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 Walking Dead": Fall's best premiere yet!

Pick of the week: The American nightmare, at Disney World

The right's sinister new plot against pensions

Global chemical watchdog wins Nobel Peace Prize

When Batman isn't available: Crowd-fund

Wimp caucus' last chance: GOP moderates face one final shutdown test

How a telecom helped the government spy on me

6 absurd right-wing lies about food stamps

10 amazing acts of kindness during the government shutdown

No, the "Breaking Bad" finale was not a dream sequence

Tea Party secedes: The GOP civil war is over, and so is the GOP

Shut up, Starbucks: Your political stunts are a joke

Abandoned Philly prison adds screams for Halloween

Must-see morning clip: Jon Stewart slams "spite" and hypocrisy of Republican "moocher" states

Paul Krugman envisions a post-default America

Tens of thousands flee as massive cyclone approaches India

Gay political icon Harvey Milk gets his own stamp

Environmentalist Rebecca Rubin pleads guilty to arson spree

Caveman and Neanderthals recycled, too

Lea Michele will break your heart with tearful "Glee" farewell to Cory Monteith

Google TV dies, is resurrected as Android TV

Tony Perkins: Ted Cruz is "de facto leader" of the GOP

Malala's struggle has just begun

The victory of Malala Yousafzai

GOP civil war: Former GOP governors go after Tea Party

Lanier: "Our times demand rejection of 7-word bios"

Shutdown could mean no more rape kits in Washington, D.C.

This African inventor created a $100 3–D printer from e–waste

Nancy Pelosi: “We can’t be enablers anymore”

Rather than savage cuts, Switzerland considers "Star Trek" economics

Luckiest kids ever get day off for great weather

Gay couples will be able to wed in New Jersey by the end of October

The government shutdown is great for bears

Carbon capture sinks deeper into doldrums

The difference between Facebook and Google

Ben Carson: Obamacare is "the worst thing that has happened in this nation since slavery"

Sunday morning talk shows are still very white, very male and very conservative

Rand Paul's strategic Islamophobia

Paul Ryan gets schooled: History made as GOP offers non-insane budget compromise

Listen up, Ted Cruz: Here's a conservative who actually fights for women's rights

Republican congressman goes ballistic on Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz has no idea how birth control works

Now's your chance to drunk dial Congress

Former cheerleading captain sentenced to 3 years for attempted high school prostitution ring

Texas fertilizer plant fined $118,300 for safety violations