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Sen. John Kennedy To Trump: 'Tweeting A Little Less Would Not Cause Brain Damage'

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) dodged questions on CNN's "New Day" about whether

Wisconsin company gives employees handguns for Christmas: 'The perfect gift'

A Wisconsin family-owned company decided to forgo traditional cash bonuses

Death Toll Mounts To 48 In Northern California Fire, Deadliest In State History

The death toll in Northern California's Camp fire climbed higher on Tuesday as

National Security Aide Fired 1 Day After Melania Trump Called For Her Dismissal

Deputy national security adviser Mira Ricardel has been fired, barely 24 hours

Yahoo News Explains: Is the Vatican doing enough to address sexual abuse in the church?

The Vatican halted a plan by U.S. bishops to address the age-old sexual abuse issues plaguing the Roman Catholic Church.

Brexit Deal Helps Lock U.K. Into Customs Union the EU Wanted

For months, the struggle to work out a temporary fix for the Irish border stood in the way of a Brexit deal. Now, it turns out the solution looks neither temporary nor solely for the Irish border. As the agreement gets picked over by Theresa May’s Cabinet, it will become clear that in signing up to the so-called backstop to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland, the U.K. may be committing itself to something more permanent.

Morning Brief: The top news and buzzy moments you need to know

Welcome to the Morning Brief where we give you a rundown of everything you may

California wildfires - live: Death toll climbs to 50 as strong winds bring new blazes near Los Angeles

The remains of six more victims of California’s most lethal and destructive wildfire in history were found on Tuesday, bringing the death toll to 48. Forensic teams with cadaver dogs spent the day combing through ash and charred debris in what was let of the town of Paradise, around 175 miles (280km) north of San Francisco. Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said 100 National Guard troops were being sent in at his request to assist in the search for additional human remains left by the so-called Camp Fire.

U.S. sanctions 17 Saudis over killing of journalist Khashoggi

The U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on 17 Saudi officials on Thursday for their role in the killing last month of Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, the first concrete response by the Trump administration to the journalist's death. Among those sanctioned were Saud al-Qahtani, who has been removed from his position as a top aide to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as well as the Saudi Consul General Mohammed Alotaibi and members of a 15-person team Turkey has identified as being involved in Khashoggi's death.

Howard Dean: Republicans will 'have a terrible time because they’re getting older and whiter'

Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean was pleased with the party’s performance in last week’s midterm elections — and not just because it regained control of the House.

Best Bites: Traditional Thanksgiving cranberry sauce 3 ways

Welcome to Best Bites, a twice-weekly video series that aims to satisfy your

Northern California Fire Victims Are Suing The Power Company

Northern California's Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has once again found itself

Fast food manager attacked by woman over ketchup

Police say they are searching for a McDonald's customer caught on surveillance video attacking two employees last month at a restaurant in Santa Ana, California.

Trevor Noah Provides 'Presidential Harassment' Training For House Democrats

With Democrats taking control of the House of Representatives, Trevor Noah

Witness didn't hear officer order security guard to drop gun

CHICAGO (AP) — A security guard who was working at a suburban Chicago bar when a black co-worker was fatally shot by a white police officer said Wednesday that he never heard the officer order the other man to drop his gun.

Michelle Obama Says She And Barack Are 'Finding Each Other Again' In Post-White House Romance

Michelle Obama is getting candid about her relationship with her husband of

Israel defence minister quits after ceasefire, government in turmoil

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced his resignation on Wednesday and called for early elections after a sharp disagreement over a Gaza ceasefire deal, throwing the government into turmoil. Lieberman also said his party was quitting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition, leaving the premier with only a one-seat majority in parliament. Elections are not due until November 2019, but Lieberman's resignation increases the likelihood of an earlier vote.

Key U.S. Senate Republican says acting Attorney General comfortable with Russia probe

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said on Thursday that acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, who now oversees a probe of whether President Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russia, told him he had no concerns about Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is leading the investigation. "He's seen nothing out of bounds or no concerns at all about Mr. Mueller," Graham, a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, told reporters in comments confirmed by his spokesman. Whitaker, a Trump loyalist and a former U.S. attorney for the southern district of Iowa, had criticized the Mueller probe as too far-reaching before he was appointed by Trump last week to run the Justice Department.

Best Bites: Traditional Thanksgiving cranberry brie tart with pancetta

Welcome to Best Bites, a twice-weekly video series that aims to satisfy your

Amazon HQ Move Criticized by New York City Council, U.S. Senator

About 250 people huddled against the cold wind in Long Island City Wednesday, near the East River site where Amazon plans to move in. U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand later used a Twitter posting to join the chorus of critics. The gathering in Queens included dozens of elected officials, including City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, who represents the district that includes Long Island City and who said he’d been shut out of any negotiations and only learned the deal had been consummated by reading about it in the newspaper.

Macron in Morocco for opening of high-speed railway

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Morocco on Thursday to take part in the inauguration of a high-speed railway line that boasts the fastest journey times in Africa or the Arab world. The French leader, who was invited by King Mohammed VI, will attend a grand ceremony at Tangiers' newly renovated train station, with heavy security measures put in place. Macron will travel with the monarch on the high-speed train from Tangiers, a major port linking Africa and Europe, to the capital Rabat.

What To Buy On Black Friday At Walmart

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are near, but that doesn't mean there aren't

Facebook Reportedly Paid For Smear Campaign Against George Soros

In an effort to muffle criticism of how it handled Russian interference and

California wildfires tracker: Los Angeles area faces new blaze as rain could prove useful in taming deadly flames

Numerous massive wildfires ripping through California have left thousands of residents displaced and killed dozens, as firefighters embarked on a grim search for the missing. At least 48 people were confirmed dead in the so-called Camp Fire that turned the Northern California town of Paradise and outlying areas into hell on earth, making it the deadliest blaze in state history. Here’s the state of conditions across California and what’s expected for the area over the next days and weeks ahead.

Woolsey Fire damage coming into focus

Residents are returning home to find desolation after an evacuation order was lifted.

Fox News backs CNN in lawsuit against Trump, wants Acosta's access reinstated

The president of Fox News said on Wednesday that the media outlet is joining more than a dozen other media outlets in supporting rival CNN in its lawsuit against President Trump.

Pilots says Boeing didn't disclose jet's new control feature

Boeing didn't tell airline pilots about features of a new flight-control system in its 737 MAX that reportedly is a focus of the investigation into last month's deadly crash in Indonesia, according to pilots who fly the jet in the U.S.

'Read The Room': Empire State Building Gets Ripped Over Amazon HQ Celebration

The Empire State Building was dragged on social media Tuesday over its

Florida: Senate race stays on knife edge as hand recount ordered

Workers monitor the Republican party table at the Palm Beach county supervisor of elections warehouse. Florida’s election torment is set to continue after officials ordered a hand recount of ballots in the knife-edge US Senate race between the Republican Rick Scott and the Democrat Bill Nelson. After a troubled machine recount finished on Thursday, Scott had a lead of 12,603 votes, or 0.15 percentage points – within the threshold of 0.25 points that by state law triggers a manual recount.

11 Useful Gifts That Don’t Create Clutter

Gifts are an integral part of the holiday season, whether you celebrate

US could lose in war with China or Russia, panel warns

The United States is facing a national security and military crisis and could lose in a war against Russia or China, a bipartisan congressional panel warned in a report Wednesday. Congress had tasked the National Defense Strategy Commission to look at President Donald Trump's sweeping National Defense Strategy (NDS), which highlights a new era of "Great Power competition" with Moscow and Beijing.

X-ray images show tools Khashoggi killers brought to Istanbul, Turkish paper claims

The 15-strong Saudi kill team responsible for the murder of columnist Jamal Khashoggi carried luggage containing scissors, syringes and a stun gun, a pro-government Turkish paper has claimed. Sabah, a daily newspaper headquartered in Istanbul, published images on Tuesday purported to be airport X-ray scans of the team's bags as they left Istanbul for Riyadh on October 2, the day of Mr Khashoggi’s murder.  A number of tools and pieces of equipment can be seen, including walkie-talkies, a signal jammer and a pair of scissors.  The bags were loaded onto two private jets but police were not able to open them due to diplomatic immunity, according to the report. The paper, which is close to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), is one of a number of outlets that has published a steady stream of leaks providing lurid details of Khashoggi’s death, a tactic seemingly designed to keep pressure on Riyadh and its allies. How the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi unfolded Mr Khashoggi, a regular contributor to the Washington Post, was killed in the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate while attempting to secure paperwork that would allow him to remarry.  According to Istanbul’s chief prosecutor, he was strangled and his body dismembered soon after entering the building.  Saudi officials initially denied all involvement but in the face of mounting international outrage admitted that the columnist had been killed as part of a “rogue” operation. The X-ray images were published as the New York Times reported that in an audio recording of the killing, one of the team responsible can be heard instructing a superior to "tell your boss" after the murder takes place, a suspected reference to Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi crown prince.  Khashoggi was once close to the royal family but went into self-imposed exile last year and had since been critical of the Crown Prince in his writing. Mr Erdogan described the tape as a “calamity” this week and said it shocked even a Saudi intelligence officer who listened to it, according to local media. The Turkish president added that orders for the killing came from the highest levels of the kingdom.

Watch California's powerful, relentless winds stoke the state's fires

It's the time of year when winds really kick up in California, and firefighters on Tuesday night captured footage of relentless gusts driving a new blaze over the parched terrain.  Firefighters in San Bernardino County — an arid region east of Los Angeles — spent the night combatting the newly-born Sierra Fire amid potent seasonal winds, known as Santa Anas. Though this particular fire (147 acres and well-contained), is quite small compared to the expansive Camp and Woolsey fires, it shows how persistent 50 mph gusts can whip fire over the land — land that has been parched by a confluence of dry winds and a long, scorching summer.  #SierraFire: Footage from earlier this evening. In #SantaAnaWinds, Dozers can often engage where it’s too dangerous for handcrews. A decisive force multiplier in tonight’s firefight. ^eas pic.twitter.com/gtqmJB5pk6 — SB County Fire (@SBCOUNTYFIRE) November 14, 2018 In the video, a bulldozer, which had been clearing vegetation to limit the spread of fire into an adjacent community, can be seen working while the winds blow smoke through the air and stoke brush fires in the background. Santa Ana winds are notorious for stoking fall fires in California. These dry winds, traveling east from the great U.S. deserts, pick up in the fall and eventually peak in December, Sasha Gershunov, a research meteorologist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, said in an interview.  But typically by mid-November — and certainly December — some rains will wet the dry California vegetation.  The winds will always blow, but these days they're increasingly gusting over dried-out terrain. This makes for perfect fire conditions.  SEE ALSO: When will this terrible wildfire season in California end? "Now we’re in our traditional fire season, but the fuels are untraditionally dry this late into the season," said Gershunov. "This seems to be getting more common as the climate changes," he added. Some of the most destructive, deadliest wildfires occur in Southern California, a place not defined by pine forests, but shrubs and grasslands.  Here, a confluence of Santa Ana winds, development in fire-prone areas, and climate change have boosted the state's growing wildfire woes. Overall, the amount of land burned in the United States has more than doubled over the last 30 years, and predictably, these fires have been enhanced by a warming globe. WATCH: Ever wonder how the universe might end?

10 Cheap Stocking Stuffers Under $10

If you're reading this, it's not too late. At least, not for inexpensive,

Robert Mueller 'seeks more information on Nigel Farage' in Russia-Trump investigation

Robert Mueller has asked for more details about Nigel Farage during his investigation into Russian interference in US politics, it has been reported. Prosecutors working for Mr Mueller apparently questioned conservative commentator Jerome Corsi¸ who is expected to be indicted for perjury, about the former Ukip leader. Mr Mueller has been tasked with heading up the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections and has so far interrogated Mr Corsi for more than 40 hours.

Lindsey Adelman Revisits Craft in a Holiday Pop-Up Shop

Handmade by her and her family members, everything sells for affordable prices

Are Gummy Vitamins Even Good For You? Here's What Experts Say.

Gummy vitamins taste like candy, making them more enjoyable to consume than

Amid legal wrangling, Georgia election uncertainty lingers

ATLANTA (AP) — After two federal court rulings and a flurry of legal filings over a 24-hour period, uncertainty still hangs over Georgia's midterm elections, including the still undecided race for governor.

Can Sneakers Made From Recycled Plastic Save Our Planet?

Recycled plastic has become the material du jour for the fashion industry.

Animals in the path of California wildfires

Local giraffe survives Woolsey fire.

Before and after photos show the devastation of the California wildfires

As wildfires continue to rage across California, a set of before and after photos brings into focus the utter devastation wrought by the blazes, particularly in the northern California town of Paradise Pines which has essentially been incinerated by the fires. As of Thursday morning, the Camp Fire has burned over 140,000 acres and is still raging at only 40 percent contained after sparking to life a week ago. The Before image of Camp FireImage: Satellite image © 2018 DigitalGlobe, a Maxar company Paradise Pines, CA, engulfed in flamesImage: Satellite image © 2018 DigitalGlobe, a Maxar company Investigators are still searching for a cause of the fire. Once the fire exploded, it was fueled by already unusually parched timber and grasses and driven quickly, burning 70,000 acres in is first 24 hours, by excessive winds. The fire is California's deadliest ever with 59 reported deaths as of Thursday morning and more than 100 people still reported missing. Meanwhile, in Southern California, the Woolsey Fire was 57 percent contained as of Thursday morning as it had burned just shy of 100,000 acres. The other notable recent blaze, the Hill Fire, was 97 percent contained, some rare good news in a horrible week for the state.  UPDATE: Nov. 15, 2018, 12:53 p.m. EST Updated label on photos and corrected town identified as Paradise, CA to Paradise Pines, CA WATCH: San Bernadino Fires

Justice Department OLC Opinion Claims Matt Whitaker’s Attorney General Appointment Is Legit

WASHINGTON ― Before President Donald Trump forced former Attorney General Jeff

Stormy Daniels’ Attorney Michael Avenatti Arrested After Domestic Violence Allegations

Michael Avenatti, the lawyer who represents adult film star Stormy Daniels,

U.S. imposes sanctions for Khashoggi killing, Saudis seek death penalty

The U.S. Treasury Department sanctions were the first concrete response by the Trump administration to Khashoggi's death in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October. Among those sanctioned were Saud al-Qahtani, who has been removed from his position as a top aide to the powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as well as the Saudi Consul General Mohammad al-Otaibi and members of a 15-person team Turkey has identified as being involved in Khashoggi's death. The measure was unusual for Washington, which rarely imposes sanctions on Saudi nationals.

Ford Model T survives California wildfires almost untouched

Ron Westbrook had to flee his home due to the Californian wildfires, but can find minor comfort in his Ford Model T surviving

Amid tense recount, Florida Republican poses as US senator-elect

Florida's Rick Scott remains locked in a recount battle in his too-close-to-call US Senate race, but that did not stop him from posing for photographs Wednesday alongside Republican senators-elect in Washington. "We're here this morning to welcome our six new Republican senators," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declared as he stood in his office alongside Scott and the five Republican senators-elect who will be sworn in on January 3. The provocative appearance at the traditional photo-op by Scott, the outgoing governor of Florida, appeared to defy the standard that those in attendance are the declared winners of their races.