BREAKING NEWS

The New York Times reports: The office of New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has issued a “notice of violation” to Donald J. Trump’s foundation, ordering it to immediately stop soliciting donations in New York. The letter, which was sent on Friday and released on Monday morning by Mr. Schneiderman’s office, said that its charities bureau had determined that …

NBC News reports: An NJ Transit train crashed into the station in Hoboken at the height of Thursday’s morning rush, leaving twisted piles of metal and bricks as concern grew over the possibility of mass casualties and dozens of injuries. Pictures on social media showed serious damage to the train station and extensive structural damage to the station. At least …

The New York Post reports: A 28-year-old Afghani native wanted in connection with blasts in Manhattan and New Jersey that left 29 wounded has been caught after shooting at a police officer in New Jersey, according to a report. Ahmad Khan Rahami was arrested after firing at the cop in Linden, WNBC reported. Rahami, whose fingerprint was found on an …

An early report from NY1: NYPD sources tell NY1 that up to a dozen people may have suffered minor injuries in an explosion that occurred around 8:30 p.m. in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. Fire and police crews are on the scene of the blast, which took place on West 23rd Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues. Mass transit has been routed …

Sky News reports: The US and Russia are announcing a plan aimed at ending the Syrian civil war and leading to political transition in the country. The plan calls for a nationwide cessation of hostilities beginning at sundown on 12 September. US Secretary of State John Kerry said the deal brokered with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov could be a …

The New York Times reports: Phyllis Schlafly, whose grass-roots campaigns against Communism, abortion and the Equal Rights Amendment galvanized conservatives for almost two generations and helped reshape American politics, died on Monday. She was 92. Her death was confirmed by the Eagle Forum, the conservative group she founded in 1975. In her time, Mrs. Schlafly was one of the most …

WHOA. Via Politico: Paul Manafort on Friday resigned as Donald Trump’s campaign chairman, after the Republican presidential nominee earlier this week announced a new leadership structure for his campaign. “This morning Paul Manafort offered, and I accepted, his resignation from the campaign. I am very appreciative for his great work in helping to get us where we are today, and …

The Smoking Gun reports: After disappearing for a couple of weeks, the hacker “Guccifer 2.0” returned late this afternoon to provide a new headache for Democrats. In a post to his WordPress blog, the vandal–who previously provided nearly 20,000 Democratic National Committee e-mails to Wikileaks–uploaded an Excel file that includes the cell phone numbers and private e-mail addresses of every …

Reuters reports: A Virginia school board may temporarily block a transgender student who was born a girl from using the boys’ bathroom while a legal fight over transgender rights proceeds on appeal, the U.S. Supreme Court said on Wednesday. The case is the first time the fight over transgender bathroom rights has reached the Supreme Court. In a brief order, …

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine has just been revealed to be Hillary Clinton’s running mate, per the New York Times. According to MSNBC, the Clinton campaign reached out to Sen. Cory Booker and Agriculture Sec. Tom Vilsack to break the news shortly before tonight’s announcement. More to come here shortly….

ABC News reports: A major police operation is underway after shots were fired at the Olympia-Einkaufszentrum shopping mall in Munich, Germany, police said. The shooting is ongoing and police are at the scene, Munich police said. Authorities did not immediately confirm if there were any casualties. All subway services in the city were halted after reports that the suspect fled …

Multiple outlets are reporting that three Baton Rouge police officers have been shot and killed in a possible ambush attack. Several other officers have reportedly been wounded. Little else is known at this writing and details are changing by the minute. I’ll update this post as more information becomes available. UPDATE: From the New Orleans Times-Picayune.  Three police officers were …

The Daily Beast reports: Turkish president Tayyip Erdoğan is reportedly seeking asylum in Europe, as a military coup continues in Turkey, U.S. military sources tell NBC News. Erdoğan’s presidential jet was allegedly denied landing rights at Istanbul’s airport, before heading out of the country. He was then denied asylum in Germany, according to NBC, before heading to London. The Daily …

CNBC reports: Gunfire was heard and jets were seen flying in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Friday. The apparent incidents immediately piqued interest across the world, as Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said a group within Turkey’s military had attempted to overthrow the government and security forces had been called in to “do what is necessary.” “Some people illegally undertook …

NBC News reports: A truck plowed into a group of pedestrians in Nice, France, Thursday night as people celebrated Bastille Day, authorities said. The mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, said on Twitter there appeared to be dozens of deaths. The local Nice Martin newspaper reported that a car ran into a crowd watching a fireworks display. Photos and video on …

From the New York Times: Snipers killed five Dallas police officers and wounded six others on Thursday night during a demonstration against shootings by officers in Minnesota and Louisiana this week, the authorities said. It appeared to be the deadliest attack on law enforcement officers in the United States since 9/11. The shootings, only a few blocks from Dealey Plaza, …

CBS News New York reports: Bernie Sanders will finally give his stamp of approval to Hillary Clinton. CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett reported the Vermont senator will endorse Clinton next Tuesday in New Hampshire and bring the Democratic Party together before Donald Trump and Republicans meet for their convention. Garrett told WCBS 880 the presumptive Democratic presidential …

Via Politico: U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Wednesday said the Justice Department has decided not to pursue charges against Hillary Clinton or her aides and will close the investigation into her use of a private email server during her tenure as secretary of state. “Late this afternoon, I met with FBI Director James Comey and career prosecutors and agents …

In a nationally televised press conference, FBI director James Comey just declared that “no reasonable prosecutor” would bring charges against Hillary Clinton regarding her private email server. However Comey tossed red meat to the right wing when he said that the FBI’s investigation revealed that Clinton and her State Department team were “extremely careless” by discussing top secret national security …

The explosion happened close to a memorial service for Holocaust activist Elie Wiesel, but despite what some are saying on Twitter, there’s no evidence that the incident is related. ABC News reports: A man was severely injured in an explosion in New York’s Central Park today, but it was not yet clear what caused the blast, police said. Three men …