov 2018 04:35 PM PST  Recycled plastic has become the material du jour for the fashion industry.
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| France responds to Trump’s wild Twitter tirade: ‘Common decency would have been appropriate’ Posted: 14 Nov 2018 07:45 AM PST  France has accused Donald Trump of a lack of "common decency" after the US president taunted Emmanuel Macron about his call for a European army. In a flurry of early morning tweets on Tuesday, Mr Trump said the US saved Parisians from "learning German" during the Second World War, blasted "not fair" French tariffs on American wines, and goaded Mr Macron over his "very low" approval ratings. "Emmanuel Macron suggests building its own army to protect Europe against the US, China and Russia," Mr Trump tweeted.
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| Amid tense recount, Florida Republican poses as US senator-elect Posted: 14 Nov 2018 11:22 AM PST  Florida's Rick Scott remains locked in a recount battle in his too-close-to-call US Senate race, but that did not stop him from posing for photographs Wednesday alongside Republican senators-elect in Washington. "We're here this morning to welcome our six new Republican senators," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declared as he stood in his office alongside Scott and the five Republican senators-elect who will be sworn in on January 3. The provocative appearance at the traditional photo-op by Scott, the outgoing governor of Florida, appeared to defy the standard that those in attendance are the declared winners of their races.
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| Iran's president: U.S. chose wrong path on sanctions, will be defeated Posted: 14 Nov 2018 02:34 AM PST  The United States has chosen the wrong path in reimposing sanctions on Iran and will be defeated, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday, according to the Tasnim news agency. Washington reinstated sanctions targeting Iran's oil industry on Nov. 5 as it seeks to force the Islamic Republic to accept tougher curbs on its nuclear program, halt its development of ballistic missiles as well as its support for proxy forces in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen. The path they have chosen is wrong and incorrect," Rouhani said.
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| Facebook Reportedly Paid For Smear Campaign Against George Soros Posted: 15 Nov 2018 04:19 AM PST  In an effort to muffle criticism of how it handled Russian interference and
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| Photos: Pets, owners reunited following deadly and destructive Camp Fire Posted: 15 Nov 2018 07:20 AM PST  The Camp Fire, the most deadly and destructive wildfire in California history, has destroyed hundreds of homes, put hundreds of lives at risk and separated pets from their owners.
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| Ford Model T survives California wildfires almost untouched Posted: 15 Nov 2018 09:28 AM PST  Ron Westbrook had to flee his home due to the Californian wildfires, but can find minor comfort in his Ford Model T surviving
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| These Recipes Will Make Cranberry Sauce the Star of Your Thanksgiving Posted: 15 Nov 2018 01:23 PM PST |
| X-ray images show tools Khashoggi killers brought to Istanbul, Turkish paper claims Posted: 14 Nov 2018 10:58 AM PST  The 15-strong Saudi kill team responsible for the murder of columnist Jamal Khashoggi carried luggage containing scissors, syringes and a stun gun, a pro-government Turkish paper has claimed. Sabah, a daily newspaper headquartered in Istanbul, published images on Tuesday purported to be airport X-ray scans of the team's bags as they left Istanbul for Riyadh on October 2, the day of Mr Khashoggi's murder. A number of tools and pieces of equipment can be seen, including walkie-talkies, a signal jammer and a pair of scissors. The bags were loaded onto two private jets but police were not able to open them due to diplomatic immunity, according to the report. The paper, which is close to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), is one of a number of outlets that has published a steady stream of leaks providing lurid details of Khashoggi's death, a tactic seemingly designed to keep pressure on Riyadh and its allies. How the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi unfolded Mr Khashoggi, a regular contributor to the Washington Post, was killed in the kingdom's Istanbul consulate while attempting to secure paperwork that would allow him to remarry. According to Istanbul's chief prosecutor, he was strangled and his body dismembered soon after entering the building. Saudi officials initially denied all involvement but in the face of mounting international outrage admitted that the columnist had been killed as part of a "rogue" operation. The X-ray images were published as the New York Times reported that in an audio recording of the killing, one of the team responsible can be heard instructing a superior to "tell your boss" after the murder takes place, a suspected reference to Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi crown prince. Khashoggi was once close to the royal family but went into self-imposed exile last year and had since been critical of the Crown Prince in his writing. Mr Erdogan described the tape as a "calamity" this week and said it shocked even a Saudi intelligence officer who listened to it, according to local media. The Turkish president added that orders for the killing came from the highest levels of the kingdom.
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| Republicans' First Big Post-Midterms Move: Keep U.S. In Yemen's Vicious Civil War Posted: 14 Nov 2018 02:12 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― With less than two months left at the helm of the House of
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| Dan Crenshaw Isn't Buying Into 'Outrage Culture,' Urges Nation To Rediscover Civility Posted: 13 Nov 2018 10:13 PM PST  Rep.-elect Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) called for a restoration of civility in an
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| First lady calls for firing of Deputy National Security Adviser Mira Ricardel Posted: 14 Nov 2018 09:40 AM PST  Melania Trump issued a statement saying Ricardel "no longer deserves the honor of serving" in the White House; Trump considering replacements for DHS Secretary Nielsen and Chief of Staff Kelly.
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| US could lose in war with China or Russia, panel warns Posted: 14 Nov 2018 01:22 PM PST  The United States is facing a national security and military crisis and could lose in a war against Russia or China, a bipartisan congressional panel warned in a report Wednesday. Congress had tasked the National Defense Strategy Commission to look at President Donald Trump's sweeping National Defense Strategy (NDS), which highlights a new era of "Great Power competition" with Moscow and Beijing.
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| Marco Rubio's Biblical Criticism Of Florida Election Recounts Goes Awry Posted: 14 Nov 2018 08:19 AM PST  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) went full Old Testament on Wednesday with his latest
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