Month: October 2019

KOH RONG, Cambodia (AP) — Police are questioning six Cambodian men employed in tourist establishments about the disappearance of British backpacker Amelia Bambridge, an official involved in the search for the 21-year-old woman said Tuesday. Koh Rong Gov. Noun Bunthol said the six men were in police custody for questioning about Bambridge, who hasn’t been…

Former Vice President Joe Biden was denied Holy Communion by a Catholic priest in South Carolina on Sunday because of his public stance on abortion. Father Robert E. Morey confirmed to the Florence Morning News via email on Monday that he had refused the sacrament to Biden. “Sadly, this past Sunday, I had to refuse…

US special operations forces captured ‘two adult males’ in al-Baghdadi raid: Pentagon originally appeared on abcnews.go.com America’s top military officer said that U.S. special operations forces captured “two adult males” during the weekend raid where the founder and leader of the Islamic State died. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley revealed…

Welcome to 2020 Vision, the Yahoo News column covering the presidential race with one key takeaway every weekday and a wrap-up each weekend. Reminder: There are 98 days until the Iowa caucuses and 372 days until the 2020 election. It’s a tale as old as time. Struggling in the polls, a president seizes on an…

GREENVILLE, Texas (AP) — A man suspected of opening fire at an off-campus college party in Texas, killing two people and injuring 12 others, was arrested Monday. Brandon Ray Gonzales, 23, of Greenville, Texas, was taken into custody less than 48 hours after Saturday’s shooting, Hunt County Sheriff Randy Meeks said. Gonzales, who was arrested…

Why ISIS leader and founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s remains were buried at sea originally appeared on abcnews.go.com The remains of ISIS leader and founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi were disposed at sea after he died during the U.S. military raid that targeted his compound in northwest Syria over the weekend, a U.S. official confirmed Monday. Authorities…

While announcing the killing of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, President Trump described the terrorist’s death during the U.S. raid in unusually graphic detail — repeatedly claiming that al-Baghdadi died “whimpering, screaming and crying.” But a top U.S. official who watched the raid with Trump in the White House Situation Room said he’s not sure where…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A military officer at the National Security Council twice raised concerns over the Trump administration’s push to have Ukraine investigate Democrats and Joe Biden, according to testimony the official is prepared to deliver Tuesday in the House impeachment inquiry. Alexander Vindman, an Army lieutenant colonel who served in Iraq and, later, as…

In 1994, as a slew of scandals were popping up around President Bill Clinton, an attorney who worked with his defense team visited the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) in Washington to ask a simple question in person: Could the president of the United States accept free legal services from his personal lawyers? An unambiguous…

Ever since 1988, when Aman opened the doors to its first guesthouse in Thailand’s Phuket, the hotelier has prided itself on offering guests not just a place to stay, but a gateway to foreign lands that feels as warm and welcoming as visiting an old friend. A very well-heeled friend, that is, with 34 stunning…