A Grounded Plane and Anti-Clinton Passion: How Mike Pence Swayed the Trumps  —  When mechanical problems grounded Donald J. Trump's private plane on Tuesday night in Indiana, Gov. Mike Pence seized the opportunity.  —  The jet-setting Mr. Trump had his three oldest children fly to meet …

Turkey Detains Thousands in Military in Bid to Regain Control  —  ISTANBUL — Turkey's government rounded up thousands of military personnel on Saturday said to have taken part in an attempted coup, moving swiftly to re-establish control after a night of chaos and intrigue that left hundreds dead.

Clinton: I will introduce campaign finance amendment in first 30 days  —  (CNN)Hillary Clinton will pledge on Saturday to introduce an amendment to the Constitution to overturn the Supreme Court's Citizen United decision within the first 30 days of her administration, an aide said Saturday.

Professors, Stop Opining About Trump  —  PROFESSORS are at it again, demonstrating in public how little they understand the responsibilities and limits of their profession.  —  On Monday a group calling itself Historians Against Trump published an “Open Letter to the American People.”

Trump-Pence campaign unveils new logo  —  and Mike Pence's campaign unveiled their new logo on Saturday, one day after a logo for the campaign was widely mocked on social media for appearing to be sexually suggestive.  —  The new image, which shows the two candidate's names over the slogan …

Worker fired, rehired over tweet about gators at Disney World  —  Shannon Sullivan was disheartened by the sign she saw posted in the Walt Disney World break room.  —  If guests ask whether there are alligators in the water around the Magic Kingdom's Tom Sawyer Island, it told employees …

France Blames ISIS for Inspiring Terrorist Attack in Nice  —  NICE, France — The Islamic State claimed on Saturday that the man who attacked the seaside city of Nice, France, was one of the group's “soldiers.”  France's defense minister promptly blamed the terrorist network for inspiring the assault …

A Lesson for Newt Gingrich: What Shariah Is (and Isn't)  —  FORTUNATELY, no one is going to follow Newt Gingrich's unconstitutional and un-American plan for an inquisition to “test every person here who is of a Muslim background” and deport the ones who “believe in Shariah.”

Drive-by shooting injures 14 people at Bakersfield party  —  Fourteen people were shot at a party near Bakersfield early Saturday morning in what authorities are describing as a drive-by shooting.  —  According to the Kern County Sheriff's Office, numerous partygoers were standing outside …

Track Palin Enters Plea Deal In Domestic Violence Case  —  Track Palin, Sarah Palin's son, entered a plea deal last week, in a domestic violence case that included charges that included him punching his girlfriend in the face, Alaska Dispatch News reported.  —  Police in Wasilla, Alaska arrested Track Palin in January.