Pastor Rick Warren's son, Matthew, commits suicide, church says  —  Pastor Rick Warren's son, 27, has committed suicide after struggling with mental illness for some time.  Pastor Warren delivered the invocation at President Obama's 2008 inauguration.  MSNBC's Craig Melvin reports.

The Golf Shot Heard Round the Academic World  —  The tale of a teed-off philanthropist and the head of Bowdoin College, where identity politics runs wild.  —  It sounds like the setup for a bad joke: What did the Wall Street type say to the college president on the golf course?

Rise of the Predators: Origins of C.I.A.'s Not-So-Secret Drone War in Pakistan  —  Nek Muhammad knew he was being followed.  —  On a hot day in June 2004, the Pashtun tribesman was lounging inside a mud compound in South Waziristan, speaking by satellite phone to one of the many reporters …

Revealed: New York City councilman in corruption plot is a tribal PRINCE in bizarre PAGAN sect where members dress in medieval garb, make sacrifice and have spear-throwing contests  —  New York City Councilman Dan Halloran may be a suspect in a bribery plot to fix the upcoming mayoral election …

Reid Hints at Using ‘Nuclear Option’ on Judges  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Friday that unless nominations start moving swiftly through the Senate, another round of dramatic rules changes may be in the offing.  —  The Nevada Democrat said that while he was “happy” …

Obama Got It All Wrong With California Attorney General; Florida Attorney General Is Way Hotter  —  President Barack Obama called California Attorney General Kamala Harris on Thursday night to apologize for calling her “by far the best-looking attorney general in the country” …

6 Americans, doctor killed in Afghan attacks  —  KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN - Six American troops and civilians and an Afghan doctor were killed in attacks on Saturday in southern and eastern Afghanistan as the U.S. military's top officer began a weekend visit to the country, officials said.

Third major oil spill in a week: Shell pipeline breaks in Texas  —  Thousands of gallons of oil have spilled from a pipeline in Texas, the third accident of its kind in only a week.  —  Shell Pipeline, a unit of Royal Dutch Shell Plc, shut down their West Columbia, Texas …

House Republicans prepare contingency plan for debt hike  —  House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) told Republicans on Friday that the House would soon pass legislation that prioritizes federal payments in the event the U.S. hits the debt ceiling later this year.

Gun shop that sold to mother of Newtown shooter loses license  —  (Reuters) - The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms said on Friday it had revoked the federal license of a Connecticut gun retailer that sold a weapon to the mother of Adam Lanza, who killed 26 people at an elementary school in December.

Madiba discharged  —  Former President Nelson Mandela has been discharged from hospital today, 6 April, following a sustained and gradual improvement in his general condition.  —  The former President will now receive home based high care.  —  President Zuma thanks the hard working medical team …