Why An Ebola Flight Ban Wouldn't Work  —  On Sept. 19, Thomas Eric Duncan boarded a flight in Monrovia, Liberia, possibly after having lied on a screening questionnaire about his contact with persons carrying the Ebola virus.  The next day, Duncan arrived in Dallas to visit his fiancée and son.

Police Officer in Ferguson Is Said to Recount a Struggle  —  WASHINGTON — The police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., two months ago has told investigators that he was pinned in his vehicle and in fear for his life as he struggled over his gun with Mr. Brown …

Amid Assurances on Ebola, Obama Is Said to Seethe  —  WASHINGTON — Beneath the calming reassurance that President Obama has repeatedly offered during the Ebola crisis, there is a deepening frustration, even anger, with how the government has handled key elements of the response.

Dems put prayers in ground game  —  Democrats are praying their ground game will save them from a crushing defeat in next month's midterm elections.  —  Party leaders have invested heavily in their field operations to try and break the historical trend of the party in control of the White House losing seats.

Failures of Competence  —  Et tu, C.D.C.?  —  For years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been the most trusted agency in the federal government.  In 2003, when Gallup did a survey to determine what the public thought of various federal agencies, the C.D.C. topped the list …

President Obama's credit card got rejected last month.  Here's what happened next.  —  Presidents, they're just like us — their credit cards get declined.  —  President Obama's credit card was rejected last month at a restaurant in New York.  —  “I went to a restaurant up in New York when I was …

Synod14 - Message of the III Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops  —  We, Synod Fathers, gathered in Rome together with Pope Francis in the Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, greet all families of the different continents and in particular all who follow Christ, the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

Supreme Court Allows Texas to Use Voter ID Law  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Saturday allowed Texas to use its strict voter identification law in the November election.  The court's order, issued just after 5 a.m., was unsigned and contained no reasoning.

Obama Plans to Let Ebola-infected Foreigners Into U.S. for Treatment  —  Washington, DC - Judicial Watch has learned that the Obama administration is actively formulating plans to admit Ebola-infected non-U.S. citizens into the United States for treatment.  Specifically, the goal …

Cliven Bundy Makes A Midterm Ad Showing What He Knows About ‘The Negro’  —  Everyone now knows he has at least one Black friend!  —  Cliven Bundy really is determined to make sure everyone knows he's not a racist because he has a black friend and we all really do know the government is to blame …

Man Sues After He Wakes Up From Colonoscopy Wearing Pink Panties  —  Delaware man Andrew Walls, 32, is suing after he awoke from a colonoscopy to find himself wearing a pair of pink panties.  The prank took place at the Delaware Surgery Center, where Walls was an employee at the time.

Political Polarization in Action: Insights into the 2014 Election from the American Trends Panel  —  The Pew Research Center has developed a new tool for looking at the 2014 elections - a panel survey that enables us to check in with the same representative group of Americans several times during the course of the campaign.

Belize Confirms Patient With Ebola Symptoms On Cruise Ship Off Its Coast  —  Reports tonight are that two individuals possibly infected with the Ebola virus are in Belizean waters.  Local TV station Channel 7 monitored in the capital City Of Belmopan tonight, reported having credible reports …