Health Insurance Companies Seek Big Rate Increases for 2016  —  WASHINGTON — Health insurance companies around the country are seeking rate increases of 20 percent to 40 percent or more, saying their new customers under the Affordable Care Act turned out to be sicker than expected.

I owe an apology.  On the eve of this Independence Day, I have a renewed sense of what this country stands for, and how I personally could help achieve it.  The promise of equality and freedom is one that all of us have to work for, at all times.  I know this as a survivor …

NASCAR will not return to Donald Trump resort  —  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR will not return to the Trump National Doral Miami resort for its postseason award banquets after Donald Trump's comments about Mexican immigrants this week.  —  NASCAR spokesman David Higdon said the decision …

Republicans vote to dramatically scale back oversight of lawmakers, other public officials  —  Legislative Republicans on Thursday passed sweeping changes to the state's open records law that would dramatically curtail the kind of information available to the public about the work that public officials do.

Obama Plans Broader Use of Clemency to Free Nonviolent Drug Offenders  —  WASHINGTON — Sometime in the next few weeks, aides expect President Obama to issue orders freeing dozens of federal prisoners locked up on nonviolent drug offenses.  With the stroke of his pen, he will probably commute …

ObamaCare win turns up heat on GOP presidential field  —  ObamaCare's victory at the Supreme Court is putting new pressure on Republican presidential candidates to map out a replacement to the healthcare law — a task that has eluded the party for more than five years.

Hillary Clinton: ‘I take a backseat to no one’ on liberal record  —  Hillary never mentioned Bernie Sanders by name, but the subtext was unmistakeable.  —  Hanover, N.H. — Hillary Clinton arrived in this liberal New England enclave with a message for anyone thinking about voting …

Weenies burn flag to protest cops, get attacked by bikers, need cops to save their asses  —  Cops defuse a situation between a group of anti-NYPD flag-burners and a group of flag supporters.  —  Now they probably love the cops.  —  A group of flag-burning anti-NYPD protesters needed …

Wisconsin Man Arrested for Threats Against Obama, Said Killing President Is ‘Constitutional Duty’  —  A criminal complaint and arrest warrant were issued Thursday against a 55-year-old Tomah, Wisconsin man accused of threatening to kill President Barack Obama.

Exclusive: Europeans tried to block IMF debt report on Greece: sources  —  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone countries tried in vain to stop the IMF publishing a gloomy analysis of Greece's debt burden which the leftist government says vindicates its call to voters to reject bailout terms …

Sign inside Baltimore police van under investigation  —  Sign posted inside van: ‘Enjoy your ride, cuz we sure will!’  —  SHOW TRANSCRIPT  —  The Baltimore City Police Department has launched an internal investigation after a WBAL-TV 11 News viewer shared four photographs of a sign inside a city police wagon.