Trump pledges to reverse Obama's mountain renaming  —  Donald Trump promised Monday that he would return the name of North America's largest mountain to Mount McKinley, undoing President Obama's decision to call it Denali.  —  Calling Obama's act a “great insult to Ohio,” Trump …

Chris Christie, Rand Paul scraping the bottom in new PPP poll  —  Tonight, Public Policy Polling gave The Rachel Maddow Show a sneak peek at the results of their August 28-30 poll to be released tomorrow.  While the findings at the top of the poll are what we've come to expect from the Republican field …

Testo in lingua inglese  —  for the Promotion of the New Evangelization  —  With the approach of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy I would like to focus on several points which I believe require attention to enable the celebration of the Holy Year to be for all believers a true moment of encounter with the mercy of God.

Matt Salmon facing parents' anger over civics presentation to young kids  —  Several parents are demanding answers from Congressman Matt Salmon, saying they cannot believe what the lawmaker said to young school children during a visit to a Gilbert school.  —  “It should have probably …

The Science Behind Trump-Mania  —  Donald Trump's startling transformation from reality TV star to serious presidential contender in the eyes of some key Republican voters happened because he's been able to sell himself as the straight-talker most candidates aspire to be, a Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa Poll shows.

Murder Rates Rising Sharply in Many U.S. Cities  —  MILWAUKEE — Cities across the nation are seeing a startling rise in murders after years of declines, and few places have witnessed a shift as precipitous as this city.  With the summer not yet over, 104 people have been killed this year — after 86 homicides in all of 2014.

Hillary Clinton, the Great Defender  —  Hillary Clinton has obviously had a bad summer.  She's losing in New Hampshire to Bernie Sanders, even among women.  She's barely leading him in Iowa.  In a Quinnipiac poll of potential general election matchups, she's beating Donald Trump by only four points …

Democrats to Win in a Landslide in 2016, According to Moody's Election Model  —  Analysis by Dan White, senior economist at Moody's Analytics  —  NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Our Moody's Analytics election model now predicts a Democratic electoral landslide in the 2016 presidential vote.

Showers installed outside Auschwitz remind visitors of gas chambers  — Natalie Portman: Holocaust is no more tragic than other genocides - Germany warns Facebook: Clamp down on Holocaust denial - or else  —  Management of the historical site believes showers to be a good way to help guests cool off during summer season.

Obama to Call for More Icebreakers in Arctic as U.S. Seeks Foothold  —  ANCHORAGE — President Obama on Tuesday will propose speeding the acquisition and building of new Coast Guard icebreakers that can operate year-round in the nation's polar regions, part of an effort to close the gap between …

Apple Eyes Move Into Original Programming (EXCLUSIVE)  —  The moment the media and technology industries have been expecting for years may finally be arriving: Apple is exploring getting into the original programming business.  —  Sources indicate the Cupertino, Calif. …

Planned Parenthood Baby Parts Vendor ABR Pays Off Clinics, Intact Fetuses “Just Fell Out”  —  #PPSellsBabyParts PLANNED PARENTHOOD BABY PARTS VENDOR ADVANCED BIOSCIENCE RESOURCES PAYS OFF CLINICS, INTACT FETUSES “JUST FELL OUT”  —  ABR, Oldest Supplier of Baby Parts, Paid “Advisor Fee” …

Supreme Court Rules Against Kentucky Clerk in Gay Marriage Case  —  The U.S. Supreme Court late Monday rejected an appeal from a county clerk in Kentucky who said she could not issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples because of her religious objections.  —  Kim Davis, the clerk in Rowan County …

Republicans are digging themselves a hole over immigration  —  It was just a matter of time before one of the keen-eyed Republican candidates for president spotted the menace that looms over this country, threatening our national security with blasts of Arctic air and proof that socialized medicine works: Canada.

Palmyra's Temple of Bel destroyed, says UN  —  A satellite image confirms the main temple in the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria has been destroyed by Islamic State (IS) militants, the UN says.  —  Syria's head of antiquities had suggested on Monday that the Temple of Bel was still standing …

Trump, Taxes and the G.O.P.  —  As an accompaniment to my Sunday column on Donald Trump's challenge to the existing Republican-conservative matrix, it's worth reading Byron York on how Trump's forays on tax policy exemplify his unorthodox approch: … As York notes, with an assist from polling …

Grief, Shame, And Taking The LORD's Name In Vain  —  The recent hack into the adultery website Ashley Madison, and subsequent release to the internet the information of millions of users, turned up some interesting names.  None of these names was more attention grabbing than Josh Duggar of 19 Kids and Counting fame.

Armed Black Panthers to Texas Cops: ‘We Will Start Creeping Up on You in the Darkness’  —  HOUSTON, Texas - Armed Black Panther members marched in front of the Waller County jail and shouted, “You're gonna stop doing what you're doing, or we will start creeping up on you in the darkness.”

Is Silicon Valley in Another Bubble . . . and What Could Burst It?  —  With the tech industry awash in cash and 100 “unicorn” start-ups now valued at $1 billion or more, Silicon Valley can't escape the question.  Nick Bilton reports.  —  One Thursday morning in early June …