Pregnant woman loses eye after police shoot bean bag at her  —  FERGUSON, Mo. (KMOV.com) — This St. Louis woman's picture and story has spread through social media, she's now ready to talk about what happened to her shortly after the grand jury announcement was made in the death of Michael Brown.

The controversial rules for white people who were told ‘not to take up space’ at Michael Brown vigil in Toronto  — White people were encouraged not to take up space or talk to the media at vigil for Michael Brown in Toronto, Canada, on Tuesday  — Comes after shooting …

Walmart Is Seeing Its Biggest Black Friday Protests Ever Today  —  If Walmart paid a living wage, “I could buy clothes for my kids to wear.”  —  Black Friday is best known as the day when big-box retailers rake in money, but it has also become a time for some of their employees to demand a share of the proceeds.

The coming wave of anti-abortion laws  —  New GOP state legislatures will make access to abortion harder than ever.  —  The big Republican gains in the November elections strengthened and enlarged the anti-abortion forces in the House and the Senate.  But it's the GOP victories in the statehouses …

The Reason Republicans Can't Pass Anything on Immigration  —  Why didn't Republicans preempt President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration with their own legislation?  At the very least, that would have worsened the politics of Obama's move.  At best, it would have forced Obama to rethink taking unilateral action at all.

Do Online Death Threats Count as Free Speech?  —  Exhibit 12 in the government's case against Anthony Elonis is a screenshot of a Facebook post he wrote in October 2010, five months after his wife, Tara, left him.  His name appears in the site's familiar blue, followed by words that made Tara fear …

Democratic Rifts Surface in Wake of Midterm Election Defeat  —  Leaders Dispute Wisdom of Health-Care Overhaul, Delaying Move on Immigration  —  Long-muted tensions within the Democratic Party over policy and strategy are beginning to surface publicly, a sign of leaders looking beyond …

Austin Police: Shooter Targets Buildings Downtown  —  AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW/AP) - Austin police say a gunman suspected of opening fire on several downtown buildings and police headquarters has died after being shot.  —  Early Friday morning Police officers armed with military-style rifles …

China's $6.8-trillion hole?  —  HAS CHINA really blown $6.8 trillion on worthless investments over the past five years?  This is the startling claim made by two Chinese government researchers that has, understandably, caused quite a stir.  If true, it would mean that fully 37% …

Pollution and Politics  —  Earlier this week, the Environmental Protection Agency announced proposed regulations to curb emissions of ozone, which causes smog, not to mention asthma, heart disease and premature death.  And you know what happened: Republicans went on the attack, claiming that the new rules would impose enormous costs.

Racist tweet puts school on high alert  —  FITHIAN — Oakwood school officials beefed up security at the high school on Tuesday in response to online threats that were made to a student who posted a series of racist remarks on Twitter.  —  The student tweeted “I don't feel sorry for black people.

Learning from my 2014 mistakes: A year of reckoning for Democrats  —  But Ebola was a phony GOP-made crisis and Dems shouldn't have cowered  —  Thanksgiving is a great time for writers to reckon with whatever we got wrong over the year - and to be grateful that in this day and age we get to write every day …

Anti-ISIS coalition to meet next week  —  Foreign dignitaries from around 60 countries that make up the international coalition against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) will meet for the first time next week, the State Department announced Wednesday.