Video shows confrontation between Spring Valley student and school resource officer  —  Spring Valley High School officials and Richland County sheriff's deputies are investigating after a video supposedly taken at the high school shows a confrontation between a female student and the school's resource officer.

Conservatives already trashing new budget deal  —  <p>The ink isn't even dry on a tentative two-year budget agreement, but conservatives in Congress are already pouncing. </p><p>GOP leaders from both ends of the Capitol met privately with their rank-and-file Monday evening to outline …

Prized Horse Is Led Out of Stall and Butchered in Florida  —  Just before 7 a.m. Sunday, Deborah H. Stephens, a renowned American equestrian, arrived at her horse barn in Palmetto, Fla., to check on some paperwork and prepare for the day's lessons.  —  Suddenly, one of the barn workers appeared …

Decatur City Schools addresses teacher's controversial Halloween costume  —  DECATUR, Ala. - A representative from Decatur City Schools called a news conference Monday morning in reference to a controversial picture on social media.  During the conference, Superintendent Ed Nichols read a letter of apology from the teacher involved.

Jeb: Brother's response to 9/11 was ‘awe-inspiring’  —  Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush says his brother George W. Bush responded in an “awe-inspiring” way to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and suggests he would learn from his sibling's leadership if he wins the presidency.

Poll: Carson opens up 14-point lead over Trump in Iowa  —  Ben Carson has overtaken Donald Trump in Iowa, surging to a 14-point lead, according to a new poll.  —  A Monmouth University survey released on Monday found Carson taking 32 percent support in Iowa, followed by Trump at 18 percent.

Hillary Clinton Is Smearing Bernie Sanders as a Sexist  —  It's ridiculous.  Bernie's record as a feminist is as good as Hillary's.  —  Hillary Clinton has found a new wedge issue against Sen. Bernie Sanders.  The topic is gun control, but the angle is gender.

Trump unleashes criticism of US foreign policy in N.H.  —  ATKINSON, NH - Businessman Donald Trump told a packed room the United States should not challenge countries that require women to wear burkas as he unleashed a full-throttle criticism of America's current foreign policy.

The House science committee is worse than the Benghazi committee  —  Last Thursday, the nation watched with a mix of amusement and horror as the House Benghazi committee spent 11 hours grilling Hillary Clinton on a bizarre farrago of issues, many of which bore only tangential connection to the Benghazi attack.

Melissa Harris-Perry Scolds Guest to Be ‘Super Careful’ About Saying ‘Hard Worker’ Because Of Slavery  —  MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry derailed a conversation about potential Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) Saturday to admonish a guest for calling him a “hard worker,” …

What Americans blame most for mass shootings (Hint: it's not gun laws)  —  As Democrats look to make gun violence a core issue in the 2016 presidential campaign, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds wide agreement that gun violence is a problem but bitter and stark division on whether …

Troops who sought strike thought Taliban had hospital  —  4 photos  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army Green Berets who requested the Oct. 3 airstrike on the Doctors without Borders trauma center in Afghanistan were aware it was a functioning hospital but believed it was under Taliban control, The Associated Press has learned.

Brave Portland Woman Breaks Up Planned Parenthood Protest by Chanting “Yeast Infections!”  —  During her shift at Portland, Oregon's Purringtons Cat Lounge on Sunday, Mary Numair looked out the street-facing windows and saw a woman carrying a sign that read “Abortion Kills Children.”

Processed meats rank alongside smoking as cancer causes - WHO  —  UN health body says bacon, sausages and ham are among top five most carcinogenic substances along with cigarettes, alcohol, asbestos and arsenic  —  Bacon, ham and sausages rank alongside cigarettes as a major cause of cancer …

U.S. destroyer to pass islands in South China Sea within 24 hours  —  Washington (CNN)The U.S. Navy plans to send a destroyer within 12 miles of China's man-made islands in the South China Sea within the next 24 hours, a U.S. defense official confirmed to CNN.

NBA's Glen Rice Jr. — Shot In Leg ... In Gunfight At T.I.'s Restaurant  —  SHOT IN LEG  —  In Gunfight At T.I.'s Restaurant  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  The man who was shot in the leg at T.I.'s Atlanta restaurant is former NBA player Glen Rice Jr. — son of Glen Rice.

2016 Marketplace Affordability Snapshot … The next Open Enrollment period for the Health Insurance Marketplace begins on November 1, 2015 for coverage starting on January 1, 2016.  According to an HHS analysis, about 8 out of 10 returning consumers will be able to buy a plan with premiums less …