“A Mississippi judge ruled on Thursday that the state has no legitimate murder case against a 24-year-old woman who gave birth to a stillborn baby after using cocaine during her pregnancy. Rennie Gibbs was a teenager in 2006 when her baby was born dead with the umbilical cord wrapped around …

Can a machine look into the brain of someone to see what their political leanings are? Possibly, according to new research by *John Hibbing, a political scientist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln whose “Political Physiology Laboratory” has been producing some pretty stunning results.* What are some of the differences between …

During a round of early morning golf, Jimmy Fallon has a birdie bunker shot caught on slow-mo camera by Chef Mario Batali on his iPhone. This took place on Friday, April 4th at the Bayonne Golf Club in Bayonne, NJ on the 4th hole. (http://www.bayonnegolfclub.com/) Jimmy was golfing with Mario …

*On Friday morning, former President George W. Bush joined his daughter, NBC’s Today show correspondent Jenna Bush Hager to reveal much of the artwork he has painted in his post-presidential years. Showing a number of the works off for the first time, Bush disclosed that many of his paintings were …

*MSNBC military analyst and retired colonel Jack Jacobs pushed back against the conservative claim that all soldiers should be armed on U.S. military bases in a contentious head-to-head interview alongside pro-gun researcher John Lott. Right-wing media have rushed to blame restrictions on the ability of soldiers to carry sidearms on …

*After being slammed for weeks by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other Democrats, Koch brothers billionaire industrialist Charles G. Koch took to the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday night to decry “collectivists” who try to “discredit and intimidate” him even though everything he does in …

TYT140 – A Lot of News in a Little Time Top stories for April 4, 2014: – Late Night talk show host David Letterman to retire – Anadarko Petroleum settles for $5.15 billion over pollution – Promising March 2014 jobs figures – George W. Bush talks about painting – DEA …

David Letterman announces that he will retire from “Late Show.” CBS is reportedly considering Stephen Colbert to take Letterman’s spot. Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/playlists Like The Verge on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/verge Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/verge Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/verge Read More: http://www.theverge.com …

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The Final Four is this weekend. If you’re not already a fan of one of the remaining teams, here’s who to root for — and who’s most likely to win. Photo Credits: USA Today Sports