Scary statistic: President Obama has ordered the release of nearly 700 inmates from the Guantanamo Bay facility, and  more than 200 have returned to the fight, according to the Director of National Intelligence. ISIS needs no better recruiter.

Is Hillary Clinton putting on weight, or is she wearing a bullet-proof vest? With rumors circulating about her health, recent photos have aroused speculation about her wardrobe. One critic said one pose made her look like she was wearing a dog groomer's smock.

It was a slow news day in August. Not unusual. Is there any other reason two TV networks - ABC and CNN - would offer live-streams of Mike Pence getting a haircut? The Republican vice presidential candidate stopped for a trim at a barber shop in Norristown, Pa. It made a good feature story when the barber asked the name of his customer.