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Writer of 'How to Murder Your Husband' indicted for murdering husband
New York Post - 15 Sep 2018 04:28
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A self-published romance writer being held in her husband’s death has now been indicted on a murder charge. Multnomah County District Attorney Rod Underhill announced Friday that a grand jury had retu...
Trump says Puerto Rico death toll rose 'like magic' and was in 'no way' possible
USA Today - 15 Sep 2018 06:34Texas cop shot in head, suspect killed during bar robbery
New York Post - 15 Sep 2018 05:56
DALLAS -- A gun battle between police and group of robbery suspects outside of a Fort Worth bar earlyFridayleft one suspect dead and an undercover officer fighting for his life, authorities said. The undercover officer, ...
Ex-UN climate chief faces trial in India for sexual offenses
Miami Herald - 15 Sep 2018 05:23
An Indian court ruled there is enough evidence to send India's former U.N. climate chief Rajendra Pachauri to trial on charges of stalking and sexual harassment in a case filed …
Trump claims Maria death toll rose 'like magic'
ABC News - 15 Sep 2018 05:20
President Donald Trump is circling back to his claim that the death toll from Hurricane Maria last year was inflated and says the number rose to 3,000 "like magic."
Convicted murderer escapes from Maine prison
New York Post - 15 Sep 2018 05:09
CHARLESTON, Maine -- Maine corrections officials say a convicted murderer serving a 45-year sentence has escaped from prison. Corrections Commissioner Joseph Fitzpatrick says 65-year-old Arnold Nash was last seen Thursda...
Manafort Plea Deal Casts New Scrutiny on Lobbyists He Recruited
The New York Times - 15 Sep 2018 04:56
New evidence laid out by the special counsel exposed the sometimes surreptitious ways in which foreign interests try to buy influence.
Two people, 100+ animals escape flooded North Carolina animal shelter
USA Today - 15 Sep 2018 04:30Officer helped others as his home burned after Massachusetts gas blasts
New York Post - 15 Sep 2018 06:31
LAWRENCE, Mass. -- Ivan Soto’s home was engulfed by flames, but the police officer was too busy helping other residents evacuate after a series of natural gas explosions to worry about his own loss. After making sure h...
Young Americans, What Do You Think About the Kavanaugh Confirmation?
The New York Times - 15 Sep 2018 00:22
The hearing is over, and Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation vote is scheduled for Sept. 20. What's at stake for you?
Mother of girl killed by MS-13 fatally struck by SUV before memorial service
The Week - 15 Sep 2018 16:37
Evelyn Rodriguez, whose 16-year-old daughter Kayla Cuevas was murdered by members of the MS-13 gang two years ago, was fatally struck by an SUV Friday after an altercation with the driver shortly before an anniversary me...
More than 974,000 without power as Florence lumbers inland
Reuters - 15 Sep 2018 16:26
U.S. power companies said more than 974,000 homes and businesses, mostly in North Carolina and South Carolina, were without power on Saturday after Florence hit the Southeast coast.
US-backed forces storm IS-held village in east Syria
Fox News - 15 Sep 2018 16:24
U.S.-backed Syrian forces entered Saturday an eastern village held by the Islamic State group where intense clashes are ongoing a day after the extremists reportedly killed 20 fighters, the forces and a war monitor said.
Pompeo slams 'unseemly and unprecedented' Kerry-Iran meetings
The Week - 15 Sep 2018 16:15
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday vehemently criticized his Obama administration predecessor John Kerry for meeting with Iranian officials after leaving office. "What Secretary Kerry has done is unseemly and unpre...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's blustery myths on hurricanes, income
Boston - 15 Sep 2018 16:14
AP FACT CHECK: In a stormy week, Trump blurs reality with groundless claims on hurricane relief, economic gains and the border wall
WATCH: Torrential rains spark fears of inland flooding
ABC News - 15 Sep 2018 16:12
Inland flooding can be delayed by a few days and rivers can swell after the storm is gone.
WATCH: Tropical Storm Florence continues to slam South Carolina
ABC News - 15 Sep 2018 16:11
Although there hasn't been much structural damage in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, flooding is still a major concern.
Six hospitalized after leaving farewell note, setting fire to deportation cell
New York Post - 15 Sep 2018 16:09
BERLIN — Austrian police say six men have been hospitalized with serious injuries after setting alight the mattresses and bedding of the deportation cell in which they were being held. Vienna police said Saturday that ...
Report: Ethiopian airstrike kills 70 al-Shabab in Somalia
Miami Herald - 15 Sep 2018 16:05
A new report says Ethiopia's air force has killed about 70 al-Shabab extremists in an airstrike in neighboring Somalia. The state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate says the airstrike was meant to …
Pope Francis Says Populism Should Serve People Without 'Stirring Up Quarrels'
Time - 15 Sep 2018 16:03
Francis spoke to a crowd of 100,000 at an outdoor Mass on Saturday
Trump OKs disaster relief as Florence brings epic rainfall
New York Post - 15 Sep 2018 16:00
The White House says President Donald Trump has issued a disaster declaration for North Carolina and that will make federal money available to people in the counties of Beaufort, Brunswick, Carteret, Craven, New Hanover,...
Chinese investors lose billions to fraudulent P2P companies
Al Jazeera English - 15 Sep 2018 15:58
The collapse of the $190bn peer-to-peer lending industry in China in July causes worries of another global financial crisis.