Puerto Rico declares moratorium on 422 million debt payment
Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla announced a Saturday moratorium on a 422 million debt payment due today by the Government Development Bank amid Puerto Rico's deep financial crisis. Congress inaction cited as reason. the island faces 70 billion in debt, 45 percent poverty, and population decline.
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Sanders urges superdelegates to switch to him for nomination
Bernie Sanders appealed to Democratic superdelegates at the National Press Club to back him over Hillary Clinton if primary results do not give him the nomination. He argued the party should consider the stronger candidate based on polling and warned Clinton may rely on superdelegates to secure victory at the Philadelphia convention.
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Sanders fundraising slips in April amid delegate battle
Bernie Sanders reported raising 25.8 million in April, far below March's 46 million. He noted Clinton leads superdelegates 520 to 39 per AP tally, and identified Washington state where he won caucuses 73 percent to Clinton as a potential target to flip delegates, though Clinton has 10 declared superdelegates there.
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ISIS car bomb attacks kill 32 in Samawa Iraq
Islamic State claimed two car bombings near a government building and a bus station in Samawa killing 32 and wounding 75 as security forces responded. The attacks targeted a gathering of special forces in southern Iraq, with IS saying it struck after an initial blast.
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