Why Jeb Bush played nice with Hillary Clinton in Florida  —  She ripped his ‘right to rise’ campaign slogan.  He thanked her for being there.  —  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Appearing Friday at the National Urban League Conference here in the country's most important swing state …

Top Clinton aide accused of receiving overpayments at State Department  —  State Department investigators concluded this year that Huma Abedin, one of Hillary Rodham Clinton's closest aides, was overpaid by nearly $10,000 because of violations of rules governing vacation and sick leave during her tenure as an official in the department.

Mike Huckabee, Republican presidential candidate, won't rule out employing U.S. troops, FBI to stop abortion  —  Berkeley law professor: Huckabee's reference to precedents ‘way off-base’  —  justin.wingerter@cjonline.com celia.llopisjepsen@cjonline.com samantha.foster@cjonline.com

Of Lions and Men: Mourning Samuel DuBose and Cecil the Lion  —  LIKE many others, I was stunned by the story of the Minnesota dentist who hunted and killed a 13-year-old lion, Cecil, in Zimbabwe.  It was a brutal, senseless thing.  —  The story has gone viral because it offers a strange alchemy …

‘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.

Fetal Tissue Gives Hope for One of the Worst Diseases  —  Planned Parenthood is right to supply it.  —  For five years, I watched my best friend die of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a terrible disease that causes one's muscles to waste away.  First he struggled to walk, then to speak, then to breathe.

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.

Turns out Obamacare is a government takeover  —  Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More  —  During the legislative debate over the passage of President Obama's healthcare law, supporters of the program were sensitive to any suggestion that it represented a government takeover of the healthcare system.

Obama Appointee And Bundler Blocks More Video Releases By Group Behind Planned Parenthood Sting  —  A federal judge late Friday granted a temporary restraining order against the release of recordings made at an annual meeting of abortion providers.  The injunction is against the Center for Medical Progress …

We're Making Life Too Hard for Millennials  —  TO some, millennials — those urban-dwelling, ride-sharing indefatigable social networkers — are engaged, upbeat and open to change.  To others, they are narcissistic, lazy and self-centered.  —  I'm in the first camp, but regardless of your opinion …

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.

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.

Award in Lead Paint Lawsuit Can't Be Tied to Ethnicity, Judge Rules  —  A federal judge in Brooklyn explained in a court memo released on Wednesday why he rejected a landlord's attempt to use a child's Hispanic ethnicity to argue for reduced damages in a lead poisoning case.

Dem: Obama Ready To Ignore Congress If Veto On Iran Deal Is Overridden  —  WASHINGTON — California Rep. Brad Sherman warns that even if Congress were to override Barack Obama's veto of the Iran deal, the president could still get the deal he wants.  —  Sherman, a Democrat who serves …