CBS/NYT Poll: Ben Carson edges out Donald Trump  —  Ben Carson has surpassed Donald Trump and now narrowly leads the Republican field in the race for the nomination in the latest national CBS News/New York Times Poll.  —  Twenty-six percent of Republican primary voters back Carson, giving him a four-point edge over Trump (22 percent).

Paul Ryan blasts Boehner over budget deal  —  <p>Rep. Paul Ryan on Tuesday blasted Speaker John Boehner, Senate leadership and the White House for the secretive process they used to negotiate a two-year budget and debt ceiling agreement that appears poised to pass Congress this week. </p><p>"I …

Student Arrested Says She Was Standing Up for Classmate  —  Niya Kenny was arrested at Spring Valley High School following the altercation between her classmate and School Resource Officer Ben Fields.  —  CONNECT  —  Columbia, SC (WLTX) - Niya Kenny, 18, is speaking out after she was taken …

FBI warns of possible “Halloween Revolt” by anarchists  —  The FBI has issued an alert to law enforcement about a possible “Halloween Revolt” by a dangerous anarchist group, an official has confirmed to CBS News.  —  Federal officials issued a bulletin to local police departments …

Pentagon chief unveils new plan for ISIS fight  —  Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Tuesday described new ways the U.S. military plans to increase pressure on the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) after months of criticism that the administration is not doing enough to defeat the terrorist group.

Hillary Clinton Takes Jab at Bernie Sanders's ‘Shouting’ Remark  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton has seized on remarks Senator Bernie Sanders made in the first Democratic debate that “all the shouting in the world” would not keep guns out of the wrong hands, suggesting that Mr. Sanders used those words because of Mrs. Clinton's gender.

Political Lies About Police Brutality  —  Video recordings of police officers battering or even murdering unarmed black citizens have validated longstanding complaints by African-Americans and changed the way the country views the issue of police brutality.  Police officers who might once …

Exclusive: Feds Investigate Hobby Lobby Boss for Illicit Artifacts  —  One of America's most famously Christian businesses is amassing a vast collection of Biblical antiquities.  The problem is some of them may have been looted from the Middle East.  —  In 2011, a shipment of somewhere between 200 …

Planned Parenthood TX Doc: Harvesting Intact Fetal Heads “Will Give Me Something to Strive For”  —  #PPSellsBabyParts PLANNED PARENTHOOD TX DOC: HARVESTING INTACT FETAL HEADS “WILL GIVE ME SOMETHING TO STRIVE FOR”  —  Dr. Amna Dermish, Planned Parenthood Late-Term Abortion Doctor in Austin …

Jeb Bush: My Plan to Preserve, Protect and Reform Medicare and Social Security  —  As a great, prosperous and compassionate nation, we must ensure access to health care and retirement income security for our seniors.  But we must also face the fact that changes are needed to preserve and protect these programs for future generations.

Vigilante justice: Father ties up the 50-year-old pervert who stalked and harassed his teenage daughter to a lamp post  —  Passers-by were shocked by the sight of a man being tied to a pole in the middle of a busy street in the city of Ningbo, eastern China.

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 …

Texts from Hillary and 4 other DIY Hillary Clinton costumes for Halloween  —  What's in Hillary's closet?  A lifetime of looks.  —  From her simple beginnings in Park Ridge, Illinois, to her statement-making years as secretary of state, Hillary has always showcased her signature style.

Ted Cruz's plan to pick off the competition  —  <p>GLENWOOD, IOWA — It was a rainy morning when Ted Cruz arrived for the first of five stops on his Iowa schedule.  He could barely squeeze in the door.  So many people were stuffed in the three-room coffee shop that some opted to stand outside …