Suspected killer in Ottawa shootings had a disturbing side  —  Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, the slain 32-year-old suspected killer of a Canadian Forces soldier near Parliament Hill, was a labourer and small-time criminal - a man who had had a religious awakening and seemed to have become mentally unstable.

Evidence supports officer's account of shooting in Ferguson  —  Ferguson, Mo., police officer Darren Wilson shot and killed unarmed teenager Michael Brown after they fought for control of the officer's gun and after Brown moved toward Wilson as they faced off in the street, according to interviews …

Arab suspect from capital's Silwan neighborhood shot by police after attempting to flee scene on foot near light rail stop.  —  A three-month-old girl, identified by her grandfather as Chaya Zissel, was killed and several US citizens and Israelis were wounded Wednesday evening …

Why the Teenage Girls of Europe Are Joining ISIS  —  Because they want the same things that teenage boys want: a strong sense of meaning and purpose  —  Teenage girls are the West's center of gravity: Virtually all of Western pop culture, the key to our soft power, is tailored to the tastes of teenage girls.

CDC shifts into overdrive on Ebola  —  Health officials at the center of nation's Ebola crisis are moving into overdrive to tame widespread public fears about the disease.  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced three new protocols in the three days as it looks …

‘Calibration error’ changes GOP votes to Dem in Illinois county  —  CHICAGO — Early voting in Illinois got off to a rocky start Monday, as votes being cast for Republican candidates were transformed into votes for Democrats.  —  Republican state representative candidate Jim Moynihan went …

Exclusive: DSCC going back up with ads for Alison Lundergan Grimes in Ky.  —  The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee plans to go back on the air in Kentucky after the party has been encouraged by new polls suggesting the race against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is within reach.

Fence jumper reported at White House  —  A man was taken into custody Wednesday after jumping the fence on the North Lawn of the White House — the first such incident since a veteran with a knife was able to scale the fence surrounding the executive mansion and run inside.

Pentagon: ISIS nabs US weapons  —  The Pentagon confirmed Wednesday that Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters took possession of a stray bundle of U.S.-airdropped weapons and other supplies in the Syrian border town of Kobani earlier this week.  —  The U.S. had dropped 28 bundles filled …

Chrissy Teigen cracks wise about Canada shooting: ‘Active shooting in Canada, or as we call it in America, Wednesday’  —  The swimsuit stunner took heat on Twitter after making a joke about gun control in the U.S. after two people were shot dead on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday.

Louie Gohmert: Gays Shouldn't Serve In The Military Because Massages Will Make Them Vulnerable To Terrorism  —  Rep. Louie Gohmert was an in-studio guest on the “Point Of View” radio program yesterday, where he went off on a bizarre tangent about Ancient Greece in trying to make the case …

Why I left  —  Dear Mr. Ferro:  —  I've worked for almost two decades at the Chicago Sun-Times because it had a soul.  —  The home of eight Pulitzer Prizes, this newspaper once set up a tavern to expose graft at City Hall and later listened to a grieving mother who wanted justice …

FBI investigation into S.D.'s EB-5 program is ‘active’  —  A year and a half after state officials first became aware of an FBI investigation into South Dakota's EB-5 program, the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday confirmed that the investigation remains “active.”

BP Oil Spill 'Didn't Ruin The Gulf,' Says Politico Article Written By BP  —  An oil slick sits on the surface of the water a few miles from the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico Saturday, July 17, 2010.  —  CREDIT: AP Photo/Dave Martin