Sentence Reached for Dzhokar Tsarnaev in Boston Marathon Bombing  —  BOSTON — The jury has reached a decision on a life-or-death sentence for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the bombing at the 2013 Boston Marathon, the worst terrorist attack on American soil since Sept. 11, 2001.

Judith Miller And James O'Keefe Discuss Ethics In Journalism (VIDEO)  —  Ex-New York Times reporter Judith Miller and rightwing guerilla filmmaker James O'Keefe filmed an hour-long discussion trying to answer the question that has persisted through their careers: “Why do they hate us?”

Obamas worth millions, disclosure forms reveal  —  President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama's assets total somewhere between $1.9 million and $6.9 million, according to financial disclosure forms released Friday by the White House.  —  The bulk of the Obamas' wealth is invested …

GOP chairman: No ObamaCare extension if court cripples law  —  House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-Ga.) said Thursday that he does not support an idea backed by Senate Republican leadership to temporarily extend ObamaCare subsidies if the Supreme Court cripples the law.

Clintons Received More Than $25 Million From Speeches Since January 2014  —  Campaign official says Hillary Clinton received more than $5 million from book ‘Hard Choices’  —  WASHINGTON—Hillary and Bill Clinton earned more than $25 million in the past year and a half delivering more than 100 paid speeches …

Story highlights  —  (CNN)One of three conductors aboard the Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia this week told investigators she heard the locomotive's engineer say the train had been struck by an object, National Transportation Safety Board member Robert Sumwalt said Friday.

In Gay Marriage Battle, the Clock Beats Cecil Bell … When the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act in 2013, ruling it unconstitutional to deny federal benefits to legally married same-sex couples, Rep. Cecil Bell Jr., R-Magnolia, found himself agreeing with Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion.

Referendum led me to tell truth about myself  —  ‘For me, there was no first kiss; no wedding.  And until a short time ago no hope of these’  —  “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter” - Martin Luther King.  —  I was a good Catholic girl …

Hillary Wants the Power to Ban Books and Movies that Criticize Her  —  Hillary Clinton says that as president, she would have a litmus test for Supreme Court nominees: they must promise to vote to overturn the Citizens United case.  —  It is easy to understand why Hillary isn't fond of Citizens United.

House defies Obama veto threat, approves $612B defense bill  —  Defying a veto threat from President Obama, the House on Friday passed a $612 billion defense bill in a 269-151 vote.  —  All but eight Republicans voted in favor, along with 41 Democrats who went against Obama's veto threat …

How Your Hometown Affects Your Chances of Marriage  —  Growing up in some places — especially liberal ones — makes people less likely to marry, new data shows.  —  Places that make being married at age 26...  Less likely  —  More likely  —  The place where you grow up doesn't affect …

Islamic State militants seize key areas in capital of Iraq's largest province  —  Iraqi government forces are fighting back against an Islamic State advance that began overnight.  Witnesses say the militant group raised its black flag over a government compound in the city center on Friday.  (Reuters)