An Ignoble Experiment: Who was Russia bombing in Syria?

Russia conducted their first airstrikes in Syria yesterday -- but not against ISIS. Fossil fuel advocates are challenging you to live without fossil fuels for five days, and they're hoping you fail. And from the high-profile rape case against NBA star Derrick Rose: "a disturbing trend of victim blaming and a lack of understanding of what exactly constitutes consent." Read about it in our top stories of the day:

These Two Maps Explain What The Russian Airstrikes Are Really About

Russia stepped up their support of Bashar al-Assad's regime by conducting their first airstrikes in Syria on Wednesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin pitched the intervention, in which he says there will be no Russian boots deployed to fight on the ground, as a way to support the Assad regime by combating international terrorism and fighting ISIS — also known as the Islamic State or ISIL. ...(read more)

The Worst Cases of Police Brutality In September

Caution, Trolling Ahead: Fossil Fuel Advocates Are Hoping You Fail Their Latest Challenge

The oil and gas advocacy group Western Energy Alliance (WEA) is waging a social media campaign that challenges people to not use fossil fuels for five days. To the group, the point of the Fossil Fuel Free Challenge is to show how impossible it would be to live without fossil fuels right now. ...(read more)

The Nearly Abandoned, Historic Hamlets Of Europe May Provide A Solution For The Refugee Crisis

Derrick Rose's Response To Rape Allegations Helps Explain Why 68% Of Rapes Aren't Reported To Police

Last month, a woman filed lawsuit against NBA star Derrick Rose and his friends, accusing them of drugging and gang raping her back in August 2013. ...(read more)