F.B.I. Tracking Path of Classified Email From State Dept. to Hillary Clinton  —  WASHINGTON — F.B.I. agents investigating Hillary Rodham Clinton's private email server are seeking to determine who at the State Department passed highly classified information from secure networks …

ISIS Leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Sexually Abused American Hostage Kayla Mueller, Officials Say  —  Before her death earlier this year, American hostage Kayla Mueller was repeatedly raped by the top leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, according to counter-terrorism officials.

Democrat to block Obama trade nominee  —  Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) said Friday that he will block a trade nominee's Senate floor vote until the Obama administration makes the text of a sweeping transpacific agreement available to eligible staffers.  —  Brown said he put a hold on the Marisa Lago …

The Closing of the Canadian Mind  —  THE prime minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, has called an election for Oct. 19, but he doesn't want anyone to talk about it.  —  He has chosen not to participate in the traditional series of debates on national television, confronting his opponents in quieter …

Family history hounds Jeb Bush on campaign trail  —  DES MOINES — When Jeb Bush stepped up onto the fabled soapbox at the Iowa State Fair on Friday, fairgoers pelted him with questions about the legacy of his brother, a former president.  And his father, another former president.

Police find Henrico mom who vanished after texting husband she was injured  —  HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — Henrico police said late Friday afternoon that missing mother Connie Ditto has been found safe.  —  Her husband Mark Ditto said he had been a nervous wreck, not having seen or heard from Connie since Tuesday night.

Hillary Clinton Pokes Fun at Email Scandal During Wing Ding Dinner in Iowa  —  Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton poked fun at her use of a private email server during her time as secretary of state while at a dinner in Iowa Friday.  —  “You may have seen that I recently launched …

Lord of the Rings actor warns world has ‘lost its moral compass completely’ and fears the end of ‘Western civilization’ due to ISIS threat in Middle East  — His new film ‘Return to the Hiding Place’ recalls the brave heroes who helped save many Dutch Jews during World War II

Who Lost Iraq?  —  Hugh Hewitt has been making news regularly lately.  If you haven't been listening to his radio show, you should.  Tonight I was driving home from work and heard the following exchange between Hugh and Lindsey Graham.  First, this observation: Graham is not my favorite Republican …

Republican presidential candidates' reckless anti-tax crusade  —  NEW JERSEY Gov. Chris Christie hardly stands out in this crop of Republican presidential candidates for putting ideology above reality.  But given his desire to be seen as a truth-teller of unusual courage …

Bryan Cranston Calls Donald Trump's Presidential Campaign ‘Refreshing’ (Audio)  —  “Breaking Bad” star praises GOP candidate's “'I-don't-give-a-sh-t' attitude that really kind of keeps others honest”  —  Donald Trump has been called many things over recent months and “refreshing” is not one of them.

Pistol-whipped detective says he didn't shoot attacker because of headlines  — Sergeant: “We have officers walking on eggshells because of how they're scrutinized in the media”  —  (CNN)A Birmingham, Alabama, police detective who was pistol-whipped unconscious said Friday that he hesitated …

VW Has Spent Two Years Trying to Hide a Big Security Flaw  —  Got a VW, Fiat, Audi, Ferrari, Porsche or Maserati?  Then you might want to check the model.  —  Thousands of cars from a host of manufacturers have spent years at risk of electronic car-hacking, according to expert research …

Bungling Beijing's Stock Markets  —  China is ruled by a party that calls itself Communist, but its economic reality is one of rapacious crony capitalism.  And everyone has been assuming that the nation's leaders are in on the joke, that they know better than to take their occasional socialist rhetoric seriously.