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• ‘He’s not a groper’: Ivanka Trump defends father from harassment allegation
• Nigerian army confirms Chibok schoolgirl found
• First missing Chibok girl found in Nigeria - parents' group
• USGS: Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes western Ecuador
• 200 families feared buried by mudslides in Sri Lanka
• Trump sits down with Megyn Kelly, and neither one draws blood
• Amtrak victims: Investigative findings hard to believe
• After Oregon win, a defiant Bernie Sanders vows to fight Hillary Clinton until ‘the last ballot is cast’
• Clinton discloses millions in book royalties, speaking fees
• Clinton, Sanders locked in tight contest in Kentucky primary
• Travelers sound off on nightmarish lines at Chicago airports
• Bathroom bill supporters police public restrooms
• Exclusive: Trump willing to meet North Korea's Kim, wants to renegotiate Paris climate accord
• Prince’s best friend could be key in death investigation
• Donald Trump, dismissive of campaign pollsters, hired his own

‘He’s not a groper’: Ivanka Trump defends father from harassment allegation Posted: 18 May 2016 08:04 AM PDT Ivanka Trump defended her father's treatment of women in the face of a recent New York Times article detailing his habit of "unwelcome romantic advances," among other alleged misbehavior. The paper reported that in a 1996 deposition, a woman who worked with Trump said he was "groping me under the table" at a dinner. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Nigerian army confirms Chibok schoolgirl found Posted: 18 May 2016 07:45 AM PDT Nigeria's army on Wednesday confirmed that a girl rescued in a Boko Haram enclave in the northeast is one of 219 abducted from their school in Chibok more than two years ago. "This is to confirm that one of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls... was among rescued persons by our troops," army spokesman Colonel Sani Usman said in a statement. Usman gave the girl's name as Falmata Mbalala and said she was found in Baale, near the town of Damboa, which is 90 kilometres (56 miles) southwest of the Borno state capital, Maiduguri. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

First missing Chibok girl found in Nigeria - parents' group Posted: 18 May 2016 07:25 AM PDT The first of more than 200 schoolgirls missing for over two years after they were kidnapped by Boko Haram militants in Chibok in northeast Nigeria has been found, a parents group and local officials said on Wednesday.     Lawan Zannah, secretary of an association of parents of the missing girls, said teenager Amina Ali was found on Tuesday near the Sambisa forest close to the border with Cameroon. "She was carrying a baby but I do not know whether it is a boy or girl," Zannah told the Thomson Reuters Foundation by phone from Chibok. Hoses Tsambido, chairman of the Chibok Community in the capital Abuja, confirmed the discovery but did not provide details.

USGS: Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes western Ecuador Posted: 18 May 2016 01:51 AM PDT A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck western Ecuador early on Wednesday, the U.S. Geographical Survey said. The quake's epicentre was 58 km south (36 miles) of Esmeraldas at a depth of 10 km. A destructive Pacific-wide tsunami was not expected, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said in a statement. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake last month, Ecuador's worst in nearly seven decades, killed more than 650 people and injured around 16,600.

200 families feared buried by mudslides in Sri Lanka Posted: 18 May 2016 01:00 AM PDT The Sri Lankan Red Cross says rescuers are searching for survivors in three villages. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Trump sits down with Megyn Kelly, and neither one draws blood Posted: 17 May 2016 11:13 PM PDT Calling a truce on a feud that has been a prominent storyline of the 2016 election cycle, Donald Trump buried the hatchet, at least temporarily, with Megyn Kelly. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Amtrak victims: Investigative findings hard to believe Posted: 17 May 2016 10:22 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Victims of last year's deadly Amtrak derailment aren't buying the findings of federal investigators that the train's engineer likely lost his bearings because he was distracted by an incident with a nearby train. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

After Oregon win, a defiant Bernie Sanders vows to fight Hillary Clinton until ‘the last ballot is cast’ Posted: 17 May 2016 09:26 PM PDT Bernie Sanders took another state from Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential primaries with a win in Oregon on Tuesday night. Democratic voters also headed to the polls in Kentucky, but that race remains too close to call. This victory won't dent Clintons' lead, but an undaunted Sanders promised to remain a loud presence heading into the last weeks of the primary at an election night rally. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Clinton discloses millions in book royalties, speaking fees Posted: 17 May 2016 06:47 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton is filing financial documents showing that in 2015 she earned more than $5 million in royalties from her book "Hard Choices" and about $1.5 million in speaking fees before she launched her presidential campaign.

Clinton, Sanders locked in tight contest in Kentucky primary Posted: 17 May 2016 05:56 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders competed in a closely divided race in Kentucky's presidential primary on Tuesday as the Democratic front-runner aimed to blunt Sanders' momentum ahead of a likely general election matchup against Republican Donald Trump. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Travelers sound off on nightmarish lines at Chicago airports Posted: 17 May 2016 03:58 PM PDT Ariel Rehr arrived at O'Hare International Airport about two hours early for a domestic flight — but still wound up stranded for over 15 hours. Earlier warnings that lengthy airport security lines would prevent travelers from making their flights on time — despite arriving early — have become a reality for travelers in Chicago recently. Rehr, a recent college graduate from New York City, is just one of hundreds who missed their flights out of the Windy City over the past few days. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Bathroom bill supporters police public restrooms Posted: 17 May 2016 03:38 PM PDT A video of one woman's crusade against Target's inclusive bathroom policy went viral Tuesday, highlighting the latest action taken by supporters of controversial transgender bathroom laws. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Exclusive: Trump willing to meet North Korea's Kim, wants to renegotiate Paris climate accord Posted: 17 May 2016 02:45 PM PDT By Steve Holland and Emily Flitter NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is willing to talk to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to try to stop Pyongyang's nuclear program, Trump told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday. In a wide-ranging discussion, Trump also said he disapproved of Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions in eastern Ukraine, called for a renegotiation of the Paris climate accord, and said he would dismantle most of the Dodd-Frank financial regulations if he is elected president. The presumptive Republican nominee declined to share details of his plans to deal with North Korea, but a meeting with Kim would mark a major shift in U.S. policy toward the isolated nation.

Prince’s best friend could be key in death investigation Posted: 17 May 2016 02:27 PM PDT According to a search warrant, detectives interviewed Kirk A. Johnson — a former Prince drummer and current manager of the singer's Paisley Park estate — following the performer's unexpected death last month. The court document, obtained by the Los Angeles Times, discloses that police seized Prince Rogers Nelson's medical records from a Minneapolis-area hospital in early May. Investigators were particularly interested in files involving a family-medicine doctor who had treated Prince in the weeks before the singer was found dead April 21 in a Paisley Park elevator. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Donald Trump, dismissive of campaign pollsters, hired his own Posted: 17 May 2016 01:34 PM PDT Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee who long dismissed the usefulness of campaign pollsters, has hired pollster Tony Fabrizio. Fabrizio's hire is part of a broader Trump campaign effort to professionalize its operations in order to prepare for a general election campaign against likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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