After big wins for Trump, Kasich says he did better than Cruz
WASHINGTON (AP) - John Kasich is taking in stride the fact that he earned only five delegates in Tuesday's five primaries, highlighting that he did better that rival Ted Cruz. Kasich took second in Maryland, Delaware, Rhode Island and Connecticut, while Cruz bested Kasich in his native state of Pennsylvania. Cruz gained three delegates. Trump, by…
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Trump’s rivals are running out of chances to stop him
WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump's rivals are running out of chances to stop him from clinching the GOP nomination by the end of the primaries. Trump won more than 90 percent of the delegates at stake in the five contests on Tuesday. If Trump wins the Indiana primary next week, he will have a majority…
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Dennis Hastert awaits sentence in hush-money case
CHICAGO (AP) - Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert is stepping before a judge to learn his punishment in a hush-money case centered on sex-abuse allegations. At Wednesday's hearing in Chicago, federal prosecutors intend to focus on accusations that Hastert molested at least four students when he coached wrestling at an Illinois high school. The…
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FBI still studying vulnerability on iPhone
WASHINGTON (AP) - FBI Director James Comey says the FBI is still studying the software vulnerability that allowed the agency, with third party help, to access a locked iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino, California attackers. He told an audience at a Georgetown University conference Tuesday that "we're really close to sorting that…
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