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Panel: Is DNC-Trump lawsuit a political stunt?

Cornell Belcher and David Brody discuss the DNC's civil lawsuit against Russia and the Trump campaign.

Mitt Romney Fails To Secure Utah Senate GOP Nomination, Will Face Primary

Mitt Romney failed to secure the Utah Senate Republican nomination outright at

Every Time Meghan Markle Spoke Out Against Gender Inequality

She's marrying royalty but Meghan Markle is already a feminist queen.

As chemical weapons inspectors reach Douma, Syria claims suspected attack was fake

The chemical weapons inspectors reached the city of Douma, now under Russian and Syrian control, two weeks after the suspected attack took place.

Canadian found dead after murder of Peru indigenous leader

Peruvian prosecutors have opened an investigation into the apparent lynching of a Canadian national thought to have shot dead an indigenous leader in a remote area of the Amazon. Arevalo, a respected community leader and rights activist who was 81, was shot dead near her home on Thursday in the Ucayali region of northeastern Peru. According to a local rights group, a man with a foreign accent went to her home and when she opened the door, he opened fire at short range before fleeing on a motorcycle, with police saying the main suspect was a Canadian national.

36 dead, mostly Chinese, in North Korea traffic accident

BEIJING (AP) — A traffic accident in North Korea has killed 32 Chinese tourists and four North Koreans, Chinese officials said Monday.

Comey memos revive focus on Steele dossier allegations

As President Trump's personal attorney faces challenges in court, former FBI Director James Comey's memos are released.

Chrissy Teigen Perfectly Nails Why The Royal Baby Watch Was So 'Weird'

Chrissy Teigen was following the royal baby news closely on Monday morning

The Man Who Snatched an AR-15 From the Waffle House Shooter Says 'It Was Life or Death'

James Shaw Jr, who snatched an AR-15 rifle from a gunman at a busy Tennessee restaurant, says his was a "selfish" act of self-preservation

Nicaraguan journalist shot dead on Facebook Live while covering protests

A journalist was gunned down during a Facebook Live broadcast as he covered an anti-government protest in Nicaragua. Angel Gahona was describing damage to a cash machine at a bank in the town of Bluefields on the country's southern Caribbean coast, when a shot rang out and he fell to the ground, bleeding from the head. Another reporter in the area, Ileana Lacayo, said Mr Gahona, who worked for the Meridiano news show, died before reaching the hospital.

NYT Reporter Hits Back At Trump, Says She Knows Who The 'Drunk/Drugged-Up Loser' Is

New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman tweeted on Saturday that a source

Video shows bullet-ridden vehicle after police shooting

Diante Yarber was driving the Ford Mustang when Barstow police officers shot in the vehicle and killed him.

Obama to deliver Mandela lecture in S.Africa in July

Former US president Barack Obama will deliver the annual Nelson Mandela memorial lecture at a 4,000-capacity arena in Johannesburg in July, South African organisers announced on Monday. Obama, who met with Mandela in 2005 and who made an emotional address at his funeral, will speak at the lecture marking 100 years since the anti-apartheid icon was born. "President Barack Obama -- we will be looking forward to hosting him as he will be addressing this esteemed Nelson Mandela annual lecture," Sello Hatang, head of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, said.

Controversy over police response to teen trapped by van seat

Newly released body camera footage shows police officers looking for 16-year-old Kyle Plush, who called 911 twice before his death, but does not show them getting out of their patrol car.

Bus plunge in North Korea kills 32 Chinese tourists

Thirty-two Chinese tourists and four North Koreans were killed when a bus plunged from a bridge in North Korea, Chinese officials and state media said Monday. Two other Chinese nationals were injured in Sunday's accident south of the capital Pyongyang, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang told a regular press briefing. Lu said China was investigating the cause of the accident and had deployed a team, including medical experts, to North Korea "to assist with the emergency rescue and treatment operations".

Despite denials, lobbyist tied to condo met with EPA chief

WASHINGTON (AP) — Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt met in his office last year with a veteran Washington lobbyist tied to the bargain-priced condo where Pruitt was living.

Barbara Bush remembered for her dignity and wit at Houston funeral

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - Former first lady Barbara Bush was remembered at her funeral on Saturday as a formidable but caring figure whose devotion to her family was matched only by her commitment to public service. "She was our teacher and role model in how to live a life of purpose and meaning," one of her four sons, former Florida governor and 2016 presidential candidate Jeb Bush, told the crowded Houston church. Bush, the wife of the 41st president of the United States, George H.W. Bush, and the mother of the 43rd, George W. Bush, was lauded as an inspiration both to the country and her loved ones, a woman who leavened a strong sense of decency and honor with a self-deprecating wit she employed to great effect.

Militarized Cops At Tiny Georgia Neo-Nazi Rally Arrest Counterprotesters For Wearing Masks

NEWNAN, Ga. -- A heavily militarized police force of some 400 officers

The Great Republican Tax Cut Backfire

Did you have a happy Tax Day? Are you feeling grateful for the Republican tax

Southwest Cancels 40 Flights as It Works to Inspect Plane Engines After Deadly Explosion

The same engine that exploded last week powers nearly all of Southwest's fleet

Korean Air boss apologises as hot-tempered daughters resign

Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho on Sunday apologised for the "immature" behaviour of his two daughters and said they would both immediately resign from their company posts following separate controversies. Cho Hyun-min, the younger daughter who is marketing executive at the South Korean flag carrier, is under police investigation for assault after she was accused of throwing water into a man's face at a business meeting. Four years ago her older sister Cho Hyun-ah made global headlines for angrily kicking a cabin crew member off a plane after being served macadamia nuts in a bag rather than a bowl -- an incident quickly dubbed "nut rage".

Mail Carrier Who Hoarded 17,000 Pieces of Mail Said He Delivered the 'Important Mail'

He said he felt overhwelmed.

Man killed in random knife attack at California steakhouse

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A homeless man who randomly stabbed a patron in a crowded Southern California restaurant to death as he was holding his daughter was reported just a few hours earlier for disruptive behavior, but police ultimately determined he was not a threat, authorities said Saturday.

NASA Releases Astounding Video Of The Lagoon Nebula To Celebrate Hubble's Birthday

Ever wanted to zoom near that central bulge in the Milky Way in the

Chinese, Indian leaders to meet this week

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet in central China this week, Beijing announced Sunday, as the Asian powers work to improve strained ties. The two leaders will hold an "informal summit" in the city of Wuhan on Friday and Saturday, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said after talks with his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj. Xi and Modi "will set a general direction, identify new goals and create a new dynamic for the growth of China-India relations.

570S Spider Design Edition Is Customized By McLaren's Styling Team

Why bother personalizing your droptop supercar when McLaren can do it for you?

Gunmen shoot dead Palestinian lecturer in Malaysia

Two unidentified men shot dead a Palestinian man in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, Malaysian and Palestinian authorities reported, and Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister said the suspects were believed to be linked to a foreign intelligence service. Kuala Lumpur police chief Mazlan Lazim said two men on a motorcycle fired 10 shots at the 35-year-old victim, killing him on the spot. When contacted later by Reuters, Mazlan declined to comment on reports that the victim was a member of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas or had been targeted by hitmen.

Trump: U.S.-North Korea summit 'should have been done a long time ago'

President Trump pushed back against criticisms that North Korea has had to meet few preconditions before a planned summit between the president and Kim Jong Un. Trump said he may or may not be successful but that he’s taking an important step that previous presidents should have taken long ago.

Pelosi continues to rail against Republican tax cuts

Republicans consider 'phase 2' of the tax cuts. Tax Foundation's Scott Hodge gives his take.

Channing Tatum And Arie Luyendyk Jr. Have A Day At The Races

A soon-to-be celebrity bachelor and a much-despised reality TV bachelor revved

Cosby opts not to testify as defense rests case

Bill Cosby opted not to testify in his sexual assault retrial as his lawyers rested their case Monday, setting the stage for closing arguments and jury deliberations. Closing arguments will be held Tuesday in the case that pits the "Cosby Show" star once known as America's Dad against a woman who says he drugged her at his suburban Philadelphia home in 2004, then sexually assaulted her while she was unable to resist or say no. If convicted, Cosby could get up to 10 years in prison on each count.

Police Went to a Funeral Home to Unlock a Dead Man's Phone With His Finger

Linus Phillip, 30, had been killed by police

Protesters march in Armenia after opposition leader detained

Hundreds of opposition supporters took to the streets of Armenia's capital Monday amid rising political turmoil as the whereabouts of the protest leader remained unclear a day after he was detained. On the eleventh day of the protests in the ex-Soviet country, young men in small groups briefly blocked roads and shouted slogans such as "Join us!" and "Victory" and the name of protest leader Nikol Pashinyan as drivers beeped their horns in support. Tens of thousands also rallied in the capital of Yerevan over the weekend to protest the rule of Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian, the country's former president.

Netflix Sought To Purchase A Chain Of Movie Theaters

Streaming service Netflix has been looking to buy its own series of movie

G7 foreign ministers' summit to hold tough line on Russia: sources

By David Ljunggren and Lesley Wroughton TORONTO (Reuters) - Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations are expected to maintain a tough line on Russia over its involvement in conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, while leaving the door open to cooperation, two sources briefed on the matter said on Sunday. The ministers, meeting in Toronto for two days, spent part of the first day discussing tensions with Russia, which are straining an already bruised relationship with the West. The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said a final statement from the ministers was set to maintain an uncompromising line with Moscow, which the G7 has condemned for annexing Crimea and backing militants in eastern Ukraine.

New Ford Focus ST Reportedly Coming In 2019 With Bigger Engine

The hot hatch is expected to eschew the automatic transmission to go manual-only.

Emmanuel Macron, the 'Trump Whisperer', says there is no Plan B on Iran as he travels to Washington

Emmanuel Macron will meet Donald Trump on Monday carrying a message that the US must remain committed to a flawed nuclear deal with Iran because there is no “plan B”. In an interview on the eve of his trip to Washington as the first foreign leader to be afforded a full state visit by the American president, the French president discussed his reputation as the “Trump whisperer” and his hopes for averting a trade war. He also insisted the US was committed to rebuilding Syria, warning that Mr Turmp's threatened withdraw could leave the door open to Iran to fill the void. Iran and alliance-building are expected to dominate his meetings with an American president known for his unilateralist instincts. In particular, officials say they will discuss Iran on Tuesday ahead of a May 12 deadline for Mr Trump to decide whether to reimpose sanctions and scuttle the Iran deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Mr Macron said the deal was not perfect but he would implore Mr Trump not to abandon it for fear of turning Iran into another North Korea. How the UK's special relationship with the US was replaced by Macron's 'relation spéciale' “What is the plan B? I don’t have any plan B for nuclear against Iran,” he said. But he said he agreed with Mr Trump that more needed to be done to rein in Tehran’s development of ballistic missiles and its meddling across the Middle East. “My point is to say don’t leave now the JCPOA [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action] as long as you don’t have a better option for nuclear and let’s complete it with ballistic missile and regional containment,” he said. Iran nuclear talks The 2015 deal between Iran, the United States, the UK and four other world powers unpicked Tehran’s nuclear programme in return for sanctions relief. Mr Trump has repeatedly called it one of the worst deals ever negotiated and chafed at having to periodically endorse it. At the weekend the Iranian foreign minister threatened “drastic action” if the US withdrew. “America never should have feared Iran producing a nuclear bomb, but we will pursue vigorously our nuclear enrichment,” he said in New York where he is attending a UN general assembly meeting. Javad Zarif Credit: AP Mr Macron has emerged as a leading ally of Mr Trump at a time when many world leaders have quietly distanced themselves from the occupant of the White House. Although Mr Macron has faced criticism for his stance at home, his prize is to be feted in Washington with an address to Congress and the full pomp of a state dinner tomorrow. He explained his “Trump whisperer” nickname as the result of their shared experience of unexpected election victories. “We have a very special relationship because both of us are probably the mavericks of the system on both sides,” he said. Schedule | Macron's State Visit to US At the same time he said he hoped Mr Trump would drop his plans for tariffs on aluminium and steel and said he was bringing a wider message that the president needed allies if he was to pursue his interests. “It's too complicated if you make war against everybody,” he said. “You make trade war against China, trade war against Europe, war in Syria, war against Iran. Come on. It doesn't work. You need allies. We are the ally." He also issued a stark warning of more war and instability if Mr Trump made good on recent promises to pull out of Syria as soon as possible. “If we leave… we will leave the floor to the Iranian regime, Bashar al-Assad and these guys, and they will prepare the new war,” he said. "They will fuel the new terrorists.”

Two-year-old girl accidentally shot dead by mother in Ohio hotel, police say

A US woman with a permit to carry a concealed gun accidentally shot dead her two-year-old daughter, say police. Patrol officers and paramedics arrived at the Econo Lodge in Wickliffe at around 11pm to find the toddler with a bullet wound to the chest. The young girl later died in hospital despite the efforts of patrol officers and paramedics.

Hundreds mourn New Mexico woman killed in Southwest flight

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Family and friends gathered Sunday to mourn an Albuquerque bank executive who died after the Southwest Airlines plane she was on blew an engine in midair.

Beyoncé Falls On Stage At Coachella, May Possibly Still Be Human

Beyonce took the stage again at Coachella in Indio, California, over the

Tens of thousands of Hungarians rally in new anti-Orban protest

Tens of thousands of Hungarians took to the streets in Budapest for a second consecutive Saturday to protest against newly reelected Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Campaigning hard against immigration, the 54-year-old Orban's overwhelming victory April 8 saw his Fidesz party secure around half the vote. As part of sweeping reforms since he came into power in 2010, Orban has turned the public media channels into what his critics call "government mouthpieces".

Illinois man wanted in deadly Waffle House shooting previously had delusions about Taylor Swift, broke into White House

A manhunt is underway in Tennessee for a central Illinois man who police say opened fire with an assault rifle at a Waffle House restaurant, killing four people.

Ex-Bosnian Serb leader Karadzic accuses prosecutors of twisting his words

By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic asked U.N. judges on Monday to overturn his genocide conviction, accusing prosecutors of unfairly blackening his name and twisting his words at his trial. Karadzic was convicted two years ago for some of the worst war crimes committed as the former Yugoslavia broke apart in the 1990s, including the 1995 Srebrenica massacre in which around 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were killed.

Islamic State suicide bomber kills 57 in Afghan capital

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Islamic State suicide bomber attacked a voter registration center in Afghanistan's capital on Sunday, killing 57 people and wounding more than 100 others, officials said.

Trump Celebrates Earth Day By Praising Rollback Of Environmental Protections

President Donald Trump commemorated Earth Day on Sunday by applauding his

Honda Made A How To Drive A Stick Shift Video, And It’s Really Good

Meanwhile, manuals keep losing their market share.

Man jailed for 50 years for stealing $1.2m-worth of fajitas

A former youth offenders’ centre employee in Texas has been convicted of stealing more than $1.2m (£860,000) worth of fajitas. Gilberto Escamilla, 53, was jailed for 50 years after authorities discovered he was ordering the Mexican food to the Darrel B Hester Juvenile Detention Centre in Cameron County and selling it on for personal profit. Suspicions were raised after a driver from a food company called the centre’s kitchen to tell them an 800-pound (363kg) delivery of fajitas had arrived.