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Donald Trump talks to reporters after Thursday's debate.

Is Trump Turning Into A President Or 'Just Another Politician'?

Laughed at just months ago, The Donald was not only included in the GOP debate Thursday but featured literally at its vortex. He was still the star of the show but no longer a show unto himself.

Kurdish rebels in northern Syria walk near the devastated town of Kobani last November. The U.S. bombing campaign helped the Kurds push back the Islamic State from the area. But overall, the U.S. operation against ISIS in Iraq and Syria has shown only limited gains in the past year.

After A Year Of Bombing ISIS, U.S. Campaign Shows Just Limited Gains

Airstrikes have helped push back the Islamic State in some places, but the group has gained in other areas. Pentagon officials say the U.S. operation may need another two years or more to succeed.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, who has been undecided on the nuclear deal with Iran, now says he can't support it. He's seen as a leading candidate for Senate Democratic leader next year.

Influential Democratic Senator Will Vote Against Iran Nuclear Deal

Sen. Chuck Schumer, one of a small group of undecided Democrats being courted by the Obama administration, has decided he can't support the nuclear-control agreement.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, who has been undecided on the nuclear deal with Iran, now says he he can't support it. He's seen as a leading candidate for Senate Democratic leader next year.

Influential Democratic Senator Will Vote Against Iran Nuclear Deal

Sen. Chuck Schumer, one of small group of undecided Democrats being courted by the Obama administration, has decided he can't support the nuclear-control agreement.

A visual of Donald Trump is shown on screen as Republican presidential candidates are asked his popularity during a pre-debate forum at the Quicken Loans Arena, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, in Cleveland. Seven of the candidates have not qualified for the primetime debate.

The Trump Show Begins

All eyes will be on Donald Trump as the main prime-time GOP presidential debate is about to begin in Cleveland.

County supervisor for district 2, Dianne Jacob, at a meeting for the county supervisors, Jan. 5, 2015.

San Diego County Supervisor Criticizes SDG&E Over Proposed Rates

Supervisor Dianne Jacob ripped San Diego Gas & Electric for the utility's plans to factor some of the payments it made to settle lawsuits over the 2007 wildfires into the rates it charges customers.

Site of the proposed Lilac Hills Ranch, May 2015.

Lilac Hills Challenges San Diego County's General Plan For Growth

The Lilac Hills project would build hundreds of homes on farmland near Valley Center. The San Diego County's Planning Commission will discuss the project on Friday.

Ricardo "Cobe" Williams, wearing the cap, served time for attempted murder before joining CeaseFire as a "violence interrupter." Above, he talks with Lil Mikey in a scene from the documentary The Interrupters. Lil MIkey, who'd also been in prison, went on to become an outreach worker with the organization.

You Can Stop Gun Violence The Same Way You Stop AIDS or TB

Epidemiologist Gary Slutkin has taken the lessons he's learned fighting TB and HIV/AIDS and applied them to stop the spread of gun violence. Because like those diseases, violence is contagious.

Leana Wen hands out awards to business owners for their efforts to support breastfeeding at the Baltimore City Health Department on Tuesday.

Can A 32-Year-Old Doctor Cure Baltimore's Ills?

Leana Wen, Baltimore's new health commissioner, is trying to apply public health approaches to ameliorate the city's deep-seated problems with poverty, violence and disease.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, a Democrat, took office in 2013.

Pennsylvania's Attorney General Charged In Grand Jury Leak Case

Prosecutors say Kathleen Kane leaked confidential information from a grand jury to a newspaper in order to embarrass political opponents.

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