Analysis: Why are Republicans dropping Trump now?
By JULIE PACE For the legion of Republicans who abandoned Donald Trump on Saturday, recoiling in horror from comments their party’s White House nominee made about using his fame to…
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Trump dismisses GOP calls to quit race: ‘Never’
By STEVE PEOPLES and JILL COLVIN A defiant Donald Trump insisted Saturday he would “never” abandon his White House bid, facing an intensifying backlash from Republican leaders across the nation…
Hurricane Matthew spares South Florida, pushes north
By MIKE SCHNEIDER and KELLI KENNEDY Barack Obama Posts Adorable 24th Wedding Anniversary Tributes to Michelle — See the Pics! Maria Sharapova’s Doping Ban Just Got Reduced Watch this cute…
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…
Investigators seek answers in fatal New Jersey train crash
By DAKE KANG and MICHAEL R. SISAK HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) — Federal investigators are trying to determine what happened before a commuter train barreled through a station and crashed into…
Democrats press talks as showdown vote looms on funding bill
By ANDREW TAYLOR Democrats opened a last-minute push Tuesday for new talks on must-do legislation to prevent the government from shutting down this weekend, fight the Zika virus and help…
Syrian foreign minister says cease-fire agreement ‘not dead’
By Philip Issa Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said in a TV interview broadcast Monday that an internationally-brokered cease-fire for Syria is still viable, as rescue workers in Aleppo cleaned…
Mayor at center of bridge scandal says he lied about motive
A Democratic New Jersey mayor who prosecutors say was punished with traffic gridlock by former allies of Republican Gov. Chris Christie for not endorsing Christie tells a jury he lied…