Today Latest News: December 2018

Monday 31 December 2018

FOX NEWS: Senator: Trump slowing down troop pullout from Syria

Senator: Trump slowing down troop pullout from Syria

President Donald Trump has ordered a slowdown to the withdrawal of U.S. forces in Syria, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/us/senator-trump-slowing-down-troop-pullout-from-syria

FOX NEWS: 3 children dead, 2 adults injured in multi-vehicle crash outside Washington, DC

3 children dead, 2 adults injured in multi-vehicle crash outside Washington, DC

A fatal car crash left three children dead and two adults injured in a Washington, D.C. suburb Sunday night, authorities said.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/us/3-children-dead-2-adults-injured-in-multi-vehicle-crash

FOX NEWS: New York man tweets ‘Please help me Mom’ before going missing

New York man tweets ‘Please help me Mom’ before going missing

A Staten Island man who last texted his mother: “Please help me Mom,” has been missing for 10 days, The New York Post reported.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/us/man-tweets-please-help-me-mom-before-going-missing

FOX NEWS: Former Afghanistan commander warns of plans to cut troops

Former Afghanistan commander warns of plans to cut troops

The former top U.S. commander in Afghanistan says that withdrawing up to half the 14,000 American troops serving there reduces the incentive for the Taliban to negotiate a peace deal after more than 17 years of war.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/us/former-afghanistan-commander-warns-of-plans-to-cut-troops

FOX NEWS: 2nd child dead in US custody mourned in Guatemala village

2nd child dead in US custody mourned in Guatemala village

White flowers and flickering candles sat atop a low table inside the simple wooden home in remote, rural Guatemala.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/us/2nd-child-dead-in-us-custody-mourned-in-guatemala-village

FOX NEWS: Cow who escaped truck en route to slaughterhouse gives birth to female calf

Cow who escaped truck en route to slaughterhouse gives birth to female calf

A pregnant cow who escaped a cattle truck en route to a slaughterhouse gave birth in New Jersey on Saturday to a female calf at the sanctuary that rescued her.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/us/cow-who-escaped-truck-en-route-to-slaughterhouse-gives-birth-to-female-calf

FOX NEWS: Texas girl, 7, killed after man opens fire on car carrying mother, siblings

Texas girl, 7, killed after man opens fire on car carrying mother, siblings

A 7-year-old girl was killed in Texas Sunday after a man opened fire on the car in which she was riding, authorities said.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/us/texas-girl-7-killed-after-man-opens-fire-on-car-carrying-mother-siblings

FOX NEWS: Armed Texas man arrested en route to church to fulfill 'prophecy', police say

Armed Texas man arrested en route to church to fulfill 'prophecy', police say

Police in suburban San Antonio arrested an armed man wearing tactical-style clothing who said he was on his way to a church to fulfill “a prophecy," authorities said Sunday.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/us/armed-texas-man-arrested-en-route-to-church-to-fulfill-prophecy-police-say

FOX NEWS: Russia reportedly detains American over suspected spying

Russia reportedly detains American over suspected spying

An American citizen has been detained in Russia over spying allegations leveled by the country’s domestic security service, Reuters reported early Monday.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/world/russia-reportedly-detains-american-over-suspected-spying

FOX NEWS: Gambia's journalists, free from dictator, work to win trust

Gambia's journalists, free from dictator, work to win trust

Journalists in Gambia have launched a self-regulatory body they hope will offer legitimacy, and far more freedom, to media emerging from a dictatorship that ruled the tiny West African nation for more than two decades.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/world/gambias-journalists-free-from-dictator-work-to-win-trust

FOX NEWS: AP Investigation: Food aid stolen as Yemen starves

AP Investigation: Food aid stolen as Yemen starves

Day after day Nabil al-Hakimi, a humanitarian official in Taiz, one of Yemen's largest cities, went to work feeling he had a "mountain" on his shoulders.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/world/ap-investigation-food-aid-stolen-as-yemen-starves

FOX NEWS: Election official says Bangladesh's ruling alliance won vote

Election official says Bangladesh's ruling alliance won vote

An election official says Bangladesh's ruling alliance led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won Sunday's election with 288 seats giving it enough to form the government.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/world/election-official-says-bangladeshs-ruling-alliance-won-vote

FOX NEWS: Merkel vows Germany will keep pushing for 'global solutions'

Merkel vows Germany will keep pushing for 'global solutions'

Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany will keep pushing for global solutions to challenges in 2019 and also has to take greater responsibility in the world.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/world/merkel-vows-germany-will-keep-pushing-for-global-solutions

FOX NEWS: Sen. Lindsey Graham meets with Trump to discuss Syria and the partial government shutdown, says he left encouraged

Sen. Lindsey Graham meets with Trump to discuss Syria and the partial government shutdown, says he left encouraged

Sen. Graham and the president discussed the importance of a deal with Democrats to end the shutdown and the U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria; Ellison Barber reports.

via FOX NEWS http://video.foxnews.com/v/5984637778001

FOX NEWS: Kim Jong Un calls for more summits with South Korea in 2019

Kim Jong Un calls for more summits with South Korea in 2019

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for more summits with South Korea in 2019 in a letter sent to South Korea President Moon Jae-in on Sunday, Moon's office said.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/world/kim-jong-un-calls-for-more-summits-with-south-korea-in-2019

FOX NEWS: AP photographer Desmond Boylan dies in Havana at 54

AP photographer Desmond Boylan dies in Havana at 54

Desmond Boylan, a photographer who covered war and conflict across the world before dedicating his life to documenting the daily joys and tribulations of life in Cuba for The Associated Press, died suddenly while on assignment on Saturday afternoon in Havana.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/world/ap-photographer-desmond-boylan-dies-in-havana-at-54

FOX NEWS: Bosnia: Protesters demand resignations over student's death

Bosnia: Protesters demand resignations over student's death

Several thousand people rallied Sunday in support of a Bosnian father who helped launch a movement for justice and rule of law while pursuing the truth about his 21-year-old son's death.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/world/bosnia-protesters-demand-resignations-over-students-death

FOX NEWS: Russia resettles 30 Russian children from war on IS in Iraq

Russia resettles 30 Russian children from war on IS in Iraq

Russia resettled 30 children of jailed and deceased Islamic State members from Iraq, on Sunday, in a minor breakthrough to the deadlock over what to do with the foreign families to IS militants.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/world/russia-resettles-30-russian-children-from-war-on-is-in-iraq

FOX NEWS: Scarlett Johansson speaks out on fake, AI-generated sex videos online

Scarlett Johansson speaks out on fake, AI-generated sex videos online

"Avengers" star Scarlett Johansson is one of many women and several stars who've been targeted by sex videos generated by artificial intelligence.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/food-drink/scarlett-johansson-speaks-out-on-fake-ai-generated-sex-videos-online

An American Photographer’s Pilgrimage to the Italian Village of Luzzara

By JOSEPH SCIORRA from NYT Lens https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/lens/american-photographers-italian-village-luzzara.html?partner=IFTTT

FOX NEWS: Oklahoma's most expensive home is right across from an art museum

Oklahoma's most expensive home is right across from an art museum

A sprawling mansion next to the Philbrook Museum in Tulsa, OK, is currently the most expensive piece of property in the state.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/real-estate/oklahomas-most-expensive-home-is-situated-right-next-to-a-museum

3 Dead and Scores Missing in Russia Building Collapse

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/world/europe/russia-building-collapse.html?partner=IFTTT

FOX NEWS: Computer virus cripples Tribune Publishing, Los Angeles Times

Computer virus cripples Tribune Publishing, Los Angeles Times

A computer virus hit newspaper printing plants in Los Angeles and at Tribune Publishing newspapers across the country.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/tech/computer-virus-cripples-tribune-publishing-los-angeles-times

FOX NEWS: After Facebook apologizes for ban, Franklin Graham says tech giant should have standard based on 'God's word'

After Facebook apologizes for ban, Franklin Graham says tech giant should have standard based on 'God's word'

Facebook apologized to evangelical leader Franklin Graham for a 24-hour ban last week over a 2016 post about North Carolina's H.B. 2, known as the "bathroom bill," saying that one of its content moderators made a mistake.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/tech/facebook-apologizes-for-ban-franklin-graham-says-tech-giant-should-have-standard-based-on-gods-word

'Don't call me brave or heroic for being disabled'

A woman says she is fed up at disabled people like her being described as "superheroes".

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-46653842

Michael Simpson murder: Grandparents vow to keep siblings together

The parents of a man killed by his Chinese wife abroad are to bring one grandchild to the UK.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-46720097

Channel migrants: No easy answers to issue, says Javid

The reasons are often "outside of our control", writes the home secretary in newspaper article.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46718366

Hammersmith stabbing leads to 39 attempted murder arrests

They are being held on suspicion of attempted murder after a man suffered life-threatening wounds.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-46719897

Councils 'failing' to prosecute blue badge abusers

Figures show 62% of councils did not take action against people misusing blue badge permits.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-46715503

Minority take up 'life-saving' free health check

It can pick up preventable heart problems - and more people should be getting the routine check.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-46701195

Stevenage shed radio DJ ready for BBC local radio slot

After years of "broadcasting" to just his wife, an amateur radio presenter's wish is coming true.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-46384526

Lederhosen love among Austria's millennials

Lederhosen and dirndl dresses are making a comeback in Austria.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46634598

Fishing: New EU rules could have 'grave' impact on UK industry

Fishers can no longer discard fish to avoid busting quota - but that could put boats off the water.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46718663

Syria conflict: Trump 'slowing troop withdrawal', says Lindsey Graham

A top Republican says the president remains determined to defeat the Islamic State group in Syria.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46718397

South Western Railway strike to hit New Year's Eve trains

Passengers across the South are warned to expect disruption as staff stage a 24-hour walkout.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-46718750

Bangladesh election: PM Sheikh Hasina wins landslide in disputed vote

Sheikh Hasina wins a third consecutive term in a vote marred by violence and claims of vote rigging.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-46718393

Mexico wall: Trump aide says concrete wall idea was dropped early on

Outgoing chief of staff John Kelly appears to contradict the US president on the border wall plan.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46717985

No-deal Brexit ferry contract sparks concerns

Seaborne Freight was founded less than two years ago and has never run a ferry service before.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46714984

Nasa's New Horizons: Final commands given to distant probe

Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft is all set for its dramatic encounter with a far-off icy world.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-46699737

The Papers: Javid under pressure and AJ shows his bruises

There's more front-page criticism of the home secretary over migrants in the Channel, while the Sun interviews battered Strictly star AJ Pritchard.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-46718353

Female fightback... 2018 in hashtags

A look at the year's most influential hashtags used by women on social media.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-46569704

2018 in news: The alternative end-of-the-year awards

From the ridiculous to the more ridiculous, here are the weird stories that caught our eye this year.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-46473801

Spoken word poet Dylema: On a stroll through Africa in 2018

Dylema leads us through key events on the continent this year in a specially commissioned poem.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-46619576

Africa's key images of 2018: Reunions, tears and big lips

A selection of the best photos from across and about Africa this year.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-46613516

Bangladesh election: Voting disrupted by violence

Clashes between ruling party and opposition supporters have resulted in 17 deaths.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-46717803

London violence: How a bloody night became a deadly year

London has endured a year which has seen its homicide total reach its highest level since 2008.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-46530919

In search of Leonard, my martyred ancestor

Eli Melki looks for traces of a relative who was killed at 33 during a wave of attacks against eastern Turkey's Christians.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-46650910

Bangladesh clothing factories: Are they safe now?

Are garment factories in Bangladesh safe five years after the Rana Plaza disaster?

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-46349947

The singer, the scientist, the comic book writer... notable deaths of 2018

The scientist, the singer, the comic book writer... notable deaths of 2018

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-46635152

Why legalising gay sex in India is not a Western idea

India's decision to decriminalise gay sex has taken the country back to its roots, some historians say.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-46620242

FOX NEWS: Louis C.K. mocks Parkland shooting survivors during set in leaked audio: report

Louis C.K. mocks Parkland shooting survivors during set in leaked audio: report

Louis C.K., the comedian who has been working on new stand-up material since allegations of inappropriate behavior with several women surfaced earlier this year, faces new criticism after he could be heard mocking survivors of the Parkland shooting during a set from earlier this month, TMZ reported.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/entertainment/louis-c-k-mocks-parkland-shooting-survivors-during-set-in-leaked-audio-report

FOX NEWS: Scarlett Johansson speaks out against fake AI-generated sex videos

Scarlett Johansson speaks out against fake AI-generated sex videos

Actress Scarlett Johansson is speaking out against fake AI-generated sex videos online.

via FOX NEWS http://video.foxnews.com/v/5984635345001

FOX NEWS: Keira Knightley says having a penis would be 'so convenient'

Keira Knightley says having a penis would be 'so convenient'

Keira Knightley has never wanted a penis, but she admits that they sure can come in handy at times.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/entertainment/keira-knightley-says-having-a-penis-would-be-so-convenient

FOX NEWS: Hooters girl Hailey Slobodzian details following in her mother’s footsteps

Hooters girl Hailey Slobodzian details following in her mother’s footsteps

Hooters girl Hailey Slobodzian spoke to Fox News about following in her mother’s footsteps. She says ‘I would put on her uniform.’

via FOX NEWS http://video.foxnews.com/v/5984625949001

FOX NEWS: Meghan Markle's sister Samantha placed on royal security 'fixated persons' list

Meghan Markle's sister Samantha placed on royal security 'fixated persons' list

Meghan Markle's sister Samantha Markle is so obsessed with the Duchess of Sussex that the royal security protocols have deemed her a "fixated person," a report claims.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/entertainment/meghan-markle-sister-samantha-placed-on-royal-security-fixated-persons-list

FOX NEWS: Kate Upton admits to struggling to lose baby weight

Kate Upton admits to struggling to lose baby weight

Kate Upton is opening up about her struggles to lose the baby weight.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/entertainment/kate-upton-admits-to-struggling-to-lose-baby-weight

FOX NEWS: Cardi B lashes out about harassment, pressures of fame in expletive-laden rant

Cardi B lashes out about harassment, pressures of fame in expletive-laden rant

Cardi B didn't mince words after cameras caught fans and paparazzi berating her and her publicist at an airport in Australia this week.

via FOX NEWS https://foxnews.com/entertainment/cardi-b-lashes-out-about-harassment-pressures-of-fame-in-expletive-laden-rant