Paris shootings in city centre and explosion at Stade de France  —  Gunmen have opened fire in several places in the French capital, Paris, causing several casualties, French media report.  —  At least one man opened fire with an automatic gun at the Cambodge restaurant in the 11th district.

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 …

Supreme Court Accepts Texas Abortion Law Case  —  The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a challenge to a Texas law that would leave the state with about 10 abortion clinics, down from more than 40.  The court has not heard a major abortion case since 2007, and the new case has the potential …

‘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.

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.

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.

‘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.

Judge rules for Clinton on emails  —  A federal judge on Friday sided with the State Department against a conservative legal advocacy group trying to speed up the government's release of some Hillary Clinton emails.  —  Judge Amit Mehta said that it would be “unwise and potentially risky” …