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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

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.

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

Police: Border agent targeted victims for vulnerability

A U.S. Border Patrol supervisor charged in the killings of four women knew the victims and targeted them for their vulnerability.

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.

US expresses 'sorrow' over downing of Russian aircraft in Syria

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed sorrow Tuesday for the downing by Syria of a Russian warplane with 15 people on board, saying it underscored an urgent need to resolve the Syria conflict. According to Russian and Israeli forces, the Syrian regime accidentally shot down the Russian Ilyushin-20 surveillance plane off the Syria coast late Monday. It was the worst case of friendly fire between Moscow and Damascus since Russia's game-changing military intervention in September 2015.

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.”

Drudge Report Dragged For Promoting Hit Piece On The Wrong 'Christine Ford'

Conservative website Drudge Report shared an article on Monday that attempted

Hong Kong, southern China clean up after super typhoon

The financial hub of Hong Kong began clearing up on Monday after being battered by one of the strongest typhoons in recent years, with financial markets and offices operating as normal. Super typhoon Mangkhut, with hurricane-force winds well over 200 kilometers per hour (124 miles/h), had barreled past the northern tip of the Philippines, killing at least 50 people. It then skirted south of Hong Kong and the neighboring gambling hub of Macau, before making landfall in China.

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

Roads shut after 2 fall ill in UK city where ex-spy poisoned

LONDON (AP) — Police closed roads and called a hazardous response team Sunday night after two people became ill at a restaurant in the English city where a Russian ex-spy and his daughter were poisoned with a chemical nerve agent.

Florence Flooding Breaches Makeshift Levee Reinforcement In North Carolina

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

Special Counsel Robert Mueller Is Set for Michael Flynn's Sentencing

The former national security advisor agreed to cooperate with Mueller’s team

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.

Philippine miners dig for their own in typhoon landslide

Itogon (Philippines) (AFP) - The miners in the mountains of the northern Philippines usually dig for gold. But on Tuesday they were digging for their colleagues and relatives buried under a vast landslide unleashed by Typhoon Mangkhut.

Russia blames Israel for friendly fire attack on its aircraft by Syria which killed 15 servicemen

Russia and Israel risked a military confrontation on Tuesday after a Russian reconnaissance plane with 15 people onboard was mistakenly shot down by allied Syria forces that were targeting Israeli jets. Russia's defence ministry said that Israeli F-16 pilots were using its Ilyushin Il-20 turbo-prop aircraft signal as cover while carrying out strikes against targets in Latakia province and put it in the line of fire from Syrian missiles. The aircraft was hit 22 miles off Latakia’s coast in the eastern Mediterranean on Monday evening as it was returning to a Russian airbase nearby. President Vladimir Putin was forced to step in to defuse the escalating row between the two countries, which have an uneasy alliance despite backing opposing sides in the Syrian war. Israel, which appears to have been targeting an ammunitions depot linked to the Lebanese Shia militia Hizbullah, denied it was its intention to provoke Syria into firing at the Russian plane. A IL-20PP reconnaissance aircraft of the Russian Air Force taking  Credit: Alamy However, the Russian defence ministry said they were given only a one-minute warning from Israel over their deconfliction hotline, leaving it with insufficient time to reach a safe area. Israeli pilots carrying out attacks on Syrian targets "used the Russian plane as a cover, exposing it to fire from Syrian air defences," Igor Konashenkov, Russian military spokesman, said in televised remarks. Idlib offensive: Why the looming fight for Syria's last rebel stronghold could be the bloodiest yet “We consider these provocative actions by Israel as hostile. Fifteen Russian military service members died because of irresponsible actions of the Israeli military. It's absolutely contrary to spirit of Russia-Israeli partnership,” he said. “We reserve right for adequate response." Mr Putin later downplayed the incident, saying the downing of the plane was the result of "a chain of tragic circumstances" and that Moscow would look into boosting security for its servicemen. The Russian president and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly spoke over the phone to clear the air. Russia military aircraft (Il-20) disappeared of the coast of Syria Israel and Russia have so far managed to carefully coordinate military action in Syria. Israel has carried out more than 200 attacks on Hizbollah and Iranian targets in Syria in the last few years in an attempt to stop its foes becoming too entrenched in the country. Moscow has never interfered. However, the latest incident marks the worst loss of Russian life to friendly fire since Moscow intervened in the conflict in 2015 and could change the way they view the Israeli raids, particularly so close to Russian bases. Improving relations between the two countries has been a source of tension between Russia and client state Syria, which is technically at war with Israel. Russian troops were recently sent to the border of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights to act as a buffer between Syrian forces and the Jewish state. A general view shows Russian fighter jets on the tarmac at the Russian Hmeimim military base in Latakia in 2016 Credit: AFP/Getty Images The Ilyushin aircraft was reported missing shortly after Moscow announced an agreement with Turkey to set up a demilitarised zone in the last rebel stronghold of Idlib. The two countries said they would be sending military police to patrol the area and help expel jihadists. The deal temporarily delays off an all-out offensive by Syrian forces to retake the province, which the United Nations had warned would spark the worst humanitarian crisis this century. The EU hailed a political solution for Idlib, but said any deal must protect civilians and ensure humanitarian access. Experts however warned that the agreement was lacking in detail and cautioned that it does not guarantee that an offensive is no longer on the table further down the line. November 2015: Turkey shoots down Russian jet for airspace 'violation'  

Larry Nassar's First Accuser Demands We Do Better With Brett Kavanaugh Allegation

Rachael Denhollander knows just how terrifying it is to publicly accuse a

Audi's first all-electric SUV, the e-tron, revealed

After being teased since 2016, Audi finally revealed its new and completely electric SUV, the e-tron, in San Francisco on Monday. Volkswagen also announced Monday that the group intends to make 10 million electric vehicles in the first wave by investing $7 billion in EV production, and this Audi e-tron is just the first of the wave -- the Brussels plant is already producing 200 of these per day.

Shark attack victim was engineering student, outdoorsman

WELLFLEET, Mass. (AP) — A 26-year-old man who was killed in a shark attack off a Cape Cod beach had been a part-time engineering student who was engaged to be married and loved surfing and other outdoor activities, according to friends and school officials.

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

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

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump has intervened in an ongoing investigation

Turkey will increase troop numbers in Cyprus: Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed that Ankara will increase rather than reduce its troops numbers in Cyprus, a move that could further set back attempts to reunify the divided Mediterranean island. In comments published in Turkish media Monday, Erdogan added that Turkey had no need for a naval base on Cyprus as mooted in some reports but could establish such a facility if it was necessary from a "psychological" point of view. While Turkish Cypriots were overwhelmingly in favour of the plan, Greek Cypriots voted against.

Chrissy Teigen’s Emmys 2018 Reaction Is Already an Internet Sensation

The model's awkward face is the best reaction to the Emmys opener

Kim pushes reunification ahead of Koreas summit

Ahead of this week's summit between North Korea's Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, the North has been using major events to once again highlight the idea of reuniting the two countries, but skepticism prevails in the South. Michelle Hennessy reports.

The Latest: Typhoon death toll now 69 in Philippines, China

HONG KONG (AP) — The Latest on Typhoon Mangkhut (all times local):

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

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

Why the Air Force Won't Buy the F-15X or 'New' F-22 Raptor

Old designs and Russia and China catching up have a lot to do with it. 

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.”

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.

Asia Argento Threatens to Sue Rose McGowan Over 'Horrendous Lies' About Sexual Assault Allegations

McGowan and Argento were previously close allies in the #MeToo movement

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

Hundreds of Republican state legislators are already members of the American

Rains from Florence cause collapse at NC coal ash landfill

Duke Energy said Saturday night that heavy rains from Florence caused a slope to collapse at a coal-ash landfill at a closed power station near the North Carolina coast.

Why Meghan Markle Is Throwing Her Support Behind a Charity Cookbook

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

US, Russia clash at UN over North Korea sanctions

The United States on Monday accused Russia of "cheating" on UN sanctions against North Korea with plans for a railway project, oil transfers and ongoing business dealings with Pyongyang. Russia shot back and charged that Washington was blocking steps to foster cooperation between North and South Korea and using a UN sanctions committee "as a select channel to punish" North Korea.

Democrats Welcome Chris Collins’ Decision To Stay On Ballot

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

Sessions calls family of MS-13 victim's mom killed by car

BRENTWOOD, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions offered his condolences to the family of Evelyn Rodriguez, who was struck and killed by a car after a heated confrontation with the driver at the memorial of her daughter killed by MS-13 gang members two years ago.

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

Student engaged to be married killed by shark in Cape Cod

Arthur Medici, of Revere, Massachusetts, was bitten by a shark Saturday while boogie boarding off Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet.

Flooding From Hurricane Florence Is Overtaking Hog Farms and Coal Ash Dumps

Officials say several open-air manure pits at hog farms have failed

Elon Musk, Driven "Crazy" by Outside Body Shops, Says He's Taking Tesla Repairs in House

The company currently operates nine official Tesla Body Repair Centers across the country.

Hungary's leader: EU seeks to undermine border defense tasks

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's prime minister claimed Monday that the European Union is seeking to take over the defense of the bloc's external borders from some countries in order to facilitate the entry of migrants.

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. ...

Saudi Arabia invests $1bn in Tesla competitor Lucid

Saudi Arabia on Monday announced it has signed off on a $1 billion investment in US carmaker Lucid Motors with the aim of helping the Tesla rival roll out electric cars. The Public Investment Fund, which invests on behalf of the Saudi government, said the outlay was aimed at funding the commercial launch of the Lucid Air model in 2020, pending regulatory approvals and closing conditions. Saudi Arabia, the world's largest exporter of oil and a crucial US ally in the Middle East, has pushed to diversify its economy since the 2014 crude market crash.

Russia and Turkey agree to create buffer zone in Syria's Idlib

Russian and Turkish troops are to enforce a new demilitarized zone in Syria's Idlib region from which 'radical' rebels will be required to withdraw by the middle of next month.