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Abdul-Rahman Kassig went to Iraq as a U.S. soldier and returned to the Middle East to establish an aid group. Here's a look at what motivated him to undertake a risky mission that cost him his life.

Teenage girls explained to writer Hanna Rosin that boys collect sexts like baseball cards or Pokemon cards. "There's so much free porn out there that these pictures serve a different role," she says.

Pop Culture Happy Hour pal Petra Mayer just got back from New York Comic-Con, so we got her to update us briefly on Gillian Anderson, fandom and very big crowds.

Fall is here, which means changing leaves, apple cider, and… squash tacos? The State College farmers market is home to a variety of farmers and artisans…

Heads tend to roll, figuratively and otherwise, in Mantel's writing. Critic Maureen Corrigan says this new short story collection — about grotesque characters in the modern world — is breathtaking.

Biologist and naturalist E.O. Wilson has written a new book that is longlisted for the National Book Award.

The beating of a pro-democracy protester by the police has raised anger and tensions in Hong Kong.

David Folkenflik discusses how the media have been covering Ebola as NBC's Nancy Snyderman takes heat for breaking a voluntary quarantine.

The senator's opponents are tying her to President Obama's unpopular health care and other policies, while she tries to focus on how she's different. Her race will help decide control of the Senate.

The national average for regular is $3.45 per gallon, down from an all-time high of $3.83 per gallon over the Labor Day 2012 holiday.