Trump blasts Hugh Hewitt as ‘a third-rate radio announcer’  —  Donald Trump is blasting Hugh Hewitt after stumbling over foreign policy questions in an interview with the conservative radio host.  —  “[He is] a third-rate radio announcer,” Trump told hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski on MSNBC's “Morning Joe” on Friday morning.

Kim Davis' husband: 'She won't resign' … CONNECT  —  MOREHEAD, Ky. The husband of Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis said early Friday that Kim remains in good spirits and is prepared to remain in jail for months.  —  Joe Davis appeared outside the Rowan County Courthouse …

Trump warns Carson  —  <p>Donald Trump isn't going on the attack against Ben Carson — not yet, at least.</p><p>" Well, I'm much better as a counterpuncher, so I'd rather have, and I'm hoping for Ben to really hit me at some point, because I love to counterpunch," …

Disband the Benghazi Committee  —  Washington — NOT long after it was formed last year, members of the Select Committee on Benghazi gathered to meet privately with family members of the four Americans killed on that dreadful night in Libya in 2012.  The meetings were emotional …

The Next Justices  —  A guide for GOP candidates on how to fill Court vacancies  —  When Chief Justice John Roberts administers the oath of office to the next president, he will be flanked by three, and almost four, octogenarians: Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg (83), Antonin Scalia (80), Anthony Kennedy (80), and Stephen Breyer (77).

Exodus of Syrians Highlights Political Failure of the West  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon — Arresting images of desperation on the West's doorstep have brought Syria, for the moment, back to worldwide attention: refugees cramming into train stations and climbing border fences; drowned Syrian toddlers washing …

11-year-old shoots and kills home intruder in north St. Louis County  —  ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) - A child shot a teen that was trying to break into a home in north St. Louis County.  Police say the 11-year-old shooter fired one round from a handgun and killed the 16-year-old suspect.

Guard for Donald Trump Hits Protester  —  In a tussle outside Trump Tower on Thursday, a member of Donald J. Trump's security team responded to a protester, who had grabbed him from behind, by hitting him in the face.  —  The member of Mr. Trump's security team had ripped a large blue sign reading …

The Truth of ‘Black Lives Matter’  —  The Republican Party and its acolytes in the news media are trying to demonize the protest movement that has sprung up in response to the all-too-common police killings of unarmed African-Americans across the country.  The intent of the campaign …

Record 94,031,000 Americans Not in Labor Force; Participation Rate Stuck at 38-Year Low for 3rd Straight Month … (CNSNews.com) - A record 94,031,000 Americans were not in the American labor force last month — 261,000 more than July — and the labor force participation rate stayed stuck at 62.6 percent …

Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards calls Metallica and Black Sabbath ‘great jokes,’ says rap is for ‘tone-deaf people’ in free-wheeling interview  —  Some say rock is dead.  For Keith Richards, it always has been.  —  Strange, coming from the architect of the world's greatest rock ‘n’ roll band.

US Jobless Rate Falls to 7-Year Low; Fed Move Still Unclear  —  The U.S. unemployment rate fell to a seven-year low in August as employers added a modest 173,000 jobs, a key piece of evidence for the Federal Reserve in deciding whether to raise interest rates from record lows later this month.

Chinese Navy Ships Came Within 12 Nautical Miles of U.S. Coast  —  Vessels complied with international law, Pentagon officials say  —  Chinese navy ships off the coast of Alaska in recent days weren't just operating in the area for the first time: They also came within 12 nautical miles of the U.S. coast …

'Damn right, I'm going to fight back': Bush declares war on Trump  —  HAMPTON, New Hampshire - Jeb Bush had a message for the workers at Foss Manufacturing Company on Thursday who might be tempted by a certain billionaire's siren call: Rage does not pay.  —  “Donald Trump's view is that the end is near,” Bush said.

Lake Arthur police officer fired after controversial picture surfaced  —  A Lake Arthur police officer is now out of a job over a controversial picture on Facebook.  —  The photo was apparently taken at a Ku Klux Klan meeting last summer in North Carolina.