* Records of deaths by officers from local police departments are routinely higher than those reported by the FBI. * Following the decision not to indict, Eric Holder announces federal investigation into Eric Garner's chokehold death. * Man who shot the Eric Garner video claims police have been harassing him ever
* Contrary to popular belief, the US divorce rate has been declining over the last 20 years. * A poor Moroccan kid in France is much more likely to move into the middle class than a child born into a poor family in Mississippi. * Britons joining Amazon Anonymous— pledging to enjoy an
* Obama announces federal funding for police body cameras and tighter guidelines on military weapons for law enforcement. * Yesterday thousands joined #HandsUpWalkOut to mark the hour Michael Brown was murdered. * Evidence ISIS has peaked: new losses in battles accompany dissension and infighting among the group's various factions. * Dr. Nadeem
* Pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong enter their third month, and clashes with police are becoming more violent. * Online and in-store purchases over Thanksgiving dropped 11%—Americans could be waiting to spend today, or not at all. * On Black Friday, capitalism cannibalizes culture. * China may miss its economic growth
* Nights of protests over Ferguson continue around the country, even overseas. * Toobin: Prosecutor McCulloch gave Wilson’s case special treatment, which summarizes the real shame of his approach. * Ferguson prosecutor inveighs against the Twitterverse. * This is America: You're supposed to play by the broken rules until you can
* How Darren Wilson avoided indictment: The struggle with Michael Brown shifted between homicide and self defense. * Examine for yourself the evidence available to the grand jury in Ferguson. * A point-by-point explanation of how the law protects police officers who kill unarmed citizens. * Why Darren Wilson was never going
* Unable to reach an agreement in Iran nuclear talks, negotiators push deadline to March 1, 2015. * US air strikes in Syria are encouraging anti-regime fighters to forge alliances with or even defect to ISIS. * After serving six years of a 19-year sentence, the Iranian blogger movement founder has
* Darren Wilson decision could come today—law enforcement has 48 hours to prep before a public announcement. * After Obama's aggressive defense of immigrants, GOP must keep Latino electorate in mind—or risk losing the demographic. * Japan is in a depression, driven primarily by its quickly shrinking population. * Politicians
* Obama to protect up to four million undocumented immigrants from deportation. * Days ahead of the Miss World pageant, Honduras's contestant and her sister found murdered. * Three wounded by gunman at FSU in latest shooting at a US university. * UK denies visa to misogynist "pick-up artist."
* Bill to force approval of the Keystone XL pipeline fails one vote short of Senate passage. * Senate fails to pass NSA restrictions—some felt reining in the program would undermine the case for eliminating it. * Counting members of Congress among its fans, Uber might be beyond the rules for good.
