Attack ad: GOP candidate chose ‘prostitutes over patriots’

Attack ad: GOP candidate chose ‘prostitutes over patriots’
Trump calls Ben Carson controversy 'very strange'
More U.S. troops possible in Syria, defense chief says
Source: Investigators '90 percent sure' bomb downed Russian flight
What Marco Rubio paid for with his Florida GOP charge card
Review: Why Donald Trump's 'SNL' gig wasn't terrific
Derailed Wisconsin train leaks ethanol into Mississippi
Military activity forces Los Angeles airport to detour night flights
Carter says Russia, China potentially threaten global order
Missouri football players boycott in protest of president

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Republican Sen. David Vitter is accused of abandoning a vote honoring U.S. war veterans while carrying on extramarital relations.

Trump calls Ben Carson controversy 'very strange'

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 10:50 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called the controversy swirling around his rival Ben Carson "very strange" Sunday, questioning stories Carson has told that have since been scrutinized. Trump has questioned Carson several times about a childhood story in his autobiography "Gifted Hands" in which Carson described once trying to stab a friend or relative. On the campaign trail and in "Gifted Hands," Carson describes his teenage self as rage-filled and violent.

More U.S. troops possible in Syria, defense chief says

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 10:45 AM PST

Just days after the White House announced that President Obama had authorized the deployment of a small contingent of special operations forces to the war-torn country of Syria, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said more American troops could "absolutely" be sent into the country if the United States can find more "capable" local forces to partner with in the fight against ISIS. The White House last month announced that approximately 50 special operations forces would deploy to Syria despite the president's statements going back to 2013 that he would not commit American boots on the ground there.

Source: Investigators '90 percent sure' bomb downed Russian flight

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 04:12 AM PST

Investigators of the Russian plane crash in Egypt are "90 percent sure" the noise heard in the final second of a cockpit recording was an explosion caused by a bomb, a member of the investigation team told Reuters on Sunday. "We are 90 percent sure it was a bomb." Asked to explain the missing 10 percent, the investigator said: "I can't discuss this now." Islamic State militants fighting security forces in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula have said they brought down the Airbus A321, which crashed 23 minutes after taking off from the resort of Sharm al-Sheikh a week ago en route to St Petersburg, killing all 224 passengers.

What Marco Rubio paid for with his Florida GOP charge card

Posted: 07 Nov 2015 11:16 PM PST

Movie tickets, Costco and grocery store runs, Walt Disney World trips, flowers, and flights for his wife –- those are some of the charges listed in two years of statements for Marco Rubio's American Express card issued by the Republican Party of Florida. The charges -- which have surfaced along with questions about his personal finances as an issue for the GOP candidate in the 2016 campaign -- are listed in two years (2007-'08) of statements obtained by ABC News that have been widely circulated in Florida political circles since Rubio ran for Senate in 2010. The Rubio campaign plans soon to release the records for the two other years (2005-'06) he had the card.

Review: Why Donald Trump's 'SNL' gig wasn't terrific

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Derailed Wisconsin train leaks ethanol into Mississippi

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 09:23 AM PST

(Reuters) - BNSF Railway Co crews have staunched the flow of ethanol from a freight train that derailed in Wisconsin after thousands of gallons of the denatured alcohol leaked into the Mississippi River, the company said on Sunday. Twenty-five cars derailed about two miles (3.2 km) north of Alma, Wisconsin, a rural community close to the Minnesota border, at about 8:45 a.m. on Saturday, the railroad said. The train was hauling a variety of freight, including empty auto racks and tankers of ethanol.

Military activity forces Los Angeles airport to detour night flights

Posted: 07 Nov 2015 02:15 PM PST

Nighttime flights into and out of Los Angeles International Airport will avoid passing over the Pacific Ocean just to the west of the airport for the coming week because the U.S. military has activated airspace there, officials said. The Federal Aviation Administration and the military did not disclose the nature of the activities taking place near the second-busiest U.S. airport. Airplanes normally fly over the ocean when arriving and departing the coastal Los Angeles International Airport during the night to avoid disturbing nearby residents, airport officials said in a statement.

Carter says Russia, China potentially threaten global order

Posted: 07 Nov 2015 08:48 PM PST

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Saturday accused Russia of endangering world order, citing its incursions in Ukraine and loose talk about nuclear weapons, and said the U.S. defense establishment is searching for creative ways to deter Russian aggression and protect U.S. allies.

Missouri football players boycott in protest of president

Posted: 07 Nov 2015 09:52 PM PST

Missouri football players announced Saturday night on Twitter that they will not participate in team activities until the university president is removed from office.