Sanders wins N. Mariana Islands vote

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders won the Northern Mariana Islands Democratic caucuses Saturday.

Mr. Sanders won with 84 votes, while former Vice President Joe Biden received 48 votes and two went uncommitted. Mr. Sanders’ win translates to four national delegates, while Mr. Biden gets two.

The Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory since 1975, participates in the presidential primary process but not the general election. In 2016, Hillary Clinton won the Democratic caucuses while Donald Trump won the Republican caucuses.

Mr. Biden has a near 150delegate lead over Mr.

Sanders after the former vice president racked up a series of victories earlier this month that catapulted him to front-runner status.

Officials probe crack on Boeing 737 jet

Federal officials said Friday they are investigating after a 12-inch crack ruptured the skin on a Boeing 737 jet operated by Southwest Airlines, causing the plane to gradually lose cabin pressure.

The incident occurred Monday on a flight from Las Vegas to Boise, Idaho. Flight records show that the pilots began a 6-minute descent from 39,000 feet to 22,000 feet.

At that altitude, the cabin pressure was safe, and the crew completed the flight, said Southwest and the Federal Aviation Administration.

R. Kelly charged for spreading herpes

For months, singer R. Kelly has faced federal charges that he sexually exploited underage girls and young women, but prosecutors added a lurid wrinkle Friday, accusing him of knowingly exposing two people to a venereal disease.

An updated indictment said the singer, whose full name is Robert Kelly, knew he had herpes and yet had unprotected sex with a woman and an underage girl without telling them.

The woman contracted the disease. The girl’s status is not in the filing.