Good morning, here are our early stories:
-- Detained American Student Gives Apparent Confession In North Korean Video.
-- 36 People Died in Coal Mine Explosion And Fire, Russia Says.
And here are more early headlines:
Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions Endorses Trump. (Politico)
Scores Killed In Baghdad Bombing. (AP)
Islamist Militants Bomb Somalia Town, Killing Dozens. (Guardian)
3 Japanese Executives Charged In Fukushima Nuclear Plant Failure. (CNN)
Film Directors Skip Oscars For Rally For Flint, Michigan. (MTV)
KKK Members Released After Calif. Fight; Police Say They Defended Themselves. (KNBC)
Obama Awarding Medal Of Honor To Navy SEAL For Afghanistan Action. (Navy Times)
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