A new poll shows Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren surging into second place in the Democratic presidential race behind former Vice President Joe Biden.

ON THIS DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY On September 19, 1995, The New York Times and Washington Post publish the 35,000-word “manifesto” written by Unabomber Ted Kaczynski. Kaczynski, an anti-technology terrorist who, for 17 years, had been sending homemade bombs through the mail, killing three and injuring over 20. After reading the manifesto, Kaczynski’s brother, David, recognized the writing style as his brother’s. Kaczynski was captured, convicted and sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole.

On the surface, it may look as though the average U.S. media consumer is awash in choices: websites, podcasts, cable and broadcast TV, satellite and over-the-air radio, and yes, even printed newspapers. But the reality is different.

Prospects for peace in Afghanistan appeared more remote Thursday after an early morning Taliban suicide car bomb attack on a government building in southern Afghanistan killed at least 15 people, bringing to more than 70 the death toll in such attacks this week. The violence is expected to increase further as Taliban insurgents have warned of attacks on polling centers just days ahead of thecountry’s planned presidential elections.

VIDEO: The American Dream is many things to many people. For the Savchuk family who came to the U.S. from Ukraine more than 15 years ago, achieving their dream meant opening a small business and making a decent living.

VIDEO: The United States this week dispatched Assistant Secretary of State Philip Reeker, a top State Department official for Europe, to Moscow to meet with his Russian counterpart in what analysts say is an atmosphere of rising tensions and mistrust between the two countries. The U.S. official’s visit follows the ouster of John Bolton as national security adviser, a development that has left some in Russia wondering what direction relations may take next.