Biggest news you missed this weekend
Trump wins South Carolina; Clinton wins Nevada
Saturday's Nevada Democratic caucus and South Carolina Republican primary will either be looked back on as aberrations or the night Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump solidified their holds on their parties' presidential nominations. Trump rolled to a victory in the state that prides itself in picking Republican nominees, defeating his next closest competitor by 10 points. Nevada gave Hillary Clinton the gift she desperately needed: A clean, undisputed win. In other news, Jeb Bush withdrew from the Republican race, abandoning a campaign that struggled frequently in the glare of anti-establishment politics.
Suspect in Kalamazoo shooting spree was an Uber driver
The man who police said randomly killed six people and wounded two others in Kalamazoo, Mich., was an Uber driver and may have been picking up fares as he continued on his shooting rampage. Jason Dalton, 45, was arrested Sunday after the wave of attacks Saturday evening. Uber released a statement confirming Dalton was a driver and said he had passed a background check, the Detroit Free Press reported. Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeffrey Getting said Dalton has no prior criminal record and was taken into custody without a struggle.
Denny Hamlin wins Daytona 500
In one of the greatest Daytona 500 finishes of all time, Denny Hamlin held off Martin Truex Jr. by less than a nose to win his first 500 – and the first for team owner Joe Gibbs in 23 years. Hamlin teammate Matt Kenseth was leading on the last lap, but Hamlin got a run on the outside lane and then squeezed by, setting up a photo finish with Truex. Then Hamlin won by about 4 feet – .011 seconds, the closest finish in the race's history.
Justice Scalia eulogized as a man of faith as well as law
Forever combative about the law, the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was remembered Saturday as a man whose deeply held religious faith brought him peace. Rather than a star-studded funeral service featuring judges and politicians, Scalia's send-off at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception — the largest Roman Catholic church in North America — was a traditional Mass of Christian Burial befitting a true believer.
More talk on a possible "Brexit"
Prime Minister David Cameron said Saturday that Britain would hold its historic referendum on whether to remain in the European Union on June 23. The British prime minister used a TV appearance Sunday to emphasize that Britain’s national security is best served by staying in the 28-nation bloc. Influential London Mayor Boris Johnson said Sunday he will urge British voters to leave the European Union, dealing a major blow to Cameron's campaign. So far, no country has ever left the EU.
Syrian blasts kill more than 100
The Islamic State carried out a series of bomb attacks in Syria that left more than 100 dead Sunday, as Secretary of State John Kerry said the U.S. and Russia reached a “provisional agreement” for a cease-fire that could begin in a few days. Syrian state TV said 50 were killed and 200 wounded in blasts that targeted a vegetable market outside Damascus. Earlier in the day, a double-car bombing in the central Syrian city of Homs killed at least 57 people, according to the Britain-based monitoring group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Harper Lee buried in Alabama hometown
The author of the America classic To Kill a Mockingbird was laid to rest Saturday, in a private ceremony attended by only the closest of friends and family, a reflection of how she had lived. Harper Lee, who died Friday at age 89, was eulogized at a church in the small Alabama town of Monroeville, which the author used as a model for the imaginary town of Maycomb, the setting of Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Here's why Mockingbird will continue to endure.