| Paul Ryan Tells Conservatives DACA Will Be Part Of Spending Deal Posted: 24 Oct 2017 05:35 PM PDT  privately conceded to a group of House conservatives on Tuesday that he plans to include a legislative fix for undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children in a year-end spending deal.
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| Man sought by police for rape and murder of 13-month-old girl Posted: 25 Oct 2017 10:07 AM PDT  A reward is now being offered for information leading to the arrest of a man wanted for the rape and murder of a 13-month-old girl.
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| Puerto Ricans Are Struggling To Flee The Island With Their Pets Posted: 24 Oct 2017 02:53 PM PDT  Thousands of people are fleeing Puerto Rico as the island remains without power and the death toll continues to climb more than a month after Hurricane Maria.
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| 5 Teenagers in Michigan Charged With Murder Posted: 23 Oct 2017 09:00 PM PDT  They allegedly dropped rocks from an overpass, killing a father on his way home.
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| Tensions high as Kenya awaits new presidential vote Posted: 25 Oct 2017 12:17 PM PDT ![Tensions high as Kenya awaits new presidential vote]( "Tensions high as Kenya awaits new presidential vote") Kenya stands at a dangerous crossroads ahead of a presidential election on Oct. 26, with opposition leader Raila Odinga refusing to take part and even the country's electoral chief casting doubt on the poll's credibility.
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| This Tiny Island Now Has the Most Powerful Passport in the World Posted: 25 Oct 2017 07:36 AM PDT  American passport's strength has considerably dropped since Trump took office
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| Dad Live Streams Suicide as Viewers Plead With Him to Stop Posted: 24 Oct 2017 04:45 PM PDT  The father was upset over his daughter's recent engagement.
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| Singapore boasts the world's most powerful passport 2017 Posted: 25 Oct 2017 06:54 AM PDT  Singaporeans now hold the most powerful passport in the world, with visa-free access to more countries than any other nation in 2017, according to a new index.
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| 'Idiots of the century' swim in baited croc trap Posted: 23 Oct 2017 06:52 PM PDT  A group of men seen swimming inside a baited crocodile trap in Australia near where a woman was recently eaten were blasted as "idiots of the century" Tuesday. Photos posted on Facebook showed the four men clambering on the floating trap set near a marina at Port Douglas in northern Queensland state and even posing inside it. It is not far from where a 4.3-metre (14-foot) croc killed dementia sufferer Anne Cameron.
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| Trump Brags About Having 'One Of The Great Memories Of All Time' Posted: 25 Oct 2017 11:44 AM PDT  Donald Trump: "[I have] one of the greatest memories of all time."
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| US moves third carrier group to western Pacific ahead of Trump's Asia tour amid North Korea tensions Posted: 25 Oct 2017 10:42 AM PDT  A second US aircraft carrier strike group has entered the western Pacific in as many days, bringing the total number to three ahead of Donald Trump's Asia tour. Amid heightened tensions with North Korea, The USS Nimitz and Theodore Roosevelt joined the Seventh Fleet operations area alongside the USS Ronald Reagan, which has been conducting exercises with South Korea's navy. North Korea dubbed them a "rehearsal for war".
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| Body found, likely Texas girl, 3, sent outside as punishment: police Posted: 23 Oct 2017 07:33 PM PDT ![Body found, likely Texas girl, 3, sent outside as punishment: police]( "Body found, likely Texas girl, 3, sent outside as punishment: police") The body of a toddler found in a culvert beneath a Texas road was likely that of a 3-year-old girl reported missing after her father said he punished her for not drinking her milk by making her stand alone outside at night, police said on Monday. Police in Richardson, a suburb of Dallas, said the father, Wesley Mathews, 37, was arrested on a new charge of injury to a child, a felony punishable by up to 99 years in prison. Mathews has already been charged for suspected child endangerment for the treatment of his daughter, Sherin, who went missing in about two weeks ago.
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| The Arizona Senate Race Is About To Be Bonkers Posted: 24 Oct 2017 02:57 PM PDT  Now that Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) is no longer seeking re-election in 2018, the Arizona Senate race is about to get very interesting.
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| Sister asks the Internet to send birthday wishes to her 'lonely' autistic brother Posted: 25 Oct 2017 12:15 PM PDT  The sister of a young man with autism is making a public plea for birthday cards for her brother. James Weir, 20, is excited about celebrating his birthday next month, but his older sister, Lucy Weir, 23, said he has "no friends" to celebrate with. Because of his disability, James Weir, who is from England, has difficulty with socializing, which makes tough for him to make friends.
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| Social Security Checks will Increase in 2018 Posted: 23 Oct 2017 08:13 PM PDT  Good news for 61.5 million Americans receiving Social Security benefits: your monthly checks are about to get larger.
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| Republicans launch probe into Obama administration Russian uranium deal Posted: 24 Oct 2017 12:45 PM PDT  Republicans in Washington have announced an investigation into a uranium deal with Russia negotiated by the Obama administration. The move was seen by Democrats as a Republican attempt to deflect attention away from continuing investigations into alleged Russian meddling in last year's presidential election. In doing so the Republicans are moving to resurrect allegations that the Obama administration, in which Hillary Clinton served as Secretary of State, mishandled the deal which gave Russia control over more than 20 per cent of US uranium supplies. Donald Trump and Republicans also allege that the uranium company donated to the Clinton Foundation to enlist Mrs Clinton's support - an accusation she dismissed as "baloney". The investigation centres on Rosatom, the state-owned Russian nuclear energy company, which began buying shares in Uranium One - a Toronto based enterprise with interests in the US - in 2009. Hillary Clinton Credit: Patrick Sermansky/AP Rosatom became majority shareholders the following year before later assuming full ownership of the company. The deal was approved by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), a Government body made up of nine different administration agencies including the State Department. Devin Nunes, the Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee insisted the new inquiry was separate from the investigation into its investigation of Russian involvement in the election. "Well, the current Russia investigation is about the election. This is more about uranium and whether or not government functioned properly or not," Mr Nunes said.
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| Tiny firm from Trump cabinet member’s hometown wins massive contract to restore Puerto Rico’s electricity Posted: 24 Oct 2017 11:28 AM PDT  A $300m contract to help fix Puerto Rico's crippled electricity network has been awarded to a tiny Montana firm located in the hometown of a cabinet member of the Trump administration. Whitefish Energy had only two full-time employees on the day Hurricane Maria struck the island, devastating homes, roads and leaving around 95 per cent of the island without electricity, a figure than has now dropped to 76 per cent. A month later, the company has 280 workers on the island, a majority of whom are subcontractors, according to a report by the Washington Post.
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| The Best Cranberry Dessert Recipes You'll Ever Make Posted: 24 Oct 2017 11:47 AM PDT  Cranberries represent the holiday season better than any other fruit.
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| Father of missing girl charged with first-degree felony Posted: 23 Oct 2017 06:12 PM PDT  DALLAS (AP) — The father of a missing 3-year-old North Texas girl was arrested Monday after voluntarily giving new answers to investigators' questions about his daughter's disappearance.
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| John McCain: Jeff Flake Stood Up For What He Believed In Knowing 'There Would Be a Political Price to Pay' Posted: 24 Oct 2017 02:55 PM PDT  Sen. John McCain praised Jeff Flake, his fellow Republican Senator from Arizona, after he announced that he would not seek re-election in the coming midterms.
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| India defends ties with North Korea in talks with Tillerson Posted: 25 Oct 2017 05:18 AM PDT  By Jonathan Landay and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's foreign minister defended the country's ties with North Korea and Iran during talks on Wednesday with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson aimed at building robust relations between the two giant democracies. The Trump administration has launched a new U.S. effort to deepen military and economic ties with India as a way to balance China's assertive posture across Asia. At the talks with Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj, both sides pledged to strengthen anti-terrorism cooperation and Tillerson said Washington stood ready to provide India with advanced military technology.
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| Stolen dog missing for three years found 1,700 miles away Posted: 25 Oct 2017 03:58 AM PDT  A missing dog has finally been returned to its rightful owner, three years after it was stolen and taken 1,700 miles away. Staffordshire Terrier Ladybird was taken from a resident at a Texas living facility by a homeless man after she passed away. The woman had already asked her friend, Sharon Henderson, to look after Ladybird in the event of her death. She told Fox 7 Austin: "The neighbour in the living facility called this other homeless guy and he came and took Ladybird in the middle of the night knowing that her wishes were that he now have her." The man hitchhiked with the dog all the way to Portland, Oregon, with Ms Henderson adding that the "whole trip must have been horrendous for her". Three years later, a malnourished Ladybird was found wandering the streets alone following the death of the man who took her. The canine was in a terrible condition, with Ms Henderson explaining: "She hadn't eaten in so long, so had no jaw muscles, her head muscles had atrophied and she couldn't even chew. Her ribs were sticking out and she couldn't even go up two stairs with falling backwards." Ladybird was eventually reunited with her rightful owner thanks to the address stored on her microchip. "I want her to enjoy the rest of her life in the lap of luxury she's never known and have a family," her owner said. Smiling dog faces losing new home after adoption selfie alerts police
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| Seville Is The #1 City You Should Visit Next Year, According To Lonely Planet Posted: 25 Oct 2017 02:55 AM PDT  It's about time to make travel plans for 2018, and the experts at Lonely Planet say one city should be first on your list.
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| HIV-Positive School Aide Faces 206 Sex Abuse Charges Posted: 25 Oct 2017 03:11 AM PDT  Carlos Deangelo Bell allegedly abused 42 victims, aged between 11 and 17, over a two-year period while working in Maryland schools.
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| Israel approves major expansion of east Jerusalem settlement Posted: 25 Oct 2017 09:58 AM PDT  Israeli authorities on Wednesday approved a major expansion of an east Jerusalem settlement, signing off on plans to add 176 homes, the city's deputy mayor said. The latest approvals come after Israel last week advanced plans for more than 2,600 settlement homes in various areas of the occupied West Bank. The expansion approved on Wednesday would create the largest Israeli settlement inside a Palestinian neighbourhood of the city, NGOs say.
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| Now You Can Pay Hundreds To Let Amazon Workers Unlock Your Door Posted: 25 Oct 2017 12:39 PM PDT  Amazon hopes to make stolen and rain-sopped packages a thing of the past with a new keyless entry system that gives its couriers access to front doors to leave items inside.
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| US poker star Phil Ivey loses UK case, won't get millions Posted: 25 Oct 2017 06:14 AM PDT  LONDON (AP) — He's long been a winner at cards, but American poker star Phil Ivey's good fortune does not extend to Britain's Supreme Court — he lost a major case Wednesday that will keep him from cashing in.
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| 25 Tweets About Married Life That Are Hilariously Accurate Posted: 25 Oct 2017 02:11 PM PDT  Marriage is a surprisingly universal experience, and we have the tweets to prove it.
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| Army judge considering dismissing case against Bowe Bergdahl after 'Trump made it impossible to have fair trial' Posted: 25 Oct 2017 12:34 PM PDT  The Army judge overseeing Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl's sentencing hearing says that he is still considering dismissing the case, after the former prisoner of war's defence team argued that President Donald Trump had made it impossible for him to have a fair trial. Sgt Bergdahl voluntarily left his post in Afghanistan before being captured by the Taliban in June of 2009.
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| German president tells Putin: we need to work on our relationship Posted: 25 Oct 2017 07:24 AM PDT  German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday he was unhappy about the state of relations between Moscow and Berlin and that both sides needed to work to improve it. The first visit to Russia by a German president since 2010 happened as relations remain strained over Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and a pro-Russian separatist uprising in eastern Ukraine, as well as German accusations of Russian meddling in its politics, something Moscow denies. "It's essential that we use this opportunity for us as presidents to continue our dialogue to try to improve our bilateral relations, the state of which we can't be happy about," Steinmeier told Putin at the start of talks.
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| Siblings Admit to Making Up Story of Being Stalked by Unknown Man: Cops Posted: 24 Oct 2017 07:20 AM PDT  Their story fell apart after the man pictured in the NYPD's release turned himself in.
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| Paris Jackson and Prince Jackson step out together at fundraiser for godmother Liz Taylor's AIDS foundation Posted: 25 Oct 2017 07:31 AM PDT  No doubt Michael Jackson was smiling down Tuesday night as two of his children stood hand-in-hand in support of his longtime friend, the late Elizabeth Taylor.
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| Kurds offer to freeze independence vote to end conflict with Iraq Posted: 25 Oct 2017 01:04 AM PDT  The Kurdistan Regional Government has offered to suspend its drive for independence in return for a promise from Iraq to halt its military activity, which has seen it seize huge swathes of territory in recent days. The KRG said it was prepared to "freeze" the results of its September referendum and proposed a ceasefire to prevent further violence, which has so far seen scores killed and tens of thousands displaced. "As Iraq and Kurdistan are faced with grave and dangerous circumstances, we are all obliged to act responsibly in order to prevent further violence and clashes between Iraqi and Peshmerga forces," the KRG's statement said. They called for dialogue with Baghdad in the hope of easing escalating tensions. At a glance | The four Kurdistans The KRG made the offer as Iraqi forces looked on Tuesday to be moving in on its border with Turkey, which is currently in Kurdish hands. Its loss to Baghdad would be devastating for Kurdistan's autonomy and economic independence. The offer to suspend the result of the referendum on secession - which won the support of 93 per cent of voters - is a humiliating blow for Kurdistan's President Masoud Barzani, who defied international pressure to hold the vote. Iraq's Kurds were last month celebrating their symbolic victory as a historic step toward their decades-old dream of statehood. But by last week they had lost almost all the territory they had gained from Iraqi forces in recent years which lay outside their long-standing three-province autonomous region in the north. Iraqi Kurdish President Masoud Barzani salutes the crowd while attending a rally to show their support for the September independence referendum in Duhuk Credit: Reuters The forces were met with little resistance by their Peshmerga fighters, who withdrew without putting up a fight. There was no immediate reaction from Baghdad to Wednesday's offer but the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) force, whose mainly Iran-trained Shia paramilitaries played a major role in the operation against the Kurds, said a freeze did not go far enough. Supporters wave Kurdish flags in Erbil stadium as they wait to hear Kurdistan President Masoud Barzani address crowds ahead of a September referendum on independence Credit: Getty One Iraqi MP told the Telegraph Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi may demand the outright annulment of the vote before talks could take place. The United Nations said that it stands ready to broker talks. Jan Kubis, UN envoy, "expressed confidence that despite the recent tensions, Iraq will be able to ride this crisis". "Both sides publicly expressed their willingness to engage in dialogue and negotiations on the basis of the Constitution. The UN is ready to assist, if requested," he said.
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| US considers higher entry fees at 17 popular national parks Posted: 24 Oct 2017 04:29 PM PDT  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The National Park Service is considering a steep increase in entrance fees at 17 of its most popular parks, mostly in the U.S. West, to address a backlog of maintenance and infrastructure projects.
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| 8 Red Flags On A First Date That Should Send You Running Posted: 24 Oct 2017 01:52 PM PDT  First dates should be fun, but they're also an opportunity to weed out people who don't deserve a second date.
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| The Stabbed Russian Radio Journalist Tatyana Felgenhauer Is Now in a Coma Posted: 23 Oct 2017 10:03 PM PDT  A well-known journalist for Russia's top independent radio station was stabbed in the throat Monday by an attacker who burst into her studio — the latest in a string of attacks on journalists and opposition activists in Moscow.
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| Jeff Flake's Speech And The White House Response Was The Trump Presidency In A Nutshell Posted: 24 Oct 2017 08:10 PM PDT  The story of the Donald Trump presidency ― of a politician repeatedly violating the norms of politics and basic civility, then getting away with it ― played out in vivid form within the span of one remarkable hour on Tuesday afternoon.
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| China top anti-graft watchdog says anti-corruption campaign has 'built into a crushing tide' Posted: 23 Oct 2017 10:02 PM PDT  China's top anti-graft watchdog has said that a multi-year campaign against corruption is consolidating and would continue to develop, according to a work report released at a key leadership summit. The Central Commission of Discipline Inspection said in the report given to reporters on Monday as part of the closing ceremony of the 19th National Party Congress that the campaign has been "built into a crushing tide". President Xi Jinping's has vowed to battle deep-seated graft in the Party saying that a failure to stop corruption could damage the Party's future.
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| World Series studs you should watch -- even if you don't care about the game Posted: 25 Oct 2017 11:07 AM PDT  The Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros are meeting in the World Series -- a first for the Dodgers since 1988, and a major win for the city of Houston, which is recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Harvey.
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| Newtown Shooter May Have Had Interest In Pedophilia, FBI Reveals Posted: 25 Oct 2017 04:31 AM PDT  Newly released FBI documents in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting paint an even more disturbing portrait of killer Adam Lanza, suggesting his fascination with children verged on the obscene.
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| Court nixes high attorney fees for wrongly convicted man Posted: 24 Oct 2017 10:05 AM PDT  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A judge has thrown out a contract allowing lawyers for a man freed after 30 years on death row to claim a large part of his compensation for wrongful imprisonment.
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| Could America's New Tanks Beat Russia's Armata Tank in Battle? Posted: 25 Oct 2017 05:04 AM PDT  Who wins? Could America's New Tanks Beat Russia's Armata Tank in Battle? Army and industry weapons developers have begun work on an advanced next-generation Abrams tank specifically engineered with new weapons, ammunition, laser-spotters and advanced thermal sights able to outrange, outgun and outmatch the most modern Russian and Chinese tanks, service and industry officials said. Advanced networking technology with new, next-generation sights, sensors, targeting systems and digital networking - are all key elements of an ongoing upgrade to position the platform to, if needed, successfully engage in combat against rapidly emerging threats, such as the prospect of confronting a Russian T-14 Armata or Chinese 3rd generation Type 99 tank.
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