| Trump Pardons Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Who Illegally Targeted Latinos Posted: 25 Aug 2017 05:07 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned a notorious former Arizona sheriff who willfully violated a federal judge's order by unlawfully detaining individuals his officers claimed might be in the country illegally.
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| With Hurricane Harvey Bearing Down, Some Texas Residents Refuse to Leave Posted: 25 Aug 2017 10:02 PM PDT  Despite a mandatory evacuation order--and against the advice of friends and family--Juan Rodriguez chose to ride out the Category 4 hurricane at home in Victoria, Texas.
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| 'Harvey The Hurricane Hawk' Hunkers Down With Cabbie During Storm Posted: 27 Aug 2017 09:32 AM PDT  Houston driver William Bruso said he was stocking up on supplies on Friday ahead of Hurricane Harvey when he returned to find the bird sitting on his passenger seat. "He's been free to go, any time now, but they're going to take him," Bruso said as a woman with TWRC retrieved Harvey.
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| The idolatry of 'whiteness': Christians struggle to respond to Charlottesville Posted: 25 Aug 2017 01:40 PM PDT  In Virginia devoutly Christian Democratic politicians are trading barbs with the state Republican Party and evangelical leaders in the wake of Charlottesville. Meanwhile, a group of African-American faith leaders has published the "Charlottesville Declaration," calling on the Evangelical church to strongly condemn white supremacist ideology.
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| Photos Show Devastation Left Behind From Hurricane Harvey Posted: 26 Aug 2017 07:32 AM PDT  As Saturday morning arrived on the Texas Gulf Coast, people awoke to considerable damage left behind by Hurricane Harvey.
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| U.S. border agents find smuggling tunnel in San Diego Posted: 26 Aug 2017 06:05 PM PDT ![U.S. border agents find smuggling tunnel in San Diego]( "U.S. border agents find smuggling tunnel in San Diego") Border Patrol Agent Eduardo Olmos said Saturday that agents detained about 30 people including Mexican and Chinese nationals. When agents approached a group of people at the site early Saturday morning, some started running and others went back into the tunnel, leading to its discovery, Olmos said. The tunnel began in a building in Tijuana, more than 300 feet (90 meters) south of the U.S.- Mexico border and ran past a fence at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry, KNSD-TV reported.
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| Mueller Takes New Step in Trump Russia Probe Posted: 25 Aug 2017 11:42 AM PDT  Carol Lee, NBC News national political reporter, talks with Ari Melber about Special Counsel Robert Mueller subpoenaing grand jury testimony from PR executives tied to Paul Manafort.
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| Second storm hits Hong Kong and Macau amid typhoon recovery Posted: 27 Aug 2017 02:41 AM PDT  A powerful storm lashed Hong Kong and Macau on Sunday, just days after a punishing typhoon swept through the region and claimed at least 18 lives. Both cities raised a Typhoon 8 signal -- the third-highest warning level -- early Sunday as severe tropical storm "Pakhar" made landfall in the region, where emergency workers were still battling to repair Wednesday's damage. A total of 206 flights were cancelled and another 471 delayed because of the latest storm, while 44 flights had to divert, Hong Kong's Airport Authority said.
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| 8 mountain climbers die in 3 different accidents in Alps Posted: 27 Aug 2017 09:03 AM PDT  BERLIN (AP) — Eight mountain climbers have died in three different accidents this weekend in the Austrian and Italian Alps.
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| Attacker Had 4-Foot Sword Outside of Buckingham Palace Posted: 26 Aug 2017 05:33 AM PDT  The Metropolitan Police force said two London police officers were slightly injured
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| Sebastian Gorka, Bannon protégé, leaves White House post Posted: 25 Aug 2017 07:06 PM PDT  The British-born deputy assistant to the president, who had frequently appeared on television to defend the Trump administration, left his White House position on Friday. The circumstances remain unclear, with one source saying Gorka did not leave of his own accord.
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| Video Shows Man Shooting At Crowd During Charlottesville Rally, With No Police Response Posted: 26 Aug 2017 08:38 PM PDT  A man attending the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, earlier this month fired his gun in the direction of a black counterprotester who was holding a torch, and police in their vicinity did not seem to respond.
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| Watch: Video Shows Vicious Fight Between Florida Women Posted: 26 Aug 2017 12:35 PM PDT  A Florida La Quinta Inn lobby becomes a wrestling ring.
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| Pro-Confederate rally draws counterprotest in Knoxville, Tenn. Posted: 26 Aug 2017 04:31 PM PDT ![Pro-Confederate rally draws counterprotest in Knoxville, Tenn.]( "Pro-Confederate rally draws counterprotest in Knoxville, Tenn.") Counter-demonstrators gathered in Knoxville to protest at a Pro-Confederate rally at the Fort Sanders Confederate memorial, which some have called to remove.
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| Father Allegedly Kills Teen Daughter and Wife in Murder-Suicide in Wealthy New York Suburb Posted: 26 Aug 2017 11:17 AM PDT  New York State police are calling the death of three family members in Westchester County an apparent double-murder suicide, according to an official statement
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| Thousands stranded on cruise ships in the Gulf by Harvey Posted: 25 Aug 2017 06:45 PM PDT ![Thousands stranded on cruise ships in the Gulf by Harvey]( "Thousands stranded on cruise ships in the Gulf by Harvey") Cruise ships carrying thousands of passengers were stranded in the Gulf on Friday as Hurricane Harvey, a Category 4 storm, came ashore in the middle of the Texas coast, closing the Port of Galveston. Carnival Corp said that three of its ships were unable to return Galveston as scheduled and that two of them would be forced to divert instead to New Orleans, where they would pick up fresh supplies. "Given the severity and projected path of the storm along with potential challenges guests may encounter attempting to travel back to Galveston independently, we are strongly encouraging them to remain on board as we intend to return the ships to Galveston as soon as feasible," Carnival said .
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| The Latest: Lebanon says buried bodies are its soldiers Posted: 27 Aug 2017 08:00 AM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on developments in Lebanon and Syria (all times local):
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| Trump's adviser Cohn 'has not held back how he feels' about Charlottesville response, White House says Posted: 25 Aug 2017 02:33 PM PDT  White House officials insisted that the president's top economic adviser, Gary Cohn, is staying in the administration and eager to work on tax reform after he sharply criticized President Trump's response to the recent violence in Charlottesville, Va.
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| Passengers tell Canadian woman 'get the f*** off the train' after she hurls racist abuse at elderly couple Posted: 26 Aug 2017 12:31 PM PDT  A Canadian woman who launched a tirade of racist abuse at a Filipino couple on a train was told to "get the f*** off" after passengers came to the pair's defence. The woman, who was travelling on the Vancouver SkyTrain on Monday afternoon, started hurling insults at the couple and said she thought they were speaking too loudly. The incident was caught on camera by multiple witnesses, including Ashley Klassen, who posted a video of the incident to Facebook.
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| New Details Emerge In Natalee Holloway Case Posted: 26 Aug 2017 11:08 PM PDT  Natalee went missing in 2005 and was officially declared dead in 2012 despite her body not being found.
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| Looking at the heavens: Photographer captures perfectly symmetrical ceilings Posted: 27 Aug 2017 02:00 AM PDT ![Looking at the heavens: Photographer captures perfectly symmetrical ceilings]( "Looking at the heavens: Photographer captures perfectly symmetrical ceilings")
Gazing on these perfectly symmetrical ceilings in religious buildings around the world is almost like looking at the heavens themselves. The beauty of the precise patterns carved high above the camera has been captured in a series of stunning images. Colorful light streaming through the stained-glass windows of some churches and mosques helps to highlight the intricacies of the decorations. (Caters News) See more news-related photo galleries and follow us on Yahoo News Photo Twitter and Tumblr.
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| Hurricane Harvey threatens thousands of pets and livestock Posted: 25 Aug 2017 06:45 PM PDT ![Hurricane Harvey threatens thousands of pets and livestock]( "Hurricane Harvey threatens thousands of pets and livestock") Animal rescue advocates in Texas scrambled on Friday to protect or evacuate pets and livestock ahead of Hurricane Harvey, which threatened the lives of thousands of animals in its path. At one animal shelter in La Porte, officials transported dozens of dogs and cats to a shelter in Houston. Houston's Zoo stacked sandbags and left a "ride-out" crew to care for its 6,000 animals.
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| 10 civilians, including kids, dead in US-backed Somalia raid Posted: 25 Aug 2017 12:09 PM PDT  MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Ten civilians, including three children, were killed in a raid by foreign and Somali forces on a farm in southern Somalia, a deputy governor said Friday, as the U.S. military confirmed it supported a counter-terror operation in the area and said it would look into the allegations.
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| President Trump Pardons Former Arizona Sheriff Arpaio Posted: 25 Aug 2017 11:47 AM PDT  The White House announced that President Trump is pardoning controversial former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
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| How a Snake-Eating Hawk Started a Huge Montana Wildfire Posted: 25 Aug 2017 02:17 PM PDT  The charred remains of the bird clutching its prey helped firefighters explain what went down.
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| American Airlines Refuses To Let Woman With Oxygen Tank Board Flight Posted: 25 Aug 2017 01:28 PM PDT  A woman was stranded in St. Louis this week after American Airlines refused to let her board over her oxygen tank.
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| Jesse Jackson: NFL Owners 'Have Colluded' To Stop Colin Kaepernick From Playing Posted: 26 Aug 2017 01:53 AM PDT  Reverend Jesse Jackson hit out at NFL owners on Friday night's "Real Time with Bill Maher."
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| U.S. ex-administrative law judge gets prison for $550 million scheme Posted: 25 Aug 2017 04:02 PM PDT ![U.S. ex-administrative law judge gets prison for $550 million scheme]( "U.S. ex-administrative law judge gets prison for $550 million scheme") David Daugherty, 81, a retired administrative law judge, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves in Lexington, Kentucky, after pleading guilty in May to two counts of receiving illegal gratuities, the U.S. Justice Department said. Daugherty was also ordered to pay over $93 million in restitution, the Justice Department said. Patrick Nash, his lawyer, said Daugherty had agreed at the time of his plea that a four-year sentence would be appropriate.
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| Party poopers: rightwing rally cancelled in San Francisco amid dog poo protest Posted: 25 Aug 2017 04:26 PM PDT  Protesters had organized to fill the field with dog feces in anticipation of the event. Patriot Prayer, the rightwing protest group that planned to rally in San Francisco on Saturday, has cancelled its event, citing safety concerns and a "smear campaign" by elected officials who called them "white supremacists".
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| South Carolina's Republican governor ends all abortion funding Posted: 25 Aug 2017 03:00 PM PDT  The US state of South Carolina said Friday it is eliminating all state or federal aid to any medical practice linked to clinics practicing abortions. President Donald Trump had cleared the way for such changes in April, when -- in a move applauded by many conservatives -- he signed a bill revoking a rule from his predecessor, Barack Obama, that aimed to protect public funding for family-planning clinics. Medicaid provides health care to people with limited financial resources.
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| After Charlottesville, Tillerson says Trump 'speaks for himself' Posted: 27 Aug 2017 09:35 AM PDT  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson declined to say Sunday whether President Trump's values align with the United States' values, instead maintaining that Trump "speaks for himself."
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| AP PHOTOS: Palm oil kills orangutans in Indonesia peat swamp Posted: 26 Aug 2017 06:38 PM PDT  TRIPA PEAT SWAMP, Indonesia (AP) — It's been called the orangutan capital of the world, but the great apes in Indonesia's Tripa peat forest on the island of Sumatra are under threat by palm oil plantations that have gobbled up thousands of acres of land to make room for trees that produce the most consumed vegetable oil on the planet.
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| Amazon’s one-day sale on top-rated foam mattresses comes with a 120-day trial Posted: 27 Aug 2017 05:39 AM PDT 
If you've been toying with the idea of jumping from a conventional mattress to foam, today is definitely the day to take the leap. Why today? Amazon has one of the best sales we've ever seen going on right now on a series of top-rated foam mattresses. With prices starting at just $373.99 for a twin, it'll be a long time before you find prices like the again on good-quality mattresses. If you're looking for something larger, the sub-$600 price for a king mattress is about half the already discounted direct-to-consumer prices you'll find at leading foam mattress companies. Oh and did we mention there's a 120-day trial? That's the longest trial in the industry — if you don't like it, just return it and you've lost nothing. Here's what you need to know from the product page: - Top Layer is constructed of 3-inches of a 3 lb density gel memory foam designed to contour your body
- 7-inches of 1.8 lb base foam coupled with the Top Layer provides cooling and resiliency each night | Adjustable bed base compatible
- Queen Bed Frame Sold Here B018KP6WDA Accommodates Your Mattress Perfectly
- We donate 1 out of every 45 mattresses sold to charity | Sold by a United States Veteran Owned and Operated company
- Shipped to your home boxed and vacuum packed for easy maneuverability | Try it out for 120 nights (longest trial in industry)
The same company also sells a great-looking frame to go with this mattress.
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| Coal miner who died in West Virginia had survived Sago blast Posted: 26 Aug 2017 10:06 AM PDT  MILL CREEK, W.Va. (AP) — A coal miner who died on the job in West Virginia was the brother of one the 12 killed in the Sago Mine disaster of 2006.
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| Listen to a Porsche 911 R Accelerate to 180 MPH Posted: 25 Aug 2017 10:13 AM PDT  The 911 R is slower than the GT3 RS it shares an engine with. That doesn't make it slow.
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| Israelis log out of high-tech jobs for a life offline Posted: 27 Aug 2017 04:45 AM PDT  Former technology executive Dotan Goshen carefully arranges some melons at the bottom of a crate, followed by courgettes, tomatoes and lettuce. Goshen, a graduate of Israel's prestigious Technion technological institute, made a dramatic change of course after his boss called him at home one evening and berated him for not devoting himself sufficiently to his work -- even though he was putting in at least 50 hours a week. The following day, the 37-year-old father of three handed in his resignation and set out to realise his dream of producing organic fruit and vegetables.
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| Machete-wielding man shot dead in Brussels terror attack after attacking soldiers Posted: 25 Aug 2017 04:35 PM PDT  A knife-wielding man was shot dead on Friday after wounding a soldier in Brussels, in what authorities called a "terrorist attack". The man, who prosecutors said yelled 'Allahu akbar' (God is greatest) during the violence, was shot by soldiers on a street in the city centre. "We believe that it is a terrorist attack," said a prosecutors' office spokeswoman, who added the attacker "is dead." The incident comes after attacks claimed by the Islamic State group in Spain last week killed 15 people and a knifeman's stabbing spree in Finland left two dead and eight wounded. One of the two soldiers targeted was "slightly" wounded, according to federal prosecutors, who have opened a terror probe of that attack launched around 8:00 pm (1800 GMT). The mayor of Brussels, Philippe Close, told reporters the incident was the work of a "lone individual". Soldiers have been deployed at railway stations and landmark buildings since the Paris terror attacks in 2015, when a link to Brussels was first established. Freddie Martyn, 25, told the Telegraph: "Just picked up my brother from the train station. We saw two to three ambulances, three army dogs, 10 police officers and the same amount of soldiers. "Apparently a guy with a machete attacked one soldier and apparently it all went very quickly. They thought he had a bomb on him. They fired two shots directly at him and took him out." Birdseye view from my and @tdasilvarosa 's flat - man attacked soldier with machete #attack#brussels at least one man in critical condition pic.twitter.com/jNr4aO2ESF— Freddie Martyn (@FreddieMartyn) August 25, 2017 Mr Martyn was also in Brussels for the bombing in the metro station. "I got to work five minutes before the bombing at Maelbeek station. "I feel a bit scared by all of this but sadly I am getting quite used to it." The Belgian capital has been on high alert since suicide bombers struck Zavantem Airport and the Maalbeek metro station near the EU quarter in March 2016, killing 32 people and injuring hundreds more. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attacks, which were carried out by the same Brussels-based cell behind the November 2015 suicide bombings and shootings in Paris which left 130 dead. Belgian authorities heaved a sigh of relief in June when a man who tried to bomb a Brussels train station was shot dead by a soldier. Belgian authorities identified the man in that incident as a 36-year-old Moroccan national with the initials O.Z., while local media named him as Oussama Zariouh. No one was injured in the foiled attack at Brussels Central station but officials said the consequences could have been severe had the bomb, full of nails and gas canisters, detonated properly. The man shouted "Allahu Akbar" (God is Greatest) during the attack and prosecutors said he had sympathies for IS. Police found explosive materials in a raid on the home of the suspect in Molenbeek, a Brussels district which has been linked to recent deadly terror plots in France and Belgium. Belgian soldiers and police have repeatedly been the target of attacks in recent months.
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| Novartis hopeful for novel heart drug, despite 'modest' benefit Posted: 27 Aug 2017 02:21 AM PDT  By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis will seek regulatory approval this year for a new kind of anti-inflammatory heart drug, though some experts fear fatal infection risks and a high price may overshadow the medicine's limited benefits. Keenly awaited clinical trial results released on Sunday showed heart-attack survivors on one of three doses of canakinumab were 15 percent less likely to suffer another major cardiac event than those on a placebo. Novartis had said in June that the drug met its goal in the study but details were only unveiled at European Society of Cardiology meeting in Barcelona.
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| NASA cameras capture Hurricane Harvey from space Posted: 26 Aug 2017 04:44 AM PDT  Cameras aboard the International Space Station captured footage of Hurricane Harvey as the storm rapidly intensified.
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| Protesters turn out in San Francisco despite canceled 'alt-right' rally Posted: 26 Aug 2017 03:31 PM PDT ![Protesters turn out in San Francisco despite canceled 'alt-right' rally]( "Protesters turn out in San Francisco despite canceled 'alt-right' rally") Counterprotesters gathered in San Francisco despite the cancellation of a free speech rally that city leaders feared could draw right-wing extremists.
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| Joe Arpaio's pardon will delight racists | Gustavo Arellano Posted: 26 Aug 2017 02:08 PM PDT  The Republican party can't just stand idly by after this. It was a foregone conclusion that Donald Trump would pardon former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio after a federal court found him in contempt of court for continuing to racially profile Latinos. After all, Arpaio was Trump before Trump: a bombastic, paranoid, unethical elected official who relishes media attention and the adoration of fans while ruthlessly trying to quash all real and imagined opponents.
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| Christian ministry sues watchdog group over hate label Posted: 25 Aug 2017 02:08 PM PDT ![Christian ministry sues watchdog group over hate label]( "Christian ministry sues watchdog group over hate label") BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A Florida-based evangelical ministry is suing a liberal watchdog organization that called it a hate group because of its stance against LGBT rights.
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