NBC's Brian Williams recants Iraq story after soldiers protest  —  'I spent much of the weekend thinking I'd gone crazy.  I feel terrible about making this mistake'  —  WASHINGTON — NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams admitted Wednesday he was not aboard a helicopter hit and forced …

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler: This Is How We Will Ensure Net Neutrality  —  Federal Communication Commission(FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler waits for a hearing at the FCC December 11, 2014 in Washington, DC.  Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images  —  After more than a decade of debate …

Past Bush immigration remarks shock conservatives  —  Washington (CNN)During a “Family Reunion” conference hosted by the Hispanic Leadership Network in April 2013, Jeb Bush spoke freely on the promise immigrants hold for America and his views on reform.  —  He said, during a discussion with Univision …

Inside MSNBC's Impending Shakeup: Cancellations, Reboots and Chief Phil Griffin  —  Amid the cable news network's declining ratings, insiders tell TheWrap changes are coming soon and “everything is on the table”  —  When President Obama was reelected in 2012, MSNBC was “leaning forward” …

Fox News website embeds unedited Isis video showing brutal murder of Jordanian pilot  —  Fox News is only US media company to display extremely graphic 22-minute video showing Muadh al-Kasasbeh being set on fire and burning to death in a cage  —  Fox News has chosen to embed on its website …

Walker proposes changing Wisconsin Idea — then backs away  —  Students walk down Bascom Hill Tuesday on the UW-Madison campus.  Gov. Scott Walker's proposed budget calls for essentially removing the public service language from the University of Wisconsin System's mission to focus more on workforce development.

John Kitzhaber must resign: Editorial  —  The Oregonian Editorial Board By The Oregonian Editorial Board  —  “I'm not going to consider resigning,” said Gov. John Kitzhaber at a disastrous press conference held Friday following revelations about the apparently borderless world of public policy …

Islamic State Selling, Crucifying, Burying Children Alive in Iraq-U.N.  —  GENEVA — Islamic State militants are selling abducted Iraqi children at markets as sex slaves, and killing other youth, including by crucifixion or burying them alive, a United Nations watchdog said on Wednesday.

A Note To Our Readers, Ctd  —  It's been a highly emotional and tough week for the Dish team, especially given the outpouring of love from the in-tray.  We're so grateful and not a little moved by your insistence that the Dish somehow go on, post-Sully.  —  But the truth is …

Senior Obama Aides to Depart in Coming Weeks  —  WASHINGTON — Two senior aides to President Obama plan to leave the White House in the coming weeks, officials said Wednesday, adding to an exodus of talent and institutional memory from the West Wing as Mr. Obama looks toward the final two years of his term.

AG's Office: Raped teacher should have known better  —  Arizona Republic Columnists Laurie Roberts and Ed Montini talk about the Attorney General's reponse to a woman suing the state after she was raped by an inmate.  —  CONNECT  —  The Arizona Attorney General's Office is asking for dismissal …

A Bibi boycott?  —  Joe Biden is among those not committed to attending the Israeli prime minister's address to Congress.  —  Getty  —  Vice President Joe Biden won't commit to attending Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to a joint meeting of Congress next month.  —  He's not the only one.

Republican avoids apocalyptic 666  —  Rep. Joe Barton (Texas) isn't about to have his prized legislation get tagged with a 666 — the number of the beast.  —  Barton on Wednesday successfully changed the bill number for his legislation repealing a decades-old ban on crude oil exports from 666 …

This barber will publicly shame your misbehaving kid with an old man's haircut  —  Got a kid who's raising hell?  Afraid the police will be called if you break out the belt?  A suburban Atlanta barbershop may have a solution for you.  —  Three days a week, parents can take their misbehaving kids …

Is it too early to call the new GOP Congress a failure?  —  Is it too early to call the GOP-run 114th Congress a failure?  —  If I were a Republican voter, I wouldn't be particularly pleased with what my representatives have managed to do so far — in fact, it's been more like a month-long string of pratfalls than anything else.

With Obama Budget, Your Federal Tax Dollars Won't Pay For Sports Stadiums  —  An American flag fills the field before college football's national championship game at Dallas' AT&T Stadium, which was partially financed with tax-free government bonds.  —  CREDIT: (AP Photo/Tom Pennington, Pool)

Jordan's King May Participate Personally In ISIS Raids  —  Jordan's King Abdullah ibn al-Hussein, who has trained as a pilot, may fly a bomber himself on Thursday in the country's retaliation against the ISIS.  —  Several Arabic-language newspapers reported late Wednesday that the monarch …

Twitter Reaches Deal to Show Tweets in Google Search Results  —  Don't Miss Out —  (Bloomberg) — Twitter Inc. has struck a deal with Google Inc. to make its 140-character updates more searchable online.  —  In the first half of this year, tweets will start to be visible …

Fox News Segment: Movies Like ‘Frozen’ Are Emasculating America's Men  —  “Fox & Friends” host Steve Doocy suggested Hollywood is “empowering women by turning our men into fools and villains” during an interview with the head of a conservative activist group on Wednesday morning.

Michigan To Recognize About 300 Gay Marriages Performed In 2014  —  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan will recognize more than 300 same-sex marriages performed during a brief window when they were allowed last year, Gov. Rick Snyder announced Wednesday.  —  The Republican governor …