Governor of Alabama, Robert Bentley, Says He Won’t Quit

RUSSELLVILLE, Ala. — The governor of Alabama wanted to talk about broadband. But because the governor was Robert Bentley, who is confronting a deepening political morass after acknowledging last week that he had sexually charged conversations with a top aide, that was hardly how a news conference could unfold in this northwest Alabama city. Instead, he had to start by discussing whether he would be able to keep his job. “I have no intentions of resigning,” said Mr. Bentley, a Republican in...

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All three Republican presidential candidates back away from pledge to support eventual nominee

JANESVILLE, Wis. — None of the three remaining Republican presidential candidates would guarantee Tuesday night that they would support the eventual GOP nominee for president, departing from previous vows to do so and injecting new turmoil into an already-tumultuous contest.Mogul Donald Trump, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich were each given a chance during a CNN town hall in Milwaukee to definitively state they would support the nominee. All three declined to renew their pledge....

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EgyptAir hijack ends with passengers freed unharmed, suspect arrested

Eighty-one people, including 21 foreigners and 15 crew, had been onboard the Airbus 320 flight when it took off, Egypt's Civil Aviation Ministry said in a statement. Conflicting theories emerged about the hijacker's motives, with Cypriot officials saying early on the incident did not appear related to terrorism but the Cypriot state broadcaster saying he had demanded the release of women prisoners in Egypt. After the aircraft landed at Larnaca airport, negotiations began and everyone onboard was...

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Who Will Become a Terrorist? Research Yields Few Clues

The operations center of the National Counterterrorism Center in Tysons Corner, Va., in 2005. The backgrounds of people arrested in connection with terrorism-related crimes defy a single profile. Credit Mark Wilson/Getty Images WASHINGTON — The brothers who carried out suicide bombings in Brussels last week had long, violent criminal records and had been regarded internationally as potential terrorists. But in San Bernardino, Calif., last year, one of the attackers was a county health inspector...

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