| Jogger Detained For 2 Weeks After Accidentally Crossing Into U.S. From Canada Posted: 24 Jun 2018 12:56 PM PDT  U.S. immigration officials arrested and detained for two weeks a 19-year-old
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| Short on answers: What's next for migrant children? Posted: 23 Jun 2018 09:00 AM PDT  NBC's Cal Perry talks to Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) about his visit to a tent city for separated migrant children in Tornillo, Texas. Most of those children remain in limbo, waiting to learn when they will be reunited with their parents.
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| Walgreens Pharmacist Denies Woman Miscarriage Drug Over Personal Morals Posted: 24 Jun 2018 11:50 AM PDT  After receiving word that her unborn baby no longer had a heartbeat, it was
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| Kind 15-Year-Old Helps Deaf and Blind Man on Alaska Airlines Flight Posted: 24 Jun 2018 10:41 AM PDT  She made it easier for him to communicate.
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| Nearly half of Iowa crude oil spill contained, BNSF says Posted: 24 Jun 2018 01:20 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Workers have contained nearly half of the crude oil spilled near Rock River in northwest Iowa over the weekend following a freight train derailment on Friday, BNSF Railway Co said. About 100,000 gallons had been hemmed off using booms out of the estimated 230,000 gallons spilled, BNSF said in a statement on Saturday. The spill has raised concerns about drinking water downstream.
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| 4 arrested in Pittsburgh police shooting protest Posted: 23 Jun 2018 08:39 AM PDT  Four people were arrested Friday in an hours-long protest in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania over the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager June 19. Diane Hodges reports.
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| How Russia grapples with monuments from Soviet past Posted: 23 Jun 2018 08:55 AM PDT  As Americans debate the proper placement of Confederate statues, Russians have found a unique solution to a similar issue.
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| Prince William on historic Mideast trip, praises Jordan ties Posted: 24 Jun 2018 12:05 PM PDT  AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Britain's Prince William on Sunday praised "historic ties and friendship" with Jordan and the kingdom's commitment to Syrian and Palestinian refugees, as he began a historic five-day tour that also includes Israel and the Palestinian territories.
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| Erdogan on course for victory in Turkish election, state media reports Posted: 24 Jun 2018 07:51 AM PDT  Recep Tayyip Erdogan looked on course to win re-election in Turkey last night, according to state media, but the Turkish opposition claimed the results were being manipulated in the president's favour. Mr Erdogan needed to win more than 50 per cent of the vote in order to win the election in one round and avoid going into a run-off against his main challenger Muharrem Ince, the candidate of the centre-left Republican People's Party (CHP). The state-run Andalou Agency news agency reported that with 98 per cent of ballot boxes counted, Mr Erdogan had won 53 per cent of the vote and was heading towards a first round victory. But Mr Ince accused state media of "manipulating" the results to make it appear that Mr Erdogan was racing towards victory and urged his supporters not to lose heart. "They are giving the results from Erdogan majority areas first. I'm calling on our ballot box officials: don't be demoralised and never leave the ballots," he said on Twitter. Initial results also appeared to show Mr Erodgan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) holding on to its majority in parliament in coalition with a smaller nationalist party. The government coalition won 54 per cent of the vote, according to Andalou Agency, while an opposition coalition led by the CHP won 34 per cent. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan votes with his grandchildren in Istanbul Credit: REUTERS/Umit Bektas If the results hold, Mr Erdogan would emerge from the election more powerful than ever before. He pushed through a controversial referendum last year to alter the country's constitution, giving the president sweeping authorities to dissolve parliament and exert control over the judiciary. Having first taken power in 2003, Mr Erdogan could in theory stay in the presidential palace for another two terms until 2028, meaning he would have led Turkey for a quarter of a century Mr Erdogan did not immediately claim victory but his AKP party warned the opposition not to dispute the results as they appeared on state media. "This provocation is extremely damaging to our country and will have dire consequences. In particular, threatening Anadolu Agency is not acceptable," said Mahir Unal, an AKP spokesman. An unofficial election counting service backed by the opposition, the Fair Election Platform, contested the official results. "The data provided on television screens do not in any way reflect the truth," the group said. Mr Ince and the opposition had warned that the AKP might attempt to rig the election results to keep Mr Erdogan in power. There were scattered reports of AKP supporters illegally stamping ballots in favour of the president but there was no immediate sign of widespread fraud. Muharrem Ince, Mr Erdogan's main challenger, called for his supporters to protect the vote Credit: UYGAR ONDER SIMSEK/AFP/Getty Images In one incident in the southern city of Suruc, police fired warning shots at a fleeing car and discovered four bags of ballots paper inside. A official with a nationalist party was also killed during a fight at a polling station in the eastern city Erzurum. Turkey has a long history of fair elections dating back to the 1950s but that record was marred by allegations of ballot box stuffing during last year's referendum. The election night disputes capped a hard-fought snap election, which Mr Erdogan called a year early in an apparent effort to get ahead of economic problems beginning to push up prices in Turkey and deflate the value of the Turkish lira. The election took place under the state of emergency which Mr Erdogan imposed on Turkey after a failed coup attempt against him in 2016, which left 249 people dead. The government has arrested more than 50,000 people using its emergency powers. Among those arrested was Selahattin Demirtas, the leader of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party. Mr Demirtas ran for president from his prison cell, even filming a party political broadcast from jail. "This election campaign will be remembered as a black stain in our political history," he said. Here's the presidential ballot. The candidates from L-R: 1. Erdogan's main challenger 2. An anti-Erdogan nationalist 3. Erdogan 4. Jailed Kurdish candidate 5. Islamist who was once in same party as Erdogan 6. Fringe anti-Nato candidate #TurkeyVotespic.twitter.com/vyyz9rvWcj— Raf Sanchez (@rafsanchez) June 24, 2018 The HDP appeared on course to cross the 10 per cent vote threshold it needed to win seats in parliament, while Mr Demirtas got around eight per cent of the vote in the presidential election, according to state media. Both state media and private outlets have showered Mr Erdogan with positive coverage and largely ignored the opposition. The CHP calculated that Mr Erdogan received 12 times more coverage than Mr Ince, while the smaller opposition candidates were almost ignored entirely. Mr Ince breathed new life into the CHP, the secular party which founded the Turkish republic and once dominated the country's politics but has lost a string of elections to Mr Erdogan since 2003. Over the course of 107 rallies in 51 days, Mr Ince railed against Mr Erdogan in fiery terms, often pacing on top of his campaign bus as he denounced the president for losing touch with the Turkish public. "Erdogan, you forgot your times of poverty. You forgot the victims of urban transformation, you forgot the poor," he said. He labelled Mr Erdogan as a "white Turk", a disparaging term for the country's elite. Polling began on Sunday, with 56,322,632 registered voters and 180,065 ballot boxes across the country Credit: Yilmaz Kazandioglu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Mr Erdogan ran on his record of lifting living standards for people across Turkey during his 15 years in power and pushing aside the secular elite who once dominated Turkish politics. "We will make our country fly. We will get rid of the bureaucratic oligarchy," he told supporters. "I have never seen a better president than Erdogan," said Nermin, a 74-year-old pensioner who declined to give her last name. "Before him there weren't good roads, there was garbage everywhere, we had shortages of tap water."
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| Mike Huckabee's Racist Tweet Calls MS-13 Nancy Pelosi's 'Campaign Committee' Posted: 23 Jun 2018 08:49 AM PDT  Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) suggested that MS-13 gang members are
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| Panel: After Sarah Sanders is kicked out of restaurant, are cultural wars getting worse? Posted: 24 Jun 2018 01:08 AM PDT  Erick Erickson and Heather McGhee ask whether activists are right to protest people within the Trump Administration in their private lives.
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| Saudi women take victory lap as driving ban ends Posted: 24 Jun 2018 07:56 AM PDT  By Stephen Kalin and Sarah Dadouch RIYADH (Reuters) - Women in Saudi Arabia hit the roads on Sunday, ushering in the end of the world's last ban on female drivers, long seen as an emblem of women's repression in the deeply conservative Muslim kingdom. "Yesterday we sat there," she added, pointing to the back. The ban's end, ordered last September by King Salman, is part of sweeping reforms pushed by his powerful son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in a bid to transform the economy of the world's top oil exporter and open up its cloistered society. It is only a matter of time for the society to accept it, generally," said Samira al-Ghamdi, a 47-year-old psychologist from Jeddah, as she drove herself to work. The lifting of the prohibition, which for years drew international condemnation and comparisons to the Taliban in Afghanistan, was welcomed by Western allies as proof of a new progressive trend in Saudi Arabia. But it has been accompanied by a crackdown on dissent, including against some of the very activists who previously campaigned against the ban.
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| The Latest: Group: 'No magic bullet' to family reunification Posted: 24 Jun 2018 02:55 PM PDT  MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the separation of immigrant children from their parents (all times local):
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| Full King Interview: 'We had the votes' for border wall Posted: 23 Jun 2018 11:33 PM PDT  Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) joins Meet the Press for an exclusive interview to talk about the stalled negotiations with the White House over immigration.
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| Conservative Columnist George Will: Vote Against GOP In Midterms Posted: 22 Jun 2018 06:16 PM PDT  Longtime conservative columnist George Will is making a case against voting
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| 'Making Mistakes Was Not an Option.' Michelle Obama on the Pressure of Being 'The First' Posted: 23 Jun 2018 08:53 AM PDT  'You're the one that's laying the red carpet down for others to follow'
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| 1 dead after attack at huge rally for Ethiopia's new PM Posted: 23 Jun 2018 11:16 AM PDT  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A thwarted attempt to hurl a grenade at Ethiopia's reformist new prime minister led to a deadly explosion Saturday at a massive rally in support of sweeping changes in Africa's second most populous country. Nine police officials were arrested, state media reported.
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| Trump goes on offensive over immigration - but offers little over reunions of separated families Posted: 23 Jun 2018 04:15 PM PDT  Donald Trump put his hardline immigration policies at the centre of the Republican agenda on Saturday, declaring that the US must have "strong borders", with little mention of the current crisis over the separation of migrant families. Seeking to push past the loud outcry over the "zero tolerance" policy that has resulted in more than 2,300 children being separated from their parents, the president used a speech to the Nevada Republican Party convention in Las Vegas to make clear he believes immigration is the issue that will help his party win crucial midterm elections later this year. While Mr Trump was trying to project himself as the toughest fighter against illegal immigration, the backlash over the controversial separation policy continued.
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| Woman Seen Allegedly Calling Cops on 8-Year-Old Selling Water in Viral Video Posted: 24 Jun 2018 08:53 AM PDT  The woman said she is "against unlawful behavior."
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| NZ Prime Minister Ardern names new-born daughter Neve Te Aroha Posted: 23 Jun 2018 06:16 PM PDT  By Charlotte Greenfield WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Sunday she had named her new-born daughter Neve Te Aroha as she prepared to leave hospital amidst an outpouring of public excitement. Ardern appeared before dozens of reporters and a flurry of camera flashes at Auckland City Hospital in her first appearance since giving birth, thanking the public for their support as her three-day-old daughter slept in her arms. Sleep deprived, but really well," Ardern said.
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| Mohamed Salah given honorary citizenship of Chechnya by strongman ruler accused of human rights abuses Posted: 23 Jun 2018 04:34 AM PDT  Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been given honorary citizenship in Russia's Chechnya republic by Ramzan Kadyrov, the strongman ruler who has been accused of human rights violations including the widespread torture of gay men. Kadyrov handed Mr Salah a decree declaring him a citizen and pinned a medal on his chest at a dinner in honour of the Egypt team, who are training in Chechnya during the World Cup. "Mohamed Salah thanked us for our surprisingly warm and good hospitality, great affection for the team and excellent conditions for their stay and training," Kadyrov, who was banned last year from his beloved Instagram, wrote on Russian social network VK. "I'm sure our Akhmat club and the Egypt team will at some point hold a friendly match in Grozny." Human rights defenders have condemned the approval of Chechnya as a World Cup training base due to its crackdowns on LGBT people and activists. Alexander Agapov, president of the Russian LGBT Sport Federation, said he had questions for FIFA, the Egyptian football association, the Liverpool team and Mr Saleh about the dubious honour bestowed on him. Mo Salaha receiving honour at gala dinner "It is unacceptable for a footballer who should talk about equality and acceptance of all people in football to receive an award from a man who rejects any equality and acceptance of LGBTi people, who is accused of persecuting gay people and human rights defenders," Mr Agapov said. At least five died after Chechen authorities rounded up and tortured hundreds of gay men in a witch hunt last year. One victim said he was kept for 12 days in a cell "doused in blood" and repeatedly beaten with a club until he could no longer stand. Kadyrov told the BBC this month that these allegations were "made-up" and Chechnya does not have a single gay person. Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah He has exploited the arrival of the international football star to boost his own standing, even dragging Mr Salah out of bed to show him off to thousands of adoring fans at the local stadium. Tanya Lokshina of Human Rights Watch said Kadyrov was "using the World Cup to gloss over the staggering repressions in Chechnya". Ramzan Kadyrov The Chechnya director for Russia's oldest human rights group Memorial, Oyub Titiyev, was arrested in January and faces 10 years in jail for drugs, which he said were planted in his car by police. "If Titiev is not released, it'll be a dark stain on FIFA. It'll mean that FIFA hasn't fully used its leverage with Russian authorities to do the right thing," Ms Lokshina said.
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| In Central America, parents deported from US vow to return for children Posted: 23 Jun 2018 04:57 PM PDT  When Ever Sierra arrived back in his native Honduras, deported after trying to enter the US, his eight-month-old daughter's shoes were hanging from his backpack. Sierra planned to try again in a few days. Sierra had left the northern city of El Progreso on January 2 to pursue the American dream.
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| Turkey's Erdogan, main rival stage final election rallies Posted: 23 Jun 2018 09:00 AM PDT  By Ezgi Erkoyun and Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan and his main challenger, Muharrem Ince, made a final push for support at rival rallies in Istanbul on Saturday, a day before presidential and parliamentary elections widely viewed as the most crucial in Turkey for decades. The winner of Sunday's presidential contest will acquire sweeping new executive powers under a constitutional overhaul backed by Erdogan and endorsed last year by a narrow majority of Turks in a referendum. Erdogan, who has dominated Turkish politics for 15 years, first as prime minister and since 2014 as president, praised the executive presidency that comes into force after the election.
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| Police: Backup Driver in Fatal Autonomous Uber Crash Was Watching 'The Voice' Posted: 23 Jun 2018 01:44 PM PDT  The human backup driver in an autonomous Uber SUV was streaming the television show "The Voice" on her phone and looking downward.
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| Activists: US tells rebels in Syria not to expect support Posted: 24 Jun 2018 10:42 AM PDT ![Activists: US tells rebels in Syria not to expect support]( "Activists: US tells rebels in Syria not to expect support") BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces advanced deeper into the southern province of Daraa Sunday under the cover of airstrikes, entering new villages amid reports that the U.S. has told rebels not to expect an American intervention to defend them from the army's offensive.
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| Trump's Trade Fight With Canada Highlights Two Approaches To Capitalism Posted: 24 Jun 2018 01:09 PM PDT  President Donald Trump's savaging of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
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| Cardi B Donates $8,000 to Family of 15-Year-Old Fatally Stabbed in the Bronx Posted: 24 Jun 2018 01:00 PM PDT  The murder was captured on surveillance footage.
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| Police: 25 injured in building explosion in Germany Posted: 24 Jun 2018 11:50 AM PDT  BERLIN (AP) — Twenty-five people were injured, four of them severely, during an explosion that destroyed an apartment building in the western German city of Wuppertal, police said Sunday.
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| Brigitte Nielsen gives birth to 5th child at 54 Posted: 24 Jun 2018 08:00 AM PDT  Brigitte Nielsen says she has given birth at age 54.
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| What was Melania Trump signaling on border visit? Posted: 23 Jun 2018 09:05 AM PDT  First Lady Trump and the president's daughter Ivanka carefully waded into the debate over the separation of migrant children this week. Richard Lui talks to Jennifer Rubin and Gabriela Domenzain, former Obama campaign spokesperson.
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| Senior Netflix executive axed over use of the N-word Posted: 22 Jun 2018 06:34 PM PDT  Netflix sacked its chief spokesman Jonathan Friedland, he revealed on Friday, after he used the N-word twice in the space of a few days during meetings with staff. The head of communications announced his departure after being upbraided for a second time for using the racial slur, which is controversial for its ubiquity in hip-hop culture and completely taboo in almost every other context. Former journalist Friedland -- not to be confused with Jonathan Freedland, a prominent columnist at the London-based Guardian newspaper -- had served in communications roles for Disney.
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| Turkey's Erdogan claims election victory, opposition wary Posted: 24 Jun 2018 03:55 PM PDT  By Ece Toksabay and Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA (Reuters) - Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling AK Party claimed victory in Turkey's presidential and parliamentary polls on Sunday, overcoming the biggest electoral challenge to their rule in a decade and a half. "Our people have given us the job of carrying out the presidential and executive posts," Erdogan said in a short national address as votes were still being counted. Sunday's vote ushers in a powerful new executive presidency long sought by Erdogan and backed by a small majority of Turks in a 2017 referendum.
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| The Week's Most Important Car Numbers Posted: 23 Jun 2018 06:00 AM PDT  From a new Volvo to an adorable Audi, these are the most important numbers of the week.
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| Transgender rights battle returning to North Carolina court Posted: 24 Jun 2018 07:12 AM PDT  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — More than a year after North Carolina undid its "bathroom bill," a legal battle is simmering over a law that replaced it.
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| Families torn apart: the anatomy of Trump's immigration U-turn Posted: 23 Jun 2018 03:00 AM PDT  Donald Trump's election campaign was organised around hostility towards immigration. The issue has been struggling for attention against issues like Donald Trump's summit with Kim Jong-un. Former first lady Laura Bush writes in the Washington Post that the zero tolerance policy is "cruel", "immoral" and "breaks my heart".
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| Suits you Sir! How Thomas Markle's royal wedding outfit was put to good use after he cancelled on Meghan Posted: 23 Jun 2018 06:26 AM PDT  It should have played centre stage at one of the most eagerly anticipated events of recent years; the wedding of Meghan Markle to Prince Harry at Windsor Castle. But after Thomas Markle was let unable to fly to Britain after suffering a heart attack, the suit he would have worn to lead his daughter up the aisle of St George's Chapel was left languishing in a tailor's wardrobe. And there it would have stayed, but for an unlikely twist of fate. When sports PR Johnno Spence decided to get himself kitted out with a new outfit for last week's Royal Ascot his Savile Row tailor said he had just the thing in mind - Mr Markle's tail suit. With both men being of similar shape and size the suit needed only minor alterations and Mr Spence was more than happy to put it to good use. Johnno Spence at Royal Ascot, in the suit made for Thomas Markle for the Royal wedding Credit: Geoff Pugh/Telegraph "It was a shame Mr Markle couldn't attend his daughter's wedding," Mr Spence told The Sunday Telegraph. "But you could say his misfortune was my good luck." As well as buying the wedding suit, he also bought the summer suit and three shirts that Mr Markle had ordered especially for his aborted visit to Britain. "I went into my tailors because I needed a new morning suit," said Mr Spence, whose clients have included the Jockey Club and the Epsom Derby. "His face lit up and he said 'Well, actually I've got the perfect thing for you, a tail suit, a summer suit and three shirts we made for Mr Markle, but unfortunately he couldn't take them'. Thomas Markle with his daughter Meghan Credit: Enterprise News and Pictures "I couldn't believe my luck, and they only needed a few tiny alterations." Mr Markle last week told how he had cried as he watched his daughter's wedding on television at a small rented hide-out. He admitted he had been "jealous" that he was left as a "footnote in history", but said "thank God" that the Prince of Wales, whom he has never spoken to, was there to step in. Royal wedding day pictures: Best photos from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's ceremony and reception
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| Etihad to loan pilots to competing UAE airline Emirates Posted: 24 Jun 2018 06:27 AM PDT  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul airline Etihad Airways will loan pilots to competing Dubai-based carrier Emirates under a new program, officials acknowledged Sunday, marking a rare cooperation between the two state-owned carriers who operate only 115 kilometers (70 miles) apart.
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| France calls for sanctions as Italy defiant on stranded migrant ship Posted: 23 Jun 2018 12:43 PM PDT  EU states that refuse to accept migrants should face financial penalties, French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday, prompting a furious response from Rome on the eve of an emergency mini-summit in Brussels about the escalating crisis dividing Europe. Macron's comments came after Italy's new populist government defiantly declared that its ports were closed to foreign-flagged rescue ships, after accusing fellow EU members of failing to share the burden of migrant arrivals.
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| Iraq bombs meeting of Islamic State leaders in Syria: military Posted: 23 Jun 2018 10:21 AM PDT ![Iraq bombs meeting of Islamic State leaders in Syria: military]( "Iraq bombs meeting of Islamic State leaders in Syria: military") Iraq has launched an air attack on a gathering of Islamic State leaders inside neighboring Syria, killing 45 members of the hardline militant group, its military said on Saturday. Islamic State, which once occupied a third of Iraq's territory, has been largely defeated in the country but still poses a threat along the border with Syria. "Iraqi F-16 jets carried out a successful air strike that targeted a meeting of Daesh leaders ... in the Hajin area within Syrian territory.
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| Saudi women gear up for new freedom as driving ban ends Posted: 23 Jun 2018 05:02 AM PDT  By Stephen Kalin RIYADH (Reuters) - Women will hit the roads in Saudi Arabia on Sunday with the lifting of the world's last ban on female drivers, long seen as an emblem of women's repression in the conservative kingdom. The move, ordered last September by King Salman, is part of sweeping reforms pushed by his powerful young son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who aims to transform the economy of the world's top oil exporter and open up its cloistered society. "We are ready, and it will totally change our life," said Samira al-Ghamdi, a 47-year-old psychologist from Jeddah, one of the first Saudi women to be issued with a driving license.
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| Kit Harington and Rose Leslie Pulled Off the First Happy Game of Thrones Wedding Posted: 23 Jun 2018 10:03 AM PDT  And all their castmates were there to support them
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| Cynthia Nixon celebrates #TransDayofAction with heartfelt Instagram post about her son Posted: 23 Jun 2018 07:57 AM PDT  In honor of Trans Day of Action, Cynthia Nixon shared a touching Instagram post to celebrate her oldest child. On Friday, the Sex and the City star — who's currently running for governor in New York — shared a photo of her and her son Samuel, announcing that he's transgender. SEE ALSO: Don't know how to open up about your mental health? Lady Gaga's mom has some advice. "I'm so proud of my son Samuel Joseph Mozes (called Seph) who graduated college this month," Nixon wrote. "I salute him and everyone else marking today's #TransDayofAction. #TDOA." I'm so proud of my son Samuel Joseph Mozes (called Seph) who graduated college this month. I salute him and everyone else marking today's #TransDayofAction. #TDOA A post shared by Cynthia Nixon (@cynthiaenixon) on Jun 22, 2018 at 12:39pm PDT Nixon had Samuel, born Samantha Mozes, with her ex-husband Danny Mozes, along with her 15-year-old son Charles Ezekiel Mozes. She also has a 7-year-old named Max Ellington Nixon-Marinoni with her wife, Christine Marinoni. In addition to participating in LGBTQ advocacy for more than 10 years, Nixon herself has publicly identified as bisexual and was honored with the Human Rights Campaign's Visibility Award in Feb. 2018. In a statement, HRC President Chad Griffin, called Nixon, "a fearless and outspoken advocate for all LGBTQ people." WATCH: The history of Pride
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| Trump Jr. rallies Republicans to defeat Montana Sen. Tester Posted: 22 Jun 2018 09:03 PM PDT  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. urged Montana Republicans to rally against U.S. Sen. Jon Tester in the fall election and said Friday that the two-term Democrat had fallen out of step with the state's voters on issues ranging from immigration to gun control.
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| Details Emerge in Murder of Rapper XXXTentacion, Police Say He Was Targeted Posted: 23 Jun 2018 01:13 PM PDT  Two masked gunmen ambushed the rapper.
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| Democrats speak out on immigration 'crisis' Posted: 23 Jun 2018 11:05 AM PDT  After visiting a detention facility in Texas, Democratic members of Congress say the president's zero tolerance policy on immigration has created a 'humanitarian crisis.' Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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| Kim Jong-un 'erases his father and grandfather' from new mandatory national oath Posted: 23 Jun 2018 08:53 AM PDT  Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, has introduced a new national oath playing down the achievements of his father and grandfather and instead praising his own ideology and leadership. The oath, which must be recited by all citizens, was originally introduced in the 1970s, when Kim Il-sung, the founder of the nation and the grandfather of the present dictator, exercised control over the nation. The oath was made up of 10 articles that extolled the wisdom and greatness of Mr Kim and, after his death in July 1994, his son, Kim Jong-il. Declared by workers, students and members of the armed forces on national holidays and key anniversaries of the Workers' Party, citizens have been required to swear to "arm themselves with the ideals" of the nation's first two leaders, the Seoul-based DailyNK news site reported. Citizens were then required to commit themselves to applying those ideals to every facet of their lives - in the workplace, school and family - and "to forever dedicate their lives as if they were worth nothing but for the great achievements of Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il and the Workers' Party of Korea". Former North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il shakes hands with US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Credit: AP Photo/David Guttenfelder, Pool, File Quoting sources in the North, the media outlet said failing to attend an oath meeting would mark a citizen out as being potentially politically unreliable. The oath has not been changed for more than 40 years, the sources said, although the present hereditary ruler of North Korea has apparently decided that it needed to be revised. The new version of the oath reduces the number of articles from 10 to five, shortening the time required to recite the full text. The revised oaths have effectively edited out Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il, leaving only a brief comment on their "will and spirit", DailyNK reported. Kim Jong-un's family tree Instead, a passage has been inserted that is a declaration of loyalty to the ideology and leadership of Kim Jong-un. The complete white-washing of past leaders has never been attempted before in North Korea and runs counter to the concept of the Kim family being benevolent parent-figures to the population through the generations. Mr Kim's efforts to eclipse his forefathers is likely to be another attempt to shore up his own domestic support base at the same time as reinvigorating his subjects' revolutionary spirit. North Korean soldiers carry flags and a photo of late leader Kim Il Sung during a military parade Credit: AP Photo/Wong Maye-E It has also been suggested that it may be part of a manoeuvre to weaken the "old guard" in political and military circles who may have been more loyal to previous regimes. In Washington, meanwhile, President Donald Trump on Friday extended US sanctions on North Korea for another year, citing the "unusual and extraordinary" threat posed by the regime's nuclear weapons programme. The announcement came 10 days after Mr Trump's summit in Singapore with Mr Kim, during which the North Korean leader committed himself to the "complete denuclearisation" of the Korean Peninsula in return for US security guarantees.
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| Zimbabwe rally blast injured 41: minister Posted: 24 Jun 2018 02:45 AM PDT  A blast that rocked a rally in which Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa narrowly escaped unscathed injured at least 41 people, including his two deputies, the health minister told a state Sunday paper. Health Minister David Parirenyatwa, said wounded rallygoers had been treated at three main hospitals across the city and "a total of 41... have so far approached our health institutions complaining of injuries". Mnangagwa said he was the target of the attack, which also injured Vice-Presidents Kembo Mohadi and Constantino Chiwenga.
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