Paul Ryan's Demands for House Speaker Race Meet Early Resistance  —  Lawmaker seeks change to dissidents' tool for removing speaker  —  Leadership turmoil weighs on Congress as fiscal deadlines near  —  Representative Paul Ryan said he'll run for U.S. House speaker if Republicans unify behind …

Trump Leads in Expectations, Shows Strength on Attributes (POLL)  —  Donald Trump leads the Republican presidential field in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, not only in vote preferences but in expectations as well — a remarkable feat for the non-politician who's surprised …

‘Clock kid’ Ahmed Mohamed and his family will move to Qatar … Less than 24 hours after Ahmed Mohamed met President Obama, his family decided it's time to leave America for good.  —  The 14-year-old Texas boy who was arrested for bringing to school a homemade clock that authorities said resembled a bomb will soon be living in Qatar.

Dog shot by Florida City police officer  —  Animal rescue volunteer says dog shot 3 times in head  —  Author: Amanda Batchelor, Senior Digital Editor, abatchelor@local10.com  —  Neki Mohan, Reporter, Anchor, nmohan@Local10.com  —  FLORIDA CITY, Fla. -  —  A woman from Florida City …

Holy cow does it sound like Joe Biden is running for president  —  At a tribute to Walter Mondale on Tuesday morning, Joe Biden said this: … Um, okay.  This is the same Joe Biden who is currently in the final days — we think — of making up his mind about running for president.

Justin Trudeau Just Showed American Democrats How to Win the Next Election  —  Promises to tax the rich and to make infrastructure investment a priority—along with an embrace of diversity—beat the right in Canada.  —  By  —  Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau gives his victory speech …

Trump: Revoke Passports For Those Who Go To Fight For ISIS, Would ‘Look At’ Closing Certain Mosques'  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stated he would revoke passports from people who go overseas to fight for ISIS and “You're going to have to certainly look at” closing mosques …

S.F. middle school delays election results because winners not diverse enough  —  On Oct. 6, Everett Middle School welcomed a special visitor.  As students cheered and clapped, Chelsea Clinton walked across the San Francisco academy's wooden stage and hugged Everett's mascot, a humongous brown and white owl.

Police union president says Gardens PD is not being transparent about Corey Jones shooting  —  UPDATE: Palm Beach Gardens police held a news conference Tuesday evening.  —  EARLIER:  —  The president of the Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Association is upset with Palm Beach Gardens Police leaders …

Panicked establishment gets ready for war against Trump  —  Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More  —  This weekend was an inflection point in the Republican presidential race — a moment in which some significant part of the GOP establishment came out of denial and realized Donald Trump might well become their party's nominee.

Unexpected Asteroid to Zip Past Earth On Halloween  —  We can expect a totally different kind of trick-or-treater this coming Halloween.  A rather large asteroid—discovered less than three weeks ago—is set to to fly past the Earth at a distance not seen in nearly a decade.

New York Police Officer Dies After Being Shot in East Harlem  —  A police officer died after he was shot in the head while chasing a gunman in East Harlem on Tuesday, Police Commissioner William J. Bratton said.  —  The officer was shot around 8:30 p.m. near Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive and 120th Street, the police said.

SPLC ethics complaint: Alabama judge forced defendants with court debt to give blood or go to jail  —  The SPLC filed a judicial ethics complaint against an Alabama judge who forced people unable to pay court fines and fees to give blood or face jail time.  —  Perry County Circuit Judge …

Anti-Abortion Activist: Having Multiple Sex Partners ‘Is Almost Like Rape’  —  The guest on today's edition of the “WallBuilders Live” radio program was Carol Everett, who reportedly spent several years “selling abortions to other women” before renouncing legal abortion and opening an anti-abortion crisis pregnancy center in Texas.

Man Sends Video Of Ex-Girlfriend Masturbating To Her Little Brother In Act Of Revenge Porn  —  A jealous ex-boyfriend sent a sex video of his former girlfriend to the woman's 10-year-old brother in a tasteless revenge porn attack.  —  U.K. man Gary Whicker, 22, split with his girlfriend …

Federal ruling protects pot dispensaries that follow state law  —  Congressional action prohibits federal drug enforcers from shutting medical marijuana dispensaries that comply with state law, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled Monday in a potentially precedent-setting case.

Protesters in Malmo chant ‘slaughter the Jews’  — Sweden to become first European country to recognize ‘Palestine’ - Israel needs to reshape its relations with Sweden  —  “These are extremely troubling instances of a grotesque but nevertheless very real - and murderous - incitement,” says ambassador to Sweden.