GOP mega-donors frozen in frustration  —  Some of the biggest Republican donors, who collectively have contributed tens of millions of dollars to shape the presidential race, are tightening their purse strings out of frustration with their inability to boost their favored candidates, or to slow Donald Trump.

Brooklyn teen tries to steal Air Jordans, loses arm in Craigslist robbery gone wrong: police  —  CANARSIE, Brooklyn — A Brooklyn teenager lost his arm in a Craigslist robbery gone horrifically wrong in Brooklyn Friday afternoon, authorities said.  —  Police say the 17-year-old boy connected …

Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination  —  With much of the attention during this unpredictable presidential campaign focused on conservative Republicans eager to back an uncompromising outsider, many Democrats are just as determined to buck the establishment and pursue a more liberal direction.

My Undiplomatic Moment  —  I HAVE spent much of my career as a diplomat.  It is an occupation in which words and context matter a great deal.  So one might assume I know better than to tell a large number of women to go to hell.  —  But last Saturday, in the excitement of a campaign event …

FBI Looked at Ohio Machete Attacker Four Years Ago  —  An Ohio man who slashed four restaurant patrons with a machete and was later killed by police had come to the attention of the FBI four years ago for radical comments, law enforcement officials said.  —  Agents took a brief look at Mohamed Barry but moved on, the officials said.

Regulating sex: Uncharted waters in the suburbs … WEST CHESTER TOWNSHIP, Ohio — The chairman of West Chester Township's Board of Zoning Appeals cleared his throat.  He asked anyone leaving the January zoning meeting to do so quietly.  —  Melissa Warren stood up.  She didn't say a word.

Henry Kissinger Feels the Bern  —  Of all the dastardly deeds for which Henry Kissinger can be blamed, here's an especially odd one: he made Hillary Clinton lose a foreign policy debate with Bernie Sanders.  Last night at the Democratic presidential debate in Milwaukee …

Hillary wore yellow debate jacket when meeting Goldman Sachs CEO  —  Hillary Clinton apparently sported the same mustard-colored yellow jacket to Thursday's Democratic presidential debate that she wore while photographed in 2014 next to the CEO of Goldman Sachs.

Super PAC moves to ramp up financial firepower for Clinton  —  Two powerful organizations within the Democratic establishment announced steps Friday that have the potential to provide substantial financial firepower to presidential contender Hillary Clinton by drawing on the support of wealthy donors and corporate interests.

Flint water switch approved despite DEQ health warnings a year earlier  —  FLINT, MI - State officials warned of potential health problems if Flint were to switch to the Flint River as its drinking water source, but the move went ahead with the state's blessing despite the concerns …

Prepare for ‘Guerrilla Warfare’ With Zika-Carrying Mosquitoes, Experts Warn  —  SAVANNAH, Ga. — It was standing room only at the annual conference of the American Mosquito Control Association this week.  —  In a chilly convention center ballroom here, the leading lights of mosquito control gathered …

Jim Gilmore ends campaign for president  —  Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore announced he is suspending his campaign for president.  —  “My campaign was intended to offer the gubernatorial experience, with the track record of a true conservative, experienced in national security, to unite the party.”

Trump supporters file ‘birther’ lawsuit against Cruz in federal court  —  Donald Trump supporters have filed a lawsuit challenging the eligibility of one of his primary rivals, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), to run for president.  —  The lawsuit, filed Feb. 3 at a district court in Alabama …

Scientists take a step closer to ETERNAL LIFE as they PRESERVE and REVIVE brain  —  FOR the first time, scientists have successfully managed to cryogenically freeze a brain and then revive it.  —  Getty  —  Scientists have successfully cryogenicaly frozen a brain

A Newport News woman wins big off of a scratch off that her friend didn't want  —  Newport News Va., — Lucille Harrelson won $100,000 off of a scratch off that her friend rejected.  —  Harrelson and some of her friends went to the store to buy some scratch offs.

SECRET BALLOT: OSCAR INSIDERS REVEAL THEIR VOTES  —  Six Academy members discuss their picks  —  With the 88th annual Oscar ceremony just two weeks away, EW spoke to six different members of the Academy (under strict conditions of anonymity) about who they are voting for this year and why.

Valentines for all: Sky View senior buys carnation for each girl at his school  —  (KUTV) A Sky View High School senior did his part to make sure every girl at the school received a Valentine this year.  —  During fifth period Thursday, 17-year-old Hayden Godfrey and about 20 volunteers went around …

An Entire Agency Poisoned By Clinton's Disregard For Security  —  Watch What Happens When 1,400 People Are Told Their Jobs Are Going To Mexico  —  Cruz Spokeswoman Praises ‘Ted Trump’  —  ‘He is conservative.  He is a man of faith.  He is a man of conviction’  —  Ted Cruz's Latest Ad Features A Porn Star

Emmett Till and Tamir Rice, Sons of the Great Migration  —  Atlanta — IN winter 1916, several hundred black families from the Selma, Ala., Cotton Belt began quietly defecting from the Jim Crow South, with its night rides and hanging trees, some confiding to The Chicago Defender in February that the “treatment doesn't warrant staying.”

Team Jeb: Rubio is a phony on family values given some of the hip-hop he listens to; Update: Team Jeb responds  —  I thought this election was about nationalism and populism.  How'd we get from that to whether it's appropriate to employ Skinemax actresses and listen to NWA in the span of a day?

Erica Garner's Commercial Endorsing Bernie Sanders for President  —  Last week we made a commercial to express to the world exactly why I am endorsing Bernie Sanders for President.  The Sanders team allowed me and my team full creative control of this video so this message is 100% my message and my views!