Booker Coasts in Primary; ‘Make Me Your Senator,’ He Tells New Jersey  —  Cory A. Booker, the mayor of Newark, who rose to prominence with his efforts to remake a notoriously troubled city and then used that perch to build a national reputation as a charismatic and media-savvy star in the Democratic Party …

Photo: Hooters Restaurants in San Diego Won't Serve Bob Filner  —  Earlier today, the executive director of the San Diego Republican Party tweeted this image from in front of the Hooters in Rancho Bernardo.  —  According to the manager of that restaurant, all of the Hooters locations in the city …

92-Year-Old Who Once Faced Literacy Tests Sues North Carolina Over New Wave Of Voter Suppression  —  When Rosanell Eaton was 21 years old and living in segregated North Carolina, she became one of the first African Americans in her county registered to vote, after successfully completing …

Clintonworld vs. Weiner  —  A Hillary Clinton spokesman took a shot at Anthony Weiner on Tuesday for claiming he knew what role his wife Huma Abedin would play in a 2016 Clinton presidential run, denying he had any inside knowledge.  —  “We have absolutely no clue what he was talking about,” spokesman Nick Merrill said.

That's a clown question, bro: Rodeo clowns asked to take ‘sensitivity training’  —  The fallout from a Missouri rodeo clown's mockery of President Obama continued as the Missouri State Fair said it will force all clowns to undergo sensitivity training and the head of the state rodeo-clown organization resigned.

Release Detail  —  August 13, 2013 - De Blasio Leads See-Saw New York City Mayoral Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Stop-And-Frisk Could Be Helping New Front-Runner  —  With strong support from white Democratic likely primary voters and voters critical of the so- called stop-and-frisk police tactic …

Rubio Warns Obama Could Act to Legalize Immigrants  —  Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio warned Tuesday that if Congress doesn't pass immigration overhaul legislation, President Barack Obama may act on his own to legalize the 11 million immigrants already in the U.S. illegally.

Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect's Friends Face Obstruction Charges  —  BOSTON (CBS/AP) — Two college friends of the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect were arraigned Tuesday on charges of disposing evidence from the suspect's dorm room.  —  Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov …

White House denies intel chief will lead NSA surveillance review  —  The Obama administration is denying that James Clapper, the director of national intelligence, will control a review of the government's surveillance programs.  —  Privacy advocates expressed dismay on Monday …

Returning submariner celebrates with marriage proposal  —  USS New Mexico crew member surprises partner at dock  —  Groton — After six months aboard the USS New Mexico (SSN 779), MM2 2nd class Jerrel Revels stepped onto Pier 31 at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton Monday afternoon …

Poll: Less than 3 percent of federal workers want to join Obamacare  —  Less than 3 percent of U.S. federal workers want to give up their current health plans and join Obamacare, according to a new poll.  —  92.3 percent of federal workers think that they should continue …

Exclusive - Russia World Cup Chief Defends Anti-Gay Law  —  (WFI) Russia World Cup chief Alexey Sorokin defends his country's anti-gay law in an exclusive interview with World Football INSIDER.  —  Introduced by President Vladimir Putin in June, the law which bans “pro gay” propaganda …

New Mexico Court Rules Non-English Speaking Citizens Can Serve On Juries  —  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court is cautioning trial courts and lawyers that citizens who don't speak English have the right to serve on juries.  —  The court issued the admonition in a ruling …

Frisks save lives  —  Judge's ruling threatens safety  —  Excerpts from Mayor Bloomberg's remarks yesterday.  —  Our crime strategies and tools — including Stop-Question-Frisk — have made New York City the safest big city in America.  We are on pace for another record low number …

Tompall Glaser, outlaw country artist, dies at 79  —  He was a seminal figure in country music's outlaw movement during the late 1960s and 1970s.  —  CONNECT  —  Thomas Paul “Tompall” Glaser — a staunchly independent singer, songwriter, studio owner, publisher and recording artist …