Jeb Bush severs ties to most firms with eye on 2016  —  Former Florida governor Jeb Bush, moving closer to a possible presidential run, has stepped down as a paid adviser to a for-profit education company that sells online courses to public university students in exchange for a share of their tuition payments.

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 …

Publisher HarperCollins omits Israel from school atlas ‘to meet local preferences’  —  The Bishops' Conference of England and Wales has accused the publisher HarperCollins of harming peace efforts in the Middle East through its production of atlases that omit Israel from their maps.

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.

Supreme Court, in Big Leap, Plans to Put Filings Online  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will soon join other federal courts in making briefs and other filings available electronically, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. announced Wednesday.  —  The changes will come “as soon as 2016,” …

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 …

Israel PM Netanyahu easily wins party vote  —  Jerusalem (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu easily won a primary vote to remain leader of the ruling rightwing Likud party ahead of a snap election on March 17, the group's spokeswoman said on Thursday.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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.

Protesters storm police headquarters in downtown St. Louis; 25 arrests made  —  ST. LOUIS (KTVI) - In what was slated as a peaceful “March to the Arch” by Ferguson demonstrators, more than two dozen people were arrested and pepper spray was used by police.  The melee unfolded as protesters tried …

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.

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 …

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: