This Could Be a Big Day for the 2024 Ballot (Newser Morning 8)

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March 4, 2024     "Let there be work, bread, water, and salt for all." —Nelson Mandela   1 Crossword Puzzle Guru Will Shortz Has a Stroke The nation's grandmaster of crossword puzzles delivered some unwelcome news to fans over the weekend: He's had a stroke. Keep reading   2 This Could Be a Big Day for the 2024 Ballot Donald Trump could learn Monday whether the Supreme Court will let him appear on this year's ballot. Keep reading   From our sponsors:   At a Glance Chinese military band members rehearse before the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, or CPPCC, in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, March 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)   3 24 Fishermen Rescued From Half-Submerged Ship A Japanese coast guard helicopter rescued 24 fishermen as they desperately clung to the deck of a tilting, half-submerged ship being pounded by high waves Monday morning off an island chain southwest of Tokyo. Keep reading   4 Menendez Brothers Case 'Is a Manslaughter Case': Lawyer Following the discovery of a letter and other evidence that their lawyer says should get the Menendez brothers' murder convictions vacated, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office is investigating the claims in the habeas petition filed by the attorney last year. Keep reading   5 Female Pakistani Cop Hailed as Hero for Fending Off Mob When a Pakistani woman was attacked by a mob angry over what the woman was wearing, a female police officer stepped in to save her. Keep reading   6 Israel Does a 180, Will Change Eurovision Song Lyrics Contestants in the Eurovision Song Contest can be disqualified if their songs are not politically neutral—and because of that rule, Israel will see to it that the lyrics to its top submission possibility are amended. Keep reading     7 Rare Rihanna Concert Is for Asia's Richest Man Rihanna performed her first full concert since 2016 at, per USA Today, an "unexpected venue": a pre-wedding party for the son of Asia's richest man. Keep reading   8 Nikki Haley Wins Her First Primary Contest Nikki Haley has won her first primary contest of the 2024 election, defeating Donald Trump in Washington, DC, the AP reports. Keep reading   This Day in History On March 4, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated for a second term of office; with the end of the Civil War in sight, Lincoln declared: "With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the fight as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan—to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations." Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2021: Report Hints at Big Change if Trump Runs in 2024   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved