- WorldYahoo News
ISIS, driven out of Mosul, leaves behind a city in ruins and a society shattered by distrust
Proclaiming victory over the Islamic State in Mosul, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi went to the city Sunday and Monday to congratulate Iraqi forces for their battle “victories” and accomplishing their mission in West Mosul, calling them “heroic.” He described Mosul as “liberated,” and his presence was meant to invoke a sense of freedom, a declaration that Mosul was rid of the violent occupation. While he was congratulating the Federal Police outside Mosul’s Old City on Sunday, inside it, there was an airstrike around 100 meters away near the site of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri.
- NewsYahoo View
Video Shows Cyclist Slammed SUV Driver in Hit-and-Run
A driver in Tennessee is facing charges after crashing into a cyclist and driving away from the scene. The accident was caught on camera by the victim's friend.
- NewsYahoo View
Penn State Fraternity Death: Prosecutors Reveal Frat Members’ Texts
Texts that were revealed in court Monday show that fraternity brothers knew almost immediately the gravity of the situation, prosecutors said.
- PoliticsYahoo News
Back in session, Senate Republicans weigh starting over with health care bill
Yahoo News’ Health Care Declassified series provides continuing coverage of the Republican efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare. Back in Washington after facing sharp criticism at home over their Fourth of July recess, some Senate Republicans have suggested that they’re ready to ditch the embattled Better Care Reconciliation Act and start fresh with new legislation. Other GOP lawmakers have long advocated rewriting their health care plan with help from across the aisle.
- NewsAssociated Press
FBI: US soldier arrested after pledging loyalty to IS group
The FBI took Sgt. 1st Class Ikaika Kang into custody over the weekend in a Honolulu suburb after a yearlong investigation involving multiple undercover officers and confidential informants. The 34-year-old from Hawaii made an initial appearance Monday in federal court. Kang's court-appointed defense attorney, Birney Bervar, said it appears his client may suffer from service-related mental health issues of which the government was aware but neglected to treat.
NewsAFP16 dead in US military plane crash in Mississippi: reports
A US military aircraft crashed Monday in the southern state of Mississippi, killing 16 people, US media reported. The US Marine Corps confirmed that a "mishap" involving a KC-130 occurred in the evening, without providing additional details. The Clarion-Ledger newspaper and CNN cited Leflore County emergency management director Fred Randle as confirming the death toll of 16.
- NewsYahoo View
Wildfires Continue to Destroy Land, Force Evacuations in Western U.S.
A dangerous combination of wildfires and heat are fanning flames across a region already in a critical state. More than a dozen fires are burning in California alone.
NewsReutersWildfire in California canyons spreads overnight
The Alamo Fire has engulfed about 23,900 acres in the area of the border between San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, a few miles from the city of Santa Maria, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire for short. About 15 percent of the fire had been contained by Sunday evening, Cal Fire tweeted. The fire has so far destroyed one structure and was threatening more than 130 others, Cal Fire said.
NewsAFPUS high school student scores Mattis interview scoop
A US high school student has scored an exclusive interview with Pentagon chief Jim Mattis after an aide of President Donald Trump inadvertently exposed the defense secretary's cell phone number. The Washington Post in May ran a photo of Trump and his bodyguard Keith Schiller walking outside the White House, with Schiller clutching a bunch of papers. Sharp-eyed readers noticed that atop the papers was a yellow sticky note that said "Jim, Mad Dog, Mattis" along with a phone number.
- NewsInternational Business Times
Immigration Deportations Soar As ICE Ordered To Increase Enforcement
The head of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement unit in charge of deportations has directed his officers to take action against all undocumented immigrants they may cross paths with, regardless of criminal histories. The guidance appears to go beyond the Trump administration's publicly stated aims, and some advocates say may explain a marked increase in immigration arrests.
- NewsYahoo View
Video shows SUV driver rammed cyclist in hit-and-run
A driver in Tennessee is facing charges after crashing into a cyclist and driving away from the scene. The accident was caught on camera by the victim’s friend.
- NewsInside Edition
1 Dead, 8 Wounded When Men Open Fire On Gender Reveal Party: Cops
A joyous occasion became a bloodbath in Ohio this weekend when cops say two men opened fire on an expectant mom's gender reveal party. The horror unfolded Saturday when Colerain Township Police say the shooters fired handguns in the living room of the home, where the baby's gender was to be revealed. Instead, Colerain Township Police Chief Mark Denney said at a news conference Sunday that one woman was killed and eight people were injured, including three children ages 2, 6 and 8.
- NewsThe Atlantic
An Ill-Advised Lawsuit Against Black Lives Matter Activists
Last July, Gavin Long, a black, 29-year-old former Marine, ambushed police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, killing three officers and wounding three more before being killed. Now one of the wounded, who was rendered permanently disabled in the shooting, has filed a federal lawsuit against the Black Lives Matter movement and activists including DeRay Mckesson and Johnetta Elzie, whom he blames for inciting the attack. The unnamed police officers’ injuries were so grave, and so grievously unfair, that it’s not hard to understand this officer’s urge to hold someone accountable.
- WorldMashable
Rare footage shows daily life in Hiroshima before the atomic bomb was dropped on it
Cherry blossoms, beautifully intricate kimonos and people serenely paddling across a river — a new video paints an idyllic picture of how life was like in Hiroshima, before the city was destroyed by an atomic bomb in World War II. The video, shot by a Hiroshima resident some 10 years before the bombing, is the only footage owned by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum that depicts the area before 1945.
WorldAFPTurkey marks failed coup that changed country
Turkey marks one year on July 15 since a coup attempt aiming to topple President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that failed within hours but etched far-reaching consequences into its society and politics. The country is in the throes of the biggest purge in its history against alleged coup supporters while Erdogan has seen his grip on power tightened rather than weakened. "One year on from the coup bid, President Erdogan is stronger than ever," said Ozgur Unluhisarcikli, Ankara office director of the German Marshall Fund of the United States.
NewsAssociated PressAfghanistan combat vet charged with killing wife, trooper
A New York state police trooper responding to reports of gunfire was shot to death by a soldier who had just killed his wife at their home near his Army base, authorities said Monday. Trooper Joel Davis was approaching the couple's home in rural Theresa, near the Canadian border, when Staff Sgt. Justin Walters shot him in the torso with a rifle, leaving him in a roadside ditch, police and court documents said. Walters' wife, Nichole Walters, was found dead in the driveway, with multiple gunshot wounds.
WorldReutersSyrian Observatory says it has 'confirmed information' that Islamic State chief is dead
CAIRO/BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told Reuters on Tuesday that it had "confirmed information" that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed. The report came just days after the Iraqi army recaptured the last sectors of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, which Baghdadi's forces overran almost exactly three years ago. Russia's Defence Ministry said in June that it might have killed Baghdadi when one of its air strikes hit a gathering of Islamic State commanders on the outskirts of the Syrian city of Raqqa.
- WorldMashable
No, New York Mag: Climate change won't make the Earth uninhabitable by 2100
Climate change is a tough issue to cover as a journalist. It's like following a slow-motion train wreck, except significant portions of the population dispute whether there really are trains involved and whether they will, in the end, crash. There's
- CelebrityInternational Business Times
Casey Anthony 'Blacked Out' Daughter Caylee's Death, Lawyer Says
Notorious mother Casey Anthony had no recollection of her daughter’s death, according to one of her defense attorneys. The now infamous 31-year-old “blacked out” the death of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee, Cheney Mason told LawNewz in an interview Friday. “I believe that Casey’s mind, in some dimension, I guess the common word would say, ‘snapped,’” Mason said in response to a question by host Jesse Weber about Anthony’s comments that she didn’t know what happened.
- WorldThe Telegraph
Russia 'may expel US diplomats' if Donald Trump does not return confiscated properties
Russia may expel 30 US diplomats and seize US diplomatic property in Russia if Donald Trump does not release two Russian compounds seized by American authorities in 2016, Russian diplomats have warned. It is just shameful for the United States to leave this situation hanging in the mid-air," Mr Lavrov said on Russian state television on Tuesday.
- NewsInside Edition
Woman Arrested After Dead Dog, 2 Other Pets Found in 113-Degree Vehicle: Cops
In addition to the dead dog, officials say a cat and a second dog were found alive but "under heavy distress," according to a statement from Inland Valley Humane Society & SPCA. "It is unknown how long the animals were left to suffer inside the parked vehicle," the statement reads.
- NewsThe Guardian
US investigates Air Canada near miss that could have caused disaster
Air Canada also said it was investigating the reports. US aviation authorities are investigating a near miss at a San Francisco airport after an Air Canada plane almost landed on a crowded taxiway rather than the runway. The Air Canada Airbus 320 was cleared to land at a runway at San Francisco international airport late on Friday.
- LifestyleChowhound
10 Amazon Prime Day Items That You Don't Need, But Will Probably Buy Anyway
This article, 10 Amazon Prime Day Items That You Don't Need, But Will Probably Buy Anyway, originally appeared on Chowhound. Don’t you just hate it when you have to pick up a chip and dip it in a separate bowl?
WorldAFPQatar signs counter-terror deal as US looks to defuse Gulf row
Qatar and the United States signed a deal Tuesday on combatting "terrorism" as visiting US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson pursued efforts to resolve the Gulf diplomatic crisis. In Qatar as part of a series of Gulf meetings, Tillerson also said Doha had been "reasonable" in the dispute, which has seen Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut ties with the emirate over accusations it supports extremism.
NewsAssociated PressOfficer who killed Castile leaves department under agreement
The Minnesota police officer who was acquitted in last year's fatal shooting of black motorist Philando Castile has left the suburban police department where he served under a separation agreement. The Minneapolis suburb of St. Anthony announced Monday that Jeronimo Yanez is no longer with the police department. Castile, a 32-year-old elementary school cafeteria worker, was shot by Yanez during a traffic stop on July 6, 2016, after Castile told the officer he was armed.
