Headline News
Israeli police: Prime Minister Netanyahu suspected of bribery, fraud, breach of trust
USA Today - 4 Aug 2017 05:12
Israeli police confirm that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is suspected of bribery, fraud and breach of trust.
Trump at West Virginia rally: 'We didn't win because of Russia'
The Week - 4 Aug 2017 04:31
At a rally in Huntington, West Virginia, on Thursday night, President Trump thanked the audience in front of him for his election victory last year, saying, "We didn't win because of Russia, we won because of you. Are th...
Secret Service booted from Trump Tower over lease dispute
New York Post - 4 Aug 2017 04:08
The Trump Organization has given the Secret Service the boot — kicking them out of Trump Tower and ordering them to find space “elsewhere” — following a dispute over the terms of their lease, a report says. Sourc...
Trump blasts Russia investigation as Robert Mueller convenes grand jury
The Guardian - 4 Aug 2017 07:17
Rally for thousands of diehard supporters held on same day news emerged that special counsel has set up panel to examine evidence of alleged collusion Donald Trump has sought to rally thousands of diehard supporters agai...
North Korea threatens US with 'unexpected gift packages' after missile test
New York Post - 4 Aug 2017 06:28
With national pride flying as high as one of its recent intercontinental ballistic missile tests, North Korea threatened the United States — again — on Thursday, warning with typical hyperbolic abandon that the rogue...
The British Hacker Who Helped Stop the WannaCry Cyberattack Has Been Arrested in the U.S.
Time - 4 Aug 2017 03:44
Hutchins was in Las Vegas for Def Con, an annual cybersecurity conference
Lawsuit Accuses Former Phoenix Bishop of Sexually Abusing Boy
The New York Times - 4 Aug 2017 07:07
A lawsuit claims that Bishop Thomas J. O'Brien, who led the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix for 22 years, molested a boy decades ago.
Venezuela Heads Toward a Showdown as New Assembly Prepares to Convene
Time - 4 Aug 2017 04:23
Opposition lawmakers in congress have vowed they will only be removed by force
UN study: Extremist fighters lack good education and jobs
Miami Herald - 4 Aug 2017 04:11
A U.N. study of 43 people who left their countries to become "foreign terrorist fighters" in Syria has found that most came from disadvantaged backgrounds, lacked good education and decent …
Rhino chases down cars on Assam road in India
BBC - 4 Aug 2017 16:13
A rhinoceros strays onto a road in the Indian state of Assam forcing drivers to beat a retreat.
Hikers form human chain to cross river after flash-flood
New York Post - 4 Aug 2017 07:35
SALT LAKE CITY -- One of several hikers who formed a human chain across a river swollen with flash flood waters in the Utah desert said Thursday it was powerful watching people help each other through the dangerous situa...
3 injured after man shoots into park full of families, tourists
New York Post - 4 Aug 2017 07:25
SAN FRANCISCO -- At least one gunman opened fire Thursday at a popular San Francisco park packed with families and tourists, leaving three people wounded and sending dozens of panicked people running for cover, witnesses...
Stripper sentenced in drunk-driving crash that killed cop
New York Post - 4 Aug 2017 06:44
A Texas exotic dancer convicted of intoxication manslaughter after a crash that killed a Pearland police officer was sentenced to 32 years in prison on Thursday. Amber Willemsen, 40, a former assistant principal turned s...
Australian police: ISIS commander sent IED parts to would-be plane bombers
CNN - 4 Aug 2017 04:00
A senior ISIS commander sent parts to make an improvised explosive device (IED) to the two men who were arrested in connection to an alleged plot to take down a passenger plane, Australian police have said.
El Chapo, Accused Drug Lord, Questions Legality of His Extradition From Mexico
The New York Times - 4 Aug 2017 03:42
The court filing, following the transfer of the accused trafficker Joaquín Guzmán Loera to Brooklyn, was the first legal attack on the indictment he faces.
Credit crunch, 10 years on: fate of RBS shows global crisis is not over
The Guardian - 4 Aug 2017 16:55
As RBS remains in the red, in the third part of our series financial experts ask whether enough has been done to prevent a repeat of the global crash Ten years ago, Royal Bank of Scotland was battling with Barclays to ta...
Myanmar court grants bail for editor in defamation case
Miami Herald - 4 Aug 2017 16:54
A court in Myanmar has granted bail to a newspaper editor who is being tried under a controversial defamation statute in a telecommunications law. Kyaw Min Swe, chief editor of …
Russian opposition leader's extended probation clouds plans
Miami Herald - 4 Aug 2017 16:50
A Russian court extended probation for opposition leader Alexei Navalny by one year Friday, a sentence that should bar him from running for office until at least 2021. Navalny, who …
Singapore bans Chinese-American scholar as foreign agent
Miami Herald - 4 Aug 2017 16:48
Singapore's government has declared a distinguished scholar of Chinese studies with a prestigious appointment at a local think tank persona non grata, alleging that he has been identified as an …
"Survive or be killed": Inside Chicago's gun violence epidemic
CBSNews - 4 Aug 2017 16:41
Many crews told "CBSN: On Assignment" they would rather risk the police catching them with a gun than have their rival find them without one
European court halts deportation of Uzbek journalist
Fox News - 4 Aug 2017 16:40
The European Court of Human Rights has halted the impending deportation of a Russian reporter to his native Uzbekistan.
White House May Use Lie Detectors to Crack Down on Leaks
Time - 4 Aug 2017 16:37
The White House is stepping up efforts to crack down on the leaks