NBC/WSJ Poll: Trump and Carson Lead GOP; Clinton Loses Ground  —  Donald Trump and Ben Carson are running neck and neck in the national Republican presidential horserace, while Carly Fiorina is now tied for third place with Marco Rubio, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.

Third GOP debate sets off wave of anxiety  —  <p>The uncertain terms of the next Republican debate are setting off a wave of anxiety among middle and bottom tier campaigns, with several lashing out at the Republican National Committee for failing to provide clarity on how many candidates …

Graham fears post-Boehner ‘meltdown’  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is warning Republicans to act wisely following the impending departure of Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), which he fears could lead to a party “meltdown” in 2016.  —  “It's a fresh start, and what's the goal here?

Fiorina's falsehoods  —  “ONE OF the benefits of a presidential campaign is the character and capability, judgment and temperament of every single one of us is revealed over time and and under pressure.”  Since presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina made that comment at the start of the second Republican debate …

Why the Pope is wrong about climate  —  A close look at Francis's major encyclical finds some awfully strange views, even for people who care about the environment.  —  Pope Francis is now the world's most influential climate activist, but he didn't utter the word “climate” in his recent speech to Congress.

Man starts gas station blaze trying to kill spider with lighter  —  CENTER LINE - A man tried to kill a spider at a gas station using a lighter causing a dangerous fire.  —  Using a lighter to kill the bug, he started a blaze that quickly engulfed the gas pump.

Stop Googling.  Let's Talk.  —  COLLEGE students tell me they know how to look someone in the eye and type on their phones at the same time, their split attention undetected.  They say it's a skill they mastered in middle school when they wanted to text in class without getting caught.

Trump to release tax reform proposal on Monday  —  Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump will release a policy proposal outlining his ideas on tax reform on Monday.  —  Trump will announce the proposed reforms at a press conference at Trump Tower in New York City.

Not Good: The Doomsday Seed Vault Was Tapped Due To The Syrian Civil War  —  In the arctic, there is a vault 500 feet into a mountain that house hundreds of thousands of seeds in case of a catastrophic human event, or natural disaster, which threatens the biodiversity of the planet.

Francis, the Perfect 19th-Century Pope  —  Washington — AFTER attending a canonization Mass at Catholic University with the pope who rails against the excesses of capitalism, I walked off campus to a festival of capitalism.  —  Vendors were hawking pope bracelets, buttons and T-shirts.