6 Baltimore Police Officers Charged in Freddie Gray Death  —  BALTIMORE — Baltimore's chief prosecutor charged six police officers on Friday with crimes including murder and manslaughter in the arrest and fatal injury of Freddie Gray, a striking and surprisingly swift turn in a case that has drawn national attention to police conduct.

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.

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 …

How Rand Paul blew it on Baltimore  —  The Kentucky senator tried to present himself as a different kind of Republican.  Then the riots happened.  —  When Rand Paul launched his presidential bid in early April amid an array of diverse faces, he talked about focusing on the inner cities …

GOP prepares list of demands if justices rule against ObamaCare  —  Republicans believe a Supreme Court ruling against ObamaCare this summer would give them leverage to force President Obama to scrap the healthcare law's central pillars.  —  Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) …

Ben E. King, Soulful Singer, Dies at 76; ‘Stand by Me’ Was One of His Hits  —  Ben E. King, the smooth, soulful baritone who led the Drifters on “There Goes My Baby,” “Save the Last Dance for Me” and other hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and as a solo artist recorded the classic singles …

Harvard Faculty Donate to Democrats by Wide Margin  —  Eighty-four percent of campaign contributions made by a group of 614 Harvard faculty, instructors, and researchers between 2011 and the third quarter of 2014 went to federal Democratic campaigns and political action committees.

Black Culture Is Not the Problem  —  BALTIMORE — IN the wake of the Michael Brown shooting and subsequent unrest in Ferguson, Mo., commentators noted the absence of black representatives among Ferguson's elected officials and its police leadership.  A Department of Justice report highlighted …

Ron Paul Unsure If Military Will Take Over Texas, But Glad Governor Is Monitoring (VIDEO)  —  While presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) may have only committed to looking into whether the U.S. military plans to take over Texas, his father on Thursday took a stronger position …

Feds roll out $20M police body camera ‘pilot program’  —  The Obama administration is spending $20 million on police body cameras, amid rising tension over police violence.  —  The announcement from the Justice Department on Friday would create a new pilot program to equip police in dozens …