Shooting Suspect ‘Big Into Segregation,’ Roommate Says  —  Dylann Roof, the alleged gunman authorities say is responsible for killing nine people in a predominantly black Charleston, South Carolina, church Wednesday night, had been “planning something like that for six months,” according to his roommate.

Democrats in the U.S. Shift to the Left  —  Story Highlights  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — Democratic candidates for the 2016 presidential nomination face a significantly more left-leaning party base than their predecessors did over the last 15 years.  Forty-seven percent of Democrats …

Senate Approves Defense Bill, but Then Votes to Block It  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday passed a $600 billion defense policy bill that would rein in pension costs, ban the use of torture and authorize lethal offensive weapons for Ukraine.  But it then immediately rejected a measure to pay for it …

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.

Republican Plan to Continue Health Subsidies Would Gut Obamacare  —  House Republicans say they are prepared to act swiftly on legislation to ensure Americans don't lose health-insurance subsidies if the Supreme Court rules that the funds are no longer available in more than half the U.S.

Supreme Court Says Texas Can Reject Confederate Flag License Plate  —  In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that Texas' speciality license plates are government speech, and the state can reject a proposal featuring the Confederate flag.  —  Mark Wilson / Getty Images

Alexander Hamilton to Share Image on $10 Bill With a Woman  —  The identity of the female will be announced later this year, says Treasury Secretary Jack Lew  —  For the first time in more than a century, a woman's face will appear on an American bill.  —  The Treasury Department announced Wednesday …

The ancestry and affiliations of Kennewick Man … Kennewick Man, referred to as the Ancient One by Native Americans, is a male human skeleton discovered in Washington state (USA) in 1996 and initially radiocarbon-dated to 8,340-9,200 calibrated years before present (BP)1.

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.

Comedy Central in the Post-TV Era … Backstage at Cobb's Comedy Club on the first Saturday in May, Trevor Noah, fresh from the stage, stood sweating through a blue T-shirt, beside a refrigerator stocked with energy drinks.  He guzzled from a can as well-wishers popped into his dressing room …