Holding public officials accountable with Twitter and Politwoops  —  At our Flight conference in October, our CEO Jack Dorsey spoke about Twitter's responsibilities to developers and users in the areas of government transparency: … Today we're pleased to announce that we have come …

Donald Trump's Strongest Supporters: A Certain Kind of Democrat  —  Donald Trump holds a dominant position in national polls in no small part because he is extremely strong among people on the periphery of the Republican coalition.  —  He is strongest among Republicans who are less affluent …

Republicans Scramble to Pick Up Graham's Supporters in South Carolina  —  Both Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio are making moves to contest a state where Donald Trump and Ted Cruz lead.  —  michaelcbender  —  Aside from the One Eared Cow Glass gallery and a shuttered Grice's fruit basket shop …

Additional steps to help keep your personal information secure  —  We're committed to helping our users keep their personal information secure and private.  A key part of our work is identifying and preventing unauthorized access to your Microsoft Account (including Outlook.com email and OneDrive) by anyone other than you.

How Rubio helped his ex-con brother-in-law acquire a real estate license  —  When Marco Rubio was majority whip of the Florida House of Representatives, he used his official position to urge state regulators to grant a real estate license to his brother-in-law, a convicted cocaine trafficker …

Obama Administration Preparing Fresh Iran Sanctions  —  Nearly a dozen companies and individuals targeted over ballistic-missile program  —  The Obama administration is preparing to impose its first financial sanctions on Iran since it forged a landmark nuclear agreement in July …

Jonathan Stickland's Pot Antics are Comical.  His Views on Rape are Terrifying.  —  Update, 12:48 p.m.: After my piece ran Wednesday morning, Stickland called to say he “severely regrets” the comments he'd made in the past.  His official statement: “I do not feel that way today.

Fairfield grandmother drowns 4-year-old boy and leaves his body in hallway, police say  —  None of Dawn Raines-Hewes' neighbors in Fairfield knew what to think when the woman ran out of her house screaming Tuesday morning.  —  Police say neighbors peered out their windows …

Agents nab Pakistanis with terrorist connections crossing U.S. border  —  The Border Patrol nabbed two Pakistani men with ties to terrorism at the U.S.-Mexico border in September in the latest instance of illegal immigrants from so-called “special interest countries” using the southern border as a point of entry to the U.S.

New Year's Surprise: Obama Regulation To Give Work-Permits To Foreign College-Graduates  —  As the nation prepares to ring in the New Year, President Barack Obama is preparing a colossal new executive action that could print-up work permits for a huge number of foreign white-collar graduates every year …

Teenage Islamist ‘poster girl’ who fled Austria to join ISIS was used as a sex slave for new fighters before she was beaten to death as she tried to escape, former prisoner reveals  —  A teenage Austrian girl who fled home to join ISIS was used as a sex slave by the terrorist group …

When Restorative Justice in Schools Works  —  PITTSFIELD, N.H.—When the freshman Hope Parent left her cellphone unattended at Pittsfield Middle High School, last year, her classmate Brandon Bojarsky saw his chance for a little fun.  —  Grabbing the device off a windowsill in their Spanish class …

Behind the Lens: 2015 Year in Photographs  —  One of the best and most challenging aspects of my job is whittling down a year's worth of photographs to the final selections for my annual Year in Photographs.  Every year, I attempt to keep it less than 100 photos—and every year I fail in that goal.

Speaking Fees Meet Politics for Clintons  —  Former president spoke to groups with issues before State Department  —  At Hillary Clinton's confirmation hearing for secretary of state, she promised she would take “extraordinary steps...to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest.”

Justice comes for Cosby: Already guilty in the court of public opinion, America's Predatory Step Uncle now gets his day in court  —  More than two decades and 60 accusers after women first called Bill Cosby a rapist and sex abuser, a prosecutor will try to prove beyond a reasonable doubt …

Caught on Video: Hoverboard Fire on Koreatown Sidewalk Prompts LAFD Response  —  In an incident that was caught on video, Los Angeles firefighters extinguished the flames from a burning hoverboard in the Koreatown neighborhood on Wednesday.  —  Firefighters from Station 13 were returning …

Cops: Mom shot, killed daughter mistaken for intruder  —  Police say a St. Cloud mother accidentally shot and killed her daughter late Tuesday night, mistaking her for an intruder. … Privacy Policy  —  Police say a St. Cloud mom accidentally shot and killed her 27-year-old daughter late Tuesday night …