Clinton and Trump Tied in North Carolina Poll, With Sharp Educational Divides  —  Greensboro  —  Raleigh  —  Asheville  —  Charlotte  —  Greensboro  —  Raleigh  —  Asheville  —  Charlotte  —  Greensboro  —  Durham  —  Raleigh  —  Asheville  —  Charlotte  —  Durham  —  Asheville

A Trump campaign chair in Ohio says there was ‘no racism’ before Obama  —  Kathy Miller called the Black Lives Matter movement ‘a stupid waste of time’ and said low African American voter turnout could be due to 'the way they're raised'  —  Donald Trump's campaign chair in a prominent Ohio county …

One person fatally shot in second night of protests in Charlotte following shooting  —  An earlier version of this story misstated the victim's last name.  It has since been corrected.  —  CHARLOTTE — One person was fatally shot Wednesday night as a second night of protests gripped …

1-on-1 with Donald Trump  —  TOLEDO — Donald Trump spoke one-on-one with ABC6/FOX28 before his latest campaign stop Wednesday in Toledo.  —  Trump was running late so he would only answer three questions before taking the stage.  —  Here is the full transcript of the interview:

Brad Pitt — Under Investigation for Child Abuse  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Brad Pitt is under investigation by the LAPD and L.A. County Dept. of Children and Family Services for allegedly getting verbally abusive and physical with his children, and that's what triggered the divorce ... TMZ has learned.

Trump's bizarre ad strategy  —  It's seven weeks before Election Day, five days before the highly anticipated first debate, and Donald Trump's television advertisements have all but vanished.  —  Trump's ads last ran nearly a week ago in four battleground states: Florida, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson Hit in Face with Pie at Event, Assaults Protester in ‘Bloody’ Scene  —  Multiple sources have confirmed that Sacramento Mayor, former NBA star, and UC Berkeley standout Kevin Johnson was hit in the face with a pie tonight at a farm-to-table dinner event …

Trump's campaign paid his businesses $8.2 million  —  Donald Trump's presidential campaign has paid his family's businesses more than $8.2 million, according to a POLITICO analysis of campaign finance filings, which reveals an integrated business and political operation without precedent in national politics.

Rumblings=> Hillary Clinton May Cancel Debate on Monday  —  On Tuesday Hillary Clinton canceled her campaign fundraiser in North Carolina.  —  The campaign offered no explanation for the cancellation.  —  Hillary Clinton canceled several events after she collapsed at Ground Zero on 9-11.

Police union knocks Trump for suggesting Tulsa officer choked  —  The top official in the country's largest police union tweaked Donald Trump on Wednesday for leaping to blame the police officer who shot an unarmed black man in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  —  The Fraternal Order of Police endorsed Trump last week …

The House is not actually up for grabs, for the moment  —  There has been plenty of chatter recently about the House possibly being “in play.”  So it's time to take a look.  —  But since I'm not sure what “in play” means, I'll ask (and answer) a different, very straightforward question …

TEXT OF LETTER WEINER ASKED TEEN TO SEND TO TEACHER  —  The teen wrote this letter but sent it to a fake email address and sent a copy to Weiner.  Parts of the letter that might identify her are redacted.  The teen told DailyMail.com what she had done.  Weiner provided a copy of the letter in his belief it was sent to her teacher.

Yahoo is expected to confirm massive data breach, impacting hundreds of millions of users  —  A hacker named “Peace” is bringing chaos to the Internet giant just as its sale to Verizon is pending.  —  Kimberly White/Getty Images for Fortune  —  Yahoo is poised to confirm a massive data breach …

Obama eyes risky election-year veto  —  President Obama is poised to take one of the biggest gambles of his final year in office by vetoing a popular proposal empowering the families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia.  —  Democrats put on a brave face Wednesday, insisting that Obama's effort …

I Was RFK's Speechwriter.  Now I'm Voting for Trump.  Here's Why.  —  I was a Democrat all my life.  I came to Washington to serve President John Kennedy and Attorney General Robert Kennedy.  When the president was murdered and his brother struck off on his own, I joined his Senate campaign …