- Obama on GOP: “The only thing not on their list is my resignation”
- Born to Shatter Boundaries. Elliott Erwitt. Born in 1928.
- Alice Munro wins Nobel Prize in literature
- Republicans’ biggest misunderstanding about Obamacare
- GOP’s literal hostage crisis: How the shutdown traps victims of abuse
- GOP’s white-on-white war: Shutdown ruptures party’s all-white coalition
- Big bank fines aren’t working
- Israeli settlers rampage through village
- Pollsters: GOP will become even more extreme (if that’s possible)
- 8 things to know about Nobel laureate Alice Munro
- GOP moderates in tough spot in swing districts
- GOP’s “incredibly outrageous” attack on democracy!: Bernie Sanders talks to Salon
- Study: Infidelity is seasonal
- Bangkok bikers are taking back the streets
- Top GOPers abandon Obamacare shutdown strategy
- Must-see morning clip: Kanye and Kimmel make peace after so-called feud
- Utah county plans to go ahead and illegally reopen its national parks
- Malala Yousafzai takes home EU’s top human rights prize
- Grover Norquist bashes Ted Cruz
- Nonfiction: McDonald’s will offer original books with happy meals
- Carbon capture technology isn’t living up to its promise
- Reports: Americans felt better about the economy pre-shutdown
- GOP candidate makes outrageous claim in debate
- Dog-care tycoon raises $15 million
- New creationist billboard targets “atheist friends”
- Google extends its vulnerability reward program
- War and surveillance have acquired their own etiquette
- “CBGB”: The birth of punk, made ludicrous
- Cruelty in motion: The latest GOP debt crisis “solution”
- California is the only state where abortion became more accessible this year
- Sad-sack singles
- Cops in bike lanes
- Why are all these cops parked in bike lanes?
- Scott Turow: Amazon isn’t all bad!
- The next Bill O’Reilly
- How Alice Munro won me over
- The most annoying TV offspring ever
- The 5 best sad-sack singles on TV
- Ex-Naval Academy midshipman to face court-martial for alleged sexual assault
- Anthony Weiner appears on Sean Hannity’s show, yells
- 5 ways the shutdown is killing Republicans
- John Boehner’s clumsy endgame: House Republicans run for the exits
- Looming Victory for GOP: Social Security Cuts
- UN launches treaty to limit mercury exposure
- Glenn Beck: Scream at your children until they believe in God
- Fox News is made up of nearly 70 percent climate doubters
- Susan Orlean’s animal obsession
- Watch what happens when a climate change denier takes his kid to the science fair
- 15 things you didn’t know about Malala Yousafzai
- Air Force no longer trying to discharge servicewoman who spoke out about sexual assault
- The Duggars want more babies — and more abortion restrictions
- Norm Ornstein: The South is in charge of Congress
- Joe Scarborough (and Niall Ferguson) versus Paul Krugman, again
- Lena Dunham milks a cow in the middle of New York City
- Feds: States may use their own funds to reopen national parks
- 20,000 barrels of crude oil spilled in North Dakota
- Nate Silver weighs in on the government shutdown
- Christian delusions are driving the GOP insane
- No more hiding from Facebook search
- Phone-compatible ATMs let you use an app instead of a card
- Fitbit’s newest fitness tracker is also a watch
- College students OK with talking about “rapebait,” but not emailing about “rapebait”
- Is 18 too young for porn?
- The right’s sinister new plot against pensions
- Pick of the week: The American nightmare, at Disney World
- “The Walking Dead”: Fall’s best premiere yet!