Developing Fatalities confirmed in San Bernardino shooting; police search for black SUV  —  Police are now searching for a black sport utility vehicle that fled the scene of a mass shooting that left up to 20 people injured inside of a San Bernardino social services office on Wednesday morning …

Private memo lays out how the GOP would deal with Trump as its nominee  —  Donald Trump has become such a force in the Republican Party that the official overseeing next year's Senate races has proposed a delicate strategy for GOP candidates: Tap into Trumpism without mimicking Trump.

University President Draws Audible Gasps From Students, Faculty When He Reveals Identity of Suspect Behind Racist Threats  —  Kean University President Dawood Farahi drew audible gasps from faculty and students on Tuesday when he informed them that the suspect who recently made “abhorrent” …

Anyone but Ted Cruz  —  You're evaluating candidates for an open job in your company, and you come across one who makes a big impression.  —  He's clearly brilliant — maybe smarter than any of the others.  He's a whirlwind of energy.  And man oh man can he give a presentation.

Over the weekend, Officer Pittaluga encountered a large deer while driving on Decoursey Pike through Visalia.  The encounter was less than cordial and ended as abruptly as it began.  We think this video is a pretty good training video on how to react when a four-legged furry friend attempts to abruptly cross your path.

The GOP at breaking point  —  The biggest political story of 2015 will also be the biggest political story of 2016: The Republican base has divorced the Republican establishment.  —  The rupture has paralyzed Congress and polarized voters, both inside and outside GOP ranks.

The Spreading Virus: Hamilton College Edition  —  The crybullies of Hamilton College have issued a list of 83 demands, and you have to read through this not to believe it.  In addition to lapses in basic literacy, the document is self-contradictory: it deplores “tokenism” in hiring …

Two More James Deen Accusers Tell All: ‘There Was So Much Blood’  —  Porn stars Amber Rayne and Kora Peters tell The Daily Beast's Aurora Snow about how Deen violated them on set, bringing the total number of on the record accusers to five. … One well-known adult actress discovered …

Ted Cruz Vows To Fight Gay Rights In Extremist Conference Call  —  Sen. Ted Cruz continues to woo anti-gay extremists, this time appearing on a conference call for conservative activists organized by E.W. Jackson, the former GOP nominee for lieutenant governor of Virginia.

9 Pieces of Documentation that Vindicate Trump's Claim of 9/11 Muslim Celebrations  —  There is nothing yet that validates Donald Trump's claim that on that terrible September morning “thousands and thousands” of American Muslims cheered the collapse of the World Trade Center.

The Chicago Police Scandal  —  The cover-up that began 13 months ago when a Chicago police officer executed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald on a busy street might well have included highly ranked officials who ordered subordinates to conceal information.  But the conspiracy of concealment exposed …

Alabama Sued Over Photo ID Law After Mass DMV Closures  —  Alabama now faces a federal lawsuit over its voter ID law after closing 30 or so driver's licenses offices, many of them in areas with high African-American populations.  —  The NAACP Legal Defense Fund is bringing the suit on behalf …

Leaked Documents Reveal Dothan Police Department Planted Drugs on Young Black Men For Years, District Attorney Doug Valeska Complicit … HUNDREDS OF CASES PROSECUTED WITH PLANTED EVIDENCE, MANY WRONGLY CONVICTED STILL IN PRISON  —  The Alabama Justice Project has obtained documents that reveal …

NATO Unveils Plans to Grow, Drawing Fury and Threats From Russia  —  LONDON — For the first time in six years, NATO on Wednesday invited a new member to join the military alliance, prompting a heated response from Russia and further underscoring escalating tensions between the Cold War adversaries.

Iraqis think the U.S. is in cahoots with the Islamic State, and it is hurting the war  —  BAIJI, Iraq — On the front lines of the battle against the Islamic State, suspicion of the United States runs deep.  Iraqi fighters say they have all seen the videos purportedly showing U.S. helicopters …