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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks during the Freedom Summit, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Mike Huckabee tells critics to lighten up over Megyn Kelly ‘trashy’ interview

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

NFL Counsel Dolores F. Dibella holds up Super Bowl tickets to show the security features on them during a counterfeit ticket and merchandise news conference for NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Super Bowl tickets for Patriots vs. Seahawks game $9,000 for lowest last-minute purchases

By Tim Booth - Associated Press

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (left) and Sen. Patrick J. Leahy led the confirmation hearings for Loretta Lynch, President Obama's choice to run the Justice Department. Republicans acknowledged that she has the experience and independence for the position, and reserved their criticism for the man she is to replace: Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. (Associated Press)

Loretta Lynch called competent for attorney general, so Republicans turn criticism to Eric Holder

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 22, 2015 photo, oil trader Justin Thomas looks at his computer screens at his one-person office in Boise, Idaho. Thomas is one of thousands of oil traders around the world who have helped turn market fundamentals, lots of oil and not much demand, into a plunge in the price of crude. (AP Photo/Otto Kitsinger)

For traders, oil’s plunge takes a toll on egos and accounts

By Bernard Condon and Jonathan Fahey - Associated Press

Milwaukee Bucks guard Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) slam-dunks against the Houston Rockets during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)

NBA announces participants for 2015 slam dunk contest

By Staff - The Washington Times

"More than two decades after the presumptive end of the Cold War, Russian spies continue to seek to operate in our midst under cover of secrecy," said Preet Bharara, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. (Associated Press)

FBI nabs member of Russian spy ring in New York City

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 10, 2014, file photo, Beverly Ann Griffin, the mother of Bradley Ballard who died in 2013 at the Rikers Island jail, cries as her lawyer, Jonathan Abady, speaks during a news conference in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

N.Y. asks feds to probe 2013 Rikers Island inmate death

By Jake Pearson - Associated Press

Many police departments are saying it is a mistake to agree to the states setting up independent review boards to evaluate police misconduct, such as the case of the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, last summer. (Associated Press)

States look to set up independent boards to review police misconduct

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 9, 2007, file photo, American League's Alex Rodriguez, right, of the New York Yankees, compares grips with National League's Barry Bonds, of the San Francisco Giants, during the All-Star Home Run Baseball Derby in San Francisco. Rodriguez is getting hitting tips from Bonds as the Yankees third baseman prepares to return from a season-long suspension. Rodriguez spokesman Ron Berkowitz confirmed the workouts, which the San Francisco Chronicle reported Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, took place at the Future Prospects batting cages in San Rafael, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Rodriguez getting hitting advice from Bonds, Martinez

Associated Press

A Wall Street sign is mounted near the flag-draped facade of the New York Stock Exchange in this May 11, 2007, file photo. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Wesam El-Hanafi, convicted of helping al Qaeda, gets 15-year sentence in New York

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

Pope Francis, an Argentine who has never visited the U.S., said he planned to visit Washington and New York City as part of his trip to the World Meeting of Families, which is scheduled for September in Philadelphia. (Associated Press File)

Pope Francis address to joint session of Congress would be historic first

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, file photo, Pope Francis waves to the faithful on his arrival in Tacloban, Philippines, as rain drips from the roof of his vehicle. For months, Francis has been drafting an encyclical on the environment and global warming which he hopes to release by June or July 2015. In a news conference as he traveled last week to the Philippines, he said global warming was &quot;mostly&quot; man-made. And he said he wanted his encyclical out in plenty of time to be absorbed before the next round of U.N. climate change talks in Paris in November after the last round in Lima, Peru, failed to reach an agreement. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

Pope’s climate-change stand deepens conservatives’ distrust

By Rachel Zoll - Associated Press

Pope Francis talked about "responsible parenthood" with journalists during his flight from Manila to Rome, Monday, Jan. 19. In a later interview, a cleric clarified that the pontiff's words about not acting like "rabbits" were misunderstood by the press; large families are beautiful and valuable. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Cacace, pool)

Pope Francis to visit Washington D.C., New York and Philadelphia in September

By Staff

Pope Francis talks with journalists during his flight from Manila to Rome, Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. Pope Francis flew home Monday after a weeklong trip to Asia, where he called for unity in Sri Lanka after a civil war and asked Filipinos to be "missionaries of the faith" in the world's most populous continent after a record crowd joined his final Mass in the Philippine capital. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Francis to visit Washington D.C., New York City in September

By by Alan Holdren and Elise Harris - Catholic News Agency

Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Todd Bowles watches from the sidelines in the second half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)

Jets hire Todd Bowles, formerly of Arizona, as next coach

By Dennis Waszak Jr. - Associated Press

Mario Cuomo Associated Press photo

MONICA CROWLEY: Mario Cuomo’s friendship with Richard Nixon

By Monica Crowley

Washington Wizards forward Nene (42), from Brazil, shoots in front of New York Knicks forward Quincy Acy (4) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Knicks set record with 13th straight loss, 101-91 to Wizards

By Joseph White - Associated Press

National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees Craig Biggio, second from right, and Pedro Martinez, right, react with laughter as John Smoltz, left, stands on his chair to place a cap on Randy Johnson's head, after they received Hall of Fame uniforms during a press conference, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, in New York. The four will be inducted into the hall in Cooperstown, N.Y., in July. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Hall inductees share memories of long careers

By HOWIE RUMBERG - Associated Press

Police stand guard, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at the area where police and suspects exchanged gunfire the night before, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

NYPD: Suspects questioned in wounding of 2 police officers

By Colleen Young - Associated Press