New Russian Hacking Targeted Republican Groups, Microsoft Says  —  BOSTON — The Russian military intelligence unit that sought to influence the 2016 election appears to have a new target: conservative American think tanks that have broken with President Trump and are seeking continued sanctions …

Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen discussing plea deal with prosecutors  —  The deal could come as early as today, say sources familiar with the matter.  —  Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal attorney, is discussing a possible guilty plea with federal prosecutors in Manhattan …

Donald Trump should sue John Brennan to bring civility back to our politics  —  Believe it or not, a libel lawsuit against John Brennan could force political commentators back into the realm of fact and reality.  —  CONNECT  —  Now that President Donald Trump revoked ex-CIA Director John …

E.P.A.'s New Coal Pollution Rules Will Lead to More Deaths, Agency's Numbers Show  —  Want climate news in your inbox?  Sign up for our Climate Fwd: newsletter.  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Tuesday made public the details of its new pollution rules governing coal-burning power plants …

Exclusive: Trump is worried that Mueller interview could be a ‘perjury trap’  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was worried that any statements under oath he provides to Special Counsel Robert Mueller could be used to bring perjury charges against him as part …

US deports former Nazi camp guard, 95, to Germany  —  BERLIN (AP) — The last Nazi war crimes suspect facing deportation from the U.S. was taken from his New York City home and spirited early Tuesday morning to Germany, the White House said.  —  The deportation of the 95-year-old former …

He brought an American flag to protest fascism in Portland.  Then antifa attacked him  —  Portland antifa attack fellow counter-protester carrying American flag  —  Warning: This story contains graphic content  —  Paul Welch came to the downtown protest Aug. 4 to let his political leanings be known.

Facebook is rating the trustworthiness of its users on a scale from zero to one  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook has begun to assign its users a reputation score, predicting their trustworthiness on a scale from zero to one.  —  The previously unreported ratings system, which Facebook has developed …

GOP candidate jokes: ‘The Russians are going to help me’ win in November  —  A Republican candidate running for governor in Pennsylvania joked that the Russian government will help him win in November.  —  Scott Wagner, who is running to unseat incumbent Gov. Tom Wolf (D) …

A New Wife, a Secret Past and a Trail of Loss and Blood  —  A widower met a younger woman on the street in 2013.  They married soon after.  Then he got to know her.  —  FORT LEE, N.J. — A young man wearing a baseball cap sat alone in his convertible at the drive-through lane of a Dunkin' Donuts here …

Facebook Fueled Anti-Refugee Attacks in Germany, New Research Suggests  —  ALTENA, Germany — When you ask locals why Dirk Denkhaus, a young firefighter trainee who had been considered neither dangerous nor political, broke into the attic of a refugee group house and tried to set it on fire, they will list the familiar issues.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren's new reform bill would ban members of Congress from owning individual stocks  — Sen. Elizabeth Warren proposes a new bill that would ban members of Congress and the White House staff from owning individual stocks.  — As an apparent alternative, the legislation would create …

Protesters topple Silent Sam Confederate statue at UNC  —  CHAPEL HILL  —  Protesters toppled the Silent Sam Confederate statue on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill on Monday night.  —  The monument came down after 9:15 p.m. Earlier in the evening, protesters covered the statue with gray banners …

Mollie Tibbetts, missing Iowa student, found dead, her father says  —  Two sources tell Fox News that the body of the missing Iowa student has been found; Matt Finn reports.  —  The body of missing college student Mollie Tibbetts was found Tuesday, her father and two sources told Fox News …

The State Department Hired Cambridge Analytica's Parent Company to Target Terrorist Propaganda  —  Newly unearthed documents describing the relationship between SCL Group, parent company of embattled data firm Cambridge Analytica, and the State Department provide a rare glimpse into the nation's effort to counter terrorist propaganda.

The Bipartisan Cry of ‘Not in My Backyard’  —  The housing secretary wants to encourage mixed-income, multifamily development as a way of making housing more affordable.  But it's a notion homeowners of all political leanings tend to oppose.  —  Ben Carson, the secretary of the Department …

No indication North Korean nuclear activities stopped: IAEA  —  VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog said it did not find any indication that North Korea had stopped its nuclear activities, adding to doubts about the country's willingness to abandon its arsenal.

Sea level rise is eroding home value, and owners might not even know it  —  CHARLESTON, S.C. — Elizabeth Boineau's 1939 Colonial sits a block and a half from the Ashley River in a sought-after neighborhood of ancient live oaks, charming gardens and historic homes.

At UCLA, 20 paid diversity advocates isn't enough  — UCLA is now inviting graduate students to sign up for a $13/hour job fighting “toxic masculinity” and “microaggressions” on campus, in addition to the 20 undergraduates it has already hired.  — The “Diversity Peer Leaders” …

Once-safe GOP seats threatened by blue wave  —  Rep. Steve Chabot and others are facing tough races for the first time in years.  —  CINCINNATI — Republicans who represented some of the safest congressional seats in their party for years are suddenly under intense pressure in 2018 …

Arctic's strongest sea ice breaks up for first time on record  —  Usually frozen waters open up twice this year in phenomenon scientists described as scary  —  The oldest and thickest sea ice in the Arctic has started to break up, opening waters north of Greenland that are normally frozen, even in summer.

Nightmare in Disneyland Paris as hotel pool poisons guests  —  The Local  —  Twenty-two people were intoxicated by a bad batch of bleach and sulphuric acid added to the swimming pool tank of one of Disneyland Paris's hotels.  —  Guests at Disneyland Paris's New York Hotel were quickly warned …

Google's data collection is hard to escape, study claims  —  5 stunning stats about Google  —  Short of chucking your phone into the river, shunning the internet, and learning to read paper maps again, there's not much you can do to keep Google from collecting data about you.

It Is False to Claim There Was No Follow-Up to the June 9 Meeting  —  On July 15, 2017 — a week after the June 9 meeting was reported in a NYT story publishing the first of numerous White House statements attempting to explain the meeting — Rhona Graff sent Rob Goldstone an email (PDF 44).