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• Ted Cruz picks Carly Fiorina as running mate in a highly unusual move
• Trump’s foreign policy: ‘new visions’ and ‘more unpredictable’ attacks on ISIS
• Tennessee law to allow counselors to deny service based on beliefs
• Prince's estate to be temporarily managed by trust company
• Did Mary Pat Christie roll her eyes during Donald Trump’s ‘woman card’ comments?
• ‘The Jinx’ Subject Robert Durst Gets 7-Year Prison Sentence in Plea Deal
• Trump’s ‘very good’ night: ‘I consider myself the presumptive nominee’
• Clinton has another big night and is poised to become first female major party presidential nominee
• United States to adopt bison as national mammal
• Jack Bogle: Here's why Buffett will win his $1 million bet against a hedge fund manager
• French investigators quiz key Paris suspect Abdeslam
• Storm threat shifts after day of hail, wind in central US
• Former speaker Hastert sentenced to more than year in prison

Ted Cruz picks Carly Fiorina as running mate in a highly unusual move Posted: 27 Apr 2016 01:51 PM PDT Republican U.S. presidential candidate Ted Cruz is joined by former Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina. During a rally Wednesday afternoon in Indianapolis, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz announced that he had selected former Hewlett-Packard CEO and unsuccessful 2016 GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina as his running mate.

Trump’s foreign policy: ‘new visions’ and ‘more unpredictable’ attacks on ISIS Posted: 27 Apr 2016 01:31 PM PDT Donald Trump takes the stage to deliver a foreign policy speech on Aprii 27 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington. WASHINGTON — Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump said the United States must be more "unpredictable" if it is defeat Islamic terrorism, and, if elected, vowed to bring in "new voices and new visions" to overhaul what he described as Pres. In the first of a projected series of policy speeches, Trump trashed Obama for weakening the country by failing to present a "coherent" foreign policy and for allowing rivals such as China to "take advantage" of the United States.

Tennessee law to allow counselors to deny service based on beliefs Posted: 27 Apr 2016 04:19 PM PDT Tennessee's Republican governor on Wednesday signed a law allowing mental health counselors to refuse service to patients on "sincerely held principles," the latest in a string of U.S. state measures criticized as discriminatory against the gay community. Governor Bill Haslam signed the bill into law three weeks after it was approved by the legislature. "The substance of this bill doesn't address a group, issue or belief system," Haslam said in a statement.

Prince's estate to be temporarily managed by trust company Posted: 27 Apr 2016 04:29 PM PDT MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge appointed a corporate trust company on Wednesday to temporarily oversee Prince's multimillion-dollar estate, saying the emergency appointment was necessary because the superstar musician doesn't appear to have a will and immediate decisions must be made about his business interests.

Did Mary Pat Christie roll her eyes during Donald Trump’s ‘woman card’ comments? Posted: 27 Apr 2016 08:36 AM PDT The Republican frontrunner raised more than a few eyebrows by accusing Hillary Clinton of playing the "woman card" on Tuesday night — including, it seemed, those of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's wife.

‘The Jinx’ Subject Robert Durst Gets 7-Year Prison Sentence in Plea Deal Posted: 27 Apr 2016 08:24 AM PDT Real estate heir Robert Durst will serve seven years and one month in prison on a weapons charge after a federal judge approved a plea deal on Wednesday, the Associated Press reports. U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt approved the sentence, which Durst accepted, in New Orleans. The maximum penalty that Durst could have faced was... Read more »

Trump’s ‘very good’ night: ‘I consider myself the presumptive nominee’ Posted: 26 Apr 2016 08:41 PM PDT Donald Trump took another step toward clinching the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday, easily sweeping Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Rhode Island and Connecticut in the latest round of GOP primaries. While Trump won Pennsylvania's statewide vote, clinching 17 of the state's 71 delegates, another 54 were officially "unbound," meaning they can make their own decision about which candidate to support at the party's convention in July in Cleveland.

Clinton has another big night and is poised to become first female major party presidential nominee Posted: 26 Apr 2016 06:02 PM PDT Hillary Clinton is on the verge of victory in the Democratic presidential primary, winning in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Delaware on Tuesday night. At that point, Sanders was left with an extremely slim chance of earning enough delegates to secure the party's nomination. Hillary Clinton speaks to supporters during her primary night rally in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

United States to adopt bison as national mammal Posted: 26 Apr 2016 03:19 PM PDT Bison are on track to become the United States' national mammal. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Bison Legacy Act Tuesday to make the American bison the official national mammal, and the Senate is expected to follow later this week. Afterward, all that's needed is President Obama's John Hancock.

Jack Bogle: Here's why Buffett will win his $1 million bet against a hedge fund manager Posted: 27 Apr 2016 05:56 AM PDT Wall Street legend Jack Bogle, the Vanguard Group's founder and the pioneer of index funds, said Buffett "is a believer" that hedge funds can't beat the market over time.

French investigators quiz key Paris suspect Abdeslam Posted: 27 Apr 2016 09:34 AM PDT Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam, extradited from Belgium on Wednesday, faced an hours-long grilling by French judges over his role in the November 2015 carnage that left 130 dead. Abdeslam, a French national of Moroccan origin who grew up in Belgium, is believed to be the last surviving member of the terror squad that hit cafes, a concert hall and the national stadium in Paris on November 13. More than a month after his capture in Belgium, Abdeslam arrived in France early on Wednesday where he was formally placed under arrest and swept off to the main Paris courthouse under heavy guard.

Storm threat shifts after day of hail, wind in central US Posted: 27 Apr 2016 12:38 PM PDT LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Springtime storms developed in parts of the Midwest and South on Wednesday, with forecasters warning that hail and high winds would be a bigger concern than tornadoes.

Former speaker Hastert sentenced to more than year in prison Posted: 27 Apr 2016 04:27 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — Dennis Hastert, the Republican who for eight years presided over the House and was second in the line of succession to the presidency, was sentenced Wednesday to more than a year in prison in the hush-money case that revealed accusations he sexually abused teenagers while coaching high school wrestling.

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