South Carolina Officer Is Charged With Murder in Black Man's Death  —  WASHINGTON — A white police officer in North Charleston, S.C., was charged with murder on Tuesday after a video surfaced showing him shooting and killing an apparently unarmed black man in the back while he ran away.

How the U.S. thinks Russians hacked the White House  —  Washington (CNN)Russian hackers behind the damaging cyber intrusion of the State Department in recent months used that perch to penetrate sensitive parts of the White House computer system, according to U.S. officials briefed on the investigation.

YouTube's copyright system has taken Rand Paul's presidential announcement offline  —  If you're looking for Rand Paul's presidential announcement on YouTube, bad news.  As of writing, the video has been blocked by the video streaming site, thanks to a copyright claim from Warner Music Group, as Vox's Andrew Prokop spotted.

Sean Hannity shows his influence  —  Something to keep in mind: When Ted Cruz announced that he was running for president two weeks ago, reporters weren't allowed to publish their interviews with the candidate until 10 p.m. ET, several hours after the Texas senator's announcement.

Book author Joan Walsh Anglund says of Angelou stamp: 'That's my quote'  —  A number of luminaries are expected at Tuesday morning's unveiling ceremony for the new stamp honoring the late author Maya Angelou, among them first lady Michelle Obama.  An 89-year-old children's book author named Joan Walsh Anglund won't be there.

Emanuel Wins Second Term as Mayor of Fiscally Ravaged Chicago  —  Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel outdistanced a lesser-known challenger to win a second term and the daunting prize of steering the third-most-populous U.S. city away from financial collapse.  —  Emanuel, a former chief of staff …

Tribe considered “a traitor” for advocacy in climate change case  —  The New York Times has an interesting story about Harvard Law Professor Laurence Tribe's controversial work as a lawyer in an environmental case.  Tribe represents Peabody Energy, a coal company, in an effort to stop …

Chris Matthews Shames MSNBC For Airing ‘Goddamn’ Rightwing Ads (VIDEO)  —  MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts ended up under friendly fire on Tuesday when his colleague Chris Matthews launched into a tirade against his own network for airing “goddamn” ads by rightwing groups.

A Deep Dive Into Party Affiliation  —  Sharp Differences by Race, Gender, Generation, Education  —  Democrats hold advantages in party identification among blacks, Asians, Hispanics, well-educated adults and Millennials.  Republicans have leads among whites - particularly white men …

U.S. secretly tracked billions of calls for decades  —  WASHINGTON — The U.S. government started keeping secret records of Americans' international telephone calls nearly a decade before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, harvesting billions of calls in a program that provided a blueprint …

Sen. Harry Reid says he's ‘sightless’ in right eye  —  Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said he's now “sightless” in his right eye following a brutal exercise injury in January, in comments released Tuesday.  —  In an interview with Univision, Reid said he has undergone 11 hours …

FACT SHEET: Administration Announces Actions To Protect Communities From The Impacts Of Climate Change  —  President Obama is committed to combating the health impacts of climate change and protecting the health of future generations.  We know climate change is not is not a distant threat …

Last-minute lobbying threatens $200B Medicare package  —  Lawmakers and lobbyists representing children's insurance advocates, seniors' healthcare providers and other specialty groups are pressing to amend a $200 billion Medicare package the Senate hopes to send to President Obama's desk next week.

Check Before You Hit Send  —  Drexel University is investigating a law professor who thought she was sending her class a link to an article on writing legal briefs, but who actually sent a link to a pornography site's video of a woman using anal beads.  —  “Drexel has been made aware …

John Travolta happy with Scientology, won't see ‘Going Clear’ (w/video)  —  John Travolta said Monday he hasn't viewed the HBO documentary Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, currently shining an accusatory light on his church.  —  “No, I haven't,” the star of Saturday Night Fever …

Tom DeLay: I have a ‘right’ to not serve gay sinners because they ‘undermine’ my religious liberty  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Former House Speaker Tom DeLay (R-TX) blasted the governors of Indiana and Arkansas this week for changing religious liberty laws to prevent discrimination against LGBT people.

NEW BOOK BY DICK CHENEY TAKES ON BARACK OBAMA  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The next book by former Vice President Dick Cheney is aimed directly at President Barack Obama.  —  Cheney's “Exceptional: Why the World Needs a Powerful America” will be published on Sept. 1 by Threshold Editions, the publisher announced Tuesday.

How an Insurer Is Taking Money From the Fan Beaten at Dodger Stadium  —  First he was assaulted for wearing the wrong team's clothes.  Then he was sucker-punched by the insurance system. … Dave Stow, 71, strains to push the wheelchair carrying his 250-pound son, Bryan …