October 11, 2011: Morning
- UN finds systematic torture of detainees at sites run by Afghanistan's intelligence service and national police.
- Iranian actress sentenced to 90 lashes for appearing in film about Tehran.
- School lockers, "the latest frontier in nesting," carpeted and wallpapered.
- Remnants of a 1953 European motorcycle tour.
- Hendrik Hertzberg visits Wall Street's occupied Zuccotti Park.
- Bloomberg says occupiers can stay in Zuccotti indefinitely.
- The anger is not so much about replacing politicians as it is a complaint about the nature of government and the corrupting influence of money.
- When was the term "great depression" first linked to the 1929 crash?
- Apples-to-apples comparison of what's happened to household income every month since January 2000.
- Stars align—storied teams, plus little to no NBA—for a fantastic men's college basketball season.
- Ex-NBA player who was shot in a club learns to walk again with a doctor and former classmate he saw on TV.
- Anna Clark recounts life of Sammy Wanjiru, champion marathoner who jumped, fell, or was pushed to death.
- Mountain biker in South Africa tackled by a buck.
- Brazilian island overrun with pit vipers very not safe for humans.