The Supremes Take On the Toxic Avenger
Carol Anne Bond was convicted of trying to poison her husband's lover. Now she's a symbol of government overreach
In Focus
Capitol Punishment
Washington, D.C. House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi wasn’t happy on the eve of the government shutdown on September 30. An estimated 800,000 federal workers were furloughed on October 1, President Obama cancelled a trip to Malaysia and the Philippines, and experts are predicting the U.S economy will take a significant hit. The deadlock came when House Republicans refused to approve funding for the federal government unless enactment of Affordable Care Act was delayed. The political cost seems to be high for everyone involved. According to a Washington Post-ABC News poll, disapproval rates for the president and both political parties are high, though Congressional Republicans are the least popular. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
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Periscope
Famine, junk food, weight gain, shisha smoking, and trouble with the in-laws in Syria's war-torn capital
RT: @Twitter: "We're Rich." #IPO
Here's who makes out when the 140-character social network goes public
What They Don't Teach You at Oxford
Stephen Hawking's five easy steps for making yourself a genius
Horizons
Why courteous driving is bad, and other surprising traffic truths
Downtime
A new exhibit of Velázquez's late paintings shows why he is Spain's premier Golden Age artist
Boxer Rebellion
A new generation of architects makes affordable buildings with cardboard boxes and trash
Tattoos Are Dishonorably Discharged
After a brief infatuation, the U.S. Army cracks down on body art
Curb Your Dog Sales
More than two dozen U.S. municipalities have banned the sale of dogs in pet stores because of brutal puppy mills. Is this progress or animal rights gone rabid?