There is no Gosnell coverup  —  The horrors and underlying disparities exploited by Kermit Gosnell are not new — nor have they been ignored.  —  This week, the right wing has been working the refs, demanding to know why the press has been allegedly silent on the trial of Kermit Gosnell …

RNC's celeb plan falls flat in Hollywood  —  HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — The Republican National Committee is meeting this week in the most touristy part of Tinseltown, but it's apparent the “Celebrity Task Force” recommended by last month's “autopsy” report isn't going to happen.

President Obama and Vice President Biden's 2012 Tax Returns  —  Today, the President released his 2012 federal income tax returns.  He and the First Lady filed their income tax returns jointly and reported adjusted gross income of $608,611.  The Obamas paid $112,214 in total tax.

Bold on Both Ends  —  It's time to entertain the possibility that President Obama is a right-wing extremist.  After all, look at where he's taking the country over his second term.  —  We're living in a country where 53 percent of children born to women under 30 are born out of wedlock, according to government data.

North Korea states ‘nuclear war is unavoidable’ as it declares first target will be Japan  —  NORTH KOREA has warned Japan that Tokyo would be the first target in the event of a war on the Korean Peninsula, as it increased threats of an attack.  —  Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers prepare its missile interceptor

Congressman Pretended to Be ‘Hot’ for Cyndi Lauper  —  Lawmaker who tweeted to long-lost daughter tried to fool the press—and it worked  —  Steve Cohen, a Tennessee congressman, called Cyndi Lauper “hot” in a tweet and then abruptly deleted it.  —  Which, it turns out, was part of his secret plan.

Exclusive: Former Sen. John E. Sununu won't run for office in 2014  —  MANCHESTER — Former U.S. Sen. John E. Sununu has made a long-awaited decision about his political future.  —  He will not run for the Senate, or for any political office, next year.  —  “I'm not running for anything …

Jonathan Winters, Unpredictable Comic and Master of Improvisation, Dies at 87  —  Jonathan Winters, the rubber-faced comedian whose unscripted flights of fancy inspired a generation of improvisational comics, and who kept television audiences in stitches with Main Street characters like Maude Frickert …

Vatican is forced to admit Pope Emeritus Benedict's health has worsened following reports ‘he will not be with us much longer’  —  The health of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has deteriorated, the Vatican has revealed.  —  Senior church officials were forced to make their fears public …

Sen. Stacey Campfield withdraws welfare bill after run-in with girl, protesters  —  After a confrontation with an 8-year-old girl and other activists, along with mounting opposition from fellow Republicans, state Sen. Stacey Campfield dropped his effort to tie welfare benefits to grades …

Memo warns of rampant cheating in D.C. public schools  —  District of Columbia Public Schools officials have long maintained that a 2011 test-cheating scandal that generated two government probes was limited to one elementary school.  But a newly uncovered confidential memo warns as far …

Feds scoop up medical marijuana patient records in Oregon investigation  —  A record of wrongdoing?  (Getty Images)  —  Despite Oregon's best efforts to keep medical marijuana patient records private, a federal search warrant forced the state agency to hand over some records, according to recently discovered court records.

Carson withdraws from another speaking gig  —  (CNN) - Dr. Ben Carson, the conservative neurosurgeon who has rocketed into the political spotlight this year, withdrew from another speaking engagement Friday after stepping down as this year's commencement speaker at Johns Hopkins medical school.

21st-Century Watergate  —  What did David Corn know and when did he know it?  —  Mother Jones's story about Sen. Mitch McConnell and actress Ashley Judd, noted here Wednesday, was a huge dud in itself.  But it turns out the magazine's David Corn has stumbled upon—and become a player in—a Watergate-like scandal.

The Real Reason No One's Buying PCs Anymore: They've Gotten Too Good  —  Dude, you're not getting a Dell.  —  PC sales suffered their steepest decline in history last quarter, plummeting 14 percent worldwide, according to a report from market research firm IDC.