How Donald Trump Could Win, and Why He Probably Won't  —  Despite controversy after controversy, Donald Trump still dominates the polls.  With his seemingly impervious lead, it is tempting to declare that he is a clear front-runner for the nomination.  —  He has, after all …

Trump Campaign Rally Erupts In Chaos And Ugly Confrontation  —  LAS VEGAS — Donald Trump's campaign rally had only been underway for a few minutes Monday night when the first angry eruption occurred.  —  The Republican frontrunner had invited a supporter up to the stage to recount how his son was killed by an undocumented immigrant.

All LAUSD schools closed after bomb threat called in to board member, police say  —  All Los Angeles Unified School District campuses were closed Tuesday morning after a bomb threat was called in to a board member, police said.  —  It is unclear when the threat was made and to which school board member …

Muscatine man fights panhandlers who refuse his offer of a job  —  It's a picture that's been shared around the world.  Two boys panhandling in Muscatine, another man holding a sign telling people not to give them money.  —  In Muscatine, Iowa you can find panhandlers several times a week.

Women Say Their Hair Is Falling Out In Chunks After Using Wen Hair Products  —  Women say a popular hair care line created by a celebrity stylist in Los Angeles is making them go bald, with hundreds of people joining a class-action lawsuit against the manufacturer.  —  Instagram: @wenbychazdean Murphy Rosen LLP

‘The Obamas treat Air Force One like an Uber ride’: Chief of spending watchdog says president's Christmas Hawaii trip is too expensive to justify  —  Barack Obama has been savaged by a top spending campaigner for taking the First Family on an eighth consecutive Christmas vacation to Hawaii, at huge expense to the American taxpayer.

The Experts Were Wrong About the Best Places for Better and Cheaper Health Care  —  These maps look nothing alike.  Their big differences are forcing health experts to rethink what they know about health costs across the country.  —  Medicare spending per capita

City subways are turning into a sex-crime filled horror show  —  Sex crimes on the city's subways have soared by nearly 20 percent this year, due to a surge in the number of gropers, flashers and voyeurs, NYPD officials said on Monday.  —  “I think everyone has a subway horror story,” …

Last Slide  —  Actress and author Lena Dunham will campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Jan. 9 in Des Moines and Iowa City.  —  “Lena has spent a lot of time with Hillary, and I bet she's got some great stories to share,” Michelle Kleppe, the Iowa organizing director …

Manager: Robber called clerk a terrorist, shot him  —  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The manager of a party store where a clerk was shot is calling the act a hate crime.  —  The incident happened at the Bottlenecks store on Fuller Avenue NE near Aberdeen Street NE just before midnight Saturday.

House Republicans propose resolution defending Christmas  —  A group of House Republicans has signed onto legislation declaring support for Christmas.  —  Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) has introduced a resolution expressing the sense of the House that “the symbols and traditions of Christmas …

In Flint, Mich., there's so much lead in children's blood that a state of emergency is declared  —  For months, worried parents in Flint, Mich., arrived at their pediatricians' offices in droves.  Holding a toddler by the hand or an infant in their arms, they all have the same question: Are their children being poisoned?

Man drives pickup into Alva hotel lobby  —  ALVA, Okla. — A Texas man accused of driving his pickup into the lobby of an Alva hotel is facing felony charges in the incident.  —  John Parsley, 62, of Gonzales, Texas, faces two felony counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon …

Views of Government's Handling of Terrorism Fall to Post-9/11 Low  —  Little change in views of relationship between Islam and violence  —  Following the terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, Calif., the public's concerns about terrorism have surged and positive ratings …