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.
- HealthAssociated PressUtah governor hopeful says medical pot helps wife, others
Hours after his wife pleaded guilty to misdemeanor pot-possession charges connected with two pounds of the drug found at their house, Utah's Democratic candidate for governor pushed Tuesday for the legalization of medical marijuana. Mike Weinholtz said during an emotional news conference that current laws leave doctors with little choice but to prescribe powerful painkillers with a risk of addiction that have made opioid drugs an epidemic in Utah and elsewhere. Pot reduced Donna Weinholtz's pain so she could do things like ride bikes with her son and plant tulip bulbs, the couple said.
- PoliticsABC News VideosTrump on Voter Fraud: 'There Is a Lot of Stuff Going On'
ABC News' Tom Llamas spoke with the GOP presidential nominee ahead of a rally in Green Bay, Wis. Neutral you've been seen election's gonna be read what evidence do you have voter fraud look to start off where we have the media which so that it. In this next debate what he thinks there's a lot to be aggressive about she's done a terrible you look at ice is even most looked at Los.
- 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.
- TechnologyThe DriveThe British Are Crashing Drones Into Planes for Science
With hundreds of thousands of privately-owned drones zipping around the world's airways, it's only a matter of time before a UAV collides with an airplane in flight and causes serious problems. The tests are being paid for by the United Kingdom's Department for Transport, and will be performed by UK-based defense and aerospace technology company Quinetiq. The British Civil Aviation Authority, the agency that regulates drone usage, said the tests will primarily be used to show how drones could damage an airplane's fuselage, The Verge reports.
BusinessReutersTarget, McDonald's react to U.S. creepy clown sightingsBy Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two of America's biggest commercial brands - discount retailer Target and fast-food chain McDonald's - have taken steps to tamp down hysteria stemming from a recent spate of creepy clown sightings in the run-up to Halloween at the end of this month. Target decided last week to winnow down its assortment of clown masks and costumes available for sale in U.S. stores and online "given the current environment," company spokesman Joshua Thomas said on Monday. Although Target received some isolated consumer comments about scary clown accessories, the decision to pull some masks from inventories stemmed from "a conversation internally about how we can respond to the situation at hand," Thomas told Reuters.
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.
- 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,
- 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.
U.S.Associated PressChief: California officers spared when gunman's weapon jamsA man wearing body armor pointed an assault rifle at two police officers in a California Starbucks, only to have the weapon malfunction before he fled and was shot by the officers nearby, police said Monday. Vallejo Police Chief Andrew Bidou called it an "attempted assassination" of the two officers, who were on break when the confrontation occurred. It marked the latest attack on police across the country, including two incidents in California in recent weeks that left a total of three law enforcement officers dead.
- WorldForeign Policy MagazineAlmost 50 Percent of Trump Supporters Think Russia Is Our Pal
Russian President Vladimir Putin has invaded Ukraine and annexed the Crimean peninsula. Washington and Moscow are at odds over how to deal with the Syrian civil war, even as Russia is determined to reduce the city of Aleppo to ashes. Putin is harboring Edward Snowden, a man wanted by U.S. authorities for leaking American intelligence secrets.
WorldReutersChina looks to expand trade ties during Duterte visitChina is looking to expand trade with the Philippines during President Rodrigo Duterte's visit this week, a spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday, as the two sides seek new commercial ties to soothe years of hostility. Duterte will travel with at least 200 business leaders during his four-day trip beginning on Tuesday, which could signal a transformation in a relationship dogged by rival territorial claims in the South China Sea. The move to engage China, just a few months after an arbitral ruling in the disputed waters sparked fears in the region of a backlash by Beijing, marks a striking reversal in Philippine foreign policy since Duterte took office on June 30.
- 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.
- TechnologyThe DriveDrive Wire for October 17, 2016: Apple May Have Canned Its Plans to Build a Car
Today on Drive Wire: A new report suggests Apple has ditched its plans to build its own car for the time being, instead choosing to concentrate on developing technology for self-driving vehicles. According to Bloomberg, the Apple project known as Project Titan has been significantly ramped down, with hundreds of employees connected to the project being reassigned or leaving the company over the last few months. Management and leadership problems were an issue with the project, according to Bloomberg.
WorldAFPMontenegro's ruling party ahead in tense pollsMontenegro's premier Milo Djukanovic appeared likely to extend his long term in office Monday after coming first in elections marred by the arrest of 20 Serbs accused of planning attacks. With virtually all votes counted, the veteran leader's Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) had won more than 40 percent -- more than double that of the main opposition Democratic Front. Tensions were already running high over Djukanovic's plans to forge closer ties with the EU and NATO and were further inflamed after the dramatic arrest of the 20 Serbs.
- SportsUPROXXThere Will Be A Verdict In Derrick Rose's Rape Trial Very Soon
Derrick Rose’s civil trial for sexual assault has been exactly as unpleasant as you’d expect a celebrity rape case to be, but it looks like it’s finally coming to an end soon. There is apparently a bit more work to get through before that point, as the New York Post‘s Julia Marsh details.
- 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.
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.
WorldAssociated PressOfficial: At least 23 die in hospital fire in eastern IndiaA fire broke out late Monday at a private hospital in a city in eastern India, killing at least 23 people, India's federal health minister said. Minister J.P. Nadda disclosed the death toll from the fire at the Sum Hospital in the city of Bhubaneswar in an interview with the Times Now TV news station. Doctors at two local hospitals told the Press Trust of India news agency that 22 people were dead on arrival at their facilities.
PoliticsAssociated PressThe Latest: Trump wants term limits for House, SenateDonald Trump says he wants congressional term limits of six years for House members and 12 years for the Senate. Trump outlined his term limits ideas Tuesday as part of his ongoing emphasis on a proposed federal ethics overhaul. The Indiana governor happens to be a former member of Congress himself.
StyleCosmopolitan VideosWhat the Cast of ‘Hocus Pocus’ Looks Like NowIn honor of Halloween, take a look at how the cast of ‘Hocus Pocus’ looks like now.
- LifestyleThe DriveC'Etait Un Rendezvous: Alex Roy Reviews The 2017 Jaguar F-Type SVR
Like the Russian submarine in The Hunt For Red October, the 2017 Jaguar F-Type SVR is a car built for one purpose. I’m not talking about tunnel sprints, which is how Jaguar launched it earlier this year. I’m talking about the penultimate road test. Have
U.S.ReutersDanish police detain man suspected of bomb hoaxesDanish police detained a man on Monday suspected of a spate of bomb hoaxes that forced the evacuation of two provincial airports and two shopping malls earlier in the day. "The man is suspected of sending a number of threats to Danish airports, shopping centers and hospitals," it said, without saying how he sent the hoaxes. Domestic airports at Roskilde and Aarhus and a shopping mall at Roskilde, about 35 km (22 miles) west of the capital, reopened after searches by dogs trained to detect explosives, police said.
