READ: Anchorage Police Release Report For Palin Family Brawl  —  Police in Anchorage, Alaska announced on Thursday there are no plans to press charges over the brawl that reportedly involved several members of former GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's family.

CDC Director: We Have To Work Now So Ebola 'Is Not The World's Next AIDS'  —  WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told a top-level forum in Washington, D.C., that the Ebola outbreak is unlike anything he's seen since the AIDS epidemic.

Senate math seems impossible to some Democrats  —  Washington (CNN) — Four weeks away from the 2014 midterm elections and even some Democratic operatives struggle to imagine a scenario where they retain control of the U.S. Senate.  The terrain and current momentum seem all but overwhelming and against them.

Police officer fatally shoots teenager in south St. Louis  —  • By Margaret Gillerman mgillerman@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8126 and Valerie Schremp Hahn vhahn@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8246  —  Update, from 1 a.m. media briefing:  —  St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson said the officer …

NYPD Breaks Reporter's Camera for Interviewing Students  —  NY1 recently filmed a segment about police officers hustling black and Latino students out of the predominantly-white neighborhoods where they attend school.  In a thing that should no longer surprise you, they ran into trouble …

Justice Kennedy's Typo Accidentally Stops Same-Sex Marriage in Nevada  —  Yesterday, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy stunned America when he ordered a halt on Nevada's same-sex marriages, less than a day after the Court voted to overturn a ban on gay marriages in that state.

Jan Hooks Dead — ‘SNL’ Vet Dies At 57  —  JAN HOOKS DEAD  —  ‘SNL’ VET DIES AT 57  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Jan Hooks, who worked alongside some of the biggest “Saturday Night Live” stars ... died Thursday ... TMZ has learned.  She was 57.  —  We've learned she passed away this morning in New York City.

Montgomery pastor admits to having AIDS, sleeping with church members  —  MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) -  —  All content © Copyright 2000 - 2014 Worldnow and WSFA.  All Rights Reserved.  —  For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

A Troubled American Moment  —  As conspiracy theories abound, voters are uncertain about what to believe  —  “How do you feel about the federal government buying tons of ammunition for the post office in order to raise the price of ammo for gun owners?” was the first question I got …

‘Why do I have to be half-naked to swim?’  Muslim woman barred from swimming in public pool with her children while wearing shirt, pants and dress  — Saba Ali said she was barred from swimming at recreation center in Commerce City, Colorado on Sunday  — A distressed Mrs Ali asked: 'Why do I have to be half-naked to swim?

The Diversity of Islam  —  A few days ago, I was on a panel on Bill Maher's television show on HBO that became a religious war.  —  Whether or not Islam itself inspires conflict, debates about it certainly do.  Our conversation degenerated into something close to a shouting match and went viral on the web.

Game-Changer In Georgia?  —  In the endless argument between political scientists and “traditional” political people about how elections are decided, I'm with the Poli Sci crowd more often than not, and don't much believe individual “moments” in campaigns usually matter all that much.

Phyllis Schlafly: Obama Intentionally Bringing In Ebola To Make America More Like Africa  —  In an interview with WorldNetDaily published today, Eagle Forum founder Phyllis Schlafly weighed in on the unfounded theory gaining traction in the right-wing media that Central American young people …

Democrats Cut Bait in Virginia to Save California House Seat  —  Bera is getting some on-air backup.  (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call File Photo)  —  The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has canceled its television advertising in a competitive northern Virginia House district …

Joe Biden Devours Ice Cream In Most Joe Biden Photos Ever  —  Double-fold vanilla.  —  During an appearance in Portland on Wednesday to campaign with Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley in his race against Republican opponent Monica Wehby, the vice president made an appearance at Salt and Straw ice cream shop to devour an ice cream cone.

Washington (CNN) — Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson blasted Rep. Duncan Hunter's suggestion that ISIS fighters have crossed the United States' southern border into Texas.  —  “Let's not unduly create fear and anxiety in the public by passing on speculation and rumor,” Johnson said Wednesday on CNN's “Situation Room.”

Will Obama be a driving force for midterm voters?  —  Shares -  —  Although he is not on the ballot this year, President Obama remains a motivating force for some voters, and voters are more apt to say theirs will be a vote against Mr. Obama rather than a vote for him, according to a new CBS News poll.

GAO report: Voter ID laws stunted turnout  —  Voter ID laws helped contribute to lower voter turnout in Kansas and Tennessee in 2012, according a new study by the Government Accountability Office.  —  Congress's research arm blamed the two states' laws requiring that voters show identification …