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Federal judge orders information be seized from Arizona sheriff

A federal judge on Friday ordered U.S. marshals to seize documents from the office of controversial Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio as part of an ongoing racial profiling case.     U.S. District Judge Murray Snow issued the order at an emergency hearing he convened after a court-appointed monitor reported that the sheriff’s office had failed to turn over information being sought in connection with the case.     In a brief order,

DOJ asked to probe handling of Clinton's emails: NYT

By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is weighing a request by two government inspectors general to open a criminal investigation into the possible mishandling of classified information in Hillary Clinton’s private emails from when she was secretary of state, according to a report in the New York Times. A Justice Department official confirmed the department received a criminal referral but gave no other details. The

Obama departs for Kenya, returning to his father's homeland

President Barack Obama departed for Kenya on Thursday, his first trip to his father’s homeland as U.S. president, kicking off a swing through Africa that will also include a stop in Ethiopia. Obama, the first black U.S. president, is the son of a black father from Kenya and a white mother from Kansas. Obama is expected to meet with family members while in Nairobi, but he will not be traveling

Police seek motive in Louisiana movie theater shooting

An Alabama drifter opened fire inside a crowded movie theater, killing two women in Lafayette, Louisiana, on Thursday evening, police said, in the latest act of random gun violence to shock the United States. The gunfire erupted during a showing of the film “Trainwreck” before the 59-year-old suspect, identified as John R. Houser, killed himself with a .40 caliber handgun as officers rushed to the scene, police told a morning

Bill Clinton says Hillary once told him she'd never run for office

When Bill Clinton first proposed to Hillary, he told her, “I want you to marry me, but you shouldn’t it.” The future president told the future first lady-turned-senator-turned-secretary of state-turned-presidential candidate he wanted her to get into politics instead. “Oh my God,” Hillary responded. “I’ll never run for office. I’m too aggressive, and nobody will ever vote for me.”

Bill Clinton says Hillary once told him she'd never run for office

When Bill Clinton first proposed to Hillary, he told her, “I want you to marry me, but you shouldn’t it.” The future president told the future first lady-turned-senator-turned-secretary of state-turned-presidential candidate he wanted her to get into politics instead. “Oh my God,” Hillary responded. “I’ll never run for office. I’m too aggressive, and nobody will ever vote for me.”

Kerry pushes back against critics of Iran deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry bluntly challenged critics of the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran on Thursday, calling it “fantasy, plain and simple,” to think the United States failed to hold out for a better deal at the bargaining table.

Kerry pushes back against critics of Iran deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry bluntly challenged critics of the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran on Thursday, calling it “fantasy, plain and simple,” to think the United States failed to hold out for a better deal at the bargaining table.