Lose With Cruz: A Love Story  —  IT was clear to me weeks ago, even before Marco Rubio threw in the towel, that the G.O.P. was getting ready to cuddle with Ted Cruz.  —  But I never expected a love quite like this to bloom.  —  It's a singularly tortured love, one that grits its teeth …

Businessman arrested in ‘diabolical, premeditated’ killing of Santa Barbara family  —  A view from outside the Santa Barbara County home where three people were found dead this week.  —  Santa Barbara County's sheriff's officials on Friday announced a business associate has been arrested …

Raids uncover evidence of Europe-wide jihadist cell  —  In the wake of the bombings in Belgium this week — and increasing criticism of officials for their inability to thwart those attacks — police in the last 24 hours have made at least four arrests in a series of raids in Belgium and four other countries across Europe.

The Real Reason Obama Went to Cuba  —  He's a master of optics, despite reports to the contrary.  —  The President's landmark trip to Cuba showed, yet again, what a masterful performer Obama is on the world stage.  The press conference with Raul Castro was a masterpiece in and of itself.

Rolling Stones take the stage in first-ever show in Cuba  —  The Rolling Stones rocked tens of thousands of Cuban and foreign fans at a free, outdoor concert in Havana on Friday, capping a week of engagement with the West for the Communist-run country that once censored the veteran British band's music.

Thousands turn out for Bernie Sanders rally at Safeco Field  —  Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders drew thousands of cheering supporters to Seattle's Safeco Field Friday.  It was Sanders' fifth rally in Washington in the past week as he presses for a win over Hillary Clinton in Saturday's Democratic caucuses.

Robert De Niro Defends Screening of Anti-Vaccine Film at Tribeca Festival  —  In a decision that has dredged up the widely debunked link between vaccines and autism, the Tribeca Film Festival plans to screen a film by a discredited former doctor whose research caused widespread alarm about the issue.

Horrific: SUV runs over several people during dispute in Cleveland … WARNING: Some viewers may find parts of this video disturbing  —  CLEVELAND - A Fox 8 viewer captured horrific video of a dispute on Cleveland's east side early Friday morning.  —  The video shows an argument …

Meet South Carolina's anti-Trump double agents  —  Donald Trump triumphed in South Carolina's primary last month.  Now, the state could be ground zero for his undoing.  —  Ted Cruz and John Kasich are aggressively mobilizing allies to recruit and elect their own South Carolina loyalists …

Learning from Tay's introduction  —  As many of you know by now, on Wednesday we launched a chatbot called Tay.  We are deeply sorry for the unintended offensive and hurtful tweets from Tay, which do not represent who we are or what we stand for, nor how we designed Tay.

The slow-motion implosion of the Republican Party  —  David Axelrod is CNN's senior political commentator and host of the podcast “The Axe Files.”  He was senior adviser to President Barack Obama and chief strategist for the 2008 and 2012 Obama campaigns.  The opinions expressed in this commentary are his.

Why Young People Are Right About Hillary Clinton  —  Listening to the youth vote doesn't always lead to disaster  —  I was disappointed to hear that Rolling Stone had endorsed Hillary Clinton, but I also understood.  In many ways, the endorsement by my boss and editor, Jann Wenner …

Final print edition of UK's Independent hits the newsstands  —  London (AFP) - The final print edition of The Independent newspaper went on sale Saturday, ending its 30-year appearance on British newsstands with an exclusive on an assassination plot against a former Saudi king.

VIDEO: Teacher knocks down special needs student, resigns  —  By WALB News Team  —  Surveillance footage appears to show a teacher knocking down a student in the hallway at school.  —  The special education teacher, identified as Amelia Stripling, has since resigned.