We Live In a World Gone Mad, Yale Edition  —  The Daily Mail recounts one of the strangest controversies we've seen in a while.  It relates to offensive Halloween costumes at Yale.  Or rather, the potential for offensive Halloween costumes.  —  The story starts with the wife of Nicholas Christakis …

Ben Carson's house: an homage to himself - in pictures  —  The decor at Ben Carson's home in Maryland shows that Donald Trump may not have the biggest ego among the Republican candidates.  On display are awards, certificates, medals, and a painting of himself with Jesus

Woman Smashes Muslim In The Face With Beer Mug In Applebee's For Not Speaking English  —  A Minnesota woman is charged with assault for allegedly smashing a beer mug across another patron's face at a local Applebee's because the victim wasn't speaking English.

Hillary Clinton proposes loosening restrictions on marijuana  —  41 photos:  —  History of marijuana in America  —  Public perceptions about pot have come a long way, from the dire warnings of “Reefer Madness” to growing acceptance of medical marijuana and the legalization of recreational use.

New Rubio credit-card data show less spending  —  Marco Rubio must have something to hide.  There was a reason the presidential candidate wasn't letting people see his long-secret Republican Party of Florida American Express bills.  He spent too lavishly and frivolously, and used his party card for personal business.

Secret military operations to divert LAX planes for a week  —  Mysterious maneuvers over the Pacific are forcing a change in Los Angeles International Airport landings late at night, meaning noise for thousands of people in the flight path.  —  Instead of landing from the east over Inglewood …

Candidates Stick to Script, if Not the Truth, in 2016 Race  —  “I only tell true stories,” Carly Fiorina assured employees during one of her first speeches as the chief executive of Hewlett-Packard in 2000.  —  But the stirring story that Mrs. Fiorina, now a Republican candidate for president …

How far is too far?  Controversial Alabama-LSU sign decried on social media  —  It's our understanding that the banner was hung at an off-campus apartment complex and it has been removed.  —  This message was issued to UA students by UA Vice President of Student Affairs Dr. David Grady:

Murphy Slams Pro-Cruz Ad Over Sandy Hook Reference  —  aradelat@ctmirror.org … WASHINGTON — Sen Chris Murphy said a third-party ad supporting Sen. Ted Cruz's White House bid “makes me want to throw up” because it said the GOP presidential candidate “stopped Obama's push for gun control laws” in the wake of the Sandy Hook shootings.

As U.S. Escalates Air War on ISIS, Allies Slip Away  —  AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar — As the United States prepares to intensify airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria, the Arab allies who with great fanfare sent warplanes on the initial missions there a year ago have largely vanished from the campaign.

Carson's Westmoreland story doesn't match records  —  Carlisle, Pa. — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson's published account of having dinner with a top commander in the Vietnam War after marching in a Memorial Day parade in 1969 as a high school ROTC cadet in Detroit does not match historical records.