Washington Times

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Police in San Jose say they have arrested two brothers suspected of robbing street vendors, many of them immigrants afraid to report the crimes. The Mercury News reports Saturday (http://bayareane.ws/2cVpj6S) 24-year-old Michaelangelo…

ATLANTA (AP) - Prosecutors say three former executives of a janitorial service company have been convicted of conspiring to bribe a former DeKalb County and Georgia World Congress Center employee. U.S. Attorney John Horn tells the Atlanta Journal-Constitution…

The first presidential debate is getting nasty days before the candidates take the stage. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump threatened Saturday to bring former Bill Clinton mistress Gennifer Flowers to Monday evening's debate to sit in front of…

BARRE, Vt. (AP) - Black-and-white photos and video footage, vintage posters and oral histories of 1970s hippies are the heart of an exhibit at the Vermont History Center in Barre dedicated to the decade that brought tens of thousands of outsiders to the state,…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Latest on protests in Charlotte, North Carolina, over the fatal police shooting of a black man (all times local): ___ 8:25 p.m. An attorney for the family of a man shot by Charlotte police says newly released footage from authorities…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A transgender man granted asylum by the U.S. last year is challenging an Indiana law that prevents him from changing his first name to a male name that matches his gender identity. The 31-year-old, who was brought to Indiana from Mexico…

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Corruption charges against eight men - including a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo - brought Albany corruption back into the headlines this week and delivered a significant political blow to Cuomo's efforts to revitalize the upstate…

WASHINGTON (AP) - Carol Jones knows what she wants to hear Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump discuss during their first televised debate: education and jobs. She's far from sure which candidate will earn her vote on Election Day. "All we see is the cat…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A group advocating for open-carry laws is being criticized for burning an effigy of Gov. Kate Brown outside the state capitol. KGW-TV reports (https://goo.gl/bjtxb5 ) people at the pro-gun rally Friday hung a life-sized doll dressed in a…

WASHINGTON (AP) - War crimes investigators collecting evidence of the Islamic State group's elaborate operation to kidnap thousands of women as sex slaves say they have a case to try IS leaders with crimes against humanity but cannot get the global backing to…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's campaign finance watchdog is opening an investigation into the state Democratic Party after a consumer advocacy group alleged the party illegally funnels money from oil companies to Gov. Jerry Brown. The Fair Political…

Ro Khanna's campaign manager resigned after U.S. Rep. Mike Honda filed a lawsuit alleging that his challenger's aide stole sensitive fundraising information that was used to contact Honda's donors. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal court in San Jose, says…

Republican Donald Trump has gained ground on Democrat Hillary Clinton in three battleground states, but neither presidential candidate has locked up their own party's voters, and Mrs. Clinton is hindered by a lack of support from young voters, according to a…

A CBS affiliate's evidence of voter fraud in Colorado has sparked an immediate investigation by Secretary of State Wayne Williams. Election sleuthing by Brian Maass of KCNC-TV in Denver exposed multiple instances in recent years where dead Coloradans were…

As expected, President Obama vetoed a bill Friday that would give families of victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks the ability to sue Saudi Arabia, setting up the potential for the first congressional veto override of Mr. Obama's presidency. Mr. Obama said in…

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A legislative ethics panel is looking into a Maryland delegate's connection to a medical marijuana company, according to two officials briefed on the inquiry. The General Assembly's Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics will meet next…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Gov. Sam Brownback's administration has declared that budget proposals forwarded to the governor by state agencies are "draft" documents and not subject to the state's open records laws. The Topeka Capital-Journal (http://bit.ly/2dnBHsi )…

Sen. Ted Cruz announced Friday he will vote for Donald Trump for president, ending months of speculation as to whether the Texas Republican, who was Mr. Trump's top rival in the 2016 GOP primary, would formally back Mr. Trump's candidacy. "After many months of…

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The Latest on corruption charges facing a former top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (all times eastern): 3:15 p.m. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (KWOH'-moh) says allegations former confidant Joe Percoco solicited bribes are "reprehensible"…

The White House warned Friday that President Obama might not sign a spending bill to keep the government running beyond next week unless Congress changes current law and requires corporations to disclose campaign donations. White House press secretary Josh…