Sanders up big in New Hampshire and Iowa; Carson trails Trump  —  The first wave of the YouGov/CBS News Battleground Tracker polled primary and caucus voters from both parties in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina  —  Hillary Clinton's deficit among likely Democratic primary voters …

Rape case sends mixed messages on prostitution  —  Sign-up for Chicago Sun-Times newsletters. … A recent case involving a prostitute and a john is making a mockery of rape victims.  —  Authorities say Roy Akins went to Backpage.com and agreed to pay a prostitute $180 for sex.

The Next Genocide  —  New Haven — BEFORE he fired the shot, the Einsatzgruppe commander lifted the Jewish child in the air and said, “You must die so that we can live.”  As the killing proceeded, other Germans rationalized the murder of Jewish children in the same way: them or us.

Crazed woman pummels desnuda in Times Square melee  —  Warning: Video displays graphic language  —  A crazed woman attacked a desnuda in Times Square, calling her a “nasty whore” before pummeling her in front of shocked tourists Saturday afternoon.  —  “Some girl from out of nowhere said, 'You nasty!

Ben Carson's Immigration Plan  —  Appearing on CBS's Face the Nation, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson criticized Donald Trump's proposal to deport America's illegal immigrant population, then proposed an alternative of his own.  —  Of Trump's plan, said Carson, “The logistics of it are difficult.

Moving Fast, Fire Scorches Community in California  —  LOS ANGELES — The fire moved fast, faster than even veteran firefighters had seen.  As it ripped down a hill toward Middletown, two hours north of San Francisco, some residents hardly had time to dress before they fled.

In the Left's Story of Government, the State Is Always the Hero  —  EDITOR'S NOTE:  —  The following is Jonah Goldberg's weekly “news"letter, the G-File.  Subscribe here to get the G-File delivered to your inbox on Fridays.  —  Dear Reader (and particularly the lawyer at the State Department …

‘Case Disrupted’ Ahead of Pope Francis Visit to US, Says House Homeland Security Chair  — Shares-  —  Play

U.K.'s left wing takes hard anti-U.S. turn  —  Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More  —  For the first time in a lifetime of political analysis, I find myself lost for words.  Nothing I write can do justice to the calamity that Britain's Labour Party has just inflicted on itself.

Germany reintroduce border controls amid influx of Syrian refugees  —  German politicians have called for urgent action on the migrant crisis as the country today halted all trains from Austria due to an overwhelming influx of refugees.  This evening Germany reinstated ‘temporary’ controls …

Misperceptions persist about Obama's faith, but aren't so widespread  —  Washington (CNN)A new CNN/ORC poll finds that although misperceptions about Barack Obama's religious beliefs and background persist, they are not as widespread as some recent polling has suggested.  Obama was born in Hawaii and is a Christian.