Shop ‘til You Drop: A couple of guys clearly in the holiday mood brawled in a Louisville shopping mall early today as the Christmas shopping madness kicked off. More than a 100 million Americans are expected to hit the stores …

Human Tide: The Italian Coast Guard today was responding to distress calls from two boats loaded with as many as 450 people in the Mediterranean. After the drowning of as many as 1,100 African migrants in just the past week, …

Nation: President Obama is getting ready to bypass Congress as early as next week and order an overhaul of the immigration system that will protect five million illegal immigrants from deportation. One big feature will be to allow non-citizen parents …

Outbreak: The first case of Ebola virus in the US has been diagnosed in a Texas hospital, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The patient is a man who took a commercial flight from Liberia to Dallas on Sept. …

Call Security: A man who jumped the White House fence and entered the building made it further inside than previously reported, according to stories in the Washington Post and NY Times. The Secret Service first said Omar Gonzalez made it …

Scotland: First Minister Alex Salmon is stepping down after losing the independence vote and also resigning as leader of the Scottish National Party. Salmon dedicated his political life to Scottish independence and leaves in disappointment. He said, “For me as …