Trump gives kids helicopter rides at Iowa State Fair  —  Billionaire businessman Donald Trump offered kids helicopter rides in a show of wealth as he bragged Saturday that he is willing to spend $1 billion on his presidential campaign.  —  “I'm turning down so much money,” …

AT&T Helped U.S. Spy on Internet on a Vast Scale  —  The National Security Agency's ability to spy on vast quantities of Internet traffic passing through the United States has relied on its extraordinary, decades-long partnership with a single company: the telecom giant AT&T.

Jeff Flake comes out against Iran deal  —  Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), one of the few potential GOP supporters of the international accord over Iran's nuclear program, announced Saturday he would oppose the deal, dealing a blow to the White House.  —  Flake said in a lengthy statement …

Donald Trump bad-mouths his rivals  —  The billionaire real estate mogul attacks Bush, and Paul, and Walker, and Graham, and Fiorina.  —  HAMPTON, N.H. — Donald Trump, doing a giddy victory lap after surviving another seemingly campaign-sinking controversy, went on a tear on Friday night, delivering take-downs of many of his rivals.

Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace  —  SEATTLE — On Monday mornings, fresh recruits line up for an orientation intended to catapult them into Amazon's singular way of working.  —  They are told to forget the “poor habits” they learned at previous jobs, one employee recalled.

Joe Biden strategy for White House run taking shape  —  'I think he's getting closer to saying yes,' one Biden ally says.  —  CHICAGO — With his blessing, confidants to Vice President Joe Biden have begun strategizing about travel to early primary states and identified potential donors …

Missouri police officer brags about spending ‘annual Michael Brown bonus’  —  Patrolman investigated over Facebook post in which he shows off about extra cash made working during protests in Ferguson this week  —  St Louis County police are investigating a Facebook comment …

Donald Trump is the perfect “moderate”  —  At the New York Times, Josh Barro argues that Donald Trump is a moderate Republican.  —  Here's the argument: Trump's affect is much more confrontational than his (occasionally self-contradictory) policy pronouncements.

Osama bin Laden's son Hamza ‘calls for attacks on the West’  —  Al-Qaeda claim a message calling for attacks on London and other western cities comes from Hamza bin Laden  —  Al-Qaeda has released a message, purportedly from Osama bin Laden's son Hamza, calling for attacks on London and other western cities.