Trump’s inexperienced supporters hamstring delegate hunt
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI First Steve Barlock discovered he had to join the Republican Party to support Donald Trump in the Colorado GOP caucuses. That was the easy part. What followed…
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Syrian official rules out Assad departure ahead of talks
By ZEINA KARAM and ALBERT AJI A top Syrian official urged the opposition to let go of its dream of easing President Bashar Assad out of power in a transitional…
Report: Chicago police have ‘no regard’ for minority lives
By DON BABWIN and JASON KEYSER Police in Chicago have “no regard for the sanctity of life when it comes to people of color” and have alienated blacks and Hispanics…
Ryan to make statement ruling out presidential bid
By ERICA WERNER House Speaker Paul Ryan is definitively ruling out a bid for president this year, amid persistent speculation that he could emerge as the GOP nominee from a…
Brussels authorities charge 2, detain 3 others over attacks
Two men have been charged with offenses related to the Brussels bombings, and three others have been detained in Brussels in connection to the Paris attacks, Belgian authorities said Tuesday.…
Candidates with the muscle could alter GOP convention rules
By ALAN FRAM Forty-two rules govern the Republican Party and how it picks a presidential candidate. Yet with the nomination potentially up for grabs at July’s GOP convention, one reality…
Police: Ex-Saint Will Smith gunned down in case of road rage
By JANET MCCONNAUGHEY Former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith was shot and killed in a case of road rage by a man who had rear-ended his car, police said…
Officials: Group that hit Brussels planned 2nd France attack
By RAPHAEL SATTER The attackers who struck Brussels on March 22 initially planned to launch a second assault on France, Belgium’s Federal Prosecution Office said Sunday. But the perpetrators were…