- PoliticsHuffPost
Trey Gowdy Threatens DOJ, FBI Officials Over Clinton Probe Documents
House oversight committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) threatened on Sunday to hold top FBI and Justice Department officials in contempt of Congress if they fail to comply with lawmakers’ subpoenas for sensitive documents. Earlier this year, lawmakers subpoenaed troves of documents from the two agencies related to the FBI’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s email server, the firing of former FBI official Andrew McCabe, and alleged surveillance of the Trump campaign during the 2016 election. Republicans have accused the DOJ and FBI of intentionally blocking their investigation.
- PoliticsYahoo View
Trump blames Democrats as outrage grows over family separation
The president blamed Democrats for blocking passage of immigration and border security on Twitter, one day after he seemed to distance himself from the administration’s “zero tolerance” policy.
NewsReutersSuspect dead after 20 hurt in shooting at New Jersey arts festival
... Multiple weapons have been recovered," Angelo Onofri, prosecutor for Mercer County, told a news conference. Among those wounded by bullets was a 13-year-old boy who Onofri said was in extremely critical condition. "It absolutely could have been worse, given the confined space and the number of shots that appear to have been fired," Onofri said.
- WorldThe Telegraph
Moscow taxi mounts pavement and injures people 'wearing Mexico colours'
A taxi mounted the pavement near Moscow's Red Square on Saturday evening, ploughing into a group of people and injuring eight. Early reports say that Mexico fans are among the injured, as some of those involved were wearing Mexican team colours. The accident took place on Ilinka Street, about 650 feet from Red Square and Moscow's famous GUM shopping arcade.
- HealthYahoo View
Kids’ lack of sleep linked to higher odds of heart disease, health risks, study warns
A study in the journal Pediatrics links lack of sleep to higher odds for heart disease, high blood pressure, and obesity. It found that less than a third of kids get the recommended amount of sleep.
WorldAssociated PressThe Latest: Spain's royals hear jazz, see Mardi Gras Indians
Following a red carpet arrival at the New Orleans Museum of Art, King Felipe the VI and Queen Letizia of Spain enjoyed music by a jazz group and a cultural performance by Mardi Gras Indians as they ended a visit to the city celebrating its tricentennial. After a private lunch Saturday with Mayor Latoya Cantrell, Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser and other dignitaries and officials, the royals departed New Orleans for San Antonio, Texas, which is also celebrating 300 years of existence.
- PoliticsABC News Videos
Former WH Chief Strategist Bannon says Trump has never lied: 'Not to my knowledge'
ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl goes one-on-one with Steve Bannon, former White House chief strategist and CEO of the Trump campaign, on "This Week."
- LifestyleMashable
Just call your dad on Father's Day before posting a photo of him on Facebook
This Father’s Day, call your dad. Your dad doesn’t care how many likes you collect on Instagram or Facebook. Just pick up the phone and call the guy. SEE ALSO: You haven't heard of this masculinity movement, but it's exactly what men need right now
- EntertainmentHuffPost
'Incredibles 2' Destroys Opening Weekend Record For Animated Films
The first family of the cinematic superhero world has returned in epic fashion. According to Box Office Mojo, “Incredibles 2” shattered the record for an opening weekend by an animated film, grossing an estimated $180 million in domestic markets. The previous domestic record was held by 2016′s “Finding Dory,” which grossed $135 million. In “Incredibles 2,” we once again follow members of the Parr family who this time take on Screenslaver, a mysterious new villain who brainwashes people through their electronic devices.
WorldAFPAfghanistan announces extension of govt ceasefire with Taliban
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced Saturday an extension of the government's week-long ceasefire with the Taliban, as both sides observed a halt in hostilities for Eid. In a rare televised address to the nation, Ghani also asked the Taliban to extend their three-day ceasefire which is due to end Sunday. "I order the security forces to remain on their defensive positions," Ghani said, adding details of the extension would be released later.
- WorldYahoo View
Trump goes on offense against political opponents after North Korea
In 51 minutes on the White House North lawn, President Trump served up a series of falsehoods, shortly before his former campaign chairman was sent to jail.
- WorldYahoo News Photo Staff
'Holy grail for urban explorers': Abandoned airport frozen in time
The “Holy Grail for urban explorers” has been captured on film documenting the inside of the time-capsule abandoned airport, frozen in time at the year 1974. Due to its very high security and regular patrols, very few people make it inside Nicosia Airport, near Lakatamia in Cyprus, Greece, according to YouTube team Exploring the Unbeaten Path. The small site allowed predominantly wealthier individuals to leave the country, until it was bombed and left to decay in 1974 following Turkish invasion.
WorldReutersMagnitude 6.1 quake in Japan's Osaka area kills three, stops factories
By Kaori Kaneko and Malcolm Foster TOKYO (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook Osaka, Japan's second-biggest metropolis, early on Monday, killing three people, halting factory lines in an industrial area and bursting water mains, government and company officials said. Live footage showed toppled walls, broken windows and gushing burst water mains after the quake hit Osaka, which will host next year's Group of 20 summit, just before 8 a.m. (2300 GMT Sunday) as commuters were heading to work. Quakes are common in Japan, part of the seismically active "Ring of Fire" that stretches from the South Pacific through Indonesia and Japan, across to Alaska and down the west coast of North, Central and South America.
- PoliticsYahoo View
Kellyanne: 'As a mother, as a Catholic' nobody likes family separation policy
Trump Adviser Kellyanne Conway tells Chuck Todd Democrats are holding up the funding for family detention center funding, during an exclusive interview with Meet the Press
NewsAssociated PressGunman wounds 2, fatally shot by bystander at Walmart store
A gunman injured a teen and shot a man in a pair of carjacking attempts Sunday, before being killed by a bystander outside a Washington state Walmart store. The incident at the Walmart in Tumwater happened about 5 p.m. A witness told KOMO-TV that people were in line when they heard gunfire in the store.
- PoliticsHuffPost
DHS Secretary Says There’s No Family Separation Policy ‘Period'
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen defended her agency’s role at the U.S. border with Mexico on Sunday, saying there was no family separation policy. “This misreporting by members, press and advocacy groups must stop,” Nielsen wrote in a series of tweets Sunday evening. “We do not have a policy of separating families at the border,” she continued.
NewsAssociated PressSchool to be named after journalist, undocumented immigrant
At a divisive time for U.S. immigration policies, a California school board has decided to name a new elementary school after an award-winning journalist who disclosed in 2011 that he had been living in the U.S. illegally. The Mountain View Whisman School District board voted Thursday to name the as-yet-unopened school after Jose Antonio Vargas, bypassing Steve Jobs and other technology giants with ties to the San Francisco Bay Area's high-tech Silicon Valley. "We wanted to pick someone who embodied the values of what you can do with an education, as Jose does," school board president Laura Blakely told the San Francisco Chronicle .
- PoliticsYahoo View
Schiff: Nunes didn't share intel, 'first that we've heard about' FBI information
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, tells Chuck Todd that his counterpart, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), didn't share information he received from the FBI.
- WorldThe Telegraph
Israel strikes at launchers of burning kites from Gaza Strip
The Israeli military said its aircraft struck a vehicle early Sunday belonging to someone who sent burning kites into Israel from Gaza. No one was injured in the strike, but it marks an escalation in Israel's response to a phenomenon that has wreaked havoc on agriculture in southern Israel in recent weeks. Gazans began flying kites with burning rags attached to them during the mass protests against the Israeli and Egyptian blockade of the territory.
- NewsInside Edition
Family Dog Stayed With Missing 3-Year-Old During the 12 Hours She Was Gone
Remy Elliot wandered out of her Qulin home into a nearby cornfield around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, police said. “She was definitely exhausted, hot, really sweaty and it took a while to drink anything,” Timber Merritt, Remy’s mother, told KFVS. Law enforcement, 1st Responders and community volunteers coming together to find a missing child.
- PoliticsYahoo View
Megachurch Pastor: 'It’s embarrassing' that Sessions quoted the Bible to defend immigration policy
MSNBC’s Yasmin Vossoughian interviews Pastor Carl Lentz, lead pastor of Hillsong NYC Church. Pastor Lentz called Sessions use of Romans 13 a “misapplication of scripture”.
- WorldReuters
5.6 magnitude quake shakes Guatemala; no damage reported
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake shook Guatemala on Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), but disaster officials said it did not cause any damage, including at the Fuego volcano where recent eruptions have killed 110 people. Strong shaking was felt but "all is calm," Guatemala's disaster agency said in a statement. A Reuters witness said tremors were not felt in the capital Guatemala City.
- WorldYahoo News Photo Staff
World Cup in Kenya prison
Host nation Russia beat Saudi Arabia 5-0 in the opening match of the World Cup on Thursday, exactly mirroring the score of a match played on a dirt pitch in a jail in Africa thousands of miles away. As part of their rehabilitation, inmates at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison, near Nairobi, Kenya, are playing their own version of the soccer tournament, with teams named after the countries competing in the real thing. In Thursday’s opener, watched from the sidelines by inmates in blue-and-white striped uniforms, “Russia” beat “Saudi Arabia” 5-0 — the same score seen hours later by the real teams in Moscow.
NewsAssociated PressThe Latest: Slain Kansas deputies were both parents
Authorities say two Kansas deputies who were fatally shot while transporting an inmate between jail and a court hearing both leave behind children. Wyandotte County sheriff's Maj. Kelli Bailiff said at a news conference Saturday that 44-year-old sheriff's Deputy Theresa King had three children and 35-year-old Deputy Patrick Rohrer had two. Terry Zeigler, the police chief of Kansas City, Kansas, said he couldn't release the name of the inmate suspected of shooting them Friday because he hasn't been charged.
- PoliticsThe Independent
Former Cambridge Analytica staff 'working on Donald Trump's 2020 re-election campaign'
A data company run by former employees of Cambridge Analytica (CA) has been quietly working on President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign, according to reports. Journalists from Associated Press (AP) overheard the president of new consulting firm Data Propria Matt Oczkowski say in a public space that he and the former data scientist of Cambridge Analytica were working with Mr Trump’s campaign manager Brad Parscale on the new re-election campaign. Mr Oczkowski has denied the link to the Trump campaign but did confirm his company is doing work for the 2018 midterm elections on behalf of the Republican National Committee (RNC).
