| Right-wing demonstrations and counterprotests follow stabbing in Chemnitz, Germany Posted: 02 Sep 2018 11:29 AM PDT ![Right-wing demonstrations and counterprotests follow stabbing in Chemnitz, Germany]( "Right-wing demonstrations and counterprotests follow stabbing in Chemnitz, Germany") Eighteen people were injured in rival demonstrations capping off a week marked by xenophobic protests in the eastern city of Chemnitz, prompting Germany's foreign minister to urge Germans to "get off our sofas" and speak up against racism. Chemnitz has been in the spotlight after violent far-right protests erupted over the fatal stabbing of a 35-year-old man, allegedly by a Syrian and an Iraqi last Sunday. On Saturday, 8,000 people answered a joint call by far-right party AfD and Islamophobic PEGIDA street movement to descend once again on the streets of the former communist city which was in the erstwhile East Germany.
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| Georgia Police Rescue Woman From Burning Home in Dramatic Bodycam Video Posted: 02 Sep 2018 09:22 AM PDT  Her Savannah home was ablaze.
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| Exclusive video: Inside Salon Privé 2018 Posted: 02 Sep 2018 08:17 AM PDT  Vintage Bugattis, rare Ferraris and Lamborghini's UK debut for the Aventador SVJ – there's a whole lot going on at Salon Privé. Watch the highlights with our exclusive video!
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| US presses ahead with Mexico trade pact, talks with Canada resume next week Posted: 02 Sep 2018 04:56 AM PDT  The United States is pressing ahead with a free trade pact with Mexico, but whether Canada will join depends on a new round of talks next week, after negotiations ended Friday without an agreement. Officials had appeared to be on track to reach a deal that would rewrite the North American Free Trade Agreement, but in a bizarre twist, inflammatory comments from President Donald Trump angered Canadian officials and threatened to upend the talks. The US and Mexico announced a breakthrough accord on Monday, potentially leaving Canada out in the cold if no deal is reached, but Ottawa's foreign minister insisted that a "win-win-win" agreement is within reach.
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| Two US citizens stabbed in possible terror attack at Amsterdam station Posted: 02 Sep 2018 02:44 AM PDT  Two bystanders who were seriously injured in a knife attack at Amsterdam's Central Station are US citizens, the US ambassador said Saturday. "We are aware that both victims were US citizens and have been in touch with them and their families," Pete Hoekstra said in a statement. Police shot and wounded a 19-year-old Afghan man with a German residency permit. He stabbed the two people at the Dutch capital's busy station in the city centre on Friday. "We are seriously taking into account that there was a terrorist motive," Amsterdam police spokesman Frans Zuiderhoek told AFP. Earlier witnesses described scenes of panic as gunshots rang out and thousands of commuters and tourists were evacuated from the rail terminus shortly after midday on Friday. "A man in the west side tunnel of Amsterdam Central Station stabbed two other people and directly after that he was shot by the police," another police spokesman Rob van der Veen said, adding terrorism was not being ruled out by investigators. Security official stands guard outside Amsterdam's main railway station. Credit: Remko De Waal/AFP "The two people are very badly injured, and they were brought to the hospital," he said. "We are looking at all scenarios, also the worst scenario, which is terrorism." One witness said he saw a young man "stumble" into his flower shop at the station with a bleeding wound to his hand. "Shortly afterwards I heard some shots and I know something has gone badly wrong," Richard Snelders told the ANP news agency. A while later he saw another man lying on the ground nearby, he said. "The first thing that comes up in your mind is that it's a terror attack. After all, you are at Amsterdam Central Station. There was a lot of panic," Snelders said. Police quickly arrived at the scene with video images showing police ordering the suspect in English to "stay down" after he had been shot. Images posted on social media showed security guards ushering passengers towards exits and paramedics arriving at the scene with stretchers. Police spokesman Zuiderhoek said the knifeman's condition was not life-threatening, but that he had been shot in the lower body. "At this moment he is under police custody in hospital. He is being questioned about his motive," Zuiderhoek added. Profile | Geert Wilders Dutch police were also in close contact with their German counterparts in regards to the suspect's background, he added. Two platforms at the station - located in the Dutch capital's historic canal-ringed city centre - had been evacuated and closed off to passengers, police said, and were reopened for rail traffic two hours later. A special police department opened a routine probe into why police shot the man. The Netherlands has so far been spared from the slew of terror attacks which have rocked its closest European neighbours in the past few years. But amid a number of scares and reports that people linked to some of those attacks may have crossed briefly into the country, top Dutch security and intelligence officials have stressed that the threat level is substantial. Police declined to speculate on the reasons for Friday's incident, but the Afghan Taliban in a statement Thursday called for attacks on Dutch troops following plans by Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders to stage a Prophet Mohammed cartoon competition in the Dutch parliament. Wilders, who received several death threats has since cancelled the competition which has angered Muslims and sparked protests, saying he wanted to "avoid the risk of making people victims of Islamist violence". Around 250,000 people travel through Central Station every day, according to statistics provided by the Amsterdam.info travel guide.
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| George W. Bush Slipped a Piece of Candy to Michelle Obama at McCain's Funeral and the Internet is Glad Posted: 01 Sep 2018 09:32 PM PDT  President Bush is seen grabbing a mint from his wife Laura and then passing it to Mrs. Obama who replies "thank you" with a smile.
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| Four People, Including Child, Killed in Wrong-Way Crash on Indiana Highway Posted: 01 Sep 2018 08:24 PM PDT  Authorities say a 25-year-old woman was driving the wrong way on Interstate 90 early Saturday morning with no headlights on, and caused a crash that killed herself and three others.
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| 'You Are Nothing but Pure Love.' Murdered Colorado Mom and 2 Daughters Laid to Rest in North Carolina Posted: 01 Sep 2018 06:26 PM PDT  Shanann Watts' family wants a law to recognize the lives of unborn children like their grandson
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| Amber Alert issued for boys, father after Phoenix killings Posted: 01 Sep 2018 03:58 PM PDT ![Amber Alert issued for boys, father after Phoenix killings]( "Amber Alert issued for boys, father after Phoenix killings") PHOENIX (AP) — An Amber Alert was issued Saturday for two young brothers and their biological father missing since the boys' mother and a male housemate were found fatally shot in the Phoenix home where police said the victims and boys lived.
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| Aretha Franklin funeral: Bishop Charles H. Ellis III apologises to Ariana Grande Posted: 01 Sep 2018 03:23 PM PDT  The bishop responsible for officiating Aretha Franklin's funeral has apologised to singer Ariana Grande after being criticised for the way he touched her on stage. Bishop Charles H. Ellis III had an awkward interaction with Grande after she performed "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman". Images of the moment showed Ellis with his arm around an uncomfortable-looking Grande, with one hand above her waist and his fingers pressing against the right side of her chest.
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