Trump shames ex-beauty pageant winner for her sexual past
By JOSH LEDERMAN and STEVE PEOPLES Donald Trump shamed a former beauty pageant winner Friday for her sexual history and encouraged Americans to check out what he called her “sex…
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Union launches boycott of Trump companies amid Vegas dispute
By MICHELLE RINDELS Union members are calling on the public to boycott Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s businesses nationwide because he isn’t negotiating a contract with the more than 500…
DIVIDED AMERICA: Minorities hopeful, whites sour on future
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and SCOTT BAUER Consider two women in their 70s, both residents of the Kansas City area. One is white and affluent; the other is black and working…
Shimon Peres, ex-Israeli president and PM, dies at 93
By ARON HELLER Shimon Peres, a former Israeli president and prime minister, whose life story mirrored that of the Jewish state and who was celebrated around the world as a…
Colombia embarks on path to peace with historic accord
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and ANDREA RODRIGUEZ After a half-century of bloody combat and four years of tense peace negotiations, now the hard work begins. With the signing of a historic…
Ahmadinejad allies say Iran leader told him not to run again
By AMIR VAHDAT Close allies of Iran’s former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose presidency was marked by confrontation with the West, said Monday that the country’s supreme leader recommended he not…
Debate Night: Clinton, Trump set for high-stakes showdown
By JULIE PACE After months of tangling from afar, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will confront each other face-to-face for the first time in Monday night’s presidential debate, laying out…
New laws and rulings could cause Election Day confusion
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY With more than 120 million Americans expected to cast ballots for president this fall, the nation’s voting process seems more convoluted than ever and rife with…