| French carmaker PSA to exit Iran over US sanction risk Posted: 04 Jun 2018 01:55 PM PDT  French automaker PSA said Monday that it would pull out of two joint ventures to sell its cars in Iran to avoid the risk of US sanctions after Washington withdrew from a key nuclear deal with Tehran. "The group has begun to suspend its joint venture activities, in order to comply with US law by August 6, 2018," the maker of Peugeot and Citroen cars said in a statement. European officials have vowed to try to shield their companies working in Iran from the reach of punishing US sanctions that are set to come into effect by November.
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| Amber Alert: 7-month-old abducted by registered sex offender Posted: 04 Jun 2018 12:18 PM PDT  DANVILLE, Va. (AP) — Authorities in Virginia and North Carolina are searching for a convicted sex offender who kidnapped a 7-month-old girl from her mother at knifepoint, police said Monday.
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| US top court sides with Trump team on teen migrant abortion case Posted: 04 Jun 2018 11:29 AM PDT  The US Supreme Court on Monday handed a win to the administration of President Donald Trump when it overturned a ruling that had allowed a pregnant teenage immigrant being held in US custody to seek an abortion. The court nevertheless rejected calls by administration lawyers for disciplinary measures to be levied against the teenager's defense team, which they accused of rushing ahead with the abortion and denying them the chance to fight the lower court ruling. The 17-year-old immigrant underwent the abortion last year.
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| FBI agent dancing in nightclub drops gun doing backflip, then accidentally shoots someone going to pick it up Posted: 04 Jun 2018 07:33 AM PDT  An FBI officer who was showing off acrobatic dance moves in front of a crowd in a Denver nightclub accidentally shot a man in the leg after his gun fell from his pocket during a backflip. In a statement, the Denver Police Department said the agent "was dancing at a nightclub when his firearm became dislodged from its waistband holster and fell onto the floor. The off-duty agent was interviewed by police before being released to a Federal Bureau of Investigation supervisor.
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| Cracked windshield forces American Airlines emergency landing Posted: 04 Jun 2018 04:38 AM PDT ![Cracked windshield forces American Airlines emergency landing]( "Cracked windshield forces American Airlines emergency landing") Flight 1897 from San Antonio, Texas, to Phoenix diverted "due to damage sustained by weather in flight," the airline said in a statement, but gave few other details other than the plane sustained damage to "its nose and windshield" from hail.
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| Netanyahu heads to Europe with Iran on his mind Posted: 04 Jun 2018 03:02 AM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is heading to Europe in a bid to rally support from key allies for amending the international nuclear deal with Iran and for pushing Iranian forces out of neighboring Syria.
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| Guatemala volcano eruption kills at least 7, rescue hampered Posted: 03 Jun 2018 10:13 PM PDT  GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Rescuers struggled to reach rural residents cut off by a volcanic eruption that killed at least seven people and injured 20 near Guatemala's capital, and authorities feared the death toll could rise with an undetermined number of people unaccounted for.
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| Pope Francis calls for dialogue in Nicaragua Posted: 03 Jun 2018 09:03 PM PDT  Pope Francis on Sunday called for dialogue in Nicaragua, where weeks of deadly anti-government demonstrations have left more than 100 people dead. "I am united with my brother bishops in Nicaragua and their grief over violence committed by armed groups," the pope said after leading the traditional Angelus prayer in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican. The opposition in Nicaragua on Saturday renewed calls for President Daniel Ortega's resignation as protesters again clashed with police in the city of Masaya.
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| Nigeria's Senate president summoned for questioning over robbery Posted: 03 Jun 2018 05:14 PM PDT  Nigerian police on Sunday summoned the head of the upper house of parliament for questioning after members of a criminal gang implicated him following a brutal bank robbery that left 33 people dead. Senate President Bukola Saraki, the third-most powerful politician in the country who has denied the allegation, served from 2003 to 2011 as state governor of Kwara, where the brazen daylight robberies took place in the central town of Offa on April 5. National police spokesman Jimoh Moshood said 22 suspects have been arrested over the robbery of six Offa banks, including five ring leaders who alleged Saraki's involvement in the gang.
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| Police identify passengers after small plane crashes off of Long Island beach Posted: 03 Jun 2018 03:27 PM PDT  Authorities have released the names of all four passengers who were on board the plane, including a prominent builder for celebrities' homes.
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