Berkeley officer kills suspect who pulled gun; police say victim was ‘known’ to police  —  A Berkeley police officer fired at least three shots at a suspect who pulled a gun on him, the St. Louis County Police chief said at a Wednesday morning news conference.

YouTube tentatively agrees to stream ‘The Interview’  —  YouTube, the world's largest video web site, has tentatively agreed to help Sony Pictures distribute “The Interview” via the Internet, according to sources with direct knowledge of the ongoing negotiations.  —  The sources cautioned that the deal could still fall apart.

Bachmann: Obama Supports The Agenda Of Islamic Jihad “At Every Turn”  —  “And I have been very surprised, to answer your question, to see the president of the United States, at every turn, cut the legs off of our ally, Israel, and in fact embrace and lift up the agenda of Islamic jihad.”

Jeb Bush e-mails offer a look at the Republican's hands-on style as governor  —  The new governor of Florida was feeling exhausted and beleaguered.  It was after 10 o'clock at night, and Jeb Bush was still going through angry e-mails.  —  He forwarded a message lambasting him as …

Woman who makes $6K a month off Airbnb rental ordered to stop  —  A woman has been “profiteering” from her government-subsidized, rent-controlled Central Park duplex by renting out bedrooms through Airbnb, a Manhattan judge said, ordering her to stop immediately.

IS captures Jordanian pilot after warplane crashes in Syria  —  Associated Press 1 hr ago  —  AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Islamic State group militants on Wednesday captured a Jordanian pilot after his warplane crashed in Syria while conducting airstrikes, and a Jordanian official said it was believed …

Katt Williams pleads not guilty in robbery case  —  Associated Press 1 hr ago  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Katt Williams has pleaded not guilty to a robbery charge filed after a photographer accused the comedian of stealing her camera.  —  District attorney's spokeswoman Shiara Davila-Morales …

Why Israeli-Palestinian Peace Failed  —  TEL AVIV — I sat down with Tzipi Livni, Israel's lead negotiator with the Palestinians during months of talks that collapsed last April, to get a sense of how she viewed that failure and to take Israel's pulse in the run-up to the March election.

This Christmas, Be Grateful You Didn't Put All Your Money in Oil and Gold  —  The Ron Paul portfolio hasn't done so well.  —  Two days after the 2012 election, gold seller Doug Eberhardt told readers that his site was experiencing a traffic surge.  “I noticed quite a few hits on my site …

Gang threatens to ‘shoot it out’ with two Brooklyn police precincts: SBA  —  In an exclusive picture given to PIX11, Emergency Service Unit assembled at the 81st Precinct in response to latest threats against NYPD.  —  BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, Brooklyn (PIX11) — Police are on high alert after receiving …

Judge bails thug who posted this threat against cops  —  Judge Laura Johnson (left) released Devon Coley (right) without bail after he made death threats against the NYPD on Facebook.  —  A Brooklyn judge cut loose a gang member who had posted online threats to gun down cops in the hours …

CUNY newspaper editorial calls for violent protests  —  Gordon Barnes, the editor-in-chief of The Advocate, penned the disturbing editorial calling for violent protests.  —  A disturbing editorial in a CUNY grad-student newspaper calls for rioters protesting the deaths of Eric Garner …