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Two Marine pilots were killed in a helicopter crash during a routine training exercise near Yuma, Arizona, the Marine Corps said Sunday. The pilots, who weren’t identified pending notification of their families, were in an AH-1Z Viper when the helicopter went down at about 8:45 p.m. Saturday, the service said. No other details were immediately available as an investigation continues, said the Marines, adding the exercise was part of a…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The man accused of killing a woman who got into his car thinking it was her Uber ride had activated the child locks in his backseat so the doors could only be opened from the outside, police in South Carolina say. Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook also said investigators found the victim’s blood in Nathaniel David Rowland’s vehicle. Rowland, 24, was arrested and charged in the…

WASHINGTON — No. 2 seed Michigan State did it. The Spartans slayed the giants of college basketball. In a thrilling 68-67 down-to-the-wire win, Michigan State ousted No. 1 overall seed Duke at Capital One Arena on Sunday evening, punching its ticket to the Final Four. Duke, the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, had flirted with fire too often in the NCAA Tournament. After single-possession victories over UCF…

Joe Biden has an Al Franken problem. Though he hasn’t even officially announced he’s running for president, on Friday Biden was hit with the first of what could be more #MeToo accusations. Lucy Flores, a former Nevada assemblywoman, wrote that in 2014, when she was seeking office and Biden was still vice president, he smelled her hair and then planted an unwanted kiss on the back of her head. The…

Former Vice President Joe Biden, pictured on March 26, said he does not believe he acted inappropriately with Lucy Flores at a campaign event in 2014. Frank Franklin II/AP hide caption toggle caption Frank Franklin II/AP Former Vice President Joe Biden, pictured on March 26, said he does not believe he acted inappropriately with Lucy Flores at a campaign event in 2014. Frank Franklin II/AP Former Vice President Joe Biden…

Former Vice President Joe Biden, pictured on March 26, said he does not believe he acted inappropriately with Lucy Flores at a campaign event in 2014. Frank Franklin II/AP hide caption toggle caption Frank Franklin II/AP Former Vice President Joe Biden, pictured on March 26, said he does not believe he acted inappropriately with Lucy Flores at a campaign event in 2014. Frank Franklin II/AP Former Vice President Joe Biden…

Former Vice President Joe Biden, pictured on March 26, said he does not believe he acted inappropriately with Lucy Flores at a campaign event in 2014. Frank Franklin II/AP hide caption toggle caption Frank Franklin II/AP Former Vice President Joe Biden, pictured on March 26, said he does not believe he acted inappropriately with Lucy Flores at a campaign event in 2014. Frank Franklin II/AP Former Vice President Joe Biden…

What’s worse, the substandard detention centers and lack of proper supervision are getting innocent people, including children, killed. Just last week, an autopsy of Jakelin Caal Maquin, the 7-year-old Guatemalan girl who died last year in U.S. custody, offers powerful evidence she might be alive if authorities had realized the seriousness of her infection during the two days she and her father were detained. And looking at the current crisis…

Video Howard Kurtz: Will press engage in soul-searching despite no collusion? Probably not ‘MediaBuzz’ host Howard Kurtz weighs in on the aftermath of the Mueller report clearing President Trump of collusion claims. Now that President Trump’s repeated claims of “no collusion” between his campaign and Russia have been supported by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, the president called Friday for The New York Times and Washington Post to lose Pulitzer Prizes…

<!– –> × SEARCH QUOTES Tech Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg backed stronger government regulation of the Internet on Saturday, but it may be too little too late for a company that remains mired in controversy and subject to investigations around the world. It’s been over a year since the public learned that a U.K.-based political consulting firm called Cambridge Analytica exploited Facebook‘s business model to influence the U.S. presidential election…

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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Migrants from Honduras are among those trying to enter the US through Mexico US opposition politicians and aid agencies have questioned a decision by President Donald Trump to cut off aid to three Central American states. Mr Trump ordered the suspension of aid payments to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to push their governments to stop migration into the US. Critics say the decision will…

Joe Biden has an Al Franken problem. Though he hasn’t even officially announced he’s running for president, on Friday Biden was hit with the first of what could be more #MeToo accusations. Lucy Flores, a former Nevada assemblywoman, wrote that in 2014, when she was seeking office and Biden was still vice president, he smelled her hair and then planted an unwanted kiss on the back of her head. The…

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., blamed an unnamed aide for the document that was sent out to the media and posted on her congressional website during the disastrous February rollout of her Green New Deal climate plan. The freshman congresswoman told MSNBC Friday she didn’t accept any responsibility for the widely-ridiculed six-page document. “I definitely had a staffer that had a really bad day at work,” she said. The nonbinding resolution…

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., blamed an unnamed aide for the document that was sent out to the media and posted on her congressional website during the disastrous February rollout of her Green New Deal climate plan. The freshman congresswoman told MSNBC Friday she didn’t accept any responsibility for the widely-ridiculed six-page document. “I definitely had a staffer that had a really bad day at work,” she said. The nonbinding resolution…

<!– –> × SEARCH QUOTES Tech Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Saturday called for governments to play a greater role in regulating the Internet, citing four areas where he believes better rules are needed. Zuckerberg said new regulations are needed to protect society from harmful content, ensure election integrity, protect people’s privacy and to guarantee data portability. Facebook has faced a torrent of public criticism over its handling of Russian…

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., blamed an unnamed aide for the document that was sent out to the media and posted on her congressional website during the disastrous February rollout of her Green New Deal climate plan. The freshman congresswoman told MSNBC Friday she didn’t accept any responsibility for the widely-ridiculed six-page document. “I definitely had a staffer that had a really bad day at work,” she said. The nonbinding resolution…

<!– –> × SEARCH QUOTES Tech Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Saturday called for governments to play a greater role in regulating the Internet, citing four areas where he believes better rules are needed. Zuckerberg said new regulations are needed to protect society from harmful content, ensure election integrity, protect people’s privacy and to guarantee data portability. Facebook has faced a torrent of public criticism over its handling of Russian…

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., blamed an unnamed aide for the document that was sent out to the media and posted on her congressional website during the disastrous February rollout of her Green New Deal climate plan. The freshman congresswoman told MSNBC Friday she didn’t accept any responsibility for the widely-ridiculed six-page document. “I definitely had a staffer that had a really bad day at work,” she said. The nonbinding resolution…

<!– –> × SEARCH QUOTES Tech Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Saturday called for governments to play a greater role in regulating the Internet, citing four areas where he believes better rules are needed. Zuckerberg said new regulations are needed to protect society from harmful content, ensure election integrity, protect people’s privacy and to guarantee data portability. Facebook has faced a torrent of public criticism over its handling of Russian…