Donald Trump begs Iowans not to believe Ben Carson: 'Don't be fools, okay?'  —  FORT DODGE, Iowa — As Donald Trump took the stage in a community college theater on Thursday night, something was off.  —  The usually punctual executive was nearly 40 minutes late.  His voice was hoarse, his hair mussed, his tone defensive.

We Dissent  —  The student protests that have swept through Claremont McKenna College (CMC) over the past few days—and the ensuing fallout—have made us disappointed in many of those involved.  —  First, former Dean Mary Spellman.  We are sorry that your career had to end this way …

‘The Attacks Will Be Spectacular’  —  “Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S.” The CIA's famous Presidential Daily Brief, presented to George W. Bush on August 6, 2001, has always been Exhibit A in the case that his administration shrugged off warnings of an Al Qaeda attack.

Utah judge backs off order to remove foster child from same-sex couple's home  —  PRICE, Utah — A juvenile court judge has backed off his order that a foster child be removed from a same-sex couple's home to be placed with a heterosexual couple.  —  In an order issued Friday and obtained by FOX 13 …

Autopsy: Teen committed suicide by multiple cobra bites  —  AUSTIN - A Central Texas teenager who died in a SUV earlier this year committed suicide by letting a deadly monocle cobra repeatedly bite him, according to the autopsy report obtained by KVUE's Tony Plohetski.

Republicans think America is doing terribly, but it isn't  —  Anyone watching the fourth Republican debate would be excused for thinking America is mired in a deep recession — that the economy is shrinking, foreign competitors are outpacing us, more Americans are uninsured, and innovators can't bring their ideas to market.

‘NCIS’ Actress Pauley Perrette Describes Being Viciously Assaulted Near Hollywood Hills Home; Man Arrested  —  Pauley Perrette, the actress best known for her role on the TV series “NCIS,” said she was attacked by a “VERY psychotic homeless man” near her Hollywood Hills home on Thursday …

UMN student govt: 9/11 remembrance would violate our safe space  — The student government rejected a resolution for a moment of recognition on future anniversaries of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the grounds it would create an ‘unsafe’ space on campus.  — One student representative …

Inquiring Minds Want to Know...  Nov  —  This afternoon a Mountain View Police Department traffic officer noticed traffic backing up behind a slow moving car traveling in the eastbound #3 lane on El Camino Real, near Rengstorff Ave.  The car was traveling at 24 mph in a 35 mph zone.

Major donors consider funding Black Lives Matter  —  Some of the biggest donors on the left plan to meet behind closed doors next week in Washington with leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement and their allies to discuss funding the burgeoning protest movement, POLITICO has learned.

Loyola students march in solidarity with Missouri … Loyola students who protested Thursday afternoon in a show of solidarity with demonstrators at the University of Missouri imitated controversial techniques Missouri protesters used that limited access to the local media they invited.

House Republican Hard-Liners Drafting ‘Contract With America II’  —  Freedom Caucus members seeking detailed agenda for 2016  —  Plan tentatively named after 1994 Gingrich campaign manifesto  —  U.S. House Republican hard-liners who helped force out former Speaker John Boehner are readying their next act …