16 Punished for Hospital Attack
The Pentagon announced it has punished 16 members of the U.S. military for a mistaken aerial attack on a hospital in Afghanistan last fall that killed 42, but none of those involved will face court martial
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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence Endorses Ted Cruz
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence endorsed Ted Cruz in the Republican presidential race, but still tipped his hat to Donald Trump. The endorsement comes just days ahead of voting in Indiana's crucial Tuesday primary, where some 57 delegates are at stake
Fake Guns Pose Issue for Police
The shooting of a BB gun-carrying teenager in Baltimore once again focused attention on guns that are often perceived to be real firearms but are actually non-lethal. In the last few years, several incidents have occurred in which teens were shot carrying a fake gun
Zika Funding Remains Stalled in Congress
Funding to fight the ongoing Zika virus outbreak remains tied up in bureaucracy as the U.S. Senate adjourned for a week-long recess after hearing arguments over the best way to fund the fight against the virus
Dinosaurs May Have Slept Like Humans: Study
Reptiles experience the same stages of sleep as humans do, according to a new study, which suggests dinosaurs may have slept like humans as well. The study analyzed results from five Australian bearded dragons
English Trio Charged With Terror Offenses
Two men and a woman have been charged with terror offenses in Britain, according to authorities. Mohammed Ali Ahmed and Zakaria Boufassil, both 26, of Birmingham, England, were charged with supplying cash "for the purposes of terrorism," police said
Why the John Kasich-Ted Cruz Alliance Didn't Work
The alliance between John Kasich and Ted Cruz is proving to be more of a distraction than a benefit, as the two candidates face questions about their tenuous truce daily and still lob barbs at one another
Clashes Follow Trump Rally in California
Raucous protesters and supporters of Donald Trump took to the streets in California leading to some 20 arrests as the Republican presidential contender brought his campaign to conservative Orange County
Kenya Will Burn Over $100 Million in Ivory
Kenyan authorities will burn more than 100 tons of illegally obtained elephant tusks and ivory, worth more than $100 million, in an effort to combat poaching. Kenya first began burning illegal ivory in 1989; this burn is the largest one in history
Biden Visits Vatican, Calls for Global Cancer Fight
Casting cancer as a scourge with no boundaries, Vice President Joe Biden came to the Vatican to call for a global commitment to fund cancer research rooted in appreciation for the real people's lives that doctors and researchers hold in their hands
Extremist Violence Grows in Bangladesh
On April 25, a group of men posing as couriers murdered a Bangladeshi gay rights activist and his friend at a Dhaka apartment building. The killings were the latest in a series of attacks by suspected Islamist extremists
Investigators Exploring If Prince Died From Overdose
An unnamed law enforcement official says that investigators are looking into whether Prince died from an overdose and whether a doctor was prescribing him drugs in the weeks before he was found dead at his home in suburban Minneapolis
