Attorney General Loretta Lynch faces potential minefield with Hillary Clinton email investigation

Attorney General Loretta Lynch faces potential minefield with Hillary Clinton email investigation
Trump surge among Republican voters shows no sign of abating
Obama: Kenya at 'crossroads' between peril and promise
Obama aide: Under new Gitmo plan, some detainees would be sent to U.S.
2016 Republicans use Trump, TV to make debate cut
Trump tops CNN poll of 2016 Republicans, says he leads 'movement'
Coast Guard widens search for two Florida teens missing at sea
Police probe decapitation of Arizona woman and her dogs
Paris police open fire on car at Tour de France barricades
Lafayette theater gunman spent weeks before rampage drinking beer at a motel pool
Firefighters swiftly extinguish fire at Cosmopolitan hotel in Vegas
Clinton says she's confident about proper handling of emails
Obama aide: Under new Gitmo plan, some detainees would be sent to U.S.

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 10:05 AM PDT

The latest controversy over Hillary Clinton's use of a personal email system while secretary of state is not only a possible drag on her presidential campaign, but it also creates a potential headache for Attorney General Loretta Lynch. The inspectors general for the State Department and intelligence community on Friday disclosed that an internal review of Clinton's system concluded some emails contained classified information and that the inspectors general had sent a non-criminal "referral" to the Justice Department over the matter. Lynch and her department must now determine what to do next -- including whether to open a criminal investigation -- and whatever she decides will be under intense scrutiny, especially by Republicans on Capitol Hill.

Trump surge among Republican voters shows no sign of abating

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 08:44 AM PDT

Donald Trump's wild ride to the front of the Republican presidential field showed no signs of abating Sunday, with a new poll showing him with a big lead in a key early primary state. The NBC/Marist poll had the trash-talking billionaire with a seven point lead in New Hampshire and just two points behind the leader in Iowa, another closely watched early primary state. A CNN/ORC poll, meanwhile, found that most Republicans voters want to see him stay in the race and 22 percent thought he would be their party's eventual nominee, ahead of every other candidate except Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor whose brother and father were presidents.

Obama: Kenya at 'crossroads' between peril and promise

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 10:37 AM PDT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Declaring Kenya at a "crossroads" between promise and peril, President Barack Obama on Sunday pressed the nation of his father's birth to root out corruption, treat women and minorities as equal citizens, and take responsibility for its future.

Obama aide: Under new Gitmo plan, some detainees would be sent to U.S.

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 01:38 PM PDT

Speaking at the Aspen Security Conference, deputy national security advisor Lisa Monaco said the White House is drafting a plan to close the prison that it will present shortly to Sen. John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

2016 Republicans use Trump, TV to make debate cut

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 05:07 AM PDT

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Rick Perry is attacking Donald Trump's credibility and branding the billionaire businessman "a cancer on conservatism." Rick Santorum, a conservative stalwart, popped up on a TV program popular with liberals. Lindsey Graham set his cellphone on fire.

Trump tops CNN poll of 2016 Republicans, says he leads 'movement'

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 09:03 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Real estate magnate Donald Trump moved to the top of the 2016 Republican presidential field in a CNN poll released on Sunday, edging rival Jeb Bush and gaining support from Republicans in the last month despite a series of controversial statements. Trump was backed by 18 percent of Republicans in the CNN poll, which was conducted entirely after his July 18 criticism of Republican Senator John McCain's war record. His lead over Bush, a former Florida governor who was at 15 percent, was within the poll's margin of error. "There is a movement going on. ...

Coast Guard widens search for two Florida teens missing at sea

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 11:16 AM PDT

Airplanes, helicopters and speedboats had covered more than 14,000 square nautical miles in the search for Austin Stephanos and Perry Cohen, both 14, who were last seen on a 19-foot white fishing boat in the waters of Palm Beach County, the Coast Guard said. National Football League Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath, who is a neighbor of the boys, offered a $100,000 reward to qualified searchers for the boys' safe return.

Police probe decapitation of Arizona woman and her dogs

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 08:59 AM PDT

The grisly scene was discovered Saturday morning after a neighbor decided to check on the welfare of a married couple he knew had mental health issues. When the husband opened the door to the couple's home he was naked, a portion of his left forearm was cut off, his right eye was missing, and large amounts of blood were seen throughout the home, according to Phoenix police. The neighbor called police who entered the home and found the headless body of Trina Heisch, 49, in a bedroom closet along with two dogs.

Paris police open fire on car at Tour de France barricades

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 10:00 AM PDT

PARIS (AP) — Paris police were searching for four occupants of a car that struck a taxi and tried to crash barricades set up near the Tour de France finish line on Sunday morning, drawing police fire hours before the arrival of cyclists and spectators. Police said they didn't suspect terrorism.

Lafayette theater gunman spent weeks before rampage drinking beer at a motel pool

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 04:42 PM PDT

The gunman who opened fire on Lafayette moviegoers before killing himself spent the final weeks of his own life drinking and tanning poolside at a pay-by-the-week motel.

Firefighters swiftly extinguish fire at Cosmopolitan hotel in Vegas

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 01:30 PM PDT

A fire broke out at Cosmopolitan Hotel on Las Vegas Boulevard Saturday.

Clinton says she's confident about proper handling of emails

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 07:44 PM PDT

WINTERSET, Iowa (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday she never knowingly sent or received classified information using her private email server and did not know what messages were being cited by intelligence investigators as examples of emails containing classified information.