Victory for Unions as Supreme Court, Scalia Gone, Ties 4-4  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday handed organized labor a major victory, deadlocking 4 to 4 in a case that had threatened to cripple the ability of public unions to collect fees from workers who chose not join …

Trump aide charged with misdemeanor battery vs. ex-Breitbart reporter  —  Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump campaign manager, was charged this morning with misdemeanor battery after allegations of forcefully grabbing a reporter at a Jupiter news conference, town police confirmed this morning.

Governor Cuomo Bans Non-Essential State Travel to North Carolina  —  Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed an executive order banning all non-essential state travel to North Carolina.  The order requires all New York State agencies, departments, boards and commissions to immediately review …

Susan Sarandon: Trump Might Be Better for America Than Hillary Clinton  —  If Bernie Sanders fails to get the Democratic nomination, Susan Sarandon isn't sure she'll vote for Hillary Clinton.  She even said Monday that Trump could be the better option.  —  One of the biggest question marks …

Widower gets charged $853 ‘rebooking’ fee when wife dies before cruise … LOVELAND, Colo. — A Loveland man had just lost his wife only to be dealt another painful blow.  —  He received an $850 charge from Viking River Cruises because his late wife wasn't going on the prepaid trip.

Nurse who snapped photo of patient's penis surrenders license  —  FULTON, N.Y. — A Fulton nurse convicted of taking a photo of an unconscious patient's penis with her iPhone last year surrendered her license, according to the New York State Education Department.

Donald Trump berates Scott Walker for not raising taxes in Wisconsin  —  After the governor's endorsement of Ted Cruz the Republican frontrunner said Walker had failed to tackle a $2.2bn deficit and ‘the schools were going begging’  —  Donald Trump attacked Wisconsin governor Scott Walker …

Real ‘Siberian unicorn’ remains found  —  (CNN)New research has revealed the ‘Siberian unicorn’ roamed the planet far more recently than we originally thought.  —  The bad news is it looked nothing like the mythical creatures portrayed in so many fairy tales.  —  Real unicorns — not so pretty.

Trump's popularity nosedives in critical stretch  —  Donald Trump wasn't wildly popular to begin with.  And now he's becoming even more disliked among American voters, creating a significant threat to his chances of winning the Republican presidential nomination.

Nev. candidate says Reid urged him to quit, because ‘a Muslim cannot win this race.’ … A Muslim Democrat running for a U.S. House seat in Nevada says that — in a private meeting last year — Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) had encouraged him to end his campaign by saying, “a Muslim cannot win this race.”

Half of Voters Back Muslim Travel Ban, Patrols of Muslim Neighborhoods  —  Have the terrorists won?  The main motif to emerge from a new Morning Consult survey taken after the attacks in Brussels last week is that the threat of terrorism may diminish how much people worry about privacy and civil rights.

New Jersey hospital emergency room becomes first in U.S. to end use of opioid painkillers  —  PATERSON, N.J. — St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center announced it has become the first hospital in the country to implement a program that will manage patients' pain in the emergency room without the use of opioid painkillers.

Grinning passenger poses for a SELFIE alongside hijacker wearing a ‘suicide vest’: Jet is forced to land in Cyprus where hostage taker gives himself up after demanding officials hand a letter to his ex-wife  — Are you the man taking the selfie with the hijacker?  Do you know him?