Obama ramps up bid to explain how US will fight ex
Working to ease public jitters ahead of the holidays, President Barack Obama opened a rare meeting of his National Security Council at the Pentagon on Monday, part of a weeklong…
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Middle East grows wary of Trump, despite ventures in region
By JON GAMBRELL and ADAM SCHRECK DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Donald Trump’s call to keep Muslims from traveling to the United States is causing dismay among business leaders…
Justice Department to investigate Chicago police
By DON BABWIN and ERIC TUCKER The U.S. Justice Department is expected to start investigating the patterns and practices of the Chicago Police Department this week in the wake of…
Criminal justice issues showing up in 2016 presidential race
By ERIC TUCKER On the campaign trail, among candidates of both parties, the idea of locking up drug criminals for life is a lot less popular than it was a…
Terrorism takes center stage at Democratic debate
By LISA LERER and KEN THOMAS A day after deadly terrorist attacks in Paris, Hillary Rodham Clinton cast herself as the country’s strongest commander in chief in a scary world,…
Clinton meets face-to-face with Benghazi committee
By MATTHEW DALY and BRADLEY KLAPPER Hillary Rodham Clinton firmly defended her actions on Benghazi as she came face-to-face Thursday with the Republican-led special investigation of the Sept. 11, 2012,…
VP Joe Biden says he will not run for president in 2016
Vice President Joe Biden will not run for president in 2016, he said Wednesday, ending a months-long flirtation with a third White House campaign and setting him on a glide…
Serenity’s Commentary Week of October 19th
Description: Serenity, host of the prose and verbs show on What’s up Kansas City, talks about the 2016 Democratic Debate, BET hip-hop awards, and The Kansas City Royals. So what…