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 …

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 …

The Consequences of California's Top-Two Primary  —  In 2009, Abel Maldonado, then a state senator, brought the top-two open primary to California.  The change allowed the two leading finishers in a primary to proceed to the general election regardless of party affiliation.

Jeb Bush on Tamir Rice: ‘The process worked’  —  Lexington, South Carolina (CNN)GOP presidential hopeful Jeb Bush, weighing in on the decision not to indict police officers in last year's shooting of Tamir Rice, said a grand jury has made a decision and that “the process worked.”

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 …

DENVER AND THE WEST  —  MUSLIM WORKERS IN FORT MORGAN FIRED OVER PRAYER DISPUTE WALKOUT  —  A Somali worker cuts and moves on the line as he trims beef in the manufacturing department at Cargill Meat Solutions in Fort Morgan, Colo. (Joe Amon, Denver Post file)

Back from the dead: Russian man wakes up in morgue after too much drinking, goes back to party  —  A man in Russia's Far East woke up in the morgue after having been declared dead, local media report.  Before the incident, he had been doing vodka rounds with friends - and after the “miraculous awakening,” he went back to the party

Mexican marijuana farmers see profits tumble as U.S. loosens laws  —  This farmer in western Mexico says he began growing marijuana when he was a teenager.  He says this will be his last crop.  (Deborah Bonello / For The Times)  —  He started growing marijuana as a teenager …

Web attack knocks BBC websites offline  —  All the BBC's websites were unavailable early on Thursday morning because of a large web attack.  —  The problems began about 0700 GMT and meant visitors to the site saw an error message rather than webpages.  —  Sources within the BBC said the sites …

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 …

Fight breaks out at Newark anti-violence rally (PHOTOS)  —  NEWARK — A skirmish broke out between rival activists on the steps of City Hall Wednesday during what had been intended as a demonstration against violence in Newark.  —  Police were called to the scene after a small crowd began arguing …

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 …

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 …

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.”

Coachella Lands Two Big Reunions: Guns N' Roses and LCD Soundsystem  —  Living up to its tradition as the premier forum for rock ‘n’ roll reunions, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival will host at least two of them in 2016: Guns N' Roses — a gigantic get — and LCD Soundsystem.

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 …

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.

Crowdfunded ‘Star Trek’ Movie Draws Lawsuit from Paramount, CBS  —  ‘Axanar’ aims to be a professional-quality prequel and has raised more than $1 million.  —  For decades, Paramount and CBS have tolerated and even encouraged fans of the Star Trek franchise to use their imagination at will …

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 …