How Gary Hart's Downfall Forever Changed American Politics (NYT) -- This is a very interesting article.

Seattle city attorney requests public pot smoking tickets to be dismissed | more

Fraternity date-rape drugs females based on their "hotness" -- "Police said the drugs were administered on the basis of color-coded hand stamps. The three women ( Read more... )

George Zimmerman accused of threatening to kill a man during road rage incident

Top Colleges That Enroll Rich, Middle Class and Poor -- I knew my alma mater would be featured in this article, just by the title alone.

Sophisticated Neanderthals may have made abstract art

Why Not Having Kids Makes Some People Crazy

Australian Man Awakes from Coma ( Read more... )

The racial divide is on display in Missouri

How whites feel about Ferguson

Seven Arrested and One Shot After Protesters Defy Ferguson Curfew -- The curfew has since been lifted, with the arrival of the National Guard.

What will it take to restore calm and justice in the Ferguson community?

Other stuff:

Young Men Think It's OK to "Coerce" ( Read more... )

I've been monitoring other situations & conditions, but mainly this is the news story of the moment.

Missouri Gov. Nixon Declares State of Emergency, Issues Curfew in Ferguson -- I don't expect any real news about this for another half hour. That said, I think this was a wrong-headed move which will only bring about further unrest.

Ferguson ( Read more... )

'We Need to Have Everybody Tone It Down': Ferguson Police Rethinking Tactics | Unbelievable Ferguson police: They're a cross between Bull Connor, the iconic racist police chief of the segregation era, and the Keystone Cops

Steve King: Racial Profiling Not an Issue in Ferguson as Protestors Are of the Same "Continental Origin"

Utah woman ( Read more... )

Anonymous tweets the name of the officer in Ferguson who shot unarmed teenFour days of protests probably could have been shortened or even avoided if the city had reacted the way New York did after Eric Gardner's death at the hands of the police. Trying to hide the identity of the officer only inflamed an already incendiary situation ( Read more... )

Mike Brown death, Ferguson riots raise questions about police immunity | Protesters use hands-up gesture defiantly after Michael Brown shooting

NYPD urged to step up body-worn camera pilot after chokehold death

Opting Not to Give Ebola Drug to African Doctor (NYT)

Steubenville rapist is back on the football team

Stop Blaming Christy Mack: Porn ( Read more... )

Riot erupts near St. Louis over police shooting of teen | more -- The FBI has launched a parallel investigation.

Amid pressure, New York releases half of Common Core test questions

Study: More coffee may prevent your ears from ringing

Babylon 5 reboot likely to become big-budget film: Original series creator will pen the script, possibly finance ( Read more... )

Theodore Wafer guilty of 2nd-degree murder, manslaughter in porch shooting

Daughter hopes arrested Tulsa police officers will 'rot in prison' for fatal shooting of boyfriend | Police report: Tulsa officer fatally shoots daughter's boyfriend -- Yep. I was not surprised to find that the new boyfriend was not entirely without color. Call me cynical ( Read more... )

US President Obama calls for death penalty review

Son accused of killing parents with samurai sword

Taxi driver convicted of raping female passenger, but jury acquits him of top count -- "Some members of the panel, which deliberated for over a day, tended to buy Singh's account that the back-seat sex was consensual."

High school student accused ( Read more... )