Radio ad in Arkansas suggests 'lynching' if Democrats win

A Republican congressman in central Arkansas and his challenger on Thursday condemned a political action committee's radio ad that suggests white Democrats will lynch black Americans if they win the midterm election next month.

Afghans Vote in Elections Marred by Fears of Violence and Fraud

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‘He’s My Kind Of Guy’: Trump Celebrates Congressman Who Body-Slammed Reporter

President Donald Trump celebrated Republican Rep. Greg Gianforte during a

Markets Right Now: US stock indexes end a bumpy week mixed

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):

Afghan 'torturer in chief' killed in Taliban attack

General Abdul Raziq once boasted he had survived "countless" Taliban attempts to kill him. The controversial Kandahar police chief, described by Human Rights Watch last year as the southern province's "torturer in chief", had risen through the ranks to become one of the most powerful security heads in Afghanistan. Widely seen as a bulwark against the Taliban insurgency, Raziq's death has left a dangerous security vacuum that one observer said could lead to a "meltdown" in the south, the Taliban movement's birthplace.

PAC won't end ad saying black men will face rape accusations

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A political action committee said Friday that it won't pull radio ads in hotly contested races in Arkansas and Missouri that suggest African American men will face rape accusations if Democrats win midterm elections.

The Briefing Room: Migrant caravan reaches Guatemala-Mexico border

President Trump ramps up his rhetoric as thousands of migrants reach the Mexico-Guatemala border, and he praises Rep. Greg Gianforte, who body-slammed a journalist.