Obama puts Marines on umbrella duty, irking conservatives  —  Slogging through a drizzly Rose Garden news conference Thursday with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President Obama took a break to ask for some rain protection.  —  “I am going to go ahead and ask folks …

Anastasia Adair, Colorado Woman, Dies After Assault Rifle Accidentally Discharges  —  A Denver-area woman died Tuesday night after an assault rifle she was handling accidentally fired and shot her in the head.  —  Witnesses told ABC Denver affiliate KMGH that Anastasia Adair, 22 …

Mountain of Petroleum Coke From Oil Sands Rises in Detroit  —  WINDSOR, Ontario — Assumption Park gives residents of this city lovely views of the Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit skyline.  Lately they've been treated to another sight: a three-story pile of petroleum coke covering …

IRS Official Lois Lerner Called Lawyer To Plant Targeting Question  —  The veteran tax lawyer whose pre-arranged question to an IRS official at a panel last week prompted the admission that the agency had targeted conservative groups said in a written statement on Friday that she did not know what the answer to the question would be.

New Audit Allegations Show Flawed Statistical Thinking  —  The Internal Revenue Service is under fire for inappropriately targeting conservative groups that sought tax-exempt status.  As I wrote earlier this week, the revelation has the potential to motivate conservative turnout in the 2014 elections …

Bobby Jindal: IRS officials deserve prison time  —  Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will use a Saturday speech to Virginia Republicans to suggest the IRS officials who targeted conservative political organizations for scrutiny be sent to prison.  —  “You cannot take the freedom of law-abiding Americans …

At Cincinnati IRS office, surprise over claims of partisan villainy  —  CINCINNATI — The fog of scandal hangs over a boxy, modernist, 10-story building that looks like a monument to paperwork.  Shrubs and chain smokers flank its front entrance here on Main Street, in the heart of downtown.

Markey's aides bridle after Gomez calls him invisible  —  As campaign pace quickens, GOP Senate hopeful asks: Where's Markey?  —  Gabriel E. Gomez autographed a sign for Jerry Isaac, a Quincy Republican, in Quincy on Thursday.  Representative Edward J. Markey joined the House Homeland Security Committee …

Yahoo Board to Meet Sunday to Consider $1.1 Billion, All-Cash Deal to Acquire Tumblr  —  According to sources close to the situation, the Yahoo board plans to meet Sunday night to decide whether to approve a $1.1 billion all-cash offer for New York-based blogging site Tumblr.

Judge says lesbian mom's partner must go  —  Collin County's John Roach Jr. enforces ‘morality clause’ in divorce papers saying woman can't have roommate unless they're married  —  ANNA WAUGH |  News Editor  —  MCKINNEY — Page Price and Carolyn Compton have been together for almost three years …

MNGOP Rep. Gruenhagen on climate change: “It's just a complete United Nations fraud” [VIDEO]  —  Gruenhagen logic: There's been no warming trend over the last 16 years (according to CPAC), therefore climate change is a myth.  —  Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen, R-Glencoe, is anti-gay and gets his …

Why the underwear-bomber leak infuriated the Obama administration  —  Journalists gasp and growl whenever prosecutors issue lawful subpoenas ordering them to divulge their confidential sources or to turn over potential evidence, such as notes, video outtakes or other records.

LGBT: Portuguese parliament approves right to adoption - Portugal  —  Portuguese parliament has approved Friday a bill that will allow same-sex married couples to adopt their partner's bilological or adopted children.  The bill was approved with 99 votes in favor, 94 votes against, and 9 abstentions.