| Rand Paul calls out Jeb Bush on marijuana Posted: 26 Feb 2015 01:37 PM PST  In interview with Yahoo News' Katie Couric, the GOP senator slams the ex-Florida governor.
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| Chris Christie turns to media-bashing at CPAC Posted: 26 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST  As the governor of New Jersey, Christie told her he has reporters from The New York Times covering him every day and accused journalists of taking sides on issues he has stood up against. "When you do things like I've done in New Jersey, take on a lot of these special interests that they support they just want to kill you and that's what they tried to do to me every day and here's the bad news for them, here I am and I'm still standing," Christie, 52, said.
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| Bill O’Reilly clarifies claim he saw nuns executed Posted: 26 Feb 2015 07:29 AM PST  The Fox News anchor disputes allegations and says he was referring to seeing photos of executions.
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| FCC adopts net neutrality rules to ban Internet discrimination Posted:  FCC adopts net neutrality rules to ban Internet discrimination
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| Graffiti artist Banksy highlights condition of people living in Gaza Posted: 26 Feb 2015 10:17 AM PST  Banksy turned his attention on the Gaza Strip for one of his most provocative political projects to date
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| U.S. wraps up Ebola military mission in Liberia Posted: 26 Feb 2015 01:34 PM PST  The Pentagon says around 100 American troops are to remain in the region.
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| Panel moves toward vote on attorney general pick Posted: 26 Feb 2015 10:28 AM PST  Loretta Lynch is expected to win approval and become the next AG.
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| GOP may need House Dems to help resolve DHS funding impasse Posted: 26 Feb 2015 08:32 AM PST  Speaker Boehner holds a potential escape key, if he's willing to use it: cooperative Democrats.
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| 'Jihadi John' suspect in IS beheading videos is identified Posted: 26 Feb 2015 03:42 PM PST  The BBC says the man seen in several Islamic State videos is Mohammed Emwazi from London.
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| Rand Paul Slams Hillary Clinton on Benghazi Posted: 25 Feb 2015 08:01 AM PST  The GOP senator tells Katie Couric why Clinton should not be a presidential candidate.
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| Legal pot arrives in D.C. amid wrangle with Congress Posted: 26 Feb 2015 09:42 AM PST  City officials move ahead with legalization despite warnings from Republicans in Congress.
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| Accused Boston bomber's lawyers challenge jury-selection process Posted: 26 Feb 2015 06:22 AM PST  Lawyers for the accused Boston Marathon bomber filed on Thursday a last-gasp request to dismiss the charges against their client or delay the start of the trial next week, contending that court officials had violated their own rules during jury selection. Attorneys for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is accused of carrying out the largest mass-casualty attack on U.S. soil since Sept. 11, 2001, argued in a court filing that after randomly assigning numbers to the more than 1,350 people who reported for initial selection early last month, the court re-ordered the jurors based on arrival time. They also contend that people who live within the Boston city limits and those under 30 and over 70 were disproportionately under-represented. The final phase of jury selection is set to take place on Tuesday, when prosecutors and defense attorneys will whittle down the field of about 70 provisionally qualified jurors to 18 people, including 12 jurors and six alternates.
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| No charges for driver in California train wreck Posted: 26 Feb 2015 03:44 PM PST  By Dana Feldman VENTURA, Calif. (Reuters) - A driver whose vehicle was struck by a Southern California commuter train, triggering a wreck in which 50 people were hurt, will not be charged at this time in connection with the derailment, Ventura County prosecutors said on Thursday. Prosecutors said they would await more investigative findings before making a final decision on whether to charge Jose Alejandro Sanchez-Ramirez, 54, in connection with Tuesday's crash in Oxnard, about 45 miles (72 km) northwest of Los Angeles. Sanchez-Ramirez was found walking and "in distress" over a mile from the crash site and was later taken into custody on suspicion of felony hit-and-run for leaving the scene of the accident. He had been scheduled to appear in court on Thursday but was now expected to be released after Ventura County District Attorney Gregory D. Totten's office said in a statement that "no charges will be filed at this time" against him.
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| California couple, married 67 years, die holding hands Posted: 26 Feb 2015 03:34 PM PST  (Reuters) - A California couple, married 67 years, died hours apart while holding hands this month, their daughter said on Thursday. Floyd Hartwig, 90, and wife Violet, 89, died on Feb. 11 in their home in Easton, California, outside Fresno, their family said. The couple had known each other since they were children and married in 1947 while Floyd was on leave from the Navy, going on to settle in a ranch in Easton. "They enjoyed working side by side their entire lives," said daughter Donna Scharton.
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| With 2016 on horizon, conservatives rally at CPAC Posted: 25 Feb 2015 10:51 PM PST  Thousands of American conservatives will gather just outside Washington beginning Thursday with a thinly-veiled mission: vet the Republican politicians who might soon announce bids for the White House. This week's annual CPAC convention will see the right wing rallying around core principles it hopes will shape the 2016 presidential election. The Conservative Political Action Conference is hard to put a label on. While it appeals to young ideological conservatives converging on Washington in the heart of winter -- the Potomac River, adjacent to the event's National Harbor setting in Maryland, is nearly frozen over -- CPAC attracts seasoned Republican A-listers who are virtually assured of a warm reception.
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| Confident Obama predicts success in immigration appeal Posted: 25 Feb 2015 05:26 PM PST  MIAMI (AP) — President Barack Obama urged immigrants thrown into limbo by legal wrangling to keep planning for eventual relief, professing confidence Wednesday that his deportation directives won't be thrown out in court.
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