| Bob Woodward: Nixed Trump Tweet 'Scared The Daylights' Out Of The Pentagon Posted: 10 Sep 2018 12:31 AM PDT  A tweet drafted by Trump ― but never posted ― had the potential to lead to war with North Korea, Bob Woodward said.
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| Daily Digit: Why are millennials still living with their parents? Posted: 10 Sep 2018 09:17 AM PDT  A little more than 26 percent of millennials ages 25-34 are still living at home with their parents, up from 15.3 percent in 2000, according to the National Association of Home Builders. And while 42 percent of millennials are already homeowners, 68 percent of them regret buying.
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| Bus accident in south India kills at least 55 people Posted: 11 Sep 2018 09:03 AM PDT  A bus carrying pilgrims from a Hindu temple in the hills of south India plunged off a road, officials said.
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| Dallas Officer Claims Botham Jean Ignored Her 'Verbal Commands' Posted: 10 Sep 2018 04:10 PM PDT  Amber Guyger, the off-duty Dallas police officer charged with manslaughter for
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| Car almost hits boy walking to school bus Posted: 09 Sep 2018 09:07 PM PDT  A boy walks toward his school bus as a car speeds down the street, nearly hitting him.
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| America Must Support South Korea's Diplomacy Posted: 11 Sep 2018 08:50 AM PDT  It is a difficult balancing act, but Washington must support Seoul while also working with it to an ultimate shared end of denuclearization.
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| Pat Robertson Casts 'Shield Of Protection' Ahead Of Hurricane Florence Posted: 10 Sep 2018 09:35 PM PDT  Televangelist Pat Robertson broke out a prayer that sounded more like a
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| EU executive backs EU lawmakers on rights in Hungary: Timmermans Posted: 11 Sep 2018 06:57 AM PDT  The European Commission backed on Tuesday a European Parliament report condemning Hungary for abusing human rights and for the mistreatment of Roma communities, as EU lawmakers debated whether to impose sanctions on Budapest. "Democracy in our member states in our European Union cannot exist without the rule of law and the respect of fundamental rights," the EU executive's First Vice-President Frans Timmermans told the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
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| Serbian president's praise of Milosevic triggers outrage Posted: 10 Sep 2018 10:16 AM PDT  BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The Serbian president's praise of Slobodan Milosevic as a "great" leader triggered outrage on Monday in neighboring states where his nationalist policies in the 1990s caused bloodshed and destruction.
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| Hurricane Florence Looks Truly Terrifying From Space Posted: 11 Sep 2018 02:44 AM PDT  Photographs and videos taken from space have revealed the power of Hurricane
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| Russia joins forces with China in largest war games since Soviet era Posted: 11 Sep 2018 04:48 AM PDT  Russia began its largest war games since the Cold War on Tuesday, drilling hundreds of thousands of troops alongside forces from its growing ally China. With 300,000 soldiers, 36,000 vehicles, 1,000 aircraft and 80 ships, the Vostok exercises in eastern Russia will be even bigger than the Zapad training conducted by the Soviet Union in 1981, according to the defence minister. They will last five days and take place across nine training grounds, the Sea of Japan and the Bering Strait. It will be a triumphant moment for Vladimir Putin, who has made the military's modernisation a top priority following its post-Soviet stagnation and highlighted fantastic-sounding new nuclear weapons in his state-of-the-nation speech in March. Preliminary manoeuvres have involved launching dummy torpedos at warships in the Sea of Okhotsk and shooting down cruise missiles and drones in Tajikistan. Tanks roll during the military exercises in the Chita region, Eastern Siberia, on Tuesday Credit: AP/Russia War Games Coming a week before a summit between the leaders of North and South Korea, the war games will reiterate Moscow's bid to be a major military and diplomatic player in the region. Some are speculating that one of the scenarios to be trained for will involve a nuclear conflict on the Korean peninsula. Vostok, however, is not only a display of Russia's fighting power, but also a promotion of its warming ties with eastern neighbour and former foe China. Xi Jinping will meet with Vladimir Putin this week at the eastern economic forum in Vladivostok. The Russian president is also expected to make an appearance at the Vostok manoeuvres. A Russian soldier guards an area during the military exercises in the Chita region, Eastern Siberia Credit: Russian Defense Ministry Press Service Although China has previously joined Russia for drills like naval games in the Baltic Sea last year, this is the first time it will participate in Moscow's annual strategic exercises, which practice the management of far-flung forces in a large-scale conflict. The People's Liberation Army and air force will send 3,200 troops and 30 aircraft to the Tsugol training grounds east of Lake Baikal. Russia has said it will train methods developed during its military intervention in Syria, giving Chinese forces - which haven't fought in a war since 1979 - a glimpse of real combat skills. Future of Europe – defence The unprecedented manoeuvres are being seen as a warning to Washington not to further strain relations with Russia or provoke it militarily. "It's clear that such efforts can be directed at only one country, and that's United States, because they're so massive," said Vasily Kashin, an expert in Russia-China relations at the Higher School of Economics. "At this moment Russia and China both see the United States as the main potential military adversary." Russian military helicopters fly over the Chita region Credit: Russian Defense Ministry Press Service In light of successive waves of US sanctions against Russia and Donald Trump's trade war with China, America is now the main political adversary for both countries as well. They have frequently voted together against US resolutions in the United Nations security council in recent years, and Russia has increasingly sought Chinese credit and investment after being cut off from US financing. Having overtaken Saudi Arabia as China's largest oil supplier in 2016, Russia is building the Power of Siberia pipeline in hopes of beginning gas deliveries there by the end of next year. The unprecedented manoeuvres are being seen as a warning to Washington not to further strain relations with Russia Credit: Russian Defense Ministry Press Service In some ways, Mr Putin's pivot east at the expense of the US looks like a final reversal of Richard Nixon's 1972 rapprochement with China, which was meant to unsettle the USSR. The Kremlin's spokesman said last month the manoeuvres showed the "expansion of cooperation in all spheres between two allies". While the term may be overstated given Moscow and Beijing's stated aversion to binding alliances, the quickening development of relations could eventually lead to a formal agreement, according to Mr Kashin. "Every year steps are taken, and that will continue until it reaches its logical conclusion, probably some military pact that has obligations in case war arises," he said. But independent defence analyst Alexander Golts argued that China's invitation to participate was mainly to allay concerns that these enormous Cold War-style exercises on its border would otherwise raise. "These manoeuvres aren't just unprecedented for Russia. No one is doing exercises of this size today," he said. The expensive military exercises come at the same time as an unpopular reform that will raise the pension age to just a year below average life expectancy for Russian men. More than 1,000 people were arrested protesting the reform in cities around Russia on Sunday. But the Kremlin's spokesman said last month defence spending was "justified, necessary and has no alternative" given the international threats faced by Russia.
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| Police Find Three Toddlers Among Five Dead in Australia Family Murder Posted: 09 Sep 2018 08:58 PM PDT  Police found the bodies of the girls, their mother and their grandmother
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| Japan toll 44 after strong quake, no more missing Posted: 09 Sep 2018 10:15 PM PDT  The death toll from a powerful earthquake that triggered massive landslides in northern Japan rose to 44 on Monday with tens of thousands of police and troops still on the ground to support survivors. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said no one was left on a missing list, which suggested the figure could be the final death toll. Around 40,000 police, fire fighters, troops and maritime safety officials were providing assistance, with more than 2,700 people still forced to stay in shelters after the killer quake struck the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido last week.
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| The 84 Most Delish Lasagnas Posted: 11 Sep 2018 07:14 AM PDT |
| Trump Achieves The Impossible: Democratic Voters Want Jeff Sessions To Stick Around Posted: 10 Sep 2018 02:52 PM PDT  President Donald Trump has scrambled many of Washington's standard operating
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| North Korea's Kim asks Trump for another meeting in 'very warm' letter Posted: 10 Sep 2018 08:55 PM PDT  The two countries have been discussing North Korea's nuclear programs since their leaders met in Singapore in June, although that summit's outcome was criticized for being short on concrete details about how and whether Kim is willing to give up weapons that threaten the United States. The likely timing of a second Trump-Kim meeting was unclear. South Korea's President Moon Jae-in is scheduled to have his third summit with Kim next week in Pyongyang, and his government had pushed for a three-way summit involving Trump, with the aim of agreeing a joint declaration to end the 1950-53 Korean War.
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| Vatican promises 'clarifications' to pope cover-up claims Posted: 10 Sep 2018 11:33 AM PDT  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is preparing the "necessary clarifications" about accusations that top Vatican officials including Pope Francis covered up the sexual misconduct of a now-disgraced American ex-cardinal, Francis' top advisers said Monday.
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| 30 of the Most Stunning Abandoned Towns Around the World Posted: 10 Sep 2018 12:19 PM PDT |
| GOP Candidate For Florida Gov. Spoke At Events Organized By White Race War Theorist Posted: 10 Sep 2018 04:24 AM PDT  Rep. Ron DeSantis, the Republican contender for Florida's gubernatorial race
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| The Latest: Evacuations lifted in Napa County blaze Posted: 10 Sep 2018 12:18 PM PDT  SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on wildfires in California (all times local):
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| Ford Model T Buying Guide Posted: 10 Sep 2018 10:14 AM PDT  Here's how to buy a solid Ford Model T, a prime slice of Americana and one of the most significant cars in motoring history…
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| Mark Warner Says Senate Report On Russia Interference Won't Come Out Before Midterms Posted: 10 Sep 2018 05:48 AM PDT  Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence
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| Kim Jong-un gets his kicks but rockets absent at North Korea's 70th birthday bash Posted: 09 Sep 2018 02:37 PM PDT  North Korea on Sunday marked the 70th anniversary of the country's founding with a parade of goose-stepping soldiers, tanks and military hardware, but it held back on displaying its intercontinental ballistic missiles, believed to be capable of hitting the United States. The parade was considerably more muted than the bombast seen in previous years and much of the mass public event was devoted to lauding civilian efforts to strengthen the local economy. Analysts said the switch in focus and absence of the usual visual jingoism not only underscored leader Kim Jong-un's strong emphasis on the economy but could also be interpreted as a conciliatory gesture towards Washington. Sunday morning's parade came amid stalled diplomatic talks with the US over the issue of denuclearisation. It had been feared that the appearance of advanced missiles would have been viewed as a provocation by the Trump administration and could have destabilised the uneasy détente that has existed since the two countries' leaders met at a historic June summit in Singapore. Washington and Pyongyang have reached an impasse over the starting point for disarmament. The US wants Kim to proceed with denuclearisation first, but North Korea wants its security guaranteed and a peace agreement to formally end the Korean War of 1950-53. North Koreans wave flowers at Kim Jong-un as he surveys their procession from a balcony Credit: Ed Jones/AFP However, the stalemate has been showing signs of softening in recent days. On Friday President Trump told reporters on Air Force One that a personal letter from Kim Jong-un was going to be delivered soon. "I think it's going to be a positive letter," he predicted. Earlier the president had tweeted his thanks to Kim for his "unwavering faith" in him, adding "We will get it done together!" in reference to denuclearisation. Flare-up: aeroplanes forming the number 70 fly in formation Credit: AP Photo/Ng Han Guan "Kim and Trump are trading gestures to appease the US Congress and show to the world that the deal is on. And, indeed, the deal is on but Kim will not fully denuclearise," North Korea analyst Loretta Napoleoni told The Telegraph. Analysts have repeatedly warned that despite the current thaw on the Korean Peninsula, Kim has never committed to fully surrendering his nuclear weapons. Korean People's Army soldiers march across Kim Il-sung Square Credit: ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images Jeffrey Lewis, a nonproliferation expert at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, tweeted that the understated nature of the Pyongyang parade indicated that North Korea "wants a version of the Israel deal." He explained: "They don't test nuclear weapons or show them off at parades; we pretend they don't exist." According to reporters at the scene, the parade was split into two sections, civilian and military. The military segment featured soldiers wearing uniforms from different periods of national history, then switching to civilian groups, ranging from nurses to construction workers alongside colourful floats. Kim Jong-un clasps the hand of Chinese envoy, Li Zhanshu during the parade Credit: Ed Jones/AFP Kim surveyed the procession from a balcony in Kim Il Sung square, at times locking hands with Li Zhanshu, a senior envoy sent by Xi Jinping, the Chinese president. Foreign delegations from Russia, Syria, Vietnam and African nations reflected Kim's concerted push this year in terms of promoting his own personal diplomacy and trying to cultivate a more statesman-like image. French actor Gerard Depardieu was in attendance Credit: SEBASTIEN BERGER/AFP/Getty Images In a break from recent tradition, he did not address the crowd. Instead Kim Yong-nam, the country's ceremonial head of state told the audience that North Korea had achieved status as a military power, and would now pursue efforts to strengthen its economy. A gala was held on the eve of the 70th anniversary Credit: AP Photo/Ng Han Guan The anniversary celebrations also mark the revival of North Korea's iconic mass games after a five-year hiatus. The mass games involve tens of thousands of people performing precisely choreographed dancing in a symbol of national unity. This year's spectacle - tickets start at just over $100 and go up to more than $800 per seat - also has a strong economic theme.
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| Waterspout twists over Chesapeake Bay Posted: 09 Sep 2018 09:03 PM PDT  A waterspout spins over the Chesapeake Bay, causing minor tree damage in the area.
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| Among Cries On The Medieval Battlefield: 'Me Too' Posted: 11 Sep 2018 05:00 AM PDT  SLIPPERY ROCK, Penn. ― Hannah Hoffman usually feels more comfortable close-
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| Turkish authorities detain 60 over alleged Gulen links Posted: 10 Sep 2018 12:39 AM PDT ![Turkish authorities detain 60 over alleged Gulen links]( "Turkish authorities detain 60 over alleged Gulen links") Turkish authorities on Monday detained 51 soldiers and nine others over alleged links to the U.S.-based cleric who Ankara says orchestrated the failed coup in 2016 against President Tayyip Erdogan, Istanbul police said. Authorities have carried out such sweeps against suspected supporters of the cleric Fethullah Gulen on a regular basis since the July 2016 coup attempt, in which 250 people were killed. Gulen denies involvement.
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| 21 Green Bean Recipes That'll Steal the Show This Thanksgiving Posted: 11 Sep 2018 10:21 AM PDT |
| Former Ted Cruz Campaign Strategist Has A Wake-Up Call For His Old Boss Posted: 09 Sep 2018 09:37 PM PDT  What once seemed unthinkable is now considered at least possible: Sen. Ted
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| Florence strengthening, expected to become a major hurricane on Monday Posted: 09 Sep 2018 02:00 PM PDT  A rapidly strengthening Hurricane Florence chugged across the Atlantic on Sunday toward a possible direct hit on the U.S. Southeast late this week,
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| Trump Adviser Threatens Syria With 'Much Stronger' Military Assault If It Uses Chemical Weapons Posted: 10 Sep 2018 01:57 PM PDT  If Syria uses chemical weapons again, National Security Adviser John Bolton promised the U.S. would deliver a counterattack.
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| Sweden faces deadlock as far-right gains in vote Posted: 10 Sep 2018 07:25 AM PDT  Sweden faced political deadlock on Monday after the far-right made gains in legislative elections whose result makes it tough to form a functioning government. The prime minister is usually the leader of the party with the most votes, but Sweden's fragmented political landscape after Sunday's vote makes it impossible to predict who will build the next government, a process likely to take weeks. As expected, neither Social Democratic Prime Minister Stefan Lofven's centre-left bloc nor the centre-right opposition garnered a majority.
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| I Need To Talk About The Worst Date I've Ever Gone On Posted: 11 Sep 2018 09:00 AM PDT  I feel obligated to tell you about the date I went on last week. Not because
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| Pennsylvania explosion: Evacuations and destroyed homes near Pittsburgh after huge gas line blast Posted: 10 Sep 2018 09:28 AM PDT  Residents have been forced to evacuate after a gas line explosion outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania destroyed buildings amid massive flames. There have been no reported injuries as yet but the 5 am explosion and fire affected the approximately 30 homes within a half-mile radius. The line is operated by a company called Energy Transfer in Center Township, a suburb approximately 25 miles northwest of Pittsburgh.
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| The Latest: Hospital releases bank shooting victim Posted: 10 Sep 2018 07:33 PM PDT  CINCINNATI (AP) — The Latest on the Sept. 6 shootings in a Cincinnati bank building (all times local):
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| Google buys into new Finnish wind energy in renewables search Posted: 11 Sep 2018 07:25 AM PDT  Google said it has signed a 10-year deal to buy renewable energy from three new wind farms that are being built in Finland and which will power one of its data centres. Big companies have rushed to secure cheap renewable energy to manage costs and reduce their carbon footprint through so-called corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs), which allow firms such as Google, owned by Alphabet Inc, Facebook and Microsoft to buy directly from the energy generator. Google said on Tuesday that the Finnish deal is the first where it is buying power from European projects that will not receive any government subsidies.
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| 45 Tweets That Break Down The Math Of Parenting Posted: 11 Sep 2018 08:31 AM PDT  If parenting were a pie chart, what would it look like?
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| Russian police detain hundreds protesting against pension reform Posted: 09 Sep 2018 12:07 PM PDT  The protests, organized by jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his supporters, were a challenge to the authorities who were hoping for a high turnout at regional elections also being held on Sunday, despite anger over the pension move. Footage of the protests, which were held in more than 80 towns and cities, showed the police sometimes using force to disperse rallies, beating participants with batons and dragging them away. The authorities refused to authorize most of the meetings, declaring them illegal.
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| Stephen Colbert Is 'Not Surprised' By Former Boss Les Moonves' Exit From CBS Posted: 11 Sep 2018 02:57 AM PDT  Former CBS head Les Moonves is clearly no longer "The Late Show" host Stephen
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| Negotiate from a Position of Strength with North Korea Posted: 11 Sep 2018 08:57 AM PDT  If Washington cannot be certain of eliminating North Korea's missiles and nuclear warheads, then it must eliminate Pyongyang's confidence that it can strike Tokyo.
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| Palestinians say informed US shutting PLO delegation office Posted: 10 Sep 2018 07:16 AM PDT  RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The U.S. has notified the Palestinians it's closing their mission in Washington, a senior official said Monday, the latest in a series of American blows to the Palestinians.
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