Here's a roundup of news trending across the nation and world today.
What to know now:
1. Super Tuesday for some: Businessman Donald Trump and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were the big winners out of the Super Tuesday primary elections. Clinton won the Democratic primary and caucuses in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, Massachusetts and American Samoa. Her rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders, took Vermont, Colorado, Oklahoma and Minnesota. On the Republican side, Trump won Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Massachusetts and Virginia; Ted Cruz won Texas, Oklahoma and Alaska; Marco Rubio won Minnesota.
2. ISIS operative captured: The Army's Delta Force has captured a suspected ISIS operative in northern Iraq, CNN is reporting. According to the story, the United States is questioning the suspect and will turn him over to Iraqi officials after the interrogation.
3. Abortion case: On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a Texas case that says abortion providers in that state must have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals and that their clinics must meet the same standards as outpatient surgery centers. The arguments will be before eight judges, as the ninth, conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, died last month.
4. Plea expected: A Virginia man is expected to plead guilty Wednesday in the deaths of two Virginia college students. Jesse Matthew will be in court to a enter a plea in the deaths of Hannah Graham, killed in 2014, and Morgan Harrington who was killed in 2009. Matthew is already serving three life sentences for sexual assault in another case.
5. North Korea sanctions: The U.N. Security Council is expected to impose strict sanctions against North Korea Wednesday, following a request from the United States. The U.S. called for the sanctions after North Korea tested a nuclear weapon and a rocket to deliver it.
And one more
Social media had a field day with Chris Christie Tuesday night after the New Jersey governor displayed some odd facial expressions as he listened to Donald Trump's Super Tuesday victory speech. Christie had introduced "Mr. Trump" in Florida Tuesday then looked like he perhaps had some regrets about doing it as he seemed to stare into the distance while Trump spoke. The hashtag #FreeChrisChristie began trending on Twitter after Congressman Justin Amash said "Chris Christie just gave what looked like a coerced confession." Amash also said the event was "staged to look like a hostage situation."
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