Carly Fiorina to Launch Presidential Campaign on May 4  —  Former Hewlett-Packard CEO will declare GOP campaign online  —  Carly Fiorina plans to launch her presidential campaign on May 4, in an online announcement that dispenses with the pageantry that has become de rigueur in 2016 White House runs.

Cash Flowed to Clinton Foundation as Russians Pressed for Control of Uranium Company  —  The headline in Pravda trumpeted President Vladimir V. Putin's latest coup, its nationalistic fervor recalling an era when the newspaper served as the official mouthpiece of the Kremlin: “Russian Nuclear Energy Conquers the World.”

McCain: Paul ‘Worst Possible Candidate,’ Cruz Would Be Better  —  Shortly after responding to Rand Paul calling him an Obama “lapdog,” Senator John McCain talked further about the swipe with Fox's Neil Cavuto.  And McCain really came out swinging, declaring that “Senator Paul is the worst possible candidate …

18 spectacularly wrong apocalyptic predictions made around the time of the first Earth Day in 1970, expect more this year  —  In the May 2000 issue of Reason Magazine, award-winning science correspondent Ronald Bailey wrote an excellent article titled “Earth Day, Then and Now” …

Pregnant restaurant worker fired after armed robbery  —  CHANNELVIEW, Texas - A fast food restaurant is robbed and the shift manager says she got fired for refusing to pay the money back.  —  “I told them I'm not paying nothing,” said Marissa Holcomb.  “I just had a gun to me.  I'm not paying the money.”

China Warns North Korean Nuclear Threat Is Rising  —  Pyongyang could double nuclear-weapons arsenal by next year, according to latest Beijing estimates  —  North Korea's nuclear arsenal may be larger than previously thought.  Chinese nuclear experts have revised their estimates on how many warheads that country is building.

Say hi to Fi: A new way to say hello  —  In today's mobile world, fast and reliable connectivity is almost second nature.  But even in places like the U.S., where mobile connections are nearly ubiquitous, there are still times when you turn to your phone for that split-second answer and don't have fast enough speed.

M.T.A. Must Run Bus Ad From Pro-Israel Group, Judge Says  —  A federal judge in Manhattan on Tuesday ordered the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to display an ad from a pro-Israel group on buses after the agency declined to run it last year.  —  The group, the American Freedom Defense Initiative …

Marco Rubio takes lead in Sheldon Adelson primary  —  The billionaire casino mogul is drawn to the Florida senator's life story and hawkish foreign policy views.  —  Before Iowa and New Hampshire, GOP candidates are competing in the Sheldon Adelson primary, and some will travel …

McConnell Introduces Bill to Reauthorize Patriot Act Until 2020  —  The move may thwart any attempt to reform the NSA's mass-surveillance authorities.  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced a bill Tuesday night that would reauthorize a controversial surveillance authority …

Presidential hopeful Rubio reaches out to gay Republicans  —  (Reuters) - Marco Rubio, the youthful Republican presidential hopeful who touts himself as the candidate of his party's future, has been making moves to court a socially liberal faction of his party that represents gay conservatives.

What is it like to be the neighbor of a “free-range kid”?  —  The Meitiv family of Maryland—scientists Danielle and Alexander, their 10-year-old son, and their 6-year-old daughter—became the national faces of the “free-range parenting” movement in December.

US Navy Ships Likely Will Not Board Iranian Ships Headed to Yemen … U.S. officials are downplaying the idea that U.S. Navy ships will intercept or board a convoy of nine Iranian ships suspected of carrying weapons to Houthi rebels in Yemen.  —  Officials say the carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt …

Reminder: Earth Day Co-Founder Killed and Composted His Girlfriend  —  It's Earth Day and millions of people across the world are celebrating with events about global warming.  President Obama will travel to Florida via fossil fuel powered Air Force One to give a speech in the Everglades …

Rand Paul yanks Ray-Bans after complaint  —  Ray-Ban has asked Sen. Rand Paul's presidential campaign to quit selling the brand's Wayfarer sunglasses, which Paul had imprinted with the “Rand” logo.  —  The Rand-Ban sunglasses were for sale for $150 on Paul's website as recently as Tuesday.

Airmail via Drones Is Vexing for Prisons  —  BISHOPVILLE, S.C. — During the graveyard shift at 1:44 a.m., security cameras at the prison here picked up the blinking lights of an unidentified flying object approaching the facility's fence.  —  A corrections officer was dispatched to investigate …

More Than 9,000 Gallons Of Fuel To Be Used On Air Force One For Obama's Trip To Everglades On Earth Day  —  WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — With swampy wetlands and alligators as his backdrop, President Barack Obama will use a visit to Florida's Everglades to warn of the damage that climate change …

MUPPETS SCOOP: ABC REVIVAL TO EXPLORE THEIR PERSONAL LIVES IN ‘MORE ADULT’ SHOW  —  Intriguing exclusive details about ABC's revival of The Muppets: EW has learned the project is a mockumentary-style series that goes deeper into the Muppets' personal lives, and promises a “more adult” show than previous incarnations of the franchise.

Ex-Clinton backer switches to O'Malley  —  A former Miami mayor and Hillary Clinton supporter has switched his allegiances and will host an event for her potential challenger, former Gov. Martin O'Malley (D-Md.).  —  The Miami Herald reports that O'Malley's O' Say Can You See PAC is holding …

The Government Shows Photo At Boston Bombing Trial Of Tsarnaev Giving The Finger  —  This image was captured in July 2013 on the day that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was arraigned on charges for the attacks at the Boston Marathon.  —  An image of convicted Boston Marathon bomber giving the middle finger …