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The UN General Assembly Turns Into A Fight Between Trump And Iran

President Donald Trump on Tuesday attacked Iran in a heated speech at the

Capitol Hill protests mark rising wave of Kavanaugh opposition

Three days after Mitch McConnell vowed to “plow right through” the opposition to Brett Kavanaugh and install him on the Supreme Court, the halls of Congress filled with protesters invigorated by the latest allegations against the nominee.

Texas man accused of series of California homeless beatings

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Texas man was arrested on suspicion of killing three people and seriously injuring four in a 2½-week-long string of attacks targeting sleeping homeless men in Southern California, Los Angeles police said Tuesday, while authorities in Houston investigated him for the disappearance of his aunt and uncle.

Smith & Wesson Shareholders Vote In Favor Of Issuing Report On Gun Violence, Safety

Shareholders of Smith & Wesson, the largest U.S. firearm manufacturer, voted

Arizona Deputy Uses Taser Gun to Escape Big Black Cow Attacking Him

The deputy was answering a call from a woman pinned on the ground by a cow.

After Idlib deal, Turkey faces tough task to oust jihadists

A Russia-Turkey deal may have stopped a regime assault on Syria's Idlib for now, but analysts are sceptical that rebel backer Ankara can impose it on the jihadists who dominate the area. Under the agreement announced Monday, a demilitarised zone is to be set up aroundIdlib, one of the country's last major jihadist and rebel bastions on the border with Turkey. "I don't see how Turkey will be able to impose its will on jihadists," Syria expert Fabrice Balanche said.

Russia Has Big Plans for the Sukhoi Su-30SM Flanker-H Fighter

Some big upgrades are coming. 

Rumors Flew That Rod Rosenstein Resigned or Was Fired. Here's Why It Would Matter Which Happened

Rumors swirled Monday that Rod Rosenstein was about to resign or be fired. Here's why it would matter which one happened.

Trump To Migrants: Stay Home

President Donald Trump delivered a speech to the United Nations General

Mattis dismisses Iran's revenge threat as tensions climb after attack

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday the attackers who killed 25 people at a military parade had been paid by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and that Iran would "severely punish" those behind the bloodshed. The deputy head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards also accused the United States and Israel of involvement in the attack and said they should expect a devastating response. Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon that Iran's threat did not give him any concern.

Brett Kavanaugh And The Men Who Say Nothing

Brett Kavanaugh, the embattled Supreme Court nominee facing multiple

Indonesian Teen Lost at Sea for 49 Days Said He 'Prayed Every Day'

He has since been reunited with his family.

Turkey orders 61 soldiers detained for suspected Gulen links: media

Turkish authorities ordered the arrest of 61 soldiers from the navy and land forces, including senior officers, for suspected links to a U.S.-based cleric who Ankara says orchestrated a 2016 failed coup, state media said on Monday. Eighteen of those ordered detained were on active duty, Anadolu news agency said, adding the suspects included 13 majors and 12 captains from the land forces and 24 first lieutenants from the navy. Authorities have carried out regular sweeps against alleged members of cleric Fethullah Gulen's network since the coup attempt of July 2016, in which 250 people were killed.

Bill Cosby’s Publicist: ‘They Persecuted Jesus And Look What Happened’

Bill Cosby's publicist defended the disgraced entertainer Tuesday after he was

New Zealand's 'First Baby' Neve makes history with United Nations debut alongside Jacinda Ardern

New Zealand’s so-called “First Baby” - the three-month-old daughter of prime minister Jacinda Ardern -  has made her debut on the international political stage, appearing at a peace summit at the United Nations with her mother. Ms Ardern kissed Neve Te Aroha before addressing the summit, during which the baby was held by Clarke Gayford, Ms Ardern’s partner. Mr Gayford sent an image of his daughter’s United Nations security pass, which playfully listed her title as “First Baby”. "Because everyone on Twitter's been asking to see Neve's UN ID, staff here whipped one up," he wrote. "I wish I could have captured the startled look on a Japanese delegation inside the UN yesterday who walked into a meeting room in the middle of a nappy change. Great yarn for her 21st." Because everyone on twitter's been asking to see Neve's UN id, staff here whipped one up. I wish I could have captured the startled look on a Japanese delegation inside UN yesterday who walked into a meeting room in the middle of a nappy change. Great yarn for her 21st. pic.twitter.com/838BI96VYX— Clarke Gayford (@NZClarke) September 24, 2018 Ms Ardern, 38, is her country’s youngest leader and the first to take maternity leave. She is only the second leader in modern history to give birth while in office, after Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto in 1990. Ms Ardern said she and her partner made “a very practical decision” to take Neve with them into the United Nations summit in New York. “Neve is actually nearby me most of the time in New Zealand, she's just not always caught,” she said. Clarke Gayford holds baby Neve while Jacinda Ardern speaks at the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit Credit:  CARLO ALLEGRI/REUTERS  "But here when she's awake we try and keep her with me so obviously that was the occasion.” A United Nations spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, said the organisation was delighted to see Neve in the General Assembly hall. “Prime Minister Ardern is showing that no one is better qualified to represent her country than a working mother,” he said. “Just five  percent of the world’s leaders are women, so we need to make them as welcome here as possible.” Jacinda Ardern addresses the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit Credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP Ms Ardern has been feted by the United States media during her visit and appeared on NBC’s Today Show shortly after her arrival. She joked that taking her daughter on a seventeen-hour flight “at the time felt on par” with running the country. "But between Clarke and I we managed it," she said. "You don't know until you are there of course, but [motherhood] has met my expectations, the joy though has far surpassed my expectations."

Tropical depression could form off coast of Carolinas, bring more rain

Thousands of people continue to be forced to evacuate in the Carolinas due to rising rivers after Hurricane Florence -- and more rain is on the way Tuesday.

Fiona Hill, Trump's top expert on Russia, is quietly shaping a tougher U.S. policy

For nearly two decades, British-American scholar Fiona Hill has followed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s trajectory.

Ford executive says may boost production in China to avoid tariffs

Ford is looking at speeding up plans to build more Lincoln models in Chinese plants amid the growing trade war with the United States that has made US exports less attractive, a senior executive said Monday. Joseph Hinrichs, Ford's executive vice president for global operations, said he did not see any easy resolution to the trade dispute between the United States and China. President Donald Trump on Monday imposed tariffs on an additional $200 billion in Chinese goods, prompting swift retaliation from Beijing on $60 billion in US products.

Kavanaugh’s Choir Boy Defense Raises Questions About His Credibility, Democrats Say

WASHINGTON ― Senators are expected to weigh the credibility of Dr. Christine

AP FACT CHECK: O'Rourke 'Jim Crow' remark goes beyond police

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Sen. Ted Cruz accused Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke of making offensive comments about police officers during their first debate of the Texas Senate race.

President Trump's New Presidential Limo Made Its Debut in Time for the U.N.

The latest version of the presidential limousine made its debut in New York City on Monday

Man Walks Into Police Station, Confesses to Killing Connecticut Jogger in 2014: Cops

William Winters Leverett, a registered sex offender, told Simsbury police he fatally stabbed insurance executive Melissa Millan.

Six Flags St. Louis Challenges You To Stay In A Coffin For 30 Hours

Who hasn't at one time in their life considered lying in a coffin for an

Syrian jihadists to state position on Idlib deal 'in coming days'

The main jihadist group in northwest Syria will announce its position on a Turkish-Russian deal over Idlib in the next few days, it said on Monday, with its acceptance or rejection vital to the success of efforts to contain the war. Tahrir al-Sham's stance will be critical to last week's deal which has, for now, averted a full-scale Syrian government offensive in Idlib, which along with adjacent areas of the northwest is the rebels' last major foothold. The agreement requires "radical" insurgents including Tahrir al-Sham to withdraw from a demilitarized zone along the frontlines by October 15.

Rod Rosenstein Attends White House Meeting As Job Is Reportedly In Jeopardy

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who was overseeing special counsel

German Catholic Church apologises for mass child sex abuse

Germany's Catholic Church on Tuesday apologised to thousands of victims of sexual assault by clergy, with the institution's top cardinal saying perpetrators must be brought to justice. The dismay expressed by the head of the German Bishops' Conference came as the institution published a damning report showing that in Germany, almost 3,700 minors -- mainly boys -- were assaulted between 1946 and 2014. "Sexual abuse is a persistent problem and not a historical problem" in the Catholic Church, said Harald Dressing, a professor at the Mannheim Institute of Psychology, who coordinated the research commissioned by the Bishops' Conference.

Woman says ex pressed for baby, didn't know her plan to kill

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota woman convicted of killing her pregnant neighbor by cutting the baby from her womb testified Tuesday that her boyfriend had pressured her to "produce a baby" after figuring out she had lied about being pregnant.

The 2019 Subaru Forester Goes for Mass Appeal

As we type this, Subaru is chasing its 82nd consecutive month of year-over-year sales growth. This comes as no surprise to those of us who live and work in Car and Driver’s hometown of Ann Arbor, Michigan, where it seems that every other car is an Outback. A brand name that once conjured images of rally racing is now more synonymous with trips to the grocery store, and with this new generation the Forester has lost both its manual transmission and its available turbocharged engine, with no signs that either will make a return.

Conservationists slam Australia shark policy as more killed

Conservationists on Monday slammed the baiting and killing of sharks at a popular Great Barrier Reef tourist spot after two swimmers were attacked, saying the policy was brutal and indiscriminate. Queensland state authorities deployed drumlines -- which use baited hooks to catch the predators -- at the Whitsunday Islands after two tourists were mauled in separate incidents a day apart last week. Hannah Papps, 12, and 46-year-old Justine Barwick, who were bitten on their legs, remain in hospital.

How a Breakthrough Therapy Helped Two Paralyzed People Walk Again—Years After Their Injuries

'The spinal cord can relearn to walk again'

Bill Cosby, in cuffs, imprisoned for up to 10 years for sexual assault

Cosby must spend at least three years in a Pennsylvania prison before he becomes eligible for supervised release, though he could end up behind bars for up to a decade. Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas Judge Steven O'Neill ordered Cosby to be jailed immediately, denying Cosby's request for bail while lawyers appeal the conviction. Minutes earlier, Constand left court with her arms folded, a smile spreading across her face as other women who have accused Cosby came to hug her.

Philadelphia Flyers Get New Mascot, And Twitter Users Say 'What The Puck?'

The Philadelphia Flyers hockey team has a new mascot, but its bizarre

Russia to provide Syria with new S-300 air defense missiles

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia announced Monday it will supply Syria's government with sophisticated S-300 air defense systems after last week's downing of a Russian plane by Syria forces responding to an Israeli air strike, a friendly fire incident that stoked regional tensions.

It Only Takes Two Republicans To End This Kavanaugh Fiasco

At any other time, and under any other president and party leadership, Brett

CNN Perfectly Sums Up Confusion Surrounding Rod Rosenstein

If the reported possible ouster of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein,

Maine Mom Charged After Allegedly Leaving Toddler Son in Target Parking Lot

Police said Taylor Purdue, 27, told them she thought one of her friends put her son in his rear-facing car seat.

Barrett-Jackson to Auction Vehicles from the Burt Reynolds Collection

Yes, there's a black and gold Trans Am among them,

Marriott takes control of Panama Trump tower after long dispute

With music and fanfare, US hotel chain Marriott on Tuesday took over a hotel in Panama City mired for months in a legal spat with the Trump Organization. "Marriott International takes control as of today, managing the building in all aspects," Demetrio Maduro, general manager of the new JW Marriot Panama City, told reporters. Until recently, the Trump Ocean Club International Hotel was located in the building, managed by the US president's property company, the Trump Organization -- now run by his sons.

Pit bull hit by car on Long Island may have saved child

Jayden, 12, said the driver blew through a stop sign, dodged a parked car and then hit his dog, Niko. Jayden believes Niko protected him by getting between him and the car.

Hong Kong pro-independence party formally outlawed in first such move since handover

Hong Kong authorities formally banned on Monday a group promoting independence from China - the first outlawing of a political organization since Britain handed its former colony back to Chinese rule in 1997. The city's Secretary for Security John Lee announced the ban on the Hong Kong National Party in a brief statement published in the government's gazette, 10 days after the party submitted arguments against the move. Lee ordered the ban under Hong Kong's Societies Ordinance, a previously little noticed colonial-era law that requires all social groups and organizations to register with the police.

Mexico disarms Acapulco police force linked to drug gangs

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in southern Mexico disarmed and placed under investigation the entire police force in the once-glittering resort of Acapulco on Tuesday, claiming the local cops were infiltrated by drug gangs.

President Trump Boasted About His Accomplishments at the United Nations. The Audience Laughed

"Didn't expect that reaction, but that's okay," Trump said

Israel-Russia ties tested after plane downed over Syria

The accidental downing of a Russian plane with 15 soldiers on board has tested relations between Moscow and Israel, which fears President Vladimir Putin will seek to curtail its actions in Syria as a result. Analysts say they believe Russia and Israel will eventually move past the incident without severely limiting Israel's freedom of action in Syria, where it has carried out hundreds of strikes against Iranian and Hezbollah targets.

Audi Won’t Let You See or Test-Drive the 2019 e-tron

The new electric SUV isn't going to be stocked in dealerships, so if you want one, you'll be ordering it sight unseen.

The Latest: Dallas officer's attorney says firing unfair

DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the firing of a white Dallas police officer charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of her black neighbor in the man's own apartment (all times local):