White House holds ‘deep background’ Benghazi briefing  —  The White House held a “deep background” briefing with reporters on Friday afternoon to discuss recent revelations about the Benghazi investigation, sources familiar with the meeting tell POLITICO.  —  The meeting was conducted on …

Jason Richwine Resigns from the Heritage Foundation  —  The Heritage Foundation tells without much more detail.  The full explanation: … Some background: I'd been asking whether Heritage read Richwine's dissertation, or talked about any of the potentially explosive IQ research, before hiring him.

IRS APOLOGIZES FOR TARGETING CONSERVATIVE GROUPS  —  You are here  —  Home » United States government » IRS apologizes for targeting conservative groups  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service is apologizing for inappropriately flagging conservative political groups …

‘Mounting Evidence’ Boston Bombers Involved in 2011 Triple Murder  —  Massachusetts investigators have developed what they call “mounting evidence,” bolstered by “forensic hits,” that point to the possible involvement of both Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his younger brother Dzhokhar in a gruesome …

EXCLUSIVE: Embassy Staff Undercut ‘Whistleblower’ Testimony On Benghazi  —  Staff who served in Libya with Gregory Hicks, the GOP's primary “whistleblower” in this week's hearing on the Benghazi terror attacks, undercut his story that State Department officials demoted him as retribution for speaking out …

Fast Food Strike Wave Spreads to Detroit  —  Two updates appear below.  —  Hundreds of Detroit fast food workers plan to walk off the job beginning at 6 AM today, making the motor city the fourth in five weeks to see such strikes.  Organizers expect participants from at least 60 stores …

Carbon Dioxide Level Is at Its Highest in Human History  —  The level of the most important heat-trapping gas in the atmosphere, carbon dioxide, has passed a long-feared milestone, scientists reported on Friday, reaching a concentration not seen on the earth for millions of years.

Guatemala court jails ex-leader  —  A court in Guatemala has found former military leader Efrain Rios Montt guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity.  —  A three-judge tribunal sentenced the 86-year-old to 80 years in prison.  —  Rios Montt was convicted of ordering the deaths …

Fed Maps Exit From Stimulus  —  Timing of Wind-Down Is Uncertain, but Focus Is on Managing Unpredictable Market Expectations  —  Federal Reserve officials have mapped out a strategy for winding down an unprecedented $85 billion-a-month bond-buying program meant to spur the economy …

Pakistan Orders Times Reporter to Leave  —  Pakistan's Interior Ministry has ordered the expulsion of The New York Times bureau chief in Islamabad on the eve of national elections, the newspaper said Friday.  The Times has strongly protested the move and is seeking his reinstatement.

Movie theater publicity stunt triggers officers to respond to active shooter situation  —  Movie theater publicity stunt triggers police response  —  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -  —  Management at the Goodrich Capital 8 Theaters is defending what it calls a publicity stunt at the movie theaters this past weekend.

Elon Musk and David Sacks Depart Fwd.us, Mark Zuckerberg's Political Action Group  —  Elon Musk and David Sacks, two of the Silicon Valley stars behind Fwd.us, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's political action committee, have left the group, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Budget request denied, Sebelius turns to health executives to finance Obamacare  —  HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is asking private industry executives to help fund Obamacare's implementation.  —  Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has gone, hat in hand …