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Former President Donald Trump has endorsed candidates in competitive primaries in both states, making Tuesday another evaluation of his influence over the GOP.

On Thursday, former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the slaying of 22-year-old Oscar Grant on an Oakland train platform last year. A Justice Department spokesman announced Friday that the civil rights division will review the case.

A rush of consumers aiming to meet a deadline to qualify for a federal tax credit pushed the number of buyers signing contracts to purchase homes in April to the highest level since October. But a weak job market may undermine future growth in home sales. A new report says job cuts continued last month, though they were sharply lower than a year ago.

One outcome of the Citizens United ruling is that it is now possible for fundraising for or against political campaigns to be done without the transparency that Americans are used to. The editors of The Nation argue that this new money flooding the 2010 election season, and the corporate power behind it, is a dagger in the heart of our democracy.

Everyone's heard of the Great Wall of China and the Forbidden City. But who knew that China had its very own Leaning Tower? Certainly not most Chinese. What's more, the 900-year-old pagoda outside Shanghai could well be the most tilted building in the world.

Orders to U.S. factories fell for a record fifth straight month in December, closing out the worst year for American manufacturers since 2002. The number of laid-off workers seeking jobless benefits rose last week to a seasonally adjusted 626,000.

Some residents of Shanghai are able to leave their homes as China's largest city eases a two-week virus shutdown.

The Federal Reserve says U.S. households lost $5.1 trillion, or 9 percent of their net wealth, in the final three months of last year — shrinking by more than at any time in half a century.

The latest quake in China is one of a series of strong tremors that have made headlines around the globe since Haiti was shaken in January. But scientists say there isn't any evidence that the quakes are connected or stronger than usual. It's just unfortunate that the quakes have been hitting close to human population centers.

The evacuation was prompted after a plane tied to a planned flyover of nearby Nationals Park entered restricted airspace. The Capitol Police had not been given advance notice of the approved flight.