| Who marched in Boston? Faces and voices from the rally and counterprotest Posted: 20 Aug 2017 06:43 AM PDT  Yahoo News went into the crowd in Boston Saturday and talked to mostly right-wing marchers for "free speech" and to mostly progressive counterprotesters.
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| Watts: When Leaders are Silent, They Are Agreeing With KKK Posted: 19 Aug 2017 11:11 PM PDT  Former Congressman J.C. Watts (R-Okla) tells Chuck Todd that now "is not a time for us to be afraid to be tweeted" by the president.
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| An Oregon Wildfire is Blazing in the Eclipse's Path of Totality Posted: 19 Aug 2017 01:34 PM PDT  About 600 residents in the area were already evacuated
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| Spain: Police shoot man wearing possible bomb belt Posted: 21 Aug 2017 08:57 AM PDT  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Police outside Barcelona shot down a man wearing a possible explosives vest, the regional police force said Monday, as the manhunt intensified for the fugitive in the city's van attack.
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| Couple Who Engaged In Sexual Act Aboard Southwest Airlines Flight Questioned Posted: 20 Aug 2017 09:24 AM PDT  The airline said the incident occurred on a flight from Atlanta to Las Vegas and apologized to other passengers aboard the flight.
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| Accused of assault in S.Africa, Zimbabwe's Grace Mugabe flies home Posted: 20 Aug 2017 07:37 AM PDT  Zimbabwe's first lady Grace Mugabe flew home from South Africa on Sunday, state media said, ending a week of confusion over her whereabouts after she allegedly assaulted a model. Mugabe, who had been sought by police for allegedly attacking the 20-year-old model at a Johannesburg hotel, was granted diplomatic immunity in the case by South Africa's foreign minister on Saturday. "The minister has made the determination that the conferring of diplomatic immunity is warranted in this particular instance," the ministry said Sunday, citing a need "to maintain good inter-governmental relations" in the region.
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| Elderly Swiss couple found murdered in Kenya's Mombasa city Posted: 20 Aug 2017 10:46 AM PDT ![Elderly Swiss couple found murdered in Kenya's Mombasa city]( "Elderly Swiss couple found murdered in Kenya's Mombasa city") By Joseph Akwiri MOMBASA (Reuters) - The bodies of an elderly Swiss couple were found dumped by a country road in Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa with severe injuries on Sunday, police said, and the caretaker of a property where they had been due to stay was being sought for questioning. Regional police chief Larry Kiyeng identified them by name and said they had flown into Kenya on Saturday and had planned to stay at a private residence in Nyali, an upmarket estate in Mombasa. The couple, who appeared to be between 60 and 70 years old, were found wrapped in a blanket near a local nightclub on the outskirts of Mombasa, area police chief Christopher Rotich said. "They have severe injuries.
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| Donald Trump on hearing of USS John S McCain's collision: 'That’s too bad' Posted: 20 Aug 2017 11:16 PM PDT  Four of the injured were evacuated by a Singaporean navy helicopter to a hospital in the city-state for treatment of non-life threatening injuries, and one did not require further medical attention. Two hours after telling reporters who asked about the McCain "that's too bad" upon returning from his New Jersey golf club, Mr Trump tweeted to say his "thoughts and prayers" are with the sailors as search and rescue efforts continue. The McCain had been heading to Singapore on a routine port visit after conducting a sensitive freedom of navigation operation last week by sailing near one of China's man-made islands in the South China Sea.
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| Behind olive trees, Spain terror cell's bomb factory Posted: 20 Aug 2017 09:57 AM PDT  "I should have listened to him," said Groby, who saw all the windows of her home in Spain shatter when a massive explosion detonated in the house next door on Wednesday. It turned out that house hidden behind olive trees was likely the bomb factory of suspected jihadists who used vehicles to mow down pedestrians in Barcelona on Thursday and the nearby seaside resort of Cambrils hours later.
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| Taiwan Is Suffering From a Massive Brain Drain and the Main Beneficiary is China Posted: 20 Aug 2017 11:20 PM PDT  One U.K.-based consultancy predicts that by 2021 Taiwan will have the world's biggest talent deficit
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| When Is the Next Total Solar Eclipse in the U.S.? Posted: 20 Aug 2017 03:00 AM PDT  Here's when the next eclipse will be after Aug. 21, 2017
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| 7-Year-Old Australian Boy Who Was Missing After Barcelona Van Attack Confirmed Dead Posted: 20 Aug 2017 10:14 AM PDT  His mother was seriously injured in the attack.
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| Vehicle rams into bus shelters in Marseille kills one Posted: 21 Aug 2017 04:36 AM PDT ![Vehicle rams into bus shelters in Marseille kills one]( "Vehicle rams into bus shelters in Marseille kills one") A man who rammed a car into two bus shelters in southern France on Monday, killing at least one person, was known to police for minor crimes and had psychological issues, a police source said.
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| US Embassy in Russia suspends issuing nonimmigrant visas Posted: 21 Aug 2017 04:17 AM PDT  MOSCOW (AP) — In a step that could affect hundreds of thousands of Russian tourists, the U.S. Embassy in Russia said Monday it would suspend issuing nonimmigrant visas for eight days from Wednesday in response to the Russian decision to cap embassy staff.
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| The Note: Trump's return to Washington eclipsed by Charlottesville fallout Posted: 21 Aug 2017 03:51 AM PDT  President Donald Trump will make his third primetime address to the American people and Vice President Mike Pence holds an event for the total solar eclipse today.
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| 'They wear the cap': Ex-GOP congressman rips members who are silent on KKK Posted: 20 Aug 2017 11:30 AM PDT  In the wake of Trump's response to the violence in Charlottesville, former Rep. J.C. Wattsis criticizing the reluctance of some Republicans to confront the president.
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| 'We're the victims,' says father of young Filipino shot dead in war on drugs Posted: 21 Aug 2017 07:41 AM PDT  By Erik De Castro MANILA (Reuters) - Hundreds of neighbors and left-wing activists marched and lit candles near the spot where a 17-year-old high school student was shot dead by police last week in President Rodrigo Duterte's controversial war on drugs. Heavy rain did not stop people protesting against the death of Kian Loyd delos Santos, one of more than 90 people gunned down in the capital and two adjacent provinces in the last week. The 34th anniversary of the assassination of democracy icon Benigno Aquino, the husband of former president Corazon, also turned into a protest against the boy's death.
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| Iraq launches battle for Tal Afar, IS bastion near Mosul Posted: 20 Aug 2017 07:24 AM PDT  Iraqi forces on Sunday pounded the Islamic State group in Tal Afar, one of its last bastions in the country, in a new assault just weeks after ousting IS from second city Mosul. Once a key IS supply hub between Mosul -- around 70 kilometres (45 miles) further east -- and the Syrian border, Tal Afar is the last major population centre in northern Iraq under jihadist control. Weeks after recapturing Mosul in a major blow to the jihadists, convoys of Iraqi forces around Tal Afar began pounding IS positions from three sides at dawn Sunday.
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| Ten sailors missing after USS John S. McCain collides with oil tanker near Singapore Posted: 21 Aug 2017 05:32 AM PDT ![Ten sailors missing after USS John S. McCain collides with oil tanker near Singapore]( "Ten sailors missing after USS John S. McCain collides with oil tanker near Singapore") Ten sailors are missing after a U.S. warship collided with an oil tanker east of Singapore before dawn on Monday, tearing a hole beneath the waterline and flooding compartments that include a crew sleeping area, the U.S. Navy said.
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| Community Helps Man Arrested After Leaving Kids Home Alone to Go to Work Posted: 20 Aug 2017 08:42 AM PDT  His wife reportedly has stage 4 cancer.
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| Grace Mugabe gets diplomatic immunity, returns to Zimbabwe Posted: 20 Aug 2017 07:51 AM PDT  HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Granted diplomatic immunity by South Africa, the wife of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe returned home from Johannesburg on Sunday despite calls that she be prosecuted for allegedly assaulting a young model at a luxury hotel there.
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| Indian woman wins divorce over lack of toilet Posted: 19 Aug 2017 05:54 PM PDT  An Indian court has given a woman permission to divorce her husband because their home did not have a toilet, forcing her to seek relief outdoors. Justice Rajendra Kumar Sharma said women in villages often endured physical pain waiting until darkness to relieve themselves outdoors. The judge labelled open defecation -- a major health problem in India -- disgraceful and deemed it torture to deny women a safe environment for relief, the woman's lawyer Rajesh Sharma told AFP.
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| Falwell Jr. defends Trump's response to Charlottesville Posted: 20 Aug 2017 08:56 AM PDT  "He doesn't say what's politically correct — he says what's in his heart," Falwell said. "He does not have a racist bone in his body. I know him well."
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| 'Catching' a U-2 fresh back from America's air wars Posted: 20 Aug 2017 01:04 PM PDT  By Phil Stewart AL DHAFRA AIR BASE, United Arab Emirates (Reuters) - It may not sound possible to "catch" an American spy plane while driving a Dodge Charger. The plane itself was designed in the 1950s to grip the lightest parts of the atmosphere some 70,000 feet above the Earth, so, in the words of one of the U-2 pilots, "it really doesn't want to stop flying." Enter the Dodge Charger, which along with another so-called "chase car" helped guide the spy plane down to the runway, speeding at about 90 miles per hour - an operation perfected over the many years of the famed U-2 Dragon Lady's operations.
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| Erasing history?: The debate over Confederate monuments Posted: 20 Aug 2017 09:23 AM PDT  ABC News' Martha Raddatz sits down with Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney, co-CEO of the American Civil War Museum Christy Coleman, and Charlottesville City Councilor Kristin Szakos to discuss the debate over Confederate monuments.
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| Spanish police shoot dead possible Barcelona attack fugitive Posted: 21 Aug 2017 08:46 AM PDT  Spanish police on Monday shot dead a man who could be Younes Abouyaaqoub, the suspected driver of a van that mowed down pedestrians in Barcelona, amid a massive manhunt for the Moroccan national described as dangerous and likely armed. Regional police confirmed a man wearing what appeared to be a suicide belt had been killed in Subirats, a village about 60 kilometres (37 miles) away from Barcelona, without identifying the individual. Earlier Monday, police had launched an appeal for information about the 22-year-old fugitive, believed to be the last remaining member of a 12-man cell suspected of plotting last week's deadly attacks.
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| Men Partially Blinded From A Solar Eclipse Warn Others To Watch Safely Posted: 21 Aug 2017 06:05 AM PDT  That's how long two Oregon men say they looked at a partial solar eclipse with their naked eyes 55 years ago before it burned their retinas, causing permanent blindness.
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| 10 Things to Know for Today Posted: 21 Aug 2017 06:11 AM PDT  Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
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| Solar eclipse 2017: Curtain of darkness sweeps across America as country witnesses once-in-a-lifetime event Posted: 21 Aug 2017 09:14 AM PDT  Crowds along the West Coast of the United States were awed by the eclipse of the sun, turning out in huge numbers to observe the celestial phenomenon. People massed in an arc across the western part of the country to witness the rare event, with large gatherings reported in multiple states that fall under the "path of totality" in which a total eclipse is visible. Spectators directly in the path of totality were treated to a rare sight, when the sun and moon align directly and the only visible portions of the sun were the solar flares that shoot out from the sun's surface, visible only along the edges of the black circle created where the moon obscured the closest star to earth.
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| Iran parliament clears oil, foreign ministers for Rouhani's new cabinet Posted: 20 Aug 2017 03:21 AM PDT  By Babak Dehghanpisheh BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Iranian parliament voted on Sunday to keep the oil and foreign ministers, two of pragmatist President Hassan Rouhani's key members of cabinet, in their posts. Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh has been credited with the boost in Iran's crude output since many global sanctions were lifted last year and with a multi-billion-dollar deal with France's Total to develop South Pars, the world's largest gas field. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was Iran's lead negotiator in the landmark 2015 agreement in which Western powers agreed to rescind sanctions on the Islamic Republic in exchange for curbs on its disputed nuclear program.
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| Philippine Church head urges end to drug killings Posted: 19 Aug 2017 10:43 PM PDT  The head of the Philippines' powerful Catholic Church called Sunday for an end to the "waste of human lives" following a brutal week in President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war in which a 17-year-old boy was among dozens killed. On Sunday, the highest-ranking Church official in the predominantly Catholic nation expressed concern about the increase in the number of deaths. "We knock on the consciences of those who kill even the helpless, especially those who cover their faces with bonnets, to stop wasting human lives," Manila Cardinal Luis Tagle said in a statement read in Sunday Masses in the capital.
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| Ivanka Trump says it was 'beautiful' to see protesters denounce racism and anti-Semitism in Boston and New York Posted: 20 Aug 2017 09:07 AM PDT  Ivanka Trump said it was "beautiful" to see thousands of anti-fascist protestors denouncing racism and anti-Semitism in Boston and New York on Saturday as her father continued to make ambiguous comments that failed to specifically condemn far-right groups inciting hatred across the US. Ms Trump, 35, ensured she couldn't be accused of making an equivalence between white supremacist groups and counter-demonstrators by tweeting: "It was beautiful to see thousands of people across the U.S.A come together today to peacefully denounce bigotry, racism & anti-semitism.
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| The most expensive British car in history: 1956 Aston Martin DBR1 sells for record-breaking £17.5m Posted: 20 Aug 2017 05:36 AM PDT  A classic car raced by Sir Stirling Moss and described as the "most important Aston Martin ever produced" became the most valuable British-made car ever when it sold for $22.5m (£17.5m) at the annual auction at Monterey Car Week on Friday. The 1956 Aston Martin DBR1, is the firm's equivalent to the Ferrari 250 GTO and Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR and just five were built between 1956 and 1958. This one sold is chassis number one - a purpose-built model developed by racing design chief, Ted Cutting. DBR1/1 was designed to win at Le Mans, but while it failed to take the chequered flag in the 24-hour race, a later model did. Credit: South West News Service It is the first of a series of five racing cars, one of which won the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans sports car race. This particular car won the Nurburgring 1000 kilometre race that same year. It was subsequently sold, converted and made legal for street use in 1962. The DBR1's inline six-cylinder engine evolved from its debut in 1956 though its last race in 1959, ending up at 2,992cc and 268hp. The original engine is included in the price of the car - but it currently has a modern engine with no historical value, so it can be raced without concern. This new engine raised the car's output to 301hp. The 1956 DBR1 was built to be raced at Le Mans and has been labelled the "most important" Aston Martin ever produced Credit: Tim Scott / RM Sotheby's / SWNS.com RM Sotheby's had valued the Aston Martin - which is believed to be the first DBR1 to go under the hammer- at more than £15 million. The DBR1 joins a handful of other classic Aston vehicles, including a 1959 DB4GT, which sold for an impressive $6.765 million, and a 2006 DBR9, which went for a cool $616,000. By the end of the night, RM Sotheby's Monterey sale generated over $60 million in sales. The interior of the Aston is spotless Credit: Tim Scott / RM Sotheby's / SWNS.com Meanwhile, at rival auction house Bonham's on the same day, a 1995 McLaren F1 - the first of its model to sell in the US - sold for $15.62m (£12.2m). The F1 was the most sophisticated car the world had ever seen, when it was launched in the early 1990s. It was also the fastest, with the F1 capable of a accelerating from 0-62mph in 3.2 seconds and hitting a top speed of 243mph. Just 65 road cars were built and this model, known as chassis 044, remains as original as the day it left the Woking factory in 1995. The 1995 McLaren F1 which sold for a record price Credit: Bonhams The Aston Martin and McLaren are owned by different people and had both been valued at around £15 million making them the two most valuable cars to ever to be sold at auction. Both cars broke the current record for most expensive British car, which currently stands at $21.7m for the 1956 Le Mans-winning Jaguar D-Type. aston martin db3s auction
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| You probably think your dog is cool and yet, can it even shop for groceries? Posted: 20 Aug 2017 12:35 PM PDT  There's not much to this post, and yet it is perhaps the most important thing I have ever written. Here is what I know: there is a dog, somewhere (perhaps the Bay Area, California), and that dog is pushing a shopping cart around in a grocery store. The dog appears to be a German Shepherd, and the grocery store appears to be well-stocked. SEE ALSO: Extremely excited pup just can't wait to catch the bus to doggy school You may be thinking, "So what? It's a fluke, the dog just happened to jump up on the cart." Wrong. Exhibit B: Look, that's it, okay? That's all I have for this one. The dog is pushing a shopping cart. It is one of the best things I have ever seen in my life and more than 70,000 people have faved the dog. I wish I had more information to give you about this dog and yet, at the same time, I am happy that there is still some mystery in the world. Have a nice day and remember not to stare directly at the sun. WATCH: How to watch the solar eclipse without burning your eyes out
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| One dead after van hits people at Marseille bus stops Posted: 21 Aug 2017 08:48 AM PDT  One person was killed and another seriously injured in the southern French city of Marseille on Monday after a van ploughed into people at two bus stops, police sources said, adding that the suspected driver had been arrested. Marseille's prosecutor Xavier Tarabeux said that investigators had "no element pointing to a terrorist attack" and that the driver was suffering from psychiatric problems. "He was found with a letter from a psychiatric clinic and we are leaning towards treating it as a mental health case," Tarabeux told AFP.
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| Watch Live as the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse Crosses the U.S. Posted: 21 Aug 2017 03:00 AM PDT  Our broadcast is hosted by popular space personality Amy Shira Teitel and TIME's Jeff Kluger
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| Nigeria's ailing president returns after 3 months away Posted: 19 Aug 2017 01:51 PM PDT  ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari returned to the country Saturday after more than three months in London for medical treatment but the government gave no details on what has been ailing him.
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| U.S. Navy says USS John S. McCain sailing to port under own power Posted: 20 Aug 2017 06:24 PM PDT  A U.S. warship damaged after colliding with a merchant vessel east of Singapore on Monday is sailing under its own power and heading to port, the U.S. Navy said. "Search and rescue efforts are underway in coordination with local authorities," the Navy said in a statement posted on the website of the Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. "In addition to tug boats out of Singapore, the Republic of Singapore Navy ship RSS Gallant, RSN helicopters and Police Coast Guard vessel Basking Shark are currently in the area to render assistance," it said.
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| Ex-DHS Secretary Says John Kelly And Jim Mattis Need to Stay On The Job Posted: 20 Aug 2017 08:30 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson has one piece of advice if White House chief of staff John Kelly or Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis want to resign: Don't do it.
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| 11 Unique Pulled Pork Recipes That Aren’t Sandwiches Posted: 20 Aug 2017 07:00 AM PDT  Since pulled pork is so tasty and versatile, it'd be a shame to waste it on the same old barbecue sandwich recipe you've been using for generations. Since the sky is essentially the limit, make it into a chili or a soup, add some spices for a Mexican-style meal, or throw it into your favorite comfort food. Get our Pulled Pork Nachos recipe.
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| Suspect in killings of 2 Fla. officers arrested at bar Posted: 19 Aug 2017 07:23 PM PDT  KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — A police officer in Florida died from his injuries Saturday, a day after his colleague was killed when a suspect fired at them during a scuffle while they were on patrol. The suspect was later arrested at a bar.
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| Millions pour into US towns in path of total eclipse Posted: 20 Aug 2017 10:26 PM PDT  On Monday, when a total solar eclipse sweeps across the United States for the first time in 99 years, people gathering in Charleston, South Carolina, will be the last on the continent to experience it. Historic Charleston, with its cobblestone streets and elegant antebellum mansions, was a-bustle on Sunday in full pre-eclipse mode. Weather predictions for Monday were iffy -- with clouds and scattered thunderstorms predicted through the hours when the eclipse is due, from the moment when the moon first obscures a small arc of the sun, to totality, and through the end of the whole cosmic viewing experience.
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| Prominent U.S. religious conservatives defend Trump after Charlottesville Posted: 20 Aug 2017 07:22 PM PDT  By Doina Chiacu and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two prominent religious conservatives defended U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday after he was widely criticized for blaming both white nationalists and counter-protesters for last weekend's violence at a Virginia rally organized by neo-Nazis and white supremacists. Evangelical Christian Jerry Falwell Jr said Trump could be more polished and politically correct but is not racist. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, who last week criticized the white nationalists' "evil, sinful, disgusting behavior," said unequivocally on Sunday that the faith community stood by Trump.
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