2 Hostages Killed in Yemen as U.S. Rescue Effort Fails  —  SANA, Yemen — United States commandos stormed a village in southern Yemen early Saturday in an effort to free an American photojournalist held hostage by Al Qaeda, but the raid ended badly with the kidnappers killing the American …

Los Angeles Police Shoot, Kill Man Amid Crowd Of Tourists On Hollywood Walk Of Fame  —  Police taped off the scene of a fatal shooting on Los Angeles' Walk of Fame on Friday night.  —  CREDIT: KTLA  —  Los Angeles police officers shot and killed a man Friday night at a busy intersection …

GOP group seizes on Landrieu's ‘I did not vote for Obama’ remark  —  Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) slipped and told a conservative radio host on Friday that she did not vote for President Obama.  —  It was a heated exchange and a source close to the Landrieu campaign said the Louisiana Democrat meant …

No matter what Jackie said, we should generally believe rape claims.  —  Incredulity hurts victims more than it hurts wrongly-accused perps.  —  In last month's deep and damning Rolling Stone report about sexual assault at UVA, a reporter narrated the story of “Jackie,” …

Arizona county mulls not hiring smokers  —  Associated Press 3 hrs ago  —  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Pima County will consider later this month whether to no longer hire smokers and put a price on workers who do smoke.  —  The Pima County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote Dec. 16 …

There is a second Eric Garner video.  It may be more disturbing than the first.  —  Post by Taisha Allen.  —  There is a second Eric Garner video.  It shows not the now-infamous scene that ultimately led to his death — the confrontation with New York Police Department officers …

Arizona Cop Caught on Cam Brutally Attacking Teen Girl While Mother Begs Them to Stop  —  Mesa, AZ- A video was uploaded to Facebook on Friday of a Mesa, Arizona police officer repeatedly punching and attacking a 15 year old girl as her mother begged them to stop.

HHS asks GOP: Keep us away from Gruber  —  The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is asking lawmakers not to seat ObamaCare consultant Jonathan Gruber next to Medicare's top official when the two testify on Capitol Hill next week.  —  HHS Assistant Secretary for Legislation Jim Esquea wrote …

Hillary Clinton's History as First Lady: Powerful, but Not Always Deft  —  WASHINGTON — As a young lawyer for the Watergate committee in the 1970s, Hillary Rodham caught a ride home one night with her boss, Bernard Nussbaum.  Sitting in the car before going inside, she told him she wanted to introduce him to her boyfriend.

Candy Crowley Out at CNN: Read Jeff Zucker's Internal Memo  —  The “State of the Union” host exits CNN after 27 years  —  Longtime CNN political anchor Candy Crowley is leaving the network, insiders familiar with the situation confirmed to The Wrap.  —  Also read: Candy Crowley …

U.S. to keep more troops in Afghanistan as violence spikes  —  (Reuters) - The United States will keep up to 1,000 more soldiers than previously planned in Afghanistan into next year, outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Saturday, in a recognition of the still formidable challenge from Taliban insurgents.

Senate Forecast: Landrieu Headed Toward Historic Defeat In Louisiana Runoff  —  William Thompson of Kansas and Wesley Jones of Washington are former U.S. senators — you get a pass for not recognizing them, they've been dead for more than 80 years.  But if you'll be watching Saturday's Senate …