September 2, 2015

Kentucky clerk in gay marriage fight: 'A heaven or hell decision'

At 44 years old, Kim Davis had been divorced three times and had two children while she wasn't married. But on a Sunday morning four years ago, as a preacher spoke from the book of Galatians, she repented.
September 1, 2015
Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, right, talks with David Moore following her office's refusal to issue marriage licenses at the Rowan County Courthouse i

Kentucky clerk to face judge after defying courts on gay marriage

Invoking "God's authority," a county clerk denied marriage licenses to gay couples again Tuesday in direct defiance of the federal courts, and vowed not to resign, even under the pressure of steep fines or jail.
Nation
September 1, 2015
A sniper and a lookout stand on top of a roof searching for two men following the killing of a police officer Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015 in Fox Lake, Ill.

Police in Illinois hunt for 3 suspects after officer killed

Police in helicopters, with dogs and armed with rifles conducted a massive manhunt in northern Illinois into Tuesday night after an officer was fatally shot while pursuing a group of men.
August 31, 2015
President Barack Obama speaks during the National Clean Energy Summit at the Mandalay Bay Resort Convention Center in Las Vegas, Aug. 24, 2015.

Obama offended by attacks on Jews who back Iran deal

President Barack Obama said people who attack Jews who support the Iran nuclear deal are like African-Americans who differ with him on policy and then conclude he's "not black enough."
August 28, 2015

Appeals court reverses ruling that found NSA program illegal

A federal appeals court on Friday ruled in favor of the Obama administration in a dispute over the National Security Agency's bulk collection of telephone data on hundreds of millions of Americans.
August 27, 2015
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks while touring the Carpenters International Training Center Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, in

Clinton likens GOP's views on women to those of terrorists

Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday drew parallels between terrorist organizations and the field of Republican candidates for president when it comes to their views on women, telling an Ohio audience her potential GOP rivals were pushing "out-of-date" policies.
August 25, 2015
FILE - This file photo combination made from Aug. 6, 2015, photos shows Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, and Fox News Channel hos

Fox News chief: Donald Trump owes Megyn Kelly an apology

Fox News chief Roger Ailes said Tuesday that Donald Trump owes the network's Megyn Kelly an apology for an unprovoked Twitter attack that "is as unacceptable as it is disturbing," but Trump isn't backing down.
National
August 24, 2015
FILE - In this June 24, 2015 file photo Vice President Joe Biden and President Barack Obama speak in the East Room of the White House in Washington. P

Timing key as Biden enters make-or-break September

Back in Washington, the vice president is looking at a presidential run.
National
August 24, 2015

Michelle Kwan to work for Hillary Clinton campaign

Michelle Kwan is joining Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and will work on outreach programs.
August 21, 2015
U.S. Army First Lt. Shaye Haver, center, and Capt. Kristen Griest, right, pose for photos with other female West Point alumni after an Army Ranger sch

First female graduates of Ranger School earn elite tab

The first female soldiers to complete the Army's rigorous Ranger School pinned on their black-and-gold Ranger tab at a raucous graduation ceremony Friday, capping their history-making week and putting a spotlight on the debate over women in combat.
National
August 18, 2015
Former President Jimmy Carter reaches to embrace his brother Billy's widow Sybil while greeting family Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015, following service at Mar

Well wishes pour in for Jimmy Carter from his well-worn path around the world

National
August 17, 2015
August 17, 2015

IRS: Computer breach bigger than first thought; 334K victims

A computer breach at the IRS in which thieves stole tax information from thousands of taxpayers is much bigger than the agency originally disclosed.
August 17, 2015

Traffic deaths up sharply in first 6 months of this year

Traffic deaths were up 14 percent nationally in the first six months of this year and injuries were up by a third, according to data gathered by the National Safety Council.
National
August 12, 2015
FILE -- Former President Jimmy Carter in Plains, Ga., Dec. 11, 1996. Carter, the nation's 39th president, said Wednesday Aug. 12, 2015 that he has bee

Former President Jimmy Carter says he has cancer

Recent surgery found that the disease had spread.
National
August 12, 2015
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses a GOP fundraising event, Tuesday, Aug 11, 2015, in Birch Run, Mich. Trump attended the Lincol

Why it would be a mistake to underestimate Donald Trump

Analysis: There is a viable path to victory.
August 7, 2015
In this Jan. 14, 2015 photo, Rep. Cindy Gamrat, R-Plainwell, and Rep Todd Courser, R-Lapeer wave to reporters in the House of Representatives in Lansi

Report: Lawmaker hoped to distract from affair with smear

A Michigan lawmaker had an email sent to his Republican supporters falsely claiming he had been caught having sex with a male prostitute, apparently believing such a smear campaign would help distract attention from an alleged extramarital affair between him and another lawmaker, a newspaper reported Friday.
August 7, 2015

Obama defends criticism of Republicans on Iran deal

President Barack Obama is defending his criticism of Republicans opposed to his Iran nuclear deal.
National
August 7, 2015
Republican presidential candidates from left, Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Scott Walker, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Mike Huckabee, Ted Cruz,

First GOP presidential debate report card

August 6, 2015
This combination of photos, from top left, shows Republican presidential candidates Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee and

Candidate clash: Republicans face off in first 2016 debate

The Republican bid to reclaim the White House begins in earnest Thursday with the first debate of the 2016 campaign, a 10-candidate face-off for leadership of a party grappling with internal divisions and a changing American electorate.

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