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 …

Clinton charity never provided foreign donor data  —  WASHINGTON — An unprecedented ethics promise that played a pivotal role in helping Hillary Rodham Clinton win confirmation as secretary of state, soothing senators' concerns about conflicts of interests with Clinton family charities …

Right-wing lunatics think the military is planning to invade Texas.  Here's why.  —  You have probably heard the selyrics at least a thousand times at televised Republican rallies: … Those of course are the words to “Proud to be an American” by Lee Greenwood, a song that could almost …

What Brought Carly Fiorina Down at HP Is Her Greatest 2016 Asset  —  More than 30 years ago, on Carly Sneed's third date with her co-worker, Frank Fiorina, he told his not-yet-30-year-old dinner companion that one day she would run AT&T, the company where he was at that point a rung ahead of her on the corporate ladder.

American Psychological Association Bolstered C.I.A. Torture Program, Report Says  —  WASHINGTON — The American Psychological Association secretly collaborated with the administration of President George W. Bush to bolster a legal and ethical justification for the torture of prisoners swept …

Go Behind TIME's Baltimore Cover With Aspiring Photographer Devin Allen  —  Devin Allen, who shot this week's TIME cover, is a Baltimore resident

Mike Huckabee: The Supreme Court can't overrule God  —  Houston (CNN)Mike Huckabee rallied a crowd of Hispanic evangelicals on Wednesday night, pushing back in the debate over religious freedom just one day after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments to determine whether states have the right to ban same-sex marriage.

GOP delays vote on first spending bill  —  House Republicans delayed a vote Wednesday night on their first spending bill of the year amid concerns that a contentious amendment to terminate the use of a Pentagon war fund for military construction projects might have the votes to pass.

George Soros's Tax Bill  —  Deferring income helped the billionaire hedge fund manager build his fortune  —  George Soros likes to say the rich should pay more taxes.  A substantial part of his wealth, though, comes from delaying them.  While building a record as one of the world's greatest investors …

Maryland Legislator Discusses Taking Food Stamps From Parents of Protesting Youth  —  (This post is from our new blog: Unofficial Sources.)  —  Maryland State legislator Patrick McDonough, the guest host of a drive-time radio program on Wednesday morning, discussed the possibility …

The Stagnant Economy Spells Trouble for Democrats  —  The Fiscal Times  —  So much for economic momentum.  And perhaps, so much for Democratic hopes for a third straight term in the White House.  —  The Obama administration had made the argument just before last year's midterms that a spike …

Obama hints at return to community organizing  —  President Obama on Thursday dropped some hints about what he'll do after his time in office, saying he could return to his roots as a community organizer.  —  Speaking to a group of schoolchildren at the Anacostia Library in Washington …

WSJ Editorial Page Watch: The Slow-Growth Fed?  —  For the second year in a row, the first-quarter Gross Domestic Product figures were disappointing.  The Wall Street Journal, in an editorial entitled “The Slow-Growth Fed,” uses the opportunity to argue (again) for tighter monetary policy.

Updated: Sexist peer review elicits furious Twitter response, PLOS apology  —  A peer reviewer's suggestion that two female researchers find “one or two male biologists” to co-author and help them strengthen a manuscript they had written and submitted to a journal has unleashed an avalanche …

The Strange Charisma of John Kasich  —  The last time John Kasich went to New Hampshire, the visit did not go well.  It was 16 years ago, and Kasich, a 47-year-old Republican congressman who had made his name in D.C. as the budget-balancing enfant terrible of the Gingrich revolution, was running for president.

Sofía Vergara's Ex-Fiancé: Our Frozen Embryos Have a Right to Live  —  DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — LAST August, I filed a complaint in Santa Monica, Calif., using pseudonyms, to protect two frozen embryos I created with my former fiancée.  I wanted to keep this private, but recently the story broke to the world.