* Few of the luxuries of business exist in foreign policy, where those who ignore your directives cannot be dismissed. * Comparing the candidates' views on the embassy crises—and how foreign policy differs from business. * Basketball hadn't appeared on the president's official schedule, and so we
* I've rarely been so self-conscious of the limits of my job trying to describe Aleppo. * Only John Kiriakou will be held as part of America's torture policy: for whistle-blowing. * Technology has enabled a couple of loonies to start a mini-war in the Muslim
* On the hunt for the director of Innocence of Muslims: He's not an Israeli Jew; he's a California felon using a pseudonym. * Trailer for the absurd Innocence of Muslims. * This is not simply a matter of "politicizing" tragedy; often, tragedy is political, and it
* Libya attacks were likely premeditated as retaliation for drone strikes—not a spontaneous reaction to a movie. * Protesters storm grounds of U.S. embassy in Yemen. * Income gap is the widest in 40 years: poverty rate at 20-year high, fewer uninsured, rich richer. * Obituary by friend of diplomat Sean
* Considering Romney in evolutionary terms, he's akin to a tribal chieftain—which may not be enough for today's voters. * Researchers discover snakes can have virgin births. * Q&A with the founder of the Ig Nobel prize on books, software, and research on dragging sheep across
* U.S. ambassador to Libya killed in rocket attack while escaping Benghazi consul. * Protests on U.S. missions in Egypt and Libya prompted by Muhammad film, drone strikes. * Israeli director of the $5 million anti-Muhammad film stands by his production. * When we make it harder for high-skilled immigrants
* Romney's tax promises: risk-heavy and detail-free. * Comparing jobs lost and created since the Great Recession—mining, utilities, and hospitality have bounced back the most. * A photo gallery of former video store locations. * Gallery: Closed-down malls and abandoned big-box retail stores. * White terrorism, driven by
* Andy Murray wins his first Grand Slam at the U.S. Open, and makes all the grown male journalists cry. * Bloomberg and Cuomo reach a deal on who will pay for the 9/11 Museum. * London tube map rendered in radio circuit board. * Graphic shows who hasn't yet
* More and more, the FBI is becoming dependent on informants, who aren't subject to the same regulations as agents. * Opinions clash as Shell begins Alaska drilling. * Salman Rushdie on life under fatwa. * Chemist who invented the Pill talks about his new play and how he turned to lit
* Serena Williams wins U.S. Open; men to play final this afternoon. * In case you missed it, the Minnesota Viking's pro-gay marriage letter to a Maryland politician. * Most NFL players support gay marriage, says Ravens linebacker. * Lunch breaks should be mandatory, even if they require "libertarian
