SeaWorld to phase out killer whale show … SeaWorld intends to phase out its longstanding killer whale show at its San Diego park next year as part of a comprehensive strategy unveiled Monday to re-position the embattled company amid persistent criticisms of how it treats its orcas.

How A Conservative Radio Host Inspired Ben Carson To Apply To Yale  —  Ben Carson told reporters a story on Friday that he has written about several times: as a high school senior, he could only afford to apply to one college, and he decided he would apply to the school that won a face off …

Four Reasons the Missouri Football Strikers are Cowardly Liberal Lazy Douchebags  —  UPDATE: Mizzou's President has apparently resigned, proving that some people think negotiating with terrorists is a good idea, even when those terrorists are 1-5 in the SEC.

BREAKING: Chris Christie Vetoes Legislation Making It Easier To Vote In New Jersey  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) vetoed legislation Monday that would have added 1.6 million new voters to the state's rolls and made New Jersey the third state in the country to adopt automatic voter registration.

Statement from University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe  —  It is clear to all of us that change is needed, and we appreciate the thoughtfulness and passion which have gone into the sharing of concerns.  My administration has been meeting around the clock and has been doing …

Obama Tells Netanyahu Their Differences Must Be Narrowed  —  He says split is mostly on ‘narrow issue’ of the Iran deal  —  Netanyahu says shared goals will keep the alliance strong  —  President Barack Obama told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that while their differences …

Here's Hillary Clinton's big 2016 challenge, in one chart  —  As many have already observed, one of the big questions that will help decide whether Hillary Clinton wins the White House next year is this: Can Clinton turn out the coalition that helped power Barack Obama's 2008 and 2012 wins at the same levels that the president did?

Despair, American Style  —  A couple of weeks ago President Obama mocked Republicans who are “down on America,” and reinforced his message by doing a pretty good Grumpy Cat impression.  He had a point: With job growth at rates not seen since the 1990s, with the percentage of Americans covered …

For debate, Fox Business aims to be the anti-CNBC  —  Fox Business Network, the host of Tuesday's GOP debate, has its claws out — not for the candidates, as its moderators vow to stick closely to the issues, but for its more famous competitor CNBC.  —  Tuesday's encounter …

Bernie Sanders, Lover of Genocidal Tyrants, Is Anything But Cute  —  In a reality show election starring Hillary Clinton, it takes real effort to be the most appalling, disgusting, and morally bankrupt character in the cast.  Enter stage left Bernie Sanders, the “democratic” socialist.

Bachmann: Jesus is ‘coming soon’  —  Former Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) calls in an interview for converting as many people as possible to Christianity because Jesus is “coming soon.”  —  The 2012 Republican presidential candidate made the comments in a radio interview last week with Tony Perkins …

Sotomayor rips Supreme Court for letting cops get away with a ‘shoot first, think later’ approach to violence  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  In a powerfully written dissent, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor criticized the thinking of some of her fellow justices …

Ted Cruz Sets Sights on ‘Moderate’ Marco Rubio  —  With the two Republican presidential hopefuls on the rise, the Texas hardliner is subtly trying to undermine his rival.  —  For Ted Cruz, the single biggest obstacle to winning the Republican nomination may not be outsider candidates Donald Trump …

How Much Will Obama Extract from Israel in His Last Year?  —  Much ink has been spilled blaming the state of U.S.-Israel relations on the poor personal rapport between President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu.  The fact is that huggable Barney the Purple Dinosaur could have been Israel's elected leader …

GOP will hold the Senate in '16  —  In almost every democracy in the world, political parties who lose landslide elections respond by deposing their leaders and conducting autopsies on their strategies.  But Senate Democrats, routed in 2014, have instead doubled down on failure and that's why they will fail …

Only Conservatives Can Save The American Campus-But Should We?  —  What does it take to generate a rabid, Maoist-style mob demanding political purges, on an Ivy League campus, in 2015?  An email defending “offensive” Halloween costumes, apparently.  —  That's what kicked off the latest nadir …