Turkey ‘shoots down Russian warplane on Syria border’  —  The Turkish military has reportedly shot down a Russian military aircraft on the border with Syria.  —  Russia's defence ministry said an Su-24 had crashed on Syrian territory after being hit by fire from the ground.

Five people shot near Black Lives Matter protest site  —  Injured are hospitalized after gunfire erupts near Black Lives Matter camp.  —  Video (02:18) : Protesters said at least two gunman opened fire just outside of the Plymouth Ave. encampment.  —  TEXT SIZE

Cop in dash-cam video to face murder charge  —  Photos: Follow developments in the 2014 fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald, 17, by Officer Jason Van Dyke, above. … A white Chicago police officer shown on video fatally shooting an African-American teen was expected to be charged …

Carson blames the media for 9/11 mistake  —  Ben Carson continued to walk back his assertion on Monday night that, like Donald Trump, he also saw video footage of Muslims in New Jersey celebrating the collapse of the World Trade Center on 9/11, blaming the media in the process for having “an agenda.”

Cruz surges in Iowa  —  Ted Cruz, buoyed by tea party support and the backing of much of the conservative wing of the Republican Party, has surged to a virtual tie with Donald Trump in Iowa, generating the kind of momentum his team thinks will carry him deep into primary season.

Mr. Trump's Applause Lies  —  America has just lived through another presidential campaign week dominated by Donald Trump's racist lies.  Here's a partial list of false statements: The United States is about to take in 250,000 Syrian refugees; African-Americans are responsible for most white homicides …

Worldwide Travel Alert  —  The State Department alerts U.S. citizens to possible risks of travel due to increased terrorist threats.  —  Current information suggests that ISIL (aka Da'esh), al-Qa'ida, Boko Haram, and other terrorist groups continue to plan terrorist attacks in multiple regions.

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Bernie Sanders is the Most Popular Senator in America  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent running for the Democratic presidential nomination, has eschewed party labels during his decades-long political career.  And voters in his home state love him for it.

In Renovation of Golf Club, Donald Trump Also Dressed Up History  —  STERLING, Va. — When Donald J. Trump bought a fixer-upper golf club on Lowes Island here for $13 million in 2009, he poured millions more into reconfiguring its two courses.  He angered conservationists by chopping …

John Bolton: To Defeat ISIS, Create a Sunni State  —  America is debating how to respond to the terrorist attacks in Paris.  Unfortunately, both President Obama's current policy and other recent proposals lack a strategic vision for the Middle East once the Islamic State, or ISIS, is actually defeated.