Carson: I won't raise the debt ceiling as president  —  In a new interview with The Hill, GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson said he would not sign any budget deal that raised the debt ceiling if he is elected president.  —  Carson, who has surpassed Donald Trump in polls of Iowa voters …

John Kasich: 'I've About Had It' With Fellow Republicans In The 2016 Race  —  Republican presidential candidate and Ohio Gov. John Kasich said Tuesday at a campaign rally that he's “about had it” with other GOPers in the 2016 race, The Columbus Dispatch reported.

Resolution Introduced to Impeach IRS Commissioner  —  WASHINGTON—Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and 18 members of the Committee introduced a resolution to begin proceedings in the U.S. House of Representatives to impeach Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen.

Apple Reports Record Fourth Quarter Results  —  iPhone, Apple Watch & App Store Drive Revenue Growth of 22%  —  Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2015 fourth quarter ended September 26, 2015.  The Company posted quarterly revenue of $51.5 billion and quarterly net profit …

Amish man sues to buy firearm without photo ID in gun rights, religious freedom lawsuit  —  Lately, Americans have argued both about their right to bear arms and whether the free exercise of religion allows businesses and state officials to claim exemptions from requirements that conflict with their religious beliefs.

Fox Host: We Don't Regulate Cars!  Why Should We Regulate Guns?  (VIDEO)  —  Fox News host Harris Faulkner asked on Tuesday why guns should be regulated in the U.S. if “we're not regulating the car.”  —  The comment took place during a discussion on the show “Outnumbered” …

A Letter To Rand Paul: Stop Using Fake Founding Fathers Quotes  —  Paul has once again written a book littered with easy-to-check historical inaccuracies.  —  Scott Olson / Getty Images  —  Dear Sen. Rand Paul,  —  Four months ago, we brought to your attention that your first two books …

BuzzFeed To Withdraw From SXSW Over Canceled Gaming Panels  —  In a letter to organizers, BuzzFeed said it intended to withdraw from the conference if SXSW refuses to reverse its Monday decision canceling two panels related to gaming and online harassment due to threats of “on-site violence.”

Walgreens Agrees to Buy Rite Aid for $9.4 billion  —  Deal creates drugstore giant amid a consolidating health-care industry  —  Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. agreed to buy Rite Aid Corp. for about $9.4 billion, in a move that would create a drugstore giant at a time when companies …

Hillary Clinton's take on VA crisis spurs backlash  —  Clinton says veterans are satisfied and VA woes are “not as bad as it has been made out.”  —  CONNECT  —  A declaration by Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton that the national crisis in care for American military veterans …

EXCLUSIVE: Rev. Al Sharpton will not deliver eulogy at slain NYPD Officer Randolph Holder's funeral  —  BY JENNIFER FERMINO NEW YORK DAILY NEWS CITY HALL BUREAU CHIEF  —  Rev. Al Sharpton announced on Tuesday that he will not give the eulogy for slain NYPD Officer Randolph Holder at his funeral …

Islamic invasion pulls trigger: Europe now scrambles for guns  —  Many ‘now wish they had a 2nd Amendment’  —  Leo Hohmann is a news editor for WND.  He has been a reporter and editor at several suburban newspapers in the Atlanta and Charlotte, North Carolina, areas and also served …

Rand Paul Says He'll Filibuster Debt Ceiling Bill  —  DENVER — Republican presidential candidate and Kentucky senator Rand Paul says he'll filibuster a bill to raise the debt ceiling, he told reporters on Tuesday.  —  “I will filibuster the new debt ceiling bill,” Paul said before a campaign appearance at the University of Colorado.

Student Who Videotaped Incident Speaks Out  —  Columbia, SC (WLTX) - One of the students who videotaped a violent incident between a school resource officer and a student at Spring Valley High School says he and other students were scared as the incident played out.

How the FBI Could Derail Hillary Clinton's Presidential Run  —  James Comey - not Bernie Sanders — is the biggest challenge to Hillary Clinton's presidential ambitions, a prospect that should keep the former Secretary of State up at night.  The fiercely independent head of the FBI is directing …

Betty Crocker's Joy of Looking … Photographs by MAURIZIO CATTELAN AND PIERPAOLO FERRARI and TEXT BY TAMAR ADLEROCT. 27, 2015  —  is a dish hard to make sense of: a shimmering vermilion ring of canned tomato sauce, held motionless by gelatin, concealing a coeur caché of canned asparagus …

Carly Fiorina, Presidential Candidate, Available for Paid Speeches  —  Carly Fiorina is running for president - and also available for paid speaking gigs.  —  The former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO has “limited availability” for paid speeches, according to solicitations sent …

Apple Rolls Out Carrier Billing For iTunes, Starting In Germany With O2  —  At long last, Apple is adding a way for people to pay for purchases on iTunes beyond credit or debit cards — a move that points to the company sharpening its focus on marketing the iPhone to a wider set of users.

Obama just fell for a classic Russian ruse  —  Recent Russian efforts to magnify its Middle East influence have been accompanied by a seeming surge in Kremlin “reasonableness.”  In fact, Russian calls for new Syrian elections and sharing intelligence with Western powers are nothing more than exercises in …

Greenland Is Melting Away  —  This river is one of a network of thousands at the front line of climate change.  —  ON THE GREENLAND ICE SHEET — The midnight sun still gleamed at 1 a.m. across the brilliant expanse of the Greenland ice sheet.  Brandon Overstreet, a doctoral candidate …

Iran's Indecent Proposal  —  Khamenei haggles over the price of American surrender.  —  The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action—better known as the Iran nuclear deal—was officially adopted Sunday, Oct. 18.  That's nine days ago.  It's already a dead letter.