Turnout fears mount for Dems  —  The Democratic Party's worst fears about the midterm election look to be coming true.  —  Polling in recent weeks suggests turnout on Election Day could be very low, even by the standards of recent midterms.  That's bad news for Democrats because core groups …

U.S.-led air war in Syria is off to a difficult start, with moderate rebels disenchanted  —  REYHANLI, Turkey — The U.S.-led air war in Syria has gotten off to a rocky start, with even the Syrian rebel groups closest to the United States turning against it, U.S. ally Turkey refusing to contribute …

Please Tell Me More About How It Was Obama Who Failed To Close Gitmo  —  Senator Pat Roberts proves what I've said all along: Congress failed, not Obama.  —  For six years I've listened to people on all sides of the debate complain because 'Obama failed to shut down Guantanamo" and for six years I've said it was Congress, not Obama.

Wendy Davis is running one of the nastiest campaign ads you will ever see  —  Wendy Davis is almost certainly not going to be the next governor of Texas.  Apparently, though, she's willing to try just about anything to alter that reality.  —  Witness her new ad that begins with this visual.

NRSC hikes TV ad buys in 6 states  —  The National Republican Senatorial Committee's independent expenditure arm is in the process of increasing its television reservations by at least $7.4 million for the final three weeks before Election Day, a source familiar with the group's plans told POLITICO Friday night.

Officials Admit a ‘Defeat’ by Ebola in Sierra Leone  —  FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Acknowledging a major “defeat” in the fight against Ebola, international health officials battling the epidemic in Sierra Leone approved plans on Friday to help families tend to patients at home …

Maneuvering Persists After Courts Block New Voter Conditions  —  Officials in Wisconsin and Texas sought ways to preserve their contested new voter identification requirements on Friday as civil rights groups celebrated two victories against laws they said would suppress minority voting.

Burke ad features woman once charged with domestic abuse  —  Why would Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke choose someone once charged with domestic abuse to star in her latest campaign ad?  —  Featured in Burke's 15-second abortion spot is Erin Forrest, a Democrat active in the party.

By The Denver Post Editorial Board  —  (Kathryn Scott Osler, Denver Post file)  —  Congress is hardly functioning these days.  It can't pass legislation that is controversial and it often can't even pass legislation on which there is broad agreement.  Its reputation is abysmal …

Detroit Sgt. Suspended After Found To Be Wearing Murder Victim's Expensive Watch  —  A Detroit police homicide sergeant was found to be wearing a murder victim's expensive watch.  Now, Sgt. Alex Vinson has been suspended.  —  Detroit Police Chief James Craig confirmed that several months ago …

Despite ObamaCare, US Health System Still a Complete Mess  —  Having a baby is stressful enough, but add in the byzantine labyrinth of American medical insurers and you have a nightmare scenario straight out of Kafka.  —  I am a pretty healthy person and, until recently …

Hackers Access At Least 100,000 Snapchat Photos And Prepare To Leak Them, Including Underage Nude Pictures  —  A giant database of intercepted Snapchat photos and videos has been released by hackers who have been collecting the files for years.  Shocked users of the notorious chat forum 4chan …

Kansas A.G. Derek Schmidt seeks to block same-sex marriage licenses after first couple wed in in Johnson County  —  Republican Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt went to court Friday to block Johnson County from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Bride-to-be 'becomes pregnant after having sex with dwarf stripper on hen night... and husband only realises when she gives birth'  —  A bride-to-be became pregnant after having sex with a dwarf stripper on her hen night, it has been claimed.  —  The woman had to confess to cheating …

Why So Many Pakistanis Hate Their Nobel Peace Prize Winner  —  While official reaction was overwhelmingly positive, on Facebook and especially Twitter, Pakistan's middle class dredges up old conspiracy theories.  —  After Pakistani Malala Yousufzai and Indian child advocate Kailash Satyarthi jointly won …

Police sorry for telling wrong family of death  —  1 photo  —  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska couple knocked on the door of their son's long-time girlfriend Thursday, intending to inform her that he'd been killed in a car accident.  —  Karen and Jay Priest instead were stunned when the son …