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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., delivers his speech titled "America's Enduring Commitment to Security and Prosperity in Asia" at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) Distinguished Public Lecture on Friday, June 3, 2016, in Singapore. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) ** FILE **

John McCain won’t desert Donald Trump, despite ‘strong’ differences

Sen. John McCain said Wednesday he is sticking by the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump despite "strong" differences over national security, notably the mogul's suggestions that he would check whether NATO member countries had fulfilled their financial obligations before coming to their aid.

July 27, 2016
Flowers, candles and messages are placed outside the home of the Rev. Jacques Hamel, a Catholic priest who was forced to his knees by Islamic State terrorists before his killing during morning Mass in northern France. (Associated Press)

ISIS terrorists slit Catholic priest’s throat at altar, videotape ‘sermon’ in Arabic

A pair of Islamic State-linked terrorists slit a priest's throat at the altar of a Catholic church in northern France on Tuesday before videotaping a "sermon" in Arabic to mark the ritualistic slaughter -- the fourth attack in a week by the terrorist group, which since June has claimed responsibility for killing more than 600 people in several countries, including the U.S.

July 26, 2016
Republican presidential Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence celebrate after Mr. Trump's acceptance speech Thursday, the final day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump’s Republican convention unlike any other

Though Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's slogan, "Make America Great Again," harks back to another time, his coronation in Ohio felt like a groundbreaking affair. The Jumbotron screens were bigger, the security was tighter and Twitter messages flashed across the top of Quicken Loans Arena.

July 24, 2016
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan speaks during the second day of the Republican National Convention on Tuesday in Cleveland. (Associated Press)

Paul Ryan struggles to pitch House Republicans’ agenda

House Republicans were counting on their own agenda to help put some distance between themselves and Donald Trump, but their six-plank plan, which Speaker Paul D. Ryan and fellow leaders released last month with great fanfare inside the Beltway, has landed with a thud elsewhere.

July 20, 2016
Inside Cleveland's Quicken Loans arena, souvenir stalls sell plain red or gray T-shirts that don't quite match the fevered pitch of Donald Trump's raucous rallies. (Associated Press)

RNC merchandise mirrors Republican divide

One of the best-sellers at Johnny Moore's souvenir stand outside the Republican National Convention features an American flag logo that, oddly enough, isn't even being used by Donald Trump's campaign anymore.

July 20, 2016
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan speaks during the second day of the Republican National Convention on Tuesday in Cleveland. (Associated Press)

Paul Ryan: Donald Trump offers alternative to ‘third Obama term’

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, hoping to unite a clearly divided GOP, offered a full-throated defense of his party's ideas late Tuesday, saying the only way to fight poverty, repeal Obamacare and offer a "better way" to America is to banish a "third Obama term" by dismissing Hillary Clinton and linking arms with Donald Trump.

July 19, 2016
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky speaks during the second day of the Republican National Convention on Tuesday in Cleveland. (Associated Press)

Mitch McConnell launches all-out assault on Hillary Clinton

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell launched an all-out assault on presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton late Tuesday and said the only way to repeal Obamacare, realign the Supreme Court and defund Planned Parenthood is to elect Donald Trump, even as members of his own caucus steer clear of the nominating festivities.

July 19, 2016
Donald Trump crossed the 1,237 threshold after GOP leaders and the Trump campaign combined to snuff out a final effort by disgruntled delegates to try to deny the billionaire businessman the nod, and instead select Sen. Ted Cruz. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump could end Pennsylvania’s GOP losing streak

From hard-scrabble Scranton to coal country near Johnstown, voters in Pennsylvania are fired up about Donald Trump, giving GOP delegates from the Keystone State a palpable belief they can notch their first home-state win in a presidential race since 1988.

July 19, 2016
FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2016, file photo, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, left, and Donald Trump, right, speak to reporters after a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by ABC News at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. Donald Trump’s top campaign adviser accused Ohio Gov. John Kasich of “embarrassing” his home state by avoiding the Republican convention, opening the gathering with a stark display of party disunity. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

John Kasich not appearing with Donald Trump in Cleveland

Ohio Gov. John Kasich is a man about town in and around Cleveland this week, making the rounds of the delegations to the Republican National Convention, but he's deliberately shied away from the man of the hour -- Donald Trump.

July 18, 2016
FILE - This January 2016 microscope image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the Zika virus. On Friday, July 15, 2016, the CDC said a New York City woman infected her male partner with Zika virus through sex, the first time female-to-male transmission of the germ has been documented. (Cynthia Goldsmith/CDC via AP)

CDC: In a first, woman passed Zika to man through sex

A New York City woman infected a man with Zika through sex, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday, adding a new layer to what scientists know about the latest public health scare.

July 15, 2016