NSA Spying Relies on AT&T's ‘Extreme Willingness to Help’  —  by Julia Angwin and Jeff Larson, ProPublica; Charlie Savage and James Risen, The New York Times; and Henrik Moltke and Laura Poitras, special to ProPublica

Time for Davis to do her job or resign  —  Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis has chosen to prolong her moment in the limelight by defying a federal judge's order to issue marriage licenses to legally qualifed people who apply for them.  —  U.S. District Judge David Bunning kindly …

Missouri police officer brags about spending ‘annual Michael Brown bonus’  —  Patrolman investigated over Facebook post in which he shows off about extra cash made working during protests in Ferguson this week  —  St Louis County police are investigating a Facebook comment …

Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace  —  SEATTLE — On Monday mornings, fresh recruits line up for an orientation intended to catapult them into Amazon's singular way of working.  —  They are told to forget the “poor habits” they learned at previous jobs, one employee recalled.

Who Lost Iraq?  —  Hugh Hewitt has been making news regularly lately.  If you haven't been listening to his radio show, you should.  Tonight I was driving home from work and heard the following exchange between Hugh and Lindsey Graham.  First, this observation: Graham is not my favorite Republican …

Hillary Clinton Pokes Fun at Email Scandal During Wing Ding Dinner in Iowa  —  Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton poked fun at her use of a private email server during her time as secretary of state while at a dinner in Iowa Friday.  —  “You may have seen that I recently launched …

‘Heritage Act’ cited by Bobby Jindal admin to defend Confederate statues apparently doesn't exist  —  The hope that Gov. Bobby Jindal might invoke a state “Heritage Act” to keep the four controversial public monuments in New Orleans in place may be a lost cause.

U.S. court throws out Arizona sheriff's immigration policy challenge  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday threw out a lawsuit brought by an Arizona sheriff who argued that President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration were unconstitutional.

Osama bin Laden's son Hamza ‘calls for attacks on the West’  —  Al-Qaeda claim a message calling for attacks on London and other western cities comes from Hamza bin Laden  —  Al-Qaeda has released a message, purportedly from Osama bin Laden's son Hamza, calling for attacks on London and other western cities.

Church Builds Gun Range, Launches Range Ministry ‘In The Name Of Jesus Christ’  —  Rocky Mount United Methodist Church decided what to do with the gully behind their church-they built a gun range and launched a gun range ministry “in the name of Jesus Christ.”  —  Rocky Mount United Methodist is located in Jemison, Alabama.

The Closing of the Canadian Mind  —  THE prime minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, has called an election for Oct. 19, but he doesn't want anyone to talk about it.  —  He has chosen not to participate in the traditional series of debates on national television, confronting his opponents in quieter …