SFGate Camp Fire: Recovery efforts end, flooding prompts evacuations SFGate Butte County officials ended their recovery efforts for human remains on Thursday, three weeks after the vicious Camp Fire tore through Paradise and surrounding communities. But heavy rains this week brought new problems to the area: Flooding...

Reuters Ex-FBI director Comey asks court to quash Republican congressional subpoena Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former FBI Director James Comey asked a federal judge on Thursday to quash a congressional subpoena from Republicans on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee who are trying to compel him to testify behind...

USA TODAY 'Destined for failure': Evangelicals question John Chau's sincere, ill-advised plan USA TODAY When John Chau landed on North Sentinel Island, he brought gifts for the tribespeople he hoped to reach for Jesus: Fish, safety pins, some cord. They shot an arrow into his Bible in response, he later wrote. “Please...

A flammable gas leak at a plant owned by ChemChina subsidiary Hebei Shenghua Chemical Industry Co caused a blast that killed 23 people and injured 22 this week in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, ChemChina said in a statement on Friday. from Reuters: World New...

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Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines...

Mississippi Senate incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) didn't use the opportunity from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines...

Robert Mueller's office is aware of emails sent to Trump confidant Roger Stone tipping him off about "very damaging" data dumps Wikileaks released during the 2016 presidential election, a draft court document has revealed. The emails, detailed within in draft court documents, were sent by right-wing commentator Jerome...

Russia seized the Ukrainian vessels and their crews on Sunday near Crimea, the Ukrainian region which Moscow annexed in 2014, over what it said was their illegal entry into Russian waters, which Ukraine denies. Some of Ukraine's Western allies have also raised the possibility of imposing new sanctions on Russia over the...

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Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, on Thursday declined to come to Ukraine's aid after its president appealed for help to block Russian aggression. Petro Poroshenko, the Ukrainian president, appealed to Nato on Thursday, asking for naval support in the standoff with Russia and accused the neighboring state of wanting...

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump publicly floated the possibility that he'd from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines...

European leaders rebuffed calls from Ukraine for greater support against Russia on Thursday, after Kiev urged NATO to send ships into waters disputed with Moscow. German Chancellor Angela Merkel asked Kiev to be "sensible" following the request from President Petro Poroshenko, just hours after the European Union failed...

Hotter summers will drive a spike in violence, suicide and self harm, the authors of a major study into the health impacts of climate change have warned. More than 150 experts from fields including climate science, health, engineering, agriculture and transport have assessed the implications of global warming on populations...

CNN Miami Herald: Labor secretary accused of giving wealthy alleged pedophile 'deal of a lifetime' CNN Washington (CNN) When he was a US attorney in Florida, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta gave accused pedophile Jeffrey Epstein the "deal of a lifetime," the Miami Herald reported Wednesday. In a sweeping review of...

Los Angeles Times Two San Diego teens among three reportedly killed execution-style at Tijuana apartment complex Los Angeles Times Two San Diego teenagers and their Tijuana friend who set out for Ensenada for a Friday barbecue were shot and killed execution-style early Sunday at a Tijuana apartment complex, according...

New York Times St. Louis Police Officers Charged With Beating Undercover Detective at 2017 Protest New York Times Three St. Louis police officers were charged on Thursday with beating up an apparent protester who turned out to be an undercover detective on their own team, the authorities said. The officers were accused...

Syrian air defenses shot down "hostile targets" on Thursday, state media said, in an area regional intelligence sources said contains Iran-backed assets, while Russian media said no Israeli jet had been downed as earlier reported. from Reuters: World New...

An optional warning light could have alerted engineers about mechanical faults on Lion Air's Boeing 737 MAX jet that crashed last month, experts said, sparking an industry debate over whether installing the system should become mandatory. from Reuters: World New...

Ukraine has banned Russian adult men aged 16-60 years from entering Ukraine, the head of the border service Petro Tsygykal said in a televised meeting on Friday. from Reuters: World New...

Syrian air defenses shot down several targets but did not shoot down an Israeli war plane on Thursday, Russia's RIA news agency cited an unnamed Syrian security source as saying on Friday. from Reuters: World New...

Sri Lanka's parliament on Friday voted to halt payment of ministers' salaries and travel expenses, but it remained unclear how the move would impact the disputed government of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa whose ministers boycotted the vote. from Reuters: World New...

The race to succeed Angela Merkel as leader of Germany's ruling conservatives, and take pole position to succeed her as chancellor, is going down to the wire. from Reuters: World New...