Knives are out for theaters that bear the name ‘Shakespeare’  —  The messages started pouring in earlier this week.  —  “Your play depicting the murder of our President is nothing but pure hatred,” read one of the tamer ones.  —  “[H]ope you all who did this play about Trump are the first do …

Michelle Carter Didn't Kill With a Text  —  Can malicious speech constitute violence?  No. But Friday's shocking court decision — which found Michelle Carter guilty of sending lethal text messages — is bound to confuse the issue.  —  Judge Lawrence Moniz, of Bristol County Juvenile Court …

Bill Cosby's sexual assault case ends in a mistrial  —  Bill Cosby's sexual assault case has ended in a mistrial.  —  After six days of deliberation, the seven men and five women selected to serve on the jury were unable to render a unanimous verdict on any of the three counts …

Alexandria Gunman Carried List With Names of 3 Republican Lawmakers  —  WASHINGTON — The gunman who targeted Republican congressmen this week at a baseball field in suburban Washington was carrying a list with the names of at least three lawmakers, and had pictures of the ballpark stored on his cellphone …

Trump Reveals Flat Revenue at Controversial Washington Hotel  —  Discloses at least $528.9 million in total revenue and income  —  Hotel lost $1.2 million in first weeks, lawmakers say  —  President Donald Trump's latest financial disclosure indicates that his Washington, D.C. …

Carrie Fisher died of sleep apnea and ‘drug use’ was also a factor, L.A. coroner says  —  Carrie Fisher, right, who died Dec. 27, presents the Life Achievement Award to her mother, Debbie Reynolds, at the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Jan. 25, 2015.

7 U.S. Sailors Unaccounted for After Navy Destroyer Collides With Ship Off Japan  —  TOKYO — Seven American sailors are unaccounted for after a Navy destroyer collided with a merchant ship southwest of Yokosuka, Japan, early Saturday local time, the Navy said.

Why Trump Attacked His Own Deputy Attorney General  —  Nearly everyone who knows him seems to agree that Rod Rosenstein, the Deputy Attorney General and the official overseeing the special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of links between the Trump campaign and Russia, has a reputation for integrity.

6TH DISTRICT POLL: Ossoff leads Handel by less than 2 points  —  ATLANTA - With just a few days to go before Georgia's 6th Congressional District runoff, Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel are still very, very close.  —  Our latest WSB-Landmark Communications poll of 800 likely voters …

How Jason Kander Won by Losing  —  MANCHESTER, N.H.—Jason Kander was wearing a mic pack here as he wandered around the Puritan Backroom, chatting with local activists and politicians at the Manchester Democratic Club chicken dinner.  A videographer, who followed him around as he moved from table to table …

Everyone said Old Europe was dying.  Sure doesn't look like it now.  —  The contrast could not be more stark.  Theresa May, the British prime minister, presides over a hung Parliament and a divided country.  Donald Trump, the American president, rules alongside a Congress almost too paralyzed to legislate.

Philando Castile's uncle calls on Trump to bring federal charges against Jeronimo Yanez  —  The family of Philando Castile is calling for President Trump to lead the federal government and intervene after a Minnesota jury acquitted the cop who shot and killed their loved one.

Education Dept. Says It Will Scale Back Civil Rights Investigations  —  WASHINGTON — The Department of Education is scaling back investigations into civil rights violations at the nation's public schools and universities, easing off mandates imposed by the Obama administration that the new leadership says have bogged down the agency.

White House plans to push House GOP for friendlier Russia sanctions deal  —  The White House plans to work with House Republicans on administration-friendly changes to the Senate's overwhelmingly bipartisan bill that slaps new sanctions on Russia and curbs President Donald Trump's power …

U.S. soldiers wounded in apparent shooting at Afghan base: official  —  At least one Afghan soldier was killed and several American soldiers were wounded in an incident at a base in northern Afghanistan on Saturday, a U.S. military official said.  —  A spokesman for the U.S. military command …

Pence parlor game: who would he pick for Veep?  —  One of the parlor games Republicans are playing in the shadows of the Russia investigation is this: Who would President Pence pick as his vice president?  —  Quick refresher: If a president leaves offices for any reason …

White House Officials Push For Widening War in Syria Over Pentagon Objections  —  Two Trump officials want to confront Iranian-backed fighters, but Defense Secretary James Mattis has balked at the idea.  —  A pair of top White House officials is pushing to broaden the war in Syria …

LEADING OFF  —  Pennsylvania: A group of Pennsylvania voters and the League of Women Voters filed a lawsuit in state court Thursday arguing that the congressional map Republican legislators passed in 2011 amounted to a partisan gerrymander in violation of the state constitution's guarantees of free speech and equal protection.