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• Unspoken influence behind Hillary Clinton's speech
• NAACP leader to speak Monday; parents say she lied on race
• Suspect in brazen attack on Dallas police building killed
• Suspect killed after attack on Dallas police headquarters
• Clinton pitches to working Americans at presidential campaign rally
• Virginia officer indicted in killing of black man released on bond
• Clinton kicks off 2016 bid, embracing chance to make history
• NY rural residents on edge as search for 2 killers continues
• McKinney pool party officer’s past includes allegations of racial profiling
• Elbows flying, rhetorically, at Romney's 2016 retreat
• House rejects Obama's appeals and imperils his trade bill

Unspoken influence behind Hillary Clinton's speech Posted: The presidential candidate echoes views of an icon she has championed, but omits the woman's name.

NAACP leader to speak Monday; parents say she lied on race Posted: 13 Jun 2015 03:44 PM PDT SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Spokane NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal says she will speak about the furor over racial identity sparked after her parents said she has falsely portrayed herself as black for years, but she is actually white.

Suspect in brazen attack on Dallas police building killed Posted: 13 Jun 2015 04:54 PM PDT DALLAS (AP) — A man planted pipe bombs outside Dallas police headquarters and sprayed the building with bullets during a wild street battle early on Saturday that authorities said miraculously left no one dead or injured except the suspect, who was later shot and killed in his van by a police sniper.

Suspect killed after attack on Dallas police headquarters Posted: 13 Jun 2015 01:07 PM PDT By Lisa Maria Garza DALLAS (Reuters) - A man who attacked the headquarters of the Dallas Police Department with gunfire and explosives early on Saturday was found dead inside a van after a standoff that ended when police snipers shot him, authorities said. The hours-long drama began soon after midnight when the suspect riddled police headquarters with bullets and left behind at least two devices in duffle bags that later exploded, police said. The attack shattered windows and left bullet holes in the building's walls and in squad cars parked outside.

Clinton pitches to working Americans at presidential campaign rally Posted: 13 Jun 2015 04:37 PM PDT By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton promised on Saturday to fight for a fairer society for ordinary Americans, staking out a place on the left to cut off any budding challenge for the Democratic nomination. In the first major rally of her campaign for the November 2016 presidential election, Clinton touched on many of the issues that energize liberal Democrats. Speaking on New York's Roosevelt Island, with Manhattan's skyscrapers as a backdrop, Clinton promised to "make the economy work for everyday Americans, not just those at the top" if elected president.

Virginia officer indicted in killing of black man released on bond Posted: 13 Jun 2015 02:26 PM PDT Norfolk Police officer Michael Edington Jr., 25, was charged this week with voluntary manslaughter over the June 6, 2014 shooting death of 35-year-old David Latham. Edington said Latham had threatened him with a knife, the Virginia Pilot newspaper reported. Edington, who was indicted by a special grand jury on Thursday, was booked into jail and released on his own recognizance without having to post a cash bond, the Pilot reported.

Clinton kicks off 2016 bid, embracing chance to make history Posted: 13 Jun 2015 02:58 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton formally kicked off her presidential campaign on Saturday with an enthusiastic embrace of her potential to become the first woman to win the White House, asking supporters gathered at an outdoor rally to join her in building an America "where we don't leave anyone out, or anyone behind."

NY rural residents on edge as search for 2 killers continues Posted: 13 Jun 2015 02:15 PM PDT PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Residents in rural New York, unaccustomed to locking their doors, day or night, were on edge Saturday as the massive manhunt for two killers stretched out over an eighth day and the two men remained undetected after cutting themselves out of a maximum-security prison with power tools.

McKinney pool party officer’s past includes allegations of racial profiling Posted: 12 Jun 2015 07:28 PM PDT The latest law enforcement officer to fuel the national uproar about race and policing once jailed an African-American man for a defective headlight and was sued by another man for racial profiling, excessive force and other civil rights violations.

Elbows flying, rhetorically, at Romney's 2016 retreat Posted: 12 Jun 2015 07:41 PM PDT PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Govs. Scott Walker and Chris Christie said presidential rivals in the Senate don't do anything. Sen. Marco Rubio denounced "old ways" in an indirect slap at older contenders. Sen. Lindsey Graham said his party may be going down a "death spiral" if it doesn't embrace minority and younger voters.

House rejects Obama's appeals and imperils his trade bill Posted: 12 Jun 2015 07:00 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Led by union-backed Democrats, the House delivered a stinging blow to President Barack Obama on Friday and left his ambitious global trade agenda in serious doubt.

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