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 …

Carson In 1999 Book: I'm Not A Conservative Republican  —  “...I describe myself as an independent.  I consider it a waste of our human brainpower to be otherwise.”  —  Mark Wilson / Getty Images  —  Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson wrote in his 1999 book that he did not identify …

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.

‘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.

Amherst students demand crackdown against free speech  — Protesters want the school president to denounce the actions of students who displayed “All Lives Matter” and “Free Speech” posters.  — They also demand she warn the student body that in the future “racially insensitive” speech would merit disciplinary actions.

My $120,000 Vacation  —  Thanks to the Four Seasons' new 24-day, round-the-world fantasy trip, you get all the indulgences of travel without any of its hassles.  But like all fantasies, is this too much of a good thing?  —  I tried but failed to ward off the second bottle of champagne.

‘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 …

El Niño is here, and it'll be ‘one storm after another like a conveyor belt’  —  The strong El Niño in the Pacific Ocean is becoming even more powerful, setting the stage for an unusually wet winter in California that could bring heavy rains by January, climate experts said.