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Melania and Ivanka attempt to play nice cops on family separation

The day after the White House began a retreat from a border crisis of its own making, the Trump women began a charm offensive to blunt the impact of images of young children separated from their parents.

Migrant Children Report Physical, Verbal Abuse In At Least 3 Federal Detention Centers

Migrant children as young as 11 years old have reported suffering physical and

No Narcotics In Anthony Bourdain's System When He Died: Report

Anthony Bourdain had no narcotics in his system when he killed himself this

Multiple States Sue Trump Admin to Stop Family Separation Policy

Rachel Maddow reports on a lawsuit filed by Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson and joined by several other states to stop Donald Trump's migrant family separation policy.

Five Charity Workers Were Kidnapped and Gang-Raped in East India

Five women were kidnapped and gang-raped at gunpoint while doing charity work in a remote part of India.

Corey Lewandowski Dropped By Speakers Bureau After Family Separation Remark

Corey Lewandowski has been dropped by a top speakers bureau after he made a

Saudi women prepare to get behind the wheel as driving ban comes to an end

The country announced an end to the ban on women drivers last fall, opening women-only driving schools. As of this weekend, women there will be able to drive on real roads.

U.S. centers force migrant children to take drugs: lawsuit

(Reuters) - Immigrant children are being routinely and forcibly given a range of psychotropic drugs at U.S. government-funded youth shelters to manage their trauma after being detained and in some cases separated from parents, according to a lawsuit. Children held at facilities such as the Shiloh Treatment Center in Texas are almost certain to be administered the drugs, irrespective of their condition, and without their parents' consent, according to the lawsuit filed by the Los Angeles-based Center for Human Rights & Constitutional Law. The Shiloh center, which specializes in services for children and youths with behavioral and emotional problems, did not respond immediately to a request for comment.

Portion of Kentucky bourbon warehouse collapses

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Thousands of bourbon barrels were piled in a massive heap Friday after a large section of a whiskey storage warehouse collapsed at a distillery in the heart of Kentucky bourbon country.

Order on family separation offers no relief for thousands already being held 

Despite a federal policy change that will affect the detention of new families caught illegally entering the country, children who’ve already been separated from their parents will remain so.

Antwon Rose Police Shooting Sparks Second Night Of Pittsburgh Protests

Hundreds of protesters enraged over an East Pittsburgh police officer's fatal

Fox News Pundit Charles Krauthammer Dead At 68

Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Charles Krauthammer has died, The Washington

Protesters Outside Kirstjen Nielsen’s House Play Audio Of Detained Migrant Children

ALEXANDRIA, Va. ― Protesters gathered outside Homeland Security Secretary

Senior Netflix executive axed over use of the N-word

Netflix sacked its chief spokesman Jonathan Friedland, he revealed on Friday, after he used the N-word twice in the space of a few days during meetings with staff. The head of communications announced his departure after being upbraided for a second time for using the racial slur, which is controversial for its ubiquity in hip-hop culture and completely taboo in almost every other context. Former journalist Friedland -- not to be confused with Jonathan Freedland, a prominent columnist at the London-based Guardian newspaper -- had served in communications roles for Disney.

People Want Time Magazine To Pay Young Immigrant Girl On Cover

Time magazine is getting a lot of attention for its provocative new cover that

Disturbing Video Shows California Police Officer Dragging Woman Out of Car

The woman, Samantha Luna, claims she did nothing to elicit such a reaction from the police officer.

National Enquirer Consulted Cohen, Trump on 2016 Stories: WaPo

Rachel Maddow shares reporting from the Washington Post that the National Enquirer sent stories about Donald Trump to Michael Cohen for approval before publishing and took suggestions for stories about Hillary Clinton from Trump.

Lawyer: No apparent justification for fatal shooting of teen

EAST PITTSBURGH, Pa. (AP) — A 17-year-old boy fatally shot by a police officer in Pennsylvania seconds after he fled a traffic stop did not pose a threat to anyone, a lawyer for the family of the teen said.

Stephen Colbert Mocks Melania's Jacket: Was 'Womp Womp' Your First Choice?

Stephen Colbert tore into first lady Melania Trump on Thursday for managing to

Samantha Bee: Trump Fixed 'Baby Jails' With The Next-Worst Thing

Samantha Bee of "Full Frontal" said she's happy that President Donald Trump

US Border Patrol sets up surprise immigration checkpoint in Maine

US Border Patrol set up a temporary inland checkpoint on a Maine interstate, a move civil rights advocates say raises concerning questions about constitutional protections under the Trump administration. The inland checkpoint was first reported by the Bangor Daily News, which sent reporters to drive through the Interstate 95 stop and ask a few questions of the Border Patrol officers there. Drivers arriving at the checkpoint, which was there for 11 hours, were being asked citizenship questions before the agents were allowing them to proceed.

The Trauma Of Family Separation Will Haunt Children For Decades

On Wednesday, the Trump administration, under swelling public pressure,

Israel says Gaza baby's family paid to blame army for death

Israel said Thursday it has evidence the family of a baby who died near the Gaza border was paid by Hamas to accuse Israel's army over her death, an account the family rejected. Gaza's health ministry and family members said eight-month-old Leila al-Ghandour had died after inhaling tear gas along the border during a day of clashes in May, in which at least 61 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire.

Ericsson needs industries to embrace 5G to underpin its recovery

STOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) - Ericsson needs a range of industries to embrace 5G network services if the equipment maker is to get a long-term boost that would allow it to progress from cost-cutting to expansion. For now, the Swedish company is focusing on a cost-savings plan running until 2020 to shore up profitability, hoping that growth will then return as the pace of 5G network upgrades picks up early in the following decade. Having struggled with flagging revenue since 4G sales peaked in the middle of the decade, Ericsson is pinning its hopes for revived growth on the emergence of new mobile businesses in 10 broad sectors such as manufacturing, energy and public safety.

Carbon Dioxide Shortage Causing Beer Crisis in Britain Amid World Cup

There is also a beer shortage in Russia, which is hosting the tournament.

Most Americans Approve of How Trump Is Handling North Korea Following Summit

But they don't think North Korea will dismantle its nuclear program

Torture case: 911 audio reveals harrowing details of alleged child abuse

A 17-year-old girl, one of the 13 children held captive and tortured by her parents in California, told a 911 operator about the horrors she experienced. ABC News' Diane Macedo reports.

Israeli Prime Minister's Wife, Sara Netanyahu, Indicted For Fraud

Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was on

John Oliver Is Blocked By China After He Makes Fun Of Its President

On Sunday's "Last Week Tonight," covering China and its President Xi Jinping,

Jeff Sessions Says He Never 'Intended' To Separate Immigrant Families. That's A Lie.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Thursday that the Trump administration

In 2015, a Russian-Built Submarine Might Have 'Sunk' a Navy Nuclear Sub

The Virginia-class is orders of magnitude quieter and offers far better sensors and carries more weapons. The newer vessels are far more effective against threats like the Kilo than their Los Angeles-class predecessors. Buying as many Virginias as possible becomes especially important as more and more potential adversaries procure advanced diesel-electric boats like the Kilo or the even more capable Russian-built Amur.

South Sudan rules out rebel leader Machar rejoining government

By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - South Sudan offered to allow a rebel representative to join its government on Friday, but ruled out Riek Machar, saying they had "had enough" of the rebel leader after five years of civil war. "Machar cannot be part of government. Despite that dismissal, Lueth said South Sudan's President Salva Kiir would meet his arch-rival and former vice president Machar for face-to-face talks again next week.

Malaysia reopens probe into Mongolian model's murder as pressure builds on former premier Najib Razak

The Malaysian police are set to reopen an investigation into the murder of a Mongolian model in 2006, in a politically charged case that could add to the woes of Najib Razak, the beleaguered former prime minister.  Altantuya Shaariibuu, 28, was killed and blown up with military grade explosives in a forest near the capital, Kuala Lumpur, after being kidnapped late at night outside the home of her alleged lover Abdul Razak Baginda - a defence analyst who advised Mr Najib between 2000 and 2008.  Two former police officers, Sirul Azhar Umar and Azilah Hadri, were sentenced to death for the crime but reports have alleged that they served as bodyguards for Mr Najib, who was deputy prime minister at the time of her gruesome death.  Sirul fled to Australia to seek asylum and is currently being held at a detention centre in Sydney.  Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad meets Dr Shaariibuu Setev, father of Altantuya Shaariibuu on Wednesday Credit: Malaysian PM The police confirmed to The Star newspaper that they were reopening their investigations after Shaaribuu’s father flew to Malaysia from Mongolia to file a fresh statement.  Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia’s prime minister, who ousted Mr Najib in a shock election result in May, pledged his support for Setev Shaaribuu’s case “if there is new evidence”, after meeting with him on Wednesday evening, reported Channel News Asia.  Mr Shaaribuu has alleged that the former government tried to block the truth from emerging, and that the true plot behind his daughter’s murder was covered up.  Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor are facing a corruption probe Credit: Mohd Rasfan/AFP In his statement to the police, he named a former aide to Mr Najib as a “crucial witness.” Mr Najib himself has always denied knowing the victim.  However, the timing of the case could spell more trouble for the ousted leader, who is currently banned from leaving the country amid another investigation into an alleged multi-billion dollar corruption scandal involving the 1Malaysia Development Berhad state fund, that he earlier founded.  In claims made to Reuters on Tuesday Dr Mahathir said that the authorities have “an almost perfect case” against Mr Najib on charges of embezzlement, misappropriation and bribery linked to 1MDB.  Mr Najib responded in his first interview since his stunning election defeat, telling the news agency that he knew nothing about money from the state fund appearing in his personal bank account.  He claimed his advisors and the management and board of 1MDB had wrongly kept the embezzlement of funds a secret from him.  Public anger over the scandal, which US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has described as “kleptocracy at its worst”, was a significant factor in his election defeat. Malaysian police seize a huge haul of handbags belonging to Najib Razak's wife Credit: Ariffin Jamar/AFP Mr Najib insisted in the interview that he did not know if hundreds of millions of dollars that moved through his personal account was from 1MDB, and if money from the fund was eventually laundered to acquire assets globally, including yachts, paintings and jewellery.  He did shed some light, however, on the origin of dozens of luxury bags that were recently seized by the police from properties linked to his family.  The handbags were gifts and wedding presents to his wife and daughter, and had nothing to do with 1MDB, he said.  “These were gifts, particularly with my daughter’s they were tagged, they were actually labelled: when, by whom,” he said.  He added that his son-in-law, Daniyar Nazarbayev, the nephew of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the Kazakh president, also gifted many bags to Rosmah Mansor, Mr Najib’s wife.  “People might find it hard to understand, but my son-in-law for example, he gets Birkin from his source, five or six at one go,” he said. “His family has got some means, so it has nothing to do with 1MDB if it comes from Kazakhstan.”   

How to Make Grilled General Tso's Chicken

This fun twist on barbecue chicken borrows flavors from a Chinese takeout favorite. We grill the chicken without any of the glazy sauce brushed on because you would lose all subtlety in the sauce if it were to char on the grill.

Melania Trump To Child Detainees: 'Good Luck'

First lady Melania Trump made an unannounced visit on Thursday to an immigrant

911 Call: Mom said ex-boyfriend had gun, 4 kids with him

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman who escaped her apartment after her ex-husband started beating her told a 911 dispatcher she didn't want to leave her four children alone with him too long "because he might do something."

ABC Pulls 'The Proposal' Episode After Woman Says Contestant Was Involved In Sexual Assault

ABC has only aired one episode of the new reality series "The Proposal" ―

Pelosi On Trump's Separation Of Migrant Kids: ‘Come Near Our Cubs, You Got A Problem’

Democratic lawmakers gathered Thursday to discuss the Trump administration's

An Ancient Chinese Tomb Reveals an Extinct Species of Gibbon, and a Warning

Human activity may have contributed to their extinction

Assad presses assault in southwest Syria, civilians flee

By Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces pounded rebel-held areas of the southwest with artillery on Thursday, in a steady escalation by President Bashar al-Assad who has vowed to win back the area bordering Jordan and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 12,500 civilians had fled the town of Busra al-Hariri and nearby areas of Deraa province in the last two days. The United States has warned it would take "firm and appropriate measures" in response to government violations of a "de-escalation" deal it brokered with Russia last year to contain the conflict in the southwest.

US designer Spade mourned at hometown funeral

Friends and loved ones said goodbye Thursday to American fashion designer Kate Spade at a funeral in Kansas City, Missouri, birthplace of the 55-year-old who committed suicide two weeks ago. Spade was one of the biggest names in American fashion, known especially for her sleek handbags. An additional tragedy befell the family hours before the late-afternoon service, as Spade's "heartbroken" 89-year-old father died at his home in the Midwestern US city.

House Republicans Gear Up For Failure On Immigration

WASHINGTON ― Despite President Donald Trump's stated ― albeit, at times,

Retired U.S. Cardinal Disciplined In Former Altar Boy's Abuse

A retired Roman Catholic cardinal has been removed from public ministry and

Mother of 'Little Jacob' Dumped His Body at the Beach Because He 'Liked The Water': Affidavit

The 4-year-old boy's mother and her girlfriend have been charged in connection with his murder.

2019 Audi Q8 50 TDI First Drive: I Can Feel Your Halo

Audi's new flagship SUV is surprisingly practical, predictably refined and ultimately baffling.