| Trump Sides With Putin Over U.S. Intelligence On Election Meddling Posted: 11 Nov 2017 04:00 AM PST  President Donald Trump said he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin's claim that the Kremlin did not attempt to interfere in the 2016 election, contradicting the conclusions of U.S. intelligence agencies and Congress.
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| North Korea Seeks Nukes as 'Insurance Policy' Posted: 10 Nov 2017 10:31 AM PST  Richard Engel reports on the perspective of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un who looks at denuclearization deals the United States has failed to keep with other countries and sees a successful nuclear program as his only path.
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| Is ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, one of the most wanted militants in the world, dead or alive? Posted: 11 Nov 2017 06:28 PM PST  The world's most wanted militant may still be alive.
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| Suspect arrested in alleged MS-13 killing on Long Island Posted: 10 Nov 2017 11:33 AM PST ![Suspect arrested in alleged MS-13 killing on Long Island]( "Suspect arrested in alleged MS-13 killing on Long Island") HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island boy who vanished last summer was attacked by a group of people and hacked to death with a machete, according to a court complaint charging a 26-year-old man with murder in the suspected MS-13 gang killing.
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| NASA's Operation IceBridge studies ice loss in Antarctica Posted: 12 Nov 2017 06:00 AM PST ![NASA's Operation IceBridge studies ice loss in Antarctica]( "NASA's Operation IceBridge studies ice loss in Antarctica") NASA's Operation IceBridge has been studying how polar ice has evolved over the past nine years and is currently flying a series of nine-hour research flights over West Antarctica to monitor ice loss aboard a retrofitted 1966 Lockheed P-3 aircraft. According to NASA, the current mission targets "sea ice in the Bellingshausen and Weddell seas and glaciers in the Antarctic Peninsula and along the English and Bryan Coasts." Researchers have used the IceBridge data to observe that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet may be in a state of irreversible decline, directly contributing to rising sea levels.
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| How The House GOP Tax Plan Soaks University Cooks, Custodians And Other Low-Paid Workers Posted: 11 Nov 2017 03:43 PM PST  The tax reform plan introduced by House Republicans eliminates a number of tax deductions to pay for a series of tax cuts that mostly benefit the very wealthy.
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| Indonesian museum removes Nazi-themed exhibit after outrage Posted: 10 Nov 2017 09:45 PM PST  An Indonesian museum that allowed visitors to take selfies with a life-size wax sculpture of Hitler against a backdrop of Auschwitz concentration camp has removed the exhibit following international outrage, the manager said Saturday. De ARCA Statue Art Museum in the Javanese city of Jogjakarta drew swift condemnation from rights groups after details of the controversial display were published in foreign media. The exhibit features a sure-footed Hitler standing in front of a huge photo of the gates of Auschwitz -- the largest Nazi concentration camp where more than 1.1 million people were killed.
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| Corey Lewandowski’s Lesson For Harvard Students: Trump Did Great With Black Voters, And By The Way, I Didn’t Collude With Russia Posted: 11 Nov 2017 05:00 AM PST  First there was Sean Spicer, smarming and dissembling through his lectures as if he were back behind the White House briefing room podium.
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| Five Arrested in Slaying of San Diego Woman Posted: 10 Nov 2017 03:08 PM PST  Five people have been taken into custody in connection with the death of a San Diego mom
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| Israel signals free hand in Syria as U.S., Russia expand truce Posted: 12 Nov 2017 05:39 AM PST  By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel signaled on Sunday that it would keep up military strikes across its frontier with Syria to prevent any encroachment by Iranian-allied forces, even as the United States and Russia try to build up a ceasefire in the area. U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday affirmed joint efforts to stabilize Syria as its civil war wanes, including with the expansion of a July 7 truce in the southwestern triangle bordering Israel and Jordan. A U.S. State Department official said Russia had agreed "to work with the Syrian regime to remove Iranian-backed forces a defined distance" from the Golan Heights frontier with Israel, which captured the plateau in the 1967 Middle East war.
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| YouTube reveals top veteran homecoming videos in honor of Veterans Day Posted: 10 Nov 2017 12:15 PM PST  Spouses and children aren't the only ones who miss their soldiers when they've been deployed -- pets miss them too.
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| Walmart Shopper Who Broke His Hip Picking Out A Watermelon Awarded $7.5 Million Posted: 11 Nov 2017 08:17 AM PST  An Alabama jury has decided that the Army veteran who broke his hip while picking out a watermelon at a Walmart store should receive $7.5 million.
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| Trump Offers Remarks at Vietnam State Dinner Posted: 10 Nov 2017 10:53 PM PST  During his continuing Asia trip, President Donald Trump praised Vietnam and spoke about the U.S. stock market during a state dinner in Hanoi.
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| 'Saturday Night Live' Trolls The Stiff, Boring Democrats Posted: 11 Nov 2017 11:21 PM PST  "Saturday Night Live" has caught a glimpse of a possible Democratic future, and it's not a pretty sight .
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| 2017 NYC Veterans Day Parade Posted: 11 Nov 2017 02:01 PM PST ![2017 NYC Veterans Day Parade]( "2017 NYC Veterans Day Parade") New York City hosted its 98th annual Veterans Day Parade, the largest celebration of service in the nation, on Nov. 11. "America's Parade" featured more than 20,000 participants, with marching bands, people on floats, veterans' groups and military units. The parade is also a key part of Veterans Day USA, a national network of events working toward the 100th anniversary of Veterans Day in 2019.
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| Man in Court For Drug Charge Accidentally Drops Cocaine During Hearing: Police Posted: 11 Nov 2017 09:46 AM PST  He was re-arrested and received another drug charge.
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| Like a fast food drive-thru, but for weed Posted: 10 Nov 2017 05:11 PM PST  The largest recreational marijuana store in the country just opened what it claims is the first fast food-style weed drive-thru. NuWu Cannabis Marketplace aims to serve customers in less than a minute from the time they place their orders from their cars, store representatives told the Las Vegas Sun. The dispensary poached drive-thru managers from fast food chains to handle the parking lot chaos and take orders while customers are in line. The Las Vegas Sun reports that NuWu's drive-thru is a converted $30,000 bank teller window, made of bullet-proof glass and framed with bullet-proof Kevlar material. Surveillance cameras monitor both inside and outside of the impenetrable window. SEE ALSO: New weed dispensary has a brewery-style tour to show how cannabis is grown This massive weed marketplace, located on Native American tribal lands in Las Vegas, opened its doors on Oct. 16. Benny Tso, the chairman of the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe, told the Los Angeles Times at the end of the month that the dispensary was drawing in 300 to 500 customers each day. NUWU Cannabis Marketplace Las Vegas the largest marijuana store in the country is now open. pic.twitter.com/Gq2yzNDyXC — NuWu Cannabis (@NuwuCannabis) October 16, 2017 Image: SNAPCHAT Nevada's first recreational/medical MARIJUANA DISPENSARY DRIVE-THRU just took an order from the driver of a red Ferrari. #Vegas.-@ NuWu Cannabis Marketplace pic.twitter.com/hHUMwufcg0 — Kyndell Nunley (@KyndellNews3LV) November 10, 2017 Customers in vehicles will be able to choose from a limited selection of the dispensary's expansive inventory. The drive-thru will offer about 15 flower, edible and concentrate products. Licensed dispensaries have been legally able to sell marijuana for recreational use to anyone over 21 years old since July 1. WATCH: Weed beer could become a thing, thanks to the company that owns Corona
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| Orbital ATK launches eighth cargo mission to space Posted: 12 Nov 2017 07:50 AM PST  Orbital ATK's barrel-shaped Cygnus cargo ship launched atop an Antares rocket at 7:19 am (1219 GMT), a day after a last-second delay due to an unexpected aircraft in the area. "Five, four, three, two, one and we have ignition," said Orbital ATK's mission control operator, as the rocket's engines lit up the chilly, gray morning and cheers erupted from spectators near the launch site. The mission is the eighth for Orbital ATK, which has a $1.9 billion contract with NASA to resupply the orbiting outpost.
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| Nuclear 'accident' sends radioactive pollution over Europe Posted: 10 Nov 2017 10:33 AM PST  A cloud of radioactive pollution spread over Europe after a possible "accident" at a nuclear facility in Russia or Kazakhstan, French nuclear safety officials confirmed on Friday. France's nuclear safety institute, IRSN, picked up faint traces of ruthenium 106, a radioactive nuclide that is produced when atoms are split in a nuclear reactor and which does not occur naturally, in three of its 40 monitoring stations late September. Faint traces were also detected in Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland. There has been no impact on human health or the environment in Europe, a French official stressed, but he added that detection of such a cloud was "absolutely not normal". IRSN, the technical arm of the French nuclear regulator, said in a statement it could not pinpoint the location of the release of radioactive material but that based on weather patterns, the most plausible zone lay south of the Ural mountains, between the Urals and the Volga river. This could indicate Russia or possibly Kazakhstan, it said. Graphic: Path of the cloud At the source of the leak, the quantity of ruthenium 106 released was "major", between 100 and 300 teraBecquerels, it said, adding that if an accident of this magnitude had happened in France it would have required the evacuation or sheltering of people in a radius of "a few kilometres around the accident site". But it said that the probability of importation into France of foodstuffs, notably mushrooms, contaminated by ruthenium 106 near the site of the accident was extremely low. At a glance | Nuclear incidents and accidents Measurement from European stations showed high levels of ruthenium 106 in the atmosphere of the majority of European countries, at the beginning of October, with a steady decrease from Oct. 6 onwards. France picked up traces of the pollution in monitoring stations of Seyne-sur-Mer, Nice and Ajaccio from September 27 to October 13, and has not detected anything since. Jean-Christophe Gariel, director for health at the IRSN, said that, according to "the data at our disposal, no ruthenium 106 was detected in the UK". Chernobyl disaster 31 years on: haunting images from then and now 00:41 Duncan Cox, leader of Public Health England's radiation emergency response group, said: "Radiation monitors at our sites in Oxfordshire and Glasgow have been checked since September when this substance was reported by other European radiation monitoring institutes, and we have not detected any unusual sources of radiation." IRSN ruled out an accident in a nuclear reactor. "We observed only ruthenium, which indicates it couldn't come from a nuclear reactor as we would have seen other fission products, like Caesium," said Mr Gariel. The ruthenium 106 was probably released in a nuclear fuel treatment site or centre for radioactive medicine, he said. Because of its short half-life of about a year, ruthenium 106 is used in nuclear medicine, for example in cancer therapy for eye tumours. IRSN had initially also thought the radioactive material might have come from a satellite equipped with a thermo-generator containing ruthenium that disintegrated in the atmosphere. "But we don't think this is the case," said Mr Gariel as an IAEA investigation has concluded that no ruthenium-containing satellite has fallen back on earth during this period. He had contacted his Russian colleagues, and they insisted nothing was amiss. "From their point of view, they said they had had no problems at all. Rosatom (the Russian nuclear operator) said it had detected nothing." He added that the institute had not yet been in contact with Kazakh authorities. A spokeswoman for the Russian Emergencies Ministry told Reuters she could not immediately comment.
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| Corey Haim's Mother Names the Man She Alleges Sexually Abused Her Son Posted: 10 Nov 2017 03:08 PM PST  During an appearance on The Dr. Oz Show on Friday, Judy Haim addressed a recent National Enquirer report in which former actor Dominick Brascia, who was close with Haim, alleged that a 19-year-old Charlie Sheen sexually assaulted a 13-year-old Haim
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| Bahrain says militants hit oil pipeline, opening new front Posted: 11 Nov 2017 09:22 AM PST  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An explosion ripped through a pipeline belonging to Bahrain's state-run oil company and sent flames shooting up into the night sky, with government officials on Saturday blaming the blast on an attack by militants guided by Iran.
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| Report: Rupert Murdoch Called AT&T's CEO Twice About CNN Sale Posted: 10 Nov 2017 08:22 PM PST  President Donald Trump confidant Rupert Murdoch contacted AT&T Chief Executive Officer Randall Stephenson twice in the last six months to ask about a sale of CNN, sources told Bloomberg on Friday, raising more concerns that federal pressure concerning a merger involving CNN's parent company could be politically motivated.
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| Lebanese president presses Saudi to say why Hariri has not returned Posted: 11 Nov 2017 02:52 PM PST  By Ellen Francis BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's president called on Saudi Arabia on Saturday to clarify why Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri could not return home, a week after he stunned his country by resigning while in the kingdom. A senior Lebanese official said President Michel Aoun had told foreign ambassadors Hariri had been "kidnapped" and should have immunity. Hariri's shock resignation has thrust Lebanon back into the frontline of a power struggle between Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shi'ite Iran - a rivalry that has wrought upheaval in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and Bahrain.
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| 'Are You Still Muslim?' Marine Drill Instructor Gets 10 Years in Prison for Tormenting Recruits Posted: 11 Nov 2017 08:22 AM PST  Sgt. Joseph Felix tormented young recruits, including one who later killed himself
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| Here Is the Shocking Story of Nazi Germany's Greatest Fighter Ace Posted: 11 Nov 2017 04:43 AM PST  By May 8, 1945, Adolf Hitler had been dead for more than a week. Germany was in the act of formally surrendering to the Soviets and the Western Allies, so occupying Red Army troops in the eastern German town of Brunn were not expecting to witness what may have been World War II's last dogfight over Europe. Suddenly, a lone German Messerschmitt Me-109 dove on the unsuspecting Russian, riddling his Yak with machine-gun bullets and 20mm cannon shells and sending it spinning toward the German countryside.
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| George Takei 'Shocked And Bewildered' By Former Model's Sexual Assault Allegation Posted: 11 Nov 2017 09:15 AM PST  A day after a former model said George Takei had sexually assaulted him 36 years ago, the "Star Trek" actor strongly denied any wrongdoing, saying that he was "shocked and bewildered" by the claims.
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| Family of 4, And Dog, Found Dead in Murder-Suicide: Cops Posted: 11 Nov 2017 12:33 PM PST  They moved to Utah from Switzerland months ago.
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| 28 Turkey Stuffing Recipes Your Thanksgiving Needs Posted: 10 Nov 2017 02:47 PM PST |
| 60,000 join far-right march on Poland's Independence Day Posted: 11 Nov 2017 02:35 PM PST  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Tens of thousands of nationalists marched in a demonstration organized by far-right groups in Warsaw Saturday, as Poles celebrated their country's Independence Day.
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| Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin agree there is 'No military solution' to war in Syria Posted: 11 Nov 2017 04:35 PM PST  The United States and Russia issued a presidential joint statement saying there was "no military solution" to the war in Syria after their leaders met briefly on the sidelines of a regional summit in Vietnam. There had been mixed messages for days from both Moscow and the White House on whether President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin would hold face-to-face discussions during the APEC summit in Danang. The statement, issued by officials from both sides, said the two presidents had made progress on Syria, which has been battered by six years of civil war. The US and Russia have backed competing factions in the bloody conflict, and agreement on the next steps towards peace is rare. "The presidents agreed that there is no military solution to the conflict in Syria," the statement said, adding that the two sides "confirmed their determination to defeat ISIS" – an alternative name for the Islamic State jihadist group. In quotes | The Trump - Putin relationship The statement added that the two sides had agreed to keep military channels open to avoid potential clashes over Syria and urged the warring sides to participate in UN-led peace talks in Geneva. Russia has run a major bombing campaign in Syria since 2015, when it stepped in to support President Bashar al-Assad's fight against rebels – some of them US-backed – tipping the conflict in his favour. The Russian military has recently accused the United States of merely "pretending" to fight IS in Iraq and of hindering the Russian-backed offensive in eastern Syria. But Saturday's joint statement expressed satisfaction with efforts to prevent incidents between their respective forces in Syria. "The Presidents affirmed their commitment to Syria's sovereignty, unity, independence, territorial integrity, and non-sectarian character," it said. Trump says Putin's insulted by election interference claims 01:07 According to senior State Department officials, the statement was the result of "months of fairly intense discussions" and was finalised on the margins of the APEC summit between diplomats. It represents Russia's firm commitment to the UN backed peace process, one of the officials said. "We made very clear that there will not be any reconstruction aid in Syria until there is a meaningful political process moving along the timeline," he said. "I cannot speak to the Russians, but I think it might be one of the reasons why they clearly committed to the fact that the ultimate resolution to the civil war will be under the Geneva process," he added. A new round of talks is scheduled to be held in Geneva from November 28, the UN special envoy for Syria announced Thursday. There have been seven previous sessions between the Syrian regime and the opposition, which failed to overcome the main obstacle – the fate of President Assad. Mr Trump's relationship with Moscow has haunted the first year of his presidency, with key former aides under a US investigation for alleged collaboration with the Kremlin. Syria war timeline Mr Putin and Mr Trump last held face-to-face talks at a G20 summit earlier in the year, and there was intense speculation over whether they would so do again in Danang. After the pair met on the sidelines of the APEC summit, Mr Trump said he believes Mr Putin was sincere when he denied meddling in the US election that propelled Mr Trump to power, adding that the Russian leader felt "very insulted" by the allegations. Overly amicable talks between Mr Trump and Mr Putin in Vietnam risked being an awkward sell for the White House, as it vigorously denies any undue links with the Kremlin.
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| Are Russia and America Headed for a 'Missile' Showdown? Posted: 11 Nov 2017 04:48 AM PST  The INF Treaty drama is back. Are Russia and America Headed for a 'Missile' Showdown? The United States has been discussing ways to coax the Kremlin back into compliance with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with other members of the NATO alliance in Brussels. "The discussion included a consideration of the Russian Federation's violations of the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty and our collective efforts to bring Russia back into compliance with the INF," U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told reporters during a press conference at NATO headquarters.
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| Rebel Wilson Says 'Male Star' Sexually Harassed Her While His Friends Tried To Film Posted: 11 Nov 2017 08:54 AM PST  Actress Rebel Wilson has come forward to describe a series of disturbing incidents from her time in the film industry, including being sexually harassed by a "male star" while his friends looked on and laughed.
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| 1st trial stemming from Texas biker fight ends in mistrial Posted: 10 Nov 2017 03:10 PM PST  WACO, Texas (AP) — A judge declared a mistrial Friday in a case involving a leader of the Bandidos biker gang after jurors said they were hopelessly deadlocked in the first trial stemming from the deadliest shootout between biker groups in U.S. history.
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| Mass graves holding '400 IS victims' found in Iraq Posted: 11 Nov 2017 11:05 AM PST  Mass graves containing at least 400 suspected Islamic State group victims have been found near the former jihadist bastion of Hawija in northern Iraq, the regional governor said Saturday. "Not less than 400 people were executed," he said, adding that some were clad in the uniform of prisoners condemned to death while others wore civilian clothing. IS was forced out of Hawija -- 240 kilometres north of Baghdad -- by Iraqi forces in October in a sweeping offensive that has seen the group lose the vast bulk of territory it seized in 2014.
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| Vladimir Putin says 'absurd' election meddling claims are designed to hurt Donald Trump Posted: 11 Nov 2017 03:33 AM PST  Allegations of links between Russia and Donald Trump's former campaign manager were fabricated by the US President's opponents as a weapon against him, Vladimir Putin has claimed. Reports Mr Putin's relatives had been in contact with the Trump administration were untrue, the Russian President told a briefing at the end of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Vietnam. Earlier, Mr Trump said the accusations had hurt Mr Putin's feelings.
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| 5 Easy Kitchen Updates for $500 or Less Posted: 11 Nov 2017 05:50 AM PST  If your kitchen is looking a little shabby, there's still time for quick and inexpensive upgrades before the holidays arrive. Here are five ways to spruce it up to make it easier to work in and m...
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| Pope reaffirms conscience as heresy debate divides church Posted: 11 Nov 2017 09:54 AM PST  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday reaffirmed the "primacy" of using one's conscience to navigate tough moral questions in his first comments since he was publicly accused of spreading heresy by emphasizing conscience over hard and fast Catholic rules.
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