| 16 Democrats Sign Letter Vowing To Oppose Nancy Pelosi Posted: 19 Nov 2018 12:41 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― Sixteen Democrats released a letter Monday pledging not to
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| Advance guard of caravan reaches U.S. border — and waits Posted: 19 Nov 2018 08:46 AM PST  Migrants traveling through Mexico as part of highly publicized — and highly politicized — caravans finally began to arrive in Tijuana by the hundreds last week,
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| Woman Accused Of Duping People On GoFundMe Claims She Was ‘Duped’ Herself Posted: 20 Nov 2018 02:03 AM PST  The woman at the center of an elaborate GoFundMe scam that used a fictitious
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| Here are all the holiday deals at Best Buy Posted: 19 Nov 2018 01:28 PM PST  Thanksgiving is nearly here and many retailers have already begun rolling out
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| 'This Is Our Lane': Doctors Slam NRA After Chicago Hospital Shooting Posted: 20 Nov 2018 02:02 AM PST  Less than two weeks after the National Rifle Association launched an attack on
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| Thousands evacuated as Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupts Posted: 19 Nov 2018 07:44 AM PST  Nearly 4,000 people were evacuated on Monday from areas around Guatemala's Fuego volcano, which began violently erupting overnight, the country's disaster agency Conred said. The volcano spewed out dangerous flows of fast-moving clouds of hot ash, lava and gas early Monday and more than 2,000 people had taken refuge in shelters so far, officials from the agency told reporters. More dangerous flows of hot ash and lava could be expelled, said Juan Pablo Oliva, the head of the country's seismological, volcanic and meteorological institute Insivumeh.
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| France 'extremely vigilant' on Renault after Ghosn arrest Posted: 19 Nov 2018 06:10 AM PST  President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said France would be extremely vigilant about the fate of Renault and its alliance with Nissan after the arrest of the French auto group's boss Carlos Ghosn in Japan. Ghosn, one of the world's best-known businessmen, was reportedly under arrest in Japan on Monday in a shocking fall from grace linked to allegations of financial misconduct.
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| Airbnb removes listings in West Bank settlements Posted: 19 Nov 2018 09:58 AM PST  Home-renting company Airbnb Inc said on Monday that it would remove listings in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, enclaves that most world powers consider illegal for taking up land where Palestinians seek statehood. "We concluded that we should remove listings in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank that are at the core of the dispute between Israelis and Palestinians," a statement on the Airbnb website said. "Our hope is that someday sooner rather than later, a framework is put in place where the entire global community is aligned so there will be a resolution to this historic conflict and a clear path forward for everybody to follow." An Airbnb spokesman said the decision, affecting some 200 listings, would take effect in the days ahead. There was no immediate response from the government of Israel, which captured the West Bank in the 1967 Middle East war, nor from Palestinian authorities. Some 500,000 Israelis live in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, areas that are also home to more than 2.6 million Palestinians. Oded Revivi, mayor of the West Bank settlement of Efrat and a representative of the umbrella settler council Yesha, described the Airbnb decision as contrary to its mission, as stated on the website, of "help(ing) to bring people together in as many places as possible around the world". "When they make such a decision, they get involved with politics, which ... is going to defeat the actual purpose of the entreprise itself," he told Reuters.
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| Broward County Election Chief Resigns Amid Florida's Fraught Recount Effort Posted: 19 Nov 2018 12:32 AM PST  Brenda Snipes, the supervisor of elections for Broward County, Florida,
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| Saudi king backs son amid furore over Khashoggi murder Posted: 19 Nov 2018 02:09 PM PST  Saudi King Salman stood by the crown prince and heaped praise on the judiciary Monday, in his first public remarks since critic Jamal Khashoggi's murder tipped the country into one of its worst crises. The public prosecutor last week exonerated Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the king's son, of involvement in the murder in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, but the CIA reportedly concluded he had ordered the assassination. "The kingdom was founded on Islamic principles of justice and equality, and we are proud of the efforts of the judiciary and the public prosecution," the 82-year-old monarch said in his annual address to the Shura Council, a top advisory body.
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| Travel Deals Tuesday: 2018 Black Friday And Cyber Monday Travel Deals Posted: 19 Nov 2018 11:09 AM PST  Black Friday and Cyber Monday are often synonymous with TV sales, promotions
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| Trump signals he won't answer Mueller's questions in person Posted: 19 Nov 2018 08:49 AM PST  President Trump finished written responses to the special counsel's questions, but he says he won't be interviewed.
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| Grim search for 993 missing after deadliest California wildfire Posted: 18 Nov 2018 08:30 PM PST  The number of believed missing fell 283 late on Sunday, down from 1,276 people, the Butte County Sheriff's Office said in a statement, but gave no other details. The blaze ignited on Nov. 8 was 65 percent contained, up from 60 percent earlier in the day. The death toll far surpasses the previous fatality record from a single California wildfire - 29 in the Griffith Park fire of 1933 in Los Angeles - and already ranks among the deadliest U.S. wildfires since the turn of the last century.
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| Why The Kids' Table Should Be Forever Banished From Thanksgiving Dinner Posted: 20 Nov 2018 02:45 AM PST  The kids' table is as much a part of Thanksgiving as all the other elements ―
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| Libya Oil Boss Sees Country Exempted From Future OPEC+ Cuts Posted: 19 Nov 2018 04:46 AM PST  "The OPEC community has understood the difficulties we face –- Libya has withheld more than any other country from the global market," National Oil Corp. Chairman Mustafa Sanalla wrote in a phone message. OPEC and its allies are considering cutting oil output in 2019 as the group is increasingly concerned about the potential for oversupply. Libya, along with Nigeria, has been exempt from cuts since January 2017 due to domestic conflict.
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| The Best Black Friday 2018 Fashion Deals On Clothes, Shoes And Accessories Posted: 19 Nov 2018 01:59 PM PST  Start pre-filling your carts now, because all of the best Black Friday and
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| Brian Kemp Did Not Steal the Georgia Governor’s Race Posted: 19 Nov 2018 01:24 PM PST  When is it acceptable to question the legitimacy of an American election outcome? Any other standard risks contributing to an already-toxic political environment that is leaving all too many voters paranoid and susceptible to believing unverified and inflammatory conspiracy theories. Applying this standard, it's past time for Democrats to dial back their rhetoric about the Georgia gubernatorial election.
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| S&P warns it could downgrade Nissan ratings over Ghosn scandal Posted: 20 Nov 2018 02:56 AM PST  Ratings agency S&P warned Tuesday that Nissan faces a possible debt downgrade after its chairman Carlos Ghosn was arrested for alleged financial misconduct. It warned the firm's profitability could "weaken substantially" in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 if Ghosn's alleged misconduct affected Nissan sales or hurt its alliance with Renault and Mitsubishi Motors.
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| The Trumps receive the White House Christmas tree Posted: 19 Nov 2018 10:57 AM PST  The White House Christmas tree arrives as the president and the first lady greet the horse and carriage drivers and spectators at the event.
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| National Day of Mourning: How many Native Americans observe Thanksgiving Posted: 19 Nov 2018 01:02 PM PST  For most Americans, Thanksgiving is a day to celebrate with food, family, and friends. Since 1970, the fourth day of every November has been commemorated with a march and rally by Native Americans in Plymouth, Massachusetts, who do not celebrate the "first" Thanksgiving feast between the Pilgrims and the Indians, but instead remember the Native Americans who have lost their lives and culture since colonisation.
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| Yemeni Houthis halt missile attacks on Saudi coalition, raising peace prospects Posted: 19 Nov 2018 09:53 AM PST  The Houthis' decision to halt missile attacks could be a turning point in peace efforts as it ends a direct threat to Saudi Arabia. International pressure has mounted on Yemen's warring parties to end the war that has killed more than 10,000 people and pushed the country to the verge of starvation. The move from the Houthi group came after the coalition ordered a halt in its offensive against Yemen's main port city Hodeidah, which has become the focus of the war.
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| Couple killed in crash driving to their wedding Posted: 19 Nov 2018 02:43 PM PST ![Couple killed in crash driving to their wedding]( "Couple killed in crash driving to their wedding") HAMBURG, Pa. (AP) — Family and friends are mourning a couple killed in a fiery chain reaction crash while driving to their wedding in Pittsburgh.
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| Which Amazon Black Friday 2018 Deals Are Worth It? Posted: 19 Nov 2018 04:22 PM PST  It's time for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which means you should start
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| After Airbnb, Booking.com asked to remove West Bank listings Posted: 20 Nov 2018 10:45 AM PST  Rights activists on Tuesday urged Booking.com to follow the example of Airbnb and withdraw listings for rentals in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, even as Israel called the move "disgusting" and threatened legal action. Airbnb said Monday it will remove such listings, just ahead of the release of a Human Rights Watch report criticising the inclusion of settlements. Israel strongly denounced Airbnb's decision and threatened legal action against the company, while Palestinian officials welcomed it.
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| Chicago hospital shooting: Gunman dead after killing three, including police officer Posted: 19 Nov 2018 08:36 PM PST  At least three people, including a police officer, were killed at a Chicago hospital on Monday during a shooting rampage that began with an argument in the car park. The violence only ended when police engaged in a shootout with the gunman inside Mercy Hospital. "We have four deceased individuals: police officer, two female staff employees at the hospital, and the offender," police Superintendent Eddie Johnson told journalists. The gunman killed the first victim - a woman who was in a "domestic relationship" with him - during an argument in the car park, then fired at police when they got to the hospital, and ran inside, Mr Johnson said. Additional police - including SWAT officers - arrived at the scene, and "engaged the offender for several minutes in the hospital, with gunshots being fired by the offender and by the police," he said. During the shootout, the gunman killed a second woman when she emerged from a lift, Mr Johnson said. The shooter was also fatally wounded, but it was unclear if he killed himself or was killed by police. The first victim died during an argument in the car park Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images North America Officer Samuel Jimenez, who joined the Chicago police force last year, died during the gun fight, officials said. The 28-year-old was married with children and the second Chicago officer killed in the line of duty this year. "There's no doubt in my mind that all of those officers who responded were heroes and they saved a lot of lives, because we just don't know how much damage he (the gunman) was prepared to do," Mr Johnson said. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said: "This tears at the soul of our city. It is the face and consequence of evil." Patients described being alarmed by the sound of gunshots outside Mercy Hospital and seeing a man apparently walking with a woman in the car park before shooting her three times in the chest. "Once she fell to the ground, he stood over her and shot her three more times," bystander James Gray told reporters, adding that the attack played out "like a movie scene." TV footage showed terrified patients and staff filing out of the hospital into a car park with their hands in the air after officers flooded the area. Police and firefighters salute an ambulance carrying the body of Officer Samuel Jimenez Credit: Armando L. Sanchez/ Chicago Tribune Patient Hector Avitia told the local CBS television affiliate he was with his wife waiting for test results when he saw a gunman dressed in black fire on someone on the ground several times in the car park. "Then almost immediately, an officer was already coming in an SUV, and (the assailant) exchanged fire at them and then reloaded and shot the person on the ground again," another witness said. "And then he made his way into the hospital and more shots were fired." The shooting followed a series of recent high-profile gun rampages that have fuelled calls for gun control measures in a country plagued by gun violence. Less than two weeks earlier, a gunman killed 12 people in a California music bar packed with college students. That came after the worst anti-Semitic attack in modern US history, when a gunman opened fire on congregants at a synagogue in the US city of Pittsburgh on October 27. Samuel Jimenez died responding to the incident Bypassers alerted to the latest incident spoke of hearing between six and nine gunshots that initially sounded like construction noise. "I am scared as hell. I have never been so scared, I hear of shootings going on every day at people's workplaces, but not where I work at," an employee of the hospital's family clinic told the ABC affiliate. Mercy, founded in 1852, has locations throughout Chicago and provides outpatient treatment and acute inpatient care, boasting doctors who are leaders in their field. Another hospital employee quoted by the Chicago Tribune said she was in her office when a notice came over a public address system telling those in the hospital to lock their doors. "I don't know what happened," the unnamed employee told the Tribune. "They told us to run, so we did." Gun murders per 100,000 residents Chicago has in recent years earned an unwelcome distinction for its violence. From 2015 to 2017 the city registered nearly 1,900 murders - a period during which the next-closest city, Baltimore, registered around 1,000. However, the city is not in the top ten for murders nationwide, per capita. St. Louis in Missouri has had the nation's highest murder rate since 2014, with 66.1 murders per 100,000 people in 2017, according to the FBI's most recent yearly statistics, released in September. It was followed by Baltimore (55.8 per 100,000), Detroit (39.8 per 100,000), New Orleans (39.5 per 100,000) and Baton Rouge, Louisiana (38.3 per 100,000). Chicago ranked 14th among cities with at least 100,000 people in 2017. Its 653 murders, measured against a population of more than 2.7 million, translated to a murder rate of 24.1 homicides per 100,000. That was less than half the rate in St. Louis and Baltimore and below the rates of cities including Cleveland; Memphis, Tennessee; and Newark, New Jersey.
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| Finnish President: I Didn't Talk To Trump About Raking To Prevent Wildfires Posted: 18 Nov 2018 05:35 PM PST  The president of Finland said Sunday that he didn't recall mentioning the use
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| Meet the Ruger American Pistol: The Most Deadly Gun on the Planet? Posted: 20 Nov 2018 06:34 AM PST  We take a look.
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| Markets Right Now: Tech stocks lead a slump on Wall Street Posted: 19 Nov 2018 01:09 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
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| Where To Get The Best Cyber Monday Deal On A PlayStation 4 Posted: 19 Nov 2018 01:11 PM PST  The hunt for the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals is on, which means
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| Argentine submarine find 'first step' to learning disaster's cause Posted: 18 Nov 2018 12:10 PM PST  Families of the victims have called for the ARA San Juan to be refloated, an enormous undertaking that authorities cautioned was likely beyond their means. Crushed from an implosion, the submarine was located at a depth of more than 900 meters (3,000 feet) in a desolate area of undersea craters and canyons 400 kilometers (250 miles) off the coast of Argentina. An underwater robot sent down by the Seabed Constructor, which specializes in ultra-deep water exploration, relayed 67,000 images of the sunken vessel.
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| Presidential turkey pardons: A look back Posted: 20 Nov 2018 06:30 AM PST ![Presidential turkey pardons: A look back]( "Presidential turkey pardons: A look back") The presidential pardon of the Thanksgiving turkey has become an annual event. Here's a look back from Truman to Obama.
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| Obama Photographer Rips 'Out Of His Element' Donald Trump Over Bin Laden Raid Criticism Posted: 20 Nov 2018 01:08 AM PST  Former White House photographer Pete Souza blasted President Donald Trump on
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| U.S. spy chiefs should publicly report on Khashoggi death: Senator Posted: 19 Nov 2018 02:07 PM PST  The reported finding was the most definitive link made yet to the de facto Saudi ruler's direct involvement and contradicts Saudi government assertions that he was not. Senate intelligence committee member Ron Wyden, in a statement to Reuters, called on U.S. spy chiefs to "come out and provide the American people and the Congress with a public assessment of who ordered the killing." Khashoggi, a U.S.-based Washington Post columnist who was a critic of the Saudi government, was murdered on Oct. 2 at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul where he went to collect documents needed for a planned marriage. After offering contradictory explanations for Khashoggi's disappearance, Riyadh said last week that Khashoggi was killed and his body dismembered when "negotiations" to convince him to return to Saudi Arabia failed.
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| Twitter CEO Dorsey sparks India social media storm Posted: 20 Nov 2018 01:44 AM PST  Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has been accused of inciting hate against India's highest caste after being photographed holding a poster declaring "smash Brahminical patriarchy" during a visit to the country. Dorsey was snapped holding the offending poster alongside six women who participated in a discussion last week on the role of Twitter in India, where caste is a flashpoint issue and grievances can turn violent. "Do you realise that this picture has potential of causing communal riots at a time when several States are going to Assembly Elections in India," tweeted Indian police officer Sandeep Mittal.
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| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Suggests Ditching Columbus Day For Election Day Holiday Posted: 19 Nov 2018 01:51 PM PST  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the incoming U.S. representative from New York City,
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| Colorado man sentenced for killing wife and kids Posted: 20 Nov 2018 02:58 AM PST  A judge has handed down five life sentences without parole to Chris Watts. ABC News' Kendis Gibson reports.
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| The scoop on how your cat's sandpapery tongue deep cleans Posted: 19 Nov 2018 02:31 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Cat lovers know when kitties groom, their tongues are pretty scratchy. Using high-tech scans and some other tricks, scientists are learning how those sandpapery tongues help cats get clean and stay cool.
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| CNN Seeks New Hearing After White House Vows To Yank Acosta's Press Pass Again Posted: 19 Nov 2018 02:06 AM PST  CNN on Monday sought an emergency court hearing after White House officials
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| Netanyahu avoids early elections for now after minister's about-face Posted: 19 Nov 2018 04:00 AM PST  Education Minister Naftali Bennett's U-turn surprised many pundits who had predicted the leader of the far-right Jewish Home party would quit in protest after Netanyahu rejected his demand to be named defense minister and assumed the post himself. Outflanking Netanyahu on the right, Lieberman, an ultranationalist, lashed out in his resignation announcement at the government's acceptance of a ceasefire with Gaza's dominant armed group, Hamas, amid a surge in cross-border violence "You win some, you lose some," Bennett said in a televised address, shrugging off Netanyahu's rejection of his bid for the defense post, long regarded in Israel as its second most important cabinet portfolio. Had Bennett pulled his party out of the weakened coalition, as Jewish Home officials had threatened, Netanyahu would have been left with a minority government, making an election likely ahead of a national ballot that is not due until November 2019.
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