Rachel Jeantel: ‘I Believe Trayvon Hit First’ (VIDEO)  —  Trayvon Martin's friend and George Zimmerman trial witness, Rachel Jeantel recently sat down with HuffPost Live's Marc Lamont Hill during a candid interview to discuss her perception on the confrontation between the former neighborhood watchman and the late 17-year-old.

House Republicans Pass Dead-End Bill To Delay Obamacare Individual Mandate  —  House Republicans passed legislation Wednesday to delay the Obamacare individual mandate for one year — the chamber's 38th attempt to repeal or dismantle the law.  —  The proposal is set to die in the Senate …

Jahar's World  —  He was a charming kid with a bright future.  But no one saw the pain he was hiding or the monster he would become. … Peter Payack awoke around 4 a.m. on April 19th, 2013, and saw on his TV the grainy surveillance photo of the kid walking out of the minimart.

Daily Caller questioner of Carney is high schooler  —  The Daily Caller reporter who asked White House press secretary Jay Carney about the Zimmerman family's security is a junior at the Potomac School in Maryland.  —  Gabe Finger, who told POLITICO he's 16, tweeted a photo …

IRS lawyer says scandal was overseen by D.C., names names  —  Top IRS officials in Washington, D.C. planned and oversaw the agency's improper targeting of conservative groups, according to the 72-year old retiring IRS lawyer who will testify Thursday before the House Oversight Committee.

Town of Deer Trail considering hunting licenses for unmanned aerial vehicles, bounties for drones  —  ‘They fly in town, they get shot down,’ man says  —  Deer Trail Mayor Franks Fields displays proper drone-hunting technique.  (Photo by Amanda Kost/7NEWS)  —  Regular Photo Size

The Cheney in Waiting  —  Dick Cheney's daughter wants to be a senator!  To give Wyoming a conservative voice!  Well, it's about time somebody thought of that.  —  “Over the last several years, citizens across our great state have urged me to consider running for the Senate,” Liz Cheney said, announcing her candidacy via YouTube.

Obamacare Is the Right's Worst Nightmare  —  News from New York: it looks as if insurance premiums on the individual market are going to plunge thanks to Obamacare.  This shouldn't come as a surprise; in fact, the New York experience perfectly illustrates why Obamacare had to look the way it does.

Republican presiding over VRA hearing once claimed abortion worse than slavery  —  Shortly after the Supreme Court gutted a key part of the Voting Rights Act, Republican Rep. Trent Franks of Arizonatold Politico that the best way to handle the ruling was to keep a low profile.

Vancouver man's gun shooting defense: Biden  —  VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) - A Vancouver man who fired a shotgun to chase away alleged car prowlers pleaded not guilty Wednesday and cited Vice President Joe Biden as the reason he did this.  —  Jeffery Barton, 52, pleaded not guilty to one count …

Local family's emergency trip to hospital interrupted by demonstrators  —  The coordinator of the protest says he gave specific instructions to participants not to break any laws and not to touch or harm anyone … HOUSTON -  —  Hundreds of people marched in protest to the George Zimmerman verdict on Monday.

Marco Rubio stumbles  —  Todd Harris, the usually gregarious consultant to Sen. Marco Rubio, uncharacteristically resisted eight days of calls and emails seeking his thoughts for this column.  When he finally did reply, the answer was: “to be honest, another story about Marco and immigration is not high on Christmas list!!”

Bloomberg's Latest ‘Nanny’ Move: Pushing People to Take the Stairs  —  Health Commissioner Thomas Farley holds up an stairs-promoting sign.  —  First he came after the cigarettes.  Then the trans-fats.  Then the super-sized drinks.  Now, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is coming after the elevators.