All Scientists Should Be Militant Atheists  —  As a physicist, I do a lot of writing and public speaking about the remarkable nature of our cosmos, primarily because I think science is a key part of our cultural heritage and needs to be shared more broadly.  Sometimes, I refer to the fact …

I wanted you to hear this directly from me:  —  Yes, I should have used two email addresses, one for personal matters and one for my work at the State Department.  Not doing so was a mistake.  I'm sorry about it, and I take full responsibility.  —  It's important for you to know a few key facts.

My Tax Overhaul to Unleash 4% Growth  —  Three income-tax rates: 10%, 25% and 28%, plus a 20% corporate rate and immediate expensing on new investment.

Filibuster Opponents Have Gone Quiet Since Democrats Lost the Senate  —  The shoe is now on the other foot.  —  A large coalition of filibuster opponents has gone silent after Democrats lost the Senate in January, while numerous Democratic senators who were vocal in their criticism …

Police: Man Finds Wife Naked In Bed With Her Dad, Gets Stabbed By Father-In-Law  —  PONTIAC (WWJ) - Police in Oakland County say a man was stabbed by his father-in-law after finding the 47-year-old nude in bed with his wife — the man's own daughter — and the older man is now behind bars.

Why does Germany want so many refugees?  —  German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that Germany will take 800,000 refugees this year and 500,000 annually over the next several years.  Merkel no doubt will receive acclaim for humanitarianism, while nations that balk at taking refugees will be denounced.

Jill's dilemma  —  <p>A month ago, Vice President Joe Biden was sitting in his office in the West Wing, talking to an old friend who'd come to visit.</p><p>"Jill wants me to run," he said.</p><p>Monday in Pittsburgh, when a man in a crowd of steelworkers called out to him to run, Biden called back …

John McAfee announces he's running for President  —  There's yet another candidate jumping into the race for the White House, and he's got his own political party.  —  John McAfee, the antivirus software magnate who fled Belize after police tried to question him for murder …

Are Super PACs Hurting Their Candidates More Than Helping?  —  One subplot of my story yesterday on Scott Walker's troubles is the fact that two of his most trusted advisers can no longer talk to him.  —  Keith Gilkes, who ran Walker's 2010 campaign and 2012 recall effort, and Stephan Thompson …

Carson: It's going to be hard to ignore me  —  Ben Carson has a message for the political class: He's embracing the role of underdog and dismissing those who say he doesn't have staying power to be the Republican presidential nominee.  —  “Everything they've predicted from the very beginning …

Queen Elizabeth II becomes longest-reigning UK monarch  —  Queen Elizabeth II becomes Britain's longest-reigning monarch later when she passes the record set by her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria.  —  She will have reigned for 63 years and seven months - calculated at 23,226 days …

New James Bond gets a live-in girlfriend and ‘outspoken’ gay friend  —  A cast of new characters drags James Bond firmly into 2015  —  For decades he has swaggered through life conquering women, chain smoking and saving the world, untroubled by the sensitivities of the 21st century.

National Geographic magazine shifts to for-profit status with Fox partnership  —  The National Geographic magazine, a nonprofit publication since its founding in 1888, will shift to for-profit status under a new partnership with 21st Century Fox, the entertainment company controlled by the family …

Exclusive — Mulvaney: Boehner Lacks Enough GOP Votes for Re-Election, His Future Depends on Whether Dems Bail Him Out  —  Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), one of the 28 Republicans who publicly supports replacing House Speaker Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) with a Republican alternative …

698K Native-Born Americans Lost Their Job In August: Why This Suddenly Is The Most Important Jobs Chart  —  After the Fed admitted over a year ago that the US unemployment rate (which in 2012 was supposed to be a rate hike “threshold” once it hit 6.5% and is now at 5.1%) …