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.

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.

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 …

Rand Paul on Charleston Shooting: 'There's A Sickness in Our Country'  —  Kentucky Senator Rand Paul told a crowd of social conservatives that a “sickness” in the country was responsible for the mass shootings in South Carolina, adding that the problem “isn't going to be fixed by your government.”

House approves fast-track 218-208, sending bill to Senate  —  The House on Thursday took the first step toward resuscitating the White House's trade agenda by passing legislation granting President Obama fast-track authority.  —  The bill now goes to the Senate, where the White House …

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.

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.

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 …

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.

Why Obama's Plan to Send Advisers to Iraq Will Fail  —  LAST week President Obama approved an additional 450 troops to join the roughly 3,000 already in Iraq.  Living inside secure bases nicknamed “lily pads,” they will train Iraqi soldiers for a few weeks via lecture and drill instruction.