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.

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.

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 …

Austin Police: Shooter Targets Buildings Downtown  —  AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW/AP) - A gunman attempted to set the Mexican Consulate ablaze and fired more than 100 rounds at downtown buildings early Friday before he died, Austin authorities said.  —  Investigators were trying to determine …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

Cost Still a Barrier Between Americans and Medical Care  —  Story Highlights  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — One in three Americans say they have put off getting medical treatment that they or their family members need because of cost.  Although this percentage is in line with the roughly 30% figures seen …

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.