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5 dead after Indonesian ferry catches fire in Java Sea
Miami Herald - 20 May 2017 05:45
A ferry caught fire in the Java Sea, leaving five people dead and nearly 190 others rescued, Indonesian authorities said Saturday. A Transport Ministry spokesman, Julius Adravida Barata, said he …
Grand Jury Won't Indict Officer in Killing of Boy, 13, Who Held BB Gun
The New York Times - 20 May 2017 04:27
The fatal encounter in Columbus, Ohio, between a white officer and a black teenager last year quickly polarized the public.
5,000 refugees rescued on route to Italy from Libya
Al Jazeera English - 20 May 2017 16:33
Libyan and Italian coastguards pick thousands of people from dozens of boats in the Mediterranean in 48 hours.
Bernie Madoff's closest prison pal is a crime-family boss
New York Post - 20 May 2017 14:58
Shortly after Bernie Madoff arrived in prison, at the start of a 150-year sentence, the mastermind behind the largest fraud in financial history was slapped across the face. Madoff was closely following the way his case ...
Populist campaign for minimum income draws Italian marchers
Miami Herald - 20 May 2017 14:47
The head of Italy's populist 5-Star Movement is leading thousands of supporters in a march to demand a guaranteed minimum income for Italian citizens. Comic Beppe Grillo says the 25-kilometer …
State of emergency declared in Ind. county due to flooding
ABC News - 20 May 2017 08:22
A voluntary evacuation order has been issued for a southern Indiana county.
Comey agrees to testify in open hearing
CBSNews - 20 May 2017 05:05
The fired FBI director will testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee after Memorial Day
Report: Lebanon detains Iraqi allegedly spying for Israel
Miami Herald - 20 May 2017 16:39
Lebanon's state-run news agency is reporting that security forces have detained an Iraqi citizen who was allegedly spying for Israel. The National News Agency said in the Saturday report that …
Russian FM Sergei Lavrov denies Comey firing brought up in Trump meeting
USA Today - 20 May 2017 16:22Trump lands in Saudi Arabia for first presidential trip abroad
New York Post - 20 May 2017 08:59
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- President Donald Trump opened his first trip abroad since taking office, touching down Saturday in Saudi Arabia for a visit aimed at building stronger partnerships to combat terrorism in the regio...
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says President Trump's orders will annihilate ISIS
USA Today - 20 May 2017 03:51
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis vows to bring ISIS to its knees.
Food cart shut down? Turn to Egypt's president on live TV
Miami Herald - 20 May 2017 08:42
Beaming, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi sat before an audience next to a young TV presenter who praised him for his transparency and straight talk. She then selected a number of questions …
Passenger detained after in-flight disturbance
CNN - 20 May 2017 04:44
A man who caused a disturbance aboard an American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Hawaii on Friday was overpowered by passengers and crew and taped to a seat, passengers said.
Trump attacked Michelle Obama for visiting Saudi Arabia without a headscarf. Melania Trump is now doing exactly that.
The Week - 20 May 2017 16:53
President Trump began his first tour abroad since taking office with a visit to Saudi Arabia on Saturday, where he is accompanied by First Lady Melania Trump as well as his daughter, Ivanka Trump. Neither woman is wearin...
Elaborate welcome for Trump in Saudi Arabia as troubles at home mount
USA Today - 20 May 2017 15:53Iranian president Hassan Rouhani's strong re-election signals more global outreach
USA Today - 20 May 2017 15:34
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei offers congratulations, commends voters for "epic" turnout.
Suspects play blame-game in murder of 6-year-old boy
New York Post - 20 May 2017 16:08
JACKSON, Miss. -- A Mississippi teenager charged with murder in the death of a 6-year-old told investigators that the boy was actually shot by another of the three teen suspects, according to an investigator’s sworn st...
Anderson Cooper 'genuinely sorry' for 'crude' remark directed at Jeffrey Lord
USA Today - 20 May 2017 06:41
If Trump "took a dump on his desk, you would defend it," the CNN host told Lord.
Joy Reid: Roger Ailes Built a Kingdom on Exploited Bias
Time - 20 May 2017 06:00
If you are a certain kind of white conservative, especially a white male conservative, then Roger Ailes was a hero. He constructed a world in which your core beliefs and your gut instincts were, and still are, constantly...
Man accused of removing a transgender woman's testicles
USA Today - 20 May 2017 05:26
A Colorado man faces felony assault charges after he used an Army surgical kit to remove the testicles of a transgender woman, police say.
Deputy AG defends Comey memo to Congress
CBSNews - 20 May 2017 05:21
But Rod Rosenstein said he did not intend for President Trump to use the memo to justify dismissing Comey
Anderson Cooper: If Trump 'Took A Dump On His Desk,' Jeffrey Lord Would Defend It
The Huffington Post - 20 May 2017 04:38
It appears CNN anchorAnderson Cooper has had enough of people making excuses for President Donald Trump’s questionable actions. Cooper on Friday was askingJeffrey Lord, a CNN contributor and Trump surrogate, about the ...