New FBI head in San Francisco was key figure in iPhone hack
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Special Agent Jack Bennett was at the FBI’s computer investigation lab in Quantico, Virginia, on a Sunday in March when an outside company showed the bureau how…
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Steady Pence gets wide praise, but Kaine lands jabs on Trump
By JULIE PACE and JOSH LEDERMAN Kaine, Pence Highlight Running Mates’ Insults Republican vice-presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence shakes hands with Democratic vice-presidential… Read more WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Mike…
In VP debate, Pence gets tasked with cleaning up for Trump
By JULIE PACE In Tuesday’s vice presidential debate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence will step into a role that has become all too familiar during his time as Donald Trump’s running…
Kerry says US not abandoning peace efforts in Syria
By BRADLEY KLAPPER and MATTHEW LEE The United States won’t abandon its pursuit of peace in Syria after suspending direct U.S.-Russian talks on a cease-fire, U.S. Secretary of State John…
Japan’s Ohsumi wins Nobel for studies of cell ‘self-eating’
Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries related to the degrading and recycling of cellular components. The Karolinska Institute honored Ohsumi…
How Trump’s ‘Apprentice’ moved from capitalism to sexism
By GARANCE BURKE In his years as a reality TV boss on “The Apprentice,” Donald Trump repeatedly demeaned women with sexist language, according to show insiders who said he rated…
Colombia in unchartered territory with peace deal’s defeat
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and ANDREA RODRIGUEZ After a stunning referendum defeat for a peace deal with leftist rebels, Colombians are asking what comes next for their war-torn country, which like…
The Latest: 14-year-old boy charged in school shooting
The Latest on a school shooting in South Carolina (all times local): 12:15 p.m. A 14-year-old South Carolina boy accused of killing his father and wounding three people during a…