- PoliticsYahoo News ContributorsTrump campaign: The finger-pointing starts early
Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Columbus, Ohio, August 1, 2016. As Donald Trump’s campaign hit a new level of chaos this week, people in and around the campaign raced to assign blame. Trump’s campaign manager, Paul Manafort, is coming under increasing criticism from a variety of sources.
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PoliticsAssociated PressAP FACT CHECK: Hillary Clinton's new email clarificationsHillary Clinton asserted Friday that FBI Director James Comey said she was truthful in her statements to investigators about her private server and use of private emails — and that those statements were consistent with what she has said publicly. Comey has described Clinton's interview with investigators looking into her email use at the State Department, taking care in testimony before Congress to say that investigators had "no basis to conclude she lied to the FBI." But he has also questioned the accuracy of some of the public statements she's made about the issue. In answering, Clinton sought to defuse a controversy over recent remarks in which she cited Comey's testimony to demonstrate she was truthful about her private email use and had not put at risk classified information in the messages she sent and received.
- WorldAFPMayors in terror-hit France call off events over security fears
French authorities on Friday announced the cancellation of two major events over security fears, following last month's Nice lorry attack that killed 85 people. "We have really tried our best, but there are risks we cannot reduce," Lille Mayor Martine Aubry told a news conference alongside Michel Lalande, the top government official in the region. Cancelling this year's Grande Braderie de Lille was a "painful decision", Aubry said.
- WorldYahoo News PhotoFast-moving fire kills over a dozen people in northwest France
A fast-moving fire that appeared to be accidental swept through a birthday party in a basement bar in northwest France, killing at least 13 people and injuring six others, authorities said Saturday. More than 80 firefighters battled the early Saturday blaze at the downtown Cuba Libre bar in the city of Rouen, Mayor Yvon Robert said, calling the fire “very brief.” At the scene of the fire, residents paid tribute to the victims by laying flowers. Images on French television from outside the bar showed a large ground-floor window broken open, burned red bar chairs and a tattered awning.
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- U.S.Inside EditionChicago Police Release Body Cam Footage of Unarmed Teen Being Shot By Cops
The body cam videos of an unarmed Chicago teen being chased and ultimately killed by police have been made public. During a July 28 incident, 18-year-old Paul O’Neal was shot and killed by Chicago police following a chase in the South Side neighborhood of the city. O’Neal was behind the wheel of a Jaguar at the time of the incident when multiple cop cars chased him down a tree-lined street and shot at him.
- PoliticsABC News VideosFormer Acting CIA Chief: Trump Has Been Unwittingly 'Played' by Putin
Former CIA Director Michael Morell is interviewed on "This Week."
- WorldReutersKerry presses on with Russian talks on Syria despite Aleppo setbacks
By Lesley Wroughton, Jonathan Landay and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is still pursuing an agreement with Russia on military cooperation in the fight against Islamic State in Syria despite major setbacks and skepticism from other administration officials and U.S. allies, U.S. officials with knowledge of the talks said on Friday. "We believe this approach is still worth pursuing," State Department spokesman John Kirby said in an email response to Reuters questions, adding: "But it remains to be seen whether or not we can get there."Kerry has been pursuing a proposal that envisions resuscitating a Cessation of Hostilities agreement, creating a center where the two countries would share intelligence for targeting air strikes, and prohibiting the Syrian air force from attacking U.S.-backed rebel groups.
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- U.S.Associated PressFirst family arrives at Martha's Vineyard for 2-week break
President Barack Obama's seventh and final summer vacation at Martha's Vineyard has begun with hopes of getting in some relaxing time with the first family before the busy fall leading up to November's presidential election. Obama will fill the next two weeks with leisurely rounds of golf, beach outings, bike rides and hikes with his wife and daughters, and dinner with Mrs. Obama and their friends at some of the island's top restaurants. Congress is also on an extended summer break from Washington, something the White House has chided it for as the nation deals with the Zika virus making its way to Florida.
- SportsUPROXXIs This New Nike Sneaker Paul George's First Signature Shoe?
It has been quite a Summer for Paul George. Not only is he avenging his horrific 2014 injury and leading Team USA in the upcoming Rio Olympic games, he also landed the cover of NBA 2K17 and is in serious talks with the Indiana Pacers about a possible contract extension. Now, the latest bit of good news regarding George is that he finally may be coming out with his very own sneaker courtesy of Nike. George has been a star player in the NBA for almost five years now, so it’s a bit surprising he hasn’t had his own shoe yet.
