The AP's big exposé on Hillary meeting with Clinton Foundation donors is a mess  —  Tuesday afternoon, Stephen Braun and Eileen Sullivan of the Associated Press released the results of a review of State Department appointment data that they used to make some striking claims about Hillary Clinton's schedule as secretary of state.

Coulter mocks Trump's immigration muddle  —  Ann Coulter revealed her sense of disgust with Donald Trump's latest comments on immigration in which he suggested an openness to changing his hard-line stance on illegal immigration.  —  Speaking to Fox News' Sean Hannity in a town hall event …

Team Cruz on Trump's immigration shift: Told you so  —  As Donald Trump soft-pedals his once-hard-line immigration rhetoric, supporters of his vanquished primary foe Ted Cruz have one message for Republican voters: We told you so.  —  Cruz spent the final months of his unsuccessful presidential …

GOP FAIL: Donald Trump Not Listed on Minnesota Ballot  —  Just days after his supporters and motorcade were attacked by protesters in Minneapolis at a GOP fundraiser, the Minnesota Republican party has not submitted the names of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and his vice presidential nominee Mike Pence …

Trump gnaws at shorter leash  —  Donald Trump, after several straight days delivering a more scripted message, loosened the rhetorical shackles tightened by his new campaign manager and went off-script several times Wednesday afternoon, offering a more passionate but at times self-contradicting case for his candidacy.

Trump Is Losing Pennsylvania and Closing His Path to the White House  —  The chance was there, but he has squandered it.  —  Donald Trump's presidential campaign slogs on, but he has effectively blown his chances at getting into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.  By failing to pivot through his convention …

‘Never Trump’ presidential candidate: Sources have told me Trump ‘hides in his apartment’ and they're ‘frustrated’  —  Independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin told Business Insider in a Wednesday interview that members of Republican nominee Donald Trump's campaign have told …

Iran vessels make ‘high speed intercept’ of U.S. ship: U.S. official  —  Four of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) vessels “harassed” a U.S. warship on Tuesday near the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. defense official said, amid Washington's concerns about Iran's posture in the Gulf and in the Syrian civil war.

The Disconnect Beneath the Praise for U.S. Military  —  Kori Schake is a research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.  She is co-editor, along with retired Gen. Jim Mattis, of “Warriors and Civilians: American Views of Our Military.”  She is on Twitter: @KoriSchake.

Fisherman hands in giant pearl he kept under the bed for 10 years  —  Enormous pearl thought to have come from a giant clam could be the biggest in the world and, if authenticated, is estimated to be worth more than $100m  —  A fisherman in the Philippines has kept what might …

Nude Photos Released  —  Leslie Jones has been horribly violated by a hacker who got into her website and posted all of her identification, including driver's license and passport ... and naked photos.  —  Jones has been dogged by haters since “Ghostbusters” was released and she was the target of a slew of racist comments.

U.N. report: Assad again used chemical weapons, defying Obama  —  Even after he supposedly turned over his entire stockpile of chemical weapons three years ago, Bashar Assad is still crossing Barack Obama's “red line,” a U.N. investigation has found.  —  U.S. officials confirmed Wednesday …

Donald Trump's Description of Black America Is Offending Those Living in It  —  AUSTIN, Tex. — Campaigning over the past week, Donald J. Trump has painted a bleak and dire picture of black America.  —  African-Americans live in neighborhoods that resemble “war zones” more than cities, he has said.

Discovery of potentially Earth-like planet Proxima b raises hopes for life  —  Thought to be at least 1.3 times mass of Earth, planet lies within ‘habitable’ zone of Proxima Centauri, raising hopes for life outside our solar system … The search for life outside our solar system has been brought …

Chicago police: Trump lied about ‘top’ cop telling him ‘tough tactics’ could end crime within a week  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Donald Trump has real problems being truthful, as evidenced by the record number of “Pants on Fire” ratings he's received from Politifact.

Brexit leader stumps for Trump: I wouldn't vote Clinton if she paid me … Nigel Farage, the politician behind Britain's vote to leave the European Union, bashed Hillary Clinton  —  and President Obama while speaking at a Donald Trump  —  rally Wednesday, drawing parallels between the historic vote and the upcoming U.S. election.