Why Dr. Kermit Gosnell's Trial Should Be a Front-Page Story  —  The dead babies.  The exploited women.  The racism.  The numerous governmental failures.  It just is insanely newsworthy.  —  A procedure room at the Women's Medical Society.  / Philadelphia District Attorney's Office

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

Obama's “Politics 101”: “You Don't Put Stuff On Your Head If You're President”  —  Obama declines an offer to wear a football helmet and doles out some political advice.  —  Via: Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP  —  WASHINGTON — When members of the US Naval Academy football team presented President Obama …

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 …

Marco Rubio goes all-in on immigration bill  —  Marco Rubio is preparing to go all in to support sweeping immigration legislation, offering himself up as the public face of a bill that will split the Republican Party — but that his allies hope will propel him to the front of the GOP presidential sweepstakes.

Here's The Democrats' Plan To Get Gun Control Through The Senate  —  Senior Hill aides describe Harry Reid's strategy.  —  It has been almost 20 years since Congress has taken up the topic of gun control legislation.  —  As the new debate over gun control heats up, senior Senate aides …

“Obama Will Let Me Go”  —  The debate in Washington on immigration reform has had no political impact, but the debate is having a major impact on south Texas, 1200 WOAI news reports.  —  Officials say the number of people entering the U.S. illegally is way up and, tragically …

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.

Rep. Steve Stockman: 'If babies had guns, they wouldn't be aborted'  —  Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) on Friday tweeted out the slogan for what he said would be his new campaign bumper sticker, which combines two hot-button conservative issues into one controversial sound bite.

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.

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.