Rick Perry Drops Out of 2016 Presidential Race  — Shares-

New mission for Team Romney: Stop Trump  —  Some of them go back to 2002, the win.  Others slogged through Iowa, twice, and rode aboard the Mitt Mobile.  In 2012, they were so close to the White House they could taste it.  —  Now, the Mitt Romney diaspora — an army of former aides …

107 dead after crane collapses at world's holiest mosque in Mecca  —  At least 107 people died and 238 more were injured when a crane collapsed at the Grand Mosque of Mecca ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, the Saudi Interior Ministry said on Friday.  —  The Kingdom's General Directorate …

Kentucky Clerk Asks For Order Allowing All Couples To Marry To Be Put On Hold  —  On Sept. 3, Judge David Bunning expanded his order that Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis end her “no marriage licenses” policy to cover all couples — not just the plaintiffs in the case.

Hillary Clinton's Long Road to ‘Sorry’ Over Email Use  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton did not want to apologize.  —  For months, when advisers or friends gently suggested she say she was sorry for using a private email address and server while at the State Department, Mrs. Clinton would reply …

The Day We Forgot  —  Fourteen years after the greatest terrorist attack on the soil of the United States, one thing is clear: virtually everything we thought about America in the days after 9/11 was wrong.  —  Reading through the rhetoric and press coverage of the time as we approached this anniversary …

Justice Department Lawyers: Clinton Had Authority To Delete Personal Emails  —  In a little noticed brief, filed on Wednesday to a federal court, Department of Justice lawyers outlined a comprehensive defense of the contentious decision by Hillary Clinton to wipe the private email server …

U.S. Drops Charges That Professor Shared Technology With China  —  WASHINGTON — When the Justice Department arrested the chairman of Temple University's physics department this spring and accused him of sharing sensitive American-made technology with China, prosecutors had what seemed …

University of California considering recognizing a “right” to be “free from ... expressions of intolerance”  —  Here is a proposed policy that the Regents of the University of California's Committee on Education Policy will be discussing next Thursday: … So let's look closely at this:

Trump's ‘haters and losers’ Sept. 11 tweet vanishes  —  A 2-year-old tweet from Donald Trump's Twitter account vanished Friday morning, one in which the current Republican presidential candidate commemorated the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks by offering “best wishes to all, even the haters and losers.”

Joe Biden insiders see a campaign taking shape  —  Donor meetings, adviser sessions, staff lists — everyday looks more like a campaign.  —  NEW YORK — People around Joe Biden are increasingly convinced he'll run for president — and Thursday, he took the next step forward …

Navy chief rejects report showing female Marines less capable  —  Navy Secretary Ray Mabus on Friday criticized a Marine Corps study that showed that female Marines in a mixed unit did not perform as well as men in several key areas.  —  “They started out with a fairly largely component …

Portland-bound passengers urinated on; man jailed  —  PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) — A 27-year-old man spent about 5 hours in jail Friday after he reportedly urinated on several passengers right before landing at Portland International Airport.  —  According to a police report first obtained by KOIN 6 News …

Kim Davis' Legal Team Declines Oath Keepers' Offer to Protect Her Against Unlawul Arrrest  —  Upon request by Kim Davis' legal team, Oath Keepers is canceling the planned security detail for Mrs. Davis in Morehead, Kentucky.  —  Oath Keepers has been contacted by Kim Davis' legal team at Liberty Counsel …