Criminal Inquiry Is Sought in Clinton Email Account  —  WASHINGTON — Two inspectors general have asked the Justice Department to open a criminal investigation into whether sensitive government information was mishandled in connection with the personal email account Hillary Rodham Clinton used …

Ted Cruz calls Mitch McConnell a liar on the Senate floor  —  Firebrand Republican senator and presidential candidate Ted Cruz on Friday rushed across a line rarely crossed on the Senate floor: He called the leader of his party, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a liar.

Hulk's N Word Racist Rants Caught On Tape — Foul, Disgusting Tirade Leaks … PICS OF  —  HULK HOGAN  —  Hulk Hogan has been captured on tape spewing foul-mouthed racial slurs — including the N-word.  —  In a shocking world exclusive, RadarOnline.com and The National ENQUIRER …

Insiders: Donald Trump has peaked  —  The majority of Republican insiders say The Donald has hit his ceiling, while gleeful Democrats say he's not going anywhere.  —  Politico Illustration / Getty Images  —  About three quarters of Republican early-state insiders say they believe Donald Trump …

Boehner wants ‘facts first’ before defunding Planned Parenthood  —  Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is throwing cold water on several House Republicans' efforts to immediately defund Planned Parenthood in the wake of the group's undercover video controversy.  —  Boehner said Thursday …

The Latest: TV host says theater gunman advocated violence  —  10 photos  —  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — The latest on the shooting at a Lafayette, Louisiana, movie theater (times are local):  —  A former local television host in Georgia says the man who killed two people in a Louisiana movie theater appeared …

State patrol: Don't stop for ducks  —  Cars Swerve for Ducks Crossing I-35 KARE  —  MOUNDS VIEW, Minn. - The Minnesota State Patrol asks that motorists do not stop for ducks, or any animal, regardless of how the situation may end.  This after a video, showing a family of ducks narrowly escaping injury, went viral.

Full transcript of BBC interview with President Barack Obama  —  Barack Obama spoke with the BBC ahead of his trip to East Africa.  Here is the full transcript of North America Editor Jon Sopel's conversation with the US president.  —  Going to Kenya  —  JON SOPEL: Mr President, you're about to fly to Kenya, to your ancestral home.

U.S. Preparing to Release Convicted Israeli Spy Jonathan Pollard, Officials Say  —  Some administration officials hope freeing spy may smooth relations with Israel after Iran nuclear deal  —  The Obama administration is preparing to release convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard …

Cop Expert: Why Sandra Bland's Arrest Was Legal But Not Good Policing  —  As the video of Sandra Bland's arrest makes its way into homes and offices around the country, people are aghast that the failure to use a turn signal led to a woman's arrest and, ultimately, her death by what officials have identified as suicide.

Car company blames Bob Simon for his limo-crash death  —  Bob Simon (inset) was responsible for his own death when the limo he was riding in crashed with another car, the car service that owns the limo claims.  —  “60 Minutes” correspondent Bob Simon was responsible for his own death …

Manitou Springs woman arrested on suspicion of arson for burning Confederate flag  —  Updated:  —  A Manitou Springs woman who organized a Confederate flag burning was arrested late Wednesday night on suspicion of arson, the Manitou Springs Police Department said in a press release issued Thursday.

Why Scott Walker is so dangerous  —  SAN DIEGO — “First off,” Scott Walker proclaimed, “we took on the unions, and we won.  We won!”  —  Taking on the unions is usually first off for Walker, the Wisconsin governor and Republican presidential candidate.  It is the very rationale for his candidacy.

Draft Biden group ramps up outreach  —  The super-PAC organized to encourage Vice President Biden to run for president released its first ad on Friday ahead of a “national day of action” to gather signatures for the push.  —  “Some people ask why Joe Biden,” a young man in the ad says.