Trump calls for Samantha Bee to be fired

The president asked Friday morning why the late-night host who insulted his daughter (and later apologized for it) hasn’t been fired by her network. The day before, the White House press secretary made a similar complaint.

Bashar al-Assad warns US troops to leave Syria as he raises prospect of clash

The US should learn the lesson of Iraq, President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday, threatening to expel American troops from Syria and retake areas from its Kurdish allies. In the interview with RT, the Russian state's international broadcaster, Assad raised the prospect of conflict with US forces if they do not leave Syria.  He vowed to recover territory where American troops have deployed, either through negotiations with Washington's Syrian allies or by force. Assad, who is backed by Russia and Iran, appears militarily unassailable in the war that has killed an estimated half a million people, uprooted around 6 million people in the country, and driven another 5 million abroad as refugees. Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad during their meeting in Sochi on May 17 Credit: AFP After recovering much of the rebels' onetime strongholds, Assad now controls the biggest part of Syria. But tracts remain outside his control. That includes large parts of the north and east where US special forces deployed during the fight against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil), supporting the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Assad said the government had "started now opening doors for negotiations" with the SDF, whose main component, the Kurdish YPG, has mostly avoided conflict with Damascus in the war. "This is the first option. If not, we're going to resort to ... liberating those areas by force. We don't have any other options, with the Americans or without the Americans," he said. Rojda Felat, a Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander, waves her group's flag at the iconic Al-Naim square in Raqqa  Credit: AFP "The Americans should leave, somehow they're going to leave. "They came to Iraq with no legal basis, and look what happened to them. They have to learn the lesson. Iraq is no exception, and Syria is no exception. People will not accept foreigners in this region anymore," he said. The US-led invasion of Iraq that toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003 was followed by an insurgency that lasted years. People walk near a portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hanging in a street in the Syrian capital Damascus  Credit: AFP US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on April 30 the United States and its allies would not want to pull troops out of Syria before diplomats win the peace. Kurdish groups, which are supported by the US, currently control around a third of the country. having taken huge swathes of territory from Isil. The Kurdish have been fighting for autonomy from the Syrian regime, hoping to create their own state in the north. Assad has said on numerous occasions that he plans to reclaim "every inch" of Syria. 

Anti-Kremlin journalist defends faking own murder

Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko on Thursday defended faking his own murder with the cooperation of the Ukrainian security services, after the shock operation was criticised by fellow reporters. Kiev has come under fire after it admitted staging the killing in a bid to foil what it said was a real assassination plot by Moscow against the anti-Kremlin journalist. Babchenko made a scarcely credible reappearance at a press conference in Kiev on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after the Ukrainian authorities reported he had been shot dead at his home in a contract-style killing.

Trump: North Korea nuclear summit is back on

President Trump announced the decision to meet on June 12th in Singapore after a historic and lengthy Oval Office meeting Friday with Kim Yong Chol, who is the top deputy to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Hawaii volcano lava burns 2 buildings at geothermal plant

HONOLULU (AP) — Lava has burned down two buildings at a geothermal plant near Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano.

Samantha Bee Loses Advertisers After Comments About Ivanka Trump

Samantha Bee used her show Wednesday night to highlight the Trump

The Latest: New Mexico wildfire threatens more homes

EAGLE NEST, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on a northern New Mexico wildfire (all times local):

Hawaii volcano: Drone video shows emergency services evacuate home as lava approaches

The moment that that an emergency flight crew evacuated a home shortly before it was engulfed in lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano was caught on camera. The incident was captured by an unmanned aircraft system as they pulled the resident to safety. The rescue came as the hottest and fastest-moving lava from Kilauea volcano's latest eruption spread across new parts of the Big Island, forcing officials to order evacuations in two coastal neighbourhoods over fears that the rapidly advancing flows could cut off dwindling escape routes.

Stewart Weldon Case: 3 Bodies Found in Massachusetts House of Horrors After Traffic Stop

The bodies were found at the home three days after Stewart Weldon was taken into custody.

Tom Cruise Shares Photo To Tease Start of Production on 'Top Gun 2'

Tom Cruise is officially back in the cockpit.

Alfa Romeo to Add Both Larger and Smaller SUVS

Because Quadri-drive-io vehicles are pretty popular these days.

30-year-old leaves parents' home with help from Alex Jones

CAMILLUS, N.Y. (AP) — The 30-year-old man whose eviction from his parents' suburban home drew national attention finally left Friday, hours before a court-ordered deadline, with financial help from right-wing radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

MSNBC, Joy Reid Silent On Alleged Hacking As Blog Scandal Resurfaces

UPDATE ― June 1: MSNBC and Joy Reid responded Friday to the latest controversy

Fallen soldier's comrades cradle his newborn daughter in powerful photo

Army Specialist Chris Harris tragically died in combat just months before his

Al-Qaeda warns Saudi crown prince over 'sin'

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has warned Saudi Arabia's reformist Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over his "sinful projects", in a bulletin released Friday. Prince Mohammed has spearheaded a string of policy changes in ultraconservative Saudi Arabia, including reinstating cinemas and allowing women to drive. "The new era of Bin Salman replaced mosques with movie theatres," the Yemen-based jihadist group said in its Madad news bulletin, picked up by the SITE Intelligence Group.

China arrests 15 for making bogus bottles for not-so-fine tipples

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese police have arrested 15 people suspected of producing more than 55,000 counterfeit bottles of brands of fine alcohol, which enabled them to sell off poor quality booze at top-drawer prices, the Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.

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Samantha Bee apologizes for ‘inexcusable’ comment about Ivanka Trump

After using a vulgar word to describe Ivanka Trump on her TBS show on Wednesday, Bee apologized, tweeting: “It was inappropriate and inexcusable. I crossed a line, and I deeply regret it.”

Mandatory evacuation ordered as Hawaii eruption hits four-week mark

By Jolyn Rosa HONOLULU (Reuters) - The Hawaii community hardest hit by the Kilauea Volcano was ordered sealed off under a strict new mandatory evacuation on Thursday as the eruption marked its fourth week with no end in sight. The Big Island's mayor, Harry Kim, declared a roughly 17-block swath of the lava-stricken Leilani Estates subdivision off-limits indefinitely and gave any residents remaining there 24 hours to leave or face possible arrest. The mandatory evacuation zone lies within a slightly larger area that was already under a voluntary evacuation and curfew.

Watch Trump Tout 'Very Nice Letter' From Kim Jong Un, Then Say He Hasn't Opened It

President Donald Trump on Friday talked warmly to reporters about the "very

4 More People Have Died From the Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak

Bringing the total to five

Google blasted for listing ‘Nazism’ as belief of California Republicans

Republicans blasted Google after the search engine briefly identified “Nazism” as one of the tenets of the California Republican party. The characterisation quickly drew a backlash from conservatives. Rep Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield, California’s highest-ranking Republican in Congress, tweeted that the term’s inclusion was a “disgrace”, adding a “#StoptheBias” hashtag.

US vows UN Security Council veto of proposal on Palestinians

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. is vowing to veto an Arab-backed resolution that asks the U.N. chief to propose measures to ensure "international protection" for Palestinian civilians.

Ute Park Fire in New Mexico prompts park closures, evacuations

A fire warning is in effect for portions of northeastern New Mexico where a large wildfire has spread rapidly throughout the day on Thursday. Evacuations have been ordered as the fire is expected to spread rapidly overnight.

Michael Rotondo, 30-Year-Old Evicted From Parents' Home, Finally Moves Out

Michael Rotondo has finally left the building.

MSNBC, Joy Reid Silent On Alleged Hacking As Blog Scandal Resurfaces

UPDATE ― June 1: MSNBC and Joy Reid responded Friday to the latest controversy

Tom Cruise Shares Photo To Tease Start of Production on 'Top Gun 2'

Tom Cruise is officially back in the cockpit.

Al-Qaeda warns Saudi crown prince over 'sin'

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has warned Saudi Arabia's reformist Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over his "sinful projects", in a bulletin released Friday. Prince Mohammed has spearheaded a string of policy changes in ultraconservative Saudi Arabia, including reinstating cinemas and allowing women to drive. "The new era of Bin Salman replaced mosques with movie theatres," the Yemen-based jihadist group said in its Madad news bulletin, picked up by the SITE Intelligence Group.

Samantha Bee Loses Advertisers After Comments About Ivanka Trump

Samantha Bee used her show Wednesday night to highlight the Trump

Royal wedding expert Thomas who appeared on multiple news programmes exposed as Tommy from New York

British monarchy enthusiast, Thomas J Mace-Archer-Mills Esq, was a familiar face in TV interviews during the Royal Wedding. With a posh British accent, traditional attire, and a sense of authority on all things royal, the founder of the British Monarchist Society and Foundation was indeed a memorable character. A stint in a school production of Oliver Twist, in which he played Mr Sowerberry, provided the chance to practice a British accent, which he has since adopted.

Texas takes it: Dallas-area kids are tops at spelling bee

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — The end of the biggest Scripps National Spelling Bee in history came abruptly, and it wasn't the conclusion that many expected. Naysa Modi, a poised and charismatic four-time participant whose long spelling career seemed to be building toward triumph, sat next to a newcomer whom she had already beaten this year — at the county level.

US votes against UN resolution denouncing Israel's use of force against Palestinian civilians

The United States has vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Israel’s use of force in seeking to squelch protests at the border with Gaza. US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley rejected the Kuwaiti-authored resolution - which sought “international protection” for Palestinian civilians - as “grossly one-sided” and “morally bankrupt”, saying it failed to mention Hamas’s role in instigating violence. Thousands of Palestinians were wounded and scores died as Israeli soldiers opened fire on Palestinians rushing the fences, some of them wielding flaming tyres or floating explosives on kites.

Suspect charged after shooting in volcano evacuation zone

HONOLULU (AP) — Police have charged a man they say is seen on video shoving another man and firing a gun in a mandatory evacuation zone near the erupting Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island.

Telegram app is 'mouthpiece' for terror, Sajid Javid says as jihadi admits encouraging attack on Prince George

A social media website used by a British Isil supporter to urge his followers to target Prince George and send 300,000 hate-filled messages is a "mouthpiece" for terrorism, the Home Secretary has warned. Husnain Rashid, 32, was warned that he could face life behind bars after dramatically changing his plea on a string of terror offences midway through his trial at Woolwich Crown Court. He used the Telegram instant messaging app, which has military-grade encryption, to provide an “e tool-kit for terrorism” and called on supporters to target the four-year-old heir to the throne when he started school. Rashid also urged followers to carry out terror attacks at next month's World Cup in Russia and encouraged them to inject cyanide into fruit and vegetables at grocery stores and poison into ice cream. His “prolific” activities specialised in assisting the “lone wolf” attacker, urging them to carry out attacks with poison, chemicals, bombs and knives. You will receive a very lengthy prison sentence and there will be a consideration of a life prison sentenceJudge Andrew Lees Sajid Javid, the Home Secretary, told The Daily Telegraph: "The UK is leading international work to make sure internet companies take a proactive approach to terrorist content on their platforms. "We have been clear that some platforms, such as Telegram, have not been doing enough. If companies do not want to be a mouthpiece for the vile ideology of Daesh then they need to act now.” Theresa May warned earlier this year that Telegram has become a "home to terrorists and criminals" as she urged investors to put pressure on the company. Between November 2016 and his arrest on 22 November last year Rashid sent 360,000 messages on 150 different chat threads on Telegram. However police have only been able to access a small handful of the messages. Sajid Javid has accused Telegram of being a "mouthpiece" for terrorism Credit: Matt Dunham/AP Annabel Darlow QC, prosecuting, said Telegram offered users a high level of security using end-to-end encryption and allowed them to create groups or channels to broadcast messages to a large audience. As a result, she said, it provided a “highly secure” means of communication for terrorist and other criminal networks. “Whereas other social networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, have begun taking action against ISIS, Telegram has so far refused to remove private conversations or chats,” she said. “Telegram users can exchange messages and files with other Telegram users over an internet connection. Anything sent over Telegram is therefore unintelligible to anyone other than the intended user or users.” Thomas's Battersea, the private school attended by Prince George Credit: DYLAN MARTINEZ /Reuters When Rashid was arrested at his home in Nelson, Lancs, several devices including two mobile phones and a laptop were recovered by officers. But despite repeated pleas, he refused to provide the PIN codes required to access two of them, forcing prosecutors to admit that the material before the court was likely just a sample, representing “an unknown proportion” of his terror-related activities. “Analysis by the investigators of huge quantities of encrypted material in the defendant’s possession has proved impossible,” Ms Darlow said. Court artist sketch of Husnain Rashid Credit: Elizabeth Cook /PA Rashid was linked online to Omar Hussain, a terrorist fighting in Syria who is thought to have been killed by IS last summer and Mohammed Saboor, who was convicted in May 2015 of supplying Hussain with protective ballistic glasses. He admitted three counts of engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts and one of encouraging terrorism. Judge Andrew Lees remanded him in custody ahead of sentencing on June 28, telling him: “For the past week I have listened to the most disturbing allegations. Prince George on his first day at Thomas's Battersea with his father the Duke of Cambridge and Helen Haslem, head of the lower school Credit: Richard Pohle/PA "It is inevitable that you will receive a lengthy prison sentence and there will be consideration of a life imprisonment sentence in your case."  Telegram has offices in London, Berlin and Singapore but is largely based in Dubai, meaning it does not have to provide UK authorities access to its encrypted data. Pavel Durov, the chief executive of Telegram, said in December last year: “We consider freedom of speech an undeniable human right. Telegram has been blocking hundreds of violent public channels daily. “Our neutrality and refusal to take sides...can create powerful enemies. Doing the right thing is more important than trying to avoid having enemies.”

Pope sends clergy sexual abuse inspectors back to Chile

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis is sending his two top sexual abuse investigators back to Chile to gather more information about the crisis that has hit the Catholic Church there, the Vatican said on Thursday. Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta and Father Jordi Bertomeu, a Vatican official, will concentrate on the diocese of Osorno in southern Chile, seat of a bishop who has been most caught up in the scandal.

Jeep 2018-2022 Roadmap Officially Revealed: 8 PHEVs, Diesels Dead

America's favorite off-road brand promises to launch no less than 10 new or refreshed models, and to bring back the Wagoneer nameplate.

Modi calls for 'equal access' to shared maritime area

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Friday for countries to have "equal access" to shared maritime and air spaces, and for regional disputes to be settled under international law. In a speech at the start of a security summit in Singapore, Modi described his vision of nations across the Asia-Pacific region forging closer security and economic ties. Although Modi did not single Beijing out for direct criticism, he referred to China's military buildup in the South China Sea and its sweeping territorial claims across the strategic waterway.

Trump: North Korea nuclear summit is back on

President Trump announced the decision to meet on June 12th in Singapore after a historic and lengthy Oval Office meeting Friday with Kim Yong Chol, who is the top deputy to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Samantha Bee Apologizes For Her Ivanka Trump Comments After Widespread Backlash

Samantha Bee has apologized for calling Ivanka Trump a "feckless c**t" on her

Mandatory evacuation ordered as Hawaii eruption hits four-week mark

By Jolyn Rosa HONOLULU (Reuters) - The Hawaii community hardest hit by the Kilauea Volcano was ordered sealed off under a strict new mandatory evacuation on Thursday as the eruption marked its fourth week with no end in sight. The Big Island's mayor, Harry Kim, declared a roughly 17-block swath of the lava-stricken Leilani Estates subdivision off-limits indefinitely and gave any residents remaining there 24 hours to leave or face possible arrest. The mandatory evacuation zone lies within a slightly larger area that was already under a voluntary evacuation and curfew.

What's Up Doc? Doctors Share Their Anti-Aging Regimens

From moisturizer and retinoid products to good habits , watch this video to see how these doctors keep signs of aging at bay.

Marchionne: New Dodge Viper "Not In the Plan"

The Fiat Chrysler boss spoke with reporters about Dodge's future in a press conference.

Rival UN Security Council proposals on Gaza both fail

NEW YORK (AP) — Competing U.N. Security Council proposals to respond to the escalation of violence in Gaza both failed Friday, starkly baring divisions that have paralyzed the U.N.'s most powerful body.

Trump makes an about-face, revives summit with North Korean leader

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, in a complete reversal, said on Friday he would hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on June 12 in Singapore in the latest twist in the high-stakes diplomacy over eliminating Pyonyang's nuclear arms program.

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U.S. vetoes U.N. resolution denouncing violence against Palestinians

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States vetoed on Friday a Kuwaiti-drafted U.N. Security Council resolution that condemned Israel's use of force against Palestinian civilians, underlining Washington's differences with friends and foes alike over the Israeli-Palestinian issue.

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