Romney, moving toward 2016 run, outlines vision to eradicate poverty  —  SAN DIEGO — Mitt Romney laid down a marker for a prospective presidential campaign in 2016, telling a Republican audience here Friday night that the party can win the White House with a conservative message …

Cops: 2 dead, 1 injured after shooting at Melbourne Square mall  —  Two people are dead and one is injured after a shooting near the Melbourne Square mall food court this morning, police said.  —  The mall was evacuated and temporarily closed as police investigated.

Reporter Asks Sheriff If He ‘Regrets’ Comments About Murder Suspects in ‘Heat of the Moment’ — Watch the Question Backfire  —  Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd responded defiantly to a reporter on Friday when he was asked if he “regrets” saying that his officers were prepared for a “gunfight” with a group of dangerous murder suspects.

Republicans Introduce An Anti-Abortion Bill So Extreme That GOP Women In Congress Are Revolting  —  Several Republican congresswomen are reportedly splitting from their party on a national abortion bill that's scheduled for a vote in the House next week, raising concerns that the legislation …

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French Prime Minister: ‘I Refuse to Use This Term Islamophobia’  —  Manuel Valls argues that the charge of ‘Islamophobia’ is often used to silence critics of Islamism.  —  The prime minister of France, Manuel Valls, has emerged over the past tumultuous week as one of the West's most vocal foes of Islamism …

2015: It's time to fire the IRS  —  Imagine what would happen if a retail store or company like Best Buy or Home Depot announced it has plans to slash customer service, that it will make people stand in lines for at least a half hour, and that any customer due a refund will have to wait several weeks.

The Supreme Court and Gay Marriage  —  For the second time in three terms, the Supreme Court has agreed to consider the constitutionality of same-sex marriage.  The last time around, the justices declined to take up the broad question.  This time, there is every reason for them to follow …

Introducing: the world's first airport terminal for animals  —  John F Kennedy Airport in New York will be home to a $48m animal cargo facility, set to open in the first quarter of 2016.  Humans, prepare to be jealous.  —  Air travel can be such a nightmare, but one airport is determined …

The Importance of Blasphemy  —  As a deeply religious person, I have no fondness for blasphemy.  My religion and its holy books are sacred to me.  And I understand perfectly well why a Muslim would not relish a cartoon of a naked Mohammed.  —  But the debates over freedom of speech …