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Sleep-deprived, medicated, suicidal and armed: Federal air marshals in disarray
It was just before 3 a.m. on July 31, 2013, when a federal law enforcement officer left Room 634 of the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel, stood underneath a flagpole, put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger. The single shell casing landed near a bench next to his body.

Airline begins weighing passengers for 'safety'
"Now if you could please step on the scale, we need to check your weight."

U.S.
Will El Niño 2015 rival the strongest year on record?
If you don't know El Niño now, you will soon.

Inside the life of a drug-trafficking teen
Cesar was 15 when he thought that, finally, he had turned his life around.

Mississippi: Daughter of cop, son of imam accused of plan to join ISIS
She's the daughter of a police officer. He's the son of a man who's worked as a local imam.

By the numbers: The massive toll of the Animas River spill
The environmental crew had one job: pump out and treat contaminated water at the Gold King Mine in southern Colorado.

WORLD
Inside Syria: The wasteland of Yarmouk that sums up four years of civil war
As we walk through the dust-filled wasteland of this abandoned neighborhood, the silence only broken by the crunching sounds of our boots in the dirt, our guide stops.

Tianjin explosion: Dozens dead, areas of Chinese port city devastated
You can see the devastation everywhere: in the hollowed-out shells of buildings, in the anguished faces of relatives, in the parade of scorched cars.

Al Qaeda's al-Zawahiri purportedly pledges allegiance to Taliban chief
In an audio message posted online Thursday, a man purported to be al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri pledges allegiance to new Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour.

Croatian ISIS captive reportedly beheaded
Croatia is now feeling the pain of apparently losing one of its own -- in one of the most brutal and public ways possible -- to ISIS.

BUSINESS
'Sesame Street' deal: A sad day for public broadcasting supporters
Disappointed supporters of public television believe the latest symbol of income inequality in America is, strangely enough, "Sesame Street."

Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump agree on 1 big issue
Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders aren't political pals. But they agree on one key issue: they think the U.S. government's jobs numbers are a crock.

HEALTH
Why experts say there's no such thing as 'humane' execution
Throughout the history of capital punishment in America, states have reviewed and revised execution methods in the interest of finding a more "humane" option.

Stressed out parents: 'Never again'
If they're being honest, most mothers will tell you that no matter how badly you want a child, the transition to parenthood is hard. Really hard.

TECHNOLOGY
Finally: The $3000 Putin-themed Apple Watch you've been waiting for is here
"What's that?" They'll say.

13 hot-as-hell artist Instagram accounts you wouldn't dare to unfollow
There's little doubt in the hype-obsessed art press that Los Angeles is currently the world's hottest location, with a new gallery opening each month and young artists clamoring to get a foothold -- and, at long last, shunning New York.

ENTERTAINMENT
8 essential musical acts of the '70s
The 1970s had some terrible songs. We're looking at you, "Muskrat Love," "You Light Up My Life" and "Disco Duck," among other appalling tunes that somehow became hits.

Unreleased Kurt Cobain songs to come out in November
A compilation of never-before-heard audio recordings by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain now has a release date: November 6, the director of his film biography said.

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