Jul 28, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks during the 2016 Democratic National Convention at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY NETWORK
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Latest on the Democratic National Convention and 2016 presidential campaign. (all times EDT):
10:56 p.m.
Hillary Clinton says she'd be a president for Democrats, Republicans and independents — "for all those who vote for me and those who don't."
She says she's met many people who motivate her to fight for change, including sick children and survivors of 9/11.
Clinton says "it's true, I sweat the details of policy.
She says details should be a "big deal" to the president.
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10:54 p.m.
Hillary Clinton says Democrats haven't done a good enough job of showing working families that they understand what these families are going through.
Clinton says she agrees with families that have told her the economy just isn't working.
She says Americans are willing to work, and work hard.
But right now, she says, "an awful lot of people feel there is less and less respect for the work they do."
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10:52 p.m.
Democratic Delegates have twice broken out in chants of "Hillary!" during their presidential nominee's acceptance speech in order to drown out isolated hecklers in the convention hall.
Some supporters of primary rival Bernie Sanders still object to Clinton's nomination and they were planning to express their displeasure.
Clinton hasn't acknowledged any of the jeers or yelling.
Some Washington state delegates left quietly — with tape over their mouths — as Clinton spoke.
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10:50 p.m.
Hillary Clinton is telling Democrats at the party's national convention not to believe anyone who says, "I alone can fix it."
That's a knock on her Republican rival, Donald Trump. He told GOP delegates a week ago that he's the only one who can fix "the system."
Clinton is accepting the Democratic nomination and warning that Trump's words should "set off alarm bells for all of us."
She accusing Trump of forgetting such people as America's troops, its police and firefighters, teachers and others.
Clinton says Americans don't say, "I alone can fix it" but "we'll fix it together."
She's emphasizing her point by saying the Founding Fathers designed the Constitution so America would be a nation where no one person has all the power.
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10:47 p.m.
Hillary Clinton says she accepts the Democratic presidential nomination with "humility, determination and boundless confidence in America's promise."
Clinton says the slogan "stronger together" that's been featured in her campaign is a guiding principle for the country.
She says it'll help define a future with a healthy economy "for everyone, not just those at the top."
Clinton says it also means good schools for rich and poor, and safe communities.
Clinton is recalling the book she wrote while she served as first lady. She says "It Takes a Village" envisions a country in which people work together to make "our nation better and stronger."
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10:44 p.m.
Hillary Clinton says the United States has the most dynamic and diverse people in the world — and the most powerful military.
So, she says, don't let "anyone tell you that our country is weak."
Clinton is continuing a theme at the Democratic National Convention that seeks to counter Donald Trump's starker vision.
She also says the U.S. has the most innovative entrepreneurs and the most enduring values.
"Don't let anyone tell you we don't have what it takes," Clinton says. "We do."
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10:40 p.m.
Hillary Clinton says she'd be an inclusive president.
She says she wouldn't build a wall or ban a religion.
The Democratic nominee says she'd try to build an economy that benefits everyone and she'd work toward a path to citizenship for millions of immigrants.
Clinton says she'd work with all Americans and the nation's allies to fight terrorism.
She says: "We are clear-eyed about what our country is up against. But we are not afraid."
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10:38 p.m.
Hillary Clinton says Donald Trump has brought the Republican Party a long way — from "Morning in America" to "Midnight in America."
The Democratic presidential candidate says the Trump "wants us to fear the future and fear each other."
"It's morning in America" was an optimistic line from a famous political ad aired by Ronald Reagan.
Clinton is asking whether Trump would stay true to the phrase on the country's seal — "E Pluribus Unum," or out of many, we are one.
And her take? "We heard Donald Trump's answer last week at his convention. He wants to divide us — from the rest of the world, and from each other."
She says President Franklin Roosevelt's famous words are the perfect rebuke: "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
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10:36 p.m.
Hillary Clinton says she's heard the views of Bernie Sanders' steadfast supporters and says their cause is her cause.
She's giving her presidential acceptance speech at the Democratic convention after a hard-fought race with the Vermont senator.
She's praising Sanders for putting economic and social justice issues "front and center" — where she says they belong.
And she tells Sanders' supporters the country needs their "ideas, energy and passion."
She's asking them to move forward and turn their platform into "real change for America."
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10:33 p.m.
Hillary Clinton is returning the praise she has received all week from leading Democrats.
Clinton is delivering her acceptance speech for the Democratic presidential nomination.
She's thanking President Barack Obama and says she's a better person because of Obama's friendship.
She has kind words for first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and her running mate, Tim Kaine.
Clinton says people are "soon going to understand" why Kaine is so popular in Virginia, which he represents in the Senate.
She says Kaine will make the "whole country proud as our vice president."
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10:22 p.m.
Chelsea Clinton is joining in the effort to woo Bernie Sanders' supporters.
The former first daughter says her mother, Hillary Clinton, is a progressive and a fighter.
Clinton says her mom will fight to protect the planet, stop gun violence, overhaul the criminal justice system and work to secure human rights abroad.
The list is aimed at winning over reluctant liberals who haven't yet let go of Sanders' primary bid.
Clinton says her mother "always believes we can do better, if we come together."
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10:16 p.m.
Chelsea Clinton is offering a daughter's view of her mom's life work.
The former first daughter says she's had a "front-row seat" to watch how Hillary Clinton serves. She's describing her mom as a diligent public servant who looks for solutions and dives into policy.
Chelsea Clinton tells the Democratic convention in Philadelphia on Thursday that she's seen her mom surrounded by "stack of memos and reports" to review policy.
And she's seen her promise struggling mothers she'd do all she could to help them.
Chelsea Clinton says she's learned this from her mom: "Public service is about service."
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10:12 p.m.
Chelsea Clinton tells the Democratic convention that her mother has always made her feel "valued and loved," and she says Hillary Clinton wants that for every child.
The younger Clinton calls that desire "the calling of her life."
She's introducing the former secretary of state, who's set to formally accept the Democratic Party's nomination for the presidency on Thursday night.
Chelsea Clinton notes that her parents "expected me to have opinions" — and that they taught her "to back them up with facts."
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10:10 p.m.
Hillary Clinton may not be a typical grandma, but she's a doting one.
That's how daughter Chelsea Clinton is describing her mom as she introduces the presidential candidate at the Democratic convention.
Chelsea Clinton says her mother will drop everything to FaceTime her 2-year-old granddaughter Charlotte — even if she's about to walk on stage for a debate or campaign speech.
Chelsea Clinton says her mom will pause "for a few minutes of blowing kisses and reading 'Chugga-Chugga Choo-Choo.'"
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9:55 p.m.
Katy Perry isn't afraid to get political.
The pop star prefaced her Democratic convention performance with a message for her young fans: Get out and vote.
Perry says the election is a chance to be as powerful as a National Rifle Association lobbyist — or a chance to cancel out what she's calls "your weird cousin's vote."
Perry notes she's been campaigning for Hillary Clinton since the Iowa caucuses.
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9:40 p.m.
A retired Marine general has delivered an impassioned endorsement of Hillary Clinton. And he's blasting Donald Trump for saying suspected terrorists should be tortured and for offering conditional U.S. support of NATO allies.
John Allen tells Democratic delegates the election between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump will help determine the country's future.
As the crowd chants "USA! USA!" Allen says he trusts Clinton to be commander in chief.
Allen says that under Clinton, the military won't become what he calls an "instrument of torture." Allen says that with Clinton in the White House, U.S. international relations won't be reduced to a business transaction.
Allen most recently served as America's special envoy to the coalition fighting Islamic State militants. He's also a former commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan.
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9:30 p.m.
The father of an Army captain — a Muslim-American killed in Iraq — has lead a strong condemnation of Donald Trump's proposal to bar Muslims from entering the United States.
Khizr Khan is a Muslim who came to the U.S. from the United Arab Emirates. He's accusing Trump of smearing the character of Muslims and other groups.
"Let me ask you, have you ever read the United State Constitution?" Khan said in his speech at the Democratic convention as he directed his words at the GOP presidential nominee.
Khan then said: "I will gladly lend you my copy."
Khan says his late son wouldn't have been allowed in the country if Trump's ban was in place.
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9:25 p.m.
Donald Trump says the Islamic State group and the U.S. military "are playing by different rules."
The GOP presidential nominee he'd "absolutely" consider using waterboarding on suspected terrorists.
Cheers went up from many at his campaign stop in Iowa.
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9:20 p.m.
The Bernie Sanders campaign is urging calm among its 1,900 delegates on the final night of the Democratic National Convention.
The campaign says in a text message to delegates it would be a "courtesy to Bernie" if the delegates show respect to Hillary Clinton when she gives her speech accepting the party's nomination for president.
The text tells the delegates the Clinton campaign asked her delegates on Monday to be respectful to Sanders when he spoke to the convention. The text asks delegates to "extend the same respect" to Clinton.
Some Sanders delegates are wearing high-visibility green T-shirts at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The delegates are expressing solidarity with the Vermont senator to the end of the convention.
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EARLIER:
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Confronting a "moment of reckoning," Hillary Clinton is casting herself as a unifier for divided times and a tested, steady hand to lead in a volatile world.
"We are clear-eyed about what our country is up against," she said in excerpts released ahead of her speech Thursday accepting the Democratic presidential nomination. "But we are not afraid. We will rise to the challenge, just as we always have."
Clinton's national convention address follows three nights of Democratic stars, including a past and present president, asserting she is ready for the White House. Thursday night she was making that case for herself on the convention's final night.
Acknowledging Americans' anxieties, Clinton is vowing to create economic opportunities in inner cities and struggling small towns. She also says terror attacks around the world require "steady leadership" to defeat a determined enemy.
The first woman to lead a major U.S. political party toward the White House, Clinton will be greeted Thursday by a crowd of cheering delegates eager to see history made in the November election. But her real audience will be millions of voters who may welcome her experience but question her character.
For Clinton, the stakes are enormous.
She's locked in a tight general election contest with Republican Donald Trump, an unconventional candidate and political novice. Even as Clinton and her validators argue Trump is unqualified for the Oval Office, they recognize the businessman has a visceral connection with some voters in a way the Democratic nominee does not.
Campaigning in Iowa Thursday, Trump said there were "a lot of lies being told" at Clinton's convention. In an earlier statement, he accused Democrats of living in a "fantasy world," ignoring economic and security troubles as well as Clinton's controversial email use at the State Department.
The FBI's investigation into Clinton's use of a private internet server didn't result in criminal charges, but it did appear to deepen voters' concerns with her honesty and trustworthiness. A separate pre-convention controversy over hacked Democratic Party emails showing favoritism for Clinton in the primary threatens to deepen the perception that Clinton prefers to play by her own rules.
Former Oklahoma Sen. Fred Harris said it was important for his party's nominee to showcase the "original Hillary Clinton, before she became so guarded" when she takes the convention stage.
A parade of speakers at the Philadelphia convention vigorously tried to do just that on Clinton's behalf. First lady Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden each cast Clinton as champion for the disadvantaged and a fighter who has withstood decades of Republican attacks.
The Clintons' daughter, Chelsea, will introduce her Thursday night, painting a personal picture of her mother.
The week's most powerful validation came Wednesday night from President Barack Obama, her victorious primary rival in 2008. Obama declared Clinton not only can defeat Trump's "deeply pessimistic vision" but also realize the "promise of this great nation."
Seeking to offset possible weariness with a politician who has been in the spotlight for decades, he said of Clinton: "She's been there for us, even if we haven't always noticed."
A studious wonk who prefers policy discussions to soaring oratory, Clinton has acknowledged she struggles with the flourishes that seem to come naturally to Obama and her husband. She'll lean heavily on her "stronger together" campaign theme, invoking her 1996 book "It Takes a Village," her campaign said.
Indeed, the Democratic convention has been a visual ode those mantras: The first African-American president symbolically seeking to hand the weightiest baton in the free world to a woman. A parade of speakers — gay and straight, young and old, white, black and Hispanic — cast Trump as out-of-touch with a diverse and fast-changing nation.
Clinton's campaign was also reaching out to moderate Republicans who are unnerved by Trump. Former Reagan administration official Doug Elmets announced he was casting his first vote for a Democrat in November, and urged other Republicans who "believe loyalty to our country is more important than loyalty to party" to do the same, according to excerpts of his speech.
Retired Marine General John R. Allen, a former commander in Afghanistan, was one of several military leaders and service members who have taken the stage to vouch for Clinton's national security experience. "With her as our commander in chief, America will continue to lead in this volatile world," he said in speech excerpts.
To Democrats, Trump's comments this week about Russia underscored their concerns about his handle on international issues.
Following reports Russia hacked Democratic Party emails, Trump said he'd like to see Moscow find the thousands of emails Clinton deleted from the account she used as secretary of state. The appearance of him encouraging Russia to meddle in the presidential campaign enraged Democrats and Republicans, even as he dismissed suggestions from Obama and other Democrats that Moscow already was intervening on his behalf.
Hours later, Trump told Fox News he was being "sarcastic" although shortly after his remarks on Wednesday, he tweeted that Russia should share the emails with the FBI.
Thursday night's convention lineup will also showcase Democratic up-and-comers, including Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro; Katie McGinty, a Senate candidate from Pennsylvania, and Illinois Rep. Tammy Duckworth, also a candidate for the Senate.
Duckworth, an Iraq war veteran who lost her legs in combat, took on Trump's readiness to be commander in chief, saying "I didn't put my life on the line to defend our democracy so you could invite Russia to interfere with it."
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