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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans in Iowa have decided to carry on with their presidential straw poll, despite criticism from some prominent Republicans. The Republican Party of Iowa's central committee voted unanimously today to keep the event going. Committee members say the poll energizes the party base and serves as an important early test of campaign strength. Detractors call it a sideshow. The event on the Iowa State University campus will be held in August.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister says he will try to increase immigration of French Jews amid what he calls a "rising tide of anti-Semitism" in Europe. Benjamin Netanyahu says every Jew who wants to move to Israel will be "welcomed with a warm heart and open arms." His comments come a day after four French Jews were killed inside a kosher market in Paris. Netanyahu also asked French President Francois Hollande (frahn-SWAH' oh-LAWND') to maintain heightened security at Jewish institutions.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police are investigating the killings of four men shot to death in a stolen car in a trendy San Francisco neighborhood. Police say the four were attacked last night in the Hayes Valley district, home to popular restaurants, shops and art galleries. They died at the scene. Police are trying to determine if a car seen speeding away was linked to the killings.
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a man in Southern California has led police on a chase while a baby was in his car. Long Beach police say they were responding to a call about a domestic dispute when the man took off with a 5-month-old infant. Police say he came to a stop in San Pedro, about 5 miles away and exchanged gunfire with officers before surrendering. The baby wasn't hurt.
MIAMI (AP) — George Zimmerman has been released on a $5,000 bond after being arrested for allegedly throwing a wine bottle at his girlfriend. Authorities in Florida say he was arrested last night in Lake Mary on a charge of aggravated assault. A judge has ordered the Zimmerman to avoid contact with the woman, who wasn't identified. The former neighborhood watch volunteer was acquitted of second-degree murder in 2013 after shooting an unarmed teenager.
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