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.

Ted Cruz Caves  —  WHY HE WILL COME TO REGRET HIS ENDORSEMENT OF DONALD TRUMP'S PRESIDENTIAL BID.  —  Donald Trump and Ted Cruz at the CNN republican presidential debate last December, months before Trump beat Cruz in the primary and Cruz eventually endorsed his one-time opponent.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

Steve Clevenger Facebook post likened Black Lives Matter movement to KKK  —  Steve Clevenger's tweet that cost him his job as a Seattle Mariners catcher was not the first occasion he posted racially-charged messages on social media.  —  In an August post from Clevenger's deactivated Facebook account obtained …

DONALD TRUMP EITHER LIED TO THE REPUBLICANS OR BROKE THE LAW (EXCLUSIVE)  —  THE SCOOP DONALD TRUMP JEB BUSH 2016 ELECTION  —  Donald Trump committed perjury.  Or he looked into the faces of the Republican faithful and knowingly lied.  There is no third option.

Clinton allies see double standard and sexism in debate  —  supporters see a double standard when it comes to Monday's presidential debate, which for the first time will feature a woman debating a man.  —  Throughout the campaign, Clinton has faced questions and criticisms that would not be asked …

No Fortune 100 CEOs Back Republican Donald Trump  —  Democrat Hillary Clinton has 11 contributors and 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney had far more  —  No chief executive at the nation's 100 largest companies had donated to Republican Donald Trump's presidential campaign through August …

GBI: Cop lied about being shot by black man  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Officer Sherry Hall is on paid administrative leave after being charged with four felonies.  —  Hall lied about being shot Sept. 13, the GBI said.  —  Hall checked into a “private facility” of her own volition to seek help.

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 …