Ben Carson Can't Place New England On A Map (PHOTO)  —  Retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson on Tuesday expressed his support for a growing contingent of governors who are against allowing Syrian refugees into the United States — but he shared an incorrect graphic of the lower 48 states in the process.

ISIS suspects posing as refugees arrested at airport clutching hand-drawn MAP to Germany  —  EIGHT people have been arrested at Istanbul's main airport amid fears they are Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists posing as refugees after they were found clutching a hand-drawn map plotting the route to Germany.

WBUR Poll: Trump More Firmly On Top In N.H.; Voters Split On Middle East Military Policy  —  Donald Trump is holding on to his lead in the latest WBUR poll of likely voters in New Hampshire's Republican presidential primary, while his closest rival, Dr. Ben Carson, appears to be fading.

Jewish teacher stabbed in Marseilles by purported ISIS supporters  — France retaliates to Paris terror attacks, hits ISIS command center, training camp in Syria - Two dead, including suicide bomber, in police raid for mastermind behind Paris attacks  —  Educator's condition not life-threatening …

Trump: ‘Absolutely no choice’ but to close mosques  —  The United States will have “absolutely no choice” but to close down some mosques where “some bad things are happening,” Donald Trump said in a recent interview, explaining his rationale for doing so.  —  “Nobody wants to say this and nobody wants …

Our Bitter and Graceless President  —  We all know people of towering arrogance and we all know people of staggering incompetence, but Barack Obama is quite possibly the perfect package.  No one on the scene today combines these two qualities in quite the same way as Mr. Obama.

Refugee ‘Religious Test’ Is ‘Shameful’ and ‘Not American’ ... Except that Federal Law Requires It  —  As I argued in Faithless Execution, the principal constitutional duty of the chief executive is to execute the laws faithfully.  President Obama, by contrast, sees his principal task as imposing …

The Koch intelligence agency  —  The political network helmed by Charles and David Koch has quietly built a secretive operation that conducts surveillance and intelligence gathering on its liberal opponents, viewing it as a key strategic tool in its efforts to reshape American public life.

Ted Cruz Would Like to Know Why Obama Won't Insult Him to His Face  —  Standing outside of a private club for fancy men this morning, senator and presidential hopeful Ted Cruz made it clear that he is ready to buck with Barack Obama.  “If you want to insult me, you can do it overseas …

Congresswoman: Paris Attack A “Chilling Reminder” That We Need Tighter Gun Laws  —  “These people used the kinds of weapons that are still available in the United States of America.  And I think it ought cause us to have another consideration of sensible gun safety laws.”  —  Scott Olson / Getty Images

Our two Americas, in 1 map  —  Want to understand the bifurcated nature of our politics?  Try this map, released Tuesday by the Federal Election Commission, that documents which party controls a majority of seats in each state's congressional delegation.  —  Pretty remarkable no?

NRA, Republicans block proposed law to stop suspected terrorists from buying guns in U.S.  —  The NRA — and their gun-loving Republican cohorts — are refusing once more to stop terrorists intent on getting armed in the U.S.A.  —  A legal loophole allows suspected terrorists on the government's …

Tennessee GOP leader: Round up Syrian refugees, remove from state  —  Glen Casada: “We need to ... take them back to the ICE center and say, 'They're not coming to Tennessee, they're yours.' ”  —  A top Tennessee Republican lawmaker believes the time has come for the National Guard to round …

Maryville toddler survives alone for several days after grandmother's death  —  MARYVILLE (WATE) - A Maryville toddler was taken to the hospital after police say she survived alone for several days after her grandmother died.  —  According to a Maryville Police Department report …

Student: I was suspended for having a consensual threesome  —  A Manhattan acting student is suing his arts college for suspending him after a consensual ménage à trois with two other students, according to court papers.  —  Plaintiff John Doe met Jane Doe during their freshman year …