EgyptAir hijacked plane: hijacker arrested and hostages freed  —  Here's the latest on today's astonishing events from James Rothwell and Magdy Samaan in Cairo  —  An EgyptAir plane was hijacked on Tuesday by an man who threatened to blow himself up before demanding he was reunited with his estranged Cypriot wife.

Ted Cruz dodges question about whether he's ‘always been faithful’ to his wife as endorser Carly Fiorina leaps in to insist a declaration that he's not an adulterer is a 'dance to Donald trump's tune'  — Texas senator could put National Enquirer scandal to rest with a simple statement that he has never strayed in his 14-year marriage

Heidi Cruz cancels N.J. campaign events  —  A Cruz has again canceled on New Jersey.  —  Heidi Cruz, the wife of Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, had planned to hold a fundraiser in Morris County on Wednesday and attend several campaign events across the state.

U.S. Capitol Shooting: Gunman Captured, Officer Injured  —  Congress and White House on lockdown.  —  Shots were fired Monday afternoon at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C.  —  According to the Capitol's sergeant-at-arms the “shooter has been caught,” and “One police office shot, but not seriously.”

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory Calls LGBT Criticism ‘Political Theater’  —  Governor McCrory: ‘We Are Not Taking Away Any Rights’ 2:24  —  North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory on Monday dismissed criticism of a controversial new law curbing LGBT anti-discrimination protections as “political theater” …

Protesters occupy Janesville Holiday Inn  —  UPDATE: Dozens of protesters entered the Holiday Inn Express on Monday evening as part of an anti-Donald Trump protest, according to Gazette reporter Nick Crow, who was on the scene.  —  A state Assembly representative is among the 60 or so protesters …

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.

U.S. Says It Has Unlocked iPhone Without Apple  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The Justice Department said on Monday that it had found a way to unlock an iPhone without help from Apple, allowing the agency to withdraw its legal effort to compel the tech company to assist in a mass-shooting investigation.

Tokyo man held over confinement of missing Saitama teen  —  SAITAMA - A man was detained Monday in Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, on suspicion of abducting a Saitama girl who was found the previous day after disappearing two years ago, police said.  —  Kabu Terauchi, 23, was detained near Futo Station …

Newspapers Gobble Each Other Up to Survive Digital Apocalypse  —  More than $800 million in deals seen last year, most since '08  —  Pressure to merge grows as U.S. publishers divest TV assets  —  Newspapers have settled on a strategy to stop withering away: feast on each other for survival.

An Open Letter to Trump Voters from His Top Strategist-Turned-Defector  —  Even Trump's most trusted advisors didn't expect him to fare this well.  Almost a year ago, recruited for my public relations and public policy expertise, I sat in Trump Tower being told that the goal was to get The Donald …

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 Struggles With Presidential Demeanor Ahead of Wisconsin Primary  —  The billionaire front-runner attempts to play down his degrading comments about women, saying they were made in jest.  —  Donald Trump began his closing bid to capture Wisconsin's winner-take-all Republican primary …

Obama says journalists partly to blame for tone of presidential race  —  President Barack Obama on Monday laid some of the blame for the tone of the presidential campaign on political journalism that has been pinched by shrinking newsroom budgets and cheapened by a focus on retweets and likes on social media.

Donald Trump Hires Paul Manafort to Lead Delegate Effort  —  Donald J. Trump, girding for a long battle over presidential delegates and a potential floor fight at the Cleveland convention, has enlisted the veteran Republican strategist Paul J. Manafort to lead his delegate-corralling efforts …