Trump predicts ‘really big victory’ in Wisconsin
WASHINGTON (AP) – On the eve of the Wisconsin primary, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is now predicting that he’s “going to have a really, really big victory.” Trump’s rhetoric in the state has grown increasingly confident over the last three days. Saturday morning, he was on the defensive, complaining about the coverage he’s received from…
Candy theft could mean king-size sentence: 20 years to life
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A man accused of stealing $31 worth of candy bars from a New Orleans store faces a king-size sentence: He could get 20 years to life in prison. The New Orleans Advocate reports that 34-year-old Jacobia Grimes pleaded not guilty Thursday. Orleans Parish prosecutors charged Grimes under a statute that boosts…
Missouri veteran who escaped Nazi prison camp gets medal
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Edwin Shifrin’s family knew he successfully escaped from a Nazi prison camp during World War II, but it wasn’t until one of his children started digging into his wartime past that they learned the details of the clever escape. Shifrin, 93, seldom discussed his time at war, but he received…
Imagining a Trump administration? Count on unpredictability
WASHINGTON (AP) – Deal-maker Donald Trump has lived his life as one long negotiation. He goes with his gut and wings it when necessary. Should Trump become president, the White House could well be transformed into the world’s highest-profile improv club. It’s part of what delights Trump’s followers and horrifies his critics. All of it…
Global research sees statin benefits in lower risk patients
CHICAGO (AP) – The first major research of its kind shows that cholesterol-lowering statins can prevent heart attacks and strokes in a globally diverse group of older people who don’t have heart disease. The results from 21 countries bolster recommendations on who should consider taking the drugs. The aim was to prevent heart disease using…
Megyn Kelly: O’Reilly, CNN should have done more for me
NEW YORK (AP) – Fox News Channel’s Megyn Kelly is taking notes on who she feels hasn’t supported her in her feud with Donald Trump, and colleague Bill O’Reilly and CNN are both on her list. Kelly, in an interview with Charlie Rose to air on CBS “Sunday Morning” this weekend, said she wished O’Reilly…
Mississippi governor gets bill allowing denial of services to gays
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The Mississippi House is sending Republican Gov. Phil Bryant a bill that would let government employees and private businesses cite religious beliefs to deny services to same-sex couples who want to marry. Bryant has not said whether he will sign House Bill 1523 . However, he signed a 2014 bill promoted…