Financial Times Endorses Hillary for President Despite ‘All Her Weaknesses’

The Financial Times had endorsed Hillary Clinton for president, proclaiming that the Democratic nominee "is manifestly more competent than Trump with his braggadocio, divisiveness and meanness." "Despite her faults, Mrs. Clinton is eminently qualified to be the first woman elected to the White House," the newspaper stated.

Museum of History displays ‘Fighting for the Right to Fight’

Before the Civil Rights marches of the 1950s and 1960s, there were a group of young African-American men who fought for equality and the right to defend their country. The stories of these exceptional men will be shared in 'Fighting for the Right to Fight: African- American Experiences in World War II,' a new exhibit on display through March 5, at the St. Petersburg Museum of History, 335 Second Ave. NE, St. Petersburg.

The wall vs. open borders: Trump and Clinton have big differences on immigration

Editor's note: PennLive will spend this week detailing the presidential candidates' positions on issues affecting voters' lives, such as equal rights, Obamacare, national security, jobs, taxes, climate change, gun laws and more. Trump's popularity increased during the primary as he talked about building a wall along the border between U.S. and Mexico to keep out illegal immigrants.

Nov. 1: Rikers voting, Mort Zuckerman and James Comey

Manhattan: Contrary to the tone of your Oct. 27 article "Jailbirds granted absentee ballots as they await trial under new City Council bill," the distribution of absentee ballots to innocent people who are eligible to vote is what we should be doing in one of the most progressive cities in the U.S., especially when the law entitles them to have access to the polls. These "jailbirds," as you refer to them, are our neighbors, friends and family who are subjected to the brutal and inhumane conditions of Rikers Island, much of which has been reported by your own publication.

City releases audio of Pulse nightclub gunman

A man who was adopted as a 3-year-old from South Korea almost four decades ago and flown to America is in detention awaiting deportation because of "the severity of his criminal history," U.S. Immigration and... A man who was adopted as a 3-year-old from South Korea almost four decades ago and flown to America is in detention awaiting deportation because of "the severity of his criminal history," U.S. Immigration and Customs... Police negotiators talking to the Orlando nightclub gunman at first weren't sure if the person they had on the phone was actually in the Pulse nightclub, according to audio recordings released Monday after a... Police negotiators talking to the Orlando nightclub gunman at first weren't sure if the person they had on the phone was actually in the Pulse nightclub, according to audio recordings released Monday after a judge... A new study shows a wearable skin patch ... (more)

Why US inmates launched a nationwide strike

Last month, on the 45th anniversary of the infamous Attica Prison uprising, tens of thousands of US inmates launched a nationwide protest that continues today, according to advocates who helped organize the effort. The inmates' grievances are as varied as the states they came from: Pennies for labor in South Carolina, racial discrimination in California, excessive force in Michigan.

This Week from Albany: Last campaign push ahead of election

In the latest developments in New York state government, legislative candidates make their final pitches to the voters before election day, the state ends its legal fight with two daily fantasy sports companies and Uber delivers free flu shots in another effort to court upstate. State lawmakers and their challengers will spend the next week making their final campaign pushes ahead of the Nov. 8 election, and control of the state Senate hangs in the balance.

Lynn Jenkins and congressional challengers differ on immigration, foreign policy, Trump

On such topics as foreign policy and immigration, clear policy disagreements separate the three candidates for Congress in the state's 2nd District. U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins, a Republican campaigning for a fifth term in Congress, is being challenged by Britani Potter, an Ottawa Democrat, and James Houston Bales, a Libertarian who lives in Lawrence.

Fraud charges and call for patrols as controversy around US election process heats up

Officials in the US filed voter fraud charges against three people in apparently unrelated cases on Friday, just 11 days before American voters cast ballots in the hotly-contested presidential race. The charges targeted a Florida woman and a Virginia man accused of filing bogus voter registration forms, and a Florida woman alleged to have tampered with absentee ballots.

Russia’s Putin says Moscow not trying to influence U.S. election

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, October 25, 2016. Sputnik/Kremlin/Alexei Druzhinin via Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday American politicians were whipping up hysteria about a mythical Russian threat in the U.S. presidential campaign as a ploy to distract voters from their own failings.

Judge recuses herself from Anonymous case over previous hacking incident

A federal judge has recused herself from a case involving hacktivist group Anonymous by virtue of indirectly being one of its former victims. Chief U.S. District Judge Patti Saris was slated to presume over the arraignment of accused hospital hacker Martin Gottesfeld on Wednesday in Boston, but announced she had stepped down in a three-sentence explanation filed in court the day before.

Texas Officials: Voter error, not conspiracy cause ballots to flip from Trump-Pence to Clinton-Kaine

Amid cries of a "rigged election," there were two instances of a GOP ballot being flipped to cast Democratic votes in Tarrant County on Tuesday, the second day of early voting. But, elections officials there say, there's nothing nefarious, just simple "voter error."

Human trafficker gets one year in prison for failure to pay taxes, wages

On Oct. 17, 2016, Isamary Diaz, 56, of Phoenix was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison with one year of supervised release for failure to file accurate tax returns in order to cover up the fact she was employing illegal aliens she helped smuggle into the country to work in her five Phoenix area restaurants.

Trump’s claim that Clinton ‘allowed thousands of criminal aliens to be released’

"Secretary of State Hillary Clinton allowed thousands of criminal aliens to be released because their home countries wouldn't take them back, because they're smart. They don't want to take back killers and drug dealers and all of the people that we're sending back.