Luke Somers, American Hostage, Is Killed During Rescue Attempt in Yemen  —  SANA, Yemen — Two hostages, including an American journalist, who were being held by Al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen were killed during a rescue attempt by United States commandos early Saturday, American officials said.

Rolling Stone's disastrous U-Va. story: A case of real media bias  —  On Slate's DoubleX Gabfest podcast last month, reporter Sabrina Rubin Erdely explained why she had settled on the University of Virginia as the focus for her investigative story on a horrific 2012 gang rape of a freshman named Jackie …

Senate Forecast: Landrieu Headed Toward Historic Defeat In Louisiana Runoff  —  William Thompson of Kansas and Wesley Jones of Washington are former U.S. senators — you get a pass for not recognizing them, they've been dead for more than 80 years.  But if you'll be watching Saturday's Senate …

Hillary Clinton's History as First Lady: Powerful, but Not Always Deft  —  WASHINGTON — As a young lawyer for the Watergate committee in the 1970s, Hillary Rodham caught a ride home one night with her boss, Bernard Nussbaum.  Sitting in the car before going inside, she told him she wanted to introduce him to her boyfriend.

HHS asks GOP: Keep us away from Gruber  —  The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is asking lawmakers not to seat ObamaCare consultant Jonathan Gruber next to Medicare's top official when the two testify on Capitol Hill next week.  —  HHS Assistant Secretary for Legislation Jim Esquea wrote …

Reid indicates Senate might not pass House tax extender bill  —  Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Thursday night that the Senate might not be able to pass the House tax extenders bill before the end of the year.  —  Reid said it was “imperative” for the Senate to pass a government funding bill …

Father left speechless after NYPD tell him they are ‘too busy with Eric Garner protests’ to search for his suicidal son  —  A father was left speechless after police told him they are ‘too busy’ dealing with Eric Garner protests to search for his suicidal son.

Brooklyn Shooting Victim's Mother & Aunt — Rev. Al Sharpton, Don't Crash our Funeral (UPDATE)  —  4:30 PM PT — Reverend Sharpton tells us he has questions about Hertenceia and her motives.  He says, “I do not know that this Aunt has legal standing to speak for the family.”

The New Republic and the Beltway media's race problem  —  There's little doubt that The New Republic's young owner, Chris Hughes, treated its beloved editor, Frank Foer, poorly.  Hughes' new CEO, Guy Vidra, criticized Foer's leadership while sitting right next to him at an all-staff meeting.

World's fattest man Keith Martin dies, aged 44  —  Weight-loss surgery could not save Londoner Keith Martin, 44, who died from pneumonia following a lengthy battle with his weight  —  A Londoner who was officially the fattest man in the world has died.  —  Keith Martin, 44 …

Eric Garner could spark American Spring: Column  —  One death too many can bring a government to its knees.  —  The violent death of Mohamed Bouazizi in Tunisia set off the Arab Spring.  Could the killing of Eric Garner lead to a springtime of police reform - and regulatory reform — in the United States?

Romney Tweets Needed to be Approved by 22 People  —  A new study on the use of Twitter during the 2012 presidential campaign reports that Mitt Romney's digital team “had to go through an extensive vetting process for all of its public communications, meaning that the temporal workflow …

EXCLUSIVE: Rookie NYPD officer who shot Akai Gurley in Brooklyn stairwell was texting union rep as victim lay dying  —  In the six and a half minutes after Peter Liang discharged a single bullet that struck Gurley, 28, he and his partner couldn't be reached, sources told the Daily News.