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GLT News in Review -- September 3, 2016

It's our regular recap of the week's top local news stories. Last week:Bloomington Police asked for citizen video following an incident at last weekend's…

Hillary Clinton checks her phone after addressing the Security Council at the United Nations as secretary of state in 2012.

FBI Docs: Clinton Says Concerns About Email Setup Never Reached Her

An FBI report and notes of the bureau's interview with Hillary Clinton show she relied on agency officials to deal with classified information.

Grattan (left) and Evelyn Betancourt stand in front of their home in Fort Washington, Md., in one of the wealthiest majority-black counties in the United States: Prince George's, just east of Washington, D.C. But the reality, Grattan says, is "that many people here, even though they've lived here for many years, are fighting to save their homes" — the Betancourts among them.

For The Black Middle Class, Housing Crisis And History Collude To Dash Dreams

Evelyn and Grattan Betancourt live in a wealthy, majority-black county in the U.S. They did everything they were supposed to: steady jobs, bought a house within their means. Things still went wrong.

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. The RNC is largely supplementing the Trump campaign when it comes to on-the-ground staff.

RNC Hires Staff To Supplement Trump's Lacking Ground Game In Critical States

The Republican National Committee announced it's hiring almost 400 additional staffers and opening about 100 new offices across 11 battleground states.

The Gardez Hospital in Afghanistan's Paktia province as seen in 2012. The U.S.-funded hospital still has construction deficiencies nearly five years after the original target date for its completion.

U.S.-Funded Afghan Hospital Is Expensive, Late And Poorly Built, Report Finds

The $14.6 million Gardez Hospital in eastern Afghanistan is over budget and might be too expensive for local health authorities to run on their own.

6 Myths About Suicide That Every Educator And Parent Should Know

One of the biggest myths? That children don't kill themselves. It's just not true. Children as young as 5 take their own lives every year.

More Than 150 People Contract Zika In Singapore

The Zika outbreak is spreading to Southeast Asia. More than 150 people have contracted the virus in Singapore.

Georgetown University Works To Amend Involvement In Slavery

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Georgetown University President John DeGioia and Patricia Bayonne-Johnson, a descendant of two slaves sold in 1838. The school benefited from that sale.

Illinois Agrees To $450,000 Settlement In Prison Rape Suit

The Illinois Department of Corrections has agreed to pay $450,000 to a man who says prison officials punished and humiliated him after he reported his…

Imagine a world where you can buy fresh, delicious tacos on every street corner.

Picture An America With #TacoTrucksOnEveryCorner

In an election cycle filled with sharp disagreement, one man has landed on a platform everyone can seem to get behind: taco trucks on every corner.

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