Shkreli, CEO Reviled for Drug Price Gouging, Arrested on Securities Fraud Charges  —  32-year-old suspected of plundering Retrophin to pay debts

Watch Ted Cruz Flub A Fox News Interview On Immigration  —  He struggled to defend confusing claims he made during Tuesday's GOP debate.  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) got a little flustered trying to defend his opposition to immigration reform on Wednesday.  —  Fox News' Bret Baier grilled …

Adelson son-in-law orchestrated family's purchase of Las Vegas Review-Journal  —  The son-in-law of billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelson arranged the $140 million purchase of the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Adelson's behalf, sources confirmed Wednesday.  —  Patrick Dumont …

Millionaire Cleared of Rape Charge After Claiming He Tripped and His Penis Fell Into Teen  —  That's not how these things work.  —  37.8k  —  32.7k  —  5k  —  Pin It  —  Ehsan Abdulaziz, a Saudi millionaire property developer, was cleared of rape charges in London this week …

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert recovering from stroke  —  Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, who's awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty in a federal hush money case, suffered a stroke and has been hospitalized for about six weeks, his lawyer said Thursday.

Bernie Sanders to nab one of his biggest endorsements yet  —  Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is set to pick up one of his biggest endorsements yet Thursday from the powerful Communications Workers of America union, sources told NBC's Andrea Mitchell.

Paul Ryan Betrays America: $1.1 Trillion, 2,000-Plus Page Omnibus Bill Funds ‘Fundamental Transformation of America’  —  Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)'s first major legislative achievement is a total and complete sell-out of the American people masquerading as an appropriations bill.  —  Too harsh, you say?

The Electoral College Challenge  —  One of the fundamental errors of analysis that Republican strategists made in 2012 was their presumption that African-American voters would be less enthusiastic about reelecting Barack Obama than they had been about electing him in the first place.

The Election and the Death Throes of White Male Power  —  The rage on the main stage of the debate is just a mirror to what is brewing across the country in the face of extraordinary change.  —  4.5k  —  4k  —  Pin It  —  On Monday night, protesters interrupted a Donald Trump rally …

Harrisburg teen charged with providing support to ISIL  —  HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) - A Harrisburg teen has been arrested in connection to conspiring and assisting persons seeking to travel to and fight for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).  —  Thursday, The U.S. Department …

Criminal Charges to Be Brought Against Enrique Marquez, Ex-Neighbor of San Bernardino Shooters  —  Federal prosecutors have decided to bring criminal charges against the friend and former neighbor of one of the San Bernardino shooters.  —  Several federal law enforcement officials tell NBC News …

As lawmakers clash over refugees, Syrian immigration quietly tops 100,000 since 2012  —  A proposal to admit 10,000 Syrian refugees to the United States has ignited a bitter debate in Washington, but more than 10 times that number of people from the embattled country have quietly come to America since 2012 …

Riot police fire warning shots as THOUSANDS of protesters storm the site of a planned asylum centre for 1,500 migrants in Holland  —  Police had to fire warning shots into the air when thousands of Dutch protestors stormed the site of a planned asylum centre, shortly to open for 1,500 refugees.

Lee Circle no more: New Orleans to remove 4 Confederate statues  —  Lee Circle will lose the statue of its namesake after the New Orleans City Council voted 6-1 Thursday (Dec. 17) to remove four monuments related to the Confederacy from their prominent perches around the city.

Sheriff's Deputy Resigns After Joking About Killing ‘Black Lives Matter’ Activists On Facebook  —  Jason Shierling quit his job as sheriff's deputy of Thomas County, Georgia, after he was suspended without pay for apparently making a joke about killing Black Lives Matter activists in a Facebook post.

Navy SEALs, a Beating Death and Claims of a Cover-Up  —  The three Navy SEALs stomped on the bound Afghan detainees and dropped heavy stones on their chests, the witnesses recalled.  They stood on the prisoners' heads and poured bottles of water on some of their faces in what …

Tonight, a Brazilian judge blocked WhatsApp for more than 100 million people who rely on it in her country.  —  We are working hard to get this block reversed.  Until then, Facebook Messenger is still active and you can use it to communicate instead.  —  This is a sad day for Brazil.

New York Times reviewing reporting on San Bernardino assailants  —  The New York Times is taking a second look at its reporting on the Internet activities of the assailants in the San Bernardino, Calif., massacre, according to Executive Editor Dean Baquet.  “We are reporting it out,” Baquet told the Erik Wemple Blog in an email.

FAU takes steps to fire prof who said Sandy Hook was a hoax … Privacy Policy  —  Florida Atlantic University is trying to fire James Tracy, a controversial professor whose conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook massacre and other tragedies brought the school unwanted publicity.

Parenting in America  —  Outlook, worries, aspirations are strongly linked to financial situation  —  Contemporary debates about parenthood often focus on parenting philosophies: Are kids better off with helicopter parents or a free-range approach?  What's more beneficial in the long run …

Oh good grief!  School district censors Charlie Brown Christmas  —  Charlie Brown and Linus in scene from tv special “A Charlie Brown Christmas”, photo (AP)  —  There are some days when this anti-Christmas nonsense is enough to make you deck somebody's halls.