Trump, Cruz, Kasich and the Ladies  —  Let's talk about the Republican presidential candidates ... and women.  —  Not the fight about who has the prettiest wife, which truly tops this week's list of Things We Never Thought We'd See in a Presidential Election.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

In Donald Trump's Worldview, America Comes First, and Everybody Else Pays  —  Donald J. Trump, the Republican presidential front-runner, said that if elected, he might halt purchases of oil from Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies unless they commit ground troops to the fight against the Islamic State or …

‘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.

Organisers cancel Sunday's Brussels attacks ‘March Against Fear’  —  Brussels rally should be postponed for security reasons: mayor  —  Brussels (AFP) - The organisers of a “March Against Fear” planned for Sunday to mark the Brussels terror attacks said they had cancelled the event …

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.

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.

New E-mails Show Hillary Lied; Risked National Security  —  Hillary Clinton has — yet again — been found lying about her e-mails.  Though Clinton claimed that she did not use her private, unsecured server for government business before March 2009, the conservative watchdog group Judicial …

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 …

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 …

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.

Rolling Stones play rock'n'roll diplomats in Cuba's ‘biggest concert ever’  —  The band's historic performance is about more than just music - it is expected to culturally reinforce the end of one of the world's last cold war conflicts  —  ven before Keith Richards hits the first chord …