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Assange: 'We have more' on Clinton campaign

Posted: 31 Jul 2016 11:54 AM PDT

Julian Assange (Getty Images)WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange won't reveal if the Russians are the source of his leaked emails.


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Father of slain soldier: Trump has 'black soul'

Posted: 31 Jul 2016 08:28 AM PDT

Ghazala and Khizr Khan (Reuters)Khizr Khan, whose Muslim-American son was killed in Iraq, slams Trump's response to his DNC speech.


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Clinton says Russia hacked DNC servers

Posted: 31 Jul 2016 07:36 AM PDT

Hillary Clinton (Getty Images)Hillary Clinton also accused Donald Trump of showing support for Russian President Vladimir Putin.


No apparent survivors in Texas balloon crash

Posted: 31 Jul 2016 04:57 AM PDT

A hot-air balloon carrying 16 people burst into flames and crashed south of Austin, Texas. (Aaron M. Sprecher/AFP)A hot-air balloon carrying 16 people caught fire and came down in a field in Texas.


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Police: Multiple victims in Austin, Tex., shooting

Posted: 31 Jul 2016 01:38 AM PDT

Police reported there are multiple victims of a shooting in downtown Austin early Sunday. (KXAN)Police use social media to verify the incident and warn people to stay away from downtown.


1 winning ticket in $487M Powerball drawing

Posted: 31 Jul 2016 12:27 AM PDT

The winning Powerball ticket was sold in New Hampshire, officials say. (WABC-NY)A ticket sold in New Hampshire matches the numbers drawn Saturday night for the nation's eight-largest jackpot.


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Mark Cuban uses Pittsburgh slang to slam Trump

Posted: 30 Jul 2016 10:19 PM PDT

Clinton secures Mark Cuban's endorsement in Pittsburgh. (Getty Images)The Dallas Mavericks owner, who was leaning toward the GOP nominee as recently as last month, endorses Hillary Clinton at a rally.


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Trump insults mom of slain Muslim soldier

Posted: 30 Jul 2016 04:36 PM PDT

Donald Trump attacks Muslim father's convention speech. (AP)The GOP presidential nominee criticizes Ghazala Khan for standing silently onstage during the Democratic convention.


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Senate urged to vote on SCOTUS nomination

Posted: 30 Jul 2016 12:34 PM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the third day session of the Democratic National Convention. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)Vice President Biden and retired federal Judge Timothy Lewis ask the Senate to vote to fill the Supreme Court vacancy.


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No reported survivors in balloon crash

Posted: 30 Jul 2016 10:35 AM PDT

Police cars block access to the site where a hot air balloon crashed near Lockhart, Texas. (James Vertuno/AP)The accident occurred in a pasture near Austin, Texas, according to officials.


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Don't shun Florida over Zika, officials say

Posted: 30 Jul 2016 01:52 AM PDT

A female Aedes aegypti mosquito. (James Gathany/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP)Four Miami-area patients tested positive for Zika, but the director of the CDC says there's no need to avoid the region.


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FBI: Woman robbed bank to return to prison

Posted: 30 Jul 2016 12:07 AM PDT

Linda Patricia Thompson (Oregon Department of Corrections via AP)Recently released from prison in Oregon, she tells officials she found life on the streets too difficult.


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Suspect arrested in killing of San Diego cop

Posted: 29 Jul 2016 10:46 PM PDT

San Diego Police on July 29 urging a man to surrender as they searched for suspects in a shooting that killed one office and injured another. (Denis Poroy/AP)Police arrest a 52-year-old man in connection with a shooting that left one officer dead and another injured.


Courts roll back voter restrictions in 3 states

Posted: 29 Jul 2016 07:04 PM PDT

Portion's of the Wisconsin's voter ID law were struck down by a federal judge. (AP)Rulings block a N.C. law requiring photo ID, loosen a similar one in Wisconsin, and halt strict citizenship requirements in Kansas.


New Sandy Hook school opens 4 years later

Posted: 29 Jul 2016 06:16 PM PDT

CORRECTS YEAR TO 2012- The new Sandy Hook Elementary School hosts a media open house, Friday, July 29, 2016, in Newtown, Conn. The public is getting its first look at the school which will replace the one torn down after a gunman entered it in December 2012 and killed 20 first graders and six educators. The $50 million, 86,800-square-foot building opens next month. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)Built to replace the one demolished after the 2012 massacre, it features three courtyards, "treehouse" study spaces, and a rain garden.


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Parts of Wisconsin voter ID law struck down

Posted: 29 Jul 2016 04:49 PM PDT

A man fills out a ballot while standing at a voting booth at City Hall in San Francisco, Tuesday, June 7, 2016. Voter turnout is expected to be higher then normal in the nation's most populous state for Tuesday's presidential primary. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)A federal judge throws out multiple aspects of the law, leaving it intact but ruling unconstitutional many restrictions.


This time, woman in charge on political stage

Posted: 29 Jul 2016 04:16 PM PDT

This time, the woman is in charge — and the man is by her sideAttitudes  have changed since 1984, when Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro became the first co-ed major presidential ticket.


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Clinton campaign hacked in third attack on Dems

Posted: 29 Jul 2016 03:08 PM PDT

Hillary Clinton campaigns in Philadelphia. (Getty Images)The Justice Dept. is investigating the incident, which follows reports of two other hacks on the party, sources say.


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America, Tim Kaine loves your dad jokes

Posted: 29 Jul 2016 12:12 PM PDT

Tim Kaine and Hillary Clinton (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)One of the biggest takeaways from Kaine's DNC speech is that Clinton's running mate is really just a typical dad.


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Officer: I was threatened by prosecutors

Posted: 29 Jul 2016 10:45 AM PDT

Jeanette Williams places a bouquet of roses at a memorial for Sandra Bland. (Pat Sullivan, File/AP)The Texas police officer claims to have evidence of wrongdoing in the Sandra Bland case.


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Clinton-Obama hug goes viral on Instagram

Posted: 29 Jul 2016 10:27 AM PDT

Clinton-Obama hug goes viral on Instagram. (AP)Data from social media indicate which moments from the Democratic National Convention resonated most with the American people.


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The Unconventional Diaries: Two wild weeks

Posted: 29 Jul 2016 09:00 AM PDT

(Yahoo News)Read some of the best diaries from each day of the Republican and Democratic conventions.


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Democratic National Committee confirms hack

Posted: 29 Jul 2016 08:42 AM PDT

Democratic National Committee confirms hack. (AP)The campaign committee confirmed that it had been the target of a cyber security incident similar to other recent attacks.


Clinton's economic plan trumps, well, Trump's

Posted: 29 Jul 2016 07:54 AM PDT

Hillary Clinton (Yahoo Finance)The difference between the two plans for the U.S. economy is stark, according to a study by Moody's Analytics.


Where Clinton's 'do all the good' came from

Posted: 29 Jul 2016 06:28 AM PDT

Hillary Clinton speaks during the final day of the Democratic National Convention. (John Locher/AP)Like many Methodist kids, Hillary Clinton would have been taught the famous saying in church.


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Unconventional Diaries: Clinton’s grand finale

Posted: 29 Jul 2016 02:38 AM PDT

(Yahoo News)Yahoo News enlisted participants at the DNC representing different viewpoints and roles to file daily diary entries.


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Father of fallen Muslim soldier rebukes Trump

Posted: 28 Jul 2016 11:06 PM PDT

Father of fallen Muslim soldier rebukes TrumpThe father of a U.S. soldier killed in Iraq asks whether Donald Trump has even read the U.S. Constitution.


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Clinton seizes her moment at DNC

Posted: 28 Jul 2016 09:40 PM PDT

Clinton seizes her moment at DNCThe Democratic nominee presents a sharply more upbeat view of the country than the dark vision offered by her GOP rival.


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Chelsea shows a side of Hillary the public seldom sees

Posted: 28 Jul 2016 08:28 PM PDT

Chelsea shows a side of Hillary the public seldom seesIn an emotional speech, Chelsea Clinton shows a side of Hillary the public seldom sees.


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Clinton campaign not sweating split vote

Posted: 28 Jul 2016 07:01 PM PDT

Clinton campaign not sweating split vote. (Reuters)Campaign chief John Podesta expects most Bernie Sanders backers to eventually support the Democratic nominee.


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FBI warned Clinton campaign of cyberattack

Posted: 28 Jul 2016 06:27 PM PDT

FBI warned Clinton campaign last spring of cyberattack. (Getty Images)The FBI suspected months ago that hackers used "spear-phishing" emails to penetrate the campaign's computers, sources said.


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Gen. Allen: Troops ready to serve female president

Posted: 28 Jul 2016 05:18 PM PDT

Gen. Allen: 'No question' troops will follow woman commander in chief. (Getty Images)Retired Marine Gen. John Allen says Hillary Clinton is "exactly the kind of person that we want to be commander in chief."


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'Absolute equality' still eludes many women

Posted: 28 Jul 2016 05:00 PM PDT

Eleanor Roosevelt, Barbara Jordan, Hillary Clinton (AP, Getty Images)Hillary Clinton broke the hardest of glass ceilings, but women are still badly underrepresented in politics.


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Concerns over candidates’ classified briefings

Posted: 28 Jul 2016 04:07 PM PDT

What Clinton and Trump will — and won't — get from classified briefings. (Yahoo News)Some lawmakers ask if Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump can be trusted with scheduled pre-election security briefings.


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