2017-04-5 063480ff761f82c8c098c4583e65f71bdc44cdaa 9 Anchorage Assembly 2 /wiki/municipality%20of%20anchorage LGBT history 1 /wiki/lgbt%20history Anchorage Assembly LGBT history LGBT history /feed/2017/04/5/two-openly-gay-candidates-are-elected-to-the-anchorage-assembly-becoming-the-first-openly-lgbt-elected-officials-in-ala Alaska Commons 5 e8fac08c8def041f1d2661db54c4cd560f1a933b 4 https://web.archive.org/web/20190910060210/http://www.alaskacommons.com/2017/04/05/anchorage-makes-history-2017-local-elections-despite-ridiculously-low-voter-turnout/ 2017 LGBT Weekly 5 b541f0c90d4a8f5badaeb9746d3a1b6692ab8de5 4 https://web.archive.org/web/20170406154216/http://lgbtweekly.com/2017/04/05/lgbtq-candidates-win-historic-election-in-alaska/ 2017 Two openly gay candidates are elected to the Anchorage Assembly, becoming the first openly LGBT elected officials in Alaska. Approximately 20 percent of the city's population voted, a notably low turnout. 2017-04-5 5a2eccec650ccb6b486ee4a2c24ead6bc67edd95 8 Alfredo Beltrán Leyva 13 /wiki/alfredo%20beltran%20leyva Beltrán Leyva Cartel 1 /wiki/beltran%20leyva%20cartel asset forfeiture 70 /wiki/asset%20forfeiture life in prison 36 /wiki/life%20in%20prison Alfredo Beltrán Leyva Beltrán Leyva Cartel asset forfeiture life in prison Beltrán Leyva Cartel /feed/2017/04/5/mexican-beltran-leyva-cartel-drug-lord-alfredo-beltran-leyva-is-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-and-ordered-to-forfeit-us52 U.S. Department of Justice 5 19c167611d14499b2e34df1876bb6e1cab09fc13 4 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/alfredo-beltran-leyva-sentenced-life-prison-leading-international-drug-trafficking-conspiracy 2017 Mexican Beltrán Leyva Cartel drug lord Alfredo Beltrán Leyva is sentenced to life in prison and ordered to forfeit $US529,200,000. 2017-04-5 758130cfcbb211760c58d947f1dc6d72699b18ab 7 China–Finland relations 1 /wiki/china-finland%20relations Finland 14 /wiki/finland United States 37 /wiki/united%20states Xi Jinping 2 /wiki/xi%20jinping China–Finland relations Finland United States Xi Jinping China–Finland relations /feed/2017/04/5/chinese-president-xi-jinping-visits-finland-on-his-way-to-the-united-states Reuters 5 97a910fab61ee1b9b59b6565fb3a6fc0ea24d28b 4 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-finland-china-idUSKBN1771CX 2017 Chinese president Xi Jinping visits Finland on his way to the United States. 2017-04-5 4df00f9454d80ebd99b86495a8f3fcf9f58358e1 6 North Korea and weapons of mass destruction 1 /wiki/north%20korea%20and%20weapons%20of%20mass%20destruction Rex Tillerson 14 /wiki/rex%20tillerson U.S. Secretary of State 2 /wiki/united%20states%20secretary%20of%20state North Korea and weapons of mass destruction Rex Tillerson U.S. Secretary of State North Korea and weapons of mass destruction /feed/2017/04/5/united-states-secretary-of-state-rex-tillerson-issues-a-statement-saying-the-united-states-has-spoken-enough-about-nort CNN 5 6ab12e9bb689b590750d1e8dfd6507006f82269d 4 http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/04/politics/tillerson-north-korea-statement/ 2017 United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson issues a statement saying "The United States has spoken enough about North Korea. We have no further comment." 2017-04-5 d9e100dc1478246bf7fd0868128c39e811fc637d 5 Japan 37 /wiki/japan North Korea 2 /wiki/north%20korea North Korea and weapons of mass destruction 1 /wiki/north%20korea%20and%20weapons%20of%20mass%20destruction South Korea 116 /wiki/south%20korea United States 71 /wiki/united%20states medium-range ballistic missile 14 /wiki/intermediate-range_ballistic_missile Japan North Korea North Korea and weapons of mass destruction South Korea United States medium-range ballistic missile North Korea and weapons of mass destruction /feed/2017/04/5/north-korea-fires-a-medium-range-ballistic-missile-about-60-kilometers-37-miles-into-its-eastern-waters-in-the-direct AP 5 81e907a58081dab3c09958df89d40c5d8ec8ab6a 4 http://bigstory.ap.org/article/31a6c8ea883840e6b368fdf6198a1c57/seoul-north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-east-coast 2017 CNN 5 225ecc659a61b23649868633a91d4b22a90a6442 4 http://edition.cnn.com/2017/04/04/asia/north-korea-projectile/ 2017 North Korea fires a medium-range ballistic missile about 60 kilometers (37 miles) into its eastern waters, in the direction of Japan according to United States and South Korean officials. 2017-04-5 a84e61e54d220e948da55a6b0a73ca87f7d87ece 4 Iran 1 /wiki/iran Mashhad 13 /wiki/mashhad Iran Mashhad Iran /feed/2017/04/5/a-61-magnitude-earthquake-struck-northeast-iran-near-the-city-of-mashhad-kills-1-person-and-at-that-least-four-were-in Reuters 5 76523123d7eb72597c0bba5ed21414a244d71aa7 4 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-quake-idUSKBN1770K7 2017 A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck northeast Iran near the city of Mashhad, kills 1 person and at that least four were injured. 2017-04-5 c4194467f2e9a202cdd577bfd59432a46bceea8f 3 F-16 fighter jets 13 /wiki/general%20dynamics%20f-16%20fighting%20falcon Joint Base Andrews 36 /wiki/joint%20base%20andrews Prince George's County, Maryland 70 /wiki/prince%20george's%20county,%20maryland U.S. 1 /wiki/united%20states%20air%20force F-16 fighter jets Joint Base Andrews Prince George's County, Maryland U.S. U.S. /feed/2017/04/5/a-usaf-f-16-crashes-shortly-after-takeoff-from-joint-base-andrews-in-prince-george-s-county-maryland-the-pilot-inside Fox News 5 cabfc080c7578194458745f6162438e99994d1a3 4 http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/04/05/military-jet-crashes-after-taking-off-from-joint-base-andrews-report.html 2017 A USAF F-16 crashes shortly after takeoff from Joint Base Andrews in Prince George's County, Maryland. The pilot inside ejected safely and was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. 2017-04-5 eac06aaf6a9016d395e85b26e5f74d5b24fea8de 2 Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) 1 /wiki/iraqi%20civil%20war%20(2014-2017) Islamic State 14 /wiki/islamic%20state%20of%20iraq%20and%20the%20levant Tikrit 2 /wiki/tikrit Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) Islamic State Tikrit Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) /feed/2017/04/5/according-to-security-sources-dozens-of-people-are-killed-in-an-overnight-attack-in-tikrit-by-suspected-isil-militants Al Jazeera 5 41cca1dd3d661819f18581a98ab844bdd71ef2e0 4 http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/04/dozens-killed-wave-attacks-iraq-tikrit-170405095315860.html 2017 According to security sources, dozens of people are killed in an overnight attack in Tikrit by suspected ISIL militants. 31 bodies were taken to a hospital, according to a local doctor, while more continued to be found by morning. 2017-04-5 ea5adfa66d9b57f137e81a49448d0e32f7ab1e1b 1 Lahore 71 /wiki/lahore Pakistani troops 14 /wiki/pakistan%20army War in North-West Pakistan 1 /wiki/war%20in%20north-west%20pakistan census 37 /wiki/2017%20census%20in%20pakistan suicide bomber 2 /wiki/suicide%20bomber Lahore Pakistani troops War in North-West Pakistan census suicide bomber War in North-West Pakistan /feed/2017/04/5/a-suicide-bomber-kills-at-least-six-people-and-injures-18-near-a-pakistan-army-vehicle-taking-part-in-the-census-in-the Reuters 5 29253be4fd6ac1ab42327aba51f21f20593837cb 4 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-blast-idUSKBN1770FQ 2017 A suicide bomber kills at least six people and injures 18 near a Pakistan Army vehicle taking part in the census in the city of Lahore.