Donald Trump's Muslim Ban Somehow Got Worse  —  Donald Trump told a Wisconsin town hall on Wednesday that his proposed ban on Muslims entering the United States would have an exception for the billionaire's rich friends.  —  “I have actually—believe it or not, I have a lot of friends …

Central Texas mother allows children to get tattoos  —  A Central Texas mother was taken into custody after allowing her young children to be tattooed.  Police say the mom was intoxicated at the time and let her boyfriend's brother do the work.  Now the three children each have tattoos on their ankles.

Seventh Person Dies from Fentanyl Overdose in Sacramento County  —  A seventh person has died of a fentanyl overdose in Sacramento County.  —  Family confirms that Jerome Butler, who was in a coma with liver and kidney failure after taking a fentanyl pill, was taken off life support on Wednesday afternoon.

Citrus Heights Police Need Help Identifying Serial Peeper, Sex Assault Suspect … It's the police sketch giving Citrus Heights residents the creeps — a man police are looking for in a sexual assault investigation.  —  “I don't know.  He looks really creepy,” resident Brianna Rowland said.

DID YOU SEE THIS AMAZING VIDEO??  It was taken by visitor Tina Dorschel on the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary boardwalk early Monday morning.  (Please be warned, there is a curse word at the end!)  —  This gorgeous # Floridapanther seems to have unexpectedly found himself cornered while traveling around …

Limbaugh vows to muzzle himself on Lewandowski, Fields  —  Those hoping to hear the thoughts of Rush Limbaugh on the misdemeanor battery charge against Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski will have to look elsewhere, the host declared Wednesday.  —  “My friends, I have decided …

FBI Agrees to Unlock iPhone, iPod in Arkansas Homicide Case  —  The FBI agreed Wednesday to help an Arkansas prosecutor unlock an iPhone and iPod belonging to two teenagers accused of killing a couple, just days after the federal agency announced it had gained access to an iPhone linked to the gunman in a mass shooting in California.

Can Trump become so unpopular that Democrats take back the House? … It's one of the most controversial things to say on Capitol Hill, sparking looks of shock and disbelief: The House majority is in play this fall.  —  For almost five years, ever since state legislatures and commissions finished drawing …

AJAM's David Shuster Exclusive: Hillary Clinton to be Interviewed by FBI Director Comey in Coming Days  —  Al Jazeera America may be shutting off the lights permanently soon, but that doesn't mean reporters like David Shuster aren't continuing to go about their business until the final gun sounds.

Michelle Fields Abandons Apartment Over Safety Concerns After Fox, BuzzFeed Publish Personal Info  —  Ex-Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields said Wednesday she had temporarily moved out of her D.C.-area apartment over safety concerns after Fox News and BuzzFeed accidentally published her address online.

Metro could shut down entire rail lines to do extended maintenance, board chair says  —  Metro's top officials warned Wednesday that the transit system is in such need of repair that they might shut down entire rail lines for as long as six months for maintenance, potentially snarling thousands …

Trump releases letter confirming tax audit  —  campaign on Wednesday released what appears to be a letter from the Republican presidential front-runner's tax attorneys saying that his tax filings since 2009 are currently being audited.  —  “Your personal tax returns have been under continuous examination …

Revealed: how Associated Press cooperated with the Nazis  —  German historian shows how news agency retained access in 1930s by promising not to undermine strength of Hitler regime  —  The Associated Press news agency entered a formal cooperation with the Hitler regime in the 1930s …

Cops Wreck Man's Home Over Anti-Islam Post... But He Has Epic Surprise for Them  —  A British man whose house was trashed by police after he tweeted something that was deemed to be anti-Islamic has an epic surprise for the cops who did it: A lawsuit.  —  According to the U.K. Telegraph …

National Border Patrol Council Endorses Donald Trump for President  —  The National Border Patrol Council is the official organization representing our nation's Border Patrol Agents.  We represent 16,500 agents who selflessly serve this country in an environment where our own political leaders try to keep us from doing our jobs.

Erdogan Uses Closed-Door Meeting to Blast Obama Administration  —  The Turkish president told a gathering of academics and former government officials that the White House was wrong to back the Kurds in the fight against the Islamic State.  —  Facing a high-profile snub from the White House …

A Bernie Sanders Supporter Confronted a Superdelegate — Then Leaked Their Private Conversation  —  One superdelegate casually admitted to a Bernie Sanders supporter that she'll vote to nominate Hillary Clinton, despite 81.6 percent of her state voting for Sanders.

Pentagon Readies More Robust U.S. Military Presence in Eastern Europe  —  Move aims to reassure NATO allies and send message to Russia  —  The Pentagon has drawn up plans to position American troops, tanks and other armored vehicles full time along NATO's eastern borders to deter Russian aggression …

Trump calls Geneva Conventions ‘the problem’  —  APPLETON, Wis. — Donald Trump believes American troops are afraid to fight for fear of violating the Geneva Conventions, he said Wednesday.  —  “The problem is we have the Geneva Conventions, all sorts of rules and regulations …

Climate Model Predicts West Antarctic Ice Sheet Could Melt Rapidly  —  For half a century, climate scientists have seen the West Antarctic ice sheet, a remnant of the last ice age, as a sword of Damocles hanging over human civilization.  —  The great ice sheet, larger than Mexico …

Government Handing Cash To Mosques, Not Schools, To Teach Migrants To Read  —  The German government has given money to mosques in hopes migrants might be more receptive to integration classes and schooling from religious authorities.  —  Literacy courses in Turkish-run mosques have been funded …