Sony Hackers Threaten U.S. News Media Organization  —  The hackers who infiltrated Sony Pictures Entertainment's computer servers have threatened to attack an American news media organization, according to an FBI bulletin obtained by The Intercept.  —  The threat against the unnamed news organization …

The Origins Of The Alleged “Dead Cops” Chant  —  Several media outlets and public figures say people protesting the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of officers are chanting for “dead cops.”  Here's where this idea came from.  —  The months-long national protests against misuse of police force …

Sean Hannity Wants Boehner Out As Speaker After Scalise Revelations  —  Fox News host Sean Hannity wants Rep. Trey Gowdy to challenge John Boehner for Speaker of the House, but the South Carolina Republican says he isn't interested.  —  Hannity made his thoughts known in a pair of emails …

Little Hellion Goes on Over Three-Minute Rampage Terrorizing a Store — Until One Person Gets Fed up and Does the Right Thing  —  It lasted over three minutes and didn't end until a bystander got fed up and decided to step in.  —  That's the scene that unfolded in a YouTube video going wild …

The inside story of how an Idaho toddler shot his mom at Wal-Mart  —  Veronica Rutledge and her husband loved everything about guns.  They practiced at shooting ranges.  They hunted.  And both of them, relatives and friends say, had permits to carry concealed firearms.

Governor O'Malley Issues Statement on the Four Remaining Inmates Sentenced to Death in Maryland  —  ANNAPOLIS, MD - Governor O'Malley today issued the following statement on the sentences of the four remaining inmates sentenced to death in Maryland:

When New York City Police Walk Off the Job  —  Many members of the New York Police Department are furious at Mayor Bill de Blasio and, by extension, the city that elected him.  They have expressed this anger with a solidarity tantrum, repeatedly turning their backs to show their collective contempt.

New Zealand Jihadist Deletes Tweets after Discovering he left Geotagging On  —  Author: Jeff R. Weyers, iBRABO  —  A SHINY NEW PHONE WITH NO WHERE TO GO  —  It's a rookie social media mistake and one that intelligence and law enforcement agencies pray for when tracking criminals.

Over 80 Percent of Dark-Web Visits Relate to Pedophilia, Study Finds  —  The mysterious corner of the Internet known as the Dark Web is designed to defy all attempts to identify its inhabitants.  But one group of researchers has attempted to shed new light on what those users are doing under the cover of anonymity.

Leelah Alcorn suicide note sparks transgender discussion  —  Editor's note: WCPO does not customarily report suicides.  However, we do report on suicides when there are extenuating circumstances.  —  KINGS MILL, Ohio — While family and friends are grieving the loss of a local teenager …

Dumb Fox News Hashtag Generates Predictably Sarcastic Replies  —  On Tuesday, the account for 19th-century opinion program Fox & Friends asked Twitter users what stuff from 2014 they were “over,” kicking things off with the above (apparently un-ironic) image and the hashtag #OverIt2014.

35 dead, 43 injured in New Year's stampede in Shanghai  —  At least 35 people are dead, and 43 are injured during a New Year's celebration on the Bund, a waterfront area in central Shanghai.  —  Sina News has reported that masses of crowds in Chen Yi Square on the Bund led to the stampede.

Illinois governor pardons 1800s abolitionists  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Three Illinois abolitionists who were convicted for anti-slavery efforts in the 1800s were posthumously pardoned Wednesday by Gov. Pat Quinn, their names among 102 people granted New Year's Eve clemency by the outgoing Chicago Democrat.

A Year of Liberal Double Standards  —  Many conservatives finished the year angry about the same thing they were angry about at the beginning of the year: liberal double standards.  —  As I write this, GOP House whip Steve Scalise is in hot water over reports that he spoke to a group of racist poltroons in Louisiana twelve years ago.

Pope Francis splits with GOP  —  Pope Francis is increasingly driving a wedge between conservatives and the Catholic Church.  —  The magnetic pope has sparked new enthusiasm around the world for the church and has flexed his political muscles internationally, most recently by helping …

Underplayed Conflicts of 2014  —  I have spent my life covering wars, revolutions, and uprisings—more than forty years' worth of them now.  As I looked through annual rundowns of the Big Stories of 2014, I found three types of conflicts that were not on many lists but should be.

Gawker Thinks They Found Lena Dunham's Alleged Rapist... And He's A Democrat  —  Media gossip site Gawker claims to have found out who was actually the man who allegedly raped comedienne Lena Dunham while she was a student at Oberlin College.  But despite her book's description of her rapist as the …