David J. Philli / AP Voters in Houston rejected a referendum on Tuesday to turn the Astrodome into a massive convention center, making it likely that the iconic stadium will be demolished. The vote, which would have allocated more than $200 million to turn the world’s first domed stadium into a convention and event center, failed with 53 percent voting against, according to an AP tally after nearly every vote was counted.

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These spooky pumpkins are not just scary faces... they illustrate truly frightening things, like student loans and decaf coffee! Ahhhh! With Halloween on the horizon, people everywhere are starting to decorate the spookiest, scariest pumpkins they can think of. But scarier than the scariest jack-o'-lantern face is...every single one of these pumpkins, which will scare your pants off with real-life horrors everyone has to deal with. Just make sure you have the lights on when you scroll through this list.

Entertainment site Hitfix today released the results of its annual TV critics’ poll, and this time it was Fargo that would go far. FX’s new series (miniseries? serial miniseries?) finished number one both for best show of the year and best new show, finishing ahead of The Good Wife and Transparent respectively. (True Detective‘s Matthew McConaughey won the separate Best Performance poll.) As always, just because I vote in the polls doesn’t mean I agree with all the choices: I’ve already published my own top 10 of 2014 list, so you can compare these lists with mine if you want.

Countries hosting major soccer tournaments usually hope that home-field advantage and passionate local support will spur the national team to punch above their weight — and perhaps even miraculously defy the odds by winning. For Yemen, the 20th Gulf Cup of Nations is freighted with far greater expectations. The government of President Ali Abdullah Saleh is hoping the tournament, which enters its semi-finals stage on Thursday, will help heal a longstanding national wound, repair the country’s image in the eyes of the world, and persuade potential investors and tourists that Yemen is a good destination for their dollars.