The Clintons focus on Puerto Rico Former President Bill Clinton is due
Monday to
visit sites across the US territory ahead of a
two-day meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery. The island has been
rocked recently by earthquakes, a major hurricane, economic stagnation and corruption scandals.
NASA names its Mars rover Exactly
one year ahead of its planned landing on Mars, the rover is set to get its name
Tuesday. The moniker will be chosen from among submissions in
a student essay contest, with the grand-prize winner invited to see the spacecraft launch in July from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Robert Durst's murder trial begins Jury selection is expected to start
Tuesday in the trial of the real estate tycoon whose case became the subject of the HBO documentary "The Jinx." Durst, 76, is
accused of fatally shooting a close friend in 2000. His attorney says Durst wrote the anonymous note that told California police where to find her body.
Harvey Weinstein jury begins deliberations Jurors in the disgraced movie producer's
sex assault trial are expected to start deliberating on
Tuesday, after weeks of
arguments and testimony. Weinstein is charged with five counts including rape, sexual criminal act and predatory sexual assault, and could spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted.
Roger Stone gets sentenced Donald Trump's longtime associate is due to learn his fate
Thursday for lying to Congress and tampering with witnesses in the Russia probe. All four federal prosecutors on the case quit it after their
higher-ups asked for a far lighter sentence than the
seven to nine years in prison they'd recommended. The change came after Trump called their request "very unfair."
Iran votes in parliamentary elections Iranians go to the polls
to elect their legislators on
Friday, in a vote seen as a test of the moderate bloc led by President Hassan Rouhani and the country's Shia theocracy. The election comes as the regime has faced protests at home and as
tensions between Tehran and Washington remain high.
Hindus celebrate Maha Shivaratri Devotees fast and sing hymns and praises to honor Lord Shiva on
Friday. The
annual Hindu festival, observed each year on a moonless night, celebrates overcoming darkness and ignorance.
Nevada voters go to the polls The
third contest of the presidential primary season is
Saturday. It's the first big electability test for candidates, some of whom have struggled with non-white voters.
The electorate here will look much different, with larger numbers of Latino, black and Asian-American voters. Unions will play a big role, too.
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