Jeb Bush cancels Iowa TV buy, shifts money to ground game  —  Jeb Bush's campaign is canceling its Iowa television advertising buy and shifting money to double staff on the ground in January, the final month before the high-stakes Iowa caucuses.  —  The news will raise questions about whether …

Man Charged With Arson in Houston Mosque Fire  —  Authorities say a man who has been charged with arson in a Christmas Day fire at a Houston mosque told an investigator he worshipped there.  —  U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent Nicole Strong …

Obama Administration Preparing Fresh Iran Sanctions  —  Nearly a dozen companies and individuals targeted over ballistic-missile program  —  The Obama administration is preparing to impose its first financial sanctions on Iran since it forged a landmark nuclear agreement in July …

Cops: Mom shot, killed daughter mistaken for intruder  —  Police say a St. Cloud mother accidentally shot and killed her daughter late Tuesday night, mistaking her for an intruder. … Privacy Policy  —  Police say a St. Cloud mom accidentally shot and killed her 27-year-old daughter late Tuesday night …

Jonathan Stickland's Pot Antics are Comical.  His Views on Rape are Terrifying.  —  Update, 12:48 p.m.: After my piece ran Wednesday morning, Stickland called to say he “severely regrets” the comments he'd made in the past.  His official statement: “I do not feel that way today.

Ted Cruz's Fundraising Jumps in 4th Quarter  —  Sen. Ted Cruz raised almost $20 million for his presidential campaign in the fourth quarter — a 66% increase over the previous three-month period, according to a campaign officials and a memo that shows how the Texas Republican's fundraising pace accelerated as he has gained in the polls.

Justice comes for Cosby: Already guilty in the court of public opinion, America's Predatory Step Uncle now gets his day in court  —  More than two decades and 60 accusers after women first called Bill Cosby a rapist and sex abuser, a prosecutor will try to prove beyond a reasonable doubt …

Behind the Lens: 2015 Year in Photographs  —  One of the best and most challenging aspects of my job is whittling down a year's worth of photographs to the final selections for my annual Year in Photographs.  Every year, I attempt to keep it less than 100 photos—and every year I fail in that goal.

Freak storm pushes North Pole 50 degrees above normal to melting point  —  A powerful winter cyclone — the same storm that led to two tornado outbreaks in the United States and disastrous river flooding — has driven the North Pole to the freezing point this week, 50 degrees above average for this time of year.

New Year's Surprise: Obama Regulation To Give Work-Permits To Foreign College-Graduates  —  As the nation prepares to ring in the New Year, President Barack Obama is preparing a colossal new executive action that could print-up work permits for a huge number of foreign white-collar graduates every year …

Fairfield grandmother drowns 4-year-old boy and leaves his body in hallway, police say  —  None of Dawn Raines-Hewes' neighbors in Fairfield knew what to think when the woman ran out of her house screaming Tuesday morning.  —  Police say neighbors peered out their windows …

Caught on Video: Hoverboard Fire on Koreatown Sidewalk Prompts LAFD Response  —  In an incident that was caught on video, Los Angeles firefighters extinguished the flames from a burning hoverboard in the Koreatown neighborhood on Wednesday.  —  Firefighters from Station 13 were returning …

AT&T to ditch most two-year phone contracts on January 8th  —  AT&T's long affair with the two-year contract continues to wind down, Engadget has learned.  According to an internal document sent to employees this morning, new and existing customers will only be able to get new phones by paying …

How Rubio helped his ex-con brother-in-law acquire a real estate license  —  When Marco Rubio was majority whip of the Florida House of Representatives, he used his official position to urge state regulators to grant a real estate license to his brother-in-law, a convicted cocaine trafficker …

Palos Verdes police chief promises to take on the ‘Bay Boys’ of Lunada  —  Sef Krell is an attorney and a surfer who said he was harassed last year by ‘Bay Boys’ who try to drive away visitors who come to surf at Lunada Bay in Palos Verdes.  He filed a police complaint but the case has not been solved.

Speaking Fees Meet Politics for Clintons  —  Former president spoke to groups with issues before State Department  —  At Hillary Clinton's confirmation hearing for secretary of state, she promised she would take “extraordinary steps...to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest.”