13 Republicans most likely to win WH  —  Republicans say their long list of 2016 hopefuls is among the deepest, most diverse group in recent history without a clear frontrunner.  —  “This is the most open field we've ever seen,” one GOP strategist told The Hill.

Deep South justice in Ferguson  —  My 102-year-old mother-in-law, Henryne Walker Stewart Goode, whom we buried a week ago at the Walker family cemetery in Okolona, Miss., often told an unforgettable story at our kitchen table.  —  She attended Okolona College, where she was taught English …

Gun sales boom on Black Friday: Almost 3 background checks per second  —  (CNN) — The busiest shopping day of the year also saw a major boom for gun sales, with the federal background check system expected to set a record of more than 144,000 background checks Friday, according to the FBI.

Rick Perry ramps up  —  Texas governor invites GOP donors to December sessions to discuss 2016  —  Texas Gov. Rick Perry is inviting hundreds of prominent Republican donors and policy experts to a series of gatherings next month that are intended to rebuild his damaged national brand and lay …

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 …

Despair: More People Shopped on Black Friday than Voted in Midterms  —  Thank you, New York Times, for this depressing statistic: … To ensure that this was not a lie made by socialist commies, we did some research:  —  The number of Black Friday participants comes from the National Retail Federation …

Obama Pushed ‘Fullest Extent’ of His Powers on Immigration Plan  —  WASHINGTON — Months before President Obama took executive action last week to reshape the nation's immigration system, Jeh C. Johnson, the secretary of Homeland Security, quietly convened a small group of advisers to explore the legal limits of the president's powers.

Should digital monopolies be broken up?  —  European moves against Google are about protecting companies, not consumers  —  ALTHOUGH no company is mentioned by name, it is very clear which American internet giant the European Parliament has in mind in a resolution that has been doing …

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.

Protestors shutdown several malls in St. Louis area on Black Friday  —  RICHMOND HEIGHTS, MO (KTVI)- Demonstrators boycotting Black Friday targeted several malls in the St. Louis area Friday afternoon.  —  The movement was organized on social media using the hashtags #NotOneDime, #Blacklivesmatter and #Stlblackfriday.

Past ban on marrying blacks may mar tribe's future  —  Associated Press 3 hrs ago  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Several members of the Congressional Black Caucus are urging the Obama administration to withhold federal recognition of a Virginia Indian tribe because of its history of banning intermarriage with blacks.

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 …

More executive action, please  —  There's more President Obama can and should do without Congress  —  President Obama famously — or, in the minds of some, infamously — took executive action last week to halt deportations and grant work permits to an estimated 4 million undocumented immigrants.