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.

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 …

In Ferguson, Officer Defused Eruptions as Crowds Grew Tense  —  FERGUSON, Mo. — Late Wednesday, two nights after rioting left blocks of this suburban city in smoldering ruin, a small but angry crowd assembled at the police station on South Florissant Road.  —  On previous nights …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

‘Black Friday’: Police called to supermarket crowds  —  Police have been called to supermarkets across the UK amid crowd surges as people hunt for “Black Friday” offers.  —  Greater Manchester Police appealed for calm after attending seven Tesco shops, at which three men were arrested and a woman was hit by a falling television.

‘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.

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.