Charleston Church Shooting Suspect, Dylann Storm Roof, Captured  —  CHARLESTON, S.C. — The man suspected of killing nine people at a prayer meeting at a historic black church in this city's downtown area was caught on Thursday some 200 miles away in North Carolina, local and federal officials said.

Alexander Hamilton: Immigrant, Bastard, Patriot  —  Alexander Hamilton was a bastard.  Indeed, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson never tired of calling him that - the ‘Bastard Brat of a Scots Pedlar’ who infuriated them time and again.  They called him this for one reason above all …

Brian Williams breaks silence in Matt Lauer interview  —  Suspended NBC news anchor Brian Williams has broken his silence in an interview with his colleague Matt Lauer.  —  The sit-down with Lauer, the co-host of the “Today” show, was taped earlier this week, according to two people at NBC.

Scott Walker's latest target: College professors  —  As Republican Gov. Scott Walker prepares to campaign for president as the man who tamed Wisconsin's unions, he's targeting tenure protections for professors at public colleges and universities.  —  Getty

Pope Francis, in Sweeping Encyclical, Calls for Swift Action on Climate Change  —  VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Thursday called for a radical transformation of politics, economics and individual lifestyles to confront environmental degradation and climate change, as his much-awaited papal encyclical blended …

Blow Up the Tax Code and Start Over  —  Apply a 14.5% flat tax to personal income and to businesses.  Cut deductions.  Watch the economy roar.  —  Some of my fellow Republican candidates for the presidency have proposed plans to fix the tax system.  These proposals are a step in the right direction …

First on CNN: GOP presidential hopefuls urged to reject same sex marriage  —  Washington (CNN)Candidates seeking the Republican presidential nomination will be urged Thursday to sign a pledge promising to support a constitutional amendment defining marriage as being between one man and one woman.

Ben Carson Says He Wants to Seal the Border to Keep Out People ‘That Want to Bomb Us’  —  The presidential contender spoke at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials' annual conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday night.  —  There is only one Republican presidential candidate …

Apple Watch 2: Apple plans FaceTime camera, iPhone-free Wi-Fi, $1000+ models, similar battery  —  Two months after the initial launch of the Apple Watch, and only a day following the device's debut at Apple Stores, sources have revealed Apple's considerations for the 2016 release of a second-generation model.