Bernie Sanders To Announce Presidential Run  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a luncheon at the National Press Club on Monday, March 9, 2015 in Washington.  VPR has learned that Sanders will announce his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday.  —  ANDREW HARNIK AP

Why Can't Baltimore's Black Female Mayor Stop Saying ‘Thug’?  —  On Monday night, protesters took to the streets of Baltimore hours after the funeral of Freddie Gray, a young man who died following injuries he sustained while in police custody.  Last night, Baltimore's Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake stood …

Rand Paul: Baltimore Violence Is About ‘Lack Of Fathers’ And Morals (AUDIO)  —  Presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) weighed in on the turmoil in Baltimore on Tuesday, standing with police and blaming the violence on a lack of morals in America.  —  “I came through the train on Baltimore …

Supreme Court Appears Ready To Rule In Favor Of Marriage Equality  —  A 5-4 vote in favor of same-sex couples' marriage rights appears to be the most likely outcome, although Chief Justice John Roberts' vote shouldn't be counted out.  —  Mladen Antonov / Getty Images

Marshall Islands Needs U.S. Help in Iran Standoff  —  The Marshall Islands, a small country that gained independence from the U.S. in 1986, will almost definitely have to rely on the U.S. to retrieve a cargo ship flying its flag that was commandeered Tuesday by Iran's Navy, apparently in Iranian waters.

Joni Mitchell — In a Coma, Unresponsive (Update: With Court Docs)  —  IN A COMA, UNRESPONSIVE  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Joni Mitchell is unconscious in a hospital, unable to respond to anyone, with no immediate prospects for getting better.  —  Joni's close friend of 44 years, Leslie Morris …

Why I killed Jeffrey Dahmer  —  Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was done in by his uncontrollable lust for human flesh, the man who whacked him in prison 20 years ago told The Post, revealing for the first time why the cannibal had to die.  —  Christopher Scarver — who fatally beat the serial killer …

What the Public Knows — In Pictures, Words, Maps and Graphs  —  Pew Research Center News IQ Quiz  —  The latest Pew Research Center News IQ survey finds that, nearly half a century after the death of Martin Luther King Jr., an overwhelming majority of Americans (91%) are able to identify the civil rights leader from his picture.

Thousands of new Lerner emails found  —  An inspector general investigating the IRS's improper scrutiny of Tea Party groups has found thousands of emails from Lois Lerner, the agency official at the center of that controversy, according to committees involved in the probe.

Fargo lawmaker sent explicit photo, claims disclosure was payback for vote on gay rights bill  —  FARGO—A North Dakota lawmaker who sent an explicit photo of himself to another man says the exchange being made public is retaliation for a recent vote against expanding gay rights.

Jeb Bush Has The Cash, But Not The GOP Support  —  Jeb Bush is expected to declare a fundraising total in the “high tens of millions of dollars,” The New York Times reported on Monday.  Any talk of record fundraising totals ought to account for inflation — as well as the fact that it's easier …

RI executes 8 drug convicts  —  Defying intense pressure from the international community, the government executed eight death row prisoners early on Wednesday on Nusakambangan prison island near Cilacap in Central Java.  —  “We've carried out the executions,” said an Attorney General's Office …

181 Clinton Foundation donors who lobbied Hillary's State Department  —  The size and scope of the symbiotic relationship between the Clintons and their donors is striking.  At least 181 companies, individuals, and foreign governments that have given to the Clinton Foundation also lobbied …

Whole Foods Blasted Online After Making Sandwiches for Members of the National Guard in Baltimore  —  Whole Foods was criticized Tuesday for their efforts to support local law enforcement who have been working tirelessly to secure Baltimore after riots took hold of the city Monday evening.

NFL Will End Its Tax-Exempt Status, Goodell Tells Owners  —  The National Football League's central office will become a taxable entity, ending its tax-exempt status in a move with minimal financial effect and significant symbolic value.  —  Commissioner Roger Goodell informed team owners …

Kingsmen singer Jack Ely dead at 71  —  Entertainment Photos By Entertainment Photos  —  Jack Ely, the former Portland guitarist and singer best known for the Kingsmen's 1960s hit “Louie, Louie,” has died at age 71.  —  His son Sean Ely confirmed the death Tuesday to The Associated Press …