The Other Man In The Van With Freddie Gray Breaks His Silence  —  BALTIMORE (WJZ ) — From the beginning, the investigation into what killed Freddie Gray has centered on what happened inside the police transport van.  —  We knew there was another prisoner inside the van and tonight we hear from him.

Baltimore riots hurt O'Malley's already slim chances  —  Republicans think Rand Paul is also damaged, but riots are unlikely to matter much to GOP voters.  —  Martin O'Malley's political career, which started on the streets of Baltimore, may also end there: Half of Democratic insiders …

Christie Ally Expected to Plead Guilty in George Washington Bridge Lane-Closing Case  —  A former Port Authority official and ally of Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey is expected to plead guilty on Friday to the first charges stemming from the 16-month federal investigation into the George Washington Bridge lane closings scandal.

Rep. Trey Gowdy: He might take Hillary Clinton's word on disputed e-mails  —  Shannon Rae Green, Jeff Franko, Sierra Oshrin  —  WASHINGTON — South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy, who heads the House committee investigating the 2012 Benghazi attacks that left four Americans dead …

Mitch McConnell unplugged  —  Exclusive interview: 'I hope this will be a Congress of significant accomplishment.  I don't think it's going to be of huge accomplishment.'  —  Four months into his tenure as majority leader, Mitch McConnell says don't expect any legacy-making deal with Barack Obama …

What Jon Stewart and George Stephanopoulos Got Wrong  —  Last night on The Daily Show, in talking about the Baltimore riots, this exchange took place between host Jon Stewart and ABC's George Stephanopoulos:  —  Stewart: Right now it seems the easy thing to do is to say …

Capitol Police Left Guns in Bathrooms  —  When a member of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's security detail left his Glock and magazine stuffed in the toilet seat cover holder of a Capitol Visitor Center bathroom stall, a CVC worker found the gun, according to a source familiar …

Accelerating extinction risk from climate change  —  Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, 75 North Eagleville Road, Unit 3043, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.  —  Predicting extinction in a changing world  —  There is great interest in understanding …

Why Larry Flynt Is Endorsing Hillary Clinton  —  The Hustler honcho has long supported Democrats-and thinks Clinton could get a chance to shift the balance of the Supreme Court.  —  t jheil  —  When Larry Flynt is feeling righteous, he describes himself as a crusader …

Colorado heating and cooling company refuses service to ‘colored people’ in ‘Mount Ghetto’ … DENVER — A FOX31 Denver hidden camera investigation captured a local business woman refusing to do business in a Denver neighborhood because she says the residents are “colored people” and “they don't pay their bills.”

Watch This 6th Grader Cut Off President Obama for Talking Too Much  —  Somebody get this kid a talk show.  —  “Mr. President, let's move on to the next question,” is not something you hear that often in Washington, especially not on friendly panel discussions.

Patriot Act Faces Revisions Backed by Both Parties  —  WASHINGTON — After more than a decade of wrenching national debate over the intrusiveness of government intelligence agencies, a bipartisan wave of support has gathered to sharply limit the federal government's sweeps of phone and Internet records.

Obama Says He Wants To Go Back To Community Organizing After Presidency  —  President Obama spoke about his post-presidency during an event with school children today, saying he wants to go back to his life as a community organizer.  —  “I'll be done being president in a couple years …

The Slow-Growth Fed  —  The economy starts another year with a stall despite near-zero rates.  —  The Federal Open Market Committee released its latest monetary policy statement Wednesday afternoon following the government's morning report that the economy grew a meager 0.2% in the first quarter.

Zarif in New York  —  “The devil is in the details.”  —  So said Javad Zarif, Iran's foreign minister, at an event at the New York University Center on International Cooperation on Wednesday.  Zarif is in New York for another round of talks aimed at finishing an agreement designed to stop …