Trump wins South Carolina GOP Primary, Clinton wins Nevada Democratic Caucus

On Saturday, the GOP South Carolina primary and Nevada Democratic caucus concluded with few surprises. Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner, won all 50 of South Carolina’s delegates. Trump received 32.5 percent of the vote while second-place finisher Marco Rubio received 22.5 percent and third-place finisher Ted Cruz received 22.3 percent. Jeb Bush, once the favored candidate to win the Republican nomination, came in fourth place with 7.8 percent of the vote and suspended his campaign shortly after the primary. Hillary Clinton won the Nevada Democratic caucus with slightly over 50 percent of the vote, narrowly defeating rival candidate Bernie Sanders.

U.S., Japan agree to Changes at Haneda Airport

U.S. airlines will now be able to offer daytime international flights from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, thanks to negotiations between the U.S. and Japanese governments. Formerly, American airlines operating from Haneda Airport were only given night time slots, meaning that international flights from the airport could only arrive and depart between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. American Airlines, United Airlines, and Hawaiian Airlines praised the change, while Delta Airlines, which maintains a hub at nearby Narita airport, condemned it.

Cyclone Winston Devastates Fiji

Cyclone Winston, one of the strongest tropical storms in history, wrecked havoc on the Pacific island of Fiji on Saturday evening. At least seventeen people were killed in the storm and many villages were destroyed. With winds up to 184 mph, the cyclone broke the record for the fastest wind speed in the Southern Hemisphere. Fiji resident Nazeem Kasim, in an interview with CNN, stated “Winston was a monster of a cyclone … I have not experienced anything like this before in my life, nor has my 60-year old father.” A 30-Day state of emergency has been declared, and Fiji schools will remain closed for one week as they recover from the storm.

Shootings Shock Kalamazoo
Six people were killed on Saturday evening by a shooter in Kalamazoo, MI. The shootings appeared to be random, taking place at a Cracker Barrel restaurant, a Kia car dealership, and an apartment complex, though police argue they were done by the same person. Jason Dalton, the man accused of conducting the shootings, was arrested by police on Sunday morning. An Uber driver, Dalton reportedly shuttled customers in his vehicle shortly after the murders took place. Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting, in an interview with the Chicago Times, expressed his anguish. “This is every community’s nightmare — when you have someone going around just randomly killing people, no rhyme, no reason,” he said. “How do you go and tell the families of these victims that they weren’t targeted for any reason other than they were there to be a target?”