Donald Trump upstages, attacks Jeb Bush in New Hampshire  —  For Donald Trump, it wasn't enough to upstage Jeb Bush by booking a town hall meeting at the same time as the former Florida governor.  Trump had to attack him, too.  —  In a 30-minute press conference in Derry, New Hampshire …

Two South Boston brothers allegedly beat homeless man  —  The homeless man was lying on the ground, shaking, when police arrived early Wednesday.  His face was soaked, apparently with urine, his nose broken, his chest and arms battered.  —  Police said two brothers from South Boston ambushed …

Family Values Activist Josh Duggar Had a Paid Ashley Madison Account  —  In 2013, conservative reality TV star Josh Duggar—of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting fame—was named the executive director of the Family Research Council, a conservative lobbying group in D.C. which seeks …

Yarmuth: E-mail issue could ‘upend’ Hillary Clinton campaign  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS 11) — Kentucky's only Democratic representative in Congress is expressing concern about Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's e-mail controversy, calling it “very confusing,” and potentially a disqualifying scandal for her candidacy.

Ex-NFL QB Erik Kramer Wounded in Apparent Suicide Attempt: Sources  —  Ex-NFL quarterback Erik Kramer shot himself Tuesday in an apparent suicide attempt at a Los Angeles area motel, but survived, law enforcement sources said.  —  Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies were called to a motel …

IAEA says access to Iran's Parchin military site meets demands  —  The U.N. nuclear watchdog said it is satisfied with access Iran will grant it to the Parchin military site, suspected by some states of having in the past hosted Iranian experiments related to atomic bombs.

Presidential Sensation Deez Nuts Does Not Exist  —  The candidate polling at 9 percent in North Carolina against Trump and Clinton isn't a real person.  But 15-year-old Brady Olson, who lives on a farm in Iowa and gamed the FEC filing system, certainly is.  —  Deez Nuts, the Independent candidate …

K Street betting on Hillary  —  K Street is banking on Hillary Clinton, with more than twice as many Washington lobbyists donating to the former secretary of State's presidential campaign than any other candidate.  —  While many lobbyists are holding their pocketbooks in the early stages …

Fires set off, police confront crowds hours after St. Louis police fatally shoot teen  —  PROTESTERS BURN AMERICAN FLAG: 10:50 p.m.  —  A group of about 80 demonstrators burned an American flag in the middle of Page Avenue and chanted a vulgar anti-police slogan.

CNN criteria threaten Fiorina's chance at main debate stage  —  CNN's criteria for its September GOP presidential debate may keep Carly Fiorina off the stage reserved for the top 10 candidates despite her recent surge in the polls.  —  The CNN debate methodology, released earlier this year, weighs polls from July 16 to Sept. 10.

Europe's sinister expansion of euthanasia  —  If you were a psychiatrist and a chronically depressed patient told you he wanted to die, what would you do?  —  In Belgium, you might prescribe this vulnerable, desperate person a fatal dose of sodium thiopental.

Another toll of the drought: Land is sinking fast in San Joaquin Valley, study shows  —  Farmland near Corcoran in the southern San Joaquin Valley sank 13 inches in just eight months last year.  To the north, near El Nido, the land surface dropped about 10 inches.

Swing-state poll shows Joe Biden's appeal  —  In hypothetical pairings, he performs as well or better than Clinton against the top GOP candidates.  —  Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton sit atop their respective parties' primary polls in the swing states of Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania …

Girl, 9, killed, mother injured in Ferguson shooting  —  FERGUSON, Mo. (KMOV.com) — Officers with the Ferguson, Missouri Police Department are investigating the fatal shooting of a 9-year-old girl Tuesday night as she laid in her bed.  —  The father of Jamyla Bolden said the girl …

Donald Trump takes on Clinton, Bush and the Pope  —  Watch “CNN Special Report: The Donald Trump interview” at 9 p.m. ET for CNN's Chris Cuomo's full sit-down interview with Republican frontrunner Donald Trump.  —  New York (CNN)Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump took on an array …

Did Black Lives Matter Organizer Shaun King Mislead Oprah Winfrey By Pretending To Be Biracial?  —  An investigative blogger has accused Shaun King, a key figure in the Black Lives Matter movement, of misleading media icon Oprah Winfrey by pretending to be biracial in order to qualify for an …

Cruz, Trump in Secret Talks  —  It's a bromance with a payoff—the senator has been developing the billionaire's support and their aides are even discussing joint events, but if Trump drops out, Cruz aims to clean up.  —  Donald Trump and Ted Cruz's mutual admiration is turning into a conservative bromance …

Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: August 2015  —  Bianca DiJulio, Jamie Firth, and Mollyann Brodie … The Public's Views On Prescription Drugs  —  Most Say Costs Are Unreasonable And Higher Than In Other Countries  —  Due to a renewed focus on the issue of prescription drug costs amongst policymakers …

Trump's Immigration Plan Is Hardcore Porn For Nativists  —  Donald Trump is porn for nativists.  Now, a person can derive much political self-gratification from wishful thinking, but remember porn isn't real.  So enjoy daydreaming about mass deportations and visualizing the repeal of birthright citizenship …