Trump rips LeBron James' smarts hours before rally in Ohio

By JONATHAN LEMIREAssociated PressBRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) – Ahead of campaigning in Ohio on Saturday, President Donald Trump unleashed a withering attack on the state's favorite son, savaging LeBron James in a late-night tweet that derided the intelligence...

Brown asks Trump for wildfire aid as state battles 17 blazes

By PAUL ELIASAssociated PressSAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday called on President Donald Trump to help California fight and recover from another devastating wildfire season. Brown inspected neighborhoods wiped out by a wildfire in the Northern...

Las Vegas gunman lost money, became unstable before shooting

By KEN RITTER and MICHELLE L. PRICEAssociated PressLAS VEGAS (AP) – In the year before Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock carried out the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, the high-stakes gambler appeared to have become increasingly unstable, distant and...

Campaigns on their own as cyber threats roil midterms

By STEVE PEOPLES and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDYAssociated PressNEW YORK (AP) – Kamala Harris has been the target of social media misinformation campaigns since she became a U.S. senator. Every month for the last 18 months, her office has discovered on average between...