Petraeus Fiasco Highlights the Danger of Hero Worship  —  Lo how the mighty have fallen: … It wasn't quite so long ago that Congress saw the need to censure MoveOn.org's childish “Betray Us” ad in order to “strongly condemn personal attacks on the honor and integrity of General Petraeus.”

Judge sets George Zimmerman's bond at $5K in aggravated assault arrest  —  SANFORD —  A Seminole County judge has set $5,000 bond for George Zimmerman, who was arrested Friday night in Lake Mary.  —  The 31-year-old was booked around 9:45 p.m. on charges of aggravated assault and domestic violence with a weapon.

‘I AM NOT CHARLIE’: Leaked Newsroom Emails Reveal Al Jazeera Fury over Global Support for Charlie Hebdo  —  As journalists worldwide reacted with universal revulsion at the massacre of some of their own by Islamic jihadists in Paris, Al Jazeera English editor and executive producer Salah-Aldeen Khadr sent out a staff-wide email.

Owner of Shawnee gun shop killed in robbery, suspects also shot  —  The owner of a Shawnee, Kan. gun shop was killed and several suspects were shot during a robbery at his business on Friday afternoon.  —  Images from the scene  —  Police were called to Johnson Drive and Nieman Road …

Romney to GOP donors: ‘I want to be president.’  —  Mitt Romney forcefully declared his interest in a third presidential run to a room full of powerful Republican donors Friday, disrupting the fluid 2016 GOP field as would-be rival Jeb Bush was moving swiftly to consolidate establishment support.

Al Qaeda Source: AQAP Directed Paris Attack  —  UPDATED — A source within al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has provided The Intercept with a full statement claiming responsibility for the attack against the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris: … Arabic-language excerpts from the statement are being circulated widely on Twitter.

Antisemitism in France: the exodus has begun  —  As gunmen attack a kosher supermarket in Paris, Jews there will pack their bags even faster  —  The least surprising thing about today's turn of events in Paris is that Jews are the target.  Because when it comes to home grown anti-Semitism, France leads the world.

In Story About Colorado NAACP Attempted Bombing, MSNBC Uses Image From FRANCE [VIDEO]  —  On his MSNBC show Thursday, host Chris Hayes ran a segment about an attempted bombing which took place outside of the building housing the Colorado Springs NAACP that used images from a completely unrelated incident which occurred in France.

A License to Say Anything?  —  SPECIALTY license plates — which bear the logo of a college or a sports team, or a slogan like “Save Our Seas” or “Stop Child Abuse” — bring in lots of money for state governments, as well as the schools, nonprofit groups, professional organizations and other entities that sponsor them.

Cleveland Official Resigns, ‘No Longer Proud’ To Work For City After Tamir Rice Shooting  —  Following the shooting on Tamir Rice, 12, by a police officer, a fiscal manager for Cleveland's Public Safety Department has resigned, saying he's lost his faith in Mayor Frank Jackson's administration.