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In an emotional letter, Manning talks about how the struggle with her gender led to one largest leaks of classified information in U.S. history.

Ifill was a veteran Washington journalist who covered seven presidential campaigns and moderated the vice presidential debates in 2004 and 2008.

Since the presidential election last week, dozens of acts of hate and intimidation have been reported across the country. Despite the ugliness, there are glimmers of hope and calls for dialogue.

Citizens voted to legalize marijuana or medical marijuana three states. Six others are considering similar measures.

To win, Hillary Clinton needs to keep states carried by President Obama. But early results show Trump is over-performing in the industrial north.

The shooting happened near two polling stations in Azusa, Calif., on Tuesday but officials say it was not election-related.

Daniel Ortega, the former Marxist revolutionary leader, took more than 70 percent of the vote. Earlier this year, the courts essentially blocked his main opponent from seeking office.

The third presidential debate was fast-moving with candidates clashing. Hillary Clinton was on the offense; Donald Trump aggressively punched back.

"I will keep you in suspense," Donald Trump said when he was asked if he would accept the results of the presidential election.

Hillary Clinton asked Donald Trump to disavow Russia. Trump responded, saying Russian President Vladimir Putin has no respect for Clinton and it wouldn't be bad if Russia and the U.S. got along.

The Republican chair of the House Oversight committee said just-released FBI files show allegations of a "quid pro quo" between the FBI and State Department. The FBI flatly denies the allegations.

After Thurgood Marshall left for the federal bench, Greenberg became the Legal Defense Fund's second director. Greenberg argued some of the biggest civil rights cases in front of the Supreme Court.

A Justice Department review of the San Francisco Police Department found that officers were more likely to use force, stop and search people of color.

An independent federal agency should not be run by a single person, the court found. It decided to remedy the situation by giving the president the authority to fire the agency head at will.

The second presidential debate was a no-holds-barred affair. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton did not shake hands at the outset — and it quickly turned nasty.

Trying to turn the tables on his opponent, Donald Trump is pointing the finger at Bill Clinton and a former nurse who says Hillary Clinton enabled his alleged sexual assault.

The last major hurricane, defined as Category 3 and stronger, to hit the mainland U.S. was Hurricane Wilma, which made landfall in Florida in 2005. Matthew could break that lucky streak.

The country writ large has seen a slowdown in executions. In Texas, a leader in executions, Fuller could become the first person put to death in more than five months.

The state says it intends to use a three-drug cocktail to execute Ronald Phillips in January. While state officials did not disclose where they acquired the drugs, they say they are FDA approved.

The court decided to review a lower court decision that found the government could not deny trademarks because of an offensive name.