Prosecutors Charge 6 Baltimore Officers in Freddie Gray Death  —  Grateful for, and Wary of, Extra Force Grateful for, and Wary of, Extra Force  —  Residents of Baltimore's downtown areas largely view the influx of State Police and National Guard members positively.

Baltimore riots hurt O'Malley's already slim chances  —  Republicans think Rand Paul is also damaged, but riots are unlikely to matter much to GOP voters.  —  Martin O'Malley's political career, which started on the streets of Baltimore, may also end there: Half of Democratic insiders …

Christie Ally Expected to Plead Guilty in George Washington Bridge Lane-Closing Case  —  A former Port Authority official and ally of Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey is expected to plead guilty on Friday to the first charges stemming from the 16-month federal investigation into the George Washington Bridge lane closings scandal.

What Jon Stewart and George Stephanopoulos Got Wrong  —  Last night on The Daily Show, in talking about the Baltimore riots, this exchange took place between host Jon Stewart and ABC's George Stephanopoulos:  —  Stewart: Right now it seems the easy thing to do is to say …

Why Larry Flynt Is Endorsing Hillary Clinton  —  The Hustler honcho has long supported Democrats-and thinks Clinton could get a chance to shift the balance of the Supreme Court.  —  t jheil  —  When Larry Flynt is feeling righteous, he describes himself as a crusader …

DOJ announces new $20 million body-camera program  —  The Justice Department announced a $20 million pilot program for police body cameras on Friday.  —  “This body-worn camera pilot program is a vital part of the Justice Department's comprehensive efforts to equip law enforcement agencies throughout …

Capitol Police Left Guns in Bathrooms  —  When a member of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's security detail left his Glock and magazine stuffed in the toilet seat cover holder of a Capitol Visitor Center bathroom stall, a CVC worker found the gun, according to a source familiar …

Ben E King: R&B legend dies at 76  —  Ben E King received an award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2012  —  R&B and soul singer Ben E King, best known for the classic song Stand By Me, has died at the age of 76.  —  King started his career in the late 1950s with The Drifters …

Accelerating extinction risk from climate change  —  Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, 75 North Eagleville Road, Unit 3043, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.  —  Predicting extinction in a changing world  —  There is great interest in understanding …

Building Collapses at Watergate Complex  —  More than 25 firefighters are on the scene of a partial structure collapse today at the Watergate complex in Washington, the D.C. Fire Department has confirmed.  —  Search and rescue teams are also at the scene.  One person was seen being loaded into an ambulance.

Rep. Trey Gowdy: He might take Hillary Clinton's word on disputed e-mails  —  Shannon Rae Green, Jeff Franko, Sierra Oshrin  —  WASHINGTON — South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy, who heads the House committee investigating the 2012 Benghazi attacks that left four Americans dead …

Mitch McConnell unplugged  —  Exclusive interview: 'I hope this will be a Congress of significant accomplishment.  I don't think it's going to be of huge accomplishment.'  —  Four months into his tenure as majority leader, Mitch McConnell says don't expect any legacy-making deal with Barack Obama …

Marco Rubio Defends His ‘Poison Pill’ Iran Amendment  —  Democrats call it a “poison pill.”  South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham calls it a “message,” functionally meaningless, except as a distraction from the Iran negotiations.  But speaking Friday morning at National Review's semi-annual Ideas summit …