Reid offers surprise support for Ryan as speaker  —  <p>Harry Reid just gave Paul Ryan an unwelcome endorsement for speaker. </p><p>The Democratic leader offered his surprise backing for Ryan (R-Wis.) to assume the House speakership, saying he hopes Ryan runs and wins the job because he's …

Panicked establishment gets ready for war against Trump  —  Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More  —  This weekend was an inflection point in the Republican presidential race — a moment in which some significant part of the GOP establishment came out of denial and realized Donald Trump might well become their party's nominee.

Jim Webb drops out of Democratic race  —  <p>Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb announced Tuesday that he will drop his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.</p><p> "I fully accept that my views on many issues are not compatible with the power structure and the nominating base of the Democratic Party …

Unexpected Asteroid to Zip Past Earth On Halloween  —  We can expect a totally different kind of trick-or-treater this coming Halloween.  A rather large asteroid—discovered less than three weeks ago—is set to to fly past the Earth at a distance not seen in nearly a decade.

Clinton reclaims NH lead; Trump still up big  —  PPP's new New Hampshire Democratic poll finds that Hillary Clinton's moved back into the lead in the state.  She gets 41% to 33% for Bernie Sanders with Joe Biden at only 11%, Martin O'Malley at 4%, and Lincoln Chafee and Jim Webb each at 2%.

‘Clock kid’ Ahmed Mohamed and his family will move to Qatar … Less than 24 hours after Ahmed Mohamed met President Obama, his family decided it's time to leave America for good.  —  The 14-year-old Texas boy who was arrested for bringing to school a homemade clock that authorities said resembled a bomb will soon be living in Qatar.

Garcetti's South L.A. forum ends abruptly because of Black Lives Matter protesters  —  Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti faced throngs of hostile protesters at a community meeting Monday night as chaos descended on a gathering that had been intended as a forum for him to improve his fraught relationship …

Biden Says He Didn't Oppose Raid That Killed Bin Laden  —  WASHINGTON — Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has still not announced whether he will run for president, but he sought on Tuesday morning to dispel at least one criticism that might dog him on the campaign trail …

Former Louisville recruit about his visit: ‘It was like I was in a strip club’  —  6m - MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL LOUISVILLE CARDINALS

Canada Lurches to the Left  —  Canada's election on Monday was something much bigger than a local Canadian story.  It's another indicator of how Bill Clinton/Tony Blair-style liberalism is veering sharply to the left across the English-speaking world.  Along with the surge of Bernie Sanders …

Protesters in Malmo chant ‘slaughter the Jews’  — Sweden to become first European country to recognize ‘Palestine’ - Israel needs to reshape its relations with Sweden  —  “These are extremely troubling instances of a grotesque but nevertheless very real - and murderous - incitement,” says ambassador to Sweden.

“Wouldn't wish this on anyone:” Bucks forward claims he was racially profiled at jewelry store  —  MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Bucks forward John Henson is claiming he was racially profiled at a jewelry store in Whitefish Bay on Monday, October 19th.  The claim resulted in Whitefish Bay police …

Man shuts down cheating ex with one word text message  —  ORANGE COUNTY, CA - A man found out his ex-fiancée was cheating on him and ended his 5-year long relationship.  He got the last word when she started text messaging him, trying to rekindle their love.

Suspect no longer at IU after attack on Muslim woman  —  The 19-year-old IU sophomore accused of attacking a Muslim woman in Bloomington over the weekend is no longer a student at IU as a result of the incident, according to a university spokesperson.  —  Triceten Bickford, 19 …

Federal ruling protects pot dispensaries that follow state law  —  Congressional action prohibits federal drug enforcers from shutting medical marijuana dispensaries that comply with state law, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled Monday in a potentially precedent-setting case.

State Department objects to email release by Benghazi panel  —  <p>The State Department is objecting to the House Benghazi Committee's plan to release more than 200 documents in connection with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's much-anticipated testimony to the panel Thursday …

S.F. principal delays vote results, saying winners aren't diverse  —  When San Francisco middle school principal Lena Van Haren saw which kids on her campus had been elected to the student council, she was disturbed at the lack of diversity among the winners.  There were no Latino or black candidates chosen for the top four spots.