The Daily Show springs tense showdown with Native Americans on Redskins fans  —  The four die-hard Redskins fans thought the opportunity was as golden as the vintage helmets of their favorite football team: “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” wanted them to appear on the Comedy Central program …

SECOND MAN ARRESTED TRYING TO ENTER WHITE HOUSE  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who drove up to a White House gate and refused to leave was arrested on Saturday, the Secret Service said, less than 24 hours after another man jumped the fence and made it all the way into the presidential residence before being apprehended.

Climate Science Is Not Settled  —  We are very far from the knowledge needed to make good climate policy, writes leading scientist Steven E. Koonin … The idea that “Climate science is settled” runs through today's popular and policy discussions.  Unfortunately, that claim is misguided.

Peter Thiel: the billionaire tech entrepreneur on a mission to cheat death  —  The co-founder of PayPal and likely the most successful venture capitalist in Silicon Valley is on a mission to change the world through technology - and to find a cure for death  —  An hour into my conversation …

Joe Green Pushed Out at FWD.us  —  Joe Green, the president of FWD.us, has resigned from the political organization that is backed by a coterie of tech luminaries, most prominently Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg.  —  And, according to a “confidential” email that Zuckerberg sent …

Chuck Hagel piles on the NFL  —  CNN reports that Chuck Hagel has asked his staff for detailed information about the U.S. military's relationships with the National Football League in the wake of the controversy over how the league is handling domestic-abuse allegations against players.

These days, Democrats aren't talking much about Obama in congressional speeches  —  When President Obama took office in 2009, congressional Democrats were euphoric.  With control of the House, Senate and the White House, and high public approval for their new party standard bearer …

Putin ‘privately threatened to invade Poland, Romania and the Baltic states’  —  German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung reports that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told European Commission that Putin made the threat in a recent conversation  —  President Vladimir Putin privately threatened …

Ex-Employees Say Home Depot Left Data Vulnerable  —  The risks were clear to computer experts inside Home Depot: The home improvement chain, they warned for years, might be easy prey for hackers.  —  But despite alarms as far back as 2008, Home Depot was slow to raise its defenses, according to former employees.

Rice case: purposeful misdirection by team, scant investigation by NFL  —  The seven-month scandal that is threatening Roger Goodell's future as NFL commissioner began with an unexpected phone call in the early morning hours on a Saturday in February.  —  Just hours after running …