Marco Rubio Is The Lipstick, The GOP Is The Pig  —  The media is in a frenzy over the entry of Marco Rubio into the presidential race.  He's young, handsome, well-spoken in English and Spanish, he's got an immigrant history.  He is a genuine American success story.

A Modest Proposal: Barack Obama Should Be Hillary Clinton's Running Mate  —  Because Hillary Clinton is white and no longer young, a strain of political thought holds that she might lack Barack Obama's inherent appeal to new and minority voters and thus that she won't be able to ride …

Owner of a Credit Card Processor Is Setting a New Minimum Wage: $70,000 a Year  —  The idea began percolating, said Dan Price, the founder of Gravity Payments, after he read an article on happiness.  It showed that, for people who earn less than about $70,000, extra money makes a big difference in their lives.

Chris Christie bets on bold  —  Chris Christie sat impassively at the round mahogany table in his family kitchen Monday as I recounted some of the data that suggested he was too damaged to run for president.  A recent CBS News poll found that 42 percent of Republican voters wouldn't even consider voting …

Senate deal sets up Iran vote  —  Senators on the Foreign Relations Committee said they had a deal Tuesday that could lead to a bipartisan vote in favor of giving Congress a vote to approve or disapprove a nuclear deal with Iran.  —  “We have reached an agreement that absolutely keeps …

Michael Slager and ‘bad, corrupt cops’ sued by black man who says he was tased  —  Police officer who killed Walter Scott is one of three patrolmen named in lawsuit filed by Julius Wilson, who says Slager used a stun gun on him  —  The police officer who killed Walter Scott in South Carolina …

CBS4 Investigation: TSA Screeners At DIA Manipulated System To Grope Men's Genitals  —  DENVER (CBS4) - A CBS4 investigation has learned that two Transportation Security Administration screeners at Denver International Airport have been fired after they were discovered manipulating passenger screening systems …

Brutal attack at Memphis gas station caught on camera  —  MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Surveillance video showed a mob of rowdy high school students beating a man at a Crosstown gas station.  —  Police said a large group of Northwest Prep Academy students swarmed a BP gas station on Poplar and Cleveland.

Ex-Governor Will Lead New Fund at Bain Capital  —  The former governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick, has joined the private equity firm Bain Capital as a partner to focus on socially oriented investments, a person briefed on the matter said on Monday.  —  Mr. Patrick, a Democrat …

Why This Pastor Who Tried To Assassinate Hitler Has Become A Hero To The Anti-LGBT Movement  —  CREDIT: í™", via wikimedia commons  —  It's no secret that conservative Christians who oppose marriage equality are using increasingly hyperbolic language to describe their campaign against LGBT rights.

Tom Brokaw addresses Brian Williams controversy: ‘really, really serious’  —  As speculation swirls about Brian Williams' fate at NBC, his predecessor is calling for patience.  —  In his first extensive public comments on the matter, Tom Brokaw, who held the anchor chair at “NBC Nightly News” …

Soul singer Percy Sledge dead at 73  —  Percy Sledge, the soul singer who took “When a Man Loves a Woman” to the top of the charts in 1966, died this morning at his Baton Rouge home.  He was 73.  —  According to East Baton Rouge Parish coroner Dr. William “Beau” Clark, Sledge died of natural causes while under hospice care.

EXCLUSIVE: Woman says Harlem tattoo parlor behind ‘Black Ink’ left her disfigured  —  HARLEM (PIX11) — Asabi Barner was a confident woman in her 30s.  Her body was never something she felt a need to cover up, until now.  —  A tattoo coverup changed her life last year.

Statement on Alaska Airlines flight 448  —  Flight 448, bound for Los Angeles, returned to Seattle shortly after departure today after it was discovered that a ramp agent was still in the cargo hold.  The aircraft was in the air for 9 minutes.  —  After landing, the agent …

Dutch government facing legal action over failure to reduce carbon emissions  —  Landmark case brought by 886 Dutch citizens aims for more robust policy to cut emissions within targets set by IPCC to help avoid critical 2C rise in global temperatures  —  The first public hearings will take place …

Hillary Clinton, Just an Unrecognized Burrito Bowl Fan at Chipotle  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign is all about “everyday Americans,” she made clear in announcing it on Sunday.  —  On Monday, she showed how unassuming she herself could be.

The Lost Language of Privacy  —  Like a lot of people, I've come to believe that it would be a good idea to put body-mounted cameras on police officers.  I now believe this for several reasons.  —  First, there have been too many cases in which police officers have abused their authority and then covered it up.