Boehner's likely successor credits Benghazi committee for lowering Hillary Clinton's poll numbers  —  Sean Hannity was pushing hard, asking House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy to name some promises his Republicans had actually delivered on.  He scoffed when McCarthy said the party …

Guest gets bill after not showing up to wedding  —  Wedding guests billed for missed meals  —  GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - It was a couple weeks ago, Jessica Baker was getting ready to go to a wedding with her husband when she got a call from her mom.  —  “She called at the last minute …

Pope Francis Met With Kim Davis, Kentucky County Clerk, in Washington  —  ROME — Pope Francis met privately in Washington last week with Kim Davis, the county clerk in Kentucky who defied a court order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, adding a new element to an American tour …

Poll: Donald Trump still on top as outsiders Fiorina, Carson rise  —  WASHINGTON — Billionaire businessman Donald Trump has strengthened his lead at the top of the USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll while two other outsider candidates, Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina, have gained ground over rivals with electoral experience.

Russians tell US to remove warplanes from Syria, senior official says  —  EXCLUSIVE: Russian officials have demanded that American warplanes exit Syrian airspace immediately, a senior U.S. official told Fox News early Wendesday.  —  The official told Fox News that Russian diplomats sent …

Car-Lying: Carly Fiorina Lies Like a Boss  —  The surging GOP presidential contender's meaningless specifics are a marketing ploy, not a policy.  —  The Central Intelligence Agency has some tips for spotting liars.  Unfortunately, most of them also sound like stage directions for a GOP primary candidate: “Failing to answer.”

Lawmaker: Trey Gowdy to leave the House after 2016  —  Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More  —  Rep. John Fleming, R-La., said Wednesday morning that Tea Party favorite Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., won't run for a fourth term, and instead plans to retire at the end of the current Congress to return to his home state.

Everyone you know will be able to rate you on the terrifying ‘Yelp for people’ — whether you want them to or not  —  You can already rate restaurants, hotels, movies, college classes, government agencies and bowel movements online.  —  So the most surprising thing about Peeple …

Restaurant Refuses Service To Soldier For Carrying Firearm  —  Over the weekend, a soldier with the National Guard was told to leave his gun outside of the Nicholasville Waffle House or he wouldn't be served.  The situation is now getting national attention.

CNBC Republican Debate Criteria  —  Candidate criteria for the October 28, 2015 CNBC Republican Debate is as follows:

Kelly Renee Gissendaner executed by lethal injection  —  JACKSON, GA (WXIA) — Kelly Renee Gissendaner, the only woman on Georgia's death row, was executed at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson early Wednesday.  She was the first woman to be executed in the state in the past 70 years.

Last Slide  —  Rep. Jud McMillin, a rising star in the state's Republican Party, abruptly resigned Tuesday.  —  The Indianapolis Star has learned that the surprise resignation came after a sexually explicit video was sent via text message from McMillin's cell phone.

Blake Lively Is Shuttering Preserve—Why She's Taking the News Public and What's Next  —  Let it be known: For all of the inevitable snark that follows her every move, Blake Lively—yes, she of the should-be-insured-if-it's-not- already golden mane, enviable physique, and increasingly serious acting roles …

Democrat pushes ObamaCare coverage for all immigrants  —  Congress's most vocal immigration reformer introduced legislation Wednesday that would extend ObamaCare to the millions of people who are in the country illegally.  —  Rep. Luis Gutiérrez said his bill serves both a moral and economic purpose.