| A viewers' guide to the first Democratic debate of 2016 race Posted: 13 Oct 2015 08:36 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Five Democrats vying to be President Barack Obama's successor meet Tuesday night for their first televised debate of the 2016 election, a confrontation between one of the best-known women on the planet and four men seeking to unseat her as the party's front-runner.
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| Planned Parenthood to forgo payment in fetal tissue programs Posted: 13 Oct 2015 10:34 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Responding to a furor over undercover videos, Planned Parenthood says it will maintain programs at some of its clinics that make fetal tissue available for research, but will no longer accept any sort of payment to cover the costs of those programs.
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| The invisible candidacies of Jim Webb and Lincoln Chafee Posted:  It can be hard to find evidence that the two ex-senators are seriously running for president.
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| White House says 'not much clarity' about Iran's trial of reporter Posted: 13 Oct 2015 11:20 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Tuesday that there was "not much clarity" about the current trial of Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post reporter jailed in an espionage case in Tehran. The U.S. government has heard reports that Rezaian has been convicted, but has not received any announcement through official channels, White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton, Susan Heavey, Lisa Lambert)
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| Four officers' statements admissible in Baltimore death case Posted: 13 Oct 2015 10:23 AM PDT  Statements given during an internal police investigation by four Baltimore officers charged in the death of a black man from an injury in police custody were made admissible in court on Tuesday. Ruling against a defense motion, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams found that Sergeant Alicia White, one of the six officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, had spoken without duress to internal investigators probing Gray's death.
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| Planned Parenthood revises reimbursement policy after video uproar Posted: 13 Oct 2015 11:28 AM PDT  Planned Parenthood would no longer accept reimbursement for fetal tissue donated for medical research after abortions, the women's healthcare provider said on Tuesday, a response to allegations by anti-abortion campaigners that it profited from abortions. The policy change was announced amid a months-long controversy after the release of videos secretly recorded by anti-abortion activists that grew into demands by some Republicans in Congress to cut off funding to the group, even threatening a government shutdown last month. Planned Parenthood said the videos inflamed anti-abortion sentiment in the United States and in Congress by falsely portraying its participation in tissue donation programs for medical research.
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| What to expect from Bernie Sanders at Tuesday's Democratic debate Posted: 12 Oct 2015 04:09 PM PDT  He may be an outsider, but that doesn't mean he's a stranger to the debate stage.
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| Hillary Clinton slams Trump in front of his casino Posted: 12 Oct 2015 10:32 PM PDT  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton went to Donald Trump's doorstep Monday to mock the Republican presidential front-runner on the eve of the first Democratic presidential debate.
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| No more nudes in Playboy magazine, centerfold's future at risk: report Posted: 12 Oct 2015 07:57 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Now readers of Playboy, the glossy men's magazine known for its nude fold-outs, can honestly say they are buying the magazine for its articles. Playboy will no longer publish nude photographs of women, the New York Times reported on Monday in an article quoting Scott Flanders, the company's chief executive. Founder and editor-in-chief Hugh Hefner, 89, who in his trademark silk pajamas has embodied the Playboy lifestyle, agreed last month with a suggestion by top editor Cory Jones to stop publishing images of naked women, the Times said.
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| Insurgents shell Russian embassy in Syria during rally Posted: 13 Oct 2015 08:33 AM PDT  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Insurgents fired two shells at the Russian embassy in the Syrian capital on Tuesday as hundreds of pro-government supporters gathered outside the compound to thank Moscow for its military intervention.
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| Hillary Clinton: 'How is a woman supposed to behave?' Posted: |
| Poll: Half of Democrats want Biden in race Posted: 12 Oct 2015 04:16 PM PDT  By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The drumbeat for Joe Biden to jump into the 2016 presidential race is growing louder. Almost half of the nation's Democrats want the vice president to enter the field and challenge front-runner Hillary Clinton, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The declared Democratic presidential candidates, including Clinton and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, her closest rival, will take the stage Tuesday night in Las Vegas for the first party debate.
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