Iran to free Post correspondent Jason Rezaian, 3 others, Iranian reports say  —  VIENNA — Iran will release Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian and three other detained Iranian Americans on Saturday in exchange for seven people imprisoned or charged in the United States …

Republicans now see a Trump-Cruz race, with time for a shift running out  —  As the presidential primary moves into a more urgent and combative phase, there is growing acceptance among Republicans, including the Washington and financial elite, that Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are the two candidates …

Tsai Ing-wen elected Taiwan's first female president  —  Tsai Ing-wen has been elected Taiwan's first female president.  —  Ms Tsai, 59, leads the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) that wants independence from China.  —  In her victory speech, she vowed to preserve the status quo in relations with China …

Obama unveils plan to reform unemployment insurance  —  President Obama on Saturday unveiled an unemployment insurance plan that he says will provide stability and opportunity to workers in a rapidly changing economy.  —  The president's three-pronged plan includes wage insurance of up to $10,000 …

CNN Exclusive: Email may derail case against Bill Cosby  — Email outlined details of an apparent agreement between DA and Bill Cosby's lawyers reached in 2005 over a deposition  — In July 2015 a judge unsealed Cosby's deposition given in a civil case, one of his lawyers says he gave it with a guarantee

Obama's Iran Policy, Explained  —  Many, including us, have criticized John Kerry and other members of the Obama administration for praising effusively Iran's treatment of captured U.S. sailors.  We and many others have pointed out that, far from meriting praise and thanks …

U.S. Radically Changes Its Story of the Boats in Iranian Waters: to an Even More Suspicious Version  —  When news first broke of the detention of two U.S. ships in Iranian territorial waters, the U.S. media — aside from depicting it as an act of Iranian aggression — uncritically cited …

Sanders calls on Michigan Gov. Snyder to resign over Flint water crisis  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders on Saturday called on Rick Snyder to resign, charging that the Republican Michigan governor knowingly allowed a lead-poisoning crisis in Flint to continue.  —  “There are no excuses,” Sanders said in a campaign release.

Ted Cruz Failed to Report a Second Campaign Loan in 2012  —  The Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, already facing scrutiny for not disclosing a Goldman Sachs loan he used for his 2012 Senate campaign, also failed to disclose a second loan, from Citibank, for the same race …

First Member Of Bundy Militia Arrested  —  The first members of the militia illegally occupying a federal building in Oregon have been arrested.  The occupation has gone on for nearly two weeks, costing the state more than $133,000 per day.  —  Two members of the militia were finally arrested …

Burkina Faso terror: Security forces raid besieged hotel, free 63 hostages  —  (CNN)Security forces raided a besieged hotel in Burkina Faso and freed 63 hostages early Saturday — hours after terrorists struck under the cover of darkness.  —  Of those, 33 have been hospitalized, Alpha Barry …

Amid Heat Over ‘New York Values’ Comment, Ted Cruz Slams Cuomo, De Blasio  —  NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Amid heat from both sides of the aisle following his comments about “New York values” during Thursday night's Republican presidential debate.  Ted Cruz issued an apology - but not for his remarks.