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President Trump speaks during a campaign rally to help Republican candidates on Wednesday in Estero, Fla.

GOP Closing Arguments For 2018: Four Ways To Handle Trump

President Trump is not on the ballot but the midterm elections are a referendum on him. GOP candidates are using four strategies to discuss their close, not so close or nonexistent ties to Trump.

Jeffery Zeigler was arraigned Friday. Zeigler allegedly shot at a black suburban Detroit teen who was asking for directions to school.

Black Teenager Shot At After Asking For Directions

A 53-year-old white man was charged with assault with intent to murder after prosecutors said he fired at a 14-year-old boy who knocked on his door to ask for directions to school. The boy was unhurt.

Alex Williams (right) trains younger cadets to sky-dive. Williams started at the Air Force Academy at what he calls "the young but old age of 20" after serving in an Air Force honor guard for two years.

An Air Force Cadet At 25: A Sign Of The Times In Higher Education

Many students heading to college this fall won't be the traditional 18-year-olds. At the nation's military academies, more cadets are coming from life — or military service — and not high school.

President Trump spent a weekend at his Bedminster, N.J., golf club at the beginning of July, and he is returning for 17 days this month while work is done on the West Wing.

Trump Heads To His New Jersey Golf Club For 17-Day 'Working Vacation'

The president and all staff are leaving the West Wing for an extended period this month so that the heating and air conditioning systems can be upgraded, the White House says.

Flames from the West Fire burn brush near Alpine, CA, July 6, 2018.

Fire Destroys Homes, Burns Hundreds Of Acres In Alpine

CalFire officials say firefighters have stopped the forward spread of the West Fire in Alpine which has so far burned 400 acres and is 5 percent contained.

Rev. William Barber spoke earlier this month at a get-out-the-vote rally at Shaw University in Raleigh, N.C..

Preaching Gospel Of Love And Justice, William Barber Mobilizes Progressive Christians

Barber has been compared to Martin Luther King Jr. He has revived the 1968 Poor People's Campaign while continuing to minister to his small town congregation.

A Waffle House waitress went the extra mile for a customer last weekend and has now been given a college scholarship.

Waffle House Waitress Helps Customer, Goes Viral, Gets Scholarship

The customer was on oxygen and had limited movement of his hands. Evoni Williams, 18, stepped in and a picture of the gesture took off.

A lava flow on May 6 moves across Makamae Street in the Leilani Estates subdivision near Pahoa on the island of Hawaii. Kilauea volcano has destroyed more than two dozen homes since it began spewing lava hundreds of feet into the air last week.

Scientists Warn Of More Eruptions From Hawaii's Big Island Volcano

New fissures broke out over the weekend, spewing lava and toxic gas, as earthquakes rumbled the island. Geologists are warning residents further violent explosions are possible.

More than 150,000 Floridians had their voting rights restored during former Gov. Charlie Crist's four years in office. In the seven years since then, current Gov. Rick Scott has approved restoring voting rights to just over 3,000 people.

Felons In Florida Want Their Voting Rights Back Without A Hassle

One of out every 10 adults in Florida is not eligible to vote because of a state law that prevents former felons from doing so without a lengthy process. There are efforts underway to change that.

A firefighter scrambles to stop the Pawnee fire as it spots across Highway 20 near Clearlake Oaks, Calif., on Sunday, July 1, 2018.

Growing Wildfires In US West Mean More Red On July 4

Large wildfires grew across the American West on Wednesday, keeping thousands of people out of their homes for the July 4 holiday and forcing some strict bans on fireworks to prevent new fires from igniting in the hot, dry region.

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