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We spoke with Americans on their hopes for the U.S. in 2018. Here’s what they had to say. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2CfEWSe via IFTTT

Police in Slidell, Louisiana, have arrested a man who allegedly helped scam people out of thousands of dollars in “Nigerian prince”-style email schemes. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2q5YPFG via IFTTT

Clips show the gunman who killed nine walking away unchallenged for 10 minutes from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2lumbPO via IFTTT

thanked his supporters and friends during a speech in Minneapolis Thursday night, in what is expected to be one of his final public appearances as a senator. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2BV8yQm via IFTTT

There are barely any traces of fire on the apartment building's facade, no puddles of water on the ground, and only a handful of onlookers. On Friday, only two fire trucks, their lights still flashing, hinted at the drama that had unfolded the evening before in the Bronx. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Eho5M3 via IFTTT

A North Korean nuclear scientist deported back to his home country after defecting to China has reportedly committed suicide in his prison cell hours before he was due to be interrogated. The defector, who is in his 50s, was a lead researcher in the physics centre of the State Academy of Sciences in Pyongyang. He was identified by Radio Free Asia as Hyun Cheol-huh, although it is not known if this was his real name. A source in North Hamgyong province told RFA that he was forced back on November 17 and placed in solitary confinement at the state security department in Sinuiju city, where he consumed poison. “He died before he could be questioned about the reasons for his escape, who had helped him and what his route had been,” he said. Mr Hyun is said to have taken leave from his job “because he was showing signs of anxiety over his research projects,” added the source. “Suddenly, he visited relatives near the border without letting his family know and without carrying valid documents ...

“Teen Mom OG” reality star Catelynn Lowell Baltierra is heading back home to Michigan after six weeks in a treatment center following a struggle with suicidal thoughts. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2CnObyQ via IFTTT

Following a year of deadly terrorist attacks, security is going to be tighter than ever before. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2CjK2My via IFTTT

From "Rocket Man" to glowing orbs and all the awkward handshakes in between, take a look back at all the ways President Trump shook up global diplomacy in his first year in office. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2EcUtiX via IFTTT

By Pavel Polityuk KIEV (Reuters) - Kidnappers in Ukraine have released an employee at a United Kingdom-registered cryptocurrency exchange after getting more than $1 million in bitcoins as ransom, an adviser to the Ukrainian interior minister told Reuters on Friday. Pavel Lerner, a leading analyst and blockchain expert, was abducted by unknown masked people on Dec. 26, according to a statement by his company, EXMO Finance, on its website. "This is the first such case in Ukraine linked to bitcoins," Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to Interior Minister Arsen Avakov, said in a phone text message. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Cm6S5Z via IFTTT

I know the struggle that is trying to find a winter hat or beanie that will stylishly fit over my massive head of hair ― which I recently transitioned back to its naturally curly state. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2pRvQVQ via IFTTT

HOUSTON (AP) — A man walked into a Houston auto shop where he used to work Friday and fatally shot two employees before going outside and killing himself, police said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2zOQOEL via IFTTT

“Flavortown” fans, put on your best flame shirt and prepare to bury your feelings in a whole lot of donkey sauce. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2CidFxA via IFTTT

Nepal has banned solo climbers from scaling its mountains, including Mount Everest, in a bid to reduce accidents, an official said Saturday. The cabinet late Thursday endorsed a revision to the Himalayan nation's mountaineering regulations, banning solo climbers from its mountains -- one of a string of measures being flagged ahead of the 2018 spring climbing season. "The changes have barred solo expeditions, which were allowed before," Maheshwor Neupane, secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, told AFP. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2lnSCjo via IFTTT

Saudi blockade of Yemen taking a toll, Turkey buys Russian military kit from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2zLBbOj via IFTTT

The White House has reportedly fired the members of Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) without explanation. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2lsMJAS via IFTTT

Lauren Wasser is again opening up about the toll toxic shock syndrome has taken on her life from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2pYMTW9 via IFTTT

Women in the Iranian capital will no longer be arrested for failing to wear a headscarf, Tehran police have said, in a move which follows an unexpected raft of gender reforms in Saudi Arabia. Morality police will no longer automatically detain women seen without the proper hijab head-covering in public, a strict Islamic dress code in place since the 1979 revolution. For nearly 40 years, women in Iran have been forced to cover their hair and wear long, loose garments. Younger and more liberal-minded women have long pushed the boundaries of the official dress code, wearing loose headscarves that do not fully cover their hair and painting their nails, drawing the ire of conservatives. The announcement signalled an easing of punishments for violating the country's conservative dress code, as called for by the reform-minded Iranians who helped re-elect President Hassan Rouhani, a relative moderate, earlier this year. But hard-liners opposed to easing such rules still dominate Iran's...

Already winter-weary parts of the Midwest and East Coast are dealing with a mounting number of weather-related headaches, from highway pileups to frozen pipes and a rash of car thefts. And there’s more to come. from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2CpBIbp

Reverend Billy Graham is ranked among America's most-admired men for the 61st time, this year.  from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2lpbz4H

"Even apart from the sincere moral objections that many folks have to paying for abortions, there is no money in the Illinois state budget to pay for them," said state Rep. Peter Breen, a special counsel for the pro-life Thomas More Society. from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2zCQwR0

The post-Christmas prolonged, dangerously cold weather across half the country has advocates for the homeless scrambling to get people off the streets and local officials urging residents to assist their elderly neighbors. from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2ClYMbd

New York City’s deadliest residential fire in decades was accidentally lit by a 3 ½-year-old boy playing with the burners on his mother’s stove, officials said Friday. from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2BT8MHJ

The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled against Aaron and Melissa Klein, owners of the Sweet Cakes by Melissa bakery who in 2013 refused to design and bake a cake celebrating a lesbian couple's same-sex wedding.    from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2Cic4YQ

One Atlanta street preacher is taking Georgia authorities to court over efforts to keep him from sharing the Gospel on public sidewalks.   from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2Clj9oT

It appears to be a device right out of a Star Wars movie and like the technology in the movies, it reaps the same fantastic results.  from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2BNqwoa

Mohammed Aly does not see any reason why he shouldn’t try to ease the lives of Orange County’s homeless. But the authorities — and many of his neighbors — disagree. from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2zGXLaQ

Bitter cold weather has taken hold of much of the northern United States and is expected to stay put for days to come as two Minnesota cities already have set record low temperatures and a city in Pennsylvania continues to dig out from a record snowfall. from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2DrpGxL

"When the SPLC confuses a cheerful 'Merry Christmas' with an obscenity-laced rant threatening harm to a group of people, it loses all credibility," Mat Staver, chairman of Liberty Counsel, charged. from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2E0h2r5

After three days of demonstrations, the country's Revolutionary Guard threatens a crackdown. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2q01uAF

An Australian diplomat was told about "dirt" on Hillary Clinton in a London bar, reports say. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2CrQIFY

The 28-year-old was shot by police after his address was allegedly given to police in prank call. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2CqyxAg

The helicopter pilot was among eight Turkish soldiers to flee after the 2016 failed coup there. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2lorxwB

New regulations also prohibit double amputee and blind climbers from scaling the world's highest peak. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2EiNJzU

Mohammed Morsi has been detained since he was overthrown in 2013. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2BYYfLl

So-called Islamic State has said it was behind the supermarket blast, which injured several people. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2zP7eNc

She became a Black Lives Matter activist after her father died while under police restraint. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2lm9FT4

The controversial period epic has sparked protests across India by Hindu and caste groups. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2CkRmay

Sue Grafton's series of murder mystery 'alphabet' novels have been translated into 26 languages. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2q0qmbt

Footage from the town of Dorud shows a crowd carrying what appears to be a wounded man. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2q2kwGC

A man has been arrested after an alleged prank call led to police shooting dead a 28-year-old man. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2lpOnUF

The ex-wife of an American leader in the Islamic State group describes her journey out of extremism. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2Bp3bcA

Workers on some of the highest electricity cables in the world give a new meaning to "power walking". from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2ClwfEV

Deen Mohammed Noori, a Rohingya, goes from Bradford to a refugee camp in Bangladesh to see his mum. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2lkhQ25

Parents of a Lorde fan turned her request for concert tickets into a joke that delighted social media. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2CrGqFA

Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson and Gal Gadot top a list of 2017's top-grossing actors. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2BUyN9N

Teenage environmentalist Autumn Peltier will speak in front of the UN General Assembly this spring. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2BZp2qS

What are the key dates and developments to watch out for as Britain and the EU move forward? from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2CsBMre

After the end of the tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, will wider worldwide justice be done? from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2loOgZj

The case of Tyler Haire, a 16 year old locked up for years without trial, reveals a deeper problem. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2zRnVHN

After three days of demonstrations, the country's Revolutionary Guard threatens a crackdown. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2q01uAF via IFTTT

Internet firms are "ruthless profiteers" who fail to fight terrorism, the security minister says. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2BXa9oZ via IFTTT

The prime minister says 2017 was a turbulent year, but insists she is making progress on Brexit. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2CkKz0F via IFTTT

The "old political consensus is finished", the Labour leader says in his new year message. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2C0Wm0H via IFTTT

Scotland is expected to be battered by winds of up to 80mph on New Year's Eve. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2luZtai via IFTTT

A man has been arrested after an alleged prank call led to police shooting dead a 28-year-old man. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2lpOnUF via IFTTT

A Bee Gee and ballerina are among those awarded, while Sir Paul McCartney hails "best pal" Ringo Starr. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2lnok0p via IFTTT

An Australian diplomat was told about "dirt" on Hillary Clinton in a London bar, reports say. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2CrQIFY via IFTTT

The girl was flown back to the UK but died on 26 December, five days after the accident. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2lpVcFB via IFTTT

One person was taken to hospital due to smoke inhalation after the fire in the city centre. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2lt3Fr1 via IFTTT

Workers on some of the highest electricity cables in the world give a new meaning to "power walking". from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2ClwfEV via IFTTT

She became a Black Lives Matter activist after her father died while under police restraint. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2lm9FT4 via IFTTT

Sunday's papers feature Lord Adonis calling for a minister to resign and claims of a new volunteer border force. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2DBYJrg via IFTTT

Sequins, sexuality and stereotyping - when drag queen Dave Lynn met drag king Sammy Silver. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2ElgvjI via IFTTT

False stories, pictures and video were widely shared, sowing confusion about the biggest news stories of the year. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2lvuYkc via IFTTT

Women are speaking out about sexual harassment through photographer Eliza Hatch's powerful project Cheer Up Luv. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2vCQ4kA via IFTTT

Cumbernauld was a new town built to house people from the nearby overcrowded city of Glasgow. We revisit to see how it has fared as a community. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2loTPa6 via IFTTT

Take a look at some of the week's biggest stories in the world of arts and entertainment. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2EhYMJP via IFTTT

Five months since their first letters, a group of schoolchildren and care home residents finally meet up. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2CdXGBu via IFTTT

What are the key dates and developments to watch out for as Britain and the EU move forward? from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2CsBMre via IFTTT

As 2017 draws to a close can Hull build on its cultural year? from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2CdYQwF via IFTTT

A look back at some of the arts and entertainment figures who died in 2017. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2q5dBfY via IFTTT

After the end of the tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, will wider worldwide justice be done? from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2loOgZj via IFTTT

The second part of our selection of the best science and environment reads this year. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2DzG6UU via IFTTT

The 28-year-old was shot by police after his address was allegedly given to police in prank call. from BBC News - Technology http://ift.tt/2CqyxAg via IFTTT

Internet firms are "ruthless profiteers" who fail to fight terrorism, the security minister says. from BBC News - Technology http://ift.tt/2BXa9oZ via IFTTT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Street protests hit Iran for a third day running on Saturday, spreading to the capital Tehran with crowds confronting police and attacking some state buildings, and a social media report said two demonstrators had been shot dead in a provincial town. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2pX1Fwu

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean authorities have seized a Panama-flagged vessel suspected of transferring oil products to North Korea in violation of international sanctions, a customs official said on Sunday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2lwoH7S

ATHENS (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary reading of 4.6 rattled Athens and central Greece early Sunday, witnesses said, with no immediate reports of damage. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2zRTukP

HARARE (Reuters) - His wife is a beauty queen, his troops unseated Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, and his motorcade is fit for a president. General Constantino Chiwenga, head of the armed forces until earlier this month, is on a roll. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2pZZ1WL

DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Reuters) - A government investigator into a blaze that led to the deaths of 37 staff at the southern Philippines offices of an American market research firm says there are indications of fire safety lapses that may have contributed to the tragedy. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2lvVZUE

CAIRO (Reuters) - At an hour that Sama'an Farag usually spends leisurely sipping his morning tea, the doorman at the Mar Mina Coptic Church near Cairo found himself springing up to close the doors upon hearing gunshots and the sound of ricocheting bullets. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2Cty3t6

BERLIN (Reuters) - Conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel, under pressure after three months of failing to form a new ruling coalition, on Sunday vowed to address growing social divisions as she worked rapidly to build a stable German government. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2q4kLRg

PARIS (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will visit Paris on Jan. 5 to meet his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, with the conflict in Syria high on the agenda, a source in the French president's office said on Saturday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2lxVA4q