Terminally Ill Woman Brittany Maynard Has Ended Her Own Life  —  Brittany Maynard, who became the public face of the controversial right-to-die movement over the last few weeks, ended her own life Saturday at her home in Portland, Oregon.  She was 29.  —  “Goodbye to all my dear friends and family that I love.

Second Campaign Staffer Accuses GOP Congressional Candidate Carl DeMaio Of Sexual Harassment  —  Justin Harper, a staffer for Carl DeMaio's congressional campaign, works the phones in DeMaio's campaign office on May 28, 2014.  Harper is on the far left.  Less than two months later, Harper says DeMaio sexually harassed him.

AP Exclusive: Ferguson no-fly zone aimed at media  —  1 photo  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government agreed to a police request to restrict more than 37 square miles of airspace surrounding Ferguson, Missouri, for 12 days in August for safety, but audio recordings show …

Pope Francis agitates conservative U.S. Catholics  —  Pope Francis tells an audience that the Big Bang does not contradict the “creative intervention of God”.  He says, “on the contrary, it requires it”.  Rough Cut (no reporter narration).  Newslook  —  A senior American cardinal …

Crist Opens Up 7 Point Lead Over Scott in Florida  —  In the race for Florida Governor, which has been neck and neck for months, a new poll by Zogby Analytics shows former Governor Charlie Crist now leading incumbent Governor Rick Scott 45% to 38%.  Libertarian Adrian Wyllie is polling an impressive 8% and 9% are undecided.

Obama Declares Stay-at-Home Moms Aren't Worth a Hill of Beans; Says It's a Choice 'We Don't Want Americans to Make'  —  Well that just takes the cake.  Sure, Obama's latest shot across the bow in his own “War on Women” is easily deflected by women like my friends and me testifying to the most precious …

Kaci Hickox Vows to Stay Away From Public Places, Apologizes to Her Town  —  Kaci Hickox, the nurse who was quarantined despite testing negative for the Ebola virus after returning home from Sierra Leone, said this morning on Meet the Press that she will stay away from public places in her Maine town …

62p AN HOUR: What women sleeping 16 to a room get paid to make Ed and Harriet's £45 ‘This Is What A Feminist Looks Like’ T-shirts  — Deputy chief executive of the charity Dr Neitzert said they had originally been assured the garments would be produced ethically in the UK

Tom Harkin: Don't Be Fooled Because Joni Ernst Is “Really Attractive,” “Sounds Nice”  —  “I don't care if she's as good looking as Taylor Swift...”  —  Retiring Democratic Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin says that Iowa voters shouldn't be fooled because Joni Ernst is “really attractive” and “sounds nice.”

The Pitiful Whimper of 2014  —  IMAGINE a house ablaze.  Now picture a team of firefighters pulling up to it.  They behold the flames shooting through its roof.  They feel its heat on their faces.  And they get in position to fight it.  —  With squirt guns.

In North Korea, fear takes hold over new foreign threat: Ebola  —  World's toughest measures against the disease have been imposed in a country far from west Africa, and with few tourists  —  Young children sit on the laps of medical staff, watching intently as a briefing describes the dangers of Ebola.

Fanatics sink to a new low: Shocking photograph shows ISIS supporter getting a BABY to kick the severed head of a Syrian soldier  —  A sickening photo has emerged social media showing a toddler kicking the severed head of a dead soldier in Syria.  —  The toddler's father is believed …

Taxpayer Dollars Used For Voter Suppression In Milwaukee  —  Republican Milwaukee County Supervisor Deanna Alexander uses taxpayer dollars to falsely inform her constituents that they need photo ID to vote.  —  Milwaukee County Supervisor Deanna Alexander is a Republican's Republican.