Iran Hardliners, Pragmatists Show Unity in Response to Trump

A tough line from President Donald Trump has been met by a show of unity from both sides of Iran's political divide, uniting hardliners who cast the United States as an implacable enemy with pragmatists who seek rapprochement with the West. Iran, which has kept up a steady drumbeat of angry statements for days, lashed out again Tuesday, threatening to teach the Americans "new lessons" and keep "all options on the table" if Washington blacklists its Revolutionary Guards.

Student fatally shoots campus officer after drugs found in room

A student at Texas Tech University is accused of shooting dead a campus police officer on Monday night after drugs were found in his room, a school official said. The 19-year-old suspect, Hollis Daniels, was captured near the Lubbock, Texas, campus after evading police for almost two hours, briefly sending the school into lockdown.

Couple married 75 years dies in wildfires: ‘They were happy right up until the last minute,’ son says

An elderly Napa County couple found dead from the devastating wildfires sweeping Northern California "were happy right up until the last minute," one of thei... -- Britt Harris was married to her husband, Chris Harris, for less than one year before he died while deployed with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan.Just one week bef... MANHATTAN, Kan. - Recent years have seen increased enthusiasm for specialty crop agriculture, and opportunities for growth exist in this sector of agriculture throughout Kan... LINCOLN, Neb.

Fall in WNY: 8 cooler-weather water safety tips from New York Sea Grant

As cooler weather arrives, New York Sea Grant Extension of Cornell University offers eight tips that water enthusiasts, particularly those who kayak, canoe or use a rowboat, as well as stream and ice anglers, can follow to enhance their seasonal water safety. Water that is less than 70 degrees Fahrenheit can lower body temperature and lead to life-threatening hypothermia.

Gun range owner exploring bid for Arkansas governor

A gun-rights advocate who declared her firing range "Muslim-free" said Tuesday she's exploring challenging Arkansas' governor in the state's Republican primary next year. Jan Morgan, 54, owner of the Gun Cave Indoor Firing Range in Hot Springs, said she's forming an exploratory committee for next year's governor's race and will soon launch a listening tour around the state.

CNN Weinstein Panel Explodes When Carpenter Invokes Clinton Sex Scandals, Cover-Ups

Showing off the liberal media's willful blindness concerning the Clintons, Tuesday's CNN Newsroom with Brooke Baldwin featured CNN political commentator and former Ted Cruz staffer Amanda Carpenter being shouted down in a Harvey Weinstein segment for invoking the sexual misdeeds by Bill Clinton and enabling by Hillary Clinton. Baldwin turned to Carpenter for the political side of the horrifying Weinstein story, wondering why it took five days for Hillary Clinton to offer a statement seeing as how her campaign received truckloads of money from Weinstein.

Senator Collins to say Friday if she will run for Maine governor

Susan Collins, one of the few remaining moderate Republicans in the U.S. Senate, is expected to announce on Friday whether she will run for governor of Maine next year in what would be a bid to replace conservative Governor Paul LePage. A Collins spokeswoman confirmed she plans to declare her intentions for the gubernatorial race following months of speculation on whether the four-term senator would be willing to leave the Senate, where she has played a pivotal role.

Million-plus illegal immigrants unlikely to ever be removed, MPs told

The assessment was issued by a former senior official, who also suggested the Home Office would struggle to meet the challenge of Brexit without a boost to resources. David Wood, an ex-director general of immigration enforcement, told the Commons home affairs committee there are "enormous difficulties" in removing overseas nationals who are in the country unlawfully.

President Trump working on bill to punish firms for sending jobs overseas

President Donald Trump is working on legislation that would create new incentives for companies to keep jobs in the U.S. and punish those that move overseas, he said on Tuesday. Precise details of the legislation could not be learned, and it's unclear whether it is close to being introduced or still in the drafting stages.

South Dakota Citizens for Liberty outs ex-Democrats in GOP

A conservative group's review of voter registration data in South Dakota says about one in seven Republicans in the state Legislature previously registered to vote as a Democrat. The Argus Leader reports that the South Dakota Citizens for Liberty named the lawmakers Monday as part of a legislative scorecard report.

Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment

Paltrow said she was left "petrified" after Weinstein propositioned her when she was just 22 while Jolie vowed never to work with him again after a "bad experience" as a young actress. The high-profile pair join a growing list of stars accusing the producer of sexual harassment, while allegations of rape have also now emerged.

Indiana vague about reasons for withholding Pence’s emails

Indiana officials are refusing to release an indeterminate number of emails from private AOL.com accounts Mike Pence used as governor, and they're not saying whether the vice president's lawyers influenced which messages should be withheld. Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb's office has released more than 1,300 pages of his predecessor's emails, although most of the documents - released in multiple batches over recent months - contain little substance.

Trump Weaponizes IRS, Urges an End NFL Tax Breaks

An emerging theme of the Republican administration in Washington is how quickly lawmakers have become their own caricatures of the Obama administration. We saw this during the first health care debate when conservative members of Congress, after having argued against the process of passing Obamacare, literally kept their bill in a locked room under the Capitol.