Cooper Leads for Guv, Tight Senate Race, Prez in Play  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Joe Biden and Donald Trump are separated by a negligible 2-point margin among all registered voters in North Carolina according to the Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll, while the U.S. Senate race is even tighter.

Former Michigan governor Rick Snyder: I am a Republican vote for Biden  —  Forty-four years ago, I celebrated my 18th birthday at the 1976 Republican National Convention as part of Gerald Ford's national youth group.  At that convention, I had the honor to watch two great leaders in action — Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan.

Gov. Cuomo says: Trump ‘better have an army’ to protect him if he comes to NYC  —  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday all but threatened President Trump's safety if he returns to New York City in a rant responding to an exclusive story by The Post that Trump is looking to pull federal funds from “lawless” cities including New York.

Facebook Moves to Limit Election Chaos in November  —  The social network said it would block new political ads in late October, among other measures, to reduce misinformation and interference.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook on Thursday moved to clamp down on any confusion about the November election …

What's the worst that could happen? … We wanted to know: What's the worst thing that could happen to our country during the presidential election?  President Trump has broken countless norms and ignored countless laws during his time in office, and while my colleagues and I at the Transition …

New Jobless Claims Drop Below 1 Million, But There's A Caveat  —  Another 881,000 people applied for state unemployment benefits last week, the Labor Department says.  That's 130,000 fewer than the previous week.  But the report comes with an asterisk.  —  The department just changed …

Video in Black man's suffocation shows cops put hood on him  —  A Black man who had run naked through the streets of a western New York city died of asphyxiation after a group of police officers put a hood over his head, then pressed his face into the pavement for two minutes …

A Lawless Attorney General Hits New Lows  —  In a CNN interview, William Barr showed total willingness to bend, break or deny the law on behalf of his boss.  —  It's tough to choose the worst thing Attorney General William Barr said in a shocking Wednesday interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer.

In Act of Heresy, N.R.A.'s Former No. 2 Calls for Gun Control  —  A new book from a controversial former executive accuses the National Rifle Association of “appealing to the paranoia and darkest side of our members.”  —  The National Rifle Association's former second-in-command is breaking …

Donald Trump Would Like to Momentarily Pause This Campaign to Tell You How Good His Brain Is  —  The president can't help trampling on his message, especially if his self-image is on the line.  —  Following a carefully manicured, four-day convention in which Donald Trump's chief lieutenants branded …

U.S. Launches Probe Into Pension Payments to Firefighters Union Leaders  —  FBI and others issue subpoenas to International Association of Fire Fighters  —  WASHINGTON—Federal authorities have launched a criminal investigation into pension distributions made to two top executives …

[Click to read the Sheriff's Office response to the Times]  —  The Sheriff's Office said its program was designed to reduce bias in policing by using objective data.  And it provided statistics showing a decline in burglaries, larcenies and auto thefts since the program began in 2011.

One Man's Plea to His City Council: Rename Boneless Wings  —  “Nothing about boneless chicken wings actually comes from the wing of a chicken,” he told the Lincoln, Neb., council.  “We've been living a lie for far too long.”  —  The City Council meeting on Monday in Lincoln, Neb. …

It's not just Trump.  All Republicans must go.  —  The argument for keeping House and Senate Republicans rests on the premise they somehow lack the disqualifying characteristics (e.g., congenital lying, racism, constitutional illiteracy, conspiracy-mongering) that addle President Trump.  Think again.

A Furniture Maker's Five-Month Struggle With Covid.  'You Can't Really Have a Plan.'  —  Since 73-year-old Century Furniture reopened, it has had to manage frightened workers, volatile orders and new coronavirus outbreaks in its plants and markets  —  HICKORY, N.C.—The foothills …

America Is a Powder Keg  —  Kyle Rittenhouse, hatred, and fear.  —  1. Civil Conflict  —  The fetishization of Kyle Rittenhouse by some people on the right is one of the most dangerous and irresponsible actions we have witnessed in a long time.  —  When we have a full and complete understanding …

Woman assaults 12-year-old boy in Boulder over Trump yard sign, police say  —  Boulder police are investigating a report that a 12-year-old boy was assaulted over a President Donald Trump yard sign.  —  According to Boulder police, the assault occurred at 3 p.m. Monday at Folsom Street and Glenwood Drive.

Active shooter drills are meant to prepare students.  But research finds ‘severe’ side effects.  —  A few things go through Tim Tredwell's mind when he's in the middle of an active shooter drill, leading his physical education class into the locker room at John Winthrop Middle School in Deep River, Connecticut.

I Was Never Trump.  Not Anymore  —  He has weaknesses, but his presidency has been successful.  —  In 2016 I wrote in the name of Rep. Paul Ryan for president.  I knew that the policies Hillary Clinton advocated were detrimental to the nation, but I simply couldn't bring myself to vote for her rival.

How to Stop a Police Pullback  —  This article is a collaboration between The Atlantic and ProPublica.  —  Across the United States, cities are experiencing turbulence and a rise in gun violence following the protests against abusive policing sparked by the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

The Trump Administration Continues to Erode Election Security  —  The DHS, the DOJ, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence have all had recent controversies that bode poorly for electoral integrity.  —  With the November presidential election just over 60 days away …

My run-in with the New York Times  —  It's never a good sign when you're watching a scene of street terror in yet another gut-churning YouTube video and you find yourself thinking: 'Hang on a minute, that's around the corner from my apartment!'  But there's a now infamous video from last week …