| The Latest: Japan leader gets on phone with Trump on missile Posted: 29 Aug 2017 12:08 AM PDT  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on North Korea's firing of a projectile over Japan (all times local):
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| Gorka: Hillary Allies Are Ruining Trump's White House Posted: 28 Aug 2017 11:32 PM PDT  The former deputy assistant to the president also claimed he was not asked to leave the White House.
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| Sea Shepherd pulls plug on Japan whale hunt Posted: 28 Aug 2017 10:44 PM PDT  Activist group Sea Shepherd on Tuesday pulled the plug on its annual campaign to disrupt Japanese whaling, saying it can no longer match the country's military and economic power. The organisation has waged an often violent 12-year high-seas battle against whaling in the Southern Ocean, claiming success for saving thousands of the giant mammals and bringing the slaughter to world attention. "What we discovered is that Japan is now employing military surveillance to watch Sea Shepherd ship movements in real-time by satellite and if they know where our ships are at any given moment, they can easily avoid us," he said in a statement.
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| 'There's nowhere to go': Texan recalls abandoning her home amid deadly floodwaters Posted: 28 Aug 2017 08:56 PM PDT  Ashley Yell, a resident of Dickinson, Texas, evacuated her home early Sunday after Tropical Storm Harvey brought massive flooding to Gulf Coast cities.
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| Report: Family of 6 drowned inside van after being swept away by hurricane flood waters Posted: 28 Aug 2017 07:54 PM PDT  A family of six, including four children, is believed to have drowned after their van was swept away by Hurricane Harvey's devastating flood waters, according to KHOU.
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| Houston convention center gives refuge to Harvey's survivors Posted: 28 Aug 2017 06:12 PM PDT  HOUSTON (AP) — Patricia Cain entered the George R. Brown Convention Center barefoot and carrying two oxygen tanks. The first was empty. The second was given to her by the Houston Fire Department after the Coast Guard rescued her from her flooded home.
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| Justice Department faces tough questions over travel ban Posted: 28 Aug 2017 05:30 PM PDT  SEATTLE (AP) — Three federal appeals court judges on Monday challenged the Trump administration's limited view of who is allowed into the country under the travel ban, with one questioning from "what universe" the government got the idea that the mother-in-law of a U.S. resident could enter while cousins, aunts and uncles, and grandparents are barred.
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| North Korea fires missile as Japan warns citizens to take precautions Posted: 28 Aug 2017 03:56 PM PDT  North Korea fires missile over Japan Citizens on Japan's northern Hokkaido island warned to take precautions Japan condemns launch 'in strongest terms possible' Missile breaks up and lands in sea North Korea fired a missile over Japan on Monday evening, officials said, as Tokyo warned citizens in the north of the country to take precautions. In what was a significant escalation of Pyongyang's military posturing, Japan told citizens on its northern Hokkaido island to take precautions as the missile headed towards land. The missile flew over Japanese territory, before breaking into three pieces and landing in the sea. It flew for around 1,650 miles, reaching a maximum altitude of 340 miles, South Korean officials said. The Japanese military made no attempt to shoot down the unidentified missile, but condemned the launch in the strongest terms possible. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un smiles during a visit to the Chemical Material Institute of the Academy of Defense Science in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on August23, 2017 Credit: Reuters North Korea has fired a missile over Japan in the past - in 1998 - but this launch comes at a time of extreme tensions in the region over Pyongyang's military ambitions. Shinzo Abe, the Japanese prime minister, said that he would take all measures necessary to protect the Japanese republic. "We will make utmost efforts to firmly protect the lives of the people," Mr Abe, who was visibly angry, told reporters in brief remarks as he entered his office for emergency meetings on the missile firing. Yoshihide Suga, Japan's chief cabinet secretary, said the launch posed "a serious, grave security threat to Japan". South Korea's national security council was also holding an emergency meeting last night. Mr Kim has overseen more than 80 missile tests - more than both his father and grandfather combined. In the early hours of Saturday morning, the regime fired several short-range projectiles into the sea off its east coast from its eastern Kangwon province in what was thought to be a response to US-South Korean joint military exercises. The projectiles, which officials said were ballistic missiles, flew for 155 miles before landing in sea inbetween the Korean Peninsula and Japan. Saturday's launch was the first since it test-fired a missile on July 28 that could have been designed to reach 6,200 miles, putting parts of the US mainland within reach. The North Korean dictator threatened to target Guam, the US territory, with a missile. That test set off a war of word between Mr Kim and President Donald Trump, and the UN imposed a raft of new sanctions on the rogue state in response. Japan's military is in the process of practicing deploying anti-missile batteries at three US bases in Japan. The US military says the drills will test the ability of Japanese and US forces to work together and assess firing locations at the bases. They will also allow Japan to practice rapid deployment of its PAC-3 anti-missile system. Rex Tillerson, the US secretary of state, described Saturday's launch as a "provocative act" but said he still hoped to persuade North Korea to come to the negotiating table. Last Tuesday, Mr Trump pointed to the apparent lull in military activity from North Korea as evidence that Mr Kim "is starting to respect us." 11:18PM North Korea 'is showing no mercy' The launch of the land-based missile comes two days after the Rodong Sinmun newspaper "ridiculed the US and its vassal forced for being flustered due to the ... pluck of the DPRK" in an editorial. The article in the state-run publication added that North Korea is "showing no mercy". "If the US persists in its reckless anti-DPRK moves, sanctions and pressure, it will eventually meet a miserable fate. "So long as the US and its vassal forces persist with such actions and imperialism, the root cause of injustice and evil remains", it added. "The DPRK will further sharpen its just nuclear treasured sword in its hand and defend independence with nukes and usher in a new era of national prosperity". 11:11PM Missile 'flew 1,650 miles' South Korean military sources have reported that the missile flew a distance of around 1,650 miles and reached a maximum altitude on its lofted trajectory of 340 miles. 11:03PM 'A serious, grave security threat to Japan' Yoshihide Suga, Japan's chief cabinet secretary, told a hastily called press conference that the missile fell into the ocean about 730 miles off Cape Erimo, in Hokkaido. The missile launch poses "a serious, grave security threat to Japan", Suga said, adding that Japan would cooperate closely with the United States and South Korea to counteract the danger posed to the region by North Korea. In Seoul, Moon Jae-in, the South Korean president, summoned an emergency meeting of the National Security Council. 10:49PM Missile 'broke into three pieces and landed in the sea' The missile broke into three pieces and fell into the waters off Japan's northern Hokkaido island. The Japanese government's J-Alert warning system advised people in the area to take precautions. The Japanese military did not attempt to shoot down the missile, which passed over Japanese territory around 6:06 a.m. time (2106 GMT). 10:28PM Japan's Shinzo Abe vows to take utmost efforts to protect Japanese republic Japan's prime minister has said he will take all precautions necessary to protect citizens. "We will make utmost efforts to firmly protect the lives of the people," Abe told reporters in brief remarks as he entered his office for emergency meetings on the missile firing. 10:26PM South Korea confirms missile launch The North fired the "unidentified projectile" from Pyongyang at around 5:57 am (2057 GMT), according to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff. 10:25PM Missile 'passes over Japan' Reports in Tokyo state that a missile fired from North Korea has passed over the country.
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| Lawsuit overseen by Ohio judge who was shot is dismissed Posted: 28 Aug 2017 03:08 PM PDT  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The wrongful-death lawsuit brought by a man who shot a judge overseeing the complaint has been dismissed, records show.
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| Serving police officer among suspects in German 'far-Right terror cell' Posted: 28 Aug 2017 02:30 PM PDT  Police in Germany carried out raids on Monday against a suspected far-Right terror cell believed to be planning attacks on left-wing politicians. One of two suspects targetted in the raids was identified by prosecutors as a serving police officer. He and another man are suspected of hoarding ammunition and drawing up a list of high-profile targets for assassination. A government spokesman said the suspected plot was in the early stages of planning and there was no imminent risk of an attack. Police special forces raided several addresses in the north-eastern cities of Rostock and Schwerin in the early hours of on Monday morning. The suspects have not been arrested. One was identified as a serving police officer in the small town of Ludwigslust, south of Schwerin. He is facing disciplinary action, according to local government officials. The other suspect has not been officially identified but according to German television reports he is the lawyer for a small local political party. Angela Merkel has come under pressure over her immigration policies Credit: Lefteris Pitarakis Neither suspect has been named, in accordance with German privacy laws. The plot was uncovered when the two suspects were monitored discussing politics on online chat forums, according to prosecutors. They were unhappy at the government's immigration and refugee policies and, fearing they could result in a collapse of public order, they hoarded food supplies and ammunition for their legally licensed guns. "In addition, the suspects saw the crisis they feared also as an opportunity to kill figures on the left-wing of the politcal spectrum with these weapons," prosecutors said in a statement. "They prepared a list of names of such people to target." Prosecutors said the object of Monday's raids was to secure evidence against the suspects. A number of properties belonging to third parties not under direct suspicion were also searched. The state where the raids took place, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, in the former communist East, has a history of anti-immigrant violence, though it has been peaceful in recent years. Angela Merkel's political constituency lies within the state. "As this is an initial suspicion, there is not urgent need for action," the Mecklenburg-West Pomerania state government said in a statement. "Disciplinary measures are being taken against the accused police officer."
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