This election is unlike any other in our nation's history.  Like many other voters, I have struggled to determine the right course of action in this general election.  —  In Cleveland, I urged voters, “please, don't stay home in November.  Stand, and speak, and vote your conscience …

Why We Are Protesting in Charlotte  —  Charlotte, N.C. — Since a police officer shot and killed Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday afternoon, the ensuing protests have dominated national news.  Provocateurs who attacked police officers and looted stores made headlines.

U.S. intel officials probe ties between Trump adviser and Kremlin  —  U.S. intelligence officials are seeking to determine whether an American businessman identified by Donald Trump as one of his foreign policy advisers has opened up private communications with senior Russian officials …

Obama used a pseudonym in emails with Clinton, FBI documents reveal  —  President Barack Obama used a pseudonym in email communications with Hillary Clinton and others, according to FBI records made public Friday.  —  The disclosure came as the FBI released its second batch of documents …

Why did feds grant immunity to Hilllary's ‘highly improper’ aide?  —  MORE FROM:  —  If anyone would know Hillary consigliere Cheryl Mills' reputation for obstructing investigations, it's FBI Director James Comey.  He complained about her lack of cooperation while probing Clinton scandals in the 1990s.

Washington mall shooting: Four dead in Burlington, police say  —  CNN Map  —  (CNN)Four people were killed in a shooting Friday night at a mall in Burlington, Washington, a spokesman for the state patrol tweeted.  —  Police are searching for at least one shooter, and are sweeping stores in the mall, Sgt. Mark Francis said.

A note from the editor-in-chief about Chris Ziegler  —  Hey everyone — there have been questions about Chris Ziegler and his absence from The Verge in the past few weeks.  I want to provide answers for those who have been worried about him.  —  First, Chris accepted a position at Apple.

Trump's Father Helped GOP Candidate With Numerous Loans  —  Although Donald Trump says he built his empire from a $1 million loan from his father, a court document shows frequent borrowing from Fred Trump and his companies  —  Donald Trump often has said on the campaign trail …

European Politics Are Swinging to the Right  —  Austria is poised to elect a far-right President, in the clearest sign yet of a continental drift rightward.  —  As recently as a couple of years ago, when Max Geishüttner was in his second year of law school in the Austrian city of Linz …

Kim Kardashian West  —  Eve Barlow trails the story of Kween K and the Kardashian dynasty - Earth's most followed fam.  —  Mid-way through a 10am interview with Kim Kardashian on a Sunday morning, my attempts to protect her from the threat of unseen, yet omnipresent, paparazzi almost knock her out.

A ferocious assault on Aleppo suggests the U.S. may be wrong on Syria … BEIRUT — Syrian and Russian warplanes launched a ferocious assault against rebel-held Aleppo on Friday, burying any hopes that a U.S.-backed cease-fire could be salvaged and calling into question whether the deal would ever have worked.

Corey Lewandowski set to collect nearly $500,000 from Trump campaign  —  Corey Lewandowski is set to be paid nearly half a million dollars by Donald Trump's presidential campaign by the end of the year, with almost a quarter of his compensation coming after the controversial political operative's June ouster as campaign manager.

Obama vetoes 9/11 bill  —  President Obama on Friday vetoed legislation that would allow families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia in U.S courts, setting up a high-stakes showdown with Congress.  —  “I recognize that there is nothing that could ever erase the grief the 9/11 families have endured,” Obama wrote in his veto message.

Bruce Springsteen Calls Donald Trump a ‘Moron’  —  “The republic is under siege by a moron,” Springsteen says in excerpts from upcoming Rolling Stone feature.  “It's a tragedy for our democracy”  —  All Stories »  —  Bruce Springsteen spent the summer playing stadiums with the E Street Band …