Video: Islamic State group beheads British hostage  —  2 photos  —  CAIRO (AP) — An Internet video released Friday purports to show an Islamic State group fighter beheading British hostage Alan Henning, the fourth such killing carried out by the extremist group now targeted in U.S.-led airstrikes.

GOP 2016ers on Ebola: Panic  —  For once, President Barack Obama and Texas Gov. Rick Perry are on the same page.  At separate briefings on the Ebola crisis, Obama administration officials and Perry have delivered the same message: Don't panic — the health authorities know what they're doing.

BOSS, COWORKERS OF US EBOLA PATIENT: HE KNEW HE HAD EBOLA, US TRIP WAS ‘DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO SURVIVE’  —  A Liberian man who traveled to the United States four days after having contact with a symptomatic Ebola victim in Monrovia “knew he had Ebola,” according to his former boss, who said he abruptly left his job before the incident.

Has Kim Jong-Un lost control of North Korea?  Pyongyang is on lockdown and nation's former intelligence officer says Kim has ALREADY been overthrown  —  A former North Korean counter-intelligence officer has claimed that Kim Jong-Un is no longer in control of the nation and is now just a ‘puppet leader’.

LIVE: 19 arrested after Mong Kok attacks, police say some have ‘triad backgrounds’  —  Main menu  —  You are here  —  Welcome to our continuing 24-hour Occupy Central coverage.  —  There were clashes in several parts of the city today as anti-Occupy groups took to the streets …

Coalition Leader Warns of Long Fight in Iraq  —  BAGHDAD — The American official coordinating the international coalition fighting the Islamic State said on Friday that the Iraqi military would not be ready for a campaign to retake Mosul, the largest Iraqi city under insurgent control, for as much as a year.

Obama's Blow to Endangered Democrats  —  Another day, another pivot to jobs for President Barack Obama.  Yesterday's speech at Northwestern University marked the 16th time since he took office that he has announced a refocus on jobs and the economy.  It was also his best effort at a closing argument …

AARP Asks Democrats To Remove Their Name From Their Attack Ad  —  AAMOF.  —  The AARP is asking the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee to remove them from an ad attacking Republican Michigan senatorial candidate Terri Lynn Land.  The ad “Deserve” cites the AARP in attacking Land.

Missouri Must Recognize Same-Sex Marriages Granted Elsewhere, State Court Rules  —  The case was brought by 10 same-sex couples who are represented by the ACLU.  —  ACLU of Missouri / Via Twitter: @aclu_mo  —  WASHINGTON — Missouri must recognize the marriages of same-sex couples …

Kansas: GOP Has Numbers Advantage, but Support Drops  —  Among states with the most Republicans, Kansas has the fewest conservatives  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kansas has emerged as an unlikely battleground state in the 2014 midterm election, with two longtime Republican fixtures …