| Nasa reveals astronauts who will ride first commercial capsules into space with SpaceX and Boeing Posted: 03 Aug 2018 01:50 PM PDT  Nasa has revealed the astronauts who will ride the first commercial capsules into space, with both SpaceX and Boeing hoping for a test flight of their pods by the end of this year or in early 2019. At a ceremony at Nasa's Manned Spacecraft Centre in Houston, Texas, the US space agency showed off the nine individuals who will work with two commercial projects. "Having an opportunity to introduce you to these American heroes is unique," said Nasa adminstrator Jim Bridenstine.
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| Nearly 600 Migrant Kids Are Still Separated From Parents A Week After Court Deadline Posted: 03 Aug 2018 10:01 AM PDT  The Trump administration has still not reunited nearly 600 migrant children
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| Mollie Tibbetts' Family Offers $172,000 Reward for Information Leading to Her Return Posted: 03 Aug 2018 07:22 AM PDT  Mollie Tibbetts' family believes she was abducted.
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| The Latest: New evacuations ordered for California wildfire Posted: 03 Aug 2018 06:08 AM PDT  UPPER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on wildfires raging in California (all times local):
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| Zimbabwe opposition rejects 'fake' Mnangagwa victory Posted: 03 Aug 2018 03:33 AM PDT  Zimbabwe's opposition on Friday rejected what it said were the "fake" results of landmark elections in which President Emmerson Mnangagwa was declared victor. Zimbabwe awoke to the news that Mnangagwa, a former ally of Robert Mugabe, had won the historic first polls since the autocrat's ousting last year. The Zimbabwe Election Commission (ZEC) announced that Mnangagwa had scored 50.8 percent of the vote, against 44.3 percent for Nelson Chamisa, the main opposition leader.
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| U.S., Turkey agree to try to resolve issues: State Department Posted: 03 Aug 2018 12:52 AM PDT  By David Brunnstrom SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, agreed in a meeting in Singapore on Friday to continue to try to resolve issues between the two countries, the State Department said. Washington has imposed sanctions on two of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's ministers over the trial of Andrew Brunson, a U.S. pastor accused of backing terrorism. Turkey has said the sanctions are unacceptable.
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| Donald Trump thanks Kim Jong-un for returning remains of US soldiers and sending 'nice letter' Posted: 02 Aug 2018 08:15 PM PDT  Donald Trump, the US President, said on Thursday he looked forward to meeting Kim Jong-un soon and thanked the North Korean leader for sending the suspected remains of US soldiers killed in the 1950-1953 Korean War back to the United States. "Thank you to Chairman Kim Jong-un for keeping your word & starting the process of sending home the remains of our great and beloved missing fallen! I am not at all surprised that you took this kind action," Mr Trump wrote in a Twitter message. "Also, thank you for your nice letter - I look forward to seeing you soon!", Mr Trump said, without elaborating. The pledge to return the remains of US soldiers was made during a landmark summit between Mr Trump and Kim in June in Singapore, where North Korea committed to work towards the complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula. Kim sent a letter to Mr Trump in mid-July in which the North Korean leader said he hoped there would be a second meeting between the two but it was unclear if that was the "nice letter" to which Mr Trump referred on Thursday. Thank you to Chairman Kim Jong Un for keeping your word & starting the process of sending home the remains of our great and beloved missing fallen! I am not at all surprised that you took this kind action. Also, thank you for your nice letter - l look forward to seeing you soon!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 2, 2018 Mr Trump also took to Twitter earlier to praise an "incredibly beautiful ceremony" in Hawaii, where Vice President Mike Pence helped welcome the remains to the United States. The United States said during a solemn ceremony on Wednesday the human remains presumably included Americans killed in the Korean War and thanked North Korea for making good on its pledge to hand them over. A very nice note from Chairman Kim of North Korea. Great progress being made! pic.twitter.com/6NI6AqL0xt— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 12, 2018 The pledge to transfer war remains was seen as a goodwill gesture by Kim at the Singapore summit and was the most concrete agreement reached by the two sides so far. "I know that President Trump is grateful that Chairman Kim has kept his word, and we see today this tangible progress in our efforts to achieve peace on the Korean peninsula," said Pence, whose father fought in the Korean War. More than 7,700 U.S. troops remain unaccounted for from the Korea War. About 5,300 were lost in what is now North Korea. US Vice President Mike Pence shakes hands with Sergeant Major Michael Swam after receiving one of the flags from the caskets in a hangar on the Joint base Pearl Harbor Hickam on August 1 Credit: Getty Images North America/Kat Wade Other countries under the command of the United Nations also lost troops that are still unaccounted for, including the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada. Experts say positively identifying the decades-old remains could take anywhere from days to decades. Still, an initial field forensic review indicated the "remains are what North Korea said they were", John Byrd, director of analysis for the US Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, told reporters at an air base in South Korea before the remains were flown to Hawaii. Sarah Sanders, the White House press secretary, said: "A letter to President Trump from Chairman Kim was received on August 1. "The ongoing correspondence between the two leaders is aimed at following up on their meeting in Singapore and advancing the commitments made in the US-DPRK joint statement."
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| Worst red tide bloom in over a decade kills hundreds of marine mammals along Florida's west coast Posted: 02 Aug 2018 07:05 PM PDT  The ongoing toxic algae bloom is considered to be the longest red tide outbreak for the Gulf of Mexico in over a decade, and officials say it will most likely last until 2019.
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| Trump national security team says Russia behind effort to meddle in U.S. elections Posted: 02 Aug 2018 05:06 PM PDT  By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's national security team said on Thursday that Russia is behind "pervasive" attempts to interfere in upcoming U.S. elections, in a rejection of denials of meddling that Russian President Vladimir Putin made directly to Trump. The top aides, including intelligence director Dan Coats and national security adviser John Bolton, appeared in the White House briefing room to stress that a major effort was under way to protect the integrity of congressional elections in November and the 2020 presidential election.
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| Wright-Patterson incident: Reports of active shooter at air force base hospital in Ohio Posted: 02 Aug 2018 02:41 PM PDT  Firefighters and emergency personnel are responding to reports of an active shooter at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton in Ohio. Local media outlets reported that an alert was sent to personnel at the base that read: "Emergency responders are enroute. All WPAFB Gates are Closed.
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