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Unconventional launch for unconventional candidate: Sanders 2016
Baltimore officials: No immediate decision in Gray case
Senator Sanders enters 2016 race in challenge to Clinton
Bai: Democrats shouldn’t congratulate themselves on gay marriage
Jury to weigh Boston bomber's past in sentencing phase
New York City comes out tops in youth survey
The Bernie Sanders record: A progressive social media star and pragmatic legislator
Rescuers pull survivor from rubble 5 days after Nepal quake
North Carolina House passes bill aimed at resuming executions
Ferguson protesters stand with Baltimore in wake of unrest
Marchers protest police violence in Baltimore, New York
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders running for president
A silent day at Camden Yards as Baltimore residents struggle to be heard
Sanders: Obama sounds like Bush, Clinton on trade
Baltimore gangs unite in call for peace

Unconventional launch for unconventional candidate: Sanders 2016

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 12:58 PM PDT

There were no "Bernie 2016!" placards, no cheering masses, no carefully curated Americana-themed campaign song selections here at the Capitol Thursday when Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., announced his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for president in 2016.

Baltimore officials: No immediate decision in Gray case

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 06:40 AM PDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Having weathered two all-night curfews with no major disturbances, Baltimore officials are now trying to manage growing expectations they will immediately decide whether to prosecute six police officers involved in the arrest of a black man who later died of injuries he apparently received while in custody.

Senator Sanders enters 2016 race in challenge to Clinton

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 05:20 AM PDT

Independent U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont on Thursday announced he would seek the 2016 Democratic nomination for president in a bid likely to pressure Hillary Clinton from the left and challenge her on financial issues. Sanders, a self-described socialist and one of the most outspoken liberals in Congress, faces a difficult fight against Clinton, the presumptive party frontrunner.

Bai: Democrats shouldn’t congratulate themselves on gay marriage

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 04:34 AM PDT

Jury to weigh Boston bomber's past in sentencing phase

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 04:18 AM PDT

By Elizabeth Barber BOSTON (Reuters) - Lawyers seeking to spare Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev the death penalty will continue to argue on Thursday that he was a good young man whose life was derailed when he fell under the influence of his now-dead older brother. Teachers and friends who knew him before he attacked the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013, said he was a bright student who was generous, kind, and likeable. Tsarnaev's attorneys have sketched for jurors how his immigrant family unraveled in the years before the bombings, chronicling how his mother and older brother, Tamerlan, became deeply interested in Islam. They are seeking to paint Tsarnaev as a sweet kid who grew up in the wrong household, ultimately falling in with his 26-year-old brother's plan to bomb the marathon to satisfy a growing longing for violent jihad.

New York City comes out tops in youth survey

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 04:03 AM PDT

New York has been ranked as the most popular city for young people aged 15 to 29 years old, scoring particularly high for its offerings of music, film and fashion, a survey released on Thursday said. London was a close second, scoring well on healthcare and travel, while Berlin was found to have high levels of digital access in the survey of 10,000 young people around the world by Toronto-based YouthfulCities. The survey was launched last year but last year's winner, Toronto -- which was praised for high levels of youth employment, digital accessibility and high living standards among other factors -- dropped to sixth place in this year's ranking. New York was ranked third last year.

The Bernie Sanders record: A progressive social media star and pragmatic legislator

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 02:29 AM PDT

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 12:24 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.

North Carolina House passes bill aimed at resuming executions

Posted: 29 Apr 2015 07:55 PM PDT

By Marti Maguire RALEIGH, N.C. (Reuters) - North Carolina lawmakers approved a measure on Wednesday aimed at resuming executions in the state after a nine-year break by removing the requirement that a doctor be present at all lethal injections. The state's House of Representatives passed legislation in an 84-33 vote Wednesday night that would also allow nurses, physician assistants or paramedics to oversee lethal injections. There are 149 inmates on death row in North Carolina, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Other legislators who were critical of the measure noted that legal challenges to lethal injection protocols would likely continue to postpone executions even if the bill passes.

Ferguson protesters stand with Baltimore in wake of unrest

Posted: 29 Apr 2015 06:53 PM PDT

Protesters in Ferguson took to the streets to support the African-American communities of Baltimore in the wake of Freddie Gray's death.

Marchers protest police violence in Baltimore, New York

Posted: 29 Apr 2015 06:21 PM PDT

By Scott Malone, Ian Simpson and Warren Strobel BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Protesters marched against police violence in cities from New York to Boston on Wednesday, as troops stood by in Baltimore to enforce a curfew imposed after civil unrest over the death of a 25-year-old black man. New York City police arrested at least three people after hundreds of protesters gathered in Union Square and some of them tried to cross barriers to march through the streets. In Baltimore, thousands of peaceful marchers converged on city hall capping a day of calm in a city that two days earlier saw its worst rioting in decades. Protesters in the mostly black city of Baltimore sought answers about the fate of Freddie Gray, who died after suffering spinal injuries while in police custody.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders running for president

Posted: 29 Apr 2015 05:34 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.