Obama to Call for End to N.S.A.'s Bulk Data Collection  —  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is preparing to unveil a legislative proposal for a far-reaching overhaul of the National Security Agency's once-secret bulk phone records program in a way that — if approved by Congress …

Helmet camera shows skydiver's remarkable jump from World Trade Center  —  WARNING GRAPHIC LANGUAGE IN VIDEO: The three daredevils, along with their lookout, pulled off a breathtaking jump from the Freedom Tower.  But the price they paid was surrendering to cops Monday to face charges such as burglary.

Reid says GOP may have helped Russia annex Crimea  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says Republicans may have helped Russia annex Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula.

GOP finds unwinding Obamacare vexing now that it's taken root  —  Republicans are still determined to repeal Obamacare, even though they have famously failed to unite behind an alternative.  Now, it is dawning on some in the GOP that even if they succeed in repealing the Affordable Care Act …

David Brock reflects on his Clinton evolution  —  David Brock's long journey trailing Bill and Hillary Clinton — first as a nemesis and now as an ally — is leading him to the couple's former home state of Arkansas.  —  It's there, in a highly anticipated speech Tuesday …

Justice Scalia's Past Comes Back To Haunt Him On Birth Control  —  When the Supreme Court hears two landmark cases about birth control on Tuesday, few observers doubt that Justice Antonin Scalia's sympathies will be the Catholic business owners who charge that the mandate violates their religious liberties.

Selling a Poison by the Barrel: Liquid Nicotine for E-Cigarettes  —  A dangerous new form of a powerful stimulant is hitting markets nationwide, for sale by the vial, the gallon and even the barrel.  —  The drug is nicotine, in its potent, liquid form — extracted from tobacco and tinctured …

Risen: Obama administration is this generation's ‘greatest enemy of press freedom’  —  “It won't take me long to alienate everyone in the room,” Jeffrey Toobin told an audience in New York Friday.  “For better or worse, it has been clear there is no journalistic privilege under the First Amendment.”

U.S., other powers kick Russia out of G8  —  The Hague, Netherlands (CNN) — U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders have decided to end Russia's role in the group of leading industrialized nations, the White House said Monday.  —  The move to suspend Russia's membership in the G8 …

Judge Joe Brown Released From Jail  —  (Memphis) Well-known TV court judge and former Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Joe Brown has been released on his own recognizance from the Criminal Justice Center at 201 Poplar.  —  This comes after a request for bail was denied earlier this evening.

General Motors Misled Grieving Families on a Lethal Flaw  —  It was nearly five years ago that any doubts were laid to rest among engineers at General Motors about a dangerous and faulty ignition switch.  At a meeting on May 15, 2009, they learned that data in the black boxes …

Billionaire mogul Sheldon Adelson looks for mainstream Republican who can win in 2016  —  Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, who along with his wife plowed more than $92 million into efforts to help mostly losing candidates in the 2012 elections, is undertaking a new strategy for 2016 …

Poll: Most say U.S. doesn't have a responsibility in Ukraine  —  Shares -  —  Most Americans don't think the U.S. is obliged to intervene in the recent annexation by Russia of the Ukrainian territory of Crimea.  A majority of 61 percent of Americans do not think the U.S. has a responsibility …

The Indispensible Nancy Pelosi  —  Republicans turned the Democrats' leader in the House into the prime reason to keep a Florida district in GOP hands.  No wonder they fear her: she's as responsible for liberal success in Washington as President Obama has been.

Air pollution ‘kills 7 million people a year’  —  WHO report says issue is now biggest single environmental health risk and the cause of one in eight deaths worldwide  —  Air pollution kills about 7 million people worldwide every year, with more than half of the fatalities due to fumes from indoor stoves …

Nearly Half of Public Says ‘Right Amount’ of Malaysian Jet Coverage  —  One-in-Three Thinks Coverage Has Been Excessive  —  The public followed news about the missing Malaysia Airlines plane more closely than any other story last week.  While the story has attracted extensive news coverage …