Mike Huckabee, Republican presidential candidate, won't rule out employing U.S. troops, FBI to stop abortion  —  Presidential candidate indicates defying Supreme Court not out of the question  —  justin.wingerter@cjonline.com and celia.llopisjepsen@cjonline.com

7/31: Trump as Independent Gives New Meaning to Name “Billary”  —  If businessman Donald Trump runs for President as an independent, not a Republican, Trump's candidacy would benefit former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, widen her lead against former Florida Governor Jeb Bush …

Priscilla and I have some exciting news: we're expecting a baby girl!  —  This will be a new chapter in our lives.  We've already been so fortunate for the opportunity to touch people's lives around the world — Cilla as a doctor and educator, and me through this community and philanthropy.

EXCLUSIVE: Gay Staten Island man says cops beat him outside of home, shouting homophobic slurs (VIDEO)  —  A gay Staten Island caterer says cops who were captured on video taking him down in his front yard, beat him while shouting homophobic slurs, the Daily News has learned.

‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper — Dies at 61 from Cardiac Arrest  —  Wrestling legend “Rowdy” Roddy Piper has died at the age of 61 ... TMZ Sports has learned.  —  Piper — born Roderick George Toombs — died from cardiac arrest in his sleep at his home in Hollywood on Thursday night.  He was discovered on Friday.

Tensing, through union, demands his UC job back  —  The union representing the University of Cincinnati police force has filed a grievance on behalf of Raymond Tensing demanding that he get his job back as an officer because the university fired him this week without due process, a union official said Friday.

Trump Sues Chef Who Backed Out Of Restaurant Deal  —  Presidential candidate Donald Trump wants a prominent chef to pay $10 million in damages after the food star bailed on plans to open a new restaurant inside Trump's latest project in the nation's capital.

Uber Valued at More Than $50 Billion  —  Ride-sharing app, which just closed a funding round, reaches mark faster than Facebook  —  Uber Technologies Inc. has closed a new round of funding valuing the five-year-old ride-hailing company at close to $51 billion, according to people familiar with the matter …

A Company Copes With Backlash Against the Raise That Roared  —  Dan Price, chief of Gravity Payments, raised the annual salary floor for his employees to $70,000.  Most responses were positive, but Mr. Price says that even the negative letters were valuable.  —  By ERICA BERENSTEIN and JESSEY DEARING on

Read the Clinton campaign's scathing letter in response to bungled New York Times story  —  Hillary Clinton's campaign sent a letter to New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet Tuesday asking him to fully address the paper's erroneous reporting in a story that claimed inspectors general …

Vet finds hateful note on car at local shopping center  —  QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - A simple trip to the store ended with a veteran getting a hateful letter left on his car.  —  When a local Iraq War veteran went shopping Thursday morning, he did not expect to find an anonymous note with ugly language left on his car.

Exclusive — Palin: Trump Stumps Media Kingmakers  —  What a hoot to watch pundits clutching their pearls and whimpering for smelling salts aghast over the latest “shocking” thing Donald Trump said, while The Donald ignores them and continues to soar.  Silly kingmakers just don't know what to make of this.

Federal judge upholds ban on new Confederate flag plates, deciding what happens to existing plates  —  DANVILLE (WSLS 10) - A federal judge decided Friday to uphold Virginia's ban on issuing any new license plates with the Confederate flag.  —  U.S. District Judge Jackson Kiser …

California college asks students to choose from SIX genders when filling out admissions forms  —  One California college is asking students to define themselves from one of six genders on application forms.  —  Beginning this year, students applying to University of California Irvine will pick from male …