Los Angeles father charged with killing son for being gay

A Los Angeles man charged with fatally shooting his 29-year-old son for being gay had repeatedly threatened to kill him over his sexual orientation, prosecutors say. Amir Issa, 29, was found shot to death just outside the family home on Tuesday. While the Los Angeles County district attorney's office charged father Shehada Issa, 69, on Friday with murder as a hate crime in the son's death, investigators on Saturday still were trying to determine responsibility for a second killing at the home discovered by police at the same time, that of Amir's mother, police spokesman Officer Mike Lopez said.

Australia says possible MH370 debris found on Mauritius

Australia's transport minister on Sunday said new debris found on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius would be examined to see if it belonged to MH370, just weeks after two Mozambique fragments were linked to the missing flight. The debris was found on the Mauritius island of Rodrigues by a vacationing couple, news.com.au reported citing Reunion island website Clicanoo. "The Malaysian government is working with officials from Mauritius to seek to take custody of the debris and arrange for its examination," Australian Transport Minister Darren Chester said.

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  Debris found in Mauritius to be examined by MH370 investigators

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  Suspected MH370 debris found in Mauritius

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Trump predicts 'very massive recession' in U.S.

By Steve Holland MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump predicted that the United States is on course for a "very massive recession," warning that a combination of high unemployment and an overvalued stock market had set the stage for another economic slump. Coming off a tough week on the campaign trail in which he made a series of missteps, Trump's latest comments bring him back into the limelight ahead of Tuesday's important primary in Wisconsin where he trails in the polls. The former reality TV star said that the real U.S. jobless figure is much higher than five percent number released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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  In a revealing interview, Trump predicts a ‘massive recession’ but intends to eliminate the national debt in 8 years

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  Trump: I'll eliminate U.S. debt by end of 2nd term

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AP Explains: The roots of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh

Since 1994, Nagorno-Karabakh, where heavy fighting between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces erupted Saturday, has existed in a tense limbo. AP explains what's behind the conflict:HOW BIG IS THE AREA?This mountainous region of Azerbaijan, with about 150

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  18 Armenian, 12 Azerbaijani troops killed in fighting

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  Dozens Of Casualties Reported As Fighting Erupts In Armenia-Azerbaijan Region

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Arab-American Family Outraged After Getting Kicked Off Flight

Eaman-Amy Saad Shebley took her anger to social media, where she reportedly posted video of a flight attendant asking her, her husband and three kids to deplane for no apparent reason. The flight attendant said she had no idea what the mother was talking about and the family was soon lead off the plane.

Plane crash kills 1 on freeway where it once landed safely

A small plane that made headlines when it landed safely on a Southern California freeway years ago crashed on the same stretch of road Saturday, slamming into a car and killing a woman in the vehicle. Witnesses said the single-engine plane appeared to be having problems before it banked and came down, California Highway Patrol Officer Chris Parent said. The impact crumpled the back of the car, fatally crushing Antoinette Isbelle, 38, of San Diego in the back seat and injuring three others in the vehicle, authorities said.

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  One dead, five injured small plane and car crash on San Diego freeway

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  Former MLB player had history with plane involved in fatal crash

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Sri Lanka detains 14 foreigners over $7.5m drug bust

Sri Lanka has detained 14 foreigners after seizing 110 kilograms of heroin worth $7.5 million from an Iranian fishing trawler in the country's biggest drug bust for nearly three years, police said Sunday. Ten Iranians, two Pakistanis, one Indian and one Singaporean were remanded in custody after appearing in a magistrate's court in Colombo on Saturday, national police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said. "They have had Sri Lankans involved in this smuggling," Gunasekera said.

Erdogan says offended by Obama's press freedom rebuke

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said he took offence at US President Barack Obama slamming eroding press freedoms in Turkey, expressing sadness that the comments were made behind his back. "I am saddened that these kinds of comments have been made in my absence," Erdogan told Turkish reporters in Washington as he rounded off a trip to the United States. Obama -- who met Erdogan in Washington for closed door talks on Thursday -- said on Friday it was "no secret" he was troubled by "some trends" within Turkey.

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  Turkey's Erdogan says U.S. presidential candidates target Muslims

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  Obama warns Erdogan's Turkey headed down troubling path

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World Pillow Fight Day

On Saturday April 2, 2016, there were massive pillow fights in cities around the world! This is the seventh annual International Pillow Fight Day, and the event attracts tens of thousands of people in 100+ cities each year ( pillowfightday.com ). Find more news-related photo galleries on the Yahoo News Photo Tumblr !

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  Feathers fly on world Pillow Fight Day

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  New York City Celebrates International Pillow Fight Day

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Many Western states seek ways to lower high suicide rates

Throughout the interior West, states in a belt from Montana to New Mexico are looking for ways to lower their highest-in-the-nation suicide rates, although gun-specific initiatives are a touchy topic. In Montana, with the highest rate, suicide prevention coordinator Karl Rosston acknowledges some frustration as the toll rises, including the recent deaths of several teenagers who used guns from their own homes. One of Montana's hardest-hit areas is the city of Butte and surrounding Silver Bow County, where, according to local health director Karen Sullivan, the rate of gun ownership is far above the national average.