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Former Vice President Joe Biden was cheered Saturday by a crowd at the Delaware Democratic Party dinner where he said he has the “most progressive record of anybody running.” He quickly corrected himself and said, “anybody who would run” — and then added, “I didn’t mean it.” Biden is one of the last high-profile holdouts in the race for the Democratic nomination after former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke announced Thursday that…

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The mafia didn’t kill Gambino boss Francesco “Franky Boy” Cali — a Staten Island knucklehead with a personal beef over a woman did, police and sources say. Anthony Comello, a 24-year-old non-mobster who lives with his parents and works odd construction jobs, was in custody in a New Jersey jail and expected to face murder charges in connection to the killing of Cali, 53, police said Saturday. The don was…

After his first call with Mr. Muilenburg, Mr. Trump was leaning against banning the flights, according to the person. But aides urged the president to intervene, telling him that the United States couldn’t be the only country to allow the planes to keep flying. Instead of letting the F.A.A. announce the grounding, Mr. Trump blurted it out during an event about drug trafficking. “The safety of the American people and…

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Tom Wilke, his son Chad, and Nick Kenny launch a boat into the swollen waters of the Elkhorn River to check on Witke’s flooded property, in Norfolk, Neb., on Friday, March 15. Nati Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Nati Harnik/AP Tom Wilke, his son Chad, and Nick Kenny launch a boat into the swollen waters of the Elkhorn River to check on Witke’s flooded property, in Norfolk, Neb., on Friday,…

Kim Kardashian applauded New Zealand’s lawmakers for proposing to change the country’s gun laws following the mosque shootings that left at least 49 people dead. (AP) Reality television star Kim Kardashian applauded New Zealand after the country’s leaders announced gun laws would change in wake of Friday’s mosque shootings that left at least 49 people dead. Kardashian tweeted Saturday, “Just 24 hours after the Christchurch shooting New Zealand bans semiautomatic guns!…

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The police on Saturday were questioning a Staten Island man in connection with the fatal shooting of the reputed boss of the Gambino crime family, a law enforcement official said. Several officials said preliminary information suggested that the killing was not related to organized crime but one cautioned that the inquiry was still in its early stages. The unidentified man, 24, had not been charged, the Police Department said in…

Two Stanford University students on Wednesday filed a federal class-action lawsuit against Stanford, USC, UCLA, the University of San Diego, the University of Texas at Austin, Wake Forest University, Yale University and Georgetown University.

CHARLESTON, S.C.—Sen. Bernie Sanders returned this week to South Carolina, a state that spurned him during his 2016 presidential bid, and tried again to connect with black voters—a crucial bloc in this state’s first-in-the-South Democratic primary. One indication of the task ahead for Mr. Sanders, whose campaign two years ago lost momentum in areas where the Democratic base was largely made up of nonwhite voters: The crowds at a pair…

Christchurch, New Zealand – Suspected mosque shooter Brenton Tarrant made his first appearance in New Zealand court on Saturday. The Australian national is accused of killing dozens of people in a shooting rampage fueled by white nationalism and anti-immigrant ideology. Forty-nine people died in the attack, which was New Zealand’s deadliest shooting since 1990. Dozens of other victims — ranging from two years old to their sixties — are hospitalized….

CLOSE President Donald Trump visits a Boeing facility in South Carolina, praises company for its aircraft innovations and being an example for keeping jobs in the U.S. (Feb. 17) AP WASHINGTON –As lawmakers begin to scrutinize Boeing’s grounded 737 Max 8, they will be probing one of the nation’s most powerful corporate political players, backed with a multi-million-dollar lobbying budget and a direct line to the White House. Chicago-based Boeing, the second-largest U.S. government…

On Saturday morning, his hands shaking, he showed reporters a photo on his phone of his father and his daughter. “Dad was the leader of the Afghan community and welcomed everyone,” he said. He had gone to the courthouse where the accused gunman would appear. “Just want to see his face,” he said. Members of Bangladesh’s national cricket team, who were in Christchurch for a match, were also saved by…

After at least 49 people were shot and killed at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Friday, Mr. Anning said in a statement widely shared on Twitter, “The real cause of bloodshed on New Zealand streets today is the immigration program which allowed Muslim fanatics to migrate to New Zealand in the first place.” [Read our latest updates on the New Zealand shooting.] His remarks drew condemnation across the…

Nebraska is grappling with the worst flooding the state has seen in half a century, according to the state’s governor, as severe weather and heavy rain slammed the Midwest on Friday. On Friday, Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts called the flooding “historic,” adding that he would be surveying the extent of the damage. “Nebraska has experienced historic flooding and extreme weather in nearly every region of the state,” Ricketts tweeted. The…

This frame from video that was live-streamed Friday shows a gunman in a car before the mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand. (AP) Steve Hendrix Michael E. Miller March 15 at 8:28 PM The recording blinked to life shortly after 1:30 p.m. Friday to reveal the ordinary gray interior of a Subaru Outback. The overcast skies of the late New Zealand summer filtered through the windshield, casting pale light on…

The three-engine McDonnell Douglas DC-10 entered service in 1971 as a smaller rival to the Boeing 747 jumbo jet. But from the beginning, the DC-10 was plagued by problems. In 1972, American Airlines Flight 96, a nearly brand-new DC-10, had to make an emergency landing in Detroit after losing cabin pressure because the plane’s cargo door blew off mid-flight. A few passengers and crew were injured, but no one was…

The Australian suspect arrested after dozens of worshippers were gunned down in two mosques appeared unrepentant in court in New Zealand on Saturday, staring down media members with a smirk on his face. Brenton Tarrant, 28, appeared in a Christchurch District Court and was charged with murder. He was remanded without a plea until his next appearance in the South Island city’s High Court on April 5. Handcuffed,…

Friday’s slaughter in two New Zealand mosques played out as a dystopian reality show delivered by some of America’s biggest technology companies. YouTube, Facebook, Reddit and Twitter all had roles in publicizing the violence and, by extension, the hate-filled ideology behind it. These companies – some of the richest, most technologically advanced in the world – failed to rapidly quell the spread of troubling content as it metastasized across platforms,…