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California may leapfrog Nevada with its presidential primary

California lawmakers are considering legislation to make the Golden State’s 2020 presidential primary the third in the nation after Iowa and New Hampshire, cutting in ahead of Nevada’s February caucuses.

21K people attend 1st Trump White House Easter Egg Roll

Some 21,000 people arrived at the White House lawn Monday for the annual Easter Egg Roll, typically one of the year’s largest White House events.

Prince Harry reveals emotional struggles after Diana’s death

Prince Harry has broken with royal tradition of maintaining silence about mental health issues by speaking candidly about his severe emotional problems following the death of his mother Princess Diana.

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Pence visits DMZ, warns North Korea not to test US resolve

Viewing his adversaries in the distance, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence traveled to the tense zone dividing North and South Korea and warned Pyongyang that after years of testing the U.S. and South Korea with its nuclear ambitions, “the era of strategic patience is over.”

 
Manhunt expands for suspect in Facebook killing in Ohio

The suspect in the random killing of a retiree posted on Facebook made his living mentoring teens in Cleveland, but his life appeared to be unraveling under the weight of gambling debts and trouble with his girlfriend.

United removes couple traveling to their wedding from plane

An engaged couple flying on United Airlines from Houston to their wedding in Costa Rica were removed by a federal law enforcement officer from the flight on Saturday amid disputed circumstances, according to media reports.

US launches Nevada tests for upgraded nuke bomb

Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories are claiming success with the first in a new series of test flights involving an upgraded version of a nuclear bomb that has been part of the U.S. arsenal for decades.

Water again flowing through damaged Oroville spillway

As construction bids came in to fix the damaged spillway at Oroville Dam, a new round of storms sent water out through the partly collapsed concrete chute over the weekend.

 
Ohio man posted video of fatal shooting on Facebook, police say

An Ohio man claimed to be angry at a woman when he shot and killed an elderly passerby Sunday afternoon and posted the murder on Facebook. Police urged the suspect to turn himself in, but he remained on the loose into the night.

London attack victim continuing recovery in Utah

The Utah woman who suffered a broken leg in a high-profile London attack that left several people dead — including her husband — has returned home.

 
Pence visits military base near Korean DMZ

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is visiting a military base near the Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea a day after the North conducted a failed missile launch.

 
Pope condemns Syrian bus attack in Easter address

On Christianity’s most joyful day, Pope Francis lamented the horrors generated by war and hatred, delivering an Easter Sunday message that also decried the “latest vile” attack on civilians in Syria.

Over 100 people killed in blast at Syria bus depot

A stalled population transfer resumed Saturday after a deadly explosion killed at least 100, including children, government supporters and opposition fighters, at an evacuation point — adding new urgency to the widely criticized operation.