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Trump: GOP unity would be beneficial, but isn't crucial

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

With a growing number of prominent Republicans refusing to fall in line, Donald Trump is standing firm in his assertion that the Republican Party doesn't have to be unified because he will gain Democratic votes to win in the fall.

Surviving the Holocaust as a 'hidden child' in Athens

By Elisabeth Ponsot

It was shortly before Passover in 1944 when 6-year-old Solomon Kofinas saw his father and sister for the last time.

Why thousands of students are seeing Broadway smash 'Hamilton'

By Saskia de Melker, Melanie Saltzman

This spring, 20,000 public high school students from low-income neighborhoods in New York City will get the opportunity to see “Hamilton,” the Broadway smash hit nominated this week for a record 16 Tony Awards. Students can see the show as…

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For some in GOP, Trump-Clinton choice is 'nightmare' matchup

By Michael D. Regan and Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Some Republican voters in conservative Utah are experiencing political panic after Trump rivals exit presidential race.

House committee seeks new details on surveillance targeting foreigners

By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press

Even though the bulk collection of Americans' telephone records has ended, calls and emails are still being swept up by U.S. surveillance work targeting foreigners. Congress is making a renewed push to find out how many.

'El Chapo' transferred to new Mexican prison near the U.S. border

By Michael D. Regan

Notorious Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was transferred on Saturday to a new prison near the Texas border.

California program offers cash to reduce gun crimes

By PBS News Hour

A local government-run program in Richmond, California, pays some young men up to $1,000 a month for as long as nine months if they achieve personal goals and stay out of trouble. The program targets some of the most dangerous…

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Alabama judge suspended over order to deny gay couples marriage licenses

By Michael D. Regan

Alabama's chief supreme court justice was suspended by a judicial oversight committee on Friday for issuing an order that required probate courts to deny applications for marriage licenses for same-sex couples.

Sanders picks up 31 delegates in Washington state

By Hope Yen, Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has cut into Hillary Clinton's delegate lead by 31, based on new data from Washington state.

Watch: Obama's full speech to graduates at Howard University

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

President Barack Obama has told Howard University's Class of 2016 that the country is "a better place today" than it was when he graduated from Columbia University in 1983.