Some Democratic bundlers step up Draft Biden efforts amid signs VP may be edging closer to 2016 run

Some Democratic bundlers step up Draft Biden efforts amid signs VP may be edging closer to 2016 run
Greenhouse gas: Obama to order steeper cuts for power plants
U.S., Egypt resume formal security talks with Kerry visit
Trump says won't be 'throwing punches' in U.S. Republican debate
Manhunt underway for killer of Memphis police officer
Ronda Rousey KOs Bethe Correia in 34 seconds at UFC 190 title bout
Bush does first Spanish-language TV interview of campaign
Report: Jared Fogle's alleged texts subpoenaed by FBI
Bobby Brown, family mourn the late Bobbi Kristina at funeral
Cecil the lion's brother, Jericho, shot and killed, says Zimbabwe conservation task force

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Greenhouse gas: Obama to order steeper cuts for power plants

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 08:06 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama will impose even steeper cuts on greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants than previously expected, senior administration officials said Sunday, in what the president called the most significant step the U.S. has ever taken to fight global warming.

U.S., Egypt resume formal security talks with Kerry visit

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 07:40 AM PDT

CAIRO (AP) — Despite persistent human rights concerns, the United States on Sunday resumed formal security talks with Egypt that were last held six years ago and kept on hiatus until now amid the political unrest that swept the country in the wake of the Arab Spring.

Trump says won't be 'throwing punches' in U.S. Republican debate

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 08:38 AM PDT

Donald Trump, the man to beat in this week's first televised Republican presidential debate, said on Sunday he does not plan to attack his rivals and downplayed expectations for his performance, saying "I'm not a debater." The combative real estate mogul will take center stage at Thursday's debate among the 10 top-polling candidates as he leads the 17 candidates vying to represent their party in the November 2016 election. Trump has raised eyebrows and ire with attacks on his fellow candidates, accusing former Texas Governor Rick Perry of wearing glasses to look smarter and belittling the war hero status of U.S. Senator John McCain of Arizona, the party's 2012 presidential candidate and a prisoner during the Vietnam War. On Sunday, Trump said he was not planning to go on the offensive.

Manhunt underway for killer of Memphis police officer

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 07:23 AM PDT

(Reuters) - A manhunt was underway Sunday in Tennessee for the killer of a Memphis police officer who was fatally shot during a traffic stop on Saturday night, officials said. Sean Bolton, 33, died from multiple gunshot wounds after being discovered critically wounded at about 9:15 p.m. local time Saturday, Memphis police said. A citizen used the officer's radio to report the shooting, police said. Bolton had worked for the Memphis Police Department since October 2010. He is the third Memphis officer to be shot and killed in just over four years. ...

Ronda Rousey KOs Bethe Correia in 34 seconds at UFC 190 title bout

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Bush does first Spanish-language TV interview of campaign

Posted: 01 Aug 2015 03:14 PM PDT

MIAMI (AP) — In his first Spanish-language television network interview since launching his 2016 presidential campaign, Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush fielded questions ranging from the upcoming presidential debate to Latin American foreign policy to whether he had ever experienced discrimination.

Report: Jared Fogle's alleged texts subpoenaed by FBI

Posted: 01 Aug 2015 01:16 PM PDT

According to Business Insider, a series of lewd text messages allegedly sent by the former Subway spokesperson have reportedly been subpoenaed by the FBI.

Bobby Brown, family mourn the late Bobbi Kristina at funeral

Posted: 01 Aug 2015 07:54 PM PDT

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (AP) — R&B singer Bobby Brown emerged from the funeral of his daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown, staring toward the ground before lifting his head up and briefly gazing at the sky.