Pompeo to Middle East as Iran Deal Hangs in the Balance

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, shakes hands with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg prior to a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday, April 27, 2018. After making his diplomatic debut in Brussels at the NATO foreign ministers meeting, new U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo begins a swing through the Middle East Saturday.

Philippine government books into Trump hotel

It is the latest foreign government to book rooms or host events at the Trump International Hotel in Washington D.C., riling critics who say such bookings are nothing more than attempts to curry favor with President Donald Trump. The Philippine Independence Day celebration set for June 12 comes as the country pushes for a free-trade agreement with the U.S. and amid international criticism of President Rodrigo Duterte for encouraging vigilante killings of drug suspects.

Problems increase for GOP from ex-con candidate

Republican Don Blankenship doesn't care if his party and his president don't think he can beat Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin this fall. This former coal mining executive, an ex-convict released from prison less than a year ago, is willing to risk his personal fortune and the Republican Party's golden opportunity in West Virginia for the chance to prove them all wrong.

Top of the Morning, April 28, 2018

Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond senior Karissa Rocke will be documenting her class's trip to Washington, D.C., including a tour of the White House, on The News-Gazette's Snapchat account. ALAH's long-planned senior trip to Washington, D.C. - today through Thursday - got even better last week when the travel party of 61 was approved for a tour of the White House.

This day in history, April 28, 2018

In 1789, there was a mutiny on the HMS Bounty as rebelling crew members of the British ship, led by Fletcher Christian, set the captain, William Bligh, and 18 others adrift in a launch in the South Pacific. In 1918, Gavrilo Princip, 23, the assassin of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and the archduke's wife, Sophie, died in prison of tuberculosis.

Teenager who became New Zealand’s youngest killer doesn’t want parole

Cops hunting the Golden State Killer got the WRONG MAN man by using a free genealogy site and made an innocent sick 73-year-old give DNA to clear himself - then his daughter helped nail 'real killer' NBC women back Brokaw: Rachel Maddow, Maria Shriver and Mika Brzezinski join SIXTY other female staffers by signing letter backing legendary anchor against sexual harassment claims House Intel Committee blasts Don Jr, Manafort and Kushner for Trump Tower meeting with lawyer who now turns out to be a Russian SPY 'Stay tuned, Mr. Trump': Ex-CIA chief John Brennan slams 'partisan' and 'deeply flawed' House Intel Committee report that claimed 'no collusion with Russia' Queen Elizabeth's cousin Princess Michael of Kent named two black sheep Serena and Venus, claims her daughter's ex-boyfriend, who says 'royals and Nazis' go hand-in-hand 'Melania Trump is a PRISONER in the White House!' Brigitte ... (more)

DNA search for California serial killer led to the wrong man

Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, who authorities suspect is the so-called Golden State Killer responsible for at least a dozen murders and 50 rapes in the 1970s and 80s, is accompanied by Sacramento County Public Defender Diane Howard, right, as he makes his first appearance, Friday, April 27, 2018, in Sacramento County Superior Court in Sacramento, Calif. SACRAMENTO, Calif.

Ex-con candidate compounding GOP woes in West Virginia Source: AP

Republican Don Blankenship doesn't care if his party and his president don't think he can beat Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin this fall. This former coal mining executive, an ex-convict released from prison less than a year ago, is willing to risk his personal fortune and the Republican Party's golden opportunity in West Virginia for the chance to prove them all wrong.

DNA search for California serial killer led to wrong man Source: AP

Investigators hunting for the so-called Golden State Killer turned to searching genetic websites in 2017 but misidentified an Oregon man as a potential suspect. A year later, after using a similar technique, they are confident they've caught the serial rapist and killer who eluded capture for four decades.

A Night to Remember: Special prom honors San Diego special needs students

A Night to Remember: Special prom honors San Diego special needs - CBS News 8 - San Diego, CA News Station - KFMB Channel 8 They were guests of honor at the eight annual A Night to Remember Prom at Eastlake Church in Chula Vista. Since 2011, 5,000 students with special needs have walked the red carpet and danced the night away for A Night to Remember.

Russians followed up on Trump Tower meeting after election, Democrats say

The Russian oligarch and Russian lawyer who were key players in the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting reached out to Trump's team after Donald Trump was elected President to try to lobby on the Russian sanctions they sought to overturn, according to Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee. Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the intelligence panel, told CNN's Jim Sciutto on Friday that Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya reached out to the Trump family after the election with a request to follow up on efforts to repeal the Magnitsky Act, the 2012 Russian sanctions the US enacted over human rights abuses.

Utah Democrats gather to select congressional nominees Source: AP

Thousands of Utah Democrats will gather in downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday to select nominees for the state's congressional races, including a U.S. House contest that is predicted to be Utah's sole competitive race for federal office. Two-term Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams is expected to receive the nomination to face off against GOP Rep. Mia Love in what may be Utah Democrats' best chance to send one of their own to Congress.

Cara Santana takes the plunge in striped suit as she attends Marie…

Cops hunting the Golden State Killer got the WRONG MAN man by using a free genealogy site and made an innocent sick 73-year-old give DNA to clear himself - then his daughter helped nail 'real killer' NBC women back Brokaw: Rachel Maddow, Maria Shriver and Mika Brzezinski join SIXTY other female staffers by signing letter backing legendary anchor against sexual harassment claims House Intel Committee blasts Don Jr, Manafort and Kushner for Trump Tower meeting with lawyer who now turns out to be a Russian SPY 'Stay tuned, Mr. Trump': Ex-CIA chief John Brennan slams 'partisan' and 'deeply flawed' House Intel Committee report that claimed 'no collusion with Russia' Queen Elizabeth's cousin Princess Michael of Kent named two black sheep Serena and Venus, claims her daughter's ex-boyfriend, who says 'royals and Nazis' go hand-in-hand 'That's the problem with this nation, All blacks gotta be ... (more)