Insider vs. Outsider Matchup Finds Clinton, Trump Near Even

Insider vs. Outsider Matchup Finds Clinton, Trump Near Even
GOP leaders' complex fight to avoid federal shutdown
The migrant crisis explained
Trump criticizes Ben Carson, says he doesn't have 'energy'
Thousands evacuated as California wildfires sweep on
Kentucky clerk asks for delay in allowing gay marriage licenses
America's city rankings set for Texas-sized shake up; Houston to edge past Chicago
Report: Hillary Clinton's private emails may be recoverable
Thousands flee 2 fast-moving California wildfires
Indian police look for man blamed for blast that killed 90
Carly Fiorina fires back at Donald Trump as feud heats up before GOP debate: 'Ladies, look at this face'
Police: Man detained in freeway shootings isn't top suspect

Posted: 13 Sep 2015 07:25 AM PDT

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump run essentially evenly among registered voters in a head-to-head matchup for president in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll, testament to the strength of party loyalty as well as to Trump's anti-establishment profile and anti-immigration views. The biggest by far is whether or not registered voters support Trump's positions on immigration.

GOP leaders' complex fight to avoid federal shutdown

Posted: 13 Sep 2015 04:54 AM PDT

No government shutdown this year, Republican congressional leaders say. But with Congress, it's never easy.

The migrant crisis explained

Posted: 11 Sep 2015 03:32 PM PDT

The current migrant crisis is being called the worst since World War II, with hundreds of thousands of people flooding to Europe. Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric explains.

Trump criticizes Ben Carson, says he doesn't have 'energy'

Posted: 13 Sep 2015 04:39 AM PDT

BOONE, Iowa (AP) — With Rick Perry out of the Republican race for president, Donald Trump on Saturday focused his barbs on another opponent in the crowded field of primary candidates, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson.

Thousands evacuated as California wildfires sweep on

Posted: 13 Sep 2015 10:01 AM PDT

By Emmett Berg SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency on Sunday in Northern California areas hit by a fast-expanding wildfire that injured four firefighters and forced thousands of people to evacuate small towns near wine country. The firefighters were hospitalized with second-degree burns after they were dropped off by helicopter to build containment lines against the so-called Valley Fire, which broke out on Saturday in Lake County, north of San Francisco and then spread quickly in hot weather and drought conditions. Fire officials were not able to confirm the number of structures burned.

Kentucky clerk asks for delay in allowing gay marriage licenses

Posted: 12 Sep 2015 11:28 AM PDT

The county clerk from Kentucky who was jailed after refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples has asked an appeals court to let her continue her stand until a lawsuit against her is decided. Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, due back at work Monday after six days behind bars, has said her beliefs as an Apostolic Christian prevent her from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples and her attorneys have said the 49-year-old woman will not violate her conscience when she returns to work. In her absence, deputy clerks have been issuing licenses and have said they would continue to do so.

America's city rankings set for Texas-sized shake up; Houston to edge past Chicago

Posted: 13 Sep 2015 07:43 AM PDT

By Jon Herskovitz HOUSTON (Reuters) - Hidden in the haze of the petrochemical plants and beyond the seemingly endless traffic jams, a Texas city has grown so large that it is poised to pass Chicago as the third biggest in the United States in the next decade. Houston has been one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities for years, fueled by an energy industry that provided the backbone of the economy, low taxes and prospects of employment that have attracted job seekers. Houston's move is also indicative of demographic shifts unfolding in the United States that will increase the population and political clout of the Lone Star State over the next several decades.

Report: Hillary Clinton's private emails may be recoverable

Posted: 12 Sep 2015 04:17 PM PDT

The company that managed Hillary Clinton's private email server said it has "no knowledge of the server being wiped," indicating that tens of thousands of emails Clinton said were deleted could be recovered, the Washington Post reported on Saturday. Clinton, the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, and her aides have said she deleted her personal emails from her time as secretary of state, but unless the server has been "wiped" experts say those 31,000 emails could be recovered, the Post reported. A representative of the Clinton campaign could not immediately be reached for comment on the report.

Thousands flee 2 fast-moving California wildfires

Posted: 12 Sep 2015 09:10 PM PDT

ANGELS CAMP, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of people rushed to escape a massive wildfire charging across the tinder-dry Sierra Nevada foothills and another out-of-control fire that broke out in Northern California on Saturday, sending four firefighters to the hospital with second-degree burns.

Indian police look for man blamed for blast that killed 90

Posted: 13 Sep 2015 05:50 AM PDT

NEW DELHI (AP) — Police in central India were looking Sunday for a man who was being blamed for a massive explosion at a restaurant that killed 90 people, as angry residents protested the way the authorities were handling the case.

Carly Fiorina fires back at Donald Trump as feud heats up before GOP debate: 'Ladies, look at this face'

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Police: Man detained in freeway shootings isn't top suspect

Posted: 12 Sep 2015 05:08 PM PDT

A man questioned in a string of Phoenix freeway shootings is not the prime suspect and investigators are pressing ahead with leads in a case that has left the city on edge for two weeks, authorities said Saturday.