- PoliticsYahoo NewsObama taunts Trump after aides reportedly take his Twitter account
President Obama mocked Donald Trump on Sunday after a new report indicated that the Republican nominee’s aides had barred him from firing off his own Twitter posts. In the last two days, they had so little confidence in his self-control, they said, ‘We’re just going to take away his Twitter,’” Obama said while campaigning for Hillary Clinton in Kissimmee, Fla. Obama continued: “Now, if somebody can’t handle a Twitter account, they can’t handle the nuclear codes.
- U.S.The DriveThis 356 Speedster "Barn Find" Just Sold For $605,000
On Saturday evening in Hilton Head, South Carolina, this 356 Speedster was sold at auction. Nobody in the room could have imagined what price it might bring, and certainly nobody expected the bidding to increase that number to nearly three times as much
- HealthYahoo NewsMarijuana ballot initiatives 2016: Five more states may make pot legal
Election Day might be a major turning point for the marijuana reform movement because five states have ballot initiatives that would legalize cannabis for adult use, regulating and taxing it like alcohol. There are also campaigns in three states to legalize medical marijuana — which would bring the total to 28 — and a slew of local, citywide initiatives. The vote to watch is in California, where polls suggest the “Adult Use of Marijuana” referendum has a substantial lead.
PoliticsAssociated PressHacked email: Clinton miffed by Pelosi's 'non-answer'?A hacked email released by WikiLeaks on Sunday suggests Hillary Clinton was miffed by Nancy Pelosi's initial refusal to endorse her during the Democratic presidential primary. Clinton aide Huma Abedin noted in a July 16, 2015, email to a list of people including campaign Chairman John Podesta that Clinton had asked for the House Democratic leader's endorsement over Sen. Bernie Sanders. Pelosi "didn't say yes," Abedin wrote.
U.S.ReutersMan suspected of kidnapping South Carolina woman is charged with four murdersThe suspect, Todd Kohlhepp, may be linked to as many as seven deaths, Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright said on Saturday. Kohlhepp was denied bail on the quadruple homicide, the Spartanburg Herald-Journal reported from the courtroom at the county jail, which was filled with relatives of the victims and reporters, the newspaper said on its website. A photograph showed Kohlhepp, 45, appearing before the judge in an orange jumpsuit.
- BusinessThe DriveThere’s a 700-hp Mercedes G63 AMG 6x6 For Sale In America
Mercedes-Benz calls the G63 AMG 6x6 the “automotive declaration of independence.” Seems about right. The only thing keeping the G63 AMG 6x6 from being perfect is that Mercedes never officially sold it in the United States. See: This 2014 Mercedes-Benz G63 6x6, with all of 3,000 miles on the odometer, just listed on Dupont Registry.
WorldAFPIraq forces gain ground in Mosul despite fierce resistanceIraqi forces battled jihadists inside Mosul for the third day running Sunday while civilians risked their lives dodging bombs and snipers to slip out of the city. The Islamic State group put up fierce resistance to defend the city it seized more than two years ago and also claimed responsibility for deadly suicide attacks further south. The elite Counter-Terrorism Service has been spearheading the attack on the eastern front of the three-week-old offensive on Mosul, Iraq's largest military operation in years.
- LifestyleABC News VideosTips on Saving For the Holidays
Consumer analyst Vera Gibbons from GasBuddy.com has 5 easy ways to save hundreds in just a month! The holiday shopping season begins in less than three weeks can you believe it and if you haven't saved up for all those gifts.
- BusinessThe DriveMcDonald’s Drive-Thru Goes Digital
McDonald’s has more than 36,000 locations worldwide. More and more, McDonald’s is looking like a towering (if slowly eroding) twentieth-century monolith. McDonald’s plans to roll out the new smartphone pay-and-pickup technology next year, both in the U.S. market and other leading world economies, namely Canada, Great Britain, Australia, and France.
- U.S.ReutersThree killed, three wounded in stabbing at Newark, N.J. home: report
No arrests have been made in the stabbing, the Newark Star-Ledger newspaper reported in a story on its website, which described a large police presence at the scene. There was no word on the condition of the wounded victims.
- WorldForeign Policy MagazineThe Weekend Behind, The Week Ahead
It should be a quiet week on this, our peaceful, small, blue dot, save for Tuesday’s American presidential election and the subsequent reaction/fallout/Armageddon. Russian nationalists are accused of being behind the plot to assassinate the prime minister of Montenegro in October, according to Podgorica’s chief prosecutor. The prime minister, Milo Djukanovic, is considered pro-Western, and many think Montenegro will join NATO in 2017 despite Russian opposition.
- SportsYahoo News Photo Staff2016 New York City Marathon
Eritrean world champion Ghirmay Ghebreslassie and Kenyan Mary Keitany powered to dominant victories in the New York City Marathon on Sunday. Keitany became the first woman in three decades to win three consecutive New York marathons with a runaway performance. Ghebreslassie’s victory ended a string of four victories in a row by Kenyan men in the race and denied the African nation a fourth consecutive sweep of New York men’s and women’s titles.
- EntertainmentUPROXXLeBron James Introduced Hillary Clinton At A Rally In Ohio With Some Help From J.R. Smith
It’s hard to say if he changed any minds, but it’s nonetheless a big deal that LeBron James endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. Now that the campaign is on its home stretch, LeBron is doing more than supporting Hillary with words – he’s getting out there on the campaign trail together with her.
U.S.Associated PressPolice encounters resulting in black deaths span USSam DuBose was pulled over near the University of Cincinnati campus for a missing front license plate. Walter Scott got stopped for a broken taillight in South Carolina. Former university police Officer Ray Tensing, 26, is on trial for murder in Cincinnati in the July 2015 fatal shooting of DuBose, 43.
- U.S.ReutersPhiladelphia transit strike ends one day before presidential election
The tentative five-year deal announced at a news conference outside Transport Workers Union headquarters is contingent upon ratification by union members and the board of Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. SEPTA said in a statement that service would be phased back on Monday, with full schedules restored by the start of the service day on Tuesday, which is also Election Day. The agency said last week that a continuation of the strike through Tuesday could affect voter turnout.
WorldAFPNicaragua's Ortega wins third straight term, with wifeNicaragua's leftist President Daniel Ortega has won a third straight term, with his colorful wife Rosario Murillo as vice president, near-final results showed Monday, after an election condemned by the opposition and the United States. With 99.8 percent of ballots counted, the 70-year-old former Marxist rebel had 72.5 percent of the vote, the country's Supreme Electoral Council said. Ortega, who has ruled Nicaragua for 20 of the past 37 years, has been accused of being behind judicial maneuvers to limit the power of the opposition.
- U.S.Associated PressThe Latest: Oklahoma officials clear senior home after quake
The Latest on the Magnitude 5.0 earthquake that struck Oklahoma. Emergency officials in Cushing, Oklahoma, have evacuated an assisted living center catering to the elderly after a magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck the city. Assistant City Manager Jeremy Frazier said that while damage was reported at the Cimarron Tower after Sunday night's quake, no injuries were reported among the home's residents.
BusinessAFPGerman prosecutors extend 'dieselgate' probe to VW chairmanGerman prosecutors probing whether Volkswagen executives manipulated the markets in the wake of the "dieselgate" scandal have widened their investigation to include the group's supervisory board chief, the embattled auto giant said Sunday. VW said the probe had now also ensnared board chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch, who was only appointed last year, and would focus on his previous role as the group's chief financial officer. The announcement is a fresh blow to VW's efforts to move on from the worst crisis in its history, which erupted after the group admitted in September 2015 to installing software in 11 million diesel engines worldwide that could dupe emissions tests to make the cars seem less polluting than they were.
PoliticsReutersAlong the U.S.- Mexico border fenceIn parts of California and Arizona, a wall already exists. The border between Mexico and the United States spans some 2,000 miles between San Diego, California and Brownsville, Texas. Monitored around the clock with ground sensors, cameras and hundreds of customs and border patrol officers, the wall is composed of a mash-up of materials: formidable cement slabs, steel mesh, rusty corrugated metal.
U.S.ReutersIslamic State hits back in Mosul but faces new Raqqa frontBy Ahmed Rasheed and Rodi Said BAGHDAD/AIN ISSA, Syria (Reuters) - Islamic State fighters targeted Iraqi troops with car bombs and ambushes in Mosul, stalling an army advance in their north Iraq stronghold, but faced attack on a new front on Sunday when U.S.-backed rebels launched a campaign for the Syrian city of Raqqa. The jihadists have lost control of seven eastern districts of Mosul to Iraqi special forces who broke through their lines last Monday. Mosul, the largest Islamic State-controlled city in either Iraq or Syria, has been held by the jihadist fighters since they drove the army out of northern Iraq in June 2014.
- SportsThe DriveAir Titan Dominates the Day in NASCAR Sprint Cup
NBC Sports, and the crew that covers NASCAR Sprint Cup, did the best they could to tap-dance their way through what had to be one of the most expensive rain delays of the year, but in the end, they lost NBC at 6 p.m. ET, leaving the accountants to figure out the damage. All those advertisers who bought commercials in a Chase race at Texas Motor Speedway and instead got a partial re-run of Martinsville, a long preview of Rutledge Wood's new series "Shotgun," endless driver interviews where, at least, Brad Keselowski opened a can of worms with comments about NASCAR's concussion policy, and shots of Air Titans trying to dry the surface must be made whole, and it will likely be pricey. As one of a handful of NASCAR races that had an absolutely prime Sunday afternoon timeslot on network television, the AAA Texas 500, with only two more races left in the season, and one more to set the four-car field for the championship to be decided at the Homestead-Miami Speedway finale, this was a massive lost opportunity for NASCAR, and you could almost hear remote controls across the country seeking football or movies.
- BusinessCNBCTesla nixes free charging for new owners to fuel growth
Tesla (TSLA) has touted its easily accessible network of charging stations as a key factor that sets it apart from other electric car makers, but Monday Tesla put some limitations on that network's use. Any Tesla cars ordered after Jan. 1, 2017, will be given an annual credit of 400 kilowatt hours — roughly equal to the power needed to travel 1,000 miles — at Supercharger stations. Tesla said the changes are being made to help the company fund further expansion of the network.
- U.S.Inside EditionMan, Who Allegedly Chained Woman in Container, Confesses to 2003 Quadruple Murder: Cops
The South Carolina kidnapping suspect who allegedly chained a woman in a storage container for two months has reportedly confessed to a 2003 quadruple murder and may have killed three others, according to police. Officials arrested Todd Kohlhepp, 45, for kidnapping on Thursday after finding 30-year-old Kala Brown chained by the neck and ankle in a storage container on his property. Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright said Kohlhepp told detectives details of the four murders that only the killer would have known.
PoliticsReutersStocks, dollar, Mexico peso jump after FBI clears ClintonU.S. stocks jumped and the U.S. dollar and the Mexican peso soared early on Monday after the FBI said it stood by its earlier recommendation that no criminal charges were warranted against Democrat Hillary Clinton. Investors had been unnerved by signs of a tightening presidential race between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, whose stance on foreign policy, trade and immigration has rippled through financial markets. Clinton is seen as a candidate of the status quo and her policies are viewed as more predictable than her Republican rival, a political novice.
WorldAssociated PressThe Latest: S. Korea prosecutors OK arrest of Park's aidesSouth Korean prosecutors have formally arrested two former presidential aides as they bring their investigation over a bizarre political scandal closer to President Park Geun-hye. The Seoul Central District Court said Sunday it granted prosecutors' request for the arrest of Ahn Jong-beom, Park's former senior secretary for policy coordination who is suspected of putting pressure on companies into making large donations to nonprofit organizations controlled by a longtime friend of the president. The court also issued an arrest warrant for Jung Ho-sung, another former presidential aide suspected of passing on classified presidential documents to Park's friend, Choi Soon-sil.
