JK Rowling's Halloween Harry Potter Story: Dolores Umbridge Is Half Muggle, Based On Real Person
In J.K. Rowling's Halloween story about Dolores Umbridge, readers learn the sickeningly girlish headmaster wasn't only a Half-Blood but also based on a real person.
Kansas Airport Crash: 4 Dead, More Missing After Wichita Plane Loses Power
Officials were trying to account for people inside a building at Wichita's Mid-Continent Airport Thursday after it was struck by a small plane that lost power.
NYC Halloween Parties 2014: Five Cheap Places To Celebrate
New York City clubs will come alive with zombies and ghosts on Halloween, and partying with them doesn't have to be expensive.
US Ebola Outbreak: Louisiana Asks Ebola Doctors Not To Come To New Orleans Conference
Are you a health care worker who has been to West Africa or treated Ebola patients in the past 21 days? Louisiana says stay away.
Washington School Shooting Update: Voters Support Gun Control After Marysville-Pilchuck Deaths
More than half of state voters said they will vote yes next week on a measure that would mandate criminal background checks for firearms sold online or at gun shows.
Netanyahu 'Chicken' Insult: White House Disapproves Of Anonymous Comment, Defends US-Israel Relations
White House does damage control over a slur used by an administration official to describe the Israeli prime minister.
Millennials In Midterms 2014: Poll Shows Youth Could Be A Swing Vote
The millennial vote is still up for grabs, and it could swing the 2014 midterms, according to a new Harvard University Institute of Politics poll.
Jose Canseco Shoots Finger: Baseball Player Recovering As Twitter Teasing Continues
After accidentally shooting himself Tuesday night, former MLB star Jose Canseco is recovering but experiencing a lot of online backlash.
SAT Scores 2014: Test Results Inspire Emotional 'My SAT' Tweets From High Schoolers, College Admissions Harder Than Ever
October SAT results came out Tuesday, and high school students took to Twitter to express disappointment with their scores.
Governor Elections 2014 Polls: Democrats Could Win More Gubernatorial Races Against Republicans
Eleven gubernatorial races are within 4 percentage points, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News/YouGov poll.
Marysville-Pilchuck High School Shooting: Timeline Of School Gun Deaths Since Columbine
Friday's Marysville-Pilchuck High School shooting is the latest in a long line of school shootings.
Who is Pam Bondi? Florida Attorney General Fights To Keep Gay Marriage Ban
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has a history of strong stances on hot-button issues.
Marysville High School Shooting: Student Gunman Dead, Details Emerging About Other Injuries
Police confirmed that the gunman is dead and several people may be wounded after a shooting at Marysville-Pilchuck High School.
UNC Cheating Scandal: How The Fake Classes Stack Up Against Other College Scams
An expert is calling the University of North Carolina's cheating scandal the worst in NCAA history, but it's certainly not the only one.
Ebola In New York City: NYC Subways Won't Give You Ebola, But Here's What You Could Catch
New York City subway riders don't need to worry about catching Ebola -- it requires direct contact with an infected person's body fluids.
Who Is Craig Spencer? Ebola Spreads To New York City With Doctor Patient
The first New York City Ebola patient is Craig Spencer, 33, a humanitarian who spent his time developing medical projects in Africa.
UNC Cheating Scandal: Why University Employees Created 'Paper Classes'
Compassion and fear for students' futures reportedly drove University of North Carolina employees to rig easy-A "paper classes."
UNC Cheating Scandal: Hundreds Of Fraternity Brothers Took 'Paper Classes' To Boost GPAs
More than 700 fraternity and sorority members took "paper classes" as part of an 18-year cheating scandal at the University of North Carolina.
ISIS Recruitment: Online Predator Asked Denver Teenagers To Come To Syria
An online predator convinced three Colorado teenagers to skip school -- and the country -- to join Islamic State militants.
UNC Cheating Scandal: Student-Athletes Took 'Paper Classes' For Good Grades
A report released Wednesday found that UNC employees offered "irregular" classes to 3,100 students -- half of them athletes.
Halloween Costumes 2014: Kids Go For 'Frozen,' 'Ninja Turtles' Over Traditional Getups
Search engines' lists of most popular children's costumes this year are dominated by "Frozen" characters.
Syrian Civil War ISIS: Assad Capitalizing On Airstrikes Against Islamic State
Syrian President Bahar Assad and his military are taking over Syrian towns while the United States and its allies focus on ISIS.
ISIS Battle In Kobani: US Collaborates With Kurdish Fighters To Save Border Town
The Obama administration is conducting airstrikes and dropping supplies to help rescue Kobani from the Islamic State group.
Shonda Rhimes Twitter: There Are No 'Gay Scenes' On Her Shows
Rhimes has been using her Twitter account to fire back at critics of gay sexual relationships on her TV shows.
Media Consumption Habits: BuzzFeed Distrusted, Unheard Of
A Pew Research Center study released today found only 2 percent of its overall respondents trust BuzzFeed as a news source.
Oscar De La Renta Dresses: Designer's Top Designs For First Ladies, Pop Stars, Celebs
The legendary designer died Monday at age 82.
Flu Shots 2014: More People Getting Vaccinated Amid Ebola Outbreak
About 2 million more flu shot doses have been distributed so far in 2014 compared with the same period last year.
Halloween Costs 2014: Americans Will Spend More To Celebrate This Year
The average person will spend $77.52 on costumes, candy and decorations for Halloween this year -- about $2 more than in 2013.
