Although her religious convictions appear steadfast, her actions are completely unlawful. Her argument is based on the erroneous and naïve premise that the judiciary is powerless when its orders conflict with your personal conscience.

—Laura Coates, Attorney, Legal Expert and Commentator

A phalanx of helmeted police wearing body armor and carrying shields moved in. Protesters briefly fell away before regrouping to confront the line of officers, who ordered them to disperse.

—Carey Gillam, Reuters

We need a leader who will lead the resurgence of this great nation and unlock its potential once again.

—Carly Fiorina, Republican presidential candidate

If you can kill…the citizens of the countries that entered into a coalition against the Islamic State, then rely upon Allah, and kill him in any manner or way, however it may be.

—Abu Mohammed al Adnani, ISIS spokesman

The retailers shunning Apple Pay have also refused to use mobile payment systems like Google Wallet and Softcard.

—Nandita Bose & Nathan Layne, Reuters

Today a member of Hamilton’s own Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders was killed while performing the duties of a sentry at the National War Memorial.

—Bob Bratin, Hamilton Mayor

Google’s role as the lead investor is significant. Just seven months ago, Facebook stunned Silicon Valley with the $2 billion acquisition of Oculus VR, a virtual reality company.

—David Gelles, Conor Dougherty & Michael J. De La Merced

Determined to stay relevant, Mr. de la Renta achieved fame in two distinct realms: as a couturier to rich socialites — the so-called ladies-who-lunch, his bread and butter — and as a red-carpet king.

—Cathy Horyn & Enid Nemy, The New York Times

Even with the watered-down language, itself a simple restatement of established teaching, the paragraph on homosexuality failed to secure the required two-thirds majority of votes, with 118 in favour, 62 against and three abstentions.

—Joseph Brean, National Post

Human error is the likely culprit in the Ebola infection of a Texas nurse.

—Bill Hutchinson, New York Daily News

Kurds have been particularly irked by the reluctance of Turkish authorities, who are concerned by Kurdish separatism, to allow Kurds over the border to fight Isil.

—AFP

A lawyer with the conservative group, Alliance Defending Freedom, pledged to continue to fight for the courts to uphold the traditional definition of marriage.

—Warren Richey, Christian Science Monitor

As a Liberian man diagnosed with Ebola was fighting to survive Sunday in a Texas hospital, his worried family members and others who were in contact with him said they are being ostracized by the local Liberian community, which is struggling to cope with fear, isolation and the stigma associated with the deadly disease.

—DeNeen L. Brown, Abby Phillip & Sean Sullivan, Washington Post

This week, the tech press alternated between marvel and cynical lassitude at the company’s explosive growth, with the Verge calling Ello the ‘doomed utopia we can’t stop building.’

—Robert McMillan, Wired

The campaign is called “Republicans Are People, Too.” Right now, it’s a low-budget endeavor, with an online and social media presence on Facebook and Twitter.

—Alana Wise, Fox News

Under withering criticism from Congress, the director of the Secret Service admitted failures in her agency’s critical mission of protecting the president but repeatedly sidestepped key questions about how a knife-carrying intruder penetrated ring after ring of security before finally being tackled deep inside the White House.

—Alicia A. Caldwell & Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press

Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying on Tuesday rejected the demands of thousands of pro-democracy protesters who have paralyzed some of the city’s key thoroughfares, saying the Chinese government won’t heed calls to reverse its ruling on political reform.

—Jeffrey Ng, The Wall Street Journal

Tensions have escalated in Hong Kong since late August, when Beijing announced its highly restrictive framework for the 2017 election, touted as the first time Hong Kong’s 5 million eligible voters out of a population of 7.2 million will enjoy universal suffrage.

—Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY

Jackson has been the target of widespread criticism for the way the department handled the shooting, including his initial decision not to release the name of the officer who shot Brown, and the police response to protests that roiled the area afterward.

—Christing Mai-Duc, LA Times

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, in the midst of a closely contested re-election fight, may face the renewed scrutiny of a state investigation into activities of his 2012 recall campaign.

—Andrew Harris, Bloomberg