by CHAD DAY and ERIC TUCKER , The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Paul Manafort, the longtime political consultant who once led Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, asked a federal judge for leniency Monday as he faces the potential of spending the rest of his life in prison in criminal cases stemming from the Russia investigation. Read more » »

by JESSICA GRESKO , The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal judges can’t rule from beyond the grave, the Supreme Court said Monday. The high court said in an unsigned opinion that a federal court can’t count the vote of a judge who died in a decision issued after the judge’s death. Read more » »

by CATHERINE LUCEY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’ll host a July Fourth celebration at the Lincoln Memorial. And though the event he’s calling „A Salute to America” is months away, he’s boasting it’ll be one of the city’s biggest Independence Day gatherings–ever. Read more » »

………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. RIO RANCHO, N.M. — Former Corrales judge, environmental advocate, author, jeweler and rocket scientist Mel Eisenstadt, 88, died Feb. Read more » »

WASHINGTON (AP) — In town halls, television interviews and social media posts, Democratic presidential candidates are touting their support for „Medicare-for-all,” higher taxes on the wealthy and a war on climate change. But foreign policy, one of the chief responsibilities of a president, is largely taking a back seat on the campaign trail. Read more » »

by ULHAS ALAM, Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A flight bound for Dubai from Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, made an emergency landing Sunday in Chittagong, Bangladesh, after a man attempted to hijack the plane, officials said. Read more » »

Prof. George Jochnowitz The writer is professor emeritus of linguistics whose specialty is Jewish languages, in particular the dialects of the Jews of Italy and southern France. He taught for many years at the College of Staten Island, CUNY, and was an exchange professor at Hebei University in Baoding, China. Read more » »

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Retired astronaut Mark Kelly kicked off a “mission for Arizona” Saturday as he launched his U.S. Senate campaign with a rally in Tucson, the city where his wife, Gabrielle Giffords, survived a shooting when she was a congresswoman. Read more » »

WASHINGTON (AP) — WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort committed crimes that cut to „the heart of the criminal justice system” and over the years deceived everyone from bookkeepers and banks to federal prosecutors and Read more » »

Perennial presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche dead at 96 Thursday, February 14 LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — Lyndon LaRouche Jr., the political extremist who ran for president in every election from 1976 to 2004, including a campaign waged from federal prison, has died. He was 96. Read more » »