A jovial Vice President Joe Biden glad-handed with admirers during an appearance Monday at a Labor Day parade in Pittsburgh.

In this special edition of the NewsOne Top 5 we take a look at the top news stories during a summer that gave us plenty to talk about and reflect on. Read more about them, below.

PolitickerOne: Mills, 50, is Clinton’s former chief of staff at State Department and a longtime family attorney. She is testifying before Congress about the emails, as well as Benghazi.

A poll released Tuesday shows a large swath of Republicans voters believe President Obama is indeed Muslim and was born outside of the

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Six Black women have landed the covers of major mainstream publications this month. The saga continues in Hillary Clinton’s email scandal.

Jamycheal Mitchell, who had a history of mental illness, was found dead in a Portsmouth, Virginia jail cell on August 19.

On-air shootings of TV journalists spur debate on whether guns or mental health are to blame.

Although he hasn't entered the presidential race, Vice President Joe Biden is polling better than most declared candidates.

Vice President Joe Biden performs better than Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in hypothetical general-election match-ups.

So, a 15 year old using the name ‘Deez Nuts’ is running for President. And 9% of North Carolina would vote for him… pic.twitter.com/X3lsNnKuO3 — Norm Kelly (@norm) August 20, 2015 Who is Deez Nuts, the Independent 2016 presidential candidate who is reportedly polling at 9 percent in North Carolina against Republican and Democratic frontrunners […]

The Democratic presidential frontrunner surprised three activists when she made the statement about changing racism.

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As Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton continues her campaign, the presidential candidate can’t seem to escape a growing email scandal.