Saturday, 26 May 2018

Immigrant Children Accuse Border Patrol Of Abuse And Neglect, Report Shows

Immigrant Children Accuse Border Patrol Of Abuse And Neglect, Report ShowsU.S. Border Patrol agents have resorted to troubling tactics toward




Missile that downed MH17 came from Russian military: investigators

Missile that downed MH17 came from Russian military: investigatorsInvestigators probing the 2014 downing of flight MH17 said Thursday for the first time that the missile which shot down the plane over eastern Ukraine travelled from a Russian military brigade. The Joint Investigation Team "has come to the conclusion that the BUK-TELAR that shot down MH17 came from 53rd Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade based in Kursk in Russia," top Dutch investigator Wilbert Paulissen said.




The Latest: So far, lava has destroyed 82 Hawaii structures

The Latest: So far, lava has destroyed 82 Hawaii structuresHONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on the eruption of Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island (all times local):




Canadian police seek 2 after bomb wounds 15 at restaurant

Canadian police seek 2 after bomb wounds 15 at restaurantTORONTO (AP) — Police hunted for two people Friday after an explosion caused by a homemade bomb ripped through an Indian restaurant at a mall in the Toronto suburb of Mississauga, wounding 15 people.




Syrian air defense intercepts missile attack on airport: state media

Syrian air defense intercepts missile attack on airport: state mediaSyrian state media said a military airport near Homs city had come under missile attack which was repelled by its air defense systems on Thursday. "One of our military airports in the central region was exposed to a hostile missile attack, and our air defense systems confronted the attack and prevented it from achieving its aim," state news agency SANA said. SANA earlier reported sounds of explosions heard near the Dabaa airport, about 20 km (12 miles) southwest of the central Syrian city of Homs and 10 km (6 miles) from the Lebanese border.




Police release bodycam footage from Sterling Brown arrest

Police release bodycam footage from Sterling Brown arrestMilwaukee police released bodycam footage from the Jan. 26 arrest of Milwaukee Bucks player Sterling Brown.




Pres. Trump calls off summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un

Pres. Trump calls off summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong UnA senior administration official says Trump made the decision after statements from North Korea threatened a “nuclear-to-nuclear showdown” and called Vice President Pence a “political dummy.”




Loved Ones Mourn Teacher Killed in New Jersey Bus Crash During Somber Funeral

Loved Ones Mourn Teacher Killed in New Jersey Bus Crash During Somber FuneralJennifer Williamson was killed along with a fifth grader from a Paramus middle school.




Toronto restaurant bombing: Police hunt two men after 'IED' injures 15 diners

Toronto restaurant bombing: Police hunt two men after 'IED' injures 15 dinersTwo unidentified men walked into a restaurant on Thursday in the Canadian city of Mississauga and set off a bomb, wounding more than a dozen people, and then fleeing, authorities said. The blast went off in the Bombay Bhel restaurant at about 10:30 p.m. Fifteen people were taken to hospital, three of them with critical injuries, the Peel Regional Paramedic Service said in a Tweet. The two male suspects went into the restaurant and detonated their improvised explosive device, Peel Regional Police said in a Tweet.




U.S. Senate defense bill would bar Turkey from buying F-35 jets

U.S. Senate defense bill would bar Turkey from buying F-35 jetsBy Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate committee passed its version of a $716 billion defense policy bill on Thursday, including a measure to prevent Turkey from purchasing Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets. The amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, from Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Republican Senator Thom Tillis, would remove Turkey from the F-35 program over its detention of U.S. citizen Andrew Brunson, Shaheen's office said.




London couple convicted of murdering nanny, burning her body

London couple convicted of murdering nanny, burning her bodyLONDON (AP) — A London couple delusionally obsessed with a former boy-band star were found guilty Thursday of murdering their French nanny and burning her body on a bonfire in their backyard.




2 People Injured In Indiana School Shooting

2 People Injured In Indiana School ShootingAt least two people have been injured in a school shooting in Indiana.




Fmr CIA Director reacts to Flood and Kelly appearing at classified briefings

Fmr CIA Director reacts to Flood and Kelly appearing at classified briefingsDemocrats and former intelligence officials are protesting the White House decision to have Chief of Staff John Kelly and attorney Emmet Flood show up at the onset of two classified briefings on the Russia probe - in which the president is a subject.




Hawaii Evacuation Helicopters on Standby as Third Lava Flow Reaches the Ocean

Hawaii Evacuation Helicopters on Standby as Third Lava Flow Reaches the OceanThe U.S. Marine Corps has sent two helicopters if more evacuations become necessary




All The Things The NRA Has Blamed For The Texas School Shooting

All The Things The NRA Has Blamed For The Texas School ShootingIt's been a week since the mass shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas, and




Pakistan votes to bring tribal areas into political fold

Pakistan votes to bring tribal areas into political foldPakistan passed legislation Thursday paving the way for its restive tribal areas, long a focal point in the global war on terror, to enter the political mainstream, ending a colonial-era arrangement that endorsed collective punishment and fuelled militancy. The constitutional amendment would see the semi-autonomous Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) along the border with Afghanistan officially merged into neighbouring Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.




Rose McGowan Reacts to Seeing Harvey Weinstein in Handcuffs: It's 'a Very Good Feeling'

Rose McGowan Reacts to Seeing Harvey Weinstein in Handcuffs: It's 'a Very Good Feeling'Rose McGowan says it’s both “surreal” and “real” to see Harvey Weinstein in handcuffs.




Police: 2 shot at Oklahoma restaurant; suspect dead

Police: 2 shot at Oklahoma restaurant; suspect deadOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A man armed with a pistol walked into an Oklahoma City restaurant at the dinner hour Thursday and opened fire, wounding two customers, before being shot dead by a handgun-carrying civilian in the parking lot, police said.




Trump cancels summit with North Korea's Kim, warns that military ready

Trump cancels summit with North Korea's Kim, warns that military readyWASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday called off a historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un scheduled for next month, citing Pyongyang's "open hostility," and warned that the U.S. military was ready in the event of any reckless acts by North Korea. Trump wrote a letter to Kim to announce his abrupt withdrawal from what would have been the first-ever meeting between a serving U.S. president and a North Korean leader in Singapore on June 12.




Immigrant Children Accuse Border Patrol Of Abuse And Neglect, Report Shows

Immigrant Children Accuse Border Patrol Of Abuse And Neglect, Report ShowsU.S. Border Patrol agents have resorted to troubling tactics toward




The Latest: Rants about demonic possession linked to shooter

The Latest: Rants about demonic possession linked to shooterOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at a restaurant in Oklahoma City (all times local):




Armed Citizen Kills a Shooter Who Opened Fire in an Oklahoma Restaurant

Armed Citizen Kills a Shooter Who Opened Fire in an Oklahoma RestaurantA woman and a young girl were injured but expected to survive, police said




Breaking Down All the Hidden Easter Eggs in Meghan Markle's Coat of Arms (There’s a Nod to L.A.!)

Breaking Down All the Hidden Easter Eggs in Meghan Markle's Coat of Arms (There’s a Nod to L.A.!)Just days after Meghan Markle‘s royal wedding to Prince Harry, the newly minted Duchess of Sussex has received a very special gift: a coat of arms.




Prospects of U.S.-North Korea summit brighten after Trump's tweet

WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - Prospects that the United States and North Korea would hold a summit brightened after U.S. President Donald Trump said late on Friday Washington was having "productive talks" with Pyongyang about reinstating the June 12 meeting in Singapore.


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Trump Posthumously Pardons Boxer Jack Johnson

Trump Posthumously Pardons Boxer Jack JohnsonPresident Donald Trump told reporters Thursday that he is pardoning late




Bishop Michael Curry Joins Christian March To White House To 'Reclaim Jesus'

Bishop Michael Curry Joins Christian March To White House To 'Reclaim Jesus'Bishop Michael Curry, the Christian leader who emerged as an unexpected star




Virginia congressional primary will be a test for an establishment Democrat, as party seeks to flip the House

Virginia congressional primary will be a test for an establishment Democrat, as party seeks to flip the HouseBefore Virginia Democrats can pop the victory champagne, they first need to decide what kind of candidate, and race, they want to run.




Publix Suspends Contributions To NRA-Backed Politician Amid Protests

Publix Suspends Contributions To NRA-Backed Politician Amid ProtestsProtests prompted supermarket chain Publix to suspend all political




Volcanic ash swamps Hawaii school, turning tennis court gray

Volcanic ash swamps Hawaii school, turning tennis court grayHONOLULU (AP) — Aina Akamu gave final exams to his students as they sat on bleachers or the floor of the basketball court in the gym in his small town on Hawaii's Big Island.




Missile that downed MH17 came from Russian military: investigators

Missile that downed MH17 came from Russian military: investigatorsInvestigators probing the 2014 downing of flight MH17 said Thursday for the first time that the missile which shot down the plane over eastern Ukraine travelled from a Russian military brigade. The Joint Investigation Team "has come to the conclusion that the BUK-TELAR that shot down MH17 came from 53rd Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade based in Kursk in Russia," top Dutch investigator Wilbert Paulissen said.




Star Wars-loving family builds massive Millennium Falcon on their roof

Star Wars-loving family builds massive Millennium Falcon on their roofThe Powell family built their tribute to the “fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy” in honor of ‘Solo,’ the latest Star Wars film, with help from friends and family.




‘They’re Really on Their Own.’ Santa Fe Reveals the Danger of Being a Substitute Teacher in Era of School Shootings

‘They’re Really on Their Own.’ Santa Fe Reveals the Danger of Being a Substitute Teacher in Era of School Shootings"They're really on their own"




9 Safest Luxury SUVs for 2018

9 Safest Luxury SUVs for 2018




Roger Stone Pressed For Damaging Emails About Hillary Clinton From WikiLeaks: Report

Roger Stone Pressed For Damaging Emails About Hillary Clinton From WikiLeaks: ReportDonald Trump's former campaign adviser Roger Stone pressured an acquaintance




Fish Market Buys Freedom For Fred The 70-Pound Octopus

Fish Market Buys Freedom For Fred The 70-Pound OctopusA 70-pound octopus named Fred not only has eight arms, but possibly nine




Kīlauea Volcano: Eruptions, lava flows continue to threaten residents

Kīlauea Volcano: Eruptions, lava flows continue to threaten residentsAs the eruption at Hawaii's Kīlauea Volcano continues to evolve, the multitude of dangerous threats to residents are showing no signs of subsiding.




Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Teased, Again

Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Teased, AgainThe super Mustang is seen overhead in this latest shot.




Vet who survived wartime accident that killed son dies at 93

Vet who survived wartime accident that killed son dies at 93ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Lawrence Reilly Sr. barely survived the 1969 collision that sent half of the USS Frank E. Evans to the bottom of the South China Sea with his namesake son and 73 other shipmates trapped inside. The father spent the last years of his life unsuccessfully trying to convince the Pentagon to add those 74 names to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.




Australian nun in last-minute appeal of Manila deportation

Australian nun in last-minute appeal of Manila deportationAn elderly Australian nun facing deportation after angering Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte launched a last-minute appeal against the order on Friday, the deadline for her to leave the country. Sister Patricia Fox, 71, has been accused of illegally engaging in political activism as the government cracks down on foreign critics on its soil. Duterte, who accuses the Melbourne native of "disorderly conduct", had the immigration service detain her briefly last month, after which her missionary visa was cancelled.




'That’s ridiculous': Key Obama adviser dismisses Trump's 'Spygate' claim

'That’s ridiculous': Key Obama adviser dismisses Trump's 'Spygate' claimAvril Haines, who served as President Obama's deputy national security adviser, told the Yahoo News podcast "Skullduggery" that it's "ridiculous" for President Trump to claim that "Spygate" is one of the biggest political scandals in U.S. history.




Indiana middle school student shoots teacher, classmate

Indiana middle school student shoots teacher, classmateA student armed with two handguns shot a teacher and another student at a school in Indiana on Friday, and media reports said the teacher swatted away the shooter's guns and wrestled him to the ground, protecting others in the classroom. The incident at Noblesville West Middle School was the latest in a series of shootings at U.S. schools and colleges fueling debate about how to keep campuses safe. The suspect had excused himself from class and came back armed with the pistols and opened fire in a science class, authorities said.




Man Discovers Handgun Impaled In Front Bumper Of Car

Man Discovers Handgun Impaled In Front Bumper Of CarThis brings new meaning to the term "gunning your engine."




Minnesota police release video of officers tasing and arresting NBA star Sterling Brown over parking violation

Minnesota police release video of officers tasing and arresting NBA star Sterling Brown over parking violationFootage of police tasing basketball player Sterling Brown over a parking violation has been released. The NBA player was arrested and shocked with a stun gun in January by Milwaukee police after he parked his car across a number of disabled spaces. Mr Brown, who is black, announced on Wednesday he would be taking legal action against the Milwaukee police department.




Rose McGowan Reacts to Seeing Harvey Weinstein in Handcuffs: It's 'a Very Good Feeling'

Rose McGowan Reacts to Seeing Harvey Weinstein in Handcuffs: It's 'a Very Good Feeling'Rose McGowan says it’s both “surreal” and “real” to see Harvey Weinstein in handcuffs.




Moses Farrow Defends Woody Allen And Accuses Mia Farrow Of Abuse

Moses Farrow Defends Woody Allen And Accuses Mia Farrow Of AbuseWoody Allen's son Moses Farrow came to the filmmaker's defense on Wednesday in




Monitor: Suspected Israeli strike targets Hezbollah in Syria

Monitor: Suspected Israeli strike targets Hezbollah in SyriaBEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian war-monitoring group said Friday that suspected Israeli strikes hit a military base overnight in central Syria housing fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah and others from factions allied with the Damascus government.




Rudy Giuliani: Trump Won't Interview With Mueller Until We Get ‘Spygate’ Report

Rudy Giuliani: Trump Won't Interview With Mueller Until We Get ‘Spygate’ ReportWASHINGTON ― After weeks of describing June's planned meeting with North Korea