Rudy Giuliani: President Obama doesn't love America  —  The former New York mayor makes his remarks at a Scott Walker event.  —  NEW YORK - Rudy Giuliani went straight for the jugular Wednesday night during a private group dinner here featuring Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker …

White House Summit on Violent Extremism Opens With Muslim Prayer - No Other Faiths Represented  —  (CNSNews.com) - A Muslim prayer was recited at the start of the second day of the White House summit on “Countering Violent Extremism,” but no other religious text was presented during the portion of the event that was open to the press.

Doctor refuses treatment of same-sex couple's baby  —  Bay Windsor Contreras is 4 months old and she's the apple of her mothers' eye.  —  Both of her mothers, Krista and Jami Contreras were married in Vermont in 2012.  —  In October 2014 they welcomed a beautiful baby bay into the world …

Wal-Mart, under pressure, boosts minimum U.S. wage to $9 an hour  —  (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) said it would raise entry-level wages to $9 an hour, a 24 percent increase from the U.S. minimum wage that some employees now earn, succumbing to longstanding pressure to pay its workforce more.

When a Clinton ‘Ally’ Isn't an Ally at All  —  Dozens of freelancing Democrats are posing as Clinton confidants, and it's mess-making for her real team.  —  There are Clinton “insiders” and Clinton “allies.”  Clinton “loyalists” and Clinton “confidants.”  People “familiar with Clinton's thinking” or “in Clinton's orbit.”

Oliver Sacks on Learning He Has Terminal Cancer  —  A MONTH ago, I felt that I was in good health, even robust health.  At 81, I still swim a mile a day.  But my luck has run out — a few weeks ago I learned that I have multiple metastases in the liver.  Nine years ago it was discovered …

Obama picks State Department spokeswoman to head White House communications - but her ‘jobs for jihadis’ deputy will NOT be promoted, insider says  — White House will move State Dept. spokeswoman Jen Psaki in when its communications director joins Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign

North Carolina Woman Calls Police For Help, Gets Killed By Cop (Video)  —  Betty Sexton was fatally shot by a police officer at her home in Gastonia, North Carolina, on Feb. 17.  —  Sexton reportedly called the police to remove two unwanted guests from her home (video below).

How Spies Stole the Keys to the Encryption Castle  —  AMERICAN AND BRITISH spies hacked into the internal computer network of the largest manufacturer of SIM cards in the world, stealing encryption keys used to protect the privacy of cellphone communications across the globe …

Bill O'Reilly Has His Own Brian Williams Problem  —  The Fox News host has said he was in a “war zone” that apparently no American correspondent reached.  —  After NBC News suspended anchor Brian Williams for erroneously claiming that he was nearly shot down in a helicopter while covering …

Apple Wants to Start Producing Cars as Soon as 2020  —  Don't Miss Out —  (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc., which has been working secretly on a car, is pushing its team to begin production of an electric vehicle as early as 2020, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Why a Reporter's ‘Epic Rant’ on Twitter Gets No Argument Here  —  On Twitter this week, James Risen laid out his plan for the future: … He also wrote: “My son is a reporter.  I don't want him to have to live in a country where there is less press freedom than when I started as a journalist.”

The Tea Party's Own World Star Hip-Hop  —  Two and a half years after the Tea Party News Network launched to give voice to the revolution, it's trolling party stalwarts with stories that 'wouldn't have made the cut at TMZ.'  —  When the Tea Party News Network went live on the eve …

Tucker Carlson Blames ‘Hungover’ Editor For ‘Kill All The Jews’ Headline  —  Tucker Carlson, the editor-in-chief of the conservative news site The Daily Caller, told TPM on Thursday that a “hungover” editor was to blame for a headline on the site's “Guns and Gear” section that included the phrase “Kill All The Jews.”

Travis County clerk issues first legal gay marriage license in Texas  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Austin couple Sarah Goodfriend and Suzanne Bryant have been together almost 31 years.  —  Travis County Clerk: No more same-sex marriage licenses, she is merely complying with a court order.

Southern Tier towns looking to cut NY ties  —  Conklin, NY (WBNG Binghamton) The local economy is pushing one organization in Upstate New York to pose a question: Is it possible to secede to Pennsylvania?  —  The Upstate New York Towns Association is researching this very topic.

Dems gloat over ObamaCare numbers  —  Democrats are touting the latest ObamaCare enrollment numbers as proof that the law is working.  —  The administration announced on Tuesday that 11.4 million people had signed up ahead of Sunday's deadline, a figure that puts the administration on track to beat its goal of 9.1 million enrollees.

Mediaite Sources: Joy Reid's MSNBC Show Canceled  —  According to two internal sources, MSNBC has canceled The Reid Report.  The daytime show, airing weekdays at 2 p.m. ET and hosted by Joy Reid, has long been rumored to be on the chopping block.  —  Our sources at the network say Reid …

HPD: MURDERED WOMAN FILED HARASSMENT REPORT 3 HOURS BEFORE DEATH  —  EMS workers were directed to the clubhouse, where they found the woman's body.  She had been shot once.  The man was unconscious  —  Embed  —  A woman was killed on the job Wednesday at a Medical Center-area apartment complex where she worked.

Fox Host: 'There Really Shouldn't Be Public Schools' Anymore  —  Fox host Lisa “Kennedy” Montgomery suggested getting rid of the nation's public schools during a discussion on Thursday's “Outnumbered.”  —  Kennedy's comments came during a segment about an Oklahoma bill, approved by a House committee …

Do Americans want to send ground troops to fight ISIS?  —  Shares -  —  Amid more executions by the militant group ISIS, Americans increasingly see the group as a threat to the U.S. Now, 65 percent of Americans view ISIS as a major threat - up from 58 percent in October - while another 18 percent view it as a minor threat.