| Trump rates his presidency ‘A+’: ‘Is that enough? Can I go higher than that?’ Posted: 18 Nov 2018 08:52 AM PST  President Trump said he rates his job performance as president an A+. "I would – look, I hate to do it, but I will do it — I would give myself an A+. Is that enough? Can I go higher than that?"
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| Camp Fire Leaves At Least 77 Dead While Almost 1,300 Remain Unaccounted For Posted: 18 Nov 2018 09:21 PM PST  CHICO, Calif. (AP) -- Volunteers in white coveralls, hard hats and masks poked
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| Recounts in some undecided midterm races conclude Posted: 19 Nov 2018 08:43 AM PST  Andrew Gillum and Bill Nelson conceded in their respective governor's and Senate races in Florida, while the question of who will be voted speaker of the House remains.
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| Sotomayor To Kavanaugh: Welcome To The Supreme Court 'Family' Posted: 18 Nov 2018 06:47 PM PST  Justice Sonia Sotomayor has told CNN that Justice Brett Kavanaugh has been
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| Turkey says Khashoggi killers may have taken body parts out of country: CNN Turk Posted: 18 Nov 2018 11:30 AM PST  The killers of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi may have taken his dismembered body out of Turkey in luggage, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar was quoted as saying by broadcaster CNN Turk on Sunday. Khashoggi, a U.S. resident and Washington Post columnist, was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, sparking global outrage against the kingdom and its de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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| Argentine submarine wreck found one year after disappearance Posted: 17 Nov 2018 05:48 PM PST  The crushed wreck of an Argentine submarine has been located one year after it vanished into the depths of the Atlantic Ocean with 44 crew members, in the country's worst naval disaster in decades. Experts say raising the ARA San Juan submarine would be an enormous undertaking costing a billion dollars or more. Defense Minister Oscar Aguad said Argentina had "no means" to do so.
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| Joe Biden adopted a German shepherd and he's precious :') Posted: 18 Nov 2018 07:26 AM PST  Joe Biden just welcomed a majorly cute addition to his family — a German shepherd named Major. On Saturday, the former Vice President and his wife Jill officially adopted Major the rescue dog, who they've been fostering, from the Delaware Humane Association in Wilmington, Delaware. SEE ALSO: Barack Obama and Joe Biden got lunch together, because some bromances never die "We are so happy to welcome Major to the Biden family, and we are grateful to the Delaware Humane Association for their work in finding forever homes for Major and countless other animals," the Bidens said in a statement that the shelter shared to Facebook. According to the Delaware Humane Association, Major was one of six puppies brought to the shelter "after being exposed to something toxic in their home." Their original owner was unable to afford proper veterinary care, so they began looking for loving homes. After sharing the pup's stories on social media, Biden reportedly reached out to show interest, and that's how he fell in love with Major. The DHA shared several photos of the former VP making the adoption official on Facebook, including one of Biden showing Major a picture of himself as a puppy. �� DHA also shared a photo and video of the two leaving the shelter. From the looks of it, Major seems right at home with Biden and has quite the support team back at the shelter. Here's hoping he'll get to play with Bo and Sunny Obama soon. WATCH: Presidents in short-shorts: A jog down memory lane
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| Travel Deals Tuesday: 2018 Black Friday And Cyber Monday Travel Deals Posted: 19 Nov 2018 11:09 AM PST  Black Friday and Cyber Monday are often synonymous with TV sales, promotions
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| Yahoo News Explains: Can Trump quash the White House press corps? Posted: 19 Nov 2018 11:55 AM PST  CNN's Jim Acosta is reporting at the White House again after a judge ruled that the Trump administration overstepped the law in revoking his access. You are a rude, terrible person," Trump told Acosta. Lawyers for the administration argued, "The President and White House possess the same broad discretion to regulate access to the White House for journalists that they possess to select which journalists receive interviews.
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| On patrol with the Iraqi militia hunting the last remnants of the Islamic State group Posted: 19 Nov 2018 09:05 AM PST ![On patrol with the Iraqi militia hunting the last remnants of the Islamic State group]( "On patrol with the Iraqi militia hunting the last remnants of the Islamic State group")
Although the Islamic State group has been defeated militarily in Iraq, members of the militia group still find areas to hide. Some parts of the Sunni population give them shelter. They also find cover in the mountains around Hawija. From their hiding places, they set up attacks: Suddenly popping up at improvised checkpoints in the winding roads that lead through the hills, they arrest or kill those passing, or take hostages and blackmail the government for possible prisoner exchanges. They also place IEDs and send suicide attackers into cities in the region. Iraqi federal police have outposts in the region, but their patrols only operate during the day. At night, they retreat to their bases, when the caliphate of terror becomes a guerrilla terror group. The Islamic State group's favorite targets are members of the Shia militia al-Hashd al-Shaabi. Also known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, are Shia-dominated militia was created in 2014 following a fatwa issued by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq's most influential Shiite cleric. Victory over the Islamic State group in Iraq would be inconceivable without al-Hashd al-Shaabi, which filled the gap left by the Iraqi Army. But they are also an Iran-supported force operating in a traditional Sunni area in Iraq. And members of the Shia-dominated militia have been accused of massacring Iraqi Sunnis. Today, al-Hashd al-Shaabi is fighting sleeper cells and defending against Islamic State group attacks. Unlike the Iraqi federal police in the region, they can react quickly because they don't have to follow a strict chain of command. _____ Based in Berlin, freelance photojournalist Sebastian Backhaus covers humanitarian crises and wars throughout the Middle East. These photographs were taken while Backhaus was embedded with the al-Hashd al-Shaabi during their search for hidden Islamic State group members. _____ See more news-related photo galleries and follow us on Yahoo News Photo Twitter and Tumblr.
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| California to receive ‘dramatic relief' from wildfire smoke as Camp Fire survivors seek safer shelter Posted: 19 Nov 2018 11:09 AM PST  People that fled their homes to escape the Camp Fire are on the move again before a storm delivers drenching rain to California.
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| A Former Judge Beat His Wife Years Ago. This Weekend, She Was Killed. Posted: 19 Nov 2018 11:31 AM PST  A former Ohio judge who served time in prison for brutally attacking his then-
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| Nissan accuses chief Ghosn of misconduct, proposes firing him Posted: 19 Nov 2018 02:43 AM PST  Automaker Nissan on Monday accused its chairman Carlos Ghosn of "significant acts of misconduct" including underreporting his salary and said it would move to fire him, as reports emerged he faced arrest in Tokyo. In a statement, Nissan said it had been conducting a probe into Ghosn for several months after receiving a whistleblower report and had uncovered misconduct going back several years. The statement came after local media reported that Ghosn was being questioned Monday night by prosecutors in Tokyo and was expected to be arrested on violation of financial regulations including misreporting his income.
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| Libya Oil Boss Sees Country Exempted From Future OPEC+ Cuts Posted: 19 Nov 2018 04:46 AM PST  "The OPEC community has understood the difficulties we face –- Libya has withheld more than any other country from the global market," National Oil Corp. Chairman Mustafa Sanalla wrote in a phone message. OPEC and its allies are considering cutting oil output in 2019 as the group is increasingly concerned about the potential for oversupply. Libya, along with Nigeria, has been exempt from cuts since January 2017 due to domestic conflict.
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| Camp Fire Death Toll Climbs To 76 As Missing Person List Swells To Almost 1,300 Posted: 18 Nov 2018 10:53 AM PST  The death toll from Northern California's Camp fire now stands at 76 after
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| The Latest: Israeli education minister to stay in government Posted: 19 Nov 2018 12:57 AM PST  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on the political turmoil in Israel (all times local):
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| North Korea weapons test is a shot across the bow of Washington Posted: 18 Nov 2018 10:22 PM PST  The test-firing of an "ultramodern tactical weapon" by the North Korean military sends messages to both domestic and international audiences, according to analysts, with the presence of Kim Jong-un at Friday's exercises underlining Pyongyang's resolve to stand up to Washington. North Korean state media reported that the North Korean leader "supervised" a test of a weapon that is "a decisive turn in the fighting capacity of the Korean People's Army". The South Korean government believes the new weapon to be a long-range artillery piece - possibly a mobile launcher for conventional rockets with an advanced guidance system - that has been in development since the rule of Kim Jong-il, who died in 2011. "There have been reports in recent years that the North was developing long-range artillery that would be able to hit the US garrison at Camp Humphreys or the air force base at Osan", said Daniel Pinkston, a professor of international relations at the Seoul campus of Troy University. The two bases are critical to US forces' ability to defend South Korea and both about 60 miles from the Demilitarised Zone that divides the peninsula. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects Samjiyon County Credit: Reuters "It's clear that they are still working on conventional weapons systems, which is important to the North's leadership and its view of the world that it needs a robust military capability", he told The Telegraph. "The message this sends is aimed at an inter-Korean audience and China and says that Pyongyang remains resolute, that it refuses to be pushed around and that it will continue to exploit any benefits that it can find". The test will also have been aimed squarely at the US, believes James Brown, an associate professor who specialises in North Korean issues at the Tokyo campus of Temple University, who believes the process of scrapping the North's nuclear weapons capabilities in return for lifting sanctions has "become stuck". "The two sides each feel that the other needs to do more," he said. "The US says the North must take more steps on its nuclear programmes and has threatened to restart large-scale military exercises if that does not happen. "The North Koreans think they have done enough and that it is time for the US to ease some of the sanctions, and their threat is that they will go back to carrying out nuclear tests again," he said. North Korea's nuclear history: key moments The test of a conventional weapons system - albeit a potent one - is significant on a political level more than on an operational level, Mr Brown said, with Mr Kim's presence elevating the importance of the test even further. The significance of the tests - which were extensively covered in North Korean media - will not have been lost on Seoul, which has also called on Washington to relax some of the sanctions. Pyongyang will not want to miss an opportunity to drive a wedge between the two allies on its southern border, Mr Brown said, although the administration of President Donald Trump appears to be in no mood to grant concessions to the North. The US perceives North Korea as dragging its feet on coming clean on its nuclear capabilities and busy soliciting help from other nations - notably China and Russia - to support its calls for sanctions to be lifted.
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| The Thanksgiving Tale We Tell Is a Harmful Lie. As a Native American, I’ve Found a Better Way to Celebrate the Holiday Posted: 19 Nov 2018 04:30 AM PST  With something we truly share (and would prefer to talk about anyway)
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| The Best Black Friday 2018 Fashion Deals On Clothes, Shoes And Accessories Posted: 19 Nov 2018 01:59 PM PST  Start pre-filling your carts now, because all of the best Black Friday and
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| Victims mourned as toll hits 77 in California wildfire Posted: 19 Nov 2018 02:53 AM PST  The toll from the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California's history rose further on Sunday to 77, the sheriff's office said, after a vigil to honor the victims. "One human remain was located today," raising the toll by one in the so-called Camp Fire which broke out 10 days earlier in northern California, a statement from the Butte County Sheriff said, following US President Donald Trump's visit on Saturday to survey the devastation. On Sunday, mourners gathered at First Christian Church in Chico, near the incinerated community of Paradise, to hold a tearful vigil for the fire's victims.
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| Trump signals he won't answer Mueller's questions in person Posted: 19 Nov 2018 08:49 AM PST  President Trump finished written responses to the special counsel's questions, but he says he won't be interviewed.
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| Myths and mysteries about the Gettysburg Address Posted: 19 Nov 2018 01:55 AM PST  On this day in 1863, Abraham Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address, widely considered one of the greatest speeches in American history. But even today, there are still a few points about the speech that are misunderstood.
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| Where To Get The Best Cyber Monday Deal On A PlayStation 4 Posted: 19 Nov 2018 01:11 PM PST  The hunt for the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals is on, which means
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| Be a Maverick with this Warner Bros. exec owned Mercedes Posted: 19 Nov 2018 04:58 AM PST  Owned by Warner Bros. executive William T. Orr, this 1970s luxury saloon still makes a bold statement today. Who knows what other famous names have hitched a ride in the 300 SEL?
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| The Latest: DeSantis: No reaction to race he declared 'over' Posted: 17 Nov 2018 08:14 PM PST  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on Florida's U.S. Senate and gubernatorial recounts (all times local):
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| National Day of Mourning: How many Native Americans observe Thanksgiving Posted: 19 Nov 2018 01:02 PM PST  For most Americans, Thanksgiving is a day to celebrate with food, family, and friends. Since 1970, the fourth day of every November has been commemorated with a march and rally by Native Americans in Plymouth, Massachusetts, who do not celebrate the "first" Thanksgiving feast between the Pilgrims and the Indians, but instead remember the Native Americans who have lost their lives and culture since colonisation.
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| Jonestown massacre: 40 years later Posted: 19 Nov 2018 04:26 AM PST ![Jonestown massacre: 40 years later]( "Jonestown massacre: 40 years later") "Drinking the Kool-Aid" is a phrase bandied about regularly in corporate life, especially when someone wants to take a dig at people with a cult-like belief in a business philosophy or those fanatically chasing an idea that will end badly. November 18 marked the 40th anniversary of the mass murder-suicide of more than 900 people, most of them Americans who were members of a California-based cult called the Peoples Temple of the Disciples of Christ, run by the reverend Jim Jones. It became known as the Jonestown massacre.
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| Grim search for 993 missing after deadliest California wildfire Posted: 18 Nov 2018 08:30 PM PST  The number of believed missing fell 283 late on Sunday, down from 1,276 people, the Butte County Sheriff's Office said in a statement, but gave no other details. The blaze ignited on Nov. 8 was 65 percent contained, up from 60 percent earlier in the day. The death toll far surpasses the previous fatality record from a single California wildfire - 29 in the Griffith Park fire of 1933 in Los Angeles - and already ranks among the deadliest U.S. wildfires since the turn of the last century.
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| Jamal Khashoggi's Body Parts May Have Been Smuggled Out In Luggage, Says Turkish Official Posted: 18 Nov 2018 10:48 PM PST  The dismembered body of journalist Jamal Khashoggi may have been transported
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| France 'extremely vigilant' on Renault after Ghosn arrest Posted: 19 Nov 2018 06:10 AM PST  President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said France would be extremely vigilant about the fate of Renault and its alliance with Nissan after the arrest of the French auto group's boss Carlos Ghosn in Japan. Ghosn, one of the world's best-known businessmen, was reportedly under arrest in Japan on Monday in a shocking fall from grace linked to allegations of financial misconduct.
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| The best dating and hookup apps for you Posted: 19 Nov 2018 07:15 AM PST  Hookup culture: also known as the thing that your parents and grandparents complain about because "nobody has a real conversation anymore." We all know that's not true. Online dating has had a massive impact on more people meeting and talking than ever before. SEE ALSO: The most popular dating sites in the UK, just in time for cuffing season And when we think about dating sites, we usually think about sites like eHarmony, Zoosk, and other marriage-minded options. But not every single person is thinking about marriage or a steady relationship though. Sometimes, you just wanna get laid. Everyone gets stuck in a sexual rut at some point, and let's face it: Trying to take strangers home from a bar or constantly hitting up your ex who you know is DTF can get old. It might be time to let a hookup site or app take the wheel. Here are our picks for the best hookup apps right now: Cheers to having good, safe, consensual intercourse with strangers, everyone. Looking for something more serious? Hooking up is great, but perhaps it's not the only thing you're looking for. If you're a bit more relationship-minded, we'd suggest sites like eharmony, and OkCupid. Here's why: This article originally appeared on Mashable.com
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| The Trumps receive the White House Christmas tree Posted: 19 Nov 2018 10:57 AM PST  The White House Christmas tree arrives as the president and the first lady greet the horse and carriage drivers and spectators at the event.
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| US-led coalition denies reports it killed dozens in Syria Posted: 18 Nov 2018 04:18 AM PST ![US-led coalition denies reports it killed dozens in Syria]( "US-led coalition denies reports it killed dozens in Syria") BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S.-led coalition denied reports that airstrikes it carried out in a part of eastern Syria held by the Islamic State group killed dozens of civilians, while opposition activists reported clashes Sunday between government forces and IS in nearby districts.
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| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Suggests Ditching Columbus Day For Election Day Holiday Posted: 19 Nov 2018 01:51 PM PST  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the incoming U.S. representative from New York City,
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| Far right protesters left stranded in Philadelphia after taxi drivers refuse to pick them up Posted: 18 Nov 2018 03:39 AM PST  Far-right marchers, including members of the fascist group The Proud Boys, were left stranded after cab drivers refused their custom following a sparsely attended rally in Philadelphia. Tess Owen, a reporter for Vice News, posted multiple videos from the march on Twitter, showing various drivers leaving the rally at the urging of left wing counter-protesters.
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| Prison inmates fight deadliest fire in California history for $1 an hour Posted: 19 Nov 2018 10:32 AM PST  Scores of prison inmates are engaged fighting California's deadliest ever wildfire for just $1 an hour – a deployment campaigners say has created the potential for "exploitation and abuse". Around 200 prisoners are involved in the fight against the Camp Fire, that has so far claimed 77 lives and destroyed the community of Paradise in northern California. Around 1,000 people have been listed as missing by emergency teams, although the list is not considered fixed.
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| Florida Gov. Rick Scott Formally Ousts Democrat Bill Nelson After Recounts Posted: 18 Nov 2018 11:35 AM PST  Florida Gov. Rick Scott has officially won his third statewide race by his
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| 'The Walking Dead' Is Adding Even More Easter Eggs To New Opening Credits Posted: 18 Nov 2018 07:15 PM PST  With the loss of Rick Grimes, the departure of Maggie (who's gone to stay with
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| Google-Temasek study sees $240 billion Southeast Asia internet economy by 2025 Posted: 18 Nov 2018 08:07 PM PST  Southeast Asia's internet economy is expected to exceed $240 billion by 2025, a joint study by Google and Temasek Holdings showed, a fifth more than previously estimated, as more consumers use their smartphones to go online. The latest report released on Monday adds new sectors such as online food delivery, as well as subscription music and video on demand. It estimated that the gross merchandise value (GMV) of the region's internet economy has reached $72 billion in 2018, rising 37 percent from the year earlier.
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| 23 of the Most Beautiful Streets in the World Posted: 19 Nov 2018 05:00 AM PST ![23 of the Most Beautiful Streets in the World]( "23 of the Most Beautiful Streets in the World") From San Francisco to Buenos Aires, these spectacular roads are worth traveling to see
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| The United States Should Leave Yemen, Not Broker Peace Posted: 18 Nov 2018 06:10 PM PST  Withdrawing U.S. support for Saudi Arabia's regional feuds long ago could have spared Yemen years of disaster.
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| The scoop on how your cat's sandpapery tongue deep cleans Posted: 19 Nov 2018 02:31 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Cat lovers know when kitties groom, their tongues are pretty scratchy. Using high-tech scans and some other tricks, scientists are learning how those sandpapery tongues help cats get clean and stay cool.
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