Obama-backed committee targeting races in 11 states

A Democratic group backed by former President Barack Obama plans to invest millions of dollars in state-level elections in a dozen states this year, with its heaviest focus on Ohio. A Democratic group backed by former President Barack Obama plans to invest millions of dollars in state-level elections in a dozen states this year, with its heaviest focus on Ohio.

New Mexico suspends football coach amid misconduct probe

Emergency authorities in Southern California are eliminating the word "voluntary" from language used in evacuation orders following the devastating mudslides that struck last month. Emergency authorities in Southern California are eliminating the word "voluntary" from language used in evacuation orders following the devastating mudslides that struck last month.

Winter Olympics: Team USA pays taxes on medals, cash winnings

Stimson Center Chairman Lincoln Bloomfield on President Trump and South Korea's agreement not to conduct any military exercises during the Olympics. As top athletes gear up for the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Friday, the Internal Revenue Service is waiting at the finish line, ready to tax Team USA's winners.

Here’s Where the GOP Tax Bill Could Hit School Funding the…

In Virginia, a 11,608-to-11,607 Lesson in the Power of a Single Vote - The Democratic wave that rose on Election Day in Virginia last month delivered a final crash on the sand Tuesday when a Democratic challenger defeated a Republican incumbent by a single vote, leaving the Virginia House Donald Trump's Holiday Gift to America: A Fundamental Crisis - Deck the halls with an assault on the principles, norms, and purpose of democratic governance. In a commencement speech years ago, author David Foster Wallace told this story: Two young fish are swimming along, and they pass an older fish swimming the other way.

Thredbo ski resorts see best snow conditions in 20 YEARS

Category 2 Irma hammers heavily-populated Tampa with dangerous 100mph winds after roaring up Florida, leaving 3.5million without power and killing at least five Richard Branson reveals devastation to his Necker Island home in the wake of Hurricane Irma with buildings blown away and trees ripped from the ground Donald Trump's director of social media tweets fake Irma video which claimed to show Miami airport flooding - only for the airport themselves to correct him Manatees are left stranded on the dry ocean floor after rare phenomenon caused by Irma sucked water away from the shore At least 32 looters are arrested across Florida during Irma crime spree: Thieves prompt SWAT standoff after robbing a store for GUNS while others are caught on camera breaking into a sports shop Stay out! People in Tampa warned not to return home or venture outside as flood waters drain - because they will be ... (more)

Skis and frozen chicken: North Korea lashes out, says non-military…

North Korea on Friday lashed out at international sanctions over its nuclear and missile programs, saying they are being used to block everything from frozen chicken to swimming flippers. In an unusually detailed and lengthy statement, North Korea's Foreign Ministry stuck by its longstanding claim that the country has the right to develop nuclear weapons to defend itself against the United States, which it said under President Donald Trump is now openly trying to "suffocate" its economy.

Couple get married at Brisbane Airport amid passport chaos

'Unwelcoming Mike Pence back to Indiana': Embarrassment for VP as protesting students stream out of Notre Dame commencement speech while he implores them to rely on 'integrity and values' Billy Bush wants a second chance: Shamed NBC host gives first interview since Trump p****gate scandal and reveals his TV comeback plans after apologizing to his distraught daughter over lewd comments that changed his life Big game hunter is crushed to death when an elephant he was hunting in Zimbabwe is shot and falls on top of him 'Your soul will be fully condemned!' Trump's Saudi speech warns terrorists their days are numbered as he implores Arab leaders to stamp out 'Islamic terror groups' and 'drive them out of your places of worship' Next stop Israel: Trump to try and broker 'the ultimate deal' with Jared by his side as he meets Netanyahu and the Palestinian president in elusive pursuit of peace ... (more)

Peter Dutton slams tribunal keeping criminal asylum seeker

Embarrassment for VP Mike Pence as protesting students stream out of his Notre Dame commencement speech while he implores them to rely on their 'integrity and values' 'Terrorists do not worship God - they worship death': Trump implores Arab leaders to 'drive' extremists from their 'places of worship' in Saudi speech as Melania, Ivanka and Jared watch Big game hunter is crushed to death when an elephant he was hunting in Zimbabwe is shot and falls on top of him 'Your ride is over': Vile moment Lyft passenger blows her nose on seat cover and spits at and attacks driver Middle school teacher, 36, convicted of sending nude selfies to EIGHT students aged 13-18, plying them with beer and having sex with them - but she claims she was 'blackmailed' into sending the lewd pictures 'It's time to move on': Former Olympic swimmer with 23 gold medals, Michael Phelps, has no plans to return to ... (more)

Portsmouth FC fan swims naked around a fountain

Meghan and Harry pay tribute to Nelson Mandela as they tour new London exhibition dedicated to the life of the anti-apartheid hero and meet his granddaughter Heart-stopping bodycam footage shows a cop firing through his OWN windscreen and killing a murder suspect during a high speed chase Thanks Rand - you get it! Trump praises maverick Rand Paul who is his ONLY Republican defender over the Putin disaster Woman is IMPALED by a beach umbrella in New Jersey seaside resort after freak gust of wind drives it through her ankle Can YOU pick the odd one out? Quiz challenges players to find the one answer that's not like the others - and it's trickier than it seems Amazon Prime Day CHAOS: Thousands of Spanish warehouse workers strike in protest over fair wages and working conditions, with Amazon staff in Germany and Poland set to follow suit What REALLY happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke? An ... (more)

Coast Guard suspends search for missing swimmer near Pacific Beach

Authorities continued searching Monday for a 17-year-old boy who went missing Sunday during a swim in the ocean off the coast of Pacific Beach and is presumed dead. The El Cajon teenager, whose name was withheld, was in the surf with a group of friends near the foot of Windemere Court about 6 p.m. Sunday when he and one of his companions got caught in a strong rip current.

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At 1:55 pm EDT on September 2, 2013, Diana Nyad, age 64, reached the shore of Key West Florida 53 hours after plunging into the Bay in Havana, Cuba. Thirty-three years after her first attempt, this was her fifth effort to complete the Havana to Key West swim, and upon completion she became the first person to swim the 110 mile distance without a shark cage.