| Democrats Duck Questions About Sen. Bob Menendez's Corruption Trial Posted: 07 Sep 2017 11:57 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― An incumbent Democratic senator is on trial this week on charges of federal bribery, and his colleagues in the Senate would rather not talk about it.
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| Irma: Widespread Devastation in Bermuda, Other Caribbean Islands Posted: 07 Sep 2017 08:38 AM PDT  In Bermuda and St. Maarten, the storm destroyed everything in it’s path. In Puerto Rico, the island was spared a direct hit but raging winds tore down power lines and trees.
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| Michelle Malkin Tells Fox Business That Dreamers 'Deserve Nothing' Posted: 08 Sep 2017 03:32 AM PDT  Fox News guest Michelle Malkin chimed in on the DACA debate on Thursday, telling host Lou Dobbs that Dreamers do not deserve lawful protections.
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| Trump says war with North Korea 'could happen' but not 'inevitable' Posted: 07 Sep 2017 12:38 PM PDT  President Trump said Thursday that he would prefer not going to war with North Korea over that country's escalating nuclear and missile programs, but he warned that "certainly that could happen."
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| All The Living Former U.S. Presidents Rally To Help Hurricane Victims Posted: 07 Sep 2017 06:36 PM PDT  All our living former presidents are asking Americans to come together to help those who have been devastated by hurricanes.
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| Rescue mission underway for rare wine collections menaced by Irma Posted: 07 Sep 2017 09:20 AM PDT  Swooping in ahead of Hurricane Irma's feared weekend arrival, an emergency response team is rescuing rare treasures - some of them survivors of world wars and all of them liquid - from harm's way in Florida and Louisiana. Wine collections worth millions of dollars are being stashed out of reach of the Category 5 hurricane, moved from homes to local bunker-like storage units or shuttled to temperature-controlled warehouses as far away as New Jersey. Many are owned by philanthropists aging the wine to perfection before donating it to a charity auction, often to raise disaster relief funds, said Adam Gungle, chief executive officer of Xpeditr, a high-end wine transporter based in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and Toronto.
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| Sinead O'Connor details abuse by her mother on 'Dr. Phil': 'She ran a torture chamber' Posted: 07 Sep 2017 09:43 AM PDT  A bombshell interview between Dr. Phil and Sinead O'Connor is shedding light on the singer's lifelong battles with depression, suicide attempts and other severe mental issues that led to her online breakdown earlier this year.
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| Florida Shopper Gives Away New Generator To Help Stranger In Hour Of Irma Need Posted: 08 Sep 2017 06:16 AM PDT  A shopper in Florida is being hailed as a hero after he selflessly gave away a new generator he had just bought to a woman he thought was more in need.
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| Taliban suicide attack on US base in Afghanistan over leaflet 'insult' Posted: 06 Sep 2017 10:25 AM PDT  A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle blew himself up outside an American base in Afghanistan on Wednesday, Afghan officials said, in an attack the Taliban claimed was revenge for a US leaflet deemed highly offensive to Muslims. US and Afghan authorities confirmed several people were wounded in the late afternoon attack at Bagram Airfield, America's largest base in the country. The Taliban claimed responsibility and said it was in retaliation for "their insult to the Islamic creed".
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| Jose upgraded to Category 4 hurricane as it heads to islands already destroyed by Irma Posted: 08 Sep 2017 08:04 AM PDT  Hurricane Jose has been upgraded as it pushes towards Caribbean islands already destroyed by Irma. The National Hurricane Centre said that its planes had found Jose is now a Category 4 hurricane, with speeds of up to 150 miles per hour. Hurricane categories go up to 5, but it is possible that Jose will be further upgraded before it makes landfall.
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| A Strong Earthquake off the South Coast Has Shaken Mexico City, Killing At Least Fifteen Posted: 08 Sep 2017 01:04 AM PDT  A massive 8.1-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of southern Mexico, toppling houses in Chiapas state, causing at least fifteens deaths and setting off a tsunami warning.
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| 9/11: Then and now - 16 years later Posted: 08 Sep 2017 02:00 AM PDT ![9/11: Then and now - 16 years later]( "9/11: Then and now - 16 years later")
Yahoo News photographer Gordon Donovan recently returned to the scenes of many memorable images taken in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. Donovan photographed the same areas to show what has changed since the terrorist attacks 16 years ago. New obstacles have arisen, requiring some adjustments in camera angles to align with the original images. This is the sixth time Donovan has revisited the New York skyline; each year presents new challenges as the New York City landscape changes. (Yahoo News) See more news-related photo galleries and follow us on Yahoo News Photo Twitter and Tumblr.
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| U.S. airlines scramble to evacuate residents ahead of Hurricane Irma Posted: 07 Sep 2017 07:29 PM PDT  Airlines were racing against the clock to clear as many customers as possible from the likely Florida path of Hurricane Irma, as social and political pressure mounted for carriers to play a bigger role in aiding evacuations. As the powerful storm threatened to rip through the Florida coast by Sunday, airlines ramped up the number of flights available out of south Florida airports, where operations were likely to temporarily cease through the weekend and beyond. At Miami International Airport, many outbound flights were canceled, leaving residents scrambling to rebook to anywhere outside the path of the storm.
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| Washington GOP congressman's retirement gives Democrats hope Posted: 06 Sep 2017 01:35 PM PDT  OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Republican Rep. Dave Reichert of Washington state said Wednesday that he was retiring from Congress after seven terms, giving Democrats renewed hope of winning a district solely held by Republicans since its creation more than three decades ago.
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| Isil leader 'planning fresh wave of attacks' in revenge for defeats in Iraq and Syria, leading Iraqi official says Posted: 07 Sep 2017 12:52 AM PDT  The leader of Islamist State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) is planning a fresh wave of terror attacks against Britain and other European countries in revenge for the crushing defeats the Islamist terror group has suffered in Iraq and Syria, a leading Iraqi intelligence official has warned. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of Isil's self-proclaimed Caliphate in Iraq and Syria, is said to be organising a number of "sophisticated attacks" against Western targets to boost the morale of jihadi fighters after the series of defeats the movement has suffered in places like Mosul and Raqqa. In an exclusive interview with the Telegraph, Lahur Talabany , the head of Kurdish intelligence who has been heavily involved in the military campaign to liberate Mosul from Isil control, says a new generation of Islamist terror groups could emerge in Iraq if the country does not undertake radical political reform. "Isil has lost a lot of land in Iraq and Syria, but this is not the end of Isil," said Mr Talabany, 41, during a visit to London, where he is having a series of meetings with officials and ministers, including Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon. Mr Talabany said that there were an estimated 500 British jihadists fighting with Isil at the height of the so-called caliphate's influence in Iraq and Syria, but that the majority of them had been killed during the US-led coalition's military campaign to destroy Isil. Iraq victory over Isil in Mosul, in pictures As a result al-Baghdadi, who Mr Talabany says is still alive and probably hiding in the desert between the Syrian and Iraqi borders, is keen to launch a new wave of terrorist attacks against Britain and other Western countries to boost the morale of surviving Isil fighters. "We are going to see a lot more attacks on the West that are designed to boost the morale of the fighters who have suffered heavy losses," said Mr Talabany. "They are trying to do attacks that will get them publicity. "The more sophisticated attacks are being organised by the leadership around the Baghdadi camp." Following the liberation of Mosul, Iraq's second largest city which was liberated from Isil control earlier in the summer, Iraqi security officials have been able to gain a better understanding of how Isil managed to seize control of the city and recruit so many foreign fighters to its cause. Isil defeated in Mosul after three years 01:15 "Isil played the media card very well," said Mr Talabany. "They used the media to demoralise the government forces in both Iraq and Syria, but they were never as strong as they led the world to believe. "They had lots of land, which they needed to attract foreign fighters. But now they don't have the land to attract people to join them." Consequently, Mr Talabany believes al-Baghdadi and other senior members of Isil's leadership are seeking to launch fresh terror attacks to demonstrate the movement still has the ability to wage war against the West. Mr Talabany said the Kurds and other Iraqi fighters were grateful for the military support they had received from the U.S., Britain and other coalition forces in the battle against Isil. "We are very grateful for the help we have received from the coalition forces," he said "Their backing meant it was too much for Isil to handle." But he warned that, as the military campaign against Isil began to wind down, it was important that countries like Britain continued to provide political support to the Iraqi government as it undertook the painful process of rebuilding the country after more than a decade of conflict. In particular if was important the the Shia-dominated government of Iraqi prime minister Haider al-Abadi reconciled the leaders of the Sunni tribes, many of whom have supported Isil because they do not believe they are properly represented in Baghdad. The Iraqi government also needs to engage with the Kurds, who have played a key role in defeating Isil. "We want to thank the UK government for their support," said Mr Talabany. But we need them to stay engaged for the next phase as we rebuild the country. "We will need political support as we get the Sunnis back into the government in Baghdad otherwise we will end up with a new set of extremists in the country. "If the Sunnis are brought back into the political system then that will be the end of Isil. But if the opposite happens then we could have new Islamist groups emerging that have a similar agenda as Isil."
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| Mexico earthquake triggers mysterious bright lights to flash across the country Posted: 08 Sep 2017 04:36 AM PDT  Strange, unexplained flashes have been seen amid a massive earthquake in Mexico. The flashes – which resemble lightning – lit up the sky after the tremor hit Mexico City and elsewhere. Este fenómeno se llama Earthquake Lights.
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| How To Find Out If You've Been Hit By The Equifax Hack Posted: 07 Sep 2017 10:22 PM PDT  Everyone should be worried about the latest cybersecurity breach.
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| The U.S. Is Covered in Wildfire Smoke Posted: 06 Sep 2017 02:33 PM PDT  There are more than 60 large fires burning in the Western U.S.—but their smoke isn't staying put.
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| Washington National Cathedral To Remove Windows Honoring Confederate Leaders Posted: 06 Sep 2017 02:02 PM PDT  The Washington National Cathedral, a central landmark in the U.S. capital, has announced its decision to remove two stained glass windows honoring Confederate Gens.
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| The Delta Flight That Raced Hurricane Irma - and Won Posted: 07 Sep 2017 01:07 PM PDT  Delta 302 got out of San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the nick of time as Irma approached.
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| Senators Grill Trump Nominee Who Suggested Religion Overruled The Constitution Posted: 06 Sep 2017 03:17 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― A Senate panel on Wednesday considered the judicial nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, a controversial Catholic law professor who once seemed to suggest that one's religious beliefs ought to take precedence over the U.S. Constitution.
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| New Senate Obamacare repeal bill due Monday: senator Posted: 07 Sep 2017 03:36 PM PDT  A new Republican bill to replace Obamacare will be unveiled in the U.S. Senate on Monday with backing from President Donald Trump, according to one of two Republican senators who have crafted the legislation. The lawmaker, Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, told reporters he was optimistic the legislation could pass before a Sept. 30 deadline, if it can attract the bare minimum of 50 votes needed to succeed in the Republican-led Senate with tie-breaking support from Vice President Mike Pence. The bill, which Cassidy is sponsoring with Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, could revive Republican hopes of overturning the Affordable Care Act weeks after their last attempt on July 28 came up one vote short in a humiliating defeat for Trump and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell.
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| Ohio Taco Bell Workers Kill Armed Robber as Second Flees Posted: 07 Sep 2017 10:36 AM PDT  Three Cleveland Taco Bell employees opened fire on two armed robbers, killing one, according to police.
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| 22 Stunning Takes On Christmas Cakes Posted: 08 Sep 2017 09:19 AM PDT |
| Joe Biden Has Strong Words For Betsy DeVos After Her Title IX Announcement Posted: 07 Sep 2017 02:44 PM PDT  Former Vice President Joe Biden is not happy with Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos' recent announcement on Title IX.
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| Hurricane Harvey: Texas politicians warn against donating to Red Cross in wake of disaster Posted: 08 Sep 2017 04:21 AM PDT  Politicians in the hurricane-hit city of Houston are warning against donating to the American Red Cross. Houston City councillor Dave Martin told a district meeting: "I beg you not to send them a penny" and repeatedly branded the Congress-endorsed charity "the red loss". Speaking two weeks after the devastating hurricane which left at least 70 people dead, Mr Martin claimed that local government had done most of the difficult work in the aftermath of the disaster as well as providing the majority of resources.
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| High School Students Disciplined After Wearing KKK Hoods, Burning Cross Posted: 07 Sep 2017 01:57 PM PDT  A group of students from an Iowa high school were disciplined Wednesday after a photo of them wearing white hoods, waving a Confederate flag and burning a cross began circulating on social media, according to The Associated Press.
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| Michigan man gets 30 years in prison for firefighter's death Posted: 07 Sep 2017 02:28 PM PDT ![Michigan man gets 30 years in prison for firefighter's death]( "Michigan man gets 30 years in prison for firefighter's death") LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A mentally ill man who struck and killed a firefighter with his pickup truck during a charity collection was sentenced Thursday to at least 30 years in prison for second-degree murder.
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| Trump’s Deal With Democrats Gives Proof To Fans And Critics Alike Posted: 07 Sep 2017 03:20 PM PDT  WASHINGTON – Supporters and critics of President Donald Trump finally have something they can agree on: His alliance with Democrats for a short-term fix on crucial debt ceiling legislation proves his bona fides as a dealmaker once and for all.
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| What Prince George’s Classmates Will Call Him at School — and the Last Name He’ll Use Posted: 07 Sep 2017 04:22 PM PDT  What's in a name? Well, for Prince George, quite a bit, actually!
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| Lebanon mourns soldiers killed by Islamic State group Posted: 08 Sep 2017 03:48 AM PDT  Lebanon on Friday held a day of national mourning for 10 soldiers kidnapped and executed by the Islamic State group in the region on the country's eastern border with Syria. President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Saad Hariri took part in an official ceremony to honour the men at the defence ministry in Yarze, outside Beirut, which was also attended by grieving relatives. The remains of the soldiers were retrieved from the border region last month after a battle against IS in the area that ended with an evacuation deal.
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| Coca-Cola Gives Men Permission To Steal Water Posted: 06 Sep 2017 11:31 AM PDT  Harvey relief efforts are ongoing.
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| Mom Asks Two Simple Questions To Determine If You're Doing OK As A Parent Posted: 06 Sep 2017 01:06 PM PDT  A mom of three has set out to let other parents know as long as they love their kids, they're doing alright.
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| Irma: Four killed by hurricane in British Virgin Islands, officials say Posted: 08 Sep 2017 08:16 AM PDT  Four people have been killed by Hurricane Irma in the British Virgin Islands, officials have said. The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency confirmed the deaths in a statement on Friday but gave no further details. The British government has been coordinating relief efforts to the cluster of islands near Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
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| 10 Sharks Were Kept in a Pool in Home's Basement Posted: 06 Sep 2017 12:04 PM PDT  Three of them were dead
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| Video Evidence Found In Michael Bennett's Racial Profiling Case Posted: 07 Sep 2017 12:16 AM PDT  The Las Vegas Metro Police Department's Undersheriff Kevin McMahill said there was no evidence to prove that police used force on Bennett during an Aug. 27 incident.
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| DOJ: Admitting Existence Of A Sessions Resignation Letter Would Violate His Privacy Posted: 07 Sep 2017 10:48 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― The Department of Justice is refusing to confirm or deny the existence of a letter of resignation that Attorney General Jeff Sessions reportedly prepared at the request of President Donald Trump.
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| Mom's Post About Son With Autism Shows The Impact Of 'Small Victories' Posted: 06 Sep 2017 11:22 AM PDT  On August 30, Sara Farrell Baker wrote on Facebook about "one of the proudest moments" of her life. August, who has autism and sensory sensitivities, toured his school with his mother and visited one of the bathrooms he'd be using throughout the school year. Baker told her son that he had the option of using the hand dryer in the bathroom, although she knew they typically scare him.
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| 2018 Nissan Leaf EV Delivers More Power, Extra Range Posted: 06 Sep 2017 03:32 PM PDT  The 2018 Nissan Leaf electric car has been significantly updated with a more powerful electric motor, a longer-lasting battery pack that promises 150 miles of driving range, new driver-assist fea...
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| Who are the Rohingya Muslims? The stateless minority fleeing violence in Burma Posted: 08 Sep 2017 06:02 AM PDT  They have often been called the most persecuted minority in the world. The 1.1 million Rohingya Muslims squeezed precariously into the north-west state of Rakhine, in mainly Buddhist Burma, bordering majority Muslim Bangladesh, are stateless and unwanted. Neither country will give them citizenship even though their families' roots in modern-day Rakhine, once called Arakan, can be traced back to the Eighth Century. Displaced Rohingya refugees from Rakhine state in Myanmar carry their belongings as they flee violence, near Ukhia, near the border between Bangladesh and Myanmar on September 4 Credit: K.M. ASAD/AFP Since World War Two they have been treated increasingly by Burmese authorities as illegal, interloping Bengalis, facing apartheid-like conditions that deny them free movement or state education while government forces intermittently drive out and slaughter them. Displaced Rohingya refugees from Rakhine state in Myanmar rest near Ukhia, near the border between Bangladesh and Myanmar, as they flee violence on September 4, 2017 Credit: AFP Over the past year, military operations against Rohingya villages have been so intense and cruel that the minority's defenders have warned of an unfolding genocide. The United Nations has reported that the army may have committed ethnic cleansing. The inhumane treatment of the Rohingyas has tarnished the image of Myanmar's civilian leader and Nobel peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, once a famously unflinching defender of human rights and darling of the West. She now faces international fury, particularly from Muslim nations, for failing to stand up to armed forces chief General Min Aung Hlaing, whose soldiers are accused of rape, murder, arson, and of ripping Rohingya babies from their mothers' arms and throwing them into rivers and fire. Rohingya Muslim refugees along with Indian supporters hold placards against human rights violations in Myanmar during a protest in New Delhi on September 5, 2017 Credit: AFP Ms Suu Kyi has publicly stuck to the military's line that the Rohingya are illegally squatting on the Burmese territory, leaving fellow Nobel winner, Malala Yousafzai, aghast and urging her to speak out against the tragedy. The latest military crackdown, which began on August 25, caused almost 90,000 Rohingyas to flee under fire to squalid, overflowing relief camps across the Bangladeshi border in just two weeks. Officially close to 400 people had died by early September, but human rights activists claim to have confirmation of at least 1,000 deaths and believe the figure is much higher. The death toll will inevitably rise after Burma, also known as Myanmar, blocked UN agencies from delivering vital food, water and medicine supplies to 250,000 Rakhine residents desperately in need. Rohingya Muslims driven from Burma, in pictures Ongoing persecution of the Rohingya has inevitably led to an armed, if disorganised, resistance. The army "clearing operations" which sparked the mass exodus of civilians in both October 2016 and in August 2017, were launched after insurgents known as the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) attacked several paramilitary checkposts. Rohingya activists claim the insurgents are mainly young men who have been pushed to breaking point by relentless oppression. A report released in early September by the Burma Human Rights Network documents the rise of systematic abuses against Burmese Muslims since 2012, including the creation of "Muslim-free zones", denial of ID cards, and the banning of Islamic holidays. The oppression has been mirrored by an upsurge of ultra-nationalist Buddhist groups who encourage an anti-Muslim rhetoric. Pope Francis calls for "full rights" for Rohingya Muslims 01:21 ARSA has so far been described as a rag-tag collection of small groups armed with knives, sticks and some basic IEDs, rather than a robust military force or mass mobilisation. But rising anger in the Muslim world about the plight of the Rohingya has compounded fears of homegrown militancy as well as support from international jihadists. Al Qaeda's offshoot in Yemen has already called for retaliatory attacks against Myanmar, while the Afghan Taliban called on Muslims to "use their abilities to help Burma's oppressed Muslims." Matthew Smith, director of Fortify Rights, a human rights group working with Rohingya refugees, said there was a danger of escalation. "There is certainly a risk that international extremist organisations will seek to be involved in northern Rakhine state," he said. "The best way to prevent this from escalating is to protect the rights of the civilian population. Myanmar is doing the exact opposite."
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| US adds launchers to THAAD as dozens hurt in SKorea protests Posted: 06 Sep 2017 10:33 PM PDT  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Dozens of people were injured in clashes between South Korean protesters and police Thursday as the U.S. military added more launchers to the high-tech missile-defense system it installed in a southern town to better cope with North Korean threats.
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