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Republican hopefuls for the 2016 presidential nomination took to the lecture at the NRA's annual meeting in Nashville. Gov. Scott Walker and Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz spoke, but Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul was noticeably absent from the conclave. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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The Marine Corps' Infantry Officers’ Course at Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 21, 2012. (Image: Marine Corps)
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U.S. Army National Guardsman Will Stack posted a video on his recent traffic stop in South Carolina. The positive message has gone viral. His video has over 1 million shares on Facebook since April 8, 2015. (Image: Facebook, Will Stack)
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Amazon has pulled a controversial game app that had users throw food at an anorexic girl. (Amazon via New York Daily News)
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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, left, talks with reporters at the National Rifle Association convention Friday, April 10, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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The Republican National Committee released its "Stop Hillary" ad Friday, April 10, 2015. (Image: Republican National Committee)
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A storm moves over U.S. 20 on Thursday in Belvidere, lll. At least one large tornado touched down Thursday night in central Illinois, causing significant damage. (Rockford Register Star via Associated Press)
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Rep. Michael Burgess, Texas Republican, tours Yucca Mountain in Nevada after newly published Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff findings appear to provide wiggle room for adopting rules to open a national nuclear waste dump in the Nevada desert, if decision-makers want to go forward. (ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS)
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Terence Wright, of North Charleston, South Carolina , pays his respects at the scene where Walter Scott was killed by a police officer Saturday, after a traffic stop in the city. Former North Charleston Police Officer Michael Slager is being charged with Scott's murder. (Associated Press)
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National Edition Opinion cover for April 10, 2015 - Iran-North Korea nuclear cheating complicity (Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times)
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks during the Iowa Agriculture Summit in Des Moines, Iowa, on March 7, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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Illustration on North Korea's example of nuclear non-compliance as prologue for Iran's likely behavior by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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"When the founders of New Hampshire came up with motto: 'Live free or die,' they didn't leave a lot of wiggle room," Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, told nearly 350 local citizens in Milford, New Hampshire as he officially opened his Republican presidential nomination campaign Wednesday. (Associated Press)
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California Gov. Jerry Brown waits for reporters after a three-hour meeting on the drought with agricultural, environmental and urban water agency leaders from across California, Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at his Capitol office in Sacramento. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Officer James Vestal informs a group of spring breakers about a new alcohol ban in Panama City Beach, Florida. The council approved an emergency ordinance banning drinking on the beach and in parking lots through the end of spring break. The bans are in effect through April 18. (Associated Press photographs)
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In this undated photo provided by the North Charleston Police Department shows City Patrolman Michael Thomas Slager. Slager has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a black motorist after a traffic stop. North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey told a news conference that city Slager was arrested and charged Tuesday, April 7, 2015, after law enforcement officials saw a video of the shooting following a Saturday traffic stop. (AP Photo/North Charleston Police Department)
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Police face off with protesters dressed as green sea turtles during a rally last year in front of the Chinese Consulate at the financial district of Makati city to protest poaching in the South China Sea. Beijing's accelerated land reclamation in recent years has only escalated the friction among claimants. In particular, China's expansion in Johnson and Gaven reefs threatens to wreck rich fishing grounds and valuable coral reefs in the archipelago. (Associated Press)
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Beijing stakes claim: China has upset its neighbors by moving oil rigs into disputed territory in the South China Sea. (Associated Press)
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President Barack Obama speaks at Howard University in Washington, Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Obama visited the university's medical center to discuss the impact of climate change on public health and steps his administration is taking to reduce the health impacts of climate change on communities. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
