Skywriting above Rose Parade: ‘Trump is disgusting’  —  Skywriters had a stark message for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the annual Rose Parade in California on Friday.  —  “America is great.  Trump is disgusting.  Anybody but Trump,” read words dotted across the sky.

Natalie Cole — Dead at 65  —  DEAD AT 65  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Natalie Cole — one of the great voices in decades — has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  Cole, whose hits include “This Will Be” and “Unforgettable” which she performed as a virtual duet with dad Nat King Cole …

Two Ways of Dealing With Guns  —  This is a big day for Texans yearning to flaunt their handguns in belt and shoulder holsters.  A new “open carry” law enacted by the Republican Legislature goes into effect on Friday, posing a challenge for law enforcement, businesses and other institutions …

Young woman smashes car into electrical pole after road-raging Texan shoots her in the head  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  A 20-year-old University of North Texas student crashed into an electrical pole in Denton early Friday morning after shot being in the head in an apparent road rage incident.

Privilege, Pathology and Power  —  Wealth can be bad for your soul.  That's not just a hoary piece of folk wisdom; it's a conclusion from serious social science, confirmed by statistical analysis and experiment.  The affluent are, on average, less likely to exhibit empathy …

Al-Shabaab Releases Recruitment Video Featuring Donald Trump  —  The militant group Al-Shabaab — Al Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia — has released a recruitment video featuring GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump.  —  The more-than 51-minute video includes a clip of Trump calling for a …

About 190 workers, mostly Somali, were let go after they left the meatpacking line to protest changes to prayer policy  —  Somali immigrant Halimo Ahmed places her cut on the fastpaced belt during her shift in manufacturing at Cargill Meat Solutions in Fort Morgan.  (Joe Amon, The Denver Post file)

Was Tel Aviv shooting first ISIS terror attack on Israel?  Police investigate if terror group is behind double murder as it is disclosed alleged attacker had previously assaulted a soldier and tried to take his weapon  —  Police are investigating if a shooting which left two dead in a bar …

Coming 2016: All-Out War On So-Called ‘Social Justice’  —  In 2016, battle lines will be drawn.  On one side, people of all colours, genders and orientations are rallying around the flag of freedom of speech.  On the other, a nasty set of authoritarians are rallying around a flag that identifies …

Search for autistic Allentown boy continues as night falls  —  The search for 5-year-old Jayliel Vega Batista continues into the 17th hour on Allentown's East Side.  —  Of The Morning Call … It's unusual for 5-year-old Jayliel Vega Batista to run off, his sister said Friday afternoon …

Weekly Address: Making America Safer for Our Children  —  WASHINGTON, DC — In this week's address, the President reflected on the progress of the past year, and looked forward to working on unfinished business in the coming year, particularly when it comes to the epidemic of gun violence.