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 …

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.

San Francisco mayor bans city workers from traveling to North Carolina  —  San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee speaks with attendees at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, California.  (Reuters)  —  San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee said in a statement Friday he doesn't want any city workers to travel …

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.

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.

Pentagon Chief Used Personal Email After White House Query  —  WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter continued to use a personal email account for government work for at least four months last year after the White House questioned the Pentagon about why he was using it …

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.

‘Stop!’  Don Lemon Snaps at Omarosa, Abruptly Ends Segment on Trump  —  CNN's Don Lemon kind of lost his cool tonight after Donald Trump supporter Omarosa didn't directly answer his question about Donald Trump's attack on Heidi Cruz and abruptly cut to commercial.

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.

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.

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 …

Florida Governor Signs Law to Cut Funding for Abortion Clinics  —  Gov. Rick Scott of Florida signed a law on Friday that cut state funding to clinics that perform abortions.  —  State funding of abortion was already prohibited in Florida, but the law signed by the Republican governor …

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.