Gender Bias Issue Could Tip Chief Justice Roberts Into Ruling for Gay Marriage  —  WASHINGTON — In a telling moment at Tuesday's Supreme Court arguments over same-sex marriage, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. suggested that he may have found a way to cast a vote in favor of the gay and lesbian couples in the case.

David Simon on Baltimore's Anguish  —  David Simon is Baltimore's best-known chronicler of life on the hard streets.  He worked for The Baltimore Sun city desk for a dozen years, wrote “Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets” (1991) and with former homicide detective Ed Burns co-wrote …

Prisoner in van said Freddie Gray was ‘trying to injure himself,’ document says … BALTIMORE — A prisoner sharing a police transport van with Freddie Gray told investigators that he could hear Gray “banging against the walls” of the vehicle and believed that he “was intentionally trying to injure himself …

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders: ‘I am running for president’  —  MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Promising to fight what he deems “obscene levels” of income disparity and a campaign finance system that is a “real disgrace,” independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Wednesday he will run for president as a Democrat.

Source: Baltimore mayor ordered police to stand down  —  Despite a firm denial by Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, a senior law enforcement source charges that she gave an order for police to stand down as riots broke out Monday night, raising more questions about whether …

Former Christie Ally David Wildstein Set to Plead Guilty  —  David Wildstein, a former ally of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, is set to plead guilty on Thursday, according to a person with knowledge of the matter, suggesting he may be cooperating with prosecutors probing traffic jams he ordered near the George Washington Bridge.

GOP unveils budget deal that seeks repeal of ObamaCare  —  House and Senate Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a budget deal that aims to torpedo ObamaCare while balancing the federal books within 10 years.  —  The deal would approve more than $5 trillion in spending cuts over a decade …

Nary a ‘no’ vote in Louisiana House on resolution urging Ginsburg, Kagan recusal in gay marriage case  —  The Louisiana House of Representatives adopted a measure Monday (April 27) formally urging two U.S. Supreme Court justices to recuse themselves from an ongoing court case that could help decide the fate of gay marriage in Louisiana.

Sunset  —  After a lot of thought and consultation with our board, I've decided to shut down Secret.  —  This has been the hardest decision of my life and one that saddens me deeply.  Unfortunately, Secret does not represent the vision I had when starting the company …

Blue Lives Matter: Texas Cop Survives 14 Stab Wounds in Assassination Attempt  —  HOUSTON, Texas - A Houston Community College police officer has survived an assassination attempt after being stabbed by her assailant 14 times.  The officer was saved by civilians who stepped in and stopped the attacker.

U.S. economic growth slows to 0.2 percent, grinding nearly to a halt  —  The U.S. economy ground nearly to a halt in the first three months of the year, according to government data released Wednesday morning, as exports plunged and severe winter weather helped keep consumers indoors.

Eyewitnesses: The Baltimore Riots Didn't Start the Way You Think  —  Baltimore teachers and parents tell a different story from the one you've been reading in the media.  —  After Baltimore police and a crowd of teens clashed near the Mondawmin Mall in northwest Baltimore on Monday afternoon …

How Rick Perry befriended the real ‘Lone Survivor’ Navy SEAL  —  SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Before he became immortalized as the “Lone Survivor,” a Navy SEAL who escaped a 2005 Taliban ambush on a mountain slope in Afghanistan, Marcus Luttrell was a broken man in search of a haven.

Plane Carrying Bill Clinton Makes Unscheduled Landing in Tanzania … A plane carrying former President Bill Clinton had to make an unscheduled landing today in Tanzania because of a mechanical issue with one of the plane's four engines, a spokesman to Clinton confirmed to ABC News.

Cruz accuses Obama of inflaming racial tensions  —  The Republican presidential hopeful says Obama has squandered chance to be unifying force  —  Sen. Ted Cruz on Wednesday accused President Barack Obama and his administration of inflaming racial tensions and pitting Americans against each other on major societal issues.

OBAMA vs. REAGAN on GDP GROWTH — NOT EVEN CLOSE  —  Obama's just like Reagan... Except when he isn't.  —  Trickle Down Economics versus Trickle Down Socialism  —  Ronald Reagan's economic plan saw GDP surge at a 3.5% clip - 4.9% after the recession.  That's a 32% bump.

Report: Kerry Told Iran He Wishes 'U.S. Had a Leader like Iran's Supreme Leader'  —  Secretary of State John Kerry told his Iranian counterpart that he wished the United States had a leader more like Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, according to comments made by a senior Iranian cleric and repeated in the country's state-run media.

Rubio sticking by Iran amendments  —  Marco Rubio is refusing to back down from his fight to force Iran to recognize Israel, a stance that threatens to disrupt a delicately negotiated bipartisan bill that would allow Congress to review any nuclear deal with Tehran.

David Letterman Reflects on 33 Years in Late-Night Television … Credit: Damon Winter/The New York Times  —  In a single bound, David Letterman seemed to leap the full length of the stage at the Ed Sullivan Theater, racing from backstage as if he'd been thrust forward by the fanfare played …

IRS watchdog finds 6,400 missing Lois Lerner emails  —  Washington (CNN)The IRS watchdog investigating the disappearance of Lois Lerner's emails told a Senate committee it has found roughly 6,400 messages that have never before been turned over to Congress.  —  Lerner was the IRS official …

Hillary Clinton to Jump Start Fund-Raising Efforts  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton gave the keynote address Wednesday at the David N. Dinkins Leadership and Public Policy Forum at Columbia University.  —  Michael Appleton for The New York Times  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton had once planned …