Trump's sorry night on ‘SNL’: An overhyped bummer for us all  —  Donald Trump's highly touted and almost certainly inappropriate hosting gig on NBC's “Saturday Night Live” turned out to be an anemic and halfhearted dud.  —  Once upon a time, not so long ago, there might be a lesson to learn …

Mystery light over ocean was missile test … A mysterious light that streaked across San Diego's night sky Saturday, visible as far away as Reno, was a Trident missile test-fired by the Navy.  —  Navy Strategic Systems Programs conducted the scheduled Trident II (D5) missile test flight …

Fiorina defends not correcting ‘black Muslim’ remark about Obama  —  Carly Fiorina is defending her decision not to correct a man who characterized President Obama as a “black Muslim” at a diner in New Hampshire.  —  Fiorina said it wasn't her job to defend the president, noting that he “isn't on the ballot.”

British extremists linked to jet bomb: London & Birmingham voices heard cheering disaster  —  BRITISH extremists were behind the bombing of a Russian jet over Egypt, intelligence experts believe.  —  GETTY  —  British extremists have been linked to the Russian jet bomb

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

Ben Carson Thinks You're the Crazy One  —  The real reason we should mock Ben Carson's pyramid theory?  Because it reveals a very dim view of humankind.  —  Of all the gifts that Ben Carson has given comedy writers and Twitter wags in the past weeks, it's his stubborn belief …

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 …

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.

Hillary in History  —  IT'S officially one year until the presidential election.  Amazing how time flies, isn't it?  Once again we're watching debates featuring what appears to be the entire supporting cast of “Ben-Hur.”  Once again we're asking ourselves why Iowa always gets to be first.

Carson thanks ‘biased media’ for $3.5M fundraising haul  —  Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson claims his campaign has pulled in $3.5 million in fundraising dollars this week thanks to “biased media” coverage.  —  “We the People have made 10,000 donations each day this week, raising $3.5M this week alone.