How to Cover a Charlatan Like Trump  —  WITH presidential debates approaching, we in journalism are locked in a fierce dispute: How should we report on a duplicitous demagogue?  —  Traditionally, American reporters respond to a controversy by quoting people on each side and letting the public decide.

Suspect in mall shooting arrested; community mourns victims  —  Families of five people killed during a shooting rampage at a Burlington mall Friday night were mourning Saturday, as police arrested a suspect in Oak Harbor.  —  BURLINGTON, Skagit County — Tips and surveillance video led …

Trump Edges Above Clinton Ahead of First Debate  —  Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton by 1 percentage point among likely voters who were polled a few days ahead of the much-anticipated debate between the two presidential candidates.  The debate will take place Monday evening.

One Day After Endorsement, Cruz Refuses to Say Trump is Fit for the Presidency … Editor's note: This story has been updated throughout.  —  One day after endorsing Donald Trump for president, Texas U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz refused Saturday to say whether he thinks the Republican nominee is fit to lead the country.

Virginia Slim: The Race Tightens  —  Trump on the rise in the Old Dominion.  —  Photo credit: Evan Vucci / AP  —  Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Wash-ing-ton, addressed a local group in Fred-ericksburg, Virginia, last week and talked about Donald Trump's chances of winning the state.

Jose Fernandez dies in boating accident  —  Miami Marlins ace Jose Fernandez was killed in a boating accident in Florida early Sunday morning.  —  The U.S. Coast Guard said Fernandez was one of three people killed in a boat crash off Miami Beach.  Fernandez was 24 years old.

Trump Tells Netanyahu: If Elected, U.S. Would Recognize Undivided Jerusalem as Israel's Capital  —  Israel's Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner attended the 80-minute meeting at Trump Tower in New York.  Netanyahu to meet Hillary Clinton later Sunday.

The FBI Investigation of EmailGate Was a Sham  —  NSA Analyst: We now have incontrovertible proof the Bureau never had any intention of prosecuting Hillary Clinton  —  From the moment the EmailGate scandal went public more than a year ago, it was obvious that the Federal Bureau …

Donald Trump's Week of Misrepresentations, Exaggerations and Half-Truths  —  As August ended, a new Donald Trump emerged.  Coached by his third campaign management team, he stayed on message, read from a teleprompter and focused on policy.  It lasted about a month.

Don King defends using N-word at Trump event  —  Boxing promoter Don King is defending his use of the N-word while introducing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump  —  at a campaign event in Ohio last week.  —  King, an African-American, let the N-word slip when he argued why black people “cannot assimilate.”