Muslim leader from CAIR tells CNN America bears some blame for terror attacks  —  America bears some of the blame for the bloody wave of Islamic extremism that has brought terrorism to San Bernardino, Paris and locations around the world, according to a spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

Continue reading the main story  —  All decent people feel sorrow and righteous fury about the latest slaughter of innocents, in California.  Law enforcement and intelligence agencies are searching for motivations, including the vital question of how the murderers might have been connected to international terrorism.

Laquan McDonald police reports differ dramatically from video  —  Police redirect traffic near the 4100 block of South Pulaski Road where Laquan McDonald was fatally shot by Chicago police in October 2014. … Hundreds of pages of newly released Chicago police reports from the fatal shooting …

Kanye and I Welcome Our Baby Boy!  —  Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West welcomed the arrival of their son this morning.  Mother and son are doing well.

Bunny hoarder compares farm sale to ‘terrorist invasion’  —  A notorious Brooklyn rabbit hoarder's entire bunny farm will be up for adoption at $25 a pop during two big events held in Central Park and Union Square next Saturday.  —  The sale will be hosted by the ASPCA and the NYPD …

Philly's share of $17 million papal visit: $8 million  —  Scenes from the papal visit to Philadelphia.  In Philly to see the pope?  Upload your selfies at submit.mcall.com/photo; click on “Choose a gallery” and then select “Pope in Philly selfies.”  Or e-mail them to submit@mcall.com.  —  Julia Terruso

The nonexistent case for progressive taxation  —  Progressives are increasingly preoccupied with income inequality, and their current hero, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), favors increasing the tax system's progressivity.  So, in this 103rd year of the income tax, it is timely to note …

Jeb Bush is convincing donors the polls are wrong  —  Jeb Bush didn't fix it.  His attempted attacks on rivals have fallen flat.  His $30 million in TV ads have failed to move his numbers.  And now, with the Iowa caucuses less than two months away, he's polling at a miserable 3 percent nationally.

Lawmakers want UT chief to resign after holiday post  —  Two state lawmakers are calling for the resignation of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville's leader, and others are promising action after a post on the school's website that encouraged employees to “ensure your holiday party is not a Christmas party in disguise.”

MSNBC embarrasses itself inside San Bernardino attackers' apartment  —  Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More  —  NBC News cameras were allowed inside the apartment of the husband and wife who shot and killed 14 people at the Inland Regional Center on Wednesday.