| 'Fox & Friends' Has Reporter 'Foil' Migrant Family's Attempt To Cross Border Posted: 23 Oct 2018 07:46 AM PDT  A bizarre segment on "Fox & Friends" on Tuesday morning featured a reporter at
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| Woman describes prior harassment by man accused of killing Utah student Posted: 24 Oct 2018 12:04 PM PDT  After University of Utah student Lauren McCluskey was shot and killed by a man
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| Jeff Flake Tells 'The View' He Doubted Brett Kavanaugh But Voted For Him Anyway Posted: 23 Oct 2018 03:48 PM PDT  Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake admits he had doubts about the testimony of newly-
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| Republican support for marijuana legalization edges up again in poll Posted: 24 Oct 2018 09:31 AM PDT  Gallup found that a majority of Republicans support legalizing marijuana for recreational use in the United States.
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| Wormhole? Nazi-Marked Plane Crashes Onto California Freeway, Bursts Into Flames Posted: 24 Oct 2018 12:32 AM PDT  A vintage aircraft with some of the markings of Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe
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| How Saudi's Mohammed bin Salman went from promising reformer to tainted heir accused of plotting Khashoggi's murder Posted: 23 Oct 2018 08:05 AM PDT  Exactly a year ago, Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, was on top of the world. Or more specifically, he was on stage at the first "Davos in the Desert" investment summit in Riyadh, happily discussing his plans for a $500 billion (£385 billion) new Saudi mega city. Western politicians and international business leaders flocked to hear the young prince describe his vision of a reformed Saudi economy and of a gentler society freed from the grip of hardline clerics. Today, Crown Prince Mohammed at the centre of an international storm over allegations that he ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. The same global elites who raced to Riyadh last year are nowhere to be seen this year. The conference hall at the Ritz-Carlton hotel remains packed but few of the attendees are from major US or European firms. The fall from international favour is the latest dramatic turn in the life of the 33-year-old heir to the throne, who has gone in a few short years from an unknown royal to one of the Middle East's most powerful men. Widely known by his initials "MBS", Crown Prince Mohammed is one of the younger sons of the current monarch King Salman and a favourite among his 13 children. King Salman is 82 and in declining mental health Credit: EPA/MAST IRHAM He has been groomed for leadership ever since King Salman took the throne in 2015, and unlike many of his siblings he was educated in Saudi Arabia not in the West. He was appointed defence minister at the age 29 but his authority has spread to almost all corners of the Saudi government, earning him the nickname "Mr Everything" from some foreign diplomats. His 82-year-old father is declining mentally and has handed his son broad powers over the economy. MBS has also been a driving force behind Saudi Arabia's more aggressive foreign policy, including its disastrous bombing campaign in Yemen and the diplomatic effort to isolate Qatar. In June last year, King Salman moved dramatically to re-order the Saudi line of succession and shift the direction of the kingdom's future. He removed the serving crown prince, his 58-year-old nephew Mohammed bin Nayaf, and gave the title to MBS instead. The decision overturned years of tradition in which the Saudi crown is passed sideways from brother-to-brother or cousin-to-cousin and instead set Saudi Arabia on a course where the son would inherit the father's throne. In 17 months since Crown Prince Mohammed was elevated, he has moved with unbridled aggression both at home and abroad, smashing what had previously been a slow-moving Saudi governing system based on consensus among the elite. The crown prince imprisoned many of his rivals at the Ritz-Carlton Credit: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst He pushed through high-profile social reforms, like allowing women to drive and re-opening cinemas, although he has done little to ease the guardianship laws which severely restrict the rights of female Saudi citizens. Unlike his father, Crown Prince Mohammed has only one wife, a princess named Sara bint Mashoor. Little is known about her but the couple are believed to have four children. In November last year, he announced an "anti-corruption" drive which saw Saudi police arrest many of his fellow princes and some of the kingdom's leading business figures. Analysts saw the move as an effort to consolidate power and crush any potential rivals. At the same time, Crown Prince Mohammed summoned Saad Hariri, the Lebanese prime minister, and effectively imprisoned him in Saudi Arabia and ordered him to resign his position in protest at Iran's influence in Lebanon. Mr Hariri was eventually freed and resumed his post after the intervention of France and other Western powers. But the crown prince did not pay any major price for flouting of international norms. Saad Hariri was imprisoned in Riyadh and forced to resign his post Credit: (Future TV via AP) All the while, Saudi Arabia continued its three-year bombing campaign against Houthi rebels in Yemen. While human rights groups criticised the kingdom for the level of civilian casualties and for a devastating blockade that has fueled famine, MBS has retained the backing of the US and UK. His support from Donald Trump, the US president, and his close relationship with Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law, has insulated him from opponents at home and abroad. One of the key questions of the Khashoggi crisis is whether the White House will rethink the trust it has put in a man it sees as a dynamic reformer, a reliable opponent of Iran, and a potential lynchpin of a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians. Even if the White House stands by him, his international reputation has certainly been tarnished for the time being. In the summer of 2018 he embarked on a high-profile tour of the US and met with Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, and other leading figures from Hollywood and Silicon Valley. Crown Prince Mohammed was once feted by international business leaders Credit: FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images These same figures are unlikely to agree to another photo opportunity with the crown prince while Mr Khashoggi's murder is fresh in the public mind, although they will likely quietly continue do business with the kingdom. Crown Prince Mohammed is likely to keep a lower profile for the time being as he licks his wounds and reflects on Western leaders who have not stood by him. Expect the Kremlin to aggressively court the young leader and whisper to him that the US and Europe cannot be relied upon.
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| 14 days until the midterm elections: Where things stand Posted: 23 Oct 2018 11:19 AM PDT  Close contests in Florida and positioning among possible 2020 candidates color the midterm landscape with just two weeks to go until Election Day.
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| One Ticket Won The $1.6 Billion Mega Millions Lottery Jackpot Posted: 23 Oct 2018 10:28 PM PDT  Is it you?
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| Suspect in fatal University of Utah shooting found dead after manhunt Posted: 23 Oct 2018 04:09 AM PDT  A University of Utah student was fatally shot on campus Monday night, prompting a university lockdown and a citywide manhunt as police scoured the area for clues.
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| Japan: Man believed to be missing journalist in Syria freed Posted: 23 Oct 2018 05:32 PM PDT  TOKYO (AP) — A man believed to be a Japanese freelance journalist who disappeared three years ago in Syria has been released and is now in Turkey, a Japanese official said.
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| New York Attorney Killed While Vacationing In Turks And Caicos Posted: 23 Oct 2018 10:08 AM PDT  The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands police are investigating the murder of an
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| Republicans push ahead with conservative Trump judicial nominees Posted: 24 Oct 2018 01:19 PM PDT  Democrats, who mounted an unsuccessful effort to block Senate confirmation this month of Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, have slammed the president's fellow Republicans for holding the hearings. Only two senators on the 21-member Judiciary Committee, both Republicans, showed up for the hearing in Washington on Wednesday in which four judicial nominees were considered. Democratic Senator Patty Murray, who had asked Republicans to postpone the hearing while the Senate is in recess ahead of the Nov. 6 congressional elections, criticized "the shameful partisan path they have taken on what has always been a bipartisan process." She accused the Republicans of a "mad dash" to secure confirmation.
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| What tax cut? Here’s what Trump and the GOP want to talk about instead Posted: 23 Oct 2018 01:34 PM PDT  With less than two weeks until the midterm elections, Republicans from President Trump down are not talking about tax cuts — and have been backing away from that message for months.
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| These Candidates Could Make History in the 2018 Midterms Posted: 23 Oct 2018 08:25 AM PDT  Including Andrew Gillum, Marsha Blackburn and Michelle Lujan Grisham
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| Winning Mega Millions Ticket Sold in South Carolina: Is This the Luckiest Store in America? Posted: 24 Oct 2018 10:54 AM PDT  One lucky winner purchased the $1.6 billion-winning ticket in Simpsonville, South Carolina.
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| New Jersey Woman Claims Her Dunkin' Donuts Sandwich Was Crawling With Bugs Posted: 23 Oct 2018 10:03 AM PDT  New Jersey mom Krystle Platzer was seriously bugged by the breakfast sandwich
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| Trail-blazing retired U.S. Justice O'Connor says she has dementia Posted: 23 Oct 2018 08:05 AM PDT  "Some time ago, doctors diagnosed me with the beginning stages of dementia, probably Alzheimer's disease," O'Connor, 88, said in a letter issued by the court.
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| Taco Bell is giving free tacos to everyone in America, thanks to the Boston Red Sox Posted: 24 Oct 2018 06:52 AM PDT  You know how it goes -- one person steals something, everyone gets something
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| 15 Ways To Put A Little Pumpkin In Your Pasta This Fall Posted: 23 Oct 2018 02:15 PM PDT |
| Trump supporters in Texas feel migrant caravans coming from Mexico are 'invading the country' Posted: 22 Oct 2018 11:19 PM PDT  Ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, President Trump has made the issue of immigration a top priority once again. But this time, he's focusing on migrant caravans making their way to the U.S. and many of his supporters in Texas say they need to enter the country "the right way."
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| Mother of Slain Utah College Student Was on Phone With Daughter When She Was Attacked: I Heard Her Yell, 'No, No, No!' Posted: 23 Oct 2018 03:21 PM PDT  The mother of a slain Utah college student was on the phone with her daughter and heard her yell, "No! No! No!"
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| Ron DeSantis Tells Jewish Voters Andrew Gillum Would Hurt Israel As Florida Governor Posted: 23 Oct 2018 05:11 PM PDT  AVENTURA, Fla. ― Ron DeSantis took his campaign for Florida governor to a
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| Megyn Kelly's Long History Of Racial Insensitivity Posted: 24 Oct 2018 01:51 PM PDT  Megyn Kelly on Wednesday apologized for suggesting the day before that
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| Prince Harry highlights daily threat of climate change on visit to Fiji Posted: 24 Oct 2018 09:08 AM PDT  By Kate Ashton SYDNEY (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry said on Wednesday climate change was a daily threat for the people of Fiji, and announced scholarships to study the problem, as he toured, with his wife Meghan, the South Pacific nation on the front line of global warming. The royal couple was mobbed by crowds waving British and Fiji flags on the second day of their visit to the former British colony of some 300 islands, where villages have been moved to higher ground to seek safety from rising seas. ...
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| Winning Mega Millions lottery tickets sold in North Carolina Posted: 24 Oct 2018 09:29 AM PDT  The $1.6 billion Mega Millions ticket was not sold in North Carolina, but two $1 million tickets were!
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| For Honduran migrants in caravan, the journey is personal Posted: 24 Oct 2018 05:15 PM PDT  HUIXTLA, Mexico (AP) — A deportee from the United States trying to get back to the life he spent more than a decade building. A woman whose soldier husband already is in the U.S. with their 4-year-old son. A teenager desperate to earn money to support his diabetic mother back home.
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| 'Everybody Has to Do More.' How Chef José Andrés Is Serving Millions of People Displaced By Hurricanes Posted: 23 Oct 2018 11:51 AM PDT  Jose Andres discussed what needs to happen next to end hunger throughout the world in a TIME 100 x WeWork Speaker series event.
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| Cold War II: Trump threat to pull out of INF Treaty could set off new arms race Posted: 24 Oct 2018 09:23 AM PDT  The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty banning medium-range missiles in Europe is far from perfect, and Russia clearly was cheating on it – but experts say it serves a purpose.
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| 12 Family Members Sign Op-Ed Opposing Republican Adam Laxalt For Nevada Governor Posted: 22 Oct 2018 10:30 PM PDT  Twelve relatives have signed a scathing op-ed in a Reno newspaper opposing
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| Scientists Discovered the World's Oldest Intact Shipwreck. It's 2,400 Years Old Posted: 23 Oct 2018 12:45 PM PDT  Scientists Discovered the World's Oldest Intact Shipwreck. It's 2,400 Years Old
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| Turkish police granted permission to search well in consul's residence: NTV Posted: 24 Oct 2018 06:38 AM PDT  Turkey's investigation into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Oct.2 has been at times delayed by Saudi officials, who have appeared reluctant to grant authorities permission to search places considered Saudi territory. The state-run Anadolu news agency initially said Saudi officials had refused to allow police to search the well in the garden of the consul's residence. Since Khashoggi's disappearance more than three weeks ago, Turkish and Saudi authorities have carried out multiple searches at the consulate and consul general's residence in Istanbul.
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| 50 Caramel And Apple Recipes That Will Give You Fall Fever Posted: 23 Oct 2018 01:44 PM PDT |
| Woman Busted for Allegedly Stealing Vehicle Drives Off While Handcuffed — in Cop Car Posted: 23 Oct 2018 11:39 AM PDT  She reached speeds of 90 mph, with police in hot pursuit.
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| Marco Rubio says US aid 'helps us more than them’ as Trump threatens cuts over migrant caravan Posted: 23 Oct 2018 05:58 PM PDT  Senator Marco Rubio has said that aid to Central American countries "help us more than them" in response to Donald Trump's threat to cut off foreign aid to countries unable to stop undocumented immigrants making their way to the US. The Republican from Florida tweeted "Our aid to #Honduras & #Guatemala isn't charity. Both men were talking about a caravan of approximately 7,000 refugees and migrants travelling north towards the US-Mexico border having gone through Honduras and Guatemala.
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| Apple chief pushes for US privacy law to stop 'weaponizing' data Posted: 23 Oct 2018 05:15 PM PDT  Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday said the United States needed a federal privacy law because personal information was being "weaponized" against internet users. "We at Apple are in full support of a comprehensive federal privacy law in the United States," Cook told a conference in Brussels. Gossip, he said, had become a lucrative trade for the Internet giants.
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| Senate race in Indiana tests 'Hoosier' independence from Trump Posted: 23 Oct 2018 02:05 PM PDT  Incumbent Democrat Joe Donnelly and his Republican challenger, Mike Braun, are suddenly locked in a tight Senate race.
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| The 2019 Chevrolet Camaro Turbo 1LE Is Anything but Entry-Level Posted: 23 Oct 2018 08:55 AM PDT  Chassis upgrades make a go-fast bargain out of the four-cylinder sports coupe.
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| Sheriff feels 'outpouring of support' in missing girl case Posted: 23 Oct 2018 09:04 PM PDT  BARRON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin sheriff thanked volunteer searchers who helped canvass the area surrounding the home of a 13-year-old girl who is believed to have been abducted and whose parents were killed.
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| Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince discuss steps to bring transparency to Khashoggi killing: source Posted: 24 Oct 2018 07:46 AM PDT  ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan spoke to Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman on Wednesday, and the two discussed the steps needed to bring to light all aspects of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a presidential source said. Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and a U.S. resident, disappeared three weeks ago after a visit to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Riyadh, which initially denied knowledge of his whereabouts, has since said he died in a "fistfight". It later blamed Khashoggi's death on a "rogue operation". ...
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