EDITOR'S NOTE _ A look at the veracity of claims by political figures.   WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says his Democratic opponent, former Secretary of... READ MORE »

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Republicans' frustration with Donald Trump has reached new heights, with party leaders scrambling to persuade their presidential nominee to abandon divisive... READ MORE »

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — For years, authorities had concerns about Metro Transit Police Officer Nicholas Young: He traveled to Libya and boasted of joining rebel groups there, and he even... READ MORE »

 WINDHAM, Maine (AP) — A Maine police officer's intervention in a possible "mad cow" situation is getting guffaws.Officer Ernest MacVane of the Windham Police... READ MORE »

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Apparently unaware she could face a death sentence, a British porn actress says she flew to Iran to undergo a nose job and later wrote online about it,... READ MORE »

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A medium-range ballistic missile fired Wednesday by North Korea flew about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) and landed near Japan's territorial waters, Seoul and Tokyo... READ MORE »

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has suggested that he fears the general election "is going to be rigged" — an unprecedented assertion by a modern... READ MORE »

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A suspect in an assault tried to avoid police by climbing a Colorado tree and staying there for hours. The 30-year-old man camped out in the Colorado Springs... READ MORE »

MIAMI (AP) — Government health officials warned pregnant women Monday to avoid a Zika-stricken part of Miami and told couples who have been there recently to put off having children for at... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's presidential bid has thrived on controversy of his own making. Now, the Republican nominee kicks off the first full week of the general election campaign... READ MORE »