Republican Candidates Finally Comment On Shooting, Continue False Attacks On Planned Parenthood  —  Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump, Carly Fiorina, and Mike Huckabeee responded to the deadly shooting at a Colorado Planned Parenthood Sunday by reiterating false claims that the organization sells babies' body parts.

GOP donors wrestle with possibility of Trump nomination  —  When asked who he would vote for if the presidential race comes down to Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, the former mayor of Los Angeles and a longtime Republican establishment figure, Dick Riordan, says: “I would probably go find a deserted island.”

University of Missouri assistant professor charged with ‘violently grabbing 14-year-old relative by the hair and dragging her out of school for not wearing hijab’  — Youssif Zaghwani Omar, 53, was arrested after allegedly dragging a 14-year-old female relative out of school

House Dem threatens to file suit if Cruz wins nomination  —  Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) says he will file a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) presidential bid if Cruz wins his party's nomination.  —  Grayson said Cruz, who was born in Canada to an American mother …

Trump's rhetoric turning Muslims against the US, McCain says  —  Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Donald Trump's divisive rhetoric is only serving to turn the international Muslim community against the U.S.  —  “Oh, I think it has an interesting effect of turning Muslims all over the world …

Tales of a Warmer Planet  —  Paul Smiths, N.Y. — IT'S a mistake to think the climatic effects of our carbon emissions will be over within a few decades or centuries.  Our intergenerational responsibilities run much deeper into the future.  —  In this new Anthropocene epoch, the “Age of Humans …

For Democrats, it's not just ‘demographics as destiny’  —  Democrats who happily think Donald Trump is helping to lead the Republican Party over the cliff could be looking at the state of American politics through too narrow a lens.  Whatever problems the GOP could be facing in the coming months and beyond …

Obama's Legacy at Stake in Paris Talks on Climate Accord  —  WASHINGTON — At a joint news conference here Tuesday with President François Hollande of France, President Obama veered from his focus on the terrorist attacks in Paris to bring up the huge international gathering beginning …