* America's missile shield appears doomed. * The world is under-reacting to Ebola—WHO says it will take a "massive" response to stop the crisis within nine months. * Eating junk food creates fewer greenhouse gases than a healthy diet—but removing meat is best of all. * Louisiana&
New clothes, AP classes, middle-aged angst. A New York City mom reflects on being pulverized by the first day of school.
* The production values of ISIS beheading videos—good cameras, lapel mics—underscore the group's carefully crafted message. * A group of young women recruit for ISIS on Twitter, posting about marrying jihadis and raising more. * A new Ebola vaccine shows a 100% success rate in monkey trials—researchers will
* Despite talks about a peace plan, fighting continues between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russia rebels. * Former Virginia governor and wife convicted on 11 counts of bribery, conspiracy, and extortion. * Islands around the Caribbean seek to end the jury system, often because enough good jurors can't be found. * Boy
All the magic of the Mojave Desert, or the Amazon rainforest, can be found in the salt marshes of New Jersey.
* In a video address, ISIS threatens Putin and Russia with war in the North Caucasus. * Abbas reportedly told Netanyahu he'd cede control of the West Bank to Israel if current border talks fail. * Whites support tougher criminal laws at least partly because they overestimate black and Hispanic crime
The rear ends of black women appear to be pop culture’s current favorite commodity. But Nicki Minaj’s new video is anything but so simple.
* On the senselessness of ISIS executions. * Meant to mark the end of combat in Afghanistan, NATO's summit has new relevance in the midst of Russian aggression. * The Ebola outbreak has infected more than 3,000. * A Columbia student will carry around her dorm mattress until her rapist leaves
Copper deer, bears with cabinet legs, and other absurdities to be found in the future wild.
* Before Labor Day was all beach selfies and the death of white jeans, it was about the social advancement of common people. * Chinese government creates full-court anti-Japan press, going so far as to create angry national holidays. * Employing history of early Islam and the original caliphs, Islamic State
