PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Elephants will perform for the last time at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus on Sunday. The move closes the circus’ chapter on a controversial practice that has entertained audiences since circuses began in America two centuries ago. Six Asian elephants will deliver their final performances in Providence, Rhode…
BALLWIN, Mo. (AP) — Donald Trump has complained about a “rigged” political system, and after Missouri’s congressional district conventions, some of his supporters agree with him. The New York businessman narrowly defeated Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in Missouri’s presidential primary on March 15, earning 37 of the state’s 52 delegates to the Republican National Convention…
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 4 million Nissan cars are being recalled due to major safety problems where passenger air bags or seat belts could fail in a crash. Nissan North America, Inc. says the first problem is with a sensor that detects if the front passenger seat is occupied. The issue, with 3.2 million…
BALLWIN, Mo. (AP) — Republicans are choosing 40 of the 57 Missouri delegates to their national convention and many may not be supporters of Donald Trump even though the businessman won the state’s primary in March. Trump won 37 of Missouri’s 52 delegates in the primary and they are bound to vote for him on…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal to stop Texas from enforcing its challenged voter ID law. The law has been in effect for recent elections, even after a trial judge struck it down in 2014 and an appellate panel found last year the law had a discriminatory effect on minority…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Ted Cruz is looking to Indiana’s governor to help stop Donald Trump’s march to the Republican presidential nomination. Cruz said Friday that he’d “enthusiastically welcome” Indiana Gov. Mike Pence’s support before the state’s primary Tuesday. Cruz needs a victory after getting swept by GOP front-runner Donald Trump in five Northeastern states earlier…
HOUSTON (AP) – Two anti-abortion activists arrested in connection with making undercover Planned Parenthood videos are rejecting plea deals offering them probation. Sandra Merritt’s attorneys said Friday she won’t settle the case through pretrial diversion, a form of probation that would keep her out of prison and ultimately have the charges dismissed. Attorneys for fellow…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Federal safety investigators say a regional jet made an emergency landing in Philadelphia after smoke was reported in the cabin and the cockpit. Airline officials say one passenger aboard Friday morning’s Piedmont Airlines flight from Richmond, Virginia, requested a medical evaluation but did not need to be hospitalized. Investigators initially reported slides…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A law enforcement official says investigators are looking into whether Prince died from an overdose and whether a doctor was prescribing him drugs in the weeks before he was found dead. The official told The Associated Press on Thursday that among the things investigators are looking at is whether a doctor was…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Former House Speaker John Boehner is unloading on Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, calling him “Lucifer in the flesh.” “I get along with almost everyone, but I have never worked with a more miserable son of a bitch in my life,” Boehner tells students at Stanford University according to The Stanford Daily. The…