Paul Ryan Says He Would Serve as Speaker if Republicans Unite  —  WASHINGTON — Representative Paul D. Ryan said for the first time Tuesday that he would be willing to serve as speaker if all factions of House Republicans could unite behind him.  —  Mr. Ryan addressed his colleagues and called …

Donald Trump is doing America a service  —  City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and the as-always-irrepressible Donald Trump make for an odd couple (in the fullest sense of the term).  —  They have sharply differing worldviews, yet they're joined at the hip on one critical point …

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 …

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.

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.

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.

Fed's Williams Sees Reasons to Increase Rates Soon and Slowly  —  Sees growth at 2% in second half of 2015, continued job gains  —  Supports ‘high-pressure economy,’ but not for too long  —  The Federal Reserve is progressing toward its dual mandate of stable prices and maximum employment …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

UN Agency to Make the Jewish Wailing Wall an Islamic Holy Site?  —  In news so bizarre it could only be yet another chapter in the world's anti-Semitic hate for Israel, a U.N. agency is poised to designate the Jewish “Wailing Wall” as an Islamic holy site.  —  Yes, you read that right.