Trump threatens to pull out of next GOP debate  —  <p>A Republican National Committee conference call to discuss plans for the Oct. 28 GOP debate with top advisers to the presidential campaigns spiraled into chaos Thursday afternoon as Donald Trump threatened to pull out of the debate …

In campaign money race, Democrats vastly outpacing Republicans  —  The Democratic presidential contenders dramatically outpaced their Republican counterparts in the race for campaign cash last quarter, spotlighting how the parties are taking divergent paths in their pursuit of 2016 funding.

X-Rated Audio Shocks Customers At San Jose Target Store  —  SAN JOSE (KPIX 5) — Shoppers at a Target store in San Jose stopped in their tracks Wednesday morning when a sexually explicit recording began blaring over the store's public address system.  —  Chris Minor, who was shopping …

Strong El Niño sets the stage for 2015-2016 winter weather  —  Forecasters at NOAA's Climate Prediction Center issued the U.S. Winter Outlook today favoring cooler and wetter weather in Southern Tier states with above-average temperatures most likely in the West and across the Northern Tier.

Ted Cruz Demands Kerry Resign Over Israel Criticism  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) is calling on Secretary of State John Kerry to resign over recent comments by senior Obama administration officials accusing Israel of committing “terrorism” amid a spate of violent attacks by Palestinians against Jews.

APNewsBreak: US analysts knew Afghan site was hospital  —  3 photos  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — American special operations analysts were gathering intelligence on an Afghan hospital days before it was destroyed by a U.S. military attack because they believed it was being used by a Pakistani operative …

Top Party Official Accuses Democratic National Chairwoman of Lying and Questions Her Leadership  —  R. T. Rybak, the former mayor of Minneapolis and a vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee, on Thursday accused the party's leader, Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz …

Graham: Dem debate ‘made me sick’  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said late Wednesday that the first Democratic presidential debate was nausea-inducing.  —  “It made me sick,” he told host and Family Research Council President Tony Perkins on the organization's “Washington Watch” radio broadcast.

Source: FBI probe of Clinton email focused on ‘gross negligence’ provision  —  Three months after Hillary Clinton's use of a private email address and server while secretary of state was referred to the FBI, an intelligence source familiar with the investigation tells Fox News that the team …

Wayne Simmons, recurring Fox News guest, charged with lying about CIA ties  —  Wayne Simmons, a recurring guest on Fox News who claimed to have 27 years of experience with the CIA, was arrested Thursday after being indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that he lied about his service.

Bernie Sanders rejects CEO Martin Shkreli's campaign donation  —  WASHINGTON — The man who has become the public face of rising drug prices says he has donatedto presidential candidate Bernie Sanders — who has been bashing Big Pharma on the campaign trail — to try to get a meeting so the two can talk it out.

Joseph's Tomb site catches fire in spate of Palestinian-Israeli violence  —  (CNN)Fire broke out at the compound housing Joseph's Tomb overnight, a religious site venerated by Jews, the Israel Defense Forces said.  Palestinian forces dispersed alleged Palestinian arsonists and put out the fire.

New York Times staffer tweets, deletes ‘F— you’ to Bush  —  <p>A New York Times news assistant tweeted and then deleted a “F— you Jeb Bush” message Wednesday night after the Republican candidate delivered public remarks about dealing with poverty.</p><p>Bush spoke at a New Hampshire town hall …

South Korea?  Trump's ‘Where Are You From’ Moment  —  This week, a seemingly benign Q&A turned into an awkward cultural moment on the presidential campaign trail.  —  Joseph Choe, a Harvard student, stood up to ask Donald Trump a question about South Korea at the No Labels Problem Solver Convention in New Hampshire on Monday.

Gov't Tells Texas Rancher His Land No Longer Belongs to Him — He Knew It Was Serious When He Claims Official Said These Six Words  —  Texas rancher Ken Aderholt said he emerged frustrated from a Tuesday night Bureau of Land Management meeting in Fort Worth — full of many of the same unanswered questions …

Jeb's Medical Records  —  Alberto A. Mitrani, M.D.  —  Internal Medicine  —  Health Status Summary  —  John Ellis (Jeb) Bush  —  Date of Birth: 02.11.1953  —  This health statement is provided at the request of John E. Bush and it summarizes his medical history.

Huckabee Suggests Poor People Should Be Sold Into Slavery For Stealing  —  The United States criminal justice system could be improved if we sell poor people convicted of crimes into slavery, according to Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee.  —  The former Arkansas governor weighed …