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Retired Neurosurgeon Ben Carson announces he'll seek Republican presidential nomination

Neurosurgeon Ben carson now retired during his days of practice.The first doctor to successfully separate twins conjoined at the head       [ PHOTO     ;   COURTESY]

US: Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson told a Florida television station on Sunday that he is running for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.

"I'm willing to be part of the equation and, therefore, I'm announcing my candidacy for president of the United States of America," Carson said in an interview with CBS affiliate WPEC-TV in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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