Bai: Democrats shouldn’t congratulate themselves on gay marriage

Bai: Democrats shouldn’t congratulate themselves on gay marriage
Baltimore police hand report on Gray death to prosecutor
Bernie Sanders: Progressive social media star, pragmatic legislator
Rescuers pull survivor from rubble 5 days after Nepal quake
Police give prosecutors findings on Baltimore man's death
Boston bomber trial's sentencing phase stalled by juror illness
Liberal U.S. Senator Sanders to challenge Clinton in 2016 race
Sen. Bernie Sanders running for president
Protests against police violence spread across U.S.
Baby pulled safely from under rubble in Nepal
A silent day at Camden Yards as Baltimore residents struggle to be heard
Colorado theater shooting trial: Special fund helps soothe victims and family members
Sanders: Obama sounds like Bush, Clinton on trade
America’s pastime gives silence a try in Baltimore

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Baltimore police hand report on Gray death to prosecutor

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 11:13 AM PDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Police completed their investigation into the death of Freddie Gray a day earlier than planned Thursday and delivered it to the chief prosecutor in Baltimore, who pleaded for patience and peace while she decides whether to bring charges.

Bernie Sanders: Progressive social media star, pragmatic legislator

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He's the first left-leaning candidate to formally launch a challenge against Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.

Rescuers pull survivor from rubble 5 days after Nepal quake

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 05:45 AM PDT

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Crowds cheered Thursday as a teenage boy was pulled, dazed and dusty, from the wreckage of a seven-story Kathmandu building that collapsed around him five days ago when an enormous earthquake shook Nepal.

Police give prosecutors findings on Baltimore man's death

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 10:56 AM PDT

By Scott Malone and Ian Simpson BALTIMORE (Reuters) - An internal Baltimore police report on the death of a black man who suffered severe spinal injuries while in custody was handed over on Thursday to prosecutors, who must decide whether or not to bring charges against any of the six patrol officers involved in the man's arrest. While there were no immediate plans to make the findings public, the report was delivered a day earlier than expected, highlighting the urgency with which officials view the case of 25-year old Freddie Gray, whose death led to rioting in Baltimore and protests across the United States. "I understand the frustration, I understand the sense of urgency," Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts told a news conference.

Boston bomber trial's sentencing phase stalled by juror illness

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 08:15 AM PDT

By Elizabeth Barber BOSTON (Reuters) - Testimony was suspended on Thursday in the sentencing phase of convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's trial due to a juror's illness, a federal judge said. The trial will resume on Monday once one of the 12 jurors and six alternate jurors hearing the case recovers, Judge George O'Toole told the court. Court is expected to open with prosecutors cross-examining Alexa Guevara, a 21-year-old college friend of Tsarnaev's who sobbed as she told jurors on Wednesday that he was a kind person who encouraged her to go to art school, liked joking around, and was more decent than other college guys. Tamerlan Tsarnaev, an accomplished boxer who became fascinated with militant Islam after a trip to Russia's Dagestan region, was killed days after the bombing following a shootout with police.

Liberal U.S. Senator Sanders to challenge Clinton in 2016 race

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 10:43 AM PDT

By Emily Stephenson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont, launched a long-shot bid for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday, a move likely to pressure Hillary Clinton from the left on issues from income inequality to corporate governance. Erica Sagrans of Ready for Warren said in a statement the group was "excited" Sanders is running but still wants Warren to jump in.

Sen. Bernie Sanders running for president

Posted: 29 Apr 2015 09:43 PM PDT

Promising to fight what he deems "obscene levels" of income disparity and a campaign finance system that is a "real disgrace," independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Wednesday he will run for president as a Democrat.

Protests against police violence spread across U.S.

Posted: 29 Apr 2015 08:22 PM PDT

Dozens are arrested in New York, while a large march ends peacefully in Baltimore.

Baby pulled safely from under rubble in Nepal

Posted: 29 Apr 2015 12:37 PM PDT

A 4-month-old boy was buried for 22 hours after his family's house collapsed in Saturday's earthquake. He was finally rescued, with no injuries, Sunday morning.

A silent day at Camden Yards as Baltimore residents struggle to be heard

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Colorado theater shooting trial: Special fund helps soothe victims and family members

Posted: 29 Apr 2015 11:33 AM PDT

Many clutched tear-soaked tissues. Some closed their eyes. Others covered their faces with the palms of their hands. Those sitting in the victims' section of the courtroom coped in different ways as they sat through the first day of testimony in the Colorado theater shooting trial.