Officer Charged with Murder in Killing of Walter Scott (Video)

A white police officer in North Charleston, S.C., was charged with murder on Tuesday after a video surfaced showing him shooting and killing an apparently unarmed black man in the back while he ran away.
The officer, Michael T. Slager, 33, had said he feared for his life because…

Rand Paul is Going For the White House in 2016

“I am running for president to return our country to the principles of liberty and limited government,” he said in a message on his website.

Mr Paul, a Kentucky senator, stands out from the Republican pack because of his comparatively libertarian views.

He becomes the second Republican to enter the…

Fraternity Will Sue Rolling Stone Mag Over Gang Rape Story

The University of Virginia fraternity chapter at the center of Rolling Stone magazine’s retracted article ‘A Rape on Campus’ said on Monday that it planned to sue the magazine for what it called “reckless” reporting that hurt its reputation.

Stephen Scipione, the president of UVA’s Phi Kappa Psi…

Watch Edward Snowden Get Grilled By John Oliver (Video)

Edward Snowden admitted he had not read every NSA document he handed over to journalists in an interview with comedian John Oliver on Sunday, as the HBO host posed uncomfortable questions to the NSA whistleblower in Moscow.

When Oliver asked “How many of those documents have you actually read?” Snowden…

Nuclear Deal Reached in Iran

Iran and world powers reached a framework agreement on Thursday on curbing Iran’s nuclear program for at least a decade, a step toward a final pact that could end 12 years of brinkmanship, threats and confrontation.

The tentative agreement, after eight days of marathon talks in Switzerland, clears the…