Begging for Impeachment
To improve its standing with voters, the White House tries to drum up some trouble for itself, Joe Klein writes in this week's TIME magazine
The Brief
15 Killed in Gaza Market Strike
An Israeli airstrike on a busy market in Shejaiya reportedly killed at least 15 people and injured 150 others, following a holding of fire in some locations
Ebola: By the Numbers
A new case in Nigeria has ramped up fears of global spread as Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia struggle to contain the deadly virus
Bill Aims To Reform Campus Assault Investigations
The Campus Accountability and Safety Act introduced on Wednesday by eight Senators, including Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, aims to curb on-campus rape and would require an annual survey of students' experiences with sexual assault to be published online
U.S. Economy Bounces Back With 4% Growth
Strong rebounds in consumer spending, exports and business inventories led the U.S. GDP to surge by 4% in the second quarter of 2014, new government figures show, beating analysts' forecasts and compensating for the previous quarter's severe contraction
4 Ways the TSA Can Speed Up Airport Security Lines
The organization that scans your bags and invariably yanks your spouse out of line for a closer look wants to do something about its long wait times, and you could be the solution: It's handing out $15,000 for the best ideas, including a top prize of $5,000
Clinton: Redskins Should Change 'Insensitive' Name
The former Secretary of State and potential 2016 presidential candidate urged the owners of the Washington Redskins to consider changing the team's "insensitive" name, during a TV interview on Tuesday, but didn't immediately offer any alternatives
You Can Now Donate to Wikipedia in Bitcoin
The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit responsible for Wikipedia that depends almost exclusively on user donations to cover its annual budget of roughly $50 million, said it will begin accepting donations of the digital currency Bitcoin
House GOP Unveils Legislation in Push for Female Vote
Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers has been spearheading the effort to introduce the measures for months. For a party that has loathed identity politics, it is an acknowledgment of how powerful female voters have become
Taradise Lost: Tara Reid’s Sharknado Comeback
Tara Reid didn't expect sharks and tornadoes to fuel her comeback, but she's learned better than to predict when opportunity will knock. The 38-year-old is finding fame again with the latest Sharknado film: "The second one is still ridiculous. But this one has a heart"
Water Main Break Floods Sunset Boulevard, UCLA
An estimated eight to 10 million gallons of water spilled from a broken water main onto the University of California-Los Angeles campus and nearby Sunset Boulevard; the university's Pauley Pavilion, where UCLA's basketball teams play, was among the buildings flooded
Obama: 'Not a New Cold War' With Russia
President Barack Obama announced that the U.S. will escalate sanctions on the Russian economy nearly two weeks after the shootdown of a civilian airliner over eastern Ukraine and amid growing violence along that country's border with Russia
