Here's a roundup of news trending across the nation and world today.
What to know now:
1. Trump protest: Protesters outside of a Donald Trump rally in New Mexico Tuesday threw plastic bottles and rocks at police, burned T-shirts and held banners that read "Trump is Fascist," and "We've had enough." Several police officers were injured in the altercation, but none seriously. Law enforcement authorities fired tear gas and set off smoke grenades in an effort to clear the crowd from outside the center where Trump had been speaking.
2. Washington primary: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were winners in the Washington primary, but because of the state's system of awarding delegates, Clinton's win on Tuesday netted her nothing. The Democratic delegates were allotted in March based on the party's caucus results. Bernie Sanders won more than 70 percent of the vote at the caucuses, giving him 73 delegates. Clinton got 27 delegates out of the caucus votes. Trump secured at least 27 delegates Tuesday, with 17 sill left to be awarded.
3. Cosby to stand trial: A Pennsylvania judge ordered Bill Cosby to stand trial on sexual assault charges after a preliminary hearing Tuesday. Cosby is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand, a former Temple University employee in 2004. During the past two years, more than 50 women have come forward to accuse Cosby of sexual assault over a period spanning half a century.
4. Airport wait times: A congressional hearing is set for Wednesday to address the wait time travelers are facing at airport security checkpoints. Legislators say they will be looking for the balance between keeping the flying public safe and travelers having to wait up to three hours in TSA checkpoint lines.
5. Beatles split: What caused the breakup of the Beatles? Paul McCartney says it was the "business thing split us apart." In an interview with the BBC, McCartney, 73, said he considered leaving the music business after the group split in 1970. "I was depressed. You would be. You were breaking from your lifelong friends," he said. McCartney credits his wife, Linda, with pulling him out of his depression.
And one more
Model Nyle DiMarco won the mirrorball trophy on "Dancing with the Stars" Tuesday. DiMarco, who is deaf, accepted the award on behalf of all the hearing impaired people in the world. "This is for the 70 million deaf people in the world," he told reporters via his translator . "That's the reason I'm here. That's why I did so well. They gave me that inspiration every week. I'm so thankful for that." DiMarco was paired with professional dancer Peta Murgatroyd on the show.
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A classic performance of Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal.” Waiting for these two to moonwalk with those things.
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