By WILL WEISSERT and EMILY SCHMALL (LOCKHART, Texas, AP) — The pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed in Texas and killed all 16 people aboard was arrested in Missouri… Read more »
Category: National News
Dems’ opening night: Party stars, struggle to quiet disputes
By JULIE PACE and KEN THOMAS Associated Press (PHILADELPHIA, AP) — Former rivals Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders urgently joined forces Monday to tamp down dissent among his supporters, as… Read more »
Missouri Sanders delegate says emails show ‘rigged’ process
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A Missouri delegate to the Democratic National Convention says leaked emails indicating party leaders were favoring Hillary Clinton should prompt others to reconsider their support… Read more »
Missouri delegate, 17, will be among youngest for Democrats
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — At age 17, Rachel Gonzalez isn’t quite old enough yet to participate in elections. Yet Gonzalez will be voting… Read more »
Self-assured, Kaine brings a steady hand to Clinton ticket
By ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press (RICHMOND, Va., AP) — Tim Kaine has an Election Day tradition when his name is on the ballot. The avid outdoorsman votes early, then goes… Read more »
The Latest: Gunman’s mother believes he suffered from PTSD
(BATON ROUGE, La., AP) — The Latest on the gunman who killed three law enforcement officers and wounded three others in Baton Rouge on Sunday (all times local): 4:45 p.m…. Read more »
GOP Rep. Steve King asks how minorities gave to civilization
(CLEVELAND, AP) — Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Steve King, one of the most conservative members of Congress and a harsh critic of immigration, has questioned the contributions to civilization of… Read more »
Police: Gunman who killed 3 was ‘seeking out’ officers
By MIKE KUNZELMAN and MELINDA DESLATTE (BATON ROUGE, La., AP) — A former Marine dressed in black and carrying extra ammunition set out to ambush police in Baton Rouge, authorities said… Read more »
Senator’s speech on race stirs recollections of police stops
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, the lone black Republican in the Senate, candidly described being stopped by police, even Capitol Hill cops, because… Read more »
AP-GfK Poll: Email investigation has hurt Clinton’s imag
By KEN THOMAS and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — Hillary Clinton enters the summer damaged by perceptions that she violated the law by using a private email system while serving… Read more »