PoliticsYahoo NewsTrump accuses FBI, State Dept. and DOJ of ‘collusion’ on Clinton emailsDonald Trump says newly released documents from the FBI’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while she was secretary of state show the bureau “colluded” with the State Department and Department of Justice to make his Democratic
- ScienceThe DriveChina Launches Astronauts on Month-Long Mission to Experimental Space Station
China’s space program took another small step towards parity with the Russian and American efforts today, when the Chinese space agency launched two astronauts on the country’s longest mission yet—a month-long residency aboard a nascent space station. Astronauts Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong left Earth at approximately 7:30 a.m. local time on Monday, the Associated Press reports, departing for orbit aboard a Shenzhou 11 space capsule launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert. On Wednesday, the two will rendezvous with the Tiangong 2 space station, which was launched last month, where they will spend 30 days conducting medical and technological experiments, according to Wu Ping, deputy director of the country’s manned space agency.
- U.S.Inside EditionFisherman Discovers Giant 14-Pound Lobster: 'Never In My Life Have I Seen Anything This Big'
Fisherman Tristin Loescher from the Sanctuary Marine in Bermuda was fishing for grey snapper one night after Hurricane Nicole lashed the area, and instead, discovered an enormous, 14-pound lobster. At nearly 14 pounds, some commenters also speculated its flesh may have been tough, and nearly inedible due to its age.
- U.S.The DriveMan Allegedly Cons Women Into Buying Him Lamborghini, Corvette, Shelby Mustang
A Missouri man has been accused of convincing a woman to buy him a Lamborghini and a Corvette as part of an online dating swindle that stretched across several states and encompassed at least three women, according to authorities. 28-year-old Timothy Rossell was arrested on October 13, and has been charged with one count of impersonating a federal officer and four counts of identity theft. According to police, Rossell was engaged in a con in which he would convince women to buy cars for him, drive them for a time, and then secretly sell them while telling the women the vehicles were stolen, KMOV.com reports.
- PoliticsABC News VideosDonald Trump Repeatedly Warns of 'Rigged Election'
The presidential candidate made the claim more than 20 times at rallies over the weekend. It's set up being held accountable. Hillary is running for president. In what looks like a rigged election. It looks at me like a rigged election. The election
- EntertainmentYahoo News Photo StaffPhotos of the day - October 18, 2016
People are reflected in an art installation by Cuban artist Rachel Valdes Camejo titled ‘The Beginning of the End’ in Times Square in New York; a man reacts while clenching onto the coffin of Hezbollah fighter Jalal al-Effie, killed in Syria’s Aleppo,
WorldAFPUNESCO adopts controversial resolution on east JerusalemThe UN cultural agency on Tuesday adopted a controversial Arab-sponsored resolution on east Jerusalem which Israel has said ignores Jewish ties to a key holy site. A spokesman for Paris-based UNESCO said the resolution, which has caused Israel to suspend its cooperation with the agency, was adopted without a new vote after being approved at the committee stage last week. The text, which touches on Israel's management of Palestinian religious sites, has infuriated Israel by referring throughout to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in east Jerusalem's Old City -- Islam's third holiest site -- only by its Muslim names: Al-Aqsa and Al-Haram al-Sharif.
- ScienceMashableIn a shock to no one, September was warmest such month on record
September was the hottest such month on record, according to NASA, coming in at 0.91 degrees Celsius, or 1.6 degrees Fahrenheit, above average. September's record warmth assures that 2016 will be the warmest calendar year on record, taking over the top spot from 2015.
U.S.Associated PressThe Latest: NTSB: Passenger safety not ensured in Ohio crashThe National Transportation Safety Board has concluded pilot error during approach to an Ohio airport caused the fiery crash that killed two pilots and seven passengers aboard a corporate jet last year. The board voted Tuesday to also affix blame to the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, aviation company that operated the jet for inadequate pilot training and aircraft maintenance, and the Federal Aviation Administration for failing to provide proper oversight of the company. The NTSB investigation concluded the pilot attempting to land the jet last November caused an aerodynamic stall by improperly setting the plane's flaps and failing to maintain proper speed on approach to the Akron airport.
WorldReutersRussia says to halt Aleppo strikes for eight hours on ThursdayRussian and Syrian armed forces will pause attacks on the Syrian city of Aleppo for eight hours on Thursday to allow civilians and rebels to leave the city, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Monday. The United Nations, which has long called for weekly 48-hour humanitarian pauses in the fighting, welcomed the Russian announcement. "Any lessening of the violence, lessening of the fighting, any pause that's actually implemented, would be very much welcome," U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters.
- BusinessThe DriveTesla Says New Model 3 Deliveries Will Arrive “Mid-2018 or Later”
Tesla now says new orders for the Model 3 won’t arrive until mid-2018—at the earliest. The carmaker posted the change as an addendum to its Model 3 page last Sunday, quietly sliding a line in between the $35,000 starting price and the button that invites the reader to reserve one of the midsized electric cars for a refundable deposit of $1,000. While certainly disconcerting to anyone who’s been waffling over whether to bring one of Elon Musk’s future mass-market electric cars into their lives, the news isn’t exactly a surprise.
- U.S.Inside EditionStudent, 19, Is Fatally Struck by Fire Department Vehicle: 'A Heartbreaking and Tragic Loss'
A Connecticut teen was fatally struck by a fire department SUV early Sunday and authorities are investigating after the firefighter behind the wheel allegedly continued driving. State police said Jeffny Pally, 19, was sitting on the ground with her back against a bay door at the UConn campus fire station when the door opened. An SUV reportedly driven by shift commander Dana Barrow Jr., 60, then emerged, authorities say.
- U.S.ReutersFlorida man gets 20 years for shooting at George Zimmerman
Matthew Apperson, 37, was convicted by a jury last month of second-degree attempted murder for firing at Zimmerman, 33, during a roadside confrontation in Lake Mary, Florida in May 2015. A Sanford, Florida jury had acquitted Zimmerman, a former neighborhood watchman, of murder in the fatal shooting of the 17-year-old Martin. Circuit Court Judge Debra Nelson in Seminole County called Apperson "a danger to the community" as she handed down the mandatory minimum sentence on Monday, ABC-affiliate WFTV 9 said.
- U.S.Associated PressOfficial: Thousands of Indiana voter registrations altered
Indiana's chief elections official said Tuesday that thousands of voter registrations were altered, raising concerns about possible fraud and prompting her office to warn voters to check whether their information is correct online and vote early to avoid problems on election day. Secretary of State Connie Lawson said in a statement that Indiana's online voter registration database had not been hacked but records were changed on paper forms, online and at Bureau of Motor Vehicles offices. "At this time, my office is not sure why these records were changed, but we have evaluated the Statewide Voter Registration System and have found no indication it has been compromised," said Lawson, a Republican.
- WorldForeign Policy MagazineRwanda’s Last Monarch, The ‘King of Africa,’ Dead at 80
The last king of Rwanda is dead. Kigeli V Ndahindurwa, who ruled his tiny country in central Africa for just nine months before fleeing into exile in 1960, passed away on Sunday in the United States. The last in a long-line of monarchs drawn from Rwanda’s Tutsi minority, Kigeli V was ousted by a Belgian-backed Hutu uprising that began in 1959.
WorldAFPFour arrested over deadly India hospital firePolice arrested a doctor and three other staff on charges of homicide Tuesday over a deadly blaze at an Indian hospital that left 20 people dead. The four from Bhubaneswar city hospital in eastern Odisha state are facing initial charges of "homicide not amounting to murder" and negligence after a fire broke out in the intensive care unit on Monday.
BusinessAFP Relax NewsAT&T, T-Mobile halt replacements of Samsung Note7 phonesUS telecommunications firm AT&T and German rival T-Mobile announced Sunday they would halt exchanges of recalled Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphones pending investigations into reports of fire-prone batteries. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a recall on September 15 of the Galaxy Note7, the newest smartphone by Samsung Electronics, and said they could be exchanged for a new version of the Note7 with a battery modified to prevent serious fires and burns. Since then, there have been reports that the batteries in the new Galaxy Note7 devices have overheated and been involved in fires.
- BusinessThe DriveThe LAPD Is Building a Tesla Model S Police Car
Luxury car buyers can’t seem to get enough of the Tesla Model S—and neither, apparently, can the Los Angeles Police Department. The LAPD plans to convert a Tesla Model S into a fully-fledged patrol car and set it loose on the mean streets of Los Angeles, as part of a plan that aims to replace traditional cop vehicles with electric police cruisers in the next five years. Back in May, the LAPD announced that it had borrowed a pair of Model S P85 Ds to see how the EVs could handle the demands of life on the beat.
- U.S.Associated PressObama praises Italian leader for 'bold' leadership
Seeking to boost a close ally, President Barack Obama threw his support Tuesday behind efforts that Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is taking to overhaul that country's political system and enhance its economy, saying that Renzi's "bold" and "progressive" leadership was exactly what Europe needs at a time of crisis and soul-searching. The star treatment came just a few weeks before voters in Italy take up a governing referendum that Renzi has spearheaded.
- BusinessThe DriveDrive Wire for October 17, 2016: Uber Using Drones to Mock Drivers Trapped in Traffic
Today on Drive Wire: Uber is using flying quadcopter drones to advertise its services in Mexico City—by using them to taunt drivers stuck in traffic. The drone-vertising is part of a larger push into Latin America on Uber’s part, as the ride-hailing company attempts to gain a bigger chunk of the up-and-coming market in the wake of its recent departure from China. Uber has recently launched its increasingly popular UberPool service in Mexico City and other Latin American markets, and has also begun allowing drivers to accept cash payments, according to Bloomberg.
LifestyleAFPHotdogs set for name change in Muslim MalaysiaFood outlets in Muslim-majority Malaysia must rename hotdogs or risk being refused halal certification, a government religious authority said Tuesday. The ruling, which also includes other food items whose name includes the word "dog", has garnered much ridicule on social media. It follows complaints by Muslim tourists from overseas, said Sirajuddin Suhaimee, director of the halal division from the Department of Islamic Development.
U.S.ReutersNew Jersey 'Bridgegate' defendant says he was dupedAfter days of complaints about traffic jams at a major New York bridge in 2013, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's associate demanded to know if lane closures were political retribution, he testified on Monday. On trial over his alleged role in the "Bridgegate" scandal, Bill Baroni, Christie's top political appointee at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, said he confronted fellow authority executive David Wildstein to ask whether the lane closures in September 2013 were an act of retribution against the Democratic mayor of a commuter town.
- StylePopular MechanicsThe World's 20 Most Impressive Hotels
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- PoliticsAssociated PressMcCain suggests GOP would oppose Clinton Supreme Court picks
Sen. John McCain pledged Monday that Republicans will unite against any Supreme Court nominee that Hillary Clinton puts forward if she becomes president, forecasting obstruction that could tie Capitol Hill in knots. McCain's initial comments came in an interview with Philadelphia talk radio host Dom Giordano to promote the candidacy of Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa. "I promise you that we will be united against any Supreme Court nominee that Hillary Clinton, if she were president, would put up," McCain said.
- U.S.Inside EditionMan Who Fired a Gun at George Zimmerman From Moving Car Is Sentenced
A Florida man who shot at George Zimmerman from his moving vehicle was sentenced to 20 years in prison Monday, but not before his wife gave the judge a piece of her mind. Prosecutors argued Matthew Apperson, 38, opened fire on Zimmerman while they both drove down a busy street in Seminole County last year. Authorities have "given George Zimmerman a golden ticket to go out and do whatever he wants to do," Apperson's wife, Lisa Apperson, told Nelson.
