The CNN Democratic debate transcript, annotated  —  Five candidates are in Las Vegas for the first Democratic debate: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Martin O'Malley, Jim Webb and Lincoln Chafee.  We are posting the transcript as we get it, with insight from the crew here at The Fix as well as the Fact Checker's Michelle Lee.

8-year-old Westport boy on trial for exuberance  —  BRIDGEPORT — New York woman wants a jury to hold her 8-year-old nephew accountable for his youthful exuberance during his birthday party.  —  Jennifer Connell claims the boy, Sean Tarala of Westport, acted unreasonable when he leaped into her arms …

Fox News Poll: Carson giving Trump a run for his money in GOP race  —  Ben Carson is giving Donald Trump a run for his money, according to the latest Fox News national poll.  —  Support for Carson in the race for the Republican nomination has nearly doubled in the last two months …

Lamar Odom Fighting for His Life ... Found Unconscious at Nevada Brothel (UPDATE)  —  FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE  —  Found Unconscious at Nevada Brothel  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  11:00 PM PT — Lamar is still in a coma and his heart is failing ... our source says he is having serious problems with his kidneys and lungs as well.

Families release shocking video of final moments of sons' lives to help others  —  Warning: Some viewers may find the video disturbing to watch.  —  SUSSEX, England - Two families in England are mourning the deaths of their sons following a fatal ‘mistake.’

Statement of Islamic Emirate concerning withdrawal from central areas of Kunduz city  —  On the 6th of Mizan of the current year, the valiant Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate in Kunduz province launched a well-organized operation on Kunduz city and within a few hours managed to break through enemy defense lines …

Levin Staffer Arrested for Allegedly Beating Lover With Shovel  —  Baltimore City Police arrested an aide to Rep. Sander M. Levin, D-Mich., at around 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 8 for criminal domestic violence charges.  —  Tim Foster, a native of Henderson, Ky., brutally beat his male lover …

Dem infighting erupts on eve of first presidential debate  —  Democrats are battling one another offstage ahead of the party's first 2016 debate, with a prominent lawmaker engaged in a fierce war of words with the party chairman.  —  Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), a vice chairwoman …

Democratic debate: Live updates  —  Welcome to the CNN live blog, where we'll be bringing you all the best moments from the first Democratic debate — on the stage, on social media and behind the scenes.  —  Your host for the evening is CNN political reporter Tal Kopan …

Yoko Ono: I Still Fear John's Killer  —  In a candid, exclusive interview, Yoko Ono tells Tim Teeman about why Mark David Chapman should stay in jail forever, the truth about John Lennon's bisexuality, and the ‘pain’ she shares with Paul McCartney.  —  Outside of the Dakota …

Ethel Kennedy abandoned Bobby Jr. and turned to JFK's gay best friend Lem Billings  —  After Robert F Kennedy was assassinated, Ethel booted her vexatious son Bobby Jr out of their Hickory Hill home..She sent him to boarding schools and entrusted his care to longtime JFK chum Lem Billings..Billings claimed …

The Gorgeous Balance of Emilia Clarke, Sexiest Woman Alive 2015  —  Friendly and fierce.  Kid sister and killer.  Movie star and girl next door.  —  VINCENT PETERS + ESQUIRE  —  Years ago, when I was a grad student, I worked at an ice cream shop in Oxford called George & Davis'.

‘Not-Racists’ FURIOUS That MLK Memorial Will Be Built At ‘Confederate Mount Rushmore’ (SCREENSHOTS)  —  Look, by this point, we know conservatives aren't racist.  With every qualifier, preceding or following every statement we might otherwise interpret as bigoted, and sometimes completely randomly …

A ‘Cancer’ on the Clinton Candidacy  —  <p>Halfway through her long and humbling summer, Hillary Clinton ran into an old friend who wanted to know how she was bearing up under the pressure of near-daily revelations about the use of her private email server during her time in the State Department.

The Day We Met the President The Lodge at Torrey Pines Wedding  —  This was Jeff as we crawled into bed last night: “I definitely didn't wake up this morning thinking THAT was going to happen today!”  —  As I flipped off the light to try to fall asleep (epic fail) my right hand …

Susan Rice Blames Climate Change For Conflict in Syria  —  In her most dramatic speech to date about climate change, National Security Advisor Susan Rice suggests climate change was partially responsible for the conflict in Syria and represents a looming threat to the entire world.