The man “suddenly picked up the sledgehammer and started smashing the bejeezus out of the Trump star,” Mr. Patten said. “Then he took the pickax and was trying to pry one of the points of the star.”

Mr. Tong considers himself a moderate. During the booming 1990s, he once cast a ballot for Bill Clinton. He says he does not agree with Mr. Trump’s remarks about immigrants and Mexicans.

“The Republic asks you to do something, and so you should do it,” he said.

The United States on Wednesday abstained for the first time in an annual vote on a General Assembly resolution condemning the half-century-old American trade embargo against Cuba.

“The resolution voted on today is a perfect example of why the U.S. policy of isolation toward Cuba was not working — or wors

The U.K. Ministry of Defense said two Royal navy ships, the frigate HMS Richmond and destroyer HMS Duncan, were escorting the Russian ships as they sailed in international waters down the U.K.’s eastern seaboard.

U.K. Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said Thursday at a defense conference in London that the Russian deployment was, “clearly designed to test the alliance,” adding that the ships would be “marked every step of the way” by British and NATO ships.

A separate draft declaration, prepared by the commission for the Belgian government, says that CETA “constitutes a radical reform in investment litigation resolution,” because it will lead to the establishment of an arbitration tribunal and appeals court with judges from the EU and from Canada.

“Most people believe that the Third World War has begun, but right now we are still in the cold phase of the war, which may or may not turn into a hot war,”

The U.K. said it would deploy tanks and drones alongside 800 troops in Eastern Europe, the first of several expected moves by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to help counter growing fears about Russia in the region.

“This is about two things: reassurance, and that needs to be done with some formidable presence, and deterrence,” Mr. Fallon said. “This is not simply a trip-wire….This is a serious military presence.”

A stronger dollar has been exerting downward pressure on the price of imported goods in recent months. As the dollar gains strength against the euro and other currencies, it makes foreign products relatively cheaper for U.S. consumers.

Government bonds gained, as investors moved into assets perceived as safe. Ten-year U.S. Treasury yields fell 0.06 percentage point to 2.039%. Yields fall as prices rise. The dollar was down 0.7% against the yen at ¥117.3520, while the euro gained 0.5% against the dollar at $1.0906. Gold was up 0.8% at $1082.20 an ounce.

Macario carried records he hoped would spare him from deportation. Immigration officials had ordered him to leave because of a 1995 misdemeanor drunken driving conviction —part of efforts by the Obama administration to deport immigrants who have violated immigration laws

Clinton argues that Obama’s hard-fought healthcare law, often called Obamacare, should be defended and improved. She has called for new consumer protections to lower the cost of prescription drugs and safeguard patients from surprise medical bills and limited insurance networks.

Though the law provided federal funding to fully pay for the expansion in 2014, 2015 and 2016, the aid is gradually phased down so states will ultimately pay 10% of the cost in 2020, a prospect many local lawmakers find worrisome, given doubts about the price tag

"That is really artificial, all of those early soundings and polls," Clinton said. "Once you get into it, this is a Democratic election for our nominee and it gets really close, exciting. And it really depends upon on who can make the best case that you can be the nominee to beat whoever the Republicans put up and try to get your folks who support you to come out."

"The people we met in Madaya were exhausted and extremely frail," Singer said. "Doctors were emotionally distressed and mentally drained, working 'round the clock with very limited resources to provide treatment to children and people in need. It is simply unacceptable that this is happening in the 21st century.

The exchanges, at times, seemed to relegate the other five candidates to a debate among themselves, though most on stage put on an energetic performance.

The debate turned from a reality show into a comedy as Mr. Trump mused that if he chose Mr. Cruz as his running mate, Democrats would sue to challenge Mr. Cruz’s eligibility — as they would, he said, if Mr. Cruz won the presidential primary.

He wishes ranchers would see the benefit of limited grazing, which will help the grasses recover and sustain their herd in the long run."I just don't see it ending that way here," he said. "The people who abuse the public lands the worst are the ones who will fight the hardest."

“Today, I believe that I am being called to lead by helping to clear the race so that a positive conservative message can rise to the top of the field. With that in mind, I will suspend my campaign immediately,” Walker said. “I encourage other Republican presidential candidates to consider doing the same so the voters can focus on a limited number of candidates who can offer a positive conservative alternative to the current front-runner.”

In so many words, Obama used his likely final appearance in the well of the House o

Representatives to offer Americans choices