| 'The Gotaway': Online video produced and posted by the Border Patrol spreads fear of migrants Posted: 04 Sep 2020 05:55 PM PDT  According to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection official, "The Gotaway" video was produced "in an effort to highlight criminal apprehensions across the Southwest border."
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| Why a herd immunity approach to COVID-19 could be a deadly disaster Posted: 05 Sep 2020 08:30 AM PDT  Since the coronavirus pandemic began, herd immunity has been floated as a possible solution, but the controversial strategy is considered downright dangerous by many experts.
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| Typhoon Maysak: North Korea vows to punish officials over 'casualties' Posted: 05 Sep 2020 04:11 AM PDT  The ruling party says local officials are responsible for "dozens of casualties" in Typhoon Maysak,
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| Anita Hill backs Biden, despite his 'mistakes' in handling her testimony during Clarence Thomas hearings Posted: 06 Sep 2020 03:15 PM PDT  "Notwithstanding all of his limitations in the past, and the mistakes that he made in the past," Hill said Biden "should be elected in November."
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| Mexico says 122,765 extra people died during pandemic in 'excess deaths' study Posted: 05 Sep 2020 05:46 PM PDT  Mexico has recorded 122,765 deaths more than would be expected during the pandemic up to August, the health ministry said on Saturday in a report on excess mortality rates, suggesting Mexico's true coronavirus toll could be much higher. Mexico has recorded 67,326 confirmed coronavirus deaths and 629,409 cases, the world's fourth highest death toll from the virus that has infected more than 26 million people around the globe. Mexico's government has often said the real number of infected people is likely to be significantly higher than the confirmed cases due to the low levels of testing.
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| Pope set to make first trip since pandemic to saint's town Posted: 05 Sep 2020 04:28 AM PDT  Pope Francis is next month set to make what would be his first visit outside Rome since Italy was put under lockdown in early March when it became the first country in Europe to feel the full brunt of the coronavirus pandemic. The encyclical is expected to stress the value of brotherly relations during and after the pandemic, a theme Francis evoked repeatedly during the pandemic. The encyclical will be entitled in Italian "'Fratelli tutti' sulla fraternita' e l'amicizia sociale."
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| Fraternal Order of Police national president on why his union is endorsing Trump for president Posted: 05 Sep 2020 08:38 AM PDT  Patrick Yoes, national president of America's largest police union, joins 'CAVUTO Live.'
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| Atlantic basin expected to become 'quite active' this week Posted: 06 Sep 2020 02:57 AM PDT  Following the dissipation of Omar, the Atlantic basin will pick up right where it left off in this record-setting season, with several features being monitored for tropical development this week."The eastern Atlantic is going to become quite active during the next few days," AccuWeather Hurricane Expert Dan Kottlowski said. One area being monitored is a broad low pressure system located over 1,000 miles to the west of the Cabo Verde Islands. The National Hurricane Center has designated this low as Invest 92L, indicating that this feature has the potential for tropical development."As 92L tracks to the west early this week, it will be within an area of relatively light wind shear and warm water, which should allow it to become better organized and develop into a tropical depression, then tropical storm," Kottlowski said.CLICK HERE FOR THE FREE ACCUWEATHER APPThe system will track generally to the west or west-northwest across the Atlantic and may pass close to or just north of the Lesser Antilles late in the week."All residents and interests of the Lesser Antilles, especially the Leeward Islands should closely monitor the progression of this evolving tropical system," Kottlowski said. Another area of concern is a robust tropical wave expected to emerge off the coast of western Africa on Sunday."This tropical wave is projected to become well organized as it moves off the coast and may quickly take on tropical characteristics, potentially by the time it crosses over or near the Cabo Verde Islands early this week," Kottlowski said.Regardless of how quickly this wave organizes, a period of drenching and gusty downpours is expected across the Cabo Verde Islands from Monday into Tuesday."Another strong tropical wave is projected to emerge from the African Coast Thursday," Kottlowski said.Farther west, a weak tropical wave over the Caribbean Sea has a low chance of development, but could bring an uptick in showers and thunderstorms across southern Hispaniola and Jamaica over the next few days.The next tropical storm names on the list for 2020 in the Atlantic are Paulette and Rene. Since one or both of these storms could form within the next week, there is a significant chance more early formation records will fall and join Cristobal, Edouard, Fay, Gonzalo, Hanna, Isaias, Josephine, Kyle, Laura, Marco, Nana and Omar as top of the list for early formation for their respective letters.Early formation record holders are Philippe, which formed on Sept. 17, 2005, and Rita, which formed on Sept. 18, 2005.Early this summer, AccuWeather meteorologists predicted a hyperactive peak hurricane season, which is now underway. AccuWeather meteorologists are calling for up to 24 tropical storms and up to 11 hurricanes in total this season.These numbers mean that the Greek alphabet will have to be utilized for tropical storm names, which was only done in one other season: 2005.Keep checking back on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios.
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| Seven states should be on alert for rising coronavirus cases over Labor Day weekend, Fauci says Posted: 05 Sep 2020 06:26 AM PDT  "There are several states that are at risk for surging, namely North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Arkansas, Missouri, Indiana, Illinois," Dr. Fauci said.
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| Race to assess damage to stricken oil tanker off Sri Lanka Posted: 06 Sep 2020 01:48 AM PDT  An international team of salvage experts arrived in Sri Lanka Sunday to assess damage to a fire-stricken oil tanker off the east coast, officials said, as fear mounted for an environmental disaster if there is a leak.
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| Trump bans 'anti-American' diversity training Posted: 05 Sep 2020 04:15 AM PDT  The president says any training sessions for government staff on "white privilege" are propaganda.
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| Kamala Harris walks back Biden's call for a nationwide mandate to wear a mask Posted: 06 Sep 2020 09:09 AM PDT  Instead of a nationwide mandate as initially suggested, the Biden administration would push a "standard" to wear a mask, Harris said.
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| Coronavirus rising in 22 U.S. states Posted: 06 Sep 2020 11:21 AM PDT  As little as three weeks ago, cases were increasing in only three states, Hawaii, Illinois and South Dakota, according to an analysis comparing cases for the two-week period of Aug. 8-22 with the past two weeks. On a percentage basis, South Dakota had the biggest increase over the past two weeks at 126%, reporting over 3,700 new cases. Health officials have linked some of the rise to hundreds of thousands of motorcyclists who descended on Sturgis, South Dakota, for an annual rally in August.
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| California wildfire traps campers in national forest Posted: 05 Sep 2020 11:22 AM PDT  Three fast-spreading California wildfires sent people fleeing Saturday, with one trapping campers at a reservoir in the Sierra National Forest, as a brutal heat wave pushed temperatures into triple digits in many parts of state. The wildfire burning near Shaver Lake exploded to 56 square miles (145 square kilometers), jumped a river and compromised the only road into the Mammoth Pool Campground, national forest spokesman Dan Tune said. At least 2,000 structures were threatened in the area about 290 miles (467 kilometers) north of Los Angeles, where temperatures in the city's San Fernando Valley reached 117 degrees.
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| Northeastern University Dismisses 11 Students, Without Returning Their $36,500 Tuition Fees, for Violating COVID-19 Rules Posted: 06 Sep 2020 09:18 AM PDT  The Boston university dismissed the students they were caught gathering at a hotel
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| A Maine wedding is linked to 147 coronavirus cases and 3 deaths. Infections spilled over into a jail and two nursing homes. Posted: 05 Sep 2020 12:31 PM PDT  The pastor who officiated the wedding said people should have the freedom to not wear a face mask at a sermon that was held on August 30.
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| Rwanda's president says 'Hotel Rwanda' hero must stand trial Posted: 06 Sep 2020 08:52 AM PDT  Rwanda's president says that the man portrayed as a hero in the film "Hotel Rwanda" will stand trial for allegedly supporting rebel violence. President Paul Kagame, appearing on national television Sunday, did not explain how Paul Rusesabagina was brought to Rwanda where he has been held in custody for more than a week. Rusesabagina is credited with saving 1,200 lives during Rwanda's 1994 genocide by letting people shelter in the hotel he was managing during the mass killings.
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| Trump returned from Paris in 2018 with art from US envoy's residence Posted: 06 Sep 2020 08:38 AM PDT  President Donald Trump has come under heavy fire for his decision in 2018 not to visit a US military cemetery while in Paris on an official visit.
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| The orphans of Angola's secret massacre seek the truth Posted: 05 Sep 2020 04:00 PM PDT  In May 1977 a ruling party killed thousands, but the purge has been shrouded in mystery for decades.
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| 2 more in Louisiana die from heat-related illness after Hurricane Laura Posted: 04 Sep 2020 05:41 PM PDT  The current known deaths blamed on the hurricane, which came ashore Aug. 27, in the state is now 22. Five have died in Texas.
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| Rival groups square off at Kentucky Derby, Rochester police use tear gas Posted: 05 Sep 2020 03:09 AM PDT  Armed police supporters and anti-racism demonstrators clashed in Louisville on Saturday before the Kentucky Derby horse race, while Rochester police used tear gas to disperse protesters, as discord in cities across the United States continued to simmer. In the afternoon, hundreds of protesters marched toward the Churchill Downs track in Lousiville chanting "No Justice, No Derby" - a nod to activists' calls to cancel the annual race, which was being held without spectators because of the coronavirus.
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| Sudan declares state of emergency amid flooding as River Nile swells to highest level in almost a century Posted: 06 Sep 2020 06:20 AM PDT  A three-month state of emergency has been declared in Sudan as it is engulfed by deadly floods that are quickly spelling out a humanitarian disaster. The heavy rainfall, which started at the end of July, has already killed almost 100 people and caused the total or partial collapse of over 100,000 homes, according to the state news agency. With above-average rainfall forecast to continue until the end of the month, UN agencies are warning of catastrophic consequences. Much of the flooding is caused by heavy seasonal rains in neighbouring Ethiopia, which cause the River Nile to rise. By late August the Nile had risen around 17.5 metres, the highest in almost a century. The floods have already contaminated or put out of use over 2,000 water sources, according to the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, leading to concerns over the ability to enact coronavirus prevention measures. Sudan has more than 13,000 coronavirus infections, including 833 deaths. The agency also warned that Sudan's aid stocks have been "rapidly depleted" and that its humanitarian plan for the country is less than 44 per cent funded. The rates of floods and rain this year are already higher than the 1988 record which saw over a million people displaced from their homes, according to the Sudanese Irrigation Ministry. The UN's refugee agency also raised concerns with an estimated 125,000 refugees and internally displaced people affected. In North Darfur, in particular, 15 people have so far died and a further 23 are missing. Lina Al-Sheikh, the Labor and Social Development Minister said that more than 500,000 people across the country had so far been affected.
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| From spit hoods to ketamine injections: The controversial police tactics highlighted by the Black Lives Matter movement Posted: 06 Sep 2020 08:15 AM PDT  The nationwide protests of the Black Lives Matter movement and has charged the debate about how police enforce law and order.
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| Doctor: Berlusconi in "delicate" phase of virus treatment Posted: 06 Sep 2020 04:45 AM PDT  Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi is responding "optimally" to COVID-19 treatment but is the most vulnerable type of patient and is in "the most delicate phase" of his infection, his personal doctor said Sunday. Dr. Alberto Zangrillo repeated that he nevertheless remained "cautiously optimistic" about Berlusconi's recovery. Berlusconi turns 84 in a few weeks and has had a history of heart problems that required a pacemaker several years ago.
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| FHP clears biker accused of leaving woman to die after she fell on I-95, lawyer says Posted: 05 Sep 2020 01:48 PM PDT |
| McGahn's role in the Mueller investigation comes into focus in book by reporter Michael Schmidt Posted: 05 Sep 2020 11:05 AM PDT  A new book by New York Times reporter Michael Schmidt describes the "extraordinary collision of events" that led Don McGahn to become a witness against President Trump during the Mueller investigation while still serving as White House counsel.
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| Bolivia contacts ICC over ex-president Morales 'crimes' Posted: 04 Sep 2020 07:08 PM PDT  Bolivia's government announced on Friday it has contacted the International Criminal Court to denounce former president Evo Morales for "crimes against humanity" over last month's mass roadblock movement.
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| Armed guards provided for threatened lesbian couple Posted: 05 Sep 2020 04:03 PM PDT  Their love story made headlines as they fought to get protection from their own families.
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| Deal likely to fund U.S. government to early December, Mnuchin says Posted: 06 Sep 2020 06:35 AM PDT  U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday said a deal between the White House and Congress would fund the federal government through the beginning of December and that details of the spending bill should be finalized by week's end. Mnuchin and U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had agreed to extend funding, according to a Democratic aide, but details on the bill have yet to emerge. "We're going to move forward with a clean CR (continuing resolution), hopefully through the beginning of December," Mnuchin told reporters at the White House, adding: "I hope by the end of the week we'll have something firmed up."
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| For Beirut's gay community, chemical blast shattered a safe space Posted: 05 Sep 2020 01:30 AM PDT  The relatively progressive districts of Mar Mikhael and Gemmayzeh were torn apart when the explosion rocked Lebanon's capital city Aug. 4.
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| German foreign minister raises spectre of Nord Stream 2 sanctions over Navalny poisoning Posted: 05 Sep 2020 09:55 PM PDT  Germany could drop the Nord Stream 2 pipeline as punishment for the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Berlin said for the first time on Sunday as it threatened the Kremlin with sanctions. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that "I hope... that the Russians do not force us to change our position on Nord Stream," in comments made to Bild newspaper. Mr Maas said that Berlin "would be compelled" to raise the issue of sanctions with its allies if Russia did not take steps towards investigating Mr Navalny's poisoning in the coming days. " If the Russians don't take part in solving the case then it is a further indication that they were involved," Mr Maas said. "If they don't go beyond smoke and mirrors we'll have to assume that Russia has something to hide." British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said that "The use of chemical weapons in this kind of context is pure gangsterism and Russia does have responsibility never to use it as a government, and second of all to make sure no-one else can use it within its territory." Nord Stream 2 is a new pipeline that would allow more Russian gas to flow to Europe via Germany, and is of strategic importance to Russia. But cancelling the project would be an ultima ratio for Germany, given its own financial interest in seeing the project through. There is little over 100 kilometres of the multi-billion euro pipeline still to be laid, but nothing has happened on the project since the US - which is opposed to it - threatened the companies involved with severe sanctions last December. And since a German army laboratory confirmed on Wednesday that Mr Navalny had been the victim of an assassination attempt with the nerve gas Novichok, domestic pressure has grown on the German government to cancel the gas line. Even within the ruling Christian Democratic Union party, influential foreign policy expert Norbert Röttgen said that "if the project were to be completed that would give Putin the ultimate proof that he can carry on with his politics as normal. A European decision should be: stop Nord Stream 2." Mr Maas made clear though that he wanted to avoid hitting the gas line if at all possible. "Those calling for a stop need to know what the consequences are," he said. "There are more than 100 companies from 12 European countries involved, and roughly half of them are German." There are also indications that Chancellor Angela Merkel has shifted her stance after saying last week that the pipeline should remain "decoupled" from Navalny. The statement came in for criticism from sections of the media. Asked at Friday's press conference if she would repeat the statement, her spokesman, Stefan Seibert, declined to comment. Mr Navalny is currently lying in an artificially induced coma in Berlin's Charité hospital. Doctors say that his condition is improving but that he will have a long road to recovery.
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| Wildfires, excessive heat and maybe blackouts in California Posted: 06 Sep 2020 12:55 AM PDT  Rescuers in military helicopters airlifted 207 people to safety after an explosive wildfire trapped them in a popular camping area in California's Sierra National Forest, one of dozens of fires burning Sunday amid record-breaking temperatures that strained the state's electrical grid and could lead to planned power outages. The California Office of Emergency Services said Black Hawk and Chinook helicopters were used for the rescues that began late Saturday and continued overnight from Mammoth Pool Reservoir.
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| 30 college towns that could face economic ruin if schools don't reopen or have to close again this fall Posted: 06 Sep 2020 05:45 AM PDT  Virtual classes and closures may affect the economies of towns with especially large student populations.
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| New Trump ads stoke racial bias among white people in Minnesota and Wisconsin Posted: 06 Sep 2020 07:00 AM PDT  Trump's racially charged Minnesota and Wisconsin TV ads focus on the violent aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd and the shooting of Jacob Blake.
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| Gowdy: We know dossier was used in Russia probe Posted: 06 Sep 2020 07:55 AM PDT  Trey Gowdy joins 'Sunday Morning Futures.'
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| Coronavirus: Melbourne lockdown extended by two weeks Posted: 05 Sep 2020 11:22 PM PDT  The rate of new cases has not dropped enough for restrictions to be eased, officials say.
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| India crosses four million coronavirus cases with record surge Posted: 04 Sep 2020 11:38 PM PDT  India's total coronavirus cases surged beyond 4 million with a record rise on Saturday, making it the third country in the world to surpass that mark, following the United States and Brazil. India added 86,432 cases of the new virus on Saturday, a global daily record, according to data from the federal health ministry. The jump to more than 4 million cases comes only 13 days after India reached 3 million cases, accelerating sharply from the more than 100 days it took to increase by the previous 1 million.
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| 3 desperate migrants jump into sea from stranded Med tanker Posted: 06 Sep 2020 05:38 AM PDT  Three migrants stranded aboard a tanker for over a month awaiting a port to disembark jumped into the Mediterranean Sea on Sunday in a sign of increasing despair on deck, the ship reported. Maersk Tankers A/S said the captain and crew of its chemical tanker Etienne quickly rescued the three migrants and brought them back aboard. The Etienne rescued a group of 27 would-be refugees on Aug. 4 at the request of Maltese authorities as the migrants' fishing boat sank.
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| Opposing groups confront each other at Kentucky Derby protest Posted: 05 Sep 2020 12:07 PM PDT  As the attorney general continues to investigate Taylor's death, some protesters have called for the cancellation of the Kentucky Derby. On Saturday, protesters and counter-protesters took to the streets of Louisville near the famed Kentucky Derby horse race. A group of protesters for racial justice yelled, "Breonna Taylor," while the group of about 200 pro-police demonstrators yelled, "Back the Blue," according to a live update from WLKY News.
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| Rep. Val Demings says President Trump was 'walking around with a gasoline can' while 'America was on fire' during civil unrest Posted: 06 Sep 2020 10:41 AM PDT  Rep. Val Demings of Florida told ABC News the president has been stoking tensions amid protests when he should be "trying to sow peace and calm."
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| Russian ex-Gulag town on China's doorstep eyes rebirth Posted: 05 Sep 2020 09:12 PM PDT  The remote Russian town of Svobodny has languished in misery for decades but the launch of new mega-projects with their sights set on nearby China is expected to give it a new lease on life.
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| Schools in Japan are back in session amid coronavirus pandemic Posted: 05 Sep 2020 07:38 AM PDT  There's nothing typical about school now for students at an elementary school in northeast Tokyo.
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