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The actor, best known for his roles in “Top Gun,” “Tombstone” and “The Doors,” died Tuesday in Los Angeles, his daughter told The New York Times. Source link

Portia Moore was taking a photo of her children surrounded by the blooming cherry blossom trees in Washington, D.C., when the former president accidentally stepped into the shot. Source link

A trio of elections Tuesday provided early warning signs to Republicans and President Donald Trump at the beginning of an ambitious term, as Democrats rallied against his efforts to slash the federal government and the outsized role being played by billionaire Elon Musk. In the marquee race for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, the conservative … Read more

Val Kilmer, the star of ’80s and ’90s blockbusters including “Top Gun,” “Batman Forever” and “Tombstone,” has died, according to The Associated Press. He was 65. The actor’s daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, confirmed the death, saying he died Tuesday in Los Angeles, the AP reported. Kilmer was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2015 and underwent a … Read more

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is launching a “Save Our Schools” campaign on Wednesday against President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s attempt to dismantle the Department of Education. “The federal government has invested in our public schools,” Warren said in an exclusive interview with ABC News. “Taking that away from our kids so that … Read more

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio travels this week to a gathering of top diplomats from NATO countries and is sure to find allies that are alarmed, angered and confused by the Trump administration’s desire to reestablish ties with Russia and its escalating rhetorical attacks on longtime transatlantic partners. Allies are deeply concerned … Read more

MADISON, Wis. — Judge Susan Crawford preserved liberals’ narrow majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court Tuesday by defeating conservative Brad Schimel, but in a way the real loser of the election was billionaire Elon Musk. Musk and his affiliated groups sunk at least $21 million into the normally low-profile race and paid three individual voters … Read more

A federal judge in New Jersey has retained the case of Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil, rejecting the government’s request to move the case to Louisiana, where the Palestinian activist is being held following his arrest last month. “The Petitioner was in New Jersey on March 9 at 4:40am. And Congress has required that the … Read more

Filmmaker Oliver Stone on Tuesday called for Congress to reopen the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, trying to revive unfounded conspiracy theories more than six decades after the 1963 killing that shook the nation. Stone, who raised the theories in his 1991 movie “JFK,” testified before a House Task Force on … Read more

Security camera video captured the moment an unsuspecting woman in Texas, walking to her car, briefly found herself inside a dust devil. Source link