VIDEO: Edward Snowden living in Moscow with U.S. girlfriend: report  —  The former National Security Agency whistleblower shares a Moscow apartment with Lindsay Mills, says a newly released documentary.  —  At least one person is still sticking by U.S. government whistleblower Edward Snowden: his longtime girlfriend.

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 …

12-Year-Old Boy Scout Killed Stepsister, Himself With Father's Gun: Police  —  A 12-year-old boy in Washington state allegedly fatally shot his stepsister and himself with his father's handgun.  —  Officials in Benton County on Friday ruled the deaths of Ethan, 12, and Kaitlin Austin, 16, a murder-suicide.

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 …

Iowa Poll: Race tightens; Ernst by 1 point  —  Iowa's blitzkrieg U.S. Senate race is now a 1-point contest: Republican Joni Ernst is at 47 percent, and Democrat Bruce Braley is right at her heels at 46 percent with likely voters, a new Iowa Poll shows.  —  As armies of Democratic activists …

Iraq asks for US ground troops as Isil threaten Baghdad  —  Islamic State jihadists move within eight miles of the Iraqi capital, sparking calls for America to return to the country  —  Iraqi officials have issued a desperate plea for America to bring US ground troops back to the embattled country …

SEVEN students charged with sex crimes in horrific hazing among football players at New Jersey high school  — Comes after reports that senior students were ‘sticking their finger in the rectums of freshmen players, and then in their mouths’  —  Seven students have been charged with sex crimes …

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 …

At Florida State, Football Clouds Justice  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The 911 call could not have sounded more urgent: A man was beating a woman holding a baby outside their apartment as she tried to leave.  —  “You just need to get someone out here right away because it is really bad,” …

Ferguson protesters kick off weekend of demonstrations at prosecutor's office  —  With heavy rain falling, hundreds of protesters marched through Clayton, Mo., to the office of prosecutor Bob McCulloch, insisting that he be removed from the investigation and legal proceedings into the Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown.

Gov. Scott Walker defends voter ID law in first debate  —  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker defended his voter ID law Friday night during the first gubernatorial debate with Democratic challenger Mary Burke.  —  Walker said that the voter ID law, which the U.S. Supreme Court just blocked from being enforced …