Red State Editor: 'I'd Have Shot Mike Brown Right In His Face'  —  Red State editor Ben Howe jumped on Twitter the day before Thanksgiving to share his take on a grand jury's decision not to indict Ferguson, Mo. police officer Darren Wilson in the killing of unarmed teenager Michael Brown.

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.

Masturbating Passenger Causes Premature Landing For Virgin Flight  —  A passenger caused a Virgin Atlantic flight to make an unscheduled landing on Monday after masturbating and attempting to pry open an emergency exit.  —  The premature landing came about after the Bay Area man …

U.S. seeks to build lean Iraqi force to fight the Islamic State  —  After learning hard lessons rebuilding foreign militaries over the past dozen years, the U.S. military is shifting its strategy against the Islamic State, choosing to train a smaller number of Iraqi soldiers rather than trying to stand up an entire army anew.

Cleveland officials say officers waited nearly 4 minutes to administer first aid to Tamir Rice, 12  —  CLEVELAND - Cleveland officials said Thursday officers waited close to four minutes to administer first aid after Tamir Rice, 12, was shot.  —  Deputy Chief Ed Tomba said a detective …

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.

‘F*ck It, I Quit’ Reporter Under Investigation For Possible Campaign Finance Violations  —  Back in September, Charlo Greene offered an unforgettably profane resignation from an Alaska television station so that she could dedicate herself full-time to marijuana advocacy.

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 …

Ray Rice wins appeal  —  Former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice has won his appeal of an indefinite suspension and has been reinstated to the NFL.  —  Rice is now eligible to sign with any NFL team.  —  Former U.S. District Judge Barbara S. Jones, who heard Rice's appeal earlier this month …

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.

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 …