* Charges filed against Iguala mayor in the October kidnapping and disappearance of 43 students. * Reelected after pleading guilty to sex with a minor, Virginia State senator spends half his day in office and half in jail. * Defending pot legalization, 2Chainz lays out a conservative philosophy. * See also: Transcription errors lead
* What to expect in the new Charlie Hebdo: crude sexual cartoons, and one lampooning Je Suis Charlie T-shirts. * Reckoning with Charlie Hebdo requires confronting France's racist, unexorcised past. * In the wake of last week's terrorist attacks, David Cameron vows to crack down on "safe
* Central Command hackers claimed to be ISIS, but were mere pranksters, Pentagon says. * Just because Centcom's Twitter account has been hacked doesn't automatically mean that Centcom itself has been hacked. * Excellent Human Rights Watch report on the crisis in the Central African Republic, where the UN
* Several million people spill into Paris streets for anti-terrorism rally, the country's largest in history. * Kerry deflects criticism that no high-ranking White House officials marched in Paris, says he'll drop in on Thursday. * Terrorists behind France attacks collaborated while claiming allegiance to rival factions
* Hostage situations in Paris related to the Charlie Hebdo attack and yesterday's murder of a police officer. * Dozens of Charlie Hebdo front pages from around the world. * Police officer Ahmed Merabet died protecting a magazine that ridiculed his faith. * US officials believe al Qaeda may be behind the
* Police officer shot dead south of Paris; one man is arrested, one is on the run—no known link to the Charlie Hebdo attack. * A rundown of what's currently known about the three suspected Charlie Hebdo attackers. * Former Onion editor: The saddest, most profoundly ironic thing about it
* NYPD echoes 1981 Milwaukee, where police walked out after a black alderman gave voice to minorities' fear of police. * Whites controlled black employment in Tchula, Miss., for as long as they could, then left and took all the jobs with them. * Like pretty much all the shortcut solutions Silicon
* The 114th Congress opens today; members are more diverse, but still 80% white, 80% male, and 92% Christian. * A former rep reflects on 14 years in Congress. * Decline in New York arrests foreshadows looming tension between proactive Bratton and a reticent force. * Gender violence is so accepted in Mexico that
* Global intersections of language and information reveal the elite's continuing reliance on European languages. * For second funeral in a row, hundreds of NYPD officers turn their back on DeBlasio. * See also: Backwards-facing seats on airplanes are 10 times safer, but riders don't want them. * Twenty-
* Donate to the PEN American Center and help promote literature and defend freedom of expression. * Tips for holiday giving. * DMI produces radio and television broadcasts in developing countries that encourage people to adopt improved health practices. * The WFF provides free, comprehensive obstetric fistula repair surgery and services to women and
