AT&T Helped N.S.A. Spy on an Array of Internet Traffic  —  The National Security Agency's ability to spy on vast quantities of Internet traffic passing through the United States has relied on its extraordinary, decades-long partnership with a single company: the telecom giant AT&T.

Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace  —  SEATTLE — On Monday mornings, fresh recruits line up for an orientation intended to catapult them into Amazon's singular way of working.  —  They are told to forget the “poor habits” they learned at previous jobs, one employee recalled.

Time for Davis to do her job or resign  —  Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis has chosen to prolong her moment in the limelight by defying a federal judge's order to issue marriage licenses to legally qualifed people who apply for them.  —  U.S. District Judge David Bunning kindly …

Missouri police officer brags about spending ‘annual Michael Brown bonus’  —  Patrolman investigated over Facebook post in which he shows off about extra cash made working during protests in Ferguson this week  —  St Louis County police are investigating a Facebook comment …

Who Lost Iraq?  —  Hugh Hewitt has been making news regularly lately.  If you haven't been listening to his radio show, you should.  Tonight I was driving home from work and heard the following exchange between Hugh and Lindsey Graham.  First, this observation: Graham is not my favorite Republican …

Osama bin Laden's son Hamza ‘calls for attacks on the West’  —  Al-Qaeda claim a message calling for attacks on London and other western cities comes from Hamza bin Laden  —  Al-Qaeda has released a message, purportedly from Osama bin Laden's son Hamza, calling for attacks on London and other western cities.

Hillary Clinton Pokes Fun at Email Scandal During Wing Ding Dinner in Iowa  —  Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton poked fun at her use of a private email server during her time as secretary of state while at a dinner in Iowa Friday.  —  “You may have seen that I recently launched …

‘Heritage Act’ cited by Bobby Jindal admin to defend Confederate statues apparently doesn't exist  —  The hope that Gov. Bobby Jindal might invoke a state “Heritage Act” to keep the four controversial public monuments in New Orleans in place may be a lost cause.

U.S. court throws out Arizona sheriff's immigration policy challenge  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday threw out a lawsuit brought by an Arizona sheriff who argued that President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration were unconstitutional.

Church Builds Gun Range, Launches Range Ministry ‘In The Name Of Jesus Christ’  —  Rocky Mount United Methodist Church decided what to do with the gully behind their church-they built a gun range and launched a gun range ministry “in the name of Jesus Christ.”  —  Rocky Mount United Methodist is located in Jemison, Alabama.

The Closing of the Canadian Mind  —  THE prime minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, has called an election for Oct. 19, but he doesn't want anyone to talk about it.  —  He has chosen not to participate in the traditional series of debates on national television, confronting his opponents in quieter …