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Trump: Comments about Russia, Clinton emails were sarcastic

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump says he was using sarcasm when he prodded Russia to unearth Hillary Clinton’s missing emails. But Democrats aren’t likely to let the Republican presidential nominee...

At vigil, Biden tries to comfort relatives of slain officers

BATON ROUGE, La. – The gunman’s bullets that killed three law enforcement officers in Baton Rouge also targeted the country and “touched the soul of an entire nation,” Vice President Joe Bid...

Clinton promises steady hand in dangerous world

PHILADELPHIA – Promising Americans a steady hand, Hillary Clinton cast herself Thursday night as a unifier for divided times, an experienced leader steeled for a volatile world. She aggressi...

Trump urges Russia to meddle in election by hacking Clinton's emails

© 2016, The Washington Post PHILADELPHIA – Republican nominee Donald Trump pleaded directly Wednesday with the Russian government to meddle in the U.S. presidential election by fi...

Democrats highlight diversity, but face gap with white men

ATLANTA – The Democratic National Convention lineup of speakers has highlighted an increasingly diverse country that could soon elect the first female president to succeed its first black ch...

Nation & World Briefs

Obamas pick site for presidential library CHICAGO – President Barack Obama’s presidential library will be built in a park on Chicago’s South Side along the shores of Lake Michigan and a shor...

Police fatalities are on the rise again

50% of 2016’s deaths involved ambushes

Reagan shooter can leave hospital to live in Virginia

WASHINGTON – More than 35 years after he tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in an effort to impress actress Jodie Foster, John Hinckley Jr. will be allowed to leave a Washington me...

Prosecutors drop all remaining charges in Freddie Gray case

BALTIMORE – Prosecutors dropped the remaining charges Wednesday against three Baltimore police officers awaiting trial in the death of Freddie Gray, blaming police for a biased investigation...

Obama boosts Clinton

PHILADELPHIA – His own legacy on the line, President Barack Obama implored Americans to elect Hillary Clinton to the White House, casting her as a candidate who believes in the optimism that...

Hot-car deaths on the rise again

Parents need to be vigilant about checking for kids in cars

Nation & World Briefs

Driver was speeding before Telsa crash WASHINGTON – The driver killed when his Tesla sedan crashed while in self-driving mode was traveling at 9 mph above the speed limit just before hittin...