| Fourth U.S. Soldier Killed in Niger Posted: 06 Oct 2017 09:12 AM PDT  The Pentagon announced that a fourth U.S. soldier has been killed in Niger after a special forces patrol was ambushed by Islamic militants Wednesday night.
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| Photos of the week: 9/29 - 10/6 Posted: 06 Oct 2017 02:34 PM PDT  The deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history left the nation in mourning this week.
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| Woman Takes Selfies With Her Catcallers To Show How Often It Happens Posted: 06 Oct 2017 12:19 PM PDT  A 20-year-old student from the Netherlands is making a powerful statement about sexual objectification by turning the tables.
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| Be nice to your seatmates — they might be Cabinet secretaries Posted: 06 Oct 2017 09:53 AM PDT  In the wake of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price's Sept. 29 resignation over his use of private jets paid for by the government, other executive branch chiefs are under scrutiny over their travel arrangements. The Washington Post reported Thursday that Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao used government planes on seven trips this year, with the jets generally costing taxpayers about $5,000 per hour to operate. According to Chao's spokesperson, the Transportation Department's ethics counsel had approved the private flights, and Chao had predominantly been flying on commercial airlines.
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| Tropical Storm Nate Headed For Gulf Coast Posted: 06 Oct 2017 08:31 AM PDT  After the storm ravaged countries in Central America, hurricane warnings are now in place for parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
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| What Every Employee Can Take Away From Public Sexual Harassment Scandals Posted: 06 Oct 2017 03:07 PM PDT  The news of decades of sexual harassment allegations made against film executive Harvey Weinstein has shocked and appalled many ― and for good reason.
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| Japanese news reporter died after logging 159 hours of overtime in a month Posted: 06 Oct 2017 08:00 AM PDT  A Japanese news reporter died of congestive heart failure after logging 159 hours of overtime in one month, according to local media.
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| Scalise On Tropical Storm Nate: 'Confident' New Orleans Is Ready Posted: 06 Oct 2017 02:01 AM PDT  Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Chuck discuss Tropical Storm Nate and how Louisiana is preparing for possible damage. The full interview will air this Sunday on Meet the Press.
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| Danish police find severed head of Swedish journalist Kim Wall Posted: 07 Oct 2017 04:28 AM PDT  Police divers in Denmark have found the severed head and legs of Kim Wall, the Swedish journalist who died on board the home-built submarine of Danish artist-inventor Peter Madsen. Jens Møller Jensen, the chief investigator in the case, told journalists on Saturday that the head showed no signs of serious injury, contradicting Mr Madsen's claims last month that Wall died after a heavy hatch fell onto her head. "There are no signs of fractures to the skull, or signs of blows from a blunt instrument," he said. "There are several minor injuries which I will not go into." Mr Madsen, 46, who is being held on suspicion of murder, told a court last month that he had entered a "suicidal psychosis" following the accident, and then "buried" Wall at sea. Danish submarine owner and inventor Peter Madsen Credit: EPA The 30-year-old journalist, who had written for Vice Magazine, the Guardian, and the New York Times, joined Mr Madsen on board UC3 Nautilus on the evening of August 10, planning to write an article on him. Her boyfriend raised the alarm early the next day when she failed to return home. Mr Møller Jensen said that police divers recovered a bag containing Wall's clothes in the waters off Avedøre Holme, an industrial area south of Copenhagen. Remembering Kim Wall: a tribute from family and friends 01:47 The discovery was made about 1km (0.6 miles) from the spot where police dogs on loan from Sweden had signalled the presence of human remains. The bag contained a knife and metal tools seemingly intended to weigh it down. Shortly afterwards, divers found a leg, an hour later another leg. Finally, they discovered Wall's head, which had been placed in a bag weighed down with heavy pieces of metal. The head was confirmed as Wall's on Friday night through forensic dental analysis. "We are pleased that her head and legs have now been found, both for the purposes of the investigation, and from an ethical perspective," Mr Møller Jensen said. Police technicians on board the home-made submarine UC3 Nautilus on a pier in Copenhagen harbour Credit: AP "I hope we can also find her arms so that Kim Wall's family can bring a whole body home to bury." Wall's family were informed of the find on Friday evening. A website, Remembering Kim Wall, has been set up to commemorate her life. Mr Madsen's defence lawyer Betina Hald Engmark told the Ekstra Bladet newspaper on Saturday that she had informed her client of the discovery, but was not willing to comment on its significance. "I've been informed about the discovery, but I have not yet received any material or documents," she told the newspaper. "The case and any evidence must be judged by a court when the time comes." Mr Madsen scuttled his submarine close to the Drogden Lighthouse in Køge Bay on August 11, and was rescued shortly before it sunk below the water. He initially claimed that he had dropped Wall off back on dry land but afterwards admitted that he had disposed of her body after she died on board. Prosecutor Jakob Buch-Jepsen, on Wednesday revealed in court that police had found 15 stab wounds on Wall's torso, 14 of which were found around her genitals. They also found videos shot of real life murders of women on the hard drive of his computer. Mr Madsen is due to appear in court again on October 31.
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| NRA: Weaker Gun Laws Answer to Gun Violence Posted: 06 Oct 2017 12:08 AM PDT  A top National Rifle Association lobbyist went on Fox News on Thursday night to argue for weaker gun laws in the wake of the Las Vegas shooting.
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| Exorbitant Jet Travel a Trump Admin Hallmark Posted: 06 Oct 2017 11:03 AM PDT  Rachel Maddow reports on new revelations about the excessive cost of plane travel by Secretary Mnuchin, the same scandal that drove Secretary Price from his job, and which has also been exposed in Secretary Zinke and others.
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| Hamas arrests suspected jihadist leader in Gaza Posted: 07 Oct 2017 04:09 AM PDT  Hamas police detained a suspected jihadist leader in Gaza on Saturday, a security source said, the latest in a series of arrests of those accused of Islamic State group ideology. "This morning, security forces arrested Nour Issa, 27, who is a leader of the deviant thought movement and is from Bureij Camp in central Gaza, along with others," the source said, using a phrase Hamas officials routinely use to refer to jihadists, including IS. The Islamist Hamas movement has run Gaza for a decade but it has been challenged by small hardline factions, some of them inspired by IS, who advocate a stricter, Salafist interpretation of the faith.
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| Stunning images capture 'UFO' clouds surrounding volcano Posted: 07 Oct 2017 02:00 AM PDT ![Stunning images capture 'UFO' clouds surrounding volcano]( "Stunning images capture 'UFO' clouds surrounding volcano") The Kamchatka peninsula's volcanoes are portrayed in a series of stunning shots by photographer Vladimir Voychuk, 37, from Klin, Russia. It is said that Kamchatka is one of the most picturesque distant corners of Russia and attracts hundreds of photographers with its unique environment.
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| How Americans Overlooked the Russia Hack Posted: 06 Oct 2017 11:09 AM PDT  Rachel Maddow revisits how the Donald Trump "grabbing" tape, the release of hacked Clinton campaign e-mails, and the arrival of a major hurricane, obscured the U.S. government's announcement that Russia was interfering in the election.
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| More Than 100 Dogs Rescued From Cramped, Filthy Cages In Puppy Mill Bust Posted: 07 Oct 2017 01:14 PM PDT  An animal cruelty investigation in Texas is shedding light on the disturbing conditions that can surround commercial pet breeding facilities.
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| Two Moms Arrested After Allegedly Overdosing With Their Two Infants in the Backseat Posted: 07 Oct 2017 09:23 AM PDT  They were taken to the hospital and then to jail, reports said.
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| Las Vegas gunman's note 'contained calculations to maximise kills and accuracy' Posted: 07 Oct 2017 04:37 PM PDT  A note discovered in the hotel room of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock featured hand-written calculations on where he needed to aim to increase his accuracy and number of kills, US network CBS reported on Saturday. The piece of paper was found by police officers who stormed Paddock's room after he launched his attack from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel on Sunday night – killing 58 people and injuring nearly 500. In an interview set to air on Sunday, Officer David Newton of the Las Vegas Police Department's K-9 unit, told CBS' "60 Minutes" he noticed Paddock's note "on the nightstand near his shooting platform." "I could see on it he had written the distance, the elevation he was on, the drop of what his bullet was going to be for the crowd. So he had had that written down and figured out so he would know where to shoot to hit his targets from there," he said. Newton added that forcing entry into the room with an explosive before finding Paddock's body and an arsenal of weapons was like something "out of a movie." Stephen Paddock, 64, the gunman who attacked the Route 91 Harvest music festival in a mass shooting in Las Vegas It was "very eerie," he said. Paddock's hotel suite gave him an ideal perch from which to carry out his attack on a crowd of more than 20,000 people attending a country music concert across the street, some 400 yards away. The note has not shed any light on the gunman's motives, which authorities are yet to uncover nearly a week after the deadliest mass shooting in recent US history. Las Vegas shooting victim recalls being shot in the head 01:22 "We still do not have a clear motive or reason why," Undersheriff Kevin McMahill of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department told reporters on Friday, adding that law enforcement was continuing to search for answers with "great tenacity." The shooting has refueled debate on gun control in the US, with even the powerful pro-gun National Rifle Association calling on authorities to review laws surrounding "bump stocks." Mandalay Bay hotel shooting Used by Paddock, a bump stock's spring-loaded mechanism uses a rifle's recoil to repeatedly and rapidly pull the trigger, allowing the user to fire several hundred rounds per minute.
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| This Peanut Butter Sandwich 'Hack' Is Causing Quite A Stir Posted: 06 Oct 2017 10:32 AM PDT  A so-called sandwich "hack" from the Food Network has left the internet confused.
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| ‘Calm Before the Storm’: Trump Makes Cryptic Remark at Military Dinner Posted: 06 Oct 2017 09:10 AM PDT  It's unclear whether the president's comment was intended to deflect from the political storm engulfing his administration or actually previewing some new action.
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| Congressman suggests Charlottesville instigated by the left Posted: 06 Oct 2017 05:30 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Paul Gosar is suggesting a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville was instigated by "the left" and backed by billionaire George Soros.
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| These 3 Nations Can Stop a Hypersonic Missile Arms Race Posted: 06 Oct 2017 07:09 PM PDT  The world is on the cusp of a dangerous hypersonic missile arms race, but three nations—Russia, China and the United States—have the power to stop it. Currently, there are two basic types of hypersonic missiles.
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| ICE Threatens More 'Collateral' Arrests In Response To California 'Sanctuary' Law Posted: 06 Oct 2017 01:26 PM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO ― The Trump administration will go after undocumented immigrants in their neighborhoods and at work in California, likely picking up "collateral" they were not initially targeting, after the state's new "sanctuary" law goes into effect, Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Tom Homan said Friday.
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| Philippines 'breeding ground for terrorists' says NY plotter Posted: 07 Oct 2017 06:32 AM PDT  A Filipino suspect in a thwarted jihadist plot targetting New York City had boasted that his country was "a breeding ground for terrorists", the US Justice Department said Saturday. Russell Salic and two others have been charged with involvement in the plan to carry out the attacks in the name of the Islamic State group during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in 2016. A statement released by the US embassy in Manila said Salic, 37, transferred money to the other suspects for the operation, saying he could safely do this from the Philippines without attracting attention.
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| The NRA made a concession on bump stocks – but did we all just get played? Posted: 06 Oct 2017 11:06 AM PDT  The NRA's concession, heralded as a breakthrough, is so small it is hard to see with the naked eye. After the deadliest mass shooting in recent American history, the National Rifle Association has agreed it might be appropriate to regulate a dumb toy that can also be used as a weapon of mass carnage.
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| 29 Couples Boudoir Photos That Are Almost Too Hot To Handle Posted: 06 Oct 2017 10:24 AM PDT  If you're looking to spice up your relationship (and boost your own self-confidence while you're at it!), consider a couples boudoir photo shoot.
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| On Putin's birthday, opposition activists protest, call for him to quit Posted: 07 Oct 2017 10:43 AM PDT  By Vladimir Soldatkin and Jack Stubbs MOSCOW/ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) - Police detained more than 200 opposition activists on Saturday for taking part in a wave of anti-Kremlin protests across Russia in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, ahead of a presidential election in March, a monitoring group reported. Under grey skies and intermittent rain, over two thousand people gathered in central Moscow's Pushkin Square and chanted "Russia will be free" and "Russia without Putin" before walking towards the Kremlin and parliament. It was a different story at rallies in other cities however, and the OVD-Info monitoring group, a non-profit organization, said at least 262 people had been detained in 27 towns.
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| Teen Found Dead in Hotel Freezer Died of Hypothermia: Report Posted: 07 Oct 2017 07:02 AM PDT  The teen was found dead in a hotel freezer last month.
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| Joe Biden signals he is done being 'quiet and respectful' as he tears into Trump: 'We’re walking down a very dark path' Posted: 06 Oct 2017 06:18 AM PDT  Former Vice President Joe Biden has launched a strident attack on Donald Trump's foreign policy, saying it has endangered America and hinted he and Barack Obama are set to offer more outspoken criticism of the man who succeeded them in the White House. In a speech to a foreign policy think tank in Washington DC, the man who may still be considering a presidential run in 2020, said it was time for experts to raise their voices and speak out. "President Obama and I have been very quiet and respectful, giving the administration time, but some of these roots are being sunk too deeply.
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| Bill Maher Issues Strong Words To Democrats About Over-Regulation Posted: 07 Oct 2017 12:21 AM PDT  Bill Maher has urged Democrats to "go big or go home" when it comes to regulation. Over-regulation fed into the Republican narrative that Democrats "don't want to help people" but just "want to micro-manage their lives," he said. Maher agreed that more regulation "for big things" such as "guns and carbon emission and banks" was needed.
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| Friends forge informal Puerto Rico hurricane relief mission Posted: 07 Oct 2017 06:00 AM PDT ![Friends forge informal Puerto Rico hurricane relief mission]( "Friends forge informal Puerto Rico hurricane relief mission") SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — In the chaos and heat of the San Juan Airport, four Virginia Beach women searched for a man they barely knew.
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| Trevor Noah's Off-Air Comments On Guns Might Make Your Day Posted: 06 Oct 2017 09:25 AM PDT  Trevor Noah has plenty to say about the national gun debate ― and it isn't all scripted.
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| 3 Men Charged in Foiled ISIS Terror Plot on New York City Posted: 06 Oct 2017 03:26 PM PDT  They allegedly planned to bomb Times Square and the subway system
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| Bringing Bodies Home Last Step After Las Vegas Shooting Posted: 07 Oct 2017 09:32 AM PDT  For the families of the victims, bringing their loved ones home is a complicated and officious task they must complete even as they are consumed by grief.
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| Cinders and desolation in Iraq's Hawija after IS Posted: 07 Oct 2017 04:52 AM PDT  One side of the billboard calls for jihad, while the other warns of death for smokers. Iraq's Hawija still bears clear signs of its three years under jihadist rule. Islamic State group jihadists set fire to everything they could before they fled an Iraqi government offensive on the northern town in oil-rich Kirkuk province.
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| Bangladesh Islamists call to arm Rohingya Posted: 06 Oct 2017 06:24 AM PDT  Thousands of Islamist hardliners marched in Bangladesh's port city of Chittagong Friday calling for the government to arm Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing a crackdown in Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state. More than half a million Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since attacks by militants belonging to the Muslim minority on Myanmar police posts sparked brutal reprisals by security forces. The refugees accuse Myanmar's army -- flanked by mobs of ethnic Rakhine -- of slaughtering them and burning their villages in a campaign which the United Nations says amounts to "ethnic cleansing".
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| Mexican photojournalist found dead after abduction by armed men Posted: 06 Oct 2017 10:10 AM PDT  Barbed wire surrounds a construction site on the outskirts of San Luis Potosí. The city, where journalist Edgar Esqueda was murdered, has been plagued by drug cartel violence. A Mexican photographer who was abducted at gunpoint from his home has been found dead, the seventh journalist to be killed this year in one of the world's most dangerous countries for media workers.
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| EPA may not replace Obama-era climate rule on repeal: draft Posted: 06 Oct 2017 11:17 AM PDT  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has not decided whether it will replace the Clean Power Plan - the centerpiece Obama-era climate change regulation - after it moves to repeal it, according to a draft of the proposal seen by Reuters on Friday. The effort to undo the rule aimed at cutting emissions from power plants forms part of a broader plan by the administration of President Donald Trump to revive the U.S. coal industry and boost domestic fossil fuels production. In the 43-page document, the EPA said the Clean Power Plan (CPP) introduced by former President Barack Obama in 2015 was illegal.
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| Analysis: Nobel says to Korea nuke players: We are watching Posted: 06 Oct 2017 08:00 PM PDT  BANGKOK (AP) — They couldn't award it to Kim Jong Un or Donald Trump. That much was certain.
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| Kim Zolciak-Biermann talks about showing her son's dog bite on TV, renewing her vows and plastic surgery rumors Posted: 06 Oct 2017 03:26 PM PDT  Once filming wrapped on the sixth season of her hit Bravo show, "Don't Be Tardy," star Kim Zolciak-Biermann had a difficult decision to make.
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| Death of Teen Who Was Found Inside a Hotel’s Freezer Has Been Ruled an Accident Posted: 07 Oct 2017 02:35 PM PDT  The death of Kenneka Jenkins at the Crowne Plaza hotel has been determined an accident, the medical examiner's office announced in a statement
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| The Latest: Official: Note in room aided shooting precision Posted: 07 Oct 2017 05:01 PM PDT  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on the mass shooting in Las Vegas (all times local):
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| Putin Courts Turkey and Saudi Arabia, Russia's Ex-Foes Posted: 06 Oct 2017 12:54 PM PDT  As Russia consolidates its position in Syria and the Middle East as a whole, it's reaching out to rivals and selling them a coveted weapon, the S-400.
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| World Zombie Day 2017 Posted: 07 Oct 2017 09:50 AM PDT ![World Zombie Day 2017]( "World Zombie Day 2017") World Zombie Day is an international annual event that grew from Pittsburgh's first Zombie Walk at Monroeville Mall in 2006 — the setting for "Dawn of the Dead." Now, more than 50 cities participate in the event.
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