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Democrats Welcome Chris Collins’ Decision To Stay On Ballot

Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.) plans to seek re-election despite being indicted

Republicans Resist Additional Witnesses At Next Brett Kavanaugh Hearing

WASHINGTON ― Senate Republicans agreed this week to hear from a woman who

George W. Bush: Standing up for tolerance after 9/11

Peter Baker, author of “Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House" spoke to Yahoo News about the younger Bush’s defining moment of presidential leadership: standing up to anti-Muslim hatred and discrimination after the attacks on Sept. 11. 2001.

Dozens buried in Philippines landslide triggered by Typhoon Mangkhut

Hundreds of rescuers in the Philippines dug frantically with shovels and their bare hands on Monday in an attempt to save the lives of dozens of people buried by a landslide triggered at the weekend by Typhoon Mangkhut, the world’s strongest storm of the year.  But despite their best efforts, weary aid workers were only able to pull dead bodies from the mud and debris that had engulfed a church and miners’ bunkhouse where people had been sheltering from the fierce rain and winds topping 150 miles per hour in the early hours of Saturday morning. Grief-stricken relatives, many of them quietly praying, waited anxiously near the disaster site.  Victorio Palangdan, Itogon’s mayor, warned that the chances of finding any survivors were slim, raising the prospect that the previously confirmed Philippine death toll of 65 from the typhoon could significantly rise.  Mr Palangdan told a news conference that of the 40 to 50 people thought buried, there’s a “99 per cent (chance) that they are really dead.” Itogon, #Philippines. With no chance of getting heavy equipment into the valley, rescue workers are using shovels and their hands to move rock and debris from the landslides. But there is so much of it. One official figures it will take a week. @NBCNewspic.twitter.com/4tX1LjXNKx— Janis Mackey Frayer (@janisfrayer) September 17, 2018 He revealed that dozens of residents had refused to heed police warnings to leave the area. “They laughed at our policemen. They insisted,” he said, according to the AP. “They were resisting when our police tried to pull them away. What can we do?”  Most of the buried are believed to be poor miners and their families, who were working illegally at the mine site.  Foreign aid has begun to pour into the Philippines, which will face months of recovery after farms across the island of Luzon, which produces much of the nation's rice and corn, were submerged in muddy floodwater just a month before harvest. Francis Tolentino, a senior adviser to President Rodrigo Duterte, estimated that nationwide 5.7 million people had been affected by the storm. Many high rise buildings in Hong Kong had their windows blown out  Credit: Anthony Wallace/AFP Hong Kong on Monday also began to clear up  “severe and extensive” damage from Mangkhut after it struck the high-rise city on Sunday, leaving 300 injured. Roads remained blocked by felled trees and debris and some areas remained severely flooded. Windows in swaying tower blocks had been smashed by gusts of more than 142mph.  After tearing through Luzon and pummelling Hong Kong and Macau, the storm hit China’s Guangdong province, killing four people, three of whom were struck by trees. More than 3 million people were evacuated.  But by Monday afternoon, the terrifying storm had been downgraded to a tropical depression at it moved into Guangxi province on a path to the mountainous Yunnan province, where it was expected to weaken further as it approached Vietnam, Laos and Burma. No further deaths or damage were reported.   

Kings Plaza fire: At least 21 injured as firefighters tackle blaze at Brooklyn shopping centre parking lot

Firefighters are tackling a massive fire that spread through a parking garage in Brooklyn, New York. The fire began before 9:00 a.m. local time near the Kings Plaza shopping centre in Brooklyn, erupting from a two-alarm to a seven-alarm emergency within an hour. Police and fire department officials did not respond to enquiries, and it was not immediately clear whether police suspected criminal intent or wrongdoing.

Florence death toll at 17, including 3-month-old

The death toll attributed to Florence stands at 17, including 11 in North Carolina and six in South Carolina.

Elon Musk Sued By Thai Cave Rescuer He Called A 'Child Rapist'

The British cave diver who helped save a trapped Thai soccer team has sued

Erdogan says luxury jumbo is 'gift' from Qatar emir

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the emir of Qatar gave a luxury jumbo jet as a "gift" to Turkey, rejecting opposition claims the plane had been bought in a costly purchase for the presidency. In comments published Monday, Erdogan said Turkey had shown interest in buying the on-sale Boeing 747-8 plane -- reportedly worth around $400 million -- but Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani insisted on offering the plane as a gift. When the Qatar emir was informed of this he gave it as a gift, saying 'I won't take money from Turkey.

Squirrels separated by vets after tails become entangled with strips of plastic waste

Five young squirrels in Wisconsin are recovering from a procedure to separate them, after their tails became entangled in a “Gordian knot” with strips of plastic. The animals were found by a passerby, hopelessly struggling to separate themselves. It is believed that they tied themselves together in the nest, getting caught up in strands of grass and plastic that their parents had used to create their home. The authorities were alerted, and the squirrels taken to the wildlife rehabilitation center at the Wisconsin humane society, where veterinarians found the animals to be “unruly” and “nippy”. “You can imagine how wiggly and unruly (and nippy!) this frightened, distressed ball of squirrelly energy was,” the centre wrote on its Facebook page.  “Our first step was to anaesthetise all five of them at the same time.” The squirrels, after the procedure to separate them Credit: Wisconsin humane society Vets then began unravelling what they called a “Gordian Knot” - a reference to the legend of Phrygian Gordium, associated with Alexander the Great - of tightly tangled tails and nest material. All of the squirrels sustained some degree of tissue damage to their tails, but after around 20 minutes of snipping with scissors they were freed. “Now, one day later, they are all bright-eyed, and three of the five are ‘bushy-tailed’,” the centre said. “But we’ll need to monitor all of them for a couple of days to watch for tail necrosis caused by impaired blood flow.”

Trump Intervenes In Mueller Probe, Ordering Release Of Carter Page FISA Application, Comey Texts

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump has intervened in an ongoing investigation

Sen. Ted Cruz Calls Rival Beto O'Rourke 'Quick' To Blame Dallas Cop Who Killed Botham Jean

Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who are facing off

Russia Blames Israel After Losing Military Jet to Syrian Missile

The defense ministry said the plane was caught in crossfire

Alligator Casually Strolls Through Myrtle Beach-Area Neighborhood During Florence

Gators have to weather these storms too.

The Latest: Border Patrol agent targeted vulnerable women

LAREDO, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of a Border Patrol accused of killing four women (all times local):

Sen. McConnell urges Senate to keep Kavanaugh vote on schedule

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh faces an allegation of sexual assault from high school.

Sweet Pup Can't Stop Licking Rescuers After Being Saved From Florence Flooding

Thanks to a couple of brave animal lovers, one lucky North Carolina dog was

Fearing attacks from above, Syrians in Idlib head underground

The grotto in northwestern Syria has already saved his children's lives once. Fearing more air attacks, Abdulmonem is expanding the makeshift bomb shelter in case they need to take refuge there again. Residents of Idlib province and surrounding areas have been bracing themselves for a Russian-backed government offensive on the country's largest remaining rebel-held zone.

Blowing In With Hurricane Florence: The Rugged Anchor In A Polo Shirt

The only thing in the Carolinas having a good week is the polo shirt. As

A Palestinian Has Fatally Stabbed an American-Israeli Activist in the West Bank

The victim was identified as Ari Fuld, an outspoken Israel advocate on social media platforms

Japanese Billionaire Will Fly To The Moon With SpaceX, Elon Musk Says

SpaceX, Elon Musk's ambitious rocket endeavor, said Monday it had signed a

$2.5M bond for Border Patrol agent in killings of 4 in Texas

HOUSTON (AP) — A U.S. Border Patrol supervisor was jailed Sunday on $2.5 million bond in Texas, accused of killing at least four women and injuring a fifth who managed to escape.

Time Magazine To Be Sold To Billionaire Couple For $190 Million

Billionaire Marc Benioff and his wife, Lynne, are buying Time magazine from

Rivers Rise, Rescues Continue As Florence Rain Pounds North Carolina

LUMBERTON, N.C. -- The roar of a fan boat echoed through a flooded

Iran vows to protect civilians in Syria's Idlib province

Iran said Monday it is committed to protecting civilians if its Syrian regime ally launches a full-scale offensive on the country's last rebel stronghold of Idlib province. "The humanitarian issue is of significant importance to us," foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi told journalists in Tehran. Tehran is a key backer of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the country's seven-year conflict, and has said it is ready to support an assault by regime forces on the rebel-held province.

Rare triple whale breach close to boat stuns onlookers

Whale watchers squeal with delight as three surfacing humpbacks leap out of the water almost simultaneously in rare triple breach right next to their boat.

Joe Biden: Women's Claims Of Sexual Assault Should Be Presumed To Be True

Former Vice President Joe Biden said the claims of assault leveled against

How Jenifer Lewis Made a Statement in a Sweatshirt on the Emmys 2018 Red Carpet

The 'Black-ish' star wore a Nike sweatshirt in support of Colin Kaepernick

Mormon fighting to end youth interviews ousted from faith

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Mormon man who led a campaign criticizing the church's practice of allowing closed-door, one-on-one interviews of youth by lay leaders that sometimes included sexual questions has been kicked out of the faith following a disciplinary hearing.

Hillary Clinton Slams Trump Admin's 'Despicable' Acts: 'Our Democracy Is In Crisis'

Hillary Clinton said President Trump had done “so many despicable things that it can be hard to keep track.”

Florence Flooding Breaches Makeshift Levee Reinforcement In North Carolina

LUMBERTON, North Carolina -- In the days before Hurricane Florence struck,

Erdogan says Turkey's ceasefire calls in Idlib yielded results

President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey's calls for a ceasefire in Syria's rebel-held Idlib region were bearing fruit after days of relative calm but more work needed to be done, Hurriyet newspaper reported on Monday. Erdogan was due to hold talks in Russia later on Monday with President Vladimir Putin, whose military support for the Syrian government has helped reverse years of rebel gains and who publicly rebuffed Turkey's ceasefire call 10 days ago. "The situation in Idlib has been calm for three days.

Student engaged to be married killed by shark in Cape Cod

A 26-year-old man who loved the outdoors and was planning a wedding was fatally bitten by a shark while boogie boarding.

Julie Chen Leaving ‘The Talk’ After Allegations Push Husband Les Moonves Out At CBS

Julie Chen, the wife of former CBS Chairman and CEO Les Moonves, will step

GOP plans release of House interviews in Russia probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House intelligence committee chairman says he plans to release the transcripts of dozens of private interviews conducted during its investigation into Russian election-meddling and would push the director of national intelligence to declassify others.

Why Meghan Markle Is Throwing Her Support Behind a Charity Cookbook

Titled "Together Our Community Cookbook," it gathers 50 recipes from around the world.

Trump poised to make major China trade announcement

US President Donald Trump was poised to ratchet up his trade dispute with China, with a major announcement promised later Monday that could see hundreds of billions in goods subjected to fresh import duties. Trump is due to make the announcement after the close of US stock markets, where major indices were already sinking sharply in anticipation of what could be a major escalation in the US-China trade conflict. The president has vowed to put punitive tariffs on another $200 billion in Chinese goods, meaning tariffs would now affect roughly half of what the United States buys from China -- its largest source of imported merchandise.

Barn-find Porsche 901 makes post-restoration debut

An early production run Porsche 901 spent decades rotting away in a barn. After three years of restoration, it's driving again, competing in the Hamburg-Berlin Classic rally

How To Help People Affected By Hurricane Florence

The tropical storm known as Florence has unleashed torrents of rain on the

The 2019 Volkswagen Golf GTI Adds More Power and a Rabbit Edition

All trims now come standard with 228 horses.

Top ALEC Leader Has A U.S. Senate Seat In Her Sights

Hundreds of Republican state legislators are already members of the American

New U.S. tariff threat on Chinese goods hits stocks, dollar

By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - A gauge of global equity markets eased and the dollar slipped on Monday as an expected new round of tariffs from Washington on Chinese goods made investors skittish about an escalation of a U.S.-Sino dispute over trade. U.S. President Donald Trump said he would announce his latest plan on Chinese commerce after markets closed. He was expected to level tariffs on about $200 billion of Chinese imports, and China has said it would retaliate. ...

British caver sues Elon Musk over 'pedo' comments

The defamation suit filed in Los Angeles by Vernon Unsworth, a Briton involves in several cave rescues, follows a highly public spat between the two after Musk traveled to Thailand and offered to assist in rescue efforts. The dispute made headlines in July, when Unsworth called Musk's effort to build a mini-submarine for the rescue a "PR stunt" and Musk responded on Twitter by calling Unsworth a "pedo guy," or pedophile.

US and Russia clash over enforcing UN sanctions on NKorea

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and Russia clashed Monday over enforcing U.N. sanctions against North Korea, with the U.S. ambassador accusing Moscow of "cheating" and Russia's envoy accusing Washington of "political ill-intent."