A second Republican candidate has emerged in the 2016 presidential race. Kentucky senator Rand Paul making his presidential campaign official at an event in Louiville Tuesday. So far, Paul and Texas senator Ted Cruz are the only two to officialy enter the race.

 

Jury deliberations began Tuesday in the trial of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The 21-year-old faces 30 charges related to the bombing, 17 of which could carry the federal death penalty.

 

Lights out in several major sites across the Washington D.C. area. Widespread power outages affecting the White House, Capitol, Justice Department and State Department Tuesday after an explosion at a Maryland power station. No foul play is suspected.

 

The US postal service issuing a new limited-edtion stamp honoring Maya Angelou. The stamp features a portrait of late poet and civil rights activist. Angelou died last May at the age of 86.

 

Robert Bumsted, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.