| Congressman Calls Trump 'An Idiot' For Using Egypt Mosque Attack To Promote Border Wall Posted: 26 Nov 2017 08:44 AM PST  Rep. Filemon Vela (D-Texas) lashed out at President Donald Trump for using Friday's deadly mass shooting at an Egyptian mosque to keep up his push for construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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| Man Pardoned, Freed After Spending Nearly 40 in Prison Posted: 25 Nov 2017 08:16 AM PST  Just in time for Thanksgiving, 70-year-old Craig Coley was granted a full pardon after spending 38 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. He spent the holiday with the detective who helped set him free.
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| Great White Shark Attacks California Spear Fisherman Off Pebble Beach Posted: 25 Nov 2017 10:03 PM PST  A man spear fishing with his father off Pebble Beach in California was attacked by a great white shark and suffered major bite wounds to his right thigh.
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| Relatives mourn missing Argentine submarine crew Posted: 25 Nov 2017 08:03 AM PST  Ten days after the missing Argentine submarine San Juan went silent, grieving relatives have begun mourning the loss of its 44 missing crew members with a religious ceremony Saturday, even though the navy has yet to declare them dead. A religious service is set to be held at 12:30 pm (1530 GMT) outside the Mar del Plata naval base, where the submarine was based, to support grieving friends and relatives. The search for the San Juan "will continue day and night with help from 13 countries," navy spokesman Captain Enrique Balbi said late Friday.
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| The ‘Guardian Angel’ Soldiers of Afghanistan Posted: 25 Nov 2017 08:14 AM PST  As war wages on in Afghanistan, a group of service members called the "guardian angels" watch over any gathering of NATO and Afghan troops.
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| New conspiracy theorist claims to have proof Apollo moon landing was fake Posted: 26 Nov 2017 03:30 AM PST  The first American walked on the moon almost 50 years ago, but some people still believe it never happened.
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| Families of India terror victims angry at militant's release Posted: 26 Nov 2017 01:56 AM PST  MUMBAI, India (AP) — As the Indian city of Mumbai commemorated the 2008 terror attacks that left 168 people dead, relatives of the victims said Sunday that they're angry Pakistan has released a militant linked to the massacre.
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| Lisa Bloom Calls On John Conyers To Release Accuser From Confidentiality Agreement Posted: 26 Nov 2017 03:15 PM PST  High-profile attorney Lisa Bloom announced Sunday that she's representing a woman who filed a sexual harassment complaint against Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) in 2014.
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| Teen Linked to Mysterious Death of Grandmother Posted: 25 Nov 2017 08:08 AM PST  Three days after police found human remains in 15-year-old Logan Mott's backyard, the teen was detained at the Canadian border. He was considered armed and dangerous by police and was on the run in his grandmother's stolen car.
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| Trump Stands By Roy Moore, As GOP Senators Keep Their Distance Posted: 26 Nov 2017 08:20 AM PST  WASHINGTON ― Republican senators on Sunday continued to distance themselves from alleged sexual predator Roy Moore, while President Donald Trump reiterated his implicit support of the Alabama GOP Senate candidate.
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| Woman's emotional post after getting birthday flowers from dead father shared thousands of times Posted: 26 Nov 2017 05:06 AM PST  Bailey Sellers' father Michael died when she was just 16 but before his death he arranged for flowers to be sent to her on every birthday until she was 21 with a personalised message. "Well this is my 21st birthday flowers and the last.
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| Puerto Rico's Farmers Face A Long Road To Recovery Post-Hurricane Maria Posted: 26 Nov 2017 06:55 AM PST  HATILLO, Puerto Rico ― Clusters of bruised plantains and bags of oranges hung from René "Papo" Cruz's fruit and vegetable stand on the side of the road.
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| Powerful blast rocks Chinese port city, two dead Posted: 26 Nov 2017 05:46 AM PST  An explosion so powerful it was heard several kilometres away killed two people and injured over 30 in China's port city of Ningbo on Sunday while toppling several disused buildings, authorities and residents said, but there was no word as to the cause. Local authorities said two people died and two were seriously injured, while state media said more than 30 people were treated in hospitals in Ningbo, just south of Shanghai and one of China's largest ports. Authorities on Sunday night still had not announced a suspected cause of the explosion, which took place around 9:00am (0100 GMT) in a relatively new residential area in northern Ningbo marked by rows and rows of towering housing blocks.
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| U.S. warns of repercussions for Pakistan over freed militant Posted: 26 Nov 2017 06:51 AM PST  The White House said on Saturday there would be repercussions for U.S.-Pakistan relations unless Islamabad took action to detain and charge a newly freed Islamist accused of masterminding a 2008 assault in Mumbai, India.
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| Funeral held for US border agent whose death not explained Posted: 25 Nov 2017 05:58 PM PST  EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Family, friends and law enforcement officers converged on an adobe Catholic church in El Paso, Texas, Saturday to mourn a Border Patrol agent whose death last weekend in the rugged and remote Big Bend area has not been explained.
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| Circus Tiger Shot Dead In Paris After Escaping From Owner Posted: 24 Nov 2017 07:31 PM PST  An animal handler on Friday shot dead his escaped circus tiger in the middle of a Paris district about a mile from the Eiffel Tower, according to French officials.
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| This Man Opens His Home to Senior Animals Posted: 25 Nov 2017 08:11 AM PST  When Steve Greig lost his beloved dog Wolfgang four years ago, he started taking in geriatric pets who needed extra love and care. It's gained him a huge following online, and inspired others to do the same.
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| Pakistan government calls in army after police, Islamists clash Posted: 25 Nov 2017 10:47 AM PST  By Asif Shahzad and Kay Johnson ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's government on Saturday called on the army to help clear a sit-in by Islamist hard-liners blockading the capital after police clashed with activists and religious protests spread to other cities. Protesters said four of their activists had been killed, but police said there had been no deaths. Television footage showed a police vehicle on fire, heavy curtains of smoke and fires burning in the streets as officers in heavy riot gear advanced.
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| Mother Of Vegas Survivor Pleads With Lawmaker To Change Gun Laws Posted: 25 Nov 2017 08:58 PM PST  More than a month after 58 people died and more than 500 were wounded in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, the mother of one of the survivors of the Las Vegas massacre is reminding local lawmakers that part of the solution lies with them.
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| Ivanka Trump 'snubbed' by Rex Tillerson over India visit Posted: 26 Nov 2017 12:50 AM PST  Rex Tillerson, the US Secretary of State, has reportedly snubbed Ivanka Trump by refusing to send a high level diplomatic team for her upcoming visit to India. The first daughter is due to lead a US delegation on a trip to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad next week, which will be her highest profile moment representing the United States so far. She is attending at the invitation of Narendra Modi, the Indian prime minister, and intends to promote backing for women in business. But the visit became a catalyst for growing tensions between the White House and Mr Tillerson, who was said to be against "bolstering" Ms Trump's position on the world stage, CNN reported. White House officials were said to have privately accused Mr Tillerson, America's top diplomat, of failing to support Ms Trump. Rex Tillerson and President Donald Trump Credit: Reuters He was said to feel that Ms Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, both senior advisers to President Donald Trump, had "stepped all over" him during the first 10 months of the Trump administration. The entrepreneurship summit was attended in previous years by President Barack Obama and his Secretary of State John Kerry. This year the State Department is sending no official higher than the level of deputy assistant secretary. Mr Tillerson was said to have insisted that only he and his top staff could approve even the smallest details of the travel plan. "They won't send someone senior because they don't want to bolster Ivanka," a senior State Department official told CNN. "It's now another rift between the White House and State Department at a time when Rex Tillerson doesn't need any more problems with the president." A State Department spokesman said: "The Department is committed to supporting women's economic empowerment and entrepreneurship, and the summit is a prime opportunity to showcase the importance of these themes." The row came as Mr Tillerson came under fire from disgruntled officials in his own department. According to the New York Times he refused to meet the State Department's chief of security for nine months despite repeated and urgent requests, and then saw him for only five minutes. Mr Tillerson, the former former chief executive of Exxon Mobil, has made clear his intention to cut bureaucracy in the department but critics have accused him of leaving a diplomatic "vacuum" with many posts unfilled. In recent weeks Democrats on the House Foreign Relations Committee accused him of presiding over an "intentional hollowing-out of our senior diplomatic ranks" including an "exodus of more than 100 senior Foreign Service officers".
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| Chinese police detain woman suspected of abusing children Posted: 25 Nov 2017 06:25 PM PST  BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in China detained a woman suspected of abusing children at a Beijing kindergarten run by a U.S.-listed company in a case that has caused nationwide anger.
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| Plague deaths rise to nearly 200 as outbreak grows in Madagascar Posted: 25 Nov 2017 05:56 AM PST  A serious outbreak of the plague is threatening residents and tourists in Madagascar The World Health Organization (WHO) reports more than 2,000 confirmed or suspected cases and that the death toll has reached 195 as of this week.
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| Welcome to paradise: Hawaiian cat sanctuary Posted: 26 Nov 2017 02:00 AM PST ![Welcome to paradise: Hawaiian cat sanctuary]( "Welcome to paradise: Hawaiian cat sanctuary") This Hawaiian cat sanctuary has created an incredible island paradise for the state's stray cats.
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| Man Spends Black Friday Paying For $10K Worth Of Toys For Local Kids Posted: 25 Nov 2017 09:53 AM PST  A New Jersey man spent this Black Friday putting together a great surprise for dozens of local families.
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| Egypt president vows forceful response after mosque massacre Posted: 24 Nov 2017 09:25 PM PST  Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has vowed to respond forcefully after attackers killed at least 235 worshippers in a packed mosque in restive North Sinai province, the country's deadliest attack in recent memory. Al-Sisi declared three days of mourning would begin Saturday, the day after the gun and bomb assault on the Rawda mosque, roughly 40 kilometres (25 miles) west of the North Sinai capital of El-Arish.
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| The Latest: Tense women's march in Turkey ends peacefully Posted: 25 Nov 2017 10:37 AM PST  PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (all times local):
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| Welcome To The Class War Posted: 25 Nov 2017 09:20 AM PST  Over the past decade, most of its families have been spinning their wheels.
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| Maduro taps major general to lead Venezuela's deteriorating oil industry Posted: 26 Nov 2017 03:53 PM PST  By Alexandra Ulmer and Deisy Buitrago CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday tapped a National Guard major general to lead state oil company PDVSA [PDVSA.UL] and the Oil Ministry as the OPEC member labors under near 30-year lows in oil production. Manuel Quevedo takes over from two industry veterans tobecome one of the most powerful players in the country, which is home to the world's largest crude reserves. Industry analysts and sources said the surprise appointment was a bad omen for the country's already deteriorated oil industry.
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| Mexico’s government creates marine park size of Illinois for sea animals in Pacific Posted: 25 Nov 2017 05:45 AM PST  Mexico's government has created a marine park the size of Illinois in the Pacific, the largest ocean reserve in North America for the conservation of giant rays, whales and turtles, including dozens of species endemic to the area. Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto designated on Friday the Revillagigedo Archipelago, located some 390 km (242 miles) southeast of the Baja California peninsula, as a national park. The four volcanic islands that make up the Revillagigedo Archipelago and the surrounding waters are home to hundreds of species of animals and plants, including rays, humpback whales, sea turtles, lizards and migratory birds.
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| Naya Rivera Charged with Domestic Battery After Alleged Altercation with Husband Ryan Dorsey Posted: 26 Nov 2017 07:32 AM PST  Former Glee star Naya Rivera was arrested and charged with misdemeanor domestic battery after an alleged altercation with her husband Ryan Dorsey on Saturday night in Kanawha County, West Virginia, police confirm to PEOPLE
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| 3 Teens Plotted to Kill New Classmate Who 'Disrupted' Social Order: Police Posted: 26 Nov 2017 12:27 PM PST  Two boys and one girl, all 16, are accused of planning to kill an 18-year-old classmate who was new to Kiona-Benton City High School, the Benton County Sheriff's Office said.
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| The Navy Now Has a New Way to Kill Russian, Chinese or North Korean Submarines Posted: 25 Nov 2017 06:25 PM PST  Lockheed will deliver about 250 torpedoes over the next five years. The Mk 48, which is a heavy weapon launched under the surface, is quite different than surface launched, lightweight Mk 54 torpedo fired from helicopters, aircraft and surface ships. The Navy's Mk 48 torpedo is also in service with Australia, Canada, Brazil and The Netherlands.
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| The GOP Crusade Against Obamacare's Mandate Says A Lot About How The Party Changed Posted: 25 Nov 2017 02:46 AM PST  Senate Republicans are set to vote next week on tax legislation that would eliminate the financial penalty for people who don't get health insurance, often called the "individual mandate."
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| Trump says he turned down Time's 'Person of the Year' Posted: 24 Nov 2017 06:09 PM PST  US President Donald Trump on Friday said he turned down being named Time's "Person of the Year" after the magazine asked him for an interview and photo shoot but did not confirm he would be chosen. Time responded on its own Twitter account: "The President is incorrect about how we choose Person of the Year. Former editor Richard Stengel went further, retweeting Trump's tweet with the comment: "Hate to tell you but that PROBABLY means you're NOT Person of the Year.
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| Iran says it will increase missile range if Europe threatens Tehran Posted: 25 Nov 2017 05:52 PM PST  The deputy head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned Europe that if it threatens Tehran, the Guards will increase the range of missiles to more than 2,000 kilometres, the Fars news agency reported on Saturday. France has called for an "uncompromising" dialogue with Iran about its ballistic missile programme and a possible negotiation over the issue separate from Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. Iran has repeatedly said its missile programme is defensive and not negotiable. "If we have kept the range of our missiles to 2,000 kilometres, it's not due to lack of technology. ... We are following a strategic doctrine," Brigadier General Hossein Salami said, according to Fars. "So far we have felt that Europe is not a threat, so we did not increase the range of our missiles. But if Europe wants to turn into a threat, we will increase the range of our missiles." Members of the Revolutionary Guard marching in Tehran Credit: AFP The United States accused Iran this month of supplying Yemen's Houthi rebels with a missile that was fired into Saudi Arabia in July and called for the United Nations to hold Tehran accountable for violating two UN Security Council resolutions. Iran has denied supplying Houthis with missiles and weapons. The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, said last month that Iran's 2,000-kilometre missile range could cover "most of American interest and forces" within the region, and Iran does not need to extend it. Gen Mohammad Ali Jafari Credit: AP Gen Jafari said the ballistic missile range was based on the limits set by the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who is the head of armed forces. Iran has one of the Middle East's largest missile programmes and some of its precision-guided missiles have the range to strike Israel. The United States says Iran's missile programme is a breach of international law because the missiles could carry nuclear warheads in the future. Iran denies it is seeking nuclear weapons and says its nuclear programme is for civilian uses only. The United States has imposed unilateral sanctions on Iran, saying its missile tests violate a UN resolution that calls on Tehran not to undertake activities related to missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons.
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| A Dissident Cuban Artist Reflects On The Anniversary Of Castro's Death Posted: 25 Nov 2017 06:36 AM PST  On the night Fidel Castro died, Danilo Maldonado Machado went for a walk in downtown Havana.
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| France to tackle violence on women; Italy grapples with same Posted: 25 Nov 2017 11:38 AM PST  PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday launched an initiative to combat violence and harassment against women in France, aiming to erase a sense of shame that breeds silence among victims and changing what he said is the country's sexist culture.
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| 2017's Holiday Ads Will Make You Feel All Warm And Fuzzy Inside Posted: 25 Nov 2017 03:20 AM PST  The holidays are coming, and so are this year's festive television commercials.
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| Amazon founder Jeff Bezos becomes newest $100bn billionaire thanks to Black Friday Posted: 25 Nov 2017 06:24 AM PST  Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has become the world's newest and only $100bn billionaire – thanks to a $2.4bn surge in his personal fortune on the run up to Black Friday. The hike in Mr Bezos's wealth had soared by $32.6bn this year up until Thursday, with the extra $2.4bn landing in his pocket ahead of the consumer frenzy, and secures his position as the world's richest man.
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| Restaurant Employee Helps Injured Vet With Meal in Heartwarming Video Posted: 26 Nov 2017 12:04 PM PST  Without being asked, the woman walked over to the man and cut his food for him.
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| Separatists and unionists tied for support ahead of Catalan elections: poll Posted: 26 Nov 2017 06:38 AM PST  Pro-independence parties may fail to retain an absolute majority of seats in the Catalan parliament in regional elections next month, a poll published on Sunday showed, with pro-unity parties poised to increase their vote share. Failure to win a majority in the regional parliament would be a blow for Catalan separatists who have billed the Dec. 21 election as a de-facto plebiscite on Madrid's decision to impose direct rule on the wealthy region last month. Following Spain's worst political crisis in decades, the sacking of the secessionist Catalan government in October has a eased tensions for the moment, although victory for the pro-independence camp in December would plunge the northeast region back into uncertainty.
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| UK archbishop puts collar back on after Mugabe's fall Posted: 26 Nov 2017 03:13 AM PST  The Uganda-born cleric, the second most senior clergyman in the Church of England, made the dramatic gesture on live television in 2007, and stated that he would not wear it again until the Zimbabwe president was gone. After Mugabe left office this week, Sentamu appeared on the same BBC programme where he was handed the pieces of his collar, only to pull a new one out of his pocket and put it on. "I think the lesson for Zimbabwe is the same.
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| A Star Psychiatrist Swerves From Nuclear Armageddon To Climate Change Posted: 26 Nov 2017 07:33 AM PST  NEW YORK ― Robert Jay Lifton has spent his life trying to understand some of the most unfathomable milestones of the 20th century.
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| Iran accuses US over Saudi 'atrocities' in Yemen Posted: 26 Nov 2017 02:36 AM PST  Iran on Sunday accused the United States of responsibility for "atrocities" in Yemen through its support for Saudi Arabia, which is leading a coalition fighting Tehran-backed Huthi rebels. Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghassemi said a White House statement on Friday in support of Riyadh "clearly and without question proves America's participation and responsibility in the atrocities committed by Saudi Arabia in Yemen".
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| Man charged with killing Texas trooper who had stopped him Posted: 25 Nov 2017 07:11 AM PST  The suspect in the shooting death of a state trooper during a Thanksgiving Day traffic stop in East Texas was charged Friday with capital murder of a law enforcement officer.
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| Elle UK Interviews Daisy Ridley While She Builds A Lego Millennium Falcon Posted: 26 Nov 2017 10:08 AM PST  She's talented and beautiful and she plays Luke Skywalker's new padawan, Rey, in one of the most anticipated "Star Wars" films of all time, but now comes the true test: Can Daisy Ridley build the Millennium Falcon with Legos?
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