| Former Student: Brett Kavanaugh’s Prep School Party Scene Was A ‘Free-For-All’ Posted: 20 Sep 2018 02:27 PM PDT  For the duration of his time on campus, a former student recalls, the guiding
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| Best Bites: Pumpkin spice waffles Posted: 20 Sep 2018 05:00 AM PDT  Welcome to Best Bites, a twice-weekly video series that aims to satisfy your
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| 3D-Printed Gun Advocate Cody Wilson Charged With Child Sexual Assault Posted: 19 Sep 2018 10:59 AM PDT  Cody Wilson, a staunch advocate for developing and releasing plans for 3D-
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| AP PHOTOS: 3 days of Moon-Kim summit in North Korea Posted: 20 Sep 2018 03:54 AM PDT  PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in has wrapped up a three-day visit to North Korea for a third summit with leader Kim Jong Un that included wide-ranging agreements they trumpeted as a major step toward peace.
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| Emilia Clarke's Badass 'Game Of Thrones' Tattoo Proves She's The Real Dragon Deal Posted: 20 Sep 2018 05:39 AM PDT  Emilia Clarke will forever wear her "Game of Thrones" role on her wrist.
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| Mother of baby swept away by Hurricane Florence floodwaters: 'I did everything I could' Posted: 20 Sep 2018 01:11 PM PDT  The mother of a child who died after he was swept away by Hurricane Florence's
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| Palestinian teen shot dead by Israeli fire in Gaza border clashes: ministry Posted: 19 Sep 2018 03:35 PM PDT  A Palestinian teenager was shot dead by Israeli fire in clashes near the border in southern Gaza late Wednesday, the health ministry in the enclave said.
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| Christine Blasey Ford Has No Reason To Lie. Brett Kavanaugh Has Many. Posted: 19 Sep 2018 03:47 PM PDT  Why does Christine Blasey Ford want the FBI to investigate her charges against
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| Arrest made in fatal stabbing of jogger in Washington, DC: Police Posted: 20 Sep 2018 07:47 AM PDT  An arrest was made in the slaying of Wendy Karina Martinez and the suspect is expected to appear in court later today.
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| Hillary Clinton adviser: We didn't recognize 'full scope' of Russian interference on social media Posted: 19 Sep 2018 02:00 AM PDT  Clinton's former senior policy adviser recounts how the campaign learned Russia was meddling in the U.S. election.
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| 11 Sweet Potato Soufflés That Are Easier Than They Look Posted: 19 Sep 2018 11:51 AM PDT |
| UN chief: No inter-Korean success without US-NKorea success Posted: 20 Sep 2018 11:51 AM PDT  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday that negotiations between the two Koreas won't be successful unless there is simultaneous success in U.S.-North Korean negotiations to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.
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| A Family Seeks Answers After 2 Mental Health Patients Drown In Police Custody Posted: 20 Sep 2018 10:23 AM PDT  The family of one of two mental health patients detained in South Carolina who
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| Netanyahu hits out at Iran after Syria friendly fire incident Posted: 20 Sep 2018 08:24 AM PDT  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday Israel will defend itself against Iran, after a friendly fire incident in Syria this week linked to Israeli strikes on Iranian targets there. Syria accidentally downed a Russian plane late Monday, killing all 15 people on board, the same evening Israel launched strikes in the war-torn country. Israel says it was targeting a Syrian military facility where weapons manufacturing systems were "about to be transferred on behalf of Iran" to Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah.
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| Masontown shooting: Multiple injured including police officer at Pennsylvania courthouse Posted: 19 Sep 2018 08:41 AM PDT  Four people have been injured and taken to the hospital including a reported police officer in Pennsylvania after a gunman opened fire at a district judge's office, several local reports indicate. The shooting occurred sometime after 2pm local time in Masontown, Pennsylvania, and the Fayette County coroner has been called to the scene, an employee at that office has confirmed. Two of the victims were airlifted to JW Ruby Memorial Hospital in West Virginia after the shooting, and one was taken to that hospital through emergency ground transportation.
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| 10 European Castles and Palaces You Need to Add to Your Travel Bucket List Posted: 19 Sep 2018 01:24 PM PDT |
| ‘What Is Wrong With You?’: Trump Slammed For Tone-Deaf Comments To Storm Survivors Posted: 20 Sep 2018 02:27 AM PDT  President Donald Trump made a number of eyebrow-raising comments on Wednesday
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| Senate Democrats Support Christine Blasey Ford's Request for FBI Probe Posted: 18 Sep 2018 07:55 PM PDT  A number of Senate Democrats came out Tuesday in support of Christine Blasey
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| U.S. judge dismisses GM ignition switch criminal case Posted: 19 Sep 2018 02:42 PM PDT  U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan approved a request filed Monday by federal prosecutors to dismiss the two-count criminal information. In 2015, GM entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Attorney's Office in New York after the Detroit automaker was charged with concealing information from government officials, and wire fraud. GM agreed to pay a $900 million fine and accept three years of oversight by an independent monitor.
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| The Latest: Target says Ole Miss donor's post is 'racist' Posted: 20 Sep 2018 02:02 PM PDT ![The Latest: Target says Ole Miss donor's post is 'racist']( "The Latest: Target says Ole Miss donor's post is 'racist'") OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — The Latest on a Facebook post by the namesake of the University of Mississippi journalism school (all times local):
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| 4 Dead In Shooting At Maryland Rite Aid Facility Posted: 20 Sep 2018 08:02 AM PDT  Four people, including the shooter, were killed when a 26-year-old woman
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| Monsanto asks judge to throw out $289M award in cancer suit Posted: 19 Sep 2018 11:49 AM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Agribusiness company Monsanto has asked a San Francisco judge to throw out a jury's $289 million award to a former school groundskeeper who said the company's Roundup weed killer left him dying of cancer.
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| Syria's Bashar al-Assad blames Israel over downing of Russian plane, heightening tensions Posted: 19 Sep 2018 03:34 PM PDT  President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday blamed Israel for the downing of a Russian plane, which was accidentally hit by Syrian anti-aircraft fire during an Israeli missile strike. His intervention risks provoking fresh tensions a day after Moscow and Israel moved to de-escalate a row that threatened to build into a military confrontation. "This unfortunate incident was the result of Israeli arrogance and depravity," the Syrian leader said, offering his condolences in a letter to his Russian counterpart for the death of 15 Russian crew members killed in the incident over Syria on Monday. "We are determined that such tragic events will sway neither you nor us from continuing the fight against terrorism," he continued in the letter published by the official Sana agency. The Russian plane was shot down by Syria's Russian-made S-200 air defence system and all aboard were killed on Tuesday. The Russian military has accused Israeli pilots of using the Russian plane as cover, "exposing it to fire from Syrian air defences" while they mounted an air raid. Israel said it had targeted a Syrian military facility where weapons manufacturing systems were "about to be transferred on behalf of Iran" to Lebanese Shia group Hizbollah. Putin wants to claim victory in Syria – but needs to watch for his old ally Iran It was the worst "friendly fire" incident between Moscow and the Syrian regime since Russian forces intervened in the country in late 2015 to support Mr Assad whose grip on power had been weakened by rebels and jihadist fighters. Vladmir Putin, the Russian president, had struck a conciliatory tone a day earlier describing the incident as the result of "tragic accidental circumstances," but warning Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, against carrying out such operations in the future and promiding to beef up security for Russian forces in Syria. Russia military aircraft (Il-20) disappeared of the coast of Syria Mr Netanyahu on Tuesday expressed his "sorrow" to Mr Putin in a phone call, offering to assist Moscow in the investigation. However he insisted the Russian plane had been felled by "extensive and inaccurate Syrian anti-aircraft (fire)". In recent months Israel has increased its attacks in Syria against the regime or its ally Iran.
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| US surgeon and girlfriend suspected of committing 'hundreds' of drug rapes Posted: 19 Sep 2018 04:27 AM PDT  A reality TV star surgeon and his girlfriend may have committed hundreds of sexual assault, investigators in California have claimed. Grant William Robicheaux, 38, and Cerissa Laura Riley, 31, have been charged with rape using drugs and sexual assault after two women came forward.
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| Netanyahu tests Israeli fast train from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv Posted: 20 Sep 2018 06:20 AM PDT  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tested Israel's new high-speed train from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv on Thursday, but much work remains before it is fully operational. Netanyahu joined Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz on the ride from a newly built train station in Jerusalem's city centre to Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv. Travelling at speeds up to 160 kilometres (100 miles) per hour, the ride from central Jerusalem to the airport will take 21 minutes -- half the time it takes to drive there in normal traffic, though congestion often makes the trip much longer.
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| Elizabeth Smart's kidnapper released from prison Posted: 19 Sep 2018 10:19 AM PDT  Wanda Barzee, 72, was released this week after serving 15 years despite Smart's pleas.
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| Kim Jong Un Will Visit Seoul In 'Near Future,' Vows To Dismantle Missile Site Posted: 18 Sep 2018 10:05 PM PDT  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Wednesday that he planned to visit Seoul,
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| Man Killed by Shark in Cape Cod Joked About Being Shark-Proof Before Death: 'Sharks Don't Bite Me' Posted: 19 Sep 2018 05:27 AM PDT  He died at the hospital after the attack.
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| A picture and its story: Dogs in the disaster zone Posted: 19 Sep 2018 09:23 AM PDT  Three days after Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina, I was documenting the damage to Wilmington and communities to the south when I was tipped that volunteer rescuers were headed to a Leland church where people were isolated by rising floodwaters. Ryan Nichols and David Rebollar have another way of getting to people and animals trapped by floods: a boat they haul from their Texas home to disaster zones. In the case of North Carolina, that was more than a thousand miles (1,600 km).
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| 8 people, including 4 migrants in US illegally, die in crash Posted: 20 Sep 2018 01:45 PM PDT  PHOENIX (AP) — Eight people, including four immigrants in the U.S. illegally, were killed in a head-on crash on an Arizona highway, authorities said Thursday.
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| The Best Way to Visit Berlin Is Through These Roaring 1920s Hot Spots Posted: 19 Sep 2018 11:35 AM PDT |
| Russia blames Israel for friendly fire attack on its aircraft by Syria which killed 15 servicemen Posted: 18 Sep 2018 06:51 PM PDT  Russia and Israel risked a military confrontation on Tuesday after a Russian reconnaissance plane with 15 people onboard was mistakenly shot down by allied Syria forces that were targeting Israeli jets. Russia's defence ministry said that Israeli F-16 pilots were using its Ilyushin Il-20 turbo-prop aircraft signal as cover while carrying out strikes against targets in Latakia province and put it in the line of fire from Syrian missiles. The aircraft was hit 22 miles off Latakia's coast in the eastern Mediterranean on Monday evening as it was returning to a Russian airbase nearby. President Vladimir Putin was forced to step in to defuse the escalating row between the two countries, which have an uneasy alliance despite backing opposing sides in the Syrian war. Israel, which appears to have been targeting an ammunitions depot linked to the Lebanese Shia militia Hizbullah, denied it was its intention to provoke Syria into firing at the Russian plane. A IL-20PP reconnaissance aircraft of the Russian Air Force taking Credit: Alamy However, the Russian defence ministry said they were given only a one-minute warning from Israel over their deconfliction hotline, leaving it with insufficient time to reach a safe area. Israeli pilots carrying out attacks on Syrian targets "used the Russian plane as a cover, exposing it to fire from Syrian air defences," Igor Konashenkov, Russian military spokesman, said in televised remarks. Idlib offensive: Why the looming fight for Syria's last rebel stronghold could be the bloodiest yet "We consider these provocative actions by Israel as hostile. Fifteen Russian military service members died because of irresponsible actions of the Israeli military. It's absolutely contrary to spirit of Russia-Israeli partnership," he said. "We reserve right for adequate response." Mr Putin later downplayed the incident, saying the downing of the plane was the result of "a chain of tragic circumstances" and that Moscow would look into boosting security for its servicemen. The Russian president and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly spoke over the phone to clear the air. Russia military aircraft (Il-20) disappeared of the coast of Syria Israel and Russia have so far managed to carefully coordinate military action in Syria. Israel has carried out more than 200 attacks on Hizbollah and Iranian targets in Syria in the last few years in an attempt to stop its foes becoming too entrenched in the country. Moscow has never interfered. However, the latest incident marks the worst loss of Russian life to friendly fire since Moscow intervened in the conflict in 2015 and could change the way they view the Israeli raids, particularly so close to Russian bases. Improving relations between the two countries has been a source of tension between Russia and client state Syria, which is technically at war with Israel. Russian troops were recently sent to the border of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights to act as a buffer between Syrian forces and the Jewish state. A general view shows Russian fighter jets on the tarmac at the Russian Hmeimim military base in Latakia in 2016 Credit: AFP/Getty Images The Ilyushin aircraft was reported missing shortly after Moscow announced an agreement with Turkey to set up a demilitarised zone in the last rebel stronghold of Idlib. The two countries said they would be sending military police to patrol the area and help expel jihadists. The deal temporarily delays off an all-out offensive by Syrian forces to retake the province, which the United Nations had warned would spark the worst humanitarian crisis this century. The EU hailed a political solution for Idlib, but said any deal must protect civilians and ensure humanitarian access. Experts however warned that the agreement was lacking in detail and cautioned that it does not guarantee that an offensive is no longer on the table further down the line. November 2015: Turkey shoots down Russian jet for airspace 'violation'
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| Trump Feels 'Terribly' For Brett Kavanaugh. What About Christine Blasey Ford? Posted: 19 Sep 2018 02:39 PM PDT  President Donald Trump has made it very clear how terrible he feels that his
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| Aston Martin's Next Mid-Engined Hypercar Is Coming in 2021 Posted: 20 Sep 2018 04:00 AM PDT  Only 500 copies of the new successor to the Valkyrie, code-named 003, will be produced.
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| Puppies With Hair Ties Around Their Mouths Rescued From Kansas Apartment Posted: 20 Sep 2018 07:46 AM PDT  The pups are now in a foster home.
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| China's Alibaba doubles down on chips amid cloud computing push Posted: 18 Sep 2018 11:35 PM PDT  Alibaba Group Holding Ltd will set up a dedicated chip subsidiary and aims to launch its first self-developed AI inference chip in the second half of 2019 that could be used for autonomous driving, smart cities and logistics. The Chinese firm said at an event in Hangzhou on Wednesday that the new subsidiary would make customised AI chips and embedded processors to support the firm's push into fast-growing cloud and internet of things (IoT) businesses. Alibaba's aggressive drive to develop its own semiconductors comes as China's government looks to raise the quality of home-made chips to help propel high-tech domestic industries from cutting-edge transport to AI healthcare systems.
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| Tire-slashing suspect arrested after vandalizing nearly 100 vehicles in Jefferson Park, LAPD says Posted: 19 Sep 2018 05:24 PM PDT  A woman was arrested after tires on 96 vehicles were slashed overnight in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of South Los Angeles.
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| Federal agency says it lost track of 1,488 migrant children Posted: 19 Sep 2018 09:13 PM PDT  Twice in under a year, the federal government has lost track of nearly 1,500 migrant children after placing them in homes of sponsors.
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| Police Shot and Killed a Gunman Who Injured Four People in a Pennsylvania Courtroom Posted: 20 Sep 2018 12:14 AM PDT  The suspect was due in court on charges related to a domestic violence incident
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| Israel to present findings in Moscow over downing of Russian plane Posted: 19 Sep 2018 01:43 PM PDT  Israel's air force chief will on Thursday present findings in Moscow related to an incident in which a Russian military plane was downed off Syria's coast, Israel's military said. Israel on Tuesday blamed Syria, saying its anti-aircraft batteries "fired indiscriminately" and failed to ensure that no Russian planes were in the air. The army said Major-General Amikam Norkin and other senior officers would "present the situation report of the event regarding all aspects, including the pre-mission information and the findings of the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) inquiry." The incident initially appeared likely to cause friction between two countries that back opposing sides in Syria's complex civil war, with the head of the defense ministry in Moscow accusing Israel of indirectly causing it.
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| Trump: FBI Probe Is 'A Cancer,’ Exposing It Will Be Among His ‘Crowning Achievements’ Posted: 19 Sep 2018 07:55 AM PDT  President Donald Trump denounced the FBI once again in an interview on
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| Burt Reynolds' last cars to be sold at auction Posted: 19 Sep 2018 06:52 AM PDT  The very last cars Burt Reynolds' personally owned - including a 'Smokey and the Bandit' Trans Am - are headed to auction on September 29 during Barrett-Jackson's Las Vegas sale
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| Mother-of-three becomes fastest human being on a bike at 183.9mph Posted: 19 Sep 2018 01:46 PM PDT  A woman has become the fastest human on a bicycle, reaching a speed of 183.9mph. Denise Mueller-Korenek, 45, shattered a two-decade-old land speed cycling record which was previously held by a man. Her incredible feat, which has yet to be officially verified by Guinness World Records, took place on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. She rode a custom-made bike that was attached to the the back of a drag racing car until she hit 100mph. Denise Mueller Korenek obliterated the male record Credit: Action Plus The bike was then released and she pedalled in the slipstream of the vehicle which was driven by Shea Holbrook, a female professional racing driver. Mueller-Korenek eclipsed her own speed record for a female cyclist which had been 147mph, set in 2016. She also shattered the existing male record of 167mph which has stood since 1995 and was set by Dutch cyclist Fred Rompelber. After successfully slowing down and demounting she yelled out: "Beat that, Fred!" Denise Mueller-Korenek at the salt flats in Utah Credit: Matt Ben Stone/Action Plus Mueller-Korenek said: "I think we broke the limit of what we were supposed to do. That was rough." The cyclist said she had been bounced around at the unprecedented speed. Mueller-Korenek, an American, is a former champion competitive cyclist who retired early to start a family and run a home security business. Holbrook, her driver, said: "It was the ride of her life and the drive of mine." She added: "Where's our margarita? We have the salt." Denise Mueller-Korenek and driver Shea Holbrook celebrate Credit: Matt Ben Stone/Action Plus It would be the first time a woman has held the overall cycling land speed record. The record stretches back to 1899 when cyclist Charlie Murphy used a steam train to help get him to 60mph. It has been broken around 10 times over the last century, always by men. Mueller-Korenek's bike was set up so that each revolution of the pedals propelled her 128ft. Bikes used in the Tour de France reach about 30ft per turn in high gear. The new record has yet to be officially verified but is expected to be. The 2019 Guinness Book of World Records, in pictures A spokeswoman for Guinness World Records told The Daily Telegraph: "I can confirm that Denise's impressive achievement has not been verified yet. "We certainly welcome her to apply and submit this new feat for further review by our records management team. "She is the current Guinness World Records title holder for the fastest bicycle speed in slipstream (female) for her feat in 2016." Mueller-Korenek is a mother of three. After getting off her bike she was hugged by her son Daniel, 18, who said: "Good job Mom." She said: "Now I know how Evel Knievel felt."
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