Senate and governor are raising the possibility of recounts , potentially prolonging two of the most closely watched contests of the nation's midterm elections . Jeff Weisner, an investigative reporter for ABC affiliate Local 10 News, confronted Snipes on camera about what is taking so long to tabulate vote counts, to which she explained that other "counties didn't have 600,000 votes out there".

In the complaint, his attorney wrote that by rejecting and discarding ballots with signature mismatches, the local canvassing boards are disenfranchising the voters who cast them. Under Florida law, absentee and provisional ballots are only counted if the signatures on them match the signatures that elections offices have on record.

A spokesman for the panel's Republican chairman, Bob Goodlatte, declined to comment on the letter . Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets of major USA cities to call for protection of the special counsel charged with investigating ties between Russian Federation and President Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign.

Those injured are in non-life-threatening condition and being treated in hospital. "Everyone was going insane, screaming, crying for their lives, everything", said passenger Invor Bedessee, describing how some people were injured getting off the flight.

The fire was burning toward Hidden Hills and because of the threat mandatory evacuations were issued north of the Ventura (101) Freeway from Valley Circle Boulevard to Lindero Canyon Road. "I pray everyone is safe", she wrote. More than 400 firefighters from Ventura County, Los Angeles County , the City of Los Angeles and Cal Fire were battling the brush fire.

Whitaker told CNN in 2017 he could envision a situation where a new attorney general would "reduce (Mueller's) budget so low that his investigation grinds to nearly a halt". Congress must act to ensure that Special Counsel Mueller can do his job without interference. Here is a look at how Whitaker might stop or slow the Mueller investigation and the risks he might run in doing so.

The anti-graft Sandiganbayan court on Friday sentenced the 89-year-old to six to 11 years jail for each of the seven counts for violating an anti-corruption law when she illegally funnelled about $US200 million ($A275 million) to Swiss foundations in the 1970s.

She criticizes Trump for the 2005 "Access Hollywood" tape , interpreting his comments to mean: "I can hurt you and get away with it", The Associated Press reported. Michelle's book, 'Becoming Michelle, ' is about to be released, and she is extremely candid about her marriage, saying 20 years ago she felt "broken" after suffering a miscarriage.

Long was in the Marine Corps from 2008 to 2013 and served as a machine gunner in Afghanistan. Court records show Long was married as a 19-year-old in Honolulu in June 2009, and he and his wife separated in June 2011 while he was deployed to Afghanistan.

Topsail Elementary, Middle, and High schools remain on lockdown. A malfunctioning water heater was to blame for the reports of an active shooter at a North Carolina high school. Topsail High School is located in Hampstead, located 20 miles north from Wilmington. No injuries were reported, the Star-News reported. Our sister station WECT reports the Pender County Sheriff's Office received a call regarding an active shooter around 6:30 a.m.

A home is engulfed in flames during the Camp Fire in Paradise , California, U.S. November 8, 2018. My family is evacuated and safe. With late autumn winds fanning the flames of the California fires, causing some blazes to grow, these two dynamic maps are worth bookmarking, so you can stay up to date with the latest updates from affected areas in Northern California as well as Southern California.

The man was shot in the chest by police. Police are seen in Bourke St. on Friday in Melbourne , Australia . Supt Clayton confirmed that when officers arrived, they were quickly cornered by the armed man as the situation escalated. Superintendent Clayton told reporters on the scene "there's no known link to terrorism at this stage". The man, who was shot in the chest by police has died in hospital, police have said.

The rule 'would bar such aliens from eligibility for asylum and thereby channel inadmissible aliens to ports of entry, where they would be processed in a controlled, orderly, and lawful manner'. However, Trump's focus on the issue during campaigning for Tuesday's hotly contested midterm congressional elections was criticized as veering into immigrant-bashing and even racism.

Prices were down significantly on Tuesday as the Iranian sanction waivers granted by the United States to eight countries-including oil-hungry India and China-took the sting out of what could have been market panic given the re-imposition of sanctions on Monday .

Eight people were feared dead Tuesday after two apartment blocks collapsed in Marseille, in southern France, where three bodies were pulled from the wreckage. "Nearly 6,000 properties have been identified as at risk" in the city, he said , representing some 44,000 lodgings in lower-class neighbourhoods. The others were so dilapidated they had been condemned and were boarded up, though locals said they were frequently used by squatters.

The country's Immigration Department said it had arrested them because they violated their stated objective of visit to Tanzania. It is now abundantly clear to anyone who followed the latest developments that Tanzanian journalists work in a climate of fear of intimidation.

Rashida Tlaib will be the nation's first Muslim woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Ellison himself was the first Muslim elected to Congress more than a decade ago. Two Muslim women emerged victorious as Democrats took over the U.S. house of representatives at the midterm elections on Tuesday. Keith Ellison was the first Muslim to win a seat in Congress.

The condition of the other two victims was not yet known. Just after 5.20pm (local time), a body was seen lying under a white sheet on Bourke Street, near the entrance to Russell Place. The suspect was shot in the chest by police, Clayton said. "He seemed to be waving something, people around me screamed that he had a knife, but I couldn't see clearly from where I was", a witness told ABC News.

When he arrived there, patients were out in the front of the emergency room, where the roof had caught fire. Evacuated hospital patients are being taken to hospitals throughout the region. Heavy ash was falling in Chico, she said. "It can't be there anymore". Numerous buildings have been destroyed in Paradise and an unspecified number of people injured, Gaddie said.

It did not give more details and did not speculate on how the indicator problem may have played a role in the crash, as it continues to mine the flight recorder - seen as key to answering why a almost brand new plane fell out of the sky. Boeing Co. said on Wednesday it had issued a safety bulletin reminding pilots how to handle erroneous data from a key sensor in the wake of last week's crash in Indonesia.

The special counsel regulation under which Mueller was appointed gives the attorney general or acting attorney general authority to fire Mueller only for "good cause", such as misconduct, dereliction of duty, incapacity or conflict of interest.

Trump on Monday admitted the GOP could lose control of the House. In the Senate , the Republicans had the 51 seats needed for control, while in the House of Representatives , the Democrats had passed the 218 they needed and had 219 seats.

Acosta tweeted on Wednesday night that he was later denied entry to the White House. The president had been talking to other reporters and really railing against them. "I worked with Jim @ Acosta at CNN ". Invoking the words of a fellow writer, Rowling cited George Orwell's 1984 to denounce the White House's actions.

Separately, Justice Department prosecutors in NY secured a guilty plea from Trump's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen , who said the president directed him to arrange hush money payments before the 2016 election to two women who said they had sex with Trump.

Clovis, the 2016 Trump campaign national co-chairman, said in a May radio interview that he has been interviewed by the special counsel's team and had testified before the Mueller grand jury. "He is the acting attorney general". A logjam broke when Republican senators who had publicly backed Sessions began signaling a willingness to consider a new attorney general.

If Democrats capture the House, they could block Mr Trump's agenda and launch congressional investigations into aspects of Mr Trump's administration, from his tax returns to possible business conflicts of interest and the nature of his 2016 campaign's ties to Russian Federation.

The Whitsunday Water Police will be conducting patrols of Cid Harbour today along with vessels from other Queensland and Commonwealth Government agencies. It wasn't immediately known what type of shark attacked Christidis. Tasmanian mother of two Justine Barwick, 46, was bitten on her left thigh while snorkelling in the same area on September 19 and underwent 18 hours of surgery.

Witnesses said the shots sounded like they were coming from a semi-automatic weapon. Tributes have poured in for the sheriff's sergeant killed during a mass shooting at a country music bar in Southern California last night. Officials have not released the names of all the victims as they worked to notify the families. Once safely outside, the uninjured hugged and awaited word about those still inside.

Boston City Councilwoman Ayanna Pressley will represent Massachusetts' 7th Congressional District in the next Congress. Ocasio-Cortez won the Democratic nomination in an upset primary against longtime incumbent Joe Crowley over the summer.

If Hof is declared the victor in his district, the seat will be declared vacant and a replacement will be appointed by three commissioners of the district's three counties, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The state doesn't publicize how many are open, and most owners keep a much lower profile than Hof did. Former NBA star Lamar Odom was once famously found unconscious at Love Ranch after a four-day stay.