| 2 Teenagers Accused of Planning Attack on Classmates and School Staffers Posted: 25 Oct 2017 09:00 PM PDT  Police found weapons and a diary containing threats for an alleged attack in Georgia.
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| Virginia's GOP Governor Hopeful Takes Aim At Voting Rights Again Posted: 27 Oct 2017 02:45 PM PDT  Ed Gillespie, the Republican gubernatorial candidate in Virginia, launched another highly misleading ad on Friday targeting the practice of restoring voting rights to former felons who have completed their sentences.
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| Tanya Thicke reveals late husband Alan Thicke's final words to her and the moment she 'knew something was really, really wrong' Posted: 26 Oct 2017 02:37 PM PDT  Tanya Thicke is opening up about her late husband, Alan Thicke's, last day alive.
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| George W. Bush knew he'd be missed someday. Now he is, even by Democrats. Posted: 26 Oct 2017 12:33 PM PDT  Widely praised for a recent speech and with new polling showing a spike in approval even among Democrats, former President George W. Bush continues to benefit from comparisons to a certain other Republican president.
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| JFK Files Don't Make The Details Of His Assassination Any Less Mysterious Posted: 27 Oct 2017 04:33 AM PDT  Tidbits revealed in newly released National Archives documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy suggest the investigation into what happened in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, won't settle lingering questions.
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| Intrigue Still Surrounds Assassination of President John F. Kennedy Posted: 25 Oct 2017 09:00 PM PDT  Trump releases some documents related to Kennedy's assassination, but not all, as he deems some information as a threat to national security.
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| Fear of Iranian general left Iraqi Kurdish oil fields deserted Posted: 26 Oct 2017 01:41 AM PDT  By Ahmed Rasheed and Dmitry Zhdannikov BAGHDAD/LONDON (Reuters) - When the Iraqi army and Iranian-backed Shi'ite militia entered a key oil processing facility in Iraq's north to retake it from Kurdish Peshmerga forces last week, the installation was deserted and its alarm bells ringing. Engineers and workers on the facility, which processes oil from two major fields in the Kirkuk area of predominantly Sunni Kurdistan, had fled, fearing the military advance. "No one wanted to risk their life and decided to evacuate as stories about the Shi'ite militia and Qassem Soleimani were spreading fast," said a senior Kurdish oil industry source, referring to the head of foreign operations for Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards.
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| Walmart unveils Sam's Choice Itaila -- a new food line straight from Italy Posted: 27 Oct 2017 12:38 PM PDT  Walmart is going Italian! The retail giant has teamed up with the Italian Trade Agency to create a line of authentic Italian cuisine for customers across America. Other items from the line also available in Walmart's 3,600 stores include boxed dinners, bagged pastas, pesto and pasta sauces and frozen pizzas.
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| American who 'regretted' joining IS gets 20 year sentence Posted: 27 Oct 2017 01:52 PM PDT  A 27-year-old American who joined the Islamic State group in Syria and later claimed he escaped and fled into the hands of Kurdish troops after a "bad decision" was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday. Mohamad Jamal Khweis left his job driving a bus for disabled people in northern Virginia in December 2015 to travel to IS's stronghold of Raqa. "The evidence at trial demonstrated that Mohamad Khweis is an unpredictable and dangerous person who was radicalized towards violent jihad," said Dana Boente, the US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.
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| Former Fox Host Eric Bolling Says His Son Died Of An Accidental Overdose Posted: 26 Oct 2017 04:42 PM PDT  Former Fox News host Eric Bolling said Thursday that his son, Eric Chase Bolling, died last month of an accidental overdose linked in part to opioids.
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| Aerial Images Reveal North Korea's Secret Network Of Prisons And 'Re-Education' Camps Posted: 26 Oct 2017 04:02 PM PDT  Newly released satellite images offer a never-before-seen glimpse of North Korea's "brutal and inhumane" network of political prisons, including secret labor camps.
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| Russia test fired massive nuclear-capable ballistic missile called Satan 2, among three others Posted: 27 Oct 2017 11:04 AM PDT  Russia just carried out a test launch of its Satan 2 nuclear missile on Thursday, which is reportedly capable of wiping out an entire country with a single strike.
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| Elaborate funeral for Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej Posted: 27 Oct 2017 10:53 AM PDT ![Elaborate funeral for Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej]( "Elaborate funeral for Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej") The cremated remains of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej were transferred Friday to spiritually significant locations for Buddhist rites that will prepare them to be enshrined on the final day of an elaborate funeral that has transfixed the nation.
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| Why Trump should fear the inevitable primary Posted: 26 Oct 2017 02:00 AM PDT  No one's going to take on President Trump with a slogan that says: "Preserve our vulnerable institutions." But "Take our party back!" is just about the most powerful appeal in modern politics.
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| The Latest: JFK file has Hoover talking KGB theory Posted: 27 Oct 2017 03:25 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the John F. Kennedy assassination files (all times local):
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| Women On Twitter Are Sharing What Happens When They Ask Crushes Out On A Date Posted: 27 Oct 2017 01:12 PM PDT  Modern dating is nothing like it used to be, but there's one tradition we can't seem to shake: the expectation that men should be the ones to ask women out.
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| Second US team operated near site of Niger ambush: Pentagon Posted: 26 Oct 2017 03:32 PM PDT  A second team of American soldiers was operating close to the site of a deadly ambush on a US-Niger patrol, the Pentagon said Thursday, adding a new element to the much-scrutinized operation. "There are other teams that operate in Niger. There was one that had something to do with this operation," Joint Staff Director Lieutenant General Kenneth McKenzie said.
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| Police Officer Who Killed Terence Crutcher Has Manslaughter Charge Expunged From Record Posted: 27 Oct 2017 12:44 PM PDT  The former Tulsa police officer who fatally shot 40-year-old Terence Crutcher last year and was acquitted of manslaughter this spring will no longer have the charge on her record.
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| There's A Glaring Hole In Trump's Plan To Fight Opioid Addiction Posted: 26 Oct 2017 02:24 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he's declaring the opioid epidemic a national public health emergency and vowed to fight drug addiction.
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| The shadiest details in Puerto Rico's leaked electricity contract with Whitefish Energy Posted: 27 Oct 2017 09:24 AM PDT  Puerto Rico has now endured the longest power failure in U.S. history, after Category 4 Hurricane Maria tore a path of destruction across the island on Sept. 20. One of the contracts the island's beleaguered government signed in order to get the lights turned back on is with a tiny Montana-based company named Whitefish Energy. The contract, worth $300 million, calls for Whitefish — which employed just 2 employees as of late last month — to repair power lines to connect critical infrastructure. The no-bid contract with a tiny, inexperienced company that happens to be based in the hometown of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has raised eyebrows in Congress and Puerto Rico, where multiple investigations are now underway to determine how the contract was awarded. SEE ALSO: A company with just 2 employees is now in charge of restoring electricity in Puerto Rico Late Thursday, the signed contract was leaked and posted online. It shows that what at first appeared to be a shady deal is actually an unbelievably shady deal. The signed contract, which has not yet been independently authenticated by Mashable, was uploaded to Document Cloud and shared, but removed for unknown reasons around 11 a.m. ET on Friday. We reported this story using the contract as uploaded, prior to it being taken down. We need answers on the Whitefish Energy contract and any others like it. I'm grateful @kenklippenstein has brought the story to light. Journalism matters. Journalism makes a difference. And public officials must act on what they uncover or we are failing our responsibility. https://t.co/XXztUFyXJc — Raja Krishnamoorthi (@CongressmanRaja) October 27, 2017 The contract itself matched details reported in other news accounts, and Congress is already taking action based on these provisions, which are unusual. First, there is language that prohibits the Puerto Rican Electric Power Authority, known as PREPA, as well as the Puerto Rican government, the head of FEMA, and even the Comptroller General of the U.S. to audit or review the prices that Whitefish is charging under the contract, or the profits it is earning. Specifically, the contract states: Boom. Leaked copy of the Puerto Rico / Whitefish contract: https://t.co/XR1wTcD5hJ — Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) October 27, 2017 This is especially noteworthy considering the prices the company is charging Puerto Rico, which is a U.S. territory that was forced to declare a form of bankruptcy in May, and whose economy was further decimated by the storm. The wages and equipment charges in this contract are extremely high. According to the contract, site supervisors are earning $330 an hour for their work, while project accountants are earning $440 per hour. The lowest-paid workers, according to the contract, are making $140.26 an hour. By comparison, minimum wage in Puerto Rico is $7.25 an hour. According to Indeed.com, the average salary for a journeyman electrical lineman is $39.03 per hour in the continental U.S. However, a journeyman lineman on Whitefish Energy's Puerto Rico project will earn $277.88 per hour. Because some of the power lines are only accessible via helicopter or require equipment to be airlifted by such aircraft, the bid schedule also includes information on those costs. While there is less to compare it to, these prices also seem quite steep. For example, Whitefish Energy is charging Puerto Rico nearly $4,000 per hour for a small helicopter known as the MD-500. A heavy lift Chinook helicopter will cost PREPA far more, on the order of $20,000 per hour of flight time. The contract requires that PREPA pay Whitefish Energy within 10 days of receiving an invoice, which may be a tall order, considering the state of infrastructure on the island and the power authority's dwindling financial reserves. Such payments have to be made even if Whitefish is late in completing its work. The contract states (emphasis added): While at least two congressional committees are already moving forward with investigations of how this contract was awarded, it's unclear what Congress can do to change it. As the contract states, this is a deal between PREPA and Whitefish Energy, with the federal government playing no role. As the contract states: FEMA, for its part, says that even though it had nothing to do with the contract in the first place, it is examining it since payments would likely come out of disaster relief payments to PREPA. FEMA statement on Whitefish Energy: "FEMA has significant concerns with how PREPA procured this contract" pic.twitter.com/rMHkzDxqKS — NBC News (@NBCNews) October 27, 2017 "Based on initial review and information from PREPA, FEMA has significant concerns with how PREPA procured this contract and has not confirmed whether the contract prices are reasonable," the agency said in a statement. According to FEMA, no public assistance reimbursements have yet been made to PREPA that would then go to Whitefish Energy. As of Oct. 27, more than five weeks after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, 72 percent of the island still lacks electricity. WATCH: Puerto Rico is recovering cell service... with balloons
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| Starbucks Is Launching Three New Bottled Coffee Drinks Posted: 27 Oct 2017 07:17 AM PDT  Starbucks Is Launching Three New Bottled Coffee Drinks
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| Trump White House spending $1.75 million on new furniture, redecorating Posted: 26 Oct 2017 09:24 AM PDT  President Donald Trump's administration is spending $1.75 million dollars on new furniture and redecorating for the Oval Office and other executive office spaces, according to a new NBC News report.
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| Catalan regional parliament declares independence from Spain Posted: 27 Oct 2017 09:38 AM PDT ![Catalan regional parliament declares independence from Spain]( "Catalan regional parliament declares independence from Spain") Catalonia's regional parliament passed a motion Friday to establish an independent Catalan Republic, voting to secede from Spain after an acrimonious debate.
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| The Latest: Soldier head wound described at Bergdahl hearing Posted: 26 Oct 2017 10:07 AM PDT  FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on the sentencing hearing for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl (all times local):
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| The 20 Funniest Tweets From Women This Week Posted: 27 Oct 2017 09:36 AM PDT  The ladies of Twitter never fail to brighten our days with their brilliant ― but succinct ― wisdom.
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| Should black Americans boycott American Airlines? | Steven W Thrasher Posted: 26 Oct 2017 03:00 AM PDT  The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has issued a travel advisory warning African-American travels against the airline. After a months-long investigation found "a pattern of disturbing incidents reported by African American passengers, specific to American Airlines," the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has issued a "national advisory alerting travelers – especially African Americans – to exercise caution, in that booking and boarding flights on American Airlines could subject them disrespectful, discriminatory or unsafe conditions". This is a wise move for the venerable civil rights organization, as boycotting or threatening to boycott companies – especially airlines in regards to racism — is the only way to push reforms and seek an end to racial profiling, micro-aggressions, and outright violence.
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| These Are The Types Of Coworkers People Complain About Most In Therapy Posted: 26 Oct 2017 10:44 AM PDT  No one job title or occupation is the same, but the difficult coworkers you run into in any given field tend to be remarkably similar.
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| Workers Who Help Make Haribo Gummies Kept In 'Slave'-Like Conditions, Says Report Posted: 26 Oct 2017 09:22 AM PDT  German candy company Haribo has promised an internal investigation in the wake of an explosive documentary accusing the company of abusive labor practices and animal cruelty.
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| Tiny Montana firm's Puerto Rico power deal draws scrutiny Posted: 27 Oct 2017 04:03 PM PDT  WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal emergency officials raised "significant concerns" on Friday about a $300 million contract between Puerto Rico's storm-hit power utility and a tiny Montana firm, as Democratic lawmakers stepped up calls for an investigation of the deal. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said in a statement that after its initial review it "has not confirmed whether the contract prices are reasonable" under the agreement between Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and Whitefish Energy Holdings, a two-year-old firm with just two full-time employees. The contract between PREPA and Whitefish was awarded without a competitive bidding process.
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| Woman Who Disappeared 42 Years Ago Found Living With Dementia in Nursing Home Posted: 27 Oct 2017 12:57 PM PDT  Florence "Flora" Stevens vanished more than 40 years ago in upstate New York. She has been found living in an assisted-living facility in Massachusetts, authorities said.
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| JFK files: Trump holds back information on Oswald's meeting with Russians and Cubans Posted: 27 Oct 2017 10:16 AM PDT  Files that could have shone further light on JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald's overseas meetings with Cubans and Russians just months before he killed the President were not included in the information dump ordered by Donald Trump. As historians pored over details included in the 2,800 files that were released to the public, some were disappointed that potentially insightful information may be among that still being withheld at the request of the US intelligence community. In addition to files relating to Oswald's six-day trip to Mexico, information about Dallas businessman Gordon McClendon, a radio station owner who is said to have spoken to Jack Ruby, shortly before he shot and killed Oswald two days after John F Kennedy's assassination, was not made public.
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| EU warns 'more cracks' in bloc as Spain dissolves Catalonia's parliament after it declares independence Posted: 27 Oct 2017 11:56 AM PDT  The EU's most senior official warned that "more cracks" were emerging in the bloc on Friday after the Catalan parliament declared independence from Spain, plunging the country into political and economic turmoil. Madrid swiftly responded to the vote by dissolving the Catalan parliament and dismissing Carles Puigdemont as president of Catalonia and his entire government. Mariano Rajoy, the Spanish prime minister, announced that regional elections would be held in December and said the unprecedented act of imposing direct rule on the regional was needed to "recover normality". The national police may be deployed to bring Catalonia under Madrid's control. The shock decision to declare independence poses potentially the greatest threat to the EU's unity since Brexit, and is likely to fuel support for separatist movements in Ireland, Scotland and the Basque Country. Rajoy dissolves Catalan parliament and calls snap election 00:44 "[The EU] doesn't need any more cracks, more splits ... we shouldn't insert ourselves into what is an internal debate for Spain, but I wouldn't want the European Union to consist of 95 member states in the future," warned Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission president, on Friday evening. The crisis marks the first time that a region within an EU member state has broken away from the bloc, though movements demanding more independence exist in several countries. People celebrate after Catalonia's parliament voted to declare independence from Spain on October 27, 2017 Credit: PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU Catalans cheered, hugged and drank Cava Thousands of pro-independence activists clapped and cheered in the streets of Barcelona as the votes were counted, before breaking into a spontaneous rendition of Catalonia's regional anthem. Many drank from bottles of Cava, a sparkling wine produced in Catalonia, as they waved the region's red-and-yellow flag and hugged each other. But in Madrid, the senate reacted by granting sweeping powers to Mr Rajoy which will allow him to impose direct rule over the rogue region. "I have dissolved the parliament of Catalonia and on December 21 there will be elections in that region," he said. "I have decided to call those free, fair and legal elections to restore democracy. We never wanted to reach this situation." Protesters shouts slogans during a rally outside the Catalan Parliament, in Barcelona He earlier said: "Spain is a serious country, a great nation, and we are not going to watch while a few individuals try to liquidate our constitution." The beleaguered prime minister held a crisis cabinet meeting on Friday evening, as the United States, France and Germany reiterated their support for a united Spain. Pido tranquilidad a todos los españoles. El Estado de Derecho restaurará la legalidad en Cataluña. MR— Mariano Rajoy Brey (@marianorajoy) October 27, 2017 Theresa May also rejected the independence vote and said it was crucial that unity in Spain was upheld. "The UK does not and will not recognise the Unilateral Declaration of Independence made by the Catalan regional parliament. It is based on a vote that was declared illegal by the Spanish courts," she said. "We continue to want to see the rule of law upheld, the Spanish Constitution respected, and Spanish unity preserved." Donald Tusk, the European Council president, said Madrid "remains our only interlocutor" following the independence vote. "I hope the Spanish government favours force of argument, not argument of force," he said. Catalan leader faces arrest A senior Spanish official said the justice ministry was now pursuing rebellion charges against those responsible for the vote, including Catalan president Carles Puigdemont. Under Spanish law, rebellion can be punished with up to 30 years in prison, with shorter penalties if the act of rebellion doesn't lead to violence. The Catalan resolution, which Madrid has dismissed as illegal, was passed by 70 votes to 10 and caused shares in Spanish companies, particularly Catalan banks, to drop sharply. CaixaBank, Spain's third largest lender, fell by around five per cent while Sabadell, the country's fifth largest lender, fell roughly six per cent. All public services to be controlled by Spain Mr Rajoy's powers were granted to him under Article 155 of the Spanish constitution, which is designed to prevent the country's 17 regions from breaking away. It is understood that a new leadership structure will now be imposed on the region's Mossos d'Esqudra police force, whose current chief, Major Josep Lluís Trapero, is already facing a judicial investigation for alleged sedition. Madrid may also assume power over the region's finances, including taxes and all public spending approved by Catalan officials. All Catalan public services will be subject to direct control from Madrid, potentially including the public broadcaster TV3, which has been accused of bias towards the pro-independence government. Madrid moves to suspend Catalan government 01:04 Speaking after the vote, Fernando Martínez-Maíllo, chief spokesman for Mr Rajoy's Popular Party, said the Spanish government would "proceed in a matter of hours to restore legality in Catalonia with the application of Article 155." Calls for mass civil disobedience But the main secessionist group in Catalonia, the Catalan National Assembly (ANC), called on civil servants to refuse orders from the Spanish government in an act of "peaceful resistance". Roughly the size of Belgium, the wealthy Catalan region accounts for about 16 per cent of Spain's population and a fifth of its economic output. Resentment towards interference from Madrid has been fermenting for years, and earlier this month sparked an independence vote deemed illegal by the central government and the courts. While fiercely protective of their language, culture and autonomy - restored at the end of the 1939-1975 dictatorship of Francisco Franco - Catalans are deeply divided on independence. Catalan authorities said 90 per cent voted "Yes" in the unregulated October plebiscite but turnout was only 43 percent as many who oppose a split boycotted the referendum. People react as they watch on giant screens a plenary session outside the Catalan regional parliament in Barcelona That vote was marred by violence, with more than 850 people injured by Spanish police who deployed to stop Catalans from voting. The EU was fiercely criticised for its slowness in condemning the violence, despite its track record of taking a hard line against crackdowns on democracy in the Middle East and Asia. Spanish flag taken down in Girona Local reporter Maria Garcia posted the following video on Twitter, which shows that the Spanish flag has been removed from Girona's town hall. Després de treure la bandera espanyola de l'ajuntament, ara han tret la de la seu de la Generalitat a Girona #QueNoPariLaFestapic.twitter.com/i6hOIHsWGP— Maria Garcia (@MariutGarcia) October 27, 2017 How much support is there for independence in Catalonia? Carmen Calvo, a former minister and the party's chief negotiator with the Rajoy government on the terms of Article 155, said "Puigdemont can still call elections within the law". Mr Puigdemont was expected to call snap elections on Thursday, but finally decided that he lacked "guarantees" that would allow a ballot to be held without repression from Spain's authorities. How Catalonia is so important to Spain The ruling Popular Party does not need the votes of socialist senators to trigger the application of Article 155, but Mr Rajoy has been at pains to seek broad support. PSOE negotiated the terms of the social powers being invoked, but then said that snap elections should mean a stay on direct rule being imposed. The centrist Ciudadanos, which leads opposition to Catalan nationalism in the region's parliament, has pledged its support to the government. The signing and celebrating outside Parliament of #Catalan independence seekers realise independence declaration is going ahead ... pic.twitter.com/J1Gh1YEzha— Gavin Lee (@GavinLeeBBC) October 27, 2017 The Left-wing Podemos, the only national party to support a legal referendum in Catalonia, opposes both the imposition of Article 155 and any unilateral declaration of independence. Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias said on Thursday that "elections in Catalonia will not resolve the problem, but they will make it more difficult to apply [Article] 155 and provide more time to seek dialogue".
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| The Latest: Searchers describe finding 3-year-old's body Posted: 27 Oct 2017 08:44 AM PDT  DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the disappearance and death of a 3-year-old suburban Dallas girl (all times local):
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| House Republicans Approve Budget In Step Toward The GOP Dream Of Tax Cuts Posted: 26 Oct 2017 08:51 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― House Republicans approved the Senate-passed budget on Thursday, yet another important step toward the GOP's ultimate goal of cutting taxes.
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| Caitlyn Jenner shares first-ever swimsuit video: 'Walking on the beach being my authentic self' Posted: 27 Oct 2017 12:38 PM PDT  Caitlyn Jenner finally achieved one of her own on Friday as she hit the beach in a floppy hat and halter one-piece swimsuit -- the first time post-transition that she's publicly worn such an item for the world to see.
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| This Is The 'Harry Potter' Synopsis Publishers Rejected Over 20 Years Ago Posted: 26 Oct 2017 07:51 AM PDT  Back in 1995, J.K. Rowling wrote a synopsis of the first "Harry Potter" book to send to publishers, and it was flatly rejected. Today, 20 years after the beloved series was finally published, the world can read the summary so many passed up.
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| So That's Why Some People Are Night Owls And Others Are Up At The Crack Of Dawn Posted: 27 Oct 2017 10:08 AM PDT  Sleep experts say adults should be getting a seven-to-nine hour block of sleep each night.
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| Tillerson: No future for Assad in Syria Posted: 26 Oct 2017 11:23 AM PDT  US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson declared Thursday that Bashar al-Assad has no future as leader of Syria and will have to leave office as part of a UN-mediated peace process. Tillerson's comments to reporters came during a visit to Geneva in which he met UN envoy Staffan de Mistura, who is trying to convene a new round of peace talks next month. The secretary said US policy has not changed, but his remarks represented tougher language from an administration that had previously said Assad's fate is not a priority.
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| A Former High School Teacher Admitted He Had Sex With a Student. He Didn't Lose His License Posted: 27 Oct 2017 07:35 AM PDT  He will serve a 30-day jail sentence
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| Donald Trump Met Reporters' Kids, And It Was More Trick Than Treat Posted: 27 Oct 2017 02:18 PM PDT  President Donald Trump briefly met with children of the White House press corps on Friday as part of a Halloween celebration, and things got weird pretty quickly.
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| Body of Missing Teacher Found After Husband Confesses to Murder in Suicide Note Posted: 26 Oct 2017 11:03 AM PDT  The body of Theresa Lockhart, who was reported missing more than five months ago, was found in Michigan on Tuesday.
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| Xi Jinping: China Will not Tolerate "Taiwan Independence" Plan Posted: 26 Oct 2017 12:08 AM PDT  In the opening speech at the 19th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, China's President Xi Jinping said that China will not tolerate any plans to separate Taiwan from China.
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| Deadly clashes mar repeat of Kenya's presidential vote Posted: 26 Oct 2017 01:58 PM PDT  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Opposition supporters boycotted Thursday's rerun of Kenya's disputed presidential election, clashing with police in some parts of the East African country and forcing authorities to postpone voting in areas affected by the violence. At least four people were killed.
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| 14 Reasons People Fall In Love With Their Partners Again And Again Posted: 27 Oct 2017 12:13 PM PDT  Keeping the spark alive in a romantic relationship isn't easy, especially after the honeymoon phase has come and gone.
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| Heartbroken mother of disabled girl detained by Trump's immigration agency can only talk to her via Facetime Posted: 26 Oct 2017 08:31 AM PDT  The mother of an undocumented 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who was detained by US immigration agents after being rushed to a hospital in Texas says that she can only communicate with her child through FaceTime. Felipa Delacruz broke down in tears while discussing her daughter's case, saying that while she has encouraged her daughter to feel "at ease" in the San Antonio children's shelter she's being held in, being away from her daughter has been incredibly taxing. When I start to think about her, I start to get sad, and I start to become desperate," Ms Delacruz said through an interpreter during a phone call with reporters.
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| Swiss tourists suffer brutal attack in India Posted: 26 Oct 2017 12:30 AM PDT  A Swiss tourist has been left with a fractured skull after he and his girlfriend were attacked near the Taj Mahal during a holiday in India, police and media reports said Thursday. A group of men approached the couple near a local railway station and demanded selfies with the woman before attacking them with stones on Sunday, the Times of India daily said. It said the man suffered a fractured skull while his girlfriend, a 24-year-old Swiss national, had a broken arm and multiple bruises.
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