In one remarkably tense exchange, Rosenstein sparred with Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who accused the deputy attorney general of “hiding” information from Congress.
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A Palestinian teenager died on Thursday after being hit by Israeli tank fire on the Gaza border, the territory's Hamas-run health ministry said. Abdel Fattah Abu Azoum, 17, was hit in the head earlier on Thursday near Rafah in southern Gaza, the ministry said. The Israeli army said he and a companion were seeking to breach the border.
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Seven of the eight suspects arrested in the brutal murder of a 15-year-old boy in the Bronx made their first court appearances Wednesday, as thousands of mourners gathered to bid a final farewell to the boy affectionately known as Junior.
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The Indonesian tourist island of Bali closed its international airport on Friday, stranding thousands of travellers, as the Mount Agung volcano gushed an 8,200-feet column of ash and smoke. The National Disaster Mitigation Agency said nearly 450 flights were cancelled, affecting some 75,000 people. The regional Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre in Darwin, Australia, said winds would carry the ash southwest toward Java, Indonesia’s most densely populated island. Volcanic ash is a potentially deadly threat to aircraft that can cause engines to "flame out." The volcano began belching ash and smoke on Thursday and several airlines cancelled inbound and outbound flights scheduled for the evening. "We hadn’t a place to stay for the night so we had to find something else, just took a taxi and stayed at a random hostel," said a stranded German backpacker who identified herself as Louisa. "We hoped we could leave this morning, but the airport is closed," she said. Mount Agung - Bali Two small airports, at Banyuwangi and Jember in eastern Java, also closed because of the ash threat. Agung’s alert level has not been raised and an exclusion zone around the crater remains at 2.5 miles. The disaster agency said the closure of Bali’s airport was in effect until 7 pm. Australia’s national airline Qantas said in a statement that it’s "currently not safe" to operate Bali flights. A flight information board shows cancelled flights at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali Credit: AP It said it was monitoring advice from the ash advisory centre and its own pilots and meteorologists would decide when flights can resume. Australian visitor Rod Bird came early to the airport only to be told his flight back to Perth had been cancelled for the second time. An earlier flight on AirAsia was called off before the airport was shuttered early Friday morning. "They told us the volcano is going off so they rebooked us for this morning and we got here at 5:00 am only to be turned away again. So we've had two cancelled flights," Bird told AFP. "Well it's Bali, these things happen and we are fine with it. We just miss the kids," he added. Tourists rest as Ngurah Rai International Airport is closed due to the eruption of Mount Agung in Bali Credit: AP The volcano, about 45 miles northeast of Bali’s tourist hotspot of Kuta, last had a major eruption in 1963, killing about 1,100 people. It had a dramatic increase in activity last year, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people, but had quietened by early this year. Authorities lowered its alert status from the highest level in February. Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 250 million people, sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" and is prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Government seismologists monitor more than 120 active volcanoes.
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By Ori Lewis JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will not allow any Syrian refugees to enter its territory but will continue to provide them with humanitarian aid, Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Friday. More than 120,000 people in southwestern Syria have been forced to flee since the Syrian government launched an offensive to recover an area bordering Jordan and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from rebels, a monitoring group said. The Israeli military said an increased number of Syrian civilians had been spotted in refugee camps on the Syrian side of the Golan over the past few days, and that it had overnight sent aid supplies at four locations "to Syrians fleeing hostilities".
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Since 1970, more than 90 perfect of all U.S. dairy farms have closed due to low milk prices and industry restructuring. Recently, a corporate decision by Walmart led to the shutdown of a three-generation family-run dairy farm in Kentucky.
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A kind samaritan made the closure of Toys 'R' Us a little easier for the children of North Carolina who don't wanna grow up. The future youth of America will never know the overwhelming feeling of joy while running through the aisles of the giant toy chain. After filing for bankruptcy in September, more than 700 Toys 'R' Us stores will be closing for good on Friday. SEE ALSO: Please enjoy this wonderful dog frolicking through a homemade ball pit An anonymous person purchased $1 million worth of toys from a Toys 'R' Us in Raleigh, North Carolina, local outlet CBS 17 reports. The toys will reportedly be donated to local children, according to employees who work at the store. Instead of opening the store one last time on Friday, employees spent the day packing up boxes and putting them on a truck for the generous person. Customers looking to get some last minute deals were greeted with locked doors, though some didn't seem to mind upon hearing the news. “Oh, that’s so nice. I’m happy to hear that,” Erin Sampson told CBS 17. “That’s great. I’d like to know who it is,” said Danyel Smith. It's unclear when or how the purchased toys will be distributed to the kids. WATCH: Calling all sci-fi fans, this is what it's like to be a show editor on "The Orville"
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Turkey on Friday condemned regime attacks on rebel-held towns in southern Syria as "inhuman", calling on Damascus' allies to stop the offensive that has killed dozens of civilians. With Russia's help, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's army has battered Daraa province for over a week with air strikes, rocket fire and crude barrel bombs. Thursday was the bloodiest day yet after dozens of strikes identified as Russian killed 25 civilians, mostly in the town of Al-Mseifra, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said.
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Revellers poured buckets of wine over each other in northern Spain on Friday in an annual wine battle in the country’s Rioja producing-region. La Batalla de Vino is held each June in the town of Haro on the feast of St Peter, an event organizers say draws thousands of people. On Friday, participants soaked each other with buckets and toy spray guns, turning their clothes a shade of purple. (AP)
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Nearly three weeks after immigration agents arrested a lawful permanent resident outside his Arleta home, his case has been closed and he was released from custody Friday night.
Jose Luis Garcia’s case gained national attention after he was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on June...
A Cal Poly Pomona security officer was killed Friday in a violent altercation that ended when police fatally shot the attacker.
Pomona Police Chief Michael Olivieri announced the incident on Twitter and said one of his agency’s officers had been involved in the shooting.
A law enforcement source...
The path to victory looked clear for the Dodgers. Across the diamond stood the Colorado Rockies, their perennially underwhelming foes from the National League West, a team that carted baseball’s least-effective bullpen with it to Dodger Stadium. On a visit to Coors Field earlier this month, the...
A'ja Wilson scored 29 points and the Las Vegas Aces knocked the Los Angeles Sparks out of first place in the WNBA standings with a 94-78 victory Friday night.
The Aces (6-11) responded to a Sparks rally with an 11-2 run for their largest lead of the game at 87-70 and held on from there.
Las Vegas...
A shallow magnitude 6.0 earthquake was reported Saturday morning 27 miles west-southwest of San Patricio, Mexico, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 8:56 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 14.9 miles.
According to the USGS, the epicenter was 36 miles from Cihuatlan, Mexico,...
He’ll finally return Saturday to a mound on which he made a memory he still holds dear, even though his career abruptly and painfully stopped that day.
Tyler Skaggs will pitch at Camden Yards for just the second time, the first time being the occasion that saw his prized elbow come apart.
“I knew...
Still on vacation in the Caribbean, LeBron James took the next step toward his future Friday.
James’ agent, Rich Paul, told the Cleveland Cavaliers that James will not exercise his $35.6-million option for next season, according to a source who wasn’t authorized to speak publicly. As a result,...
To understand how poorly equipped Mike Trout is to be a designated hitter at this point of his career, consider this:
Idle time makes him so uncomfortable that he can’t stand still for the national anthem. He typically starts to fidget at the first hint of “O” and doesn’t stop until the final sound...
Ransom The action drama ends its run with two back-to-back episodes. In the first, Eric (Luke Roberts) is taken captive by human smugglers who are pursuing illegal immigrants who had escaped them. Then, Eric’s daughter Evie (Morgan Kohan) becomes a pawn of Damian Delaine (guest star Carlos...
The last remnant of Lob City will be departing after DeAndre Jordan informed the Clippers late Friday afternoon that he was opting out of the final year of his contract to become an unrestricted free agent, according to NBA officials who were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
Jordan’s...
A Cal Poly Pomona parking enforcement officer was killed Friday in a violent altercation that ended when police fatally shot the alleged attacker.
Pomona Police Chief Michael Olivieri announced the incident on Twitter. Police could not immediately be reached for comment.
No other officers were...
After recent irritation, Lonzo Ball is undergoing further testing to determine the extent of a meniscus injury to his left knee. The injury is not believed to be serious, according to people who weren’t authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
Ball has had issues with his left knee before. He...
Rather than continue to separate children from parents apprehended crossing the border illegally, the Trump administration wants to hold the families together, indefinitely, in detention centers, Justice Department lawyers told a federal court Friday.
In papers filed Friday evening, the Justice...
The mother of Anthony Avalos was arrested Friday and charged in the murder of the 10-year-old boy, who authorities believe was the victim of child abuse.
Heather Barron, 28, was arrested Friday morning and charged with murder, child abuse resulting in death, and torture, said Nicole Nishida, a...
A day after a failed attempt to let Walker Buehler use a bullpen stint as the equivalent of a rehab outing, the Dodgers optioned the rookie to class-A Rancho Cucamonga before Friday’s game. The team did not announce a corresponding move, choosing to play Colorado with a 24-man roster, with the...
It’s eight more seasons for No. 8 and a huge weight lifted off the Kings’ shoulders.
The Kings took care of the most pressing question of their offseason Friday when they announced they have agreed to terms with Drew Doughty on an eight-year contract extension.
The contract, worth about $11 million...
All Tomas Hilliard-Arce could do was watch.
He had already led Stanford’s soccer team to two national championships, and he was preparing to lead it to a third, but he’d never played at Stanford Stadium. That honor was reserved for Cardinal football and select other events, like the 1984 Summer...
In an expansion team’s first season, club records are frequently established. A four-game winning streak in all competitions — the longest in LAFC’s history so far — would not be a record-breaking run for many other franchises.
With a chance for his team to extend that streak against the Philadelphia...
The newspaper opera is a small, obscure and super-subgenre. But it is a lively one, as Pacific Opera Project demonstrated Thursday night with a rare revival of Rossini’s little-known “La Gazzetta,” when it’s not downright subversive.
Paul Hindemith’s “Neues vom Tage” (News of the Day), which skewered...
The eight-man crew from Orange Coast College raced to one of its fastest times of the season on Friday, qualifying for the main draw at the Henley Royal Regatta.
As the only community college in the U.S. to maintain a high-level rowing program, Orange Coast traveled to the storied event in England...
At a heated meeting at City Hall, Los Angeles lawmakers pressed forward Friday with a plan to set up emergency shelters for homeless people across the city, voting unanimously to start assessing possible sites in Koreatown, Venice, Hollywood, Harvard Heights and the Westside.
The debate in council...












