White House campaign casts a shadow over 9/11 anniversary

To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: A mourner holds a photo of her loved one during the 15th anniversary of the attacks of the World Trade Center at the National September 11 Memorial, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, in New York.

Dakota flute-maker, player earns nationa s highest folk honor

There was a time when Bryan Akipa knew nothing of flutes. But that was long ago, before the budding artist stumbled across a wooden mallard-head flute in the studio of his mentor, sparking a fascination that led to a career in both making and playing the distinctive Dakota flutes.

Hillary Clinton’s health an issue after she stumbles away from 9/11 memorial ceremony

Hillary Clinton's stumbles as she left Sunday's 9/11 memorial ceremony put her health at the forefront of a presidential campaign in which the two major party nominees are among the oldest ever and have disclosed a limited amount of information about their medical history. The Democratic presidential nominee "felt overheated" and left the ground zero ceremony after about 90 minutes, her campaign said.

Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: Embracing Putin might just be a bridge too far

Donald Trump is the Republican nominee, which is frightening.We must make sure his hateful rhetoric does not even come close... Donald Trump has gone too far with his attacks on Gold Star parents Khizr and Ghazala Khan, whose son Army Capt. Humayun Khan... A Donald Trump White House would be a disaster, and this goes way beyond any ideological difference.

In 1608, this man took charge at a Virginia colony

Here, the arrival of the maids as wives for the settlers at Jamestown in 1619 is shown in this engraving from the collection of the Library of Congress. "To have and To Hold" the novel, was based on this incident in the story of the first permanent English settlement in America, which began at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607.

Campaign manager defends Trump on Iraq war, Putin praise

Donald Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway challenged recent criticisms of her candidate's positions on the Iraq war and other foreign policy issues early Friday, defending Trump in a live interview with "CBS This Morning" hosts. When asked by co-host Charlie Rose about Trump's past support support of the Iraq war, Conway said the GOP nominee has always been against what he now calls a "disaster" in the Middle East.

Matt Lauer’s rough night increases pressure on debate moderators

Traffic cop or truth detector? The rough reception given Matt Lauer for his back-to-back interviews with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump laid bare a disagreement over whether journalists who moderate presidential debates should call candidates out for telling lies. Online critics hit Lauer for spending too much time on Clinton's email server and trying to cut her answers short during Wednesday's NBC forum on national security issues.

The Latest: Libertarian VP candidate defends Johnson

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks with 'Today' show co-anchor Matt Lauer at the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum held at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space museum aboard the decommissioned aircraft carrier Intrepid, ... Authorities say "items of interest" have been found by authorities digging for the remains of a California college student who vanished in 1996. Authorities say "items of interest" have been found by authorities digging for the remains of a California college student who vanished in 1996.

The Latest: Ryan doesn’t share Trump’s view of Putin

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks with 'Today' show co-anchor Matt Lauer at the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum held at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space museum aboard the decommissioned aircraft carrier Intrepid, ... A New York woman has been charged with killing a 92-year-old World War I veteran during a break-in at his Buffalo home more than three decades ago. Newly tested DNA evidence from the home of a 92-year-old World War I veteran strangled in 1983 has led to murder charges against a woman who was a teenager when the crime was committed, prosecutors said.

Critics blast Lauer’s ‘Commander-in-Chief Forum’ performance

Lauer's handling of the NBC News "Commander-In-Chief Forum" with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Wednesday night was widely panned by journalists and pundits. The "Today" show co-host was criticized for spending too much time on Clinton's emails, lobbing softball questions to Trump, and neglecting to fact-check the Republican nominee when he falsely claimed to have opposed the Iraq War in 2002.

Hillary Clinton Plays Defense, Donald Trump Dodges at Commander-in-Chief Forum

Hillary Clinton was forced to defend her dubious handling of classified information on her private email server, her ill-fated vote authorizing the war in Iraq and her hawkish instinct to support intervention in Libya. Donald Trump dodged specifics on how he'd destroy the Islamic State group, delivered conflicting answers on how to improve veterans' health care and obscured his past support for the deployment of troops abroad.

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The Washington Post just did something unprecedented: We conducted polling -- along with the good folks at Survey Monkey -- in all 50 states to get as full an understanding of where the presidential race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton stands today as possible. The results were at turns unsurprising and eye-opening It's a long road to the White House, so The Washington Post polled all 50 states to find out what each candidate needs to do to get there.

Oh my: Fox to give Carlson $20 million and an apology to settle sexual harassment suit

Gretchen Carlson just won her battle with Fox News and Roger Ailes, and will even get a public vindication of her fight. According to Vanity Fair , Fox News has settled her sexual harassment suit involving recently-departed chief Roger Ailes for a whopping $20 million.