Ted Cruz visit to Bronx high school canceled after students threaten a walkout: ‘His views are against ours’  —  Ted Cruz came to New York Wednesday talking about education, but he's the one who got schooled.  —  The lesson came from a group of Bronx high school students who told the Republican presidential candidate to stay away.

Oak Brook teen catches rare shark on vacation  —  An 18-year-old Oak Brook resident caught an albino or leucistic swell shark in the Sea of Cortez near Cabo San Lucas.  —  As a senior on the Hinsdale Central bass fishing team, Scott McLaughlin is looking forward to the spring and his final season of competition.

Poll: 25 percent of Sanders voters would shun Clinton  —  Only 14 percent of Clinton supporters would not back Sanders  —  Clinton remains vulnerable with younger voters, independents, liberals  —  Sanders holds a slight advantage over Clinton among Democrats nationally  —  WASHINGTON

Trump Blows Off Pro-Life Leaders  —  The formerly pro-choice Republican, already in deep trouble after talking about “punishment” for women, just ticked off a lot of conservative activists.  —  Donald Trump just blew off pro-life leaders exactly one week after he angered the movement by calling for “punishment” for abortion.

Hillary Clinton has had enough of Bernie Sanders  —  SYRACUSE, N.Y. — There's an unmistakable Groundhog Day quality to this spring campaign swing by Hillary Clinton: the chain-chugged Diet Dr Peppers, the pained rasp and crisp pantsuits — and the once-commanding lead undercut by an underdog near enough to nip at her sensible heels.

Young woman's body found stuffed in suitcase near hotel  —  SAN DIEGO - A suitcase left outside a hotel near a row of trash bins Wednesday in downtown San Diego contained the body of a “young” woman, according to investigators.  —  San Diego police closed 7th Avenue between Ash and A streets due to an investigation in the area.

Did Bernie Sanders Botch An Interview With The Daily News?  It's Not That Simple.  —  The interview exposes as much about the media as it does about Bernie Sanders.  —  Washington bureau chief for The Huffington Post  —  A notion is rapidly crystallizing among the national media …

Hillary Clinton Literally Laughed Out Loud When The Sanders Camp Said She Was Too Ambitious  —  “LOLZ.  ROFL.  LMAO” —Hillary Clinton  —  Bernie Sanders may have scored a win in Wisconsin's primary on Tuesday, but he still trails Hillary Clinton in the delegate count, even after winning seven of the last eight contests.

Trump Describing 1-Year-Old Daughter Leaves Trevor Noah Speechless (VIDEO)  —  A 1994 clip of Republican frontrunner Donald Trump describing his 1-year-old daughter left “Daily Show” host Trevor Noah speechless Tuesday night.  —  The clip is from an episode of “Lifestyle of The Rich And Famous” …

California authorities raid home of anti-Planned Parenthood videographer  —  Investigators with the California Department of Justice on Tuesday raided the home of David Daleiden, the anti-abortion activist behind a series of undercover videos targeting Planned Parenthood, the activist said.

Sarah Palin Says She Will Sue Azealia Banks Over Twitter Comments as Rapper Issues Letter of Apology  —  Azealia Banks issued an apology to Sarah Palin on Tuesday after the former governor of Alaska announced plans to sue the rapper over her hate-fueled, profanity-laden Twitter rant.

Newtown Teacher Charged With Bringing Gun To School  —  Newtown middle school teacher Jason M. Adams was arrested for having a firearm on school grounds, police said. … NEWTOWN — A middle school teacher was charged Wednesday after he was found carrying a gun at school, police said.

VIDEO: Woman confronts Gov. Rick Scott in Starbucks  —  GAINESVILLE, Fla. - A video captured a woman confronting Gov. Rick Scott as he stopped for coffee Tuesday in Gainesville.  —  “You cut Medicaid, so I couldn't get Obamacare,” said the woman, Cara Jennings, who then called him a derogatory word.

State Senator Emails AP English Teacher to Offer His Thoughts on Beloved (Too Many Breasts)  —  When Toni Morrison's Beloved was published, in 1987, Margaret Atwood, writing in the New York Times Book Review called it a “triumph.”  She wrote of the novel, which has come to be considered …

Everyone mistook a priest for a KKK member last night  —  He was spotted at Red Mango  —  Rumors of a klansman on campus have proven false after a priest innocently made his way through Bloomington.  —  Last night around 9:15 PM, social media became a furious storm of confusion regarding …

Country music legend Merle Haggard dies at 79  —  Country music legend Merle Haggard has died, his manager confirmed.  He turned 79 on Wednesday.  —  Haggard's manager said he died at 9:20 a.m. in California.  —  Haggard was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1994.

U.S. Unveils Retirement-Savings Revamp, but With a Few Concessions to Industry  —  About $14 trillion in retirement savings could be affected by the rule  —  WASHINGTON—The Obama administration Wednesday rolled out a long-anticipated new rule aimed at transforming the way the financial …

Donald Blankenship Sentenced to a Year in Prison in Mine Safety Case  —  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Donald L. Blankenship, whose leadership of Massey Energy Company transformed him into one of the wealthiest and most influential men in Appalachia, was sentenced on Wednesday to a year in prison …

What if the Supreme Court Were Liberal?  —  What might it mean to have five justices on the Supreme Court who were appointed by Democratic presidents?  Since 1970, the year Harry Blackmun received Senate confirmation, there always have been at least five justices appointed by a Republican president on the Court.

‘Demonic’ arches rising in New York and London on April 19: ‘Welcome signs’ for the Antichrist?  —  The ruins at the Temple of Baal in Palmyra, Syria are seen in this still image from an undated video taken from a social media website on March 24, 2016.  —  Christians should watch …

America is being watched from above.  Government surveillance planes routinely circle over most major cities — but usually take the weekends off.  —  Each weekday, dozens  —  of U.S. government aircraft take to the skies and slowly circle over American cities.