- PoliticsMichael WalshRight-leaning newspapers bail on Donald Trump
The Chicago Tribune endorsed Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson on Friday as a “principled option” beyond the typical red-blue binary. The conservative paper’s editorial board argued that the Democratic and Republican parties have drifted so far from the United States’ political mainstream and failed to nominate suitable candidates to the top of their tickets. The paper’s editorial is as much an indictment of Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump as it is an endorsement of former New Mexico Gov. Johnson.
- BusinessThe DriveFord F-150 Raptor Power Levels Confirmed and Audi Bringing the RS3 To America: The Evening Rush.
The Evening Rush is your daily roundup of auto, gear, and lifestyle news, all in one place. The rumors were correct: The 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor will be equipped with a twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V-6 pumping out 450 horsepower and 510 lb.-ft. of torque. Owners will see a mild increase in mpg to 15 city and 18 highway compared with the old V-8-powered Raptor.
U.S.AFPOne dead, 114 hurt as New Jersey train crash causes major damageA speeding commuter train that plowed into a New Jersey station during morning rush hour, killing one person and injuring 114, has caused major destruction at the transport hub and gateway to Manhattan. The train entered the Hoboken station "at a high rate of speed" and "crashed through the barriers, bringing it into the interior wall" of the terminal, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said. A 34-year-old resident of Hoboken, who state medical examiners identified as Fabiola Bittar de Kroon, was standing on the platform when she was hit and killed by debris from the crash, Christie told CNN.
- TechnologyThe DriveIs Renault Looking to Build Waze Directly Into Cars?
C'est un marriage intéressant. Renault has announced it is partnering with Waze, a first step in a relationship that could see the traffic-fighting navigation software directly integrated into future models. The French carmaker is showing off a Waze-equipped Android Auto prototype setup at the Paris Motor Show this week, giving show visitors a chance to sample the maps in all their glory. In addition to prototyping Waze on Android Auto this week's auto show, Waze will be using Renault-branded map pins to display French electric car chargers on its app to honor the launch of the new ZOE electric car.
- WorldReutersAleppo water station bombed: Observatory
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A water station in rebel-held eastern Aleppo was destroyed by bombing on Friday, dealing a further blow to a water system already badly damaged during a week-long offensive by the Syrian army to take back the city's insurgent-held districts
- ScienceMashableBye, bye, Rosetta: The best moments from the spacecraft's historic mission
UPDATE: Sept. 30, 2016, 7:27 a.m. EDT The Rosetta mission has ended. At 7:20 a.m. ET, European Space Agency mission managers got confirmation that the spacecraft touched down on the surface of the comet, ending its mission. Rosetta left Earth in 2004 with the Philae lander nestled within it.
- U.S.Inside EditionMiddle School Counselor Prevents School Shooting when Teen Brings Loaded Gun to School
A Tennessee Middle School Counselor is being applauded for her actions that may have saved many lives when she talked down a student who came to school with a loaded gun and extra ammunition. According to Cheatham County Sheriff Mike Breedlove, the teen said he planned to kill some teachers and a police officer, but was going to spare students. The 14-year-old "indicated that she (Hudgens) would be the only one to talk him out of it," Breedlove said.
WorldAFPTurkey opposition leader blasts Erdogan's 'counter coup'Turkey's main opposition party leader on Friday accused the government of seeking to capitalise on the July 15 coup to stifle dissent, and vowed to oppose moves to extend a three-month state of emergency. Tens of thousands accused of links to the group led by US-based Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen, blamed by authorities for the attempted coup, have been detained or dismissed from their jobs in a relentless crackdown following the coup. The government has imposed a three-month state of emergency after the botched coup, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suggested there might be a need to extend the measure even up to a year.
- WorldYahoo News PhotoMourning Shimon Peres
Shimon Peres was being laid to rest on Friday in a ceremony attended by thousands of admirers and dozens of international dignitaries — in a final tribute to a man who personified the history of Israel during a remarkable seven-decade political career and who came to be seen by many as a visionary and symbol of hopes of Mideast peace. U.S. President Barack Obama, former U.S. President Bill Clinton and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas headlined a long list of world leaders who converged on Israel’s national cemetery, Mount Herzl, for the event. In a nod to the Palestinian leader, Abbas sat in the front row at the memorial service.
PoliticsAssociated PressClinton in a landslide _ in endorsements: Do they matter?If newspaper endorsements equaled victory, Clinton would be in line for a historic landslide. On Friday, USA Today ended its tradition of not taking sides and published an anti-endorsement, contending that Trump "lacks the temperament, knowledge, steadiness and honesty that America needs from its presidents." The paper didn't back Clinton but advised readers to "Stay true to your convictions." The same day, The San Diego Union-Tribune endorsed Clinton — the first Democrat it has endorsed in its history.
- BusinessThe DriveThe Ferrari 488 GTB Instant Review
Three of The Drive’s editors—Josh Condon, Will Sabel Courtney, and Sean Evans—recently all had their hands pried from the wheel of a 2017 Ferrari 488 GTB, since none wanted to return it. They discussed the finer merits and detractors of the absurdly fun
- WorldReutersMigrant pressure builds in Serbia despite tighter border controls
By Fedja Grulovic and Marko Djurica VRSKA CUKA, Serbia (Reuters) - Across south-east Europe, governments are throwing up barriers to keep out migrants arriving via Turkey, but numbers are still creeping up as rougher seas lead more to try this Balkan route rather than risk a Mediterranean crossing. Since July, Serbian border guards have stopped more than 10,000 migrants attempting to cross from Bulgaria and Macedonia, but charities have reported sharply lengthening queues for food in Serbian refugee camps over recent days. Last autumn, hundreds of thousands of migrants trekked up from Turkey through the rocky Balkan peninsula, hoping to enter the European Union's passport-free Schengen zone by crossing into Hungary.
TechnologyBGR NewsSamsung responds to reports that ‘safe’ Galaxy Note 7s still have battery problemsSamsung likely wants nothing more than to put the Galaxy Note 7 debacle behind it, but that isn't in the cards just yet. The ordeal began shortly after Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 launch last month, when BGR was among the first to cover a report from an early adopter whose Galaxy Note 7 exploded while it was charging. Before Samsung fans knew what hit them, the company was issuing a worldwide recall for its hotly anticipated flagship phablet.
- PoliticsChristian Science MonitorWhy Ohio’s secretary of State doesn’t want federal help on election security
Ohio secretary of State Jon Husted says that his state’s electoral systems face no threat from hackers in this November's elections, expressing resistance to the Obama administration's possible designation of state systems as "critical infrastructure" – a move that would expand federal protections over them – in a letter addressed to his party's leadership in Congress. "Voting equipment in Ohio is not in any way connected to the Internet," he told Cleveland.com.
WorldAFPDutch summon Russian ambassador over MH17 commentsDutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders has summoned Russia's ambassador over "unacceptable" comments by Moscow criticising a report into the downing of flight MH17, officials said on Friday. "Responding to the presentation of the initial findings... spokespersons for the Kremlin and the Russian foreign ministry and defence ministry questioned the professionalism, integrity and independence of the Dutch public prosecution service," the Dutch foreign ministry said. "The Russian ambassador was informed that unsubstantiated criticism like this is unacceptable," the ministry said in a statement, issued in The Hague.
- U.S.Inside EditionGoFundMe Page Closed for Mother Charged in Her Baby's Beating Death
A friend of Alexa Coria started the donation account after the woman’s boyfriend, Juan Canales-Hernandez, was arrested for allegedly killing baby RaeLynn Coria Martinez. Authorities said Canales-Hernandez, 24, struck the child with a chair after becoming “frustrated.” The baby died from her injuries two days after the attack earlier this month. The boyfriend was on probation for a previous child abuse conviction, according to the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office and is being held without bail on charges including first-degree murder, the Coloradoan reported.
- WorldReutersGermany's Merkel says she has not changed course on migrant policy
German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted on Saturday that she had not reversed course on her policy on migrants, two weeks after she said she wished she could turn back the clock to better prepare Germany for last year's influx. Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) suffered electoral routs in two state elections last month as voters rejected her open-door migrant policy just a year ahead of a federal election. Taking some of the blame for her party's drubbing, Merkel struck a conciliatory tone and said she would if she could "turn back the time by many, many years" to prepare Germany for the influx.
- TechnologyABC News VideosFrenchman Goes on Smashing Rampage in Apple Store
The man was arrested after he walked around an Apple store and smashed several iPhones. And there. It. Won't. And we'll.
PoliticsAFPDebate organizers: There were 'issues' with Trump's microphoneWhen Donald Trump complained about his microphone after his televised presidential debate Monday with Hillary Clinton, few people believed him -- viewers had no trouble understanding his words. "Regarding the first debate, there were issues regarding Donald Trump's audio that affected the sound level in the debate hall," the commission said on its website, without elaborating. In that terse phrase the independent group thus confirmed that Trump was right in denouncing the quality of his microphone, even if his initial complaint was met with widespread derision and disbelief.
U.S.National Constitution CenterWith one seat vacant, the Supreme Court returnsLyle Denniston, our Supreme Court correspondent, previews the Court term that starts on Monday and the challenges potentially brought by a close election and an empty seat on the bench. At the start of a new term on October’s first Monday, the eight Justices might actually be destined to work through next February or even later with the uncertainty over how the political branches – specifically, the White House and the Senate – make up their minds on a replacement for the late Justice Antonin Scalia. He died almost eight months ago, and a successor chosen by Obama has been waiting almost seven months for an end to the political impasse over the empty seat. Scalia’s death, and the ideological leanings of the eight Justices now on the court, have raised the prospect that a new ninth Justice could well be in a position, perhaps for years to come, to cast a deciding vote to move the court left or right.
- U.S.KABC – Los AngelesEl Cajon police release videos showing fatal shooting of Alfred Olango
Authorities in El Cajon released short cellphone and surveillance videos Friday showing the moments an officer fatally shot Alfred Olango.
- BusinessJ.D. Power and AssociatesBMW Unveils Concept X2 Crossover SUV and Other Models at Paris Motor Show
The Paris auto show is open to the public from Oct. 1-16. BMW’s Concept X2 compact crossover was unveiled featuring coupe elements of the German luxury automaker’s X1. Big air intakes are positioned on the sides of the new X2 and the kidney-shaped grilles have been restyled with an upside down design and are not connected to lighting systems as in other recent BMW models.
- U.S.Christian Science MonitorTexas pulls out of federal refugee resettlement program: What now?
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision Friday to end the US Refugee Resettlement Program in Texas did not come as much of a surprise. Texas has been one of the most aggressive in pushing for more scrutiny of refugees. With the available nongovernmental network and infrastructure supporting refugees in Texas, it appears that refugees in Texas – and new incoming ones – may not be affected that much by Texas pulling out of the resettlement program.
- U.S.Yahoo News PhotoPolice shoot and kill a man in El Cajon, Calif.
Angry protests flared again Thursday night after a family attorney charged that an unarmed black man was unjustly killed by San Diego police, and that officials were trying to sway public opinion by only releasing a single, favorable frame from video of the shooting. Pamela Benge said her family had escaped strife-torn Uganda to come to the U.S. for safety and she asked why police didn’t just shock her son with a stun gun or shoot him in the leg.
- CelebrityInside EditionBaby Dies After Teen Mom Throws the Newborn Out of a Two-Story Window
Anthony Goode, 21, who lives in the building where the incident occurred told the Omaha World-Herald that his girlfriend woke him up when she heard an ambulance and that he looked out a window to see two women and a medic carrying a baby to an ambulance. The baby, however, was transported to the Creighton University Medical Center and pronounced dead shortly after.
