Donand Trump gives ‘aid, comfort’ to IS recruiters: Hillary Clinton

Washington: Hillary Clinton is accusing Donald Trump of giving "aid and comfort" to Islamic terrorists, declaring his anti-Muslim rhetoric helps the Islamic State group and other militants recruit new fighters. Trump is insisting the US should "use whatever lawful methods are available" to get information from the Afghan immigrant arrested in this weekend's bombings.

In parting words to UN, Obama calls for ‘course correction’

In a closing dispatch to the world he's tried to shape, President Barack Obama conceded Tuesday that the United States and other major powers have only limited ability to solve the world's most profound problems, including Syria's civil war. He lamented the "cycles of conflict and suffering" that seem to kick in every time humanity finally seems to be getting it right.

Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Oklahoma newspapers

As the county puts the finishing touches on two new general population jail pods we get some surprising news: They aren't needed, at least not right now. Tulsa County voters approved a 15-year extension of a 0.26 percent sales tax April 1, 2014, to fund the new pods and two others dedicated to prisoners with mental health issues.

US, China to step up cooperation on North Korea

US President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang agreed on Monday to step up cooperation in the United Nations Security Council and in law-enforcement channels after North Korea's fifth nuclear test, the White House said. China and the United States are also targeting the finances of Liaoning Hongxiang Industrial, a Chinese conglomerate headed by a Communist Party cadre, that the Obama administration thinks has a role in assisting North Korea's nuclear program, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

The Latest: Trump offers praise for ‘peace-loving Muslims’

Donald Trump's campaign is saying the Republican nominee told Egypt's president that he has "high regard for peace-loving Muslims." Trump promised El-Sissi that, were he to be elected, the United States would be "a loyal friend" to Egypt, according to a readout of the meeting provided by the Republican's campaign.

Records: Feds weighed racketeering charge against Harry Morel

The U.S. Department of Justice approved but later declined to pursue federal racketeering charges against Harry Morel, the former St. Charles Parish district attorney who admitted this year to using his influence to solicit sexual favors from women facing criminal charges, according to FBI records released Monday. Federal prosecutors had been planning to charge Morel with "at least 30 racketeering acts," including solicitation of sexual bribes, according to a PowerPoint presentation prepared by Michael Zummer, the FBI's lead agent on the case.

DHS Report: More than 800 people wrongly given US citizenship

At least 858 people that had been ordered deported or removed under another name were improperly granted US citizenship due to a failure to maintain adequate fingerprint records, according to a new report. The failure occurred, in part, because older fingerprint records were not digitized as part of DHS or the FBI fingerprint databases and therefore could not be readily searched thereby preventing those who had been ordered deported or removed from being identified.

Federal agencies offer conflicting reasons for delay in family benefits for slain border officer

APRIL 11: U.S. Border Patrol agents and a pilot from the U.S. Office of Air and Marine , stop to talk on April 11, 2013 in La Joya, Texas. In the last month the Border Patrol's Rio Grande Valley sector has seen a spike in the number of immigrants crossing the river from Mexico into Texas.

Trump, in Houston, Blasts Clinton on Illegal Immigration

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump used a Saturday trip to Houston to address families of victims of crimes committed by undocumented immigrants - and blast Democratic rival Hillary Clinton as unsympathetic to their concerns. "When Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State, the matter of this country refusing to take back their deported citizens came before Hillary Clinton's desk," Trump said.

Trudy Rubin: Trump’s praise for Putin shows just how dangerous he would be as president

A vacation on Ireland's west coast should have provided relief from the depressing realities of the U.S. election season. But it's hard to escape when every Irishman or woman you meet asks the same question, differing only in the choice of adjective: My reply: "I still believe most Americans have the common sense to grasp that Trump presents the greatest threat to U.S. security and democracy since the end of the Cold War."

Putin on US Elections: We’ll Support Anybody ‘Friendly to Us’

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday he hoped the United States would stick to its commitments on Syria, adding that he believed securing a truce in that country's conflict was the common goal of both Moscow and Washington. The United States and Russia said on Friday they wanted to extend the four-day-old ceasefire in Syria they have co-sponsored, although the agreement looks increasingly shaky, undermined by increasing violence and a failure to deliver aid.

Uruguay: Hunger-striking ex-Gitmo detainee not at death risk

An Uruguayan judge on Friday rejected a call to forcibly hospitalize a former Guantanamo prisoner who is on a hunger strike, saying medical officials determined that he's not at imminent risk of death. Judge Carlos Garcia said the medical evaluation of Abu Wa'el Dhiab found him to be thin but lucid, and that exams were normal.

Huffpost Hill – Trump Drops Birther Claims, Now Can Focus On Rafael Cruz’s Treasons

Breitbart ran a story about President Obama accompanied by a photo of a gorilla, so thank god that website will never hold any sway with our leaders. Donald Trump demonstrated his media mastery by taking attention away from Hillary Clinton's worst news cycle to date .

FBI trying to build legal cases against Russian hackers: sources

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is intensifying efforts to find enough evidence to enable the Justice Department to indict some of the Russians that U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded are hacking into American political parties and figures, U.S. law enforcement and intelligence officials said on Thursday.Building legal cases is difficult, largely because the best evidence against foreign hackers is often highly classified, they said. Still, some White House and State Department officials think legal action is the best way to respond to what they said are growing Russian attempts to disrupt and discredit the November elections, without sparking an open confrontation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.