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Storm swirling in Gulf likely to strengthen
- June 21, 2017
Previous story: The National Hurricane Center expects a disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico to develop into a tropical or subtropical storm today before making landfall along the Louisiana or Texas coast Thursday. Three to five inches of rain is expected, with locally higher amounts of 10 inches possible in the stronger rainbands, according to NWS. By Tuesday morning, as the storm tracked west, forecasters named it Cindy - the third named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. (more...)
- June 21, 2017
Previous story: The National Hurricane Center expects a disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico to develop into a tropical or subtropical storm today before making landfall along the Louisiana or Texas coast Thursday. Three to five inches of rain is expected, with locally higher amounts of 10 inches possible in the stronger rainbands, according to NWS. By Tuesday morning, as the storm tracked west, forecasters named it Cindy - the third named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. (more...)
US shoots down another pro-regime drone in Syria
- June 21, 2017
Tanf is the town on Syrian border with Jordan where United States troops are training Syrian rebels, officially described as " partner ground forces ". The U.S. military said it is not at war with the Assad regime , but is taking defensive actions to protect the U.S. -backed Syrian Defense Force (SDF). (more...)
- June 21, 2017
Tanf is the town on Syrian border with Jordan where United States troops are training Syrian rebels, officially described as " partner ground forces ". The U.S. military said it is not at war with the Assad regime , but is taking defensive actions to protect the U.S. -backed Syrian Defense Force (SDF). (more...)
USA shoots down drone close to Iraqi-Syrian border
- June 21, 2017
Fox News was first to report the incident. The Russian plane was " flying at a high rate of speed " and the pilot had " poor control of the aircraft ", a spokesman for the US European Command, Navy Capt. The encounter is being classified as "unsafe and unprofessional" by Pentagon officials. "The vast majority of interactions we have, intercepts that occur when we fly and that are intercepted by the Russians are safe". (more...)
- June 21, 2017
Fox News was first to report the incident. The Russian plane was " flying at a high rate of speed " and the pilot had " poor control of the aircraft ", a spokesman for the US European Command, Navy Capt. The encounter is being classified as "unsafe and unprofessional" by Pentagon officials. "The vast majority of interactions we have, intercepts that occur when we fly and that are intercepted by the Russians are safe". (more...)
Saudi Arabia claims arrest of Iran's Revolutionary Guard
- June 21, 2017
Iran has denied claims that members of its elite Revolutionary Guard Corps were arrested for plotting a "terrorist act" on an oil platform off the coast of Saudi Arabia . Relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran are tense: the two nations are actively engaged in proxy wars in Yemen and Syria, and they have not had formal diplomatic ties since past year, when protesters attacked the Saudi embassy in Tehran . (more...)
- June 21, 2017
Iran has denied claims that members of its elite Revolutionary Guard Corps were arrested for plotting a "terrorist act" on an oil platform off the coast of Saudi Arabia . Relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran are tense: the two nations are actively engaged in proxy wars in Yemen and Syria, and they have not had formal diplomatic ties since past year, when protesters attacked the Saudi embassy in Tehran . (more...)
Coroner still probing death of US student held by N. Korea
- June 21, 2017
He died six days later surrounded by relatives in his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio. How did Otto Warmbier end up in a coma? North Korean officials claimed Warmbier fell into a coma in March past year due to botulism and a sleeping pill. (more...)
- June 21, 2017
He died six days later surrounded by relatives in his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio. How did Otto Warmbier end up in a coma? North Korean officials claimed Warmbier fell into a coma in March past year due to botulism and a sleeping pill. (more...)
Australia suspends air strikes in Syria
- June 21, 2017
One official said that the drone was shot down because it was "assessed to be a threat". Al Tanaf, located on the key highway connecting Damascus with Baghdad, has been threatened by a surge of Iran-backed troops loyal to Syrian president Bashar Al Assad. (more...)
- June 21, 2017
One official said that the drone was shot down because it was "assessed to be a threat". Al Tanaf, located on the key highway connecting Damascus with Baghdad, has been threatened by a surge of Iran-backed troops loyal to Syrian president Bashar Al Assad. (more...)
VOTE: GOP Wins Georgia House Race
- June 21, 2017
The first-time candidate raised $23 million for his campaign, but most of that came from outside of Georgia from liberal enclaves like NY and California. Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel are locked in a battle to succeed now-Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price in a race that has been framed by some as a referendum on President Trump. (more...)
- June 21, 2017
The first-time candidate raised $23 million for his campaign, but most of that came from outside of Georgia from liberal enclaves like NY and California. Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel are locked in a battle to succeed now-Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price in a race that has been framed by some as a referendum on President Trump. (more...)
4 more Los Angeles youth police cadets arrested in scandal
- June 21, 2017
Police Chief Charlie Beck said that the suspects were ages 15, 16, and 17. Three teens were arrested last week after leading officers on chases in two of the stolen vehicles . Times . They were being driven in tandem at the time. During one of the pursuits , an officer crashed into a civilian vehicle near the intersection of Gage Avenue and Broadway, but no one was seriously injured. (more...)
- June 21, 2017
Police Chief Charlie Beck said that the suspects were ages 15, 16, and 17. Three teens were arrested last week after leading officers on chases in two of the stolen vehicles . Times . They were being driven in tandem at the time. During one of the pursuits , an officer crashed into a civilian vehicle near the intersection of Gage Avenue and Broadway, but no one was seriously injured. (more...)
Road rage suspected in Muslim Va. teen's death
- June 21, 2017
Police said they looked into whether the killing was a hate crime but said they found no indication "that this was a bias incident". "No one will ever take her place", one young friend said. The boys declined to give their names. Nabra's father told The Guardian that he believes his daughter was targeted because she was a Muslim. "I'm sure the guy hit my daughter because she's Muslim and she was wearing the hijab". (more...)
- June 21, 2017
Police said they looked into whether the killing was a hate crime but said they found no indication "that this was a bias incident". "No one will ever take her place", one young friend said. The boys declined to give their names. Nabra's father told The Guardian that he believes his daughter was targeted because she was a Muslim. "I'm sure the guy hit my daughter because she's Muslim and she was wearing the hijab". (more...)
Trump Attorney: The President Is Not Under Investigation
- June 21, 2017
Already, they've floated the idea that Mueller could be biased because some members of his investigative team have made campaign contributions to Democrats and because Mueller interviewed for the Federal Bureau of Investigation director's job after Trump fired Comey. (more...)
- June 21, 2017
Already, they've floated the idea that Mueller could be biased because some members of his investigative team have made campaign contributions to Democrats and because Mueller interviewed for the Federal Bureau of Investigation director's job after Trump fired Comey. (more...)
Iran calls missile attack on Syria militants a wider warning
- June 21, 2017
The U.S. -led coalition headquarters in Iraq said in a written statement that a U.S. F-18 Super Hornet shot down a Syrian government SU-22 on Sunday, June 18, after it dropped bombs near the U.S. "We remain available on our end. Our most capable allies are the (Kurdish) peshmerga, but Turkey , who is a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation ally and host to an airbase that is central to our efforts, considers the Kurds enemies". (more...)
- June 21, 2017
The U.S. -led coalition headquarters in Iraq said in a written statement that a U.S. F-18 Super Hornet shot down a Syrian government SU-22 on Sunday, June 18, after it dropped bombs near the U.S. "We remain available on our end. Our most capable allies are the (Kurdish) peshmerga, but Turkey , who is a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation ally and host to an airbase that is central to our efforts, considers the Kurds enemies". (more...)
University heads want to be heard during Brexit talks
- June 21, 2017
Anxious by immigration and loss of sovereignty, Britons voted a year ago to end their country's four-decade membership in the 28-country bloc - the first nation ever to do so. "My mandate is to defend the single market, defend the European Union, which the United Kingdom has chose to leave", Barnier told reporters after briefing ministers from EU member states in Luxembourg. (more...)
- June 21, 2017
Anxious by immigration and loss of sovereignty, Britons voted a year ago to end their country's four-decade membership in the 28-country bloc - the first nation ever to do so. "My mandate is to defend the single market, defend the European Union, which the United Kingdom has chose to leave", Barnier told reporters after briefing ministers from EU member states in Luxembourg. (more...)
Thousands mourn Tehran attack victims, chant 'Death to Saudi'
- June 21, 2017
At least 41 IS suspects have been arrested since the attacks, according to Alavi, who said Iran has dismantled suspected jihadist cells with increasing frequency in recent months. Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , said the attacks will add to the hatred that Iranians harbor toward the US and Saudi Arabia. But Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi said "we still can not judge that Saudi Arabia has had a role in this terrorist incident". (more...)
- June 21, 2017
At least 41 IS suspects have been arrested since the attacks, according to Alavi, who said Iran has dismantled suspected jihadist cells with increasing frequency in recent months. Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , said the attacks will add to the hatred that Iranians harbor toward the US and Saudi Arabia. But Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi said "we still can not judge that Saudi Arabia has had a role in this terrorist incident". (more...)
Merrifield, Hammel help Royals to 4-2 victory over Red Sox
- June 21, 2017
Hector Velazquez (1-1, 6.48 ERA) will get the ball for the Sox Monday night at Kansas City. He also won the American League Rookie of the Year award in 2007 and has been a part of two World Series-winning Red Sox teams (2007 and 2013). (more...)
- June 21, 2017
Hector Velazquez (1-1, 6.48 ERA) will get the ball for the Sox Monday night at Kansas City. He also won the American League Rookie of the Year award in 2007 and has been a part of two World Series-winning Red Sox teams (2007 and 2013). (more...)
Tropical Storm Bret forms in Atlantic off Venezuelan coast
- June 21, 2017
That was done Monday afternoon, even though there wasn't yet a named storm. Rain and tides, rather than wind , were considered the main danger from the system. Officials there decided against calling an evacuation but said in a statement that anyone who wanted to head for the mainland should do so as early as possible because water might eventually cover low-lying parts of the only route off the island. (more...)
- June 21, 2017
That was done Monday afternoon, even though there wasn't yet a named storm. Rain and tides, rather than wind , were considered the main danger from the system. Officials there decided against calling an evacuation but said in a statement that anyone who wanted to head for the mainland should do so as early as possible because water might eventually cover low-lying parts of the only route off the island. (more...)
Three teenagers arrested after stealing police cars and 'going on patrol'
- June 21, 2017
Investigators later reviewed surveillance video that showed a young woman with the vehicle at a gas pump, he said. The Los Angeles Times , citing unnamed sources, reported that police had been investigating the possible involvement of two juvenile LAPD cadets in the thefts, which may have occurred from the department's 77th Division Station in South Los Angeles . (more...)
- June 21, 2017
Investigators later reviewed surveillance video that showed a young woman with the vehicle at a gas pump, he said. The Los Angeles Times , citing unnamed sources, reported that police had been investigating the possible involvement of two juvenile LAPD cadets in the thefts, which may have occurred from the department's 77th Division Station in South Los Angeles . (more...)
Trump's lawyer denies he's being investigated
- June 21, 2017
Challenged on " Fox News Sunday " about the issue, Sekulow said he could not be certain Trump was not under investigation but that no one had notified the legal team if that was the case. "If you were a target, if you were being investigated, you would be told really quickly into the investigation". "You should be telling him, every client should get legal advice when so much is on the line". (more...)
- June 21, 2017
Challenged on " Fox News Sunday " about the issue, Sekulow said he could not be certain Trump was not under investigation but that no one had notified the legal team if that was the case. "If you were a target, if you were being investigated, you would be told really quickly into the investigation". "You should be telling him, every client should get legal advice when so much is on the line". (more...)
A glance at the Senate's Iran, Russia sanctions legislation
- June 21, 2017
Sanders insisted his concern was that the new sanctions against Iran would imperil the P5+1 nuclear deal with Iran. But Tillerson urged Congress to make the sanctions legislation doesn't tie the president's hands and shut down promising avenues of communication between the two former Cold War foes. (more...)
- June 21, 2017
Sanders insisted his concern was that the new sanctions against Iran would imperil the P5+1 nuclear deal with Iran. But Tillerson urged Congress to make the sanctions legislation doesn't tie the president's hands and shut down promising avenues of communication between the two former Cold War foes. (more...)
Gunman who shot US Congressman had a hit list
- June 21, 2017
Scalise is sedated, but the husband and father of two has been able to respond to his doctors and family. "The Scalise family greatly appreciates the outpouring of thoughts and prayers". Hodgkinson, a Belleville, Illinois , home inspector who had been living out of his van near the park, had a social media page filled with criticism of Republicans and the Trump administration. (more...)
- June 21, 2017
Scalise is sedated, but the husband and father of two has been able to respond to his doctors and family. "The Scalise family greatly appreciates the outpouring of thoughts and prayers". Hodgkinson, a Belleville, Illinois , home inspector who had been living out of his van near the park, had a social media page filled with criticism of Republicans and the Trump administration. (more...)
'Good progress' in DUP talks - Gavin
- June 21, 2017
THE DUP should stop using a controversial Stormont voting tactic to block the introduction of same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said. "Leo has a well-stated and clear position on it". Under the circumstances, the British government might either suspend pursuing Brexit until the hands of the government have been strengthened, in a future election , or call it off completely. (more...)
- June 21, 2017
THE DUP should stop using a controversial Stormont voting tactic to block the introduction of same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said. "Leo has a well-stated and clear position on it". Under the circumstances, the British government might either suspend pursuing Brexit until the hands of the government have been strengthened, in a future election , or call it off completely. (more...)
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