Sacramento protesters demonstrate against police shooting of Stephon Clark

California's capital city is on edge for the funeral of a 22-year-old unarmed black man killed by Sacramento police in his grandparents' backyard. The Rev. Al Sharpton plans to give the eulogy for Stephon Clark at Thursday's funeral at Bayside of South Sacramento church.

NRA Is Pulling In Big Bucks After The Parkland Mass Shooting

The National Rifle Association has launched a heated offensive in the weeks

Tesla says crashed vehicle had been on autopilot prior to accident

Tesla Inc said on Friday that a Tesla Model X involved a fatal crash in California last week had activated its Autopilot system, raising new questions about the semi-autonomous system that handles some driving tasks. Tesla also said vehicle logs from the accident showed no action had been taken by the driver soon before the crash and that he had received earlier warnings to put his hands on the wheel.

Austin police chief calls bomber 'domestic terrorist'

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Austin's police chief said Thursday that a "domestic terrorist" set off a series of explosions that killed two people and severely wounded four others in Texas' capital, offering a stronger characterization of the suspected bomber after drawing criticism for being unwilling to do so previously.

Holy Week around the world

As Christian around the world mark the Holy Week of Easter in celebration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ, Pope Francis on Palm Sunday urged young people not to be silent and let their voices be heard, even in the face of corrupt or silent elders. Here are some of the images from Holy Week. 

Clashes as thousands of Gazans march near Israel border

Thousands of Palestinians marched near the Gaza-Israel border on Friday in a major protest leading to clashes with Israeli forces, in which more than 50 Gazans were wounded. Israeli tanks and snipers were positioned on the other side of the border, using tear gas and live fire to force back the protesters. Moe than 50 people were wounded by live fire, the Palestinian Red Crescent said.

Megachurch Pastor Accused Of Defrauding People Out Of More Than $1 Million

A Texas megachurch pastor stands accused of using his influence to lure

Saudi forces say intercept Houthi missile over Najran: TV

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi air defense forces intercepted a missile fired by Houthi fighters in neighboring Yemen at the southern city of Najran on Saturday, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television reported.

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Kid Who Hugged Cop In Viral Protest Photo Feared Dead In Family Car Plunge

A boy who hugged a cop in a photo that went viral amid national unrest over

Parkland Survivor Criticizes Laura Ingraham For Only Apologizing After Advertisers Fled

Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg on Friday pilloried Fox News host Laura

Buzzkill? Coffee cancer warnings could go beyond California

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's fair to say that a lot of people awoke Friday to a headline that might have jolted them more awake than a morning cup of joe: A California judge had ruled that coffee sold in the state should carry a cancer warning.

Mueller reportedly eyeing Sessions as Sessions cheats on recusal

Rachel Maddow shares new reporting that Robert Mueller's investigation includes looking at Jeff Sessions contacts with Russians, while at the same time, Sessions is sending investigators to look at the conduct of the Trump Russia investigation.

Russia tests new intercontinental ballistic missile

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has successfully tested its latest intercontinental ballistic missile, the country's military said Friday.

Trump has talked to Mattis about U.S.-Mexico wall funding: Pentagon

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has spoken with President Trump about the potential use of military funds for a border wall with Mexico, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

Trump steps out with Hicks before her last day

As President Trump was leaving the White House, he stepped out with Hope Hicks before she leaves her position in his administration in the coming days.

Russia says 'terrorists nearly wiped out' of Syria's Western Ghouta

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday said Syrian forces had "nearly wiped out the terrorists" in the rebel-held enclave of Western Ghouta. Backed by the Russian military since 2015, the Syrian regime in February launched a massive offensive against rebels in the Damascus suburb, killing more that 1,600 civilians. "As a result of this anti-terrorism operation in Western Ghouta, terrorist elements have nearly been wiped out of this suburb of the Syrian capital," Lavrov said at press conference in Moscow after meeting UN Syrian envoy Staffan de Mistura.

Kansas to audit water park where boy decapitated

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas agency plans to conduct a full audit of a water park's inspection records before it reopens this spring, a state official said Wednesday, after criminal charges were filed over the decapitation of a 10-year-old boy on the world's tallest waterslide there in 2016.

After bodies found in mine, man arrested in teen deaths

A Utah man tied up two teenagers, stabbed them to death, and dumped their bodies in an abandoned mine shaft before they were reported missing nearly three months ago, police said Thursday.

US Army veteran Hector Barajas to return home more than a decade after he was deported to Mexico

Eight years after he was last deported to Mexico, a US army veteran is returning to California. A pardon last year from Governor Jerry Brown cleared the way for Hector Barajas, who was living in Tijuana, to secure citizenship. “Oh my god, this is great”, Mr Barajas said in a Facebook video during which he opened a document confirming the decision while wearing a uniform bristling with medals.

Israeli drone crashes in southern Lebanon

BEIRUT (Reuters) - An Israeli drone crashed in southern Lebanon overnight between Friday and Saturday, the Israeli military and Hezbollah's al-Manar TV reported.

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'I've never been so happy': Nobel winner Malala in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai says she has pined for her home in Pakistan's picturesque Swat Valley, even as she recalled two years living in fear under the Taliban's harsh interpretation of Islamic law.

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Outrage at Howard University after years of financial misappropriations revealed

Tonight, students are calling for Howard University’s President to resign after it was discovered that the school fired six employees last year for “gross misconduct” after an auditors’ investigation found they misappropriated financial aid funds.

Old ties with Russia weigh on Bulgarian decision in spy poisoning case

By Alissa de Carbonnel and Tsvetelia Tsolova SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria, which has a strong pro-Russian lobby in government, needs more time to decide whether to follow NATO and EU allies in expelling Russian diplomats over a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy, its deputy prime minister said on Thursday. EU presidency chair Bulgaria has recalled its ambassador from Moscow after the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter in England in the first known use of a military-grade nerve agent on European soil since World War Two. "The political situation in Bulgaria is such that these types of decisions have to be taken by consensus," deputy prime minister Tomislav Donchev said, referring to a strong body of opinion in the coalition government and opposition which favours pursuing good ties with Russia.

Malala makes an emotional return home to Pakistan

For the first time since she was shot in the head by the Taliban six years ago, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has made an emotional visit back home to Pakistan. Julian Satterthwaite reports.

Parkland Survivor Criticizes Laura Ingraham For Only Apologizing After Advertisers Fled

Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg on Friday pilloried Fox News host Laura

The Latest: 2 IS members say international court 'fairer'

KOBANI, Syria (AP) — The Latest on two detained notorious British IS group members (all times local):

Donations to NRA tripled in month of Parkland shooting

Contributions to powerful gun lobby group the National Rifle Association (NRA) increased significantly last month in the wake of a mass shooting at a Florida high school. On 14 February, a shooter armed with an AR-15 rifle killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The data indicates that as student survivors of the shooting began mobilising a mass movement calling for stricter gun control laws, gun advocates took action in a different way.

SpaceX says Iridium satellite payload deployed

The private firm SpaceX on Friday said a partially-reused rocket successfully launched and deployed the latest group of satellites to upgrade communication networks for Virginia-based company Iridium. "We have successful liftoff of the Falcon 9," a SpaceX commentator said after the rocket roared off with a tail of fiery exhaust from Vandenberg US Air Force base in California. It was the fifth set of 10 satellites that SpaceX has launched for Iridium, whose $3 billion project is expected to include a total of 81 satellites -- with 75 launched by SpaceX.

Sacramento Celebrates The Life Of Stephon Clark — And Demands Justice For His Death

SACRAMENTO, Calif. ― Hundreds of mourners gathered in California's capital on

America Must Drop Its Delusions about Dealing with Russia

For too long, the U.S. national-security community has oscillated in its assessment of the Russian Federation, swinging between viewing Moscow as the country’s number one geopolitical threat to dismissing the challenge of a nation whose per capita GDP equals that of Portugal. This has led to the worst of all satisficing comprises: an approach that views Russia as a competitor and adversary, but which does not require a great deal of investment, because the unstoppable Russian threat of today will evaporate when Russia inevitably collapses under the weight of its economic, political and demographic contradictions.

The Latest: Pope Francis asks forgiveness for host of sins

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Latest on Vatican ceremonies for Good Friday (all times local):

Irked Trump Reportedly Warned Putin: We'd Win The Arms Race

President Donald Trump told Russia's Vladimir Putin that if the two countries

Fired V.A. secretary: 'It should not be this hard to serve your country'

Former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin wrote a New York Times op-ed reflecting on his service in President Trump's administration.

David Hogg: Laura Ingraham 'needs to be held accountable'

David Hogg discusses Laura Ingraham's latest actions involving her attacks against him and her subsequent apology.

Murder Suspect Fatally Shot by Police While Trying to Get Into Son's High School, Police Say

A man allegedly killed his wife and then was fatally shot by officers outside his son's high school

The Latest: White House decries Russia expelling US envoys

MOSCOW (AP) — The latest on the nerve agent attack on an Russian ex-spy in Britain (all times local):

Megachurch Pastor Accused Of Defrauding People Out Of More Than $1 Million

A Texas megachurch pastor stands accused of using his influence to lure

Did Kim’s Visit Just Hand China a Trump Card?

An unannounced visit boosted both Beijing’s and Pyongyang’s leverage in negotiations, but Washington still seems to have no plan.

Fugitive Rafael Caro Quintero Speaks Out On Allegations Of Drug Trafficking

Rafael Caro Quintero, aka “The Prince,” is a fugitive on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s most-wanted list. The alleged leader of the world’s most powerful drug cartel gave an interview while hiding.

Ken Starr: Justice Department should evaluate claims by Stormy Daniels

Former Whitewater independent counsel Kenneth Starr said the hush money payment to Stormy Daniels on the eve of the 2016 election raises “difficult and serious” issues that need to be evaluated by the Justice Department.

Parents who drove family off California cliff had been reported for child abuse by neighbors

The two Washington mothers who drove off a Northern California cliff with at