NYTIMES (Trish Bendix) - Late Night Recaps Rubio’s Peacemaking Visit to Pope Leo
Jimmy Fallon joked that President Trump and Pope Leo are putting Marco Rubio, who is Catholic, “in the middle and seeing which parent he goes to.”
NYTIMES (Joseph Berger) - Philip Caputo, Who Wrote Blistering Vietnam War Memoir, Dies at 84
“A Rumor of War,” about his service as a Marine Corps infantry officer and published in 1977, relentlessly detailed “the things men do in war and the things war does to them.”
NPR (The Associated Press) - March Madness tournaments will expand to 76 teams each starting next season
The NCAA will expand its March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next season. It will add more early-round games in the first week without altering the overall format.
STRIPES - Remains of WWII veteran return home to New York after 84 years | Stars and Stripes
After 84 years, the remains of a World War II veteran have finally returned to his hometown of Troy, N.Y., where a memorial service will be held.
NPR (The Associated Press) - North Korea says it will deploy new artillery guns targeting Seoul
North Korea says it'll deploy new long-range artillery systems capable of striking the capital region of rival South Korea this year and commission its first naval destroyer in coming weeks.
NYTIMES (Oren Cass) - Is Trump About to Invite In the Biggest Predator in the World?
Chinese automakers do not belong on American soil.
ABCNEWS - Alabama Republicans look to set new US House primaries if courts allow redistricting
Alabama lawmakers are set to vote on a measure that could change the state's congressional primaries as part of a bid to switch its U.S. House districts
NYTIMES (David Pierson and Berry Wang) - China Sees a ‘Giant With a Limp’ as U.S. Drains Weapons on Iran War
America’s ability to deter China in a war over Taiwan is weakened, Chinese analysts say, giving Beijing leverage in an upcoming summit with President Trump.
STRIPES - DC National Guard unit among the first to complete the Army’s new Combat Field Test | Stars and Stripes
Soldiers of the D.C. National Guard were among the first to complete the Army’s new Combat Field Test at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington
NYTIMES (John R. Quain) - After Stumbles, Technology Meant for Self-Driving Cars Finds a Second Act
After a crush of promises in 2016 that autonomous cars would soon rule the road, companies whose tech underpinned them have shifted to other industries, like managing shipyards and city traffic.