Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday that he recused himself from a case involving a Department of Justice decision to subpoena phone records from Associated Press. Holder also said that the Justice Department has ordered a criminal investigation into the IRS' targeting of different conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status.
Kern County's Sheriff Donny Youngblood is defending the seizure of cellphone video of deputies beating David Sal Silva with batons last week in Bakersfield, California. Silva, a father of four, later died at a nearby hospital.
Michael Creed, a 25-year old from Newark Delaware was arrested and charged with first degree assault and possession of a deadly weapon in connection with the early Sunday morning stabbing of University of Delaware senior quarterback Trevor Sasek.
Russian security services said that they have detained an undercover CIA agent after he tried to recruit one of the country's intelligence officers. The Federal Security Service (FSB) said they found the man with various disguises, including wigs and sunglasses, as well as a large sum of money.
