Political Correctness Is Back  —  The kerfuffle over Bill Maher's invitation to speak at UC Berkeley brings me back to my college days.  And not in a good way.  —  In the late 1980s and early 1990s, campus life featured a depressing sequence of actions and reactions by the right and left on the subject of race.

Democrats fear Iowa slipping away  —  DES MOINES, Iowa —Democrats' hopes of keeping the Senate may well rest on the outcome of the race in this state on Tuesday.  But party faithful here are increasingly anxious that victory is slipping away, with some Democrats openly saying …

Races I'll Be Watching On Election Night  —  Senate polls in individual states have moved around...but the Meta-Margin and the average seat count have stayed stable.  Nonetheless, the crystal ball is cloudy.  Why is that?  The Midterm Polling Curse.  Spoooooky!

There's Only One Thing at Stake in the Senate Race  —  But it's a pretty big thing.  —  Shares  —  There are lots of people telling you what the race for control of the Senate is about.  Maybe it's about Republicans turning the Senate into a temple of bipartisan governance.

Democrats Count on Edge With Women to Limit Election Losses  —  WASHINGTON — Democrats are nervously counting on an enduring edge among female voters in most states to prevent a Republican rout in Tuesday's elections.  Yet so great is the uncertainty that even before the returns are in …

Boko Haram Leader: All Kidnapped Girls Now Married Off  —  MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — With a malevolent laugh, the leader of Nigeria's Islamic extremists tells the world that more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls have all been converted to Islam and married off, dashing hopes for their freedom.

Grimes Sues McConnell Over ‘Despicable’ Voter Mailers  —  The campaign of Kentucky Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes has filed a lawsuit to stop Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell's campaign from distributing a mailer that it says amounts to illegal voter intimidation tactics.

The Party of Nonvoters  —  Younger, More Racially Diverse, More Financially Strapped  —  With just four days before the midterm elections, the spotlight understandably is focused on the estimated 40% of voting age adults who are expected to show up at the polls next Tuesday.

Daylight saving time: Is it worth it?  —  Christian Science Monitor 1 hr ago  —  It's that time of year again.  Time to “fall back” an hour as we go around the house changing the clocks on the features of modern life - appliances and such like.  The really modern stuff - computers …

Veteran to be released from Mexican jail  —  TIJUANA — A Mexican federal district judge in Tijuana on Friday ordered the immediate release of a U.S. Marine veteran behind bars in Baja California on federal weapons charges.  —  Andrew Tahmooressi was on trial for crossing the border …

Walmart Wants You to ‘Shock Your Friends with This Islamic Costume’  —  “Fat girl costumes” are not the only problematic products Walmart is pushing this Halloween.  Qasim Rashid, as spokesperson for Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA has discovered the “Mens Pashtun Papa Costume,” …