| 1-Year-Old Baby Appears In Immigration Court, Cries Hysterically Posted: 08 Jul 2018 06:01 PM PDT  A 1-year-old boy in federal custody who appeared in immigration court without
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| Boys rescued from Thailand cave rushed to hospital for treatment Posted: 08 Jul 2018 09:06 AM PDT  An entire floor at the hospital has been reserved to treat the rescued members of the soccer team. Days before the mission began, the boys wrote letters to their families about what they would want once they get out.
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| Giuliani 'Close To Determining' That Trump Won't Sit Down With Mueller Posted: 08 Jul 2018 11:06 AM PDT  Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, said Sunday that he's
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| Miss Massachusetts Hopeful Resigns From Competition In Protest Of 'Me Too' Joke Posted: 09 Jul 2018 10:36 AM PDT  A contestant in the Miss Massachusetts competition has resigned in protest
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| The Latest: California wildfire briefly shuts down highway Posted: 08 Jul 2018 07:57 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the wildfires around the West (all times local):
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| Iranian teen detained over dancing Instagram post Posted: 08 Jul 2018 10:30 AM PDT  Iran has detained a teenage girl who posted dance videos on Instagram and attracted tens of thousands of followers. State TV broadcast a video on Friday in which Maedeh Hojabri, 18-year-old gymnast, acknowledged breaking moral norms while insisting that was not her intention, and that she was only trying to gain more followers. It was unclear whether her statement was made under duress. Shabooneh, a local news website, said Hojabri and three other individuals were detained on similar charges in recent weeks before being released on bail. She had posted around 300 videos on her account, many of which showed her dancing in both Iranian and Western styles. She also appeared in videos without wearing the obligatory Islamic headscarf. Her performances had thousands of followers on various accounts with her name on them, ranging from 12,000 to 66,000 followers. None of the accounts were verified. چیو باید اعتراف کرد؟ بابت لرزوندن سینه از کی خط گرفتی؟؟ چگونه قر کمر رو وارد کشور میکردین؟؟ هم دستات تو سبک باباکرم کیا بودن؟؟؟ A post shared by MahiMaedeh (@maedeh_hozhabri) on Jul 8, 2018 at 7:14am PDT Iranian police have said they plan to shut down similar accounts on Instagram, and the judiciary is considering blocking access to the site. Iran has already blocked access to many social media sites, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and the Telegram messaging app. Millions of Iranians continue to use the sites through proxies and VPNs. Iran's judiciary and security forces are dominated by hard-liners who launch periodic crackdowns on behavior deemed un-Islamic. The latest arrests came amid a series of protests against the government's handling of the economy. In 2014 authorities sentenced six young men and women to suspended prison terms after they appeared in a video dancing to Pharrell Williams' song "Happy."
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| Haitian civil unrest enters third day despite fuel hike reversal Posted: 08 Jul 2018 04:45 PM PDT  By Andres Martinez Casares PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Protesters blocked streets in Haiti on Sunday while many damaged or looted stores stayed closed for a third day following anger over steep fuel price increases in the Caribbean nation. The U.S. embassy warned its citizens to avoid the unrest in the capital Port-au-Prince and reschedule travel plans as several airlines canceled flights. At the Toussaint Louverture international airport, dozens of stranded travelers camped out waiting for flights to resume, lounging on suitcases.
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| Official death toll from record Japan rains rises to 75 Posted: 08 Jul 2018 04:12 PM PDT  The death toll in record rains that have devastated parts of Japan rose to 75 on Monday, according to an official tally, as rescue operations continued. Dozens of people remain missing after the days of torrential rains that have caused flash floods and landslides. Rescue workers and troops have been struggling in the mud and water to save lives.
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| Bookstore Owner Calls Police On Woman Accosting Steve Bannon Posted: 09 Jul 2018 02:00 AM PDT  A Richmond, Virginia, bookstore owner called the police on a customer for
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| New Jersey Mom Survives Crash That Killed Her Husband and 4 Daughters Posted: 08 Jul 2018 07:11 AM PDT  She is in stable condition, reports said.
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| Fresh Del Monte Produce Recalls Vegetable Trays After 212 Get Infected By Parasites Posted: 09 Jul 2018 11:37 AM PDT  More than 200 people in four states have been infected with an intestinal
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| Soccer team lost for 10 days in cave in Thailand has been located Posted: 09 Jul 2018 05:30 AM PDT ![Soccer team lost for 10 days in cave in Thailand has been located]( "Soccer team lost for 10 days in cave in Thailand has been located") Photos from the search for the lost soccer team in Thailand.
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| The Latest: Largest California wildfire over half contained Posted: 07 Jul 2018 09:00 PM PDT  GOLETA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on wildfires burning in the West (all times local):
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| Man on New York subway fractures fellow passenger's skull with metal pole after argument Posted: 09 Jul 2018 07:31 AM PDT  A New York subway rider was left with a fractured skull after a fellow passenger hit him over the head with a metal pipe. The New York Police Department (NYPD) said the incident took place on a train in Manhattan after the pair became embroiled in an argument. As the fight escalated, the man hit the 59-year-old victim in the face with a metal pipe, before leaving the train and fleeing at Chambers Street subway station.
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| Dershowitz: If Trump does Mueller interview, 'he may be walking into a perjury trap' Posted: 08 Jul 2018 09:46 AM PDT  Harvard Law Prof. Emeritus Alan Dershowitz and former FBI special agent Asha Rangappa discuss the special counsel's investigation and Michael Cohen's possible role in it on "This Week."
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| U.S. to reunite only half of young migrant children by Tuesday deadline Posted: 09 Jul 2018 02:29 PM PDT  By Marty Graham and Tom Hals SAN DIEGO/WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - The U.S. government is struggling to reunite immigrant families it separated at the border with Mexico and only about half the children under age 5 will be back with their parents by a court-ordered deadline of Tuesday, a government attorney told a judge on Monday. U.S. Judge Dana Sabraw in San Diego last month ordered the government to reunite the approximately 100 children under the age of 5 by Tuesday, and the estimated 2,000 older children by July 26. Sarah Fabian, an attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, said 54 children younger than 5 would be reunited with parents by the end of Tuesday, and the number could increase depending on background checks.
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| Trump's Former Personal Driver Sues Claiming Years Of Unpaid Overtime Posted: 09 Jul 2018 11:12 AM PDT  He was Donald Trump's personal driver for 25 years ― and he's pretty sure
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| Haiti president tells protesters 'go home' after fuel hike suspended Posted: 07 Jul 2018 10:37 PM PDT  Port-au-Prince (AFP) - Haiti's President Jovenel Moise called on protesters late Saturday to "go home" after the suspension of a fuel price hike that triggered violent protests and left at least two dead in the Caribbean nation. In an address broadcast on state television, Moise said he had "corrected what had to be corrected" following an about-face on the price increases earlier that day. Because you started sending me this message last night, I received it and corrected what had to be corrected," Moise said.
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| More Boys Freed From Thailand Cave As Rescue Mission Stretches Into Second Day Posted: 09 Jul 2018 04:24 AM PDT  The second day of a harrowing mission to rescue a junior soccer team and their
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| Officials Pose Alongside Enormous 13-Foot Alligator Captured in Florida Posted: 09 Jul 2018 08:00 AM PDT  "This may be the largest gator we've ever responded to," the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post.
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| New allegation that Rep. Jim Jordan knew of sexual abuse by Ohio State team doctor Posted: 08 Jul 2018 09:12 AM PDT  Another former college wrestler has come forward alleging sexual abuse by Dr. Richard Strauss, telling the Washington Post that former assistant coach Jordan had to know about it.
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| Syrian troops surround rebel-held southwestern city of Daraa Posted: 09 Jul 2018 05:12 AM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces have surrounded rebel-held parts of the city of Daraa as part of their offensive in the southwestern province, activists said Monday.
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| Japan floods: Scores dead and dozens missing as two million are told to evacuate amid record rains Posted: 07 Jul 2018 07:57 PM PDT  Shinzo Abe, Japan's Prime Minister, has warned of a "race against time" to rescue flood victims as authorities issued new alerts over record rains that have killed at least 48 people and left dozens missing. The torrential downpours have caused flash flooding and landslides across central and western parts of the country, prompting evacuation orders for more than two million people. "Rescues, saving lives and evacuations are a race against time," Mr Abe said as he met with a government crisis cell set up to respond to the disaster. "There are still many people whose safety has yet to be confirmed," he added. Top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said the death toll in days of record rains now stood at 48, but the toll was expected to rise further. National broadcaster NHK said at least 62 people were dead and 44 missing. The Japan Meteorological Agency said three hours of rainfall in one area in Kochi prefecture reached an accumulated 26.3 centimeters (10.4 inches), the highest since such records started in 1976. Local residents sit in a boat as they are rescued from a flooded area at a hospital in Kurashiki Credit: Reuters "We've never experienced this kind of rain before," an official at the Japanese Meteorological Agency told a news conference. "This is a situation of extreme danger." The unprecedented downpours have wreaked havoc primarily in the west of the country. Isolated residents are being rescued from their homes Credit: The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images The rain has completely blanketed some villages, forcing desperate residents to take shelter on their rooftops with flood water swirling below as they wait for rescue. Over two million people have been told to evacuate, but the orders are not mandatory and many remained at home, becoming trapped by rapidly rising water or sudden landslides. The meteorological agency issued its highest level alert for two new regions on Sunday, while lifting the alerts for other areas where rains were subsiding. An aerial view shows a local resident being rescued from a submerged house by rescue workers using helicopter at a flooded area in Kurashiki Credit: Reuters In the town of Mihara, in the south of the Hiroshima region, a temporary let-up in rain laid bare the devastation wrought by the downpours. Roads were transformed into muddy flowing rivers, with dirt piled up on either side and stranded cars barely withstanding the current flowing around their wheels. Cars are damaged by floodwater as heavy rain continues in Hiroshima, Japan Credit: Getty "The area became an ocean," said 82-year-old Nobue Kakumoto, a long-time resident. "I'm worried because I have no idea how long it will stay like this." Work crews could be seen elsewhere trying to clear multiple small landslides that coated roads in mud, rendering them virtually impassable. "We are carrying out rescue operations around the clock," Yoshihide Fujitani, a disaster management official in Hiroshima prefecture, told AFP. "We are also looking after evacuees and restoring lifeline infrastructure like water and gas," he added. "We are doing our best." In this aerial image, JR Nose Station is submerged in Hiroshima Credit: Getty In western Okayama prefecture, around 200 people including children and elderly people were trapped in a hospital after a river burst its banks and flooded the surrounding area. "The electricity and water has been cut off. We are suffering water and food shortages," a nurse told public broadcaster NHK. Over 50,000 rescue workers, police and military personnel have been mobilised to respond to the disaster, which has left entire villages submerged by flooding, with just the top of traffic lights visible above the rising waters. "My house was simply washed away and completely destroyed," Toshihide Takigawa, a 35-year-old employee at a gas station in Hiroshima, told the Nikkei daily on Saturday. "I was in a car and massive floods of water gushed towards me from the front and back and then engulfed the road. I was just able to escape, but I was terrified," 62-year-old Yuzo Hori told the Mainichi Shimbun daily in Hiroshima. Rescue workers dig to search missing people in Hiroshima Credit: Getty Though the typhoon began last week, the worst of the rain hit from Thursday, when a construction worker was swept away by floodwaters in western Japan. The toll has risen steadily since then, and the conditions have made rescue operations difficult, with some desperate citizens taking to Twitter to call for help. "Water came to the middle of the second floor," a woman in Kurashiki, Okayama wrote, posting a picture of her room half swamped by flooding. "The kids could not climb up to the rooftop," she said. "My body temperature has lowered. Rescue us quickly. Help us." In some place rescuers were using boats, or helicopters to airlift those affected to safety. Several major manufacturers, including carmakers Daihatsu and Mitsubishi, said they had suspended operations at plants in the affected areas. The disaster is the deadliest rain-related crisis in Japan since 2014, when at least 74 people were killed in landslides caused by torrential downpours in the Hiroshima region.
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| The Latest: Slain staffer remembered as 'beautiful soul' Posted: 08 Jul 2018 06:36 PM PDT  DUNDALK, Md. (AP) — The Latest on services held for the victims of a shooting at a Maryland newspaper's office (all times local):
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| Foes Ethiopia, Eritrea pledge to open embassies as leaders embrace Posted: 08 Jul 2018 11:47 AM PDT  The leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea announced on Sunday they would re-open their embassies, hailing a stunningly swift rapprochement between bitter regional enemies at their first summit since a war two decades ago. The talks were the product of an unexpected peace initiative by Ethiopia's new reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, which could transform the Horn of Africa region, ending decades of animosity during which both countries remained isolated and dominated by their security forces. Eritrea's long-time leader Isaias Afwerki welcomed Abiy at Asmara's airport in the morning before they departed for the State House for talks that lasted all day.
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| The Guy Behind Trump's SCOTUS Choices Says No One Knows If They'd Overturn Roe v. Wade Posted: 08 Jul 2018 09:53 AM PDT  Leonard Leo, a leader of the conservative Federalist Society who is advising
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| As trial opens, man dying of cancer blames Monsanto's Roundup Posted: 09 Jul 2018 02:55 PM PDT  A lawyer for a California groundskeeper dying of cancer took aim at Monsanto Monday as a jury began hearing the lawsuit accusing the chemical giant of ignoring the health risks of its top-selling weed killer Roundup. "For the past 40 years, Monsanto has known the primary ingredient in Roundup can produce tumors in lab animals," attorney Brent Wisner told the jury in a California state court hearing the case brought by Dewayne Johnson, a 46-year-old father of two. Diagnosed in 2014 with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer that affects white blood cells, Johnson used Roundup repeatedly in his job at a school in Benecia, California.
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| Prince Louis Christened in Front of Family and Friends in Intimate Royal Ceremony Posted: 09 Jul 2018 08:14 AM PDT  The 11-week-old baby, who is fifth in line to the throne, was baptized while wearing the historic Honiton lace and white satin gown first worn by James, Viscount Severn, at his christening in 2008.
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| Dozens killed in Turkey train derailment Posted: 09 Jul 2018 06:01 AM PDT ![Dozens killed in Turkey train derailment]( "Dozens killed in Turkey train derailment") A passenger train derailed in northwestern Turkey, killing two dozen people and injuring more than 300 others, officials said Monday.
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| Two-year-old dies from self-inflicted gunshot wound in California Posted: 08 Jul 2018 01:42 PM PDT  According to police, the toddler was in a bedroom of one of the homes when he accidentally shot himself in the head.
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| Rescuers search for dozens still missing after Japan floods Posted: 09 Jul 2018 07:54 AM PDT  HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Rescuers in southwestern Japan dug up more bodies Monday as they searched for dozens still missing after heavy rains caused severe flooding and left residents to return to their homes unsure where to start the cleanup. More than 100 people were confirmed dead in the disaster.
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| U.S. Military identifies soldier killed in 'insider attack' in Afghanistan Posted: 08 Jul 2018 10:00 PM PDT  (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan was identified late on Sunday as Cpl. Maciel, 20, was killed, and two others wounded, during an apparent "insider attack" in southern Afghanistan, the NATO Resolute Support mission said in a statement. Maciel was deployed from Fort Benning, Georgia, which straddles the Alabama and Georgia border, near Columbus, Ga., and he was assigned to the 1st Battallion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division.
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| Mitch McConnell Warns 2 Possible Trump Court Picks Risk Big Senate Fights: NYT Posted: 08 Jul 2018 07:31 AM PDT  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is reportedly worried about the
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| Massive Protest Against Gun Violence Closes Chicago Highway Posted: 07 Jul 2018 07:30 PM PDT  A massive rally against gun violence clogged a major highway in Chicago on
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| Firefighters Battle California Wildfires as Blazes Continue in Colorado and Utah Posted: 09 Jul 2018 01:16 AM PDT  Firefighters continued to contain around destructive wildfires in California, though one blaze grew significantly and crossed into Oregon
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| Nissan admits falsifying emissions data on cars made in Japan Posted: 09 Jul 2018 02:01 AM PDT  Nissan admitted Monday that data on exhaust emissions and fuel economy had been deliberately "altered", dealing a blow to the Japanese car giant's efforts to recover trust after an inspection scandal last year. The company did not say how many cars were affected by the falsifications, which were uncovered during voluntary tests of all parts of Nissan's operations conducted in the wake of last year's scandal. It said tests on exhaust emissions and fuel economy had "deviated from the prescribed testing environment".
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| Indian court upholds death for 2012 Delhi gang rape convicts Posted: 09 Jul 2018 04:45 AM PDT  By Sai Sachin Ravikumar and Suchitra Mohanty NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Supreme Court on Monday upheld the death penalty for three men convicted in the gang rape of a young woman in Delhi in 2012, a landmark case that brought an unprecedented level of attention to violence against women in the country. In 2016, there were around 40,000 rapes reported in India - up 60 percent from 2012, according to government data, and more cases go unreported, activists say. "Crimes against women will keep on rising unless the criminals are sent to the gallows," the father of the victim, who cannot be named under Indian law, told reporters after the Supreme Court ruling.
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| Audi SQ8 Could Be Offered With Both Gasoline And Diesel Engines Posted: 08 Jul 2018 11:59 PM PDT  The diesel is expected to utilize the SQ7's powertrain.
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| U.S. warships pass through Taiwan Strait amid China tensions Posted: 08 Jul 2018 03:31 AM PDT  By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Jess Macy Yu WASHINGTON/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Two U.S. warships passed through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday on a voyage that will likely be viewed in the self-ruled island as a sign of support by President Donald Trump amid heightened tension with China. "Two U.S. Navy ships conducted a routine transit through the international waters of the Taiwan Strait on July 7-8 (local time)," Captain Charlie Brown, a spokesman for U.S. Pacific Fleet, told Reuters in a statement. "U.S. Navy Ships transit between the South China Sea and East China Sea via the Taiwan Strait and have done so for many years," Brown said.
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| N. Korea talks sidelining human rights: UN rapporteur Posted: 09 Jul 2018 03:54 AM PDT  The North Korean talks process with the US and the South is sidelining the human rights of Pyongyang's oppressed citizens, the UN's top official on the issue said Monday. In a whirlwind of diplomacy, the leader of the isolated, nuclear-armed North Kim Jong Un held an unprecedented summit with US President Donald Trump in Singapore last month, after two earlier meetings with the South's Moon Jae-in. It was a marked contrast to the mutual threats and mounting fears of last year, instead raising hopes of reaching a deal over North Korea's arsenal, which include nuclear bombs and missiles capable of reaching the US mainland.
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| Two-year-old dies from self-inflicted gunshot wound Posted: 07 Jul 2018 11:49 PM PDT  Neighbors watched as a two-year-old boy was loaded into the back of an ambulance in a northwest Fresno neighborhood.
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| 'Ant-Man' Creators Hint Quantum Realm Could Be 'Avengers: Infinity War' Reset Button Posted: 09 Jul 2018 11:43 AM PDT  (Warning! "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Ant-Man and the Wasp" spoilers below!)
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| Turkey fires thousands of civil servants ahead of Erdogan's swearing-in Posted: 08 Jul 2018 07:20 AM PDT  The Turkish government on Sunday sacked more than 18,000 civil servants for alleged links to terror groups, as it prepared to lift the state of emergency in the wake of the 2016 failed coup. Nearly 9,000 police officers, 6,000 members of the military and 199 academics from across Turkey are among the people summarily dismissed in a decree published in the Official Gazette. Their passports will be cancelled. The dismissals came the day before President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was to be sworn in for his second term, following his victory in last month's presidential election. Mr Erdogan has overseen a series of purges since the July 2016 attempted coup, which saw parts of the Turkish military launch an operation to topple the government and oust its leader. Turkey blames exiled preacher and businessmen Fethullah Gulen for the attempted power grab and cracked down decisively, implementing a state of emergency and using enhanced powers to sack scores of civil servants. After two years, many were expecting an announcement lifting Turkey's state of emergency, rather than Sunday's further tightening of the screws. According to the UN's human rights office, more 160,000 civil servants had already been dismissed before this latest round. Around a third have been formally charged and jailed during their trials. Turkey has defended the measures as necessary to combat threats to national security. But critics say they amount to purges of any individual or group who might be opposed to Mr Erdogan's policies. Members of Kurdish groups and their supporters have also been dismissed from employment, detained and charged. In April 2017, Mr Erdogan presided over a constitutional referendum which saw 18 amendments adopted, including the abolishment of the post of Prime Minister, the replacement of Turkey's parliamentary system with a presidential system, and a significant beefing-up of presidential powers. Turkey's allies, particularly in the West, have accused Mr Erdogan of authoritarianism and of using the post-coup crackdown as an excuse to quash dissent. Relations between Turkey and the US have deteriorated significantly over the issue, but Turkey has not wavered from its policies.
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| Death toll climbs to 76 as heavy rains hammer southern Japan Posted: 08 Jul 2018 09:24 AM PDT  HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Searches continued Sunday night for victims of heavy rainfall that hammered southern Japan for the third straight day, as the government put the death toll at 48, with 28 others presumed dead.
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| Hawaii’s volcano eruption: Photos of sublime beauty and danger Posted: 08 Jul 2018 07:40 AM PDT ![Hawaii's volcano eruption: Photos of sublime beauty and danger]( "Hawaii's volcano eruption: Photos of sublime beauty and danger") Photographer CJ Kale's breathtaking works show the molten lava of Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano in its incredible vibrancy.
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