There's a Massive, Illicit Bust of Edward Snowden Stuck to a War Monument in Brooklyn  —  While most people slept, a trio of artists and some helpers installed a bust of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden in Brooklyn on Monday morning.  The group, which allowed ANIMAL to exclusively document …

GOP Hawks Set to Ruin Rand Paul's Big Day  —  In the first salvo of the 2016 Republican ad wars, a conservative group is about to unleash a seven-figure ad campaign targeting Senator Rand Paul for being out of step with the party on Iran, just as he launches his presidential campaign.

‘Bees are good,’ Obama says as children scream  —  It might have been the White House Easter Egg Roll, but it was bees — not bunnies — that stole the show on Monday.  —  As President Barack Obama started reading Maurice Sendak's “Where the Wild Things Are” during the annual Easter Egg Roll event …

No one fired at Rolling Stone.  Really?  —  No one at Rolling Stone magazine is going to be fired: How can that be?  —  Rolling Stone wants the damning report by Columbia Journalism School to be a moment when the magazine begins to restore its battered reputation.

Obama: ‘Misjudgment’ To Make Iran Deal Contingent On Recognizing Israel  —  President Obama says it would be a “fundamental misjudgment” to condition a nuclear deal with Iran on the country's recognition of Israel.  —  Obama made the comments Monday during an interview with Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep.

HUGO AWARD NOMINATIONS FALL VICTIM TO MISOGYNISTIC, RACIST VOTING CAMPAIGN  —  The Hugo Awards have fallen victim to a campaign in which misogynist groups lobbied to nominate only white males for the science fiction book awards.  These groups, Sad Puppies and Rabid Puppies …

Michael Savage: Obama Is Inciting ‘The White Man’ To Revolt  —  On the Friday edition of “Savage Nation,” right-wing talk show host Michael Savage said that President Obama is trying to destroy America by bringing “Third World haters” into the country and provoking white people to revolt against the government.

Brooklyn's Priciest Condo Listed for $32 Million  —  The 11,000-square-foot condo spans the 10th, 11th and 12th floors of One Brooklyn Bridge.  —  A few months ago, Stuart Leaf was sitting in his Brooklyn Heights apartment when he got a call from his wife asking when he'd be home.

Jeb Bush's Deep Ties to Hispanics Show Even in Voter Form  —  In a 2009 voter-registration application, obtained from the Miami-Dade County Elections Department, Jeb Bush said he was Hispanic.Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images  —  There is little doubt that Jeb Bush possesses strong credentials for appealing to Hispanic voters.

What's the Alternative to Obama's Iran Deal?  —  Secretary of State John Kerry's aircraft flies from Tel Aviv to Geneva on November 8, 2013.  ( Jason Reed/Reuters )  —  Benjamin Netanyahu insists that opposing Thursday's framework nuclear deal with Iran doesn't mean he wants war.

‘Things got worse and worse’  —  Violence quickly escalated in Yemen soon afer al-Labani arrived in February.  —  “When he got (to Aden), after a few weeks he noticed things were starting to get bad and then the (U.S.) Embassy closed,” his cousin Mohammed Alazzani told CNN.

Make the Confederacy's Defeat a National Holiday  —  150 years ago this week, Robert E. Lee surrendered to the Union.  Let's celebrate it—every year.  —  In a speech one month ago, the first black president of the United States challenged millions of white Americans to resist the convenient allure …

Teacher Accused Of Saying Parents Aren't Christians If They Voted For Obama (Video)  —  Some parents claim that a teacher at Dublin Middle School in Georgia told students that if their parents voted for President Obama then they couldn't be Christians.  —  Dublin City Schools Superintendent …

Clinton staff said to be on alert  —  Most staffers hired for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign have no idea when she'll announce, according to a CNN report, but have been told that they must be ready to start their campaign roles at any moment — starting Monday.

Mitt Romney's NCAA Bracket Is Ridiculously Good  —  Known for his success in many facets of life, no one has ever accused Mitt Romney of being a college basketball expert.  —  But humbling as it may be, Romney's NCAA tournament bracket this year is almost certainly better than yours.

Let Prisoners Take College Courses  —  ATTICA, N.Y. — EVER wonder what prisoners do and talk about?  Well, at the Attica Correctional Facility, we're all tucked away in cellblocks watching TV.  We watch a lot — all day, all night.  Then we talk about what we're watching.