(Fox News) Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor who many eyed as a possible contender himself for the Republican presidential ticket, has thrown his support to Mitt Romney after Romney's convincing win in the Illinois GOP primary Tuesday night. Bush, who now joins his parents, former President George H.W. Bush and first lady Barbara Bush, in expressing support for the front-runner, said it's time for the GOP to focus on the November election.

(Reuters) - A 23-year-old gunman suspected of killing seven people in southwestern France in the name of al Qaeda, jumped from a window to his death in a hail of bullets after police stormed his apartment on Thursday.

(Fox News) Mitt Romney left Rick Santorum with a dwindling number of opportunities to shake up the race, at least for another month, after trouncing his chief rival in the Illinois Republican primary Tuesday. The candidates head next into Louisiana, which votes this Saturday, and according to recent polls is leaning Santorum.

(Bloomberg) Fiat SpA (F) and Chrysler Group LLC Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne said a ‘painful’ restructuring is needed for European carmakers, including plant closures and job cuts, to end losses in the region.

(Fox News) The U.S. Air Force says a F-16 fighter jet crashed in central South Korea but its pilot ejected safely. The 51st Fighter Wing said in a statement that the crash took place around noon Wednesday. Officials were investigating the cause.

(Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney cruised to an easy victory over top rival Rick Santorum in Illinois on Tuesday, moving him one step closer to clinching the party's volatile battle for the presidential nomination.

(Fox News) A strong, long 7.6-magnitude earthquake with an epicenter in Guerrero state on Tuesday, followed by an aftershock that shook central southern Mexico, swayed buildings in Mexico City and sent frightened workers and residents into the streets.

(Reuters) - Like everyone, Iranians need diapers. Fred Harrington has built a business by selling Iran the raw materials to make them.

(Bloomberg) Mitt Romney is seeking a win in today’s Illinois Republican primary to restore the air of inevitability that once surrounded his presidential candidacy, as his closest rival Rick Santorum fights to stay viable with a strong showing. The stakes are high for both men. Romney, leading in public polls in the state, seeks to prove strength in politically competitive suburbs and consolidate Republican support. Santorum is trying to deny him that chance by demonstrating power in conservative bastions in southern Illinois.

(Fox News) The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan says efforts to hand over security to the Afghans and wind down the decade-plus war are on track despite anger over a U.S. soldier's alleged massacre of Afghan civilians and the burning of Korans.