Colin Kaepernick explains why he sat during national anthem  —  SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has willingly immersed himself into controversy by refusing to stand for the playing of the national anthem in protest of what he deems are wrongdoings …

Trump After Dwyane Wade's Cousin Is Shot: ‘African Americans Will Vote Trump’  —  NBA star Dwyane Wade's cousin Nykea Aldridge was fatally shot Friday pushing a child in a stroller in a Chicago.  —  Less than 24 hours later, Donald Trump said her death was evidence that African-Americans will vote for him in November.

Anti-Trump Republicans to launch swing-state ad buy  —  Anti-Trump Republicans are preparing to launch a broadcast TV ad in a handful of swing-state suburbs urging Donald Trump to quit the presidential race so the party can replace him with a more electable nominee.

‘No Vacancies’ for Blacks: How Donald Trump Got His Start, and Was First Accused of Bias  —  She seemed like the model tenant.  A 33-year-old nurse who was living at the Y.W.C.A. in Harlem, she had come to rent a one-bedroom at the still-unfinished Wilshire Apartments in the Jamaica Estates neighborhood of Queens.

Inside debate prep: Clinton's careful case vs. Trump's ‘WrestleMania’  —  Hillary Clinton is methodically preparing for the presidential debates as a veteran lawyer would approach her biggest trial.  She pores over briefing books thick with policy arcana and opposition research.

Governor Of Maine Says People Of Color Are ‘The Enemy,’ Implies They Should Be Shot  —  In a Friday press conference following his homophobic remarks about a state lawmaker, Maine Governor Paul LePage (R) called people of color and people of Hispanic origin “the enemy” and implied they should be shot.

Christie refuses to comment on Trump's remarks about Clinton  —  Gov. Chris Christie speaks at a news conference in Toms River on Friday. … TOMS RIVER — Gov. Chris Christie on Friday refused to say whether he agrees with Donald Trump when the the Republican presidential nominee calls Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton a “bigot.

Heartbreaking picture of dog who won't leave master's coffin after Italy earthquake  —  I  —  t is a sight reminiscent of the legend of Greyfriars Bobby.  —  Thirty-four caskets lie side by side in a gym in Ascoli Piceno, and beside one a small blond cocker spaniel sits, devoted to the end, unable to leave his master even in death.

How the Clinton Campaign Is Foiling the Kremlin  —  Staffers are now using a “Snowden-approved” app to hide Trump-related e-mails from hackers, in Russia and elsewhere.  —  On May 17, as dusk was setting over Brooklyn, around a dozen employees from Hillary Clinton's campaign …

Breitbart Rises From Outlier to Potent Voice in Campaign  —  Breitbart News has arrived.  —  The opinion and news site, once a curiosity of the fringe right wing, is now an increasingly powerful voice, and virtual rallying spot, for millions of disaffected conservatives who propelled Donald J. Trump …

Viral subway cricket video was an elaborate prank  —  The woman who caused a massive panic on a crowded subway train by releasing a swarm of crickets admitted to The Post on Friday that she orchestrated the disgusting stunt in an attempt to go viral on social media.  —  SEE ALSO  —  :0

US: Clinton calendars won't be released until after election  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Seven months after a federal judge ordered the State Department to begin releasing monthly batches of the detailed daily schedules showing meetings by Hillary Clinton during her time as secretary of state …

Exclusive: ‘Black Men for Bernie’ Founder to End Democrat ‘Political Slavery’ of Minority Voters... by Campaigning for Trump  —  Black Men for Bernie founder Bruce Carter's mission to restore black communities didn't end when Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders lost to Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary.