Pool owners warned of electrocution risk  —  James Tramel, 43, died trying to save his children from a pool in Palm Springs Easter Sunday.  Tramel was electrocuted when he jumped into the pool after seeing his nine-year-old daughter being electrically shocked.  —  “Electricity is invisible.

GOP nears the breaking point  —  The presidential primary has been a wrenching experience for the GOP so far — and it's about to get even worse.  —  and John Kasich have all backed away from their pledge to support the party's eventual nominee, foreshadowing a fight at the convention …

Trump would be least-popular major-party nominee in modern times … If Donald Trump secures the Republican presidential nomination, he would start the general election campaign as the least-popular candidate to represent either party in modern times.  —  Three-quarters of women view him unfavorably.

NASCAR driver faces seven charges in biggest tobacco-smuggling bust in North America  —  NASCAR driver/owner Derek White turned himself into authorities Wednesday and faces seven charges in connection to the biggest tobacco-smuggling bust in North American history, NBC Sports has learned.

Donald Trump: Sure, I Might Use Nuclear Weapons In Europe.  Hell, I Might Use Them In Chicago, Too.  —  Okay.  I made the last half of that up as clickbait.  But the first half is right.  —  Last night on an MSNBC Town Hall, hosted by the strangely lucid Chris Matthews …

Obama's Greatest Triumph  —  He is six months away from destroying both the Republican Party and Reagan's legacy.  —  Barack Obama will retire a happy man.  He is now close to destroying his political enemies—the Republican Party, the American conservative movement and the public-policy legacy of Ronald Reagan.

Strange baby faces popping up around Denver … DENVER — For months little doll faces have been turning heads all over Denver.  —  Many people have shared photos and locations of the faces online, but there still appear to be more questions about these strange faces than answers.

KCK officers seek teen who made a small gesture that left a big impact  —  KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department posted a picture of a napkin on its Facebook page and it's gotten hundreds of shares.  On the napkin, was a message written to two officers by a KCK teen.

The Electoral College: The Only Thing That Matters  —  It's a long way to November, but for the moment the GOP is an underdog  —  We live in a post-factual era.  Thanks to the Internet and social media, which mix informed and uninformed views in equal measure, the old rule …

Five Top Female Players Accuse U.S. Soccer of Wage Discrimination  —  Five key members of the United States women's national soccer team, the reigning Women's World Cup and Olympic champion, plan to file a federal complaint Thursday charging U.S. Soccer with wage discrimination.

35 years later: John Hinkley, Jr., closer to living permanently in Hampton Roads  —  John Hinckley, Jr., may soon accomplish something no other man has.  Never has anyone shot an American president, and then walked the streets, full-time, as a free man.  —  “I don't think anyone who owned …

14-month-old girl dies following dental visit  —  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas State Board of Dental Examiners is investigating the death of a baby girl who died after receiving dental treatment at Austin Children's Dentistry in Northwest Austin Tuesday.  —  The Travis County Medical Examiner's Office …

Central Texas mother allows children to get tattoos  —  A Central Texas mother was taken into custody after allowing her young children to be tattooed.  Police say the mom was intoxicated at the time and let her boyfriend's brother do the work.  Now the three children each have tattoos on their ankles.

Michelle Fields Abandons Apartment Over Safety Concerns After Fox, BuzzFeed Publish Personal Info  —  Ex-Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields said Wednesday she had temporarily moved out of her D.C.-area apartment over safety concerns after Fox News and BuzzFeed accidentally published her address online.

3. Views on economy, government services, trade  —  Questions on the state of the U.S. economic system, free trade and the role of government - both generally and in specific areas such as health care - surface differences within both political parties.  —  On the Republican side …

Carson: Trump didn't have time to think about abortion question  —  Ben Carson defended Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump  —  on Wednesday for his proposal to punish women who get illegal abortions, a position he quickly reversed.  —  “Well bear in mind …

Bernie Sanders May Be Off DC Ballot After Democratic Party Filing  —  A hearing is expected as early as next week over the challenge to Sanders' inclusion on the D.C. ballot  —  Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' name is not on the primary ballot in Washington, D.C. …

DID YOU SEE THIS AMAZING VIDEO??  It was taken by visitor Tina Dorschel on the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary boardwalk early Monday morning.  (Please be warned, there is a curse word at the end!)  —  This gorgeous # Floridapanther seems to have unexpectedly found himself cornered while traveling around …

Backstage maneuvering begins in wide-open GOP chairman's race  —  There's a race in the Republican Party happening far away from the hot media glare, one that doesn't involve a candidate named Trump or Twitter fights or violent protests.  —  In fact, you've probably never heard of most of the possible leading contenders.

Anchor Wendy Bell addresses WTAE firing over Facebook posts  —  Wendy Bell, an award-winning journalist with WTAE-TV for 18 years, was fired Wednesday for comments she made on her Facebook page.  —  A statement from Hearst Television, the station's parent company, said, “WTAE has ended its relationship with anchor Wendy Bell.